I love how the search function on this site is absolute garbage. I can look up a post word for word and I will NEVER find it
Pro tip:
Wanna find a post?
Write out what you remember into a Google search.
After you write that out, end with site:tumblr.com
Google will search for your text on just tumblr
In my experience, it’s way more effective than searching through Tumblr
(you can use site:SITENAME.com to search any site btws)
This usually works but for some reason a lot of posts get indexed on google from a person’s URL based on the posts that were recently reblogged on page 1, meaning that this is only a tiny bit more reliable.
I HAVE a solution to this, you have to write down site:tumblr.com/post “ “
and then write a direct quote (could be a fraction of a sentence) into the quotations, I’ve been doing this for years, and it’s so useful, it works like 99% of the time
(the more popular a post is the more likely you’ll find it)
Six talking points to use when debunking the myth that overpopulation is the root of the environmental crisis:
1. Rates of population growth are declining: Between 1950 and 2000, the world population grew at a rate of 1.76%. However, between 2000 and 2050, the rate of growth is expected to decline to 0.77%.
2. Overpopulation is defined by numbers of people, not their behaviors: Industrialized countries, who make up only 20% of the world’s population, are responsible for 80% of the carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere. The United States is the worst offender, with 20 tons of carbon emission per person. Therefore, it is not the amount of people that leads to degradation, but what they are doing. Permaculture design illustrates how humans can have a positive impact on the health of our ecosystems, bringing greater health and equity.
3. Overpopulation justifies the scapegoating and human rights violations of poor people, women, people of color, and immigrant communities: Often times the subtext of “too many people” translates to too many poor people, people of color, and immigrants. This idea has been used to justify such practices as the forced sterilization of 35% of women of childbearing age in 1970′s Puerto Rico, under the control of and with funding from the US government. This is a human and reproductive rights violation.
4. Overpopulation points the finger at individuals, not systems: This lets the real culprits off the hook. When we look at the true causes of environmental destruction and poverty, it is often social, political and economic systems, not individuals. We see militaries and the toxic legacy of war, corrupt governments, and a capitalist economic system that puts profit over people and the environment.
5. Supports a degenerative mental model of scarcity: Much of this ideology was created by Thomas Robert Malthus, an 19th century English scholar. Malthus gave us the erroneous idea that the reason there is famine is because there are too many mouths to feed. This hides the reality that we have a distribution problem, not a scarcity problem. Malthus’s work has been used as the philosophical bedrock to justify many human rights violations throughout history.
6. Focusing on overpopulation prevents us from creating effective solutions and building movements for collective self determination: Permaculture teaches us that how we define a problem determines how we design solutions. How does viewing overpopulation as a root problem impact the way we think of and design solutions? What would solutions look like if we viewed people, all people, as an asset? The myth of overpopulation has lead to solutions of population control and fertility treatments, rather than overall health care and women’s rights. The more we blame humans and think we are bad and evil, the harder it is to believe in ourselves, count on each other, and build a collective movement for justice and self determination.
Finn and Rey as two young adults running away from their abusive foster families on a rebuilt old chopper. I wanted to do a ficlet for this but ran out of time, so please enjoy this amazing art done on commission by the awesome @goldengrimoire3!
I don’t want super heroes to be real so there can be justice i just wanna fuck Thor
In fact that is my Villain origin story. Thor exists but he doesn’t notice me so when I hear he’s in town I start wildin out, I take down nearly every avenger with ease in my cute little outfit and when I get to Thor he’s a little worried but kinda feeling it and he asks me…”why all of this destruction? It doesn’t have to be this way” and you know what I tell this living god…this sexy specimen….this king??? “Then Fuck Me.”
It’s getting old to read everyone making excuses for Kylo Ren when he is the only one causing his own problems. Ben chose to become Kylo Ren. Kylo chose to burn down and kill Luke’s students. Kylo chose to kill his father. Kylo chose to take over the First Order, Kylo chose to lead the attack to kill the resistance. You can like his character all you want, but Kylo Ren has chosen to be the villain.
Han and Leia didn’t abuse, neglect, hate, or abandon Kylo Ren.
Han and Leia are two of the most selfless people in the entire Star Wars franchise. I know a good deal of idiots would like to just throw them under the bus, but instead of talking stupid, how about actually watching the older movies. Han and Leia were two strong, kind people who helped save the galaxy. They sacrificed everything to do so. They were overjoyed when they had a son and did everything in their power to keep his happy and safe.
They had left him with a droid, a babysitter briefly like any other parent would and even that didn’t last long . He wasn’t almost killed by it. Were these books only skimmed through once.? There are plenty of written evidence of Kylo with Han or Leia in his childhood. They loved him. The only reason they sent him to Luke was to help him.
Speaking of Luke…
There is no context to the Luke and Ben Flashbacks.
We were given 3 out of context flashbacks. 2 of which were altered by the storyteller. Ironically Kylo Ren doesn’t say Luke tried to kill him because he thought he was a monster. Kylo Ren didn’t say he didn’t know why Luke was in his hut.
All Kylo Ren said was Luke feared his power and he defended himself. Then he killed half of Luke’s students and burned the temple.
All Luke said was that he saw death and destruction in Ben’s mind and then he ignited his lightsaber. Ben and him had an altercation, then Ben killed half of Luke’s students and burned down the temple.
