#Heather Bertram

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have R.L. Stine Goosebumps 3-Pack Thriller It has Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns 1996, The Headless Ghost 1996, and The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight 1996

#Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns #Erica Luttrell #Aidan Desalaiz #Maria Paikin #Gino Giacomini #The Headless Ghost #Andreanne Benidir #Kenny Vadas #Dennis O'Connor #Sean Vertigo #Daniel Goodfellow #The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight #Heather Bertram #John E. Campbell #Bob Clout #Louise Nicol #R.L. Stine Goosebumps 3-Pack Thriller

[kadkadduwa]

i just think if romero were kindred and isaac were his ghoul. romero would be an embalmer and isaac would be the owner of a mom and pop video shop

#mafia ventrue merc... flesdgling heather... malk doc cleaver... nossie bondsman knox #idk what bertrams deal is #and the inverse... #errand boy lacroix... ghoul suckhead... secretary therese #bertram is still a mystery he'd be the playboy though

[spenceluvsurmomsblog]

Master list!

Here’s what/who I currently write smut/fluff for!

Huge disclaimer: if you know a character is a minor then you should know I will not write smut for them. Ty loves!

Full / fuller house

Jesse Katsopolis

Joey Gladstone

Danny Tanner

(Older) DJ Tanner

(Older) Stephanie Tanner

(Older) Kimmy Kibbler

Matt Harmon

Heart stopper

Nick Nelson (fluff)

Charlie Spring (fluff)

Tara Jones (fluff)

Darcy (fluff)

Issac (fluff)

Tori Spring (depends on what’s requested)

Aled (fluff)

Tou Xu (fluff)

Elle (fluff)

The summer I turned pretty

Conrad Fisher (smut/fluff)

Jeremiah Fisher (smut/fluff)

Steven Conklin (smut/fluff)

Isabell Conklin (fluff)

Susannah Fisher (fluff)

Laurel Conklin (fluff)

The Black Phone

Finney Blake (fluff)

Robin Arellano (fluff)

Bruce Yamada (fluff)

Vance Hopper (fluff)

Griffin Stagg (fluff any one who requests smut is blocked)

Billy Showalter (fluff)

Metal Lords

Hunter Sylvester (smut/fluff)

Kevin (smut/fluff)

Emily (smut/fluff)

That 70s show

Steven Hyde (smut/fluff)

Eric Forman (smut/fluff)

Jackie Burkheart (smut/fluff)

Michael Kelso (smut/fluff)

Fez (probably just fluff)

Donna Pincioti (smut/fluff)

Divergent

Tris Prior (smut/fluff)

Caleb Prior (smut/fluff)

Tobias Eaton (four) (smut/fluff)

Christina (smut/fluff)

Eric (smut/fluff)

Chucky (the series)

Junior Wheeler (fluff)

Jake Wheeler (fluffy malexmale only)

Lexy Cross (fluff)

Devon Evans (fluff)

Tiffany / Jennifer Tilly (smut/fluff)

The sandlot

Benny Rodriguez (fluff)

Scott Smalls (fluff)

Michael Palledorous (fluff)

Hamilton Porter (fluff)

Alan “yeah-yeah” Mcclean (fluff)

Bertram Grover Weeks (fluff)

Wendy Peffercorn (fluff)

Kenny Denunez (fluff)

Fear Street

Simon Kalivoda (smut/fluff)

Deena (smut/fluff femalexfemale only)

Kate Schmidt (smut/fluff)

Josh (fluff)

Heather (smut/fluff)

Cindy Berman (smut/fluff)

Ziggy Berman (fluff)

Tommy Slater (smut/fluff)

Nick Goode (smut/fluff)

Descendents

Harry Hook (smut/fluff)

Mal (fluff)

Evie (fluff)

Jay (fluff)

Carlos (fluff)

Ben (fluff)

Uma (fluff)

Gil Gaston (fluff)

Jane (fluff)

Audrey (fluff)

The Breakfast Club

John Bender (smut/fluffish)

Andrew Clark (smut/fluff)

Brian Johnson (smut/fluff)

Claire Standish (smut/fluff)

Allison Reynolds (smut/fluff)

Mean Girls

Karen Smith (smut/fluff)

Gretchen Weiners (smut/fluff)

Regina George (smut/fluff)

Janis Ian (smut/fluff)

Kady Heron (smut/fluff)

The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark (smut/fluff)

Gale Hawthorn (smut/fluff)

Finnick Odair (smut/fluff)

Cinna (smut/fluff)

Katniss Everdeen (smut/fluff)

Glimmer (smut/fluff)

Clove (fluff)

Cato (smut)

Finch (fox face) (smut/fluff)

Any others ask and I’ll tell you what I write

Shameless

Fiona Gallagher (smut/fluff)

Lip Gallagher (smut/fluff)

Ian Gallagher (smut/fluff)

Carl Gallagher (smut/fluff)

Debbie Gallagher (smut/fluff)

Mickey Milkovitch /(smut/fluff)

Mandy Milkovitch (smut /fluff)

Kevin Ball (smut/fluff)

Veronica Fisher (smut/fluff)

Scream

Billy Loomis (smut/fluff)

Stu Macher (smut/fluff)

Sydney Prescott (smut/fluff)

Tatum Riley (smut/fluff)

Randy Meeks (smut/fluff)

Dewy Riley (smut/fluff)

Gale Weathers (smut/fluff)

Charlie Walker (smut/fluff)

Jill Roberts (smut/fluff)

Amber (smut/fluff)

Chad Minks (smut/fluff)

Mindy Minks (smut/fluff)

Sam Loomis ? (smut/fluff)

