#diversity stripe

[legalownerofufoemoji]

Remade it for people to start using the lavender diversity stripe + use the correct hex colors for the intersex flag! IIRC, was the last stripe Gilbert Baker added before he died.

I know it's colorful and messy but it makes me happy to see, yanno? So I made a clean version on my phone real quick if anyone wanted it lol

[artharakka]

1. Addax nasomaculatus (addax) | 2. Litocranius walleri (gerenuk) | 3. Tragelaphus eurycerus (bongo) | 4. Oryx gazella (gemsbok) | 5. Bos taurus (Aubrac cattle) | 6. Ovis canadensis (bighorn sheep) | 7. Sivatherium | 8. Pakicetus | 9. Diceros bicornis (black rhinoceros)

[antipelargy]

In 2023 I looked around the internet for hi-res images of the 9-stripe diversity flag made by Gilbert Baker in 2017, but I couldn't find any, so I made my own. I meant to upload them for Pride last year but didn't get to it. Now it is more well-known and you can find images (and merch!) of it, which is great! Which makes the ones I made a bit pointless to share. But I'm doing it anyway! And I made two more, an icon and a header.

The first one is 3000x1800 pixels, the second is 1250x750, the third is 300x300 (icon size), and the fourth is 3000x1055 (blog header size on a computer).

[ID: 3 images of the 9-stripe diversity flag in the sizes mentioned above. The colors of the flag are, in descending order: lavender, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, and violet. End ID]

[xxcalicofemmexx]

diversity stripe + rainbow flowers

The rainbow flag is usually thought of as the gay pride flag, but it was created to celebrate the entire LGBTQIAP+ community, and can be used by anyone who is part of it. The lavender stripe represents diversity, and was added by Gilbert Baker in 2017

[pcktknife]

I looove the idea of pokemon that are bred from 2 different parents still taking some traits of the parent it doesn't share the species of

[clinicallyinsanedumpsterrabbit]

Ok Bestie question time What is your Dave? Is he a cryptic snake? In curious. also here’s ur snack 🧁

Oh yeah, I don't think I've actually explained it here, but yeah, he's pretty much a humanoid snake like cryptid.

But more specifically he's a sleep paralysis demon [it just made too much sense to me, with dave watching jack sleep all the time, being generally unnerving to be around, the constant biting] a species of cryptids in my mind that eat people after putting them in a state of sleep paralysis with their venom.

Now, aren't you glad dave got his venom glands [violently] removed.

And the snack is greatly appreciated, you may have the cupcake wrapper back as a gift

[palatinewolfsblog]

Courage (for my dear Friend @buckhead1111 - wherever he may be ) ...

[kakashihasibs]

An attempt at the rainbow flag >.>

[bravevolunteer]

what if i

[nellydreadful]

I’ve been excited that we can make the original Gilbert Baker rainbow flag colours now!

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Sex and Magic are back in the lineup, baby!

THEY GAVE US PLAIN PINK AND BABY BLUE HEARTS FINALLY I CAN MAKE THESE POSTS

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[jasper-rolls]

Song: Warrior Artist: StripE Album: AD:TRANCE 10 Circle: Diverse System

[bylerpining]

thinking abt the symbolism of the evolution of mike's style/aesthetics!!

s3 is the first time we see mike actively pushing will away and forcing himself to conform to what he thinks he's supposed to do, and also the first time his style noticeably changes. his haircut is different and he goes from wearing more subdued dark blues, greens, and greys to brighter colours, and also a lot of button downs (?) which is such a jump from his previous style. it's giving ted lowkey and screams trying to conform

in s4, his style becomes a lot edgier. edgy haircut, less basic shapes/cuts, cuntiest electric blue jacket you've ever seen. he's slowly returning to his true self, as shown by his embracing his love for dnd again. his style being a bit out there and it's diversity in s4 is fitting for all the confusion he's feeling internally. he doesn't know which way to go yet (scream hsm reference) and is struggling with his identity: his heart or his head? conform or break free?

in s5, he's returning to his s1/2 aesthetics, bringing it full circle. same haircut, same darker colour scheme, same stripes, same collared shirts (and the return of mike wheeler in a sweater!!). a time before he was conscious of how society would look at his relationship with will. a time before he was aware that his feelings for will might be seen as "wrong." it's marking his return to fully embracing how he feels about will and no longer shying away from it.

