White Americans will fight tooth and nail to protect their right to instantly shoot someone with a gun for entering their home illegally but as soon as it’s a marginalised Muslim community fighting back against settlers to decolonise land that was seized illegally, suddenly violence isn’t the answer. Get a grip
Sisyphus had to roll stuff up a hill. You can clearly see theres no room to roll here. No, this poor figure is forced simply to hold his burden where it is for all eternity. Thus:
I am convinced that you are always only three people removed from an addict at any given time. maybe fewer than three. for every time I’ve been freaked out about telling people about my addiction, there’s been someone who’s gone “oh, my sister went through that” or whatever. we are out here. everywhere. it’s about time we were treated like normal human beings
I have trouble taking care of my teeth because everything that involves doing that is a sensory nightmare. I decide to do some research to see if there’s anything I can do about this. The results?
“How to make your autistic child brush their teeth”
“Autistic Children and Sensory issues relating to tooth brushing”
“How to get your little shit to brush his fucking teeth”
Like, yeah Google, thanks, that really helps. And like, even if I was a child, some of the advice seemed… unhelpful. Like, doing a dance and singing a song while brushing your teeth? Even for a kid, I don’t think that would help distract from a sensory experience as intense as brushing your teeth. Like, the extremely intense and unpleasant flavor, the intense feeling of the brush against your teeth scraping across it, even mouthwash has such an intense and disgusting flavor that I have difficulty keeping it in my mouth for more than a few seconds. I wish there was SOMETHING that could be done.
I actually did research on how to keep your teeth clean if you don’t have access to a toothbrush or toothpaste! I needed the info for a story, but thankfully it also has real world applications. Maybe something here will help:
If the bristles are a sensory nightmare, try a soft cloth instead. Cloth was one of the methods used before toothbrushes were invented, although they used shit like burlap. Don’t do burlap. Cotton or linen should do fine.
You can also buy natural toothbrushes made with bamboo and boar hair. I’ve never tried them so I’m not sure how different they’d feel compared to synthetic bristles, but they’re pretty cheap on Amazon if you want to give them a shot
If even the “extra soft” bristles are too stiff, you could try soaking them overnight in some mouthwash to soften them further. This is what we did when I was growing up, and it worked like a charm. Bonus points that the alcohol in the mouthwash kills any germs stuck on the brush
If the toothpaste flavor is horrendous, make a paste with baking soda and water, then flavor it however you want with a sugar-free extract. Heck, look for recipes to make your own toothpaste, and experiment until you get something you can stand to use.
If the texture of the toothpaste is bad, the baking soda method might work better for you, or you could try scrubbing salt or activated charcoal on your teeth instead—that’s what they used before toothpaste was invented. Personally, I’d recommend the baking soda or making your own toothpaste.
Different brands often have different textures, and some even have different flavors (this is especially true of kids toothpastes, which work just as well for adults), so swapping brands might help, too. I can’t stand Crest, it makes my mouth feel all filmy no matter how well I rinse, but Colgate doesn’t leave a weird feeling in my mouth. Also Colgate is the only brand my grocery store carries that has cinnamon flavored toothpaste as an option, and I’m a whore for cinnamon
You’re probably using too much toothpaste anyway. Most people do. You really only need a dollop about the size of a pea. I smush it out across the bristles so I don’t have to deal with a glob of it in one spot.
Floss if you can. That’s going to do more to stop your teeth from rotting than brushing will. Standard dental floss is obviously an option, but if you’re like me and you can’t stand putting your hands in your mouth, try disposable floss picks or investing in a water flosser. I still hate the feeling of the floss between my teeth, but it’s manageable since I don’t have my fingers in my mouth on top of it. Haven’t tried the water flosser since the picks work well enough for me
Try chewing sugarless gum, especially right after you’ve eaten. It’s not perfect, but it’ll help. Also it comes in a billion flavors so hopefully there’s something you like in there
If absolutely none of that is helpful, rinsing with water is still better than nothing. You can mix in salt to help kill bacteria if you can handle it, but bare minimum try to do a rinse and spit.
Obviously not all of that is from my pre-modern teeth cleaning research—some is from personal experience! But hopefully something in there is useful to you
It’s absolute bullshit that we have to approach these problems sideways because the people actually making “helpful” articles about it are all ableist :| Maybe some day soon we as a society can get over that.
they just 100% with their chest stopped all smash tournaments from happening and like. i don’t care about the competitive scene at all but this is like. what the fuck
you can’t host an in person tournament more than 200 people and you can’t make more than a certain amount from tournaments NOR can you make more than that amount of money from content creation involving smash its like. what the actual fuck
you can’t have any nintendo IP or merchandise on your tournament
you can’t host more than 300 people for an online tournament
you can’t charge for online tournaments
no mods whatsoever
no sponsors whatsoever
like dude this is like……hateful towards a community that did nothing but play their games LMAO
From what I’ve gathered through various channels of scuttlebutt is that while they put their friendly execs and creators forward when it comes to game conferences, press releases, etc, the actual board of the company are largely old, totally out of touch businessmen who are ruthlessly litigious and protective of the brand. They take the customer base as a given constant and are totally disconnected from the reality of those customers and how and why the brand has its base to begin with. They don’t understand the use of their product in a tournament setting and don’t care to learn. It’s just another aberration and threat.
that is so insane nintendo board die challenge
I feel that people have widely forgotten that Nintendo have been trying to control their IP being used by content creators for years now.
In 2017 they tried to prevent YouTubers streaming their games:
I can’t find an older source for it but I’m sure I also remember around the same time as the streaming thing the Let’s Play community - even those who didn’t livestream- talk about stopping all Nintendo content on their channels because Nintendo had started to copyright strike their channels and it wasn’t worth the risk or loss of money:
