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deleting files makes me so scared what if i Needed That

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fuck indeed fuck ziprecruiter I want to be paid $1000/hr to sort skittles by color

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Those who protest against Israel's genocide are punished for antisemitism.

But for some strange reason, authorities have never cracked down on antisemitism any other time. Any other time, antisemitism is considered free speech.

It's almost as if they know damn well that protesting against Israel is not antisemitism.

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The universe’s favourite babysitter

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universe’s silliest most tormented soldier (alt title: TADA a redraw of my human loop design)

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Just breathe. It's fine. You're fine...

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You're.. fine

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Siffrin plays Disco Elysium AU: Featuring backseat gamer Loop.

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I have accepted that I'm never going to render this thing

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Siffrin Pfp I made !

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nothing in life is certain except that i will always end up drawing blorbo with or as luxray somehow

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actually i think i will have it so that one of odette's parents was from The Country bc that would make for such a crazy conflict for her bc of her age alone

she's old. approx. late 30s, early 40s. she would've grown up learning about her heritage, her parent's culture, wish craft, the stars, maybe even some of The Country's language. it'd be a huge part of her life--hell, maybe she'd want to get into researching the stars herself because of it.

and then one day, all of that knowledge disappears. everything odette learned about half of her family's heritage and culture, gone in an instant. no memory of any of it--and she probably wouldn't realize it until it's brought up to her.

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Jiji~

Check out my shop !

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yuri so good they had to make one of them haunt the narrative

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today im thinking about the huge buff bread guy from kikis delivery service. highly underrated guy

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what would YOU have done?

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does it hurt?

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On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.