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Perhaps the most scary thing to be happening atm is the continual and persistent political messaging that some peoples lives are worth less or nothing.

Targeting the disabled, poor, queer, black, poc, Palestinian, women and anyone who does not ascribe to the ideal that straight white male billionares are the most deserving and valuable people on this planet.

There is this sentiment that there is a hierarchy to life and that you can dehumanise anyone. I think what has scared me the most in its blatantness is those who are for the absolute genocide and ethnic cleansing of gaza, more specifically of the children. It is a horrifying thing to ask a person 'what of the children' and have them respond that they 'deserve to die' because 'even the babies are evil, that they hold murderous intentions and terrorist ideals'. Children. Who should be the people we most want to protect, but according to a lot of the far right children only matter when they are in the womb, when they can be used as a means to control women and our bodies.

The idea that there is an inherent unworthiness of some human beings is not new, you can see it from the 1700s (fading out of mainstream popularity in the late 1800s) where white people tried time and time again using race science and eugenics to insist that black and other poc are inatly less human and thus needed to be enslaved. In 1867 they introduced ugly laws making it so disabled people were considered too 'unsightly' to even be allowed in public. In the 1940s they made it illegal to work in government if you were gay because you 'posed a threat to national security' and were a sexual predator and deviant. Until the 1920s women weren't allowed to vote and even then it was only wealthy white women who had that ability.

And now, here we are again. Spouting the same kind of eugenicist takes that there is a pinnacle of what human can be applied to, and only those people (white, straight, cis, rich and living in adherence to traditional gender roles) are to be afforded any shred of empathy and justice.

Take the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless schitzhophrenic black man. He was murdered by Daniel Penny who put him in a chokehold in front of an audience of those on the subway. And yet he has been found not guilty. In fact by many he is celebrated for his murder, for Jordan Neely's violent and untimely death. Apparently Jordan was said to have been threatening passengers due to an episode, Daniel uses this to say he did this in self defence. But I think we can all agree that strangling a person to death is not the only or best way this could have been handled. In fact it mirrors countless other murders of black men excused by the percieved danger they presented, like Ryan Gainer and so many others. These men dying in large part due to being black, if Jordan were white we know, consciously as a public, that he would be alive today whether Daneil admits it was racially motivated or not.

The insistence of not calling these and so many others hate crimes, celebrating the murders, having them not face consequence is in direct contrast to how the state deals with the murder of those seen as 'valuable'. Most remember the shooting of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare. We can see how the handling of his death differs so much from people like Jordan Neely. The man accused of his murder, Luigi Mangione, is facing charges including first-degree murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon, and stalking. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Luigi Mangione may be facing a death sentence for the accused shooting of Brian Thompson while Daniel Penny and those like him walk free.

It is sickening and something people have been aware of for a very long time. Many warning of what was to come (many black people in particular have brought attention to it). But people didn't listen. Now instead of incels and white nationalists being confined to online chat rooms, they are being put on TV, in government. Proud to publicly speak about their ideas in ways they have not been before. They do not fear critism. There was a Texas Pastor, Dillon Awes who hosted a sermon calling every homosexual a pedophile and in the case of those who haven't raped a child it is only because they haven't had the opportunity to do so. He also said quote "These people should be put to death. Every single homosexual in our country should be charged with a crime. The abomination of homosexuality that they have, they should be convicted in a lawful trial. They should be sentenced with death. They should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head". People rallied behind him.

We obviously also may talk about the 'Big beautiful bill' a name so contrasting to its contents even writing it feels skeevy. This bill cuts funding for Medicaid and food relief programmes around the US. As healthcare is privatised it ensures that anyone who cannot afford treatment will not receive it. This will be detrimental to poor and disabled people, especially those who require care or medical equipment. It also takes food from poor families and their children. All in the name of 'saving money'. The same can be said about the massive cuts done by RFK jr in the health sector where he fired around 20,000 employees, cut funding for scientists and shut down life saving programmes. One such programme that will be delayed is a new treatment for gastrointestinal cancer which could not be given out to those on the waiting list due to cut funding. Peoples lives are worth less than extra pocket change for billionares because that's where its going. There is no benefit to the average person. It is only the top tax brackets that will receive reduced taxes. Many people get upset when you critise capitalism but these are the effects. Thousands will needlessly die in the name of saving money.

