sevahn:

is there a single non-vegan on the planet that knows that veganism is a philosophy, not an elitist diet

OH and that’s not to say that living a completely vegan lifestyle is elitist. i do and i’m poor as hell. literally every vegan knows that some people have to consume animal products. if a person holds the vegan philosophy (that the consumption of animal products is unethical and has disastrous consequences (the latter of which is an indisputable fact)) and does what they can to act according to that philosophy, they’re vegan. everyone can do SOMETHING. anyone can be vegan.

is there a single non-vegan on the planet that knows that veganism is a philosophy, not an elitist diet

pamelaislee:

Like sure, Atypical (the new show on netflix) looks stereotypical and shitty but that doesn’t mean A$ was involved in its production. If you’re going to criticize media about minority groups then you need to have your facts straight and provide sources.

A$ has endorsed it on their Twitter

this article details how:

• No autistic people are on the cast.
• The only people involved in assuring accuracy were professors and researchers, (who are often affiliated with A$).
• no autistic people were involved in the making of this show.

THIS is why you should not support it. Allistic people should not support this show because of these reasons, NOT because A$ helped make it. We should be focused on the erasure of autistic from media depicting autistic people. We should be focused on academia being the trusted source on autistic people/life instead of ACTUAL autistic people. Those are the problems we need to be focused on combating instead of just saying “big bad Autism $peaks helped make this and that’s the only problem here”. A$ helps to create these problems and allows them to continue. That’s what we should be concerned with in regards to A$.

I encourage allistic people to reblog this.

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20aliens:

Young woman with peonies (detail), 1870
oil on canvas
Frédéric Bazille

bogleech:

bogleech:

things “intellectual” people get smug over that actually aren’t that official or important:

• I.Q. scores
  
• Grammar rules
  
• Dictionary definitions
  

*Not a true scientific measure of “intelligence” which is in itself an almost indefinable concept.

*Mostly arbitrary and naturally ever-changing.

*Intended as nothing more than a guidebook to understanding how people happen to be using words at a given time and not actually an authority on what words mean or their validity because there is no such authority and no way for one to exist.

prettycolors:

#fbca04

jollysunflora:

If by some miracle you instantly became fluent in 3 foreign languages, what would they be? This includes various forms of sign language and Braille. I’d choose Spanish and French for media consumption and Russian because communism, lol.

14isarbitrary:

Melanie Roger Gallery has moved to a new space, so I’ve done a sparkly new piece to celebrate. Oil & Gold on Board, 420 x 330mm, 2017.

The new gallery address is 444 K Rd, Auckland!