#except its not lol

[inkskinned]

it is totally okay to be hurt and tired and fed up with the american schooling system but i need you to understand that we need to be better about loudly and routinely defending public education.

yes, many teachers suck, many schools utterly suck. i also got bullied and was absolutely not given the right support for my needs. i am not defending public education because it was kind to me. i am defending it because it needs to exist.

right-wing republicans do not want an educated population. they want kids to be homeschooled or in private school. there is a huge religious undertone to this.

the most common argument is that despite high costs, the "result" is not "good" enough. they point to failing schools as proof that public education is just never going to work out. there will be arguments made here that you actually agree with: that teachers can be bullies, that we taught online for 2 years and still charged the same amount of tuition, that we have no recourse for students to actually have agency or a voice, and that schools are now unsafe for kids due to risk of illness and gun violence.

these are all placing the blame in a fraudulent way, one intended to get your parents to homeschool you. the less kids in a school, the less federally-awarded funding for that school, the less any school succeeds. they will not mention the fact it is their legislation that takes away important funding opportunities, that teachers are living at or below the poverty line, that buildings are not kept up to code, that administration is overpaid and forces specific curriculums, that corporations like (my personal enemy) Pearson Education control certain classroom goals because teachers can't afford other options. they pretend to be ignorant of the gun violence and say "oh just get a gun" - but these are the same people who will be sending their child to a private school with a bulletproof backpack. they don't care if your kid dies, though. they "don't believe" in covid, but they did get their kid vaccinated, because of course they did.

it is a closed loop. conservative parents hear the fearmongering and remove children from the system. frequently these parents are also deeply religious. the kids are raised without access to other media & learn to parrot their parents. you have now created a new generation of conservatives. additionally, one of the parents/caregivers must stay home and homeschool the children, usually for free. i will give you 1 guess which parent tends to stay home to homeschool the children. these parents are encouraged to have many, many children. those children are most likely not getting access to safe sex ed.

we might laugh at fox news suggesting teachers are forcing children to use kitty litter but: first of all, there is kitty litter in the classroom. it's part of an emergency kit in case children are locked in due to a shooter. so that's fucking dystopian, and the fact they've completely reimagined the scenario to somehow make the teachers look bad when it's instead a fucking huge symbol of our failure as a country to protect our children.... it feels a little intentional.

secondly: don't just dismiss the situation. because, yeah, obviously, no teacher is encouraging kids to be a catboy. but the actual undertone that fox news is trying to sew is an outright distrust of teachers and of public education. they rely on the dehumanization of trans people as a common touchstone to hide the fact they're pushing two agendas at once. (which is ironic. because the thing they accuse teachers of. is pushing. an agenda.)

whenever someone tells you they want you to read less, you should be suspicious of that. when someone tries to separate you and your education, you should be suspicious of that. i don't even like incel rhetoric nor would i want my kids exposed to it - but i would not take away my child's (age-appropriate) access to the internet. i would just provide more educational materials, not less. the difference here is that i believe we can resolve ignorance with knowledge; whereas conservatives believe that ignorance is bliss.

they misappropriate funding and demonize teachers. they pull the same trick each time - the same thing we are seeing with anti-trans rhetoric. they do not want you to have access to safe sex ed, so they act horrified, claim sex ed teaches you how to thrust deep, claim that we have no idea what "age-appropriate" means. since the mid-nineties, the united states has spent at least 2 billion dollars on abstinence-only education, even though to quote the above link: "a preponderance of studies has found no effect of abstinence education at reducing adolescent pregnancy". conservatives want you to think less of any person struggling with addiction so they can continue their racist "war on drugs", so they spend up to $750 million dollars a year on the DARE program which has absolutely no effect. acting like teachers "must" be "grooming" children is just the same thing - so they can demand that funding either goes to their causes or the funding doesn't "exist" ("i'm not paying for our kids to learn that thing!")

and they want you to feel uncaring about this. they are aware that you will hate some parts of your school experience. pretty much everyone does. they want to lean into the parts that you hate so that you don't put up a fight about it when they take it away for not being "good enough."

i know i maybe sound like a conspiracy theorist. but truly. truly. it is beneficial for conservatives to reduce your faith in the american public schooling system.

one of the explicitly stated campaign promises of the conservative party: to axe the Department of Education in 2024.

i know we are all tired and burnt out and there is so much else wrong with their entire platform. but maybe just - pay attention to this one.

