Hello white artist. In front of you is a piece of paper and a container containing every color and utensil you'd ever need to make a drawing. In order to leave the room and keep the container, you must complete the task. Your task? Draw a Black character without giving them straight hair, eurocentric facial features, gray skin, skin lighter than a paper bag, palms that are the same color as the rest of their skin, unrealistic eye color(s), donut lips, a red/pink blush, or pink nipples. If you fail to complete the task, you will be mauled to death by a pack of painted dogs. There is no time limit, but if you moan about how it's too hard to draw Black characters, it will automatically trigger the dogs to be released. Good luck.

There was a phrase that I used in my classroom when my students would ask me about doing questionable things, and my response was always, "Technically you can, but should you?"

The reason I used this instead of a simple yes or no answer is because it opened up conversation. Instead of blindly looking for permission, the conversation became more about cause and effect. Usually it navigated the "well you can't tell me what to do I'm going to do it anyway" instinct in kids when I'd say no, because all they were looking for is something to challenge them.

For example: "Can I jump off the slide?"

"Technically you can, but should you?"

If they answer no, I'd ask why. Usually they'd say because it's against the rules or I don't know.

If they say it's against the rules, I'd ask them why they think it's a rule. And if they'd say I don't know, I'd explain that the slide is five feet off of the ground, and jumping that high is a good way to hurt your knees or worse.

And then the most important part: if you did do it, how can you make it safer?

That's when the creativity juices started to flow. I'd get anything from pillows to beds to bouncy shoes to wings to someone catching them (which became a whole different conversation). And I told them since we didn't have those things here, it wasn't safe. And safety is everyone's number one job at school.

It stopped them from doing it behind my back. It got them to engage in critical thinking. And it helped them figure out how to do things without help.

However, there's always been an itching thought in the back of my head. Somewhere out there, did one of my past students drag their mattress out to the slide and jump off of it?

im only saying this once

the only acceptable jobs for spider-man

• broke high schooler
• broke college student
• freelance photographer
• high school teacher
• unpaid intern
• pizza delivery guy
• research assistant for doomed scientific project
• guy who stands on street and spins sign for quiznos
• being spider-man

and thats IT i dont want any of this “hes a genius tech ceo making millions” SHIT. Spider-man is BROKE and he missed rent this month and he has a tiny apartment and thats how its MEANT TO BE. he doesnt make money because he is our Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-man and not fucking Tony Stark.

Fandom Problem #16,519:

Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in (yes, this applies to fandoms too)

1. Do not do age verification.

2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.

having ocs is awesome. you go “ask me about my ocs” and then somebody asks and then suddenly youve never imagined anything ever

No Cords Attached - Can’t Sleep

Now a bunch of random NCA stuff:

Based on a thing @beezah-beez said to me about NCA Spencer that was really funny ^