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Homeless People Read Mean Tweets About Themselves To End Stereotypes

When celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, it’s funny. When homeless people do it, it’s heartbreaking.

In a powerful PSA by Canadian advocacy group Raising the Roof, people who are dealing with homelessness read actual tweets written about those living without stable shelter. See all of the emotional reactions here. 

This,

This.

When people make rude remarks about homeless people, even if they are trying to do it jokingly, I can never look at them the same. I want nothing to do with them.

While you are worrying about whether beta readers will steal your ideas, there is a more genuine threat on the horizon.

When offered a publishing contract, please do all your research before you sign. There are a number of fakes and scammers out there, as well as good-intentioned amateurs that don’t know how to get your work to a wide audience. I won’t tell the heartbreaking stories here - there are too many.

Being published badly is worse than being never published.

It can destroy your career and your dreams.

The quick check is to google the publishing house name + scam or warning.

But, to be sure, check with these places first. They aren’t infallible (nothing is) but they can help you protect yourself. They are written and maintained by expereinced writers, editors, publishers and legal folks.

Absolute Write: Bewares and Background Checks

Preditors and editors

Writer Beware

and the WRITER BEWARE blog

Keep yourself and your work safe.

Dev is an Indian actor. He’s done movies like Slumdog Millionaire, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and the upcoming Chappie.

He’s 24 years old (unlike both Donald Glover and Andrew Garfield) definitely closer to the teenager Spiderman, amirite?

He’s also a Martial Artist, pretty freakin’ handy for all those flips, kicks, and attacks that are characteristic of Spiderman.

And not to mention, a pretty good percentage of New York is made up of Indian people!! NYC is not called Little India for nothing haha.

Also, he’s a gr9 actor. Like dude, if you see him cry, you cry. Dude’s a beast.

And he’s a great guy too!! He’s hella nice!!

Tumblr does like to forget about actors of other races besides white and black, so I doubt this will get much traction, but an Indian Spiderman, that’d be hella cool. I never see my people in nonstereotypical roles, so to have an Indian be in a Marvel superhero movie would be hella awesome. I need representation of my people too.

#DevPatelforSpiderman

okay! so. here are some websites that i’ve found helpful, as distractions or deterrents from anxiety and/or sadness.

silk - use rotational symmetry to create beautful art

create your own nebula - the title says it all

looking at something - rain sound effect, move your mouse around to create different effects. (caution with this one—some of the links at the top of the page lead to websites that are NOT epilepsy/photosensitive friendly) EDIT: there’s also a link at the top of the page that could be triggering to self-harmers. please exercise caution.

rainymood

the quiet place

90 second relaxation exercise

the thoughts room

calm.com - guided relaxation exercises coupled with calming nature scenes

calmsound.com - various relaxing sound effects

music catcher - easy game featuring relaxing music

drift - cute game in which you are a bunny trying to jump on balloons

calming manatee - a manatee who says nice things to you

Does that mean colour is like

BREAK OF DAWN/ NEW WORLD/ DEEP FOREST/

TRUE SONG/ GATES OF HEAVEN/ NEED YOUR LOVE/