So many Dumbing of Age characters
wear glasses. It might seem like nothing out of the ordinary and
nothing to get excited about, but usually prescription eyewear is
designated to only one or two characters out of the cast—and will
usually be used as visual coding for what kind of person they are. Orphan Black, for instance, stars a bunch of genetically identical clones who should all have perfect eyesight if one of them does, but Cosima wears glasses so that we know she’s The Smart One. Hey, the nerd girl in Dumbing of Age
wears glasses, but… so does the ex-cheerleader, the up-and-coming
political student, the party-loving advocate for sexual freedom, the
roller derby star, and the alcoholic angry Canadian. Eyesight problems
do not discriminate between types of people, kind of like in real life!
[Spoilers for the comic from here on out, mostly to do with who gets together with who]
This webcomic overall has a good tactic going on by filling its cast
with different kinds of the same thing, creating a spectrum and avoiding
stereotyping.Keep reading…
Jack Kirby’s cover for Captain America No. 1 is arrestingly memorable, a colorful image of Cap punching Hitler in the face.
This scene is now an iconic moment in superhero comics, but at the time it was more controversial than you might think. In 1941 the U.S. had not yet entered WWII, and some readers actually sent hatemail to Captain America’s creators for depicting the superhero in such an overtly political light.
Last week, an interesting homage to this cover popped up online. Created by illustrator Matt Stefani, it shows teen superhero Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) punching Donald Trump.
Speaking to the Daily Dot, Stefani explained the background for this unusual crossover between political cartoons and comicbook fanart.
idea: selina kyle as a reverse archeologist. she steals from museums and private collections and returns things to the shrines and graves where they belong. she brings a clay jaguar to monte alban and now she can talk to cats. the whip is because she’s indiana jones. batman makes half-assed attempts to stop her but it’s not like she’s wrong so like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ he’s got violent crimes to deal with, what does he care if she’s stealing back smuggled relics from rich assholes. he met that guy at a party once and he was a huge asshole so fuck him. steal his toupee, too. it’s probably endangered. ‘oh no catwoman is escaping and there’s nothing we can do. robin sit back down. there’s nothing we can do. she’s taking that statue back to egypt and we have no possible recourse against this terrible nonviolent crime with a single dick victim. i am definitely really mad about this. i’ll fight her later, when you’re sleeping or at a friend’s house or something. you’ll understand when you’re older.’
so far this post has been reblogged by one single dude who was super offended by the idea of putting relics back where they came from, and a legitimately shocking number of hype archaeology majors who aspire to working primarily in repatriation.
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okay but Luke being gay would actually explain his interest in Leia A WHOLE LOT AND MAKES IT WAY LESS INCESTY
think about it
this boy is hella gay, like so so gay, he’s never been attracted to a girl in his life but maybe feels like he should, and then he meets Leia
he feels this connection, this pull to her, and because he’s never experienced attraction to a woman he thinks that this is what being attracted to girls feels like, when actually that’s not it at all, it’s just that his subconscious can sense that it’s his sister and that therefore she’s super important to him
gay Luke = sibling connection mistaken for attraction = LESS GROSS INCEST
east coast blogger: today i murdered a rat with my own crystalized rage and hatred
west coast blogger: this beach is so relaxing my body melted right into the sand
midwest blogger: o Lords of corn, what sins have we committed for the weather to punish us so
southern blogger: y'all'd've
pacific northwest blogger: [damp]
This would be especially terrible for rural people. I don’t live in Alabama, but I do live in a rural area with no public transportation, period.
Unless someone can drive you somewhere in a car, when you’re in a very rural area, you can’t go anywhere at all. Even the closest gas station is over 10 miles away from my house. It’s an additional 10 miles to a grocery store or doctor’s office. And some of the specialists I see for my health are over 200 miles away, which is like a 400 mile round trip.
Cars are very important in many cities, particularly for people who live in neighborhoods without good public transportation and for disabled people for whom public transportation may not be accessible.
But there’s no way to really survive for most in rural areas unless someone in the household or a consistently available community member has a car to take you places.
please note this also intersects with ableism as many of us are not able to reliably take public transport.
So far, only three low-level state workers have been charged for the politically-motivated bad decisions, deliberate ignorance, and post-crisis coverups that caused the families of Flint, Michigan, to be subjected to high levels of lead in their water. However, prosecutors have already hinted that more charges are coming. In the meantime, civil lawsuits are being filed by people who have to worry about the future of children who could be affected for life.
