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“The great enemy of justice are those moderates who feign outrage at societal injustice, but whose outrage conveniently disappears when real change threatens their status. These moderates are more comfortable leaving unchallenged the assumed moral authority of certain institutions, traditions and practices that are the purveyors of injustice rather than confronting their own role in maintaining these institutions. The hard truth is that the comfort of the status quo is always preferable to pursuing the demands of justice.”
—MLKjr
Despite what moderates (centrists, neoliberals, etc.)—who are more devoted to order than justice—might be saying, there should be no doubt that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be on the side of the student protesters who are standing up for Palestine 🇵🇸
#politics#palestine#columbia university#student protests#israel#gaza#🇵🇸#mlk#rafah#letter from a birmingham jail#mlkjr#mlk jr#paternalism#white moderates#centrists#campus protests#neoliberalism
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the entire democratic party
#MLK#politics#white moderates#civil rights#white supremacy#racism#social justice#equality#end hate#anti-racism#racial equality#stop racism#no to hate#dismantle racism
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someone: "I just don't like the protestors' tone. They're very loud. I think occupying a building is bad optics. Blocking traffic is illegal. I wish the protests weren't so disruptive!"
me: sighs
me: opens indesign
me: loads template
me: pastes the entirety of the Letter from Birmingham into the template
me: adds paragraph and character styles
me: exports to PDF
me: prints out PDF
me: cuts paper down to the correct size and sets manuscript aside
me: digs through collection of custom papers and selects a pretty one
me: measures the manuscript
me: cuts thick cardstock for front cover and back cover
me: dabs bookbinding glue on cardstock and pastes on pretty custom paper
me: sets it aside to dry
me: once it's dry, assembles covers and manuscript and clips them together tightly
me: drills five holes into the edge of the book
me: sews the book together using stab binding with a needle and waxed binding thread
me: ties off the end of the thread
me: carefully adds creases to the covers so that they open neatly
me: takes the book to my car
me: drives to airport
me: gets on an airplane
me: takes a taxi to the person's house
me: knocks on their door
someone: opens the door
me: hands them the lovingly bound book
me: "I beg of you, read this."
#spiderhungry posts#the letter from birmingham#protests#student protests#free gaza#free palestine#bookbinding#white moderates
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The Kind White Moderate Racism of Ted Lasso
"the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a '"'more convenient season" - Martin Luther King Jr from 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' 16th April 1963
It is 60 years, to the day, almost, since MLK Jr wrote those words, at a time when Black people were being jailed and murdered, by a white supremacist state, accompanied by the mealy-mouthed hand-wringing of the white moderates.
In 2023, Black people are still being jailed and murdered, by a white supremacist state. (This is true for the US and the UK, as well as across the world. I write this from a brown post-colonial nation where also, anti-Blackness has proven repeatedly murderous.)
And the white moderates are still at it.
I could write an essay breaking down all the macro and micro racist moments in Ted Lasso, a show that exemplifies how kind moderate white men see themselves and the world - but I won't. (I'd rather be paid for the labour, if I have to rewatch actively triggering scenes to do it.)
Instead, I will ask the Ted Lasso fandom - does this show disgust you?
And if not, what will it take for a story told by white men to get you there?
Disgust can sit alongside critical appreciation for craft, and emotional affection for characters you have invested in. Anyone who has interacted with white art and culture has learned the ability to weave their love for it alongside the weft of contempt we must cultivate for its racism.
I am not asking if you have stopped loving the show, or its characters. I am asking if you have felt disgusted - truly, viscerally disgusted - by its politics.
Because if you have not - if a bunch of white men turning a Black man into a puppet to preach forgiveness to a Black man who has experienced racist violence - if that does not disgust you...
then you are aligned with white supremacy, no matter how much you may disclaim the crude, ugly right-wing manifestation of it.
Do you choose to forgive the racist show that you love?
Or do you choose to hold it accountable for its racism?
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I don’t know why you’re surprised. The same people were crowing about how important masking was until the law stopped requiring it.
yall really said "boycott eurovision" until eurovision started huh.
