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4 Trends transforming legal services
The legal industry is changing rapidly. New ideas, tools and ways of working are changing the way lawyers and law firms offer their services. These changes are not just about technology – they also involve new ways of thinking and working. In this post, we look at four key trends shaping the future of legal services. We'll also touch on legal market analysis, industry trends, and legal news updates to help you understand what's happening in the legal world.
1. Technology is making legal work faster and smarter
Technology is changing the way lawyers work. New tools help lawyers complete tasks faster and with fewer errors. Here are some examples:
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial intelligence can scan a large number of documents and find important information in seconds. This saves time for lawyers and their clients.
Online Legal Services: Many firms now offer services online. You can get legal advice or help with documents without leaving your home.
Automation: Repetitive tasks such as filling out forms are now automated, giving lawyers more time to focus on complex cases.
These tools make legal services more efficient and accessible to everyone. According to Legal Industry News, many firms are adopting these technologies to stay competitive.
2. Focus on access to justice
Not everyone can afford legal services, and that's a problem. One of the big trends in the industry is finding ways to help more people get legal help. Here's how to do it:
Free legal advice: Many organizations now offer free or low-cost legal advice to people who need it most.
Legal Apps: Apps like “DoNotPay” allow people to solve small legal problems on their own, like a parking ticket dispute.
Plain language: Some legal documents and processes are transcribed into plain English, making them easier to understand.
These changes aim to make the legal system fairer and more accessible to all, regardless of their income.
3. Specialization in legal services
In the past, one lawyer could handle many types of cases, such as family law, criminal law, or business law. However, more lawyers are now choosing to specialize in specific areas. This means:
Better expertise: Lawyers can become experts in areas such as environmental law, technology law or health law.
Better results: Clients get more targeted and effective help because their lawyer knows the field inside out.
Analysis of the legal market shows that specialized legal services are in high demand. As industries become increasingly complex, lawyers need to know the unique rules and regulations for each sector.
4. Globalization and remote work
The legal industry is no longer limited by borders. Lawyers and firms can now collaborate with clients and colleagues from around the world. Here's what's changing:
Telecommuting: Many lawyers now work from home or remote offices thanks to video calls and online tools.
International cases: Firms handle cases involving laws from multiple countries, such as international trade or human rights issues.
Collaboration tools: Cloud software makes it easy for teams to share documents and work together on cases, no matter where they are.
According to recent Legal News updates, globalization is helping law firms expand their reach and better serve clients.
Why these trends matter
These changes in legal services are making the industry more modern, efficient and client-friendly. How these trends help:
Clients save money: Technology lowers costs and makes legal aid more affordable.
A fairer system: Access to justice means more people can get the help they need.
Higher quality of service: Specialization ensures that lawyers are experts in their field.
Faster resolution: Remote working and global collaboration means cases can be resolved more quickly.
How you can benefit
If you ever need legal help, knowing these trends can make a big difference. Here are some tips:
Use technology: Search online for legal services or apps to save time and money.
Ask about specialization: Choose a lawyer who focuses on your type of case to get the best results.
Research options: Many organizations offer free or low-cost services if you can't afford a lawyer.
Understanding these trends can help you make smarter decisions when looking for legal services.
What's next for the legal industry?
The future of legal services looks bright. As technology continues to improve, lawyers will be able to work even faster and help more people. New ideas like simpler processes and better access to justice will make the system fairer for everyone. According to Legal Industry trends, the next big thing could be using artificial intelligence to predict case outcomes or blockchain for secure contracts.
The legal world is constantly changing and staying informed is key to benefiting from these improvements.
Conclusion
The legal industry is transforming in exciting ways. Technology, access to justice, specialization and globalization are just some of the trends that are changing the way legal services are delivered. By keeping up with these changes, you can make better decisions and take full advantage of the modern legal system. Whether you're looking for affordable services, specialized expertise or faster solutions, the future of legal services has something to offer everyone.
#Law Firm Trends#Legal Market Analysis#Best cultural analysis#Industry news#Industry trends#Market updates
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You know, it's rather interesting to me that Taylor Swift's parasocial relationship with her fans is honestly more akin to a YouTuber than a writer's. When I scroll through her tag on tumblr/Twitter, it's far more regarding the connection to her personal life/relationship developments than the actual metaphors/fictional story she might be telling. Everything comes back to how her songs reflect back on her relationships with Joe/Matty/Travis/Jake/insert ex-boyfriend here. And what fascinates me about it is that even though she complains about it, she leans into that very perception because it strengthens the parasocial bond.
The marketing for TTPD so clearly being about Joe Alwyn and the songs to Matty Healy. The marketing/video for Red TV so CLEARLY being about Jake Gyllenhaal, with so many of the new lines in All Too Well specifically being digs at him (I'll get older but your lovers stay my age, casting an actor that looks like him for the video, specific lines in I Bet You Think About Me). The fact that songs like Getaway Car and Bejeweled and Gorgeous and London Boy and Lavender Haze being picked apart at time of release and long after for signs of relationships crumbling. The way she uses surprise songs in relation to her relationship development with Joe/Matty/Travis. The damn TTPD "stages of grief" playlists where she deliberately undid/changed the meanings of old songs just to keep her audience speculating on her love life.
It's not sexist to point out that her wielding her love life is a marketing tool and that the strongest connection to her audience isn't the strength of her writing/the composition of her music- it's her deliberate crafting of a connection between her music and her personal life, leaving the audience invested in her music as an extension of Taylor the Person/Girlfriend rather than Taylor the Artist.