And of course due to the absolute refusal to spend money on disabled people, the effort has gone to eliminating us instead. They hope to get rid of chronic illness, ADHD, autism and more. And while it sounds good in theory, after all why would we want people to suffer (I certainly don't enjoy chronic pain), in practise it is much worse. Firstly they are taking the money needed for our care away, not helping disabled people but actively making their lives worse. And then there are the ethical dilemmas, which will they pick, how will they achieve it, and where will they draw the line. There is a very slippery slope between eliminating chronic illness and institutionalising and sterilising disabled people (because if we cannot pass on our genes we cannot have disabled children. Especially with conditions that are highly hereditary). It's often the first steps into a eugenicist mindset. It is also done for the wrong reasons, it is not first helping disabled people, providing accommodation and then finding other money to look into cures and treatment. It is often done purely because we are seen as a drain on public spending, if we cannot provide cheap labour then we shouldn't exist.

We all understand the reason that public opinion has shifted and radicalisation has taken root. As marginalised groups gain visibility it makes the most privileged feel attacked. If feels like things are being taken away from them thus people who believe that white, straight, cis men are being oppressed are born. White women do it too, I am one so I see it in my peers, in my family. Its disgusting and strange. You often find that white people simply do not care for others unless we feel some marker of oppression, in any small way (mostly because the policies they vote for do not effect them). I admit being queer and disabled has likely made me more aware in ways I would not have been if that didn't apply to me, it has made me share experiance and community with people and hear from them how they are effected/ treated differently because they may also be a poc or trans etc. When white people don't have a marker for what it feels for others to hate you and discriminate against you for reasons beyond your control (nor share community or understanding woth those who do and often when they lean more Conservative) they feel discriminated against over nothing. Seeing a black person in a movie, hearing people speak about benefits for disabled people, a trans woman in a beer ad or simply any visibility of a person unlike themselves. Though if course even if they are marginalised in some way, some people see themselves as white first. Like white women voting for trump in spite of his sexual assault charges and policies targeting women. All because they valued the privileges he would afford to them because they are white over any of that. And also due to the hatred that they hold for the other groups he plans to target.

Racism, homophobia, transphobia, abelism, antisemitism, misogyny, islamiphobia and most forms of bigotry seem to be rising in the populace, or at least bigots are becoming more visible, more mainstream. Now more than ever we have people talking about 'your body my choice', women should shape their life around a man, poc are dei hires, disabled people shouldn't exist, and queer people are infecting childrens minds. And thousands of other disturbing claims, some of which liken to nazi propaganda or straight up fascism. All of this, as I said stemming from marginalised peoples visibility but that does not mean that marginalised people should be less visible. Now more than ever we need to talk about racists and transphobes and dispel their hateful rhetoric. Which is horrible, it feels like it shouldn't be happening, that you shouldn't have to make a case for your own humanity. Every person should have the right to live a peacful life. But because of the nature of the internet (thriving on discord and hatred) more and more people are lying and people are believing them. I despise jubilee in particular for bringing on open fascists and acting like you can come to a middle ground, acting like in the case of one person saying 'The great replacement theory is real' and they 'want a white ethnostate' with the other saying 'I don't like eugenics' that they are making equal arguments.

It all feels very hopeless. Everyday more rights are taken away and more people die preventable deaths. Simply because those at the top don't care. Don't want to know and ultimately see us as expendable. But there's stuff we can do. Donate to charities and gofundmes for people most effected by policies and war. Email state representatives and local council to state your concerns. Educate and protest. Try to promote unity and understanding. Speak up about bigotry. Lift the voices of thosd effected by it even if you are not (you dont have to be effected to care and by supporting people who are it ensures the movment has more reach). Challenge bigoted beliefs (especially in people close to you like parents or friends though it is difficult). It's not a lot but it's something.

I wish someday for a world that is united, I just hope that doesn't come due to a greater tragedy. It's not a particularly nice end to this piece but I just wanted to get my thoughts out. Every human being is worthy simply because you are alive. Xxx

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Random things I've noticed as a disabled woman who was not disabled for a large portion of my life (this is all my experiance and will be shaped by where I live and all that other fun stuff, other people's experiance could be completely opposite I do not mean to generalise xxx)

1. Old women love me, specifically old ladies with funky walkers, they compliment my cane when I put rhinestones on it. I also just have old lady special interests so maybe that is part of it (i have a very vivid memory of bonding with my neighbour over buttons when i was like 5 but i still feel like they, in general, like me more now). They do not infantilise me (well, very rarely) and I have great conversations about languages and old books with my old lady coworkers, 10/10 across the board. Solidarity about our eerily similair health problems and interests I guess.

