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Offline altpersona

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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1000 on: May 15, 2013, 10:29:22 PM »
im a black man in a white mans body, but thats just cause my dna says so  :P
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1001 on: May 15, 2013, 11:02:39 PM »
'Transethnic' is a thing.  Basically it's a subgroup of folks on tumblr who are basically like "I'm a black man in a white man's body because I love fried chicken and rap music!" and similar racist stereotypes.  Oh, and they appropriate slogans and terms from the transgender community, people who suffer from real prejudice and are a recognized identity in the scientific and medical community.  Even though most of the world recognizes the 'transethnic' as a joke, these shenanigans can do real damage to people with legitimate struggles in gender identity, who are already getting grouped in with these nuts!

Same for otherkin, but for animals and mythical beasts.

And they all adopt the Social Justice label.

Yeah, I'm pretty much taking a break from Tumblr aside from a few blogs.

If I were in your shoes I'd take a break from social activism altogether.
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1002 on: May 15, 2013, 11:27:15 PM »
So... I just got done with all my tests and projects for class this semester.

I only realized how much stress I had been under right after my final CS test (which I hadn't had a chance to study for; stupid, stupid Java audio playback; I had to teach myself recursion at the test.); I got such a massive burst of endorphins and adrenaline after that was done that I wanted to, in no particular order:

1. Run 10 miles, fighting ninjas the entire way.

2. Get into a fist-fight with Kuroi.

3. Break several laws of physics.

So... yeah. Apparently my response to adrenaline is a temporary fugue state; I got back to my room, and collapsed into bed.

So if anyone here has gotten random calls/PMs from someone that sounds like they have been hyped up on cocaine, that would be me.

Go up and look at 2 again. Keep in mind that the last time I got into a fight was in middle school, and have no experience in fist-fighting. Yeah.
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1003 on: May 15, 2013, 11:31:22 PM »
If I were in your shoes I'd take a break from social activism altogether.

Eh, there's several good activists and groups out there, Tumblr's just a gathering for the worst of them.  They're to Social Justice what The Gaming Den is to min-maxers, or The RPG Site to old-school players.

Ironically, the legitimate social justice groups operate in the political arena and are getting change done.  Most Social Justice Warriors are armchair bloggers who harass nerd fandom sites and facebook pages.

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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1004 on: May 16, 2013, 12:03:56 AM »
You're gonna be fine, don't sweat it. The human body is surprisingly competent at knitting itself back together.

I know, i had a pretty active childhood/adolescence. I broke both my legs 2 times each, sprained my ankles and wrists countless times, and had fissures and fractures in most of my finger bones.

No, it didn't happen all at once, lol. It was always one thing at a time. I climbed trees a lot, i did vertical rollerblading, a little bit of parkour, and generally awesomeness all around. Until i didn't, and became a sedentary basement dweller.

I should get back to doing stuff, but you know when you get way too comfortable for your own good? yeah...

Jeeze you guys had a much more active childhood than me.  I was electrocuted once in my teens and knocked off a roof but that's about it.

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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1005 on: May 16, 2013, 12:04:56 AM »


Yeah, I'm pretty much taking a break from Tumblr aside from a few blogs.

People use tumblr for things other than porn?  :psyduck

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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1006 on: May 16, 2013, 12:08:49 AM »
People use tumblr for things other than porn?  :psyduck

Wait, Tumblr has porn?!  Be right back!

No, no, I'm not going back into that scum den.  I'll make do with Google Image Search on Incognito Mode, like I always do.
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1007 on: May 16, 2013, 12:16:40 AM »
Annnnd i think we need 5.0...
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1008 on: May 16, 2013, 09:58:46 AM »


Yeah, I'm pretty much taking a break from Tumblr aside from a few blogs.

People use tumblr for things other than porn?  :psyduck

im as surprised as you are
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Re: The Small Rant Thread 4.0
« Reply #1009 on: May 16, 2013, 10:21:40 AM »
Annnnd i think we need 5.0...

Yep.
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