#taylor swift#anti taylor swift#to an extent#i honestly just view this as an analysis of her marketing strategy#like hates off to her for being the best possible microcosm of parasocial capitalism#girlie really knew how to harness the teen girl market and good for her billionaire self#she knows how to exploit the very tabloid culture that once strangled her#how to become the tabloid itself#and wield that against ex-boyfriends too but you didn’t hear that from me#joe alwyn#matty healy#travis kelce#taylor swift critical#ttpd#red tv#i bet you think about me#getaway car#bejeweled#gorgeous#london boy#lavender haze
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okay so the main criticism i've been seeing against episode 8 is that beelzebub (among other things) is "too nice" to be the sin of gluttony, because she's an attentive hostess, because she expresses worry over blitz's excess drinking, etc., and i wanna talk about it.
the thing is, i feel like this complaint is rooted in the most basic, somewhat cliche idea of the sin of gluttony, and a somewhat boring approach to bee's character in general. the idea is that, as the sin of gluttony, bee should be encouraging over-indulgence, excess, and the self-destructive aspects of party culture and drinking.
but she's the queen bee. she clearly explains that she can feel the "energy" of everyone at her party, and i think that's very important to analyzing exactly what gluttony means to her. instead of indulging in food and alcohol and drugs and being selfish (as gluttony is generally expected to be about), bee feeds on the ENERGY of the demons around her. and in order to get the best energy she can, she needs to be making sure everyone is actually having FUN and having a good time. gluttony, in this sense, is about EXTRAVAGANCE, having the best quality of everything, rather than just everything in general.
i also think this is why she was so put-off by blitz's actions. when he chugs the entire barrel of alcohol and then is absolutely wasted beyond all reason for the rest of the party, he's NOT actually engaging in her sin. he's not being gluttonous; he's not drinking to have a good time or to indulge or to have fun - he's drowning himself in alcohol because he's trying to forget and ignore all his problems, which is a sin much more akin to pride. his energy feels bad to bee because he's not having fun, he's deeply hurt and trying to distract himself by being self-destructive, which is NOT what her sin is about.
(also, remember, this is supposed to be part TWO of the finale. meaning, this episode (and the introduction of bee's character) directly goes hand-in-hand with the introduction of asmodeus, who's entire club IS about indulgence and depravity and everything you'd expect from the sin of lust. bee and the gluttony party are meant to be a direct foil to the energy of ozzie's.)
#like. gluttony is about the best QUALITY of everything of wanting the best that you can get#as opposed to lust or greed; which seem to be more about depravity and wanting EVERYTHING#also like. something so so good about gluttony being all about the positive aspects of party culture#the joy the color the vibrancy; encouraging moderation and being an attentive host etc etc#like what a subversion of expectations. i think it works SO well and stands as a really good foil to most of the other sins we've seen#anyway. rant done#mine#helluva boss#helluva boss spoilers#helluva boss queen bee#helluva boss beelzebub#beelzebub helluva boss#beelzebub#e: queen bee#analysis
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i really truly think we need to get away from looking at fictional character death in terms of whether the character in question "deserved" to die. there are so many conversations to be had about what makes a character death "good", but for me deserving will never come into the equation. fundamentally, as with any other story choice, we should be asking ourselves questions about what function and effect the death ultimately has in the story: for the characters, the plot, the themes. there ARE such things as "good" and "bad" character deaths, but to frame it around the idea of whether a particular character "deserved" to live or die betrays a woeful misunderstanding of, frankly, stories themselves. not everything that happens to a character in a narrative is a commentary on what should happen to that character, from a moralistic standpoint.
#it's juvenile at best and a pretty clear outgrowth of purity culture at worst#when we talk about something being ''earned'' in a narrative that isn't a moral designation#it's about how that thing fits into the story and how it serves the story (or doesn't as the case may be)#before you ask yes i saw a Bad Post and no i am not being brave about it#character death#writing#media analysis
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head in hands im the only one who understands movie...
#im beginning to hate video essays and pop culture analysis......... my oldest and best friend..........#was it a bad movie or was it not the movie you wanted to see.
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2023 In The Geek Seat: The Good, The Bad, and the Geeky | Earth Station OneEarth
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2023 In The Geek Seat: The Good, The Bad, and the Geeky | Earth Station OneEarth

In this episode of Earth Station One, Mike F, Mike G and their guest Ashley Pauls look back at the geek culture highlights and lowlights of 2023. They discuss their favorite moments, characters, and media, including movies, TV series, and live events, while also reflecting on the loss of two members of their network. The conversation covers the impact of work stoppages in the entertainment industry and the diverse ways people consume media. They share a mix of personal stories, critical assessments, and emotional tributes, ending with a note on taking a sabbatical from the podcast to potentially reimagine its future.
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I talked about the problem of Windows system requirements being too damn high before, and how the windows 10 to 11 jump is especially bad. Like the end of Windows 10 is coming october 2025, and it will be a massive problem. And this article gives us some concrete numbers for how many computers that can't update from win10 to 11.
And it's 240 million. damn. “If these were all folded laptops, stacked one on top of another, they would make a pile 600 km taller than the moon.” the tech analysis company quoted in the article explains.
So many functioning computers that will be wasted. And it's all because people don't wanna switch to a Linux distro with sane system requirements and instead buy a new computer.
