#history doesn't care if you're rich or poor it happens to you just the same

[1943hedgie]

Do....do these people not know about Public/Applied History? The field of history that is specifically trying to bring historical study out of academia and into everyday society? Do these people not realise that if they have ever looked up their family tree, or participated in a living history workshop, or been to a museum or taken a photo for future memories, that they are also the historians of their lives?

A historian is not something you "try to be". You are. What you choose to do with that responsibility is up to you.

One of the weirdest defenses I’ve ever seen of the stupid “historians will say they were roommates!!!“ meme, when I point out that queer history is now a recognized and widespread field of study, and queer historians have always existed besides

Is to… Basically deny that those particular researchers are actually historians?

It’s the weirdest thing. But I’ve definitely seen it before: people online disparagingly saying things like “the ivory tower will never accept you; why are you defending them?“ quite as if the person they are talking to is just ~ trying to be~ a historian. Like “historian“ is some kind of assimilationist title that queer people should never want, let alone actually claim. Instead of just a term for an academic who studies history

Do you really think you’re complimenting someone by telling them they’re not a real historian somehow?

[Points of clarity: I would completely accept it if they said “1950s historians“ or “conservative historians“ or basically anything that didn’t totally erase the modern study of queer history. But that’s not usually specified, so. Yeah.]

[qqueenofhades]

Is it... bad that I just do not CARE about men's mental health no matter how many articles I see about it? "single men are lonely :(((" They made the manosphere roe is overturned and are railing against no fault divorce. I just... don't have energy for this right now. Like i've advocated for men's mental health before, but I'm seeing an INFLUX of "what about men??? they need WIVES!" sentiment from the right and i just. I'm just not feeling it.

No, you're not a bad person at all. The intense legal misogyny and widespread cultural revanchist toxic-masculinity grievance politics right now are absolutely exhausting, and I often feel the same way. However, I think it's possibly useful to differentiate what's actually upsetting you the most, and how that's not the same thing as what the peddlers of this narrative would like you to think. After all, you're not fed up with men's mental health per se; you're fed up (and rightfully so) with the reactionary right-wing fascist narrative that constantly insists that helpless men are victims of the evil women and gays, that the only way for a (white, straight, Christian) man to be happy or a "real man" is by engaging in toxic masculinity, traditional patriarchy, and the destruction of feminism, and that Manhood (tm) is under some kind of existential threat by those soft wimpy liberals who talk about feelings and other gross stuff, and not just Beer, Guns, God, and Freedom. (You know, as if the entirety of human history has happened just to get us back to this point of caveman patriarchy, but let's not talk about Bruno.)

Extreme and macho masculinity/insisting that there's only one way to be a man/any gender variance or departure from traditional norms is Bad, are all key social features of fascism. That's why a) there's such a backlash against trans people right now, and b) most of that concern has focused on the idea of "men in dresses" pretending to be women, "betraying" their gender assigned at birth, "preying" on (poor, helpless, unaware, feeble) women, and otherwise voluntarily relinquishing their manhood, which under fascism is synonymous with power and therefore the worst crime imaginable. After all, with these ludicrous state laws about being forced to dress as your gender assigned at birth -- who do you think is going to be most affected by that? I'm sure they'll get around to criminalizing women wearing trousers and plaid shirts eventually, but it's really hard to tell if a woman is "dressing according to her biological gender." If a male-presenting or AMAB person attempts to dress in more feminine fashion, however, that is the heart of the problem and what fascism is trying to restrict and outlaw.

After all, regardless of what the right wing carps and sobs and screams about, "manhood" is not a unitary, singular category, and rich, white, straight, Christian, Trump-loving men are not the "default" standard for manhood, no matter how many terrible books Josh Hawley might write about the subject. Black/Hispanic men, Indigenous men, trans men, queer men, disabled men, immigrant men, poor men, Muslim men, etc., are all also men, but obviously fascism doesn't value them or think they're complying with the heteronormative white supremacist paradigm. So yeah, obviously all their talk about "men's rights" basically boils down to "women should voluntarily relinquish all the legal and social advancements of the last 150 years in order to meekly serve men, uphold white theocratic fascism, and establish Gilead without a complaint, like good biblical helpmeets!" So THAT, or at least it feels like to me, is what you're angry about, and you should be!

