Bevendre
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Something’s been bothering me about people being upset over my portrayal of Celestia.
It’s not that they’re upset about it, as I’ve said before, I anticipated a little backlash.
It’s that some haven’t considered that the situation with Papi is not unlike a happy ginger Hitler marching into London with a flotilla of zeppelins and planes a year after the bombings in WWII, and asking if things are cool. -
This is a map of Asia. North Americans, you may notice this map is not solely comprised of Japan, Korea, China and Thailand. People in the UK, you may notice India is not a continent. That is, if those of you who generalize entire continents can even pinpoint India on a map.
Indians are Asian, gasp! And not all brown skinned people are Indian, also, gasp! There are an alarming amount of people, of all ages, from all backgrounds, who seem to be unable to process this.
I’m ethnically Asian. Since Asia is an extremely large continent, I could be from any number of countries. I am neither from India, China, Korea, Japan or Pakistan, yet not so surprisingly, I am still Asian.
Yes, there are commonalities across regions, through the conflation of cultures, colonialism, globalization, transnationalism and movement of diasporas. Sometimes these are all the same thing. Rickshaws, rice and curry can be found across the continent.
But let’s not overgeneralize. You can also find Buddhists, Catholics, Muslims and Hindus across Asia. Cantonese Speaking Chinese Muslims! English Speaking Indian Jews!
No, we are not all the same. Orientalism? (Please look up Edward Said for basic concepts) No thank you.
So let’s not use umbrella terms, regarding Asians as a monolith while simultaneously denying the regional identity of millions of people- and how about we also not engage in xenophobia?
Are you someone that thinks this way? Shame on you! You should perhaps invest in buying a map, and take a look at what countries are you know, where.
Geography, people. It’s important.
This pops up on my dash every so often. I reblog it again, not just because I wrote it, but because nothing has changed since I first posted this.
Can we just say Northeast Asian for “Eastern Asia” though? For me that’s what I identify as and secondly, it feels strange to have a Southeast Asia when there is no Northeast Asia and it feels like we’re putting the Northeastern countries as the center of Eastern Asia.
While this is very true and needs to be said, there is one issue with OPs initial argument: While India is not a continent, it is considered a sub-continent. While its people are culturally and ethnically considered Asian due to cultural similarities and association, the landmass itself is part of a different tectonic plate, one which is slowly colliding with its northern neighbor which has resulted in the expansive and expanding mountain range known as the Himalayas.
(via the-chibster)
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I still don’t get why anyone would ever sign up to work security at Freddy Fazzbear’s. Even without knowing what goes on after hours, you’re signing up for $4/hr.
“Economy sucks here. You need to have had a job to get a job.”
I get that, but seeing as Freddy Fazbear’s is a children’s pizza place using animatronics and themes that are apparently extremely uncommon outside of the US, and all narration is done with a midwestern accent, we can assume that the establishment is in the United States and therefore subject to minimum wage requirements as it is not a position dependent upon tips. As such, the security guard is accepting a job that pays significantly less than minimum wage in a time when said wage is most likely around what it is today with the tablet cameras dating the game’s setting within the last few years.
I get needing a job to get a job, but you would be hard pressed to find someone to work nights at a place for $3.25 less than minimum wage, especially in today’s economy.
how many waitresses do you know
A few, which is why I pointed out that working security overnight is not a job dependent upon tips, and is therefore subject to minimum wage laws.
(via panchito-pistoles)
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I still don’t get why anyone would ever sign up to work security at Freddy Fazzbear’s. Even without knowing what goes on after hours, you’re signing up for $4/hr.
“Economy sucks here. You need to have had a job to get a job.”
I get that, but seeing as Freddy Fazbear’s is a children’s pizza place using animatronics and themes that are apparently extremely uncommon outside of the US, and all narration is done with a midwestern accent, we can assume that the establishment is in the United States and therefore subject to minimum wage requirements as it is not a position dependent upon tips. As such, the security guard is accepting a job that pays significantly less than minimum wage in a time when said wage is most likely around what it is today with the tablet cameras dating the game’s setting within the last few years.
I get needing a job to get a job, but you would be hard pressed to find someone to work nights at a place for $3.25 less than minimum wage, especially in today’s economy.
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Papi’s inbox has been nuked with extreme prejudice.
Also, the vote for whether Diamond Tiara should be Libi’s first conversion is already 9-1 in favor. -
Ah, sorry for my vague ask. I also live in Lincoln and my work schedule is usually from early mornings to afternoons between 25-35 hours a week at $10/hr. I'm not in school so I have a lot of free time. The highest I'm willing to pay for rent is $450/month. Does this sound alright with you?
Anonymous
That does, but I would still prefer that such matters are discussed off of anon.
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Hello! I saw your post that you were looking for a roommate and I'm currently in the same position. Would you like to exchange numbers so we can talk/text more about this? Anonymous
You’ll have to forgive me for being wary of an anon asking for my contact information. I’m looking for a roommate in the Lincoln Nebraska area so I can move out, if someone has the same issue then I’ll be happy to talk, but I would prefer that a potential roommate not be so anonymous.
Because it’s somewhat important to know for potential roomies, I work full time (mostly mornings) for $8.90/hr. After taxes my average paycheck is around $600, and my student loans are only about $400/month. I can probably scrape by on my own with either a studio or single bedroom apartment, but I am definitely open to splitting an apartment with someone and actually having wiggle room in the finances for pointless things like supplies, emergencies, games, etc. Also food.
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Hello! I saw your post that you were looking for a roommate and I'm currently in the same position. Would you like to exchange numbers so we can talk/text more about this? Anonymous
You’ll have to forgive me for being wary of an anon asking for my contact information. I’m looking for a roommate in the Lincoln Nebraska area so I can move out, if someone has the same issue then I’ll be happy to talk, but I would prefer that a potential roommate not be so anonymous.
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That’s got me imagining Papi tossing the closest drone into the inbox and answering only the questions that get stuck to his horn.
Drone darts. Excellent.
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I want to get an update done, but I don’t feel like drawing or doing much of anything…..
