#Gender & Race

[everythingshaquana]

#EverythingShaquana #TellItTuesday #Presents Interviews By EverythingShaq: Highlighting "Blessed Hands Barbershop"

Introduction: Born in Harlem, NY, by way of a full upbringing in the Downtown Manhattan neighborhood of La Loisiada [also known as the Lower East Side], BlessedHands Barbershop’s Founder & CEO, Keith J. Gardner, is an all-round “Classic Man,” if you’ve ever known one. Circa May 2023 20 Quesion Interview Session w/: Blessed Da Barber aka K.J.G. aka Blessed 1. Q: Intentions & Manifestations A:…

[witchthewriter]

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 & 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮

⤷ gender neutral, ambiguous race, and any size reader. Requests are open, thank you for reading!

a/n: Minor spoilers, I’ll do my best not to let anything slip!

Warnings: swears (I like to swear I’m sorry)

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𝑺𝑭𝑾🌿  

𝐊𝐚𝐳

・You honestly thought he hated your guts

・Like he truly despised you

・But Kaz saw his feelings as a weakness. He thought he was protecting you by keeping his distance

・It wasn’t until Jesper let something slip, which made you think Kaz might see you in a positive way.

    Sitting on a chair and propping his legs on the table, Jesper didn’t even look at you when he said, “Oh he loves you-”

“He what??” Your response cut him off and the sharp-shooter smirked. 

       “Haven’t you noticed? He’s extra ... Kaz-like when you’re around.” 

・From that moment on you thought about every interaction you’ve had with Kaz

・The tight-lipped responses, averting your gaze, but also giving you the easiest part of the jobs, making sure that you had extra protection ... 

・You didn’t know it, but Kaz was making sure you were never directly in harms way

・You were never too far away from him

・And when the jobs were too risky, he would pull you out. You thought it was because you weren’t talented enough, but that wasn’t the case at all. 

・It was starting to make sense now

𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚

・Shy around you, but will blurt out the most random fact? And it doesn’t have anything to do with the conversation

・Always able to spot you out in a crowd 

・It’s like some sort of sixth sense, she’s just able to find you 

・Uses her sun summoner powers to give you light whenever you need it 

・And yeah she might show off a bit ...

・Laughs at all your jokes - even if they aren’t that funny. I guess you could call it pity laughing ...

・Her journals are full of drawings of you. Never shows anyone, and would die of embarrassment if anyone found out. 

・Genya was the one to push her to talk to you

・Alina thinks she’ll scare you off with all the attention she’s getting. Everyone thinking she’s a Saint, being the one to tear down the fold, etc. 

・So when you agreed to go on a date with her, she didn’t know what to say next. 

𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐢

・Amps up the charm, so on the outside he seems so suave, but on the inside he is literally buRNING WITH DESIRE

・Would give you endless gifts, that are extremely expensive 

・Like his money advisor would be like “bruh where’s that $$$ gone?” 

・Definitely the type to write secret admirer letters 

・Always makes sure you have your favourite food. Either stocks it in your room, and says “I do this for all my ... friends” (lie, he doesn’t), or literally carries it on his person “just in case” 

・Tolya and Tamar tell him to pursue you, but Nikolai feigns confusion

    “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the Prince says, shrugging his shoulders, pretending to read the map in front of him

    “Liar,” they both laugh, shaking their heads. 

・Okay so with it being very obvious that he has a crush on you, somehow you don’t ... see it?

・Your brain is like, ‘ This Prince of Ravka couldn’t possibly like me. I’m just imagining it.”

・But to be loyal to their captain, Tolya and Tamar keep their mouths shut (although they do try to see if you like him back - and of course you do?????)

𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐣

・You would have absolutely no clue

・So quiet, but somehow ... extra quiet around you?

・Watches you from afar to make sure you’re safe

・Has learned your routine, likes, dislikes and favourite things without saying a word to you 

・Feels so protective over you. Kinda like Edward and Bella vibes. Like she thinks you would end up hurting yourself walking down the stairs (because she’s seen you do it)

・You’d notice her because one day you were followed home and she saved you from the thugs

・She introduced herself, as if she was a skilled bystander 

・And from then on you kept ‘bumping’ into each other

・Because she knew all your favourite places 

・Okay this is starting to sound a lil creepy, but we know Inej has only good intentions. And she would realise how creepy it was getting and stop doing it

・But then you’d notice that you see her less and get a bit sad 

・So you seek her out and ask why you haven’t been seeing her as much

・And she kinda ... freezes because she thinks you caught onto her 

       “...work, you know?” 

・You looked away for one second, turned back and she was gone

𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫

・Flirty Mcflirt pants x1000

・Walks up to you confidently, about to say the best pick up line, but then he completely stumbles over his words 

・Complains to Inej about how he can be so charming with everyone else but he always messes up around you 

・We know Jesper ‘falls in love easily’

・But with you it was different

・His feelings weren’t flimsy; like parchment in water. No, they felt stronger, like a seed in the earth. 

・Somehow you became his first priority

・He found himself second-guessing his outfits-

    “I’m not sure if I look ... fabulous? Inej, what do you thi- oh she’s gone.” 

・But you always compliment him. And one of your compliments is worth a hundred from strangers

・Thinks you can do no wrong, like seriously. Thinks the sun shines out of your as-

   “They did NOT do that. Well, if they did good on ‘em!” 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

・Longing looks from afar 

・Never snappy with you, unlike interactions with other people 

・Has memorised your every feature so he can imagine you before he goes to bed

・Would feel confused; is it infatuation? Just a fleeting crush? Lust? 

・Or was it something more?

・His heartrenders notice his heart rate picking up whenever you’re around, “sir, are you okay?” 

    “Yes I’m fine, I’m fine-” he grumbles

・Sneaks you dessert after every meal. You thought he did this for every Grisha, until you asked Zoya how her dessert was one night and she looked at you like you were crazy

    “Does that have a hidden meaning?” 

“No...?”

・So it’s basically favouratism 

・And vERY JEALOUS

・No man is allowed to be alone with you basically 

・And no one is allowed to yell, hurt or speak to you in any sort of negative way at all

𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚

・Is absolutely shameless about it 

・Gives the impression that she doesn’t care if you know about her feelings or not. 

・But that’s not completely the case. 

