#tw famine

[craftyjellyfishcat]

Story idea: a royal family was started when a humble farmer saved his community from a famine by donating every coin and food he could.

Now before any member can ascend to the throne, they must grow a plant to honor the farmer who saved many lives.

You seemingly can't grow anything, and many worry you never do so. One day however, you discover you can grow plants in a different way...

[vrnicky]

Lore dump!

@janeelyakiri

TW: mentions of famine, death, eating humans, dark stuff.

This is the backstory behind Fennec! I made this like a chat she had with her therapist.

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"Ready?"

Fennec: I.. think so..

"We can chat about something else if you're not ready yet."

Fennec: N-no! I.. I can't handle.. keeping this secret anymore..

"I understand. Does this have to do with your disgust of blood?"

Fennec nods.

Fennec: it was.. some years ago. Before all this, skeletons appeared..

We got trapped.. in a cold place, there's was snow everywhere.. and slowly the food started vanishing.

"You were with a big group of people?"

Fennec: Kinda.. people who also got trapped with us..

"Understood. Continue."

Fennec: At first we thought, we could hunt some animals down but there wasn't anything there besides us..

My brother has always been a quiet one and even though he wasn't the leader, people respected him.

And without food.. everyone started going crazy when it happened..

"What happened?"

Fennec's grip on her chair tightens.

Fennec: someone started bothering my brother.. even tho he ignored him.. he just snapped and when he slipped h-he.. his neck hit a-a rock and.. and he.. h-he died..

Fennec holds down a sob.

Fennec: t-the other people quickly yelled at the body saying.. "it's still warm! We can eat it!"

M-me and my brother.. w-we couldn't handle it..

"If you need a moment.."

Fennec nods.

Fennec: after that moment.. we just.. started eating his poor body.. I-i.. I didn't wanted to! W-we.. I.. I was just so hungry.. we were so hungry..

Then.. the group we were in decided to started killing.. the weak ones.. I.. was a weak one.

"What?! They tried to kill you?!"

Fennec: yeah.. that's how I got most of my scars.. mostly because they trapped my brother down so he couldn't stop them..

I never saw Wolf.. full of rage before that moment.. he just.. killed them all out of anger..

"This means.. the ones that tried to kill you made you the scar in your eye and your knee problem?"

Fennec nods again.

Fennec: after that we left that place.. we needed to go somewhere else.. we were.. just beasts at this point..

As I didn't know how to fight or defend myself.. Wolf was the one to get food and me.. the one that alert him someone was coming..

"I think that's enough, thank you for cooperating."

Fennec: ...I knew you would judge me..

"I'm not saying that, that was clearly traumatic for you! Just go home and rest."

[bluestone-dragon]

Hi! I'm anon. These are the images (atrocious quality, sorry). The portraits are (I assume replicas of) silkscreen paintings of Chairman Mao by Andy Warhol. [source: Metropolitan Museum of Art]

I'm an American who visited the UK and went to Harrod's, where I saw these. I didn't like them, but I've also done a lot of research into the Great Chinese Famine (death toll: 15-45 million) and Cultural Revolution (death toll: 1 million) so I didn't know if I was being too sensitive. Thus, poll.

I'm aware that replacing Mao with Hitler in the question is an imperfect comparison, and I want to explain my thought process. My main concern with the poll was that people would vote differently if they knew it was Mao. In my experience, based on research I've done into World War 2 and the way I was taught in US schools (sorry, I don't know what British schools teach re: Mao), people generally know less about Mao and the Famine/Revolution in comparison to Hitler and the Holocaust. In addition, there's been a lot of propaganda spread about the Famine/Revolution that minimizes or redirects the blame for the suffering people went through, and even today, these topics are heavily censored by the Chinese government. In China, for example, the Famine is euphemistically called "Three Years of Natural Disasters."

(For evidence about the propaganda point, consider these articles about China during World War 2, by The Guardian and Britannica, both purportedly reliable sources. The Guardian says, "[For the Chinese Communist Party] Being holed up far from the invading Japanese had its advantages. Although the CCP doesn’t highlight it, the burden of the fighting against Imperial Japan was borne by Chiang and his armies, who also suffered the bulk of the casualties." Britannica says, "While Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces basically sat out the war in Chongqing, the CCP tremendously expanded its strength by fighting the Japanese invaders." The Guardian is right, but it's telling that as recently as September 2024, Britannica was flagrantly incorrect. By the way, this part of the Britannica article's been changed now to be more accurate, but I haven't reread the whole thing, so there might be more problems. I know these articles aren't about the Famine/Revolution, but they are about the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party, another topic that the CCP is really touchy about. The point is that there's a lot of CCP propaganda and it affects available information; I wouldn't have known Britannica was incorrect if it hadn't been for some talks with people IRL.)

