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crispy-ghee: 3 of Cousinโ€™s other children: Little Knife, Little Flame, and Naniandi. (aka, the last of the group of Cousinโ€™s kids that Iโ€™ll draw because he has like 50 or something and Iโ€™m not designing all of them, Iโ€™m sorry. Feel free to pretend that your OC is Cousinโ€™s kid, itโ€™ll probably work out.)Little Knife:ย  Cousinโ€™s youngest son and the last he had with Fury before she died. A cocky little shit sometimes, but with good reason. While smaller than all his sibs, his agility and stealth made him an asset to hunting parties.ย  His relationship w/ Jagged-Tooth sucks. He and Kal'thnde are very close, tho, as Cousin was already aging and too busy chaperoning youngbloods to pay him as much attention as he shouldโ€™ve, Kal and his sisters more or less raised him and got between him and Jagged-Tooth often. Lauded for his nimbleness and his lightning speed while maintaining near-silence, he has become an asset in his hunting party. His abilities also make him sought after for off-world reconnaissance, where he travels to planets to review and evaluate their suitability for hunting.Little Knife is one of the 20 or so Yautja who join Cousin to form the Yautja Faction, against the orders of the Elder Council. 12 of his brothers also form the team, including Jagged-Tooth and Kalโ€™thnde.ย Little Flame:ย  Celebrated Huntress, Several times Champion of inter-tribal games and so coveted and beloved beyond her own clan. Aggressive, abrasive, but loyal, like her father in his youth. Little Flame is close to Kal and Little Knife, and was one of Cousinโ€™s children that fought against Jagged-Toothโ€™s bad attitudeโ€“ballsy, as heโ€™s biotic. She and the eldest brother never really learned to get along, but there is begrudging respect for each others achievements. Little Flame basically saved her fatherโ€™s life when at one point she heard whispers that some elders were speaking of sending Enforcers or some other group of Hunters to go after Cousin and his Renegades. She sent him warnings, and killed most of the would-be trackers herself.Naniandi:ย  Cousinโ€™s eldest Daughter. Sometimes called Furious Patience, a play on her motherโ€™s name (Patient Fury), since sheโ€™s so much like her. One of the tribe matriarchs, and often invited alongside the tribeโ€™s elders to speak diplomacy with other clans when needed. Naniandi is the closest Jagged-Tooth is to any of his family, maybe having to do w/ how much like his mother she is, even though she is a century or so younger than him. Sheโ€™s basically all around respected by everyone in Cousinโ€™s family, as well as their overall clan Itโ€™s Naniandiโ€™s influence and hard work that made it possible for Cousin and the remainder of the Yautja faction to return to Homeworld after theyโ€™d disgraced themselves to go fight alongside Shepard. She ultimately convinced the elders to reinstate honor and title to her father. Yautja joke (but only a little) about wishing to birth armies. Compared to others his age, Cousin only has a moderate amount of offspring, but those that survived into his old age came out fierce, capable, and loyal to their family. Itโ€™s thanks to them he could be with Shepard. : crispy-ghee: 3 of Cousinโ€™s other children: Little Knife, Little Flame, and Naniandi. (aka, the last of the group of Cousinโ€™s kids that Iโ€™ll draw because he has like 50 or something and Iโ€™m not designing all of them, Iโ€™m sorry. Feel free to pretend that your OC is Cousinโ€™s kid, itโ€™ll probably work out.)Little Knife:ย  Cousinโ€™s youngest son and the last he had with Fury before she died. A cocky little shit sometimes, but with good reason. While smaller than all his sibs, his agility and stealth made him an asset to hunting parties.ย  His relationship w/ Jagged-Tooth sucks. He and Kal'thnde are very close, tho, as Cousin was already aging and too busy chaperoning youngbloods to pay him as much attention as he shouldโ€™ve, Kal and his sisters more or less raised him and got between him and Jagged-Tooth often. Lauded for his nimbleness and his lightning speed while maintaining near-silence, he has become an asset in his hunting party. His abilities also make him sought after for off-world reconnaissance, where he travels to planets to review and evaluate their suitability for hunting.Little Knife is one of the 20 or so Yautja who join Cousin to form the Yautja Faction, against the orders of the Elder Council. 