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Artifact 5

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbdKEjFHMSK/?hl=en&taken-by=peta2

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Artifact#4:Peta Video

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbcsF4rnMrX/?hl=en&taken-by=peta2

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Artifact 3-Youtube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoCYZSWsyDk

This video was chosen for my third artifact, specifically because of the response by the Seaworld employee. After a tragic death of a Orca trainer at Seaworld, seemingly caused by the frustrations of the whales building from being in captivity, Peta, a vegan and animal rights activist group, flew a sign over Seaworld condemning the park for keeping these animals in captivity. The employees response was extremely negative and in fact belittled the message being portrayed by the group and their sign. Described as “theatrics”, the employee did not want to hear the message because of the way it was being delivered. I chose this artifact because it supports the question I am proposing to this fandom group, are their literacy practices and events conveying their message in an efficient and effective way? Or can they come up with a method that will gives others a better view of vegan ideologies?

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Investigating the ins and outs of the vegan fandom can include very different information coming from many different angles. While my ethnographic project will be focusing on the way this group portrays their message and their literacy events, it does not seem right neglecting to discuss the parts of veganism that really define them and separate them from other trends and lifestyles. The biggest thing vegans are popular for, aside from their unique ways of portraying their ideologies, are their surprisingly delicious recipes. I chose to reblog and include this recipe as an artifact. Their recipes provide an opportunity for them to share their lifestyles in a mutually understood (everybody loves food) and positive way. In my opinion, these types of artifacts, along with memes that are subtle yet informative, are a good, positive way of conveying their beliefs and messages to the outside public.

Vegan Lentil Curry

Ingredients:

2 tbsp red curry paste

1 yellow onion

3 cloves of garlic

1 tsp minced ginger

1 tbsp olive oil

1 large carrot

1 large red bell pepper

1 can coconut milk

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp graham Marsala

1 tbsp tomato paste

¾ cup lentils

handful chopped fresh parsley

½ cup basmati rice

pinch of salt

1 tsp sugar

Optional:

Naan bread 

Directions:

Mince garlic, onion and ginger. Dice the carrot and cut the bell pepper into thin slices then pan fry with olive oil for 5 minutes. Then add garlic, onion and ginger and cook until the onions become translucent. Stir in curry paste and tomato paste and cook for one minute stirring the ingredients around in the pan. Add 2 cup of water and lentils then bring to a boil. In the mean time cook the rice in 1 ½ cups of water. 

Let the lentils soften for 10 minutes then add the remaining ingredients, stirring well to combine them. Cook with the lid for 15-20 on medium low heat. 

Once the rice has cooked completely remove from the stove and serve some of it into a bowl. Add your lentil curry and serve with some delicious naan bread. Enjoy!

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Clearly, despite the fact that these children are only 8 years old, they have already largely internalized our society’s homophobia, and they have already adopted many of the ideas of toxic masculinity, one of which is that men showing affection towards each other is weak and not okay.

But how do you explain homosexuality to kids? 

The same way you explain homophobia:

“That word is not, by any means, an insult. Using the word gay as an insult is just as bad as racism or sexism. This is called H-O-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-A.” I wrote on the board while spelling it out.

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Autism: Does the label matter?

A study reported on in the New York Times on Thursday found that proposed revisions to the American Psychiatric Association’s definition would exclude about three-quarters of those now diagnosed with milder forms of autism called Asperger’s syndrome or “pervasive developmental disorder” or PDD-NOS. The concern over labeling a student with autism is a common one in our office.

As special education and disability attorneys, our role is to advocate for our clients to receive much needed services from the school, the insurance company or other agencies. While special educators will tell you that they don’t base services solely on a student’s diagnosis, and that needs rather than label drive services, there are situations where this isn’t true.

Receiving a diagnosis of Asperger’s, PDD-NOS, and autism can in fact be a ticket to entry for services. In this era of increasingly scarce resources this diagnosis can be the ” ticket ” into educational programs and services that might not otherwise be available. While rarely is a parent glad about the diagnosis, many are keenly aware that this bad news may be both the protection and justification for more services.

There are many reasons for this phenomenon. In the field of special education the category of autism is not neutral. Certain assumptions are made about deficits and services are attached. For example, the automatic presumption that a student with autism requires a certain level and set of services drives the desire to get a label to assure that the child is getting all the interventions they need. Parents are concerned that without the label their child will be denied needed educational interventions. The fact is, decisions about educational supports are driven by categories of disability. In the scramble to secure educational services it is likely that there will be increasing pressure to be identified with a diagnosis that will help ensure that help will be available.

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Okay, so this whole Chimera thing is super not okay and is probably going to go really wrong, but I want to point out this article in particular.

It’s really interesting how this Huffington post article talks about human DNA defining what makes us human and how using consciousness as a measure doesn’t work because it’s so hard to define…

So basically human DNA could make a pig have moral value, but not a human fetus who is actually fully human…

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On 2 March, three communities in South Africa issued their own research-ethics code — thought to be the first from any indigenous group in Africa. Although the rules will carry no legal weight, their authors hope that scientists will feel compelled to submit proposals for research in San communities to a review panel of community members. And the San may refuse to collaborate with institutions whose staff do not comply, the rules warn.

The code was developed by traditional leaders of the !Xun, Khwe and !Khomani groups of San, which represent around 8,000 people in South Africa.

“We’ve been bombarded by researchers over the years,” says Hennie Swart, director of the South African San Institute in Kimberley, which helped to develop the code. “It’s not a question of not doing the research. It’s a question of doing it right.”

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When Tony Choi was in high school, his friends would ask him why he didn’t drive. He would evade the question with what he thought was the only plausible defense: He cared deeply about global warming, he told them. Twelve years later, he laughs at his attempt at that moral argument, which was simply a cover-up for the fact that he’s an undocumented immigrant and had no way of getting an ID.

“I learned to really hide myself,” Choi, who’s from Seoul, South Korea, and lives in New York, told HuffPost. “It definitely didn’t feel good. It made me scared. My sister would say, ‘If you stand out too much, they’ll take you away.’”

These memories came back to Choi, now 28, on Tuesday, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced President Donald Trump was nixing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, ending protections for some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the country as minors. The program, originally enacted under former President Barack Obama and now in Congress’ hands, shielded young people from deportation and allowed them to work in the country legally.

Besides being undocumented, Choi is also gay. He points out there is more at stake for people who could be forced to go back to a country that isn’t big on LGBTQ rights. He notes that military service is compulsory in South Korea for men ― and the military penal code prohibits consensual same-sex acts.  

“For a lot of us, going back to our home countries isn’t an option because of our queerness,” he said. “If I were to go to Korea, I would have to do the two-year mandatory service in the military, and the law prohibits sodomy.”

This is important. Read the whole thing here.