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Viral Deer-Feeding Teen Kelvin Peña Creates Everybody Eats Foundation to Help Feed Families
While most people would have taken that 15 minutes of fame to capitalize and make some money for themselves, Kelvin did the exact opposite, he used his newfound notoriety to help others. That all came to a head this Thanksgiving when Kelvin and his Everybody Eats Foundation came together to provide 120 turkeys to churches and food pantries and over 30 thanksgiving meals to needy families.
“Gaining all of these eyes on me made me realize I can make an even bigger impact on this world. And that nothing makes me happier than helping people.”
News the media doesn’t want you to hear.. This makes me want to cry, dude got internet famous and then fed the homeless. This is real as fuck!
Aw that’s so sweet
He is a beautiful being He needs to be protected at all costs
This is dope
What a true blessing & inspiration.. the world needs more kind & decent human beings like him
I love this
Look at Brother Nature giving back
Something I’ve noticed about Hawaii Five-0
I can count, on one hand, the amount of cases that explicitly mention the victim being raped.
And I know, statistically, that that isn’t great representation because, well, I’m sure they would have come across more than that since they’ve done everything from blackmail to terrorist attacks.
BUT. It’s kind of fucking nice to be watching a show and not have to hear about these horrible things happening to women. It’s awesome that they’ve had episodes with strippers and models and there hasn’t been a single judgemental comment aimed at the women. That they have characters of both sexes admiring each other without being creepy or sleazy.
AND. It’s *really* fucking nice that they’ve had numerous female leads, even female leads who get kidnapped and threatened, and they haven’t thrown in a rape plot because it would make a story. They’ve shown these beautiful, powerful women take a beating, get shot at, make hard choices about life and death, but they haven’t reduced them to a victim for someone (the male leads) to save.
So yeah, at this point, Hawaii Five-0 could be seen as queer-baiting if you’re a McDanno shipper. Because two male leads calling each “babe” is either a really nice way of showing two strong “manly” men embracing their softer sides or it’s riding a line they should have just crossed years ago. But they are doing something right. They are showing that women can be brave, and strong, and powerful, as well as girly, and scared, and need help sometimes. In fact, *all* of their leads have had real actual breakdowns on screen, because just because a guy is a Navy SEAL, doesn’t mean he doesn’t cry with relief after being rescued after days of torture. And just because a girl is young and inexperienced, doesn’t mean she can’t kick ass with intent.
One of the many reasons I love this show.
Damn straight.
From CBS Watch Magazine. Alex O'Loughlin reads a book
Something I’ve noticed about Hawaii Five-0
I can count, on one hand, the amount of cases that explicitly mention the victim being raped.
And I know, statistically, that that isn’t great representation because, well, I’m sure they would have come across more than that since they’ve done everything from blackmail to terrorist attacks.
BUT. It’s kind of fucking nice to be watching a show and not have to hear about these horrible things happening to women. It’s awesome that they’ve had episodes with strippers and models and there hasn’t been a single judgemental comment aimed at the women. That they have characters of both sexes admiring each other without being creepy or sleazy.
AND. It’s *really* fucking nice that they’ve had numerous female leads, even female leads who get kidnapped and threatened, and they haven’t thrown in a rape plot because it would make a story. They’ve shown these beautiful, powerful women take a beating, get shot at, make hard choices about life and death, but they haven’t reduced them to a victim for someone (the male leads) to save.
So yeah, at this point, Hawaii Five-0 could be seen as queer-baiting if you’re a McDanno shipper. Because two male leads calling each “babe” is either a really nice way of showing two strong “manly” men embracing their softer sides or it’s riding a line they should have just crossed years ago. But they are doing something right. They are showing that women can be brave, and strong, and powerful, as well as girly, and scared, and need help sometimes. In fact, *all* of their leads have had real actual breakdowns on screen, because just because a guy is a Navy SEAL, doesn’t mean he doesn’t cry with relief after being rescued after days of torture. And just because a girl is young and inexperienced, doesn’t mean she can’t kick ass with intent.
