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ah yes they call me “No Queue” Jones because I post everything I reblog at once with no breaks in between and then vanish into the night for extended periods of inactivity
imagine your f/o putting their hand on the back of your head… holding your head when you hug, when you touch foreheads, when you kiss, when you’re curled up against their chest. it’s such a gentle gesture, so lovingly and tenderly protective
that’s actually a very good point. it should not be considered political to value black lives- apologies for the phrasing. ive deleted the original post but will keep this version up so as to preserve my mistake. @ all please rb this version instead.
a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue. 100% of the ad revenue from the video will be dispersed between various blm organizations, including bail-out funds for protesters. it will be split between the following, dependent on necessity
brooklyn bail fund
minnesota freedom fund
atlanta action network
columbus freedom fund
louisville community bail fund
chicago bond
black visions collective
richmond community bail fund
the bail project inc
nw com bail fund
philadelphia bail fund
the korchhinski-parquet family gofundme
george floyd’s family gofundme
blacklivesmatter.com
reclaim the block
aclu
turn off your adblocker and put the video on repeat. do not skip ads. let it play on loop whether you’re listening or not. mute the tab if you need to focus elsewhere. but let. it. play.
youtube will donate to blm for you.
please, please reblog. for people who don’t have money to spare, this is incredibly important information to have.
I’ve been trying to figure out what I can do in regards to the protests and movements happening right now. I don’t have much of a platform, but I have some. I also know that people come to my account for a reprieve - I’m a fanart blog, not a political one. But… existence is political. It’s a privilege if you don’t have to consider your existence a political matter in some way. The fight going on right now is for Black lives, against police brutality, against systemic racism, against a history and modernity steeped in violence against Black people (and other poc), and I cannot allow myself to be complicit through silence.
BLM, plain and simple, and though it’s completely reasonable to take mental breaks and take care of yourself, it would also be wrong of me to remain completely silent out of misplaced white guilt/fear of ostracizing.
It’s the least I can do, to make at least one good, robust post to make a positive effort to do some small part and not be a part of the problem.
That said, it doesn’t feel right for me to do art about this. I’ve tried to figure out what I can offer beyond my own efforts at self-education, beyond donating, and so on - I want to help.
And, well, one thing I’m good at is research and resource aggregating. So - while I’ll continue keep this blog a light-hearted place of respite in general - I want to share resources and links. I know how hard and daunting it can be even when you’re filled with good intent to begin self-educating. Where to begin, where to find plain-english explanations that aren’t so complex you’ll be lost if you have ADHD, what to prioritize, vs what to work on long term…
Below are resources & links for learning about the history of violence against black people in America, as well as resources to begin learning about anti-racism work.
Even if you can’t donate/donate much, or can’t show up to a protest for whatever reason - something non-Black people can all can do is begin to undo the entrenched miseducation & glossing over of how deeply racism is embedded into our society (and is indeed an export for us and many other countries).
It’s hard work, I know - take breaks as you need to, take care of your mental health, check in on friends & family & your community - but remember too that this isn’t a sprint. This is a marathon. The fight for justice is a long one that can’t end with the protests - it’s a dedicated effort, and I am so proud of everyone who is fighting the good fight, in big & little ways alike.
Take care of yourselves, no justice no peace, BLM, and I hope these resources can help some of you who are feeling a bit lost as to where to start. ♡♡♡
yo whaddup ive been gone for a bit sorry bout that
But I just saw some star wars anatomy posts by @thatfunkyopossum and it awoke an ancient star wars headcannon demon in my brain so here’s a diagram I drew up months ago on how I figure togruta’s crazy skulls work
Anyway the way I (and many others) figure they work is that the montral/lekku system is what serves as ears for them. Kinda like human ears, there’s a bit of a transfer system involved, but unlike humans, togruta have all this on the outside.
It starts at the top with the most sensitive sound receptors, travels down to the secondary receptors for clarity, and are dampened in the bigger chambers at the sides of the head. Most of the system is bone-protected except for those chambers, which just have cartilage.
As for the rest of the lekku I imagine it’s largely vestigial from when they used to gather auditory information through the ground, but they now serve as feelers and secondary sex characteristics. The one on the back doesn’t help so much with hearing as it does with communication, which is why I’m focusing on the front two.
But!! Because we’ve been blessed with Ahsoka Tano we can also see how it develops as a togruta grows up!!!! Which I also made diagrams for. I’ve slid some extra stages in there tho cause there isn’t any footage of togruta newborns.
At birth, the hearing organ is like a cushy lil helmet for the skull. They have an extra fontanel that wraps over the top of the organ, but it’s soft for now because. I can’t imagine giving birth to horns is fun. As the baby grows, this second fontanel will harden and fuse with the forehead to make a fancy little pocket for the organ, which will become the montral. Right now the baby’s hearing is very limited and the organ serves as more of a pillow than a hearing device.
By age 3, the hearing organ still isn’t very sophisticated, but has receded slightly from the top of the head for the leetle babby horns to grow around it. As such, the second fontanel has fully fused to the skull, but is still mostly soft. In some Togruta cultures, this is when they start helping the horns along by gently molding them over time. The lekku have also started to grow, but won’t be very long. At this age, their hearing still isn’t great but they can hear enough to start to pick up on language.
By age 8, the montral has fully hardened. Around now is when the secondary hearing organ becomes distinct and cinches off of the dampening organ, which tends to swell after this. Their hearing improves drastically as a result and their mastery of language will usually follow, but they won’t hear much from far away. The lekku are still short, but usually begin to curve away from the skull so as not to interfere with neck movement.
I imagine Togruta as generally longer lived than humans, and as such, puberty goes a little slower. At 14, they usually haven’t quite hit it yet, but are preparing for a hell of a growth spurt. The primary and most sensitive sound receptors have begun to form, and we start to see the lekku become longer. At this point, they can hear everything a human can hear and don’t have as much of a problem with hearing over distances anymore.
At 17, puberty is in full swing and the horns and lekku become much bigger. The primary sound receptors grow with the horns and the togruta can now hear some sounds that humans cannot. The lekku of togruta men don’t tend to grow much longer after about this length, but their montral keep going. Predictably, balance is usually a struggle at this age.
And at 25 the auditory system is mostly complete. For togruta women the lekku usually continue to grow with age, but sometimes they stop here. All their auditory receptors are fully grown at this point and can perceive lower and quieter sounds than humans. Whatever their sex is, the bones in the montral will continue to grow throughout their lives, but their growth tends to slow significantly after this.
This is the longest the sound system can take to fully mature. At this point the horns will continue to grow and the receptors may move a little to accommodate, but their development is complete. Togruta can now hear the fullest range of sound they ever will.
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