There is no context in what happened before that even led up to that moment. If you all can come up with a million scenario on how Kylo Ren can come back to the light, please try to use that safe effort to think of why Luke Skywalker, the man who would literally die for his family, who risked the entire galaxy to save his friends and family, then again to save his father, would ever think his own student and nephew was beyond saving.
The only thing that is confirmed: Luke and Ben had an confrontation then Ben killed half of Luke’s students and burned the temple.
That’s the only think Kylo and Luke agree on.
No one forced Kylo Ren to act like a cold blooded monster
Snoke did not order Kylo to murder Lor San Tekka and the Jakku villagers. No one told Kylo Ten to kidnapp and mind rape torture Rey. I don’t care what abuse excuse is made. Cold blooded murder, torture, and even killing your own father is no reason or excuse. Beyond that, we have no actual confirmation what this “abuse” was. The most I’ve seen or read is that Snoke manipulatived him. Hell Snoke didn’t even touch Kylo until Kylo made the move to attack him in TLJ.
Am I saying that Snoke is not responsible for many of Kylo’s problems? No. Like the Emperor was to Vader, Snoke was to Kylo. But just like Anakin had a choice, so did Kylo Ren and he chose this life.
Kylo Ren chose to continue on with the mission to conquer the Galaxy.
After killing Snoke, Kylo Ren was given the option to order a stop to the First Order ‘s attacks. His response was:
“It’s time to let old things die.”
Kylo Ren says that the Rebels, Jedi, Sith, Snoke, Skywalker and everything must die and that he will take control of everything. Snoke is dead, this is all Kylo Ren. Just Kylo Ren. It is Kylo Ren that wants to go down to Crait and kill the remaining Resistance members. Even Hux did not want to continue the battle after finding Snoke dead. It is Kylo Ren that orders for all of the Resistance members to be killed. It is Kylo Ren that tells Luke he will kill the Jedi, that he will kill the resistance, and that he will kill Rey.
Kylo Ren is the antagonist of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but that doesn’t mean his fate is set in stone
Kylo Ren is the villain of these new movies. The last 2 out of 3 movies have made Kylo Ren the main antagonist.
Does that mean Kylo Ren is not a sympathetic or interesting character? No. Does Kylo Ren deserve Redemption? No. Does that mean Kylo Ren can’t try to earn redemption, no again.
If Kylo Ren is to get better or worse, it is up to Kylo Ren to make that choice. Not some fan to defend Kylo Ren with a headcanon explaining why Kylo Ren killing armies of babies isn’t his fault because he’s sad.
Finally stop saying abuse gives a reason or an excuse for people to hurt people.
Would you like to know another person from a troubled childhood? He killed his abusive father and showed everyone who doubted him until he could make a change.
Ramsey Bolton
Ramsey is a character who was actually abused, his father is abusive, and everyone is afraid of him and thinks he’s a monster.
Oh, and Ramsey is a murdering, torturing, rapist but it’s ok because he had an abusive childhood!
Shut the hell up.
There is no excuse or reason to hurt other people. The moment you start making excuses for suffering is the moment you become wrong.
No one turned Kylo Ren into anything. Kylo Ren is who he is because of himself.
This is all coming from a Kylo Ren fan
I’m a fan of the character Kylo Ren. He’s not my favorite, that’s Finn and Luke, but I enjoy Kylo Ren. I’m invested in his story, yet I’m aware of that Kylo Ren is First and for most the main antagonist of the new trilogy. I’m open to almost any suggestions, but I want it to make sense. Not some bad written fanfic. I want the choices made to matter.
What about this character?
Ooooh God I haven’t visited Daenerys is so long!
If anything she’s worse.
The reason I still like Kylo Ren, is even though his stand make excuses for him, Kylo Ren doesn’t say shit to excuse his behavior or give a reason. He’s like. “Fuck it. I’m a monster.” If that’s true or not is another debate.
Daenerys on the other hand believes she is entitled to the world because of her bad experiences. News flash, the world doesn’t owe you shit and acting just as bad if not worse than your enemy makes you as bad as the enemy.
ngl the kylo fandom is probably like. the worst villain fandom ever. like other villain fandoms can be obnoxious in a way like “this villain is so cool, so badass, blah blah blah”(darth vader) and then there’s the people that really want to fuck said villain (maul) and then there’s the fandom that attempts to excuse a villain (loki), and the kylo fandom is like the worst possible combination of all of that.
like theyre convinced that kylo is 100x more powerful than he is, theyre so obsessed with fucking adam driver its just really uncomfortable (especially when they project that onto rey/daisy), and they genuinely not only excuse kylo but they find a way to make it that everything he’s done is either right or not his fault, to a point where they argue he’s the real hero of the story. they literally just. made up a personality and backstory for him and are utterly CONVINCED that it’s completely canon. they think that every single thing in Star Wars all ties to kylo ren, that the entire universe revolves around him. its not even confined to sw either, kylo stans (specifically reylos but tbh there’s hardly a differentiation) have invaded tags for stuff like the phantom of the opera, beauty and the beast, pride and prejudice, etc.
idk where im going with this but like. kylo stans suck
(this obviously isnt about people who like and appreciate kylo as a villain, just his stans who woobify him and stuff)
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