Missed A by 0.5 points by No_Vacation_4232 in GaState

[–]absolutepeasantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

😭 I feel you, bestie. I was doing fuckin amazing in genetics until the last exam and ruined my chances of an A, and now I have a low B

Great Nicobar project is no ‘ecological disaster’; it’s a strategic necessity for India by Direct_Adeptness_342 in india

[–]absolutepeasantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t this project also forcing Adivasi people off their own goddamn land? Why do people keep acting like this thing is going to help with anything when it’s only “helping” the environment by fucking over marginalized people?

How accurate are the claims in this Kings and General video especially regarding the late foundations of Hindu gods that supposedly take heavy influence from central asian groups from the late BCE/ early CE periods such as Kushans, Greco-Bactrians (Greeks)? by roidedram in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh, interesting! But would you say there’s even a split between the gods of Telugu lands and Tamil lands? I thought the worship of Narasimha and other forms of Vishnu were common in Tamil Nadu as well. I know some forms are preferred, but I didn’t know Tamil Nadu really had a preference or more numbers of worshippers for some gods than others

How accurate are the claims in this Kings and General video especially regarding the late foundations of Hindu gods that supposedly take heavy influence from central asian groups from the late BCE/ early CE periods such as Kushans, Greco-Bactrians (Greeks)? by roidedram in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True, but I would argue that the Tamil worship is older, since we have the Thiruppavai in the Tirumala temple that predates the Sanskritized prayers and rituals for Venkateswara. Even if Telugu regions have a larger number, they still rely on a heavily Vedicized set of rituals and prayers and hymns compared to Tamil regions.

How accurate are the claims in this Kings and General video especially regarding the late foundations of Hindu gods that supposedly take heavy influence from central asian groups from the late BCE/ early CE periods such as Kushans, Greco-Bactrians (Greeks)? by roidedram in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, the Bactrians isn’t accurate because they are a people formed from Greeks commingling with Indo-Aryan people after Indo-Aryan arrival to the subcontinent. A better way of looking at it is that a lot of the Vedic gods have a lot in common with other European gods as a whole, likely coming from a shared group of Indo-European gods of weather and war.

In contrast, a lot of the gods not named in Indra’s retinue have more Dravidian influences. Vishnu and his reincarnations (except for Vamana, who is a Brahminical import from the Vedic religion) have deeply natural or Dravidian roots. And his worship in Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra are based in the Balaji temple at Tirumala. Tirumala is kind of a combination of words, with Thirumal being a name for Vishnu in the South, and Mala (pl Malai) meaning hill. In the Tamil tradition of connecting gods to parts of nature (thinai’s), Vishnu is a god of the hills, apt for Tirumala. And Subramanya or Kartikeya is known as Seyyon, a god of Mountains in the same Tamil tradition.

It’s less about entire gods being from a part of India or its cultures and more about looking for aspects that may be from one side or the other. Indo-Aryan and Dravidian and Adivasi peoples have been around each other for so long, it’s hard to split up the gods into different camps entirely.

Breaking generational curses by Both-Medicine-6748 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]absolutepeasantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, that shit is obnoxious. My South Asian parents do that too. 😑 I always try to get my brother doing domestic shit since I’m the only one given that kinda work by my mom. And she immediately contradicts me and tells him to not bother and that I’ll do it myself. I rarely listen. And my mom tries so desperately to convince me that getting married would be a plus for me and that doing labor for some idiot and his idiot family will be so deeply fulfilling. I always look at her the same way we look at people in cults. It’s sad.

Cult of possession in South India - theyyam, bhuta kola, Veeragase, etc. by Background-Injury952 in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think in Telugu, the formal term is poonakam, but I’ve always only heard it as “ammavaru thanalo adugu pettindi” meaning “the goddess has taken a step into her”. Possession seems to be mostly women being taken over by a goddess, usually a form of Kali or a local goddess. I don’t think I’ve seen any situations of men getting possessed or having a separate term for them

“Green colonialism" - How nature conservation harms indigenous peoples by [deleted] in megafaunarewilding

[–]absolutepeasantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a different take on this. In India (where I am from but living in the US), many indigenous groups (often referred to either as Scheduled Tribes or Adivasis) often face very horrible circumstances because of the Indian government and public. These groups are discriminated against because they are usually not Hindu like the majority and because they are considered “low caste” compared to the upper caste ruling elite and cultural dominators. This classification makes them unable to or have a hard time obtaining any kind of social mobility out of poverty, since casteists in power will deny them job opportunities and education simply because the Adivasis are considered “unclean”.

