Learning that thereโs a reverse-Paris Syndrome (London syndrome?) where the Japanese travel to England, experience the charming mediocrity of the English banlieue, and are immediately enraptured by it
NYU research suggests Twitter's algorithms promote conservative politicians because they are more likely to be "ratioed", which Twitter may count as engagement (Washington Post)
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On the left, a placard describes the book 1984 as banned in the USSR for being "anti-communism" and in the US for being "pro-communism".
On the right, a placard describes the book Winnie the Pooh as banned in Poland in 2014 for "not wearing pants".
Speaking of โyoungerโ people, it's also worth considering the fact that for many of us who were of schooling age in the early naughts, THE most common insult wasโnot queer! but GAY.
"that's so gay." "this is fucking gay." "Ugh, you're gay."
UBIQUITOUSLY AN INSULT
WE KNOW, PAMELA.
I *constantly* hear people refer to themselves as gay with no pushback whatsoever. There isn't currently a debate about this, it's just younger people using a different term.
The fact that people ever believed Elon Musk was a Tony Stark type shows how much we've failed collectively. Also tbh fuck comics culture for normalising the good billionaire trope.
Fuck the discourse: here it is, a Sapphic Pride Flag. Playing off of existing Pride Flag design language, I wanted to include a wide array of perspectives while maintaining good design. This flag is for ANYONE who embraces the Sapphic identity, created by a Sapphic trans PoC.
Final Fantasy VII Remake has very realistic antagonistic entity that taught a generation of teenagers that unfettered capitalism will lead to widespread poverty, disregard for human life, corporate propaganda, and environmental destruction but here we are.
"military discount" this, "police discount" that
Where's the line cook discount?
The truck team discount?
The DoT discount?
The caretaker discount?
The janitor discount?
The front end discount?
oh fuck this is already blowing up:
โข BLACK LIVES MATTER โ donate to a bail fund in your city (or, for example, $sodacitybail)
โข TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS โ donate to a BIPOC trans person (for example, )
@Kissless_Birgin
@AlsikkanTV
It is spoofing the trend of adapting big Hollywood films into musicals (hence Homer's "legitimate theatre" quip).
The film here is Planet of the Apes, a very serious film, made far less serious by spoofing Rock Me Amadeus.
Broke trans people pass the same $20 around to each other and billionaires won't even bail out their own employees let alone strangers. Capitalism must end.
Since
#SCAD
is trending, please listen to the Savannah natives who are stressing what a blight the school is on their city and the alumni pleading with you to not go. SCAD is for-profit and has more dirty laundry than you can imagine.
Pokemon China introduced the other half of the Sword & Shield - Nine Colors Gathering set releasing on March 1, 2024.
Inspired by Japanese Sword & Shield - Fusion Arts from 2021.
More info:
@mutedlavender
@the_dogsmith
"on my private time" โ ๏ธ
excuse me, I didn't realise it was suddenly okay to be a recreational pedophile on weekends and bank holidays???
so let's not pretend for 1 second gay is any less โtaintedโ with trauma than queer because it isn't. I was called queer, I was called fagโbut more than anything, I was called โgayโ.
And you know what? I ID as gay. I also ID as queer. And I don't need some cishet telling me no.
don't normalise this shit
it is a genuine problem that fandom creators have to risk exposure for the sake of livelihood, only for entitled furries to so callously ignore that
Oven is also looking for people with
Tiny ego, big ambition
Bun is on track to have a large impact on the industry, but today is the very beginning. We build for the future, but be honest about where things are today (literally hundreds of issues to fix right now).
@clawedkellas
It was best when it was a toggle. I like having it on while playing through the game + working on the Pokรฉdex, but if you're trying to EV train, the inability to turn it off is genuinely annoying.
DO YOU USE GOOGLE CHROME?
Sorry for the caps, but there's a new browser that's faster and more private than Chrome (it blocks ads and trackers, which saves loading time).
The interface looks exactly like Chrome, so it's honestly just a no-brainer.
Lana's Assistance, from SV5a!
(Supporter)
Put up to 3 in any combination of Pokรฉmon that don't have a Rule Box and Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
This Karen came into the store, accused my team (all black women besides me) of being racist to her and blocking her from the store (not true) after cussing us out and threatening us with she "can be racist, too". Twitter, do your thing. Columbia, SC.
The Millennial Experience is being blamed by Boomers/X'ers for everything since you were born only for the next generation of kids to decide it'd be fun to join them in blaming you for existing.
The guidance seriously went from "wear a mask to prevent other people from getting sick" to "wear a mask if you want a tiny sliver of hope of not getting sick yourself because everyone else decided they were tired and are pretending it's over."
lrt this has been such a significant shift in the discourse around covid
no longer is it "wear a mask to protect the people around you" but "you can wear a mask if you're uncomfortable without one"
this risk analysis doesn't take other people into account
I cannot return to Canada without a place to stay, and I am far down the waitlist for a dorm @ UBC. I have medical procedures on hold because of my displacement.
Please help me find a place to stay in BC. Thank you.
#TransCrowdFund
#ShowUpForWishes
hot fucking take but yummy food is often one of the only joys semi-accessible to poor folks in the first place, longevity and it being "bad for you" is often NOT a pressing concern lmao
@ReallyNotOwen5
@RealYouTubeKids
@Yeenie_Mcbeenie
Miles-DF, a furry who regularly received commissions in the 4-5 figures, complained about being cancelled for being called out on his fashy "America First" piece.
It's worth remembering the reason games were "Nintendo hard" in the 80s/early 90s was because games were very short & "replay value" was essentially "make it so you can't beat the game in one sitting".
We have moved well past that and accessibility should always be a priority.