#Education is so important

[the-almighty-god]

let me re-phrase my ask, would you consider cancleing my class tomorow? You obviously CAN, I just want to know if you would be willing to do it, please

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No. Go to class. Learning is good for you.

Thank you for the whales, though.

[skelejester]

public high school: the united states is such a great country and yeah we had slavery and all that but all of our problems ended with MLK

university history class: everything you’ve learned up until this point is propaganda actually and anyone who’s told you we learned and grew past the violent racism and oppression in this country is wrong

[rintoki]

not YET!! but you bet your ass I'm gonna start playing it again 😭💀 rip my wallet

also damn this college stuff is whopping my ass and it hasn't even been a month bro 😭 traveling is such a pain in the ass I'm so tired by the time I reach back home istg also how are you??!! sorry i couldn't reply at all :'(

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no worries love, there’s no pressure to answer HAHA i’m jus some rando on the internet lol

i’m excited for you to start playing again !!!! fontaine is so good omg the underwater exploration is so fun but if u only want the characters no worries neuvillette and wriothesley is next patch so u still have like one month-ish don’t stress urself with genshin if you’re busy with school

but i’m doing well !!! i’m excited for next patch for hsr, danheng banner soon !!!! heheh but i’m ngl after seeing fuxuan i think i’ll pull for her as well she’s so pretty and her animations and designs are so gorgeous.

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

[toneelspeelster]

the theory of you.

[fromtheseventhhell]

Someone created a Master Document for Palestine, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sudan, Haiti, Yemen, and Hawai'i full of relevant accounts to follow, legitimate causes to donate to, and information on their current situations. OP also plans to keep this doc updated and include additional countries, so you can check it periodically for new details. This is a great resource to help educate yourself and help share information!

[dreamyintersexouppy]

a lot of tme trans people have gotten to the "genitals do not determine your gender" part, which is good and true, but very few will take the extra step of "genitals do not determine your identity at all" let alone make it to "genitals do not determine your social role but we have a system in place that attempts to force that falsehood into existence and we need to describe it so we know how to live long enough under it to kill it" and so when faced with anyone describing axis of oppression that branch from sexual and gender assignment like transmisogyny or that inform that assignment like racism/misogynoir they fucking crumble and turn into babbling fascists with an innocence complex

[moeitsu]

Today, something deeply alarming happened after Trump’s inauguration. He’s been in office for less than 24 hours, and his administration has already made a bold, terrifying move: ReproductiveRights.gov has been shut down.

This was one of the largest online resources for women’s reproductive health in the country, and its removal isn’t just a minor administrative change—it’s a warning. A nationwide abortion ban is almost certainly coming. The idea of “safe states” will no longer apply. Women across the U.S. are on the brink of losing their basic right to complete bodily autonomy.

And it won’t end with abortions. Trump’s Project 2025 proposal outlines a chilling agenda that includes rolling back access to birth control and contraceptives. This isn’t just about reproductive health—it’s about control, and it’s happening right in front of us.

If this doesn’t scare you, it should. This isn’t fear mongering, it’s the terrifying reality we’re now facing. If you’ve been hoping everything will work itself out, it’s time to realize it won’t.

I don’t usually talk about politics here, but staying silent on this topic feels like I am betraying the women in this country. We need to educate ourselves, have these conversations, and start preparing for what’s coming.

While I am not dedicating this blog to activism, I will try and post/reblog any helpful resources and information that I come across. Tumblr may be one of the last few social media platforms that is not censored by the government.

[zevranunderstander]

number #1 tactic that people use to not sound as racist as they are when they talk to black people: 'uhh so you AMERICANS need to stop pretending everything is about YOU. why should i know this im not from the us :/' (= is talking about like. a phenomenally internationally well-known black artist)

[aquarius-cookie-jar]

Once again, I find myself disappointed by Devsis AND the cookie run community, and how alarmingly racist a lot of people are.

All screenshots and information gathered here are from twitter user @/Celezticuh.

This will be a discussion on not just Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures, but also the community's response against the wider issue. It's gonna be long, so buckle up.

1. What's going on with Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures?

To no one's surprise, it's racism against Black people and Indigenous people, yey! /S

Why is this an issue? Because these traditional practices and clothing of people of color (especially those of black and native american descent) have often been used as just costumes and props instead of being respected as what it is, a culture that is to be respected.

This is what Celezticuh has stated in greater detail about what is wrong:

2. The community's response.

Celezticuh and several other members of the CRTOA discord have brought up this issue in the official discord server, but have experienced pushback FROM THE COOKIE RUN COMMUNITY ITSELF.

Here are some notable people defending this behavior.

