what I wish people would understand about fundraising for gaza is that while everyone is desperate and I would never say not to fundraise for or donate to individual families-- I currently fundraise to support multiple friends' families-- the overwhelming narrative I see on Tumblr that the best and most ethical thing you can do is send money to individuals and there is no option for anything else is so so incredibly damaging and inadvertently lends support to the marginalization and distrust of any remaining communal social infrastructure. the sameer project, which you should donate to, talks about this in a recent video they put out. the situation in gaza is unimaginable and everyone is in need of a huge level of support, and yet this fundraising discourse by well-meaning people in the west that donating money to individuals is the only moral way reproduces societal divides wherein resources are directed to people who speak English, who have relationships with people outside of gaza, and who have internet access while hundreds of thousands are left behind.
there ARE non-ngo locally based grassroots initiatives working to meet those needs however they can, and your small donation goes a lot further with them because they are able to buy food/water/supplies in bulk at a reduced price and reach more people with less money. again I'm not saying people shouldn't fundraise for individuals because these initiatives are so limited and many people cannot access them -- but as an example, the group I fundraise with is currently serving people fleeing north gaza who are starving and have nothing, and when we fundraise enough to do cash aid distribution there's so much need that our partners can only distribute 100-200 per large family. and then I go online and see people who have absolutely no understanding of this context at all exclusively working towards raising tens of thousands for just a few people when evacuations haven't been possible for months. it's good to do whatever you can but please consider how this narrative being reproduced among westerners trying to help that there are no other options has the potential to damage groups working towards equity and wider reach however is still possible
It's with a heavy but hopeful heart that I watch Palestinian families fundraiser on here, slowly accumulating the precious little money to go around that they need to survive. However, not everyone is so lucky. A lot of Palestinians that have not had that kind of luck, that did not get early verification, that did not get massive platforms behind them from large bloggers, have approached me in my inbox, asking me kindly to do what I can for them. It kills me that I have so little to give myself, but I've seen this platform collectively raise enough to change someone's life. I've made a list of Palestinian fundraisers that are extremely low on funds, in the hope that drawing attention to people who have not been lucky at all can help turn that luck around. I know most of us can't possibly give enough to get all of these families safe in one go. But please, reblog this list. Pick one or two fundraisers, give what you can, and then keep track of it. Slowly, collectively, we can make a difference in these people's lives. Share and donate as much as you can. https://docs.google.com/document/d/178EGDFKkHlh3y4TMVX82kqgITHsqtoMdNccI2f_94Os/edit?usp=sharing
wouldnt it be fucked up if u bit into a piece of mac n cheese and it was full of ketchup
is this a threat
Average siblings moment
BRING BACK THE BOOPS
I WANNA BOOP PEOPLE LIKE WHEN WE COULD NUDGE PEOPLE ON MSN MESSENGER
are women real :( ive been locked inside a little bird cage by they might be giants after i insulted their flood album for the past 30 years and i finally crawled out of there with my bare hands and ive forgotten so are women real
women are uh....
*checks notes*
Featherless biped
To find who sent that ask: You must consider who would send a silly, jester-esque ask like that. Perhaps someone dying from boredom? Someone who's a bit of a jokester?
mysterion from south park?
this was supposed to be a sprained ankle but ig assume she just took a nasty spill down the stairs and jaden panicked
Bonus blaire
yknow brainwashing is a huge part of cults and people always like to claim trans people are brainwashed...
Why would they be brainwashed 😭
All I see about trans people is that they're ""dangerous predators"" and are oftentimes victims of horrific violence, bullying, and abuse. Brainwashing doesn't work like that, bro. I don't look at stories of trans people being brutalised and think "Oh, transness sounds exciting!"
In fact, it makes me feel that the people who oppose trans people are brainwashed. Some of the leaps you have to make are insane. Men won't go through years of HRT and surgery to get into women's bathrooms- I don't know if you know this, but society treats abusive men better than trans women. And the "cult pamphlet compared to the trans pamphlet" really takes the cake.
I'm cis, I'm planning on remaining cis. This is just bullshit. Being transgender is not at all equal to a gender essentialist cult that believes in stifling women's roles. And it's crazy that you'd even come to that conclusion.
You haven't been in trans spaces. You've only heard of trans people- and those words come out of the mouths who want to pull the wool over your eyes. Like rusty!
I'm not gonna speculate on why people turn transphobic- I don't think it can be done in one text post by my dumbass, but can yall grow tf up😭
Link tto some of the leasebound dissertions you mentioned? Or even just where they can be found? I appreciate it!
First of all: very sorry about the late reply!
Second: the majority of people on the leasebound tag on tumblr have come up with amazing stuff regarding leasebound!
One such account is @micah-write , who makes great criticisms of the webcomic in depth, and who I was largely referencing with that line! Their criticism of Rusty's skin lightening over time was spot on, and I laughed so hard at the "Patricia" line.
Another is @fluffytimearts with their incredible art! They've done amazing redraws and redesigns!
@l0veraven has a ton of cool dissertations and criticisms, such as their criticism about Riley linked here: https://www.tumblr.com/l0veraven/763359106662809600/we-dont-talk-about-riley?source=share
They're also working on a fic to rewrite LB in its entirety! It's available on AO3.
@angelmelon is pretty famous in the Leasebound community, and is working on a sort of redraw of the entire comic! They're wonderful, and their ideas are interesting to hear out.
@codabound has so many good ideas that I wish I posted first, and they're all very well phrased and well rounded. They've also got great art on their account!
And finally, @chrysalis-the-butterfly has this amazing Blaire text that inspired me to write my initial Blaire post:
https://www.tumblr.com/chrysalis-the-butterfly/748965078657908736/blaire-hopburn-my-favourite-character-from-my?source=share
That's all for now! Check these blogs out!
a boy cant even manipulate and lie and abuse his best friend anymore without people calling him evil and a psychopath smh
ok
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