#song: serious

[blusical]

Ableism in Hockey

[PT: Ableism in Hockey. End PT] Trigger warning: Ableist comments and language, uncensored slur. We already talk about the homophobia, misogyny, racism, abuse and bullying that's almost engrained in hockey culture. However, I don't see many people talk about the ableism that's way too common within hockey. Firstly, what is ableism?

Ableism is a form of discrimination, particularly towards people with physical, mental, intellectual and other forms of disabilities. Ableism towards those with mental illness is called sanism. Some examples of ableism include inaccessiblity, using ableist slurs (such as the r-slur), believing that disabled people are broken and need to be "fixed" or "cured", believing that people with certain mental health conditions are "evil" (ex. the evil alter stereotype towards folks with Dissociative Identity Disorder or believing that everyone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder is abusive). Ableism within hockey fandoms.

Some of you are already familiar with the "blind/deaf ref" joke. Almost everyone has made such jokes at some point (or at least laughed at one). Well, earlier today I was watching an Instagram reel featuring a league of blind hockey players. The comments, while most of them surprisingly supportive, also showed that such jokes aren't exactly harmless...

Worst part, I only saw two people take issue with these comments. TWO. Ironically enough, one of them was a referee who just so happened to actually be blind! While it's easy to assume they didn't know better (and they probably didn't, considering this joke is unfortunately way too common), it kind of serves as a reminder about how we view disabled hockey fans, players, coaches and, yes, even refs (especially those that are blind or deaf). And it's not just blind or deaf individuals being made fun of. It's also very easy to go into hockey spaces and see disability or neurodivergent-based buzzwords thrown around, such as "delusional" (or, and this is the only time I'll say this willingly, "delulu"), without the people saying it even realizing the harmful affects it could have on those who do genuinely experience delusions or psychosis (such as those with schizophrenia).

Ableism within the sport itself.

Within hockey, some youth organizations still use the m-word (shown below so people know what I'm referring to), despite it being considered an offensive term (and even a slur to some) towards people with dwarfism. In 2020, Hockey Canada dropped the term, but some organizations still use it, including USA Hockey.

Ableism by the players is also something we should address. In 2022, the Boston Bruins signed Mitchell Miller, a player who's infamous for bullying a black disabled teen (CW: Uncensored r-slur, brief detail of physical violence and unsanitary actions). He was eventually released two days later after backlash from fans (though the contract didn't end until February), however it was not a good look for Boston. (Man, ableism and racism. Talk about a double whammy). Earlier this year, a video surfaced of Carson Briere and a few other individuals pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down the stairs; the wheelchair was severely damaged and had to be replaced. Not long after the video surfaced, Mercyhurst Hockey cut him from the team. Both of the above mentioned have since signed with a team in Slovakia.

And this isn't even getting into the likelihood of ableist slurs being used on the ice. Lastly, many hockey arenas are still inaccessible, with many disabled fans unable to enter access in some, getting accessible seating is a hassle and many unable to buy tickets due to high prices (something that lots of disabled folks have issues with in many events.). Crowds and noise at venues can also be overwhelming to those on the autism spectrum (Like me!) and unfortunately not many hockey arenas have sensory rooms (However there IS some improvement being made on this end!) And unfortunately, watching from TV might not even be an option for some folks, as digital ads have also raised concerns about potentially causing seizures in photosensitive folks.

Disabled folks are considered an afterthought when it comes to fun events such as sports.

That may seem like an exaggeration, but unfortunately it's not. Disabled folks are always viewed as an afterthought in the world, and whenever basic accessible features are requested, they're told to "grow up snowflake" or that the "world doesn't revolve around you". And sports is no different. As the above show, disabled folks aren't taken seriously, especially when it's so easy to see blind and deaf folks become the butt of jokes when making fun of refs, mockery of addiction (alcohol addiction, gambling addiction, drug abuse, etc). And the worst part: Almost nobody is talking about it. Not until not anyway. We discuss the misogyny, the queerphobia and the racism. But we never talk about the ableism within hockey culture. Well, now's the time.

#song: serious #cw ableist language #cw slurs #ableism #hockey #nhl #college hockey #disability #neurodivergent #ice hockey #sports #hockey blog #hockeyblr #song:serious #long post #btw any reblogs/comments saying “quit being sensitive” or “i'm [x] and this doesn't offend me” will be removed and blocked instantly #you don't speak for everyone and neither do i. this is just an infopost #i might make another post like this in the future showing how we can make sports more accessible to disabled fans #but for now have this piece

[ruubesz-draws]

Godzilla x Kong New Empire but it's the Spongebob Movie

I had this idea BEFORE the movie even came out lol

This took longer than I thought! Please appreciate it!

