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mythoughtsxxblog

I am proud to be a fan of John Cena’s.

Please. Someone. Anyone. Please.

thebookwormfairy

jphcrk-deactivated20251128

*pretends I’m reblogging this for fun but I’m really reblogging this because I’m super fucking paranoid*

zendayascoleman

older american fans of the olympics are Big Mad about some of these young/outspoken athletes. chloe kim tweeting inbetween her runs, adam rippon being sassy and himself in interviews, red gerard dropping f bombs because of his excitement for a gold medal. they’re so mad because older, conservative fans of the olympics see athletes as belonging to them, a prop in their extreme nationalism and a way to be better than other countries. but these athletes are here for themselves, for their own dreams, with their own personalities and reactions and none of these conservatives know how to handle it. they hate that chloe kim was proud to ride for both south korea and america, they hate that red gerard overslept, they hate that adam rippon is outspoken about his dislike of pence, that gus kenworthy is as well.

too bad so sad, buddy.

anyway, 2018′s olympians are Special and i would Die For Them thanks for coming to my ted talk.

zendayascoleman

#that mirai nagasu isn’t a white girl#that the shib sibs are proud to be immigrants in any capacity#they hate it and i’m living for it

lotrlocked

I’m an ‘old fan’ in the sale that I’m old enough to remember the old scoring method in figure skating and despise the new one but young enough to be living for the increased diversity in the sport.

fiercefatfeminist

It is our duty as feminists to protect and respect women in Hijabs

fiercefatfeminist

Now. More. Than. Ever.

princeoftheplayground

Question: if I see someone pull off a Hijab, what should I do? I know there are reasons they are worn so I want to if i should stand in between them and who did this, should i protect them from view somehow, or something else? This has been happening a lot so I feel it’s something everyone needs to know.

protectnevillelongbottom

Good question! I cannot correctly and effectively answer, as I am a white, non-Muslim person; however, I will reblog in case any of my followers can answer.

inquisitivespirit

I asked my Hijabi friend, so here’s one Hijabi’s answer:

“my opinion is, definitely try cover them or give them something to cover themselves with. And perhaps shoo off the person, without putting oneself in danger! God forbid, if that happened to me, I would like someone to come and comfort me and give me something to cover my hair with and then help me report it to the cops “

animatedamerican

(Followers, if any of you are hijabi and would like to expand on this answer or offer alternatives, please do.)

scifibi77-deactivated20190412

If u see it happen to 1 of us, pls cover our head + hair with a coat or shawl or any piece of cloth, while hugging us in comfort. Please don’t get hurt by lashing out @ the perpetrators in any way, coz if they dare to do that, they’re probably too far gone in their own hatred to listen to any reason. Much love + Thank You to anyone who supports us.

meanieyards

yes !! everything said here is important af. if you see someone pull off a girl’s hijab immediately cover her hair and provide comfort. don’t talk to the perpetrator but try to get the woman out of there if you can. maybe if you have a scarf on you at the time give it to her so she can wear it until she’s alone and can replace her hijab. please please protect muslim girls because we already had it hard before donald trump became president and now its gonna be worse with people going around thinking their violence and cruelty is justified

hollowedskin

for my other white ppl who might have a hard time, it’s my understanding that a hijab is like a major item of clothing, not an accessory like a hat or a scarf. so think abt it more like if someone just ripped someone’s shirt or skirt off. u don’t want to be left there exposed or have to walk home without it.

everyone, even outside America needs to protect our Muslim sisters in these times.

quadriparesis-deactivated201908

as a man, what would be the best thing to do? should i turn my head and avoid looking at their hair? can i still offer a jacket or something similar?

wear-it-like-armour-bastard

^I’m hoping someone has an answer islamaphpbia is on the rise in my town and I want to be a good male non Muslim ally

soul-angelos-deactivated2023102

For men, yes please, we would prefer it if you avoided looking at our hair, and if we don’t have something to substitute as a hijab at that moment, anything you could lend us, a jacket, etc, would be very appreciated.

Also, since most girls avoid physical contact with men they’re not related to, please do not hug them, but rather shoo the offender away if you can, or at least escort the girl to a safe place. You can still offer words of encouragement and support. Furthermore, understand that the victim may not be very welcoming towards you because she’ll obviously be shaken, and won’t know where you are coming from. If that’s the case, please still give her something to cover herself (hijab is very important, think of it as someone ripping your shirt off) and stand some distance away until you are sure she’s in safe hands.

Thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate it, god bless all of you.

clairethehuntress-deactivated20

In the horrible climate we’re currently in, please take note of this.

oak-antlers

Reblogging this again for the guy-instructions

geekandmisandry

Same

save-vs-lazer

Problem 1: “Death at 0 HP is all too sudden and too deadly for me”

Problem 2: ”Death at -10 HP is too predictable, players can easily make guesses as to how long until characters die and act around it, there’s nothing shocking and unexpected about being at -1 and SLOOOWLY bleeding our until -10 or until rescued. Feels like I was knocked out by a nerf bat rather than stabbed by a sharp and dangerous sword.”

