Wounds to be tended, lessons to be learned.

Ooh! Okay so this isn't an exhaustive list because I'm not a tattoo expert, but the main ones that come to mind:

Getting tattoos of scripts you don't understand is a HUGE one. You mentioned Chinese and Japanese, but I will equally judge anyone who is getting a tattoo in Arabic or Sanskrit who is unfamiliar with the culture or language. You can't throw symbols together and call it a day, it's kind of been turned into a joke in comedy media but it's still disrespectful

Religious tattoos + their placement OMG. If you're getting a calligraphy tattoo that says Mashallah on your FEET 😭 Same thing with getting an Om tattoo and placing it anywhere below the waist.

I don't think it's my place to be like "you're never allowed to get tattoos of 'stereotypical imagery' like koi fish, cherry blossoms, or dragons," but I do have somewhat overlapping thoughts with cultural appropriation of attire (though not exactly because tattoos are more permanent). A person who walks past you on the street won't KNOW if you put in the work to understand, appreciate, or respect the culture. Unless it is an overtly hypersexual tattoo or thoughtlessly blends different cultural design elements together in a way people can easily call out, it's difficult to tell. They don't know your story or where you got it from, if you got it done in the native country, and in some cases, they may not even know if you're part Asian if you pass as another race. The intent would be clear after they have a conversation and they trust you more, y'know? You have to be willing to take that perception risk even if you did everything else right and supported Asian tattoo artists in their homeland. Also be willing to put in the advocacy work in other facets of your life because it does show when you're not ignorant

Of course, there are some Asian people who don't mind at all and think people like me are being too sensitive (again, similar to cultural appropriation of attire) because we should be proud people like our culture, but I have higher standards beyond gaining superficial approval

I was being facetious with the trick part lol but you know the joke "I might be racist, but you're mean and that's worse?" It's the root of that. We discussed it back when we read White Fragility. You can see it in Trump, Elon Musk, and your average Tumblr racist:

They really, REALLY want to be liked. Not just liked, no that's not the right word, but validated.

Think about it this way. Racism is the status quo; the default, right? Part of maintaining that default is through normalization, and that includes the solidarity necessary to reinforce that (DiAngelo called it white solidarity).

So, if being covertly racist is the status quo, then that means you will be socially rewarded for being so. When you get rewarded, people are nice, friendly, relatable, they keke and haha right alongside you. But when you confront someone's racism, you're not socially rewarding them anymore- the spigot of validation has been paused! Instead of taking it as a valid critique, you are seen as socially punishing a person. You're being MEAN, because the validation I got from everyone else's also-racism was NICE!

That's why when you confront racism, you HAVE to stand firm on it. You cannot feed into the desire for the validation of their behavior. That's what makes a lot of people snap. The blowup is meant to stop you, to force you back into compliance! The only one being punished really is you for bringing it up.

And hell, if not socially validating a bigot is punishment... 😐 Why would that be... A bad thing? We're not hitting you with rocks, we're just saying we don't fuck with you and your behavior. (But that's also a part of really all of the books we've read in #cbc book club so far; that antiracism is seen as violence.)

Do you see these little fuckers?

They’re called guidos. They are from a show called Jersey Shore.

From the left in the top row there’s Snooki. She’s the fun party girl who has some awesome quotes.

Standing behind her is Mike — often called The Situation. He’s kind of a prankster, but is always there for his friends when they need him.

Next to him is Jwoww. She’s the more mature girl of the group.

Then there’s Ronnie. He’s the romantic guy with huge muscles but an even bigger heart.

Sitting next to him is Deena. She’s a blast in a glass — if you ask her, at least.

Next to her is Vinny — the smart and considerate one.

Then there’s Sammi Sweetheart. She’s the sweetest bitch you’ll ever meet.

Last but not least we have DJ Pauly D. You definitely want to party with him — just don’t be a stalker.

These motherfuckers are my hecking puppers and I have no idea what I would do without them. They go on these crazy adventures in New Jersey, Miami, and even Italy.

This has been a PSA.

I saw this when running newpipe. But wait, it gets deeper. I clicked on the details buttons and it said as of today, we have 83 days left until Google rolls out this new requirement for apps inside and outside of the google play store. If any developer disagrees with their new terms and fees, they will be blocked!

I'll share some of the info below:

Looks like they're trying to nuke the remaining privacy and freedoms we have left on the internet.

What to do?

-Get your developer friends to not comply to their new guides

- Sign the open letter on the site and take action by checking out the full resources list on their website as well!

To summarize, this is all daunting especially when you feel all alone with unfair and inhumane regulations comming out faster than improvements but we got this working together!

Share the link with your friends, family and anyone who will listen!