One of the many reasons I love this show.
Damn straight.
adam sandler’s shooting a movie at my (very queer liberal arts) college this week and facebook has become a very surreal place. people keep posting stuff like “man i thought adam sandler would be a jerk but i just keep seeing him complimenting peoples’ pastel hair dye and helping people carry things” and “aw man i’m gonna be late to class, i cant leave the building because adam sandler is kicking the shit out of ben stiller”
this one’s my favorite
Giveaways that someone is American, as told by non-Americans.
Americans tag yourself: I’m friendly to the point that your suspicious of my intent mixed with calling you sweetie, darling, honey, etc.
im the barman
i’m wearing sneakers with anything
This is the most heart-warmingly pro-american thing I’ve seen from a non-american source.
You Guys!!!! 😄
This is wonderful.
I’m the prepared for anything tourist. Usually because my way of exploring a European city is start walking down streets till I’m hopelessly lost in some residential area, find a cafe, and sit with a map figuring out where I am and how to get out. Usually with the assistance of the friendly barman
#11 made me happy enough to reblog.
I couldn’t help but smile from this
Writing with Color: Description Guide - Words for Skin Tone
We discussed the issues describing People of Color by means of food in Part I of this guide, which brought rise to even more questions, mostly along the lines of “So, if food’s not an option, what can I use?” Well, I was just getting to that!
This final portion focuses on describing skin tone, with photo and passage examples provided throughout. I hope to cover everything from the use of straight-forward description to the more creatively-inclined, keeping in mind the questions we’ve received on this topic.
So let’s get to it.
S T A N D A R D D E S C R I P T I O N
B a s i c C o l o r s
Pictured above: Black, Brown, Beige, White, Pink.
“She had brown skin.”
- This is a perfectly fine description that, while not providing the most detail, works well and will never become cliché.
- Describing characters’ skin as simply brown or beige works on its own, though it’s not particularly telling just from the range in brown alone.
C o m p l e x C o l o r s
These are more rarely used words that actually “mean” their color. Some of these have multiple meanings, so you’ll want to look into those to determine what other associations a word might have.
Pictured above: Umber, Sepia, Ochre, Russet, Terra-cotta, Gold, Tawny, Taupe, Khaki, Fawn.
- Complex colors work well alone, though often pair well with a basic color in regards to narrowing down shade/tone.
For example: Golden brown, russet brown, tawny beige…
- As some of these are on the “rare” side, sliding in a definition of the word within the sentence itself may help readers who are unfamiliar with the term visualize the color without seeking a dictionary.
“He was tall and slim, his skin a russet, reddish-brown.”
- Comparisons to familiar colors or visuals are also helpful:
“His skin was an ochre color, much like the mellow-brown light that bathed the forest.”
M o d i f i e r s
Modifiers, often adjectives, make partial changes to a word.The following words are descriptors in reference to skin tone.
D a r k - D e e p - R i c h - C o o l
W a r m - M e d i u m - T a n
F a i r - L i g h t - P a l e
Rich Black, Dark brown, Warm beige, Pale pink…
If you’re looking to get more specific than “brown,” modifiers narrow down shade further.
- Keep in mind that these modifiers are not exactly colors.
- As an already brown-skinned person, I get tan from a lot of sun and resultingly become a darker, deeper brown. I turn a pale, more yellow-brown in the winter.
- While best used in combination with a color, I suppose words like “tan” “fair” and “light” do work alone; just note that tan is less likely to be taken for “naturally tan” and much more likely a tanned White person.
- Calling someone “dark” as description on its own is offensive to some and also ambiguous. (See: Describing Skin as Dark)
U n d e r t o n e s
Undertones are the colors beneath the skin, seeing as skin isn’t just one even color but has more subdued tones within the dominating palette.