Outerbanks

JJ Maybank (smut/fluff)

Pope Hayward (smut/fluff)

Sarah Cameron (smut/fluff)

Kiera (smut/fluff)

John B (smut/fluff)

Rafe Camron

Twilight

Edward Cullen (smut/fluff)

Jasper Hale (smut/fluff)

Emmet Cullen (smut/fluff)

Carlisle Cullen (smut/fluff)

Jacob Black (smut/fluff)

Seth Clearwater (fluff)

Charlie Swan (smut/fluff)

Bella Swan (smut/fluff)

Rosalie Hale (smut/fluff)

Alice Cullen (smut/fluff)

Esme Cullen (smut/fluff)

Lea Clearwater (smut/fluff)

Mauraders

Regulus Black (smut/fluff)

Sirius Black (smut/fluff)

James Potter (smut/fluff)

Lily Evans (smut/fluff)

Severus Snape (smut/fluff)

Remus Lupin (smut/fluff)

Peter Petigrew (smut/fluff)

Narcissa Black (smut/fluff)

Bellatrix Black (smut/fluff)

Pandora Lovegood (smut/fluff)

Barty Crouch JR (smut/fluff)

Evan Rosier (smut/fluff)

Marlene Mckenny (smut/fluff)

Riverdale

Cheryl Blossom (smut/fluff) femalexfemale only

Jughead Jones (smut/fluff)

Betty Cooper (smut/fluff)

Veronica Lodge (smut/fluff)

Archie Andrews (smut/fluff)

Tony Topaz (smut/fluff)

Sweet pea (smut/fluff)

Fangs Fogurty (smut/fluff)

I am not ok with this

Sydney (fluff)

Deena (fluff)

Stanley Barber (fluff)

That’s about it.

Cobra Kai

Eli Moskiwitz (hawke) (aged up smut/fluff)

Demetri (fluff)

Samatha Larusso (aged up smut/fluff)

Moon (aged up smut/fluff)

Yasmine (aged up smut/fluff)

Anthony Larusso (aged up smut/fluff)

Daniel Larusso (smut/fluff)

Johnny Lawrence (smut/fluff)

Tori (aged up smut/fluff)

Robby Keene (aged up smut/fluff)

The outsiders

Darry Curtis (smut/fluff)

Two-bit Matthews (smut/fluff)

Sodapop Curtis (smut/fluff)

Steve Randle (smut/fluff)

Dallas Winston (smut/fluff)

Johnny Cade (fluff)

Ponyboy Curtis (fluff)

Tim Shepheard (smut/fluff)

Curly Shepheard (smut/fluff)

Angela Shepheard (smut/fluff)

Criminal Minds

Aaron Hotchner (smut/fluff)

Spencer Reid (smut/fluff)

Derek Morgan (smut/fluff)

David Rossi (smut/fluff)

Emily Prentiss (smut/fluff)

Jennifer Jaroue (smut/fluff)

Elle Greenaway (smut/fluff)

Penelope Garcia (smut/fluff)

The Originals

Klaus Mikaelson (smut/fluff)

Elijah Mikaelson (smut/fluff)

Kol Mikaelson (smut/fluff)

Rebekah Mikaelson (smut/fluff)

Freya Mikaelson (smut/fluff)

Hayley Marshall (smut/fluff)

Jackson (smut/fluff)

The Vampire Diaries

Elena Gilbert (smut/fluff)

Damon Salvatore (smut/fluff)

Bonnie Bennett (smut/fluff)

Stefan Salvatore (smut/fluff)

Caroline Forbes (smut/fluff)

Enzo St.John (smut/fluff)

Vicki Donovan (smut/fluff)

Matt Donovan (smut/fluff)

Katherine Pierce (smut/fluff)

Tyler Lockwood (smut/fluff)

Anyone else requested I’ll tell you what I write for! XX

IT

Henry Bowers (smut/fluff)

Belch Huggins (smut/fluff)

Patrick Hockstetter (smut/fluff)

Victor Criss (smut/fluff)

(Older) Richie Tozier (smut/fluff)

(Older) Eddie Kaspbrak (smut/fluff)

(Older) Bill Debrough (smut/fluff)

(Older) Stanley Uris (smut/fluff)

(Older) Beverly Marsh (smut/fluff)

(Older) Ben Hanscome (smut/fluff)

(Older) Mike Hanlon (smut/fluff)

Friends

Chandler Bing (smut/fluff)

Rachel Green (smut/fluff)

Joey Tribiani (smut/fluff)

Monica Geller Bing (smut/fluff)

Ross Geller (smut/fluff)

Phoebe Buffay (smut/fluff)

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington (smut/fluff)

Eddie Munson (smut/fluff)

Jonathan Byers (smut/fluff)

Argyle (smut/fluff)

Billy Hargrove (smut/fluff)

Nancy Wheeler (smut/fluff)

Robin Buckley (smut/fluff)

Chrissy Cunningham (smut/fluff)

Anyone else will be fluff !