Because of all these reasons (education, propaganda, and more), in my experience, people seem to think that Mao is "less bad." I'm not going to play comparison bingo; the Famine, Revolution, and Holocaust were all horrifically violent and inhumane, and I don't have the words to convey just how terrible they were. This Washington Post article phrases it well: "The fact that Mao’s atrocities resulted in many more deaths than those of Hitler does not necessarily mean he was the more evil of the two. The greater death toll is partly the result of the fact that Mao ruled over a much larger population for a much longer time. I lost several relatives in the Holocaust myself, and have no wish to diminish its significance. But the vast scale of Chinese communist atrocities puts them in the same general ballpark. At the very least, they deserve far more recognition than they currently receive."

In the context of this poll, I thought people might vote differently if they knew it was Mao. (If you think you would've been okay with it if it was Mao, consider reading this Guardian article that mentions some of the individual atrocities during the famine. TW: cannibalism, torture, starvation... honestly more TWs I don't know how to phrase. This Guardian article goes more into the bigger picture. Same TWs apply.) I didn't want people voting differently; thus, I changed it to Hitler, who's someone much more entrenched in the Western consciousness. If you think I shouldn't have changed it or should've used someone else, I'd love to hear about it. I tried to do everything in good faith, but like I mentioned, I’m not European and don’t know anyone killed by Hitler, so if you think this is insensitive or inappropriate, please let me know.

Lastly! If anyone has questions about the Famine, Revolution, zero-Covid policy, or other stuff about Chinese history or China now, come talk to me! I can't promise to know the answer, but I'll do my best.

And with that, I'm posting and going to bed, because I’ve got school tomorrow. Thank you for taking the time to read all this! :D

Some people who asked for context: @evenintragedy @dormiebasne @monacatowadefender @redwoodtators @aliosne @gobbluthofficial @swirly592 @13th-floor-in-moonstone @emberindigocymbee Sorry for notifying all of you, but you mentioned in the comments you wanted context, so uh… here it is?

Scenario:

A big, famous department store has four portraits of Hitler as decoration on a wall. Two of the portraits are hanging behind a small statue of two hands making a heart. The portraits are lifelike, but in bright colors. They are replicas of work by a famous artist, and art critics think the artist was probably criticizing Hitler. Neo-Nazi politicians dislike the originals and, when a museum included them as part of an international tour, called for the originals to be specifically excluded from the tour.

There are no plaques or anything explaining any of this history, paying tribute to Hitler's victims, or even naming the artist-- anon found out who created the original works by Googling it. (If you know the store/artist/portraits anon is talking about, please don't spoil it.)

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[sayruq]

[aropride]

[kelocitta]

rat concepts feat. not looking at a bone for reference

[drifting-moon]

🖤 fami / famine devil graphics for anon !!

like/rb and credit if using <3

[thestressedsimmer]

With her confinement at its end, Beatrice was glad to be able to mount her horse again. So she decided to ride to the church for her daughter's baptism instead of riding in the carriage with the rest of her family.

At the church, there were royals from all of the other surrounding kingdoms waiting. It would be a grave insult to leave anybody out and they had a political game of their own to play. Even the betrothed of their direct enemy was invited.

As for godparents? Windenberg was honored with being the godparent of one of the imperial princesses.

Had it been a son, they more than likely would have honored Willow Creek instead - but King Edward II would do for little Princess Anna.

His wife, Queen Katerine, came to the church showing off her growing pregnancy belly.

This was her second godchild in a short period of time and that was an intimidating thing - but nobody could deny that being hand picked by the Holy Tartosian Emperor and Empress was something that couldn't be turned down.

Princess Anna was a hesitant and cautious little girl, but she seemed to enjoy being baptized. Maybe because the empire was smiled on by the Watcher Herself or maybe it was just because she liked water.

Either way, she was officially a part of the church.

[ummick]

wec fuji full access, but it's just mick - october 4, 2024

[shysheeperz]

[deadontheinsidesexyontheoutside]

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[hiba91]

For those who said we are lying 👍👍

#Repost @palestine.pixel

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| The child Yazan Al-Kafarna.. he is suffering from bad health conditions after his displacement from northern Gaza to the city of Rafah, and he is at risk of death at any moment due to the lack of food and oxygen in hospitals and health care.

Via @hassan_eslaih

[sayruq]

TW: A dead body

[the-lady-maddy]

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[bebemoon]

FAMINE .

[littlemistit]

Are you guys capable of creating aesthetic art of beautiful women getting eviscerated where they aren't super hyper skinny or would that be too grotesque for you