#genetic essentialism

[creature-wizard]

New Age beliefs that derive from racist pseudoscience

Race science, or so-called “scientific racism,” was essentially developed by privileged white people who were really convinced that their prejudices would be borne out by scientific fact. It has a long and complicated history, but to really oversimplify things, some rich assholes decided to divide people up into “races” based on phenotypical differences, and attribute differences in culture to differences in genes. Racists have spent many years ignoring and distorting facts to defend this baloney (Shaun’s video on The Bell Curve is worth checking out on this), and many racists today are trying to make it an acceptable belief.

New Age developed during the 19th and 20th centuries, a time period when these kinds of beliefs were very popular and were being used to justify everything from forced poverty to genocide.

All spiritual belief systems are products of their environments, no exceptions. New Age and its associated alien lore incorporated quite a few of these beliefs, including:

Different races, though able to produce fertile offspring together, actually have completely different evolutionary origins (polygenics).

The purpose of evolution is to produce higher and better lifeforms.

Some races are more evolved than others, and are thus qualified and obligated to guide “lower” races toward enlightenment.

Some races are naturally more gifted in certain areas than others.

Some people born today are the “next step” of evolution and are meant to lead the rest of us toward improvement.

Evolution can go “backwards.” Races can become degenerate or “regress.”

Entire races can be so genetically prone to selfish, manipulative behavior that the only solution is genocide.

We could live in a utopia if it wasn’t for members of genetically backward races mucking things up.

Because these beliefs are typically applied to alien races rather than human ones, the racism can be easy to miss. And yet, it’s no coincidence that the Pleiadians, considered to be one of the most advanced and civilized of alien races, are typically imagined as tall, slender, and pale.

So yeah, always keep your eyes open and be very wary if you see this being pushed in any spiritual context.

#new age #racism #eugenics #genocide #aliens #extraterrestrials #spiritual eugenics #genetic essentialism #genetics #dna #evolution #spirituality #religion #pseudoscience

[tau1tvec]

Thank GOD I can still play offline.

Hennyway, began expanding on the garden house... Dantes has his own room now, and a cute little sleeping bag for when Alena or Alex stay over, which means Mags gets a big room to herself, at least until... well, she doesn't.

#NOT breaking all my shit again over a what's essentially a bandaid #i've never trusted the genetics in these damn games anyway #the sims 4 #ts4

[justanotherfanartist]

#my dumb stuff #poll #polls #tumblr polls #im just curious mostly #totally won’t influence the way I write them at all #in a silly way of course #never mind the fact that these are some of my players in a high stakes sci fi ish political drama allegory that I’m writing #not the Main Two tho that are pitted against eachother these are just the main spy type cast they have at their disposal #for some good old fashioned espionage and power of information type shit #my Main Two are funny tho cus one of them is essentially a JFK stand-in and the other ones like #what if the most insufferable Wall Street bro you’ve ever seen genetically modified to be as annoying as humanly possible was also #incredibly good at giving speeches and making money #and he sucks so bad btw I hate his guts but he’s also my twisted babygirl #I love my Kennedy boy too tho what can I say #I love my writing projects #this one’s got a cool name too and I feel like if I can get the plot worked out I’d have a really cool standalone novel #I’ve got the themes and writing style and some characters worked out same with particular motifs and repeated metaphors and stuff #I just need the plot beats #and I just read John Trubys Anatomy of Genres so like I’m psyched and ready to go baby this is gonna be so fun