#i can't believe i have to say this #the conservative party is legit like ''is it anything good? okay we hate it.'' #''lets kill lgbt people and ummmmm school children shouldnt be able to read they should be at home watching jordan peterson :)" #the fact that it's like all related is. wild. #like it's wild bc if u start being like. actually making it impossible to afford housing is part of how they keep the nuclear family..... #it's just like lines connecting to lines. EXCEPT ITS OBVIOUS? #what's wild to me about most conspiracy theorists is that they're like . ohhhh the govt is hiding shit!!!!!!! they don't want u to know!!! #and im like. this old man literally got up on stage and said he hates public education and will let our kids die before taking away ak-47s #and ppl are like: lol thats just bob's sense of humor he didn't mean it literally uwu

[crunchchute]

I can be your devil

#crunchchute art #my art #sam and max #not waht i planned to draw today. at all. #this was meant to be a warmup i guess but its like. not a warmup at all lol #drawing everything except what im supposed to

[cannibalovers]

contemplating life

#me when im in a love triangle between hydration and dehydration #that glass of water looks mad icy and delicious #and why is he staring at it like that tho jesus #what did it do #is he hypnotised? #did it kill his family #will graham #hannibal #nbc hannibal #hugh dancy #this doesn't even have anything to do with hannibal except that it has hugh dancy on it its just mad funny lol #images

[mortyenthusiast]

eye color hcs

#rick and morty #morty smith #rick sanchez #evil morty #rick prime #morty blue rick brown so they match That Is my main thought process #but i could also definitely write an extensive spiel about blue vs brown based on the “i used to wear brown pants” comment in s3e1 #evil morty has brown eyes exactly because of this. like basically brown is like the Mature color i guess #prime with blue eyes thoughghhh well hes the exception that enforces the rule #him with blue eyes is just cause i think its a little freakayyyy lol. PLEASE GET HIM BROWN CONTACTS etc etc #and also hehe. Him and Morty match.

[fluttershyes]

random sketchies from febuary

#mine #mlp #fluttershy #dj pon3 #tw smoking #i feel like its super ooc to have vynl scratch saying anything but i also like the hc that it just refuses to talk to ppl its not close too #like mostly nonverbal except like its 3 closest friends lol #lmao this has been in my drafts mb i havent been drawing much at awl 😔

[mossycobblestonewrites]

DC X DP PROMPT #22

I've seen Everlasting Trio with Sam and Tucker being villains and Danny being a house husband, and I love it dearly, but what if it was flipped?

Danny isn't necessarily evil... He's nothing like how Dan operates, but he's still no where firmly on the 'good' spectrum. His lovely spouces on the other hand, had landed themselves onto the roster of the Justice League - and listen, Danny is very proud of them! Sam and Tucker worked very hard to get where they are, using their positions for immeasurable good. But, Danny is a bit over the whole hero thing. He would never stop his beloveds, but he's not going to make it easy on them.

Since Sam and Tucker had joined the JL, he's been biding his time. He didn't go into hiding, but he's been more subdued. They know what's up, they always know what's up. But Danny wants to have a good anniversary! And what could be a better anniversary than kidnapping your loved ones from work while their coworkers fight tooth and nail to retrieve them?

Maybe he's been listening to Jordan to much.. Danny won't complain! It sounds super romantic! So off he goes, with his brother and mirror sister, off to cause some minor mayhem.

