Charissa Cotrill's Blog, page 19
November 22, 2013
raposadanoite:
noenemieswithin:
marauders4evr:
Alright. Let...
Alright. Let me explain you a thing. Hang on, where’s Eleven?
There we go! Now, I hate to be the boring one who’s going to ruin the joke for everyone. But that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Sorry.
1. Not everyone who is in a wheelchair is permanently disabled.
Many people, myself included, have the ability to stand and even walk short distances. Hence, there’s nothing saying that a woman cannot stand up for a brief moment in order to reach something from the top shelf. Yes, I understand, it’s alcohol!
Scandalous!
2. Let’s make Sherlock proud and do some deducting, shall we?
The woman’s spine is twisted. She is leaning against the shelf for support. And you can see how the lower part of her spine/bottom is arched out, meaning that she is leaning forward and putting a majority of her weight into her arm as she twists to use the other arm to reach for the bottle. She is standing a few inches away from the wheelchair which means that she probably put the brakes on, stood up, clutched onto the shelf for support, and used her other hand to reach for the bottle.
3. Is anyone going to talk about the fact that there is a person on the left side of the frame and clearly a person taking the photo?
The person that we see is walking away and of course the other person is careless enough to take the photograph.
4. Hey how about a guilt trip?
Imagine that you’re as old as the woman in the wheelchair. Perhaps it is your daughter’s birthday or you’re throwing a get-together for you and a few friends. You have gotten everything except the wine to toast. You enter a store and see a bottle that you like. Unfortunately, it is on the top shelf and you are in a wheelchair. So you shakily stand up, using your left hand to clutch onto the shelf as you try to reach towards that bottle of wine. Meanwhile, another customer will walk right past you and somebody will be heartless enough to take a photo of you, posting it online where it will soon become a cruel meme.
Now, obviously that’s not the real story. So what is? No idea. I don’t know and neither do you. For all we know, she could actually be faking a disability and subsequently slips up in the alcohol aisle. For all we know, powers that are beyond our understanding could have performed a miracle to allow her to spontaneously leap up and grab said bottle. But until we know, it’s cruel and ignorant to keep posting this picture.
Two things:
One, the other person in the picture could have offered help and had their offer declined. If I want help getting something, I’ll ask, and I know I’m not the only one. I like to do whatever I can to be independent.
Two, there needs to be major emphasis on the fact that only about 20% of people using a wheelchair cannot use their legs at all. Get it out of your head that wheelchairs are ONLY used for people without functioning legs, because it’s not true. It’s an indispensable aid to people with ANYTHING that prevents walking. And sometimes we can even walk short distances! *gasp*
That’s why I get paranoid when using my cane or wheelchair. I’m terrified of having my photo online and this happens a lot with people who can still walk without help.
multiversecafe:
zombiesatemygrains:
multiversecafe:
Hear no...
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, clasp hands in front of genitals.
Actually, I’m glad you pointed this out OP.
While everyone is mostly familiar with the three wise monkeys, there’s actually sometimes a fourth one in the mix, Shizaru, which symbolizes ‘do no evil’. This monkey is shown with his arms crossed or with his hands covering his genitals.
So Valve wasn’t just doing that with Soldier to be dirty/silly, they were actually having him represent the lesser known fourth monkey in these monkeys of principle.
limitlesscorrosion:
bogleech:
Before this catches on with...
Before this catches on with miserable adult babies reblogging to only add “KILL IT WITH FIRE” or some other idiotic, unfunny meme:
This is a mature female spider of the Nephila genus. I’m not sure the exact species, but members of this genus are also known as “golden silk orb weavers.” Their yellow-orange silk can be used to make golden cloth, like in this tapestry.
The bite of a Nephila isn’t serious. Wikipedia describes the worst case scenario - localized pain or a more severe allergic reaction - but most bitten will only experience a little itching. Like any spider, they only bite in self defense or when forcibly pressed against skin, and these big females are especially docile. I’ve held a related species on two occasions, they don’t scare very easily.
They’re so laid back, in fact, and so insistent on remaining in the same web, that these are the spiders some cultures have used as mosquito guards, deliberately setting them up to spin webs in open windows or over the top of a baby’s crib.
You can trust spiders with babies. Don’t be an asshat about your phobia plz. (By which I mean it’s perfectly okay to have a phobia and be afraid, but you don’t need to hate all spiders and wish they were all dead they didn’t do anything but get born spiders)
Thank you for being informative instead of a screeching Tumblr moron.
carry-on-my-otp:
xyriath:
cumber-cookie-batch:
[When Sir...
[When Sir Patrick Stewart was asked to describe Sir Ian McKellen’s early days on the british stage]
Look at that smug face. And he’s doing a little dance!! You can see he’s victory dancing in his head xD [x]
Okay but
really though.
i thank everything that is holy for the existance of this photo
quillotine:
spindlebug:
prpltnkr:
This is too important for...
This is too important for me not to mention.
This “Christian” child-rearing manual has led to at least three known deaths through child-abuse.
The book states: "Give 10 licks at a time, more if the child resists. Be careful about using it in front of others — even at church; nosy neighbors might call social workers."
This is literally a how-to manual on how to abuse and beat your children.
Sign this petition to have Amazon stop selling this hideous thing.
what????
I… did my usual ‘ten seconds of Google to verify’ thing and the third hit down reads "Another couple found guilty of murder for parenting by "To Train Up a Child."
I need to be somewhere else right now.
Philadelphia mayor signs sweeping trans-inclusive law
Last week, Philadelphia Mayor...
November 21, 2013
"Let me tell you some things.
I used to investigate child abuse and neglect. I can tell you how to..."
I used to investigate child abuse and neglect. I can tell you...
werecakes:
distortedpineapple:
serendipitousramblings:
This...
This makes me inexplicably happy.
I smiled uncontrollably when it started playing, omg this needs to be everywhere on tumblr.
Now all I can think of is of Robin Hood.
augh right in the childhood
November 19, 2013
earths4newbs:
lookatthisfuckingoppressor:
coffeeandsleeping:
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Seriously. Plenty of cispeople change their names or go by another name because they hate their birth certificate name, and you don’t see the media being like “Anarchy McFuckYouParents, who was born Jane Doe….”
ANARCHY MCFUCKYOUPARENTS
Married folks come to mind.
That’s cisheteronormativity for ya.
My little brother’s name was changed after a few months after his birth.
Needless to say, none of us calls his first name his real name.
No matter how you slice it, the whole “real name” thing trans people get from transphobic cis people doesn’t make sense.
It’s obviously not the birth certificate that makes things legit to cis people, or married names, nicknames, and cis adult name changes would be ignored. The parent’s giving you a name obviously isn’t what makes things legit to cis people, otherwise married names would receive the same “but what’s your real name” response.Same with nicknames and cis adult name changes. And the transgender people whose parents actually did give them their post-ooc(out of closet) name wouldn’t get that response.
The only thing left to assume is that it just stems from transphobia/cissexism. Plain and simple.