[ruthlesslistener]

i fucking hate biomedicalizing anything about being trans because as much as i love understanding the world through a biological science perspective, the last thing that anyone needs is for there to be this quantifiable measurement on 'transness' out there for transphobes to get a hold of but at the same time. sometimes i look at myself- at how fucking sick i got when i was on estrogen and all the physical health problems i had before i went on testosterone and how they all seemed to have magically dissapeared as soon as i got on t- and i can't help but wonder if there's some genuine physical disconnect going on there. like i was physically wired to have a specifically masculine hormone balance and not having it once i hit puberty is why i was so physically fucked up even before i realized i was trans

idk, physiology is a complex mess of things and sex is a multi-tiered system affecting all parts of the body and multiple organ systems so its likely different for everyone bc of that (not even getting into social dynamics) but. the fact that i havent felt crushing fatigue and muscle weakness and unexplained bouts of nausea/gi issues and random bouts of muscle aching or sudden weight gain despite varying my diet and havent had the irregular debilitatingly painful periods or periods that literally never stopped once they started ever since i went on t is something that i cant help but think about

#i mean my mental health has been fucking soaring recently too but thats to be expected from transitioning #what gets me is how im also experiencing an end to what was essentially an undiagnosed chronic condition #granted a good chunk of it is also hypothyroidism but like. i was on meds for that for almost a year before starting t #and i was still experiencing a lot of physical health issues along with it #though ig i shoudlnt be surprised bc my mom (who is cis and also a fucking amazing trans ally) also needs hormones #so perhaps its just genetic #or maybe i was born with female genitalia because of hormone imbalance in the woumb and that fucked me over #because GOD KNOWS that what i have inside me is broke as fuck

[weed-cat]

i would never get baby fever or ever consider parenthood in a moment of maternal instinct. y'all stay safe out there though

#i conceptualize parenthood in a weird and controversial way due to never having wanted to have a baby in my life i think #i think it's actually kind of weird and warrants consideration that we tend to conceptualize parenthood as a RIGHT that the PARENT has #instead of like. a human person who just got made and who needs to be raised. #having a child for the sake of your own sense of self-fulfillment and accomplishment feels morally shaky to me. that's a Human Person #i really can't get my head around a reason someone would obsessively want a child (especially if they're insistent on genetic relation) #that isn't motivated by a desire to soothe ones own feelings OR to recruit into religion #OR to have custody and control of a vulnerable and malleable human being for 18 years #idk man i guess i just feel like parenthood is taken really fucking lightly by our culture #and i don't personally feel like 'i'm sad because i don't have a baby :(' is actually a very well-thought-out reason to have one #i know that to anyone with parenting instincts i sound like a heartless monster but these are my thoughts on the matter #every time someone has tried to refute me it has come from the perspective of 'everyone has a right' #which doesn't do anything for me #because i think it's dumb to frame this issue as 'who has the right to essentially own a person for 18 years' #WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK OF IT AS AN ISSUE OF RIGHTS FOR THE PARENTS 😭 I DON'T FUCKING GET IT !!!!! #to me that is VERY SIMILAR to saying 'well everyone has the right to have a girlfriend so we will get you a girlfriend at any costs' #and shows no regard for the potential girlfriend's status as a person who doesn't exist for the fulfillment of others #can we all agree that that's shady as fuck #why doesn't that same logic apply to children. i don't get it. i don't get it. i really really don't #and i don't think of the reasons people disagree with me as actually refuting any of these points. #anyway. that's my problematic opinion of the day

[darkwood-sleddog]

like i can just imagine already the frenchie people that will be bemoaning these crosses because they don't "vibe" with the "temperament" of the frenchie because they are "active" dog breeds. god forbid your frenchie can function as a dog but like....get a pet rock if you're so inclined.

#dogblr #dog breeding #the second you cross jack russels into ANYTHING the small brachy dog people go fucking nuts lol #like oh you want your quirky dog but you don't want your quirky dog to move got it #im saying this because the pug people already repeat this over and over again about any potential cross lol #like even akc MALAMUTE people feel wary over crossing in CIDS and Greenlands bc of temperament #when they are essentially one in the same dog #as if you can't be selective over what dog you're crossing in's temperament #or choosy on what puppies produced go on to contribute to a cross breeding program #like again god forbid dogs have genetic diversity #i know a guy on fb who crosses greenlands and malamutes #and i cannot tell much difference #physically at least

[respondedinkind]

❝ there you are. i was getting worried. ❞

last of us (show) starters || accepting

"I apologize. I should have informed you about... my absence."

