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“A Thread of Tips” by Shelby
• #16 is missing but to find out more tips, follow her on twitter; be sure to thank her! 😁
Please support Motor Crush !!! Its a new comic with a black lesbian lead that isnt getting enough support and has a really good and intricate plot about motorcycle lesbians & their rival gangs
Mean girls day and my birthday 👏👏👏
Mean Girls (2004)
Anon Hate IS Illegal.
Guys, I’m not kidding.
Suicide-baiting, cyberharassmemt, cyberstalking, death/rape threats, and hate speech are illegal in all 50 states as well as Australia and the UK.
Some places include school suspension or expels. Some even include jail time for multiple years.
And yes, they can find someone by username or IP alone.
Also, yes. There are methods of catching someone’s IP. Even under a VPN.
So.
Next time you get hit with anon hate?
Casually remind them you can very easily take this to the next level. And they can earn jail time while you lay back in your chair, having saved yourself and everyone else from a violent criminal.
Your online actions have real life consequences.
Make sure they learn that.
(Just in case there’s a “the police wouldn’t do that” - Yes. They absolutely would.
Or a “I can handle it.” No. That person will continue to harass others as well. And one of them may not be as strong as you. So do it for them and everyone else.
Or a “It’s not that severe.” Yes. It is. People have died because of this. It really is that severe.)
Take action. And make sure the lives of these bullies are truly wrecked.
Can Tumblr Just Stop
Listen up y’all! Because when it comes to this topic:
I have had it with people saying you can’t enjoy something that doesn’t ‘belong’ to your culture. Apparently you’re racist if you’re a white girl dressing up as Tiana for comic con. Or if you’re wanting to adapt a story from China into a blockbuster movie. Or if you’re trying to cook an ethnic meal even if you have no experience. Because according to Tumblr (and alarmingly a lot of colleges) it’s ‘culture appropriation’ to even be curious about another country. Seriously. I had to write a paper to explain that you can still enjoy Mexican food even if you’re not from Mexico. And people argued with me. My professor argued with me! They all claimed that if you enjoy food from other cultures that you were stealing from that culture! Really?
I see this kind of attitude all the time about media too. Like, people flip out when they see a black girl playing Eponine from Les Miserables. Or when a predominately white school is performing The Wiz. People just jump into blind hate and claim that these performers are racists… but most of the time these performers are doing a role or a show because they love it. Because they connect with it in some way.
Here’s a quote we all need to read:
“You don’t need to be the same ethnicity as the story you’re watching in order to identify with it. If the story is told well. It [a good story] is about relating to people that you may not necessarily think you’re going to relate to in the beginning, but by the end you’re going ‘That’s me.’ ”
You know who said that?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
AKA:
The guy who wrote In The Heights and Hamilton, which did WONDERS in including people of all different ethnicities in mainstream musicals. AND in the interview he said that he was inspired from when he saw Fiddler on the Roof when he was six years old. Even though he was Puerto Rican and the show was about Jews and Russia- he related to the story about the sacrifices you make for your family. Because that’s something that everyone can relate to.
In other words, a good story can speak to anyone regardless of culture and that’s okay!
It’s okay for a Japanese cast to perform In The Heights. It’s okay for an African American to play Éponine in Les Miserables. It’s okay for people to adapt a J-Pop song into English. And it’s okay for a predominately white school to perform Hamilton or The Wiz.
If people are doing something because they genuinely love it, then there is nothing wrong with that. And this applies to everything!!!
If you’re a white girl wanting to wear dreads in your hair because you think it looks cool- GO FOR IT! If you’re a Korean man who loves listening to Latin music- GREAT! If you’re an Irish kid obsessed with learning Japanese- AWESOME! If you’re British and want to try out for Hamilton- NICE! If you’re an African American who jams out to K-Dramas- SWEET! If you’re an American who has moved to South Africa because you want to learn more about local tribes- THAT’S SO COOL!