Because the right wing has been so successful at casting "men" in general under this one category, it can be hard to pick apart or see any nuance in what's going on, and you don't have to give the time of day to those "poor mistreated men need tradwives!" nonsense pieces. But by continuing to push back against this awful definition of manhood, you can help show how it's interlinked with fascism and racism, it's inflicting terrible damage on men themselves, and help men understand that they DON'T need to live like that or force themselves into that paradigm in order to be successful. So yeah.

[abthepoet]

"Despite the current skirmish, in the long run, the job crisis and economy will favor big monopolistic companies, such as Amazon. The company will exert more power and control over its workers. As more people become unemployed, there will be an overflow of applicants for jobs at the giant online retailer. With a vast amount of potential job applicants, the existing and newly hired workers will have much less bargaining leverage. "

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We👏🏻Can👏🏻Not👏🏻Allow👏🏻This👏🏻Bullshit👏🏻

So please, allow me to summarize. This article by Forbes is basically stating we can all kiss the leverage had by the common worker goodbye once Covid19 subsides since Companies will have hundreds of thousands of the unemployed all scrambling for the same job. This article goes on to cite the gentleman who organized the Amazon Walk Out in Staten Island, Chris Smalls, has since been fired by Amazon and Amazon's PR group is intending to portray him to the media as a stupid, inarticulate, moron to be the face of all union organizers during this crisis. Effectively mocking and threatening all other workers who dare share this sentiment. The corporations keep saying they want to protect you when they only thing they're interested in protecting is a profit margin.

Corporations and monopolies are BANKING on all of us unemployed by this crisis to become groveling wage slaves just grateful to have a job, their jobs. They expect us to have no bargaining power for Basic Human Rights. They expect all the power to favor large monopolies.

In no way, shape, or form can we allow this to happen. We can not watch our economy collapse as billionaires try to harass us back into their brick and mortar so we can keep churning out profits to power their summer vacations. and of those profits we see pennies. we work sick, injured, during times of grief and loss, All Just to provide Basic Human Needs each and every one of us was born needing. Let us not forget the entire reason this economy is so frail in the first place is because of the gross inequalities that deny you a living wage and health care, but keep billionaires bailed out.

We can never allow the model of Capitalism to tear our species apart again. It makes us compete with each other for access to basic resources like food, clothing, and shelther. Capitalism legit has people out here doing Shipt and Instacart, spreading the virus and exposing themselves to it for simple food money. The people with paid leave and work from home jobs arent the ones out there delivering groceries right now, its the already vulnerable, no health care having, paycheck to paycheck living poor bastards out there in a pandemic.

but history teaches us they've always let the poor make up the front lines. You're not essential, you're disposable. They know you can't afford to stay home. They know you're too scared to stay home because your government has conveniently given no moratorium on rent.

The fear they instill in you by threatening the security of your family and shelther is intentional. It ensures you stay stuck in survival mode and look out for yourself alone. You can't contemplate the situation and its inequality if you can't even feed yourself enough food to think straight. You can't risk helping someone else if you're afraid you'll lose too.

and I must address the poor, disenfranchised people who defend billionaires. I keep hearing people put themselves down while gassing up billionaires. For example, "I can't hate on a billionaire who just worked harder than me." First of all, I find this internalized poverty mentality to be similar to the concept of internalized homophobia. . . Our culture teaches us to look at poor people like dirt: like failures of their own merit. They tell us the capitalist American dream can be met by anyone, unfettered by circumstance. But this is simply not the case.

For example, Jeff Bezos was able to attend Princeton University: an Ivy League school with a rich history of elitism. Lets just consider the financial status his family had to have just to send him there for four full years. Which means his adolescence and childhood were most likely not characterized by poverty, a huge determining factor in childhood development and success. Which means he may have had access to tutors, better schools, early technology, clean clothes, and consistent hot meals. Even with a scholarship, it's Princeton University, it's not a cheap school to attend. Consider the benefits of being an Alumni of Princeton. Think of all the powerful people in business that are now part of your network, all just for being a Princeton Alum. These Ivy League connections no doubt proved useful throughout Bezos' career.

