still thinking about the brainrot that fast fashion has caused in people, like i made this pair of pants that are black and white with a cool flowery design, and an acquaintance saw them and said "wow i'd pay like 20 dollars for you to make me a pair" and i could barely think with how utterly horrified i was at that; i told them that 20 dollars wouldn't even cover the materials, let alone the hours of work that went into cutting, sewing, ironing, hemming, altering, etc. they just had this look on their face when i told them that, when i said i wouldn't make them a pair for even 100 dollars because that was still way too low of an amount, a look that said "you're crazy for thinking that those cost 100 dollars" and maybe i am crazy but holy shit, 20 dollars for a pair of handmade, durable, lined pants fitted specifically to your measurements? 20 dollars for upwards of 60 hours of work? 20 dollars for several yards of high-quality fabric, thread, and buttons? 20 dollars???

this is from the Palestinian Obi and Dress Exhibition run by Maki Yamamoto, who runs the Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project (link is to an article about it). she works with women in the West Bank and Gaza as well as Japanese artisans to produce and sell embroidered obi (kimono sashes) to high-end Japanese markets, ensuring that the Palestinian women get paid fairly for their work. she's been to the West Bank numerous times, including many trips to high-tension areas like Al-Khalil and Bil'in. this photo, where the model is wearing a Hirbawi kufiya and a mother of pearl carving from Bethlehem in addition to the kimono, is sourced from Yamamoto's Twitter. by the way, mother of pearl carving is a longstanding handicraft tradition in Bethlehem that seems like it's less known compared to things like tatreez and olive wood carving. there are some really beautiful Palestinian mother of pearl pieces out there.

i woke up in a rage bc book 3 of avatar should’ve had WAY more episodes of zuko with the gaang I CANT BELIEVE WE ONLY GOT 10??? 10 OUT OF 61?? idc man i wish there were more filler episodes at the western air temple and ember island like the gaang reacting to the truth behind zuko’s scar and sympathizing his trauma, aang making great-grandpa jokes at zuko, katara still sassing zuko after they make amends and he’s just like okay i deserve this, zuko heating their raw meat up faster than the gaang ever could and sokka being like i am so glad we added you to the group, toph metalbending and zuko being like WTF I—?? SHE CAN DO THAT??, more zuko serving hot leaf juice to the gaang, more zuko trying to crack jokes but it comes out dorky and awkward, more zuko in group hugs and he’s like wow you guys sure hug a lot but what are these good feelings I’m feeling I NEED MORE

Our education system has truly failed a lot of us.

I’m straight up CRYING

the erasure of bernie’s jewish identity (for crying out loud-bernie’s dad’s family was wiped out in the holocaust)  in order to dismiss him as “another old white guy” seems like idk SOME FUCKING BULLSHIT.

Hmm consider that Sarek has just gotten used to celebrating Yom Kippur, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Hannukah, when Michael joins the family and starts asking “are we going to have a Christmas tree?” with big eyes and now there’s an entirely new set of human holidays he has to get used to. 

Vulcan neighbors watching Sarek chop down a tree, drag it into his house, and hang lights from it: It looks as if Illogical Sarek from next door has finally lost the rest of his wits.

i thought this said shrek and was incredibly confused as to which movie mentions that fiona is jewish

@vaspider snek!

This is so important to me

Stuffed animals. I have more than a spoiled 6year old… it’s a problem