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“Shit!”

Caretaker came to an abrupt halt at the sight of the walls in front of them, and started pacing the confines of the walled in alleyway like a wild animal. Whumpee followed close behind him, out of breath, eyes widening at the sight.

“Dead end… no!” Dread filled them and panic started to tighten its clasp around them. The alley ended in a square little area, illuminated by merely a blinking street light and a sparse bit of moonlight. None of which highlighted any small paths out of here or a wall to climb over. The only way out was to go back.

Their gazes crossed as they looked around. The flicker of fear in Caretaker’s eyes seemed like a death sentence to Whumpee. If they couldn’t find a way—

Caretaker opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, both whipped around at the sound of footsteps behind them.

Disdainful Dialogue Prompts!! #2

⋆˙⟡ "Don't mistake my tolerance for respect."

⋆˙⟡ "You're lucky I even acknowledge you."

⋆˙⟡ "I've seen more spine in a jellyfish."

⋆˙⟡ "Your presence is an inconvenience."

⋆˙⟡ "Did that take you all day to figure out?"

⋆˙⟡ "I wouldn't waste a second thought on you."

⋆˙⟡ "You're not even worth my contempt."

⋆˙⟡ "How do you live with yourself?"

⋆˙⟡ "You're a walking disappointment."

⋆˙⟡ "I've met furniture with more personality."

⋆˙⟡ "Don't speak unless spoken to."

⋆˙⟡ "You exhaust me just by existing."

⋆˙⟡ "That's the best you've got? Tragic."

⋆˙⟡ "I'd say try harder, but why bother?"

⋆˙⟡ "You're an embarrassment to everyone around you."

⋆˙⟡ "I pity whoever has to deal with you daily."

⋆˙⟡ "You're painfully ordinary."

⋆˙⟡ "Next time, just stay home."

⋆˙⟡ "I don't have time for people like you."

⋆˙⟡ "You're forgettable, at best."

⋆˙⟡ "Don't confuse my silence for agreement."

⋆˙⟡ "You think that impressed anyone?"

⋆˙⟡ "I've had more stimulating conversations with walls."

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Posting wasp propaganda because my ass is seething yo!

Charles Turner was born in the United States just a few years after the end of the civil war. His brilliance was evident from the start, and after graduating valedictorian of his high school class he quickly went on to earn his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in short order. While in school, Turner’s relentless curiosity became his greatest advantage. He was drawn to and fascinated by topics that were largely ignored by modern science at the time, namely the cognitive behaviors of insects and other invertebrates. While many of his colleagues believed insects to be mindless automata acting on instinct alone, Turner felt deeply that the brains of these oft overlooked animals were far more complex than the scientific community suspected. He performed extensive experiments to test his theories and found overwhelming evidence of problem solving and individualism among organisms as small as ants and spiders.

By the time Turner earned his zoology pHD in 1907 he had published dozens of papers in highly esteemed journals and had even co-authored a book. It is likely that Turner was the first African American to earn a pHD from the University of Chicago. With such a sparkling academic reputation and enormous body of research, one would expect this candidate to have no issues obtaining a professorship at a prestigious school. Though by every right Turner should have been head of science department at a top university, the systemic racism that permeated academia meant that doors a white man would have walked through were locked and bolted shut for Charles Henry Turner.

Turner did not allow this prejudice to dim in any way his blindingly bright passion for knowledge. He took a job as a high school teacher, and continued to perform and publish research on his own all while he instilled his students with a love for zoology. He published more than 70 papers in extremely respected journals and he remained passionately curious for the entirety of his life. If I tried to list here all of the incredible discoveries Turner made in his lifetime it would take me days to sufficiently express the impact he had on the field of invertebrate behavior. His experiments were so ahead of their time that entomologists today marvel at his research and wonder how much more we would know if Turner’s work had been given the attention and respect of other scientists working at the time. Turner’s mind was about a century ahead of those entomological contemporaries who had no interest in giving him a seat at the table. His tombstone simply reads “scientist”

From now on, every time someone says "this ____ is racist", and you feel the need to counter with "well to be fair, ____" I want you to:

1) Pause.

Take a breath! You do NOT have to respond immediately, or at all! Did you understand what was written? Do you understand why the person who experienced what they believed was racism feels that way? Do you recognize that racism is never fair?

2) Ask yourself why you feel the need to defend against this sentiment.

Is it personal? Is it because you've seen it in your own behavior, or perhaps a friend's? Are you worried that one day you might do this thing, or enjoy this thing? Is it about your entertainment? Did you offer this much grace to the potential victim before you began to invalidate their experience? Does this happen often? Do you fight against racism as often as you find yourself disagreeing when something is?

3) Can you accept what it means if you are objectively proven wrong?

If you disagree or want to "provide the benefit of the doubt", and you are proven incorrect- are you willing to accept that you have been racist? Are you willing to accept that people essentially saw you being racist for racism's sake? And may not feel safe around you anymore? Does it even matter to you? Is that who you want to be?

It happens endlessly where people want so badly to defend either themselves or some imaginary person they could potentially be, that they don't see who they're being right now. You want to advocate for the Devil, but you don't appreciate being treated like the Devil you're representing!