When you realize DanAndPhilGames could be shut down because of the upcoming European copyright laws
Oh shit
I feel like no one realises how bad this actually is. To make it clear for y’all if this law passes, it’s going to be 1000x worse than net neutrality. This is a literal internet censorship.
Want to post a cute fanart? BLOCKED. A fanfic? BLOCKED. Do you have a friend in europe and want to send them a meme? BLOCKED. Youtube let’s plays? BLOCKED Dan’s meme videos? BLOCKED.
Nearly not enough people are talking about this so please, even if you’re not european, help us and take part. We did the same when net neutrality was trying to ruin all of our lives. I’ll put some useful links below.
Right so to add to this. My friend has already been affected by this shit today . Her gmail profile pic which was eevee (pokemon) has been removed apparently due to eu copyright laws. It was a fucking profile pic. @eu fuck u
also Philip DeFranco made a p good video about this topic. I’ll link it which according to the new laws will also be illegal.
🇺🇸 Another addition for y’all americans: Just so you know there’s quite a big chance a certain cheeto could get inspired by the shit eu is going to pass rn and then we’re all screwed.
🇬🇧 UK lads: UK is going to be affected by this until the day they officially leave the EU and that is in 2021. Contact your local MPs link is above.
🇪🇺 europeans: Are basically all going to be fucked if we don’t do something! Contact your local MPs link is above.
🌏Rest of the world is hopefully sane but still…. please try to help even if this isn’t going to affect you directly.
Any help is appreciated but please try to spread the message as well as signing the petition. Thank u all
I’m reblogging this again because people aren’t giving it enough attention. The internet is screwed
Hello reblogging this again because people aren’t giving it enough attention the internet is screwed, I’m Dad!
this site is so goddamn anti-recovery. i’ve been spending years trying to get better but everyone’s mindset of “if you spend every hour of every day wanting to kill yourself you’re valid uwu” was just making my health worse. everyone on this site would be doing much better if they would stop being so negative.
it’s as if you want to stay mentally ill. you would think that people so miserable would want their lives to improve. if you want to get any better, stop rejecting every bit of positivity you see and forcing your toxic mindset on others.
I’m actually black! But thank you for trying to make an ignorant statement about things you don’t know!
(I know it’s hard for you to believe, so here’s a picture of me with my father:
Regardless of skin tone, people can also cosplay whoever they want to! Regardless of size, race, gender or anything. If someone who was white wanted to cosplay Tiana because Tiana is their favorite princess, then my god let them. People can’t help what skin tone they are born with. As long as they are respectful then let them have fun.
But sorry my skin tone doesn’t fit your standards.
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Re-reblogging for quality commentary.
I was gonna reblog for the dresses, but the commentary made it even better. Yaaaas queen!
// Hey, friends, I just had someone try a fishing attempt on my blog. If it wasn’t a bot and instead a real person: back up, creep.
That being said, apparently this is a thing that has happened before to other people, and I’m grateful for my suspicion. If you get a youtube video (one by C.rosa R.osa in my case – apparently a favorite for this) randomly sent in as a submission, and you see some name with a sketchy h.otmail email address linked to it, DO NOT CLICK ON THE EMAIL ADDRESS. The video is just a link to y.outube, yes, but the email link is not. It is a fishing attempt and will lead you to a blank page. Fortunately I looked this up before I did anything, so joke’s on you asshole.
This is so incredibly random, and I’ve never had this happen before, but it weirded me tf out enough to make a post about it.
Anyway, again, for that person who submitted that – get the hell off of my blog and off of tumblr. Ridiculous.
Hey heads up, this is what it looks like:
I don’t usually click on the e-mail anyway, but thank God for this post. I’m blocking and deleting this submission. Watch out, guys !
Just got this one myself. Fortunately my policy is to never open this kind of stuff… but be careful out there guys. People suck.
Got one of these last week for the promptblog! Head’s up to you followers out there as well!
This is all in response to @iwoulddieforhector‘s original post concerning the topic, but unfortunately asks really restrict the number of characters allowed so I figured it’d be a whole lot simpler to just type it out in a post.
Before I begin with this, I just want to make it clear that 1) I am not trying to shove my views down anyone’s throat or attack anyone, and obviously if you disagree with me, that’s okay. I welcome the discussion. And 2) I realize this topic can be pretty subjective, at least in terms of the possibility of cultural appropriation, so I’m treading lightly here. Treat me nice.
If it helps anyone with judging the validity of my opinions haha I am Hispanic, but I am not of Mexican ancestry. As someone else who addressed this topic pointed out, what may be perfectly acceptable to me may be offensive to someone else, so there’s that. Said.
First off, in my personal opinion, if you have respect for the culture that Coco celebrates, I genuinely don’t see a problem with buying/wearing the merch. Any problem there would come up with people being utterly ignorant and disrespecting various aspects of it, which I have never seen happen once in this fandom. So to shorten it up, my view is if you love it and show respect, go for it.
To delve into the potential other opinions people could hold, we really have to figure out race, ethnicity, and nationality, which is such a big can of worms.
Suppose someone would say that if you’re not Mexican, you shouldn’t wear the merch. While Coco in particular is set in Mexico, the holiday of Dia de Muertos is celebrated in other countries too. Is that person saying that people of other nationalities who celebrate the holiday, but aren’t necessarily Mexican, can’t wear it?
