#straws
Star shaped straws because the ones on google looked low-quality and I wanted to look at some. :] (free to use/edit idc)
Cameraman, go home. You’re drunk. Alyssa, you stay. STAY WITH US FOREVER, you beautiful precious jewel.
Judging. You.
Awkward straw-poking-cheek disaster narrowly averted!
So my methods for finding evidence of drag queens trying to use straws are to basically start at the beginning of a season and watch that season’s Untucked episodes in order. Usually, that gives me one or two usable gifs, and sometimes not even that - the editors seem to highlight debatable straw use more frequently in the later seasons, for example.
However, over the course of ONE season 5 episode, I was able to get an unprecedented FIVE gifs…of the same queen.
Drag Queens Trying to Use Straws presents: ALYSSA EDWARDS WEEK!
Stay tuned for a daily post featuring Alyssa “Not the One” Edwards as, over the course of half an hour, she valiantly lives the struggle…the struggle to take a sip of an alcoholic beverage.
Jade is able to use a straw remarkably well in spite of those lashes (and alleged $35 wig) mama’s got goin’ on.
Looking beyond straws to clean up the plastic in the oceans. New illustration done for NBC News.
©Lily Padula, 2019
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CHRISTIAN MARCLAY, Straws (video still), 2016. Single-channel projected animation, silent. © Christian Marclay, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
CHRISTIAN MARCLAY: SIX NEW ANIMATIONS
Exhibition from Apr 28 to Jun 25, 2016 at Fraenkel Gallery
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Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present Christian Marclay: Six New Animations. The exhibition highlights six entirely new works by Marclay and marks their worldwide debut.
Marclay routinely snaps photographs during his daily walks through London, where he now lives. By subtly editing many thousands of images of the pavement beneath his feet, Marclay has created these six hypnotic animations that unlock new possibilities inherent in the concept of “street photography.”
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Reusing is the easiest, cheapest, fastest way to combat climate change! Our society might lead us to believe that we need this, or we need that, but in reality that is not actually the case. Having lots of currently popular stuff is bad for the environment, bad for your wallet, promotes horrible industries like fast fashion, and takes up a lot of your time. By reusing what you already have, you’ll find that you’ll be more creative,save your cash for what is really important (such as experiences!) and will really make a wonderful impact on our earth :) Here are just a few simple household items that you can easily reuse!
1.NEWSPAPERS can be used as wrapping paper, fire starters, packing material (instead of packing peanuts or bubble wrap), paper towels, scratch paper and much, much more!
2.OLD CLOTHING can be sold on DEPOP, donated to a charity shop/thrift store, made into quilts, used as dishtowels, made into sewable patches, turned into bandanas, turned into bags, or swapped with a friend or sibling
3.WATER USED FOR COOKING (if there is no salt) can be used to water plants, clean dishes or as water for your pets (or yourself)
4.PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES can be used as pots for plants, as cups, as pen holders, as jewelry holders, and can even be made into a makeshift sprinkler (if you poke holes on the bottom and fasten to hose with duct tape!)
5. OLD MOUSE PADS can be used as gardening knee pads, sponges, toe pads for high heels, and/or drink coasters
6.OLD BOOKS can be sold, turned into a cover for a kindle or tablet, turned into art (paint works really well), given to used book stores, or given to a friend or family member (great gift idea!)
7.BOTTLECAPS can be turned into candles, magnets, pins, buttons, art, windchimes, hair clips, turned into bracelets, earrings or necklaces, or turned into fishing lures
8.PENS AND PENCILS can be donated to local schools, re-sharpened, or turned into art!
9.OLD CELLPHONES can be sold back to many companies, given to a friend or relative, or used for electronic parts (the same is true for computers and tablets!)
10.STRAWScan be used to prevent jewelry from getting tangled during travel, to store bobby pins, to hold seasonings (like salt and pepper) if you are camping or travelling (if you tape the ends), and lastly, can be used as great cat toys :)
https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/23-practical-ways-reuse-disposable-straws/
As always, hmu with any questions!
Straws are the Beginning
I’ve seen a few posts ranting that stopping our usage of straws isn’t going to save the planet. And that’s true. But the point of it is that straws are a good starting point because almost everyone uses them. They’re commonplace in restaurants, cafes, and even in some households. However, straws themselves aren’t necessarily the problem. The problem is single-use plastic. In reality, we should be focusing on cutting our usage of any item we use once and throw away, but everyone’s focused on straws because of how many are used. But if we can get society to cut them out, it’s one less thing to worry about. After straws, it could be plastic cutlery or unnecessary wrapping on food. If you’re angry that the anti-plastic movement is primarily about straws right now, don’t be. Understand that it’s an easy way to bring about the banishment of single-use plastic in everyone else’s everyday lives and it’s also a gateway for unconcerned people to learn about what their usage does to the planet and feel inspired to make a change in their lives. If you still want to be angry, boycott the corporations that don’t care about their impact and support those that do. You can also work to educate those around you that while cutting out straws is a good start, we need to be making more drastic changes if we want to stop the catastrophic course we’re on right now.
#06 skip single-use plastics
Straws, Starbucks, red solo cups, one time plates or food wrapping are all made out of plastic. It’s a very durable material which stays on our planet for several hundred years, but those products are made for one single use only, they are tossed into trash to be burnt, in the best case or worse, they are littered elsewhere and might end up in the ocean eventually. One thing to do is of course recycling as much as possible. But plastics can never really be recycled, they are only downcycled. So the only real solution against plastic pollution is to stop making those plastic items in the first place.
What everyone can do is refuse straws in bars and cafes or serve party drinks in real glasses and food in real plates. We can also ask for a real mug when having our drink to stay not to go.
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being aware of the impact of things we can often not think about (like straws) is important if we’re to make strides on environmental preservation
that does not eclipse the importance of being aware of how it impacts disabled people. they’re both conversations we need to have
and on top of this ableism, banning plastic straws won’t do shit for the environment because straws aren’t even close to being the main cause of plastics pollution. Calling for a ban on straws is the same bs of shifting the blame of pollution onto the general public when its massive corporations, businesses and governments as a result of capitalism that is to blame.
Disabled people shouldn’t have to be thrown under the bus so you can feel better about the environment without having to do actually do anything of worth.
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