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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
perseus-notjackson
frownyalfred

want your favorite author to update but don’t want to be too pushy in their comment section?

here’s 5 things you can do to encourage them:

  • Reblog their fic link on tumblr (bonus if it’s with tags)
  • Bookmark the fic with a note about what you’re excited about/love in the fic
  • Recommend the fic to your friends or local discord channel
  • Draw art or create other media for the fic (as indicated by the author’s comfort level)
  • Leave them a comment when re-reading about the parts of the chapter/story that stood out to you the second time
northstarfan

Seriously, guys, the cheer leading does help. Sometimes the only thing that gets the next chapter out is “I’m gonna do this for starfleetlinkuei69! ;_;”

perseus-notjackson
wiisagi-maiingan

Person-first language sucks for disability, because it erases how fundamental our disabilities are to our lives, but I think it's vital when referring to other groups who are stigmatized in society, particularly in discussions about the prison industrial complex.

"prisoners/inmates" › "people who are imprisoned"

"felons" › "people charged with felonies"

"death row inmates" › "people who are going to be executed by the state"

Like a big part of the prison industrial complex is dehumanizing its victims, refusing to acknowledge their personhood. They aren't people, they're prisoners. They aren't people, they're criminals. They aren't people, they're felons.

We have to make an ACTIVE EFFORT to shut that shit down, remind ourselves and each other that we aren't talking about statistics or vague "criminals", we are talking about human beings locked up in concrete boxes or shot down by police on the street or strapped into a chair to die.