Yet the average, paycheck to paycheck worker has this belief that they too can be a billionaire if they had just worked like Jeff Bezos. If they would've had his motivation. Or his drive. If they could just be more like Jeff that would solve everything. But it won't. Because this is a rigged game of Monopoly where you start out with far less and are expected to play the exact same game. How are you going to win a game that favors property owners when you can't even pay the Utilities you just landed on? That $200 you got for passing Go, the same $200 everyone gets, doesn't feel very equal when the other players started out with a few grand, and you are forced to spend the only $200 you have to pay rent to the property you just landed on. Which means by your next roll, you'll be mortgaging yourself into debt with whatever crappy properties you were able to buy.

We are at a crossroads in human history. If we don't figure out how to unite instead of constantly competing with one another and judging then the corporations and the politicians will continue to run this country into the ground for the sake of greed.

[mightevenwrite]

Hey y'all waddup I got two new OC’s

Reign and Anca are my new favorite lesbian daughters

To tell you about them I have to tell you about their society first, so here's a rough outline

2119 (in case someone doesn't know)

Humans fucked up and climate change got too much to manage

Built giant stations underground

The stations are split into levels (floors) that all have different live structures

So basically, capitalism but extreme

If you're born in a low level chances are you're not gonna level up

If you can't pay for air&rent&shit you get kicked out, up to the surface

The lower your level the higher the chance of not being able to pay these things

Surface live is basically the worst thing that can happen to you, it's hot and there's roughly anything to eat

Giant glasshouses on the surface, well guarded by robots with hundreds of workers caring for the plants

Ah yes technology has evolved a lot too of course

Reign

In her 20s

Has that name because dumb names are normal in the future

Also because her parents wanted her to be successful and thought that would help idk

Is poor as heck

Has to pay off her mechanic arm which she needs to get any work at all. That's pretty bad because she already poor

Lives on a level that works sort of like a warehouse? Just hundreds of giant skyscrapers with tiny apartments.

Job constantly changes like temp jobs sorta, she's being placed into different jobs in irregular intervals cause someone said the constant changes are 'more comfortable for the workers' and 'keep their mind fit'

Minimum wage, bad working conditions (like,, industrialization bad)

Has to work really hard to get by (to not get kicked out) so her whole life is basically work & sleep and eat if she can afford it

Loves history

Has a crush on her colleague Anca

Anca

Also in her 20s

Isn't as poor as Reign, lives 2 or 3 levels above her

Still has the same jobs more or less but she gets more money because of her Level

She's still not rich but she can afford a certain standard and isn't really in danger of being kicked out of the station

Loves plants and always hopes to be placed in a Glasshouse

Bigass optimist

Sings at work (Reign fucking adores it)

Is really good at singing and mostly sings classical music (blues and jazz)

Is a dreamer full of hopes that we'll find a planet B out there which we can immigrate to

Likes Reign a whole lot (in a gay way)

As I said I haven't written them in yet so their characters aren't fully developed also neither is the society really so I might change some things

Taglist: @hell-yeah-writing @ellfewritings @clarissalopeswriter

If anyone wants to be added/removed just say

[punkscowardschampions]

