#de normes

[appeler-un-chat-un-chat]

(Source : Insolentiae.com 221020)

#Nous vivons dans un monde de fous. #Je crois que dans ce pays tout le monde devient complètement malade. #Le monde d’Ubu roi ! #Une vraie société de mabouls. #Un monde où on vous demande tout et son contraire dans un espèce « d’en même temps » totalement impossible et au succès improbable. #Pour le virus du Covid #ouvrez les fenêtres toutes les 10 minutes et aérez. Pour la chaleur et la sobriété énergétique calfeutrez et fermez tout ! #Les masques ne servent à rien en population générale… puis #port du masque obligatoire sinon 135 euros d’amende. #Et désormais #c’est un génial et totalement maboul pour la transition écologique prenez le train et les transports en commun mais à cause des prix de l’é #C’est juste un délire collectif ahurissant dont le professeur en chef de notre asile d’aliénés n’est autre que le docteur Maboul du Palais #Non pas qu’il soit plus maboul que tous les autres. Non. #A la grosse commission de Bruxelles ils sont carrément en phase terminale de décompensation de folie extrême. #Mais notre Manu incarne ce système qui se met à tourner en boucle et à se taper la tête contre les murs ! #Plus rien ne fonctionne #parce que nous nous effondrons sur nous mêmes et les complexités que nous créons depuis des années. Nous croulons sous nos empilements de r #de lois #de normes #de fiscalité toutes plus folles et incompréhensibles les unes que les autres.

[manitapaleta]

Sorry I'm late, I had this clear vision once of Lark in this very specific blue and pink cat apron the reads "Coffee Right Meow" and he's baking and for whatever reason he's holding a knife. Do with that what you will

Sorry IM late answering this ask lol also I forgot abt the knife part lol sorryyyy

Slightly younger lark and sparrow with a baby norm !!! Now I wanna draw all the kids as babies

#dungeons and daddies #dndaddies #dndads #dndads s2 #dndaddies s2 #lark oak garcia #lark oak #sparrow oak garcia #sparrow oak #my art #won’t tag norm bc he’s barely in this lol #looked up some Ecuadorian slang bc I wanted to write chamaco so bad but I was like noooooo they probably don’t say that there #and then i found actual slang that still fit lol #also those aren’t macaroons! they’re alfajores an Ecuadorian cookie that I prob wouldn’t like bc it’s dulce de leche which I hate 😔 #hc that sparrow is the cooking sibling and lark is the baking sibling #when you have two kids close to each other one is only good at cooking and the other is only good at baking and they can’t do the other #only saying this bc my sister and I are like that lol and picturing lark as the baking sibling is v funny #also the translation is p much ‘i can see you kid!’

[ot3]

the fact of the matter is that given the current state of both the art industry and the legal landscape of copyright/ip law, there will not ever be legislation around AI image generation that restricts companies while benefiting independent artists. rather than pushing for formal legal weigh-ins on what does or does not qualify as theft by generative outputs (i still think there could be something to be said about what companies are legally allowed to input into their generative models) we really just need to continue to. well. use our brains.

i may be in the minority in that i believe there are plenty of ways to use generative models as a tool in your artistic process (rather than being a replacement for an artistic process) that doesn't infringe on the work or livelihood of your fellow artists. and rather than wasting energy on trying to shove this genie back into the bottle, which, will not ever happen, we should work on publicly discussing where these boundaries lie. and we should also, without question, continue giving major shit to companies who are using AI generated images to avoid paying artists.

#ive seen a lot of people who seem to be of the sentiment that generative images are comparable to the NFT fad and will just disappear soon #and while the hype will undoubtedly die down #this is not a technology we are ever getting rid of. so we have to learn how to integrate it into the larger culture of independent artmaki #if we fully refuse to participate in the ai discussion beyond 'all use of image generation is unforgivable' #then we de facto cede the development of social norms for acceptable use for AI images to corporations and other non-artists #going scorched earth on this one isnt gonna work guys! it just wont!