Sam and Colby

Sam Golbach (smut/fluff)

Colby Brock (smut/fluff)

Jake Webber (smut/fluff)

Reggie Webber (smut/fluff)

Kevin Langue (smut/fluff)

MIKE (smut/fluff)

Ariya (smut/fluff)

Corey schere (smut/fluff)

Katrina Stuart (smut/fluff)

Tara Yummy (smut/fluff)

Zephyr Wolf (smut/fluff)

Devyn Lundy (smut/fluff)

Cassie (smut/fluff)

The walking dead

Glenn Rhee (smut/fluff)

Rick Grimes (smut/fluff)

Daryl Dixion (smut/fluff)

Negan Smith (smut/fluff)

Maggie Rhee (smut/fluff)

Michonne (smut/fluff)

Carl Grimes (some smut aged up ofc/fluff )

South Park (all aged up ofc)

Kenny McCormick (fluff/smut)

Stan marsh (fluff/smut)

Kyle Broflovski (smut/fluff)

Eric Cartman (ig I’ll do smut or fluff)

Michael (the goth kid) (anything)

Basically anyone as long as it’s not them as children for smut

And I’ll do anything for euphoria (minus Nate) and Harry Potter (mostly fluff) and I will do anything for the walking dead !! :))

(Please no incest, zoophilia stuff)

[smuttyfang]

Bertram, Cupcake

“Oh god yes! I'm so happy to you're still writing these; if requests are open maybe Bertram with a female Malkavian ghoul? Kinda how Heather adapted Malk speech patterns? SFW or NSFW, dealer's choice!”

Words: 1,350

“Bertie- I mean, Bertram?” Jeanette yelled out into the darkness of the large old oil tank at the end of town. Her voice sounded a bit sad. You knew that Therese told her she had to stop messing around with Bertram, and that it clearly did bother her a bit. However, you knew she was fine in all reality. She was already seeing other men to purposely piss Therese off. Maybe she was just pretending to be sad, who really knew? Malkavians were very strange. It wasn’t something difficult to figure out. Not after becoming a ghoul and hearing those voices..

“Whadd’ya need?” You heard a deep and raspy voice in the shadows, but you couldn’t even tell exactly where it was coming from. Jeanette sighed and rolled her eyes dramatically, crossing her arms in frustration.

“Bert, I don’t have time! Therese will get angry if I take too long. Come out.” He then stepped from the shadows, his dark red eyes being the first thing you saw. He had boils on his head and jagged teeth. Long claw like fingernails. He was obviously a Nosferatu, from what Jeanette had taught you so far. “I need you both to take care of a problem for me and Therese. You don’t want to piss her off again, do you?” Bertram sighed, clearly annoyed with both sisters at this point.

“No I don’t, but I would also enjoy just being left alone.” Jeanette crinkled her nose and grunted at him.

“You live here in our territory, you have to help!” Bertram grumbled. You were still learning the rules of how things worked in this society, but you did know that he was technically required to help the Prince of Santa Monica if called upon. He wasn’t happy about it clearly, but knew he didn’t have a choice. Jeanette walked over to him, talking to him quietly about what needed to be done. In the short amount of time that you had been Jeanette’s ghoul, you already experienced some of the side effects of the clan. Sometimes your words didn’t come out right, they became cryptic. Sometimes you heard voices in the back of your mind that sounded just like Jeanette talking to you. It was still a lot to get used to. As they both talked about the mission, you heard a voice in your head.

‘Don’t mess up. You have to be perfect.’ You shook your head. That didn’t sound like Jeanette. At all. You weren’t afraid of Jeanette. When you heard her voice, it sounded sweet and seductive. Almost comforting. This time, it sounded way too much like Therese. You felt a shiver run down your spine. What the fuck was happening? You held your head in your hands.

“Don’t.. I’m not yours! Why, you?” You yelled out. Their talking stopped, and you quickly felt Jeanette’s arms around you. She began petting your head, like you were her pet.

“Shh, shh. It’s okay. I know. It might happen sometimes that way.” The feeling of overwhelming fear was suddenly just sucked out of you. You were fine. You looked at Jeanette’s sweet eyes, smiling at her.

“It’s okay! It doesn’t hurt anymore!” Bertram made a little humming sound as he watched, curious.

“See? Everything is fine, duckling. Don’t worry! I would never let anything bad happen to you. Bertram is going to teach you some things while you get something done for me, okay?” You nodded your head excitedly, just happy to be of use to Jeanette. You still didn’t like the thought of Therese, but that no longer mattered! Jeanette was taking care of you. Jeanette gave you a light kiss on your cheek before walking out of the oil tank and disappearing down the street. You touched your cheek, feeling the tingling left behind by her lips. Turning around, you looked at Bertram. You weren’t sure what to make of him just from first sight.

“So, cupcake..” You raised an eyebrow at him. “She told me what we needed to do. I guess I’m supposed to show you the ropes a little. You cocked your head at him, curious and intrigued.

“Cupcake? Am I sweet? How would you know?” You giggled. He chuckled.

“Just have a feeling.” He shrugged his shoulders at you. You felt an urge to walk around him. Putting your hands behind your back, you walked around him in a circle, just checking him out. He seemed used to dealing with Malkavians, as he wasn’t really fazed by you doing something odd.

“You seem more like a sweet and sour candy!” You giggled. “Some sweetness, but not fully.” He chuckled.

“You make a good assessment I suppose. I have a soft spot for newbies, but don’t tell anyone.” Your eyes lit up as you got right in his face, not bothered by his appearance in the slightest.

“I’m a newbie and a cupcake! A new cupcake would be very sweet and soft.. what do you think? What else?” You weren’t even sure what you were saying exactly, but somehow Bertram knew.

“You’re pretty cute.. I’ll give you that too.” Ah, he cracked the code. You wanted more compliments, and he quickly obliged. It excited you more than you could ever say that he seemed to understand so well what you were saying. Most people were confused at your strange choice of words, and your odd speech pattern. How sometimes you would feel quite serious and stern, and then you would suddenly switch to your bubbly and loud side. It didn’t bother him in the slightest.

“You understand!” You wrapped your arms around him, clearly the first thing you’ve done so far that has surprised him a bit. He jumped a little before chuckling and awkwardly wrapping one arm around you. “You do understand! Am I not odd to you? Strange? Cupcakes can be strange in color and texture sometimes.”

