Rad.

Imho the idea of ‘cruelty free’ products or food shouldn’t mean that nothing died to create it, but rather that anything and anyone involved in the creation process hasn’t been exploited or harmed.

Standard English: It’s cold, isn’t it?

i hate this cause i did japanese for like a year and this explains the use of the -ne particle WAYYYY better than my teachers ever did. it took me ages to comprehend what this post makes abundantly clear.

fun fact: afaik, "-ne" was inherited from the Portuguese settlers/priests that stayed in Japan in the 16th century. It comes from "né?", which the contraction of "não é?", "isn't it?".

Standard English: It’s cold, isn’t it?

i hate this cause i did japanese for like a year and this explains the use of the -ne particle WAYYYY better than my teachers ever did. it took me ages to comprehend what this post makes abundantly clear.

fun fact: afaik, "-ne" was inherited from the Portuguese settlers/priests that stayed in Japan in the 16th century. It comes from "né?", which the contraction of "não é?", "isn't it?".

There’s a really well done graphic novel anthology by Indigenous Canadian writers and artists that is based off this concept.

As someone in Animation from one of said Latin American countries: yes we do! We DO have industries! But the combination of imperialism, colonisation and multiple social and economic crises has left us in a state where THERE’S NO MONEY. Our industry is used mostly as outsourced labor for giants such as Disney. No, your favourite movies and series aren’t fully made in LA. A lot of the bulk of the work is made by us! We’re the cheap, overworked labor that doesn’t even get mentioned by name in the credits!