Let me be clear, as an asian myself, telling people that "Oh they're asian, they don't know!" Or "They don't care!" Is -newsflash- ALSO RACIST TOWARDS ASIAN PEOPLE??????

We here in asia face discrimination for not being light skinned, skinny, and colorism. It's not as bad as being the subject of extreme racism, but it has negative effects on our society. And it disgusts me how people genuinely think that just because they're korean, means they get a free pass to be disrespectful towards other people outside of their circle.

Secondly, they have fans INTERNATIONALLY. If they only cared about korean fans, they would not have as big of an impact on the wider scale as they do. They know we (the people outside of korea) have our eyes on them. And people who say that they don't know, are full of bullshit.

3. Why has there no action been taken against this?

A big issue as to why this has never reached Devsister's ears is because the Korean community isn't as outraged at this compared to the international audience. Now, I am not saying we should automatically assume any and all korean players are as racist as the company, but I'd chalk it up to ignorance, which still sucks let's be real.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that the international community has been calling for protests and asking for the trucks to be delivered again, but unless we have support from the korean community, it's looking to be highly unlikely.

So here we ask for people to help us get into contact with someone from the korean community who's willing to help get the trucks set up again.

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I'm not the best at conclusions, however, I want to leave off with a message.

The cookie run community has festered some of the most racist, vile garbage of people I've ever seen. Not just towards black and non pale skinned people of color, but even towards the asians you claim to defend themselves (Dark Cacao, Affogato and Peach Blossoms are barely scratching the surface.).

Cookie run fans, please do better.

[elivenya]

The whole collar thing is hillarious eitherway. Grisha are serfs. Crown property. Alina was a slave the moment she was discovered a grisha. It's not the collar, that makes her a slave. But i am also tired to explain serfdom and absolute monarchy to americans.

Darkling trying to talk sense to Alina is so heartbreaking but also funny, somehow.

Like, he's still hoping that she can't possibly stay this stupid for the rest of her immortal life.

Sasha, my boy, stop it. She's a self-insert for American teenagers from Instagram, she won't ever see reason.

From her point of view the war and Grisha genocide don't exist and you are responsible for murdering innocent people, who were trying to kill her.

Just choke this bitch, Sasha. Save us all.

[onebizarrekai]

I don't remember if you answered this question, but did you go to art school or are you self-taught? Have you studied from YouTube videos?

nah, I never did art school. I learned a few things from books when I was a kid and got signed up for a short summer art class one time, since I was thinking about being a professional artist and my parents were trying to help me along. I learned how to use digital art programs from tutorials when I was a teenager, but I haven't used tutorials much besides that. pretty much everything I know has been from observing other artists online and experimenting. so yeah, I guess that means I'm self-taught, haha.

I went to school for music and vocal performance, but I could tell a long story about the university I went to, how they weren't really qualified to train musicians and how I dropped out. I've already been working professionally as a performer for 7 years, working with a private teacher and as a teacher myself, and I have tons of experience that I never would've gotten at school, so it's all working out really well.

[queerpdsys]

seeing disability awareness posts end with “TLDR; no, read it” is fucking WILD

[catgirlstalin]

What’s you’re thoughts on Rosa Luxemburg, trots and leftcoms often like to paint her as some sort of “anti tankie hero” but when reading her works and learning about her I don’t think that’s true.

i havent actually read enough of her works to make any intelligent judgment on that yet. but from experience with trots and leftcoms (and honestly a lot of other groups too) there is often a bit of a glorification and white washing going on with communists who were killed before they held any positions of power. because its very easy to project your own views onto someone who died young and fantasize about the great leader they *would* have been. again idk about rosa specifically but in general, if someone only ever talks positively of people who were killed early on, while at the same time only ever criticizing the communists who actually held power (stalin, mao, castro, etc) it probably says more about that person and their own views which they are projecting onto their favorite martyr

mutuals who are more knowledgable about rosa luxemburg feel free to chime in and correct me

[notahorseindisguise]

for those who don't know: this is the Aboriginal flag.

the black represents the colour of the skin of the people

the red represents the red earth and the spiritual connection to it, as well as the red ochre used in ceremonies

the yellow circle represents the sun, the giver of life

this is the Torres Strait Islander flag, a flag which is just as important, signifying another group of Indigenous australians

the green represents the land, the blue represents the sea

the black lines separating them represents the Torres Strait Islander people

the centre of the flag has a white dhari, a type of headdress

the white star underneath it symbolizes peace, and the 5 points represent the 5 island groups in the Torres Strait

please correct me if you believe any of this information is wrong

[zombvibes]

I’m not sure if I shared this link on here but, I recommend reading through the articles on this site!