So p/atreon is amping up its lockdown on nsfw material, gumroads is amping up its nsfw material-
Pornhub is currently not available in texas.
KOSA keeps coming closer to getting actually passed-
Can people please just admit that nsfw is being driven underground? That adult artists are being banned and pushed out of their spaces?
And dont start saying “oh just the yucky stuff.” No, this is *ALL* Nsfw.
We are losing spaces left and right…
Not only that, it feels like we creatives are being killed. And that isnt exactly hyperbolic.
Paypal implemented taxes not that long ago, a hit to those who use it. Artists especially. Midjourney and other ai, stealing artworks, having people think less of artists.
Platforms kicking and banning artists left and right.
It feels like being an indie creator is being choked out of possibility. That you have to be born rich and lucky for your creative dreams to come true.
“oh you’re just a porn addict its not that bad”
Its not that bad until your stuff is banned.
We had ROE VS FUCKING WADE thrown out the window. You dont think we could have LGBTQA+ rights thrown out too!?
The internet is becoming SO HOSTILE to creatives of all sorts. Its fucking heartbreaking.
Its like we’re entering nsfw prohibition of the internet, buy a 160 dollar keychain for a ‘free’ picture of a dragon fucking a Volkswagen 😭
Exactly. And if people think it’s just 'porn’ being banned, they’re wrong.
The lgbtq community is going to be the first to be thrown under the bus, especially with states like Missouri proposing laws where teachers are not even allowed to address a trans student by their preferred pronouns.
In other states, merely dressing as you identify is now being deemed as 'pornographic’ and a crime.
It doesn’t matter how 'wholesome’ you think your queer art or writing is. It’s going to be lumped in with anything lgbtq, and as far as the alt-right is concerned, it will be seen as immoral 'porn’.
This ban is the alt-right taking yet another step over the line to see how hard we will fight back.
Give. Them. Hell.
KOSA is the next step, and if it passes, we’re fucked.
There is a planned lawsuit against mastercard nsfw policies (as it all trickles down on every monetized platform that USED to host nsfw) i hope it goes somewhere
https://www.tumblr.com/taikeero-lecoredier/745142469891670016/lawyer-up-literally-i-think-itll-be-the-only-way?source=share
As for KOSA,take the time to learn about it and help fight against it
https://www.tumblr.com/taikeero-lecoredier/709890130733826048/these-twos-bills-are-very-bad-for-the-future-of?source=shareAlso, for the people still uncertain what counts as 'nsfw’
Michaelangelo’s David counts.
The Willendorf Venus counts.
Every millennia old stone or bronze statue depicting nude men and/or women. Every painting, every tapestry, every painted vase.
This isn’t just 'icky porn’, it’s stuff that is entirely nonsexual depictions of nude human bodies too.
(I’m pointing this out bc every time I see this argument SOMEONE chimes in with 'oh but they don’t mean REAL art!’. Yes, yes they do also mean your narrow definition of artistic nudity as well)
all of this is important & true but worth mentioning that the first people being thrown under the bus in online sexual content policies are sex workers. we can’t leave sex work out of these conversations.
Florida absolutely means Michelangelo’s David. Florida is also famous for its “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
In fairness to Florida, I was googling for “Alabama Michelangelo David,” because I was sure it had happened here. Alabama legislators passed their own “Don’t Say Gay” bill two years ago, and are currently being assholes about a trans worker at Space Camp, who a parent called a “freak.” Don’t even get me started on book banning.
If you give them a chance to restrict the internet, they will take it. All of this is connected. All of you are correct.
There’s a post going around Tumblr about how if you’re post-menopausal and have bleeding, you should get it checked by your doctor. I brought some minor bleeding I’d had up in a doctor visit earlier this year, prompted by that post, and this week, after a biopsy, I found out I have cancer. It’s early stage and the survival odds at 5 years are 99%. I have an oncologist appointment and we may have caught it early enough that surgery alone will be sufficient treatment (no radiation/chemo).
So that post may have saved my life and it may have made my treatment a lot easier too.
If you get into menopause and then start bleeding again, really, get your reproductive innards checked out. The life you save may be your own.
This!! And Also! Vaginal bleeding after sex! Sometimes bleeding after sex can be very benign, but often times it is a WARNING from your body about cervical cancer. If you start bleeding after sex, definitely see a doctor about it. Much like endometrial cancer, cervical cancer is relatively easy to treat in early stages and is monstrous once it invades the tissue around it and spreads.
I went to the GYN for unusual bleeding and ended up needing surgery to correct what was going on! I had to be biopsied for cervical cancer (AGE 32!!!) and thankfully was negative. However, the doctor told me “I’m so glad you came in now. This is how we save your life, through early detection.”
