#discriminating against me.....

[making-you-in-spore]

i was tempted to actually make an artfight account this year so i could bring the bit to another website, but it seems i am not allowed to spore people as art attacks

so that simply cements my decision to never do art fight

[cloudabserk]

i had to go to the social security office. so i drew thistle.

[palms-upturned]

I’m still not quite ready to get my blogs back up and running but in the process of my research I learned that Matt Mullenweg donated $13,200 to Joe Biden this past March, and also one of Automattic’s board members is Ann Dunwoody, a former US army general who led paratroopers in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Lol. Some food for thought re: the discrimination against Palestinian bloggers on this site.

[aroaceleovaldez]

one of the things that I found particularly interesting in Demigods of Olympus is that it finally gives the best direct comparison we've seen so far between Percy and another character's experiences in terms of academics and particularly ableist discrimination.

The way Zane describes his experiences and what we see in his POV is that, while he is similarly discriminated against for his "atypical" behavior and blame is placed on him, the only sorts of punishments he receives for this are relatively benign, such as an increase in counseling. (It is also notable that Zane is somewhat autistic-coded, such as having the "incorrect" scripts when speaking with adults and Sam explicitly reminding him to remember to make proper eye contact.) Percy, on the other hand, similarly experiences discrimination for "atypical" behavior, but whereas Zane is treated as "too smart for his own good" and given slaps on the wrist, Percy is automatically labeled as aggressive, destructive, and a trouble-maker based on preconceived assumptions about him and is more severely punished, such as being frequently expelled.

We rarely get this level of direct comparison between Percy's experiences and that of another character, particularly such similar experiences, so looking at the differences is really interesting to gauge what their different experiences with ableist discrimination is like - and how it could potentially tie into intersectionality and other forms of discrimination at play for them.

For instance, Zane's parents are generally heavily implied to be middle-class and/or generally financially secure, versus Percy who grew up poor, so it could be classism in combination with ableist discrimination. Alternatively, it could be intersectionality with racial discrimination, as neurodivergent behavior in people of color is significantly more likely to be punished more severely and labeled as aggressive or disruptive behavior due to racist preconceptions - particularly since we know Percy's experiences with ableist discrimination are also somewhat based on assumptions people make regarding his appearance. Both Zane and Percy are racially ambiguous - Zane's appearance essentially being completely unspecified, but Percy at least having some notable details such as having a deep tan complexion. If not racism, it could also be colorism, which in this context often has similar intersectionality. There's a lot of potential options.

It's just very interesting to me! I love having such a direct point of comparison to examine the experiences of two characters within.

[monwinvo]

Interaction I had in burbank (2022) lmfao… (I don’t look like awkwafina)

[equalperson]

BTW "destigmatizing mental illness" doesn't just mean being tolerant when someone says they have a psychiatric diagnosis or go to therapy, it also means investigating how your own view of "evil" may overlap with the signs of madness.

this is because the mainstream idea of what a "bad person" looks like is heavily influenced by sanism, thus most people's perception of what makes someone bad is literally just them being mentally disabled.

to support the crazy, you must accept that grandiosity, delusionality, attention-seeking, rage, homicidal ideation, and many similar experiences are not inherently dangerous. likewise, you must also understand that love and empathy are not the ultimate goods that everyone makes them out to be.

madness can easily be an abundance of the former and a lack of the latter, not just the quiet insecurity that most people reference when they talk about "mental health."

ultimately, the world will never be a truly safe place until it's a widely acknowledged fact that there's no such thing as villainous cognition or emotionality; prejudice is the source of all evil, not abnormality.

[kaiserouo]

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yay i gave him a name

[bunnieswithknives]

You know, considering that Dale has a big interest in anything that can make him money

Would he use his newfound form to make a profit?

I feel as though, if it was Dev who got that bite, he'd totally use it for profit. Be it filming Dev like he's filming a odd dog, or caging him like he's some sort of attraction.

Oh, imagine all the promotions he could do! All the money he could make! All for the low low price of sacrificing his son

Too bad it wasn't Dev who got bit though

As addicted to money as Dale this is, quite literally, his worst nightmare come to life. He is horrified by his body and the idea of letting anybody see him like this is too mortifying to bare. not to mention he fully believes this is direct punishment for his actions.

