Posts by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
 (DIR) Post #AQpsfR0LNM6ErQkVhA by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
       2022-12-15T12:49:38Z
       
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       Might be a controversial take or a "non-issue" for many, but lately it became more obvious to me how there haven't been really any celebrations or traditions in my life that aren't rooted in Christianity. Though "rooted" seems the wrong term, considering how "surprisingly" many Christian events happened at the very same time where locals back then non-christian countries had their own... There is nothing specifically iconic for a certain religion in celebrating spring, reflecting on the past year or coming together in winter or honoring the dead, but thanks to eager and quite violent missionary work we're now celebrating the birth of Jesus at Christmas and the death and rebirth of Jesus on Easter Holiday and so on.And for me as an atheist this feels just so wrong, especially considering what the Christian Church as institution has done in terms of war, oppression, cultural eradication and law. Not to mention all the so called Christians who are involved in all sort of abuse or using their religion as a shield for their racism and bigotry. I don't want to celebrate any of this when I come together with my family, share cookies etc., just because this tradition only exists as a big "all inclusive" package.(Yes, I know, Hasthag NotAllChristians, but like it or not, this is part of the history of your religion.)Some people tried to look into pre-christian traditions and modern pagans are celebrating them nowadays, but it is very unclear how much of these traditions actually existed because there is just so little info about all of this for obvious reasons. Even if they would be 100% correct, they have never been a part of my life in the same way and celebrating them would feel just like suddenly celebrating Ramadan or Dia de los Muertos, an appropriation of a culture I am not part of.There was also never real traditional German clothing or anything, like in other countries. And before you say "but.. Dirndls and Lederhosen!" Dirndls etc. are a) Bavarian and Austrian, not for all of Germany and b) have their origin in the 18th century. On top of this their original design was altered by the Nazis in the 1930s, I really don't want a part in any of that.And nobody cares, because this didn't happen last week but over 1000 years ago, nothing you can truly do about it.I usually don't give a damn about patriotism or having a big need for traditions or anything. Especially around here "tradition" is a very common argument used by bigots for their bigotry. (Not saying all traditions are, not even saying the things they claim to be traditions actually are traditions.) But I like the idea of coming together and celebrating just being around, celebrating life, seasons, family or friends, being thankful for each other. We have birthdays but that's about it and for obvious reason they are not a big official holiday or anything that's on the same date for everyone. Considering how diverse the society we live in is, wouldn't it be nice to have a few "neutral" holidays that celebrate the people and society instead of any deity? People can be freaking awesome and who knows, acknowledging this once in a while and how important it is to work together or support each other might even spark a little bit of empathy in all the self-centered people who are so adamant they have to hurt vulnerable people for selfish non-reasons. We certainly have more than enough of those.Well, so much for that. Happy Holidays I guess?(Not sure why I wrote this in English, maybe because it might be interesting for people from elsewhere as well? Or because I just like writing in my horrible-grammar English.)
       
 (DIR) Post #ART3tFQxWxZW7b38ng by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
       2023-01-09T12:05:08Z
       
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       Does anyone know where these emojis come from? :blob_cat_coffee: :blob_tea: :blob_coffee: When I google them (incl. reverse image search) I only find all kinds of websites offering them for download for discord, whatsapp and what not. However, nothing lead me to the original source, or the original source isn't sharing them anymore. Though someone also wrote blob emotes were originally android standard emotes..?(At first I thought the blob cat emoji's were from the marvelous blobhaj creator @heatherhorns , but they are not in their gallery or website.)#Emoji #Emote #Blobcat #HelpImANewbie #MastoArt
       
 (DIR) Post #ASH9n1MB8PgUGj7u8O by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
       2023-01-26T00:50:24Z
       
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       Reminder: Considering Hogwarts Legacy is coming out in two weeks (10. February), I recommend checking who of all the super friendly nice gamers and streamers with rainbow flags and all in their bio might not be worth your Youtube sub after all. JKR said she does not seperate art (her franchise) from the artist (herself) but sees it as approval of her actions instead. So I'd be careful giving let's players a free pass if they go down the "seperate art from the artist" route.Apart from this: If you seperate the art from the artist, it is still a horrible anti-semitic game in a problematic franchise (see below). If you are a streamer / let's player yourself and you are wondering if you should boycott this because of a possible backlash on social media, maybe ask yourself why liking and playing "Genocide: The Game" is so important for you.Some reading material and one video:Dailydot.com: "Hogwarts Legacy accused of using an antisemitic trope with goblin plot"https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/hogwarts-legacy-goblins-antisemitism/Kotaku: "Hogwarts Legacy Lead Designer Used To Run Anti-Social Justice YouTube Channel"https://kotaku.com/hogwarts-legacy-lead-designer-used-to-run-anti-social-j-1846316222Shaun: In-depth analysis of the books, movies etc. from Harry Potter as a Franchise and its problemshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iaJWSwUZs(German) Thread of ex HP fan @VeganUndStabil : Reality check of common arguments for playing the gamehttps://mastodon.social/@VeganUndStabil/109740294091817187#HogwartsLegacy #HarryPotter #TransRightsAreHumanRights
       
 (DIR) Post #AhtPGxSRbDDxiyWwIy by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
       2024-05-06T08:57:36Z
       
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       @Volksverpetzer Wie ist die Chance, dass es heute tatsächlich ein Urteil geben könnte?
       
 (DIR) Post #AyQTgbyeGf2XJjera4 by Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe
       2025-09-20T18:54:19Z
       
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       It's interesting to read posts elsewhere, where people are stating they don't trust the Fediverse because the instances are often privately moderated, by one person or a small group of it.Like.. mate... have you ever heard of forums? A lot of private people organising their communities themselves had been basically the standard in the internet for a long time. It's wild how relying on companies for so long made the average user super scared of any alternative. Kind of sad. And makes me feel old.