Hit me, Bitch.

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

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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tomthefanboy

Tumblr blogs about Ea Nasir so much that he might be gaining too much clout in the Afterlife. Like, I am sure there are pharoahs and emperors who were eclipsed by his memory long ago.

There'se minor deities languishing in obscurity as this charlatan's name is spread, rekindling a thousand year old flake of ash into a brilliant beacon.

No cities, no tribes, no rivers or nations were given his name and yet he persists. Look upon my deeds, ye swindled, and despair.

I think the next step is to start using his name as a synonym for "cheated" or "swindled". There's a lot of people out there using slurs for this (some unwittingly) and I think it would be great to use an even older, truer example of swindling.

"I really got ea-nasired by that guy on ebay."

araccoonthatlikesmurder
dyst-blogs

new gender idea: guy who is super masculine and uses he/him pronouns, but every time someone acknowledges his gender or asks about it he switches to feminine presentation and she/her pronouns and refuses to acknowledge the change

dyst-blogs

sorry. *girl who is super feminine and uses she/her but everytime someone asks she switches to masc and he/him and refuses to acknowledge the change

dyst-blogs

sorry. *guy who is su-

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hey. stop being funnier than me

manyfandomsonelog
aurpiment

So no affirmative action, no discrimination protections for same-sex couples, AND no debt forgiveness? This sucks

aurpiment

Another piece of news:

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183931393/the-supreme-court-rules-against-the-navajo-nation-in-colorado-river-case#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20says,tribe%20in%20a%20decadeslong%20dispute.

The Supreme Court rules against the Navajo Nation in Colorado River case
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation's request for a federal assessment of its water needs and, potentially, to meet t
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This court fucking sucks.

aurpiment

Not much we can do right now for college applicants of color, indebted graduates, or lgbt people facing discrimination from businesses, but we CAN donate to the Navajo water project https://www.navajowaterproject.org/

Navajo Water Project
Help DigDeep bring clean, running water to hundreds of American families. 1 in 3 Navajo homes don't have a tap or toilet. We can fix that.
Navajo Water Project
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Ball gown, 1840-41

Maker: Unknown

From the collection of Wien Museum

bittenfingers13

So I had to get nosy and do some research because It's never occurred to me that this kind of effect was possible in the 19th century (upon reading the origins I was like "Oh Shit That's what that is??").

Fabric is made up of basically two parts while being woven, weft (which goes side to side), and warp (which goes up and down).

A diagram which shows the basic components of woven fabric, weft and warp.ALT
A loom set up with a vibrant, almost neon, blue warp with hot pink fibers shot through as the weft. A warm toned white hand holds the woven portion of the fabric up, to show the color changing effect off.ALT

This dress is made of Shot Silk, so named because of how the weft bobbin of a different color is "shot through" the warp color while the fabric is being woven. The silk in the original post is probably "Dove silk", made of turquoise and magenta fibers which makes that striking iridescent grey color. It was popular all throughout the 18th century, especially in French fashions, and gained a popularity during the American Civil War (cotton production was disrupted and yielding smaller crops as the enslaved peoples involved with production of cotton were dealing with bigger fish to fry, like seeking freedom from slavery and trying not to die).

You might be more familiar with its use in cosplay spaces, specifically with One Disney Princess In Particular

A white femme presenting person is cosplaying sleeping beauty in a backyard, her hair is long golden blonde, she lifts the skirt of her dress while looking away from the camera, her dress is both blue and pink reflecting differently depending on the angle the sun hits the fabric. Much like the color changing effect at the end of the disney film.ALT
A sleeping beauty cosplayer, white, blonde, and smiling, sits on a grey sofa, emphasizing the color changing aspect of this pink and blue shot silk. Her arms sit at 90° angles and out away from her body, the quintessential princess pose while sitting.ALT

This fabric has so much potential in modern garment making, and I'm so shocked no one else has latched onto it for period pieces. Especially when we have documents suggesting that this technique has existed in Noble and Clergy circles since THE 700'S

Shot silk! What a concept!

shadolite

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nonasuch

yes! shot silk/changeable silk is so pretty. I see it fairly often in late 50s/early 60s party dresses, usually in really intense green/blue but sometimes in pink/orange or blue/purple.

becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys

This is what my university uses for the stoles of graduation gowns. Arts get blue-green, engineering gets red-orange, and science gets yellow-vomit

southcarolinagoddess

Also, shot silks had a great popularity during the late 1840's to 1850's. Of course shot silk was used before and after, but I focus more on Victorian era clothing.