#blind culture is

[albinohai]

Im a day late for white cane awareness day BUT look at these earrings i made 🦯🥰

#actuallyblind #legally blind #white cane #blind culture is #ndn tumblr #beading

[disabled-culture-is]

Blind culture is casually forgetting that most people can see depth

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#disabled culture #disabled culture is #blind culture #blind culture is

[wetleavesandfeathers]

I had to get some clotrimazole to treat a skin infection and had a hell of a time finding it because for some reason OTC drug companies think it's a great idea to put a single condition the drug treats in giant letters and the actual name of the medication and what it does in letters too small for my blind ass. I had to stare way too close at a shelf full of products proclaiming JOCK ITCH for a very awkward amount of time until I found what I needed. Would it kill package designers to put "clotrimazole" or "antifungal cream" in print that is actually legible.

And no, asking for help was not an option because this store is understaffed and the staff they do have try their best but don't have the best literacy skills.

#actually blind #Actually low vision #Blind culture is

[muffinlance]

Wait, what’s going on with Embers???? That fic has been on my read later list since 2021, what’s happened with it???

Brief overview, then I'm likely never touching this topic again, because this is not a Drama Blog:

Context: Embers is a super old AtLA fic that was written during the early fandom days, read widely at the time, and was the origin of the widely-used fanon name of "Wani" for Zuko's ship (kind of by default that it was one of the first popular fics to give his ship a name, I think?), even though most fic writers don't seem to realize it's from there anymore.

"What's Going On": I used to include a link in all my stories to it, because I believe in crediting other writers for borrowed elements, and I was using "Wani" in all my fics. But BOY did I not want to be sending readers that way anymore, so I've adopted a new name for Zuko's ship, and removed all Embers links.

None of the criticisms about Embers itself are new; I'm assuming they date back to when the fic was being written, because this isn't an "it aged badly" thing, this is an "actually yeah this gets worse the longer you think about it and I shouldn't have ignored my bad feelings just because some of the worldbuilding was interesting" thing.

An Incomplete List of Why I Made the Change:

I don't actually like the story that much anymore, and don't want to rec it

I tried to re-read it recently to see if some things were as bad as I remembered and it turns out they were So Much Worse Oh Yikes. More specifically, the treatment of Katara and Aang and their respective cultures has... rather a lot going on. One example: The Fire Nation and Air Nomads are both given multiple backstory elements in an attempt to make the average Fire Nation soldier's participation in the genocide/war in large part the fault of the Avatar and the Air Nomads themselves, and also fully justified from the Fire Nation perspective. And I do mean fully. One of its core tenants is "People from the Fire Nation (and only people from the Fire Nation) who don't follow orders Literally Die, therefore murdering pacifists and babies and continuing the war (and their regularly scheduled war crimes) is the only thing it is physically possible for them to do". I cannot emphasize enough how literal that is.

Also the name "Wani" means "Alligator" and is... objectively a pretty lame name for Zuko's ship? Where's the personality, where's the deeper meaning, where's the resonance with Zuko's themes? @tuktukpodfics initially thought I was calling the ship "Wanyi", and that's what I've switched to, because it is Objectively So Much Better. In their words: “Wànyī (萬一): Literally ‘one in ten thousand,’ ‘perchance.’ Used grammatically in Chinese to mean ‘what if’ or ‘just in case.’ I think a ship called ‘The Perchance’ is perfect for a boy clinging to false hope.”

TL:DR; I don't rec Embers anymore, because I don't actually like the story anymore, and there are things about it that get worse the more I think on them. I've removed links to it and renamed Zuko's ship to "Wanyi" ("The Perchance") because our boy deserves a ship name that reflects his character arc.

