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Biden is about to learn the hard way what giving undying support to Israel means when he loses next year. He is alienating a lot of young voters because of this, and young voters make a huge base for democrats. 80% of dems are in favor of ceasefire that is a huge majority of the dem voters. I know I wont be voting for him or anyone else that supports this genocide, can't do it, would feel more guilty than already I do. The dems are really showing their racism and Islamophobia. The way this party is handling this situation shows me that majority of them don't really care Black lives, racism, immigration at home they just know they need these groups to win so they fake their support. If they actually truly cared their foreign policy wouldn't be built on racism and xenophobia. The fact their lumping innocent Palestinians with a Hamas, the fact they're okay with violating every human rights and international law tells me everything I need to know about their true intentions than I could ever know through their campaign promises and slogans. I don't think they truly understand how much younger generations hate wars, hate racism, and aren't easily manipulated through propaganda, like we see everything in real time we don't have to rely on biased news organizations. We can hear from the victims directly.
So who will you be voting for??
Will you be voting for the republican candidate????
Sometimes I look at y'all (Americans) and think
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How fucking STUPID can you be????
I see so many people saying they will ABSTAIN from voting bc they dont have a good candidate.
YALL HAVE NEVER HAD A GOOD CANDIDATE IN THE PAST ALMOST 10 YEARS. The last good one you guys had was Obama.
So what????
You're going to vote for the republican choice instead?????
AND MAKE ABORTION AND GAY MARRIAGE AND WOMENS RIGHTS ELIGIBLE FOR ACTUAL WITHDRAWAL????
YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE SOMEONE IN WHO IS MORE THAN WILLING TO UNDO THE LAWS THAT PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE OF PEOPLE???
Joe Biden is supporting Israel because THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTS ISRAEL.
THAT WONT GO AWAY JUST BECAUSE YOU VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU ARE ALLIES. THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL HAVE BEEN ALLIES SINCE DAY ONE.
IN FACT, MOST OF THE WESTERN WORLD SUPPORT ISRAEL. PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF WORLD WAR 2.
I thoroughly hope you understand just how majorly what you're saying and deciding when voting time comes, will affect your country. And subsequently, the rest of the world.
SO MANY OF US ARE DEPENDENT ON YOU. DO YOU NOT REALIZE THAT WHO YOU CHOOSE TO LEAD YOU LITERALLY AFFECTS THE REST OF THE ENTIRE FUCKING WESTERN WORLD???
DO NOT.
PLEASE, I BEG YOU.
DO NOT VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE WITH "BIDEN" ON HOW HE HAS HANDLED THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE ISSUE.
IT WILL NOT CHANGE JUST BECAUSE YOU VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
BECAUSE THE US ARE ISRAELS BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHO IS CURRENTLY PRESIDENT. IT HAS TO DO WITH INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ALLYSHIP.
PLEASE.
I CANNOT HANDLE ANOTHER TRUMP.
THE REST OF THE WORLD CANNOT HANDLE ANOTHER TRUMP.
AND IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TRUMP, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE SOMEONE EVEN WORSE.
USE YOUR VOICE. VOTE DEMOCRAT.
FOR THE SAKE OF THE ENTIRE FUCKING WORLD.
YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS SOMEONE WHO CAN AFFECT A SUPERPOWER OF THE WORLD.
PLEASE. THE REST OF THE WORLD BEGS YOU.
VOTE DEMOCRATIC OR LIBERALISTIC. PLEASE.
THE WORLD LITERALLY DEPENDS ON YOU.
#Mandy answers#the united states#the us#election#democrats#liberals#biden#obama#trump#PLEASE VOTE#DEMOCRAT#LIBERAL#DO NOT ABSTAIN#YOU WILL KILL ALL OF US
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From NPR this morning:
President Biden called for term limits and an enforceable ethics code for Supreme Court justices yesterday. The White House said that the proposal would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service to the Supreme Court. He also called on Congress to pass binding, enforceable conduct and ethics rules that require high court justices to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity and remove themselves from cases if they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest. The president also called for a constitutional amendment that would limit the broad immunity presidents now enjoy due to a recent Supreme Court decision.
