a silly little vent comic about religious trauma
For years, I learned to accept that language, in general, adapts to the times to help make concepts, people and things more clearer, more inclusive.
And yet, as we aim to be more inclusive, I am seeing a pattern where some people use "overstating" language, or using words that emphasize the type of person they are, but it gives the statement an over-the-top and unnatural rhythm.
Here's an example:
A regular sentence: Malcolm X is a Black man and advocate for Black people.
The sentence I would hear from certain people: Malcolm X is a Black masculine man and advocate for Black people.
Like, why did you have to add the word "masculine" in there?
One TikTok trend I am starting to noticed since they opened a way to shop is that people keep saying they can find the same product, but cheaper, or they tried to scam a small business owner out of their money by buying an imitation of the product and when that fails, blame them.
I find this type of content annoying because we rather find a good deal vs. supporting a small business. Ironically, people want to talk about supporting small businesses, but the minute they find out the price of doing so, suddenly, they want to talk down the price as if it doesn't cost money for people to produce things.
Like, what do you want? The product that looks good, last long and can properly make you happier that you got it, or the inferior one that is going to last 3 days and then you're mad you "fell for it"?
The best thing about the Mile Morales Spiderverse movies is that the hidden message primarily targets fandoms that were generally negative about Miles Morales being Spider-Man and their refusal to accept him because he's not Peter Parker (and he's Black.) They view him as a mere imitation of Spider-Man who shouldn't be considered the real deal.
Essentially, the story revolves around imposter syndrome.
Miles isn't attempting to be the Spider-Man you know and love. When he tries to do so, he ends up becoming a cheap imitation. I mean in the first movie, he literally wears a costume from a knock-off Party City store for half the film, attempting to copy Spider-Man.
In contrast to Peter, who became Spider-Man due to a death he could have prevented (Uncle Ben), Miles acquires his powers and takes on the responsibility with a sense of duty, honoring the original Spider-Man's memory by finishing what he couldn't.
The only commonality Miles shares with the various Spider-Verse counterparts is that they each find their own path. He doesn't owe anyone an explanation for why he chose his journey. This is his path, and he has chosen to walk it in his own way.
He is Spider-Man, and no one can take that away from him.
Hello.
I know I've been MIA for a good long time.
Basically, my life for let's say the past year has been trying to find balance between creating things I want to create and making money doing things that doesn't necessary bring me joy, but does put me in a comfortable position so that I can do things like... well... creating things.
And then trying to balance what to create with the limited time you have.
Needless to say, I'll try to do what I usually do here at more of a frequency than say... every few months. Deal?
A six minute short film about Juneteenth... and time travel.
Original Post link: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8JN7xER/
Source: tiktok.com
So, to get on my game about my creative projects and my life in general, I am now a somewhat proud owner of a Pavlok.
That's right.
I'm going to be zapping myself to fight my bad habits, the executive dysfunction, and the other mental barriers.
I can't wait to see what I'll be like in 30 days.
I tried this for three months and returned it.
It didn't really help. I have a deeper-rooted problem, one that I can't just zap away.
It's called "depression"
Link to original video on my profile: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRvpCGuL/
Links mentioned in video: https://bit.ly/tiktokbanbill
Https://bit.ly/stoprestrictact is the letter I wrote to Congress. If you're ready to sign it and send it to your Congress reps, text Sign PBIDQK to 50409 for Resistbot to write the letter below.
Here's what the letter says in full.
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the RESTRICT Act. I believe that this bill would have a number of negative consequences for our country, and I urge you to vote against it.
The RESTRICT Act would give the Secretary of Commerce the authority to review and prohibit certain transactions between US persons and foreign adversaries. This could include the sale of ICT products or services to foreign adversaries, the acquisition of ICT products or services from foreign adversaries, or the provision of ICT services to foreign adversaries.
I believe that this bill would stifle innovation and competition in the ICT industry. The RESTRICT Act would make it more difficult for US companies to compete with foreign companies, and it would make it more difficult for US consumers to access the best ICT products and services.
I also believe that the RESTRICT Act would not be effective in protecting the United States from foreign adversaries. The bill would be difficult to enforce, and it would be easy for foreign adversaries to circumvent its provisions.