Pain keeps pulsing through his veins, inside his head, in rhythm with a steady heartbeat; Khan is still standing, he won't budge, he won't break under whatever the Admiral is doing to him - not until he's freed his family, including Vega, and himself from that old man's grasp.

A pair of nostrils flare as Khan inhales, then exhales, slowly so, with his bright blue eyes focusing on the massive screen in front of him. This room, existing outside of their prison cells, is accessible to both of them; Similar to an observation deck on board of a starship, it offers a seating area as well as a massive screen to show off the night sky for them to look at in the late evening hours.

It's ironic, in a way - Marcus uses them to his advantage, causes pain both mentally and physically, tortures their minds and bodies... and yet he's offering them this room within what is the designated zone they're allowed to roam freely in, a place to recuperate, basically, until it's time for Khan and Vega to get locked up for the night once more.

He blinks, his head finally turning as he does to have his gaze linger on her instead now, an ocean meeting emeralds. A few seconds pass as silence stretches between them, accompanied by a throat working as Khan swallows; He can still taste copper at the back of his tongue, but his injuries are healing well.

"I needed a moment to..." A moment of hesitation, to form a thought. "---Reflect."

#sxbaist #(ok but. hear me out.) #(me dragging them into my main verse. similar to alien khan just a lil different and stid-compliant.) #(khan is still an alien. vega is part of the augments as she is in her main verse. just that she was enhanced with the help of his dna.) #(not *that* important but i HC that the augments were created with the help of Khan's dna and ofc genetic augmentation) #(anyways) #(basically stid khan and vega but both of them got awoken by marcus instead of only khan) #(perhaps khan got awoken first and vega after with marcus being a huge asshole and wanting to use her too to keep khan in check) #(bc khan very close to vega) #(so both now work for marcus and are lab rats essentially and they plan the escape from there) #(basically a version of my main verse adapted for vega and khan ♥) #(i still love the alien verse we have too obvs!! but now we can have both more properly) #(hehe) #verse -> main;closed;sxbaist

[creekfiend]

What would you say your farm goals are rn? And do you still have eventual dog breeding goals?

Rn, getting the downsized herd settled and figuring out splitting the daily workload with my mom and such. We have no breeding plans this season, will probably look into a fainter cross buck next season for hardiness but I doubt I'll keep back many kids. There's a couple we are raising up rn from last season that i might sell to a friend who wants to start her own hobby herd this year.

My long term goals are still hearty and hardy animals who don't need too much medical intervention too often and who can kid easily, have good mothering skills, etc. Next generation I want better parasite resistance. But right now we are just figuring out how daily upkeep husbandry and maintenance is going to work going forward!

For dogs I don't have immediate plans bc all my dogs are spayed. I still co-own Mari, Dandelion, Pixie and Bao, so if any of them are bred I will have some input there. And if Mari is bred I will hopefully be able to spend some time with and help out with puppy raising!!! But, for now, no immediate plans myself :) getting things settled around the house and yard and in my own life/with my health before I think about dipping my toes back into dog breeding as a concept.

I am PROBABLY getting a goldador service prospect next year or the year after, out of a Lab I really like who is a working SD and a sweet golden who his handler thinks is a good match. And if that dog turns out nicely and passes health checks I might breed it. But that's so far in the future it doesn't make sense to make any actual plans around!

