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theuntamedangel · 2 months
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The longer BNHA goes on, the more I start to ask this question.
Is this a story worth telling?
It brought up some interesting things to think about like what it really means to be a hero and if villains really are evil or people that society failed.
But then comes the muddled messages, characters that barely do anything significant other than to be plot devices, the overhyping of one character that ruins the purpose and development of the main character, and the inconsistencies and conclusions that characters come to that makes little to no sense.
Then you just have a story that just goes NOWHERE!
Because let's be honest, how much will society actually change by the end of it all? How will it treat quirkless and those with less than stellar quirks? And will they actually allow people like Bakugou to become heroes all because they "try really hard"?
Hi there, @theloganator101 First off, thank you for the question.
Also, TLDR.
Long before, I had made a somewhat similar post, talking about the same points. What makes a hero a hero? Because it's more than wearing a cape and punching issues and problems into submission. Bad guys simply go to jail and rot till their dying breath. And why is the world of BNHA so black and white? So 'this is good and this is bad'? We have a very compartmentalized version of human society. But you and I both know very well that human nature, human social interactions are the most complex and difficult things to understand. And even though I had seen these flaws in the series much earlier, I was still forgiving of the author because I genuinely thought he would eventually come around and explain why things are they way in the BNHA verse. But that NEVER happened at any point in the series so forget about Hori addressing these issues now because BNHA as a whole doesn't matter.
It's a no brainer to say that the job of a 'hero' is to save the day. But what about those who are the victims of school bullying? (cough cough BkDk is a totally normal and a healthy relationship, you're just a homophobe if you dont ship them) or those who had to keep their voice and entire existence heavily suppressed because your marriage was just a means to an end? (Endeavour is a loving husband, a doting father and a hard working hero) What about those kids who are victims of child abuse, child neglect and discrimination? (the Todoroki kids, Shigaraki, Toga and heck, even low key Spinner grew up in loving and healthy households). The Creature Rejection Clan was created to combat racism and All Might, someone who's name itself reduced crime in Japan by a half simply by existing, did NOTHING against the CRC. I thought 'heroes' were meant to protect the weak and deliver justice to the evil doers irrespective of who or what they are. I thought that's what's really meant to be a hero, to be defenders of mankind. Because lets face it, what's the difference between a villain who kills and a hero who abuses his family members on a physical, mental and an emotional level? What are the required criteria to judge these very two damnable actions with a bias attitude?
Which brings me to another question: Why are the students at UA high only taught martial or physical training? Don't they have special classes where they have to moral education classes or something along those line? Besides the rigorous physical training they need to fight against heroes, they have normal, regular-degular academic curriculum. These so called heroes-in-training are well educated in the art of understanding the topography of a battle field but the system has FAILED to educate the kids to understand why villains are the way they are. The entire system, the root itself, the very foundation of the hero society, FAILED to protect what they claimed to be. People like Toga, Dabi, Overhaul, Spinner, Shigaraki, Twice, Stain, Magne, are all nothing but the products of the hero society, the actual end result of this superficial, celebrity-like lifestyle of hero worship. But many fail to see beyond the stars and shimmers of this artificially constructed world.
The above points are heavily tied to Stain's ideologies. He didn't put up arms and struggles against the hero society for nothing. He knew what he was doing.
This may not be the answer that you're looking for but the way I see it, the MHA story shows us a horrifying representation of our already dark and twisted world but that's where it stops. It wants to do nothing with it because the story doesn't know where to go with it and how to go about doing it. It started something it couldn't finish. It created issues it couldn't solve. So the plot choose a different path to tread upon: focus on the popular people from the hero society who are highly questionable and romanticize their words and actions. It doesn't matter if you faced quirk discrimination or worse, became a butt of ridicule for not having any quirk at all. So long as a bully has given a half baked ''apology'' and works hard to be a hero to satisfy their own ego, it's all good at the end of the day. Self worth issues, self inflicted bodily harm, lack of self worth received by the victim (definitely NOT Izu because Bk treats him with utmost respect and comradery), all melt away due to the power of 'apology' and friendship. It teaches us that celebrity worship, fake sense of heroism, the desire to be the top at the expanse of others are to be treated with normalcy because the show must go on no matter what. The other message is that it's ok be a wife beater and a bully so long as you're doing it for heroism, name, fame, recognition.
Our priorities in the MHA universe are all messed up. We don't even have an inkling of a thought about how Izu feels about quirkless discrimination and the manga is wrapping itself up. So all the answers we can provide ourselves with regarding the matter will be head canon.That's why the main message of the story is that it fails on so many levels in terms of writing a morally upright story. The main hero of our story is nothing to offer, no words of hope and encouragement. That's the other message it has conveyed to us. I'm not saying this, the manga has proven to us time and again what i just said. The other thing it hammers home is the fact that, so long as you're a hero, your unjust behavior will be swept under the rug by your school and higher authorities. The message that MHA time and again conveys is that it loves hypocrisy and double standards. These are the solid reasons as to why the plot cannot logically and cohesively march forward.
"With great power comes with great responsibility" and the MHA verse failed to understand this concept by becoming the very thing the villains are condemned for in this series. That, my friend, is the general message of the story. That, my friend, is the moral lesson of the MHA verse.
#MHA critical thinking #bk is a bully #Izu deserved better #Izu is the protagonist not Bk #Izu matters Bk doesnt #Hori cant write shit
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audible-crayon · 3 years
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Hello! I have never actually rly used Tumblr but uhhh better late than never? I figured I'd introduce myself! I'm 22, I live in Texas, I preform at anime conventions (when they used to exist), I draw and write a lot in my free time, I'm wiccan, I like cats and dogs ^0^
I made this to take submissions and write more smutty one-shots of Fandoms i like! Said fandoms include the following:
Naruto - Bleach - FFXV - Hazbin Hotel - ancient magus bride - dragon age inquisition - free iwatobi - attack on titan - fruits basket - sekaiichi hatsukoi - persona 3, 4 and 5 - junjou romantica - the arcana -
Any ship as well I don't discriminate! As long as it's not a LITERAL child for example, Nanako from Persona 4 is literally like 8. Just use your common sense and we won't have any issues ^^
Probably some other fandoms that I'm forgetting! I'll update the list as necessary but long story short, as long as I know the show well enough I can squeeze some smut out more than likely~
I don't discriminate head cannons or kinks but if I don't think I can fulfill a kink well enough for someone's request I may decline so I don't let someone down if it doesn't turn out how they wanted.
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mazojo · 2 years
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Speaking of jshk, do you hate people who ship Tsukasa or are you just neutral on it?
Oh nopp, I would never hate anyone with different ships from mine (ofc I have preferences but I wouldn’t impose them on anyone. Although this doesn’t apply to any weird ships incest/pedo other weird shenanigans)
and for my take on Tsukasa ships I am pretty neutral on them tbh!! I don’t necesarily ship him with anyone but I don’t find it bad either?? I feel like I am still trying to understand his character well after all the turns in the last arcs but maybe once I do better i may ship him with someone of the cast
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incorrect-bom · 6 years
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I don’t like poptarts except for the chocolate ones also Chris do you like toaster strudels or do you despise them
Poptarts: 👏 ALL  👏  POPTARTS  👏  ARE  👏  GOOD  👏  POPTARTS 👏 
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thebluespirit83 · 3 years
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debunking pro-snape/anti-james arguments and putting it on the internet because clearly i hate myself. buckle up. this is gonna be a VERY long post. im ready for the amount of hate i will get; im willing to take one for the team. 