・Nina is sexually attracted to you - so she would try and pursue you on that front. But once she realised that there was a deeper attraction ... she knew she was fucked 

・She’s a whirlwind to be around; constant fast-paced and witty banter 

・Shares her food with you, and asks if you want to get food with her (it’s practically always waffles)

・Nina would approach you as another aquaintance - with her flirting. But what really showed her feelings was the food

・Nina didn’t just share food with anyone

・No, absolutely not. 

・Only those that she cared very deeply about 

・And she doesn’t just ask anyone to go get food with her; because eating is like a sacred experience...

・With the wrong company, it could completely ruin it

・So that’s why she always asks you

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐬

・Creates a friendship with you by asking about all your favourite things

・When he first met you, Matthias felt this warm giddy feeling inside

・He thought maybe it was a one off 

・But every time you interacted, the same feeling occurred 

・He’s quite slow with his advances. One might not even classify them as advances because he’s so ‘old school.’ 

・He’d be the type who likes to “go steady”

・Matthias is actually pretty good at explaining his emotions and thoughts

・So he’s quite understanding! 

・Absolutely wholesome (once his misplaced hatred for Grisha isn’t there anymore...) 

・Gentleman; opens doors for you, offers his arm, never lets someone talk over you. And this is before you’re in a relationship 

・Never lets people speak negatively towards you or about you

・He has your back 24/7

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚

・Shy!!! But incredibly protective; will tailor someone to have pimples if they talk badly about you 

・Tries to get the Darkling to pair you up on quests/tasks

・Mostly gazes at you from afar, sighing every 30 seconds in admiration 

・Laughs the loudest whenever you make a joke (or say anything remotely funny) (and then someone nudges her arm, telling her to dial it down) 

・Asks about “nonchalantly” with others, basically to see how you’re going. Because she’s too embarrassed to ask you 

・Whenever she catches your eye, you give her a smile and her insides burst into butterflies 

・Gets sad when you get put on missions that make you have to travel, she misses you dearly

・When her confidence builds, she tells you that whenever you’d need her tailoring skills, she’d be glad to help

・Would do that hand thing in Pride and Prejudice when Mr Darcy holds Elizabeth’s hand and when he’s walking away he like ... flexes it (it’s more romantic on screen, I promise)

・That’s how she’d be, but with only brushing her hand against yours 

𝐌𝐚��

・Tries his best to start conversations with you but they’re always so awkward, like he asks you about the weather? And small things like what your favourite colour is, what you think the best meal of the day is etc. 

・You thought he was just doing it to be nice, to create some small talk... 

・But little did you know this boy was falling HEAD over HEELS in love with you 

・The first time he made you laugh, he nearly imploded. 

・Your laugh was so refreshing...

・He didn’t think another person could give him so much happiness

・And being the source of your happiness was mind blowing to him. Hearing your laugh was like the weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders

・Thinks about you day and night, fantasising about your life together. Where you would get married, what kind of house you’d live in, how many children etc. 

・Literally already having names picked out for your kids 

・And when you started talking to him ... as in initiating the conversations - he felt like a king

𝐙𝐨𝐲𝐚

・It was obvious that Zoya liked you - she was never as coldhearted like she was with everyone else 

・Almost like she was constantly “going easy” on you 

・And then when someone would point it out, she would be twice as mean

・Leaving you completely confused 

・But once she ... settled? in her feelings, she started to change 

・Like showing off in front of you

・I’m talking, actually asking, “are they looking?” before showing off 

・Zoya makes sure no one is talking behind your back 

・She will literally tear them to shreds if they insult you. And I’m not over emphasising - she would tear some down utterly and completely, if they messed with you. 

・Thinks about you when she’s in bed, how she yearns for your arms to be wrapped around her

・Finds herself daydreaming about you, then snaps back to reality and pretends like nothing happened 

・Blushes whenever you’re around, but her bravado turns up tenfold

[dre4ml4nd-st4rlight]

Punk rock band mate alter request by @cupofmoths . Hope you enjoy !! Glad to have been able to add another member to Disgrace :3

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「 ✦ Base ID ‘ s ✦ 」**

╰┈➤ names : sInNner , MAyhEm , CHiv , rAmoNA , sPikE ,

╰┈➤ ****Pronouns : any prn , it/its , rock/rock , sin/sins , amp/amps , met/metals , punk/punks , fire/fires

╰┈➤ Titles : LoRd of MAyhEm , CHivalRouS bASsTarD , Leader of Disgrace , puNkrOt , gOd of puNk

╰┈➤ Genders : agender , transgender , transfem , dykefem , musiccomfic , metallian , musicstimic , loudmusicgender , impurnalcravic

╰┈➤ Orientations : lesbutch , lesdyke , biles , autophile , sapphophilia , hybriphilia

⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ other id ‘ s ๋࣭⭑ ꩜ ˎˊ˗

☾ Cis - typing quirk ( chaotic capitalization of letters ) , musician ( singer , guitarist ) , anger issues , hypersexual , autistic , ginger , 5’9 “ , 25 , Musician , Guitarist , cross dresser ( for fun / on occasion ) , piercings ,

⟡ Trans - gender ; male to ( xenic ) female , male to nonbinary , addict / permahigh ; crystal meth + ecstasy + nicotine + weed , Perma-stimming , transage ; born 1983 + Perma 1980’s + 1990’s + young to old ( 25 - 30 / 32 ) , nonhuman : rock angel + God ,

ᯓ★ 「 ✦ Roles + Alter Functions ✦ 」. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

emotional processor , alemetive , persecutor , sysadult , sensual reliever , reliefmate , artisan

MAyhEm’s role is to process any anger the body / headmates may experience ( whether it sPikE’s anger or not ). Amp does so through music ( writing it , playing it and listening to it ) , distraction ( being loud / chaotic ) , and occasionally through self harm ( any kind, not just physical harm ) . Sin can also help to create new alters - it can help them form by helping them explore different aspects of their identity ( typically through music + tattoos )

⋆.˚✮🎧✮˚.⋆ Interest and misc details ⋆.˚✮🎧✮˚.⋆

favorite colors : Red , fire colors , Black , grey , gold + silver

Hobbies + Interest : Music ; playing it, making it ( bands of interest : acdc , Metallica , guns and roses , kiss , maneskin, other bands of that genre I’m not familiar with hehe ), listening to it. Gardening + flowers ( like a calming past-time ) , Glampunk styles , old cars + motorcycles , racing , tattoos ( looking at / doing ) , pissing people off , making a statement , rallies , pride fests , parties , shows , preforming , loud noises , doing hair and makeup ; specifically for preformance .

they stim by : singing , dancing , playing with their hair , texture seeking ( they like very rough textures like rocks + asphalt ) , rocking back and fourth

Is the lead vocalist of the band Disgrace , loves to hang out with their bandmates and is in a sissasystem with them

sin loves to tattoo punkself other members of the system , their skill helps them in creating others .