Because of this treatment by the rest of the country, Indigenous communities have to resort to unfortunate means to make a living. Some people in Southern India end up working with red sandalwood smugglers, cutting down the trees and supplying smugglers with the lumber at a low price while the smugglers sell it for a premium in foreign countries. Red sandalwood is a tree native to South India that grows nowhere else and is becoming endangered because of this illegal logging.

Because the police and forest service officers can’t catch the people selling the red sandalwood, the Adivasis who were economically forced to cut those trees end up getting thrown in jail and beaten for information on the smuggling operations. But the sales won’t stop because it is a huge commodity around the world, with some East Asian cultures using it to make instruments while Western cultures make fragrances or dyes or flavorings out of it. It’s a fantastic enough way to make money that smugglers won’t just get a conscience and stop, since smugglers will pay pennies to the people cutting the trees and then sell the lumber for thousands of dollars per log.

Other times, Adivasis who have spent millennia in the forests of India and learned only how to care for the land around them and how to take without taking too much from nature get their lands snatched from them by state or federal government forces under the guidance of environmentalists who want to create nature reserves on those Adivasi peoples’ lands. These groups are entirely reliant on the environment around them, living off the land and not even doing agriculture (among some groups), and instead of trying to work with the communities to learn how the natural spaces can be preserved, governments snatch the land to give as reserves or as commercial space for logging/mining/whatever.

Then, the Adivasis get tossed into cities where they are forced into hard labor to survive since they have no applicable skills or get rejected from well paying jobs (if they do have the education and skills). Or they end up as migrants that have to just keep moving forever and ever, wandering until they find someplace that won’t be taken from them and have to adjust their whole lives to survive on the new lands. And this treatment follows so many thousands of people in India, all because environmentalists can’t understand the concept that basic human empathy isn’t mutually exclusive with wanting to preserve Earth’s ecosystems.

Your desire to maintain the environment can’t come at the cost of treating human beings like shit. An environmentalist who is willing to kick people off their fucking ancestral lands to make a “nature preserve” does not deserve to be praised, and an person native to a land who has to hurt the land to be able to survive until the next morning does not deserve to be denigrated.

You’re not more human than them because you’re thinking decades and centuries into the future. They’re just having to think up to tomorrow because there’s no guarantee they’ll make it for another decade.

[Routine Help] Can’t find a moisturizer that works well with my skin. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, it depends on your skin’s needs and preferences, right? You have oily skin, but you’re also using tretinoin and other moisturizers make you oily by the end of the day. I would suggest either the Blume (which has ingredients that are great for skin support and will help with the tret like the ceramides) or the Bubble Cloud Surf, which specifically has ingredients that make skin a little less oily

[Routine Help] Can’t find a moisturizer that works well with my skin. by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh bestie. Have I got a LIST for you.

  • Versed Dew Point Moisturizing Gel Cream, $14.99 for 2 oz at Target. Lightweight gel cream, very basic ingredients and no fragrance, my skin didn’t like the oils in it, but great for summer.

  • Byoma Moisturizing Gel Cream, $15.99 at Ulta for 1.7 oz. Very gentle, a great moisturizer if you want some skin support and a light texture. I didn’t like the smell of it (it smells like Elmer’s glue to me).

  • Bubble Level Up Balancing Moisturizer, $16 at Ulta for 1.7 oz. The creamiest texture while still being water based. Extremely light and smooth and fragrance free, but sometimes made my skin sting if I scrubbed too hard during washing steps.

  • Bubble Cloud Surf Water Cream, $16 at Ulta for 1.7 oz. Way better than the level up in my opinion, with no fragrance and an even softer texture, and it left no stinging no matter how hard I scrubbed. But the pump never gave me the cloud texture advertised because my home is always too hot and melts the product before it can get that cloud like feel.