1. james forced lily into dating/marrying/etc him 
this literally never happened? because its almost as if lily is her own person who is able to stand up for herself-
“I wouldn’t go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid,” said Lily.
“LEAVE HIM ALONE!” Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and Sirius eyed it warily.
She turned on her heel and hurried away [from james]. 
-and so she would not allow someone to walk all over her. its almost as if james (canonically) matured as a person, and she appreciated this, realised he was a good person and got feelings for him? because james’ only negative traits were that he was conceited and a show off. people are able to mature and grow from these things! james did this! he did not ‘force’ lily to go out with him!
2. james and the other marauders bullied snape
you know what, i cant even disagree with this one. you’re right - they did bully him. but lets look a little bit at the context. 
sirius and james were both upper class, naive white rich boys. they are idiots. they were both stupid smart teenagers!! they were popular! and while this does not excuse the gross bullying snape was subject to-
Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape’s mouth at once; the froth was covering his lips, making him gag, choking him
Several people watching laughed; Snape was clearly unpopular ... Snape was trying to get up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.
-it (unfortunately) makes sense with context. james and sirius also stopped bullying people, and even expressed discomfort/regret with the way they acted-
“I’m not proud of it,” said Sirius quickly.
“Of course he was a bit of an idiot!” said Sirius bracingly, “we were all idiots!
[sirius talking to remus] you made us feel ashamed of ourselves sometimes
A lot of people are idiots at the age of fifteen. He grew out of it.
-when they were younger! i’d also like to point out these little lines i noticed when i was finding quotes for my argument which snape stans like to ignore:
James and Snape hated each other from the moment they set eyes on each other
I mean, he [snape] never lost an opportunity to curse James
there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James’s face, spattering his robes with blood
wow, look at that. the hate they felt for each other was mutual! snape also jinxed james! but oh wait - james was the one who matured! snape was the one who bullied his son twenty years later because he looked like james! 
3. snape didnt abuse the kids at hogwarts 
here’s a real argument i saw when looking through some pro-snape posts: ‘snape wasn’t an abuser, because abusers don’t let their victims retaliate, but snape did let the kids talk back to him’
what. the. fuck?! 
this is the dictionary.com definition of abuse: ‘to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way’ or ‘to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about’. i’m pretty sure snape did both of these things-
“I don’t need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!”
“So,” said Snape, gripping Harry’s arm so tightly Harry’s hand was starting to feel numb.
Snape threw Harry from him with all his might.
[hermione’s teeth]  "I see no difference."
‘Idiot boy!’ snarled Snape [at neville]
-on multiple occasions. i’d also like to remind you guys that neville’s worst fear is SNAPE?! his TEACHER, a figure that is supposed to be there for emotional and educational support is his worst fear in this entire world?! above the woman who drove his parents to insanity? over failure, over his abusive grandmother, over everything? his teacher? and for the pro-snaper that used this quote-
Nearly everyone laughed. Even Neville grinned apologetically.
-to claim that it was a joke, it isn’t a joke. because when snape came out of that cupboard, he was terrified. yes, it’s an embarrassing thing to have as your boggart, but the point is is that it is. he is terrified of that man. 
4. james only joined the order because his wife was a muggleborn and he ‘had to’
this is just factually incorrect. james had been sticking up for muggleborn rights since he was in school, far before he started dating or even became friends with lily: 
“Apologize to Evans!” James roared at Snape, his wand pointed threateningly at him.
“I’d NEVER call you a - you-know-what!”
so this is literally not true!! plus, at least he did join the order, whatever his reasons where (which were canonically good). snape didnt join the order. snape was friends with someone who suffered discrimination in society, and instead of using his privilege to help her and support her, he joined a group that was set on murdering people like her. when james had a friend who underwent oppression (remus/lycanthropy) you know what he did? he illegally became an animagus. 
5. snape had to be a death eater to survive at hogwarts as he roomed with blood supremacists
this is the shittiest excuse i have ever seen in my entire life. as a poc, this comment really reminds me of the argument ‘i was raised in a racist white household! i cant control my beliefs!’
you can always control your beliefs. i understand not going on big rants about blood inequality in front of a bunch of supremacists, and i understand wanting to blend and fit in (especially because he was unpopular and needed the support the slytherin boys provided), but i will never understand then becoming an active member of the group yourself. he got the dark mark. he helped voldemort. he was a death eater, and a proud one at that! no-one forced him to join. this argument literally makes my blood boil. 
6. snape had a lot of trauma from being raised in an abusive household
okay? so did sirius. so did neville. luna was bullied at school, just like snape. harry lived in an abusive household. did any of those people bully children? did any of those people join a blood supremacist group? and dont get me wrong, im not calling any of these people perfect - they all had a lot of flaws - but none of them hurt another people to the extreme that snape did. 
7. snape saved the trio’s lives many times
this is the absolute bare minimum. ‘oh wow, he didnt let harry die!! what a king! he should be respected and praised! we should excuse all of his other actions because he didnt let people die <3′ 
8. snape is not a perfect person, he also did good that many people overlook
you’re right, snape did do some good things in his life. but unfortunately, for me and many others, doing a couple of good things doesnt excuse all of the shitty, abusive things he did too. we’re not ignoring them - we just dont think they’re good enough reasons to forgive him. 
‘but james and sirius hurt others! you ignore all the bad things they did in favour of the good!’ you do the same thing with snape, first of all. second, they did a lot of good stuff. james’ and sirius’ only crimes were being annoying. for being a bit of a dick, conceited, knew they were hot and were a bit entitled. while these things are annoying as fuck, they were also stupid teens that eventually grew out of their behaviour and became better people. not perfect! better. while snape just stayed bitter at the marauders, long after their deaths, and even took his anger out on an innocent child. 
9. people only hate snape because he was poc and queer coded
as a poc and queer person, please stop. this is a very bad excuse. being poc and queer (which im pretty sure he isnt, but anyway) doesnt excuse you from your actions. plus, a huge amount of harry potter readers are poc and lgbtq. why would they hate snape for those reasons?! 
so thats all i got for today. im not gonna go into a deep snily/jily thing because i literally cannot be bothered. anyway im done. i need to go revise, i’ve already spent long enough on this. 
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zevzevarainai · 2 years
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ALSO i really do want to hear ur sera defense rant so please share 💕
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THE WRITERS did my girl DIRTY
in game terms, she's a neurodivergent lesbian who gives a very different perspective of the whole dragon age plot line. her VA does an amazing job especially with her laugh her laugh is so genuine also she's v cute and i want to kiss.... her....
One thing I really love about Sera is that she's so different from the other companions. Disclaimer I'm not saying she isn't flawed that's a big part of her character... but the others are very righteous and "we gotta close the breach" and "inquisitor you gotta act like a leader" but Sera is very real and even though she's very opinionated, she is one of the only characters who grows as a person if you let her. sure, you've got companion quests, but they don't really change.