2. Old men hate me. They are the second most likely (after boys/men ages 12-24) to harrass me in public. They defo left me alone more when i was caneless and a lot of their more creepy comments seem to have transformed into bluntly and persistanly asking 'what's wrong with' me and not taking no for an anwser unless I give them my medical history (idk if its an improvement tbh). Some old men are ok ish but once they are over 60 they seem to target me.

3. There are so many stairs everywhere. Obviously cause I have a personal vendetta against stairs I notice it more but why can't we have more ramps? more lifts?? There was literally a college I could not go to purely because they forgot to put in a lift. In the whole building (keep in mind it had 4 storeys, and that was all stairs). I am a cane user so I can technically go up stairs on a good day but most days I'm gonna be stuck on the bottom floor and that's not even mentioning wheelchair users or so many other kinds of people that would never be able to get up those stairs.

4. Autonomy and consent doesn't matter if you're disabled apparently (in the eyes of some non disabled people). Unless I ask for help I am good, I can handle my own disability and its weird for you to ignore that and forcibly 'help' me. One distinct memory (cause this is just anecdotes at this point) is when I fell on the floor (regular occurance I was catching my breath, we were ok) and my professor grabbed me like a ragdoll and dragged me to my feet without even asking. Was incredibly disorientating and uncomfortable. Infact made me more imbalanced cause he left my cane on the floor. (Most times I get myself off the floor and if I can't, I ask my friend and she was there waiting to see if I wanted any help so this was not an established thing, very weird but he acted like it was fine)

5. Teen to young adult men are the first people to scream at, harrass or mock me public. Granted they don't infantilise me but they hate me instead. Specifically with men my own age, before they left me alone, I was never talked to, never harrasssed but then the second I got the cane it was suddenly acceptable to walk towards me in a hallway and shout the same phrase at me like 6x or until I anwser whilst threatening to *take my mobility aid*. Like idk if I'm just less human to them now or because I'm both a cripple and ugly they feel any shred of dignity and respect they could show women (or literally any other human being) doesn't apply anymore. Obviously, not all men are like this, some are okay and leave me alone but generally that's not the case.

6. Little children are enchanted and bewildered by me. There's a lot of pointing now and I'm OK with that. In fact if I get the money I want to invest in extra flamboyant clothing so I can trick little children into thinking I'm a wizard. That's my life goal. (The novelty will probs knock off when I'm old but not a lot of kids have seen a cane user under 70 (the glitter and googly eyes also help)

7. People are very scared to say disabled. Disabled isn't a slur, I'm not going to beat you with my cane (I'll be on the ground before it hits you so rest assured its not even possible). It's just an adjective to describe me. My joints are messed up and I have weird genes so I have less abilities than the avergae person, I can't run, I can't jump, I can't walk well by myself, thus disabled. I'm not 'differently abled' I unfortunately can't fly (wish I could so I could be a real wizard also i wouldnt have to walk which is a win. Life would be amazinv if i could fly). If you are calling me 'differently abled' I should have all the skills the average person possesses, plus a few extra that nobody else does. That's not the case. (Tho obviously if someone is more comfortable with the term that is up to them and i would 100% refer to someone that way if they asked but for me personally 'disabled' isnt a bad word and I find it weird when people omit it) Also people seem to be more uncomfortable around me in general. Like I'm this weird thing instead of just a normal person.

I have many more but I've yapped for a long time.

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The ONLY reason I learn new skills is to make weird little creatures

[ID: Basic crochet frog in a colour shifting yarn from white to fleshy pink to pale yellow. 4 long limbs and some truly messed up black eye and mouth details END ID]

Started out with her (crocheted like a year ago) then customised cause my friend lost our child Foeumpus (:( rip he will be missed, this is the second time she's done it aswell, we had Maurice the blue baby and she dropped him in a bathroom never to be seen again)

[ID: Same bean body but the face details have been ripped off and a strangely triangular embroidered eye is sewn in the middle next to the arms. It has a red pupil and some unequal lashes END ID]

So I gave her an eyeball. (The illuminati shape was not intentional just a byproduct of my lack of skill)