Look:
People shouldn’t be guilt tripped into staying in their own cultural norms. I hate it when people say “you can’t enjoy this thing because it belongs to another culture.”
Doesn’t that sound a bit racist? Scratch that. IT SOUNDS A LOT RACIST!
Yo, I can kinda see where the anger comes from. I know there are people who claim to know a lot about a different culture… when they obviously don’t by their actions or mistreatment to those who actually belong to that culture. But there is a HUGE difference between those who are being “entitled” and those who just haven’t learned enough yet. Learning about a different culture takes time! Man, it takes several years just to learn a different language. Much more to learn about social norms and values.
And if they get a few things wrong… for crying out loud, show some mercy! No one is perfect. Stop with the “all or nothing” mentality. Show some compassion for those who genuinely want to know more about your amazing heritage/culture.
Because most of the time these people are trying their best to learn! In fact, 99% of the time, they’re self conscious because they know they are an outsider to your thing. But you can teach them. Share your culture. Let it thrive! Give people a chance! If you treat outsiders harshly for learning and enjoying your culture, then you’re harming your own representation.
THIS KID IS OUT!
a child with an undiagnosed mental illness: I think I need help. I struggle with things nobody else seems to be struggling with.
a parent who never got diagnosed for the exact same mental illness: Oh sweetie. EVERYONE struggles with that :)
today i am thinking about how alex winter noticed me on twitter and single handily broke the entire internet.
happy birthday miles!! 🥳🎂
Every parent should be like this.
Every parent should be like this.
Just an experiment. Reblog if you actually give a fuck about male victims of domestic violence and rape.
Of fucking course
What sick bastard doesn’t
Reblog if you are 100% okay with a transgender person correcting you if you accidentally misgender them or use their dead name.
Somehow this made me cry (in a good way)
i think i died a little
Black-Owned Alternative Shops 2
From left to right: (top) In Control Clothing, Nnnasty Gem, (bottom) Sinister Sisters, Gothic Lamb
From left to right (top) Glam Goth Beauty, Vicki be Wicked, (bottom) Black Widow Beauty, Three of Swords
From left to right: (top) Dark Jasmine Fashion, Bad Dahlia, (bottom) Funky Punk NYC, BlkGrlsWurld
From Left to right: (top) Wickedland Jewelry, Voodou Fairy, (bottom) Pretty Boy Gothic, Spookie Kidz
From left to right: (top) Tears of my Enemies, Von Kreep Art, (bottom) Afro Punk, Sweet Bitz
From left to right: Kolby Brianne, Welcome to Berry
Things come along like this that make the internet so special, I AM IN FUCKING TEARS
This is just beautiful♡♡
can they not.
What if the newsies actually sing Carrying The Banner everyday.
Imagine the crap all those people have to go through because a bunch of teenage boys are hopping around,doing flips, and singing all over their shit.
Davey: lighten up no one died
Jack:OoO so just cuz nobody died you think you can keep wildin'
Davey:um
Jack:I'm with you
this is one of my favorite pictures of all time and i keep it on my phone so i can look at it occasionally
More male and nonbinary readers we need it.
fic: imagine fem!reader
me:
Ok,new theory all the Hargreeves are gonna go to different dimensions and the only reason why I think that is because the other theory due to the new pictures that were released today definitely isn't right and honestly I'm going out on a s t r e t c h but that's just a theory a film theory.
everyone who reblogs this will get a ben cook quote in their asks
seriously, im NOT FUCKING AROUND.
To Be Silent is To Be Complicit ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 #BlackLivesMatter (feat. Leo, @dahlialiketheflower, Terrence, & @jayisjo)
Not all women got the right to vote in 1920 (x)
Stan nb T-rex
The best T. rex is nonbinary, guys!!!
I'm gonna get better, I have to
Sean "Spot" Conlon "King of Brooklyn" is apart of a one man cult.