So right off the bat, you've got this girl with a ton of personality wanting to join you; you learn that her whole deal is she fights for the oppressed which i adore. And I like that it's not just mages or templars she really cares about the people in the crossfires and who don't get talked about, like mistreated servants and the lower class being stepped on by nobles.
A big problem people have with her is that she doesn't care about mages and elves, which i understand i am very pro both. But in reality she needs to unlearn it AND SHE CAN if you take the time to befriend her. Anyway I am going to focus on these two points because this is the biggest source of hate I see for her
On Mages:
Sera was taught at a young age to fear magic (not mages). She never says that mages are Bad. She is just scared of them. She legit has panic attacks in the Fade. The first conversation you have with her she makes a very good point of "normal" people not hearing anything about mages until one does something bad so you gotta wonder without fantasy media what "normal" people hear
Also I think Dagna is gonna teach her not to be afraid of magic tbh
On Elves:
If you take the time to befriend Sera you learn that she grew up in a very toxic household in which a human adopted her likely as like a savior complex or something because the woman told young impressionable Sera that elves are below humans and likely several racist things and that Sera should be lucky she's with her instead etc. but you guys she literally made Sera hate herself and Sera doesn't know how to handle it. But remember she doesn't outright hate elves-- she wants to help several refugee elves and the elven servants in the winter palace etc. she does not discriminate on who she helps. She just doesn't like when people try to push ancient elvhen culture on her (Solas) because she does not feel like she can relate to it because of her upbringing and she also mentions people made her feel stupid for not knowing that kind of stuff. She's literally like it's too late for me go waste your energy on someone else. Her stuff with the Chantry is weird but like... this is not the first elf to be andrastian. Fenris and Zevran both reference the maker instead of the pantheon and you dont see them getting shit upon. But I do understand some of the stuff she says is uncomfortable and not acceptable, like I do not think her conversations post-temple of mythal with lavellan are acceptable but! She learns better and we can see this in trespasser.
When the whole Dalish Bullshit from the writers happened Sera literally tells the inquisitor that she's tired of wasting her energy worrying about other peoples' beliefs and lifestyles and she'd rather care about lavellan which leads to the SWEETEST bit of dialogue in the game
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[my gifs, from here] I get so emotional over her and my inquis' friendship like. its unconventional, but she loves her friend so much... shes is not used to having long term friends or even a not toxic relationship (ie her and her adopted "mom") literally says when you want to be her friend that she is "not used to acceptance" so she doesn't know how to comfort people; instead she does pranks and jokes. This moment is really sweet and needed because it shows that Sera has learned to accept other peoples beliefs even if they made her feel small and takes them into consideration!! She REALLY wants to help if you read her journal in the dlc she writes all about how worried she is about the inquisitor and after the convo in the gifs if you say youre not fine she says shes going to find and plan ways to help she is SO WHOLESOME!!!!! The point is she is unlearning her internalized racism and TRYING and I wish people would see that
The biggest issue that I have with Sera is how other characters interact with her. The inquisitor doesn't even have the option of being nice to her many times; her romance is bad because you cant comfort her you can only blame her mental illness or make fun of it; she is the ONLY companion you can kick out at any time; many dialogue options are just telling her she's crazy; blackwall is the only companion that treats her like a person save maybe varric and cole (who she is scared of)
here are some bonus things about her that I love
she knows the importance of not letting power go to your head and making sure people take a second to relax and laugh
she literally makes me laugh out loud
her journal is so fun and cute
her pet names are so cute for romanced inquis/dagna
her banter is so different and funny especially her dialogue with blackwall
all the other companions are like here is a list of my achievements... i trained the blade for years.... and Sera is just like idk i just shoot the arrow
bees
she loves her friends and cares about people so much!!
i want to smooch
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qalma-e-azadi · 3 years
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AAPKA SWAGAT HAI *epic dhol and shehnayi* ISS HASEEN SHAAM ME TO CELEBRATE MERE 206 nahi wait *checks notes* 224 aur badh gaye ho to pata nahi FOLLOWERS (on a sidenote why? nahi aise kya nashe karte ho jo mere blog pasand aaya tumko?)
i know ki covid me log bohot stressed hain so these are some things that make you happy:
some calming music to relax to
cute doggos because why not
a science experiment (spoiler: it's amazing)
a nazm, a kavita, a masterpiece if you will
this one's for the gujjus but dekhna hai to dekhlo we do not discriminate in this tumblr household
one more thing my moots are too much rickrolled and i (also @holding-infinity-and-a-book ) want them to be happy right so there will be no rickrolls these are all genuine tum log ko torture karne nahi aati main✨✨✨
now the ask/get to know me game:
😎— fuckboys. thoughts?
🤡— what's the dumbest thing you've ever done?
😈— religion. god. jesus. khuda. bhagwan. thoughts?
👃🏽— what's your relationship with your family?
👰— shaadi. nikah. thoughts?
🤒— do you have any illnesses wagera?
💔— pyaar, ishq, dil toota main kaun hu kaha hu, hu to kyu hu woh lauda lasun
💃— I'll tell you how i think you look like, sound like just based on what I've seen you do on here (ye main karungi hehe)
🌌— what are some destinations you can't wait to go to?
☁️— what is your favourite season?
🐒— favourite animal?
🍛— favourite foods?
🍻— CHAAR BOTTLE VODKA KAAM MERA ROZKA. thoughts?
♨️— khana pakana? tumko aata?
🎶— favourite artists kaun hai bata?
🆒— something you did that's very plus ultra
🎂— birthday kab aati tumhari mereko ungli karneka hai (that came out so wrong im sorry)
📚— favourite subjects
🧭— moral compass chalta ki zang pad gaya?
😏— tatti pick-up lines please
that's it? ig?
also 70% work is done by our amazing talented brilliant fantastic @holding-infinity-and-a-book
if i messed up even a little im— NO EXCUSE YOU ITS ONLY BEEN FOUR MONTHS OKAY IM STILL FIGURING OUT HOW THIS PLACE WORKS
Now we tag the moots:
@ginasholtsoundboard @aadyeah @teenageshizz @more-like-reyna @gopikanyari @lemonsparkly @carmen-riddle @vanini-head @do-gay-dont-be-crime @shybrunettepainter @desi-dark-academia @writingismydivision @limp-wrist @weird-u @gulab-ja-moon @paranoid--introvert @desi-dark-academia @that-geeky-dude @puran-poli @adoginthemanger and last but not the least @holding-infinity-and-a-book
if you didn't get tagged im so sorry but please do not feel forgotten. you can still do this if ya want to✨
and to all my followers (that aren't porn bots cus i blocked those mfs) sharam karlo thoda aur paani piyo
also this is me
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Markiplier manor is toxic here’s why
So Markiplier manor (Markipliers official discord server) has gotten a surplus of new people in it, this happened a few weeks ago the manor itself though has been up for awhile. originally a members only server it was eventually opened up for everyone and yes there are alot of genuinely good people and the mods are alright but unfortunately its becoming a toxic environment. 