As for using Dev a money making tool like that... horrifyingly, he probably would if he could get away with hiding that it was his child. That being said this never would have happened to Dev.

[sunnemona]

☆hello esteemed followers of my blog if you hate nim of hit undertale au dreamtale (2016) that is Okay. we are allowed to have differing opinions. however it is important to note that i am married to her and we kiss paradisiacal style and eternally

[bk-179]

@projectmoonlightproductions dude that line you wrote, “forcing yourself to live to prove that you deserve your sentience” in relation to gingerbrave? has stuck with me for DAYS. In the best way, but still.

Gingerbrave does love living in the real world, and having friends and jellies and sunlight and snow and being surrounded by a living, breathing warren, but I feel like she wouldn’t truly be able to ENJOY or otherwise be comfortable in it for a long time because living, like almost everything else important to her so far, is a duty. It’s a duty because not only does he know that he was made to be eaten, but that she was one of a group.

For me, part of the horror of Gingerbrave’s situation is that he wasn’t (at least superficially) special. Her ENTIRE KIND was made to be prey. Her entire species is subjugated and rendered carnage for no reason other than the vices and cruelties imposed on them by a godly figure.

I feel like Gingerbrave would know on a certain level, in a certain part of his brain, that those cookies in that oven and on those plates were meant to be living, breathing kids. Kids like him. Kids that should be playing animal jam and going to school and eating slightly freezer-burnt chicken tenders and singing and laughing and running and living. What makes Gingerbrave different from all the cookies left behind on that oven tray?

I’m imagining gingerbrave, once they’re leading a “normal” life, throwing herself into everything. Trying to be the best and happiest and experience everything, with the underlying message in her brain playing “you need to live for them. They never got and never will get this; if you waste this chance in any way, you’re letting down every single one of those killed children.”

before he can get to the “living as a rebellion” mindset which is like. Infinitely more healthy in the long term, gingerbrave needs to get over the “living as a duty” thing I gave her. Btw he’s like, 12-is at this point in my personal timeline lolz. Womp womp. But uhhhh yeah!

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Nonbinary Herbert goes something like this:

Dan: I like boys and girls

Herbert: What about nonbinary people?

Dan: Yeah they chill

Herbert, hopeful: So you like me??

Dan, cringing away: Nah, you're scary as fuck

Herbert: :(

[romnianistan]

my feelings when i'll probably never do a master's degree in comparative literature about harry potter and gothic literature because my university never delivered me my bachelor's degree so i can't apply to master programs unless there's a loophole in the application process

[screamingay]

forgot to check the op of a post and my tags got put underwater smh now they're double underwater bc. sorry transandrophobia truthers i just don't think misandry exists systemically which is all i was going for there tbh. can we talk abt misogyny and transphobia without saying that trans men have it so hard bc they're men and not just bc they're trans. i mean christ im a transmasc butch i know how transmasc people are treated. im also dating a transfem and it is just. so much worse when u want people to see u as a woman. plenty of ppl have done the transandrophobia discussion much better than i could and i really don't feel like getting into it but idk. im tired.

[otrtbs]

br*tish "people" really popped off with the word grey. i will give you that! grEy looks so pretty! she's so cutesy! she's my wife. grAy????? i don't know her!

[solarings]

I hope everyone in the u.s who willingly didn’t vote or voted red dies a violent death

[hotmessmaxpress]

Italians (and more broadly Europeans in general I guess) are pit bulls heavily discriminated against?

In the USA we have many areas where rentals/apartment complexes/dog parks do not allow that breed specifically. There are some states with laws in place that ban them. My dad’s homeowner’s insurance will even go up in cost if he were to ever own one because the assumption is that they are more violent dogs (and are therefore more likely to hurt someone to the point of needing medical bills paid for). They’re also killed in shelters more often because of this. :(

My brother has a pit bull mix who is the sweetest baby on the entire planet and is basically a third parent to their puppy and son, so I love them. I think they’re very misunderstood and are actually very wonderful dogs.

But I was thinking about Bez and Rubik and wondering if there’s the same stigma in Italy?