...Yes please.
Le source: Up First briefing: Trump shooter update; Crypto and the 2024 election
#Remember to vote Americans#There are very Meaningful Differences in the party policies being displayed#Get an absentee ballot if you don't like the lines and your state allows them#Vote EXTRA HARD if your state doesn't#Because boy are they doing that on purpose#If voting didn't work they wouldn't work so hard to discourage you from doing it#You can vote yourself into a dictatorship (or abstain your way in) but you can't vote yourself back out#2024 elections#2024 presidential election#election 2024#presidential election#american politics
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While writing that Dragon Age 2 post the other day, I made a narrative connection I had never made before.
I was writing about the Templar route, and about how the game makes no bones about how the Templar route is the evil route, it's clearly narratively marked as such. Because the structure of the game sets itself up from the start to make Hawke have some sympathy for the mages: they are the child of a mage and the sibling of a mage. This is an issue that Hawke cannot exempt themselves from having opinions on.
But that said, yes, you can choose the Templar route. You can decide that the tragedy of your family being ripped apart by the mage plight has hardened Hawke's heart against them. You can join forces with the Order that has hunted your family members their whole lives. You can choose to tighten the iron fist, instead of choosing to break it. You can become the ruler of Kirkwall. You can kill your sister.
And then I realized: That's Meredith's story.
Meredith, whose sister was a mage, the sister who died from it and ripped her family apart in the process. Meredith, who hardened her heart against people like her sister and dedicated the rest of her life to punishing others like her. Meredith, who joined causes with the Templar order who made that happen. Meredith, who took over the city.
You can choose to become Meredith. The game lets you do that. But you have to know -- as you climb over her corpse to ascend her bloodied throne -- that it's not a 'good' choice.
#meredith stannard#hawke#dating age 2#da2 meta#you can choose to be meredith or you can choose to be anders#you can choose the violence of the rebel or the violence of the state#but you can't abstain from the choice#the game won't let you do that
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I'm certain you're just going to abstain from the vote this election and whatever happens next will be entirely on you and your pals
I'm Czech
#asks#this is so fucking funny. ive already abstained from MY elections this year why do you want me to do it again
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It really is so fun that Essek started mentioning "my partner" like every three lines because he probably doesn't actually get the chance to talk about it that often.
I think there can often be an impulse when you really care about someone to want to shout from the rooftops all the great things you feel and notice about them, and Essek isn't really in a position to do that. The people who he can talk freely to already know him and Caleb, and the people who don't know them likely aren't safe to tell real personal details to. It's one thing to fabricate a parental relationship knowing that there isn't someone to trace that to, but it's an entirely different thing to tell someone honestly about the people you love when any small detail might put them in danger if it fell into the wrong hands.
The Hells are safe to say that kind of thing to—perhaps mostly on a meta level, in that the DM is aware that they are the protagonists—and they also characteristically tend to offer a listening ear to anyone they meet, and I think it's delightful that Essek actually recognized and responded to that.