SO EDIT i have discussed with the mods that being said ... im keeping this up as a reminder of we can do better we can help people who are struggling through something instead of shutting them down we can listen to people who are being oppressed and bravely point out new media that only worsens that oppression and stigmatization and not just the mods who i was kind of harsh towards but who are human everyone as a community can do better and this is a large community think of the work we can do just doing the basics like boycotting problematic content and helping those who cry out for it who need it (and noticing and shutting down manipulative/toxic behaviors) ... i dont know if im going to go back to the manor yet tho im going to let this sit give it a week yall can agree or disagree but know that if you try to be an ass your going to get shut down and your feelings are going to get hurt 
lets start with the basics “triggering topics” triggering topics can be anything in particular but it generally means a topic that relates to another persons trauma. Now while it is important to acknowledge a persons trigger words and try to keep the conversation respectable ive also noticed people use it to shut down people who come on freaking out because their dealing with a stressful situation/something traumatic just happened. This has happened to me personally and to a friend with me it was about being pro choice and having to in short make that actual choice. i was discussing this in the bathroom because i (like anyone else who comes in with baggage) did not know about any pro choice discords at that moment and was afraid of being stigmatized or going onto a discord that says its a safe space only for it to be filled with trolls. Mark manor is labeled as a safe space and many people come on there looking for support with me no one told me that the topic was triggering to them (which apparently it was because a friend of theirs had to make the choice not her herself think what you will) they just went to a mod early on when i just found the server as a member a friend (who i wont name) had gotten.... assaulted majority of her werent online and as someone who has been there and yes when she told me it did trigger my own trauma she needed moral support... the mod shut her down and deleted her comments and didnt give her a pointer to any other discord where she could discuss the topic openly and get moral support and be pointed to resources (it actually took me ten minutes to find and confirm a lgbtq therapy chat earlier this year for another individual discussing mental health) this was before i had gotten on for that day but i noticed those messages and i contacted her when she told me what was up yea it triggered my memories and its not fun but I FUCKING HELPED HER i made sure she went to the police to atleast file a statement (while the police dont always help it is good to have it on file) i even made her a plush and shipped it out to her and i would do it again and again because its not good to basically tell another person to shut up because it triggers others not without atleast trying to help them find another fucking place and making sure their actually ok and in a physical safe place  next is them claiming the manor is a “safe space” a safe space is by definition  “ a place or environment in which a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be exposed to discrimination, criticism, harassment, or any other emotional or physical harm.” you would also think that the manor would be a safe space in the fact that marginalized and oppressed groups of people would be able to point out problematic content and have an open and free discussion about it and how it makes them uncomfortable. especially people of lgbtq community which alot of people in that chat are. yesterday (and this was what caused me to officially turn away from the server) in the patio (which is the members only chat) a Transgender individual pointed out the problematic content that is huniepop and how it fetishizes trans people as well as other minorities now this game i hear tries to make itself out as a “parody” .... its not its a sexual dating sim what would make it a parody is if sex noises were replaced with donkey sounds and the lewd pictures were replaced with poorly drawn doodles of tits or what have you its a game for incels marks hilarious when he plays it because he doesnt take the game seriously my issue isnt with him its with the developer. and if you did not know (which apparently people dont) the character poli is described as “a girl with a dick” the individual pointed this out because they felt like it dehumanizes them and paints them as nothing more than a fetish... and also apparently you can “choose” is poli is trans which kind of gives off the message that people can ignore trans peoples identity if it makes them uncomfortable... or if they dont sexualize them. and the muslim community is more or less in the same boat i come from the bible belt in usa im not muslim i am not trans but i do have a reason for standing with both and i will get to that in a bit so i was raised in a christian household in a christian setting like muslim women were basically told we cannot have sex and any sexual thought is sinful and we will be punished blah blah blah your even more closeted if your gay or bi because then you can face ... violence that being said to make the woman from the middle east hyper sexual like they did is kind of shitty even for a incel pleasing sex game. the individual who thought it would be ok to discuss this in the server because its labeled as a safe space and is generally “lgbtq” friendly thus believing he would have people agree and discuss ... was unceremoniously shut down by their peers and a mod was notified this person was not hostile maybe a bit frustrated because he wanted to talk about it and thought he would have this genuinely helpful conversation and people would listen and spread the word because to have problematic content be popular can isolate the oppressed group even more so WHEN NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO THEM. if a group of marginalized people notice something problematic with content and you claim to be an ally of said group then you need to acknowledge and support what they say. they told him to go to twitter where he could potentially be bullied and written off ... because again its an INCEL PLEASING SEX GAME.(which means incels if you ever dealt with them will go and say anything to justify the game even using slurs and bullying) and to put the icing on the cake to change the topic they brought up robin ... i actually dont know who robin is as i dont really focus much on youtube creators personal stuff (it feels off for me to not personally know an individual but know their personal stuff without having actually talking to them its weird i know its a thing i have in my head) but apparently they recently came out as female and good for them im super proud of him and the patio members were discussing how they were proud of him as well for beginning to wear makeup and making themselves more feminine which would be great if they werent trying so hard to shut down the trans male who was trying to spread awareness on problematic stuff .... something he pointed out ... and something they gaslighted and said he was being hostile. really its almost as if they only care about trans issues when its someone famous discussing them  so what can we possibly do about huniepop being transphobic and the answer is very easy BOYCOTT IT like... yall were up in arms and boycotted jk rowling with snap and a turn do we only cancel the old and ugly? do we only cancel those who we dont think is funny? mark is not at fault he probably doesnt realize it and any comments made on the issue are talked down upon or drowned amongst other comments im not saying to cancel him im saying to cancel the game HARD. ignore the posts bitch at the dev demand refunds for your game. like consumers have infinitely more power than corps want to admit.  so you basically have a community that claims to be a safe space but only if you want to talk about sunshine and rainbows and its highly hypocritical of them to claim safety.  another thing is emotionally abusive/manipulative people hide in the server and the mods dont ever seem to acknowledge it. i cannot tell you how many times ive gotten into arguments with people who seems nice then turn into assholes then claim to be the victim when i or others go off on them. if you recognize my name you know i dont stand down when it comes to having a snarky or rude comment thrown at me if your going to be an ass were fighting i dont care how nice you seemed beforehand and you dont get to call a mod just because i actually stood up for myself or others sorry not sorry dont be a bitch nuff said.  now why would i care so much about problematic content? why would i care and stand by the transgender and muslim people (aside from being ya know... an actual ally and not someone who claims it for sympathy and brownie points?) its because i am autistic i am also able to function well on my own but there is a movie created by the famous singer sia it is called music it is a movie frowned upon by the autisitic community because infantizes and dehumanizes non verbal autistic people i am fortunate and unfortunate in not having to deal with much stigma unfortunate because i wasnt diagnosed until i was 17 alot of answers about my behavior could have been answered if i had been diagnosed earlier but considering society loves the quiet timid female and i functioned “well” for neurotypicals i was ignored. so yea you bet your ass im standing with them and raising awareness about huniepop and their was this one person when i mentioned this point i cant remember there name nor to do i give a shit about them because when i mentioned how autistic people ... how i was in the same boat with music by sia (again i advise that no one target the actress who was under contract target sia and please boycott her so she knows she cant get brownie points or money for a movie that stigmatizes who she claims she wants to “help” (*cough* profit off of *cough cough*) and only serves as a feel good movie for neurotypicals and ignorant people)  they said “i heard people who hated the movie i heard people who found it alright people are ALLOWED to like problematic content” ... and like ... does anyone else see the problem here? its not hard at all to boycott celebrities for making content  and im going to repeat this point  IF A GROUP OF MARGINALIZED, STIGMITIZED AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE CALL OUT SOMETHING FOR BEING PROBLEMATIC AND YOU CLAIM TO BE AN ALLY YOU FUCKING LISTEN TO THEM AND DONT SHUT THEM DOWN I DONT GIVE A SHIT YOU DONT HAVE A FUCKING EXCUSE. if you cant bring yourself to boycott a piece of media and replace it with the infinitely more suitable forms that supports the group you claim to be for your not an ally your a fucking hypocrite  and that is why i left markiplier manor i am still a youtube special ... thingy member and i will continue to be a member to support mark i want people to overall listen to those who speak up against a creator and a piece of media and listen to us all no matter how “good” something seems. .. also there is a video called listen it was created by nonverbal autistic people  and communicationFIRST a group that sia apparently communicated with for her movie... and then ignored  https://youtu.be/H7dca7U7GI8
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i was debating whether i should post this or not, but i need to get it off my chest okay.//
i’m not american. i’m not black. i don’t know how it feels to be discriminated against daily.
