by Timmy D (and Kon stop labeling everything in the fridge as bird food it doesn’t stop Bart he literally ate dog food once because Cassie said it was high in nutrients which is true but also wth why would she say that in front of him when she KNOWS–)
RIGHT OKAY SO don’t ever let my family say i don’t do stuff for them BECAUSE I FRICKIN’ DO i not only gave up my last reeses cup for cass but i also sacrificed MY LIFE
i repeat, my L I F E
for the gremlin
okay so anyways it was my turn to patrol alone because hur dur dur mr. robin redbreast head was off being a bobbsey triplet and mr nightass was off world and cass and steph ANDF WHTEVER THE POINT IS that i was off to be a single man of wonder for the night which is. like. total win.
#1 right here
so im breaking up fights and skulking around like sherlock holmes / edgar allen bro because i say “CRIME BE NEVERMORE”
caw caw motherfucker red robin is here
so look the thing is penguin is a shit but a classy shit he wanna a lamborghini sip martinis and look hot in bikinis
SO HE WORK BITCH
(im sorry steph was studying for midterms and she marathoned britney from 1990 to present and she played that one like 8 times because her film 300 paper on Christoper Nolan (pffft) was due and we may ahve taken jello shots not sure)
back to the aquarium That I Have Not Mentioned Until This Point But I Was There. so Gotham aquarium is on drugs because they’re like “oh how nice a moray eel exhibit how could this go wrong?”
HOW COULD THIS GO WRONG IN THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN THE U.S. OF A
and moray eels are like expensive as fuck to transport and marine fish are becoming more and more protected by the Law so penguin was like “bitch i’ll just import it from my backyard”
and because im #1 i knew this thing that he would do because I’m a detective and i know things
look i’m not going to explain what happened but i did end up in the tank with the moray eels and here’s a science lesson kids:
moray eels live in tropical and subtropical seas and have a wide jaw with sharp teeth. this jaw enables them to grab onto their prey. Romans kept them in seaside pools bc Extra af and bravissimo taste
(so now we know why penguin wanted them yum yum social status)
moray eels generally do not attack humans unless provoked and
#1 man of wonder got a date with that beauty only the thing on the menu was ME
so i ditched bc im not steve irwin tho i wish i was
i nearly drown, break the lock but also coincidentally my hand, escape the tank, and save the day! WHOO!
#1 DOES IT AGAIN CAW CAW
cue approx 28 minutes later im at the manor after texting steph to patrol with a screenshot of britney’s “work bitch” music video bc my hand is shot like its p much shattered which haaahhhhhh not the plan but im cold and hungry and what i reallY REALLY want is a trix yogurt
sidenote: trix yogurt is the 90s in a cup
but i only have disgusting european goat yogurt at the apartment because 1) I’M AN IDIOT 2) i was trying to eat healthy and be an adult but we all know that’s not going to happen because instead you end up walking down to the freezing garage at midnight with a broken hand staring into the renegade emptiness and struggling to open the lid of the trix yogurt AND IT TASTES SALTY BC OF UR TEARS
anyways i don’t have a spoon so im doing it the old fashioned way and scooping the yogurt with my tongue when a car (the C4 Chevrolet Corvette which was bruce’s dad’s car so i can deduce they’re coming from somewhere nice but not too nice maybe like a science thing) comes in at steady pace and im like cool cool just licking up my yogurt. and then the car stops.
As much as I hate leaning on the ‘but muh autisms’ button, the Internet Justice status quo of “You must follow, to the letter, a bunch of social rules that are never codified, periodically changed with no indication and contradictory. Any deviation from these (completely hidden) rules – along with any requests to explain or other questioning – will get you at best dismissed and mocked as ignorant and at worst harassed perpetually with intent to make you commit suicide” is shockingly ableist and strongly echoes the kinds of bullying autistic kids face in school and other social situations.
And like many examples of Guess Culture (where the rules are unspoken and have to be inferred), it’s terrible for neurotypicals too.
oh hi it’s my entire problem with internet culture
InB4 the first “but it’s simple, you’re just crying ableism because you don’t want to make an effort”:
I mean, yes, something like “support queer people” looks simple… until you try to figure out what that means in each given situation. With the extra added fun that not all of us queer people agree on what it means!
Just look at a question like “should you ask everyone you meet for their pronouns?” Some queer people would unhesitatingly say yes, it normalizes non-binary pronoun use. Some would just as unhesitatingly say no, I don’t want to be put on the spot in public. Some feel it’s really situational. Some – or, well, I, anyway – think that whatever the effect might be for us queer people, it’s really not fair to our straight allies to demand they do this all the time when asking the wrong person could net them a beating.
And that’s just one of a hundred questions! So if you think “support queer people” is simple, it’s because you’ve already got a clear picture of how that’s done. Good for you! But a lot of people, including a lot of queer people, are going to have a very different picture.
And some people, including some queer people, don’t even come with the mental subroutines needed to hide from ourselves the fact we’re painting that picture – so even when it’s done, we’ll never have the comforting delusion that it’s the only true picture. We’ll always be uncertain.
Hey everybody! I’m a middle aged ADHD lady and most of my family is autistic. I spend lots of my life explaining stuff and find it fun.
Since this post is incredibly accurate, if anyone ever wants to ask me about internet etiquette, I’d love to attempt to help!
