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“you’re going to DELETE a post you AGREED with just cuz you found out ops a terf??”
yeah turns out learning that people having uber bigoted ideologies changes the context of the post buddy
I once reblogged a post about how a women’s bathroom was an important place of refuge, and that was why women often go to the bathroom in groups or to cry and why people leave those domestic abuse cards in women’s bathrooms, and how it’s the one place women can be away from men, and I was like “this is a fantastic post, yes” and then I found out the OP was a TERF and that post was suddenly no longer about safety in women’s restrooms. It was actually about wanting to make it impossible for trans women to pee in a public restroom. It was about making trans women seem like they invade a sacred place and make it dangerous. You bet your ass I deleted that reblog.
thanks to my followers who hit me up when/if I need to delete something
Its kinda like how a communist and nazi may agree that elites are ruining our society but when the communist learns a nazi said that they would be horrified, not because they don’t believe elites are ruining society but because they now realize that elites was a euphemism to make what they Meant more palatable and what they meant is not agreed with.
on another but similar note, this is how they get you. Bigots will dress up their ideologies in something you agree with and maybe it makes you want to look at their stuff. so you do, and you keep going, and you find yourself agreeing to more and more stuff they say. it’s a slippery slope from there. it’s a slow indoctrination.
“TERF made a good point though—” no they absolutely did not. if you know enough to recognize how their ideology corrupts and recontextualizes their post, good. but for someone else just diving into this, this is the fostering of radicalization. it’s how originally well-meaning feminism curdles into hate for the very existence of trans people. it happens, and it’s for the best we keep others from going down that road.
ALSO! if you want to know why some of them think that this decision is okay and the so-called “reasoning” behind their votes, here is one guy in particular you can hate:
1) lifesaving medicine should be free to all who need it
2) insulin is not expensive to produce
3) people with type 1 diabetes, a genetic autoimmune disorder and nothing to do with diet and/or lifestyle, need insulin daily to live, regardless of their diet and/or lifestyle.
prev tags cosigned
4) people with type 2 diabetes—which is possible to develop, and is likelier to develop in food deserts aka places with access barriers to healthy eating where the demographics tend to be combinations of black, indigenous, latin, and poor—also need insulin
It doesn’t matter if you have kids or not- it’s quite possible that your thoughts on childrearing are valid bc you remember being a child and tbh the ppl who act all put upon and pissy about ppl who don’t have kids saying anything about childrearing strike me as odd bc they act like they literally do not identify w children nor do they remember being one.
Before I had the degree to rely on, I used to pointedly begin my statements about childrearing with, “As a former child…”
most damaging idea of the 21st century: the conviction of vast numbers of people that human history will end within our lifetimes
climate change represents world-altering tragedy if unchecked, but not even in the worst-case scenario does it mean “literally everyone dies”
yet so many people have jumped already to “it’s over, the world is going to end, we can do nothing about it” and are just paralyzingly cynical. How do I explain that the power to imagine a future is essential for creating it
you know the thing where trauma can cause you to just. not expect to live much longer so when you get to 30 you don’t know what to do because you thought you’d be dead by 25
That is happening to all of us right now on a society-wide scale
A lot of people are like. REALLY angry at me for suggesting that “be depressed and do nothing” isn’t necessarily the only response to climate change.
this,this,this,this,this,this, and like, 700 other sources will tell you that most of the effects of climate change will be reversible even if we pass the ‘threshold’ of a 1.5 degrees Celsius increase in global temperature
BUT. Even if the worst happens, it will be important to be doing things other than wallowing in misery???
I’m not trying to be callous but for people living today it’s wildly unlikely for the results to be “literally immediate death.”
People will get displaced from their homes by rising sea levels. We have like, years, probably decades, before that happens. It seems so fucked up to decide that we should do nothing, because we’ve already decided they’re going to die anyway????
If a bunch of us are going to die, why not die trying to help each other? Why not try to make sure fewer people die? Why not do something that might reduce someone’s suffering or give them food or clean water or a place to sleep?
I don’t know how to explain to you that people need socks during the apocalypse
I keep recommending “The Great Derangement” by Amitav Ghosh because it is a very unflinching look at how culpable we are - not for having families, or forgetting to use the right spoons - but for consistently choosing the luxurious delusions of apocalypses. People can lovingly envision a thousand apocalypses, lavishly decorated by the pop culture we’ve gobbled down; but the reverse is not true, and we lack the imagination that is quite literally needed for the future. To the point where planning for the future is actively undermined by people at all levels, stating that it’s unrealistic. We are at a turning point of human history where people are watching each other knock holes in a shared lifeboat, because “everyone knows that lifeboats are predestined to sink.”