my country is peaceful as peaceful can get. i am a part of the poc where i live. i am of chinese descent, born in indonesia, raised in indonesia, living as an indonesian. i admit that i am lucky. my family is well off. my household is well off. i have been raised in a good environment, where everybody gets along regardless of race. i have faced racism, but i can confidently say that indonesia’s racism is slowly but surely disappearing. people here are becoming more open, as my country’s national motto, “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, it is Javanese and it means “Unity in Diversity”. we have 300 different ethnic groups, all different cultures and backgrounds, and we are learning to tolerate and even love one another. to translate our motto literally, it means “We are different but we are one.” among this hard time, i’m not struggling as most people are, but i can vouch that people with my race who ARE struggling aren’t struggling because of their race, the cruelest thing people can do to me for my race here is giving me a more expensive ticket for breaking rules in traffic. a ticket. imagine that. we don’t have cops being called for chinese indonesians going out and about. we don’t have cops/citizens taking out heavy guns for chinese indonesians hanging out with friends. we don’t have anybody- cops or regular citizen (again) - hurting chinese indonesians for being chinese indonesians.
so why is it that a country which hasn’t even reached 80 years old yet, less racist than a country that has stood for 243 years?
look, i’m sorry i’m not an american yet i butt into your problem, your business, but actually, wait, you know what? i’m not sorry. if i had stayed quiet then i would’ve been exactly the same as those cops who watched george floyd killed and did nothing.
listen up, every. single. one of you.
all lives dont matter until all lives matter.
all lives dont matter until black lives matter.
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listen im all for a rye sandwich dilf milf we dont discriminate in this household unless ur joseph or john seed in which case we say 'fuck off' while hating ourselves for how much we wanna [redacted]
skdhhd i am attracted to maybe... 3 people from fc5 these days 😔
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All of the above? 🌟
ohhh my god alpha fuihfisdhfsd
📸answers under the cut📸
1. What do you identify as and what are your pronouns?pansexual!! pronouns are whatever you feel like, im still figuring that out i guess
2. How did you discover your sexuality, tell your story?i dont really know!! im actually pretty sure i always knew i was into guys, gals, and everything in between ever since i was really little, despite not being educated on it like. at all lmao. i was a wacko curious little child
3.Have you experienced being misgendered? What happened and how did you overcome it?im not trans, so im not sure if this question applies to me! just to be safe, i wont answer it
4. Who was the first person you told, how did they react?i… actually dont remember the first person i told??? i think i just realized i was Not StraightTM and then told lots of people at the same time lmao
5. Describe what it was like coming out, what did you feel?coming out to my family?? i wasnt as stressed about it, but i was still a tiiiiny bit nervous. theyre really accepting when it comes to lgbtq though! so its all good
6 has already been answered!
7. What is one question you hate people asking about your sexuality?“im pansexual!”“whats that? is it like *insert joke about frying pans*”
8. Describe the style of clothing that you most often wear.its either a sweater + overalls or a tshirt with some pants (also this is a boots/converse household only people)
9. Who are your favourite lgbt+ ships?all of the oc’s i ship together 
10. What does makeup mean to you? Do you wear any?makeup doesnt really mean anything to me!! i dont wear it and idk how to lmao. other people look pretty in it tho
11. Do you experience dysphoria? If so, how does that affect you?i do not experience dysphoria!
12. What is the stupidest thing you’ve heard said about the lgbt+ community?any comment that goes along the lines of “*insert certain sexuality/gender* isnt real, you guys just want attention 😤😤😤”
13. What’s your favourite thing about the lgbt+ community?theres other people!!!! who are just like me!!!!
14. What’s your least favourite thing about the lgbt+ community?the fact that theres still discrimination!! WITHIN the lgbtq community!!! like queer transphobes, aphobes, and gatekeepers, etc… we’re supposed to be united people cmon now
15 and 16 have already been answered!
17. Have you been in a relationship and how did you meet?ive been in a few, met most of em through school and one on a server (just a warning, dont enter a relationship with me because i still need to figure myself out a bit lmaooo)
18. What is your favourite lgbt+ book?havent read any!
19. Have you ever faced discrimination? What happened?i dont remember anything like that happening to me!!
20. Your Favorite lgbt+ movie or show?so far ive only seen love simon so… love simon!!!
21. Who are some of your favourite lgbt+ bloggers?thomas sanders (again lmao),, macdoesit,,,, uhhh and thats all i can think of rn
22. Which lgbt+ slur do you want to reclaim?does queer still cant?? if not then we need to reclaim fag/got yall 
23. Have you ever gone to a gay bar, or a drag show, how was it?i have gone to none of the above unfortunately!
24. How do you self-identify your gender, and what does that mean to you?my gender is whatever is easy for anyone else!! im still figuring it out and its one of the least important things on my mind lmao
25. Are you interested in having children? Why or why not?i actually kinda am!! i wanna be the parent my parents WISH they were
26. What identity advice would you give your younger self?dont worry so much on love and who you think you love and focus on being a kiddo!
27. What do you think of gender roles in relationships?booooooooooooo gender roles???? more like gender NO’S
28. Anything else you want to share about your experience with gender?gender is whatever the fuck you want it to be. thank u
29. What is something you wish people know about being lgbt+?its… hard yall. we’re not “shoving it in your face” and we’re not “cringey xddd” okay?? we’re people who arent like you and thats okay
30. Why are you proud to be lgbt+?if im not proud of who i am, then who will be?
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The Girls Girls Girls Tag
so @cawolters​ had created her own tag game for international women’s day, which is all sorts of amazing and i’m so glad to have been tagged!!! <3 <3 (edit: also have been tagged by @aslanwrites, so thanks!!) Guide: answer these seven Qs in the voice of your female character(s), and then tag somebody!  of course, the three female characters in my wip is Zhen, Yu(f) -- but for this, since it’s pretty obvious it’s the female Yu, i’ll just call her Yu -- and Jia, so i’ll be doing this for them! (btw i found this really difficult to answer because... spoilers??? abound????? but also they might change so i dont really know what to write at some parts?? but okay you know what fine, let’s have some spoilers here) (also note that all of their answers pertain to their pasts / backstories) 1. Who was your mother and what did she teach you?
