Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

maybe that's the ultimate treatment for my shoulder problems

....put some marshmallows in it

because obviously rice krispy treats have better structural integrity? 🤔

oh god my shoulder is a bowl of rice crispies today y this

@noelle @templewulf

well shit, that's unexpected LOL - sorry if i got snippy, i'm still very used to the trenches of tumblr 💿 🐴 . but hey, we all fuck up and we all do better. god knows i've done plenty of fucking up in my time, too.

and hey, i'm honestly just happy to help. like i said, i also got a nice tour of interesting shit to read, so i can pretend my brain still works and be smugly reminded of college days LMAO

@maple ok then, i'll delete. my apologies. let me know if there is a signal in the future you would like me to pay attention to that would mean "don't respond to me".

@maple @noelle it also acknowledges that the ferengi started out squarely in that space jew trope, and then grew out of it, yeah?

so if you go "ah jeez, space jews eh?" at seeing them - particularly in the early seasons of ds9, or as they appeared in tng, which was far less nuanced with them - you're not, as the claim is, being antisemitic by making the connection. you're recognizing what was, at that point, laid down.

@noelle it's not as if this problem is exactly considered new http://www.stim.com/Stim-x/0996September/Features/ferengi.html nor centers only around avarice. it is, as this thinkpiece from 1996 says, at best really sloppy to be leaning on this collection of traits.

and if a collection - a stereotype - is used, copied from stock characters with real-world settings - then it does in fact hurt people.

idk, i'm probably wasting my breath at this point, i expect nothing more than a block. but hey, i got to read some stuff i guess.

@noelle and dismissing people being hurt like that is ultimately a dick move.

maybe like... listen to some jewish people, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/08/14/science-fictions-anti-semitism-problem/?utm_term=.a8c8d8c17557 who have noticed these patterns, https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/408447/sci-fi-has-an-anti-semitism-problem-but-not-the-one-you-think/ and recognize the patterns exist, https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceJews and that acknowledging something is harmful does not automatically mean you're giving it power to do more harm, but instead is the first step of recognizing how to KEEP it from doing harm.

@noelle if you're willing to dismiss it all with "well if you say this is making a connection to judaism, you're reaching and actually doing harm by connecting the two you know", ultimately you're also telling the jewish people speaking up about how this shit hurts them - even in something like sci-fi - to sit down and shut up because your enlightened opinion of "well actually THEY'RE the bigots" is more important. ...than the people telling you they're hurt by it.

@noelle tbh i'm not sure why you even came out strong with that argument. it's just a little "i am rubber, you are glue!" to me, far too reminiscent of "well you see, it's not racist because i'm colorblind~". it's some "he who smelt it dealt it" kinda logic that lets people sidestep tough conversations, especially when it comes to works that people are fans of and feel like they must protect.

basically, i think you can do a lot better and actually listen to jewish voices going "this hurts us".

@noelle that logic doesn't hold water for me i'm afraid. it's not implying that jews really have that characteristic - it's reinforcing that this is the stereotype out there in the world right now doing people harm, which is true.

otherwise all discussion of stereotypes would end up being dismissed with "you're giving it credibility and doing harm".

we all know that the "sassy black lady" stereotype is harmful. calling it out is not reinforcing the idea that all black women are Sapphires.

the SQUIRRELS are being MONITORED #dogsofmastodon #doggo #hollypls

@georgesquares@snouts.online ......WELP THAT'S DEFINITELY MORE EVIDENCE FOR MY THEORY time to furiously scribble down notes

@georgesquares@snouts.online AW SHIT QUICK UHHHHHH CAN I DISTRACT YOU WITH THAT TIME WHEN DISNEY PUT IN AN HONEST TO FUCK FURRY BURLESQUE SCENE? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2IctxaCPqw

it's like pocket sand but more garter belts

I FEEL LIKE I'VE JUST FOUND SOME SORT OF FEDIVERSE ROSETTA STONE. THIS IS A MAJOR DISCOVERY. WHO WANTS TO CO-AUTHOR THE PAPER WITH ME.

i understand it. i UNDERSTAND now. this is a BREAKTHROUGH. it's animorphs! IT'S ANIMORPHS. THE UR FURRY-TF-KINK PROGENITOR.

i still don't understand the pool toys, mind you, but listen, i'll get there. i'll get there. just give me a research grant and i'll get there

IS THE POPULARITY OF THE BOOK SERIES "ANIMORPHS" THE REASON WHY ALL Y'ALL OUT THERE ARE NOW SO FUCKING HORNY FOR TRANSFORMATION KINKS.

wait a second

wait

wait

hold on

i just had a major galaxy-brain tier realization hold on

@InspectorCaracal (still bitter about the person who decided to have a roaring go at me for passing out toys instead of candy for halloween. like jfc random tumblr dude. do you fucking hate joy or what. "it's plastic ticky-tacky they'll just throw away you're harming the environment!!!" one did you even SEE the toys i picked? eggs filled with dino erasers. DINO ERASERS. also two it's not like reeses pb cups are perfectly eco-friendly!!! LET ME LIVE)

@InspectorCaracal i may be too used to tumblr still, because i had reached the annoying amount of followers for some goddamn reason where it was that perfect balance of "nobody comes for reasonable conversation, BUT AS SOON AS YOU POKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE FOXHOLE YOU BEST BELIEVE YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR HAT SHOT CLEAR OFF"

so it's just me glaring warily, armed to the teeth, casting firebolt i mean 💿 🐴 into the darkness

"harp, that emoji 'disc horse' means 'discourse' joke is not as funny as you think it is"

mmmmm welllllll have you considered i am actually a master wordsmith and clever beyond all things hmmmmmm (i'm not going to ever stop doing it) ( 💿 🐴 .... goes meta.... because it's now 💿 🐴 about 💿 🐴 AYOOOOOOO)