Bills for an outside legal firm to represent Gov. Rick Snyder in civil lawsuits related to the Flint drinking water crisis are costing taxpayers close to $6,500 a day, and Snyder spent almost the entire $400,000 allocated for the legal contract in February and March alone, records show.
That’s just part of the picture. The total tab the Rickster has run up on taxpayer-funded legal help is already powering past $1.2 million. And that doesn’t count the $800,000 fund set up to protect Snyder against criminal charges after the three arrested workers start to cough up the people who gave them orders.
The fees are controversial, with critics saying Snyder should use only state attorneys from the Attorney General's Office or pay the outside firms using a legal defense fund, campaign funds or other non-taxpayer funds. Snyder says the legal fees arise directly from his official actions as governor and it is appropriate to charge them to the state.
Republicans always come down on the side of cutting public funds … as long as they’re not part of the public.
Just fyi but there’s gonna be A LOT of Discworld over the next 24 hours. Like, more than the normal amount.
In one of the books (some argue one of the best books) there’s significant shit that goes down on 25 of May. The only thing I can compare it to in another series is the date of the Battle of Hogwarts and when people post on that date to celebrate the series.
Except there’s more.
Terry Pratchett, the author of the Discworld series, died in 2015 from early onset Alzheimers. This is a very important series to a lot of people, spanning 41 books published over the course of 32 years.
And while I think we always celebrated one of the more poignant moments of the series on this day, since he passed on last year I think that May 25 has become the day that the Discworld fandom comes together to celebrate Terry Pratchett’s life and his writing as well as grieve.
GNU Terry Pratchett.
And if there are still people who don’t understand why this is an emotional day for fans of Pterry, let me quote Night Watch and say “
You don’t understand…, because you weren’t there”
Good lord if I never see another article about how polyamory is a
millennial thing it’ll be too soon. You know ethical non-monogamy has
been around since human beings developed romantic attachments, right?
IT’S IN THE DAMN BIBLE. Pay attention. Stop making everything a “fad”
when you’re just too lazy to research and find out it’s been around
forever. See also: non-binary genders, trans people, LGBT in general,
mental illness, etc… it’s not “new”, it’s not some “millennial fad”,
it’s just more visible now because the internet has a lot of easily
accessible information and you’re just seeing it for the first time.
Got into a fun little tiff with some “anti SJW” little doucheweasel today, and he’s posting screenshots on his facebook painting himself up as a big old victim because he called my trans friend’s story of transphobia a lie. I called him out on that being bullshit and he threw a “wah SJW bullying meeee” fit. blocked him, warned the two mutual friends about what an asswipe he is in case they want to run away from that mess, and I’m gonna take some klonopin now and kill things in video games.
Note for the world: Taking the “brave” stance of “everything online is a lie” IS HORSESHIT. Oh, people lie on the internet? Amazing. It’s almost like human beings lie sometimes. You know where I’ve heard most lies in my life? FACE TO FACE. The internet did not invent lying. So you “calling out” or “expressing doubt” about a completely normal story some one experienced? IS POINTLESS. Especially because it’s usually used by white cis straight dudes in response to ANY story marginalized people tell about sexism/racism/homophobia/transphobia/etc in their day-to-day lives. Shut. the fuck. up. You have doubt? Good for you, go whine on reddit and shut the fuck up otherwise.
The worst part about having mental health issues is that you’re seemingly required to have a breakdown in order for people to understand how hard you were trying to hold yourself together.
part of the reason why “ooh unipolar depression/generalized anxiety people have Privilege” stuff has ended up so silly is bc the current understanding of ableism is really one-dimensional. for one thing, there’s no distinction made between “how Weird your disorder is considered to be” and “how difficult it makes your life” (or if you’re in a situation where you have to rely heavily on others, “how much it makes people see you as a Burden.”)
my ocd will look Crazier to someone than unipolar depression. but how do you compare something that complicates my life but still allows me to work and go to school, to someone’s depression where they can barely manage to eat? there ISN’T a way to map those onto an easy privilege/oppression dynamic, and we need to acknowledge that and try to simply address life experiences more instead of looking for an order that isn’t there.
also, unipolar depression & generalized anxiety being seen as more “normal” is entirely the result of stereotypes that nts have formed about them from media. nts THINK that those disorders are understandable and that they can “relate,” but that’s…not really true. people with those problems have symptoms that nts WON’T find “understandable.” and those symptoms, if visibly expressed, WILL freak them out and make them see the person as “crazy.”