Like if you own one of these 240 million windows 10 computers, Just be an environmentally responsible non-wasteful person and switch that computer to Linux instead of just scrapping it because Microsoft says it's not good enough.
Edit: as have been pointed out multiple times in the replies. It's really not "all because people don't wanna switch to a linux distro." It's really Microsoft's fault for this form of planned obsolescence.
My original post was lacking in perspective at best. And of course, people who use computers for work are often made reliant on Windows by their job and employers and can't switch. Or lack time, resources, and information to make the switch. Which is also due to systemic issues, such as lack of education, and the culture of obfuscation about tech that tech companies create.
Edit 2: Making this unrebloggable: now I really know what reddit mods mean when they say "the discussion has run its course" Like there is absolutely no conversation anymore, just repeating of points already made and responded to, just endless repetition
To quote @mlembug
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If you can spend 5-10 minutes writing a reblog clowning on somebody, but you can't:
spend 10s to do a basic courtesy of checking the appropriate pronoun of the person involved
spend 30s checking the reblogs of a post to see if someone also decided to clown on the same person
spend 10s to click on OP's post to see if it was edited in the meantime (and guess what: the edits in OP's post does indeed blame Microsoft for planned obsolescence, which you decided to blame her for not doing in one of your reblogs)
THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE MAKING A REBLOG. EVER.
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Sources for Somerton's Plagiarism from Hbomberguy's Video (as much as I could get)
I went back through Harry's video, focused entirely on the sources James Somerton pulled from in the hopes of creating as much of a comprehensive list as I could--though my Google-Fu is not very strong. I did however find something I thought was forever lost and that made me very happy--specifically the magazine Midlands Zone containing the column by Steven Spinks that Harry poignantly used as an illustration of gay erasure... while Somerton uses it to sound like HE is waxing remorseful about the very subject.
This is not a complete list, I'm sure. For one thing, I was only able to attempt to pull sources that Harry himself mentioned in the video. Surely there's so very much more out there. I expect there to be a great deal more internet archeology to unearth just how much writing and culture Somerton has stolen like he's the British Museum of Natural History but for gay people.
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Harry's list of mentioned youtubers:
Alexander Avila - https://www.youtube.com/@alexander_avila Matt Baume - https://www.youtube.com/@MattBaume Khadija Mbowe - https://www.youtube.com/@KhadijaMbowe Lady Emily - https://www.youtube.com/@LadyEmilyPresents Shanspeare - https://www.youtube.com/@Shanspeare RickiHirsch - https://www.youtube.com/@RickiHirsch VerilyBitchie - https://www.youtube.com/@verilybitchie
Harry created a convenient playlist of videos by these and other people he wants to bring to everyone's attention.
Please give them your support.
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Midlands Zone Magazine - Column by Steven Spinks
After a great deal of searching, I found an archive of the "Midlands Zone" magazine, where you can read through past issues dating all the way back to February 2014. I have also found the issue from which Somerton took Spinks' poignant discussion of gay erasure: Overall archive Specific Issue - Pages 16-17
It will not allow you to download it, but you can read it exactly as it appeared in print form.
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My best effort to find the exact book or article Somerton lifted from to be able to get attention to the original writers
Tinker Bells and Evil Queens By Sean Griffin
The Celluloid Closet By Vito Russo Wikipedia article about the book Wikipedia article about the documentary My weak google-fu could not find where you can access the book or documentary. Check your local municipal or university library for book or documentary, or if you know a good source for one or both, please reblog with it added
Camp and the Gay Sensibility By Jack Babuscio
The Groundbreaking Queerness of Disney's Mulan By Jes Tom Personal site with links to social media accounts
Why Rebel Without a Cause was a milestone for gay rights By Peter Howell
Why "The Craft" is still the best Halloween coming out movie By Andrew Park
Opinion: From facehuggers to phallic tails, is 'Alien' one of the queerest films ever? By Dani Leever
Women and Queerness in Horror: Jennifer's Body By Zoe Fortier
[Pride 2019] We Have Such Sights to Show You: Hellraiser and the Spectrum of Queerness By Alejandra Gonzalez
Revealing the Hellbound Heart of Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' By Colin Arason
Queering James Cameron's Aliens (1986) By Bart Bishop
Demeter and Persephone in space: transformation, femininity, and myth in the 'Alien' films By David Greven
Fears of a millennial masculinity: Scream's queer killers By David Greven (Scholarly site, unable to access original work, offers a way to request a full copy of the text in PDF)
Queer Subtext in Stephen King's It - Part 1: 'Reddie' Character Analysis By Rachel Brands Rachel is the very unfortunate lady who found out she was being stolen from because she supported Somerton through Patreon and saw one of his videos early with her writing--lacking any form of citation or credit
How 'It: Chapter Two' Leaves Richie Tozier Behind By Joelle Monique
When Horror Becomes Strength: Queer Armor in Stephen King's 'IT' By Alex London
Why Queer People Love Witchcraft By Amanda Kohr
'The Favourite' Queers The Past And The Present By Giorgi Plys-Garzotto
(Wuko) Crush (Mako x Wu) By MoonFlower on YouTube
5 Terrible Movies With Awesome Hidden Meanings By J.F. Sargent
The Radicalization of Sexuality: The Queer Casae of Jeffrey Dahmer By Ian Barnard
Netflix's 'Dahmer' backlash highlights ethical issues in the platform's obsession with true crime By Shivani Dubey
The Possible Disturbing Dissonance Between Hajime Isayama's Beliefs and Attack on Titan's Themes Original Article by "Seldom Musings" (Author has made all posts not related to Attack On Titan private and has retired from the blog)
Everyone Loves Attack on Titan. So Why Does Everyone Hate Attack on Titan? By Gita Jackson
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The following people are otherwise named in the video. There are no direct citations of articles or books by them in said video. I am unable to guarantee that I have identified the correct individual.