Zhen: i don’t have a mother. For real, though. Yu: My mother’s harsh, and she’s made me stronger. Jia: my mother’s a strong, tough woman. she’s got to be, to raise a kid on her own.
2. Do you have any sisters (related or not)?
Zhen: yeah, i have a few. they’re all major pains in the asses though Yu: No. Jia: I’ve got a younger sister. We’re pretty independent of one another
3. How has your gender shaped your path in life?
Zhen: I don’t know. the woman who raised me was pretty great, and i never really cared about the other sex too much anyway. like, people tried to bully me sometimes i guess but i never really cared too much about it, they never really affected me. i’ve faced worse anyway. gender doesn’t matter when it comes to that. Yu: i’ve been raised by a very strong, fierce mother, and it has followed me throughout my life. i am not affected by discrimination, or by prejudice. there’s no point in caring about such lesser things in life when there are other more important things to look towards. Jia: yeah. i mean, women aren’t regarded as highly as men are. i’m only in my early-20s and people already nag at me to get married and settle down and like, then what do you want me to do for the rest of my life? take care of kids and clean up after the house? i have loftier aspirations than that. it’s so annoying. they keep yammering on and on , but when it comes to the men, it’s all about getting somewhere with their career. i know it’s stressful either way, but still. maybe i don’t want to get hitched so young, yknow? ah, whatever. you can do something about it only if you actually do something about it.
4. What does the woman you admire look like? Who is she?
Zhen: she is the kindest, most patient woman i’ve ever known. she has a bunch of rowdy kids and -- okay, i can’t say she has never lost her patience, she has a pretty bad temper despite how i’ve described her -- but she’s never lost hope in us, yknow? she’s strong and fierce and full of fight. i couldn’t have asked for a better person in my life.
Yu: she’s strong and capable. no one can ever doubt her capabilities, and around her, i just want to get better myself. i need to match up to her standards, to reach her expectations. i just... can’t.
Jia: well the woman i admire is myself. i mean, why admire someone else when you can just look up to yourself right? who can you be better inspired by than your own creativity and your own mind and your own capabilities? i strive to make myself better and to achieve my goals , and i am constantly inspired by my own improvement and growth. say what you want, but that’s just the truth.
5. Why do you think women are considered the gentler sex?
Zhen: honestly??? i have no clue. haven’t seen that much gentle women in my life. they’re all pretty fierce and kick-ass. i guess it could be through history, yknow, in imperial china the empress just manages the harem and takes care of household duties and makes sure the house is all pretty and in place and presentable while the emperor does all the bigger political and military stuff. you won’t ever see the emperor touching a needle pin, will you, and all the women are the handmaidens and servants and weavers while the men are guards and military officials. i mean, it’s not like men don’t go near all these supposedly dainty stuff, it’s just that it’s made to be the official job of women. personally i’d love to just handle things at home because it’d be too troublesome managing a country’s affairs, but i don’t think that’s because i’m gentle. it’s because i’m lazy as hell and i’m owning it.
Yu: What Zhen said. surprisingly she hasn’t really spouted that much crap in this interview. she’s actually being decent, for once.
Jia: sometimes women are still regarded the gentler sex because we’re still perpetuating it ourselves! you hear women on the streets saying things like, ‘i want to find a rich husband who can take care of me for the rest of my life’ or that ‘i’ll settle down and stop working when i get married’ or having aspirations like ‘having a baby and making a family is my only dream in life’. not that it’s wrong, but it just perpetuates that idea of a woman not taking any action for herself! women are strong, alright? look at zhen’s example of the imperial palace. the concubines and the empress’ entire purpose of being in the harem is to gain the emperor’s affections in order to give him a baby, and that might seem like it’s all, but do you know how difficult life in the palace can be? do you know how strong these women are, emotionally, mentally, physically, to take the toil and stress of constantly being pitted against one another-- even if they’re just fighting for the emperor’s affections? and those shoes!! Have you seen the shoes they have to walk in? and they have to kneel and bow and walk delicately and gracefully in those??? and that hair! do you know how heavy their hair can get --
Zhen: you know, i kinda think you’d make a great concubine or empress in those days Jia: i probably wouldn’t even get past the first stage, i’m too rowdy
Zhen: yea, but if you were born in those times you’d learn to be a little more disciplined and dignified and you’d have kicked so many of those asses there
Yu: ... i thought we were trying to fight for women, not encourage fighting among women
Zhen: i’m just saying, yknow, none of those scheming people would have a chance against jia because she’s the fiercest, most scheming person there is! i don’t know if she’d be able to handle the responsibility of empress though... all that dignity and grace and needing to upkeep appearances... 
Jia: yea. i would not want to lead that empress life. that kind of being poised and proper and dignified to upkeep appearances sorta thing is probably more for Yu
Zhen: but Yu won’t be able to take all the scheming. she’d just lock herself in the room to do her work in silence and she won’t even catch a glimpse of the emperor
Yu: ... you know i’m right here, right?
(shoe reference that jia is talking about)
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6. What is a piece of your personality that you are proud of?
Zhen: ehhhh.... i don’t know. i can take pretty good care of people, i think. sometimes, when i feel like it. unless it’s too exhausting, then maybe not.
Yu: i think i’m pretty resilient, but i can do better.
Jia: i’m a go-getter. i’m determined, and i’m strong, and i’m hella capable. if i strive for something, you know eventually i’m going to get it.
7. When did you accept your own body and its strengths/weaknesses?
Zhen: well. you just gotta accept that your own body is what helps you breathe and eat and sleep and basically carry you around, yknow? i’ve never really had much problems with my own body, tbh. it serves me well
Yu: sometimes i still think i’m too weak, that my body can withstand more. but sometimes you need more rest in order to go on.
Jia: if i can’t count on myself and my own physical body to do things, then who else can i count on? once you’ve figured that out, it’s pretty easy to accept your own body for what it is.
(some of the questions are not exactly answered because, well... you know)
i guess this is meant to be a tag game so i am tagging @focusdumbass @kidsarentallwrite @kaigods @bookenders @insearchof-solace (only do this once you’ve finished your homework!!) 
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Drake: that's right i like my girls bbw
Me: Black Brown And white cause we dont discriminate in this bisexual household please and thank you
#bisexual #shethicc #chaotic #gay
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durianriderofficial · 5 years
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Are you actually crediting yourself with spider health? Youve risen to a new level and you really need psychiatric help.
Spider health is a major priority in my household. We dont discriminate against our 8 legged friends.
Id like to see you restore health to a fading spider. If you cant do that then how the fuck can you help a human who can actually talk to you?
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Are Republicans Or Democrats Better For Small Business
New Post has been published on https://www.patriotsnet.com/are-republicans-or-democrats-better-for-small-business/
Are Republicans Or Democrats Better For Small Business
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Small Business And Government Regulations
AOC Blasts Republicans Who Blame Democrats for Holding Up Small Business Aid
Democratic views on small business revolve around the theory that, while government cannot guarantee the success of a small business, it can implement the conditions that support hiring of new workers through providing tax relief and increasing the availability of Small Business Administration resources.