CHiv is very chaotic and loud , met loves to break out into song and dance at any given point , will sing along to anything , and will argue with anyone about anything they feel so inclined to . They are similar to this quote from Brennan Lee Mulligan ; “ You can count on this , I will die on any hill “

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[jessicapaik]

Pitch Perfect (2012) by Jason Moore

What are the social aspects within the film's narrative that align with the film's songs?

The film’s setting in a college aligns with the songs and narrative, as this enhances themes of social institution structures in regards to race, gender, and status. As Beca enters college with no friends, she tries to find a community through clubs that are rooted in the cliques and established ties. But, once she was discovered by Chloe, a member of the Bellas, she asks to audition for the acapella group due to the lack of members, leading Beca to audition and join the group. Through the Bellas', we see a mixed group of people with different backgrounds and personalities, leading Aubrey to try to change the groups differences to oneness. This brings Beca and Aubrey to be in constant division of each other, effecting the group's dynamic. These disagreements pass the borders of the off-stage and on-stage narrative, as quarrels that are based on their differing personalities are placed during their performances. But, as the narrative continues, they find community in each other through their love of music and singing together as a group. The film's focus on diversity and popular culture of the time through the connected genre of satirical comedy that is shown through both the characters and group relationships that connect to their college environment.

How do historiographies of previously recorded songs inform audience relationships with the musical's narrative and performers?

We see the different acapella groups use songs that correlate to their identities, as the TroubleMakers use songs that exert romance and desire through a male perspective that connects to their “bad boy” personalities and the Barden Bellas use songs that have been sung throughout the group's generations, which matches with their traditional looks that are expressed through their stage outfits, dance, and stuck-up personalities of some members. But, throughout the film, the relationship between the groups develops, and the final performances show a change in group dynamic that is expressed through song. We see these changes through their amping of their stage outfits, choreography, and choice of songs that range from "Price Tag" by Jessie J and "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull, Ne-yo, and Afrojack. Specifically, Beca's choice of singing "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds to send a message to Jessie, a member of the troublemakers, for a second chance, as the song is based off their time watching The Breakfast Club (1985). The chosen songs within the film are not merely to connect to the narrative, but rather the relationships of characters that are intertwined with songs that represent their growth individually and together as a group.

What musical genre/style drives the film's score, and how does the genre/style (re)define the film as a musical?

Through Beca's help, the group decides to ditch the songs of tradition and mix songs of different genres that reflects on Beca's background of DJing and aspirations of music production. This reflects the film's intentions of performing songs that are based on mixing of songs in the form of acapella. This comes with different stylistic sounds within each group and the creation of a refreshing take on the expanding genre of musical. A particular scene of the film known as the "Riff Off" is a game played by the acapella groups, as a chosen genre is picked and groups must sing songs in the genre and find a flow within each song that is sung through continuation of lyrics and beat. This game mirrors the idea of mixing songs, whilst using acapella as a way to create melody. This shows a modern take on musicals, as these genres were gaining popularity during this time.

[gatekeeper-watchman]

Daily Devotionals for November 22, 2024

Proverbs: God's Wisdom for Daily Living

Devotional Scripture:

Proverbs 28:21-22 (KJV): 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for a piece of bread that man will transgress. 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Proverbs 28:21-22 (AMP): 21 To have respect of persons and to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread. 22 He who has an evil and covetous eye hastens to be rich and knows not that want will come upon him.

Thought for the Day

Verse 21 - Our heavenly Father is always loving and just. He desires us to be like Him. In the Bible, one notices that God blesses some people more than others. He does not show favoritism, but His blessing is determined by how much of His Word we apply to our lives. He always blesses His Word, upholds His Word, and favors those who obey it. God is no respecter of men, but He does respect His Word (Acts 10:34-36). What He will do for one He will do for another when there is a response of faith to Him and His Word. If we are to be like Him, we must not treat anyone with prejudice because of their social status, position of authority, race, age, or gender. We must treat everyone fairly, as God does. "...If there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor...If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors" (James 2:2,7-9).

The "royal law" of James 2:8 which says, "If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well" and the "golden rule" of Luke 6:31 instruct us to love all people as we love ourselves: "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."

Neither are we to give the rich special attention nor to despise and ignore the poor. Rich or poor, we are all created in God's image, and every believer is an heir to the promises in His Word. In the Spirit, there are no races, social levels, or gender distinctions; we are all one in Christ (Galatians 3:26-29). Since we have different assignments from God, we fill different roles in life. Some positions, such as those of church or state government which affect and influence many lives are more important than others. However, the people filling those positions are no more important to God than the poorest men. God highly values the lives of all men and women.

Verse 22 - People who are driven to get rich quickly often use any means of pursuing wealth. This will eventually leave them impoverished. One can be poor in more than finances; for a man who has no peace, who cannot sleep at night and is in a constant state of stress is a poor man indeed.

Prayer Devotional for the Day Dear heavenly Father, I am grateful that You are a fair and just God and that You love all of us equally. I am amazed at Your love for each of us as individuals. You are wonderful! Lord, may we be like You, and treat all people with the same love and respect. Lord, deliver Your people from any prejudicial attitudes and actions. May we lift one another up and be kind to one another, as You are kind to us. Grace us so that we can do unto others as we would have them do unto us. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Michael Mohr

Published: Apr 3, 2023

The Democratic Party has very slowly seen their grip on Asian, Hispanic and Black voters slipping as of late. There are many nuanced, complex reasons for this. Here’s some fascinating data from Pew Research:

66% of Black Democrats believe sex is immutable and assigned at birth.

62% of Black Americans believe race should NOT be a factor in college admissions.

38% of Black Americans believe police funding should be INCREASED; 38% believe funding should remain as is; only 23% want it decreased.

In 2021, 65% of Black Americans believed that increased attention given to inequality had NOT led to changes for the better for Black Americans.

64% of Black adults feel that the ‘racial reckoning’ and focus on identity has NOT led to positive changes.