Darren Elliott-Smith Michaela Barton David Church Claire Sisco King Amanda Howell Jessica Roy
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Telos announced and cancelled a film likely based on this book: The Final Girl Support Group - By Grady Hendrix
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I refrained from including certain sources.
First off only focusing on Somerton's work.
Secondly not including anything that might be visible enough to not require amplifying their voice (I cannot speak for all of those I have found links to, but journalism is frequently a thankless job).
Thirdly any source that is of a nature that is antithetical to the very existence of the queer community, such as the right-leaning source that didn't make it into Somerton's video, but Harry was able to identify as a source he had considered using.
If you feel I have missed a mentioned source--or you know of a source from material that was not covered in Harry's video--please do not hesitate to reblog with added details.
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Please share this information far and wide, and please add to it if you find more material that can be positively identified and linked to the creator/writer.
#hbomberguy#james somerton#Plagiarism#Queer#LGBT#LGBTQIA#youtube#Solidarity#gay erasure#Make them un-erased
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How Social Media Influences Cultural Trends Today
Social media shapes cultural trends like never before, driving global conversations and redefining how people engage, create, and consume. Platforms amplify voices, spark new movements, and blur borders, making local trends go viral worldwide. This industry update delves into how social media’s reach and influence impact art, fashion, and behavior, reflecting and reshaping contemporary culture.
#Cultural trends#Industry Update#Cultural interviews#Best cultural insights#American cultural research#Cultural impact reports#Best cultural analysis#Industry trends
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 1808
The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, also known as the Fate Symphony, is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of western music. First performed in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as "one of the most important works of the time". As is typical of symphonies during the Classical period, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has four movements. It begins with a distinctive four-note "short-short-short-long" motif, often characterized as "fate knocking at the door", the Schicksals-Motiv (fate motif). The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco versions to rock and roll covers, to uses in film and television.
The Fifth Symphony had a long development process, as Beethoven worked out the musical ideas for the work. The first "sketches" date from 1804 following the completion of the Third Symphony. It finally premiered in 22 December 1808 at a mammoth concert at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna consisting entirely of Beethoven premieres, and directed by Beethoven himself on the conductor's podium. The concert lasted for more than four hours. The two symphonies appeared on the programme in reverse order: the Sixth was played first, and the Fifth appeared in the second half.
There was little critical response to the premiere performance, which took place under adverse conditions. The orchestra did not play well - with only one rehearsal before the concert - and at one point, following a mistake by one of the performers in the Choral Fantasy, Beethoven had to stop the music and start again. The auditorium was extremely cold and the audience was exhausted by the length of the programme. However, a year and a half later, publication of the score resulted in a rapturous unsigned review (actually by music critic E. T. A. Hoffmann) in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung. Apart from the extravagant praise, Hoffmann devoted by far the largest part of his review to a detailed analysis of the symphony, in order to show his readers the devices Beethoven used to arouse particular affects in the listener.
Beethoven was in his mid-thirties during this time; his personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic Wars, political turmoil in Austria, and the occupation of Vienna by Napoleon's troops in 1805. The symphony was written at his lodgings at the Pasqualati House in Vienna.
Symphony No. 5 received a total of 94,6% yes votes!
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#finished#high votes#high yes#high reblog#low no#1800s#beethoven#instrumental#o1#o1 sweep#o1 ultrasweep#o234#lo24#lo24 tie#lo2#lo3#lo4#popular
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Ok so i am late by like a month, i have been busy and STILL didn't finish my native jewish miku but fuck it here's indigenous, native israeli miku with a little of my touch and a small analysis:

The clothes:
The dress is double layered and based on biblical description i saw of the clothes ancient jews wore i added yellow hoops at the end of the dress to represent the color of our oppression- yellow belts under the muslim rule and yellow stars in the holocaust

The embroidery:
The Rikma(embroidery) is a personal project i am working on for the past 3 months. The embroidery that WAS practiced on the land eventually was allowed only to muslims and arabs, jews in ottoman syria/palestine were so oppressed and poor they didn't have access to threads and around 1800's some rabbis discoraged jews being involved in arab activity, not only that the jews has completely disconnected themselves from most of the arab culture after the spread of zionism to the land as a form of building their own identity. And if there were jews involved in embroidery it is unknown bc all the photos i see are labeled as "palestinian woman" with no explanation if it is a christian, muslim or jewish.
My project consists of making patterns and motifs based on jewish history, symbols, traditions, land etc and i try to make it original, unique and as diverse from the tatreez as possible to avoid conflict. If any of you want i can explain in a different analysis on what each pattern represents.
The jewelry:
I genuinely suck at drawing gold and jewelry and tried my best to adorn her with as much jewelry as i can. The side piece(that can barely be seen) is also a pattern i came up with, i call it "amulet"

(ps. I forgot to make her a normal necklace, wanted to make it with a hamsa)
Henna:
Henna is still practiced by jews, mainly sefardic and mizrahi jews + ashkenazi jews who grow up and participate in mizrahi culture. The henna on the hands is based on patterns i saw some jewish artists made (on google unfortunately it didn't have names) which has the star of david on it and on the legs i made a mix of bukharan and yemeni jewish henna.