#got to infodump about dunamancy got to gush about his partner got to go sleep in his own room and call caleb#he had such a nice evening 😌 in his lane. unbothered. moisturized. privy to no other problems. good for him 😌#cr spoilers#critical role#cr meta#like loooook there is such a stereotype of people in relationships being like 'my partner/gf/bf' all the time in a way that's annoying#but also I do think it's very sweet particularly when it's clearly not like. a symptom of a honeymoon phase#considering they were together in the uk'otoa episodes they've been together for like six or seven years at this point!#also I did think about this in relation to my commentary about caleb abstaining from speaking about people he loves#as a measure of care and protection#and it does make me fucking feral. augh they are so great
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One of my biggest pet peeves is the justice league being labelled as " The Avengers of DC" and its like. No? The avengers are law enforcement. The Justice League are volunteers
#its like -- captain america is the staple of US military and Superman is a public servant#the one avenger member who has no bounds or legal obligation is tony and its bc hes rich. you could argue that he actually lost#autonomy when shield recruited him because like. protection isn't necessary tied to 'good.' the avengers protect the planet bc sure#its what they believe in and feel like its their duty and yada yada but ultimately they're self serving and most of their#help is accidental. i say most of bc we've seen they abstain from getting involved unless they have a common interest#with dc its like. you have these people in a position of privilege (having superpowers -- which gives them a spot of advantage to ppl who#dont have it) who do the right thing because they WANT TO. and they can stop at any time because nothing stops them.#they COULD say 'yeah you're on your own. we don't really care anymore. duces!' but they Dont.#because through its many flaws dc realizes that goodness isn't only a choice -- its a responsibility#theres probably better ways to say this but. alas#batman#superman#wonder woman#green arrow#aquaman#the justice league#tjl#justice league#dc#dc comics#text#text post
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i think sometimes when ppl talk about caboose infantilization (or really any problematic depictions of characters in fandom works) they get bogged down by the details of what is and isn’t “allowed” instead of tackling the actual issue with the infantilized depictions.
someone will say “caboose is a grown man he drinks alcohol saying otherwise is infantilizing him” and someone will reply “um actually i have a very good reason for him not drinking and how dare you say not drinking is childish” and the conversation turns into an argument about whether or not caboose drinks when like. the point isn’t about whether or not he drinks alcohol, it’s about whether or not you’re treating him like he’s an adult who can make his own decisions about alcohol consumption.
what do you think the reason is that giving him a juicebox in fanart where everyone else is drinking is such a trend? that depicting him with stickers and crayons is? that writing him as asexual— not only asexual, but as a grown man completely unaware of what sex is— is? there is a reason that these trends exist, and the point isn’t to litigate whether or not any individual instance of these things really counts as infantilization. it’s to notice that these patterns exist, to understand why caboose is often treated as childish, to interrogate how you’re depicting him in your own work so that even if you do decide to have him be sober or abstinent or anything along those lines you are doing so with respect and without infantilizing him
#rvb#michael j caboose#people get way too bogged down by the idea of what they’re ‘allowed’ to do in general#every day of the week i will take a caboose that chooses to abstain from alcohol and makes that decision as an adult who understands his#limits and preferences over a caboose that drinks yet is treated like a child that doesn’t understand what getting drunk is
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ABC News in Australia covers the story of how community groups all over the country are coming together as a community to provide for returning Gazan families.
El Rahman Inc. stands at the forefront of this community effort in Naarm/Melbourne, and on the organisation’s Instagram page, regularly posts updates on what supplies are currently needed. It accepts monetary and supply donations at drop off points (which are currently closed until the 28th Dec).



The PCIA has also been instrumental in organising resources for returning Palestinian families. For more widespread support not limited to Melbourne, please consider donating to the Arab Council of Australia, another independent non-profit which has a long history of supporting their community. They are based in New South Wales, which is home to Australia's largest population of Arabic-speaking Australians.
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ABC's news report also highlights that between October 7 and November 20, Home Affairs granted 860 visas to Palestinians, including those seeking to depart Gaza. However, what they fail to give proper attention to is the fact that Israel has been preventing Palestinians from leaving.


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Of the around 860 visas distributed, only 143 Palestinians have managed to successfully arrive in Australia, with the number of new names being added to 'the list' falling to a pathetic degree. To understand the grave conditions of Palestinians awaiting safe passage, this is a great article to read. And although politicians like Penny Wong insist they are doing everything in their power to help Palestine in this time, Australia still shamefully stands by its strongest ally, the US, and actively provides military surveillance of the Gaza Strip to Israeli sources through Pine Gap, a military base in Alice Springs.
In this time, it is imperative to maintain pressure on the Australian government. Protest and vocal pro-Palestine movement is the only thing that caused Australia to eventually vote for a ceasefire in the recent UN resolution, after their cowardly performance earlier. Resources like vic_socialists on Instagram, regardless of where you may stand on their performance as a party itself, has been outstanding in organising regular protest movements across all of Victoria. APAN also maintains a list of pro-Palestine events all around Australia on their website, although I'm not sure at this point if it's exhaustive.