I can’t give rules about how to treat minority communities; but I can help translate unclear messages; explain confusing terms, and give advice about unwritten rules.
In return, I ask for patience for slow answer times. Sometimes I struggle with words.
“…if you’re not harming anyone else’s experience, you should be able to experience the game in any way you like.”
So much this. I recently played through Mass Effect: Andromeda on “Narrative” mode. It doesn’t remove enemies but makes combat extremely, *extremely* easy – to the point at which in a large percentage of battles, if Ryder never lands a hit, the squad will still triumph. Since XP are shared among the team, leveling is unaffected. I found myself able to concentrate on the story and enjoy the gorgeous scenery while not giving myself a tension headache from having to concentrate on keeping Ryder et al alive long enough to defeat an enemy.
Being able to play an enemy-free game would be a great boon to those who find combat tedious or annoying, or who have physical limitations that make even ordinary combat difficult (I’m thinking specifically of gamers I know who have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, for whom simply using the controller can be a challenge that results in dislocated joints, never mind having to use it in an extended boss fight).
Physically and emotionally stress-free gaming? I am all behind that. Thanks for the share, and the tag!!
My husband could show me the games he loves without me wandering away during the interminable fights!
Okay, so I’m designing a
bunch of hidden magical cities. It needs to be at least slightly believable that they haven’t been discovered in a world with satellite
photography and high population density. I have ideas for most of them, but am
struggling with a few. Anyone want to offer suggestions?
(They are, of course,
based on 10th C civilizations.)
Strong Ideas:
Eriu/Irish – A Crannog!
Crannogs were manmade islands, sometimes connected to the mainland with a
causeway. They were built for defense, out of reeds, mud, and anything
available. Buildings and walls are stone or wood. I’m thinking these guys made
a hollow one and are living inside it, with the causeway acting as a tunnel.
Gurjaraka/Indian – Cliffside
village in mountains. Earthquake(?) broke open the land they were on, leaving
them in a hidden ravine. Buildings are stone.
Nihonzin/Japanese –
Caves in the Izu Islands or some similar location. Small and remote enough that
no one really visits, but close enough to the main islands for earlier cultural
connection to be realistic. Wooden buildings.
Nehirawak/Cree – Not hidden,
but they’re in northern Manitoba so it doesn’t matter. Nomadic, travelling on rivers
and lakes other than the major ones. Haven’t chosen between birchbark or skin
for buildings.
Okay Ideas:
Kamvuja/Khmer –
Buildings swallowed by trees. Major stone buildings are surrounded by tree
roots of trees that have grown over them. Smaller building constructed
partially FROM the trees? I have not decided if this is awesome or unrealistic,
but images of Angkorian ruins give me IDEAS.
Maya – Cenote and connected
cave system. Strong visual, but I’m worried about the religious aspect. Maya
still worship at cenotes (sinkholes that fill with water), since they serve as
doorways to the afterworld. No amount of – twilit stone buildings partially
obscured by hanging vines and spotlit by a beam of light from the surface – is
worth it, if I can’t figure out if the setting is respectful. (Talking to
people is SO HARD)
Filastiniyyun/Arab – Petra-esque
carved-from-mountains location, but Jerusalem/Classical Islamic design? The
Nabateans were Arab, so there is a connection, and Palestine is densely
populated enough that I’m not sure what else could work. I would like an idea more
connected to the time period, though. Even if cities carved from rock are THE
BEST.
No Ideas:
Ava/Guarani – There are
still groups of Guarani with no contact. I don’t need to make up anything.
Which ups the pressure to do it RIGHT.
Cholungo(?)/Moche – Semi-coastal
Northern Peru. High stone walls surrounding neighbourhoods. Stone buildings.
Usually built in river valleys. Trade with mountain neighbours and by sea.
Zanji/Waswahili –
Coastal E. Africa, including islands. Buidings were a mix of coral stone and
wood. A lot of ocean trade, so a harbour would be valuable.
Ugh, researching any place in Sub-Saharan Africa is TERRIBLE.
I’m forced to use quotes by a racist mid-20th C English dude, who is translating works by a racist 13th C Italian dude, who is repeating hearsay from ANOTHER racist Italian dude.
The Swahili deserved, and still deserve, better.
ugh right the waswahili are even relatively well-documented…hang on, it’s a long shot but see if you can find any medieval sources translated from Arabic? the east african coast has a looooooong history with the indian ocean trade network, those data would be better.
Hahahaha!
No, those are much worse. Most of the sources from my period are Arabic or Chinese, and most of those are justifying slavery by explaining how the Swahili are subhuman.
BUT!
I didn’t what to retype a long quote from the dumb book and decided to see if it was online. It was! On an amazing site devoted to compiling every source that mentions the east coast, no matter how briefly. A NON RACIST site. One less layer of garbage to wade through! There’s even a pair of Javan sources!!
So that’s been pretty great.
Ugh, researching any place in Sub-Saharan Africa is TERRIBLE.
I’m forced to use quotes by a racist mid-20th C English dude, who is translating works by a racist 13th C Italian dude, who is repeating hearsay from ANOTHER racist Italian dude.
I was a little surprised to hear mention of Sailor Moon on CBC tonight, and what a cool project this is! A guy from the indigenous Ojibway First Nation is in the process of dubbing Sailor Moon and other cartoons into the Anishinaabemowin language. Click the link for a clip!
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