If you are 18+ and LGBT, GET OUT AND VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH. TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ARE IN DANGER.
The Trump Administration is planning to change the legal definition of sex to- “male or female, unchangeable, Unless by genetic testing.” Aka, trans people would be completely erased. They would have no rights towards discrimination, changing their gender, or even presenting as trans in general. If you aren’t planning to vote or you’re on the fence, PLEASE, for the love of god, get out and vote. We have to protect our community.
everyone talks about “did you put your name in the goblet of fire” being the worst book to movie dialogue fail but lets be real the worst is where hermione answers a question in class and snape calls her an “insufferable know-it-all” and in the book ron is furious and he goes OFF and says “you asked a question and she knows the answer! why ask if you don’t want to be told?” but in the movies they just make him say “he’s got a point, you know” and i’m still mad about it
fuck minimalism. if you dont have trinkets and knickknacks on every surface you’re not doing it right.
the point of this post is not about junk or collectables!!!! its about the 7 bottles i own for no reason other than i think they look neat!!! its about the glass i found on the beach and pocketed because its pretty!! hell is an endless white expanse with a single white chair and white table with a single succulent on it!!!!!
Magpies are very intelligent birds, as evidenced by the fact that one clearly has a blog.
it’s 2015, we should stop saying “adopt dont shop” and change it to “adopt wisely and shop only from a reputable breeder who health tests their dogs and cares about their temperament and needs.”
Anyway…….. adopt don’t shop
Ah no.
Adopt don’t shop is a catchy phase but it’s ultimately based on uneducated claims and simplifying a much more complex issue. There’s a range of reasons why adopting from animal shelter’s isn’t always the best course for some people.
I’ve worked in an animal shelter for 3 years now. And I am all for adoption and encouraging people to adopt. But there are valid reasons why adoption isn’t always the right option.
Firstly allergies. There are specific dog breeds that are bred to be hypoallergenic for people with moderate to severe allergies. Most people will just say in response “why not just find a hypoallergenic dog in the shelter then!” This is unrealistic. As someone who has worked in a shelter, I’ve never seen a hypoallergenic dog there. Most of the dog breeds are unknown or mixed breed. Hypoallergenic are expensive too, so it’s unlikely they’ll end up in shelters. And if they do they’d be high-demand dogs who would be easily adopted within days.
Breeds for specific purposes. Some people need certain breeds of dogs for certain specific reasons (be it allergies, illness, assisting with a disability, family friendly, working dog) ect. Certain breeds have been bred to assist with very specific purposes and expecting to find these breeds in shelters is unrealistic
It ignores the importance of good breeders and rescues working together. Breeders can offer valuable resources such as finances, kennel space, networking or knowledge Shaming and alienating proper breeders does nothing to help animal shelters or the animals people claim to care about
Proper breeders are actually beginning to breed more healthier dogs (that often have a range of health issues due to inproper breeding). Such as with brachycephalic breeds like pugs.
Not everyone is prepared / experienced enough to deal with shelter dogs. Not all shelter dogs have issues, most of them are just lonely or scared. But there are also of dogs (and cats) that require extra care and patience. And you just never know with a shelter animal. Most of the time the history of the animals are unknown. You might not know how the animal will react around children, or around other pets. Not everyone can accommodate for the needs of these animals. That’s why so many animals adopted from shelters end up getting returned weeks or even days later! And this can really mess the animal up even more so.
There’s lots of great reasons to adopt shelter animals! But there’s also great reasons to want to buy a pet from a proper breeder too. Shaming someone for buying a pet instead of adopting (especially when you don’t know the circumstance or situation) is stupid and based on a misguided sense of moral high ground.
Very good commentary on a very complex issue. Purebreeding is not in and of itself a bad thing. It’s just a thing, that can be done good OR bad.
you haven’t truly experienced Rarepair Shipping™ until you have to read your own fanfiction because it’s the only content that has ever been created for your otp
Hey everyone! My dear friend Helina has started a kickstarter for her first children’s book!
Black Princess is an inspirational children’s book meant to promote self love and self acceptance, while building confidence in young black girls.
Funds raised will go towards revising and completing the illustrations along with paying the fees associated with printing the first set of copies in the United States.
If you could please share this around, or want to go show it some love, it would be absolutely appreciated!!
they deliberately left out Danny Glover, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey and forgot to mention that Sandra Bullock and Jeff Goldblum have Jewish heritage
In a story important to Jews and Christians, they hired Jews and Christians
Also completely left out Ofra Haza who played Moses’ mother and is legit 100% Israeli.
You guys are fucking exhausting.
The Prince of Egypt: *consults with countless scholars from all three Abrahamic religions to make sure they were telling the story correctly, hires notable black and Jewish talent for the voice cast, taps the guy who played Coalhouse Motherfluffing Walker in “Ragtime” (a show all about racial tensions in America) on Broadway to sing one of the film’s most beautiful songs, taps the same Israeli singer to reprise her role as Yochaved in almost every foreign dub of the film, and is generally much more respectful to its source than any live-action Biblical epic released in the past fifty years*
Verilidaine's Scrapbook 