“That’s true, but they’re still sweet nonetheless.” How was he so smooth with his words? You were so giddy you felt like a schoolgirl. Someone really understood you. You wrapped your arm through his like you were going on a date.

“I like you, sweet for now. Not sour yet. Show me the ropes! Show me how to undo the knots for Jeanette.” He just accepted your holding him as he showed you a way to exit the oil tank without him being seen just walking out onto the street. You walked along with him confidently, not the least bit afraid of any harm coming to you. The voice in your head, sweet once more.

‘He’s good! He’s so good! Nothing bad will happen, he’s so good.’ It sounded like Jeanette, and it was clear to you that she trusted him in some way. You were taught already not to trust anyone fully, but you could feel that he wouldn’t allow you to get hurt if nothing else.

“I won’t turn sour on you cupcake. I’ll show you some things I know, but not everything.” He winked at you, continuing to lead you through dark, empty alleyways.

“Oooh, secrets. Everyone hides so many of them. They’re everywhere.” He nodded his head.

“Yeah. If you take any lesson from me, take that one. Don’t tell anyone everything you know. Always keep something in your back pocket just in case.” You stopped in your tracks, reaching into your back pocket. You pulled out some chapstick, taking off the lid and pressing some onto your lips. You looped your arm back through his and continued walking with him.

“I have that! Never know when someone might give me a smooch.” Bertram chuckled at you, shaking his head.

“I didn’t mean that literally.” You nodded your head, grinning widely.

“I know, secrets! I have those back there too. But you reminded me that my lips were dry.” He stopped walking and crouched down low in front of the small building at the end of the alley. You crouched down with him.

“Let's get in here and get started. The quicker we get finished, the quicker we can talk more about smooching.”

#vampire the masquerade #VTM #vampire the masquerade bloodlines #VTMB #Bertram #Bertram x reader #fanfic #scenario #fluff

[magnetarmadda]

Nine people you'd like to get to know better

I was tagged by both @bluejayblueskies and @wordsintimeandspace!

Three ships

JonMartin of course, Aziraphale/Crowley, and Diggory/Percy

First ship

Okay, actually this is kind of hard? I remember shipping characters before I started writing fic (Addie and Rhys from The Two Princesses of Bamarre come to mind immediately lol), but I think Ron/Hermione might've been the first ship I wrote about when I was like 12

Last song

In Her Arms You Will Never Starve by Copeland

Currently reading

ho boy, so many. Okay let's see

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Rogue, Set, Match by Manda Collins

At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie

Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy Harjo

The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf -> this is a reread, because the author is coming to my town in a couple of weeks!

Black, Brown, Bruised by Ebony Omotola McGee

How Colleges Change by Adrianna Kezar -> for work

Last film

Mansfield Park (1999)

Currently Craving

A vanilla chai, which tbh I'm usually craving anymore. It's my go-to lil treat these days

No pressure friends! My nine tags are @morning-softness, @amberastra, @beesabuzzin, @0rosenstern0, @inthewild-flowers, @lolgmalolg-did-nothing-wrong, @shinyopals, @peri-scoop-da-loop, and @artificialdaydreamer

#about me #tag game

[coffee-n-bagels-comic-universe]

Brainwaves Bios: Louis Tully (1984)

Dana's Neighbour & Mars' Accountant Louis Tully

An accountant and Dana Barrett's neighbour who gets possessed by Vinz Clortho, then gets to be a temporary Ghostbuster, as well as their accountant.

"Who does your taxes?"

Name

Full Legal Name: Louis Bertram Tully

First Name: Louis

Meaning: French form of 'Ludovicus', the Latinized form of 'Ludwig', from the Germanic name 'Hludwig' meaning 'Famous in battle', composed of the elements 'Hlut' 'Famous, Loud' and 'Wig' 'War, Battle'

Pronunciation: LOO-is

Origin: French, English, Dutch

Middle Name: Bertram

Meaning: Means 'Bright raven', derived from the Old German element 'Beraht' 'Bright' combined with 'Hram' 'Raven'

Pronunciation: BUR-tram

Origin: English, German, Germanic

Surname: Tully

Meaning: Form of 'Tullius', derived from the praenomen 'Tullus', which is of unknown meaning.

Pronunciation: TUL-ee

Origin: History

Titles: Mr

Nicknames: Lou, Bert

Characteristics

Age: 31

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: American Citizen. Born in America

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: April 18th 1953

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Christian (Non-Practicing)

Native Language: English

Known Languages: English, (Some) French

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Aries

Actor: Rick Moranis

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana

Currant Residence: Central Park West, New York, New York

Appearance

Height: 5'5" / 165 cm

Weight: 169 lbs / 77 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Brown

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: Hairy

Facial Hair: Clean Shaven

Tattoos: (As of Jan 1984) None

Piercings: None

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Affiliated Groups: Ghostbusters (Employee)

Friends: Heather Nieto-Jorge, May Keaton, Allison Wada, Nova Teufel, Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Raymond Stantz, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Mars Teufel, Ira Freud

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Richard Tully (70, Father), Annabelle Tully (66, Mother, Née Gold)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: William Tully (40, Brother)

Siblings-In-Law: Penelope Tully (36, William's Wife, Née Haber)

Nieces & Nephews: Lewis Tully (10, Nephew)

Children: None

Extras

Level of Education: Taking Law School Night Classes

Occupation: Accountant, Ghostbuster (In-Training), Student

Employer: Ghostbusters / Self-Employed

Expertise:

Accountant Certificate

Actuary Certificate

Notary Certificate

Knack for Loopholes & Exploits

Once Possessed by Vinz Clortho

Faults:

Weak to Good Looking Women

Coupon Collector

Street Food & Junk Food

Backstory: In 1984, Louis Tully was a resident of the Shandor Building at 550 Central Park West and lived on the 22nd floor. Louis occupied 2202. He had unreciprocated romantic feelings for Dana Barrett and clumsily burst out of his apartment whenever she was in the hallway. He was mysteriously locked out of his apartment numerous times, unaware of the supernatural history of the building.