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Watch "The Alt-Right Playbook: The Cost of Doing Business" on YouTube
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#zeno's art#i'm not sure if i should tag the show itself as i'm not a fan but i guess its “fan”art so i will#hazbin hotel#charlie hazbin hotel#vivziepop#i was bored and wanted to draw something#my main goal here was to create a design that looked distinct and could (potentially) be moderately easy to animate#of course based on charlie's character i added as many angel images as possible through the hair and bowtie#(i know white on white is a character design sin but i wanted to show the angel wing detail ;w;)#also to express the personality and juxtaposition of a sweet devil her horns are supposed to curve into a heart shape#of course the garterbelts are upside-down/st peters crosses because of her satanic themes#i also tried to go harder into the goat theme but its still subtle i think#i actually think the goat theme is really interesting because of the story of the sheep and the goats in the bible#but i cant remember if it was actually something intended in her original design#i'm not going to draw anyone else so dont even anticipate that#this was basically a cooldown? ok i think i'm rambling now#goodbye#ok edit to say it clearly: i am not a fan of vivziepop or her work. i just wanted to redesign charlie as a cooldown/exercise for fun#because i used to be a fan of the character before i wised up about what vivzie had and has done#and before i matured and noticed the cracks and fundamental flaws in her works#so yea i dont support her at all and this redesign is critical i guess#also the reason why the tag “vivziepop” is there in the first place is so that anyone who has that tag silenced can scroll past#without seeing anything related to her work. in case that clears anything up#its the same reason why i tag “long post” and “food” and the like
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Palo and Tigran standing casually in place to provide an outfit reference.
They are wearing the most typical day to day clothing for Galenii monks. This consists of three main parts:
-A simple, ankle-length sleeveless robe (white in initiate monks and black in the fully initiated). -A dark woolen cloak, which doubles as a blanket. This cloak is the foundational item of clothing throughout much of Imperial Wardin as a whole, and worn by all social classes. They tend to be cut shorter and highly decorative in the upper classes, serving only the practical purpose of shielding the arms from the sun. Poor laborers may wear only the cloak and a loincloth and nothing else. In the case of Galenii monks, it is standardized, simple, and dark blue-gray. -The sash. This is a very long scarf that is the primary visual signifier of a Galenii monk. Its open ends drape down the front side of the body and are tied at the chest. It is slung over the shoulders and hangs in a loop around the back. These sashes are dyed an expensive royal blue, indicating the significance and relative esteemed status of this religious order.
Additional elements:
-The sign of the horns: a small iron pin used to fasten the cloak. This is the symbol of the Lunar Face Of God (the specific aspect to which the Galenii are devoted, which is primarily associated with fertility and the cycles of sacrifice and rebirth). This is very common among monks but not standardized wear. Galenii priests wear the sign of the triple horns (though more commonly as an amulet).
-Ear piercings: Galenii monks and priests wear thick earrings of dark meteoric iron and stretch their earlobes. One is added to each ear for each year of the initiatory process. Palo is a year in, and Tigran is fully initiated and has five bands per ear. Body modification is exceptionally rare in Imperial Wardi culture, largely in relation to taboos surrounding body integrity. The exception here is done with great significance and care- these earrings can be made only with true meteoric iron, considered to be the blood of God Itself. Permanently marking their bodies with this metal signifies this priesthood's integral connection to maintaining the continual cycle of sacrifice/rebirth that is believed to keep God's domain stable, and binds them to this role.
-Sandals: usually very simple in construction. Monks are often expected to go barefoot, but the cities are quite dirty so most prefer to avoid this if possible.
-Ceremonial dagger: a sign of a fully initiated monk. It is curved and its sheath is decorated with a tuft of lion's mane (a signal of the Galenii order's close connection to the Odonii order). Most of its uses are ceremonial, but it will be periodically used to perform animal sacrifices. A smaller razor blade is kept in the home for personal bloodletting.
-Hair: Fully initiated monks shave their heads, while those in the process of initiation have relative freedom with hair dressing. Palo is wearing his hair in a single braid tucked around the front. Broadly speaking, braiding the hair is associated with female beauty standards throughout much of Imperial Wardin (though generally in two braids). There is no cultural convention Against men doing so, but it is regarded as mildly effeminate (particularly in the south and southeast).
-Lore Friendly Sunglasses: Palo has photosensitive epilepsy. No effective treatments for epilepsy exist in the setting (most 'treatments' in Imperial Wardin are alchemical in nature, ie: ambiguously helpful at best or literal poison at worst), but understanding of the Nature of epilepsy as a neurological disorder is relatively accurate, and the concept of photosensitivity is loosely understood (though not with great accuracy, it's assumed to be caused by light in General). Palo had this pair of (VERY expensive) sunglasses commissioned as a youth, which Do slightly reduce the frequency of his seizures. Devastatingly stylish as they may be, his glasses do not offer much visual clarity so he only wears them in bright conditions.