Only 29% of Black Democrats identify as ‘liberal’ within the party. (Compared with 55% of Whites.)

Currently, there has been a roughly 11% drop in Black voter support of the Democratic Party, dropping from 90% to 79%.

55% of Black Americans believe Democrats should work hard to find common ground with Republicans, versus only 41% who feel Democrats should proceed with their agenda no matter what.

***All this data seems to make one thing clear: White lefties are turning Black voters off, big time. If white liberals keep being paternalistic and keep ignoring what Black voters actually want, and how these voters think and feel, Dems are going to be in trouble.

Of course what I’m presenting here is only one angle on a complicated story. 63% of Black adults, according to Pew (source #9 below) still feel that racism is a major problem, and 60% feel that police brutality is. And there’s more in this vein. I’m not trying to oversimplify the case or cherry-pick or be one-sided. In general, Black Americans still vastly favor the Democratic Party broadly (though they’re generally more moderate).

I’m simply pointing out that this demographic seems to clearly *not* like the direction the Democratic Party is moving. We should pay attention to this.

Resources:

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/04/black-democrats-differ-from-other-democrats-in-their-views-on-gender-identity-transgender-issues/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/02/25/most-americans-say-colleges-should-not-consider-race-or-ethnicity-in-admissions/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/26/growing-share-of-americans-say-they-want-more-spending-on-police-in-their-area/

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-u-s-society/

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/27/5-facts-about-black-democrats/u-s-society/

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-black-voter-problem-only-getting-worse-opinion-1749500?amp=1

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/27/5-facts-about-black-democrats/

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-u-s-society/

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People forget that black Americans tend to be more conservative on average, slower to leave religion, less likely to subscribe to the fashionable, postmodern ramblings of the privileged, elite class.

[ctimenefic]

Veryyy intrigued about the Regency AU, can't imagine the stress Alex is in with four sisters and a brother. Is any of his sisters married?? Does he have money for the dowry?? Will George marry him???

Oh nonny, how well you predict his predicament! Four unmarried younger sisters! A nightmare! So many settlements to provide! So many unsuitable suitors! And Alex left to fend for himself without even a scrap of self-knowledge to get him through.

It would indeed be very convenient if George could marry him, but I've gone for the gender/sexual mores of the period so I can really amp up the yearning. (but intriguingly, the Napoleonic Code had little to say about homosexuality. And even more intriguingly, Monaco was, at points, part of Napoleon's Empire...)

Tiny extra snippet along those lines below

The Craven Stakes brings Alex’s favourite set of miscreants to Newmarket. It’s a race meet for racing folks - the general punters will make it for 2,000 Guineas, but the Stakes are for dedicated sportsmen and gamblers alike. 

He’s settled the horses in the course’s stables with Daniel in charge and left to walk the turf. It springs underfoot - the morning dew is thick, but provided there’s no rain overnight, the damp should burn off before racing starts. It’s only at the dip of the first turn that the grass looks worryingly swampy. He’ll have to let Scott know to take an outside line if he can. 

“You know, I think you’ve finally got a horse worth painting there, Alexander!” Alex turns, smiling, straight into the arms of Lando Norris for a bracing hug. “How have I not been contacted for a commission, hmm?”

“You’ve already had two winners this season, do you really need to pick my pocket as well?”

Lando scoffs. “Oh, Flo manages the horses. I’ve rededicated myself to art.”

Alex tries very hard not to let his scepticism show on his face. It’s hardly the first time he’s heard the sentiment. A dedicated artist might, if he had to guess, take on a dozen commissions in a season and attend precisely zero balls. Lando Norris would do the opposite. 

“Come on, I’ll do it cheaply if you promise not to hang it alongside that dreadful Stubbs I heard Russell had bought you. Where is your shadow, anyway?”

“It’s a lovely Stubbs,” Alex says hotly.

“I heard an early piece, before he figured out,” Lando gestures vaguely with both hands, “the middle part. You know, the horses all look half-starved and like they’ve left their hind quarters behind. But that’s Russell for you. Trust him to tour half of Europe, see all the Old Masters, and come back with something by an Englishman. Is he about?”

“He’s coming up with Mama and the girls. 

“I’m surprised he didn’t stay in Europe a little longer, after all that gadding about. I’d have thought he’d find the Napoleonic Code a little kinder than our Bloody one.” At Alex’s blank look, he sighs. “Don’t be thick, Albon. I can’t remember if we’re calling it the Greek sin or the French one - I know they call it the English vice, which is bloody rich - but men like George. Men like Charles.” 

Alex can feel cold sweat springing up at the line of his collar, but Lando is still talking. “France is more inclined to let them live as they will, privately enough. I suppose there’s no guarantee of that continuing now they’ve shipped the little emperor off to some distant atoll, but still. I’d’ve been in no mood to rush my return, were I of that persuasion.”

“Keep your voice down,” Alex hisses. Lando gives him a curious look. 

“I’m not being offensive, Alex. I’m sure he can’t help it. Besides, it must be dashed pleasant to leave a gentleman in the company of your younger sisters and not have to fear an engagement may result. How the devil are your sisters, in fact?”

“Perfectly indifferent to your attention, as always. But I mean it, Lando, I won’t have you putting George at risk-”

“Oh pish, I’m not about to dob him in. I’m much more concerned by his crimes against artistic merit anyhow.”

[sleidog]

Learn about my OCs! Post #4 Tai

Stinky necromancer time

[ Name ]  Taibhseil/Tai/Master Tai

[ Species ] Sylvari

[ Height ] 5'8"

[ Age ] Unknown, est. 21~ [actually over 400]

[ Class ] Harbinger/Mesmer

[ Cycle ] Unknown

[ Gender ] Nonbinary, he/they

[ Status ] Widower; single

[ Orientation ] Pansexual 

Tai is a presumed secondborn sylvari and the current leader of the Maguuma branch of the Necromantic order, a league of necromancers who govern younger practitioners of this sensitive class.

Despite his position of power, Tai modestly resides within the Grove, mentoring young sprouts on the uses and dangers of necromancy. Most noteably, he has taught Ruisehart, a practicing funeral director/mortician specializing in sylvari. Tai also has an assistant who can usually be seen with them, Molltaire, a sylvari of dubious origin, suspected of being a nightmare courtier spy.

