not to be silly and random but when ppl post things i don’t like on tumblr dot com. i just unfollow them
i may be annoying but at least ive never anon’d a single person on this website to yell at them for liking something i don’t or to send a letter of resignation before i unfollow
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again but it is absolutely an example of civilizational inadequacy that only deaf people know ASL
“oh we shouldn’t teach children this language, it will only come in handy if they [checks notes] ever have to talk in a situation where it’s noisy or they need to be quiet”
My mom learned it because she figured she’ll go deaf when she gets old
My family went holiday SCUBA diving once, and a couple of Deaf guys were in the group. I was really little and I spent most of the briefing overcome with the realization that while the rest of us were going to have regulators in our mouths and be underwater fairly soon, they were going to be able to do all the same stuff and keep talking.
The only reason some form of sign language is not a standard skill is ableism, as far as I can tell.
For anyone interested in learning, Bill Vicars has full lessons of ASL on youtube that were used in my college level classes.
in a lot of schools (at least in america) ASL isn’t considered a foreign language or even really a language at all, so it’s not offered. and if it is, it doesn’t count toward FL credit. this is despite deaf, HoH, ND, and disabled people using it as their primary, if not sole form of communication and the fact that it would tremendously help not just them but a lot of people if they could “talk” silently. so yeah, it’s got a lot to do with ableism.
absolutely can’t abide people who moan about the logical inconsistencies on hannibal like “that doesn’t work…that’s not legal… that’s physically impossible blah blah blah” it’s amazing how they think they’re watching some high brow, intricate crime procedural and not this high camp gay horror rom com where the main villain is an ostentatious european whose name literally rhymes with cannibal and grew up in a great big dracula castle
will low key has super powers and hannibal apparently gets around baltimore undetected through underground steam vents like a fucking ninja turtle get out of here with your facts
Holy crap, but some of you on here are so fucking young.. like damn bestie you’re what, 13?? what are you doing debating morality and politics and activism? When I was 13 I built mud houses in the backyard and talked to my imaginary friends. Girl, go find yourself a few sticks…arrange them into a little roof for the snails…flourish…
I literally don’t get people who complain that other people are just projecting onto characters like “you’re just using that character to explore and actualise yourself” well done james that’s what stories have been for for centuries what the fuck is your point
There isn’t anything wrong with projecting onto characters it’s fun and it’s a big part of why fandom exists but a lot of y’all:
1) Get mad when canon doesn’t match what you project.
2) Get mad or offended that others are doing the same thing as you just different.
3) Lack the emotional restraint to respect that both the writers and other fans have a different vision from you.
4) Can’t put your projection down long enough to deal with the source material when you’re talking to the rest of us.
There’s nothing wrong with projecting onto fictional characters but when you can’t do it like a civilized person with a smidge of emotional intelligence and self-awareness you’ve got a problem and you usually tend to make the rest of us miserable.
wild and really disturbing how hard it is to get people to accept they dont ‘need’ to wear makeup to exist in public. like, you say that and the response will be “yeah! you dont need to have an hour long routine quick and sloppy makeup looks good too” and youre like, no, you actually dont need to wear it at all and the response is like “yeah! honestly all you need is foundation and eyeliner you dont need all that extra stuff” into infinity
Sewing! I know this comes sometimes into home ec, but gosh dangit I learned to at least do a basic stitch and work a sewing machine! And I made some sleep pants!
Add a class about doing taxes. Many adults dont even understand taxes.
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