deviouslyratedm:

Le James

thee-humble-bee:

anunspeakableoftheoscarwildesort:

fuckyeahvictoriakaye:

alithea:

canisfamiliaris:

Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?

The answer is NO.

The “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli …” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.”

(via sunfoundation)

this bullshit fills me with a very specific kind of rage. so, TIME TO DEBUNK!

1. that meal from mcdonalds takes virtually no time to acquire AND is available almost anywhere.
2. the second meal? that “salad” is lettuce … with nothing else, not even dressing unless its just olive oil or some milk i guess? gross.
3. also thats the price of each serving, not an entire loaf of bread, a bottle of olive oil, etc. that stuff adds up which means you have to have a lot of money at one time to buy it all.
4. that meal probably took an hour and a half to make, which is a long fucking time when you work multiple jobs or are caring for a lot of people or dont have help! seriously, if you are a single parent of three who works, is spending an hour and a half every night preparing a meal a likely option?
5. same with beans and rice! also, you know whats a fucking bummer? eating beans and rice every night because you are poor. ask any person who has done it and they will tell you (you can start with me).
6. there is a “nutrition” argument here that lacks a follow up: poor people are more likely to be doing physical labor and need more than 571 calories per meal.
7. you know who is less likely to know how to bake or prepare a chicken? people without access to the internet, or libraries, or who werent taught how to by their parents because their parents worked all the time. access to healthy foods is a classist issue and classism is cyclical, you fucking morons.
8. seriously, these sorts of infographics make me want to fucking flip tables. do you know why people don’t eat more fresh fruits and vegetables? because fresh fruits and vegetables are expensive, because they take a long time to prepare, because they dont live near a grocery store that has a decent produce section, because they dont have reliable transportation to get groceries to and from the grocery store, because they dont have the energy to plan all of the shit that is involved in making healthy, intentional, filling, balanced meals. basically: poor people get fucked, and then we get BLAMED for being lazy.
9. eating “healthy”, aka access to fresh fruits and vegetables, is a privilege, first, foremost, always. so fuck you new york times and your ignorant goddamn infographic.
10. there are SYSTEMATIC REASONS that we do not have equal access to fresh fruits and vegetables. they are very REAL problems. besides, you know, systematic poverty in america, the total mis-distribution of farm subsidies is a perfect place to start. read about that, then either get bent or start working on the actual problem.

You also need access to a kitchen and a refrigerator, both of which also use energy, which costs money, and should be factored into the price. 

YES
SO MUCH YES
I’VE TOLD MY MOM THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN THANK YOU

I want to scream all of this at certain classmates of mine who are SO goddamn obnoxious with judging other people’s food choices. Sorry we’re not all financially stable vegans who can afford to cook for ourselves everyday. 

masterofbirds:

xkit-extension:

Introducing Outbox

Outbox is an extension that saves the last 20 asks you’ve answered privately, and is available on the XKit Extension Gallery now. It is highly experimental for now, so if you hit a bug, please let me know by sending me an ask. Thank you!

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bluedogeyes:

World of Warcraft by Nick Oliveto

Artist website / cghub

thekawaiiod:

Path of the Pridestalker by ~Nepharus

benchflip:

Créme Brollée

allwhowaitbeyondthewall:

Forgive me for having you leave – you musn’t see what will become of me. I want you to remember me as I was. Not as I am now. No doubt you’ve opened this letter before finding me those herbs – a week or two would strain your curiosity, wouldn’t it? In that case, forget buying them, there isn’t a need.
Come home. There is no need to hurry, my love. I’ll be here no matter how long it takes. Just don’t dwell too long for me. There should be enough coin for a horse, enough wood for a fire. Just to get you started.
You don’t need my help anymore, Alra. You never really did. 

With Love
– T

Decided to draw my DK – Alragzos  (NO not a dragon, just unfortunate naming on my part.) I haven’t doodled him in a long time and things just sorta got out of hand. He’s a bit of a fugly baby, but I love him. 
Also yes, he loves. Yes, he’s depressed, and yes, he has a sexdrive. Because fuck you I do what I want.
Listened mostly to “Four Knocks" from the Doctor Who soundtrack while drawing this. uCu