[ P e r s o n a l I t y ] 

Tai is sly and cunning with an extremely sharp wit. While they are extremely effective at what they do, if something doesn't go to plan they can become quick to anger and blame or punish subordinates for their own shortcomings.

Tai can be particularly grating to be around, even for those who can tolerate his holier than thou attitude; Tai is extremely particular about his work and living space and nothing can be out of place, this is often a point of argument with their live-in assistant. Tai's general thirst for knowledge and conquest leaves them to become bored with anyone who Tai deems too 'easy' or simple-minded to stimulate their senses.

  [ L i k e s  &  D i s l i k e s ] 

✔ Quiet ✔ order/tidiness  ✔ Mental stimulation  ✖ Narrowmindedness    ✖ Lack of ambition   ✖ Small talk   

  [ H o b b i e s ]  • Reading • Research [particular focus on anatomy of other races] • collecting old ascalonian artifacts and old world tech   [ S t a t i s t i c s ] 

  [ A b i l i t i e s ] 

Shroud; Like most Necromancers, Tai has the ability to step into the shroud and gain a second wind in particularly taxing battles that go for the long play. While in shroud his powers are enhanced and their body is covered in a thick black mist with an eerie sickly green glow. Within the shroud, Tai's body appears slightly larger and less lean, the suggestion of spikes from Tai's head down along their back are also present in the mist.

Soul harvesting; Tai's primary staff is outfitted with a set of runestones set into the eyes of the skull topping it that can pull the soul from a body at the point of death. Tai can manipulate these souls to a point; usually he will used the lifeforce of the soul to amp up their shroud, or provide more lifeforce to a minion. Souls used in this way can never be recovered if Tai is knocked out of their shroud form or the minion using the soul's lifeforce is killed [breaking his resolve however will release the soul!]. One caveat to this skill; Tai can never manipulate more souls than his own power can handle, causing the staff to become basically useless. The runestones themselves are harvested from two Dragon Champions, one from Zhaitan and one from Mordremoth.

Minions; Tai has the basic Necromancer ability to summon and create minions from composite parts. Tai in particular prefers the use of shadow fiends and flesh golems, though he does keep two shambling horrors in his home as 'pets'. His minions resemble the GW1 meshes more than the GW2 meshes.

Mesmer disguise;  Tai predates the defeat of abbadon, keeping a sliver of his dual class. This primarily allows them to assume a disguise, providing Tai has already seen the person or creature he's disguising himself as at least once. The details of such transformation are entirely reliant on Tai's memory, and as such may not be as accurate as a fully fledged mesmer's illusions.

Old world knowledge; Having lived through it, Tai has fantastic recollection of events even missing or redacted from history books.

[ T r i v i a ] • Tai's staff isn't his only living weapon; they also have a living axe called Vassago, which is alive yet less sentient than their staff.

• Tai's choice in clothing is surprising to other secondborn and firstborn sylvari, as they have a preference towards human made clothing.

• In dim light, Tai's body can be seen to have a pale glow throughout that pulses similarly to a regular sylvari; though for Tai in particular, this 'internal' glow is separate to the glow on their skin. In particularly dark areas, Tai's skeletal and organ structure can be seen blotting out the glow from within them.

• Tai predates the supposed first sylvari by a few centuries, having been part of the original tree that left the seeds that later grew the Pale Tree. The other sylvari from Tai's tree are presumed dead or worse, twisted into Mordrem minions.

• Tai has two long tendrils that grow from their collarbone and drape down over their back. These incredibly prehensile appendages are often used to hold or examine items while Tai keeps their hands free for combat.

• The sprouts protruding from Tai's eyebrow area are capable of expressing emotion to a degree by how slack or alert they are.

[usurpernt]

[ #USURPERNT. ] 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐄𝐑 & SERPENT.

this is an indie & extremely private ZANT from LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS. portrayal is more canon divergent, playing on dark themes. i write zant as MUCH more unhinged and delusional. there will be topics such as: obsession, madness, and forms of political repression, hunger for power, narcissism. WRITER: nelinha, 27, she/her. ** blog is slow activity, please be patient!

blog heavily affiliated with: @trireign & @lordghira ( * please note that for the most part those who are my affiliates are exclusives for me, in rare cases i make exceptions. )

TEMPT RULES AND ABOUT BELOW. carrd is a work in progress.

01. i'm going to be very picky with who i follow / follow back. i plan to only be following those that i desire to write with, if you follow me and i don't see us writing together then i'll softblock. don't take this personally, i'm a busy person irl so i prefer a clean and slow dash.

02. i don't consider myself a LOZ expert, in fact i'm really not. much of my lore knowledge doesn't extend far beyond twilight princess! so when it comes to writing with canon LOZ characters that aren't within twilight princess i may require some plotting! i'm a work in progress with any lore beyond twilight princess, i just really love zant & always have. i also write zant as neurodivergent.

03. i'm not holding back with my portrayal of zant. i'm amping up the dark themes, really expanding on his personality as well! he's delusional, absolutely consumed with madness and a hunger for power.

04. i'm 25+ so it makes me BEYOND uncomfortable when people below 18 follow me. for the sake of my comfort? i won't be following anyone under the age of 18.

05. SHIPPING? yes. WILL IT BE EASY? no. i'm very open to the idea of shipping zant, and it's possible just... not going to be easy, and will more than likely be very toxic. i don't see any "fluff" coming fron zant, and any ship with him will certainly be dark. he's emotionally a disaster, and very self absorbed in his goals and desire for power. DO NOT FORCE ME TO SHIP. i'm open to it but respect my wishes if i don't think the ship with your muses is meant to be. SHIPPING IS NOT MY GOAL HERE, I DON'T PLAN TO FOCUS ON SHIPS.

BRIEF ABOUT/INFO.

name. ZANT. sex/gender: MALE. race: TWILI. height: 7'1" alignment: REBEL EVIL. orientation: AROMANTIC & ASEXUAL.

[caught-tumbling]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1241393

Here's the link for anyone curious. They asked almost 10,000 people to identify as either heterosexual, "mostly" heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian. Sexual minorities were 58% more likely to experience migraines. "Mostly" heterosexual were equally likely to experience migraines as LGB folks. They controlled for age, race, ethnicity, education, economic status, smoking, and drinking. It did not factor in sex or gender.

