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official children’s cartoon merch in 2018. Bicth.

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Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the black woman who invented that rock and roll sound 

You know what’s sad, before I even read this article I was ready to refute this because I grew up believing Chuck Berry created Rock and roll. It’s said how so many knew of this great woman yet none spoke on her greatness.

I also discovered Big Mama Thornton, who’s another hugely influential early inventor of rock and roll — I’m pretty sure Hound Dog was originally popularized by her, before Elvis stole it.

Love Sister Rosetta Tharpe! #BlackGirlMagic

A few of her performances:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bX5mzdihs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR2gR6SZC2M

Also I heard she was bisexual…

Happy Black History Month! 

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This might be Controvershall but one of the reasons I reclaim dyke and not queer because dyke is actually still viewed very negatively and because people really fucking hate lesbians! They love to call us closed minded and mean and man hating and shit and hell yeah I’m a dyke! I’m a dyke and you can take that to the bank! I’m a dyke who loves women and loves that gay shit and doesnt give two shits about what your heterosexual man ass thinks! But queer doesnt specify that. Queer doesnt make sure that u know that I actively am not attracted to and dont like men. Queer leaves Room For Interpretation, and I dont need or want that room. Others might! That might be what’s so attractive about the term queer for them! And that’s fine and great and awesome for them! But I dont want that. I dont. I want people to call me a lesbian because I know they would rather call me queer. I know they would rather not have to give a shit about the specifics, not have to care about my identity, and lump me under an “umbrella term” that could mean literally anything. I prefer dyke to queer because people would much rather call me queer because it’s more comfortable to them. And I will not be comfortable until lesbian is no longer a dirty word

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odin is like “when thor was born the sun shone bright upon his beautiful face. i found loki on the sidewalk outside a taco bell”

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straight people will never understand how therapeutic it is to hear the words “her girlfriend” or “his boyfriend” or how I ascend to heaven when I hear “her wife” and “his husband”

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fake wlw magazine :)

-tla

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Custom Transparent Nintendo Switch Consoles made by DoylesCustoms

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jesus christ

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I’m not against adoption but it’s quite idiotic of a lot of you to not know that you should be adequately equipped to raise your adopted child/ren that are different than you in some capacity. Just because you’re a white gay couple doesn’t mean you are equipped to know how to raise children of color. A lot of people are not equipped to raise disabled children, either. It has been repeatedly documented that white couples, gay or otherwise, abuse, neglect, and kill their adopted children of color. Additionally I think these white couples often do not account for the difficulties their adopted children of color may experience if kept away from their respective people/s/culture/s.

While this is not necessarily an equivalent comparative, I know adopted children that found out later in life that they were Jewish and were severely negatively impacted because they had been kept away from their culture, stripped of a connection to their heritage, and were not raised Jewishly. There’s also a history of Christians and Catholics stealing Jewish babies with the intention to raise them as Christians and intentionally strip them of their connection to their culture and heritage.

Forced adoption continues today as we have heard in the cases of Guatemalan children taken away from their mothers. Adoption can be a force of violence. Adoption can be damaging to the children adopted even if parents are equipped to take care of the children they adopt. Adopting a child is a very serious decision and I honestly don’t think especially white gay people consider that the needs of their adopted children, especially if they are children of color, outweigh whatever desire they have to simply have a child.

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A room called ‘The Doll Room’ that’s full of dolls is… mundane.

But a room called ‘The Doll Room’ that only has one doll in it? That’s fresh

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hi, did you know this is how gay anarchists commemorated J. Edgar Hoover’s death?

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plant studies from bf’s parents garden 

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D.Va

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GOFUNDME: SAVE OUR NAVAJO LANGUAGE

“I never learned my Navajo language and I was never inspired to learn it.  As I got older, I realized how valuable our language is to the livelihood of our Navajo Nation. ” -Dr. Shawna L. Begay

Our Navajo or Diné language is in danger of becoming extinct.  Help us create and develop the first Navajo-English educational media TV puppet show, “Diné Bí Ná’álkid Time” which means ‘The Navajo Movie Time.’  It will inspire and teach our youth basic language skills using media as a technology tool. Parents, grandparents, children and grandkids can learn to speak Navajo  fluently together within their own homes. Long-time friends and educators, Dr. Shawna L. Begay and Charmaine Jackson have teamed up to create this new TV pilot for an all-ages audience or for anyone who wants to learn the Navajo language.   With your support, it’ll be the first educational Navajo and English puppet show that will teach and preserve the Navajo language and culture through digital media.

After several years of extensive research on the Navajo Nation, Dr. Begay recently completed her PhD from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with her doctorate thesis, ‘Developing A Navajo Media Guide: A Community Perspective.’ As project director, she quickly realized she was a pioneer on the topic.

“When I decided what topic to study I realized there existed very little research in Indigenous educational media, especially with our Navajo people,” stated Dr. Begay.  “As Navajo people, we have our own learning objectives and Navajo way of knowing is completely different for Euro-Western schooling.  I decided that I had to research and develop our own curriculum guide that is meant to teach Navajo through media.” Dr. Begay and Jackson, co-writers of the show, developed the first 3-puppet characters and plan for many more. The pilot features Nanabah-a young Navajo girl, Gáh (Rabbit) and Dlǫ̀ǫ̀ (Prairie Dog) who will go on endless adventures learning about language, gardening, the environment and the importance of family values. Nanabah is fluent in Navajo and likes to teach children about life on the reservation with her animal friends and special guests.  Children who want to learn Navajo will also be an important part of the show by interacting with Nanabah, her friends and storyline. Dr. Begay’s research concluded there exists very little research in the area of Indigenous educational media. Currently media is a very powerful tool that can be used to teach. She is cognizant of the digital age we live in and the opportunities to utilize media to revitalize the Navajo language.   “Star Wars and Finding Nemo,” dubbed in Navajo, was a great place to start and it has garnered national exposure of our language. However, we need a show based on our own Navajo learning principals our ancestors set out for us to learn and live by. I don’t think a non-Navajo, non-Native or non-Indigenous person can do that for us, nor should they.  We, as Navajo, need to produce this show ourselves, if we are to be truly sovereign,” added Dr. Begay. Both educators, Dr. Begay and Jackson, of Naalkid Productions have been talking about this educational language project for about the past four years and still have a long way to go to finance their dream. “With the support of Navajo TV Anchor Colton Shone, our team of Navajo artists, filmmakers, family and friends, this video pilot is a huge step forward,” said Jackson.  “Our journey has just begun and the big next step is finding financial support to create a whole new puppet TV series.” We aim to raise $50,000 with this project which will allow us to continue with pre-production and production aspects of making this digital media project become a reality.  We need your help to save our language by teaching Navajo to our future generations. Pre-Production: -Script writing for the pilot show -Puppet Development/Creation -Casting for puppeteers and other talent that will be on screen -Hiring of all key cast and crew Production: -Locations and permits -Rental of Studio space -Equipment: cameras, sound, lights, etc. -Cast and Crew budget