#Am working on the dreaded Art Fight References#Also height comparison. Palo looks taller than he is because he's skinny as fuck and next to a 4'9'' guy. But he's 5'10''#Which is above average height for the setting (average man is probably 5'6''-7'') but not huge#I kind of need to reintroduce these guys because I made the earliest posts about them right around when I started actually writing#and a lot of their background lore has changed.#Namely their upbringings- most of the cast of the White Calf are stupid wealthy Imperial Wardi elites and I needed these guys to be like...#Normal people.#Tigran is still from a branch of a family that is wealthy in distant Ubibi but his specific branch is poor agricultural laborers living#around the lower Brilla river next to Wardin (city)#Palo is still better off but not crazy rich- his family were glass workers and traders out of Godsmouth and#would be considered middle class. Wealthy enough for occasional extravagances like sunglasses but nothing ridiculous#Most of the post-White Calf era stuff is now outdated too#AND ON ANOTHER TANGENT- most sun protective eyewear in this part of the setting is less 'elegant' (affordable sunglasses would#be mostly sheets of hammered bronze with punctured holes)#There is relatively sophisticated eyewear produced in Bur and Imperial Wardin (including some actual moderately useful glasses for#correcting visual impairment) but good pairs are prohibitively expensive and made by dedicated craft workers#Palo's pair would have cost about a year of his father's wages#palo apolynnon#tigran otto#the white calf
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#us politics#quotes#dr. martin luther king jr.#martin luther king jr#civil rights#civil rights movement#white citizens councilor#klu klux klan#white supremacy#white supremacists#centrists#political moderates#letter from Birmingham jail#1963
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@concrete-the-cat
Yeah, I hate to break it to you, but centrists absolutely are a part of that moderate group. Your own words prove that you either haven’t read MLK’s letter from Birmingham Jail, or that it went completely over your head.
“Centrist” is just another name for moderate, and here is admittedly an oversimplification of what that looks like, but it’s fairly on point.
Calmly and pragmatically making this Nakba—this genocide of Palestinians—making it about “concerns” of imaginary wars that may or may not happen “20 years from now” is the fucking definition of not getting it and paternalistically setting the time for someone else’s freedom. Are you kidding me?
“Pragmatism,” incrementalism and handwringing about imagined realities (while ignoring this current reality) only serve the oppressor and helps maintain the status quo.
Very few things in life are as clearly as binary as they are with Palestine; there is nothing to be “moderate” about here. Israel needs to A) stop bombing innocent people, and do a permanent ceasefire, and B) submit to the ICC + ICJ and hopefully to The Hague and answer for their war crimes.
Where, exactly, is the room for “moderation” after 7 months and the death of more than 45,000 of noncombatant civilians?
What does “centrism” or “moderation” look like to YOU? Does it look like Israel “only” bombing 25,000 noncombatant civilians for the next 7 months?
It’s like you’re saying, “Free Palestine” + “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your … knee-jerk actions.”
And your mythical concept of time (shit that might happen—might happen—in 20 years??) is literally advising Palestinians to be patient for a better season. It’s as though MLK was trying to speak directly to YOU when he wrote that letter.
There is nothing complicated about what’s happening in Palestine. People are being murdered. Men, women, children, pregnant people, elderly people, and disabled people. I’m for the fierce urgency of NOW. I’m for any “knee-jerk” position that makes the genocide stop, not now, but right now.
I have no idea what you mean, or what you think you mean when you say “knee-jerk,” but if knee-jerking gets us an immediate and permanent ceasefire that stops the genocide of Palestinians, then I’m on team knee-jerk.
Please PLEASE read it again:
“The great enemy of justice are those moderates who feign outrage at societal injustice, but whose outrage conveniently disappears when real change threatens their status.
These moderates are more comfortable leaving unchallenged the assumed moral authority of certain institutions, traditions and practices that are the purveyors of injustice rather than confronting their own role in maintaining these institutions.
The hard truth is that the comfort of the status quo is always preferable to pursuing the demands of justice.”
Look, I vehemently dislike centrism and neoliberalism. It’s slow-walking the Overton Window to further to the right. It’s bullshit “triangulation.” It’s Clintonism. It’s giving Republicans and conservatives half of what they want today, and then pragmatically acquiescing again, and giving them everything else they want, tomorrow. I probably dislike centrists as much as, if not more than conservatives.
Conservatives are never centrist, but centrists are frequently conservative. That’s a bad, unbalanced equation. People on the progressive side of that equation get screwed over.
That’s my B-Log and that’s what it’s always been. If you gotta block or unfollow me, that’s absolutely cool. No hard feelings.
But please understand that you are absolutely, positively wrong about centrism.
“The great enemy of justice are those moderates who feign outrage at societal injustice, but whose outrage conveniently disappears when real change threatens their status. These moderates are more comfortable leaving unchallenged the assumed moral authority of certain institutions, traditions and practices that are the purveyors of injustice rather than confronting their own role in maintaining these institutions. The hard truth is that the comfort of the status quo is always preferable to pursuing the demands of justice.”