- Mentioning the undertones within a character’s skin is an even more precise way to denote skin tone.
- As shown, there’s a difference between say, brown skin with warm orange-red undertones (Kelly Rowland) and brown skin with cool, jewel undertones (Rutina Wesley).
“A dazzling smile revealed the bronze glow at her cheeks.”
“He always looked as if he’d ran a mile, a constant tinge of pink under his tawny skin.”
Standard Description Passage
“Farah’s skin, always fawn, had burned and freckled under the summer’s sun. Even at the cusp of autumn, an uneven tan clung to her skin like burrs. So unlike the smooth, red-brown ochre of her mother, which the sun had richened to a blessing.”
-From my story “Where Summer Ends” featured in Strange Little Girls
- Here the state of skin also gives insight on character.
- Note my use of “fawn” in regards to multiple meaning and association. While fawn is a color, it’s also a small, timid deer, which describes this very traumatized character of mine perfectly.
Though I use standard descriptions of skin tone more in my writing, at the same time I’m no stranger to creative descriptions, and do enjoy the occasional artsy detail of a character.
C R E A T I V E D E S C R I P T I O N
Whether compared to night-cast rivers or day’s first light…I actually enjoy seeing Characters of Colors dressed in artful detail.
I’ve read loads of descriptions in my day of white characters and their “smooth rose-tinged ivory skin”, while the PoC, if there, are reduced to something from a candy bowl or a Starbucks drink, so to actually read of PoC described in lavish detail can be somewhat of a treat.
Still, be mindful when you get creative with your character descriptions. Too many frills can become purple-prose-like, so do what feels right for your writing when and where. Not every character or scene warrants a creative description, either. Especially if they’re not even a secondary character.
Using a combination of color descriptions from standard to creative is probably a better method than straight creative. But again, do what’s good for your tale.
N A T U R AL S E T T I N G S - S K Y
Pictured above: Harvest Moon -Twilight, Fall/Autumn Leaves, Clay, Desert/Sahara, Sunlight - Sunrise - Sunset - Afterglow - Dawn- Day- Daybreak, Field - Prairie - Wheat, Mountain/Cliff, Beach/Sand/Straw/Hay.
- Now before you run off to compare your heroine’s skin to the harvest moon or a cliff side, think about the associations to your words.
- When I think cliff, I think of jagged, perilous, rough. I hear sand and picture grainy, yet smooth. Calm. mellow.
- So consider your character and what you see fit to compare them too.
- Also consider whose perspective you’re describing them from. Someone describing a person they revere or admire may have a more pleasant, loftier description than someone who can’t stand the person.
“Her face was like the fire-gold glow of dawn, lifting my gaze, drawing me in.”
“She had a sandy complexion, smooth and tawny.”
- Even creative descriptions tend to draw help from your standard words.
F L O W E R S
Pictured above: Calla lilies, Western Coneflower, Hazel Fay, Hibiscus, Freesia, Rose
- It was a bit difficult to find flowers to my liking that didn’t have a 20 character name or wasn’t called something like “chocolate silk” so these are the finalists.
- You’ll definitely want to avoid purple-prose here.
- Also be aware of flowers that most might’ve never heard of. Roses are easy, as most know the look and coloring(s) of this plant. But Western coneflowers? Calla lilies? Maybe not so much.
“He entered the cottage in a huff, cheeks a blushing brown like the flowers Nana planted right under my window. Hazel Fay she called them, was it?”
A S S O R T E D P L A N T S & N A T U R E
Pictured above: Cattails, Seashell, Driftwood, Pinecone, Acorn, Amber
- These ones are kinda odd. Perhaps because I’ve never seen these in comparison to skin tone, With the exception of amber.
- At least they’re common enough that most may have an idea what you’re talking about at the mention of “pinecone.“
- I suggest reading out your sentences aloud to get a better feel of how it’ll sounds.
