The Perfect Explanation of Privilege – In One Powerful Punchline
“The Pencilsword” is a comic strip by Toby Morris, an illustrator from New Zealand. His most recent comic, “On a Plate” hits hard at the heart of the issues of concerning wealth and privilege.
How many times have you heard the “I’ve never been handed anything on a platter” argument in regard to social security and other social benefits?
Toby wrecks this argument by showing how two children can grow up, be loved and supported, and yet still have two very different outcomes.
Make sure to follow all the way to the end for the powerful punchline. This comic is an increasingly sad reality for far too many of this nation’s children and families.
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A full explanation of #reviewbombgate, a major scandal that broke on Booktwt this week.
Please support the books and authors impacted the most:
Kamilah Cole - So Let Them Burn
Bethany Baptiste - The Poisons We Drink
Molly X Chang - To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
Frances White - Voyage of the Damned
KM Enright - Mistress of Lies
RM Virtues - the Gods of Hunger series
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REMEMBER SKIP-IT FROM THE 90’S
OK THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL EVERYONE FUCKING REPEAT AFTER ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN YOU WATCH MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS YEAR:
You will navigate to the page on disney plus (and it has to be here. Unless someone has actually uploaded the REAL movie anywhere else you cannot get it elsewhere)
BUT YOU WILL NOT HIT PLAY. You won’t do it. Because it’s NOT THE REAL VERSION OF THE FILM AND DISNEY IS FUCKING LYING TO YOU AS IT ALWAYS DOES
You will scroll down HERE. To EXTRAS instead. You MUST GO HERE. This is non -negotiable
THEN YOU WILL SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRAS AND YOU WILL THEN HIT PLAY ON THIS BAD BOY: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION
And you will watch it. And you will thank me for having been so blind and led astray by that stupid fucking mouse. You’re welcome.
Your annual reminder to not donate to Salvation Army!
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Hear me out.
People have enough of Marinette’s claims about Lila. Things reach a head when Lila makes an accusation against Marinette and someone is finally akumatized over it after Marinette attempts to deny or counter it. The thing is though that they’re turned into an akuma that forces people to tell the truth. So anyone they target is forced to answer their questions honestly.
Chloe is forced to admit feeling unhappy and unloved.
Sabrina is forced to admit to being scared of being alone.
Mylene is forced to admit that she actually doesn’t like Kitty Section’s style of music. (*Gasp!*) She only goes to support Ivan because she loves him so much.
Chat Noir manages to show up, but only sort of slows the akuma down before the akuma manages to find Marinette and forces truth out of her, demanding to know why she hurt Lila and tried to claim she was lying.
And Marinette simply responds that she didn’t do anything to Lila. Lila lied.
Everything stops.
The akuma thinks something is wrong and questions her again.
Marinette again responds that Lila lied.
No matter how many times or in how many ways the akuma asks, Marinette responds the same.
“Lila lied.”
Marinette’s eyes are glowing. She is clearly under the effects of the akuma’s spell. She cannot be lying. So the akuma asks what specifically she has against Lila.
And Marinette proceeds to list in complete detail every single lie Lila told. Every altercation. Every cruel word. Every bit of Lila’s manipulation that she was aware of. How Lila had been akumatized four times previously. How Lila had been the one to steal Adrien’s book and throw it in the trash—resulting in his nearly being taken out of school. How Lila had threatened her in the bathroom when she made it clear she wouldn’t stand by and let her manipulate everyone. And every reaction of the classmates as a result of any lie that Lila told.
The akuma is floored.
Chat Noir is horrified.
The akuma then asks—either incredulous or in shock—if Marinette ever lied about anything.
Marinette responds that she’s the one who made Adrien’s birthday scarf for him and let him believe it was from his father to make him happy.
Chat Noir: D:
Akuma: …Damn. I…wow. Huh.
Assuming the akuma isn’t shocked out of the possession by the truth or that Chat doesn’t take advantage of the situation to Cataclysm the akumatized object, the akuma decides to go after Lila instead and releases Marientte.
When Marinette snaps out of it, she doesn’t know what happened or what she said.
But nobody will look Marinette in the eye.