Ali & Caleb

Ali: Do we know when Carly's funeral is going to be yet? Ali: I need to come back but I don't want to pester her parents...I sent a message but no response Caleb: I did too and got nothing either Caleb: I'm feeling they dont want us to be knowing Ali: Think so too Ali: Which is rich considering Ali: Trying to be understanding but where have they been Ali: I know I was away too but Caleb: you kept in touch Caleb: they haven't met their grandchild yet, have they? That's their vibe Caleb: imma leave them in peace but its not cool Ali: everything is so fucked Ali: how did this happen Caleb: never seen my mum madder Caleb: she's not praying for them saving 'em up for indie & drew Caleb: you gotta make sure you handle your own goodbye Ali: Can't blame her Ali: thank God she and Meena were there or they could both be gone Ali: What the hell is going to happen now Ali: Yeah, I'll have to, I don't think we're getting in to the real funeral but, it won't be her anyway Ali: they don't know her Caleb: I wish I had been, caught my mum crying hard later & that was before all this Caleb: she's down to take her in but I dunno if he'll allow it Caleb: Carly's parents could take her still its mad here rn Ali: I owe her big time, I didn't know what else to do, she wouldn't go to Hospital so I can't be sorry I did it but I am sorry for the fucking trauma of it all Ali: In a way, that might be better for her, but then...they've not done a good job with Carly, have they? Would they let history repeat itself Ali: but Drew, fuck Caleb: it's all good, like nah, but as far as my mum goes Caleb: you did the right thing Caleb: I dunno man they might be feeling like they're getting a second chance with her but will it be? Caleb: you heard from him? Caleb: im blocked Ali: Thanks, I'm doubting everything I did and said now Ali: but I really tried Ali: I truly don't know what's for the best but it will have to be worked out Ali: Poor baby Ali: No, not since this whole...mess Ali: I think he genuinely feels guilt for this one Caleb: You handled shit better than I could. Better than most I think Caleb: Estou orgulhoso de ti, querida. Caleb: yeah my heart's breaking to look at her Caleb: He won't let me help him & truth be that I don't even know where to start Caleb: No idea what he wants, you know Caleb: could be what the kid needs but as easy could not be Ali: You're too nice for your own good Ali: He probably feels like he doesn't deserve it, and rightly so frankly but not going to spite Indie just to prove a point Ali: She's so innocent Ali: Oh God Ali: I'd do it myself but the social would never sign off on that Ali: who am I, like Ali: She's got family Caleb: I ain't feeling it. I'm raging Caleb: I get that I don't get to speak on it, and he's hurting so I'm not going there but I dunno how he could let her go like that Caleb: With the bab there Caleb: Shit's beyond fucked Caleb: We could try. You were Carly's family Caleb: She'd want you looking out for indie Ali: I don't know Ali: It was hard to know how to help her Ali: but he didn't even try Ali: well, from what we can see from our outside perspective Ali: she seemed to think he did but Ali: I don't fucking know Ali: It really is, thank God Indie won't remember any of this Ali: Drew will have to, and that's his punishment Ali: I asked Mum, its pretty much a no go, if she got put in the system, if none of them claimed her, then maybe, but not whilst I'm at Uni and away and I already have too many kids to deal with by standards Ali: especially for a single parent, they wouldn't favour me over a nice, older well-off couple with everything to give Caleb: She wanted to bounce so says my mum, he shoulda let her do what she needed to do, she had to be in shock having her way it went Caleb: gotta keep your babies safe they're defenseless Caleb: anything could've happened them playing at family how they did Caleb: Filho da m��e! Caleb: Okay but hear me out...what if we went at this together? Caleb: You still got your ring, you're still my missus, legal or nah Caleb: se você me tiver eu estou disposto Ali: She did, she had, she told me where she was Ali: I just think its too easy to think over all this now Ali: its plausible he was trying to keep her safe by bringing her back, its not out there Ali: arguably was safer who knows where she would've ended up Ali: its happened regardless of all the what-ifs and woulda coulda shoulda Ali: better focusing on what we can all do now, Drew included Ali: See, too