So here it is. A native, indigenous jewish/judean/israeli(te) miku. I tried my best✨
#miku hatsune#hatsune miku#artist on tumblr#israel#Ancient israel#Ancient judea#Judea#Jewish#jumbler#am israel hai#ישראבלר#jews#Jewish history#Jewish culture#Jewish embroidery#Rikma#Jewish symbols#Judaism#עם ישראל חי#מיקו#israeli miku#Jewish miku#Art#Procreate#טמבלר ישראלי#יהדות#jewish traditions#Indigenous#Native
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ID: [A poster created by Sean Saifa Wall and Micah Bazant of a Black parent holding their child. They are dressed in white and almost seem to be glowing, in front of a backdrop of multicolored waves that look like DNA strands. Colorful text reads "Protect Intersex Youth."]
"A Framework for Intersex Justice
Intersex justice is medical justice. Intersex surgeries hurt everyone.
These medical violations bring immediate harm to the child who is subjected to them.
Parents who consent to medically unnecessary surgeries participate in a culture of shame, silence and stigma, perpetuated by doctors, that allows these surgeries to continue. Parents are often left to fend for themselves as they navigate shame and guilt. The issue of parents consenting to these surgeries is especially complex when societies believe that children don’t have individual rights and that parents are always acting in their best interest.
Medical practitioners such as pediatricians, obstetricians, urologists, social workers, and endocrinologists all play a role in upholding an institution that continues to harm children with intersex variations. The practitioners, in turn, are protected by hospitals and state laws that grant them immunity.
This is why intersex justice is important.
Although the framework is evolving, the following is a definition of intersex justice co-created with Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis (they>she), an Associate Professor of Gender/Sexuality in Studio and Humanistic Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art: Intersex justice is a decolonizing framework that affirms the labor of intersex people of color fighting for change across social justice movements. By definition, intersex justice affirms bodily integrity and bodily autonomy as the practice of liberation. Intersex justice is intrinsically tied to justice movements that center race, ability, gender identity & expression, migrant status, and access to sexual & reproductive healthcare. Intersex justice articulates a commitment to these movements as central to its intersectional analysis and praxis. Intersex justice acknowledges the trauma caused by medically unnecessary and nonconsensual cosmetic genital surgeries and addresses the culture of shame, silence and stigma surrounding intersex variations that perpetuate further harm.
The marginalization of intersex people is rooted in colonization and white supremacy. Colonization created a taxonomy of human bodies that privileged typical white male and female bodies, prescribing a gender binary that would ultimately harm atypical black and indigenous bodies. As part of a liberation movement, intersex activists challenge not only the medical establishment, which is often the initial site of harm, but also governments, institutions, legal structures, and sociocultural norms that exclude intersex people. Intersex people should be allowed complete and uninhibited access to obtaining identity documents, exercising their birth and adoption rights, receiving unbiased healthcare, and securing education and employment opportunities that are free from harm and harassment. This framework serves a radical vision where intersex children are protected and survivors of genital cutting are cared for and respected. We owe that to intersex people and we owe that to ourselves.
The implementation of an intersex justice framework should include the following components: 1. Informed consent 2. Reparations 3. Legal protections 4. Accountability 5. Language 6. Children's rights 7. Patient-centered healthcare."
-Intersex Justice Project, founded by Sean Saifa Wall, Lynnell Stephani Long, and Pidgeon Pagonis.
#personal#actuallyintersex#intersex#intersex justice#intersex history#intersex pride#i see so many people use the term intersex justice and i think it's really important to understand that intersex justice is a very specific#framework#and to give the credit to the amazing activists from IJP who created it
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Hi! The fantranslator here, let me explain. It's not so much an error than simply one translation decision among many.
I pay a lot of attention to the way Suwon refers to others as this is very precious to me and reveals a lot about his character, but I admit that when when I need to check how characters refer to each other in the past I use the Viz translation as a reference rather than previous scanlations (except for Zeno->others and the Algira nicknames. For the writing of the names I basically chose what I prefer), hence why I translated Lili-san as just Lili in chapter 261/262. And I admit I honestly forgot Miss Lily was a thing in the scanlation before I was reminded of it a few weeks ago, even if I remembered the switch from Lili-sama to Lili-san in the original.
The thing is, -san as a honorific doesn't always have the same weight and is not used the same way than the more formal way people call each other "Miss" and "Sir" in english. Suwon uses -san (or other formal reference like the specific title and rank of a character) for everyone but Yona and Hak, and his way of speech is always very formal and proper. Like textbook japanese and keigo. This makes the contrast between his speech, the moments when he drops the politeness and his thoughts even more so interesting, but in english it's...hard to keep all of it, because english is pretty poor when it comes to these nuances, and especially the honorifics part.
So I'm super open to discuss this, but to me Sir and Miss feel more redundant? and heavy than what Suwon really sounds like when he says -san in japanese. If I went 100% literal, Suwon would say Sir Yoon, Sir Zeno, Sir Blue Dragon, Miss Meinyan etc but that's not really his "english" voice to me. It can feel a bit like a mouthful. So for a question of coherency I went with just "Lili" and I'm inclined to agree and respect Viz's decision to forget these "-san" in translation (Not all of them it's really case to case of course). Using -san the way Suwon does is much more common and natural in the original language, whereas calling everyone with titles in English feels more atypical. It's also a question of how the other characters speak, like you have to translate and adapt every characters' level of speech in relation to the others around them and suffixes are lost in translation for a lot of characters but just Suwon, so you have to adapt Suwon's level of speech in relation to the others in consequence too.