“Auburn hair swept past pointed ears, set around a face like an acorn both in shape and shade.”
- I pictured some tree-dwelling being or person from a fantasy world in this example, which makes the comparison more appropriate.
- I don’t suggest using a comparison just “cuz you can” but actually being thoughtful about what you’re comparing your character to and how it applies to your character and/or setting.
W O O D
Pictured above: Mahogany, Walnut, Chestnut, Golden Oak, Ash
- Wood is definitely an iffy description for skin tone. Not only due to several of them having “foody” terminology within their names, but again, associations.
- Some people would prefer not to compare/be compared to wood at all, so get opinions, try it aloud, and make sure it’s appropriate to the character if you do use it.
“The old warlock’s skin was a deep shade of mahogany, his stare serious and firm as it held mine.”
M E T A L S
Pictured above: Platinum, Copper, Brass, Gold, Bronze
- Copper skin, brass-colored skin, golden skin…
- I’ve even heard variations of these used before by comparison to an object of the same properties/coloring, such as penny for copper.
- These also work well with modifiers.
“The dress of fine white silks popped against the deep bronze of her skin.”
G E M S T O N E S - M I N E R A LS
Pictured above: Onyx, Obsidian, Sard, Topaz, Carnelian, Smoky Quartz, Rutile, Pyrite, Citrine, Gypsum
- These are trickier to use. As with some complex colors, the writer will have to get us to understand what most of these look like.
- If you use these, or any more rare description, consider if it actually “fits” the book or scene.
- Even if you’re able to get us to picture what “rutile” looks like, why are you using this description as opposed to something else? Have that answer for yourself.
“His skin reminded her of the topaz ring her father wore at his finger, a gleaming stone of brown, mellow facades.”
P H Y S I C A L D E S C R I P T I ON
- Physical character description can be more than skin tone.
- Show us hair, eyes, noses, mouth, hands…body posture, body shape, skin texture… though not necessarily all of those nor at once.
- Describing features also helps indicate race, especially if your character has some traits common within the race they are, such as afro hair to a Black character.
- How comprehensive you decide to get is up to you. I wouldn’t overdo it and get specific to every mole and birthmark. Noting defining characteristics is good, though, like slightly spaced front teeth, curls that stay flopping in their face, hands freckled with sunspots…
G E N E R A L T I P S
- Indicate Race Early: I suggest indicators of race be made at the earliest convenience within the writing, with more hints threaded throughout here and there.
- Get Creative On Your Own: Obviously, I couldn’t cover every proper color or comparison in which has been “approved” to use for your characters’ skin color, so it’s up to you to use discretion when seeking other ways and shades to describe skin tone.
- Skin Color May Not Be Enough: Describing skin tone isn’t always enough to indicate someone’s ethnicity. As timeless cases with readers equating brown to “dark white” or something, more indicators of race may be needed.
- Describe White characters and PoC Alike: You should describe the race and/or skin tone of your white characters just as you do your Characters of Color. If you don’t, you risk implying that White is the default human being and PoC are the “Other”).
- PSA: Don’t use “Colored.” Based on some asks we’ve received using this word, I’d like to say that unless you or your character is a racist grandmama from the 1960s, do not call People of Color “colored” please.
- Not Sure Where to Start? You really can’t go wrong using basic colors for your skin descriptions. It’s actually what many people prefer and works best for most writing. Personally, I tend to describe my characters using a combo of basic colors + modifiers, with mentions of undertones at times. I do like to veer into more creative descriptions on occasion.
- Want some alternatives to “skin” or “skin color”? Try: Appearance, blend, blush, cast, coloring, complexion, flush, glow, hue, overtone, palette, pigmentation, rinse, shade, sheen, spectrum, tinge, tint, tone, undertone, value, wash.