#australia also abstained from the new naval coalition the US has sent into the red sea#which is truly the barest of bare minimums but i'm trying to see it as a good sign of our gov reevaluating our relationship with israel#i hold onto the good i see organisations like el rahman do with clenched hands#there are so many good people in the world. its a shame none of them are in positions of power.#australia#palestine#free palestine#call to action#long post#this information is also unfortunately a bit outdated. my apologies#i thought it was better to share late than never though
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Most Beloved AEW Wrestler Tournament 2: Week 4/Month 1 Statistics Dump
28 Days complete, 127 to go
Total votes thus far: 216,012 (average of 99 votes per bracket, down from 104 last week)
The Ties
While yes, Dax Harwood and Angelico tied and that was fun and cool, it was nowhere near as fun and cool (and awe-inspiring) as that time voters of this tournament somehow coordinated over 24 hours to create a perfect Balance Of Bucks
The Crushing Defeats
For some reason we're unable to have just one unanimous victory and every time it happens, they happen in twos
The Top 20
Below are the stats for the top 20 frontrunners for days 22-28
The Undefeated
While our unvictorious have halved from 6 to 3, our undefeated have remained the same 5 from last week. I'm not one to assume results of brackets before (I've definitely been surprised a time or two), but I'd have to guess that the only way they'll be defeated is by going up against each other, so here are the dates of those matchups
The Midcard
Because I thought it was hilarious that all three Gunns are in this situation, here are the wrestlers who have the same number of bracket wins and losses; the perfect midcard
The Stock Market
Kenny Omega - 1 - 1 (=)
Orange Cassidy - 2 - 2 (=)
Kris Statlander - 3 - 3 (=)
Adam Page - 4 - 6 (2)
Wheeler Yuta - 5 - 5 (=)
Eddie Kingston - 6 - 9 (+3)
Jon Moxley - 7 - 4 (-3)
Swerve Strickland - 8 - 7 (-1)
Willow Nightingale - 9 - 11 (+2)
Konosuke Takeshita - 10 - 12 (+2)
Toni Storm - 11 - 10 (-1)
Jay White - 12 - 8 (-4)
Chuck Taylor - 13 - 13 (=)
Julia Hart - 14 - 14 (=)
MJF - 15 - 18 (+3)
Mariah May - 16 - 15 (-1)
Samoa Joe - 17 - 17 (=)
Will Ospreay - 18 - 16 (-2)
Kota Ibushi - 19 - 19 (=)
Kyle O'Reilly - 20 - 20 (=)
Daniel Garcia - 21 - 22 (+1)
Matthew Jackson - 22 - 29 (+7)
Nyla Rose - 23 - 27 (+4)
Kazuchika Okada - 24 - 21 (-3)
Hook - 25 - 25 (=)
Kyle Fletcher - 26 - 26 (=)
Harley Cameron - 27 - 24 (-3)
Jamie Hayter - 28 - 23 (-5)
Kip Sabian - 29 - 33 (+4)
Queen Aminata - 30 - 30 (=)
Athena - 31 - 28 (-3)
Katsuyori Shibata - 32 - 31 (-1)
Nicholas Jackson - 33 - 47 (+14) MOST SPOTS UP
Hikaru Shida - 34 - 32 (-2)
Claudio Castagnoli - 35 - 37 (+2)
Christian Cage - 36 - 43 (+7)
Bryan Danielson - 37 - 35 (-2)
Evil Uno - 38 - 34 (-4)
Komander - 39 - 39 (=)
PAC - 40 - 38 (-2)
Brody King - 41 - 46 (+5)
Killswitch - 42 - 40 (-2)
Anthony Bowens - 43 - 48 (+5)
Buddy Matthews - 44 - 45 (+1)
Juice Robinson - 45 - 41 (-4)
Mark Briscoe - 46 - 36 (-10)
Danhausen - 47 - 44 (-3)
Riho - 48 - 42 (-6)
Jack Perry - 49 - 49 (=)
Powerhouse Hobbs - 50 - 54 (+4)
Emi Sakura - 51 - 50 (-1)
Mercedes Mone - 52 - 55 (+3)
