North Dakota is employing state sanctioned violence against Sacred Stone Camp, (peaceful protesters resisting the Dakota Access pipeline) which when it leaks, will contaminate millions of people’s water. “In an attempt to “break up” the camp, the State of North Dakota on Monday removed the water tanks of drinking water for the #NoDAPL protesters.The water tanks removal was ordered on Monday by the State of North Dakota Homeland Security Division Director Greg Wilz” http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/north-dakota-authorities-pull-water-protest-camp-wont-allow-portable-toilets-emptied/ Above is the contact info to speak out about this injustice
It’s been raining every damn day over there. Twelve days of storms…and counting. Two feet of rain in less than 72 hours. They said the water came up so fast…
Is the government doing anything? Sending boats in to help? Anything?
I’ve heard mostly about private citizens helping each other or businesses matching donations to the red cross. I don’t know if I haven’t heard about the government helping because me and the fam didn’t need to be rescued or because they are doing the minimum to help
So I know I just reblogged this but I’d just thought I’d let those not in Louisiana know that it’s raining again
The rain isn’t gonna let up until next Sunday. Plus the high humidity…That shit is insane.
Here’s a list of organizations that are seeking resources and/or donations:
Accepting: Blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and pet bedding.
Where to donate: Church Alley Coffee Shop & The Good Shop, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; Dashing Bicycles, 1234 N. Broad St.; Balance Yoga, 120 S. Cortez St.; Solo Espresso, 1301 Poland Ave.; Dirty Coast, 5631 Magazine St. and 2121 Chartres St.; Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave.; Rouler, 601 Baronne St.; The Stacks, inside the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.; Buff Beauty Bar, 720 Carondelet St.; Electric Expressions, 2317 Veterans Memorial Blvd., #3
New Orleans restaurants
Accepting: Bulk food items and water to help feed volunteers and those in the shelter at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Also accepting clothing and shoes in various sizes, feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, toiletries, diapers, garbage bags, coloring books and children’s toys. The group is also working with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.
Where to donate: Langlois, 1710 Pauger St.; Sylvain, 626 Chartres St.; Meauxbar, 942 N. Rampart St.; Barrel Proof, 1201 Magazine St.; Cavan, 3607 Magazine St.
Treo and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub
Accepting: Nonperishable foods and basic needs items
Where to donate: Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Banks St.
When: Business hours through Wednesday
Junior League of New Orleans
Accepting: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
Where: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
City of Kenner
Accepting: New and unused toiletries, feminine hygiene products and baby needs like wipes, diapers and formula
Where: 1905 24th St., Kenner
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, through Friday, Aug. 19
Caroline Fayard for US Senate New Orleans Office
Accepting: Nonperishable food items, blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes, cleaning supplies and pet food
Where to donate: 4327 Canal St.
When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
Crescent City Farmers Market
Accepting: Canned food, water, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
Where to donate: All week at the main office at 200 Broadway St.; Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uptown Square, 200 Broadway St.; Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Can Building, 3700 Orleans Ave.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Reily Foods, 700 Magazine St.
O'Henry’s and Waitr
Accepting: Canned food, clothing, toiletries, bedding and any other immediate needs items
Where: 8859 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd., Metairie
When: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 17
Magnolia Physical Therapy
Accepting: Nonperishable food items, toiletries and household cleaning supplies
Where: 5606 Jefferson Highway, Harahan; 2372 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans; and 2525 Jena St., New Orleans
Accepting: Books, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, craft and school supplies, baby formula, diapers, baby wipes and unopened bottles of OTC medicines like aspirin and cough syrup. Not accepting clothing donations.
Where: First Look Ultrasound, 4621 W. Napoleon Ave., Ste. 205, Metairie; Flavors Snowballs and Ice Cream, 500 Vintage Dr., Kenner; Monogram Express, 2109 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Laser Tag of Metairie, 6801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Elmwood Self Storage, 1004 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood; 1st Source Servall, 400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite A, Gretna; Phil’s Grill, 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie; Jefferson Auto Service, 901 Shrewsbury Road, New Orleans; Dance Innovation, 7343 Jefferson Highway, Harahan;Atonement Lutheran Church, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie; Kindred Studios, 5228 Magazine St., New Orleans; 5 Minute Oil Change, multiple locations across New Orleans metropolitan area
The Social Club Barbershop
Accepting: Water, pet supplies, nonperishable food, diapers and other baby items, clothing in various sizes, blankets, toys, toiletries, cleaning supplies and household items not including furniture.