It’s considered unrealistic to imagine the prosperous and equitable future of the next generation, because it doesn’t match pop culture. We have actively given up our responsibilities of stewardship - literally the purpose of human existence - because Hollywood made it look hard. We are forgoing our natural bonds and our collective power because we agreed that our neighbours will probably turn on us, and when we look at the self-fulfilling prophecies and natural consequences of our behavior (pandemic, natural disasters) we claim it’s evidence that we can’t improve, instead of addressing the poor behavior.
Ghosh argues that one of the most radical and revolutionary things that we can do (and in the West, the foremost ETHICAL thing to do) is to task ourselves with reprogramming our imaginations to something functional. In this scenario, everyone can participate in the work; writers can literally take readers by the hand and heal them, people can lead and teach each other on social media, unions can include it in discussions, parents can teach their children, children can teach their parents, and everyone can correct each other. Oh, and people who like boycotts and clout can start a movement demanding more imagination in media. I agree with this, and it has underpinned my work and activism ever since.
life tip whatever dumb ass name you get siri to call you is what your iphone automatically signs your emails as. i have been applying to jobs for 2 months as queef.
hi y’all. this is my girlfriend, ciara. she currently lives with a parent who is financially and emotionally abusive towards her. ciara is currently getting her undergraduate degree and working part-time but she needs to leave her current living situation asap. i’m writing this post on her behalf because she’s not super active on social media. any help would be appreciated. if you can’t donate, please at least reblog instead of scrolling past. her venmo and paypal are linked below. thank you ♡
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I started following this girl and her whole dash ended up these. And her last post. I can’t even say words. Anons took her life. If that okay with you, then carry on with your day. If you agree this is unacceptable and okay, then reblog and spread the word. What you say can actually change a persons life! So help out
I don’t care if this makes your dash look ‘ugly’, no matter what type of blog you have you should reblog it.
If you can’t reblog this, I pity you as a human being.
;~;
This is sickening. This is why I fuckin hate most anons. Most are just pure assholes. Bullies. But I realized something. They only hate on others cause their life is miserable. So they make others miserable to try and be happy. They need something to vent their pain on
No…..I will always Reblog this….This just isn’t right
if you don’t reblog shame on you..
So honestly think twice, and even actually think way moooooore than twice before sending anon hate and ending up being a cyber murderer…
Okay, I never reblog things, but this? people have no excuse to be treating others like that, nothing can justify your terrible actions, you horrible people, I feel so mad at those assholes.. I mean come on! The world would be a better place if you kept your shitty opinions for you, it’s not my fault if you’re an asshole but at least you could keep it for yourself instead of making the world an ugly place….
//This is awful. Why would you do something like this? How can you be so fucking cruel to other person that didn’t do anything to you? This is just… Horrible and you’re a horrible person, you have no excuses.
I’m sorry but why the fluff do you do this? Does it bring you some sick joy to see someone break down? To be the reason why an actual person kills themselves? Not only in it just plain wrong but you can be given fines and even be arrested for that. And don’t think you’ll never be caught because you’re on anon. The police can easily trace your I.P address and track you down. Please, a little bit of constructive criticism is fine, sometimes even asked for. But this is horrible.
Oh~ And I’ve found something for these anons. If this happens actually anyone can find you with an easy search.
Here is a Tumblr post that tells people what to do.
That’s the most disgusting thing possible. Why would anyone encourage someone to commit suicide? If anyone’s sending those messages to you, ignore them. You are good, you are brave, you are beautiful. It might not feel that way at the minute, but wait. Hold on a little longer, and I swear it will all work out.
This is disgusting. Please know that you are all worth it. You are all needed in some way and that you matter. Don’t let anyone damper that.
Well, we see all this shit going about…
Here’s an example of why u DON’T send hate…
Stop with that shit and go find something that’s gonna give u some sort of joy, cos spreading this hate isn’t gonna do shit for u, or anyone else.
Stop…and move on with ur life…
See this right here is part of what almost killed me last summer. I had other stuff going on mentally but seeing in my inbox over and over again negative things the monsters in my head were saying too just pushed. Pushed so far I was ready, made a plan, and waited for my family to leave the house so I could be alone to go through with my plan. Kind people saved me from myself but there are too many unkind people out there who are pushing and pushing those already on the edge. Stop pushing before you cause someone to go over that edge. It doesn’t solve anything, it just causes problems for people you don’t even know about.
Never send hate, it hurts. Love helps to heal, along with time. Go out and make someone’s day better.
no matter what the recipient of the negative message has done, no one deserves to be told that they should kill themselves. people can change, and everyone deserves a shot at life. humans are blessed with the capability to do and say as they please, and to make their own decisions as to who and what they want to subject themselves to. if there is someone you do not like, you have the choice whether or not you want to affiliate with them. if your words bring someone to ending their own life, you are as guilty as a murderer.