#godzilla #godzilla x kong: the new empire #kong #mothra #scar king #shimo #spongebob squarepants #patrick star #plankton #it's Godzilla x Kong but Spongebob lol #I'M A GOOFY GOOBER #YEAH!!!! #I actually love the song #i watched this movie like godzillion times #im serious #anyway hope yall like it #pls don't hate me #also enjoy goji with heels #lmao #my boi rockin' those heels lmao #do not repost #my art #Youtube

[alabasterpickles]

It’s been THREE possibly four years but I’m back

I have a lotta trolls things brewing but have these doodles I whipped up in the last couple days featuring my lil Indie Troll OC, Olive (and her crush)

#trolls #oc x canon #trolls band together #branch #poppy #Broppy #Dreamworks trolls #Floyd #trolls floyd #oc #olive #I literally think everyone should make fan characters #it’s such a fun exercise and it’s kinda liberating?? l #its a good little break from making serious art #the song is true love by the airborne toxic event

[yourlocalabomination]

Nerdy Days

#fighting the urge to draw them as the weezer album- #also how is this my first time properly drawing Richie and Ruth??? #whenever I finish a big serious piece I always have to follow it up by drawing memes or something else to cool down #ngl it was a toss up between the demon days album or the Blur best of cover…because Parklife was my third most listened to song this year… #I feel as if every fandom at one points gets it’s characters redrawn as the demon days cover and I’m glad to be the one contributing to tha #nerdy prudes must die #starkid nerdy prudes must die #npmd #npmd starkid #npmd fanart #nerdy prudes must die fanart #starkid #starkid npmd #starkid fanart #team starkid #starkid productions #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #hatchetfield universe #peter spankoffski #pete spankoffski #richie lipschitz #richard lipschitz #ruth fleming #grace chasity #fanart #my art

[nyxofdemons]

THE WAY THAT THEY INVENTED ROMANCE WITH THIS SONG???? HELLO?????

#'i don't know why you waste your time on me' 'baby; all i got is time!' OH MY *GOD* #WHY IS THAT THE MOST ROMANTIC THING THATS EVER HAPPENED #im screaming and crying knowing no one else will ever have what they do #like i am so serious ive never REALLY cried at this show before but this song got me so bad #theyre so fucking cute. im going to lay on the floor and be overwhelmed by yearning #mine #fave #<- yes im tagging my own posts w this #helluva boss #helluva boss spoilers #fizzarolli #asmodeus #fizzmodeus #helluva boss fizzarolli #fizzarolli helluva boss #asmodeus helluva boss #helluva boss asmodeus #e: mammon's magnificent musical mid-season special

[binalakarchive]

#fionna and cake #adventure time #simon petrikov #im being so serious right now im trying to make a simon playlist but itd be too out of control with how many mitski songs i swear fit him

[sirenscriptures]

30+ year old women i love you so much. women who share their hobbies online i love you so much. women with passions that they have complete confidence in i love you so much. women who still engage with fandom without caring what others think i love you so much. women who run their silly, fun little blogs no matter what phase you are in life i love you so much.

#you are my ultimate inspiration i’m so serious #you are so loved and so treasured you have no idea #you keep the best parts of sites like these alive !! #𓆩⟡𓆪 — siren’s song

[gunstellations]

In the world I love

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In a different world

#vanitas no carte #vanoé #doomed yaoi save me...save me doomed yaoi #play on the opening song + visual sequence + the fact that vanitas could only ever be happy in an alternate universe also #+ the other fun little fact we learn about him from episode one #i have complex feelings about this anime #its pretty damn fucking good #but im a leeeeetle iffy about the way it developed the female characters.....they had potential and i was actually excited to #to see some good solid female characters even the respective romances with their l/i's felt good at the start #not jeanne obv. they fucked up a perfectly good woman and her whole dynamic with v could have gone sooo well without the reall #really forced flirting behaviour.... i liked the more serious relationship they had it made me actually not hate what they had at the start #but yknow. whatever. sorry about going off about another ship on this but im just....i love jeanne a lot. i wish they didnt do her so dirty #my girl deserves better than this asshole #you want white/black dynamics??? let her get married to domi and then we can talk #i enjoy this show and i enjoy vanoe a lot #very yuriyaoi if you ask me #my art

[accirax]

