#and theyre gr8

[constantvariations]

One of Hello Future Me's videos on revolution brought up an event from the Philippines back in the 80s: the dictator sent a battalion to crush a supposed revolt, only for the soldiers to be met with nuns and children offering food and water. The majority of the army defected as a result

I'm going to use rwby to try hammering this abstract concept into a coherent thought, but this incident got me thinking about how nonviolent protest is theater

If a similar event were to occur in rwby, for it to be successful, the protestors would have to be the cutesy faunus types: rabbits, cats, dogs, and the like because they're non-threatening. Attacking a sweet cat faunus would be akin to attacking a child or nun, paragons of innocence and virtue respectively. Only a monster could cut them down, and no one wants to be seen as a monster

A scorpion faunus, though? Their mere existence is a threat. That tail is dangerous, a weapon available at all times. Bull faunus have horns they can use to gouge out eyes and organs. Claim they attacked and most people would agree that killing them in self-defense is justified

Because nonviolent resistance relies on public perception, people who could possibly taint the image of the movement will get left in the dark no matter how important they are. Bayard Rustin was the one who taught Dr King about civil disobedience and was an organizer for many major events, but he opted to ride to events in the trunk of people's cars so his status as an openly gay man wouldn't harm the movement's image

There would be little wonder why the White Fang would be more popular with the "scarier" faunus. Public perception is already against them, so it's not going to change much for them if they join a violent organization, but this in turn will be seen as justification for discrimination against these types of faunus. A hellish self-perpetuating cycle

These faunus would also be far more likely to experience violence at a much younger age, akin to how black children are treated as adults even if they're literally six years old

The strategy behind nonviolent protest like the ones Dr King did is to show the world the mistreatment of the innocent, but when your existence is deemed a threat, there's little hope that you'll ever get enough support to change the system. This is why bigots constantly spew the "queer groomer" and black crime "statistics": by portraying someone's freedom as a danger to the innocent, any level of violence is justifiable defense. The police aren't attacking queers, black, and brown folk discriminately, they're attacking dangerous criminals, so it's okay!!1!

Theater can't save those already condemned and to try is wasted effort

[cuz-reasons]

Here's Compost! She's my Trubbish bag that I made cuz I love Trubbish. They aren't in the pic but she also has little feet!

Also wanted to show off the pins on the strap. I've got a ton more, but those are the ones I like to go out with. Also, I made the Gear Station icon, bug type icon, and bolt badge pins!

[ankellysaurus]

So today I was trying to find jeopardy on TV (its the tournament of champions yall) and I watched a solid 60 seconds of the big bang theory basically enough to get the first joke of the episode.

And like the joke was that raj wanted to watch ds9 and sheldon wanted to watch saturn 3. Obvi the joke is they are both sci fi media with a number after the name so raj argues that ds9 is "6 better." and like

Having fully watched 1 whole episode of young sheldon i believe sheldor would prefer ds9. that kid would have loved that space station.

Why have I watched 1 full episode and quite a few partial episodes of young sheldor you ask? well its on after jeopardy you see (and we come full circle)

[cesiousblue]

POV you just got your shit wrecked by this fashionable highwayman

[prints / my other art]

[dullahandyke]

Anyway needless to say, college is showing me a whole slew of people who are using laptops in school for the first time and they're so bad at it. They're so bad at taking notes too. They're so bad at everything

[blueeandyellowmakesgreen]

maybe this is just me but people who say ‘how did you guys not figure out byler was a thing in earlier seasons you guys are SOO dumb 😑 i figured it out WAY quicker’ is kinda.. :/

like sorry my media literacy was fogged with a heteronormative lense while i was in a time where i was still coming to terms with real gay rep

[whack-patty]

hard at work!!!

[starredfishing]

Question 0 then!

Who is your OC?

i feel like you have to be the same anon who always enables my fe3h ramblings youre so sweet thank you <3

my fe3h oc is a self insert in like the most literal way like they look exactly how i did when i made them and while theyve sorta branched out theyre very much still a part of me lol so

Lavinia Esther, they/them. they were born in hoshido (im korean and this was the closest i could get, but @/peachiehambo managed to create an ENTIRE country and lore based on korea within fodlans lore which is just damn impressive) but was adopted and grew up in faerghus in a small village outside of fhirdiad. they're short, shy, and terrified of standing out in the wrong way. i gave lavinia my adhd and self-doubt so u can kinda see how this goes lmao poor thing

i dont share a lot abt lavinia bc a majority of it IS self insert mary sue connections w other characters and i feel embarrassed abt it ;; but ill add some vinnie art on this so u can see what they look like

as u can see i kinda dont have a solid post ts design for them except for the top half the braid asldkfjs and keijo is a duscur oc i made who is lavinias childhood friend (my friends and i all have extra ocs made thatre friends w our self inserts) but i didnt make a lot of lore for him rip :(

[shippityhoppity]

me wight neow

[spungolden]

* my epilepsy is kicking my ass end me

[onepiexe]

ew. wakin up early again is awful.

[anachronistic-falsehood]

HEY GUYS!!! DREAMSTUCK UPD8!!! pspspsps samponk fans do u want food??? i've got food for u, this chapter is just a snack compared to the next chapter that one's a full ass MEAL

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

cries gumdrop and lucius really are so much fun to put together

[actualaster]

It's not exactly a regret, but if I could go back in time and change one (1) thing about my tattoo, I'd swap the cat paw print to a squirrel one.

Simply because I think it would be an absolutely hilarious thing XD

The Courage Quote around a squirrel print? When Aster was killed by somebody named after a mythological squirrel?

That would be the funniest thing lmao

Sure, virtually nobody I've ever met offline would get it, but I would get it and that's what matters XD

[heylilyhilily]

you think youve got it tough... try being casually funny and gay in the chatroom during a liveshow recording of a podcast that appeals to filmbros in their 30s...

[gec2unow]

not in an "hrt is bad" way bc i think going on hrt is something that can increase a person's quality of life in so many ways and i am an incredibly strong advocate for those who have dysphoria that would be helped by hormones to have access to them

but i feel like it should be talked about more that while yes, you can be on hormones forever and that's sick as hell, you also always have the option to go off

again, don't take this as a "psst, i think you should go off your hormones!" post bc they are great for so many people and they might be exactly what you need!

but this is the post for people who have doubts. people who are starting to have changes they're not so fond of. people who start identifying a different way. people who, for whatever reason, just aren't happy taking their hormones anymore

no matter if you've been on hormones for 10 days, 10 months, or 10 years, you always have the option to talk to your doctor to go off them. it doesn't make you any less trans, or any less you. i promise!