On that note, I want to spotlight the fundraiser for an Afro-Palestinian journalist, and Lama Jamous’ uncle. He has less of a following amongst allies because he posts almost entirely in Arabic, so I’m going to spotlight him on my blog and put him on the fundraiser list as well.
in monkey man when dev patel makes the final confrontation he asks “do you know my mother’s name? do you know any of their names?” and that’s when it hit me…his character has no name and we’ve gone the entire movie without him ever identifying himself that way. when you give up a part of yourself for a righteous cause, losing his name so he can fully embody hanuman…yeah this movie is so good
we did it everyone. we’re no longer allowed to talk about the CISGENDER MALE CHEST because it’s sexually explicit
this plus that sfw trans comic getting flagged and then my repost of it also getting flagged just really depresses me. this doesn’t even show anything that could be deemed sexual, it doesn’t even show a trans person, and it still got flagged. we’re so obviously not wanted here, and yet other big social media is even more hostile
“Walkable city” is not “City where to have to walk everywhere.”
“Walkable city” is.
Sidewalks big enough to fit you, your stroller, your wheelchair, your guide dog, or anything else you need when you’re getting from one place to another.
Safe crosswalks frequent enough so you don’t need to walk in traffic.
Bike lanes to keep bikes out of foot traffic and car traffic.
Accessible and affordable public transit.
Cities where the essentials are close enough you can travel on foot (or in wheelchair)
Cities where it’s reasonable to be able to get from point a to point b without requiring you, yourself, to drive
People get so caught up in the “Walkable” part of the term and like to spout “Walkable cities are abelist because not everyone can walk”.
Bitch. The modern city structure is abelist because not everyone can drive. And classist because not everyone can afford a car and it’s pretty damn impossible to get a job if you don’t have a car.
Walkable cities are cities where people can reasonably get from pointA to pointB without requiring a motor vehicle.
“But fae. Disabled people have issues using the paths in modern cities.” Bitch abled people can barely use the paths in modern cities. That’s kind of the fucking problem.
Also walkable cities have fucking benches. Not only for disabled people. But sometimes you just twist your ankle and need to sit for a moment.
“Put fae. If you have benches, homeless people will sleep on them.”
Then get fucking housing for the homeless. Problem solved. They’ll sleep in their nice warm homes instead of on the benches.
