I have decided not to finish it. I just don’t like the way it’s turning out.
I am going to use the character, though, for something else. I don’t know what yet.
NBC and CW are back on DirecTV.
Come on, America, can we please stop pretending he matters?
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version)
It’s been quite a while since I’ve actually been excited for an episode of Glee. It’s a refreshing feeling.
(my massive ladyboner for Naya Rivera probably helps..)
I don’t know what it is about this I don’t like. Maybe it’s the arrangement. Maybe it’s the instruments chosen. I don’t know. I kinda like the end, but why should I wait until the end to like a song?
All I can say is, I feel about this the way I felt yesterday about Wanna Be Starting Something, and that ain’t good.
(Source: hummelpuckerman)
There’s a limit, I think, on the kinds of jokes you tell about anything. The mocking of a thing, after a certain point, becomes cruel and insidious, and is then no longer funny.
I saw a post just now, in which the Xzibit meme was used to poke fun at the Muslims and their faith, and its belief that there should be no imagery of the prophet Muhammad (please correct me if I am misspelling his name). In it was a depiction of Muhammad looking into a mirror, creating a self-portrait of himself using his reflected image, and several other references.
This is not okay, in my opinion. It’s one thing to disagree with a person’s faith, and it is another to condemn atrocities done in the name of said faith. It’s even acceptable to poke fun at some of the little things, and to call attention to things you disagree with. I’ve honestly seen both done respectfully while losing none of the intended humor.
But that sort of thing, what I described above, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It’s deliberately taking something that people ask you not to do — something that is extremely important to them — and making a huge fucking joke out of it. It is a symptom of privilege that someone can even do that, especially considering the source, and it is abhorrent.
Whether the creator of that image wants to admit it or not, religious people are still people. They’re still human beings. Whether or not you believe what they believe, believe that, and then behave accordingly.
I find myself wondering what is this sudden surge of imperialism? I’m not saying that imperialism had all but disappeared, but there has been a recent upswing in this sort of action, not so much against diversity, but against people being diverse.
I find it sad that the assimilation of other cultures into what is considered modern Western society has become far more acceptable — and more important — than the preservation and protection of the appropriated cultures and the people who exist within them. It has become societally and socially acceptable to erase the existence of a people in favor of the perception of said people within the frame of Whiteness. It has become okay to remove a major food source of a tribe of people — of human beings — in favor of industry, which will eventually result in the assimilation of the tribe, and the erasure of their rich history in favor of Western perception of that history.
A lot of folks will probably wonder why I care so much.
I’m a member of a tribe race of people that this has already happened to. I am the living result.
Bullying and racism are often viewed as mutually exclusive. Which goes beyond me. Because in fact, racism (in microaggression form) is a specific type of bullying.
Take cyber bullying for example … a really big deal now since tons of teenagers have committed suicide because of it. Yet, I haven’t seen any mention of bullying along racial lines, although I know it happens. How many lives have been lost because someone was called a racial pejorative? If people die over being called ugly, then I know people have died due to being called a nigger. But that’s a statistic I may never know, because nobody cares to publicize it. (correct me if I’m wrong!)
It’s like people don’t think being called a nigger is a big deal. People don’t think, being in a classroom, and having people pull at your hair or make fun of your skin color or call you ghetto and etc., is psychological violence being enacted on that child.
People really don’t understand. Microaggressions work the same way being called ugly or stupid continually as a white person works. Except, you are ugly and stupid not because you’re Danielle specifically but because you’re black. If anything, that is way more undermining. You can’t help what race you were born as. That’s why you’ve got people, little children, wishing they have blue eyes and blonde hair.
Once, I saw an episode of Tyra (yes I watch Tyra) where a little girl… couldn’t have been more than 10, hated the fact that she was black. She thought black women were the ugliest women in the world (except she said Tyra was pretty, well, because she was light). But the children making her feel like that, won’t get in trouble. Unless it’s something “extreme” like being called a nigger, white kids never get in trouble for being racially insensitive. Because that’s just what it’s looked at as: racial insensitivity. Not psychological violence that can seriously impact the well-being of a child.
