witty, smart, well-thought character, with a rich background, complex past, and (s)he has lots of interesting quirks and skills…
Tumblr: YEAH, OKAY, BUT IS (S)HE TRANS? HOMOSEXUAL? POC?
Show creator: why does it ma~
Tumblr: BOOOOOOORING!!!!
Show creator: actually yes Tumblr: this is their only defining characteristic and this show is now only for people represented by that quality if they also agree with me on every subject
Show creator: And they have some flaws/ or they’re a villain Tumblr: This show is a homophobic, transphobic, racist, misogynistic pile of crap and all it’s fans are crap too.
Tumblr: *harasses and sends death threats to people over the show*
Show Creator: This is not why I made this show, I wanted to be inclusive and subversive but also make people happy, and this isn’t good, please stop it.
Tumblr: OMG So you like child porn and hate gay people!?!?!?!?!?!?!
The fact that every single one of these has happened exactly like this is really depressing.
Did y’all not learn your lesson with the DBZ adaptation or
Light Yagami is being played by one of the two kids from the Naked Brothers band.
what the fuck.
why
like it would be one thing if a death note ended up in america and some guy picked it up and it played out a different story with similar themes, like a sequel to death note and stuff but
what
why
is this
happening
stop it
if you’re gonna go with the Japanese names, for the love of all that is good in the world, stay true to the Japanese version. Have it take place in Japan. With Japanese actors. Heck let’s just watch the Japanese movie(s) that already exist and be done with it. :/ We need lots more exposure to foreign films and culture, anyway.
Salt Lake City police shooting victim identified as 17-year-old Adbi Mohamed #BLACKLIVESMATTER
A teenage boy has allegedly been shot by police while holding a broomstick in Salt Lake City, sparking angry protests.
Witnesses told local media the incident happened at around 8.15pm on Saturday evening (3.15am GMT) near a homeless shelter in the US city’s downtown area.
Selam Mohammad said his friend was 16 and had been shot in the chest and stomach.
Mohammad told that the teenager was holding part of a broomstick at his side when officers ran up.
“They told him to put it down, once, and started shooting him as soon as he turned around,”
he added, saying his friend was hit in the chest and stomach.
Authorities did not immediately confirm the boy’s condition or the circumstances of the reported shooting.
Obviously these pigs were in fear for their lives, or they “had no time for this shit” as we so often see these days. Police who shoot unarmed kids most likely operate “shoot first ask questions later” as a general policy, which is itself illegal and therefore criminal. It stands to reason that other criminals will adopt a similar policy towards the police, in self defense.
For anyone who lives in Salt Lake there’s going to be a protest tomorrow:
Casual reminder that working off the clock is illegal. Unless you’re salaried or authorized for overtime there is no reason for you to stay late. None. Your employers know this, too.
You know what else? I have had bosses that have forced employees to clock out because the big machine wasn’t warmed up yet. So we were required to stand there for 10 minutes, unpaid, while that happened.
I have had bosses that required that every 15 minute block be recorded and justified, and we were paid based on that time. Which meant if they didn’t give us a task ticket to do, we weren’t able to clock that time, and thus didn’t get paid for waiting on our bosses to get us work. Our efficiency was based on how much of that time was billed (after they took off time that they thought wasn’t justified), and through that, we almost never, ever got raises.
There are also the bosses who don’t give any benefits (paid time off, paid holidays, insurance..) unless you are on salary… and the requirements for salary were perfect attendance for a 3 month period. No sick days, no tardies (even 1 minute), and a required 8 hours per day. And once on salary, you were required to clock 40 hours per week at MINIMUM or you would be kicked off. It was basically a cap on how much they were willing to pay and the only way you could get raises.
Contrarily, the boss I have now understands if I’m running a couple of minutes late, and the company makes it easy to earn paid time off so I CAN take a sick day or take my brother to the doctor if I need to without any penalties. I am HAPPY to stay late and work hard for them when it’s needed. I actually ENJOY being on time or early to this job because I know that my time is valued by THEM.
There’s a HUGE, HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE difference from one employer telling you that you’re LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB when you ask, after four years of service, if you can have a raise… and the other employer who THANKS YOU for your hard work and makes sure you feel valued.
Maybe if we millennials were treated like people and given a chance, instead of being told that we’re selfish, worthless, greedy, lazy slobs… we wouldn’t be running out the door as quickly as we could.
Look a raven… Crazy, cause I just finished reading the raven boys this morning.
It seems to be on the commute at the end of the day, when I’m standing, crammed next to the other business professionals on the train, that I begin to remember how crappy things are… and the closer I get to my apartment, the more I realize that I just don’t want to go home at all.
