lurking in radfem spaces has really changed my entire view of most mainstream internet spaces because once you realize just how censored women's voices and feminist thought are on these sites, and how much porn and misogynistic values are defended, you can't unsee it.
how anyone can bear to participate in an online space where porn, of all things, is lauded as the bastion of "self-expression" and yet any woman slightly critical of popular cultural opinions is demonized is wild, especially when a lot of that porn is a) violent and misogynistic b) often accessible by minors c) gross and shallow d) myriad of other reasons far better writers have probably described
fuck I'm just so tired. seeking rationality online is just opening a pandora's box of garbage and seeing the reflection of how bleak the social hegemony has become.
Madam Chair,
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are indispensable to the dignity of man. Every member of society is entitled to the realization of these Rights through national effort and international cooperation. This has been proclaimed in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and elaborated in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Vienna Declaration and…
yes, yes i know edgeworth’s big wet eyes and loser boy personality have captivated us all, but listen. listen.
phoenix wright
phoenix “genuinely unable to reconcile the girl on the stand with the girl he dated for eight months, a cognitive dissonance so profound it’s ultimately explained by them being literally two different people, but which he first sits with for five years and does not talk about at any point to anyone” wright
phoenix “don’t mention that name to me. i don’t want to talk about it. i don’t want to think about it. i am just going to keep myself in this state of perpetual crisis mode focus on other people’s problems until eventually i die and get to hang out with mia on the astral plane and never have to deal with any of these emotions ever again” wright
phoenix “overnight loses his career and reputation and sense of identity while gaining an adopted, probably pretty traumatized eight-year-old daughter, and rather than leaning on his friends for help, or getting therapy, or taking any time to process any of this, he *checks notes* spends seven years dedicating all his free time and energy to investigating the weird fucking circumstances around it and maintains a friendship with the guy he suspects was behind it all” wright
phoenix "runs across a burning bridge and falls through it, half a day after the game establishes that he is terrified of heights, because his friend is on the other side of that bridge" wright
phoenix “i sure felt surprised. maybe i had my poker face on” wright
phoenix “looking back on it that was actually a pretty dark period in my life” wright
phoenix “don’t ask me how i got started. i don’t remember” wright
phoenix “only you stood still, your eyes calmly watching” wright
phoenix “sometimes, life just sucks” wright
just
phoenix wright
crunchiest man in the world
and all i wanna do is chew and chew and chew on him
I know, I don't this stuff, but I keep on seeing this everywhere and not gonna lie, it's f r e a k i n g me out.
I think we all know what KOSA is at this point, it's a bill that will restrict almost everything that we know in this time.(if passed, of course.)
Information that will help our queer friends, help us express ourselves, and just genuinely know more about the world, gone.
I just don't get it. It's the twentieth century, people can date the same gender or not have to choose at all. Everything can and will happen. So why hold on to the past, where everything has to be black and white?
Why keep holding this gate closed?
Free will, free speech- It exists.
Hell, America's literally called 'The Land of the Free.'
Act on it.
Passing KOSA won't keep us safe. If a five-year-old can cuss, that's on the parent for not monitoring them. The internet is a vast place with it's ups and downs, and just because some little down might affect you does not mean you have to stomp all pissy on our lawns and subsequently ruin what we take joy in.
The U.S. does not own the whole internet, it's all over the world.
We've got one more day. So spread the word.
Get this trending. Reblog it. Just- Do whatever you can.
I don't want this bill passed just as much as the others who've reacted to other posts. The toll it will take on the internet will be devestating- And I don't want to live in a future where all wells of knowledge are locked away.
Speak up, speak out.
Femme Fatale Guide: How To Decenter Men In Your Life
Consider the values, goals, and desired lifestyle that feel most authentic to you if social scripts/stigmas didn't apply to you
Take time to become radically honest with your desires as an individual – outside of the perception of men, your family, boss, teachers, peers, etc.
Cultivate a sense of personhood and identity established in your interests, hobbies, skillsets, learning capabilities, creativity, and desire for growth in all aspects of life
Act in your own best interests. Speak up for your needs, and advocate for yourself. Be more "selfish." Don't apologize for what you want and go after it. Act in your own best interests
Become confident in negotiating, assertive communication, and standing on your own two feet. Establish relationships in all aspects that are based on mutual benefit and equitable exchange
Unlearn your self-sacrificing & people-pleasing. Stop shrinking yourself or suppressing your needs to make others feel better or more comfortable
Validate yourself: your needs, desires, goals, dreams, preferences, and opinions. You need to choose yourself every day. Your appeal to others means nothing if you don't like the person you are or are becoming to satisfy the needs or desires of others
Consider the ways you're consciously and subconsciously confining your self-expression and belief system to fit the mold/appease the patriarchy. Actively work to deconstruct this mentality and way of being
Be honest with yourself about how men enrich your life. Not the other way around. Do they fulfill you romantically, sexually, both, or neither? There's no right or wrong answer, except the one that requires you to put on a performance rather than live in alignment with your true self
More resources including book recommendations/creators to follow HERE.
I know that most of you don't want to hear this but your movement for progress and acceptance will never succeed until you learn to accept people who you find ugly. Like, I understand you might be turned on by a lot of people from a specific group, but you're going to have to find a way to support the rights of groups and individuals you don't want to fuck.
every time i say tumblr staff (and tumblr itself let's be real) made social media worse by never punishing harassment, allowing people to get comfortable pushing cancel and callout culture so they could harass and dehumanize anyone (especially minorities) they want without ever having to worry about consequences, an attitude they brought with them to other websites like tiktok and twitter after the 2018 porn ban....