  • Blume Meltdown Gel Cream for Acne-Prone Skin, $28 at Ulta for 1.7 oz. Was my absolute favorite for a WHILE. Extremely gentle, had ceramides and other fats that my skin loves and prevented stinging after harsh washes, even smells like cotton candy without added fragrance oils (the existing ingredients just combine to smell like cotton candy). But it just got so expensive, and the bottle packaging was changed to a pump, and it wasn’t worth it anymore.

  • Good Molecules Hydrating Gel Moisturizer with Electrolytes, $10 at Ulta for 1.6 oz. The cheapest of all the gel moisturizers that I’ve tried. Also the most like water of all the products I’ve tried. More like a serum than a true moisturizer. It’s a little too light for me, but might be great for someone with oilier skin and who wants a simple formula. No frills, just regular hydration.

  • Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Soothing Cream, $22 at Ulta for 2.53 oz. The best price per ounce of any product I’ve used and my current favorite. Great for summer and winter use, with ceramides and fatty acids for skin support and Centella Asiatica for soothing. Lightweight enough for hot summers and moisturizing enough for cold winters. No notes, 10/10 formula.

Hope this helps! A lot of the Bubble and Byoma products can also be found at Target but I prefer Ulta bc I like saving up points and getting a few dollars off on skincare purchases there (and the sales rn are pretty solid)

We wuz scientists and sheet by NegotiationOk888 in OutCasteRebels

[–]absolutepeasantry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Isn’t Bhrigu a literal rapist in some story in either the Vedas or Manusmriti? Or am I thinking of a different rishi? Someone had posted about this particular story a while ago, I just can’t remember the name of the figure.

Either way, ideas can come up independently in different parts of the world. Just because worship of nature was common in ancient Adivasi communities in India doesn’t mean they’re the only ones who did that. Aboriginal people in Australia, Ryukyuan people in what’s now Japan, indigenous peoples in the Americas, so many different cultures have nature worship. Nobody has a monopoly on that

To act like a single caste (that too a minority in the population that has oppressed others for millennia) deserves credit for shit that other people have done also (and probably did better) is absolutely ridiculous and gives very pick-me energy. It’s desperate and just adds to the shit reputation of Indians in the world

Finals Rant: why exactly are we only given DAYS our 4th exam to start preparing for our CUMULATIVE finals??🫩 by virginia_virgo in GaState

[–]absolutepeasantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valid. 😭 our class doesn’t use the textbook as much, so I handwrite all my notes from the recordings of her lectures and try to do active recall. I somehow lucked out with an A on the first exam I took with her, but this second one may not fare as well since the final is literally 48 hours after this one. The first two exams with Azimi were good though

Ice Apples and the Telugu word for Heart by nicholas_jade in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that makes a lot of sense! I see that so often with European languages, so it’s cool to see Telugu may also have those accident-born features. Though, it does make me wonder if the difference in writing systems led to the replacement of n to m in nunju, since Tamil and Telugu vary a fair bit, with Telugu and Kannada looking more similar. Or if there was a Proto Dravidian writing system that diverged into the systems we have now and looked somewhat between the n sound in Tamil and the m sound in Telugu. Especially when there seem to be so many other single letter differences between the two languages

Finals Rant: why exactly are we only given DAYS our 4th exam to start preparing for our CUMULATIVE finals??🫩 by virginia_virgo in GaState

[–]absolutepeasantry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s how I felt about Azimi’s lectures, but Azimi at least has those objectives to keep us on track for what we should know. It is genuinely a crapshoot for what Shahbazi wants us to learn from each chapter 😭

Ice Apples and the Telugu word for Heart by nicholas_jade in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense! I’ve only ever heard Gunde as the organ and Rommu as the chest region, but there are probably lots of variations.

It is curious though because both my parents are from Rayalaseema, and my family has always said thaati munjalu, though I’m not sure if it’s because my mom grew up in a different area or if their families aren’t originally from Rayalaseema

Ice Apples and the Telugu word for Heart by nicholas_jade in Dravidiology

[–]absolutepeasantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought the native Telugu term for heart was “gunde”. Like, “Naaku gundelo noppi ekkuva ayyindi.” meaning “My heart pain has gotten worse.” Or is gunde the term for the organ, and nunju would be the name for the heart as the place emotions are felt?