12 of his brothers also form the team, including Jagged-Tooth and Kalโ€™thnde.ย Little Flame:ย  Celebrated Huntress, Several times Champion of inter-tribal games and so coveted and beloved beyond her own clan. Aggressive, abrasive, but loyal, like her father in his youth. Little Flame is close to Kal and Little Knife, and was one of Cousinโ€™s children that fought against Jagged-Toothโ€™s bad attitudeโ€“ballsy, as heโ€™s biotic. She and the eldest brother never really learned to get along, but there is begrudging respect for each others achievements. Little Flame basically saved her fatherโ€™s life when at one point she heard whispers that some elders were speaking of sending Enforcers or some other group of Hunters to go after Cousin and his Renegades. She sent him warnings, and killed most of the would-be trackers herself.Naniandi:ย  Cousinโ€™s eldest Daughter. Sometimes called Furious Patience, a play on her motherโ€™s name (Patient Fury), since sheโ€™s so much like her. One of the tribe matriarchs, and often invited alongside the tribeโ€™s elders to speak diplomacy with other clans when needed. Naniandi is the closest Jagged-Tooth is to any of his family, maybe having to do w/ how much like his mother she is, even though she is a century or so younger than him. Sheโ€™s basically all around respected by everyone in Cousinโ€™s family, as well as their overall clan Itโ€™s Naniandiโ€™s influence and hard work that made it possible for Cousin and the remainder of the Yautja faction to return to Homeworld after theyโ€™d disgraced themselves to go fight alongside Shepard. She ultimately convinced the elders to reinstate honor and title to her father. Yautja joke (but only a little) about wishing to birth armies. Compared to others his age, Cousin only has a moderate amount of offspring, but those that survived into his old age came out fierce, capable, and loyal to their family. Itโ€™s thanks to them he could be with Shepard.
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sirrah1940: profeminist: profeminist: chemicallywrit: kaylapocalypse: historicaltimes: โ€œCrazy Dionโ€ Diamond at one of his sit-ins as a teenager in Arlington, VA. June 10, 1960 via reddit All of those people around him are demons hey guys! hereโ€™s some fun things i learned from this article about Dion Diamond: he did these sit-ins by himself. like idk about you, but i always thought of sit-ins as organized by groups, what kind of bravery does it take, man he didnโ€™t tell anyone about it, like he was no glory-seeker about this. his parents didnโ€™t even know until reporters started calling them up like โ€œhey, did you know your son is in jail? when someone called the cops heโ€™d skedaddle out the back door although he was sent to prison multiple times the last time he got arrested was in Baton Rouge, and the cops were so sick of him that they told inmates theyโ€™d put in a good word for anyone who gave Diamond a hard time. (the inmates didnโ€™t take the bait.) heโ€™s still alive! hark, a hero of our times! That is unbelievable courage! : sirrah1940: profeminist: profeminist: chemicallywrit: kaylapocalypse: historicaltimes: โ€œCrazy Dionโ€ Diamond at one of his sit-ins as a teenager in Arlington, VA. June 10, 1960 via reddit All of those people around him are demons hey guys! hereโ€™s some fun things i learned from this article about Dion Diamond: he did these sit-ins by himself. like idk about you, but i always thought of sit-ins as organized by groups, what kind of bravery does it take, man he didnโ€™t tell anyone about it, like he was no glory-seeker about this. his parents didnโ€™t even know until reporters started calling them up like โ€œhey, did you know your son is in jail? when someone called the cops heโ€™d skedaddle out the back door although he was sent to prison multiple times the last time he got arrested was in Baton Rouge, and the cops were so sick of him that they told inmates theyโ€™d put in a good word for anyone who gave Diamond a hard time. (the inmates didnโ€™t take the bait.) heโ€™s still alive! hark, a hero of our times! That is unbelievable courage!