You know what’s a major pet peeve for me when it comes to arguments against raising the minimum wage? All the references to food service workers as “burger flippers”. Burger flippers are not a thing. You’re never going to see a restaurant post a sign that says “help wanted: hiring burger flippers.” “Burger flipper” is a term used pretty much exclusively to condescend to food service workers and downplay the real work and stress that goes into food service. It makes out like minimum wage workers are lazy people who are literally just standing at a grill, occasionally moving a spatula, all day, mindlessly, and that is their one and only responsibility, which anyone who has ever worked in food service can tell you is not what that job entails. It’s rhetoric used solely to designate them inferior. It doesn’t reflect the reality of minimum wage food service work. It’s annoying.
to put this in perspective, my job consists of:
prepping hundreds of pounds of vegetables alone per week, using knives, a heavy-duty meat slicer, and a vegetable chopper, any of which could easily take off a finger from a careless move
cooking on a 200°-400° F grill for anywhere from 2-6 hours per day, often intentionally putting hot oil on it upon customer request
ensuring meat is not over or undercooked as to prevent food poisoning
quality control of every single topping on the line (freshness, consistency, overall taste and appearance), as well as making sure to regularly change gloves
being conscious and accommodating of any allergies or dietary restrictions
talking to a wide variety of customers each day, with a mandated Cheerful Smile, regardless of any events in my personal life or how they treat me
having to explain prices and menu options as well as toe the company line by upselling certain deals to every single person
and above all making sure all dishes and the entire rest of the store is clean and sanitary, as well as making it neat and orderly for customers.
every one of my coworkers does all of this every single day. every day my coworkers and i plunge our hands into scalding water to ensure dishes are properly sanitized, every day we take blades within an inch of our hands so that people have an enjoyable variety of food to eat. it is not uncommon to leave a shift at work with a second-degree burn at the very least.
what do i personally earn for this? $7.50 an hour, and that was after a 25 cent raise. this is an emotionally and physically taxing job. this job is non-stop customer service with concern for public health hanging over every move i make. what about this sounds easy? what about this sounds desirable for such a pittance? if i cared a little less about my job, hundreds of people could get sick in a single day if i served onions i dropped on the floor, or meat i undercooked, or if i sneezed and didnt take the time to wash my hands and change my gloves.
but sure. i guess i just flip burgers.
and it’s not just the folks in the kitchen! service staff who work out on the floor also have a huge variety of responsibilities. in a normal lunch shift, i have to constantly go back and forth to tables to offer drinks, fetch refills if the customer wants them, clear dirty plates and glasses to the dishwasher’s station, completely clear off and reset tables with fresh linens and silverware whenever anyone leaves, and usually i’m dealing with 4 or 5 tables at once. that doesn’t even include setup beforehand (I work at a private business club that does private events along with dining, so the setup of rooms gets completely changed up on the daily) or setup/cleanup of the wait station. plus, the supervisors tend to get irritated if they see anything needing doing, like an empty plate on someone’s table, that you haven’t gotten to yet, even if you’re occupied helping another table. it’s not impossible, but it’s definitely demanding and stressful!
I’m sorry, but I’ll be the first to say that I have a problem with the raise of those who work in food service and I did work at McDonald’s for about two years. Now, I agree about the fact that the level of stress that goes into working in fast food is ridiculous and yes the whole “burger flipper” thing was always something that was brought up in conversation when I said I worked at Mcdonald’s. But Christ, 15 fucking dollars an hour? That’s ridiculous. So say someone who works at McDonald’s works about roughly 30 hours a week for a month. They would make about 2,000 dollars that month. That’s more than a Private First Class would make in the Marine Corps. We’re talking about someone who signed up to serve the nation and sacrifices so much to fall short on his paycheck to a McDonald’s employee. So no sorry. I don’t agree. I think America needs to get it’s shit together and prioritize.
Why is that ridiculous? Have you seen the cost of living? Here in Boston your rent is at minimum $800 IF YOURE LUCKY otherwise on average you’re looking at $1200-$1500 how the fuck you supposed to pay that on top of food, school, utilities etc on $7.50/hour? You act like people work just to go shopping. People have bills to pay.
Dragging the military into it.
It’s true a private first class (e-2) in the marines makes less than 2000$ a month, but you have to take into consideration:
an e-2 in the military probably lives on base, most unmarried e-4 and below are either required or heavily encouraged to live on base. And guess what? It’s free to live in the barracks. There is no rent. Also, very cheep food in the galley, cheep, relatively healthy food.
You want to know what else military personnel don’t have to pay for?
health care
dental
college
some child care
private tutors
gym membership
MWR sponsored events
private trainers
Yeah, so although they are being paid under $2000 a month (the military is paid below minimum wage btw) they literally only have to pay for entertainment (even then, there’s tons of free things open to them).
Just because someone isn’t deemed “worthy” in your eyes, doesn’t mean they don’t have the right TO LIVE.
Don’t use the military to prove your point. It’s irritating honestly. Because if you’re not in it, you have no idea what the heck you’re talking about, and if you are, you’re bitching about nothing.