#Brainwaves #ghostbusters 1984 #ghostbusters #louis tully #Louis Tully

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: David Randall

Published: Oct 3, 2023

In the Wall Street Journal, Mahzarin Banaji and Frank Dobbin recently published “Why DEI Training Doesn’t Work—and How to Fix It,” a defense of implicit-bias research in the guise of a critique of current corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings. Banaji is one of the two inventors of the concept of implicit bias, and of the related implicit association test (IAT). She and Dobbin hope to acknowledge the flaws of DEI trainings while preserving implicit-bias research—and the associated program of political activism. The authors lament that DEI trainings elicit shame in their subjects, and that they are largely being used to bolster workforce-management policies against possible litigation. Their problem with DEI trainings is not that they are discriminatory, but that they do not strike the right tone:

Reminding managers that they can use these tools to suss out problems and nip them in the bud helps them to feel capable of managing biases and microaggressions. When managers use these skills, they retain women and people of color for long enough to come up for promotion. . . . training isn’t designed to blame people for their moral failings. Instead, it’s galvanizing them to support organizational change by arming them with knowledge.

The problems with DEI trainings are not in their tone, however, but in their substance. The implicit-bias theory (also called unconscious-bias theory) on which these trainings are based has no scientific basis, as years of examinations have consistently demonstrated. Lee Jussim puts it politely in his “12 Reasons to Be Skeptical of Common Claims About Implicit Bias,” but the Open Science Foundation’s archive of Articles Critical of the IAT and Implicit Bias renders a harsher verdict. In 2011, Etienne LeBel and Sampo Paunonen reviewed evidence that measures of implicit bias possess low reliability. In other words, when you test for implicit bias multiple times, you rarely get the same result. Their conclusion was that some part of “implicit bias” is really “random measurement error.” In 2017, Heather Mac Donald’s intensive examination of the theory and its empirical basis (or lack thereof) concluded that the “implicit-bias crusade is agenda-driven social science.” And Bertram Gawronski’s 2019 review of the scholarly literature on implicit-bias research also concludes that there’s no proof that people aren’t self-aware enough to know what’s causing their supposedly “implicit” or “unconscious” biases; and that you can’t prove that there’s any relationship between how people do on the test and how they behave in the real world.

As far back as 2009, Hart Blanton and colleagues reexamined research data on implicit bias. They found that 70 percent of whites who supposedly displayed implicit bias against blacks actually discriminated in favor of blacks.

It’s not just that there’s “insufficient evidence” that implicit bias doesn’t matter. There’s even evidence of a negative correlation between “implicit bias” and actual behavior. So we shouldn’t just be “skeptical” of implicit-bias theory. We should scoff at it.

In 2023, Jason Chin and colleagues noted that the entire field of behavioral-priming research has been largely discredited, which, in turn, eviscerates the basic framework justifying the argument that implicit-bias training reduces prejudicial behavior. As for the implicit-attitude test, Edouard Machery’s scathing 2022 article concludes: “We do not know what indirect measures measure; indirect measures are unreliable at the individual level, and people’s scores vary from occasion to occasion; indirect measures predict behavior poorly, and we do not know in which contexts they could be more predictive.”

Banaji and Dobbin’s article also fails to reveal how crucial implicit-bias theory has been in support of the legal imposition of such trainings, whether labeled as DEI or not. Since 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has “encouraged” employers to adopt diversity trainings preemptively to protect themselves against legal liability for “unconscious bias.” In government, the trainings have been imposed by presidential executive order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Education, the Department of Justice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Office of Personnel Management, the State Department, and the states of California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, San Francisco, and Washington.

Moreover, “implicit bias” is an essential tool by which progressive activists have worked around federal antidiscrimination law’s requirement of proof of discriminatory intent. The implicit-bias standard allows lawyers to seize on the law stating that a “hostile environment” is an actionable offense under antidiscrimination law. Implicit-bias doctrine allows any inequity to be treated as evidence of bias, and hence of a hostile environment. Implicit-bias theory is the prerequisite for dispensing with intent in anti-discrimination law.

It would be hard to establish in a court of law whether instilling shame was the goal or just a byproduct of DEI trainings. It would be desirable if the DEI advocates could produce trainings that did not have that effect. But Banaji and Dobbin ultimately oppose eliciting shame not primarily because it is wrong but because it will hamper the political activism they favor.

Professional critiques of implicit bias have shown, politely but repeatedly, that there is nothing there. Activists and scientists who think that science should serve political objectives want to believe in the existence of massive systemic bias to justify their goals of imposing “equity” by law and by litigation. Implicit bias is a pseudoscientific theory made to order for this purpose. It’s a house of cards, and governments and the private sector should terminate every program based on it.

==

Call it "Grievance Dowsing."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing

Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia), gravesites, malign "earth vibrations" and many other objects and materials without the use of a scientific apparatus. It is also known as divining (especially in water divining), doodlebugging (particularly in the United States, in searching for petroleum or treasure) or (when searching for water) water finding, or water witching (in the United States).

A Y-shaped twig or rod, or two L-shaped ones—individually called a dowsing rod, divining rod, vining rod, or witching rod—are sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. The motion of such dowsing devices is generally attributed to the ideomotor phenomenon, a psychological response where a subject makes motions unconsciously. Put simply, dowsing rods respond to the user's accidental or involuntary movements.

