i feel like whenever people discuss hatsune mikus age its always either "hatsune miku is literally 16 you cant treat her like an adult" or "hatsune miku is a piece of software with no thoughts or feelings you can do whatever" but never the imo more interesting "hatsune miku is a marketing mascot designed to be a virtual idol, what does it say about the idol industry that the people involved considered 16 to be the perfect age to assign her. why do so many vtubers played by adult women have 16 on their profile. why are so many idol anime about highschoolers. can we talk about the contexts and implications please please please please-"
and this isnt a "japan bad lol" thing theres so many characters out there who are functionally treated as adults but designated to be in their late teens. i think the oldest (official) disney princess is like. 21. its a feature of how society at large treats 16-25 as the only viable window of attractiveness yknow. the dicaprio problem. its everywhere once you look for it unfortunately and even characters i love are not exempt from reflecting the bias.
crazy how every time a female character gets cliche misogynistic writing we have to explain to people again that fictional characters are not real and do not choose things for themselves.
A little bit of a longshot since they’re both subspecies but could I get some Eastern Coyotes (Also called Coywolves!) or Vancouver Coastal Sea Wolves? :)
Eastern Coyote (Саnis latrans var.), family Canidae, found in the Eastern U.S.
The eastern coyote, while genetically mostly coyote, also have gray wolf and even domestic dog genetics. This hybridization occurred around the Great Lakes area.
Also called "Coywolves"
Coyotes have not historically lived in the Eastern U.S. The removal of wolves from the eastern US have opened the region up for colonization by Coyotes.
photographs: Mass.gov & John Davis
Read more:
Learn about coyotes | Mass.gov
NETN Species Spotlight - Eastern Coyote (U.S. National Park Service)
Vancouver Coastal Sea Wolf aka Sea Wolf (Canis lupus crassodon), family Canidae, found along the coast of the PNW of North America, from Alaska and British Colombia (including Vancouver Island)
A subspecies of the Grey Wolf.
Semi-aquatic, feeding mainly on sea life.
Have been known to swim up to 12 km (7.5 miles) between land masses.
I am homeless. I live in a homeless shelter. I am holding on by a thread.
I have no family no savings no car and my food stamps got cut off till the end of the month cause this country is fucking evil.
goal is: money i have left/amount i need to pay bills on the first
April: $24/$193
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Thank you for reading and sharing this post, and extra huge thank you if you donated.
Please take care of yourselves. Stay Hydrated, Sleep Well, and Remember to Love Trans Women before its too late.
(my story and updates under the cut)
Not long ago, I escaped from Florida's hate fueled anti trans campaign and basically hitchhiked all the way from Tampa to Lansing. I've been crashing on a couch ever since. And its been ROUGH up here. Central Michigan isn't as bad as Central Florida... nobody throws shit from their cars or shouts slurs at me on the sidewalk. But still, nobody there would respect me enough to give me a damn job. And since I had to leave my car behind, I had to rely on public transit. It's was awful! But I'm used to it. My parents kicked me out the minute I turned 18 and I've been treading water ever since. Which is over a dozen years now...
So, I've got no family, no friends that can take care of me, no car, no degree, no job, and no savings.
The shelter I'm at is the only shelter in the country that I could find that readily welcomes trans women. It's not great, but I didn't expect much. They serve breakfast and dinner, and a soup kitchen down the street serves lunch. Curfew is at 7pm, and the kick us out during the day from 8am to 3pm. Normally I wander around or "take the wrong bus" for an hour, until the library opens at 9. I'll hang out there till noon, go to the lunch kitchen, and then come back to the library until I can go back to my cot at the shelter. I'll nap until dinner, then go back to bed afterward.
My food stamps got cut off because this country is evil. I'm trying to find a way to beg for more but I haven't had any luck yet. I also submitted my formal disability benefits and cash assistance applications. So... Maybe good things are on their way. I try to stay positive and keep my eyes on the good things coming my way. I've been helping the other dolls at the shelter, too. Three of them were suicidal when I got here... one of them got kicked out for starting a fight. That was on my first day too. Never saw or heard from her again. But the other two girls and my bunkmate are becoming fast friends. They've been through so much... I don't blame them for being suicidal after the losses and abuses they've suffered. But I'm really glad they're still alive and I'm really glad they're letting me be their friend.
My roommate is a trans girl too and she's great. Super considerate and kind. She's got her situation under control better than any of us lol She's even got a job and maybe an apartment on the way. We haven't been bunkmates for long, but if I had to share a bunk with anyone, I'm glad its her. (also she snores like crickets chirping and its cute lol)
In my first week I actually had a different bunkmate: Some trans guy that didn't shower or change his clothes ever. He was like a biohazard you could smell coming from ten yards away. We didn't talk a lot before he got kicked out for not washing himself. I feel really bad admitting it, but I'm kinda glad he left.. I had to sleep with a car air freshener against my face to endure the smell (literally. not a joke.) but he turned up again at breakfast so i guess hes fine, wherever he ended up.
Being homeless really sucks for a lot of reasons. But, I have to remember that it could always be worse.
