I cannot believe we’re still tearing Cinderella down! 2018 only has a few months left and we’re still doing this, we’re still painting her as the weakest Disney princess and we’re still painting her weakness as a bad thing?
Why?
Why are people so caught up on bashing this princess?
“The movie is so simplistic—”
In what way is it possibly simplistic?!
“She didn’t work hard—”
YES, SHE DID!
“Well, okay, but the fairy godmother still had to come in—”
Yep, I remember the movie too, and the countless stories on which it’s based.
“So the fairy godmother was the one who caused the happily ever after.”
She sure was, now, what’s your point?
No, really, what’s your point? Is the point that Cinderella is somehow weak because she wasn’t 100% in control of her own life? Seems like a pretty disgusting opinion to have when the whole movie is about an abuse victim finding a way out of her horrible situation. So Cinderella wasn’t the one who got herself out. So what? Instead of looking the movie at its bare surface, maybe try analyzing it with a bit more thought and tact. You might see something a little different. A magical transformation, if you will.
Because Cinderella did work hard.
And guess what we learned from that?
You can work
and work
and work
And there will still be people out there who will try to tear you apart:
Literally.
And that sucks. It’s a horrible lesson to learn but it is something we will all face in our lifetimes. There will always be people who will try to tear us down, there will always be people who will try to rip us apart, until we’re in a low place:
Until it seems like there’s no hope…
Until it seems like you’re too weak to get out on your own…
And maybe you are.
Maybe you are too weak to get out on your own. Maybe you’re not the strongest woman in the world. Maybe you’re not capable of screaming at the top of your lungs or brandishing a weapon or throwing a punch. Maybe you’re not able to get out of something on your own. Maybe you hit a low point and maybe you have no way out of it. Not alone. But that’s just it.
You’re not alone.
Even at your lowest point, someone will come help you.
You don’t have to do it all alone.
It’s okay to have a little help when you have nowhere else to turn.
Cinderella is the story about an abuse victim who is unable to get out of her toxic situation by herself and just when she begins to lose all hope, is able to get help from an unlikely source. It’s the story about a girl who needs help getting to her happily ever after and that’s okay.
Give us advocates:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us warriors:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us fighters:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us girls who are not advocates, girls who are not warriors, girls who are not fighters, girls who still deserves their happily ever afters:
[Text of Tweet: George Takei: If you are turned away at the polls because your name is not on the register, don’t walk away. Say this: I REQUEST A PROVISIONAL BALLOT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
Don’t let them steal your vote]
Additional info:
“Provisional Ballot Laws are laws that require a provisional ballot upon verficiation of the idenity of the voter if a voter fails to present proper identification at the polls or when registering before voter registration deadlines.”
Poll worker here! Let’s talk about this “I DEMAND A PROVISIONAL BALLOT AS PROVIDED BY LAW” thing.
== TL:DR; Yes, provisional ballots are important! And yes, you should absolutely ask for one if you need to. But there’s a couple of things to try first. A provisional ballot is a last resort. ==
It’s very common for voters to come up to the “check-in” desk, and not be found in the poll book. Some non-nefarious reasons why that might be the case:
1) The poll worker doesn’t understand how to spell your name. 2) You’re not in the right precinct (this happens ALLLL the time) 3) New married name? 4) You’re a college student, and you are registered, but you’re registered at home.
Here’s my recommendation for what to do: * Make sure the poll worker is looking in the right spot (the book will be right in front of you; you can help find your name.) * Mention your home address to the poll worker. THey may very well immediately say something like “Oh! Yes, you should be voting in the cafeteria. Here in the GYM, we are your next precinct over.” * Ask politely to speak to someone to verify your status with the county. They will get on the phone with county folks, who will look you up in their BIG COMPUTER.
The steps above will, eight times out of ten, change you from the scary status of “Huh? you don’t exist!” to “Oh, right! Okay, here you go, voter!”
If that doesn’t work, ask firmly and politely for a provisional ballot. If you say “AS PROVIDED BY LAWWWWW”, you will only get an eye-roll from a tired and hungry poll-worker. But hey, you do you – it really IS the law.
If you don’t get satisfaction, all is not lost. Step outside the precinct and call the ACLU, and they will send someone over to have some FIRM WORDS with the Judge of Elections.
How do I know? I’ve had ACLU lawyers sent to talk to me during an election: “Hey, we heard that you were turning voters away!” they said.