[tswwwit]

The newest installment of the Cult AU was so amazing and gratifying! I do have to ask about Dipper's reaction when Bill suggested that next time he hide *in* his bed - should we assume that Dipper just truly doesn't think there's any possibility that Bill would want him like that, or does it potentially reflect some truly non-existent sex ed within the cult? Did the cultists have relationships like that within the cult?

I hope you post this AU and your other shorter works on AO3, id love to be able to bookmark and comment.

Thank you for your kind words!

Dipper's reaction was mostly because the cult had sub-par to non-existent sex ed. Though to be fair, even if he was aware that Bill was, ahem, an option, he definitely wouldn't think there's any way he'd want Dipper like that.

#answers #Dipper's a smart guy who went poking around in forbidden texts #So I think he's probably got an idea of some of the mechanics and anatomy of sex #But a fairly limited amount! #And anything of a non-straight nature would have been just completely off his radar #Various cult members are for sure getting it on in the background of course #Insular communities are like that #But you can also assume that Dipper pretty much was out of the loop there #He didn't get any invites before he was a Blasphemer and definitely none post de-tonguing #What you get there is a sheltered little guy who's whip-smart - but doesn't know what he doesn't know #He might have caught on if he thought to ask the question but he doesn't know there's a question to ask #Pretty bad cult altogether; I'm betting it was Extremely Heteronormative if not outright homophobic #Which like. C'mon. BIll's not even a human gender. What the hell kind of business are they on enforcing *norms* #He'd be very VERY annoyed at that bullshit

[useless-catalanfacts]

Yesterday was the 91st anniversary of the Normes de Castelló ("Castelló rules"), also known as Normes del 32 ("rules of '32", because they were approved in 1932). These rules were tue agreement on how to spell the Valencian variants of the Catalan-Valencian language. They expand the spelling rules for the language that were approved in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands in 1913, adding the characteristics of the Valencian dialects and words based on the spellings used by the notorious Valencian writers of the Valencian Renaixença literary movement.

Nowadays, Valencian is again under attack. Right-wing, Spanish nationalist political parties are in power now in the Valencian Country and cutting down on the language rights of Valencian people and where the language can be used, imposing Spanish as the public language instead. The social use of the language is also threatened by the historical discrimination against speakers of the Catalan-Valencian language, who are still routinely denied care in the public healthcare system, in many places can't access an education in the native language of the land because policies favour only Spanish, face discrimination in social media and leisure environments, and often have to hear that their language is useless or makes them sound "rural", "provincial" and "uneducated" and that the only way to be respected is to speak Spanish. Despite all of this, Valencian is alive and enjoys a rich culture, literary and musical traditions important since centuries ago and very lively nowadays.

To commemorate the 91 years of the "Castelló rules" and to show that we are alive and won't surrender our language and culture to those who wish to see us dead, many Valencians have gathered in the streets of the city where the rules were signed, Castelló de la Plana. In the photos above (posted by som_ppcc, Plataforma per la Llengua and Escola Valenciana) you can see this rally and the Valencian tradition of muixeranga.

#actualitat #país valencià #normes de castelló #castelló de la plana #minoritized languages #minority languages #language rights #langblr #languages #language #sociolinguistics #orthography #valencian #catalan #coses de la terra #valencià #català

[newsfromstolenland]

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet has amended his law project, Bill 19, regulating youth employment in the province to allow children under 14 to work in agriculture, provided the business has a maximum of 10 employees.

The proposed law, tabled in March, would limit the number of weekly hours Quebecers 16 and under can work during the school year to 17. It also sets the minimum legal working age at 14 — with some exceptions for jobs like babysitting or tutoring.

But Boulet's amendment would allow small agricultural businesses to be exempt from the new minimum working age and employ children as young as twelve.

[...]

This new exemption echoes the demands of employers, who asked for more exceptions to allow children under 14 to work.

But there are concerns over the agricultural environment being risky as injuries in young people are frequent. Some doubt the ability of Quebec's labour regulator, La Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), to ensure the safety of children in the workplace.