I'm really lucky that I dont have to sleep on the same floor as cis men. All the other girls that have had to stay up there have either been raped, molested, or eaten up by bed bugs. Or all three. The newest girl had it so bad she had to go to the hospital for the THREE DOZEN INFECTED HOLES that bed bugs left in her legs...
I'm really grateful that the other trans girls have been so good to me. They've been really happy that I know how to get cartoons onto my shitty laptop. We spent all our time together freezing to death in those cells watching the harley quinn series lmao. That was really cool, despite the circumstances.
The worst part is Sundays. The worst day of the week by far. Still have to be out by 8, but the buses dont run until noon, and the library doesn't open until 1pm. And the lunch kitchen doesn't open at all. Absolutely miserable. I've been sucking it up and buying the cheapest coffee at a local gentrified cafe and just sitting there for seven hours listening to music on my phone, but staff and other customers have started taking notice of me... in a bad way. They haven't approached me or kicked me out yet but I can tell they don't want to welcome me there anymore... Its really humiliating.
I'm just... so fucking tired. I have myalgic encephalomyelitis. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I need almost twice as much sleep as the average person. My body just doesn't replenish its energy at the proper rate when I'm asleep... days where I work even a shortened six hour shift typically knock me out for a clean 24 hours afterwards. so, you can probably see how being forced onto the street during the day is torture for me. Even though I go to sleep at 5pm, I have to be so very very careful to measure and conserve my energy so that I won't sleep through my alarms the next morning. Everything hurts so bad. I've been taking more and more painkillers and even though im alternating between brands I'm still worried is having an effect on me. My ears and eyes hurt and keep getting infected. My legs are absolutely killing me. I just... need a break.
and the shelter isnt going to give me a one, apparently. Not for my sleep, and not for Sunday either. They won't even let me volunteer with them on Sunday while I'm staying with them. what they want me to do is go to church but idk how to explain to them in a way they'll understand that i cant do that cause I'm just going to fall asleep and get yelled at and asked to leave again. sundays suck. suckdays.
also, as a bonus birthday treat in February, tumblr staff took my pfp and header away! awesome. really needed that. looking like a bot has made it so much easier to reach out for donations that I need to stay alive (sarcastic)
staff sent me an email that they got my appeal request, but nothing else. its been a MONTH, now.
4/1 Update.
A notorious local homeless crack addict tried to rape three of the other girls the other day. I made a post about it if you want more details: https://www.tumblr.com/catgirl-bartender/812185285155815424/update-apparently-the-dudes-name-is?source=share
He didn't succeed, but he didn't get caught either afaik. The smallest and youngest of us was really shaken up. I spent a day with her just to help her relax and breathe again. That afternoon though, I was really surprised that a handful of other homeless fellas each independently approached her to check in on her or to reassure her that she's safe here. The two oldest guys actually said "He will be dealt with, don't sorry." My heart really swelled up with love and gratitude that these strangers that have nothing but the clothes on their backs would offer such kindness and stand up for her, a homeless trans woman.
For the very reasonable price of 25 echoes and two lovely diamonds, I was able to convince Mr Stones to show off both itself and some of the finest pieces in its collection.
The legendary African Woodstock concert in Zaire accompanied the famous "Rumble In The Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali & George Foreman, 1974.
last post is losing traction so remaking once again, sister is still unemployed and needs help making ends meet I got paid a short check for having to miss work because of the crazy ass weather last week and we've both got bills due. please share and help if you can 💫
$1,368/3,200 (upping the goal yet again cause my sister's freelance invoice still hasn't been processed so she probs won't be getting paid till the end of the month. We still need help y'all!)
okay, new problem on the horizon. my phone is dead, like dead. busted faneto. will not charge or turn on. could really use some help getting new (open box) one. please help if you can.
Israel passed a death penalty law that will allow them to execute Palestinian detainees many of which have been detained without due process and many of which were kids when they were detained.
This is the equivalent to camp executions the Nazis did. It's exactly the same thing
This death penalty law doesn't apply to Israelis of course because Israel is a violent apartheid
The Bill's Wording Creates a Distinction Designating It Almost Exclusively for Palestinian Terror, While the Ideological Burden of Proof It
Israel's Knesset passed a bill on Monday mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism. The bill stipulates that the death penalty will be imposed on a terrorist who killed a person "with the intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel."
In doing so, the bill's wording creates a distinction designating it almost exclusively for Palestinian terror, while the ideological burden of proof it sets is expected to make its application to Jewish nationalist terror nearly impossible.
Sixty-two lawmakers voted in favor of the contentious bill, including several opposition members; 48 voted against it, and one abstained. The law is now applicable in any territory that Israel functionally controls, including the West Bank and 53 percent of the Gaza Strip.
They literally started popping bottles and drinking champagne immediately after voting on this btw. And they were all wearing little golden pins on their lapels shaped like nooses.
Even just saying that sounds like ham-fisted antisemitic propaganda, but it's genuinely just stating facts.
You can't see it clearly in the above picture where this modern day Nazi is celebrating the new law allowing him to murder more Palestinians but he's wearing a golden noose pin. Along with the other Zionazis in attendance
lil baby elmo for @creatingblackcharacters' art challenge! 🎈
i just had to put him in those denim overalls with the embroidered popout graphics because i always associate them with my preschool years 🛝 (where the 90s babies at?!)
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