Where: 3515 Melvil Dewey Drive, #104, Metairie
Triangle Roofing
Accepting: School supplies, pet food and pet treats.
Where: 563 Hickory Ave, Harahan
When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19.
Mattingly Motors
Accepting: Nonperishable food items and water.
Where to donate: 6900 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie
When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (Aug. 20)
Where to donate: 1139 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans
When: Daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Chalmette Movies
Accepting: Clothing in all sizes
Where to donate: 8700 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette
When: Daily, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Given 2 Give
Accepting: Toiletries, nonperishable food items, clothing, new packages of underwear in all sizes, feminine hygiene products, and baby and children’s needs, including bottles, diapers, formula and wipes.
Where to donate: Uniform Apparel, 1683 North Broad St., New Orleans
When: Through Friday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pagoda Cafe
Accepting: Cleaning supplies, personal care items, baby and childcare items, bedding, toilet paper, nonperishable foods and water.
Where: 1430 N. Dorgenois St., New Orleans
When: Business hours through Saturday, Aug. 19
Cafe Reconcile
Accepting: Cooked meals, which they are delivering three times per week for two weeks to Baton Rouge. Deliver meals in disposable containers. Suggested dishes are chicken, beef, fish, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, gumbo, green beans, mixed vegetables, corn, red beans, black eyed peas, bread and cookies.
Where: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans
When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 26. Drop off items between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Computer Geeks
Accepting: Non-perishable food items, new blankets and bedding, feminine hygiene products, packaged diapers, baby wipes, baby food and formula, baby supplies, pillows, bath towels, toiletries cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and new pet bedding. No bulk items or furniture.
Where: 4409 Magazine St., New Orleans
When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19
Crescent City Clouds
Accepting: Dry goods, nonperishable foods, water, towels, new packages of socks and underwear.
Where: 4344 Earhart Blvd. Ste. C, New Orleans
When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays
New Orleans Harley-Davidson
Accepting: Nonperishable items, canned foods, clothing in bags or boxed and other basic needs items. They will be donated to the Red Cross.
Where: 6015 Airline Drive, Metairie
When: Business hours through Aug. 31
- Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe
Accepting: Children’s items including books, clothing, toys, arts and crafts supplies, coloring books and school supplies.
Where: 209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans
When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays
Where: 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie; 3801 Magazine St., New Orleans; 7350 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge
When: Business hours through Aug. 31.
Alarm Protection Services
Accepting: Books, pillows, diapers, baby wipes, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, formula, craft supplies for kids and school supplies.
Where: 4440 Trenton St., Metairie
When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Realty Point
Accepting: Water, clothing, bedding, toiletries and nonperishable food.
Where: 230 Polk St., New Orleans
When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Aug. 31
Urban League of New Orleans
Accepting: Cash donations online or the following items in-person: Clothing, new packages of underwear and socks, toiletries, nonperishable food, baby formula, baby food, disinfectant wipes, blankets, towels, wash cloths, pillows, Ziploc bags and baby bottles.
Where: Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton, New Orleans
Brown Butter
Accepting: Cleaning supplies, toiletries, baby care items and pet supplies.
Where: 231 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
When: Through Tuesday, Aug. 23
NORTH SHORE
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond
Ain’t Life Grand Investments, 1950 N. Highway 190, Covington
Mugshots Grill & Bar, 300 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
Glory Bound Gyro Co., 500 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
Friends Coastal Restaurant, 407 St. Tammany St., Madisonville
Honda of Covington
Accepting: Basic flood relief items
Where: Honda of Covington, 100 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington
When: Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Tallow Creek subdivision volunteers
Accepting: Cleaning supplies such as paper towels, brooms, mops, tools, mold masks and gloves plus general use items like socks, flip flops, boxes and toiletries
Where to donate: 755 Solomon Drive and 630 Amy Court in Covington
When: Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Project Blessings St. Tammany
Accepting: Toiletries, cleaning supplies, baby items and gently used blankets
Where to donate: Victory Bible Church’s Faith Outreach Building, 317 W. 30th Ave., Suite B, Covington
When: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Chimes - Covington
Accepting: Water, food, clothing and cleaning supplies
Where to donate: 19130 Rogers Lane, Covington
When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tammany Oaks Church of Christ
Accepting: Water, food, clothing, baby items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and uniforms.
