A bit of everything I'm into.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
i am laughing because i just started imagining a gordon ramsay-like feminist writer who, rather than helping to keep restaurants in business, goes to writers of television shows and films and chastises them for the sexism, racism, and general lack of diversity in their scripts
“YOUR SCRIPT IS AS WHITE AS THE PAPER IT’S PRINTED ON, YOU DONKEY.”
Yes!
Well, but periods are a big deal
Well, so are trans women
and intersex women
If having periods were so important, then post-menopausal women would no longer qualify as women, either.
I’ll just let that sit there and fester like the turd of an argument it is.
👏👏👏periods as a measure of womanhood also excludes cis women with hormonal irregularities that interfere with their menstrual cycles - natural ones or ones intentionally created with hormonal birth control
yah there are women who don’t menstrate for a multitude of reasons
there are also people who don’t identify as women who menstruate as well
feminists need to stop acting like there is One Female Experience and accept the multitude of experiences different women have. if you don’t, your feminism will only serve white, middle class, able-bodied cis womeny’all know there’s a difference between a uterus and a vagina right?
i’m biochemically and hormonally intersex and have to take medication and hormone treatments to menstruate, ovulate, and produce female hormones and if any fricker thinks that makes me any fucking lesser i’ll kick them right in their clit and/or balls just try me
If you are underaged and the older person you’re talking to goes, “It’ll be our little secret. “
Delete.
Block.
Report as spam.
Mute.
Change your number.Because the bullshit that follows ain’t worth it.
I cannot stress this enough
Stuff Nobody Tells you About Getting An Apartment.
This’ll cover the basics, such as financial expectation, rental history, what to bring for the application process, etc.
Noticed how easy my caption was to read on the image above compared to the current general writing in Dragon Age: Inquisition?
Because that’s how subtitling and general lettering should be in a media product: legible, understandable, and serving it’s purpose.
Dragon Age: Inquisition’s subtitling is abhorrent. Shocking. Horrid on all accounts. But why is this bad?
Let me break it down for you.
What are subtitles?
Subtitles translate the spoken word. They are used to break down language barriers (a game in English, subtitled in German), or to help deaf/hard of hearing folk understand the game. They are usually presented in an easy to read format, that is always legible no matter the content.
But what’s so bad about Dragon Age: Inquisition’s subtitling and general lettering?
DAI fails to meet the standard for subtitling. No matter the screen size (from small SDTVs, to HD widescreens), the subtitles are far too small to be legible. This defeats the point of subtitles, and prevents far too many deaf/hard of hearing fans from playing their game. Their general lettering (the quest log on the side of the screen, for example) is far too small.
The point of subtitles is to translate the spoken word, not to forget the point of subtitles entirely and be absolutely useless.
To use my case as an example, I’m deaf (severe sensorineural hearing loss) and I need subtitles in all media I consume so I can understand what is going on and so I can enjoy the full experience. DAI fails to meet the standard for subtitles, and I cannot play the game because of it. No matter how close I sit to my HD widescreen (it’s in 720p), I still cannot make out the subtitles or lettering, even with my corrective glasses on.
Other fans have also had the same issue, and have spoken about it on EA’s Answers HQ (in the DAI subforum), or on the BSN forum.
Okay, I get it, you’re deaf and you can’t play the game because the subtitles and general lettering is horridly subpar. Does it affect anybody else?
To put shortly, yes. It affects fans with sight issues, who now have to sit unhealthily close to their TV set to understand the codexes and quest logs.
It also affects people without hearing or sight issues. Their small wording is a health issue: eye strains from attempting to read the small lettering will damage eyesight and cause headaches and migraines. This is very bad news for a video game if it is causing headaches from something that is meant to help the player.
That IS bad. But what do you propose to fix the issue?
I propose three ideas:
- A patch that increases the size of all subtitling and general lettering.
- An update that implements a font size slider so one can increase or decrease the size of their subtitles and lettering corresponding to their TV/monitor size, sight and hearing needs.
- A free DLC that implements one or both of the above ideas.
What can I do to help?
Sign this change.org petition.
Tweet the Bioware devs about this issue. Weekes @ twitter. Darrah @ twitter. Laidlaw @ twitter. Lee @ twitter.
Message the Bioware devs about this issue. Gaider @ tumblr.
Take your complaints to Answers HQ/BSN forum and make noise about it because it is seriously unfair that a huge portion of the fanbase is struggling, or simply cannot, play DAI because of this issue.
Thank you for your time, and thank you for your help if you do spend time helping me correct this issue.
Many thanks again,
Scottie G/femboss @ tumblr/a very deaf and disappointed fan.
Preach preach preach.
I have a problem processing auditory (I often hear things much like a Charlie Brown adult) and dragon age inquisition is next to impossible to fully enjoy with its tiny ass captions, which are spelled poorly and often don’t make sense.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DON’T DOWNLOAD THE ANNIE MOVIE.
JUST GO TO THE MOVIES AND WATCH IT.
If the movie flops, racist assholes will claim it flopped because the main character was a black girl, they’ll use this as a reason to justify their ignorant belief that “leading black actors and actresses can’t sell”, and not cast PoC, especially black actors and actresses, as leading actors/actresses in films.
“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
Then Rudolph told Santa and the other reindeer to get lost because you can’t emotionally abuse someone for years and then ask them for a favor.
The end.
Thank
A photo of two gay fathers has gone viral on the Internet — but maybe not for the reasons that you would expect.
AAAAAWWWWWWW MY HEART
1. Kuzco is an Emperor.
2. Kuzco identifies as an Emperor.
3. He is not a princess. He does not identify as a princess.
4. Calling him a princess because he doesn’t adhere to the white western interpretation of masculinity and because he’s “sassy” is sexist, racist, and reinforces the gender binary.
5. It’s really crappy.
6. Your sense of humor is tired and it sucks.
You know what?
That’s a really good point.
This kills me :(
Ya rab
God, god, god, god…..I hate this life.
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+ Syrian Orphans: http://syrianorphans.org/donate/
+ A new collective supporting relief programs, waste management, civil defense, education, etc. in areas liberated from both the regime and ISIS: https://www.syriaingreen.com/about.html
+ Matar Handcrafts: Embroidered handmade items by Syrian women on the grounds to support the psychological, social, and economic necessities of women and children. http://www.matar.org.uk/
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BOOSTTTTT PEOPLE