I urge you to vote against the RESTRICT Act. This bill would have a number of negative consequences for our country, and it would not be effective in protecting the United States from foreign adversaries.
Cops are trained to be bad. Anyone who insists on being good is not welcome.
On TikTok, I decided to start a series called #AskABlackFriend, where I answer questions about the Blackness experience without the sarcasm that I usually give on the subject. it's an attempt to actually have an honest conversation about race.
I got several questions and the first one that caught my eye, I made an episode around it. I thought I was going to be in character, but I ended up using my personal experiences to talk about my hyperawareness of Whiteness.
Since I haven't posted up in a minute on here, I decided to also share the series with y'all.
If you're interested in following my TikTok, it's https://TikTok.com/@nukirk.
Hot Take: Velma
I decided to watch the first episode and during the first 10 minutes of it, I got a headache.
Basically, it feels like a comedy show that is a parody of a comedy show that bashes you over the head with the fact that it's a parody of itself strictly to insult you.
It's a badly written show.
Yes, it's the first episode, but I can't help but think "why is the first few minutes basically telling on itself?" Like, I watched pilots that try to charm me into the action quickly, like the first episode of Quantum Leap (the revival) or a slow burn like The Sandman. House of Cards managed to grab my attention immediately during the first 3 minutes of Kevin Spacey's character breaking the 4th wall, introducing his world view. It's not that difficult to pull someone into the first episode.
This one just got Velma acting pretty stuck up, insulting everyone and being bitter at the world. I get it, your life is tough as an Asian woman. But I didn't think I would feel that within the first 40 seconds of it.
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dec 13, 2022
we literally have just a few days to act. the senate is debating about putting KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act, into the omnibus spending bill. if it is added, it WILL pass. despite the title and content of the bill seeming to be about protecting kids, we know everytime someone claims they are "saving the children" they have more sinister goals
which is why Senator Blumenthal is working with one of the biggest transphobes in the senate, Marsha Blackburn, to force this bill through, and claiming they are listening to LGBT voices when they are blatantly ignoring us.
essentially this bill gives every state attorney generals the power to remove anything they deem 'harmful' to kids online. you can see how a state like Texas or Florida would run with that, yes? it also forces you to upload your government ID online to access the internet. the bill will create a 'commission' led by handpicked members of the govt to oversee what is and isn't allowed online. it will lead to mass censorship of anything related to race or LGBT content. in a post-Roe world too? say goodbye to any abortion/sex-related info.
they are doing a shit ton of PR for this, including claiming they are listening to LGBT voices. i mean just look.
two weeks ago, 90+ human rights, LGBT, and tech orgs signed onto an open letter telling Senators NOT to pass this bill. in response, over 230 orgs led by the American Psychological Association signed a letter urging senators to. it's really fucking bad. like i can't sleep because of this. i didn't expect this to happen. we really really need people to speak up.
if this bill goes through it will literally kill off the internet as we know it
the best way to fight against this bill is to call these specific senators (if you have dem senators, call them too)
nancy pelosi (202) 225-4965 roger wicker (202) 224-6253 chuck schumer (202) 224-6542 maria cantwell (202) 224-3441
call script below:
Happy Holidays... are optional.
There's a difference between free thinking, critical thinking and deep thinking...
... and Kanye is a fine example of that.
Free thinking is something that anyone can do. You can literally think of anything when you're not bound to restrictions.
Then you can think deeply about what those thoughts could mean. You can weigh the pros and cons and what's not.
But if you're not doing it without any data points/context grounded in reality, then all you're doing is just saying things with no substance.
So, I never understood the term "free thinker". You're taking pride in an activity that anybody that breathes can do. What you want to say is that you think "critically". But an actual critical thinker will consider the context of what they are thinking about and then can come up to a reasonable conclusion.
Yes, he was a good artist. And if he didn't have a hand in killing millions of people, that would be the only thing I can say about that person.
There's a difference between free thinking, critical thinking and deep thinking...
... and Kanye is a fine example of that.
This 1943 colorized performance by Cab Calloway and the Nicholas brothers