I wasn’t, but I DID NOT MIND having someone smart and informed come to check on what was up. The ACLU counsel was smart, engaged, and knew the rules. Had I been trying some crap, this person would have SHUT. IT. DOWN.
So, the BOTTOM bottom line is: 1) Provisional ballots are a last resort. You can read up on them; they’re definitely riskier than a full, “real” ballot. You want to vote at your proper precinct as your first choice. 2) Don’t panic if you’re not in the book. Are you in the right place? 3) If you decide you do need a provisional, be firm, polite, and persistent. There’s no “secret phrase” that’s going to make us poll workers hiss with dismay: “CURSESSSSSSS! They know about the provisionalssssss!” 4) But do stick up for yourself! And if you don’t get what you want, call it in! There’s LOTS of folks to help!
LOL. Please understand how hilarious this is considering their interactions in A New Hope. Like, even if Han is just Obi-Wan’s distant nephew or something, I’m laughing. HAN IS SO UNIMPRESSED WITH HIM, who is this dumb old man, blahblahblah. Honestly, I think this is a point in the “Han is totally a Kenobi” column, because the only person I’d buy being that unimpressed with Obi-Wan is Obi-Wan himself.
Perhaps there was more to Obi-Wan’s deeply entertaining facial reactions in the cantina scene, because he’d figured out what’s up:
This would, of course, also explain why Leia wanted to get in Han’s pants and why Luke was like GOLLY HAN YOU SHOULD STAY WITH US FOREVER DON’T EVER LEAVE ME after knowing him for one single afternoon. 😄
This… Is an idea I had not previously considered but am now highly interested in. Because honestly the “charming dork who has a thing for people who dramatically yell at him” thing DOES have a certain level of familiarity! Also the whole penchant for “unexpected use of luck to pull off impossible plans”…
Hmm.
Ok so Han was about 10 at the end of the Clone Wars IIRC. A Kenobi sibling is definitely a possibility, but the other (far more amusing) option is that a young Knight Kenobi had an eventful solo mission (pfft!) On Correllia while his very young Padawan was back at the Temple doing catch up homework in the early years of their partnership.
Actually that idea has a lot of merit. After all, Obi-Wan’s reputation has to have come from somewhere and you KNOW Anakin would have been a highly effective cockblock the moment he was allowed on missions…
XD
Well, I think we’ve had a true breakthrough here, people. This is my canon now and I will not be swayed.
Han, pretending to be the lone sane person around a bunch of dramatic idiots, when he too is a huge drama llama? Sounds about right.
Han, flirting with a lot of people and being kiiiinda into his own damn self? Sounds about right.
Han, his glorious Star Wars Hair Swoosh flying around in the wind? Sounds about right.
Han, unable to say no to a Skywalker? SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
HAN, GREATLY ENJOYING “ARGUING” WITH PEOPLE HE ABSOLUTELY WANTS TO SLEEP WITH? SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Also, amazingly, this would make Kylo “Universe Ruiner” Ren both Obi-Wan AND Anakin’s grandson. I guess now we know why those two aren’t showing their faces around the living world these days. 😂
Han, having a bad feeling about this? Sounds about right
Han, somehow finding a single incapacitated friend in a massive expanse of snow and ice without technological assistance? Sounds about right.
Han, going for the sneaky and unexpected escape route? Sounds about right.
Han insisting that he is absolutely not attached to these people going and sacrificing himself for them? Sounds about right.
Han, deliberately NOT killed by Vader? Sounds about right… XD
(I definitely headcanon Han as being an untrained force sensitive who passed off his connection to the force as being gut feelings and good luck!)
And pfft, maybe that was the problem – trying to contain Kenobi and Skywalker genes in a single individual results in infinite drama without the counterbalance to provide control XD.
straight boys are weak and pathetic, queer girls walk into the ladies changing room and see ten women naked, do they stare? do they say something inappropriate? do they make them uncomfortable? no because they have the common fucking sense to recognise when a situation is sexual and that people deserve the most basic level of respect to not be harassed, yet here we are banning shorts and low cut tops in school because straight boys are weak and pathetic
okay i made this post this morning and it has since had eighty two thousand notes, it’s been featured on reddit, facebook, twitter i’ve been sent multiple death threats and messages that i don’t even want to describe
and i have to apologise
i’ve seen the error of my ways
straight boys are not ’weak and pathetic’
straight boys are weak, pathetic and fucking annoying
wupacing 