I was absolutely terrified to be told I might have cancer, but I was able to receive quick follow up and surgery to correct what was wrong. There is no benefit to sitting on a problem and waiting for it to fester if you have the ability to get checked out.
I was in line at Aldi and this girl with two toddlers in front of me had her card declined and she looked so fucking sad and said “let me call my husband real quick” and it was only 18 dollars, so I just paid for it, and she was very sweet and then as she walked off, the lady behind me said `”You know that was probably a scam, right?” and like, even if it was, like what a sad fucking scam, right? 18 dollars at the Aldi. If you’re “scamming” me for some Tyson chicken and apple juice and cauliflower, then just take my fucking money.
“A scam” people are fucking wild.
This happened to me, too. A woman had used WIC for the majority of her stuff (which I say from personal experience is such a long and embarrassing process) and to buy the remainder of her groceries, which included diapers and wipes, she used a card, and it got declined. I bought the other $30 of her groceries because hey, I’ve been there, and now I’m not. She was extremely emotional and began to cry and even hugged me. My mom called me on the drive home and could tell I had been crying myself, asked what was wrong, and when I told her what happened, she berated me for being “duped.” I couldn’t believe she could be so disappointed in one of her children for doing something- nice? Is that the hill you want to die on? Getting mad about people needing groceries?
I once paid for a woman’s bill at the vet…it wasn’t a big one, but she was trying to pay for some medication for her dog, and her card was declined. And her lip started trembling, and she says “I don’t get paid until Tuesday, would he be ok until then?”
So I just told them to add the $20 something onto my bill, and I thought she was going to break down crying right there.
And I don’t care if it was a scam or not. Just do nice things for people sometimes.
Do good recklessly.
I think “Do good recklessly” would be fantastic word art to hang on one’s wall. Artistic people, go!
So this has happened to me but from the other side. Several years ago when my oldest was around three or so, I had my debit card decline at Walmart. It wasn’t a scam or a mistake, I was genuinely broke. Out of money. I checked my bank and discovered I had something like 7 dollars left to my name and a hungry kid and nothing to eat at home. So I sat there trying to come up with the best way to stretch that tiny amount of money to feed my kid. Not even to feed me. I can live on popcorn or something if I have to but my kid was three and he had to eat. So there I am trying really hard not to cry while I slowly take things out of my basket to get it down to under 7 bucks, when a lady tapped me on the shoulder. I looked up and she smiled at me and started putting the things back in my cart. I opened my mouth to tell her that I didn’t have the money for them but she stopped me right away and said “Don’t worry about it. It’s gonna be fine.” Then she handed the cashier her credit card and said “Ring up all of it.” My kid got to eat because of her. I got to eat because of her. I had laundry soap and deodorant because of her. She could’ve just ignored me silently struggling in that line. She could’ve decided I was a scam and gone home feeling good about avoiding being duped. But instead she chose to help me and she saved us. So maybe the person struggling in front of you is trying to put one over on you or maybe they are just sad and broke and trying to figure out what to do. You get to decide which you want to believe and what you want to do. But I’ll tell y’all, no one has ever been more beautiful to me than that lady in that line who saved me and my baby. Be like her. Be beautiful.
Do good recklessly
DO BETTER. BE BETTER. STRIVE TO BE BETTER.
DO GOOD RECKLESSLY
One time, my dad and I were living the grocery store and there was a guy outside asking for money to buy some stuff to take home for his kids. It was around Christmas time. My dad asked him if he could give him groceries instead of money, and the guy immediately said yes, so my dad gave him one of everything we bought (meat, rice, some chocolates, milk, oil). At that time, my dad hadn’t gotten his paycheck because the company he worked for was going through a tough time, but he didn’t care, he saw an opportunity to help someone and he did.
Another time, my dad gave 50 bucks to a guy who said he needed to buy medicine for his kids. I told my dad he was probably going to spend the money on alcohol or something, but my dad said that “whether he was lying or not says something about HIS character, but hearing someone in need and choosing not to help when I have the means to says something about mine”.
I never forget that.
“whether he was lying or not says something about HIS character, but hearing someone in need and choosing not to help when I have the means to says something about mine”
louder, for the people in the back
Part of being a Warrior is doing good recklessly.
-FemaleWarrior, She/They
About a decade ago, I was trying to figure out how to put together a holiday meal for my little household, with only $7 to my name. We were joking around about it and stuff, because it’s better to laugh than cry, and this very nice older lady noticed us, and said it looked like we were having fun. I laughed, and told her what we were doing, and she insisted, then and there, on giving us $20 to help us out. We tried telling her we’d be fine, but she would not take no for an answer.
It’s not the first time a stranger’s kindness has helped me during a rough time, but every time it’s happened, it’s made such a huge difference.
If I refused to help out in turn when I can just because the person in need MIGHT be a scammer, it would feel like spitting on the kindness that was shown to me.