I say all that but actually I think that Suwon calling everyone Miss and Sir is also very endearing and if someone else or I went with this then I would defend it ahah. I just love every him...So if you prefer Miss Lily, feel free to use it, because in japanese it's still the same Lili-san as before and I don't think it's wrong. I guess it's okay to think of it as like : the original is somewhere in between "Miss" and no honorifics at all, so whatever you choose is neither right or wrong and each version is one of the few options to settle it. I'm so so sorry I made you guys think that Suwon was suddenly more casual with Lili though...
Also if you care about Suwon and honorifics, I still want to emphasize that Suwon uses suffixes for absolutely everyone but Yona and Hak ( and even for Yona it depends). I'd say it's because of how young he was when he met them, and the instant feeling of equality and friendship/companionship that tied them together and nothing else. So if it happened with Lili too I think it would be preceded by an important development in their relationship? Like that would be very very big. Even as a child Suwon refered to Keishuk and Minsu with "-san", this is basically his default and I'd say "casual" for him. So that he refers to Lili as "Lili-san" can be pretty friendly and endearing too imo. Suwon is naturally "polite" like that with everyone I don't think he can help it...
Another example that comes to mind is the way Suwon refers to Keishuk. Most of the time it's Advisor Keishuk for ケイシュク参加(keishuk sanbô) but occasionaly it switches to ケイシュクさん(Keishuk san) like in chapter 256 for the most recent occurence of it. Again here the -san is, in my opinion, a more casual way to refer to Keishuk in that this is how he used to call him ever since he's a child and before becoming King and advisor: it calls back to their long relationship beyond their current ranks. Because of that, Suwon calling him just "Keishuk/Kye-sook" in english feels more natural than "Sir Keishuk". Yet funnily enough if Suwon called him only "Keishuk" in japanese it would feel almost too casual and bold? I say this because this actually happened in the anime, and yeah it just doesn't "feel" like the canon them. So the most important thing to remember here is that languages are absolutely not equivalent and especially not Japanese and English. Some things can only be lost if you prefer good and natural english over literal japanese. Obviously I'm still open to criticism and I'm constantly wavering and wondering how literally I should translate the text, I'm still learning and English isn't my first language so!! I'm super super open to learn and get better. But TDLR...It's still Lili-san and if he calls her Lili in japanese trust me I will scream it everywhere because I love their relationship and it'd be super meaningful.
Idk what the Viz translator and I will do if Suwon ever switches from Lili-san to just Lili ahah but well that's a problem for the future translators that will potentially or not meet this problem lol.
Idk if it's intentional or not but I found it interesting how he started with "Lady" Lily to "Miss" Lily & now only "Lily"


#akayona#sometimes i wonder if i should have just kept all honorifics as they are and not bother adapting/translating them#but well when i started i had lesser experience and less distance about the audience of a scanlation#i feel like people expect scanlation to be more literal#more than they do for official translation#but the most interesting part of translation to me is these changes so...#again! feel free to refer to the original text though. When making analysis about these details I think that's the number one thing to do#bc well. translation is only that. and will have different nuances than the original here and there#suwon#an lili#+ the common stance and the discourses about JP->ENG TL change a lot and fast#like. so many ppl are used to elements specific to jpn culture and language that it becomes more and more okay to leave them as they are#honorifics being the best example. so yeah#it's complex!!! but i love translation and pulling my hair over this so much!!!!! aaa!a!!!!
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via the last ask, is Karkat a freak or would it just be a form of troll polyamory? or am I forgetting some important quadrant lore or smth and this is a dumb question
KIDS REALLY DON’T KNOW THAT KARKAT’S GAY ANYMORE… i joked about this earlier but i didn't think it was true 😭😭
ok i don't blame you for not knowing since, imo, fandom seems to have forgotten this when it comes to karkat and alternian analysis. somehow. even though it's his whole thing.. let me explain.
basically, karkat vantas is queer.
his arc sort of pointedly mirrors dave’s in that it’s about how hard he’s compensating for that - constantly obsessing over romance and “doing it right”, then enforcing that on himself and others.
karkat starts as a bootlicker. he wants to be in the military, he wants to fill his quadrants, he wants to lead, he wants to be the best and most successful troll that's ever lived... to make up for the fact that he's mutated. this isn't just implied, it's stated; karkat is desperate to prove he can be the Standard Alternian Troll.
karkat is a mutant marked for extermination, which obviously is different to sexuality. but it's worth noting that karkat's arc is already about putting up fronts for things about him that are "wrong"...
...especially when it's revealed that his sexuality is also "wrong".
trolls believe in having one destined partner per quadrant- four separate relationships that must not mix. it's enforced both culturally and by drones. but the concept of a troll romance that goes "beyond the four quadrants" is introduced to us by karkat's ancestor. we come to realize that karkat's romantic issues might not just be circumstantial-- they might be a legitimately different form of attraction he feels.
towards the end of the story, when davekat is officially canonized, the story plays a little cheekily about "nobody knowing" which quadrant dave and karkat settled in.
because just like how dave came to terms with how bullshit the cultural restrictions of human sexuality are, and talks about this at length; karkat may have realized that it's okay to break the rules.
while some people think that this means karkat was destined for "human romance"... i personally think that's a bit silly, since karkat has proven he can't stick to pure red feelings for someone. it's more likely that his new relationship involves all those quadrants he loves, simultaneously. who cares about rules?