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dreamsofamadman: somethingaboutdelia: cryingalonewithfrankenstein: This photo always cheers me up a bit. Itโ€™s a front-page article from 1955 about Christine Jorgensen, one of the first women to have sex-reassignment surgery. Since the text is a bit small and I couldnโ€™t find a larger copy, hereโ€™s what the small blurb says: A World of a Difference George W. Jorgensen, Jr., son of a Bronx carpenter, served in the Army for two years and was given honorable discharge in 1946. Now George is no more. After six operations, Jorgensenโ€™s sex has been changed and today she is a striking woman, working as a photographer in Denmark. Parents were informed of the big change in a letter Christine (thatโ€™s her new name) sent to them recently. This article is 58 years old, and itโ€™s more respectful of Christineโ€™s pronoun choices and name than some publications are today. It makes me happy to see a newspaper be respectful of a trans personโ€™s choice of name and pronouns like that :3 Say it again for the haters in the back who want to keep pretending that trans people, or even treating trans people with respect is even remotely anything new. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Itโ€™s worth mentioning, that this was kinda celebrated as a wonder of the atomic age at the time.ย โ€œLook at the power of our scientists! Look at what we can do!โ€You know, back when America was trying to be the leader in scientific advancement. : dreamsofamadman: somethingaboutdelia: cryingalonewithfrankenstein: This photo always cheers me up a bit. Itโ€™s a front-page article from 1955 about Christine Jorgensen, one of the first women to have sex-reassignment surgery. Since the text is a bit small and I couldnโ€™t find a larger copy, hereโ€™s what the small blurb says: A World of a Difference George W. Jorgensen, Jr., son of a Bronx carpenter, served in the Army for two years and was given honorable discharge in 1946. Now George is no more. After six operations, Jorgensenโ€™s sex has been changed and today she is a striking woman, working as a photographer in Denmark. Parents were informed of the big change in a letter Christine (thatโ€™s her new name) sent to them recently. This article is 58 years old, and itโ€™s more respectful of Christineโ€™s pronoun choices and name than some publications are today. It makes me happy to see a newspaper be respectful of a trans personโ€™s choice of name and pronouns like that :3 Say it again for the haters in the back who want to keep pretending that trans people, or even treating trans people with respect is even remotely anything new. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Itโ€™s worth mentioning, that this was kinda celebrated as a wonder of the atomic age at the time.ย โ€œLook at the power of our scientists! Look at what we can do!โ€You know, back when America was trying to be the leader in scientific advancement.

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sniperct: swan2swan: We really donโ€™t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went โ€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.โ€ #heโ€™d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#heโ€™d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then thereโ€™s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says โ€œyour father wanted you to have thisโ€ and pulls out ANAKINโ€™S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THEREโ€™S PADME NAMING THE KID โ€œLUKEโ€ THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKINโ€™S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDNโ€™T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo : sniperct: swan2swan: We really donโ€™t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went โ€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.โ€ #heโ€™d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#heโ€™d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then thereโ€™s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says โ€œyour father wanted you to have thisโ€ and pulls out ANAKINโ€™S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THEREโ€™S PADME NAMING THE KID โ€œLUKEโ€ THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKINโ€™S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDNโ€™T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo

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crispy-ghee: Thereโ€™s been a little bit of interest in Jagged-Tooth, Cousinโ€™s first born son. A specific question was about his first meeting w/ Shepard, which I was gonna go on about, but I might make a comic about it later. So have a few sketches.ย Jagged-Tooth:ย  A rare Yautja Biotic, an elite Enforcer, and despite a rocky relationship w/ his father, he risked dishonor and punishment to join a faction of Yautja that went against the clanโ€™s decision and went to aid Shepard. They meet when he arrives during the Battle for Palaven as surprise back up. Capable, dry, could be considered friendlyโ€ฆunless youโ€™re Garrus.(When your dadโ€™sย โ€˜favorite sonโ€™ seems to be someone who isnโ€™t even his fucking son, and who you think is a total dweeb, youโ€™re not gonna be happy about that, I guess)He takes after his mother more than his father, though has his fatherโ€™s intensity and skill, if only Cousin were more forthcoming w/ praise for that (he does recognize it, though he is very critical of his son and always being hard on him). Their relationship is that of an accomplished child with a father who has incredibly high expectations. That means that their relationship is very rocky.