#a couple does may kid this winter and we will milk those for sure #i think Poe and Bae may be bred. but Hawthorne and Lovelace are getting a break this season #getting to re-know everyone now that we have less stock and can consolidate them in one big pasture. #a couple sheep are still here because mom essentially wants them as pets #and didnt want them to get sold for meat #so we are also working out a shearing schedule and such but not gojng to breed sheep anymore for now #if i get a better handle on my illness in the years to come i might try again #but rn? cant keep up with husbandry if we have that many. esp with shearing. #its so important to prioritize that imo SO YEAH #also mom and I are thinking about rearranging/overseeding some pastures #anyway! #the lab i want a pup from is Ace who some of you may remember sired the chinook outcross litter #his puppies have all matured really nicely and are similarly bombproof #so im optimistic a pup out of him would have that environmental stability that noodle struggles with :) #pixie is the only dog i co own who is an adult and her testing is almost finished so if she is bred next year Ill let yall know 😊 #she just needs eye exam and some -- god what else... shes got basic genetic and hips and elbows done. i think she needs #a couple more collie specific genetic tests for stuff embark doesnt do

[myname-isnia]

Honestly I’d really like to make some kind of MLP AU or redesign/rewrite or whatever else of the sort because MLP was essentially my first fandom and it’s extremely nostalgic to me, but I’ve seen so many people do it already and have found myself physically incapable of producing something that isn’t blatantly copying what other people have done :/

#and yeah yeah I know that nothing in the world is truly original and everyone’s inspired by something #but I want to make smth that isn’t rehashing what I’ve already seen #and it’s hard bc redesigns and aus are kinda all the rage right now #and no I’m not talking about those infection aus bc while those are really cool and I’m not interested in making my own #I’m a really squeamish person. to the point I even avoid sick fics most of the time #so while I enjoy seeing a lot of those aus because I too had a creepypasta phase and it reminds me of cupcakes and rainbow factory vibe-wise #I’d probably throw up if I had to draw smth like that myself 😅 #anyway. what I meant is some kind of rewrite where I’d get to explore themes that interest me more #maybe dig a little deeper than the earlier seasons of the show could afford in certain places #like coming up with a clearer reason for aj’s parents’ deaths. for instance #and also making next gens is basically my modus operandi at this point so while I’m not really interested in making kids for the mane 6 #I’d like to redesign them + their families to get to play with genetics a little. #but again. I’ve seen a lot of redesigns over the years and I’m afraid they would influence me too much for my liking #only reason I’m so worried is because last year I did doodle some ideas a little. for the CMCs in particular #and suddenly realised they were basically the grand galloping 20s au designs poorly drawn from memory in my style #and any ideas re: redesigning the actual pony species are essentially ripped off from skyscraper gods #as are some concepts about becoming an alicorn/gaining immortality and all hat #so… yeah. no #idk. I’ll think about it some more and maybe I can come up with some cool ideas that I can string together in some way #it might be really fun and would also give me a chance to let my sotrl hyperfixation rest a little #don’t get me wrong. I love the universe Kat and I created and my OCs and everything. but I’ve been going at it non stop for almost 4 years #sooner or later it’ll burn me out and I won’t be able to come up with anything for it anymore #and I literally don’t draw anything BUT sotrl #so it’d be nice to branch out a little. maybe I’ll finally feel less like I’m screaming into the void with my incredibly niche OCs #again. I don’t know. we’ll see if I’m struck with inspiration or smth #also coming up with ideas is like half of the problem lmao. horses are really hard to draw #even cartoon ones 😭😭 I was hyperfixated on mlp for most of my childhood and still never mastered it #I can barely draw humans lower than shoulder level let alone horses. but I’ll figure it out if I get a concrete au idea #okay I’ve been rambling for like half an hour. rant over I’m done

[our-blood-is-our-ink]

Headcanoning Eve as Jewish I am not sorry

#like #genetically speaking as I call it #her Hebrew name is still eve it's just in Hebrew which is chava #which is actually a really pretty name thx #anyways #she's not Jewish in the sense she gave Brendan a Jewish name #but Jewish in the sense a grandparent was and was super insistant her parents give a Jewish name to reflect that #essentially she's culturally christian so this like #doesnt have any affect whatsoever except she can pronounce the ch sound in chava #and the like #c: eve

