#empowering voices

[haveacupofjohanny]

Friday Feature: Paola Ramos – Amplifying Voices and Bridging Communities

Paola Ramos is changing the narrative with her powerful work, including Defectors. Her storytelling amplifies Latine voices and challenges us to rethink identity, politics, and community. Have you read her book yet? Let’s talk! #PaolaRamos #LatineVoices

Paola Ramos isn’t just an author; she’s a beacon of hope and a powerful voice for marginalized communities. Her work, including Defectors: How Latinos Are Changing the U.S., has sparked important conversations about identity, politics, and the complex intersections of race, culture, and community. Today, let’s shine a light on her remarkable journey and contributions. Who Is Paola Ramos? Paola…

[tech-today-magazine]

Empowering Voices: The Role of Women and Minorities in Advertising Storytelling

The advertising industry has undergone significant transformation in recent years, particularly in its approach to storytelling. A crucial aspect of this

[digitaltalks18]

presenting my blog on connecting minds in this vast digital space

[lnk-and-lnspiration]

The Power of Diverse Voices in Literature: Why It Matters

As storytellers, we are constantly striving to create engaging and impactful stories that resonate with readers. We pour our hearts and souls into crafting well-rounded characters, compelling plotlines, and thought-provoking themes. But have you ever stopped to think about the importance of diverse voices in literature? In today’s world, where diversity and representation are crucial topics of…

[uncanny-tranny]

I dream of a future where all forms of AAC give people the option to swear, to talk about "gross" things, and to have as full a range of vocabulary and topics as the users want. It is no exaggeration to say that limiting a user's ability to speak on certain topics because they cannot access the speech through their AAC is silencing.

[alwaysbewoke]

[ducktracy]

i am very averse to "look at how much this thing sucks. let me shove said sucky thing in your face and laugh at how it sucks and cultivate an environment of suckiness" posting but the reaction to this i'm having is so severe and making my head explode that i have to share it. likewise because it doubles as an excuse to post a Good Thing alongside with it.

i just stumbled upon the Alvin's Harmonica segment from The Alvin Show and I LOVE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT IT'S SO CUTE AND CHARMING. i like that Alvin tortures Dave even in his subconscious like some sort of horrible inverse of Jiminy Cricket. love the layout work and everything about this is extremely charming

and so now, having instilled that Goodness into your brains, i now ask you to look at this instead which got recommended to me. WHAT DID THEY DOOOOOOOOOOO TO THEMMMMMMMMMMMMM. THIS IS MAKING MY SKIN CRAWL. WHY DO THEY SOUND LIKE THAT. WHY ARE SIMON AND THEODORE MAD, IN THE ORIGINAL THEY ARE GLEEFULLY COMPLACENT IN ALVIN'S ANTICS AS THEY SHOULD BE. AH!!!!!! AND THE RAPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously making my skin crawl i'm going to sob

i. oh my goodness. for the record i am not Genuinely outraged at this Good Chipmunk Erasure because that would be even more stupid than the above clip. but this just elicited such a violently bewildered and shocked reaction out of me and appeals perfectly to my cartoon masochism in that i absolutely eat up stuff that makes me go "WTF" that i had to share. this is making me hyper from how. whatever this is. i hate it and its existence is so funny to me #NOTMYALVIN

[mazojo]

Are they,,?? flirting or???? Is this like?,???, a bro thing??,

[zoobus]

I've never read past the first page of Get Schooled because that first page was all I needed to know, but the tags on my post saying it was also racist made compelled me to give it a skim.

No racism yet but I underestimated how repulsive a story that starts like this would be

Spoilers! Does not get better from here

[daincrediblegg]

I know we've all been going insane about hari murder comeback of the century in envy of the entire wwe league but like. CAN WE FUCKING TALK ABOUT HARI "THE FUTURE IS WRITTEN EVERY SECOND! WRITE A BETTER ONE" ?!?!??!? CAN WE???? PLEASE????

[spitblaze]

If I had a nickel for every incarnation of princess zelda I think is transmasc. I'd have two nickels

[sleepymarmot]

1.03 / 2.04-2.07

Louis has a big confrontation with his family, creating a rift between himself and his sister.

At the same time, he gives up on the project that connected him to the human world, and the hope to still fit in.

He turns to the vampire side of his identity and commits to it.

He makes himself feel powerful with a symbolic display of dominance as someone belonging to both worlds: he uses his might as a vampire to take revenge on a racist human in 1.03, and uses his experience as a human to take a more proactive role in the relationships with the vampire coven and its leader in 2.04.

Louis's loved ones notice the psychological effect his bid for power had on him.

At the same time, it also provokes his enemies. Despite all of his achievements, Louis is still only one man and cannot stand alone against the entirety of American racism or an ancient evil cult.

When those in power retaliate,

it is Claudia who pays with her life.

[victimized-martyr]

As awful as Cartman is, his true desires are simple. He just wants attention and praise— and it’s not only important to Cartman that he gets that praise, but also by whom it’s being said. (there’s a reason Jimbo is one of the people to say good job)

[jynjackets]

when the worst character ever exists and no one is rightfully roasting the shit out of them on main because of convoluted and counterproductive personal theories they inaccurately label as ‘feminism’ meanwhile said character’s existence literally puts women and representation back to the 1970s where male-dominated audiences can further the idea that women only matter as much as their role and relationship to men.

[elle-smells]

I blame the wave of #girlboss feminism (mostly adopted by white women) in the 2010s for erasing media literacy and like... just basic thinking and making everyone hate disney princesses with their "terrible messages" for little girls. like. were people even watching the movies?

[aristhought]

the way body horror can so intricately reflect queer experiences and living in queer bodies. the way it can embody the process of regrowth and transformation, the complexity of shame and self love and how they intertwine in bodies that society rejects.

the way body horror can be beautiful and cathartic and empowering for those whose bodies have always been marginalized and stigmatized.