Proposed explanations include discrimination and lack of access to healthcare. Also because we're sexy as fuck

it’s the price we pay for being sexy as fuck

[inconvenientobservations]

Comply Or Get Destroyed

USA. Ivan Provorov, who plays for Philadelphia Flyers, got international attention when he didn’t want to wear a rainbow warm up jersey at a LGBTQ Pride Night game against the Anaheim Ducks this week. He wanted, as a Russian Orthodox, “to stay true to myself and my religion.” The media and the alphabet people were outraged and demands were made that Provorov should get cancelled, have to pay…

[everythingshaquana]

Our Daily Bread

#EverythingShaquana #OutspokenSunday #HealthAndHealing #HealthyLivingToolkit #OurDailyBread For anyone who needed a little more word than thought or action this afternoon, I woke up this morning feeling the same! Feel free to bask in my morning privilege this afternoon if you can… Amen & A’sE! “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we…

[witchthewriter]

𝐒𝐅𝐖 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

⤷ gender neutral, ambiguous race, and any size reader. Requests are open, thank you for reading!

ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳˡᶤˢᵗ          

𝑨 = 𝑨𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Otto isn’t very affectionate in public. When you’re watching a tournament together, he’ll rest his hand on your leg, or hold your hand. But that’s the farthest he will go. 

In private, however, he’s much warmer. He enjoys brushing the hair from your face, and holding you close to his body. He might not be overly touchy, but he does like to give you kisses. 

𝑩 = 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 (What do they admire about their s/o? What do they think is beautiful about them?)

Your kindness, warm nature and truthfulness. Especially your truthfulness. He appreciates people who are honest, who stick to their morals. Even if their morals differ from his own, he values people who stand their ground.  

𝑪 = 𝑪𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔 (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He was very stiff in the beginning of the relationship. As if he didn’t know whether you wanted him to be close to you. When you told him you love cuddling, then he would absolutely amp up his game. His particularly favourite place to cuddle is in bed, with the fire dwindling, and you’re both cosy and warm. 

𝑫 = 𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

Otto would be hesitant to re-marry at first. Thinking that his days of romance and love were over. Otto thought he was too old, too far gone to start anew. 

But when you came into his life. He couldn’t deny his feelings. The desire, the need, the want. It was too much. 

So yes, Otto was ready to marry you and settle down within two months of courtship. 

With the cooking and cleaning, well, that’s the servant’s job. He does keep the room tidy. He picks up after himself, as well as you. He knows where your things go 

𝑬 = 𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 (When something is bothering them, how do they act around you?)

Otto keeps his problems to himself. He has a lot on his shoulders, being the Hand of the King. Some things he doesn’t want to tell you because it’s very heavy. He mostly stays the same, but you can tell when something is bothering him. His lips purse, he’s short with his answers and doesn’t want to eat much. 

𝑭 = 𝑭𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒆 (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Otto distanced himself from the idea of marriage when his lady wife died. The idea of going through the whole process of opening up to someone new, and not knowing if it could work out, was terrifying. Then he met you. And you knew you wanted Otto, no one else would do. 

It took Otto a little under two months to realise how much he loved you. Marriage was the next step, and he was ready. 

𝑮 = 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 Very gentle with you. Otto is quite a graceful man, even his steps seem calculated. Even when you have arguments, not once have you ever been afraid of Otto. He’s never shouted or raised a hand. Never intimidated you. 

𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 This is where Otto differs. He can be a bit emotionally stunted. A bit short when he’s had a rough day. 

𝑯 = 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 (Do they tell you about their childhood? Their trauma? The sides of themself that they keep hidden from the world.)

Otto doesn’t want to talk about his past. He feigns memory loss whenever you ask if he had any bad memories of his childhood. You learn about his past from Alicent, from his brother and from the history books. Religion was a big part of his life. And his father was a hard man who had big expectations. 

𝑰 = 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 (How fast do they say the L-word?)

He said it when he proposed to you. You were shocked. So shocked that one could say you were stunned. For a moment Otto thought you were going to say no. 

𝑱 = 𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒚 (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

Otto says he doesn’t get jealous. He isn’t possessive, and doesn’t tell you who you can and can’t talk to. But he doesn’t like when other men make you smile. He thinks you would be better off with someone else. 

𝑲 = 𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Otto’s kisses are fuzzy, because of his beard. But he keeps it trimmed and neat, so it doesn’t inhibit anything. He’s very passionate behind doors, grabbing your face between his hands and crushing his lips to yours. 

He likes to kiss you on the neck, especially from behind. He gently moves your hair to the other side and slowly places a kiss on the nape of your neck. 

Otto likes to be kissed on the forehead. Now you might think that doesn’t sound like him. But he likes to kneel before you, and rest his head on your stomach. Especially after a tough day. He loves when you lip his head up and place a lingering kiss on his forehead. It’s like almost like a pressure point for him. 

𝑳 = 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 (How are they around children?)

In all honesty, he’s a bit stiff at first. Especially if the children aren’t somehow related to him. But you’ve seen him interact with his grandkids, particularly Helaena. He adores her. 

With little babies, he’s actually pretty good. He can hold them and they’ll fall asleep, but if they start crying he has no idea what to do. 

𝑴 = 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒏��𝒏𝒈 (How are mornings spent with them?)

Otto is always awake before you are. Washed, dressed and eaten, he knows what time the meeting starts and what he needs to do before then. If he has to leave, he’ll give you a kiss on the face and mutter his love for you, then quietly leave the chambers. 

𝑵 = 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 (How are nights spent with them?)

Nights are when Otto can relax. The day is done, the bath is full of hot water and a plate of food is waiting for him. The night is also when he can spend the most time with you. Throughout the day it’s difficult to see each other for more than ten minutes. 

𝑶 = 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

Otto wouldn’t open up until years into the relationship. (Open up in the sense of his trauma.) It’s in little snippets, small tales that have you clinging on for more information. But you know when enough is enough and Otto isn’t ready. 

𝑷 = 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 (How easily angered are they?)

Isn’t easily angered. It’s quite uncommon for Otto to even raise his voice. He has a lot of control over himself, and his words are carefully formulated before they leave his mouth. 

𝑸 = 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒛𝒛𝒆𝒔 (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

Otto remembers everything about you. He stores away information about you like its sacred knowledge. He knows your birthday, your siblings, your parents, where they came from and when they were born too. 

The little things you say in passing enter his mind and never leave. 

𝑹 = 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

The first time you said “I love you” to him. He thought he would die of happiness. The way your eyes stared into his, the smile, the way your hands wound into his hair when you kissed him. It’s a memory he will remember forever. 