#dc x dp #dpxdc #the dannys are evil but in a funny way #like a harmless evil #except for dan #most of the times #everlasting trio #danny phantom #dan phantom #dani phantom #sam manson #tucker foley #sam and tucker are heros and in the justice league #danny kidnaps them for their anniversary #the jl have no clue they are in a loving relationship #they also have no clue that danny wouldnt actually harm people #but its for the lols

[birdricks]

the final phrase of my last sentence / hangs in the air, sounding stupider and stupider

#THE LINK IS MY BIRDRICK PLAYLIST. LISTEN TO IT PLEASEEEEE #rick and morty #birdrick #rick sanchez #rick c137 #oh my GOD i struggled w the colours on this one. im SOOOO bad at colours man 😭😭😭😭😭 bane of my life #idgaf if this isnt how it happened in the actual scene. imagery over truth #if it bothers u ummm imagine its a dream or smth. #had to take dreadful reference pics of myslef for this. worth it #i might change the playlist art at some point to smth more fitting but idgaf i just want to show ppl now #and ive wanted to draw this for a whileee now lol #BUT YEAHHHHH. LISTEN TO MY PLAYLIST BOY #artsbotz #oh my god ok im not makinga ny more tiny edits. POST #COMPLETELY FORGOT TO TALK ABT THE PLAYLIST LOL #urmm hopefully its kinda clear which pov each song is. except a few kinda mixed ones #it goesssss all the way from them meeting up until like. s5 ending kinda #apologies again for all the csh. youll have to cope im afraid #its vital listening. listen to twin fantasy btw. btw

[hotpooki]

what if after ep 12 wolfwood like time travels back but he shows up as an emotional support dog

vash is like can we keep him please!!!!! and brad is like WHAT IS THAT <-has never seen a dog irl

#trigun stampede #vash the stampede #trigun #vashwood #?? maybe LOL #brad #bc i love him #yeah thought this was funny #like the lilo stitch thing when lilo is like god send me an angel #except its just woofwood but they dont know what a dog is #mine #nicholas d wolfwood #fanart

[jiiyawns]

fight the pain awaaaay

#sth #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sonic frontiers #tw eye strain #i am already so fucking sorry to everyone's eyes. its okay just know i had to stare at this brightass red for hours #smth smth i've had this song on loop i'm contributing 1000 plays myself etc etc etc #secretly this is sonic underground fanart except i do not wanna draw a guitar lol #based off the official art that everyone likes including me because yes i like the idea of him idk. jammin. rocking. he's sonic #i hate perspective and i hate geometric shapes. thank you #fanart #draw

[bruciemilf]

One thing I wanna do more is include Battinson's complete lack of filter.

That scene at the funeral where Falcone tried to push that 'your father saved me for a reason' fantasy, which Bruce ended very quickly with his '' He took the Hippocratic oath" line

It can sure read as snarky, and in some parts, it was, -- Falcone's antourage surely saw it as that, -- but Bruce was completely serious.

It wasn't a diplomatic move on his part, but that's why it works. 'No filter' doesn't generally entail being rude and bold, it's your thoughts being faster than your mouth without considering how it'd sound out loud

Not to mention, Bruce wouldn't process sarcasm the same as everyone else. He's good at dishing it, for sure, but we've seen he's completely oblivious to obvious social ques,

If somebody were to be like, " haha maybe YOU'RE batman" him, the go to reaction would be " haha good one"

Bruce? Would start shaking on the spot. It's raining nerves out here. " No I'm not." With a blank face, " I'm not. I'm scared of bats. I hate bats. I wish bats never existed. I wish YOU never existed. Im sorry. Goodbye." Before taking off in a hurry.

#i dont really know where i was going with this just that bruce is surprisingly not as polished with dealing with media as i thought hed be #he's a good liar except when he needs it and i think they'd take advantage of it lol. but -- i think it comes up in other circumstances too #for exemple bruce is bad at feelings but he's good at communication maybe? let me show you what i mean #dick age 10 drawing a family portrait: here b!! you have pink hair cause i ran outta black :D do you like it #bruce: its very ugly. i love it #dick: :( #bruce: i do love it. it doesn't need to be pretty. you put lots of effort into it and you thought about alfred and i. just because it's not #perfect doesn't mean it's worthless. thank you #dick: :D #bruce has it framed in his office #bruce wayne #dc #dc comics #batman #battinson #the batman #batman 2022 #dcu

[pinacoladamatata]

as they say in the sims... woo hoo! local vampire spawn seduces younger sister of Minthara. more at 11....