This is what I'm talking about. tumblr staff doesn't give a shit if you're stalked and harassed, but if you're a trans woman posting selfies? instant ban.
tumblr staff has NEVER done anything to protect its users, but now they're actively participating in doing the harm.
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.
Interactive dialogue following the Presentation of the Report of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity.
Agenda Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development-
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity (Introduction)
Côte D'Ivoire (on behalf of the group of African States), Ms. Ahou Rosine Kangah
Jordan (on behalf of the group of Arab States), Mr. Belal Hazaimeh
Cuba, Ms. Mirthia Julia Brossard
Iraq, Mr. Mohammed Ayad
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Manuel Enrique García Andueza
Russian Federation, Mr. Victor Tsvetkov
Maldives, Mr. Adam Hamid
Malaysia, Mr. Ahmad Faisal Muhamad
Egypt, Ms. Sarah Elkady
China
India, Ms. Jagpreet Kaur
Togo, Mr. Tmanawoe Tazo
Belarus, Mr. Andrei Taranda
South Africa, Mr. A. Mbedzi
Pakistan, Mr. Junaid Suleman
Benin, Mr. Clauvis Omondele
Syrian Arab Republic, Ms. Khawla Youssef
Indonesia, Mr. A. Anindityo Adi Primasto
Tunisia, Mr. Anouar Missaoui
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Seyed Hessameddin Yasini
Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye
Afghanistan, Mr. Mohibullah Taib
NGOs International Solidarity, Ms. Maria Mercedes Rossi (Joint Statement)
Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII
International Institute for Rights and Development Geneva, Ms. Aya Linda Youssef
United Nations Association of China, Mr. Kevin Lau
Youth Parliament for SDG, Ms. Joëlle Fuchs
Franciscans International, Ms. Natalia Saca
China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), Ms. Rao Ningning
Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Yan Ma
Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges, Ms. Suilung Ng
Platform for Youth Integration and Volunteerism, Ms. Emma Nijssen
Rawsam Human Development Center, Mr. Raafat Abdulameer
Mr. Obiora Chinedu Okafor, Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity (Final Remarks)
ID: IE on International Solidarity - 20th Meeting, 50th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
Indigenous folks, ex-christians & anyone who's knowledgeable on social issues, I have two questions that have bothered me for a long while and I believe y'all might know how to answer them.
The question: I read a webcomic about community A living on an island along with another community B with different culture & beliefs from them. Community A believes that their culture & religion are the correct ones and that members of community B are dooming themselves to eternal damnation (in a religious sense) if they don't adopt the beliefs & practices of community A.
I saw someone talking about the comic in its comment section, saying that one of the characters who's a member of community B is selfish for not adopting the burial practices from community A's religion, because according to that someone, not burying their loved one like community A believes is correct is " potentially dooming their loved one to eternal damnation".
If you're indigenous, has rhetoric / talking points like this been used against your own religious / cultural practices? Could you give any concrete examples?
If you have religious trauma / are ex christian of any kind, have people used talking points like this to guilt trip, to frighten, or to shame you into obeying religious rules? (People belonging to other religions than christianity are welcome to give their perspectives as well!)
full offense intended to people who hate voting— they literally don’t know how government works. youre not just voting for the politician youre voting for their ability to make political appointments. like if you claim to be pro-labor and pro-union and you take a dump all over voting, it’s just crystal clear you don’t know what the National Labor Relations Board is. But most people just do not know labor law. Like understandable, it’s a complex field. I just have to roll my eyes at “both parties are the same”. On some issues, yea. On others no the fuck they’re not. Embarrassing behavior imo.
Yeah actual labor leaders are EXTREMELY clear that they want people to vote and vote Democrat. I've heard union presidents talk about how much progress they've made and how much easier it's been with the Biden administration as opposed to Trump. And on a local level, my state Democrats got me paid sick time when my union wasn't willing to fight for it, while multiple Republicans states are repealing their labor laws left and right. And sure, Democrats as a whole aren't great at labor - but negotiating is a hell of a lot easier when the starting position isn't "unions should all be burned to the ground and the organizers run out of town on a rail".
And that's just labor - I've heard similar stories from people involved in climate change stuff and I'm willing to bet it's the same with a lot of other issues. The problem is that people assume if it's not big, splashy front-page news then it's either not important or didn't happen, when a lot of the most important stuff is quieter. The New York Times isn't going to report on every judge appointed to the NLRB but it's still an incredibly important issue that the parties are extremely different on!
Targ antis: Haha wouldn't it be hilarious if Aegon the Conqueror was infertile and actually the whole Targaryen dynasty is ILLEGITIMATE?
Targ appreciators: Isn't it interesting to entertain the possibility that Aegon the Conqueror was infertile and actually the whole Targaryen dynasty is, by Andal standards, "illegitimate?"
This is a prime example of how social media and internet clout-seeking has absolutely DESTROYED some people's sense of empathy. A famous TikToker had her newborn baby die of SIDS, and for some fucking reason people decided it would be a great time to cancel her for problematic stuff she'd said in the past. Someone crashed the baby's funeral to vlog it and shit on the mother.
I will say that I think some of the mother's past behavior warrants an apology, but I can't get over how ghoulish it is to drag someone whose baby just died. And how much of an actual fucking freak you'd have to be to vlog and try to get clout off of a baby's funeral. I'm the furthest thing from a luddite, but Jesus, social media has really set us back as a species.