[makkie-is-screaming]

the things I’ve inherited from my mom

#I can hear her on the phone with her mom rn crying #essentially talking about her seasonal depression n ptsd n how she can barely keep up with daily shit #n like wow that’s me that’s where I get it fuck #I will never get better it’s genetic I will always feel like shit and want to die #I’ll always get depressed over holidays I’ll always be exhausted #Screaming

[vullcanica]

If you actually put together a comprehensive compendium of Nikodemus' medical history, all manner of death, illness, decay, etc, you would have a goldmine of data on forensic anthropology, virusology, traumatology, genetics, cytology, psychiatry and ancient curses. Walking body farm of a man. Survivor of the silliest deaths imaginable. Medical abomination. Doctors hate him for this one trick he used to avoid mortality. Doctors are hunting him as we speak. The subject has breached security. Code Red.

#thinking about him canonically being put through the most rancid medical experimentation known to man. in the name of science of course #multiple times too #and yeah they made groundbreaking discoveries but at what cost #just my fun little theory on what would happen if you gave scientists an undying medical specimen who could still feel pain #what would happen is /torture/. milgram experiment adjacent bullshit but dialled up to 11 because it's not death by malpractice if the guy #doesn't stay dead 🤷 #essentially every few hundred years scholars come across the goldmine. abuse it to full potential. and then loses all progress #when the goldmine escapes and razes everything to the ground behind himself 🤷 #granted he doesn't begrudge humanity the effort at all. nor the pain inflicted. but has never allowed them to benefit from it. #there's one study on genetic mutation leftover in the aftermath of a mass disappearance. titled under the name Matteo. and that's it (: #and you bet he experiments on himself plenty but it's all private research no one is privy to #𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 ‒ nikodemus ║ HEADCANONS

[picavecalyx]

i gotta make a post about like . how the yveltal duplicative project was supposed to go if the accident didn't fuck it up...like the whole process.

#ooc. #ask to tag #tw child experimentation #essentially: after she was genetically an yveltal #she would have been put into a chamber and killed . a few times . #to immediately activate all of the yveltal cells and cause her to shed her skin #this chamber was also meant to contain her if anything Went Wrong #this is where she is put a few times post runsway .

[aliengirl]

Seriously, i may go vanilla for some days when the update cames out. Like an experiment while i wait my mods get updated, ppl make defaults compatible, etc. In the middle time i will explore the cas and build of the pack 🥰

#essentials to live #i dont mind going vanilla for a bit #i like the in games clothes #actually my sim jade uses a bunch of in game outfits #just some genetics cc and come little genetics #i already reduced a BUNCH of the cc i have #im using a mods folder i called lol #where i have defaults and my fave creators <3

[pumaskulls]

Redesigning my alien OCs to actually be more than just "humans with long ears and funky colors", since my art skills have been improving 👀

#my art #my ocs #os: velocity #oc: vee rhodes #oc: ell rhodes #digital art #character design #alien oc #throwing this in the queue for when im in work #my main inspo was feline/primate traits? and then like lil raptor dewclaws bc claws are cool #technically if i keep ell n vee's backstory the way it is #theyre essentially from a universe where humans were like. i dunno. genetically enhanced with animal dna? #i dont think i ever put more thought into why or how #just 'theyre people w animal dna and theyre called superhumans'??? #i think its gonna need some more workshopping but waugh thinking hard #just wanna draw funky humans

[classic-toxic-medicine]

00c

Fun fact: Drawing the HEV suit so many times is good practice for other suits of the kind but also so fucking painful to do five times in one fucking sitting.

#I like Half Life lol and have a scientist OC who is quite tragic who essentially messes his body up genetically to survive #once he's out he remains hidden since Combine bad #also have a headcanon that HEV suits are orange so they're able to be easily seen by fellow researchers but green by the wildlife #like a tiger essentially