Skin Tone Resources
- List of Color Names
- The Color Thesaurus
- Things that are Brown (blog)
- Skin Undertone & Color Matching
- Tips and Words on Describing Skin
- Photos: Undertones Described (Modifiers included)
- Online Thesaurus (try colors, such as “red” & “brown”)
- Don’t Call me Pastries: Creative Skin Tones w/ pics 3 2 1
Writing & Description Guides
- WWC Guide: Words to Describe Hair
- Writing with Color: Description & Skin Color Tags
- Describing Characters of Color (Passage Examples)
- 7 Offensive Mistakes Well-intentioned Writers Make
I tried to be as comprehensive as possible with this guide, but if you have a question regarding describing skin color that hasn’t been answered within part I or II of this guide, or have more questions after reading this post, feel free to ask!
~ Mod Colette
THIS NEVER CEASES TO BE AMAZING, bless writingwithcolor
List of Elemental Abilities
Air/Wind
- Aerokinesis -manipulate the air, wind, and gas.
- Aeroportation - teleport using air/wind currents.
- Air Mimicry - transform into a cloud of gas, fog, or mist.
- Atmokinesis - manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
- Deoxygenation - suck up all the oxygen from a place.
- Lung Adaptation - breath anywhere
- Wind Generation - create blasts of air.
- Divine Winds Manipulation - create and control heavenly winds.
- Dark Wind Manipulation - create and control eerie winds.
Earth
- Geokinesis - control, manipulate, and reshape the earth at will.
- Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
- Crystallokinesis - manipulate minerals and crystals.
- Ferrokinesis… manipulate metal at will.
- Fraxikinesis - manipulate burnt matter.
- Geo-Thermokinesis - manipulate, control, and create lava, magma and volcanoes.
- Golem Creation - make golems out of inanimate materials like rocks, wood, plants, magma, etc.
- Granulation… can turn things into sand.
- Halokinesis - control and manipulate salt.
- Hyalokinesis - control and manipulate glass.
- Koniokinesis - manipulate and control dust particles.
- Plassikinesis - manipulate and control all forms of plastic.
- Psammokinesis - can control and manipulate sand.
- Terrakinesis - control, manipulate and alter/reshape the surrounding terrain and landscape at will.
- Terraportation - teleport via the earth and earth-based materials.
- Sacred Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate, control, reshape divine earth minerals.
- Black Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate and control tainted and evil earth minerals.
Fire
- Pyrokinesis - create, control and manipulate fire, flame and heat.
- Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
- Fire Breath - breathe out flames.
- Geo-Thermokinesis - manipulate lava, magma and volcanoes.
- Heliokinesis - manipulate and control the sun and sunlight.
- Hell-Fire Manipulation - Generate and control flames of hell.
- Holy Fire Manipulation - Generate and control flames of Heaven.
- Inflammation - burn things.
- Melting - heat molecules to melt things.
- Plasmakinesis - can control plasma.
- Pyrotechnics - create fireworks.
- Self-Detonation - explode self and reform.
- Thermokinesis - create, control and manipulate heat.
Water
- Hydrokinesis - manipulate and control liquid water and mold it into any desired shape or form.
- Aquatic Adaptation - adapted to underwater living.
- Aquatic Respiration - breathe underwater.
- Atmokinesis- control and manipulate the various aspects of the weather by mixing water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
- Dehydration - absorb water.
- Hydroportation - teleport across short or long distances through liquid water.
- Water Mimicry - turn into liquid water.
- Holy Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control graceful waters.
- Dark Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control evil and dangerous waters.
Darkness
- Umbrakinesis - can manipulate and control darkness or shadows.
- Animated Shadow - Animate one’s shadow.
- Light Absorption - block out light in an area.
- Night Vision - see in the dark.
- Sacred Darkness - create holy darkness.
- Shadow Camouflage - be unseen in shadows.
- Shadow Mimicry - become a shadow.
- Umbrageous Teleportation - teleport via the shadows and darkness.
Electricity/Lightning
- Quintessence Force -Can generate whitish-blue lightning that also contains pure life energy.
