And that’s it for me. On the heels of that last post, that’s all folks! I’m done with “social media” full stop. It does nothing to enhance my life and it ultimately just pisses me off. Life is too short. The sporadic laughs you can get out of sites such as this are not worth the interminable quagmires of bullshit you have to wade through to find them.
To the few people I interact with here, you’re very kind and I’ve appreciated our conversations.
I have a paper journal. I’d rather use that to reflect and read books or play games to kill time. This is no great flounce, I’m not going to bother to delete this, and I still have the instagram. If nothing else it is photo storage for my dogs’ pictures after my phone inevitably takes a shit. But it’s private and I plan to keep it that way. A handful of my friends do enjoy keeping up with the dog adventures of my life. :)
Pleasant somethings, humans. As they say, you just can’t go home again.
I looked it up just to be sure and this shit is Fr y'all
The Tasmanian people had a dialect and way of life that was different from other Aborigines. The British killed the men and women of the tribes and took away their food supply when they first arrived. Later they tried to “civilize” the Tasmanians and subject them to foreign diseases to kill off the last of them. The last full-blood Tasmanian woman was said to have lived until the year1888.
As a History Concentration with a rather unsettling love for Looney Tunes and other classic cartoons, I never thought that I’d see the day where my two completely unrelated passions merged up so wonderfully.
And yet, here we are.
So let’s talk about Tasmania, shall we?
Actually, pretty much everything that the OP said about Tasmania is correct.
By the way, her name was Truganini (Nickname:
Lallah Rookh.) If you’re going to use her legacy to try to criticize an old cartoon character you should at least give her the common courtesy of a name.
Now then, let’s talk about Looney Tunes.
Or more specifically, let us talk about the Tasmanian Devil.
Taz for short.
Great character.
Fun, energetic, hungry, and not a racist portrayal in any way, shape, or form.
The statement that Taz is a racist portrayal of the Tasmanian people is completely and one hundred percent wrong.
Now I know what you’re thinking…
“Alright marauders4evr, what is the Tasmanian Devil based off of?”
Well, Im glad that you asked.
Gather ‘round and listen closely now because this is going to be one of the greatest revelations that you will ever hear in your mortal lives.
The Tasmanian Devil…
…is based off of the Tasmanian Devil!
Yeah!
It’s a real animal!
An energetic animal who eats everything in its sight.
And Robert McKimson based a character off of it.
Speaking of one of the great men behind Looney Tunes…
Let’s talk about Mel Blanc!
I love him!
I wish that I could have met him!
He’s one of my late heroes.
Phenomenal voice actor.
The best that has ever existed.
The Man of 1000 Voices he’s called.
(And that’s an underestimate!)
The point is that he took a lot of pride in his work.
So what did he base Taz’s dialect off of?
I can tell you right now that it wasn’t the Tasmanian people.
Mel Blanc based the sound of the Tasmanian Devil…
…off of the Tasmanian Devil!
Here’s a clip of Taz’s dialect:
And here’s a clip of the Tasmanian Devil’s scream:
(Chilling, ain’t it?)
(On a side note, I just love to imagine Mel in the recording booth, screaming and growling before calmly doing Bugs’ voice!)
In conclusion…
What happened to the Tasmanian people truly is saddening and I wish that it hadn’t happened.
THE TASMANIAN DEVIL (TAZ) IS NOT A RACIST PORTRAYAL IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM
THE TASMANIAN DEVIL IS A REAL ANIMAL!
MEL BLANC WAS AWESOME AND DESERVES YOUR UTMOST RESPECT!
You gotta be fucking kidding me. People don’t know a Tasmania Devil is a real animal?????????
Maybe they’re too busy searching the internet for things to be offended by to learn anything about nature…. I learned about Tasmanian Devils in elementary school, and have seen several in various zoos. Of all the stupid bullshit I have seen on the internet, this is some of the worst.
Titi monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Callicebus. They are tiny creatures and grow to only 18 inches in body length. Tail-Twining is an affectionate practice of the tiny titi monkeys of the Amazon.
Two, three, or four titis sit on a branch while resting or sleeping and wrap their tails together into a friendly, loving spiral. One reason why they are usually sitting or sleeping with tails entwined is because grooming and communication is important for the dynamic of the group, being social animals and all. They are also monogamous, which means they mate for life.(Source)
The Museum of Death inHollywood. This stomach-churning homage to murder, dismemberment, and rigor mortis houses a collection of serial killer artwork, photos of horrific accidents and famous crime scenes, and the guillotine-severed head of the murderous Bluebeard of Paris.
A friend of mine told me he once dropped acid and went here. I was like uh, no. So much nope. I want to see that museum if the opportunity ever presented itself but in my acid dropping days the closest thing I got to creepy was like, watching the Mind’s Eye videos with the sound off in lieu of Frontline Assembly. NOPE.JPG
I was just looking at random shit on instagram and I am not kidding, I saw a picture a person posted saying “After 5 years of trying I finally got my dream job, working at Starbucks! Ever since I was a kid I have always hoped one day I could work at Starbucks and now I am!” This was entirely earnest and without irony and was met with many expressions of congratulations from the OP’s friends. Oh, and this was NOT a teenager.
Haha! I assume someone was reading Emperor Norton’s wikipedia page.
I adore him. I love reading stories of Emperor Norton, and this one (highly fictionalized, of course) is my very favorite. Matter of fact, this is one of my favorite Sandman issues of all time. This is the last page of Three Septembers and a January, from Fables and Reflections.
It’s worth mentioning, the kinds of insults that get lobbed at me on the internet regarding my appearance have never, ever been said in real life. Not one single time. It’s also worth mentioning that people who do this type of thing specifically pick something they assume you’ll be self conscious about, and pick at it just to get your goat. Doesn’t make it true. Just makes it clear that person flinging the insults is an awful individual that you don’t want anything to do with anyway. There are people who are so self entitled they legitimately can’t see past the words on their monitor. If at this point in the internet’s evolution someone has no empathy that there is a human being they’re typing at, not just some bot automaton, well, they’re probably a sociopath, and it’s probably no picnic being them in real life. Insulting people behind a veil of what they perceive as anonymity is all they’ve got. Soooooo, that’s pretty pathetic. Don’t let it rattle you. Sure sometimes this kind of thing comes from someone who is legitimately angry. Still doesn’t make it true. So, who cares?
Yes yes, I have big ugly “man hands.” Suck yourself, I’m 5'11" and 130 lbs. Go ahead, criticize what you must, young grasshopper. Things like that matter so much to total strangers, naturally. Brb running off to bind my hands like ancient Asian concubines did to their feet so as not to affront the world at large any further. 😏
I had a really shitty day but like, remember when Louis ate those poodles and Lestat was just cackling at him? LOL that cheered me up quite a bit just now.