Where: 3700 Highway 59, Mandeville
South Paws Veterinary Surgical Specialists
Accepting: Pet supplies, which will be donated to the St. Tammany Humane Society and the Tangi Animal Shelter
Where: 2631 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville
The Little Gym
Accepting: Gift cards to home goods stores such as WalMart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s
Where: 51 Park Place Drive, Covington and 442F Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette
When: Business hours through Aug. 19
Cure, Cafe Henri and Cane & Table
Accepting: Cash donations or nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank
Where: 4905 Freret St., 800 Louisa St. or 1113 Decatur St.
BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE and OTHER LOCATIONS
United Way of Acadiana
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. No clothing donations can be accepted.
Where to donate: United Way of Acadiana, 215 E. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70501
When: Daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Capital Area United Way
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.
Where to donate: 700 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802
St. Charles Parish
Accepting: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, shampoo, deoderant, feminine hygiene products, baby food, baby formula and bottles, diapers, wipes, buckets, mops, cleaning supplies, non-perishable foods, towels and packaged underwear
Where: Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the Allen Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter
Accepting: Cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food, Dawn detergent, prepaid Visa gift cards. Items will be delivered to the Lamar Dixon Expo Center.
Where: 921 Rue La Cannes Drive, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Baton Rouge River Center, a temporary shelter for evacuees
Accepting: All items must be brand new. They most require pillows, underwear, baby clothes, socks, men’s shoes, blankets and deodorant.
Where: 275 S. River Road, Baton Rouge
Lamar Dixon Expo Center, a temporary shelter that is also housing animals
Accepting: Volunteers, hay, buckets, brooms, cleaning supplies, cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food for dogs, cats and horses.
Accepting: Pet supplies and volunteers to assist with the increased number of animals as the shelter accepts those that have been evacuated from flooded areas
Where: 934 Highway 3185, Thibodaux
In & Out Smart Repair Stores
Accepting: Ziploc bags, blankets, pillows, towels, wash cloths, toiletires, water, coffee, tea, nonperishable food, new packages of underwear, gift cards, cleaning materials and tools.
Where: All locations in Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, Lafayette, Mandeville and Hammond. See map for details.
Urban League of Greater New Orleans’ Baton Rouge drop-off
Accepting: New packages of underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deoderant, disposable razors, shaving cream and lotion
Where: Star Hill Church, 1400 N. Foster Drive., Baton Rouge OR the James Law Office, 830 Main St., Baton Rouge
Denicola’s Furniture & Upholstery
Accepting: Furniture, especially mattresses, bed-frames, kitchen tables and chairs, dressers, end tables, night stands and lamps.
Where: 2152 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge.
When: Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until further notice
Accepting donations via telephone. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or text LAFLOODS to 90999 to donate $10
Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge’s city animal shelter
Needs: Foster homes to house pets temporarily, large bath towels, paper towels, water and food for volunteers and staff. Donations can be made online to assist with these needs by going to the organization’s website, www.CAABR.org.
NOLA Pay It Forward
Accepting: Greater New Orleans Foundation collecting donations to aid neighboring parishes in early relief and rebuilding efforts. Access the site here.
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Accepting: Donations online by going through the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s website. Checks can also be mailed to: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, ATTN: Flood Relief, 2515 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Denham Springs Animal Shelter, which was devastated by the floods
Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account, which PetCo is matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. The shelter also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Tangi Humane Society, which is privately run and was devastated by the floods
Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account. The society also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
Accepting: Donations, 100 percent of which will be turned over to teachers who have lost classroom materials in the floods. They can be made online through APEL’s website. Teachers can also apply for the financial aid through the same link.