Marina Shafir - 53 - 59 (+6)
Matt Menard - 54 - 64 (+10)
Lee Moriarty - 55 - 61 (+6)
Adam Cole - 56 - 63 (+7)
Darby Allin - 57 - 56 (-1)
Abadon - 58 - 57 (-1)
Isiah Kassidy - 59 - 51 (-8)
Mark Davis - 60 - 66 (+6)
Ruby Soho - 61 - 58 (-3)
Malakai Black - 62 - 65 (+3)
Hologram - 63 - 52 (-11)
Sting - 64 - 60 (-4)
Penelope Ford - 65 - 69 (+4)
The Beast Mortos - 66 - 68 (+2)
John Silver - 67 - 53 (-14) MOST SPOTS DOWN
Yuka Sakazaki - 68 - 62 (-6)
Thunder Rosa - 69 - 67 (-2)
Bandido - 70 - 71 (+1)
Anna Jay - 71 - 76 (+5)
Skye Blue - 72 - 72 (=)
Cope - 73 - 74 (+1)
Trent Beretta - 74 - 70 (-4)
Austin Gunn - 75 - 83 (+8)
Deonna Purrazzo - 76 - 73 (-3)
Red Velvet - 77 - 81 (+4)
Nick Wayne - 78 - 79 (+1)
Billy Gunn - 79 - 77 (-2)
Keith Lee - 79 - 87 (+8)
Dustin Rhodes - 81 - 75 (-6)
Leyla Hirsch - 81 - 88 (+7)
Lance Archer - 83 - 84 (+1)
Angelo Parker - 84 - 80 (-4)
Colten Gunn - 84 - 85 (+1)
Ricky Starks - 86 - 78 (-8)
Serpentico - 87 - 82 (-5)
Mr Brodie Lee - 88 - 93 (+5)
Shelton Benjamin - 89 - 86 (-3)
Matt Taven - 90 - 95 (+5)
Taya Valkyrie - 91 - 88 (-3)
Bryan Keith - 92 - 96 (+4)
Roderick Strong - 93 - 97 (+4)
Marq Quen - 94 - 90 (-4)
Dante Martin - 95 - 91 (-4)
Luther - 96 - 103 (+7)
Diamante - 97 - 100 (+3)
Darius Martin - 98 - 92 (-6)
Bobby Lashley - 99 - 94 (-5)
Kiera Hogan - 100 - 106 (+6)
Johnny TV - 101 - 101 (=)
AR Fox - 102 - 98 (-4)
Leila Grey - 103 - 99 (-4)
Big Bill - 104 - 107 (+3)
Max Caster - 105 - 113 (+8)
Ricochet - 106 - 110 (+4)
Alex Reynolds - 107 - 104 (-3)
The Butcher - 108 - 112 (+4)
Brian Cage - 109 - 102 (-7)
Lio Rush - 110 - 105 (-5)
Cash Wheeler - 111 - 111 (=)
Angelico - 112 - 116 (+4)
Dax Harwood - 113 - 115 (+2)
Rey Fenix - 114 - 114 (=)
Colt Cabana - 115 - 117 (+2)
Mercedes Martinez - 116 - 120 (+4)
Dr Britt Baker DMD - 117 - 108 (-9)
Tay Melo - 118 - 118 (=)
Brandon Cutler - 119 - 121 (+2)
Wardlow - 119 - 109 (-10)
Mike Bennett - 121 - 123 (+2)
Matt Sydal - 122 - 122 (=)
Scorpio Sky - 123 - 119 (-4)
Jeff Jarrett - 124 - 125 (+1)
Lee Johnson - 125 - 124 (-1)
Jay Lethal - 126 - 127 (+1)
Action Andretti - 127 - 130 (+3)
The Blade - 128 - 126 (-2)
Toa Liona - 129 - 128 (-1)
Dralistico - 130 - 129 (-1)
Griff Garrison - 131 - 134 (+3)
Peter Avalon - 132 - 133 (+1)
Ortiz - 133 - 138 (+5)
Michael Nakazawa - 134 - 140 (+6)
Chris Jericho - 135 - 131 (-4)
Rush - 136 - 135 (-1)
Sammy Guevara - 137 - 132 (-5)
Dutch - 138 - 136 (-2)
Bishop Kaun - 139 - 141 (+2)
Josh Woods - 140 - 137 (-3)
Vincent - 141 - 139 (-2)
Preston Vance - 142 - 144 (+2)
Tony Nese - 143 - 143 (=)
Paul Wight - 144 - 145 (+1)
Shawn Dean - 145 - 148 (+3)
Kamille - 146 - 147 (+1)
Saraya - 147 - 142 (-5)
Madison Rayne - 148 - 146 (-2)
Ariya Daivari - 149 - 149 (=)
Miro - 150 - 152 (+2)
Satnam Singh - 151 - 150 (-1)
Aaron Solo - 152 - 151 (-1)
Anthony Ogogo - 153 - 154 (+1)
Rebel - 154 - 153 (-1)
Nick Comoroto - 155 - 156 (+1)
Serena Deeb - 156 - 155 (-1)
MONTH DIFFERENCES
Now, since it has been a month (and change) since the tournament started, some changes in the roster have occurred. This will not affect the tournament, but they will be noted cause I feel like noting them
LOST:
Malakai Black
Miro
Ricky Starks
GAINED:
Megan Bayne
And finally, everyone's favourite part:
TAGS OF THE WEEK