Full article

Tagging: @allthecanadianpolitics

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian news #canadian politics #québec #quebec #child labour #workers rights #children's rights #labour #agriculture #agricultural industry #jean boulet #bill 19 #workplace safety #mine #what the fuck man #la commission des normes de l'équité de la santé et de la sécurité du travail #CNESST #child labour laws

[inblackwoods]

After Martinaise, Back in Jamrock

#Disco Elysium #Kim Kitsuragi #DE Fanart #nabiscart #This is a return to norm for me #I like painting so far but it's hard for me to do- takes a long time #But DE makes me want to go a little wilder with what I do so Wow #Look #A whole two movements #Both miniscule #Very wild

[divinekangaroo]

Been reading the Sadeian woman after @normalbrothers mentioned it in relation to Diana Mitford, many thoughts but tumblr (and no computer on holidays) is. Poor format for those thoughts

That said, in a(n unrelated?) tangent, the books framing of the written pornographer’s role in reinforcing sexual dynamics/norms (and that this is why de Sade was at least worthy of analysis because he challenged sexual/gender/power dynamic norms) makes me wonder regarding the propensity (call it the dominance; the dominant minority) of readerfic these days (writ by women for women and using the 'self insert' motif to tackle first person POV) and how it’s recolonised fannish spaces back to a particular model of acceptable pornography through sheer flooding quantity .

“our Chr1s+ian (?) moral duty to reclaim queer pornography to reassert normative sexual dynamics between a man and a woman, or a man and a man, or a woman and a woman*” and clean up all that dirty sexual power gender role dynamic complexity etc etc etc there’s only a very limited range of acceptable incest to fetishise etc etc mumble mumble even gay readerfic back to hole and prod mumble mutter mumble

#old woman shouting at cloud #i do find this ironic because *in theory* t x l is het-normative. except. all you need to do is compare it to the fannish approach to- #-t x his first wife to recognise exactly what norms txl does indeed challenge. t and g also do but less overt; hence easier to flatten #and yeah it's definitely the fannish approach i mean here and not the canon because what i'm seeing these days is that fans aren't taking- #-subtext and making it text; or adding queerness where there was none; #its taking subtext and eliminating it; its taking queerness or complexity and flattening it to a v normative shape #*woman and a woman being the hardest to reframe because there's no prod and hole yanno? #does not readily allow the old in-out to play out when it's more about stretch and surface and grind #without artificiality coming into play anyway #i'd forgotten about de sade's cunt-cracking approach anyway #and now i have remembered!

[partialbirthabortion]

Obviously major content warning for disordered eating

#I think this has been the norm de jour since at least the 90s though

[bromelads]

My unrealistic wish for the ofmd fandom in 2023-2024: that a critical mass of fans (3% lol) learn that whiteness is a *~state of mind~* and not a biological imperative hahaha

Which is not so unrealistic because diaspora communities of mostly ethnic/racial majorities in their home countries understand this intrinsically--it's what happens when you, as a member of the dominant ethnoracial group in your home country, are able to apply the schema of ur society in the new country.

Like the fallacy of latinidad as an ethnoracial category that’s always subordinate to whiteness when it’s actually an extension of it. Most latam countries do have a dominant white and mestize, functionally white, racial class that’s heavily bolstered by brown mestizes reproducing white culture. It’s one of the intended outcomes of blanqueamiento initiatives and policies).

Here’s my controversial opinion about the state of racism discourse in the ofmd fandom: it is severely americentric, severely perfectionistic, blind to americentric cultural hegemony within fandom, prioritizes white exceptionalism, and has absolutely no concept of the subaltern within the show nevermind the fandom itself.

Sorry, but the ability to navigate fandom culture as it exists on the internet now (with its English-language, americentric, predominantly white roots) makes you an adept navigator of white culture in the imperial core.

This is power everyone in the ofmd fandom, regardless of race, has.

#ofmd fandom discourse #fandom racism #fandom discourse #fandom wank #ofmd meta #ofmd fandom crit #because here’s another lens thru which to read the show #question: who are the subaltern in the show? #the izcourse #because that ongoing conflict came from the retroactive belief that white ppl(tm) were runing the fandom for poc and not like #white normativity putting everyone in the mindset that racial justice in interpersonal contexts is always adversarial #la meta de mi meta

[bayonettalvr]

This idea has been marinating in my bones for WEEKS (just like Normal’s Secret Stuff has been marinating in the vial for who knows how long).

