La Cervelle de Rose

For starters, the portrayal of the main character is incredibly infantalized. While I do not mind happy go lucky characters, I felt that the portrayal was uncomfortable. If I'm going to be honest, I don't like these kinds of portrayals where the character acts like a little kid. This is a character, not a person with complex emotions n feelings. It's clearly intentional n i I genuinely hate it. When I went to my highschool, they treated a lot of the disabled students like they were children and it made me uncomfortable, but I could never speak out against it at the time because I had no power.

I am an adult who age regresses (bc of trauma) and I'm rather optimistic and bright hearted, but I still have agency, I still have rights, and I'm still an adult. And I won't get into it, but mental age and "functioning" level is incredibly ableist.

Disabled people can stim n still not be infantalized. Disabled people can be nonverbal n still have agency.

Also, people have mentioned how that the movie seems overstimulating, and I have to agree. I love bright colours n stuff, and I do like it for visual art, but there's several reasons why that can be too much for a lot of people. This movie is clearly not accessible.

Also, can we just admit that the response defending this has some real ableist takes. Quite a group of people were defending this movie including those arguing with others calling shit out?

Can I just say that this comment was super condescending like holy shit?

[ID: First commenter at 4 hours ago, cloud lyrics says "@ Aditya shukla idk if you're autistic, but if you're not, please shut up and stop speaking over us." and it has 3 likes.

The second commenter at 4 hours ago and edited, says "@ cloud lyrics okay... Rude Autistic girl. You could say that in a more polite manner." with one like. End ID.]

Like bruh, noone owes you politeness or kindness, especially if you were a dickhead or being ableist. Disabled people owe you nothing.

Patronizing responses like this really show true colours. I hate the entitlement too.

Anyway, this shit really isn't okay and I honestly say, boycott the movie. We dont want this. It's not okay. Stop portraying caricatures n let autistic n disabled people tell their own stories.

This is an N95 mask with a hospital mask over the top. The N95 mask filters out particles. It protects the person wearing it. It has an exhale valve, so people who aren’t assholes (and know what they’re doing) wear another mask over the top to protect other people, in case they unknowingly have COVID-19. Anyone who’s been to see a medical professional in person this year would have seen them wearing exactly this combination of masks.

I had my Rosh Hashannah alone, in my basement, through streaming. It was the first and only time my cat has gone to synagogue with me.

We all gave up having a solemn holiday praying for our souls to stay separated and not kill someone.

Deaf People Exist

auditory processing disorder is a Bitch

people with ADHD can find it hard to concentrate on what is being said without the words in front of them

^autistic people for the same reason

autistic people may also find it hard to interpret verbal messages within the context of the video, so it's useful to have written alternatives to fall back on

do you know how painful it is to be excluded from every joke, every video, every conversation because others just Can't Be Bothered?

some people live in a conservative household or with family who don't share the same ideals, and they may not have privacy to view things on their own, so they may need to watch things with the volume extremely low or muted

We Want To Watch Videos In Public, Dammit

feel free to add on!

End the Electoral College. Give statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington DC.

Investigate voter suppression and strengthen voting rights.

The Electoral College is not about fairness; in fact, it gives disproportionate representation to electoral power to the states with the lowest populations. When you take into account the number of electoral votes and the population for each state, a person’s vote is worth more or less based on the state they live in. For example: the vote of a person in Wyoming is worth the most, 3x the average American. On the other hand, the votes of Texans are worth the least. Every vote in the US is not worth the same.

As for ignoring certain states, that’s exactly what happens under the Electoral College. This is a map of the general election campaign events for the 2020 presidential election. The two presidential candidates held over 200 events, visiting just 17 states and ignoring 33 (and the District of Columbia). 

The current Electoral College system ensures that 11-12 battleground or swing states hold most, if not all of the electoral power. Former Wisconsin Governor and one-time presidential candidate said the quiet part out loud: “The nation as a whole is not going to elect the next president, 12 states are.”

Barista: Welcome to Starbucks, home of delicious, what deliciousness can I put in motion for you today?

Customer: … Can I get a trenta pink drink please?

Barista: Go big or go home, we here at Starbucks appreciate your commitment, what else can I get started for you?

***

Customer: Nitro cold brew with shots of espresso please.

Barista: Brave of you to commit to staying awake for three days, anything else today?

***

Barista: *slams open drive-thru window* HI HOW ARE YOU?

Customer: …I’m pretty good.

Barista: Are you ready to be even better? Because you’re about to be. *hands them their coffee* 

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Barista, realizing that a drink was made wrong: *slams open window* SO how do you feel about surprises?

Customer: ….they’re okay.

Barista: Great because I’m about to give you one.

***

Barista: You have two drinks so I am going to hand you two straws which means, FANTASTIC news, these straws double as drumsticks. / You have one drink so I am going to hand you one straw and, promise not to tell anyone, this straw doubles as a magic wand.

***

Barista: Here are those cake pops, I plucked them fresh from the tree myself.

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Barista: *slams open window, holding drink* Amazing, fantastic, delicious, you are a very lucky man/woman!

***

Barista, realizing drink is being delayed or remade: Looks like it’s gonna be just one minute so they have time to put the extra love in.

***

Barista: I’ll be with you in one hot second. *beat* WOW that second sure was hot!

We have song for and about every occasion, emotion, and activity. We learn things quicker by song than simply by memorizing the words. If you leave someone in the quiet, they sing to themselves, even if it’s just in their head.

Every culture no matter how different has some form of music or song. Some of the most ancient artifacts we have from our long distant ancestors are musical instruments.

We are literally hardwired to get an endorphin rush from singing. Like we do from running. Which is interesting to me because common theory is that we get that “runners high” because that’s our body’s way of encouraging us to engage in endurance hunting.

So I wonder, if originally, humans weren’t meant to speak. Maybe we were meant to sing.

In story after story, when we want to convey that a culture is beautiful and graceful, and ancient, we give them song-like languages. Or describe their voices as lyrical or musical. Tolkien elves, stick out as a good example.

Are we subconsciously giving them the old, familiar language that our ancestors had?

AND THEN

It’s not a moral failure. You didn’t cause this. You have to give up that sense [...] as if there’s some flaw in you that is of your own choosing. It’s not a lifestyle choice.

I have made a reaction image for when I get asks saying,

“I have adhd/self dx adhd and I feel like an IMPOSTER!”

let me tell yall that feeling like an imposter is such a common adhd experience