🌟🍬🤖🎈Congrats to Wonderlands x Showtime for finishing their 4x4!🌟🍬🤖🎈

#project sekai #prsk #tsukasa tenma #emu otori #nene kusanagi #rui kamishiro #wonderlands x showtime #wxs #the 4x4 is four rounds of four characters' songs if that wasn't obvious #also please don't ask me what happened to the colors i do not know everything got WAY paler on export #i color picked everything i swear #anyways i love wxs so much and i wanted to draw something serious for this huge milestone of so many songs that i adore #i was initially planning on doing this for every band but if you can imagine making four gifs from scratch is actually a lot of work #i do probably have a bit of time before honami 4 comes out (mixed first + 3DMV) though so maybe i'll still do it idk #but i'm proud of myself for having finished this #wish i had remembered to add a watermark but it would take way too much work to fix it now so. please remember me..... #(and don't repost without credit :) ) #my art #fanart #if the gifs are out of sync i am so sorry i have no idea how to fix that. this is my first time posting gifs :( #i hope they will be fixed

[elekilokal]

Samsa

#vocaloid #project sekai #KAITO #i am literally addicted to this song #im serious though they should have given us kaito in a big roach outfit its only fitting #kanade yoisaki #i guess

[questionablealibi]

Asking for a bit of company <3

Happy 4/27!!!! Just in time after my exams! It's so wonderful seeing this fandom still up and going. I never even thought that i'd have the guts to post about these sillies when the first game came out!

I hoped that i would be able to do a full-fledged art piece with proper colors and shading and all for this day, but i got rather busy this past week ^^;

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the Stanley Day ^^ take care <3

Oh, and see you guys at the sad-ist premiere too ;)

#the stanley parable #tsp #tspud #tsp fanart #tspud fanart #tsp stanley #tsp narrator #tspud stanley #tspud narrator #stanarrator #stanley x narrator #stanley needs a little company sometimes #o'neil hands him their coat 90% of the time he comes down #i said id delve into more serious tones but here i am #i will soon i swear #i have a bunch of songs that i associate with these two and the game itself and i think theyre crunchy #youll see them soon hopefully #Alibi!

[blusical]

On a more heartbreaking note, rest in peace Chris Snow.

#for those ootl he was the flames assistant gm and he's been battling ALS for a few years #he survived longer than expected (he was expected to last only a year) but... yeah #tw illness #calgary flames #chris snow #rest in peace #song: serious

[l-747]

4:AM im on an ODISSEY ! ! ! ! ! !

#tw: eyestrain #tw: bright colors #tw: blood #femtanyl #hyperpop #eyestrain #bright colors #cw eyestrain #cw blood #cw bright colors #all those trigger warnings bc im a bit scared :3 #fanart #digital #digital art #i listen to femtanyl like 24/7 no joke im serious #high saturation #my fav song is katamari or push your tmprr or dinner or girl hell 1999 or lovesick cannibal or act right or and im gone I CANT DECIIDEEEEE #im proud of this btw :3

[khruschevshoe]

You think being dumped by text is hard? Imagine being one of the Tenth Doctor's exes (or not-quite-exes, we're counting brutal platonic break-ups here too).

#tenmartha #ten x jack #jack harkness #martha deserved better #martha jones #rose tyler #tenrose #timepetals #joan redfern #river song #lady christina de souza #donna noble #doctordonna #tenth doctor #doctor who #listen ten was a major heartbreaker #some of these are more serious than others #some of these were not his fault #but it's still funnier to make this this way #poll #the master #thoschei #astrid peth #can y’all tell mt preferences #god i should have added “don't you think she looks tired”

[jackshiccup]

#can't stop associating hijack to every love song i listen to it's becoming a serious problem #somebody get these gay ppl out of my head im begging #anyways every1 give it up for GLUE SONG #i've never known someone like u !!!!! tangled in love stuck by u from the glue !!!!!! #(love song of the century btw) #if u know it im sending u cookies #pls don't look too hard i just rly needed to get them out of my system asdaksashjd #*blows kisses to the sky* for hannah and her brushes #hijack #frostcup #jack frost #hiccup #rotg #httyd #my art #jackshiccup art #art #OH AND merry christmas to those who celebrate :) #hijack gift from me to u <3

[esmiara]

Ah, to be a yakuz- I mean. Ah, to be a tiny drunk japanese mafioso

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #nakahara chuuya #bsd chuuya #bsd dazai #soukoku #skk #osamu dazai #teen soukoku #soukoku sixteen #yes this is baka mitai #this song is so good for real #yakuza games in general are great #it's like having to dismantle a whole drug business with only your fists and a nice black suit but then stumbling upon a UFO catcher #then only playing this for the next 10 hours while wondering why is there a cult of plushies bullying a lone one in the machine #then you go “oh yeah right the main quest!” but you still don't go where you need to and decide to breakdance in some bar instead #useless rambling there #bsd is a bit like Yakuza when i think of it #same very serious stuff happening while two drunk guys are beatboxing in the background #fanart