The scientific evidence shows that dowsing is no more effective than random chance. It is therefore regarded as a pseudoscience.

#David Randall #implicit bias #implicit association #unconscious bias #phenology #discrimination #anti discrimination #systemic bias #pseudoscience #junk science #dowsing #grievance dowsing #religion is a mental illness

[byneddiedingo]

Derrel Maury in Massacre at Central High (Rene Daalder, 1976)

Cast: Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck, Ray Underwood, Steve Bond, Rex Steven Sikes, Lani O'Grady, Damon Douglas, Dennis Kort, Cheryl Smith, Jeffrey Winner, Tom Logan. Screenplay: Rene Daalder. Cinematography: Bertram van Munster. Art direction: Russell Tune. Film editing: Harry Keramidas. Music: Tommy Leonetti.

With its often clunky acting, gratuitous nudity, and marginal production values, Massacre at Central High looks like a standard exploitation flick. And knowing that writer-director Rene Daalder's mentor was the master of exploitation flicks, Russ Meyer, only goes to confirm that first impression. The film's teenagers are played by actors in their mid-20s; there is a sappy musical score with an inane song over both the opening and closing credits; the visuals* reflect the tightness of the film's budget. The setup is familiar: A new student comes to a high school where the student body is harassed by a group of bullies. When he stands up to the bullies he is seriously injured. So he decides to take revenge by offing the bullies, one by one, in imaginative ways. But murder will out, and in the end he is hoist with his own petard -- literally. And if Massacre at Central High had stuck to that formula, it could have been the conventional exploitation flick. But Daalder takes things a step further, adding some provocative and intelligent twists to the tale. The revenge plot doesn't end with the protagonist, David (Derrel Maury), taking care of the bullies. Once he's done that, the bullied students become bullies themselves, and David has to deal with that unforeseen problem. And for the better part of the film, we never see an adult authority figure, a parent, a teacher, or a school administrator. David takes their role on himself. It's an adolescent's dream world turned nightmare. Even at the end, the adults who do appear, at an improbable "Student-Alumni Prom," are ineffectual -- they seem to be the students' grandparents -- and in danger of becoming victims of David's planned massacre. The film takes an unrelentingly harsh view of human nature: It's often compared to William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies and the films made of it by Peter Brook in 1963 and Harry Hook in 1990, and considered a precursor to the movie Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989). I don't think Massacre at Central High quite measures up to that standard -- there's still a lot of cheesiness for the viewer to overcome -- but it's a kind of classic in spite of itself.

*Cinematographer Bertram van Munster is better known as the Emmy-winning creator and executive producer of the reality competition series The Amazing Race.

#Massacre at Central High #Rene Daalder #Derrel Maury

[nightingaletrash]

you ever have a sudden revelation that in the grand scheme of things is ultimately a small detail but also explains a lot of things?

We know that Kindred blood loses it’s ability to blood bond other Kindred if it’s poured into a glass and left for a few seconds before the recipient drinks it, right? I dunno if the same applies to mortals, but let’s say that it does.

Mercurio having less of a fanatical attachment to his domitor (Lacroix) than Heather and Knox suddenly makes a lot of sense because Heather and Knox are fed directly by their respective Domitors (the Fledgling and Bertram), whereas Mercurio is sent blood to drink. He’s not summoned, and Lacroix doesn’t stop in to feed him, Lacroix just bags some of his blood and has it delivered, which means it’s definitely lost its ability to bond people by the time it’s reached Mercurio. Heather feeds straight from the Fledgling, and Knox has mentioned drinking from Bertram’s wrist, so they’re both bonded directly.

Mercurio is one of the only two people that the Fledgling can trust completely, and he can be trusted because there’s no bond between himself and Lacroix; in the end game, he’s not compelled to choose Lacroix over them the way Knox would be compelled to prioritise Bertram, and if the situation were reversed, Heather would never go against the Fledgling in favour of someone else. Yet if the Fledgling abandons the Camarilla, Mercurio still helps them by selling them weapons even if he doesn’t understand why they’re abandoning the Camarilla because they’ve always been good to them - not Lacroix, the Camarilla on the whole, which implies his loyalty is to the organisation and not his domitor.

#nightingale rambles #vtmb #mercurio #knox harrington #heather #bertram tung #sebastian lacroix #it's little details and i love them even if they're not necessarily intentional

[missn11]

Link to download VTMB: The Final Nights mod https://www.moddb.com/mods/vtm-the-final-nights and VTMB TFN 1.6.1 hotfix https://www.moddb.com/mods/vtm-the-final-nights/downloads/vtm-the-final-nights-161-hotfix

We go to the Elizabeth Dane to investigate what going on and find that the entire crew was massacred and the sarcophagus had appeared to have been opened from the inside...

#vampire the masquerade #Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines #VTMB #VTM: The Final Nights #Followers of Set #setite #ministry #Sebastian LaCroix #Bertram Tung #mercurio #Heather Poe #Officer Chunk #my videos #video #lets play #mod

[traddmoore]

LITTLE BIRD #1 Second Printing Cover

Drawn by Tradd Moore, Colored by Heather Moore

LITTLE BIRD is a comic drawn by Ian Bertram, written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, colored by Matt Hollingsworth, and published by Image Comics.

#Little Bird #Little Bird Comic #Image Comics #Tradd Moore #Heather Moore #Ian Bertram #Darcy Van Poelgeest #Matt Hollingsworth #Comics

[comixology]

After the Second Civil War, two lovers meet. A straight-edge vegan hacker anarchist boy and a chaotic, hedonistic cop with a reality TV show. This really shouldn't happen—and yet, somehow, it does.

