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I was taught that the word ebonics is outdated and borderline offensive (though I dont remember how/when I learned this so it could be a misunderstanding on my part), and that AAVE is preferred, but now knowing where the word vernacular comes from gives me pause on using it again. But I also dont wanna like say ebonics casually and get some side eyes if people dont like that word lol (i'll probably default to Black english or AAE now tho)

How do you prefer to refer to Black english?

(I'm sorry if this is inappropriate to submit since it's not directly OC-related, although I suppose it can still be relevant to writing. + Sunn has his comments turned off and wanted to send here bc you/your Black audience always have great insight & discussions. Bless you all for your patience and thank you for your time 🙏)

I do enjoy Sunn's work! I'll be honest, I don't personally take as deeply the roots of "vernacular" enough to be like "well!" Because we're not the only people that have a vernacular, though it is worth noting that ours is the only one that gets that label. For the sake of my audience who barely recognizes AAVE as it is, I'm probably going to continue using it here. I also have an entire lesson on the topic, that you can feel free to find in my syllabus!

As for Ebonics, I grew up knowing it as Ebonics, so if I'm around the right people, I'll say that. Tbh, it depends on how people are speaking around me. If someone is using AAE, then I'll use that. And if we're saying AAVE, then AAVE it is. My goal is usually communicating on level with people, to be understood.

(prev post) (laptop post) hey everyone, so after paying for my bus pass, rent, my cat's meds & staple groceries i can't get from the food bank, my disability cheque is as usual basically gone.

upcoming expenses for july:

glaucoma testing - $50 (was told to get this in march)

prescription eye drops - $50

USB mouse & keyboard - $24.99 (much cheaper than repairs)

toilet plunger - $8

internet bill - $16.79, july 4

klarna payments for out of pocket/otc meds - $54.08, july 6 & 20

phone bill - $28, july 24

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I wanted to pop in here because for my final English project this year, I have to redesign some artifact that is discriminatory in either a sexist way or something to do with intersectionality, and I decided I wanted to redesign Jasmine from the 1992 disney Aladdin movie, but I'm having trouble knowing where to start for research and references, since I wanted to redraw her as well. I was wondering if y'all had any resources/tips for finding inspiration and so that her new design would be accurate?

Thank you so so much!

(also take literally as much time as you want, but my project is due in about 2 weeks, if you wanted a reference)

Omg this ask made me so giggly TYSM! 😭🥺🥹🫶🏽🤍 Good luck on your project, and thank you so much for the time frame reference! This should be queue'd out in time then <3

The film does a piss poor job of mixing up South and West Asian culture. Agrabah, from my understanding, was originally meant to be based on Baghdad. This is due to the fact that the story was heavily inspired by The Thief of Baghdad. I think this was changed because the Gulf War happened around the time they were working on the film and they wanted to distance themselves from the negative connotations of the region. I know because they mixed up both regions, people (even my close friends) assume she's both West and South Asian. To be honest, I really don't 😭 Jasmine is one of my faves and I love her but she will always be West Asian to me with a lot of inspiration from Ancient India thrown in haphazardly based on their design choices/source material. There is a conversation to be had on what level of combining sources for fantasy worlds is not orientalist, but I think Disney was trying to be somewhat grounded and they clearly failed. I don't look to big media conglomerates for representation I seek, but I want Indians and other South Asians to get their own representation that's not just implied. My first advice is to narrow down the regions (which seems to be Iran and Iraq roughly between 8th to 13th centuries aka the Islamic Golden Age, I'm ignoring that post apocalyptic theory because this was trying to be a historical film) because that gives you a more direct historical focus to lean on. I would look up artwork of what princesses

^image above from this link

Castor, one of the original main Democratic congressman pushing KOSA (Kids ONline safty act), is supportive of the House version in the KIDS Act. (The Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act)

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Explanation: (The KIDS Act, a package of proposals the Energy and Commerce panel advanced as a single bill on a party-line vote in March. It was a way neak through a collection of controversial bills like KOSA and the SCREEN Act under a new name. I had a post about it back in March)

Here are the old bills that I think have been Repackaged in the Kids act is

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) H.R. 6484 The Safe Messaging for Kids Act (H.R. 6257) The SPY KIDS Act (H.R. 6273) The Safer GAMING Act (H.R. 6265)) The SAFE Bots Act (H. R. 6489) The Children and Teens' Online Privacy (S. 836) Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) (HR 7890) Data Broker Disclosures [cannot find info on this] Safe Social Media Act H.R. 6290 The No Fentanyl on Social Media Act (H.R. 6259 and S. 3618) The Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act (H.R. 6499 ) The Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act (H.R. 6289) The AWARE Act (H.R. 5360) The Kids Internet and Safety Partnership Act (H.R. 6437)

. This is extremely dangerous and could symbolize other sentiments in the Senate right now. Blumenthal can talk all he wants on how the KIDS Act is dead on arrival but that is not true. This is an all hands on deck moment. BLOW UP THOSE PHONES. Call 202-224-3121. Spread it.

. BLOW UP THOSE PHONES.

Find Your Representative | house.gov

Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

OR Call 202-224-3121. Spread it.

Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act. Or KIDS Act.

Calling scripts ideas

Republican version

Hello, my name is [NAME]. Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act. Or KIDS Act, and its equivalents and similar legislation scattered in other bills: The Kids Online Safety Act, and a bunch of Age Verification mandates such as the SCREEN ACT .  The KIDs act  deceptively named bill, while it claims to protect children on the internet, is just repackaging unpopular censorship bills. The SCREEN act placed inside this would enable constant surveillance of American citizens, and put the sensitive data of everyone - especially children - at risk. The UK's disastrous rollout of the Online Safety Act is a perfect example of how unpopular, dangerous, and ineffective these laws are.  The Age verification bills mandate or incentivize that personal data be collected all in one place, making it easy for hackers gather, endangering children' s information and safety.  Kosa not only has similar problems, but gives state attorney generals too much power to sue any website for any reason. The last thing we need is a nanny state telling adults what we can and cannot see online.   I call on you to oppose the KIDs act package and similar, and tell your colleages to do so as well

Democrat version "Hello, my name is [NAME]. Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act. Or KIDS Act, and its equivalents and similar legislation scattered in other bills: The Kids Online Safety Act, and a bunch of Age Verification mandates such as the SCREEN ACT .  The KIDs act  deceptively named bill, while it claims to protect children on the internet, is just repackaging unpopular censorship bills. The SCREEN act placed inside this would enable constant surveillance of American citizens, and put the sensitive data of everyone - especially children - at risk. The UK's disastrous rollout of the Online Safety Act is a perfect example of how unpopular, dangerous, and ineffective these laws are.  Age verification bills mandate or incentivize that personal data be collected all in one place, making it easy for hackers gather, endangering children' s information and safety. Kosa not only has similar problems, but gives state attorney generals too much power to sue any website for any reason. Current FTC Chair Ferguson signed up "to fight wokeness" - a label the Trump administration applies to anything it doesn't like. The people in power can't be trusted with laws like these. If passed, these bills would be used to harm LGBTQ teens, adults, and anyone who needs information on reproductive health . I call on you to oppose the KIDS act package and similar.

My old Callling script examples (I combined to make above)

So.... yeah.... if there is anything that can be done to help, i would be extremely grateful, especially with so many other difficulties afflicting my life right now.

$300/$4600

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My paypal got slammed and dipped again, I still dont have my 300 for this month's car payment and i am 100 short of making rent. I need immediate assistance for almost $500 by next Wednesday. Please help if at all possible!