𝑺 = 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

Otto is obviously very protective of you. Being Hand of the King gives him a lot of advantages, but an even amount of dangers. You are protected and have a guard detail. No one makes you feel uncomfortable because they know how powerful Otto is. But at the same time, you are a high-profile person, who could be used as leverage. 

𝑻 = 𝑻𝒓𝒚 (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Oh, so much effort. Anniversaries are a big thing with him, and if you forget one, then he gets a bit upset. Otto loves giving you gifts and puts so much thought into them. Some times he can get caught up in the tasks for the King, but he tries to make up for it. 

𝑼 = 𝑼𝒈𝒍𝒚 (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Has high expectations. He wants you to be the model wife, and wants the rest of the court to think so as well. Sometimes you need to tell him to back off, that you’re your own person. You make your decisions, not him. And he respects you for that. 

𝑽 = 𝑽����𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Otto wants to be neat, hygienic and presentable. He isn’t concerned with looking attractive, but rather put together. He wants to give a certain image to the public. 

𝑾 = 𝑾𝒉𝒚 (Reasons why they love each other)

Otto loves you because you’re true to yourself. You say what you mean and don’t hide behind anything or anyone. You’re strong. And you can be very stubborn, but he loves that about you too. 

𝑿 = 𝑿𝒚𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 (What’s their song)

Dawn by Dario Marianelli 

𝒀 = 𝒀𝒖𝒄𝒌 (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Messiness, Otto likes everything to be in order. He isn’t OCD about things, and he never chastises you. (Because he doesn’t need to, even if you forget to put something in place, the servants will come in and fix everything up.) 

In a partner, Otto couldn’t be with someone who is swayed by others’ opinions. Someone who can’t stand their ground, or who is too meek. Secretly, Otto loves when you challenge him. 

𝒁 = 𝒁𝒛𝒛 (What is a sleep habit of theirs?)    

Otto always goes to bed at the same time. He’s got a schedule that he sticks to, a plan from the minute he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep. 

Tagged: @yellowbird-flying. @leniabranch. 

[transcendragonreblogs]

[Citation Needed]

According to the exit polls I found from NBC, 78% of black men voted for Harris while 52% of white women voted for Trump.

Patriarchy and male privilege exist, but so does intersectionality. Ignoring factors like race and other marginalizations to single in on gender and justify treating men as a monolith is the opposite of acknowledging reality. It’s ignoring the nuance of reality to make extreme ideologies and fundamentalist ideology more appealing.

. https://www.nbcwashington.com/decision-2024/2024-voter-turnout-election-demographics-trump-harris/3762138/?amp=1

garden variety conservative transphobia is going to get worse but radical feminism is also going to get worse. if youre a cis women terfs are going to try to recruit you and make you believe that the reason your rights are at stake is because of trans people. they're going to tell you that all men are your violent oppressors and they're going to include trans women in that category. they're gonna tell you about women who are gender traitors and joined the enemy and they're going to point to trans men. don't believe them. trans people are not your enemy, we have no power over you, and we desperately need your support and your solidarity.

be aware of radfem pipelines and dog whistles too. be skeptical of anyone that talks about the divine feminine or correlates birthing, menstruating, or female reproductive organs with womanhood. be especially skeptical of people who use those biological things as reasons to why women are more spiritual, or more in tune with nature, or just that they're better than men (read: anyone they decide is a man)

radical feminism is an expected reactionary outcome from cis women who are being oppressed by conservatives, especially when all they practice is ciscentric, liberal, white feminism. they feel the need to be radicalized but don't have the experience and information to pinpoint the true source of their suffering. trans people are not your enemy, AMAB people are not your enemy, anyone who identifies as a man is not your enemy. we're all being crushed under the same stone

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

DOI: https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/pspa0000314

Pre-Print: https://xlab.berkeley.edu/connect/Intersectional%20Implicit%20Bias%20Pre-Print.pdf

Intersectional Implicit Bias: Evidence for Asymmetrically Compounding Bias and the Predominance of Target Gender

Abstract

Little is known about implicit evaluations of complex, multiply categorizable social targets. Across five studies (N = 5,204), we investigated implicit evaluations of targets varying in race, gender, social class, and age. Overall, the largest and most consistent evaluative bias was pro-women/anti-men bias, followed br smaller but nonetheless consistent pro-upper-class/anti-lower-class biases. By contrast, we observed less consistent effects of targets' race, no effects of targets' age, and no consistent interactions between target-level categories. An integrative data analysis highlighted a number of moderating factors, but a stable pro-women/anti-men and pro-upper-class/anti-lower-class bias across demographic groups. Overall, these results suggest that implicit biases compound across multiple categories asymmetrically, with a dominant category (here, gender) largely driving evaluations, and ancillary categories (here, social class and race) exerting relatively smaller additional effects. We discuss potential implications of this work for under standing how implicit biases operate in real-world social settings.

[...]

General Discussion

Implicit bias is central to the study of social cognition. Given that people are multiply categorizable, understanding the influences of such intersectionality upon implicit bias is likely to be vital for understanding its effects in everyday social contexts. In the present research, we examined implicit evaluations of multiply categorizable social targets, testing two competing theories about intersectional intergroup bias. We also developed and tested the reliability of a novel method of measuring and modelling implicit bias at the level of individual targets.

In Study 1 we observed implicit evaluations of Black and White males to be driven solely by targets’ social class, with bias favoring upper-class over lower-class targets. In Study 2, we measured implicit evaluations of targets varying in race, gender, social class, and age, and found results to be primarily driven by a specific positive bias favoring upper-class female targets. In Study 3, we used similarly intersectional targets, and explored the impact of portraying targets in full-body versus upper body photographs on implicit evaluations. Here, we observed effects of targets’ race, with Asian and White targets evaluated more positively than Black targets, and of targets’ social class, with upper-class targets evaluated more positively than lower-class targets (though only when targets were displayed in full-body presentation). Most striking, however, was the dominant effect of target gender, with positive/negative evaluations of female/male targets accounting for the majority of variance in implicit bias.