#Heather Moore #Tradd Moore #Ian Bertram #Tom Muller #Digital Comics #comiXology #Image Comics #the new worl #The New World

[polkadotpelican]

Trying to get✨ inspired ✨ so here are some VTMB scent headcannons

Sebastian Lacroix: Dior Sauvage cologne and tea tree oil, sharp and clean so you’re always alert when he walks into the room.

The Sheriff: Cool and dank, like the inside of a dark cavern.

Maximillian Strauss: Old books and the inside of a leather goods store, there’s a coppery smell of blood that makes you think somebody might have an open wound, but that’s just a thing with the Tremere.

Therese Voerman: Fresh linen and expensive ink, there’s a lingering scent of sweetness as well…

Jeanette Voerman: Store bought bubblegum and salt water taffy along with a dash of laundry detergent…

Bertram Tung: Like the car shop nearby, vehicle exhaust and the strangely addictive scent of gasoline along with the must of a well loved coat.

Knox Harrington: Like Old Spice and the best hair gel a college aged ghoul can afford.

Heather Poe: Smells like summer in a department store, newly bought clothes, strawberry lipsmackers, and sunscreen.

Mercurio: Cologne that’s slightly overwhelming but it’s just to cover up the chemical scent of gun polish and astroturf.

Beckett: Always smells like he just walked out of a pine forest, the earthy scent of dirt and crisp trees along with the smell of aging parchment and dust that lets you know he’s researching something again.

Nines Rodriguez: Has his own distinct masculine scent, it’s not bad, not like sweat or must, just smells like him, slightly salty and a hint of iron from his jewelry.

Damsel: Gunpowder and those spicy cinnamon candies, she’s spicy and wild, the scent of rebellion.

Skelter: A mix of strong deodorant that you smell when a brother pulls you into a warm hug and the comforting smell you get when you bury your nose in your dog’s fur after a long day.

Smiling Jack: Smells like he walked right off a pirate ship, tobacco smoke, scotch, and saltwater all in one.

Isaac Abrams: Like walking out of a Men’s Warehouse, fresh pressed suits and spearmint, there’s something comforting about his scent though, like riding shotgun in your dad’s car.

VV: Floral perfume and lace, if you lean in close you can smell the shampoo she uses for her colored hair.

Ash Rivers: Smells like his club, menthol cigarettes and cheap wine, but there’s a more personal scent to him that smells like aftershave and mint.

Gary Golden: Above the musty smell of catacombs and dust there’s a dry scent of money in a safe and old vinyl records.

Mitnick: Compressed air that you use for your keyboard, the smell of brand new technology in an old, unfinished basement.

Imalia: There’s a slightly plastic-y scent from her favorite magazines and posters, she wears a lot of perfume as well in an attempt to cover up the scent of her rotting skin.

Ming Xiao: Patchouli and licorice root, warm and alluring.

#vtmb #vampire the masquerade #sebastian lacroix #nines rodriguez #therese voerman #jeanette voerman #velvet velour #gary golden #isaac abrams #cuthbert beckett #maximillian strauss #ash rivers #ming xiao #world of darkness #For my OCs #Celia has a sort of vintage smell like old pearls and smoke #Ines smells like her cocoa butter lotion and fresh air

[loxanchives]

ghouls should be loved an beloved by there regents. instead we have

Mercurio- neglected but always expected to be perfect at all times. probably has anxiety and a parent complex from all the things and people he has to take care of. shushes masquerade breaches on instinct now like its a swear.

Knox- guys been a ghoul less then a year an he already has to talk to dangerous kindred on Bertram’s behalf cause his master had a dish with his girls family and who knew how long that nos was gonna be hiding for.

Heather- god give this girl some interaction options. people out here want wholsome shit but looking like permanent stockholm sufferer no matter how nice you are to her. has she even left the apartment?? cause that Sabbat lair dont count.

Vandal- dude have you seen this guy??

Patty- was probably the only appreciated ghoul but now she’s orphaned and desperate to nanny some would be lucky vampire. but everyone calls her annoying and want her dead cause shes on withdraw.

Paul Anderson- loved his girlfriend. would support sex work if he knew cause he loves her. but proceeded to die of the plague instead.

Romero- guy volunteered for the the cemetery job to fast track his career. everyone then forgot he was up there and he’s still loyal enough to beg a random ass fledgling for some alone time so he doesnt have to bother his regent about vacation time. but of course thats not surprising cause Isaacs over here with his astonishing. but not all that shocking. track record of love em then leave em and-

#this turned into something else but i stand by it #love your ghouls there only there forever you know #vtm #vtmb #vampire the masquerade #vampire the masquerade bloodlines #mercurio #knox harrington #heather poe #vandal cleaver #patty #uh that one ghoul guy idk he dead #romero #ghouls

[vampire-the-askerade]

Vtmb to seeing your bra strap haning out

[Look, I have no idea what drove me to not only write this, but also for everyone, but the fates has deemed it to be so else it would bit be here at this time.]

Camarilla

LaCroix- The absolute scandal! "Make yourself decent at once!"

Sheriff- He doesn't care. Wear your clothes how you want to.

Strauss- Will discreetly tell you( walking up to you to say it quietly if there are other people in the room), "Perhaps you would like to go to the other room to adjust yourself."

Therese- Look, she's been there and gets it. Sometimes a bra just doesn't do what you want it to. Will point out the strap is showing and suggest you fix it, but won't be horribly offended if you don't.

Nosferatu

Imalia- Only cares if it's not cute/fancy. Literally will be like, "If you're gonna show people your bra, at least wear a nice one."

