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#fuck #Me #jshevejashort comic about anon hate
gentle reminder that I do my art for ME!! i am on nobody’s payroll and i have no obligations to cater to ANYONE!!! so fair warning: if you send me negative shit, YOU WILL BE BLOCKED!! i ain’t got time for this bad energy. peace
if someone is making you feel bad or harassed, block/mute them.
your mental health is more important than internet followers
DTIYS results!!!
Wow I didn't expect so many (talented) people to join... Everyone had such cool interpretations... It was hard to choose just a few of them •́ ‿ ,•̀
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KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"
I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.
Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)
But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.
I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:
I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)
They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.
So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.
(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)
Reblogs are really appreciated, I don't really have many entries rn so it'd be super nice if more people knew abt it! ^^ /nf
[Image ID: Ten squares with text credited to Marie Beecham @MarieBeech. Some of it is in standard typed font, and some of it is hand written. For the purposes of this transcript, written text is indicated by asterisks at the beginning and end.
Image 1: Should we say Black? *African-American? people of color…* (The words “Black” and “people of color” are crossed out, and the whole thing looks like a paper where someone is trying to figure out whether they should replace the word “Black” with something else.)
Image 2: You can say Black. Black, Black, Blackity, Black, Black! You’re German, they’re French, I’m Black. No hesitation or remorse necessary.
Discomfort with saying Black–like reluctance to acknowledge race, privilege, and oppression–reveals internalized anti-Blackness. Regardless of intention, side-stepping Black communicates that it’s taboo.
(Then there’s a list of three terms, next to a symbol indicating whether they’re ok to use or not. “Black” is OK, “Black people” is OK, but “Blacks” is not OK.)
Image 3: “It seems rude to say Black.”
Black is an insult if Black is a bad thing. Do you think being Black is bad?
Image 4: Anti-Blackness is pervasive. Often times, it takes the covert form of disassociating or “removing” someone’s Blackness.
Here are common examples:
And you think that’s a compliment? What does that say about what you think of my race?
Image 5: We love being Black. We hate being oppressed. See the difference?
Image 6: Black is good. (This is repeated ten times in various colors; the word “Black” is the color black in all of them.)
Image 7: Black is good is a radical concept. Today’s most common racial stereotypes about Black people date all the way back to slavery. The narrative that Black people are dangerous, immoral, and unintelligent was a tactic used for oppression then, and it’s still common today. *Yikes!*
To east the cognitive dissonance that comes with being an oppressor, white people uphold the idea that Black people are lesser in character. That way, oppressing Black people [Slavery, segregation, and today, mass incarceration and systemic racism] is more defensible. This “difference of character” belief wrongfully justifies racial disparities while lessening culpability for discrimination.
It takes deliberate unlearning of intergenerational unconscious prejudice to buy into the radical, countercultural concept that Black is good.
Image 8: Context and usage–Do not reduce Black people to our race. I love having Black as part of my identity. I don’t like when Black is made to be my entire identity. For example:
“She’s Black, so she must want to talk about my Black friends, [insert racial stereotype], etc…” *Psst…I’d rather not*
“So I have this coworker–he’s Black–and anyway…” *Is that all he is? Does he have a name?*
Doing this leads to wrongful assumptions, harmful racial stereotyping, othering, and erasure of individuality. Black people are not a monolith.
Image 9: Black or African American? Some people may identify with their African roots and prefer “African American.” Most Black people prefer “Black” over “African America,” because we can’t trace our lineage, or we don’t identify as African. “African American” isn’t more proper than “Black.” They are different, and Black is its own (legitimate) culture.
Keep in mind, language is and always will be dynamic. Terminology that was standard in the past is no longer acceptable. Continually learn and adapt out of respect for people’s identities. A person’s identity is theirs, so use whatever language they want you to use. Ask them in an appropriate setting if you’re unsure. *”Please let me know if I mistakenly…” NOT “So what are you?”*
Image 10: Black is not a dirty word. (This is repeated ten times in various colors; the word “Black” is the color black in all of them.) /End ID]
First thing you see after you zoom in is how you die
How you dying 👀
The first thing I saw upon zooming in was just "I'm bad at tagging"
which. yeah, no shit. how did they get 200 tags in before realizing that maybe they weren't very good at this
"illegal activities" wow thanks that narrows it down a lot
so uh i got orgy
guys what the fuck is going to happen to me
“Bittersweet ending”
What is that supposed to mean!!????
"Questioning"
What?
*DIES*
HEHWHEHEJHAH-
Little brothers-
I don't think I want a little brother anymore-
Some blursed image redraw I did while on a whim (@tundra116)
My dumbass cant be in heels
almost broke something like that once
(Ref under cut)
HOW DO Y'ALL DRAW SO FAST?????
HOLY SHIT I'LL BE HAPPY STIMMING FOR WEEKS NOW ITALIC HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME LIKE THIS OUT OF NOWHERE IM SMILING LIKE AND IDIOT
FUCK IT, IM DRAWING YOU NOW