TL;DR: yes, karkat vantas is queer for a troll and that's all there is to say on the matter.
#this used to be THE karkat reading. people even invented a word for it: 'panquadrant'! these are ANCIENT davekat lore texts#karkat vantas#davekat#dave strider#op#hsmeta#quadrants#homestuck#sorry if this wasn't what you were asking btw... in that post u mentioned karkat is suggesting 'trading' terezi back and forth --#via 'timed' vacillation so that it's not TECHNICALLY cheating. which btw yes is bonkers behavior he did to cope
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~4th house Gemini makes for someone who develops family-like bonds in friendships.
~taurus risings tend to be possessive due to the influence of their scorpio 7th house.
~pluto at angular houses 1st, 7th, 4th and 10th is a huge indicator of someone who has had intense experiences in the respective key areas of life and there's spiritual lessons to be learnt regarding that area through transformation.
~libra venus placements may find it really hard to stay single
~7° and 19° venus or moon signs may struggle with the theme of physical perfection and wanting to attain it.
~virgo moons have a tendency of creating problems if they don't have any current ones to solve
~capricorn risings really do look older in their younger days and younger when they're older.
~moon and neptune in 1st house natives may give off the perception that they need saving and may attract people with a martyrdom complex.
~sagittarius, 9th house, 9° and 21° mercuries may have an affinity to music in foreign languages while cancer, 4th house, 4°,16°,28° may enjoy music in their mother tongue
~jupiter in 2nd house and 10th house is heavy lotto winner vibes. Literally and figuratively.
~mercury in 2nd house and at Taurean degrees(2°,14° and 26°) are the born singers
~the 22nd degree is an underrated fame degree...I have a bey's🐝 fame analysis I've been sitting on for a while. That's a conversation for another day.
~pisces venus and mars are the most romantic people in the world which makes me kind of believe the astrology theory of neptune being the higher frequency of venus.
~leo moons really take their hair seriously and may feel out of loop if their hair is not well done.
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~girls with 9th house, 9° and 21° Venus are so magically beautiful. Abundance of beauty.
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~neptune plays a huge role in beauty trends and that's why neptune dominant women are usually the beauty influencers which explains why beauty standards are mutable and ever changing.
~jupiter in 7th house can go two ways... extreme luck in meaningful relationships or someone who never has serious relationships and is forever on the look...
~pisces/12th house mercuries and mercury afflicted by neptune are often under fire for being the liars when the real culprit is the sagittarius/9th house mercuries and mercury-jupiter hard aspects.
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❀˖° Having a 12H Sun in Solar Return Chart is not for the weak. Your life could "fall apart" during this time, you can have a spiritual awakening, a very hard time in fact. I also noticed it can also mean (doesn’t need to be that, it CAN mean) one of your loved one can pass away unfortunately. It happened to me and a lot of people who also had their sun in their 12h, but not all of them! Usually, you have a hard time in general. But you’ll be fine, it is meant to happen for a reason.
❀˖° Synastry aspects are good to look at but the houses where the aspects fall is very important!! Sun conjunct Moon will have a different meaning where it falls.
❀˖° 7H synastry can mean a wonderful connection and desires to marry. BUT! The 7H can also be the house of enemies, so not everyone’s sun falling in your 7H means you have a good connection with them! I found myself not enjoying most of the people who’s sun fell in my 7H…
❀˖° Underrated Houses in Synastry: 2H, 4H, 6H, 10H.
❀˖° When looking at your Solar Return Chart, check the Synastry it has with your Natal Chart. It will tell you where those placements are felt within you. For example, my SRC’s Sun is in 12H and fall in my 10H this year. I’m having a lot of mental breakdown when it comes to my career, and since it conjuncts a big stellium of mine in my Natal, I just feel like my whole world is falling apart 🥲
❀˖° Please remember: North Node PC will tell you about your Soul purpose WHILE your MC will tell you about your career that is best suit for you. Your NN will never tell you about your career!!
❀˖° Union in your SRC could be the person you will meet this year that will have the strongest influence for you this year.
❀˖° 10H will tell you where your FS was born... ☺️
❀˖° 4H Sun people love to stay at home! Even if they are on a date, they will try to continue the date at home, because this is where they feel the most comfortable.
❀˖° Sun conjunct Mercury in a MC PC is a huge indicator of using communication daily to work, your tool n°1 is your voice!
❀˖° Aquarius Sun 4H are so private!! Aquarius usually are quite private people because they enjoy being mysterious and controlling what people think of them, they like that people don't understand them. But in 4H??? they will lie for the sake of their privacy.
❀˖° Opposite signs aren't that different in the end, they are very similar in fact. Capricorn & Cancer are both very family oriented for example. One is logical minded while the other is more feeling driven.
❀˖° Scorpio Rising have something so intense in their gaze, it's truly something you can't put words on. But once you see this gaze, you know.
❀˖° Chiron in 9H Synastry could be that you think you are too different because of the culture, the language, the beliefs, etc. BUT! If you are from the same place, it can just mean you don't understand each other, you are just basically too different.
❀˖° My step mother and I hated each other, and she had her Moon and Mercury in my 7H. Yep, she hated me. She was often insulting me or even trying to manipulate me with words.
❀˖° Saturn 7H Synastry can mean Saturn person feel like it will never work out between you two. But it could also mean they see you long term, depending of other placements.
