Praying that $1500 randomly comes to you when you need it the most this year.
@jehovahhthickness LISTEN last tuesday my school asked me to pay 2500€ to be able to finish my Master, im broke af and almost threw up when i read the letter cause they wanted a payment confirmation before friday ! On thursday a random bank where my parents opened an account for me when i was young (and forgot about it) called me to remind me that there’s an account with my name and 1600€ left in it. I almost cried and told the woman that she was heaven sent ANYWAY i just remembered your post and had to go back and reblog it again this is the first time that one of these posts works for me and i wanted to thank you for putting good energy and love out there in the universe cause it reached me !!! btw i’m definitely going to buy your natural hair products Queen
Ayyyyyyyy reblog if you need this type of energy this week
Ben and Jerry’s isn’t making an empty advertising gesture. They company has supported Bernie Sanders, and made an ice cream flavor to raise awareness of global warming. They run progressive news stories on their websites and social media. They pay their workers a living wage. Even their brownies are sourced from a company that specializes in hiring people out of jail to help them get their lives back on track. They’re open supporters of socialism. I understand the idea of “no ethical consumption” but Ben and Jerry’s isn’t just adopting a political message for nothing.
Blind cynicism will make friends look like enemies.
They are a pretty fresh company in Poland (their ice cream showed up in stores less than two years ago), but they already are very strong financial supporters of our LGBT organizations, especially in Warsaw. They were one of the sponsors of the Warsaw Pride, they also gave 6000 zł (~1600$) to two important LGBT organizations so they could renovate their shared, first real office (the organizations are Miłość nie Wyklucza, who are fighting mainly for marriage equality, and Parada Równości, organizers of Warsaw Pride), and right before the Pride this year they sponsored us a fireproof rainbow in the former spot of an art installation - a rainbow made of flowers - that was burned down seven times. Click for a short english video on the story of this rainbow!
And let me tell you, this is not good PR for them here. It would be better for them and their sales here if they didn’t openly show us any support. Their local fanpage is filled with people raging about their “leftist ideology”. But they still do, which shows they are true to the values they talk about.
Take a look through the comments and you’ll see a lot of things like this, whether it’s refusing to sell two scoops of the same flavor ice cream in Australia until citizens voted in favor of gay marriage, one of the founders showing up personally to a trans rally to hand out ice cream and hugs, or both owners getting arrested at protest rallys.
Then just normal shit like “paying their workers a living wage” and “ethically sourcing ingredients” that seem like should be bare minimums for companies but somehow isn’t.
They’re also just flat out giving money to these charities regardless of sales, the artist is one of the co-founders of CultureStrike & Presente.org (also a queer WOC), and regardless of whether you buy the ice cream the very fact that we’re talking about it and the names of the charities are visible means that the marketing campaign was successful.
I think one of the most interesting comments I’ve seen on this thread was something like: if there truly is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism then we also have to accept there is no such thing as ethical production. And at that point I think it makes more sense to look at both through a filter of context and intent.
i’m having lunch with my mum and grandparents today and i really feel like exploiting my Stressed College Student ™ vibe so i present to you:
meike’s guide to fooling people into thinking i actually do any coursework while also having my life somewhat together (both assumptions stretch the truth):
shower, but put little effort into hairstyling (messy is key. i may even use that salt water spray that allegedly makes hair wavy even though that never works)
high waisted jeans, ankle boots, college sweater from a college i don’t go to anymore
a bolder (darker) lipstick than i’d usually wear, earrings and normal rings, fake nails if i have time so my fingers make noise while i type on my phone
leave way earlier than i need to just so i can stop at starbucks to get a venti cup of something (doesn’t really matter what as long as i can drink reeeallly slowly)
big shopper bag with iPad, obnoxiously overpriced cold water bottle infused with something that sounds healthy, and Folder Of Important Notes ™
bullet journal with at least one (1) presentable spread (minimalism works too) with the words “DEADLINE” and “EXAM” highlighted several times
at least five conversation starters about a) how word counts suck and b) the current state of academia in the country
