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runwthewolves
- The four children -
Wanted to do some low-res 4 color pixelart face practice.
Didn’t turn out too bad.
ladyyatexel
propheticfire
My sociology professor had a really good metaphor for privilege today. She didn’t talk about race or gender or orientation or class, she talked about being left-handed.
A left-handed person walks into most classrooms and immediately is made aware of their left-handedness - they have to sit in a left-handed seat, which restricts their choices of where to sit. If there are not enough left-handed seats, they will have to sit in a right-handed seat and be continuously aware of their left-handedness. (There are other examples like left-handed scissors or baseball mitts as well.)
Meanwhile, right-handed people have much more choice about where to sit, and almost never have to think about their right-handedness.
Does this mean right-handed people are bad? No.
Does it mean that we should replace all right-handed desks with left-handed desks? No.
But could we maybe use different desk styles that can accommodate everyone and makes it so nobody has limited options or constant awareness that they are different? Yes.
Now think of this as a metaphor. For social class. For race. For ethnicity. For gender. For orientation. For anything else that sets us apart.
WHY DOESN’T THIS HAVE MORE NOTES?
Because I posted it about 90 seconds ago, calm down.
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micromultiverse
teded
It begins with a bit of discomfort and soon becomes a pressing sensation that’s impossible to ignore. Finally, it’s all you can think about, and out of sheer desperation, you go on a hunt for a bathroom until “ahh.” Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it?
The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. The bladder can stretch - to a limit - so you can keep on keepin’ on, but how do you sense your bladder’s fullness so you know when to pee? As your bladder fills, millions of stretch receptors get triggered, and they send signals along your nerves to the sacral region in your spinal cord. A reflex signal travels back to your bladder, making the muscles of the bladder wall contract slightly and increasing the bladder’s pressure so you’re aware that it’s filling up.
With about 150 to 200 milliliters of urine inside of it, the bladder’s muscular wall is stretched enough for you to sense that there’s urine within. At about 400 to 500 milliliters, the pressure becomes uncomfortable. The bladder can go on stretching, but only to a point. Above 1,000 milliliters, it may burst. Most people would lose bladder control before this happens, but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can’t sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture. Eep!
But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain’s signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It’s lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles because placing pressure on the system by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or jumping could cause bladder leakage. Instead, the pelvic floor muscles keep the region sealed until you’re ready to go. But holding it in for too long, forcing out your urine too fast, or urinating without proper physical support may over time weaken or overwork that muscular sling. That can lead to an overactive pelvic floor, bladder pain, urgency, or urinary incontinence. So in the interest of long-term health, it’s not a great habit to hold your pee. But in the short term, at least, your body and brain have got you covered, so you can conveniently choose your moment of sweet release.
From the TED-Ed Lesson Is it bad to hold your pee? - Heba Shaheed
Animation by Artrake Studio
cosmictuesdays
bobcatmoran
“The thing is, we do not need the poisonous “pilgrims and Indians” narrative. We do not need that illusion of past unity to actually unite people today. Instead, we can focus simply on values that apply to everybody: togetherness, generosity and gratitude. And we can make the day about what everybody wants to talk and think about anyway: the food.”
Really good article by the founder of The Sioux Chef about Thanksgiving: stepping away from the history re-write fairy tale we were told in school while reclaiming and celebrating the themes of the holiday without the make-believe. And of course it wouldn’t be The Sioux Chef without recommending ways to make additional use of Native ingredients for your meal this Thursday!
lizardloverz
A very grumpy looking Oscar peeks out from his brumation den 😴😡 #oscarbeardie #rescuebeardie #beardeddragon #brumationbreak #brumation
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYWgEYgNwB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o77gmfihtzbi
cosmictuesdays
onetobeamup
Holy shit. I have ALWAYS thought the people around me were being unconscionably intrusive and power-playing in their starter conversations and they told me I was antisocial and oblivious to culture norms. Turns out, maybe I’m just from a different culture.
level9life
LPT: If you’ve been mulling over writing a review of your workplace on Glassdoor, post it after a coworker quits (whether you still work there or not). The suspicion won’t be on you, and you won’t face any negative backlash.
level9life
LPT: When typing essays, don’t type underneath the prompt. Type above it so it moves while you type and is always there for easy reference while writing.
kaelio
kaelio
I’m going to be honest, I always liked how Quark kept to Ferengi values at the end of DS9. He had a bit of a shift, hard-earned, but ultimately he was committed to his values, just as Kira was in the one where the Bajoran caste system is re-instituted. I think it’s an important part of the story, that there are belief systems where the adherents suffer “nobly” (i.e. Winn, Opaka, and Bariel in the Occupation), but there are also those who suffer in ways we consider “ignoble” (Quark, who gives up what he personally desires–usually really rad ladies). It invites you to explore why you might have contempt for one but not the other, or why one “irrational belief” passes muster in your personal assessment whereas another might not. I thought it was bold to keep a lot of these powerful parallels in the narrative. this is my quark opinion thank you
Oh and, don’t forget, Quark’s beliefs are explicitly presented in a religious framework. The Divine Treasury. The Vault of Eternal Destitution. Blessed Exchequer. Celestial Auctioneers. He’s not capitalistic in a modern Earth sense, it has concrete religious foundations for him. So it’s interesting that Kira’s adherence to a caste system is presented as legitimately conflicted, but Quark’s desire for profit is fairly unilaterally condemned. Even though only one system gets a man murdered on, like, day 2 of its re-implementation.
Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a gripe, it’s an interesting contrast in how cultures are perceived by primarily Federation-aligned individuals in that timeframe. And without it, you get, “Well here’s the good religion that’s sticking around, and here’s the bad one we’ll gradually extinguish.”
doctorwho
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