[ID: Two pictures. On the left the same creature with 3 strands of hair on one side of her head. On the right a picture of Közi staring at the camera with half his head shaved and red hair on the other END ID]

Decided to give her hair and my friend told me she reminded her of this picture of Közi so that's the hairstyle we went with

[ID: The creature with the yarn hair on one side, unravelled in orange with lavender streaks . On the other side its been crocheted to give her a sort of hairline I guess END ID]

This is how she looks atm and idk how to feel abt it. Bit ugly. This is the back (also back when the yarn was twisted)

I kind of liked it better before I painstakingly untwisted all the yarn. May start again. Gonna confer with my friend first tho

Also here's foeumpus rip

[ID: Cloth creature with a large oblong head, two very wide, bloodshot eyes with green eyeshadow on one and pink on the other. He has purple lipstick and a cute black bow to stop his head falling off. He also posses a long thin body with one stick arm. He does not look like a tampon despite of what others have claimed END ID]

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Reblogging this again cause this scary old man was harrassing me abt it at work today until my lovely older coworker sent me to the storage room.

Genuinly hate customer service cause I have the fight or flight response everytime I see an over 60 man come into the shop.

There is no polite or respectful way for a stranger to ask someone to disclose potentially traumatic information

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Please do not speak to me about my cane unless it is for the express purpose of complimenting his googly eyes

[ID: Picture of a cane handle with a big googly eyes staring at the camera END ID]

His name is Frank

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More drawings inspired by @miles-crow (Very sorry for tagging you so many times but you activated the autism and I literally can't stop myself making more)

I was really stuggling coming up with a channel name for him and I am open to better suggestions. Also this was gonna be Paris but then I remembered theres no way that man is voluntarily going on a battlefield.

I like to imagine this is a response to the apology video

[ID: Drawing of a video entitled 'How to serve cvnt on the battlefield: tutorial (this is for you Agamemnon)'. The thumbnail features achilles posed with his helmet under his arm, hair and Cape billowing and holding a spear. On the spear is a blurred decapitated head. In the background is some text that reads 'Plz don't demonetize me again' and Agamemnon lurking being a hater. The video is 20 minutes and 31 seconds, it has 30k views after 1 day. The channel is called The Achilles tm (hold your applause) and the profile picture is Achilles in a blanket burrito END ID]

Also before i forget I want to do Odysseus travel vlogs and I need a name for him

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More drawings inspired by @miles-crow (thankyou btw xxx)

I did these while listening to heathers (specifically Kurt and Rams songs cause they are bops despite the subject matter). The design of all these characters are based purely off of vibes cause I remember nothing (except I think menelaus is ginger).

[ID: Drawing of youtube video called 'Troy's problematic golden boy is in real trouble now'. The thumbnail features Diomedes with a mock shocked expression and a really zoomed in picture of Paris' face with kidnapper written on his forehead. In the other corner is a more chibi style drawing of a ginger man in a angry stance written above is 'menelaus is pissed'. The video is from Diometea with 12k views after 2 weeks. The profile picture is diomedes sipping a cup END ID]

[ID: Drawing of youtube video called 'Troy situation update: I got drafted'. The thumbnail is Diomedes sat in front of the camera looking somewhat bewildered. In the background are his bed, cupboard with his helmet, shield and sword leaned against it. The video comes from the same channel as above with same profile picture. It has 200 views after 3 hours END ID]

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Inspired by @miles-crow beautiful Agamemnon apology video. I love this kind of art so I tried tho idk if it's funny to anyone other than me and my friend.

It's so pixilated 😭😭😭 but we persevere

[ID: A drawing of a video entitled 'Tier Ranking my suitors ft Telemachus'. The thumbnail features Penelope looking smug with her son sitting next to her, his head in his hands in despair or embarrassment. To their right is a table with rankings from best to worst: Odysseus, I'd open my marriage for him, Boy toy material, mid, extra virgin olive oil (not changing anytime soon); worse love story than Daphne + Apollo and finally Even sirens don't want him. The video is 2 hours, 47 minutes and 38 seconds long. The channel name is 'Ithicas hottest milf' and the channel logo is Penelope dipping Odysseus in front of the sea. It has 98k views after 10 minutes END ID]

Edit:

Came back to add my sketches and the person who inspired it reblogged it 😭 hi I feel like Van Gogh just complimented me xxxx

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I just watched Superman and it is such a beautiful film. I don't even really like or am interested in superheros but my best friends special interest is dc (specifically Batman but she was branching out) so she took me with her and i still really enjoyed it.

