#community and belonging

[presswoodterryryan]

Fluffernutter Investigates: The Great Gaza Mystery – A Tale of Leadership, Home, and History

By Mr. Fluffernutter One fine morning in the Great Meadow, where the air was crisp and the scent of clover danced in the breeze, Mr. Fluffernutter, the ever-curious bunny detective, was enjoying a delightful nibble on a fresh carrot when the Great Meadow Council called an emergency meeting. News had spread of a powerful leader’s bold declaration: a grand plan to take over a distant land,…

[jewishvitya]

"Those people believe x. We know they're wrong because y, but here's how they got to this point."

"So you think x!"

"No, I'm explaining what they think."

"You're making excuses for it and arguments that support it!"

"I'm laying out the arguments they give. I'm not making them, I'm showing them. I broke down why it's wrong and how it became a prevalent view."

"You're an x-apologist!"

Right, sorry, my mistake. Those people don't have a distorted worldview that leads them to cruelty, they're just evil by nature, their essence is darkness and violence, there's no humanity in them, go ahead and fantasize about wiping out whatever population you marked as bad. Didn't mean to interrupt your fantasy. I can see you're quite attached to it. Go on, advocate for whatever useless violence you think should happen in retaliation. I thought violence should be a horrible but sometimes-necessary tool, but it can be a goal, that's fine too. Everyone needs a dream I guess.

[montanabohemian]

if i see a single one of you pissed that your faves canceled an event or a con appearance because they're striking for fair wages then imma come for you in your sleep 🔪🔪🔪

(direct that fury where it belongs: AMPTP and the execs)

[montereybayaquarium]

Otterly Connected: A Raft of Hope and Belonging

Our beloved sea otter Ivy keeps a watchful eye on Opal, the youngest in our sea otter raft.

Thriving communities (whether underwater or on land) grow stronger through care, connection, and belonging.

From caring for stranded sea otter pups to protecting the ocean we all depend on, our work is rooted in inclusion and conservation.

Together, we’re building a future where everyone, and every otter, has a place… and where hope floats on every wave.

Get inspired with stories of hope here: https://mbayaq.co/3HaXg0Q

[frozen-planet]

part 1 of IDK where I draw DJ in the silly outfits I put them in on roblox.....

[non-stick-pansexual]

If your trans activism ignores, excludes, infantilizes, or actively targets trans men and transmasculine folks, you need to re-evaluate your activism and your stance as a trans ally.

You do NOT get to ignore and exclude trans men just “because they are men”, that’s antithetical to trans activism and actively harms the community as a whole. As a trans community, and as a greater queer community, we need to do better.

[whump-in-the-closet]

a disorientated whumpee at a party with whumper's arm uncomfortably thrown over their shoulder. Whumper’s fingers ghost over the curve of their throat, dipping along the scars on their exposed neck.

There's a spiraling fear that they can't quite name-- they're losing themself in this nightmare of insinuating whispers.

The music is pounding and Whumpee can feel it in their teeth.

Whumper pulls them into a dark corner to push a drink up to their lips. "Your friends are coming," Whumper's voice is low, it's calm, it's measured, and Whumpee's skin crawls. "You're going to tell them you want to stay with me."

"No--"

"Or one of them will take your place."

[theslimeologist]

this june lets celebrate bearded women. okay?

[strawberryraviegutz]

Part of me starting to have second thoughts about sinners. Not the movie itself but more or so the fandom…

From ppl completely disregarding and ignoring the movie’s themes about racism, to ppl watering down Remmick through a black and white lens either comparing him to the Klan(even tho the Klan hated Irish ppl back then)or saying that he did nothing wrong and uplifting him more than the black cast(apparently it was confirmed by someone who worked on the movie that Remmick isn’t racist. I forgot his name tho), along with ppl going after others for…finding a VAMPIRE VILLAIN hot??(and or anyone talking about Remmick in a positive light in general.)

I literally just saw the film yesterday and I’m already being put off by the way a lot of yall are acting.

While what Remmick did was certainly by no means any better than what the very oppressors he hates are doing(cuz at the same time he did sorta use his whiteness to his advantage when tricking those 2 klan members into letting him in), I think it’s just disingenuous to ignore what exactly LED HIM to that mindset which was the Catholics colonizing his home along with forcing Ireland’s ppl into famine.

Like I just dont get it…For as long as vampires and villains have been super popular and beloved in media for decades and even centuries , how are yall gonna act super surprised when ppl find a hot villain vampire character attractive/appealing??

Plus I thought it was common sense then ppl can like villains but not agree with their actions. No one here thinks that Remmick was in the right by forcing other black ppl against their will into assimilation into vampires(at least I hope not).

And again assuming it’s only white ppl who find him hot(which isn’t even inherently a bad thing. It depends on the context) and writing smut of him while completely ignoring/erasing all the black women/afabs and or black ppl in general who are thirsting for Remmick in the tags along with telling ppl to die over shipping Remmick with ppl…and also thinking that there’s only Remmick x reader fics when…no?? There’s A LOT of other x reader fics with the twins(smoke especially), Bo Chow, Annie, the twins, Sammie, and Mary within the tags.(also can we NOT call Remmick’s actor ugly please? That’s just flat out mean.). Speaking of which the way yall are treating Mary and Annie is just deplorable..

I literally had someone comment on my last post related to the shipping of Remmick and Sammie and I couldn’t even respond to them cuz they blocked me??(idk how to feel about the ship but I’m not gonna get onto other ppl for liking it since they’re both adults from what I can tell and as long as they aren’t erasing or ignoring the themes/message of the movie)

How are u gonna comment on my post and then block me when I was just trying to further explain my opinion that you had no intention of listening to in the first place??

According to these ppl I guess I must hate my own race now for thinking that Remmick is hot/sar

Way to make ur own ppl feel isolated from their own community as if that doesn’t also go against the message of Sinners at all../sar

Edit: meant to say the British not Catholics, my mistake

[feketeribizli]

hey, dont cry. marci and his trainer getting faggy with it, ok?

[alltimefail]

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?

This story has made a permanent mark on my heart, so why not immortalize it on my arm, too? 💀🔎💀

[permatired-stolas]

Pride includes us

It includes all of our sexual identities

Preferences, sexualities, kinks, fetishes, para's and all

It includes all of our trans identities

Transgender, TransRace, TransAbled, TransAge, TransHarm, and all others

Pride is for us, the royalty of self determination and self love

[jaztice]

The Extra Ordinary Kickstarter is now live!!!

Have you ever wanted to play a story game about kids with powers on the run? Are you a fan of Maximum Ride, Percy Jackson, or Animorphs? Did you wish all the kids in Stranger Things had powers like Eleven? Does a mix between X Men and The Goonies sound like a good time to you?

If yes, check out my game! Extra Ordinary is a rules-light, narrative-driven storytelling TTRPG about kids with extraordinary powers on the run from danger in the ordinary world. It uses no dice and has no game master—instead, everyone has narrative control and responsibility, and you use tokens to determine story beats and action outcomes. Funding now on Kickstarter!

The Kickstarter | The Quickstart | The Actual Play Video (part 1) | The Actual Play Video (part 2)

[shhtickerbook]

let’s go play!!!!

[marabow]

Hey, so for the IAPTBAP fans who are currently mourning the fanfic because the writer is... shitty to put it nicely enough, I want to remind you all that Lavenoor wasn't the first to write a Disney genderbent fanfic, and won't be the last to write a Disney gender bent fanfic. the characters DON'T belong to her, they belong to Disney ffs. I encourage you all to rewrite the story, start it from scratch, and let's make a beautiful creation from it!