A number of years ago I was in line behind a family who, well, not to assume things, but they looked like they lived on a very low income. It was a couple days before thanksgiving (US), and I was home for the holidays. They had already put things on the belt at the supermarket and I could see they were separated into food and not food, so I guessed they were using snap benefits or similar. They didn’t have enough, and when they started pulling food from the belt and putting it back in the basket, I could see that they were effectively getting rid of their thanksgiving meal. So, I just told them to put it all back up there, and I’d get it. It was clearly uncomfortable for them, so I didn’t push or anything, but I eventually convinced them to let me pay. 40$. I wasn’t rolling in dough myself, but I was going to go eat the incredible food my family makes, I couldn’t imagine sending them home with very little food just so they could afford the non food items that were not covered by the food stamps.
And too, even if it was a ’scam’, I’m willing to take the chance, because the alternative is that I had a chance to keep a couple people from being hungry and ignored it because I was worried they were duping me out of 40$? No.
White anxiety is manipulated. The victimhood and self-interest are inherent MAGA flaws.
Imagine being the policy beneficiary of Trump’s racism, homophobia, abuse, rape culture rhetoric, misogyny, and horrendous economic deficits, and never think that the spoils of MAGA are truly disgusting.
Like, the patriarchy delivered by a rapist makes no impression on right-wing parents. Sad.
what made them think it was always right?
they are stupid
orrrrr they just grew up in this tech focused privacy lacking world
current university students, assuming they went to university at 18 (which would be most of the first years) were maybe 4 when smartphones got popular? the world they have grown up with is one where apps are the only way one interacts with technology, where social media increasingly demands personal information, where someone who refuses to go along with those norms automatically has something to hide, which means everyone polices themselves as if their every fashion choice or sentence structure is subject to judge and jury, because it is
we live in an age which discourages asking questions, where every question is met with offense and “just google it”, while google itself fills its entire first page with ads and misinformation
and tumblr is the only place i’ve seen critique chatgpt. i’ve had windows 11 (which every laptop comes with these days) advertise chatgpt to me as a search engine
it’s not a search engine. frankly, google hardly counts as one either these days. but if you’re not surrounded by people telling you chatgpt is bad and fake, how are you supposed to know? when your computer and your phone and your relatives who don’t know much more about technology than you all think it’s a search engine with a voice, it wouldn’t occur to you that all of them are wrong
and they’re clearly not stupid! that’s the point of this as an exercise - their teacher is telling them for the first time that chatgpt might be wrong. your job is to find out if chatgpt is wrong. and they did the assignment! they had a reason for the first time to question chatgpt, and all of them came to the conclusion that yeah, it is lying to us, and so is everyone else who said it was always right
and they’ll go forward now not only knowing they can’t blindly trust what computers tell them, but they’ll spread that message around, which will decrease misinformation on a bunch of levels
this was a win for the students and a win for the teacher, i think an exercise like this should be mandatory in all schools if we ever hope to combat where technology’s going these days
Jeff Bezos’s Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are both fighting in court to have the National Labor Relations Board declared unconstitutional. Starbuck’s and Trader Joe’s joined them in separate lawsuits.
All of these companies have a disgraceful history of worker abuse and union busting. All of them have been charged by the NLRB with hundreds of violations of workers’ organizing rights
The NLRB is standing up to their union busting. That’s why they’re trying to destroy the NLRB.
I’m going to do my best to keep you all informed about this case as it snakes its way through the courts. The future of unions may depend on the final verdict. http://dlvr.it/T49LM1
Trump was a petulant child. The lies were non-stop. The incompetence was manifest.
Trying to weaponize government? All MAGA.
32-hour work week is the result of increased worker productivity. Workers earned it.
Compare to Republicans who want you to work until you’re 70 while they attack your earned benefits.
Remember when the media said “greedflation” was a fringe theory?
Now looking back, it’s undeniable.
Plan B
Happy Pi Day, everyone! Have a visual that I will think of for the rest of my life.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat.
But ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, there’s mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. After vaulting into the top tier of contenders with a coveted endorsement from Donald Trump, Moreno — who has shifted from a public supporter of LGBTQ rights to a hardline opponent — is confronting questions about the existence of a 2008 profile seeking “Men for 1-on-1 sex” on a casual sexual encounters website called Adult Friend Finder.
“Hi, looking for young guys to have fun with while traveling,” reads a caption on a photo-less profile under the username “nardo19672,” according to an Associated Press review of records made public through a massive and well-publicized data breach of the website. Records also show the profile was last accessed about six hours after it was created.
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Historical facts revealing corruption and racism are only dangerous to those who are currently corrupt and racist.
if the truth is so dangerous to the current order, maybe that order needs to be dismantled