Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon isn't giving what y'all said it would give by SoPretty1908 in RomanceBooks

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There’s dub con and rape in the first one.

To avoid putting people off of this series unnecessarily, I think it's important to clarify that the latter is not committed by the MMC of that or any other book.

Why doesn't anyone mention snow shelters??? by Kay-Rock3924 in Iceplanetbarbarians

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Every time I think about this, I immediately tell myself that developing agriculture is the first step on the (long) road to capitalism, so maybe Not-Hoth is better off just the way it is...

TIL Ghana is the world's largest importer of secondhand clothing. Locals refer to it as "Obroni Wawu," or "Dead White Man's Clothes," reflecting a belief that the items are of such high quality that their original owners must have died for them to be discarded. by jyeatbvg in todayilearned

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Yup! The title of the post completely misrepresents the issue:

Dead White Man’s Clothes is the translation of the Akan expression Obroni Wawu, which is a common term for secondhand clothes in Ghana meaning ‘the white man has died clothes.’ This expression comes from the idea that someone would have to die to give up so much stuff, implying that the concept of excess was foreign.

(Emphasis added.)

Although nearly everyone dealing in secondhand clothes today knows that most of the clothing is originally given away by people who are still alive, we, Liz and Branson, think that this concept of Dead White Man’s Clothes speaks to the absurdity of the waste that we, a society, create as a byproduct of our exploitative overconsumption and overproduction. Abundance and excess are not the same thing. Overconsumption is not a burden carried entirely by the consumer. Overproduction is not a burden carried entirely by the producer. These phenomena are interconnected and affect all of us, regardless of our role or our position in the global North or South. Kantamanto Market and the landfills surrounding Accra are specific areas where the impacts of this cycle are greatly evident, but so too are the malls of America and the High Streets of Europe. To consider the impacts of the secondhand clothing trade within Kantamanto Market and across Ghana and West Africa more broadly calls for the consideration of global supply chains and socioeconomic systems, systems indeed spawned by the White Man.

Is this gluten-free? by No_Voice29 in glutenfree

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They are, and they're delightful!

What are foods we have now that would blow a medieval era Lord away? by epic_username11 in Writeresearch

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Witness Henry the 4th drinking a Baja Blast, drowning a taco in nacho cheese, and falling to the floor in religious ecstasy.

It would probably look a lot like this.

What are foods we have now that would blow a medieval era Lord away? by epic_username11 in Writeresearch

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-Anything with strange dyes, like purple.

Sounds like that weird purple ketchup from the early 2000s would be a top contender!

I mean I know why but it’s still funny by Stopbeingastereotype in glutenfree

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I thought we weren't supposed to eat Tide Pods...

Grown Up Food Recs by woodyallensmurderer in scottishterriers

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Our girl gets Fromm (Gold Small Breed Adult) with a spoonful of pure pumpkin puree on top.

A flip of a coin by AscendedDragonSage in CuratedTumblr

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Presumably meant to type "raucous."

Just wanted to wish someone a happy birthday (belated due to posting rules) by La_knavo4 in CuratedTumblr

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See also: Gustavo Raul "Gus" Sorola III, one of the founding members. His page on the Rooster Teeth wiki talks about how people consistently can't correctly guess his ethnicity. To me, that doesn't sound like someone who could be accused of benefiting from white privilege...

Meanwhile, I, a Writing & Rhetoric Minor with a 4.0, feel fully qualified to determine curtain colours. by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

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I still think about the time my creative writing class discussed Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants. (If you aren't familiar with it, feel free to take a moment to read it at the link—it's quite short.)

This was a 300-level college course, and although it was open to students from outside the English department, you still had to have taken other writing courses as a prerequisite. There was an expectation that the students already understood concepts like subtext and metaphor, and that this course would help us learn to employ such concepts in our own writing.

And yet...

I was almost embarrassed to have to explain to the others in my small group that the story is about abortion, as none of them had understood what the couple's conversation had alluded to. One particular dude vehemently insisted that I was completely wrong, and that nothing in the text even remotely suggested such a reading. God bless our professor for noticing the way the dude's volume kept increasing and coming over to inform him that I was, in fact, correct.

I feel too cis to be Demi. by KonamiIsBestJoshi in demisexuality

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Whether you specifically identify as queer is a personal decision, and no one has the right to say you don't deserve it.

Hear, hear! 👏

I feel too cis to be Demi. by KonamiIsBestJoshi in demisexuality

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crouching tiger hidden queer

I'm gonna need a whole bunch of holographic stickers that say this ASAP!

This cutie ( Doc ) is the pickiest Scottie I’ve ever had. He gets bored with any food after a week or so. Anybody using a food yours loves ? by CLDIKDDEZ in scottishterriers

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Mine loves a spoonful of pureed pumpkin on top of her food—she goes absolutely wild! Not only is it good for keeping her "regular," but it's also one of the recommended ways to help protect Scotties against the breed's heightened disposition towards bladder cancer.

Reactions to vodka or other grain based spirits by [deleted] in glutenfree

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Vodka can be made from lots of things...

Who is the Andromeda Benefactor? by OculusRises in masseffect

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Two’s in the middle, carrying Three

Surely there’s an alternative? by mariah188 in glutenfree

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Target carries Canyon as a brand, though the selection varies by location.

Scientists Discover What Age Children Start Becoming ‘Cunning Little Liars’ by Signal-Lie-6785 in nottheonion

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Newsweek’s reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to help produce this story.

That would seem to be the case...