- Mod Sheep
//This is horrible. My lovely gf got anon hate from her own mother. Yeah. That’s as horrible as it sounds.
When the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive parade stepped off on September 28, some 200,000 people jammed Broad Street, cheering wildly as the line of marchers stretched for two miles. Floats showcased the latest addition to America’s arsenal – floating biplanes built in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. Brassy tunes filled the air along a route where spectators were crushed together like sardines in a can. Each time the music stopped, bond salesmen singled out war widows in the crowd, a move designed to evoke sympathy and ensure that Philadelphia met its Liberty Loan quota.
But aggressive Liberty Loan hawkers were far from the greatest threat that day. Lurking among the multitudes was an invisible peril known as influenza—and it loves crowds. Philadelphians were exposed en masse to a lethal contagion widely called “Spanish Flu,” a misnomer created earlier in 1918 when the first published reports of a mysterious epidemic emerged from a wire service in Madrid.
For Philadelphia, the fallout was swift and deadly. Two days after the parade, the city’s public health director Wilmer Krusen, issued a grim pronouncement: “The epidemic is now present in the civilian population and is assuming the type found in naval stations and cantonments [army camps].”
Within 72 hours of the parade, every bed in Philadelphia’s 31 hospitals was filled. In the week ending October 5, some 2,600 people in Philadelphia had died from the flu or its complications. A week later, that number rose to more than 4,500. With many of the city’s health professionals pressed into military service, Philadelphia was unprepared for this deluge of death.
Attempting to slow the carnage, city leaders essentially closed down Philadelphia. On October 3, officials shuttered most public spaces – including schools, churches, theaters and pool halls. But the calamity was relentless. Understaffed hospitals were crippled. Morgues and undertakers could not keep pace with demand. Grieving families had to bury their own dead. Casket prices skyrocketed. The phrase “bodies stacked like cordwood” became a common refrain.
And:
With summer, the Spanish flu seemed to subside. But the killer was merely laying in wait, set to return in the fall and winter—typical peak flu season—more lethal than before. As Philadelphia planned its parade, bound to be a large gathering, director of public health Krusen had ignored the growing concerns of other medical experts and allowed the parade to proceed, even as a deadly outbreak raged on nearby military bases.
A political appointee, Krusen publicly denied that influenza was a threat, saying with assurance that the few military deaths were “old-fashioned influenza or grip.” He promised a campaign against coughing, spitting and sneezing, well aware that two days before the scheduled parade, the nation’s monthly draft call-up had been cancelled because army camps, including nearby Camp Dix in New Jersey and Camp Meade in Maryland, were overwhelmed by a conflagration of virulent influenza. Philadelphia’s parade poured gasoline on the flames.
Krusen’s decision to let the parade go on was based on two fears. He believed that a quarantine might cause a general panic. In fact, when city officials did close down public gatherings, the skeptical Philadelphia Inquirer chided the decision. “Talk of cheerful things instead of disease,” urged the Inquirer on October 5. “The authorities seem to be going daft. What are they trying to do, scare everybody to death?”
And, like many local officials, Krusen was under extreme pressure to meet bond quotas, which were considered a gauge of patriotism. Caught between the demands of federal officials and the public welfare, he picked wrong.
History is there to remind us of what notto do, as much as it is there to remind us what we should do.
So recently, I got calls from the phone number, (937) 353-8319. They claim to be a job service, and one of their “employees”, Carrigan, is friends with whoever the call recipient is, and that Carrigan has recommended you for this $15.00/h “job”. I also got a text message from (937) 607-1493, claiming to be Carrigan, and that they need stuff to “win a scholarship”. I do not know anyone by the name of Carrigan and I know very well that this is a very dangerous scam. If you receive a call from a number, and they ask you if you would like a job for $15.00/h, HANG UP IMMEDIATELY. If you accept the “job” offer, and you go in for an interview, they will give you a drugged bottle of water and you will wake up somewhere you don’t want to be. These phone calls & texts are from a human trafficking service, and if you oblige to them, you will be sold to people and you will be raped, no doubt about it. So PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THESE CALLS OR TEXTS. I have listened to the voicemails, and allowed my dad to do the same, and he learned that anyone offering a $15.00/h “job” is a human trafficker. PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THIS ALL OVER TUMBLR
Okay, I am reblogging this because it is relevant again. I got another call from a 353 number. Not the exact same number, but I know that it is a trafficker because it’s 353 just like the last one. I also want this to signal boost so PLEASE REBLOG THIS.