Assess the Need
Accepting: Donations for Livingston Parish schools, 15 of which flooded. Donations can be made online by going to Assess the Need’s website. They can also be emailed to Assess the Need, PO Box 1802, Denham Springs, LA, 70727
Catholic Charities
Accepting: Donations to aid families in immediate and longterm needs. Accepting donations online.
Save the Children’s Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund
Accepting: Donations to help protect children and support immediate needs of families affected by flooding. They can be sent online.
Accepting: Donations to help purchase emergency medications, medical equipment, appliances and transportation for flood victims in 10 parishes across Acadiana. Donations can be made online.
Foundation for Louisiana
Accepting: Donations for its Strategic Flood Response Fund. They can be made online through Paypal.
SBP
Accepting: Donations to assist in cleaning, gutting and rebuilding homes for those affected by the floods. They can be made online.
Lighthouse Louisiana
Accepting: Donations to clean up its Baton Rouge facility and repair and replace damaged items. They can be made online.
Northshore Weather Relief Fund
Accepting: Donations to help those affected in Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Helena and Tammany parishes. They can be made online.
Foundation EBR
Accepting: Donations to assist with cleaning and resupplying flooded East Baton Rouge Parish schools. They can be made online.
What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
Where to mail items: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119. Phone: 504.822.5540; United Way of Greater New Orleans, 411 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond, LA 70403. Phone: 985.542.8680
Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters.
Where to mail items: Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072. Phone: 504.349.5111
Companion Animal Alliance
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters until transportation is available Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Where to mail items: Companion Animal Alliance, 2680 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. Phone: 225.774.7701
Capital Area United Way
What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.
Where to mail items: Capital Area United Way, 700 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Phone: 225.383.2643
Junior League of New Orleans
What they need: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
Where to mail items: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: 504.891.5845
Tangi Humane Society
How to mail items: The society has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Louisiana Bobcat Refuge
How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
jkr doesnt understand anything about america if she thinks the northern and southern states will share the same wizarding school lollll. like the south would have formed its own school anyways after, if not before or during the civil war?
hell east coast and west coast magic has got to be different (european settlers on the east, mexican/hispanic in the whole new mexico, arizona, cali area).
not to mention historically black wizarding schools would have absolutely been a thing bc african magic survived thru slavery hello??? not to mention under slavery and jim crow laws i highly doubt black children would have been allowed to study with white students. you could even make the assumption that white slavers forbade them for using their magic at all (african magic = dark magic and all that Fun Racism)
underdeveloped and struggling to thrive native american reservation schools of magic in the dakotas?
texas has to have its own school on its own school. like its just a given fact. TEXAS WIZARDING SCHOOL QUDDITCH (like texas high school football #texasforever)
and obviously you have the elitist new england schools which everyone assumes is the pinnacle of american magic education lol
The U.S. would have tons of day schools in every region and zero live-in boarding schools.
The U.S. simply doesn’t have the same history of live-in “public schools” that England has and they make no sense at all in an American context.
PLUS all the stuff listed in this post.
J. K. Rowing has zero understanding of American culture or history.
The thing is, America is so heavily colonized that there’s no way the magic here would look similar at all to a European or British wizard. First off, you’re telling me Aztecs, Hopi, Seminole, and Lakota peoples (to name a few) would all have the same wizarding traditions as each other? No, I do not buy it. There would have been a substantial diversity between larger tribes.
Now we have first contact and you’d have Spanish and Mesoamerican magical traditions interbreeding heavily into probably a pretty solid fusion. The French tended to trade openly in the Northeast, and likely wouldn’t have assimilated as thoroughly as the Spanish but more so than the British who tended to just go “ours now, you leave.”
