If you’ve been following this account for a while or just found it now, you may have noticed I haven’t posted in a while. I am having some problems with Tumblr that’s probably down to my phone, but that’s not the only reason and I felt like I should explain instead of ghosting this account.
Right now, mentally, I am notdoing great. I got a job (wahoo) and while it is nice to be earning money again after a year of unemployment, it’s tiring in more ways than one. I’ve been having extreme back pain that comes in waves out of nowhere and, especially in hot weather, I’m sensitive to migraines that’ll knock me off my feet completely for days. Not to mention, I am still in college and since it’s getting near the end of my course, it’s verystressful.
There’s also the fact that I’m not completely happy. I’m trying not to overshare too much, but the way I perceive my body is shitty at best and I still struggle to take proper care of myself, even with the ‘easy’ things like brushing my teeth or eating proper meals..
I still post art though, I’m most active on my Tik TokandInstagram(both@yuhbrosad), and I have no plans to give that up since it’s a comfort hobby of mine. However, until I get into a healthier routine, finish college, and sort out my phone troubles, I won’t be using my Tumblr.
Sorry for the lack of content and thank you for the new followers that have popped up despite my absence (I get emails notifications that make me smile :) ). I hope it won’t be too long until you hear from me again. I’ve got a drawing tablet on the way and I can’t wait until I get to work on my projects properly again.
Thank you all for the support, happy pride month (I’m ace and queer if you were wondering :p), here’s some art you may have missed :)
And it’s weird to care. Work shouldn’t be an endurance test. Let me sit. We’re not doing a survivor challenge. You don’t think people can sit down and work at the same time? You’re gonna be real mad when you find out what an office is.”
There’s a post with two gifs showing ASL signs for abortion going around, unfortunately while correct the second sign and information along with it was added by a terf.
So here’s the original video by glassmenagerie on TikTok where they explain the two signs for abortion, the issues with one, and go over the signs for immigration as well because there’s a similar right vs left wing sign difference.
[Captions] Spaces added for readability
Person on screen: Did you know that in ASL certain topics have different signs depending on your political viewpoint? Let’s talk about it.
Fair warning the signs I’m covering are for abortion and immigration. If that’s triggering or you don’t wanna know: just scroll.
So first up, let’s talk about immigration. Specifically the signs used in regards to immigration. So, the correct sign is (right hand holding up four fingers, spread apart, and waving up and down from the left to the right of the screen) immigration, right? However if you’re signing with somebody who is very conservative or anti-immigration you’ll instead see this (signs the same sign with four fingers waving from left to right but with the other hand held parallel to the floor above the waving hand). Technically this (signs second option again) only refers to undocumented immigration. However there is a subsection of people who are so anti-immigration they use this (signs second option) for all of it.
And now for my favorite example. There are several signs for abortion. There’s the full neutral just finger spelling or the more scientific definition which can also be viewed as left-leaning - which would be pregnancy (holds right hand over stomach, domed slightly and pulls it towards the camera away from the stomach) remove (left hand held up perpendicular to the floor with the palm angled towards the body, with thumb and fingers slightly spread, right hand makes a claw like shape and swipes at the top of the left hand towards the floor).
(through a grimace) and then there’s the conservative and/or christian sign choice.
This one can be genuinely triggering so this is an actual warning. Are you ready? (holds up both hands with forefinger and second finger crossed in the sign for ‘R’ and moves them from the center of the body to the outside) The conservative and/or christian sign choice for abortion is baby (stacks hands palms up and makes a rocking motion) throw away (makes loose fists with both hands, opening them both as they move upwards towards the right shoulder).
As awful as that is it presents us with an interesting phenomenon that is absolutely fascinating in terms of linguistics. Talking about these topics in particular tends to be very polarizing within the deaf community. I mean, they’re polarizing everywhere but when signing about these topics the words you use are different. The vocabulary is entirely different. It’s not “abortion sparkle emoji” versus “abortion angry face.” It’s “removing a pregnancy” and “throwing away a baby.”
Do conservatives occasionally call it baby murder in English? Yes, that does happen. The word, the label, at the center of the topic is the same. Whereas in ASL that’s not necessarily the case.
