To Become Something More

I have seen some Discourse where person A says something like “We can’t dehumanize the people we’re fighting,” and then Person B goes “Yeah, this was why we shouldn’t have punched that Nazi!” and then Person C goes “Uh, we have to punch Nazis,” and then Person D says “Nazis aren’t people!” and then the whole Discourse Cycle starts up again. 

The problem, I think, is that we are taking “don’t dehumanize” as code for “be nice to?” And that’s not what it is. “Don’t dehumanize” means understanding there is not a profound difference between yourself and a person who believes something repugnant. Otherwise, it becomes too tempting to think that a repugnant belief is some kind of monstrous mental defect that we get to just magically Not Have, because we – after all – are people, and Nazis are Not People. 

If we believe that we are immune to repugnant beliefs, we become incredibly vulnerable to them. Sorry if I’m being redundant here, but I really want to spell this out: If we think that Nazis aren’t people, we open a door that is going to kill our ability to be useful, effective, intersectional activists. We will absolutely become complacent. Beliefs will creep up slowly in our brains, because that’s what brains do, they gather information and make just whatever crap soup out of it, and we – if we sense the development of these ideas at all – will go “Well, this must NOT be a repugnant belief, because only Not-People have repugnant beliefs, and I am a Person!” 

the US minimum wage that we all agree is too low to live on ($15,080/yr) is far more than many legally disabled people receive in benefits

the maximum SSI for a single person is $8,796/yr if a disabled person marries another, each drops to a max of $6,600/yr

Plus, “marriage equality” is still a huge problem for disabled people (as you can see), which is something almost everyone is ignorant to/doesn’t care about. 

Good afternoon, crewfolk, families, and future colonists.

Debris from a passing comet have damaged a few of the aft decks, no major damage but we did have a few casualties. Captain Keys has issued a statement, recording as follows.

“Today, we lost some good people. Their sacrifice will be remembered in our great march towards the dominance of human kind in the universe. They did their duty well.

To the families and their friends in the 21st repair crew division; stay strong. We are greater together than we could ever be alone.”

In other news, there’s been word of potential instigators within our numbers. These rebels have been seen stealing rations from the hard working crew, and their families, from all around the ship. If you or someone you know of any suspicious activity, alert your nearest officer immediately.

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Will do character sheets, 2 Waist Ups and 1 Fullbody for $50 on request!

Re: Gore - Some blood and mild injuries are OK

Re: NSFW - this includes fetish art Re: Furry/Anthro - Mostly human characters with wings/horns/ect are OK Undertale characters are fine as well! Feel free to ask if you’re unsure. I’ll let you know if I can do it!

Email me at: [email protected] with your name/username & “commission” in the subject line + your paypal email (so I can send an invoice), references/details & a few sentences about the personality/relationships of the character(s)

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Hi everyone, I’m sorry to ask but I need your help!

I’ve created a fundraiser HERE and more detail about the situation can be found there, but to summarise:

I am a disabled trans person in an incredibly violent and abusive situation which has had repercussions for both my mental and physical health. The situation is rapidly deteriorating; my mother and I desperately need a safe place to live. We are both disabled and unable to work, and my abuser has total control over our current income, this is the only way I can get the money together so that we can leave.

If I felt I could do this all on commissions I would, but the situation is now life threatening and we need to leave as soon as possible.

Thank you SO MUCH to anyone that commissions me or donates!!!