May 2012
Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
trulybliss:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there...
Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
trulybliss:
thearcanetheory:
trulybliss:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there needs to be a basic...
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miriam: I saw someone on your feed be like "well then can I say you can't appropriate czech traditional clothing?" monique; you have my official permission: wear all the...ridiculous skirts and embroidery you want
miriam: I felt a sense of "wow,I should come get my people" when I saw that but I don't have a tumblr so I didn't
monique: I didn't even see that person
miriam: They listed a bunch of nationalities that they were. It was like scottish irish czech italian all the white people types
miriam: I jsut noticed czech because...I notice czech
monique: ...and honestly, my answer to such people is usually 'Yes, you may. Please, if I' wearing something that's a part of your culture in a way that appropriates, disrespects, and diminishes you, tell me and I'll stop!'
monique: That generally shuts them up
miriam: yeah, true. they're making up the whole being offended thing
miriam: they do not care if people wear plaid
monique: At all.
monique: Or even know what kind of plaid is special.
miriam: that's why they phrase it as a hypothetical
miriam: but that's the thing. it goes back to why christians don't get that other folks don't want converts; when you are a cultural imperialists you just assume that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery becauseyou like to think all the people you've imposed your culture on are flatteringly immitating you
monique: ....A second part of the whole Plaid argument is that Punk Plaid became Punk Plaid back during the roots of the punk movement BECAUSE it was a mark of the royal family and was worn directly in protest and that's a whole other dimension of appropriation/reappropriation
miriam: Yes. Appropriating stuff forbidden to you by historical sumptuary laws is not the same thing as just BEING A DICK!
monique: srsly
miriam: pretending to be offended by stuff you wish people would do more: truly white people have mastered the art of pure bullshit
monique: for package and sale at a high premium
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Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
trulybliss:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there needs to be a basic familiarity to not fuck up a foreign...
Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
justabrowncoatedwench:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since...
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Yeah, we talked about that a lot in classes (yay anthropology). I can say I felt sick at the end and now any tribal tattoo make me shudder badly. It’s just so…racist? I don’t know, it’s horrible when I think about what it mean to them.
culturally appropriating someone’s shit is a racist act, yes.
Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
justabrowncoatedwench:
thearcanetheory:
justabrowncoatedwench:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there...
hipster-rawry replied to your post: hipster-rawry replied to…
Yeah, well,people get stupid tattoo and do stupid things sadly. And we let them vote *sigh*. I think the worse tattoo are the maori because they are an important part of their culture and it’s just stupid to reproduce them without their meaning.
YES. But MORE THAN THAT, it’s actually forbidden for non-Maori to have...
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Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
justabrowncoatedwench:
overconfidence-and-a-screwdriver:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there needs to be a basic familiarity to not fuck up a...
hipster-rawry replied to your post: thisistheworstblogever replied to your post: Why…
I won’t call someone retard because they decide to get a tattoo in french-canadian, even if it’s the only thing defining my culture and is important to us. What’s so special about hebrew that people can’t get tattoo in that language?
Nothing. The same is true of Chinese, Thai, and other languages so...
thisistheworstblogever replied to your post: Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they aren’t Hebrew people?
Well, I former classmate of mine has a tattoo in Hebrew. She’s mentioned before that she has an interest in Jewish culture. Maybe these people are just very interested in the culture/language. Or maybe it’s a new trend in the world of tattoo art?
I’ve had an interest in...
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kayladaila:
thearcanetheory:
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there needs to be a basic…
That’s so odd. It’s like Hebrew is the new Chinese. Aside from the one...
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Why do people get tattoos in Hebrew when they...
I mean, what’s up with that? Whenever I see someone sporting Hebraic text, I get all excited - at first. (Hey, it’s a cousin! Neato!) And if the text isn’t messed up, or the phrase is grammatically correct, that signals to me the wearer is very likely Jewish, since there needs to be a basic familiarity to not fuck up a foreign tongue. Except lately, I see all this Hebrew, and not...
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chillthoughts:
A little backstory to this clip before you watch it:
Will Smith’s father abandoned him and his mother when he was a child, and when Will was finally getting into show business and making a name for himself, he tried to sneak his way back into his life like nothing happened. Will co-wrote this episode, and James...
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My gold shoes arrived today!
I have Jade Harley dreamer shoes! Whee! Now I have to purchase a hidden zipper and sew this damn dress…
Also, I have one night to knock out a scholarship application, because I gotta mail it in tomorrow…oops.
Time to get the next door neighbor to write a letter of recommendation…
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“Have you seen most of the plus-size sections out there? It’s horrifying....”
– Tim Gunn
(via orlyman)
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onedumbjoke asked: I can not possibly accept that you should feel guilty in this situation. Failing to bring down a wall with words is nothing to punish yourself for.
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“In the instances when POC say shit like ‘Oh I can’t stand white folk’ or ‘Damn...”
– Briana (via absinthedisco)
Reblogging every time I see it.
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Thank you.
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As a member of one of the many peoples who have had to deal with white-originated genocide, yes. In general, I don’t hear a lot of “white hate” around my community,...
hipster-rawry replied to your post: hipster-rawry replied to…
People only learn in their own time. You can’t force someone to learn how to accept their white privilege or something else and work on that. They will only get angry and close themselves to the notion. It’s so hard to make them understand…
I understand that; but that doesn’t mean I don’t feel miserable NOW.
I wish...
hipster-rawry replied to your post: hipster-rawry replied to your post: [[MORE]] I…
Friends are not worth giving up your conviction. If you think you were right, and you have good reason to believe it, then I’m sorry for you friends, but you will have to find new one. Or agree this is a topic you all shouldn’t speak about together.
What I want them to do is learn.
hipster-rawry replied to your post: [[MORE]] I have been miserable for the entirety…
Deserving guilt doesn’t mean you should sit there and endure it. It won’t bring you or anybody anything. If you can’t do anything about the situation, then let it go. It’s hard, it take time but it’s the best way.
I deserve it because I failed, but I still believe that my initial position was the right one...
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I have been miserable for the entirety of this past week. Depressed, sad, and lonely. I should never have let my friends pressure me into confronting a situation (person) I was not ready to confront, but having allowed them to do so, I should not have failed them. I failed them so miserably, and I hate myself for it. I haven’t stopped hating myself since then. I don’t know...
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What are some ways a non-disabled person can be a...
flutterflyinvasion:
An anon asked this over at the postiivelydisabled blog, and I figured I’d repost my answer here for anyone curious/anyone who wants to reblog.
Great question!
First and foremost, DON’T SPEAK FOR THEM. Whenever possible, let disabled people take the stage for themselves and express their own opinions. As a non-disabled person, you have privilege, and you are not, under...
How to deal with white people who choose to be...
themindislimitless:
thinkspeakstress:
I’ve decided that whatever white folk do to us PoC, I’mma throw it right back at them. Only the ones who display ignorance. Those who have displayed ignorance from a distance (read: not towards me, but towards another fellow PoC) will get it too; it’ll be great because they will think they’re an innocent white person who did nothing wrong. This will serve...
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