@nylarose for summoning the forces politely
@dykecassidy for getting a good grade in tags
@fatal-3nvy for pitching a 2000s teen coming of age movie opening
@sendhook for staying on brand
@chuckstaylors for breaking it down for us
@lavosse for doing commentary of commentary
@himbos-hotline and @unseenbox for racing to the joke
@sumeriandeathsquad who stuck by a commitment and reblogged this bracket 12 times
@sarahcakes613 for learning a valuable lesson about tumblr
#most beloved aew wrestler tournament#aew#all elite wrestling#for real though i am super proud of everyone who voted on the Bucks Bracket#i abstained cause I usually do to remain impartial so I was getting my updates through the tags only and it brought me SO much joy#tourney stats
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"MY life has gotten marginally better or been unaffected under the current administration, so give the Democrats YOUR vote"
that's what y'all sound like. fuckin entitled. or do none of y'all actually believe in one person, one vote lol
just say that other people's problems, well-being, stability, and dignity is secondary to your fucking comfort under the status quo.
if things are "better under Biden" for you to such an extent that you feel entitled to other people's fucking votes, I got news for ya — you were probably fine under Trump too 🙃
#all i hear is#give me your vote#GIVE me your vote — and im not talking about from politicians#your ass is so excited to vote for a warmonger and a genocidal liar#which every us president has been to some degree bc that's the real face of america#ok then you and YOUR vote can vote for biden#bitching about leftists abstaining to vote blue this election is just y'all crying over the consequences#of demanding support from the demographics you clearly DO NOT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT#while loudly proclaiming and proving that you do not give a fuck about them lmao#mess#clown brigade#fuck biden#make a real argument please lmao#i have read and heard them all and they always boil down to this fucking bullshit#y'all pretend there's no nuance to ppl not voting this cycle but pretend theres nuance to#vote blue no matter who#lmao ok#i aint even old yet and im too old for this shit
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i’m a firm believer that charles has no ass
#not sure about using the word firm here tbh#anyways#charles has no reason to be ripped#movie charles at least#let him be soft#he doesn’t abstain from exercising but he doesn’t spend hours and hours at the gym#he’s like you know normal#do you get it#midnight cherik thoughts#cherik#cherik sillies
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It's really disheartening that Rick Riordan stance on the war I understand that he wants to be neutral on this stance but in my opinion by becoming neutral he only worsening the issue as many Palestines are dying that are mostly children, how the majority of Israeli are supporting the Genocide of Palestine, and how the government is trying so hard (but miserably failing) to justified the genocide. I will hold him accountable for what he said on this issue as during this period the choice is basically "you are with us or against us."
