People talk a lot about how Harry Potter taught them about friendship and bravery and love overcoming evil etc and of course I think that’s very important but like…
Harry Potter also taught an entire generation of kids that the news media can’t always be trusted to tell the truth, that the government can often be corrupt or incompetent, that the legal system isn’t always right, that the people in power don’t always have your best interests at heart. That bad things sometimes happen to good people, that your heroes aren’t always as perfect as you think they are, that even those with the best intentions can be wrong, that everyone can make mistakes and that often in order to make things right it takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice.
…and I think in a way that’s every bit as important as the more positive messages.
v for vendetta is a film with a female protagonist that criticises capitalism, condemns pedophilia, encourages the viewers to question their governments, has a central plot about how LGBT people are condemned in right wing societies (more than three LGBT characters are in it) and was directed by a transwoman and her brother.
1. You can communicate through windows 2. Sign language is a 3-D Language 3. You can sign with your mouth full 4. Hearing parents can communicate with their Deaf child 5. You can sign underwater 6. Sign Language is a neat way to express yourself 7. You can communicate across a room or via mirror without shouting 8. Sign language is beautiful 9. You can make friends with Deaf people 10. Sign language brings together Hearing & Deaf people
Also if you really want to learn most deaf people are so happy that you are interested in learning and will be super patient and work with you.
And it’s a really great thing to be able to do for any job because imagine having to go everywhere with someone that can translate for you or with paper to write or trying to read lips and just going to grab a cup of coffee and Hey, the barista knows sign language. They aren’t great but you get to speak with them and order your coffee in the way that’s natural to you like that would just make your day. Or a teacher that can talk and sign so classes don’t have to divide?? Or a therapist that can sign?? Hearing people signing 2k15 honestly.
Plus sign language is simpler and faster to learn than written/spoken languages. And there are lots of resources online for any language you may want to learn:
My boyfriend of over 2 years sent me a game over skype. He said he wants to try and make Pokemon games since I play them so much. I opened it up and was super excited.
It seemed really well done and was super ready to start on my adventure!
He left a lot of cute notes and tips around town.
He remembered my favorite Kanto starter.<3
I was surprised it ran pretty well. I went on my journey and leveled up my Pokemon!
He showed me support and encouragement through a ton of NPC dialogue.
adelindschade freaking out with hatred over Canadian geese is the best thing ever.
Y’all bitches thought us Canadians were nice? Yeah, that’s because then we can go home and remind ourselves that we cursed you with those bitches. And then laugh.
Fuck you. Fuck all of you who had anything to do with the creation of this vile thing. I was going to bed and now I’m seething with searing hate over the fact THEY ARE BACK, AND THEY ARE BACK WITH A VICIOUS VENGEANCE.
I never did tell you about the time some kids thought it was a perfect prank of let one inside the school to reign terror on the rest of us.
No one knows exactly how it came in but we heard it. HONK. HONK/ *SCREAM*/ and we had to investigate. Watching some poor soul all but abandon her locker as this thing CHARGES, (”GET BACK TO CLASS YOUNG LADY.”) Some dare devils went out to face this thing and was promptly chickened back into the safety of the classroom after 4 boys took on one single fucking goose.
ONE FUCKING GOOSE WITH THE RAGE OF SATAN
WHAT. DID. WE . EVER. DO. TO. YOU.
WHAT. DID . YOU. SACRIFICE. TO CREATE. SUCH A DEMON.
Look, we have a reputation to uphold. We’re the nice ones. But you know what they say about the nice ones, right? That inside they’re seething balls of hate rage?
Canadian Geese are our hate rage in physical form.
I expected this from Australia. Not you. Not our friendly, non-problematic neighbors. We share lakes. And fish. And syrup. Don’t be a dick.
You know, out of all the superpowers, I would fear anyone with the power to control Canadian geese. Send those fuckers to war. Send them to bombard your enemies. Canadian Geese. Should. NOt. Be. messed. With.
Traditional Celtic marriage vows, better than anything I’ve ever heard:
You cannot possess me for I belong to myself But while we both wish it, I give you that which is mine to give You cannot command me, for I am a free person But I shall serve you in those ways you require and the honeycomb will taste sweeter coming from my hand.
Denial:
you know what? my grades are probably fine! i need to stop worrying so much
Anger:
well FUCK THE SYSTEM for putting so much pressure on us to excel academically and FUCK ANYONE WHO THINKS A TEST GRADE DEFINES ME
Bargaining:
dear god, please let me pass the test. just send me a sign i'll do alright so i can stop worrying, okay? i'll do anything you want, just... just send me a sign. .... .... ...okay, dear satan....
Depression:
*hysterical sobbing*
Acceptance:
okay, fuck it. just... fuck it. i will live in a cardboard box and i will live off the grid because i am going to fail this. i accept my fate. fuck this.