#for the record if you ever find something kind of rancid in my fics #do please let me know #EX: I've rewritten scenes to be better Actual Blind Rep for Toph based on blind reader feedback #and I'm debating how hard it would be to ignore/re-write the canon issues of Water Tribe sexism (for the Southern Tribe at the least) #because that is a common complaint I see from the people who's RL cultures the Water Tribes was based on #probably I can do more interesting things with that going forward #in other words justice for Hama and Hahn #at least the show itself made Hama excellently complex #anyways back to doing actual writing #please no follow up questions #though I will say anyone who wants to update their own fics to use Wanyi (or any other name): go for it! #all you need to do is plop your chapters in a word editor and find/replace the ship name! it took about 40 minutes to do literally #all of my fics and I had some other editing to do besides! it'll be even quicker for you! #let's sink the Wani #avatar the last airbender #atla #Zuko

[snixx]

if hearing a girl criticize consumerism and beauty/makeup/anti-body hair culture or even just saying they don't like wearing makeup or shaving or performing femininity immediately makes you label them a pick-me maybe that's your own conscience or internalised guilt projecting just sayin'. maybe she isn't the one who thinks you're anti-feminist for wearing makeup (let's face it she most probably doesn't because most people fucking wear makeup) but your visceral defensiveness at someone just existing outside conventional beauty standards says more about you than it probably does about them

#anti beauty culture #anti makeup #anti shaving #girlblogging.pdf #yes this is about that stupid tiktok trend of everyone ragging on the one girl for saying she thinks makeup is bad for women #it literally objectively is. you can wear it if it makes you feel comfortable no one's judging you but it's an objective truth #and even if you think it's a choice for you it isn't for everyone and you need to be blind to not realise that

[th3d0nutl0rd]

Renegade Nell is such a tumblrcoded show pls go watch it

#tumblr culture #tumblrcore #renegade nell #charles devereux #billy blind #nell jackson

[itboytrends]

Ross Lynch for Behind the Blinds.

#ross lynch #behind the blinds #magazine #male model #mensfashion #it boy #fashion model #gayhot #gay men #menswear #sexy photography #itboytrends #singer #wonderland magazine #yummy magazine #dust magazine #xy magazine #dazed magazine #numero magazine #playboy magazine #w magazine #gay magazine #the magnus archives #magic #homo #faguette #david lynch #the driver era #pop music #pop culture

[unbidden-yidden]

Okay I'm a little afraid to post this because of how ridiculous the discourse is right now, but I figured I'd ask anyway.

I am NOT looking to discuss politics or current events on this post.

Can anyone recommend to me reputable, fact-based resources (ideally books, articles, or websites) that can help me learn more about Palestinian history and culture? Pretty much everything I have ever learned about the Palestinian people has been in the context of the conflict with Jews and with Israel, and I would really love to know what is unique to their culture and who they are separate and apart from the conflict. When I've gone looking for this myself I've found: (1) lots of materials that define them as one half of a conflict and only discussing them in those terms, (2) lots of materials that function as Zionist propaganda that erases their history, connection to the land, and unique culture, and (3) lots of materials that function as Anti-Zionist propaganda that demonize Israelis and/or totally erase Jewish history and delegitimize Jewish connections to the land.

I just want to know more about, idk, if they have a specific dialect of Arabic, or the history of their beautiful textile art, their naming culture, music trends, or their olive orchard cultivation. Idk, anything that doesn't involve explosives and bloodshed.

I refuse to accept a political narrative that erases the humanity of Palestinians or their neighbors, but I don't know enough about Palestinians as people and want to fix that.

#please don't make me regret posting this #I think talking about the current situation without understanding the people involved or even trying to is wrong #I have had the privilege of learning a lot about Israeli culture and befriending Israelis by virtue of my Jewish community involvement #but do not have the same connections to learning about Palestine and Palestinian culture #I realize this is a blind spot of mine and want to correct that #but you know that criticism that Dara Horn mentions? where she validly asks: #why should we care about Jewish deaths if we don't also care about how these people lived as Jews? #that same principle applies in my opinion

[reactionimagesdaily]

(asks with rizz) are there any tf2 reaction pics?

[falling for the rizz] anything for you darling

#I'm not gonna pretend like I'm a tf2 megafan but like. I watched team fabulous 2 back in the day. and I'm not blind #I know the impact this game has had on meme culture #not a pic #somebody asked me a thing! #ask mood: image request #suicide tw #just for the hanging gif lol

[schneiderenjoyer]

This part has provided and honestly confirmed an insight that's been implied occasionally, but never openly stated as much as this moment.

Arcanists are less durable.

It's mentioned a handful of times how it's important for combat between arcanists to be quick and efficient. While they can be physically strong even beyond human standards, their limits are far shorter in comparison. They're far more prone to taking physical and mental damage quicker with their quick healing/recovery to make up for it, but not change just how fragile they are.