Mitnick- He will notice immediately but not know if he should tell you or not. He doesn't know if it would be ruder to tell you or to let it be. Doesn't know the protocol for such things at all.

Bertram- As soon as he notices the strap, he'll crane his head to see if he can catch a glance at more. He's kind of a creep like that. Will make a snarky comment about it.

Barabus- Will just tell you straight out. After all that he has seen, there's no way he's going to find a simple article of clothing offensive.

Gary- Actually gets a little flustered about it. Knows that he shouldn't, but there's just a part in his upbringing that screams that seeing something like that is horrifically embarrassing for all parties involved. Either way, he'll manage to grunt out, "Having problems there, boss?"

Anarchs

Jeanette- Yeah, she's not going to care. Have you seen her? Her whole bra is showing.

Damsel- Oh, no. Now everyone will know that you wear the same piece of clothing that like half of the population wears! Not only does she not care, she will also tell other people they're stupid for freaking out about it.

Skelter- Might point it out if he sees it. It's not like it bothers him, but he's concerned that you might get embarrassed about it.

Nines- If this does fluster you, it will still fluster him more. He thinks the best way to handle the situation is to pretend that your strap is not hanging out from your shirt. Regardless, he keeps looking at it. He almost can't help it.

Jack- can and will snap it when he walks by. Not in a creepy way at all. More of his inner child coming out when it sees an opportunity for unbridled chaos. It will happen every time he able to pull it off; which is often.

Independents

Vivi- Immediately offers to get you one that fits better. It doesn't offend her, more so it bugs her. Why would you wear something that gives you fits like that when you could easily get one that does its job better.

Ash- He has crazy, drunk fans in his club all the time. He's seen a lot more of people than a bra strap. In fact, he'll take the bra strap over any of the other things that he's seen.

Isaac- It depends. He thinks it's tacky but won't see it as much of a bother if it's just in passing. However, if you're with him or representing him in any way, he will promptly tell you to go fix them because then he feels that you are making him look tacky.

Beckett- You wouldn't think that he would notice because almost everything would still be business as usual. That is until one day you hear, "So, you're wearing the blue one today?"

Other

Ming Xiao- Won't say anything, but she will be judging. You don't look that perfectly put together 24/7 and not notice something like that.

Andrea- At least you have clothes. He's been the Arch Bishop of one of the most volatile places in kindred history, and coverage of any sort is not always a given with the ravenous, anger-ridden fledglings that he is often trying to corral.

Pisha- More boggled that you still wear a bra. There are so many, less restricting options out there for you to use. Even with this, she doesn't care what you wear really. Just giving you some food for thought since you were considerate enough to give her actual food.

Cain/ the cabby- What the hell is a brassiere?

Ghouls and Humans

Mercurio- For him it depends on how much he knows you. Doing the dirty work that he has both before and after becoming a ghoul, he’s seen a lot. But, there’s just something for him seeing it happen with someone that he knows that gets him flustered. He feels like he’s seeing something he’s not supposed to.

Heather- Why does that matter? Some shirts just show them reguardeless. She used to be worried about this because she came from a rather strict household, so it would have bothered her at some point, but not any more.

Knox- He honestly doen’t even know what that is. Is it a new style of shirt? Looks pretty cool, bro. Man, can he get one too so he can look as cool as you do?

Vandal- Hey, are those removeable? Can he have them? He needs something to strangle someone a few floors up and those fit the bill just perfectly. He’ll even give them back when he’s done because he’s just that nice.

Patty- Wow, she would never! She would say that she didn’t care, but wouldn’t drop it the whole time you were with her. At this point you have to let it stay down out of principle.

Romero- He would snap them as he walked by, but unlike Jack it would be really creepy and not in a fun teasing way. Just punch him really good, and he’ll stop.

Chunk- Uh, hey, there friend, are you aware that you’re a bit out of dress-code there? He’s going to have to ask you to fix yourself or leave. Sorry, just boss’s orders there, pal.

#there's no excuse for this #it's like 12:40 and I'm slightly sleep deprived #vtmb #vtmb imagins #im too tired to tag all the people here #sorry

[blackcatfilmprod]

This year has been a hard one for all of us but I am glad we all grow strong because of it. The lock down didn’t crush us but open new doors for us. 

I had a lot of BIG dreams set for this year but it didn’t stop me to look for outlets for my creative skills like my Podcast, Interview Videos & Filmmaking Tip Videos. I also help and assisted others during hard times by further their careers. So I’ve touched so many lives and made new connections & friends along the way too. 

I like to thank Asia Web Awards, Supernova Expo, Brisbane Backyard Film Festival, Elvira, John Kassir, Heather Langenkamp, Tony Moran, Mathew Waters, Misty Rowe, Hayden Lowry, Jason Wingate, William Fletcher, Curtis Harrison, Pat Cardi, Jacob Mailes, The Creative Issue, Tony Newton, Indie Horror Film Creative, Zero Degree Film Contest, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Laura Bertram and John and Lotti Knowles & everyone. You guys have been very supportive to me and Black Cat Film Productions this year. 

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all our fans!.

#Tony Moran #Brisbane Backyard Film Festival 2020 #Brisbane Backyard Film Festival #Supernova Expo #Heather Langenkamp #The Creative Issue #Indie Horror Film Creative #Zero Degree Film Contest #Kane Hodder #Tony Todd #Filmmaking #Creativity #Interviews #Tips #careers #dreams #podcasts #film festivals #2020 #Boys n Ghouls Film Review Podcast #Boys n Ghouls #Boys n Ghouls Film Review #Podcasting #Podcasters