#dungeons and daddies #dndads s2 #normal oak #I love that Normal is so dedicated to his hobby #Eau-dor de Norm #Linc and scary approved

[eudico-my-beloved]

anyways until canon proves me otherwise im goin to say that ballas’ hairstyle is like one of those stuffs that got popular because a celebrity did it and lots of orokin copied it so its just very normal orokin hairstyle 05 and thats why the warden has that hairstyle

#i hate ballas so fucking much i hate him i need him dead in my grasp right now i need him gone #and i very much dislike the idea of ballas coming back in any way #so im goin to pretend that the tales of duviri had whole figurine sets of thrax+ courtiers+ random citizens and shit #and because the seven were probs like celebrities or some shit lot of the stuff they did became trends/ norms #and his stupid hairstyle was one of them so the people were like oh yeah lets just give the random citizens common hairstyles #and thats how the warden got his hairstyle #im probably very wrong about all of this shit but im trying to cope with the potential return of the dumbass narcissist with a god complex #please de please dont let him be ballas #PLEASE #warframe #duviri paradox

[pinball-glizzy]

I’ve been searching for this concert for YEARS! Please enjoy

#mr worldwide #broadway #musical theater #cult musical #rock musical #classic rock #rock opera #the who #the who’s Tommy #Michael Cerveris #norm Lewis #pete townshend #roger daltrey #keith moon #john entwistle #des mcanuff #rockers on Broadway #Sherrie Rene Scott #Youtube

[mehrunnez]

the playing disco elysium to "oh so hearing voices and feeling like you have a million different people in your head talking to you and influencing you in various ways isn't the average human experience and i actually might be psychotic" after seeing that nobody else interpreted the game's system as an insanely accurate portrayal of how conflicting and contradictory thoughts often are in Normal People pipeline

#i swear i am seeing a psychiatrist and i will talk about this im just very unnerved by how this progressed lol #ive literally been like this all my life but its gotten bad recently and honestly my interest in de diminished a little #and while i do get those hyperfixation “voices” sometimes that just kinda appear and thne disappear #this is sooooooo different and it causes me so much distress especially when ti comes to like #not feeling like i am my own person at times and sometimes acting and thinking in very uncharacteristic ways #like I kinda thought that was the norm and the worse its getting the more im starting to realise #that actually it probably isnt the norm at all #i dont think people on average experience this absolutely disorganised pattern of thinking and speaking and acting and so on #anyway i really hope im not schizophrenic i dont want to take antipsychotics pleas ple plesap lease plsease

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

If there is at least one thing I can credit FE for doing better than Tales in localization, it's not trying to actively go out of their way for an entire game to avoid subtext or direct text between two men that is romantic or implied romantic. Funny when it's so present that the attempt doesn't even work; infuriating that it was attempted to begin with.

So as much as I often have issues with some of FE's localizations, at least they have a leg up on loc Tales for that.