Then come waves of immigration, including the African Diaspora/the slave trade and focusing heavily in the south and northeast. Alongside that, you have French Canadians (Acadians) moving down the Mississippi into Louisiana and giving it a heavy French and Caribbean influence. You have Scotch and Irish immigrants moving into the Appalachians where (in some places) they’re in close contact with Cherokee and similar tribes, and in others with slaves. We can assume those groups would trade magic thoroughly amongst themselves in the few hundred years of living in close contact. You have Latin American immigration coming up through the south west and bringing their Mesoamerican/Spanish hybrid magic where it would be informed by Creole traditions formed by hybridizing French, African, and Native techniques along with the dominant British traditions. The Midwest tends to be Scandinavian, but again their magic is influenced by people they would have had trade with such as plains Indians and French trappers in the north.
Then, of course, Chinese and Japanese schools of magic coming into California where it blends with traditional Mexican schools. You have Puerto Rican, Italian, and Jewish immigrant communities living in close contact with each other as well as whatever hybrid Dutch-British-African hybrid is going on in NYC. That’s not even getting into more recent waves from Vietnam, Laos, and the Middle East, for example.
What I’m saying here is that not only would American magic look like an unholy hodgepodge to a European wizard, but there would be regional variations within the country that would be almost impossible to even work around.
I mean, say what you will about the French and British, but they’ve spent most of the last thousand years in close contact with each other and you can assume that French and British wizards and witches would probably at least know what their magic looked like. We’re talking now about cultures spread across the entire globe taking up residence in one area where they’re now surrounded by people with entirely different traditions. After a few generations, there’s going to be a lot of adaptation and adoption of techniques to the point that your grandparents wouldn’t recognize your wandwork because you’re now using something adapted from a Hmong style with a distinctly Norwegian flare and youre casting it with Incan words.
I mean Jesus, just look at the variations in American food from region to region if you don’t believe me.
MTE. The hogwarts clone that is Ilvermorny makes no sense to me either and just seemed super lazy. Like she didn’t want to do the research to do it properly so she just copied what she’d already done.
something I’d have no issues with, because I totally understand how difficult and time consuming it can be getting into history and worldbuilding, if she’d just admit it.
She could’ve just made her wizarding world start and end with britain even! At least then it would make sense. But she chose to include other cultures and make distinctions between them in the book and on pottermore and then didn’t want to put in any of the work for it to make sense within her established universe. And thats why the ‘its her world she can do what she wants’ doesn’t work either imo.
if you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out.
if you put a frog in warm water and gradually turn up the heat until the water is boiling, the frog will remain there until it dies.
and that is an abusive relationship.
Holy shit.
I have a friend who wrote a short play that touched on this. He actually called it Frogs. Probably one of the best student-written, -directed, and -performed pieces I’ve seen in my life.
Your heart will become a dusty piano in the basement of a church and she will play you when no one is looking. Now you understand why it’s called an organ.
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Today we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest— brightest!
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Neil Patrick Harris at the 87th annual Academy Awards (2/22/15)
i REALLY want to appreciate this but u dont EVER see white actors taking a stand—-and i mean REALLY taking a stand—-to overturn the institutionalized racism behind casting practices in hollywood.
like…ellen made a similar statement when she hosted. EVERY SINGLE AWARDS SHOW we see white actors/comedians get on stage and point out how fucking racist hollywood is but because it’s in this “comedic” setting exactly how SERIOUS r we supposed to take it?
ESPECIALLY when OUTSIDE of that setting they be steady on their “exodus movie”—-taking roles that SHOULD go to actors of color without so much as a backwards glance to their often more deserving but less racially privileged colleagues.
yeah we kno hollywood is racist but we’re not gonna REALLY talk about it. we’re not gonna question how viola davis waited two decades for an opportunity that a white actor can get within five years or less. we’re not gonna question why lupita nyong’o’s oscar win hasn’t given her anything CLOSE to the career trajectory of jennifer lawrence. we’re not gonna question why white directors can be hailed as “groundbreaking” without ever casting a single actor of color in a lead role their ENTIRE careers.
that’s PATHETIC.
when actors of color get sat down and asked about the state of racism in hollywood they put their JOBS on the line. and the ppl who COULD speak in solidarity like hollywood would EVER stop casting white men sit in complete silence—-lest it’s to chuckle at “jokes” about this issue during awards shows while comfortably knowing that whether they work hard or not they’ll always have a platform to stand on.
i dunno…i just feel we need to stop giving white ppl applause for doing the bare fucking minimum.
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