Why are people deleting the captions though I had to search for what the pictures meant don’t do that
a side note, because theyre very popular around the DMV, If you ever see a sign with something akin to ‘free debt erasure’ ‘15/h job’ etc and ONLY A PHONE NUMBER, ignore it. tear it down if you can, because those are well known scams and sex-trafficking baits.do not, by any means, call or respond to these messages. do not let your friends do it. do not.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AF THANK Y’ALL HOLY SHIT
Oklahoma is one of the worst states as far as human trafficking, so thank y’all so fucking much. That’s literally my life and the lives of everyone I know that y’all just saved. Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you
*FUCKING SPAMS REBLOG*
guys pls this needs more reblogs
Not Greg related but important
Report it to the police as well!!
Chances are, you aren’t the only one they’re contacting, and someone else may not be as well informed on the situation. It is important to report these numbers to officers who can prevent someone else being harmed!
A woman is going to be wrongfully executed next month for a crime she did not commit. Her case was used as a political ploy, and a false confession was produced by gross police misconduct.
Her name is Melissa Lucio and she’s going to die this April.
Guys I need help. I’m getting kicked out of my where I’m staying because of a bipolar freak out
I need to get into housing ASAP.
PLEASE help me :(
If anyone can donate for a hotel room, I’d appreciate it so much. I live in New England and it’s freezing right now. I won’t survive on the streets. :(
Ways to donate are in pinned comments
update: it’s icy and snowy and dropping down to single digits at night and I’m honestly scared.
update2/24/22: there’s a snowstorm that’s starting tonight & keep going til tomorrow. we’re supposed to get afoot or more.I don’t want to be caught in the snow if possible. It’ll be below freezing and I’m scared. rn the shelters are at capacity and the cheapest motel is $95/night. If anyone’s able to donate, or can boost this please consider it.. Thank you and I’m sorry. I just don’t kno what to do… (and yes, I’ve already applied for everything I qualify for + I am waiting for gov. assistance)
it’s getting scary on the streets. any and all help for cheap motel rooms for my safety would be so much appreciated…
Guys I need help. I’m getting kicked out of my where I’m staying because of a bipolar freak out
I need to get into housing ASAP.
PLEASE help me :(
If anyone can donate for a hotel room, I’d appreciate it so much. I live in New England and it’s freezing right now. I won’t survive on the streets. :(
Ways to donate are in pinned comments
update: it’s icy and snowy and dropping down to single digits at night and I’m honestly scared.
update2/24/22: there’s a snowstorm that’s starting tonight & keep going til tomorrow. we’re supposed to get afoot or more.I don’t want to be caught in the snow if possible. It’ll be below freezing and I’m scared. rn the shelters are at capacity and the cheapest motel is $95/night. If anyone’s able to donate, or can boost this please consider it.. Thank you and I’m sorry. I just don’t kno what to do… (and yes, I’ve already applied for everything I qualify for + I am waiting for gov. assistance)
so i got covid from my job and I’m unable to return until the 24th. unfortunately they are not offering any sick pay for covid :’) im already late on February’s rent + I have no money for food or medicine rn…im going to be missing an entire pay period of work so honestly any donos or boosting helps right now. my mental has been shit due to depression and losing multiple friends to s*lf h*rm this last month. I could really really use the help
$21/$500
Any amount will do. Pls help or reblog!
Appreciate everyone who did reblogged it even though I havent received any donations yet! Thank you pls boooooost!
Received my first donation. Thank you to who sent $20! Pls help me guys i still really need a lot especially for my meds and food, rent, bills and etc. pls pls i really appreciate it!
Guys I need help. I’m getting kicked out of my where I’m staying because of a bipolar freak out
I need to get into housing ASAP.
PLEASE help me :(
If anyone can donate for a hotel room, I’d appreciate it so much. I live in New England and it’s freezing right now. I won’t survive on the streets. :(
Ways to donate are in pinned comments
update: it’s icy and snowy and dropping down to single digits at night and I’m honestly scared.
On June the 14th the constitutional court in Belgium stated that prohibition of wearing religious signs in an establishment of higher education does not constitute a violation of freedom of religion nor a violation of the right to human dignity which includes the right to education.
This declaration meant that Hijab-wearing women don’t have the right to get higher education. Some will, unfortunately, give up on their dreams and some will be forced to remove the hijab to get an education.
“I was in a school establishment where wearing a hijab was forbidden. Therefore, every morning, when I go to school, I had to take it off and put it in my bag. I had the feeling that I was enduring microaggressions from a system that was supposed to protect me”.
#HijabisFightBack was a way to protest this discrimination. ✊ The right to education should not be negotiable. (source)
A gentle reminder to all that the first university the world ever saw was founded by a Muslim woman. Today, we have to beg to be able to wear a hijab and get an education at the same time — both of which are fundamental rights that our women are being stripped of.
