Politics and Nerdism Galore!

[zaphkielraziel]

Started watching Steven Universe and so far the vibe I'm getting is "What if Weiss, Yang, and Nora from RWBY were co-parents?"

[zaphkielraziel]

I've been thinking it for a while, and I'm just going to say it. "Hero" from volume seven of RWBY is perfect for Homura Akemi and I really hope someone makes an AMV for her when the full song drops in the summer.

[zaphkielraziel]

So my best friend started watching Game of Thrones and she just sent me a message saying:

"I forgot there was nudity in this show and I was like "Damn, those girls are hot."

[zaphkielraziel]

On the existence of archaeologists and anthropologists in Dungeons and Dragons

@dingdongyouarewrong They do in fact exist. They're background options found in the 5e campaign Tomb of Annihilation.

[zaphkielraziel]

The first song we hear in Volume 6 is about how Adam thinks he's hot shit. The last is Blake and Yang shitting on him. I just love that.

[zaphkielraziel]

I haven't really seen any discussion on this possibility, so I'd like to propose this little theory running through my head: Yang Xiao Long has magic. It's there a case to be made? I believe so. Is it strong? Probably not.

So my argument is twofold. First, we have the fact that she is Raven's daughter and second there is her semblance.

On the mother part, there isn't much to be said. Her mom is a maiden and also has magic gifted from Ozpin allowing her to transform into a bird. Since we know magic to be hereditary, assuming Raven to have received either of these beforehand isn't difficult as we know she left Tai shortly after Yang was born. I find it doubtful that Ozpin would gift Raven with her limited shapeshifting after the fact.

As for her semblance, we know that it simply is that she absorbs damage and adds it too her strength. You Could claim the fiery effect is simply a tell for her using her semblance, but I would instead argue that it is a sign of her magic much like the way Maidens' eyes light up. I'm especially willing to suggest this because I otherwise feel there is not reason using her semblance would cause explosions and create pillars of fire.

[zaphkielraziel]

I guess BMBLB wasn't about Blake and Yang after all. It's about Ruby and Maria! New OTP, bitches!

[acrylic-colors]

you know what’s also endgame?

stucky

[zaphkielraziel]

That's a weird way to spell Bumbleby.

[lynati]

[downwithneocolonialism]

[downwithneocolonialism]

[abolishtocreate]

The USA are a hellscape

[nb-tomfool]

this whole fucking post reads like satire but its not

[wolfgangreborn]

big yikes

[grassrootrile-blog]

The Popular Vote

There’s a very old political issue that liberals often use that i’d like to debunk right now.

Liberals often claim that trump only won the electoral vote, and not the popular one. This is wrong because of One. Big. Reason.

The electoral vote is the popular vote. 

If you dont understand what I mean let me lay it out for you in simple terms.

The USA is divided up into lots of different states, some are larger and some are smaller. If a state is bigger then most of the others, then clearly there are more people living in it. If there are more people living in it, then they get a higher electoral vote to represent all those people. 

The electoral vote is decided by the popular vote. If the majority of that state voted for trump, then he gets the electoral votes of that state! Its as easy as that. 

So, in the end, he won the popular vote. Sorry.~

I go!

[zaphkielraziel]

Time to point out this idiocy.

So, did Trump win the popular vote? Nationally, no. No he fucking didn't. He won the electoral college.

He may have won the popular vote in a number of key states, but that doesn't translate to winning the popular vote at the national level.

Because the popular vote is determined by the total number of votes at the national level, that victory goes to Hillary Clinton.

[antiandrogen]

nobody ever talks about how saying non-binary genders don’t exist is racist as fuck

[stashlecash]

How?

[antiandrogen]

many many many indigenous cultures have historically included more than two genders and to say that those genders do not exist is to say that those cultural traditions are invalid, and that only the imperialist gender binary is correct. which is racism. 

[calli3cd]

Source?

[antiandrogen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra_%28South_Asia%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathoey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Spirit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27afafine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81h%C5%AB

Do you need any more or are you done being a dick 

[cum-guzzlers-for-christ]

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/16/india-third-gender-claims-place-in-law

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820633,00.html

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/05/30/153990125/in-mexico-mixed-genders-and-muxes

http://www.nativepeoples.com/Native-Peoples/May-June-2014/Two-Spirit-The-Story-of-a-Movement-Unfolds/

http://theculturetrip.com/pacific/samoa/articles/fa-afafines-the-third-gender/

For those who don’t like Wikipedia

[oh-snap-pro-choice]

THISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHIS

THE WESTERN IDEA OF TWO GENDERS IS EXACTLY THAT

WESTERN

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CULTURES ACROSS THE WORLD WHO SEE GENDER AS A SPECTRUM OR OTHER FORM OUTSIDE OF TWO GENDERS

[jenroses]

Judaism has been recognizing six genders for thousands of years. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_and_Judaism

SIX.

JUDAISM.

Fuck off with this “binary gender is commanded by God” bullshit. 

[theargylegargoyle]

Reblog if you think it’s okay to platonically say “I Love You” to your friends

[humansoflatecapitalism]

[garbage-empress]

remember this whenever politicians start advertising themselves as “tough on crime” or start talking about a crime wave all of a sudden.

[cvltcryptid-blog]

I know I don’t have a ton of followers, but just a reminder that there are currently prisoners striking in America over forced labor in the prison system, which is basically a firm of legal slavery.

[zaphkielraziel]

I Just Voted.

+1 For Beto O'Rourke.

Even if you disagree with me, everyone in America needs to get out and vote.

[vodkasam]

please reblog this if your blog is safe for asexuals

(an ace safe space)

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

This is an acephobia free zone <3

[hispreciouslittlestar-blog]

o'course :)

[airbenderedacted]

[left-reminders]

[frogbabey-deactivated20181203]

there’s a reason for that