Part of me wishes he will realize what he said was wrong and understand the bigger issue that plays at hand. I will criticism for his actions as how can a man who promotes LGBTQIA and representation of minorities and disabilities in his books turn a blind eyes to Genocide of people. However we can only wait and see on his next move.
One last thing about your previous you said you don't group Riordan with other authors where do you would group him with? Also this is more on an opinion base answer but many people are boycotting companies that support Israel there as been another post on Twitter on boycotting authors. Rick Riordan happens to be one of them. Do you believed that he should be boycotted with other authors or he should be properly educated and apologized for his previous statement? If you believed he should be boycotted what do tou have to say to those who might have the mentality of "separate the art from the artist"
thank you for this ask, and i completely agree with you! it is extremely hypocritical of him considering what he preaches for in his books. i think he’s convinced he has properly addressed the apartheid by using very vague language that can be applied to anything, and in doing so, he’s addressed nothing really.
your first question on who i would group him with— probably other authors who are doing the exact same as him in their virtue signalling. i always like to link my other blogs to each other, so i don’t think it’s a secret that i have a red queen account and i’m pretty passionate about that. unfortunately, victoria aveyard is another fantasy author who has literally wrote a whole four-book series on the uprising against oppression but is now playing neutral in her address of the apartheid. rebecca yarros is in the same boat, although i haven’t read ‘fourth wing,’ fans have said there are large themes of oppression within the book. so if i had to group riordan it would probably be in the ‘i-like-to-write-about-it-for-profit-and-praise-only’ group.
in terms of boycotting, i think that’s a great idea! i would also like to remind everyone that the percy jackson tv show is coming out in a little over a month, but disney is a huge industry financially supporting israel as well ($2 million in funding), which is obviously far more damning than a poorly written address by one person. there is a boycott happening for disney as well— and the pjo show will be released on disney + . i implore everyone to not watch it on that platform!! personally i will be pirating it online (idk if i’ll get into trouble saying that here but lol oh well), because im pretty sure the boycott is only for withdrawing financial support, not simply consuming media.
i feel like separating art from the artist only works if that artist is… like, dead, and you’re using that art and its values as a historical insight to how the world was during its time. you can still like a piece of work that has a problematic artist, you can engage with the work (to an extent). but separating art from the artist barely works because either:
to engage with the art is to support the artist in some way, so that artist is making money based on your interaction with that (particularly in the case for singers and streaming of songs)
that artists’ views and values are so rancid that it’s literally embedded within the text itself. to ignore it is harmful.
harry potter is my all-time favourite example to use, because jkr is the scum of the earth, and her views are entrenched in her work. a lesser known example is sarah j maas and her books (she’s also not as dogshit as jkr, but then again, its not hard to be a better person than her). i’m not going to bag on these people for liking things by problematic people (would be hypocritical of me), i just think it’s cowardly not to address it when you come across it, or at least admit to it. to simply write things off as ‘separate to the artist’ is like purposefully turning off your critical thinking skills.
on whether boycotting or an apology is enough— if riordan did apologise and used specific language and not the nonsense he had in that blog, expressed his remorse for his ignorance and then actually did or said something to support the people of palestine then, yeah. that’s fine and that’s how we learn ig. but he should educate himself, too many activists, people from the arab community and especially palestinians are expected to be all-knowing and to educate everyone else on an already draining and personal tragedy. it’s been exhausting for me, i can’t imagine what they’re going through. if riordan (or anyone) needs to be educated, he should do it himself, and (at least in my opinion) i don’t think the info is very hard to find now. it’s just about weeding out the misinformation.
i think boycotting is a good idea as of now. it can serve to be a catalyst for self reflection for many people. also, as much as i hate most online discourses, talking about it online needs to happen. i don’t want these authors to forget, for a moment, about the ignorance they posted online during a time of international crisis.