In Study 4 we tested the generalizability of these results by recruiting representative samples of US adults, and measuring implicit evaluations not just via ST-IATs, but also via EPTs and AMPs. Across all measures, we observed target gender to be the largest driver of implicit evaluations, though its dominance was less pronounced in EPTs and AMPs than in ST- IATs. We also again observed effects of targets’ social class and race, though the effect of race was inconsistent across tasks, with participants displaying anti-Black bias in the ST-IAT, pro- Asian bias in the EPT, and anti-White bias in the AMP. Finally, in Study 5 we conducted an integrative data analysis to test a number of potential moderating factors. Results showed that while all groups of participants displayed pro-female implicit gender bias and pro-upper-class implicit social class bias, both biases were stronger among women than men. Results also showed the effect of race varied across racial groups, with Asians displaying a preference for Asian over White and Black targets, Black participants displaying a preference for Asian and Black targets over White targets, Latinos displaying a preference for Asian over Black targets, and Whites displaying no significant racial bias.

The present work makes theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions to the study of implicit evaluative bias toward multiply categorizable targets. On a theoretical level, we believe our results are best accounted for by a synthesis of compounding bias and category dominance approaches. Consistent with the category dominance model (Macrae et al., 1995), we observed a single social category to exert a dominant influence on implicit evaluations of intersectional targets in each of our studies. In Study 1, social class was dominant. In Studies 3 and 4, target gender was dominant. And even in Study 2, despite its more complex results, target gender still uniquely accounted for substantially more variation in Target D Scores than any other target-level predictor. These results are consistent with the notion that when faced with complex social stimuli, social perceivers act as ‘cognitive misers’, and make implicit evaluations that are strongly influenced by specific social categories, and are relatively unaffected by others.

However, our results are also consistent with the notion that implicit biases compound–– at least to some extent––across multiple categories at once. In Studies 3 and 4, which used the most tightly controlled set of targets, we observed simultaneous effects of targets’ gender, race, and social class. And in Study 5b, we found little evidence that these results represented separate groups of participants attending solely to each factor. So, although we found little consistent evidence for the kind of multiplicative interaction effects suggested by the multiple jeopardy/advantage hypothesis (Ransford, 1980), we did find evidence of biases compounding additively––albeit highly asymmetrically––across multiple social categories, with the most negative implicit evaluations consistently being made of targets displaying multiple intersecting stigmatized social identities (in this case, lower SES males), and the most positive implicit evaluations being made of individuals displaying multiple intersecting positively-valued social identities (in this case, upper SES females).

The overall picture emerging from the present work is therefore one of theoretical compromise. Implicit evaluative biases toward complex multiply categorizable targets do appear to compound across categories, but do so asymmetrically, with a dominant category (here, target gender) playing a leading role, less dominant categories (here, target race and social class) exerting relatively small additional effects, and peripheral categories (here, target age) having little detectable influence.

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“The Patriarchy™” being all mysterious ways again.

This study demonstrates the flawed and ideological nature of present workplace “unconscious bias” trainings. They’re shallow and univariate, to the point where the results are not replicable.

If you’re being put through an IAT that does not control for multiple categories, such as gender, age, and social class, what you’re being subjected to is essentially ideological dowsing.

It’s interesting what you find when a concept like intersectionality is taken seriously and studied methodologically and statistically through (social) scientific processes. Rather than ideologically and religiously through the Grievance Studies units within the Hypothetical Humanities by people who have no idea what a p-value is. And reject the notion that they should. It’s often not what the latter presuppose to be there.

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Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Ideas(Needs):

•Romance Options for all genders and sexualities. Adoption

• Houses, Pens, Animal Taming of all the animals: Viperwolves, Thanators, Cloaked Panthers, Zeswa(regional), keeping a herd of direhorses, Ikran Rooksry, etc

•Gardening and Plant genetic engineering(maybe using Eywa instead of technology - for animals too). Being able to plant stuff

• Way more Ikran skills: we should have one where we can attack people on the ground with the Ikran. Another one where the Ikran will help us fighting enemies if we’re not on it - helicopters, Amp Suits, etc. They should have skills for all the animals to do. Like retrieving spare parts, hunting, and stuff. We should also be able to have custom names and skins for them - like the warframe systems.

•more communal stuff: maybe some religious modes - going to the underworld or Eywa, and visiting your sister, mother, etc. Making murals, cave paintings, making totems, weaving/dyeing, more cooking and cooking with more than 2 ingredients. Festivals, Hunts, foraging events, Ikran/direhorse races with clans, etc.

•New enemies: Some of them should be Avatars

•Seeing animals being birthed; infant and juvenile animals. An animal birthing mechanic like the gathering mechanic could be interesting - if not gross.

•Alma and some other resistance members teach Na’vi human braiding styles.

•Apple Music/Spotify plugin to the walkie talkie. Idk. I want Blaque and 702 playing in game while I’m grinding, and the Na’vi going “what is that amazing sound?!”

•A Way of Water update! Hello?!

•More storage space all around. Honestly if we could just have the ability to switch between ALL of our weapons in combat, and have a much bigger weapon wheel, the game would be less tedious.

• humane traps for hunting.

Quests:

•Eetu: he saves an orphaned Ikran or a trapped Ikran and that becomes his new Ikran.

•Adoption: We find an RDA storage of empty avatars. The bodies lack consciousness and are still infantile to childlike, as the RDA had to evacuate before they could finish growing them. We take them and give them to Eywa. She imbeds them with consciousness and we have to either ask the clans to take some in as their own, or they become the new members of the Sarentu Clan. This would play into the romance mechanic. Ooh like your child being a reincarnation of Aha’ri the way they did with Grace.

•The Sarentu Clan: Alma manages to get the resources and tech to create avatars for the Resistance. Giving them a huge advantage over the RDA. Considering that they have no way of getting home, many decide to permanently take up Avatar bodies and put their human bodies on Ice - using them infrequently in the labs. Or the Resistance is attacked and many are killed but Eywa transfers their consciousnesses into Avatars - ones she’s absorbed due to us overtaking Avatar bases and whatnot. Many of the Resistance Members become new members of the Sarentu. The Sarentu kids and the ancestors teach them our ways, but we also don’t feel so alone anymore because the people we know are now family, and share our blend of human and Na’vi culture. They end up Repopulating the Sarentu Grounds too.

•Being able to introduce our clan members to stuff and take them on first experiences would be cool. Like me being able to take Nor, Ri’nela, Teylan,(and other resistance members), on their first flight, hunt, etc, would be so cute. This could be cool as a co-op option too.

•Some quest where we meet Jake Sully and call him out for being a white savior.