This is very insightful too as to why arcanists would be more inclined to fight using arcanum instead of physically as much as possible. Their arcanum gives them an upper hand where their physical stamina is lacking.

#reverse 1999 #reverse 1999 lore discussion #uluru games #arcanists are so mentally and physically weak like an actual mage in DnD y'all #i still think that spathodea jumped too conclusions on ezra's intentions and it's really rough to see how raw and real that is #for a topic about building friendships between two people with clearly problematic topic on oppression and prejudice hanging over them #they're just kids. and spathodea has the weight of keeping one of the few remaining arcane cultures alive on her shoulders #it's a lot of pressure and the fear of humans erasing or taking it must not feel good to her and that blinds her from ezra's kind intention #it's also tough to swallow seeing this is a really sensitive topic and an honestly well written expression to just how painful and awkward #it is because ezra needs to acknowledge just how bad it is and even if he's not participating in the system's oppression #he has to carry the weight of generations of it and take responsibility in order to make sure that change starts happening #they're kids. God they're fukin KIDS #i have many feelings about this man. this event is so good wtf

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Scout's eyes are badly damaged in battle and for some reason, Medic's gun can't fix him. Until they figure out how to heal Scout, he needs someone to look after him and keep him safe. Sniper is given the job.

Author: @thetriggeredhappy

Note from submitter: Obviously it's sniperscout so don't read of you dislike that. Can be graphic but nothing to terrible and generally deals with mental health issues. The author is cool as hell and the best ever. Also if you like this one they are currently working on a sequel about scout's family drama during the Holidays

#official fic poll #haveyoureadthisfic #pollblr #tumblr polls #fanfiction #fandom poll #fanfic #fandom culture #internet culture #running blind #team fortress 2 #team fortress two #team fortress #sniperscout #speeding bullet

[everwizard]

ADHD is seeing something is 123 days away and going "that's not that far away" and it's literally 4 months.

#this post was brought to you by #tears of the kingdom #adhd #actually adhd #adhd culture #its the time blindness innit

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

The fact that Swifties fabricated and circulated cheating rumours about Joe Alwyn (and then to use this as justification for harassing his female co-stars) only to be proven wrong once TTPD dropped is a clear example of how toxic our fandom can be.

This level of blind hate is extremely disturbing and I genuinely hope we learn something from this.

#this doesn’t count as TTPD spoilers bc these rumours were bs to begin with #watch how none of them will learn from this #they’re content to let blind hate lead them #the culture in this fandom needs to change #it’s so disturbing #taylor swift #taylorswift #the tortured poets department #ttpd #joe alwyn #swifties

[rimouskis]

if you have at all been compelled by my Perfume Posting (or if you're into fragrance yourself) I highly recommend this article that talks about the aesthetic categorization and flattening of fragrance as heralded by fragrantica. It was both interesting AND was a semi-dense read that I had to focus on to parse, which felt good for my brain

#I have noticed myself popping into fragrantica more #(which I don't love due to the linked-in-the-article reddit thread) #so this was a great way to rethink the usefulness of the site and its language/culture #also I'm just so picky about fragrance. nothing is a good blind buy bc I know 2 things that are billed as similar won't BE similar to me #and I think this article does a good job of articulating why

[twinkskeletons]

suchh a shame that fall out boy dont reference pop culture. no references at all here. why cant they be more passionate abt this stuff like mcr :(

#txt #literally what did you listen to. are you blind and deaf. #this is like the most surface level fob pop culture ref post ever and u somehow missed these

[genderkoolaid]

the joy of living w my conservative libertarian father is him trying to argue with me about how religion is totally a universal concept in all cultures and me, someone who is dedicating my life to the study of religion, trying and failing to get him to understand the extremely basic idea that we made up "religion" and its only intuitive in Western society. because ofc if he Feels like its universal then it is right

#m. #booooooooo you dont understand anything about judaism or shintoism and you are blinded by your culturally christian antitheism boooooooo #like hes soooo in love with western classical philosophy he wants there to be this magical inherent distinction #btween illogical religion and logical philosophy #but we made up both of those things #we could just as easily live in a society where both of those fall under one label!