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You know that Ada Limón poem where she’s like “i can’t help it i love the way men love”? my dad recently confessed to me that he became a shoemaker because they buried my grandma shoeless

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Mushroom Cat

I know it’s not fall yet, but I wanted to draw some cute mushrooms

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Commission for @charonib

She agreed to go with the bug to a Nightmare Night party.

She agreed to wear the bug’s costume that he had made for her.

She DIDN’T agree to have the bug glomped onto her back all night long.

…The bug is going to regret making those wrist blades real.

You can also check the Making of Post right here.

Please, let me know what you think of it in the comments. I appreciate and every single one I receive.

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Charlie X is proof that Kirk would make a bad fuckin dad everyone is like “Kirk you gotta teach this kid about the birds and the bees” and he avoids him for half the episode then talks to him in vague metaphors for like thirty seconds and then is like “uhhhh let’s go to the gym I’ll teach you how to beat the shit out of people”

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a dim and grim fantasy tavern but the drinks are very colourful and fruity with little umbrellas & curly straws

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My sexuality is sweaty starfleet captains in tank tops carrying a rifle ready to protect their people

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Spock: I do not have emotions.

Narrator: He did, in fact, have emotions.

Bones: Yeah, well, I hate you all.

Narrator: He did not, in fact, hate anyone.

Jim: Okay, guys, I have a great plan.

Narrator: He did not, in fact, have a great plan.

Jim: …Uhura, will you please get off the intercom?

Uhura: She would not, in fact, get off the intercom.

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Arrrrrrrr! Must post all of Irina Spalko’s lovely images of Janeway as a pirate! Truly breathtaking work! And not all due to the subject… ;-) http://g672.deviantart.com Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

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Honestly this deserved it's own post, so! Pride flags made of star trek uniforms! 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏳️‍⚧️

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I’m a day late but hopefully not a dollar short

it’s trans day of visibility - united federation of planets says trans rights!

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“The Switch” is the first transgender sitcom in history starring trans/non-binary lead cast, this is EVERYTHING

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February is Black History Month!!

*in the US & Canada

In honor of this I want to highlight some incredible Black characters from Star Trek, starting with...

NYOTA UHURA!

[id: a close-up photo of Lt. Uhura from Star Trek TOS. She’s looking determinedly to the side of the camera, her chin tilted up, wearing her red starfleet uniform and green hoop earrings. Behind her is her communications console on the bridge. /id]

Nyota Uhura first appeared in 1966 on the bridge of the USS Enterprise, and was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols. Her role was groundbreaking, as a Black woman on tv whose role was not defined by her race or gender.

Uhura’s On-Screen Roles

Star Trek: The Original Series (& the animated series) as Lieutenant Uhura, linguistics expert, main communications officer, bridge officer, and even technician.

Star Trek movies 1-6 as Lieutenant Commander Uhura and later Commander Uhura

Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (2009-16) as Lieutenant Uhura, communications officer and xenolinguistics expert, played by Zoë Saldana.

The Importance of Uhura

Uhura was a role model for Whoopi Goldberg, who was a child when she first saw her on screen. Goldberg recalls yelling to her family, "I just saw a Black woman on television; and she ain't no maid!" Almost all Black women on tv were resigned to roles like “Mammy” (Hattie McDaniel) in Gone With the Wind — servants and caretakers for White main actors. [source]

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black women to fly in a space shuttle, cited Star Trek as an inspiration. [source]

Nichols’ self-proclaimed “biggest fan” was Martin Luther King Jr. When Nichols was considering leaving Star Trek due to her treatment on set, he convinced her to stay on as Uhura. "You cannot do that. ... For the first time, we are being seen the world over as we should be seen." [source]

Nichols worked with NASA to recruit women and people of color to the agency. [source]

Racism on Set

As a Black woman, Nichelle Nichols was not treated equally to her fellow Star Trek actors. It’s important to remember that Star Trek was not and is not perfect, and doesn’t always follow the values it aims to set.

Nichols originally received lower pay than her fellow bridge officers Walter Koeing and George Takei [source]

Nichels and Takei were originally not hired as voice actors for The Animated Series [source]

Uhura’s dialogue was mostly confined to the line, "Hailing frequency open, sir"; Nichols once told Leonard Nimoy, "If I have to say the word 'frequency' one more time, I'll blow up this goddamn panel." [source]

Have I missed anything? Please add on and celebrate the ICONIC & amazing Uhura! 🖖🖤

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it's a lovely late october morning in pompeii and you are a horrible volcano

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This had me fucking screaming at 2 am