The political messages in the film are great (that mirror current events very well) but the thing I enjoyed the most was Superman's love of life and his empathy, that he feels everyone deserve kindness and to be saved simply because they are alive.

A lot of super hero media and specifically Superman often appeals to men through this individualistic male power fantasy of being invulnerable, all powerful and getting loads of women. This is something that Superman rejects in the movie.

Spoiler but his parents message that spured him to being a superhero and wanting to be a servant to the people of earth was incomplete and the restored second half tells Superman to dominate the earth, rule over humans and start a harem to repopulate the earth with kryptonians. A classic male power fantasy but this isn't what Superman wants to be, it makes him struggle to understand tht was the expectation and future his parents wanted for him.

But ultimatly he rejects it, he speaks to his adoptive parents who reassure him that he is defined by his own choices and ideals not this expectation (this scene was so sweet and the vulnerability from many men in this film was a joy to see)

He continues to be a selfless paragon for the people of metropolis and he loves life. He wants to send a monster ravaging the city to a galactic zoo, he saves a man and his child despite the fact this same man gave him kryptonite poisening, he wants to go back to save the rest even as they tried to snitch on him for escaping, he saved the people of metropolis even while they were turned against him; when he stopped the bolivian invasion the only justification he needed to do so was because 'people were going to die'; even as he is mocked for his goal of preserving life he carries on and even knowing this was not the life he was 'supposed' to lead he perseveres because it is right. He is vulnerable at many points during the film and that isnt to his detriment but rather a strength. His fostering of community and inspiring other people to be compassionate ends in stopping what can only be assumed to be a genocide and saving metropolis. His unending kindness and vulnerability save lives, blossoms his relationship with Lois who he sees as a person first rather than object and he ends with an even greater purpose to use his strength to care for others in spite of what people wanted him to be.

It is a parralel to patriarchal norms and expectations for men and demonstrates the power and betterment of humanity that is achieved by rejecting them and focusing on connection, empathy and love.

(Also strengthened by Lex's downfall as because he is Superman's narrative foil he did the opposite: treated in actuality very smart woman terribly seeing her ad a possession rather than a person; was incredibly individualistic trying to destroy Superman because he felt he posed a threat to his recognition and achievements (dude literally got offended being compared to *Einstien*) + viewed human life as expendable to further his own egotistical goals and ended up hated and presumable imprisoned)

In a growing culture of apathy towards life (especially with the dehumanisation and murder of many groups) I think it was really important to make a film promoting empathy and I really recommend it

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Something that really bothers me is the notion that real people can be 'dressing for the male gaze' or acting like any expression of female sexuality is something that needs to be repressed because it's somehow 'for men' (to ridiculous degrees like I saw someone saying a song about lesbian sex was appealing to men).

I feel like we are just repeating the old idea that women (and girls tho this can also apply to others as well) need to control men's desire. That if you wear a short skirt or a corset or whatever that you are inviting men to objectify you and from that point anything that happens to you is your fault. If men or anyone for that matter get off on something that doesnt automatically make it your fault, its just a side effect because you can't control other peoples thoughts and feelings. It strips agency from people to declare that everything they do is to get sexual attention from men and positions sex and women's bodies as commodities for them.

1. The human body isnt really that sexual, showing some of your skin isn't equivalent to wearing a huge neon sign saying that you want a man to sexually harass you. An inch of cleavage isn't an invitation nor something you should be slut shaming someone over (in fact don't slut shame people in general).

Tits are something that I find so bewildering that people have sexualised, it really isn't that deep just lumps of tissues that babies have milk out of sometimes. They aren't really any different than pecs (is that the right term? Idk i don't have them) and I never got how one person's nipples are fine to be out in public while another's are sexual and you can't be doing that (free the nip). It's strange to point the blame at someone just wearing clothes they like for the potential attention that they may receive due to it. If you are so worried about that then focus more on reprimanding the weirdos sexually harrasing people then blaming it on their uncovered shoulders

2. Women are allowed to be sexual, they are allowed to express their desire, it's not revolutionary to tell them they can't have any. For decades people have enforced the idea that women are for men's sexual pleasure and women don't get to have any of their own (the orgasm gap really demonstrates that) so really we should be encouraging women to feel free to express what they want and desire in a sexual relationship, not shame and berate them if they do. Sex is something that's supposed to be mutual, that's kind of the whole idea so women should be able to voice what they want, what they find attractive or whatever else (should they want to). Expressing your sexuality doesn't even need to be about other people, it can literally just be because they want to.