#astarion #tavstarion #we're using that tag right? #bg3 #im going feral lads #its been 2 months i haven't drawn anything except astarion #insane the way this romance played out like exactly what i wished for but better than i ever expected #ON THE MANS GRAVE NO LESS #SO mary shelley of him #the PARALLELS #the NARRATIVE FOILNESS OF IT ALL #>:) #pina art #i imagine minthara giving him the 'shovel talk' but its more like a ''lol be careful boy''

[mx-nada]

bfb/tpot host stuff i realized i never posted here

#my art #fanart #gijinka #character design #bfdi #bfb #tpot #jacknjellify #xfohv #four bfb #x bfb #two bfb #two tpot #4x #fourx #i havent drawn much lately cause of school again and also . general life stuff but i gottttaaaa draw #-my algebralien gijinkas again cause its been like forever (except for exclamation mark lol)

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

Ninjavember Days 25-30! 🎉🎉🎉

#ninjavember 2023 #rc9gn #randy cunningham 9th grade ninja #rc9gn sorcerer #rc9gn peddler #rc9gn first ninja #first ninja #randy cunningham #howard weinerman #can't believe i managed a whole -ber event!!!(except for one day but considering how much i drew for others its like meh) #like it happened only once or twice in my life before where i got thru whole month! lol #thank u evilspiritweek again for hosting! (also dude my brain literally didnt comprehend the 31 day thing until u pointed it out. so like #no worries dude we are all brainfryed around here) #also thank you anyone who enjoyed my prompt fills!! im glad my insanity didnt go unwitnessed! xD

[risenshiney]

💛🐶SCRIMBLY GOOD BOY HOURS

SKRUNKLY POTATO MOMENTS🐶💛

#oatchi #poochy #pikmin #yoshi island #super mario #drawing #fanart #PIKMIN 4 #IN 10 DAYS #WHAT CAN I SAY #IM WEAK TO SCRUNGY #only watched family play 1st and 2nd pikmin but couldn't get into it bc it seemed so STRESSFUL #but for this game i plan to make an exception #the japanese here is just onomatopoeia for barking staring and sleeping lol #oatchi looking kinda too off model but i liked how this came out ill draw him better next time waaaaa #also i finally post fandom content during its hype WHAT SWEET HECKERY IS THIS #prob not really accurate but the idea of poochy interacting w another tiny weird dog thingy made my heart a bit too full #sorry for the tag vomit i have feelings lmao

[harbingersecho]

they had to pause their morning workout to drive wash to the ER at 7 am bc he somehow got hit by a car while getting mail. there's traffic. maine fiddles with the radio and carolina is imagining herself parkouring over the other cars

#rvb #red vs blue #maine #wash #carolina #agent washington #agent maine #agent carolina #mine #*24 #i just saw that image again and wanted to redraw it and this concept just manifested itself #i lost the og ref photo but its the one w/ the big beefy guy and the blonde woman + they both got tits. if u don't know it dw lol #also in a modern au carolina has like a subaru or a honda civic and it's teal. she's the only one of the blues who even has a car #tex had a motorbike. no one else in blue team even has a license except wash but he doesn't actually have a car he just needed a license #but the blues are like 'we never even fucking go anywhere why would we pay all the car insurance shit + parking' #if they rly need to they can just bum a ride from someone or wash can rent a car or whatever #carolina will only drive them (she doesn't trust wash not to crash) in an absolute emergency bc they made fun of her car saying #it's a PTA mom car and she's petty. if youre not gonna die she doesn't care

[azuneekun]

no more de-aged, hairless and twinkified shane and harvey. Their appeal is being neurodivergent wrinkly dilfs and im RIGHT.

#stardew valley #stardew valley shane #stardew valley harvey #I like my men confined in the geriatric ward #except for sebastian. Who is perpetually built like a pretty little boytoy etc #also im just kidding btw you guys can like what u like lol its just that when i see mods making shane and harvey made younger... #And thinner..and hairless....and like pretty boys in otome games ...i just go 🥹 #Thats not my wife