—MLKjr
Despite what moderates (centrists, neoliberals, etc.)—who are more devoted to order than justice—might be saying, there should be no doubt that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be on the side of the student protesters who are standing up for Palestine 🇵🇸
#white moderates#concrete-the-cat#palestine#centrism#mlk#conservatives are never centrist but centrists are very often conservative#😮💨 they really got people outchea believing that centrism is a good thing#they got people thinking that centrism is rly thee end goal#justice fairness and democracy are the goals not centrism 🙄
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I'm getting a little tired of this shit, wtf is this? Like do y'all not enjoy a big scarred demon woman that's beefy?
#bg3#bg3 karlach#karlach bg3#karlach#baldur's gate#baldurs gate 3#larian#nexus#nexus mods#tiefling#barbarian#baldurs gate 3 karlach#Some of these moders and players need to be nuetered#You're telling me you don't find karlach hot the way she is?#also why are there mods making wyll white???#it's weird as fuck#wyll#wyll ravengard#bg3 wyll#baldurs gate wyll#lae'zel#halsin#astarion#shadowheart#gale of waterdeep#gale dekarios#bg3 gale#bg3 tav#<3
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hai! just wanted to know whats the most common cat color you usually get to identify? :D
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def black tabbies and torbies but that makes sense since there’s a lot of them out there
that’s a chocolate tortoiseshell with moderate white spotting (calico)
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girlpower slayqueen #girlboss era hilary clinton -> femininomenon brat era kamala harris. welcome back 2010s capitalist feminism
#for the record: u need to vote. vote for kamala harris if ur serious about project 2025 and trump#i'm just noticing that uh. wow! what it takes to get young moderate liberals voting. I Guess.#it's good that it's happening i just personally feel very weird about the stan culture-like PR strategy everyone's buying into. What#also sorry chappell roan for how they used your music after you openly criticized white house just 1 month ago.....
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Having just read Border Stone, I am sincerely wondering what Team Snakemouth's reaction will be once Mothivia randomly shows up with Hollow.
We originally planned to illustrate this, but we didn't get around to it. This depends on whether or not they show up to potentially important briefings on other team's missions, because the first opportunity that they'll have to see The Hollow Knight is when Team Mothiva turns up to report on that mission, but after that they've got something of a 50/50 of encountering them being dragged around more or less as encountered in Hallownest or encountering them as Ominous Bodyguard Number 2.
As by the time they've returned to Bugaria, they've also achieved what they actually came there to do (assess the state of the fallen kingdom of Hallownest now that the plague has died down), they do have more things to present than just THK, but there's a solid chance that they'll just kind of... leave it to idle in the background, while talking about everything else. Watching. Waiting.
The original plan, of course, was to try and leave it in Hallownest. This, unfortunately, failed around the point when Zasp realized just how poorly it was holding together, along with the fact that they couldn't actually locate anyone with medical training for whatever Hollow was in the area (or anyone speaking a language they shared). Since Hollow was still following them around whenever guided, the plan became "bring it back to Bugaria, get it medical attention, shove it off on whoever we can manage to get it to stick with".
The final step of this plan failed. Mothiva, as someone with a very distinct public image to upkeep, was then stuck with the task of prettying it up enough to fit with the brand rather than risking backlash from either her fans or her managers from having some raggedy-looking maybe-beetle following her around, since her association with Zasp already sort of has her on thin ice with her brand.
There is a "trying to make it look less like it's in the process of actively dying" montage. It involves usage of power tools to clean up the crack on its shell well enough to seal and liberal amounts of beetle shell ointment, and THK is wholly uncertain how to feel about the whole thing. It doesn't do a whole lot for making it look less... horribly intimidating, but it's slightly more marketable in that it don't look like it's going to keel over and die at any second now.
The first reaction is generally going to be "by Venus's name, where the hell did you find that thing?!" regardless of first encounter, though. The industrial sander doesn't change that it's a ridiculously massive maybe-not-even-a-bug with a shell black enough to absorb all light and we don't think Mothiva will be doing an even remotely adequate amount of explanation on "what this thing is" or "how we found it".
#asks#we speak#border stone#bug fables#hollow knight#they get used to it eventually but for the first few months it is a thing so black it absorbs all light with a gleaming white headshell jus#idling. in the background of team mothiva. like thats normal.#sort of like if your coworker picked up a demon souls boss that just follows them around now#like you'll get used to the fact that the penetrator lives in your house now but it's gonna be one hell of a trip#the longest period of time they're separated is when they bring thk's nail to a blacksmith#and the hollow knight supervises the whole reforging process to make sure that they know what they're doing#moderately stressful for butomu but at least the nail gets fixed
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