Women who are attracted to men in particular should have space to openly discuss what they want and feel safe and happy enough to talk about it with their partner without any shame. (Of course all people should feel the same but with straight sex in particular there is a tendency for women to not say what they want from their partners and a lot of men who never really think about their partners pleasure due to the culture they grew up in where women are constantly sexually objectified and when they express their own desire its seen as being slutty (not saying every straight relationship is like that obviously but enough to be noted) )

It's just odd and regressive. Also just feels like people are trying to create opportunities to slut shame people and trying to obscure it by trying to sound progressive. (People tending to target woc and plus sized people more than skinny white people is something to be said as well. Viewing their bodies as more 'overtly sexual' even when wearing the same things tho probs another convo to be had with someone more educated than me)

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It would actually be really interesting if Jorge is starting Ilium with (what I interprit) as Paris' birth and subsequent abandonment.

Never shall I gaze upon a blazing Troy/Never would I yield to such a fate/Tell me what you saw beyond that hazy void/The one your gift of prophecy creates

Is the part of the song he teased.

It's called 'fire' which I assume is a reference to the burning torch. I can't remember exactly but Hecuba had a vision at some point in her pregnancy of her baby as the burning torch which would destroy Troy ('blazing Troy') which I am assuming is the 'prophecy referred to in the song (I thought it might be referring to Cassandra but I don't think so now).

I make the assumption that the singer is Prium (King of Troy) and as he speaks of 'never yeilding' (he wont allow the child to destroy troy in the future so he must die) that the song is illustrating how Paris was abandoned to kill him and then found by a shepherd to set up the golden apple and the start of the Trojan war.

Obviously I could be wrong but assuming im not I think it's really great that Jorge is doing a musical about the Trojan war as a whole rather than just the events of the Iliad.

(Gift of prophecy makes me scared that it was referring to Cassandra or someone but I can hold out hope)

I'm not sure how big Helens role will be but the order of events I am predicting is (for first arc/saga i guess, not sure about the gap between Helens face launching a thousand ships to start the war and the events of the Iliad) :

Paris' birth and abandonment

Maybe Helens marriage (setting up the fact that all her spured suitors must come to her chosen husband (Menelaus)' aid if she was to be kidnapped)

The golden apple (whether specifying about Thetis and Peleus marriage depends on how much focus he wants on Achilles) where Eris addresses a golden apple to the most beautiful goddess

Zeus has to get a mortal man (Paris) o decide who the apple will go to and Hera promises him a mighty empire, Athena a strong army and Aphrodite promises the most beautiful woman in the world to be his wife (Paris chooses Aphrodite)

Depending on the version Aphrodite or Paris kidnap Helen from her home starting the war

Menelaus has to collect all the other suitors, their armies and volunteers into the army including tricking Odysseus

(Optional) Thetis hiding Achilles on an island of women to make sure he doesn't go to Troy* and Odysseus finds him to conscript him into the war

Potentially sacrificing Iphegenia to get the wind in the sails to launch toward Troy

*Achilles will either die in glory or live on in ambiguity and Thetis is praying for the latter option

(Idk which people he wants to focus on so he might include Paris being invited back into the Trojan nobility while Cassandra screams about him causing ruination while the rest ignore her)

I don't think he'll cover Iphigenia either (could tho depending on how long he wants it to be) but Iphigenia, Clytemnestra's wrath and the events of the Orestia would be a fun musical for another time

Ngl I never listened to Epic but my friend told me he's making this and I'm oddly invested (still bitter he's not calling it Troy story tho) I'm gonna yap about the themes he chose later cause I already sent a 22 minute long voice note to my friend speculating and I need to write it out

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[ID: Text message exchange between me and my friend. First text from me reading 'She here (I fell in a tesco😭)' with an attached image of a drawing of a woman in a suit with a metal prosthetic arm holding a cane. Second text is a reply from my friend reading 'Oh no not Tesco'. The final reply is also from her reading 'Thankyou :)' End ID]

Love my bestie

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I've been yapping a lot lately but realised I never did anything for disability pride month so here's a drawing.