nice Ali: Of course I do Ali: I still don't think it'll happen but of course we can try Ali: if it comes to that Caleb: True Caleb: He was outta his depth, feeling like he could get Carly to turn it all around, let his kid have the ma he never Caleb: It's sad man Caleb: Good Caleb: We can't worry on that yet but I've been stressing over you out there on your own Caleb: Can I hit you with another idea? Ali: Yeah, exactly Ali: Very fucking sad Ali: Oh, I'm fine, like, not right now but, you know Ali: Go for it Caleb: Try not to get vexed at me for sneaking but it's been a while Caleb: I've been hitting up job offers round you and they've said yeah to some part time things Caleb: I wanna come out, help with the kids more than ever now Caleb: What you think? Ali: You're serious? Ali: I think its the best news I've had in a long while Ali: Well done you! Caleb: what happened got me thinking Caleb: and its the only thing that makes sense Caleb: us all together, you feel me? Caleb: It won't be easy but neither is this rn Ali: I've been feeling the same Ali: but I was too scared to put it out there Ali: Family should be all that matters Ali: the rest is just bullshit to deal with Ali: the kids are going to be so excited when are you coming Caleb: my bad for leaving you hanging this long but I didn't wanna mess you around, not only with the job, you know Caleb: but my heart's sure Caleb: I dunno what I'd do if shit happened to you, cos you're my baby mama yeah, but cos you're you too Caleb: I still feel the same, not trying to change it these days Caleb: Gotta help Gus get my cuz ready to do my thing but won't take no time Ali: Not at all, it had to be right Ali: It would be all the more painful and wrong if you came and we couldn't make it work Ali: I love you Caleb: I love you too Caleb: You've been all on my mind since I last saw you and thats how I want it Ali: Wait Ali: before you commit fully I have something to tell you Ali: might change your mind, I don't know so you need to know now before Caleb: You can tell me Caleb: I'm listening Ali: [Sends bump pic] Ali: About 5/6 months Ali: Your Bday, Christmas, remember? Ali: I didn't say because Ali: Last time Ali: I've not told anyone else though, no one Caleb: Shit man! You been dealing on your own Caleb: That's so rough, Ali Caleb: You should've said, hit up your fam if not me Caleb: I get not wanting to say it but I gotta ask, was there anyone else on the scene? Caleb: I know what I think but I need to hear it Ali: It was worst for you but Ali: it wasn't exactly easy to tell them Ali: I know they were all disappointed or disgusted or whatever else valid feelings but it wasn't fun Ali: No, no one else Caleb: We gotta tell them Caleb: Mine too Caleb: What's the story? What's the doctor said? Are you both good? Ali: Yeah, my blood pressure's a bit high but to be expected, I told him I ain't got no time to chill Ali: are you happy? Ali: do you think anyone will be? or have i had one too many to soon to get the congrats now Caleb: I'm gonna make time for you to chill Caleb: Swear down Caleb: Eu nunca estive mais feliz Caleb: And they'll be happy for us too. Trust Ali: That would be nice Ali: don't think I've stopped since I came here Ali: If they aren't, they aren't Ali: Its coming, like Caleb: I'll rush through what I gotta do here, be with you sooner Caleb: More I can do to take care of the bubs the more you can have that you time Caleb: I'm not slipping on you or this baby, you're gonna be all good Caleb: Gus'll throw us a party, he misses you like I do Ali: You don't need to do that, tho no shade to your cuz but some talent you just can't teach Ali: #natural Ali: I miss him too, I miss everyone Ali: Oh shit Ali: Has anyone told Ro? Did she even know Carly was pregnant Ali: We've not spoken much, I've tried to give her space, let her live her Uni dreams Ali: Fuck Caleb: You don't need to hype me but I'll allow it Caleb: yeah no lie I'm a bit scared about heading over gotta be done for my culinary arts tho like, keep the restaurant game fresh for my fam Caleb: Oh damn! Meena maybe? I dunno Caleb: She swerves me & everything happened fast Ali: You're gonna love it Ali: I've found so many amazing places already, I can't wait to show you Ali: Even Junie's trying new things Ali: I'll have to ask her, God I hope so Ali: If not, oddly maybe it'll be best coming from me? Seems wrong but Ali: she knows I was friends with Carly Caleb: That's my boy 💪💚 Caleb: I'm excited too, trust Caleb: yeah we all felt the love Caleb: Hope she didn't hear it from the wrong peeps but it'll be what it is Ali: I dread to think how fast the rumour mill be spinning Ali: Wankers Caleb: Least she got that distance Caleb: You're the furthest and closest Caleb: I hate that it's gotta be this way for you Ali: I'm just glad I got to know her Ali: I was lucky enough, none of them were so Ali: say what they like, they did when she was alive, like Caleb: I should've known her better Caleb: I knew what Drew was doing Ali: We all did Ali: what could we have done? stop him? stop her? Ali: they both made choices, even if they were poor ones, or made not in their best state and mind Caleb: True Caleb: I let him make a lot of bad choices, shit went on too long Caleb: It's not on me to pull him back anymore I got focus elsewhere Ali: You can't blame yourself for him Ali: its his to shoulder Ali: yeah, a lot of bad shit happened to him but, he's made a lot of it happen since Ali: not his excuse of a Ma Ali: she's not been around for a long time Ali: Meena still manages to be good and do the right thing, y'know? Caleb: Exactly Caleb: He's grown now and he needs to act it more than he's been Caleb: There are two kids in this Caleb: Behaving like her isn't what he wants but we can't do the changing for him Caleb: It wasn't on Carly to help me out with that either Ali: Right, though, clearly he won't acknowledge Edie unless I'm dead Ali: Fucked up thing to say but more fucked up that its real Ali: I know Ali: but she loved him, she wanted to Ali: he shoulda treated her so much better, she gave him everything she had and for what? Caleb: over my dead body would he mess that kids head and life up if you weren't here Caleb: it's not right Caleb: I don't feel I know him nowadays Ali: I know Ali: you're a better Dad to her than he could ever be Ali: just the truth Ali: I know Ali: its a shame but you and your fam have done all you can for him Ali: can only wait and see what he does now Caleb: I'd adopt her but I'm hoping against hope he'll wanna be her dad Caleb: But if not now when like? Caleb: Now he's got to take care of Indie alone that's the excuse he needs Caleb: shit man Caleb: he doesn't deserve either of those girls Ali: She'll know Ali: we don't need a piece of paper to make it official Ali: she feels the 💚 Ali: No matter what happens, we have to look after Indie too, okay? Ali: Make sure she's good Ali: Promise Caleb: I promise you Caleb: nothing's gonna happen to any of these kids on my watch Caleb: she'll feel the love too, all we've got Caleb: 5 babies or 15, gonna keep my word Ali: Same Ali: we're not doing a bad job, are we? Ali: I don't want to prove everyone right Caleb: We've been slipping but it'll be all good when we're together again Caleb: Better with you than without Caleb: And we've always done the bubs right no matter what Ali: Yeah Ali: You're right Ali: haters got me trippin' Ali: don't tell Caleb: I'll pick you up on the quiet Caleb: when you going to the doctors again? I'll time my trip so I can be with Ali: its not 'til next month Ali: so that should actually work out reasonably well? Caleb: Fated Ali: if not its only a checkup so its chill Ali: but we can aim for it Caleb: Sooner the better for me Caleb: Don't tell the kids I wanna show up and see them lose their shit like on the vids Ali: That will be too cute for words Caleb: forreal Caleb: Imma try and get Junie on the songs cos I got my girls to help me Caleb: he's already a chatterbox we halfway to it Ali: they've learnt this Malay nursery rhyme Ali: its sick, they're so good at it Ali: I'll let them show you when you come Caleb: they can teach me Caleb: gimme a leg up Ali: Yeah, and Mandarin Ali: like, you'd get along fine with English but its so much more fun and just respectful to try Ali: I want them to learn as much as they can whilst we're here Ali: and wherever else we end up Caleb: I feel that Caleb: I got an app on my phone but with everything that's been going down I haven't tried Caleb: Sampled some fusion cooking tho which'll be sick now I've got more peeps to get stuck into eating it Caleb: Getting a belly here Ali: 😍 Ali: oh I've missed you Caleb: won't have to for much longer 💚 Caleb: i'll be counting down them training days honest Ali: speaking of Ali: gotta run Ali: got class in an hour and best believe i need all this time to get those kids out the door Caleb: oh I be knowing Caleb: go get your genius on Ali: talk soon ✌ Ali: love you Caleb: te amo 💚💙💜