During the Obama administration, President Obama cut taxes for small businesses no less than eighteen times. Also at President Obamas direction, the Small Business Administration administered more than 70,000 loans for businesses, offering those businesses with the much needed capital to invest and grow.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was signed into law by President Obama states that business that hire previously unemployed workers are eligible for tax cuts and can write off the purchase of new equipment. Most of the small businesses are eligible under the Affordable Care Act for tax credits to offset the insurance costs for their employees. Democrats are fighting to defend the progress made and ensure that the new president Donald Trump cannot disrespect the American small businesses.
Virginia Republicans Have Been Warning Democratic Control Was Bad For Business Cnbc Disagrees
By: Graham Moomaw and Ned Oliver– July 13, 2021 6:33 pm
The sun rises over the Virginia Capitol.
After Democrats took control of the General Assembly in 2020, a common refrain emerged among Republicans who opposed legislation that raised the minimum wage and added new anti-discrimination protections for employees.
The Democrat majority has done much to diminish Virginias reputation for being Americas best state for business, said Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, R-James City, as Democrats first legislative session in power in more than two decades came to a close, invoking a ranking bestowed annually by the cable news network CNBC.
Two years later, it looks like at least some of those Democratic priorities actually helped the states business reputation.
For the second time in a row, Virginia was named the best state for business , which this year began factoring things like anti-discrimination laws and voting rights protections into its rankings under the heading of inclusivity.
Our economy in the Commonwealth of Virginia is roaring, Gov. Ralph Northam said during a victory-lap news conference in Norfolk on Tuesday. Its why companies of all sizes are choosing to call our commonwealth home. Virginia is proving that when you treat people right, its good for everyone and its also good for business.
Youngkins campaign downplayed the CNBC ranking Tuesday, arguing the state is underperforming in key metrics like cost of living and cost of doing business.
Committee Republicans Send Letter To Biden Pelosi Slamming Democrats’ Tax Hike Proposals On Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, all House Small Business Committee Republicans – led by Ranking Member Luetkemeyer – sent a letter to President Biden and Speaker Pelosi highlighting the negative impacts the Democrats’ tax hike proposals would have on small businesses. As Democrats prepare to take historic steps to recklessly push forward trillions of dollars in spending paid for by small businesses across the country, Committee Republicans are standing up for Main Street USA. Small businesses are focused on recovering from the economic effects of the…
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Small Business And Taxes
Trump has supported significant cut on the income tax on all companies to 15 percent. Business groups also want to see partners, sole proprietors and corporate shareholders whose business income is reported on their personal returns benefit from these changes.
While the party has gotten a great deal of pushback because these policies would benefit big business, what many fail to realize is how essential these policies are to the survival of small businesses.
Staying Afloat During Covid
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Brianna Knight, a 31-year-old Fresno resident with clients across the state, was one of the fortunate ones. Her holistic skincare business has done well during the pandemic.
The state grants helped, but so did her overplanning six months ahead at some points. Before the pandemic, Knight also launched a clinical skincare line, enabling her to package at-home facial kits for her clients once COVID-19 hit.;
Despite staying afloat, Knight said she is undecided how she will vote on the recall. She said she needs to research the candidates more, and wants to see how the next phase of the pandemic goes.
I definitely think that we need new leadership, but I dont know if right now is the time, she said. And I only say that because right now California is in the purple and we do foresee a possible shutdown again. So transitioning leadership right now sometimes it gets worse.;
Knight said she wantsnew leadership because of the way the pandemic was handled, including shutting down businesses that state leaders deemed non-essential.
I do corrective skincare, so acne, so even in a pandemic, those clients are still dealing with an issue, she said. I think that what they considered wasnt as important was important to a lot of people, and we werent recognized.
I definitely think that we need new leadership, but I dont know if right now is the time.
Brianna Knight, business owner from fresno
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History Of The Republican Party
The Republican Party came into existence just prior to the Civil War due to their long-time stance in favor of abolition of slavery. They were a small third-party who nominated John C. Freemont for President in 1856. In 1860 they became an established political party when their nominee Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States. Lincolns Presidency throughout the war, including his policies to end slavery for good helped solidify the Republican Party as a major force in American politics. The elephant was chosen as their symbol in 1874 based on a cartoon in Harpers Weekly that depicted the new party as an elephant.
Regulating The Economy Democratic Style
The Democratic Party is generally considered more willing to intervene in the economy, subscribing to the belief that government power is needed to regulate businesses that ignore social interests in the pursuit of earning a return for shareholders. This intervention can come in the form of regulation or taxation to support social programs. Opponents often describe the Democratic approach to governing as “tax and spend.”
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Left Wing And Right Wing Politics
Politics is said to be split in half and you either have left or right political views. Left-wing politics is typically associated with progressive ideas and equality. Democrats are viewed as left-wingers. Right-wing politics values tradition, equity, and survival of the fittest. Republicans are viewed as right-wingers.;
Left-Wing
Left-wing beliefs are liberal in that they believe society is best served with an expanded role of the government. Examples of an expanded role for the government include entitlement programs such as social security and Medicare, Medicaid, universal healthcare, food stamps, free public education, unemployment benefits, strong environmental laws, and other regulations on industries.
Right Wing
Right-wingers believe that the best outcome for society is achieved when individual rights and civil liberties are paramount and the role and especially the power of the government is minimized. Right-wing ideology would favor market-based solutions to the issues that these government programs aim to tackle. For example, encouraging a freer marketplace for healthcare, driven by consumer choice to drive down costs. Or privately held retirement accounts like 401 plans instead of government-guaranteed Social Security.
Study: Republicans Are 24 Percent More Likely Than Democrats To Be Business Owners
Lou Dobbs: NYC is a very difficult environment for any small business owner
According to the Small Business Administration, there are about 28 million small business owners in this country and approximately 22 million of them are self-employed or non-employer firms. The rest of these small firms are employing more than 120 million people. Thats a pretty big voting bloc of small business owners and their employees.
Thats probably good news for Republicans.
According to;a survey;recently released by data research firm Infogroup, most small business owners vote Republican.
The company merged voter registration data from critical swing states with its proprietary database to come up with a combined pool of 5;million businesses and consumers that were asked questions about their party affiliation and other topics.
Of those surveyed, 24 percent of business owners were more likely to be Republican than Democrat. Republicans are way more likely to be presidents, vice-presidents and finance executives than Democrats and the hot industries for Republicans appear to be real estate, financial services and wholesale trade.
The study also found that Republicans tend to have stronger financial indicators than Democrats, such as higher household income, home value, net worth and likelihood to invest. They are also much more likely than Democrats to have a home office, purchase small business insurance, fly more frequently and invest more often in real estate.
For someone in marketing, sure. But what if youre a presidential candidate?