❀˖° Sun in 5H Synastry usually means the person really enjoy your presence and think you are fun!
❀˖° Venus 6H Synastry means the Venus Person feels safe around you.
❀˖° You can tell by doing a Synastry with a Celebrity if you can hope to meet them one day. Usually Saturn in 9H or 1H is a sign you will never meet them. Of course, this is just an observation.
❀˖° I checked my Synastry with my first love, and it explained a lot. I have a stellium in his 7H, and of course, he was my first love.
❀˖° But I never expected to got his Venus in my 5H! I never knew if he had a crush on me too or if I was delusional lol.
❀˖° His Sun conjuncted my Neptune, he misunderstood me most of the time. He was seeing me in a way that was so untrue lol.
❀˖° He also had his Sun 1H, he was soooo popular among girls! Any girls from middle school had a huge crush on him at some point.
❀˖° He also had a stellium in my 4H and we were childhood friends.
❀˖° My sun conjuncted his Moon. Now, I had nothing against him, I thought he was funny. But he was indeed seeing me in a light that wasn't me.
❀˖° My Venus conjuncted his Vertex, I suddenly fell for him, and it must have been fated in a way?
❀˖° Though, his Mars fell in my 1H... man thought I was very good looking (he told lmao).
❀˖° Sagittarius Rising in Composite could indicate a mixed couple, but it can also mean you are so different no one expected you two to be together.
❀˖° Union 9H in Composite could mean you met in a foreign country, but also in school!
❀˖° Sun in 11H Composite means you are friends originally. Or just friends lol.



❀˖° Ceres 7H Composite could mean you care a lot about each other.
❀˖° Venus in 7H or conjuncting DSC Composite means one of you or both of you desire to marry each other.
❀˖° Pluto 12H to me is not that good usually. Anytime I saw this placement in Composite, the couple or the people never stayed together. It always ends. There can be exceptions of course.
❀˖° Saturn 5H in a romantic Composite means you will most likely never date, there could be obstacles in this union.
❀˖° Mercury conjunct Saturn Composite means misunderstandings and miscommunication.
❀˖° The year I had this first love, I had a 5H stellium in my SRC, and this stellium fell in my Natal 9H! It was indeed a school love lol.
❀˖° I also had Venus conjunct Vertex, it was my first time falling for anyone.
❀˖° The year I told him my feeling and got rejected I had Venus conjunct Mercury in 12H!
❀˖° Juno 12H in SRC could mean you have a secret crush!
❀˖° Sun conjunct Juno Solar Return Synastry is a big indicator of having a crush on the Sun person.
❀˖° Juno/ Mars/ Neptune in 1H Synastry Solar Return is an indicators of finding 1H person veryyyy attractive, it can be love at first sight, but it is def a crush!
❀˖° Transits Moon conjunct your Natal Mars will make your emotions boil lol. You could complain a lot or have a lot of negative emotions such as anger, jealousy, etc.
❀˖° Union asteroid conjunct Part of Fortune Synastry is a sign you were meant to meet in order to bless each other. It's a lucky meeting. It is very good and shows that you will do well in each other's life.
❀˖° My FS is a Pisces Venus 4H and he is the softest!! Just very cute and very soft person... I love him very much lol.
❀˖° He also has Neptune 3H, he tends to lie to protect himself (Sun 4H makes this effect too), but he is also a very good poet writer. He wrote me poems before and I believe he would do well for poetry writing in general.
❀˖° Pluto 1H could be a sign you will experience a drastic change in your appearance some day. If Jupiter is also there, it could indicate a big and major glow up.
❀˖° Juno 12H could mean your FS is a soul connection, someone who could be spiritual and awaken. If it is very close to the Rising, or conjunct 1H, OR in 1H, it could mean you'll probably have love at first sight for them.
❀˖° Chiron Virgo/ 6H/ Capricorn/ 10H could indicate a burn out at some point in your life.
❀˖° North Node conjunct Pluto could mean your purpose in your life will transform you deeply, mostly if it is in the 1H. You will live a drastic change in your life.
❀˖° Sun conjunct Mercury 1H in Solar Return Chart means you could think a lot about you this year, and think about your choices, and how it will play out for you. You will do more "selfish" choices because you want to make the best for you.
❀˖° Do I love stalking people I love or do I just have some heavy Scorpio/ 8H placements?
❀˖° Yeah indeed, Scorpio love stalking, but Gemini love that too!
❀˖° I have Gemini Moon 8H... u get it? lol
❀˖° It is a known thing, but in SRC, 4H's ruler in 9H means moving abroad! Another indication could be a stellium in 9H. But the stellium could also mean coming back to school, so it depends.
❀˖° SRC 4H Ruler in 12H could mean the same thing. It could simply be moving out.
❀˖° Speaking of the 12H in SRC, Pluto & Venus there could be end of a relationship BUT it could also be a spiritual love and you will learn lessons because of it.
❀˖° SRC 7H ruler in 1H could mean being in a relationships and it being part of who you are this year. Or you could appear as very romantic, very loyal too. Could also attract more contracts.
❀˖° Mars 7H in SRC could be an indicator you have a fight with the one you love, more if Venus squares/ quincunx/ opposite it. If you are single, it could show also more motivation towards long term connections.
❀˖° SRC 5H ruler being in the 7H could mean being in a long term relationship but also finding the one you want to marry.
❀˖° Once again, SRC Juno conjunct Chiron could mean you will suffer in love but it is indeed for healing.
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