god I'm so fucking furious at the removal of Te Reo Māori names from organisations around Aotearoa. it's a complete non-issue, every organisation has the English name directly underneath the Māori name. I have never once as an English speaker been unable to understand what an organisation is for. Winston Peters, the Deputy Prime Minister, who is literally Māori himself, said “Te Papa is a historic name but tell me this waka kotahi, how many boats have you seen going down the road?”. Waka does not just mean canoe. it means vessel, and waka kotahi (the transport agency of Aotearoa) explains this VERY SIMPLY on their official website. waka kotahi means to travel together as one. Can you see how fucking upsetting this is. A Māori person in power who is in agreement about banning his own language, being so cocky about something that he does not even understand due to the suppression of the language of his people. It makes me sick. I've seen reports from Māori people all over Aotearoa speaking out about how upset and furious they are, how decades of progress have been undone in the fight to restore the rights of their people who have for so long been oppressed and have suffered the effects of colonisation. Please share this if you can, I hate knowing how few people will hear about this, I know there is so much injustice in the world right now and it is so exhausting, I know. I love you all, keep it up.
https://waateanews.com/2023/11/27/te-reo-public-service/
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Somebody mentioned in a tag on one of my posts the scene where Marco Animorphs is showering after antmageddon and he finds an ant stuck to his hip by the pincers where it presumably was trying to bite him in half when he was an ant and then it died from him becoming very big very fast and I feel like that scene, and the scene where Cassie finds a sliver of a sentient person’s flesh between her teeth while she’s flossing and then flosses until her gums bleed, really deserve recognition in the literary canon. Applegate deserves an award. There should be a TV Trope named after whatever the fuck that is. Like fridge horror but diegetic. Bathroom horror. Your bedtime bathroom routine as an opportunity for personal confrontation with the violent detritus of the dead which lingers in and on your body even after you have ostensibly stripped yourself of weapons and healed over all your wounds.
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> Shadowheart: Show off new friend!
you hold up your excitable new friend to lae'zel, she seems incredibly irritated by this action! you can't imagine why!
> Karlach: Open the barn doors.
oh god. you really didn't mean to intrude… but now that you are, it is becoming increasingly more and more difficult to look away!
> Karlach: Save Astarion!
thank the hells you had this barrel of firewine on you to put him out. he'll be fixed up in no time!
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OH GOD HOW CAN FIREWINE BE SO FLAMMABLE
> Wyll: Calm down Karlach.
pt. 1
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IT'S DONE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRBY!!!
If you've been following me the last month, you've seen me posting invitations to join Kirby Birthday Collab. Well, as today is 27th, I'm proud to present the result of this collab!!
This collab ended up even bigger than the last year's one. When last year we mainly had only Dream Friends (with some special guests like Morpho, Galacta and Elfilin), this year we've got characters from many more groups, including villains! We've almost left no one behind lol
The image above might be a bit scuffed (anti-AI protection, and all that), but no worries! You can click on it to see full, uncompressed image and see everyone's work that's been put into this!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated, and to everyone who wanted but either learned about it too late or didn't manage - don't worry! Looks like this thing might be annual from now on (or until i run out of steam lmao), so you'll get plenty of chances to join next year! Just keep your eyes peeled around March-April :3
And now, everyone who participated in this collab:
@squeak-art - Daroach, Dark Nebula and Squeakers + two bonus polaroids (the one with Nebula and the one with Squeak Squad)
@sacrificecage - Hyness and Shadow Kirby
@aseuki - Sectonia (absolute madlad)
@giantchasm - Elfilin, Fecto Forgo + possessed Awoofy and Rick
@taranzas-biggest-fan - Taranza and President Haltmann + bonus polaroid with Wave 3 trio and Kirby
@sourghostsoda - Dark Meta Knight and Galacta Knight
@spidersandtomatos - Zan Partizanne + bonus polaroid with their OC and Zan
@kachikirby - Samus Aran and Francisca + bonus polaroid with Samus
@eleart - Meta Knight
@azumetapraline - Magolor
@tinybandee - Sailor Dee and UFO
@a-stardusted-sky - Landia
@mementomarx - Morpho Knight
@xxmooncheetosxx - Ribbon
@rosakikoza - DMS and Zero
@hascaple - Chuchu
@deafeninggardenerpanda - Void and Arthur (also special thanks for allowing me to organize it on his server that i've been advertising all this month lol)
@pixbit - Prince Fluff
@eryth-arts - Susie and Flamberge
@deefighter2739 - Bandee
@skitty-kirby - Sword and Blade Knights
@hoshi-no-mahoroa - Coo
@diroxide - Fecto Elfilis
@starrveria - Tiff
@nausylemmyj - Adeline
@thecreatorlynne (on Instagram) - Miracle Matter + bonus polaroid with all the Matters
@thundermarisol - Pitch, Pick, Mine, Shiro, Nyupun and Pitch Mama
@michirikapchiyyy - Falspar and Dragato
@galapathy - Nonsurat and Nightmare
@wybienova - Clawroline + bonus polaroid with Clawroline
@mistilteinn-magolor - Gooey
@superskullz64 - Spinni, Doc and Storo
@starrysorry - Tuff, Fololo and Falala
@tazmilygray - Elline and Keeby
@icy-dark-star - Leongar
@yokyoaaa - Nago and the Meta-Knights (Axe, Trident, Mace and Javelin Knights)
@itsquakey/@chickenhoops - Marx
@chibihuey - Drawcia, Claycia and Kine (and colored Nightmare) + bonus polaroid with four Kirbies
and yours truly was the one who combined all of this in a single piece + drew Dedede and main birthday boy himself, Kirby!
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