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It’s not enough anymore for people of color and members of the LGBT community to be presented as the Special Guests, or the (x) Friends of the Host, or the Supporting Players. There’s more than enough proof online that our experiences as fans are not automatically divorced from our experiences as members of minority groups, and that there’s many of us looking for more safe spaces in which to discuss them. If some geeks of color don’t want to discuss sensitive topics, that’s fine; that doesn’t mean none of us ever should.

Because while it’s all too easy for people to distance themselves from those racist Hunger Games fans, those viewpoints don’t appear out of thin air, either.

When woman-oriented sites like The Mary Sue don’t report on Issa Rae getting assailed by racist tweeters after winning an industry award, that contributes to the problem. When a sci-fi heavy site like IO9 is content to let Jezebel report on the Games controversy, that contributes to the problem. When Marvel Comics would rather publish stories about the umpteenth version of Dark Avengers than about a group of black Avengers, that contributes to the problem. And when only 11 percent of someone’s YouTube channel talent is made up of people who are not white, that contributes to the problem. Unintentional marginalization is still marginalization.

We are way past the time when Day or Hardwick–or any party wanting to bill itself as a representative of geekdom–can hide behind the explanation that “we couldn’t find anyone” or couldn’t spot content online that might deliver a more inclusive version of geekdom to viewers. Does Hannibal Tabu need to wear Sith t-shirts? What does it say about gaming and that fandom when gamers who aren’t hetero white cis males are made to feel like they should hide their identities? Should the folks at The Border House start podcasting in Klingon to get consideration for a shot in one of these channels?

The near-dogmatic focus on “staying positive”–code for avoiding the topic entirely–does no one any good when it’s just Cheryl Lynn Eaton pointing out that Marvel Comics currently has no black writers while sites like Newsarama and Comic Book Resources keep quiet. That silence, intentional or not, sends the same kind of message to our subcultures as it does to the world at large…

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Arturo García may have lost a few friends over this, but he went hard on geekdom’s almost self-perpetuating whiteness on the R today. 

Reading his post I felt all like this:

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Because while it’s all too easy for people to distance themselves from those racist Hunger Games fans, those viewpoints don’t appear out of thin air, either.

YA HEARD

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queennubian:

rubyshimmer:

BTW THE ENTIRE INCIDENT IS ON VIDEO!

Anna Brown, 29, died on the floor of a jail cell within an hour of being dragged from St. Mary’s Hospital. As blood clots spread from her legs to her lungs the hospital staff was busy refusing her further treatment….

aeraspais: ghostsontv:

I don’t like things “ironically”.

#for me — having good taste is not about exclusively liking ‘good’ things #but about recognising when things (inc. things you like) are good or bad #and distilling which aspects of them are good and which aspects are flawed #it’s complicated but the net effect is that I don’t like things ‘ironically’

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bubydub:

photojojo:

This amusement park in China was abandoned before it was ever finished being built. Now, it’s now a favorite spot for adventurous photographers to photoshoot. Let’s go!! :D

Wonderland: The Amusement Park That Never Was

woop I know where I’m goin’ this summer

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omgfactsofficial:

Daydreaming is good for you!

Although it has been derided in the past as infantile, neurotic or failing to be mentally disciplined, neurologists have discovered that daydreaming - and more specifically, wandering mind - is vital for certain brain functions. They’ve found that a wandering mind…

immakiddo:

Almost 1 year na ko nahilig sa photography and advice ko lang sa mga gusto ng hobby na to :D

1.wag na wag nyo gagamitin ang AUTO mode :>

2. M- stands for manual

A- aperture

S- Shutter

I always use M mode mas maadjust mo kasi mga settings like exposure (yung picture sa taas yun lagi…

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alamchops:

otlgaming:

DONKEY KONG WALL by IGOR CHAK

WANT WANT WANT! 

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b-a-doyle:

Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat you like you treat women.

lilprince:

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fathappyandcaffeinated:

aatombomb:

We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book…

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harpeaux:

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mishawinsexster:

Favorite Studios: Gobelins l’ecole de l’image

• Le Royaume, Fenrir, Oh Gee Oh Why

Just makin sure everyone knows, Gobelins is not quite a studio, but a REALLY amazing animation school. These were done by students!

I looove Fenrir

That 4th one is gorgeous.

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str8nochaser:

swagandpassion:

androgynousblackgirl:

Above, a video by Rosebell Kagumire, a Ugandan multimedia journalist who works on ”media, women, peace and conflict issues.” She writes, “This is me talking about the danger of portraying people with one single story and using old footage to cause hysteria when it could have been possible to get to DRC and other affected countries get a fresh perspective and also include other actors.”

(more responses here)

Watch Video here

This is why doing your own research (a quick Google search or something) clears up misinformation which can run rampant on Tumblr.

People need to listen to her. 

She wins all the awards.

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"I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people being happy - but the idea that everything we do is part of the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea and has led to a contemporary disease in Western society, which is fear of sadness. It’s a really odd thing that we’re now seeing people saying “write down 3 things that made you happy today before you go to sleep”, and “cheer up” and “happiness is our birthright” and so on. We’re kind of teaching our kids that happiness is the default position - it’s rubbish. Wholeness is what we ought to be striving for and part of that is sadness, disappointment, frustration, failure; all of those things which make us who we are. Happiness and victory and fulfillment are nice little things that also happen to us, but they don’t teach us much. Everyone says we grow through pain and then as soon as they experience pain they say “Quick! Move on! Cheer up!” I’d like just for a year to have a moratorium on the word “happiness” and to replace it with the word “wholeness”. Ask yourself “is this contributing to my wholeness?” and if you’re having a bad day, it is."

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x3xcupcakex3x:

jayhawkeye:

To solve our architectural problems, USE LEGOS!

I’m proud to be danish in this moment.

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vivalaevolucion:

HAS EVERYONE SEEN THIS? This happened recently. The story goes that this father was playing outside with his kids and went to go talk to this guy(the white man), because he was shooting his guns  in the area where they were playing. The white man came over and shot him in the head FOR NO REASON. Did the same thing to the wife WHILE THE KIDS WERE WATCHING. Swear, white people don’t give a damn anymore about being discrete. This is why we need to tighten gun laws. This why we need to have a predominantly ethnic (People of Color) police force and investigation unit to combat this crap. We wonder why the Black Panther is calling for the death of George Zimmerman, but think about it. They grew up in a time where a white man could lynch you or kill you IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, and go about their  business as if nothing even happened. We are now devolving back to a time where prosperity, peace, and higher knowledge will not come because whites feel as if they are being oppressed (meaning they don’t get to be superior to people of color anymore *white tears*)

I need everyone to either reblog this post or copy and paste the link so we can bring national attention to this story. It’s about time we make this an issue.

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greaterthanorequalto:

pokemonbattleroyale.blogspot.com

Ah, I wish I coud go to this. So many great illustrations from so many great and awesome illustrators/designers/artist D:

I wish I could make it to this… Someone go and buy mine so I can feel good about myself okay!?

Gonna post one or two things this weekend…

Hey, I’m in this thing and that’s my Muk there