In general, white people feel justified in being racially insensitive. I’m the sensitive one because I don’t care for it. Which is why racial bullying is hardly ever addressed or cared about. That’s why a lot of people will get upset when a white woman cries when called a racist (because that’s bullying) but a black women wronged (in a racial manner) will get passed over.
Emphasis mine, because I want to point out how something that someone does that encourages eventual body dysmorphic disorder is immediately reviled, and the same with something that is sexist, or homophobic, though maybe not as quickly. Still, it’s recognized as something we should abhor. Somehow, though, a target of racism is charged with proving said racism, and the bully/perpetrator will still not be vilified on the same level, no matter what psychological impact it will have on the child/person targeted.
Anxiety and depression are real things that happen, we can all agree on that. We can agree that overcoming a violent situation can cause them. We know that PTSD is a thing. We can agree that suicidal ideation can happen as a result of homophobic action (or inaction).
Why can we not agree that these same mental health issues can occur as a result of a lifetime of racist interaction? Why must we be tasked with proving that this kind of emotional violence even exists when the results are made clear daily, as evidenced above?
cassette decks that had auto-reverse
and then
dual cassette decks with auto-reverse
became
portable cassette players
^ with auto-reverse
and finally
PORTABLE DUAL CASSETTE PLAYERS WITH DUAL AUTO-REVERSE
and ^ that was the way I carried my music.
I am ollllllddddd
cassette decks that had auto-reverse
and then
dual cassette decks with auto-reverse
became
portable cassette players
^ with auto-reverse
and finally
PORTABLE DUAL CASSETTE PLAYERS WITH DUAL AUTO-REVERSE
and ^ that was the way I carried my music.
I am ollllllddddd
Cassette singles.
Taping songs off the radio.
Frantically trying to put records on tape before you had to replace the needle.
“taping songs off the radio” <— trying to do this before you even had a component cassette deck, and trying to time the small tabletop recorder perfectly between the DJ shutting the hell up and the song starting.
Teaching yourself how to scratch and ruining your mom’s favorite albums, then hiding them back on the shelf.
Recording over cassette singles when you got tired of the song.
cassette decks that had auto-reverse
and then
dual cassette decks with auto-reverse
became
portable cassette players
^ with auto-reverse
and finally
PORTABLE DUAL CASSETTE PLAYERS WITH DUAL AUTO-REVERSE
and ^ that was the way I carried my music.
I am ollllllddddd
Cassette singles.
Taping songs off the radio.
Frantically trying to put records on tape before you had to replace the needle.
“taping songs off the radio” <— trying to do this before you even had a component cassette deck, and trying to time the small tabletop recorder perfectly between the DJ shutting the hell up and the song starting.
Teaching yourself how to scratch and ruining your mom’s favorite albums, then hiding them back on the shelf.
Recording over cassette singles when you got tired of the song.
“STOP TALKING GAWD WHY YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO TALK OVER THE SONGS”
Then getting your brother/sister/cousin/friend to be quiet until the song’s over so their singing won’t be on it.
Trying not to sing along for the same reason.
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That is the ringtone of silent, my friends.
Hit or Miss by New Found Glory
Kids by MGMT. Unless it’s Kelly and then it’s MAPS by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BVVVVVVVVVVT. BVVVVVVVVVVVVVVT.
“Oh, excuse me. My pants are vibrating.”
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(I Am The Best - opening sequence and 1st chorus)
(Source: fireladybitch)
Has a smell similar to 5-day unwashed ass, but tastes like heaven when cooked correctly.
YES
stinky broccoli, how i love you
Do I sell one of my 1st gen. Zodiacal or not?
I just found myself wanting to call myself smart, funny, and pretty.
…thank goodness I caught it in time.
it’s boring but bright. let me know if there are problems in my ask. i’ve been up all night, so i’m going tooygsvzdxzzzzzz