#sorry if this is so messy. its 3am where i am rn#i finished two exams today and my brain is deaddd#but ty for this ask!#i have sooo many opinions about the whole ‘separate the art from artist’ and when to boycott something#because usually im actually not a big fan of boycotting. i just dont think it works most of the time (at least recently)#boycotting as a way of ‘canceling’ someone is something i think is a bit silly for instance.#esp when people gonna forget about what that person did in like. two months at most#but i feel like this issue (especially for corporations funding millions of dollars into genocide) is big enough to warrant a call for-#-everyone to abstain financially from things#like it isnt someone saying some dumb shit online. theres a whole country being wiped out.#unfortunately so many corporations fund israel. an insidious amount. so just do ur best to navigate thru it#riordanverse#incorrect riordanverse#rick riordan#hoo#heroes of olympus#percy jackson#pjo#trials of apollo#toa#ask#anon#free palestine#percy jackson disney+#pjo tv show#rewriting
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I guess I didn't anticipate the sheer number of conclave fans who are catholics who think all the church's problems would be solved by a progressive pope
#I shouldnt have been here to begin with but I rlly do need to get out of here#E was right by abstaining from any fannish interest in this movie
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ppl who aren't voting because they think both trump and harris are morally wrong in their policies really fundamentally don't understand the reality of the electoral system huh. They still think they're electing the homecoming queen or something huh.
having the right to vote, and not voting, because you think both candidates are fascists is in fact what the fascists want you to do. i hate to break it to you buster but our democracy is at best a capitalist oligarchy and the power we have over the current system is limited, but voting is one of the most concrete expressions of power we have within that system. it's also one of the first things to go if we become a fascist state for real. People have fought and died over generations for the right to vote. Don't you dare fucking piss it away.
#uspol#i saw a post that pissed me the hell off#hundreds of people in the comments having a morality panic over having to pick between two assholes#sorry fuckos but the 'lesser evil' metric does not apply here. this isn't the fucking witcher.#your vote isn't an endorsement it's a tactical maneuver#get the hell off your high horse and look at the people in front of you you're fucking over if you throw away your vote#do you understand the PRIVILEGE you're exercising by abstaining from voting?#y'all didn't pay attention in your us history classes and it fucking shows#it's very clear to me that this voter abstinence movement is all about exercising a sense of moral superiority#it's performative#and it reeks of privilege and guilt
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If genocide joe loses the 2024 election don't cry about the people who understandably will not vote. I dont want trump but it'll be his own fault if he loses. If you still believe in the 2 party system you need to grow up
If you still believe that your own righteous fury is worth more than people's lives, then you also need to grow up. If a compromise will save lives, I'll compromise. I won't let people die holding out for a perfect solution that will never come.
#genocide tw#i am far less angry about people abstaining from voting this year than i was in 2016 for obvious reasons#but i have seen one too many 'the ceasefire isn't good enough' bad takes to be completely charitable#especially to those who seem to think that preaching to the choir on here is a better use of their time than flipping people on the fence#biden might be pro israel but he at least can be pressured into 'let's not kill civilians'#trump and his ilk think that annihilating gaza and everyone in it sounds great and that's what they will do if we let them
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korrin shouting “[keyleth] made you believe! don’t give up on her!” 👏
#sidenote: korrin is having A Day#his daughter comes home crying#people in power are talking shit about his wife#he has to abstain from *checks notes* doing his actual job to avoid the appearance of favoritism#his attempt to advise his daughter through a difficult trial fails#his daughter crumbles into dust before his eyes#annemarie watches the legend of vox machina#the legend of vox machina#tlovm#vox machina#korrin of the air ashari#korrin#keyleth of the air ashari#keyleth#deadly echoes#critical role
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