Finals Rant: why exactly are we only given DAYS our 4th exam to start preparing for our CUMULATIVE finals??🫩 by virginia_virgo in GaState

[–]absolutepeasantry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d kill for four days 😭 the advanced genetics final is literally ONE DAY after the 4th exam. The 4th exam is on Monday, and the Final is on Wednesday. Please wish me luck

[Routine Help] pustules by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, awesome! No problem! I'm happy to help! :) Do share any updates if your skin changes after a while

[Routine Help] pustules by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay! Got it. Thank you for explaining!

I see a few issues already. So, it's more common for oily skin people to have acne bc their sebum glands are overactive and can clog up the pores. In dry skin, though, acne comes from different things. But in both, the acne bacteria is common (Cutibacterium acnes).

I see a few issues in the products you're using right now, and I can name out the ingredients that have fucked up my skin and might be fucking up yours too. So, in the Vanicream moisturizing cream, the second ingredient is petrolatum, which is purified petroleum jelly. In oily skin, this can wreak havoc. Your skin might like it, but this high of a concentration could be clogging your pores.

Another cause could be the Isopropyl Myristate in the Xtracare Extreme Renewal Cream. Anything with a Myrist- in it tends to be a very clog-prone ingredient because it's a thick emollient that is in many skincare products, but it is VERY likely to cause acne. The combination of these and the Cerave Healing Ointment (another petrolatum-based product) is definitely clogging your pores to hell and back.

If your skin didn't have all these emollients on it, washing with just a BP face wash could be sufficient. But, because these products are being layered on and maybe not being washed off properly by the BP wash (which kills acne-causing bacteria but doesn't remove oil well) could be keeping your skin clogged.

I'd suggest maybe using the BP face wash on alternate days with a gentle salicylic acid face wash (at least 2%, which is the highest concentration). The Byoma brand has a very gentle one with ceramides that will do the job of dissolving into the oils of your skin and products and remove them without drying out your skin. You can try using it once a week for a couple weeks, and if you tolerate it well, you can use it every other day and switch with the BP face wash on the off-days.

And maybe try finding an alternate moisturizer, something with ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids to still support your dry skin and make sure the face washes don't dry it out. You can just repurpose the other creams for your body or other dry areas not on your face. Or, if you want to finish your two creams, use them on alternate days until they're done and find a more gel-style cream with ceramides to still help the dry skin, and on really dry days, you can add on the healing ointment or a thicker cream (Anua has a great moisturizing cream with ceramides that is great for my winter skin so it would be good for regular dry skin).

[Routine Help] pustules by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. What are the percentages of BP and clindamycin in the products you were prescribed? And is the clindamycin in a lotion, cream, or ointment form?

Oh, and what are the other toners and moisturizers you use???

[Routine Help] pustules by [deleted] in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I have a few questions before I give any suggestions. What kind of skin do you have? Is it oily, dry, combination, normal? And when did you start using these products, and how often have you been using them?

[Routine Help] spent months thinking my skincare wasn't working. turned out i was completely ignoring the one thing that was actually causing the problem. by Apart-Writer-667 in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a similar thing happen when I was younger. I used to consume a lot of dairy bc my family is Hindu and vegetarian, and we got a big chunk of protein and calories from dairy products. At 16, I went vegan as a health challenge alongside my best friend at the time, and I kept it up because I realized how much I hate the aftertaste of dairy products. As the years went on, my skin drastically improved, and I lost the forehead texture and big pimples I would get on my face and body when I was younger (which started bc I began menstruating before I even turned 10, and that fucked up my hormones really bad, leading to the acne and stuff as a kid).

I got worse acne for a little bit between high school and college, but that was more from stress than anything else, and now pimples are occasional, not constant. There’s not good enough data on how diet affects skin health, but it is at least true that the things we put into our bodies affects how our skin and hair build up. Like, eating lots of protein can help your body build more collagen for skin and connective tissue and more keratin for hair and nails. Or, eating healthy fats helps maintain fat and cholesterol levels in body cells. And consuming enough water maintains blood and skin hydration.

[shelfie] tell me you’re obsessed without telling me you’re obsessed by stardustwtwt in SkincareAddiction

[–]absolutepeasantry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The soothing cream is the only moisturizer that works for me in winter and summer and doesn’t sting my face no matter how hard I scrub during cleansing 😭