#DCB Comments #imagine changing entire sentences and vocal tones just to try to avoid it #if anything I'd say at least in FE the locs just... keep what's there like #they could've toned Soren and Houses Yuri down and they didn't. they just kept their lines or in some cases #especially with Houses Yuri I'd say leaned into them #have to specify bc Houses Yuri got to keep his bi agenda. Vesperia Yuri had the unfortunate issue of #the loc not wanting to keep his gay and trying reeeeally hard to avoid it #including altering entire sentences to avoid any woe is them misunderstandings about men having feelings for each other #meanwhile Houses Yuri is free to call men cute and lo and behold everyone loved that for him #they removed and altered a LOT of Vesperia Yuri's personality traits #(including any ability to express real sadness or fear bc woe is them if he's not a cool edgy man) #but they also really changed his tone toward Flynn PLUS some of what they say to each other #and twisted it to make it sound like Yuri was either angry or wasn't actually emotional abt him #forget the way they brought Grant George in for the DE release and made him sound just completely DEAD with zero personality #like. I can tolerate playing Houses dubbed despite my gripes with it (story based stuff) #it didn't feel like they were trying to alter LBGT+ aspects and they even for some rly leaned into it #basically if you haven't played Vesperia Yuri is... really gay coded. the loc pretended not to notice #in fact he's queer + gay coded bc and doesn't fit male gender norms and the gacha games LOVE that with his hair/outfits #Rays mind you is JP only bc it was shut down very quickly in the west and Vesp Yuri's story in Rays is uh #basically it centers around Flynn he loses his shit to protect Flynn and they do the usual like #don't-admit-it's-gay-outright in fictional media by using the ''Yuri's important person'' shtick #but he activates a special power in the middle of utterly raging to get Flynn back from their enemies #funny thing? that game never made it to that arc. I was told in about five months the western ver would've gotten that #but in some way I'm glad it didn't bc who knows how they would've tried to spin that #It's BAFFLING to me how you can get characters in Tales like JAY but the locs shake in their boots at the idea of queer gays #but given how allergic fictional media is to admitting a male character is gay -gestures to Ike and Vesp Yuri- #I'm not surprised I'm just actually angry that the locs try to censor homosexual relationships as much as possible even when they barely ca #if anyone does know Vesp Yuri and is confused on why I'm calling him gay coded despite what the dub did with Judith feel free to ask #bc I do ship them a little bit myself! but I just recognize that canon wise I really can't see him as anything but gay-demiromantic #but again at least FE locs don't shake in their boots anymore abt same sex pairs including men (side eyes Lucius/Raven)

[blueheartbookclub]

"A Bittersweet Farewell: Honore De Balzac's 'Adieu'"

Honore De Balzac's "Adieu" is a poignant novella that delves into the complexities of human relationships, the passage of time, and the inevitability of loss. Set in France during the early 19th century, this emotionally charged tale follows the lives of two childhood friends, Emile Blondet and Paul de Manerville, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of love, ambition, and societal expectations.

At the heart of "Adieu" is the theme of friendship, as Balzac explores the enduring bond between Emile and Paul. Despite their differing personalities and social backgrounds, the two men share a deep connection that withstands the test of time. However, as they mature and pursue their own paths in life, their friendship is strained by jealousy, betrayal, and the pursuit of romantic love.

Balzac's prose is richly descriptive and evocative, painting a vivid portrait of French society during the tumultuous years following the Napoleonic Wars. Through his characters, he offers a scathing critique of the bourgeois values and materialistic pursuits that dominate the social landscape. Emile and Paul are both emblematic of the era's contradictions, torn between their desire for personal fulfillment and their obligation to uphold societal norms.

The novella's title, "Adieu," serves as a poignant reminder of the transience of human existence and the inevitability of parting ways. As Emile and Paul grapple with their own mortality and the passing of time, they are forced to confront the fragility of their relationships and the fleeting nature of happiness. Balzac captures the essence of this existential dilemma with a keen sense of empathy and insight, leaving readers with a profound sense of introspection and melancholy.

In conclusion, "Adieu" is a masterful work of literature that offers a poignant meditation on friendship, love, and the passage of time. Through his vivid characters and evocative prose, Balzac invites readers to reflect on the universal themes of loss, longing, and the enduring power of human connection. As Emile and Paul bid farewell to their youth and innocence, they remind us that every goodbye is a new beginning, and that true wisdom lies in embracing the fleeting moments of joy and sorrow that define the human experience.

Honore De Balzac's "Adieu" is available in Amazon in paperback 11.99$ and hardcover 17.99$ editions.

Number of pages: 101

Language: English

Rating: 10/10                                           

Link of the book!

Review By: King's Cat

#Honore De Balzac #Adieu #Novella #French literature #Friendship #Relationships #Love #Ambition #Society #Social norms #Jealousy #Betrayal #Romanticism #French society #Materialism #Transience #Mortality #Existentialism #Loss #Melancholy #Parting ways #Happiness #Time #Youth #Innocence #Reflection #Emotion #Introspection #Human connection #Emile Blondet