Then we have race vs ethnicity, which is again such a can of worms I don’t really want to open. You can have a Hispanic/Latina/Latino, whichever term you prefer, who may identify themselves as white in race, for example. A common argument could be that ‘white people’ shouldn’t be wearing the merch. But what exactly is a ‘white person’? If a Hispanic is also ‘white’, are they excluded too?
What it boils down to is that there is so much crossover in these definitions, so many different combinations of nationalities, races, ethnicities, etc that it is absolutely asinine to me to try to exclude anyone from enjoying the movie’s merchandise. I couldn’t care less if you are Mexican, Hispanic, white, a combination thereof, or none of the above. Enjoy the movie, enjoy the celebration of the culture, and enjoy the (very lovable) characters. If you didn’t know one thing about the culture before watching the movie? Don’t beat yourself up about it. Again, appreciate and respect, and use it to learn more. There’s no reason to ever berate someone else for something they didn’t know when they’re willing to learn.
Plus, to conclude, buying merch supports the movie. It shows that the public has interest in representation of the culture, it shows that the movie was successful. It is supportive.
Bottom line: buy merch (if you respect)
As a Mexican living in Mexico, this is my take:
You liked the film? buy the merch!
you wanna paint your face as a sugar skull? great! I love seeing non mexican people apreciating and participating in my culture.
you wanna participate in the festivity? by all means, please do!
This is regardless of your skin color, place of birth, country of origin, religion, lack there of, sexuality or anythin else.
Personally I find the idea of Cultural apropiation ridiculous at best of times, and, ironically, a very american and imperialist idea at worst. cultures are meant to be shared, coco wouldn’t exist, Mexico as we know it wouldn’t exist without cultural exchange; no culture would…
So yea, go ahead, celebrate, buy that merch! enjoy it, it really is nobody elese’s bussines!
Thank you for adding your take too! I honestly think that, in a lot of cases, the concept of purported cultural appropriation is blown way out of proportion. There are some valid examples, most definitely. Many. But not every person who screams on the internet “you’re appropriating!!!” is right. Definitely not in this case. 🙂
I feel like I should make a post about this because it’s not something that’s very well-known, and that Americans in particular may need to know about given the uncertain state of our healthcare system at the moment. I’ve wanted to write this out for a while, It’s kind of a long post, so sorry about that!
If you have an emergency and have to go to the hospital, you’ll owe the hospital a lot of money. (I got into a car wreck and broke my ankle and my arm. My hospital bill was around $20,000)
You’ll also owe the ambulance provider, if you need one. (My ambulance bill was about $800)
You may get separate bills from the anesthesiologist or surgeon. (My anesthesiologist bill was $1,700)
You may need follow-up appointments. (My orthopedic surgeon billed me for the appointments and his surgery together and it was about $1,000)
You’ve also got to pay for medical equipment you need afterward, like crutches or a walking boot. (Mine cost about $75)
Altogether, I ended up with almost $24,000 in medical debt from one car accident. That’s a really scary number for someone like me who makes $10/hr at a 12 hour a week job.
I got my debt down to $1075 by making some phone calls and submitting some paperwork.
The first thing I did was contact the hospital. They don’t make it easy to find, but many hospitals (perhaps most hospitals?) have financial assistance programs for people who can’t afford medical bills. I don’t make a lot of money, and I have bills to pay, so they were able to help me. I called the billing department and asked if they had any assistance programs for low income people who can’t pay their bills. I had to call multiple times, and I got transferred in circles by people who didn’t know what I was talking about. Finally, I got an appointment with someone in “Eligibility Services” (I don’t know what other hospitals call it, if it’s something different). I had to bring my pay stubs and copies of all of my bills. When I got to the hospital for the appointment, nobody knew what I was talking about so I had to wander a little to find where I needed to go. I spoke with the guy in Eligibility Services, and I waited for a decision on how much of the bill they would forgive. A month later, I got a call telling me it was totally forgiven.
I did the same thing for my ambulance bill and my anesthesiologist, but the process was a LOT easier. I just had to mail some paperwork and it was totally forgiven.
I didn’t bother with the medical equipment suppliers, since the bills came from separate companies and I didn’t feel like going through the process twice for $75. I was assured at the hospital that they had similar programs for debt forgiveness, so I could have probably avoided paying that too.
The only thing I couldn’t get taken care of was the surgeon/follow-up appointment cost, but they were able to put me on a no-interest payment plan.
Medical debt is scary because it’s something that can come from stuff that’s already really scary. I didn’t need the burden of $24,000 in debt on top of trying to get around on a crutch with a broken arm (it’s not easy, believe me!).. but I can’t imagine what it would be like with a bigger debt or a more severe medical emergency. I see lots of people in even worse trouble than I was in, both financially and medically. Please know that there are options for you when that GoFundMe doesn’t do enough. Even if your income is higher than mine, it’s worth a shot even for partial debt forgiveness.
I am about 900% sure there are people who don`the know this.
PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU LIVE IN AMERICA AND HAVE MEDICAL BILLS
I had to do this once as well and I can ABSOLUTELY confirm that this is true.
Get in contact with the hospital. Don’t just…sit there and let the anxiety grow and panic and then ignore it in an effort to find peace.
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