I too am gonna miss the mullet dearly but I love love love the symbolism in the choice they made here. he's going back to his roots and we're going to see byler's s2 dynamic return, except now they've both realized their feelings and are making an active choice to come back to each other !!!

[the-alarm-system]

SYSTEMPUNK

Systempunk: A term or Subculture surrounding the liberation of plurals and the critique of psychiatry. We're outspoken on how the psych community mistreats us and how we will force the breaking of the chains that continuously fakeclaim or harm us whenever we do something singlets/psychiatrist do not like. We have been silenced and told that if we are open, it is a sign of us lying. We have been forced to follow the strict guidelines of the dsm5 in order to avoid being told that our experiences are false. We have been forced into psychiatric wards and abused because we are not singlet. We have been the face of the liars for too long, plural liberation is something we must push. The future is plural.

ANTI ENDOS AND RADQUEERS DO NOT TOUCH.

Meaning of the flag:

Brown and Black: The POC-bodied systems who are put down by both the community and the society around them. POC-bodied systems who have had their diagnosis's rejected due to their race. POC-bodied systems who have a cultural origin or connection and are hurt because of it. POC-bodied systems who are appropriated by other systems and are not listened to. POC-bodied systems who are hurt by the white dominated psychiatric system. POC-bodied systems who deserve to be heard and understood.

Purple stripe: Endogenic Solidarity, allyship, love, liberation. Endogenic systems are continuously harmed by antis who remain uncritical of psychiatry, are against the liberation of plurals, and deny a plural future in order to push singlethood onto others. Endogenic systems are also used in a lot of fakeclaiming content made by singlets and psychiatrist despite the research that supports their existence. It's because singlet society hates plurals and hates any form of existence we have. Love your endogenic siblings. They are the diverse experiences of plurality, they have helped us through so much.

Yellow Stripe: Disordered and traumagenic system solidarity and liberation. Disordered systems are horribly abused by the psych system, we make up most of those hospitalized and we are put down as too crazy to make our own decisions. Even if our existence is from trauma or a disorder, we shouldn't be forced into a singlet cure, we deserve autonomy.

Pink stripe: Abolition of psychiatric wards used to abuse us, hide us away, and silence us. Our autonomy is stolen from them, we deserve resources that help us instead of force us into a place that fucking hates us.

White stripe: Psych-critical beliefs or Anti-psych beliefs, despite their differences we still stand together against the harms of the psychiatric system. ACAB included in this.

Barbed wire: Anti-fakeclaim culture, systems deserve to be believed. Pro-plural protection. Protect another no matter your beliefs, cops and psych wards fucking hate us and want us dead, protect those you love. protect the closeted, protect all systems.

Fangs: Fight for your existence, be loud about it, write essays, make art, do whatever you can. Force plural liberation down the throats of singlets. Force the future to be plural.

Ampersand: PLURAL PRIDE, PLURAL ACCEPTANCE, PLURAL LIBERATION, PLURAL HISTORY, PLURAL FUTURE

[shirecorn]

There are many creatures in this world that earn the definition of "people." Their paths to sentience are as diverse as the shapes and sizes in which they come. For mermaids, mimicking humans and hunting them in packs led to intelligence, language, and society.

Mollusks never hunted humans. They stayed in the depths and communed amongst themselves and eventually with the mermaids who shared their habitat. Long before humans knew of their existence, mollusk and cephalopod people were part of many bustling mermaid societies.

Small wonder, then, that humans referred to them as mermaids on every occasion in which we encountered them. As far as sailors knew, things that swim are fish, and thus octopus are fish, and thus octopus people are mermaids.

In truth, mermaids evolved from fully formed fish, which had long split off from the ancestor of mollusks. The other phylum was forging a new path without bones. Thus, sentient creatures who arose from mollusks could not be mermaids any more than they could be fish.

But the name has stuck around. "Octopus mermaid" is more easily parsed than "Octopus person," despite the scientific community's insistence on the latter. Those that make a distinction have coined the term Cecaelia for them, but this has yet to catch on. Beneath the waves, mermaids refer to them by a variety of names, depending on the language. In sea common, the term they use directly translates to "Mirror."

This arose because cephalopods have skin made of chromatophores; cells that flex to reveal and hide their color. These "mermaids" use this trick to create a pseudo face on the top of their mantle, with which they interface with actual fish-mermaids. Their real eyes are held on either side of their head, in the place where our ears would be. To further the illusion, the arms branch and split in a simulacrum of mermaid form: head adornments, two arms, a chest, waist, and tail. So creatures that evolved to mimic humans were in turn imitated, though for different reasons.

