Screaming Into The Void

I’ve done something similar to Reparenting, but I think it is more just becoming the person I want to be and discovering what matters to me where I decide what is acceptable or unacceptable behavior and let go of the shame of not doing it like my parents.

The Amur Leopard and Clouded Leopard (which recently celebrated its 50th cub born at the zoo!)

The Sumatran Tiger

The Red Ruffed Lemur and Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Cotton-Top Tamarin and White-Cheeked Gibbon

The Colobus Monkey and De Brazza’s Monkey

And the Mexican Spider Monkey!

poster made by me — reblogs appreciated

Some of yall may have heard some of the shit that has been going on right now. I'm gonna give a quick run down of some of the stuff that has been happening. Note, this is not all, and it may never be all as much as I will try to update this.

(I am going to try and compile and briefly explain these as much as I can. There may be misinformation. Please inform me if I got something wrong.)

(This will also be updated with additional information and new topics added.)

1) Racist Chinese Dolls.

There are these dolls in China that are being called "Natasha" baby dolls. These dolls are not only very obvious caricatures of black people, but they are being advertised as a "stress relief" in which the people who buy these abuse it in various ways.

This links to a video of a compilation of the various "uses" of the doll. There are more in the replies of the tweet. (Another link to the same tweet just incase)

2) The Mocking, Abuse, and Dehumanization of Black Children.

Apart from the aforementioned doll, there are apparently people going around mocking, abusing, and dehumanizing black children.

Some people have compared black children to the doll.

Others have been going into African countries and have found ways to mock, abuse, and dehumanize black children for clout.

(Source 1 + Full Video) (Source 2)

There are more videos surfacing.

3) Black people are going missing.

Black people, especially children and teens have recently been going missing at an alarming rate. Some of these same people are turning up dead, deaths being ruled as "suicides."

While it generally unknown why many of these people are going missing, many suspect that their disappearances, deaths, and even lack of coverage is rooted in anti-blackness.

The following is a list of black people that have been reported missing as of recently. Please note that this is not a complete list (it may never be completed due to the fact that many of these disappearances will still occur as time passes) this may contain inaccurate information. Please inform me if that is the case.

By the time you see this, some of these people may have already been found either alive or deceased. This post will be updated overtime.

It is also heavily encouraged that you reblog this with more links to recent cases of missing black people if you are aware of any that aren’t included on this list.

Alexis Shaver

Payton Diver

Nasir Tacuma

Ka’Laya Cooper

Makaila Monae Adam

Moriah Kerre Smith

Uchechi Chijindum Nkemdirim

Victeria Uriah Spear

Rilen Wade (Found. Is Safe)

For several years, my experience was vegans thought they were better than me and I simply had different morals. I respected vegans belief that all life is precious, but I don’t think it’s morally wrong to eat animals, as long as the animals are treated well and killed humanely. And I disagree with people about what it means to kill an animal humanely.

Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if those posts came from a defensive place as well. Vegans and vegetarians are often limited in social settings. They are often the butt of the joke. People think they’re crazy.

It wasn’t until I stopped seeing veganism/vegetarian posts that I was able to come out of a defensive place and start thinking about it for myself. Just like how people trying to convince me to leave mormonism failed until I had time to think about it for myself.

I’m not saying vegetarians/vegans can’t vent post, but it is important to be mindful. If you are trying to persuade someone, you have to do be inviting and patient. And if people are mad because you called them a bad person for respectfully disagreeing with you, that’s to be expected.

I’m dabbling with vegetarianism now but I still can’t find a poverty friendly guide. Or a disability friendly guide. And it’s important to remember that poverty friendly accounts for money and time! I still feel intimidated talking with people about ethical ways to kill animals because I’ve seen so many people resort to ad hominem attacks.

The veganism group on campus is prone to big displays, comparing dogs to cows. And it doesn’t work on me because I don’t think it’s inherently wrong to eat a dog. And it doesn’t work on other people who believe there is a big difference between a dog and a cow. It’s not a successful strategy because it’s combative. It reinforces in and out group boundaries and creates an unnecessary narrative of persecution. Because vegans and vegetarians have enough going on without thinking that people hate them on campus.

I can’t with corset-fuckers, I really cannot.

Everyday, women around the world put ground mica on their eyelids and pigmented clay on their mouths and cheeks in the form of eyeshadow, blush, lipstick, and foundation, because wearing makeup is expected of women.

Everyday, women wear high heels and other uncomfortable shoes not because they want to, but because it’s expected for working in a professional setting.

Everyday, women squeeze themselves into spanx and other restrictive undergarments, because having loose flesh and ripples in the skin is “unseemly”, and the expectation is that women should always be wearing tight fitting clothing.

Everyday, women start new juice cleanse diets or pound laxatives to lose weight, because being fat is synonymous with being lazy and stupid and gross. Sometimes those women die from it.

During a groomer panic you found the small handful of backwards trans women who advocate for grooming (of primarily young trans women by the way) and elevated them as the true voice of the community.