Problem 3: “There’s spells like Regenerate and Cure Blindness to restore limbs and body parts, but there’s very little that specifically inflicts that kind of damage in the game. These spells don’t see that much use and it’s a shame.”

Problem 4: “I like the idea of a character being forced to retire by a serious wound or loss of a limb. Like, you don’t adventure ‘till you’re dead. Old retired adventurers can become NPCs and mentor the new characters and I think that that’s a cool thing that doesn’t happen as often as I’d like.”

Problem 5: “I just want to fuck my players up. Like, big time. Also extreme descriptions of violence are hilarious to me.”

Here’s your solution! Have a fancy Death & Dismemberment table for Dungeons & Dragons to make your players justly terrified of being near or at 0 HP.

(Please note that there definitely are vastly better Death&Dismemberment tables out there and this is just my take on the subject.)

(Also please note that this was written with AD&D1e in mind, but it’s really pretty universal for most editions I think.)

queerforscience

Problem 6: I really want to incorporate disability into my fantasy world and need to dismember some PCs so everyone can appreciate my baller fantasy prosthetic designs.

mediamattersforamerica

A student who survived the Florida school massacre condemns anyone talking about “thoughts and prayers” at this point: “We’re children. You guys are the adults. You need to take some action and play a role.”

scienceshenanigans

Honestly, I’m sick to my stomach.

odinsblog

Now that’s how you ally. That’s putting it on the line and showing solidarity. That’s how you use your white privilege for good.

”It’s nice to go out and march, we can do that. It’s nice to wear black at the Golden Globes, but what are you doing behind closed doors?” - Jada Pinkett Smith

It’s easily one of the cleanest examples of intersectional feminism I’ve seen in a minute. It’s the polar opposite of white feminism, where white women are concerned primarily with the wellbeing and advancement of other white women. If more white men and women stood up and demanded basic fairness instead of just talking about it—and not just in Hollywood—we might really begin to impact racism and close the pay gap that always gets inflicted upon black people in most careers.

ptsdandflowers

Not wanting to be touched because you’re upset about something (even if it’s unreasonable!) is not passive aggressive. Something triggered this and it’s valid.

Being touch adverse sometimes, and not other times, doesn’t mean that when you’re in a touch adverse mood you’re being a bad person.

Your body is not reward or punishment. It’s your body and your space. If there is a problem between you and partner/friend, their worry should be about communication and not about access to your body!

sic-semper-amicis-deactivated20

9th November 1989 - 5th February 2018 (10,316 days) - The Berlin Wall has now been down for as long as it stood.

jemthecrystalgem

Holy shit

midnight-scrivener

what if people we consider pack rats or collectors today were actually just dragons in disguise, building their hoards?

“I am a dragon. And this is my hoard.”

“You… don’t look like a dragon.”

“Well, hardly anyone does, these days. Times have changed, we have too. The scales and tails thing worked with the dinosaurs, but we learned quite quickly that… that wasn’t going to fly with you people.”

“You were around all the way back to the dinosaurs?”

“Well, not like… me personally. How old do you think I am?”

“… There’s no safe answer to that.”

“No.”

“So… when you say this is your hoard…?”

“All dragons have them. Some stick to the old gold and jewels thing, but that’s so cliche these days. Most of us like our hoards to be a little bit more sophisticated than ‘shiny.’“

“Like what?”

“I have known dragons to collect snowflakes from the first fall of the year over dozens of centuries. I know dragons that collect petals of flowers left on the graves of loved ones. Dragons that keep and care for soft toys and comfort items, left behind as children grow up. Dragons that guard happy memories and shards of sunlight, kept safe for rainy days. And me, I keep a sanctuary of words. A bastion of language, of poetry. Of written music and achingly beautiful prose. I am the Guardian of this monument to linguistic majesty. I collect stories of love and life and death and mourning and joy. There is nothing more beautiful in all the world, no coin or gem or sliver of starlight more fantastic than a well-told tale. A story is this world’s truest treasure, and what better chest for it than a book?”

“Wow. So these things… really mean a lot to you, huh?”

“More than anything in this world.”

“So… I probably can’t borrow your copies of Discworld, can I?”

“You absolutely fucking cannot.”

advicefromsurvivors

Being abused can seriously affect your ability to distinguish between “not obviously pleased” and “obviously displeased” because abusers go from Neutral to Hostile for absolutely no discernible reason, and eventually you start worrying that everyone is going to be like that and you start feeling this urge to make absolutely sure that the people you actually care about aren’t mad or upset, because to you, “there’s no evidence that they’re not angry” is the same as “there’s evidence that they are angry”