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protoslacker · 2 years

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Sad like 1963

I've been sad reading social media posts in response to police beating Tyre Nichols to death. So many of us are experiencing a profound sense of grief.

This morning I saw a post by a dad who said his biggest worry is for his eight-year old son, that one day some cop will 'fear for his Life' and "murder my boy.” He went on to tell about his son. Children that age are so lovely and hearing this man speak of his son made it impossible not to adore his child.

I was seven-years old in 1963. And for reasons I am not sure in grieving Tyre Nichols my memories turned to events that year from the perspective of being little then. TV was new to our house, we'd only had one for a year or so. The pictures I remember are from TV.

In April Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama were he wrote a famous letter from his jail cell. I didn't read the letter as a boy but I do suspect I heard his name. On May 2nd children who'd been trained in non-violent tactics marched. Hundreds were arrested. "By the second day, Commissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor ordered police to spray the children with powerful water hoses, hit them with batons and threaten them with police dogs."

The images I saw on TV stunned me, they made me feel sad and worried. I had a sense that I wasn't the only one feeling so. I have seen photographs many times over the years, but the picture that comes to mind is very close to one in the entry on photographer Charles Moore at Wikipedia.

On August 28, 1963 Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. I can't place memories of watching coverage of the March on Washington. However I do remember loving to sing "If I Had a Hammer," one of the songs Peter Paul and Mary sang that day. My favorite part was: "It's the song account love between/ My brothers and my sisters/ All over this land." I have brothers and sisters, but I felt sure that this song extended beyond my home. Thar's the part which seemed so exciting!

On September 15th the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed by a group of KKK members. Twenty-two church goers were injured and four girls were killed in the explosion. Childhood memories can be a bit suspect, nevertheless what I remember is hearing the children’s names read by the TV anchor: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Carol Denise McNair.

President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. My brother is four years younger and was deeply affected by watching President Kennedy's funeral on TV. I was probably at school Anyhow the picture that come to mind first is seeing Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald.

Grief moves through us. That dad worried for his son knows it. I feel sure his son feels some measure of grief over the violent death of Tyre Nichols too. In grief's wake we are changed. The traumatic events of 1963 were shared widely. The protest in Birmingham forced concessions from city leaders and business desegregated. In February of 1964 the Civil Rights Act was signed. The KKK didn't surrender, of course, and the struggle continues to this day. The song about love between my brothers and sisters inspired hope in me and still does. That inspiration to love was shared too. We are not powerless we can dream and create better lives for all.

#tyre nichols #grief #civil rights struggle #struggle continues #faith #a better worls is possible #children #1963

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 2 months

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Actually, the bars aren't so bad anymore.

Think you can fix him? Read about his care instructions over at Tiger Tiger)

#Tiger Tiger #ludovica bonnaire #rakkatak ann #I thought I liked him (in a way he has a great design and is an effective antagonist) and *then* he licked the spit.#Now I need to create a lab to study him in. My god. He gives me hives. I need to see more of him NOW.#Something is wrong with him and it fascinates me.#He is everything I like in an antagonist. A little bit stupid and unintentionally funny while being a genuine threat.#I call him rat man they way I want to see him skitter around on the floor.#Call him rat man the way he might need a little cheerio snack and some enrichment.#I am so...so tired and I am struggling to keep the jokes train going.#Please continue to read Tiger Tiger! Every new reader fuels my energy gauge.#Sorry I've been missing so many days of posting. I'll try to make up with some extra posts this week!

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seventh-district · 5 months

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Making Incorrect H:SR Quotes Until I Run Out of (hopefully) Original Ideas - Pt. 5 - I Finally Finished the 2.2 Main Quest Edition

[Pt. 1] [Pt. 2] [Pt. 3] [Pt. 4] [Pt. 6]

#hsr #hsr incorrect quotes #hsr memes #hsr textpost #honkai star rail #honkai star rail meme #honkai star rail memes #hsr meme #hsr spoilers #hsr 2.2 spoilers #aventurine #sunday #hsr sunday #robin #hsr robin #stelle #hsr trailblazer #acheron #black swan #misha #hsr misha #hsr gallagher #gallagher #boothill #if these memes don't make it obvious enough. i have finally completed the 2.2 main quest. and i am feeling. so many things about it /pos #11/10 i couldn't be more pleased. but i also don't have it in me to articulate any of it so here. have more memes instead #was fighting for my life to figure out the alt text for the 2nd one tbh. my struggle saga continues #let's see if any of these have been done yet. bc after posting these i always fuckign stumble on 1 or 2 that have been :/#and i feel bad. like i've stolen the idea? but i literally only see them after the fact!! sigh. there's nothing new under the sun etc etc

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tolkiens · 2 months

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MAKE SOME NOISE 3.03 — Uber But On Horseback

#makesomenoiseedit #dropoutsource #dropoutedit #make some noise #dropout #dropout tv #tvedit #brennan lee mulligan #sam reich #lou wilson #jacob wysocki #~#*msn #late bc i am slow lol #make some noise gif struggle continues...

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b-a-m · 18 days

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LOVED LOVED GRAND RUN!!! hearing them singing in the lobby theme and results theme was inspiring p.s. happy anniversary to the release of Splatoon 3!!

#epic new suits #will continue to struggle to draw slopsuits #how does big man wear a suit? who knows #zimzamzom #splatoon #deep cut #frye onaga #shiver hohojiro #big man #splatoon 3 #splatoon salmon run #splatoon fanart #big run #grand run #artists on tumblr

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technically-human · 6 days

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Can you draw something with Doom Patrol!Edwin and Netflix!Edwin?

Maybe something about Dp!Edwin talking about his feelings for Charles with N!Edwin?

It's just something I've been thinking of, make it a little angsty?<3

Glad you asked

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#ask ask ask #dead boy detectives #dbda #payneland #edwin x charles #doom patrol #dead patrol #cw homophobia #i know there are a couple of people who enjoy my rambly tags so these are for u #first of all anon i'm sorry i used your request to continue my story lol #most of my comics are meant to be standalones BUT #the doom patrol and dead girl detectives are all happening in the same universe #and there is indeed series of events here!#this particular one is happening after dp!edwin's feelings were exposed but before they met the girls #with that out of the way #i know this is not as funny as most of my stuff #but dp!edwin's internalized homophobia is an important thign that can't just go away because his charles loves him back #and he does love him back! in this verse #dp!charles is the only one not struggling with his feelings for his partner #dbd!charles and charlotte still have ways to go #also dbd!edwin is in no way an expert in self-acceptance but he has learned some things #i considered having him mention simon but i decided it wasn't his place to out him #(even though he's dead u know)#so yeah what he says here isn't... great #he's still putting himself down and he's still not sure if his feelings for charles are actually a good thing #but he knows HE is glad he feels this way #because fuck it it's not like he'll go to hell for it #and even if he did... he would crawl his way out

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vero-niche · 2 months

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overall i really liked the first episode of delico's nursery but. but. as someone who knows nothing. about the theatre plays. i couldnt quite take the plot seriously when. the god of vampires/first vampire ever. has the most unfortunate abriviation of our time.