[ID: Pen drawing which says 'Happy Disability pride month' in a large font. Below are 10 disabled people with an array of disabilities, wheelchair users, cane users, some with limb differences, a blind woman etc End ID]

Happy Disability pride month!

Have a great month (and rest of year) to everyone who has a physical, intellectual, learning, visible, invisible, sensory or any other kind of disability xxx

(Also if anyone has feed back on the image description please tell me so I can improve it ❤️)

I may digitalise it if I have the energy

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People talking (especially complaining) about 'political correctness' always pisses me off because all they mean is not being a bigot.

Like the amount of people who are mad because they feel they can't scream slurs at marginalised people anymore is crazy. And keep in mind that they can (and people defo do) they just might have people criticising them for that. But they act like they are going to get publicly linched for it.

Same with free speech as well because how come all this 'free speech' that you feel barred from saying are just the most henious bigotry/ sentences I've ever heard. 'Why would they ban me from *insert platform* all I said is that gay people should be lined up in front of a wall and shot in the head. This is a violation of my rights', 'why are people trying to cancel me! i just think that sometimes women like being raped which make it ok' (these are actual takes I have seen people have and they make me feel physically ill).

You see it a lot in comedy too, old men (usually) standing in front of a microphone and repeating that people are trying to ruin comedy and cancel them by saying 'maybe the punchlines of your jokes could actually be funny instead of hinging on bigotry or severly misunderstanding basic concepts talked about by minorities' and how they are still going to do that anyway 'My pronouns are USA' and all of that. Being a racist/homophobe/abelist/transphobe on stage is not clever, its not revolutionary and by saying that it is, all that does is feed conservatives delusions that they are being attacked when nothing happens to them.

The stupid thing is I've had people complain to *me* about it. Genuinly don't know what they wanted out of that interaction, permission to call me a cripple??? Idk how you can look at me and not dicern that I personally don't think its a bad thing that marginalised people are being more vocal about wanting to not be verbally abused. Crazy concept I know.

Idk, I understand that as marginalised people get more rights and visibility the more privileged groups in opposition to them make up fake problems so they can feel oppressed but it's honestly anywhere from bizarre to sickening to see in action.

[serenhob]

Thinking about that time I cried over a grainy YouTube clip of Shrek the Musical because I was sad I can't move properly anymore.

I told my therapist (as one does) and she suggested I watch the paralympics so I spent the next evening watching disabled people far more talented and interesting than myself beat me at life 😭.

I appreciated the sentiment but it was not the ego boost she thought it'd be.

[serenhob]

So true cause its genuinly not that hard to mind you own business when you see visibly disabled people. Being invasive is just straight up weird.

Like how I became disabled isn't traumatic but it still strange and annoying for people to ask me why I have a cane. You don't see me asking people about their private medical info. Please never ask strangers about their disability cause that's freaky behaviour. Just because you can see the cane/wheelchair/prosthetic or any visible difference doesn't give you the right to know.

There are some disabled people who are fine with telling you about their disability but let them bring it up, if someone doesn't want you to know then they won't tell you, simple as that. (I personally only ever explained to my friends so they could undersand and support me and teachers so I could be accommodated accordingly).

Also hate the fact is framed as rude for me to not share my private information with random people on the street. Any rejection of the question is treated as me being horrible when out of the two I'm not the one being invasive and nosey.

Tbf its easier to brush off people shouting at me cause that's already soicetally seen as rude('WHY DO YOU HAVE A CANE!?' And my friend (cause she's amazing) just says 'she's disabled' and we can move on) but it's really annoying when people try to be polite about it with all the 'I don't want to be nosey but' or 'I hope you don't mind but I was just wondering' cause that just makes me feel really awkward and pressures me into telling them when I do not want to.

And all of that is extra horrible if how you became disabled/anything about your disability was traumatic cause they are being pressured into 1. Telling that to a stranger and 2. Having to think about and verbalise that when it could be incredibly hard for them.

There is no polite or respectful way for a stranger to ask someone to disclose potentially traumatic information

[serenhob]

Idk what Victor was on but I can't imagine admitting that when I was fourteen I spent my spare time trying to summon the devil.

Also the whole 'It was a strong effort of the spirit of good, but it was ineffectual. Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction'

He drops red flags with every sentence, Robert is a stronger man than me cause idk if I'd be able to stop myself from sending the man (giving such ominously evil vibes) back to his icy grave and that's before he admits to chopping up stolen dead people.