ย This started when he was young, as his path diverted early from Cousinโ€™s hopes and plans for him. Not many Yautja are taught to develop their biotic abilities, and due to there being some contention over whether or not biotics are respectable in the Hunt tradition, the training is more often than not discouraged. But Jagged-Tooth went into training, and instead of becoming a traditional hunter, went down the line of enforcement. Cousin still hasnโ€™t fully recovered from that disappointment.ย Joining the Yautja faction during the reaper war is the first time that Jagged-Tooth has ever had to operate under his fatherโ€™s lead. He tries to be professional about it. Cousin, on the other hand, doesnโ€™t try as hard to do the same.ย Someone described Jagged-Tooth as aย โ€œrare Yautja Bishounenโ€ and you know what? Yes.: crispy-ghee: Thereโ€™s been a little bit of interest in Jagged-Tooth, Cousinโ€™s first born son. A specific question was about his first meeting w/ Shepard, which I was gonna go on about, but I might make a comic about it later. So have a few sketches.ย Jagged-Tooth:ย  A rare Yautja Biotic, an elite Enforcer, and despite a rocky relationship w/ his father, he risked dishonor and punishment to join a faction of Yautja that went against the clanโ€™s decision and went to aid Shepard. They meet when he arrives during the Battle for Palaven as surprise back up. Capable, dry, could be considered friendlyโ€ฆunless youโ€™re Garrus.(When your dadโ€™sย โ€˜favorite sonโ€™ seems to be someone who isnโ€™t even his fucking son, and who you think is a total dweeb, youโ€™re not gonna be happy about that, I guess)He takes after his mother more than his father, though has his fatherโ€™s intensity and skill, if only Cousin were more forthcoming w/ praise for that (he does recognize it, though he is very critical of his son and always being hard on him). Their relationship is that of an accomplished child with a father who has incredibly high expectations. That means that their relationship is very rocky.ย This started when he was young, as his path diverted early from Cousinโ€™s hopes and plans for him. Not many Yautja are taught to develop their biotic abilities, and due to there being some contention over whether or not biotics are respectable in the Hunt tradition, the training is more often than not discouraged. But Jagged-Tooth went into training, and instead of becoming a traditional hunter, went down the line of enforcement. Cousin still hasnโ€™t fully recovered from that disappointment.ย Joining the Yautja faction during the reaper war is the first time that Jagged-Tooth has ever had to operate under his fatherโ€™s lead. He tries to be professional about it. Cousin, on the other hand, doesnโ€™t try as hard to do the same.ย Someone described Jagged-Tooth as aย โ€œrare Yautja Bishounenโ€ and you know what? Yes.
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clockworkrobotic: bigancestorenergy: ouma-anti: whatjordylikes: danielle-mertina: blackqueerblog: Some parents really donโ€™t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids. This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because theyโ€™re scared their parents will destroy it. Wowโ€ฆwhat a terrible parent. Minecraft is A LOT of work, diligence, and creativity. The parent should have been encouraging that. And why does a 9 year old need to wake up every day at 7 am during a pandemic? Whatโ€™s wrong with this person? I can foresee an estranged relationship in the future. Because this parent is out of their minds and more interested in exacting punitive control than being a loving caregiver. Y'all wonder why some kids are the way they are? This is it. why on earth does a NINE YEAR OLD CHILD has to wake up at fucking 7 am during a pandemic? also children may require up to TWELVE HOURS of sleep heโ€™s not being defiantโ€”without the threat of a ridiculous and unnatural hour he MUST be awake at heโ€™s actually following his natural circadian rhythm which is actually HEALTHIER for him what theyโ€™ve done is broken his trust in a MAJOR way. he does not feel safe or in control. which is why he is refusing meals. honestly? if they keep this behavior upโ€”let alone just not apologizing and finding the save file for his gameโ€”heโ€™s gonna develop some dangerous coping skills like yknow. An eating disorder. Dissociation. Self harm. Iโ€™m not being hyperbolic. this is literally how it starts. This is the second time this week Iโ€™ve seen a story like this (the first being the boyfriend destroying his girlfriendโ€™s AC island over an argument) and it makes me think โ€“ how is this ANY different to someone destroying a physical piece of art someoneโ€™s made: ripping up their sketchbook, breaking ceramics, cutting up cosplays? If this person had come forward with a question likeย โ€œmy son wouldnโ€™t get out of bed so I broke the birdbox he madeโ€ there wouldnโ€™t be ANY question whether this was abusive behaviour. Thereโ€™s an inherent disconnect with how we talk about theย โ€œvalueโ€ of virtual items/creations in video games: something about the way that these things arenโ€™t tangible in the conventional sense makes them somehow less valuable than something everyone can hold and observe and appreciate. Think about the amount of โ€œfunny gamer rageโ€ videos out there that are people upset over losing WoW saves and the likes: game saves are often things people have put hundreds of hours into, they have value to that person and are representative of their own dedication. Hell, Iโ€™m really bummed at the moment over not having access to some of my BL2 saves (I canโ€™t travel to get my PS4 from uni), and I know Iโ€™d be upset if I lost them forever.