It Takes 132 Minutes To Die

yes, my title is slightly creepy, but what's it from? one of my favorite books, jellicoe road. my name's paige & i'm a reader, writer, and dreamer.

[kiwisnotmelons]

I don’t like the language they use (hearing-impaired, etc.), but the idea of motion-sensitive gloves is incredible.

[takes19minutestodie]

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[thesoundconfessions]

The Volume Game

Now that I’ve settled into using the same map for longer periods of time, I’m noticing an increased sensitivity to sounds. 

Unfortunately, sometimes it makes me look like an old grandmother, complaining and bellyachin’ about ‘those damn kids, being loud in the front yard’, or like a reclusive introvert who cries on the inside when their loud and rowdy neighbours begin singing an off-key version of some bad pop song. 

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[takes19minutestodie]

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[coolchicksfromhistory]

A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, national news agencies requesting interviews sometimes asked if they could film a tribal dance or if I would wear traditional tribal clothing for the interview. I doubt they asked the president of the United States to dress like a pilgrim for an interview. More than one visitor to the Cherokee Nation capitol in Tahlequah, Oklahoma has expressed disappointment when they see no tipis or tribal people dressed up in buckskin. When these crestfallen tourists ask, ‘Where are all the Indians?’ I sometimes place my tongue in cheek and respond, quite truthfully, ‘They are probably at Wal-Mart.’

Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010), the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation 

Every Day Is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women

(via coolchicksfromhistory)

[inspirationsforlife-blog]

[janetmock-deactivated20221031]

Something I wrote in solidarity with NBJC - which launched the #BlackTransProud campaign for Trans Awareness Week:

I’m a woman. I’m black. I’m trans. And I’m alive. That’s a radical idea if you really think about it because trans women of color - specifically black and brown bodies - are active agents in our own survival despite unbearable statistics, lack of resources, dehumanizing media stories and exiling from many spaces.

And this notion of survival and resistance isn’t new.

We’ve always been survivors (I bow to Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera as I write this). For me, personally and politically, there’s no separating my womanness, my blackness, my transness from my me-ness.

I am a trans woman of color who is writing, speaking, loving, fighting, smiling, living and who honestly has no choice but to be exactly who I am and use the blessings I have been given to shed light on the struggles and triumphs of my community.

To be of service and to be fully me makes me proud.

[photojojo]

Make a Photo Family Tree for Thanksgiving

You might remember making a family tree in 3rd grade. Here’s a grown-up version you can make for the upcoming holidays!

All you need are photos, thin tree branches, card stock, glue, and a vase!

[fyeaheasterneurope]

The Yugoslav Wars: The Very, Very Basics.

(For people who find these wars confusing but can’t be bothered to read the epic Wikipedia article on the topic. Imagine this being read super fast, like a disclaimer in a TV commercial.)

Yugoslavia was a multi-ethnic country made up of six autonomous republics (see map). In broke apart violently over the course of four different but connected wars in the 1990s. Keep in mind that at this point, the goal of a coherent Yugoslavia was primarily backed by ethnic Serbs (and to a lesser extent, Montenegrins).

1. Slovenian War - Slovenia v. Yugoslavia. Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia, Yugoslav National Army (JNA) tried to get them to change their minds. Lasted ten days (27 June 1991-7 July 1991). 

2. Croatian War of Independence - Croatia (ethnic Croatians) v. Ethnic Serbs and Yugoslavia. Croatia declared independence at the same time as Slovenia. Croatia had significant Serb minority that aided the JNA. War continued from 31 March 1991 – 12 November 1995, resulted in hundreds of thousands of people being displaced (ethnically cleansed) by the fighting, as well as about 20,000 deaths.

3. Bosnian War - Bosnia & Herzegovina (Bosniak Muslims) v. Bosnian Croats & Croatia v. Bosnian Serbs and Yugoslavia. Yes, this war had three opposing sides. Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) was the most ethnically diverse of the Yugoslav Republics, with Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs all well-represented. The Yugoslavs and Bosnian Serbs wanted to keep BiH as part of Yugoslavia, and the Bosnian Croats wanted to set up their own independent state. The war, which included the worst war crimes seen in Europe since World War II, lasted from 1 March 1992 to 14 December 1995. The Dayton Accords, which ended the war, gave ethnic Serbs their own autonomous region within BiH, the Republika Srpska.

4. The Kosovo War - Ethnic Albanians and NATO v. Yugoslavia. Lasted from 28 February 1998 to 21 June 1999. In 1996, ethnic Albanians separatists in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo began attacking government institutions. The JNA fought back. NATO, fearing a reprisal of the Croatian and Bosnian Wars, launched a campaign of air strikes against Belgrade. How you see this war depends on your point of view: the Albanians saw themselves as freedom fighters, the Serbs saw them as terrorist insurgents (propped up by the international community), and NATO saw itself as preventing another genocidal war. Kosovo did NOT gain its independence as a result of this war, but eventually did declare independence in 2008.

[takes19minutestodie]

little unknown history for you!

[sosuperawesome]

Long Story Short and other Drawings About Talking by Tang Yau Hoong

[takes19minutestodie]

this wasn't rebloggable, but i found it hilarious. all credit goes to ireneieobean.

ireneieobean   2012-11-18 16:53

Is it hard to use ASL under the influence or stoned?

 Anonymous

Not really, while stoned it’s not difficult but while drunk i do have some trouble with ASL.

[thepictureofsound-blog]

[aslfan]

In hearing culture when a hearing person finds out another person is deaf the first thing one things… ‘Oh s/he can’t hear’ ‘Oh they can’t talk’ or ‘How do they communicate?’ Now mind you this is generalized. Those of you that have contact with deaf people whatever the mean, you know these answers...

[roughonyou-blog]

Reblog if you support deaf culture!

[themisfitqueen]

I love setting off my house alarm whEN I’M RIGHT NEXT TO IT AND THEN I GO DEAF FOR THREE DAYS.

[wendigorunner-deactivated201807]

A school in Nebraska is trying to strong arm the parents of a three year old deaf child into changing the child’s name, because the motions of the sign language “are an implied threat”, resembling “a dangerous weapon”.

Seriously Tumblr, this is disgusting.  Isn’t there a deaf community on Tumblr that knows who to put pressure on to help this kid & the parents?  Anything? WTF. O_o

Here’s an online petition, which may not do anything but I don’t know what else I can do at the moment:  http://act.watchdog.net/petitions/1253?l=yzvk0YI_iAg

[stefyjonas1]

Yet another reason why I love American Girl Dolls! ||#americangirl #agd #hearingaid #deaf #hh #hoh #disability #disabilityawareness #equality||

[aslclubou-blog]

There’s a new trend emerging in the music video realm. Popular musicians are including signing in their videos. Whether it’s a catchy trend, an artistic choice, or a means to reach out to a marginalized audience, it’s occurring with increasing frequency. Below, Sia signs along with her song “Soon...

[ableistshit]

See? I was right. Deaf people are incapable of acting like adults.

See? I was right. Ableist assholes are incapable of acting like decent human beings. (via ableistshit)