- Electrokinesis - control, generate or absorb electric fields and shoot lightning bolts.
- Activation & Deactivation - turn stuff on and off.
- Positron Manipulation - control positrons, the antimatter counterpart to electrons.
- Electrical Absorption - absorb electricity.
- Electric Mimicry -transform entire body into a lightning-like being of pure electrical energy
- Electrical Transportation - teleport with lightning.
- Divine Lightning Manipulation - create and control the brightest lightning.
- Black Lightning Manipulation - create and control the darkest lightning.
Energy
- Dynamokinesis - manipulate existing energy.
- Energy Blast - create blasts of energy.
- Energy Emission - release energy.
- Quintessence Force - create and manipulate unique form of electrical and life energy.
- Mana Manipulation
- Chi Manipulation
- Electricity Manipulation
- Energy Manipulation
Ice
- Cryokinesis - control ice, snow and other forms of frozen water.
- Freeze Breath - freeze things in solid ice.
- Freezing - lower the temperature in kinetic atoms to freezing temperatures.
- Frigokinesis - control snow either as precipitation or already on the ground.
- Ice Beam - shoot beams of freezing energy.
- Ice Generation
Light
- Dark Light Manipulation - create the darkest light in existence.
- White Light Manipulation- create sacred light from the divine.
- Photokinesis - create and manipulate pure light.
- Force-Field Generation - create protective shields of solid photons.
- Invisibility - be unseen.
- Laser Emission - bend light wavelengths to create lasers.
- Light Absorption -absorb the light around you.
- Light Generation - emit blinding light or glow in the dark.
- Light Mimicry - take on the traits of light.
- Photoportation - Teleport by using photons.
- Projective Invisibility - turn other things invisible.
- Evil Banish - Rid and banish all spirits of evil and black magic.
- Light Manipulation
Weather
- Atmokinesis - manipulate the various aspects of the weather by using water, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.
- Atmokinetic Resistance - immunity to all weather-based abilities and effects.
- Atmokinetic Sensing - sense the future weather patterns.
Other
- Aether Manipulation
- Cosmic Manipulation
- Gravity Manipulation
- Nether Manipulation
- Space-Time Manipulation
From Superpower Wikia. See their complete list of superpowers HERE.
It was alright hby: TAURUS, Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces, Sagittarius, Virgo.
YOOOOO LMAO LET ME TELL YOU: GEMINI, Scorpio, Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo
- Check Sun/Moon -
This is a goddamn lie I am 197% the one who tells you too much in 17 texts gtfo
Shitty customers and anxiety
I work at a fast food place and I’m usually put on drive thru (since I’m pretty efficient and have more experience than half of the employees there, so I get a lot of things done fast), and even though I’ve worked there for a long time, I still stress out a lot and quite often get anxiety attacks during rush or when customers get pissy but I still somehow manage to act fine and keep working through it. One time, this one lady came through drive and started YELLING at me for supposedly incorrect pricing, saying how it was unacceptable and she was gonna sue us or something, that what “I” was doing was illegal. So I go over her order and the price and calmly ask if she would like to speak to a supervisor (because buddy, I’m just a fucking cashier, I have no authority whatsoever and I can’t do shit about prices). She proceeded to yell at my other coworker who was trying to calm the situation, and also yelled at the supervisor for several minutes. During that time I just stayed back and waited for it to be over, and I was starting to panic inside. As soon as she left and I was going to start taking orders again, I just suddenly broke down crying and ran to the back. Obviously I felt really bad because we were super busy and I should have been taking orders and taking cash, but a few coworkers and my supervisor helped calm me down and reassure me that it was okay, and to stay in the back until I calmed down and felt better. I think that more workplaces should act like this concerning anxiety disorders and such, rather than force employees to keep working past a point where they currently cannot function properly mentally/emotionally.
I agree with this so much.
#samissodonewithpeoplecallinghimagiant