ย  Video games are a massive escape mechanism for a lot of people especially right now, and putting time and effort into particularly building games is a constructive and creative outlet that gives people a feeling of accomplishment (and letโ€™s be real itโ€™s a lot more practical than having a house full of lego). Yet thereโ€™s still this weird stigma attached to them, thisย โ€œitโ€™s just a gameโ€ mentality that leads people to be easily dismissive of othersโ€™ feelings over losing progress. Destroyed your girlfriendโ€™s AC island, which she put hundreds of hours into building? Whatever, itโ€™s just a game. Deleted your kidโ€™s minecraft file, which he spent an entire year working on? Whatever, itโ€™s just a game, why are you so mad? Itโ€™s not a real thing, itโ€™s just some numbers hiding behind fancy computer graphics! Actions like this are intentional, targeted destruction of another personโ€™s property - property they have created themselves -ย  by an adult who knew what they were doingย and we should NOT treat them as anything other than that, regardless of medium. : clockworkrobotic: bigancestorenergy: ouma-anti: whatjordylikes: danielle-mertina: blackqueerblog: Some parents really donโ€™t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids. This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because theyโ€™re scared their parents will destroy it. Wowโ€ฆwhat a terrible parent. Minecraft is A LOT of work, diligence, and creativity. The parent should have been encouraging that. And why does a 9 year old need to wake up every day at 7 am during a pandemic? Whatโ€™s wrong with this person? I can foresee an estranged relationship in the future. Because this parent is out of their minds and more interested in exacting punitive control than being a loving caregiver. Y'all wonder why some kids are the way they are? This is it. why on earth does a NINE YEAR OLD CHILD has to wake up at fucking 7 am during a pandemic? also children may require up to TWELVE HOURS of sleep heโ€™s not being defiantโ€”without the threat of a ridiculous and unnatural hour he MUST be awake at heโ€™s actually following his natural circadian rhythm which is actually HEALTHIER for him what theyโ€™ve done is broken his trust in a MAJOR way. he does not feel safe or in control. which is why he is refusing meals. honestly? if they keep this behavior upโ€”let alone just not apologizing and finding the save file for his gameโ€”heโ€™s gonna develop some dangerous coping skills like yknow. An eating disorder. Dissociation. Self harm. Iโ€™m not being hyperbolic. this is literally how it starts. This is the second time this week Iโ€™ve seen a story like this (the first being the boyfriend destroying his girlfriendโ€™s AC island over an argument) and it makes me think โ€“ how is this ANY different to someone destroying a physical piece of art someoneโ€™s made: ripping up their sketchbook, breaking ceramics, cutting up cosplays? If this person had come forward with a question likeย โ€œmy son wouldnโ€™t get out of bed so I broke the birdbox he madeโ€ there wouldnโ€™t be ANY question whether this was abusive behaviour. Thereโ€™s an inherent disconnect with how we talk about theย โ€œvalueโ€ of virtual items/creations in video games: something about the way that these things arenโ€™t tangible in the conventional sense makes them somehow less valuable than something everyone can hold and observe and appreciate. Think about the amount of โ€œfunny gamer rageโ€ videos out there that are people upset over losing WoW saves and the likes: game saves are often things people have put hundreds of hours into, they have value to that person and are representative of their own dedication. Hell, Iโ€™m really bummed at the moment over not having access to some of my BL2 saves (I canโ€™t travel to get my PS4 from uni), and I know Iโ€™d be upset if I lost them forever.ย  Video games are a massive escape mechanism for a lot of people especially right now, and putting time and effort into particularly building games is a constructive and creative outlet that gives people a feeling of accomplishment (and letโ€™s be real itโ€™s a lot more practical than having a house full of lego). Yet thereโ€™s still this weird stigma attached to them, thisย โ€œitโ€™s just a gameโ€ mentality that leads people to be easily dismissive of othersโ€™ feelings over losing progress. Destroyed your girlfriendโ€™s AC island, which she put hundreds of hours into building? Whatever, itโ€™s just a game. Deleted your kidโ€™s minecraft file, which he spent an entire year working on? Whatever, itโ€™s just a game, why are you so mad? Itโ€™s not a real thing, itโ€™s just some numbers hiding behind fancy computer graphics! Actions like this are intentional, targeted destruction of another personโ€™s property - property they have created themselves -ย  by an adult who knew what they were doingย and we should NOT treat them as anything other than that, regardless of medium.
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