There are none more talented at disguise than the mirror known as the Mimic Octopus. This creature is able to stretch its form and change its colors to look like a variety of animals to hide, intimidate, or entertain.

This specimen is seen conversing with a lionfish mermaid on a peaceful coral reef. At first, the colors and shape shift only gently, as the mimic is relaxed in its natural form. Suddenly, it stretches out its spiraled tentacles, the subtle stripes growing into thick bands to match the venomous spines of its lionfish companion.

The two of them continue their conversation, punctuated by the cecaelia's kaleidoscope of shifting skin. Perhaps this is how they laugh.

If you are curious about other people of the sea, you can find more research in the following libraries:

High Resolution || Mermaid Requests || Discord || @worldofvonder

[sternenschaukler]

Lavender Ace Flag:

|| An Asexual 5stripe flag, that matches the aro, aroace and other a-spec/ LGBTQIA+ flags (and is way more aesthetically pleasing imo because of symmetry and the colours). It's a flag for anyone on the asexual spectrum.

Possible meanings for the stripes:

black: asexuality

grey: grey ace spectrum

white: sexuality

lavender: queerness/ the queer community

purple: the ace community

lavender already exists in the LGBT+ community as a colour representing queerness, diversity and acceptance.

This makes lavender a really good fit for this new ace flag!

[arminreindl]

Croc colours and patterns

Somewhat inspired by a recent post by Joschua Knüppe, I feel like it's a good thing to remind people just how diverse colours and patterns in modern crocodilians are. When I see people make art, it often seems to stick to grey or yellowish-brown tones, which is of course not incorrect. But theres a lot of, imo, underappreciated variety still. It's also worth noting beforehand that patterns are most striking in younger individuals and naturally become more muddy the older and larger an animal becomes. But as you will see, even some decently large and old animals may maintain a striking appearance.

Take this alligator for example. Gators tend to be on the darker side, dark greys to black, sometimes countershaded and sometimes pretty consistent. Some individuals, like this one photographed by Gar Luc, still retain clearly visible stripe patterns from when they are younger.

Or take one of my favourite species, the Cuban Crocodile, which can appear almost bright yellow with a dense pattern of leopard spots. Of course like with the gator you can find individuals that are much more drab, with washed out colours, but individuals with clearly defined patterns still exist.

Then there's gharials of course. They can range quite a bit in colouration. They can be brown, especially younger ones and females and I've seen males range in colour from a drab grey to almost a light blue or even something that could be described as metalic black.

Black Caimans are also pretty interesting in my opinion and pretty easy to tell apart from other species once you pay attention to their colour. They are primarily a deep dark black of course, but what sets them apart from spectacled and other caimans is that very fine pattern of thin white stripes across the flanks that creates this beautiful contrast. They can also have patches of brown like the one on the right.

Orinocos also vary a great deal. Tho I know less about them than I wish I did, I know that individuals can range from drab brownish greys to yellow to somewhat earthy browns that almost range into reds.

The next ones a bit of an outlier. There are specific cave dwelling dwarf crocodile populations in western Africa with striking orange colouration. Tho this one is not exactly natural pigmentation to my knowledge and instead the result of the chemicals present in the water they inhabit, brought there by bat guano. Still very pretty animals.

And then there's Paleosuchus, the dwarf caiman which contains two species. Again highly varied. The first image, which I believe is a Schneider's dwarf caiman, shows a very earthy brown. The others, which unless I'm mistaken are Cuvier's dwarf caimans, show colours ranging from dark with a rusty head, black to this still beautifully patterned individual. Of course these variations are also subject to change with age.

While salties aren't exactly known to be the most vibrant, I'd be remissed if I didn't mention this specific one. It's kept in a zoo in Germany and has this almost bizarre colour combination of creamy white underbelly and chocolate brown top which I've never seen in another saltwater crocodile. Photos by my friends Markus Bühler from the Bestiarium blog and René Dederich

Spectacled, Broad-snouted and Yacare caimans I'll give a quick shout out. I think most people are familiar enough with how they look like and while their colours aren't anything special, I still think one should appreciate their patterns of spots and stripes and facial markings.

The last one I wanna highlight is the false gharial, Tomistoma, another one of my favourites. Part of the reason why being its at times beautiful reddish-brown colours.