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Politics And Small Business
“The immediate shift in forward-looking sentiment that small business owners reported following the election reveals how deeply politics has become embedded in the public’s assessment of the economy, and in particular how divided the country is,” said Laura Wronski, research science manager at SurveyMonkey. “We’ve seen evidence of that every quarter, with Republican small business owners consistently reporting a higher degree of confidence than Democrats, but the election of Joe Biden is the first opportunity we’ve had to see whether that would flip if presidential power changed parties and it did dramatically.”
Among Republican respondents, the small business confidence index score fell from 57 in the third quarter to 42; among Democrats, confidence jumped from 46 to 58. The lowest previous confidence reading from Republican business owners was in Q2 2020, at 54.
We’ve seen evidence of that every quarter, with Republican small business owners consistently reporting a higher degree of confidence than Democrats, but the election of Joe Biden is the first opportunity we’ve had to see whether that would flip if presidential power changed parties and it did dramatically.Laura Wronski, SurveyMonkey research science manager
Histories Of The Parties
The Democratic party started in 1828 as anti-federalist sentiments began to form. The Republican party formed a few decades later, in 1854, with the formation of the party to stopping slavery, which they viewed to be unconstitutional.
The difference between a democrat and a republican has changed many, many times throughout history. Democrats used to be considered more conservative, while the republican party fought for more progressive ideas. These ideals have switched over time.
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How Republicans And Democrats Compare As Small Business Owners
COSTA MESA, Calif.A new analysis shows that Republicans make up the largest percentage of U.S. small business owners, and that they have the highest average business loan balances and lowest delinquency rates.
With the presidential election less than a year away, Experian looked at the financial and demographic characteristics of small business owners by political affiliation. The report found that approximately 35% of all small business owners identify as Republican, while 29.4% identify as Democrat and 15.8% identify as Independent.
Small businesses are a major area of interest for a number of political campaigns and justifiably so, given their positive impact on employment rates and importance to local economies, said Pete Bolin, director of consulting and analytics for Experian business information services. Gaining insight into the characteristics of specific segments of the small business owner population enables government officials, lenders and business professionals to better understand them and take appropriate action to help these small firms grow.
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Thousands of small business owners across California are still trying to survive a pandemic now in its fourth surge. Even with the reopening, some restaurants and other service establishments are having trouble hiring workers or are having to pay more and offer perks.;
Then, there are businesses that also have to deal with wildfires and drought.
Data from San Francisco-based software company Womply showed that the deadly 2018 Camp Fire resulted in 13% of local businesses near the fire shutting down permanently, while in 2019, 6.6% of businesses closed after the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.;
In 2020, California experienced its most destructive fire season in history, with 4.2 million acres burned. In 2021 so far, it isnt much better. The still-burning Dixie Fire is already the second largest in state history, having blackened more than 600,000 acres in Butte, Plumas, Lassen and Tehama counties.;;;;;
Meanwhile, California is in the grip of its worst drought since 2015. This week, Newsom raised the prospect of mandatory water conservation statewide.
John Kabateck, California director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, said;opinions on the recall vary among its members, but many are too busy dealing with bigger concerns. Among them: finding qualified employees, meeting payroll and readying for a huge spike in their unemployment insurance taxes.
So hes willing to give Newsom the benefit of the doubt.
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Obamacares Impact On Small Business
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act argue that the ACA has forced small business owners to pay a lot of money they dont have, that the rising cost of medical insurance and the associated fees has forced companies to lay off workers or to halt expansion plans, and that the tax incentives offered to small businesses isnt guaranteed and its too complicated.
Proponents of the ACA argue that the tax incentives are a great help, and assist them in the added costs of the health insurance premiums. They state that the majority of the expense falls with big businesses, not small businesses. They also argue that many small businesses will fall into the category of under 50 employees, and therefore will not be impacted by the act anyways, aside from the supposed lowering of healthcare costs that it offers.
What Is At Stake For Small Businesses In The 2020 Election
This combination of pictures created on October 22, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump … and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020.
Tomorrow, voting concludes in one of the most contentious elections of our lives, but its just another chapter in the wild story that has been 2020. Weve had a pandemic, heightened racial tensions and a faltering economy.;A client told me last week that he feels like the world around him is on fire. And with Covid-19 infections coming back with a vengeance, stimulus talks at a standstill and an unpredictable election, things are set to only get more tumultuous.
You may be election-exhausted by now. You may be one of the 92 million Americans who have already voted.;But no matter who wins on Tuesday , its important ;to understand whats at stake for small business owners tomorrow and in weeks and months to come.
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But now, as CARES impact fades, we are still far from full recovery. The recent rise in coronavirus cases, new lockdown orders looming, 12.6 million workers on unemployment and eight million American pushed into poverty all jeopardize continued recovery in the fourth quarter. ;;
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Clinton Vs Trump: Who’s Better For Your Small Business
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At 7 a.m. local time on Nov. 8, 2016, polls will open for the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election to determine the 45th president. Regardless of your political party or if youre voting for Clinton or Trump, its one of the most important elections in the countrys history.
Thefirst of four presidential debates took place on Sept. 26, and both candidates expressed that this election is about getting the economy working for average Americans again and that means small business owners. According to the Small Business Administration , small businesses provide 55 percent of all jobs and 66 percent of all net jobs since the 1970s. The problem is that recent data from the National Federation of Independent Business found that political uncertainty is at an all-time high because neither candidate is speaking in detail to issues that small business owners care about.
This post will take a look at what Clinton and Trump have said about small businesses, whether their proposed plans help or hurt and what they could do differently. The best way to remedy political uncertainty is to know what the candidates stand for and what proposed policies and beliefs mean in the long run.
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When it comes to some of the broad strokes in the small business plan, Republicans and Democrats appear to be close to agreement.
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Democrats are gearing up to push for changes to a small business aid plan pitched by Republicans as part of the latest economic relief package, as former Vice President Joe Biden called for major new investments in firms owned by people of color.
While the small business rescue plan released by Senate Republicans Monday included bipartisan priorities including a second round of forgivable government loans Democrats are targeting what they say are key omissions.
Among them, according to sources familiar with the matter, is the absence of new funding for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which offers direct aid to employers. Democrats also say there is insufficient support for Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions, which focus lending on populations lacking access to traditional banks.
Democrats may also try to bar executive branch officials and members of Congress from obtaining government-backed business loans. The bill proposed by Republicans only requires the officials to disclose their status when applying.
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Week 5
In this class we focused (As a group) on our 90 second visual project. Our group decided to focus on poverty and spent the majority of the class researching. Anna had given us some really helpful and useful links.
The key take away from our visual project include
- Approximately 682,500 people in NZ are in poverty (1 in 7 households)
- Approximately 220,000 children in NZ are in poverty
- New Zealand does not have a defined poverty line
- Root causes of poverty include lack of access to essential goods and services as well as inequalities/ discrimination
- NZ has a major pay in-equality (The rich are getting richer and the poorer are getting poorer)
- We may be able to break the poverty cycle if we create opportunity for everyone
(I did not take any photos of my contribution sorry)
Anna’s Links That We Used In Our Project:
https://www.cpag.org.nz/resources/
https://www.boredpanda.com/privilege-explanation-comic-strip-on-a-plate-toby-morris/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/business/measuring-poverty-dont-miss-the-point
https://www.unitec.ac.nz/whanake/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Whanake4.2_Haigh.pdf
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