got a new printer with a scanner :P
Imagine hearing this behind the bush and you thought its a cat 💀💀
Okay, but cheetahs seem to do best in captivity.
These poor anxiety ridden bastards cant handle alone time and need a canine friend to keep them from becoming an even BIGGER neurotic mess. Their anxiety can get bad enough that when it comes time to bow chika meow meow, they cant get the deed done. Their birth rates in the wild are dismal, and their survival rates arent any better. A cheetah mother will do minimal defense of her cubs, then say fuck those kids and book it like a first time shoplifter when the rent-a-cops saunter through if the fight needs more than a token effort.
Like every other predator in the world, theyd much rather take a nap than try and beat Usain Bolt in a footrace or catch a snack on hooves. Folks used to keep them as pets, once upon a time, and these failcats on speed have been trying to get themselves domesticated ever since. They meow, they purr, and it's not unheard of or uncommon for groups in the wild to cuddle-pile on a human ranger for pets and naptime.
There are NO documented records of a wild cheetah killing a human, and ONLY 2 instances in captivity. Compare that to Fido or Spot's stats, or any other wild animal, but do bear in mind the difference in numbers.
Honestly, they're trying their damndest to be friend shaped, and maybe we should let them. It could end up being the best way to save the species.
FAILCATS ON SPEED 🤣
"cheetahs want to be domesticated and we should domesticate them" isn't the take I expected but goddamn am I here for it
Learning about Hermeneutical marginalization. it's when a group of people are prevented from participating in the creation of shared meanings and interpretations. This can lead to hermeneutical injustice, which is when people are denied the tools they need to understand their experiences. and this is just the google definition but it's cool, that makes so much sense. But then! I saw
Hermeneutical marginalization can be caused by identity prejudices, which can lead to people being unfairly excluded from social institutions which I think is really appropriate when it comes to trans men and intersex people right now, with how they're being forced out of conversations about abortion and reproductive health because of prejudices against their identity. Super interesting stuff. It seems like oh obviously moment. but really It's funny that it's hermeneutical injustice to not know about the concept. irony.
i dont get offended at white people jokes even though im white because:
- i can recognize white people as a whole have systemically oppressed POC in america, which is where i live
- most people when they make white people jokes only mean the shitty white people and i am not a shitty white person
- im not a pissbaby
my white friends that have reblogged this give me life
4. Sometimes I am a shitty white person and the jokes remind me to FUCKIN STOP
If ur white and like this post I fux with u
^absolutely
5. It’s hard to be offended when white people jokes involve bland food/tourist dads in socks and sandals/white girls in yoga pants obsessed with pumpkin spice/suburban PTA moms and other harmless and mostly true stereotypes while jokes about POC involve them being called thugs/criminals/slurs/uneducated/illegal immigrants.
i fucks with u heavy if ur white and you reblog this
6. They’re usually really fucking funny and don’t perpetuate stereotypes that will ever affect me economically, politically, or cause me any true harm, let alone create risks that “justify” my murder and/or death
Waits for my white mutuals to reblog😌
yesyesyesyes
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As a white person, I wholeheartedly agree with all of this👆👆👆
I recognize that even tho I’m actively fighting to fix the fucked up system,
unfortunately
I
am
still
benefiting
from
it
Why yes, please do make fun of us. It makes me happy in lots of colorful, beautiful ways XD
This post. All of it. Just. Yes.
white people who reblog this are just really cool people
Ngl love hearing ‘white people when you tell them there will be cheese at the function’ because i am just that
I also just think making fun of white people is funny 👍
I’m not immune to cheese or burgers, ok?
Ambrosia for our dear underworld gods
(working on Olympian page eventually)
marisa offers a word of advice
I saw something in the news today that truly took my breath away. If you have been paying attention to U.S. politics over the past few days, you’ve most likely seen this woman:
This is Bishop Mariann Budde, and on Monday (Trump’s inauguration) she led an interfaith prayer for Trump and the incoming administration. During the service she asked him to have mercy for LGBTQ+ Americans and undocumented immigrants. This was badly received by the Trump administration (as expected).
After seeing headlines about this woman, I read something that I wanted to share. In 1998 a man named Matthew Shepard was murdered for being gay. I’m not going to get into the details of his death on this post, but please be warned it is extremely triggering if you do choose to read more on your own. Matthew Shepard’s death caused a lot of change in the U.S. regarding how LGBTQ hate crimes are handled, and laws that were passed to protect LGBTQ+ people.
Now you’re probably wondering what Matthew Shepard has to do with an Episcopal bishop. For years after Matthew Shepard’s murder, his family had held onto his remains, too scared to lay him to rest in fear of his final resting place being vandalized. In 2018, Budde had his remains interred at the National Cathedral, which is also the place where the interfaith prayer for Trump and his administration took place. The impact of this really had an effect on me. Budde could have led a non confrontational prayer service, and chosen not to mention the harm that will come to the people Trump and his administration are going after. Instead she chose to call out hate and fear in front of some of the most powerful people on the planet, and at a place that has such a large historic meaning to the LGBTQ community.
In the next few years there will be many challenges in protecting free speech, standing up against hate, and protecting those in our communities. But I would like to believe that for every Donald Trump and Elon Musk, there are people like Marianne Budde. There are those of us who can’t speak up for themselves, so it’s important for those of us who can to amplify our voices, even if it’s not the ‘popular’ thing to do.
“And he said you should apologize. Will you apologize?
I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others.” - Mariann Budde’s response in a Time interview
Link to the Matthew Shepard Foundation if you would like to donate