For now, as he's still addicted to Minecraft and I'm still spending entire days drawing, I'm gonna step back from that every-other-day promise for a bit. But I make a different promise: at least two posts during the week when I can.
As for this post... it'll be a little short, as there isn't that much content right now. But first, a PSA:
I saw this on The Animal Jam Timber. To me, it seems this hack is harder than actually trading fairly for an item, but all you traders out there beware!
A couple of posts ago, I attempted to figure out some nonmember clothing ideas for y'all, but because I barely have a handful of clothing items right now, it didn't work out so well.
But today, I had a realization! I can just make some in Best Dressed. So that is what I have for you today. They aren't nonmember, though– but I'll do some next time!
These dress-ups are themed around the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
I'll try to make some nonmember next time! There just aren't that many nonmember items in Best Dressed.
On a related note, do you see those Mech Angel Wings in the last image? Yeah, they were actually in Best Dressed before they were sold as actual items!!
(actually, I don't think they were sold– they might have only been available in Sky High, idk)
I remember when they finally came out and everyone was shocked they were nonmember– they're just so cool looking!
Before I go, here's something that I noticed:
This is part of the most recent Animal Jam Box. I don't typically pay attention to AJ Boxes, but this one caught my eye.
Here's some background: Headdresses are no longer, and will never be sold again, because having them as items on a game is pretty disrespectful to many Native American cultures. It makes sense– imagine people coming to your land uninvited, completely destroying it and casting you to the fringes, and reducing an integral aspect of your culture to an accessory. Not cool, to say the least, so I'm happy AJHQ took that into consideration and took a tiny step in the right direction. (In my opinion, AJHQ should probably just delete Headdresses, but they're probably afraid of lots of people getting upset)
Anyways, I looked at this shirt and thought that it's blatantly backtracking from the decision to not sell Headdresses on AJ, even though the shirt doesn't technically have a Headdress. I get they wanted a "bohemian" theme, but there are so many ways to do that that don't involve disrespecting anyone!
You could have that fox above a couple of crossed sticks with colorful leaves sprouting from them, or keep the arrows and just remove the headband. It would look a lot better that way, anyway.
In the end, though, I don't care too much about merchandise. I just thought I'd address it because I haven't seen anyone else talk about it yet.
Coming soon... my blog layout will get updated. Soon. I'm gonna make a couple of test blogs to make different layouts so I can get your advice without messing up my own blog.
How soon will this be coming? Well, as soon as I can X)
See you in Jamaa!
I'd just like to come in and say Americans did NOT just come in and destroy the land. :1 and I am curious to why you think that?
ReplyDeletePardon me, but I’m about to get a lot snippier than I normally would because this is an issue I care very deeply about.
DeleteLet me start by saying that are you so unbelievably wrong on uncountable levels. Europeans came over to North America, and with them they brought invasive species that destroyed the native ecosystem, diseases that decimated the native population, and an attitude of “everything of ours is infinitely better than yours.” 95% of the Native Americans were killed by diseases brought over by Europeans. Over 130 million people. That’s more than a third of the current US population, at around 327 million. Imagine if, all of a sudden, a third of the USA suddenly got sick and died.
Now let’s talk about the “hero,” Christopher Columbus. First off, he didn’t even discover America. The Vikings had been coming for years. Secondly, he never even set foot in North America. He visited the Caribbean and South American coasts, but he never “discovered” anything.
Not to mention the native people who had been living there for thousands of years.
Columbus and his crew enslaved the native people and brought diseases like smallpox and influenza to them. Escaped slaves were hunted for sport and disemboweled by hunting dogs.
All in all, I think you are an uneducated racist who can’t see past the end of their own nose. I regret that you used the Anonymous feature, so I can’t call you out elsewhere, but this just shows that you’re even more of a coward for that.
If you can find *any* evidence to dispute my point or prove yours, feel free to let me know.
Good day. Doomy, I apologize for being harsh on your blog. Feel free to delete if you want.
Amhdolphin
For the record, there’s a lot more that Columbus/the Europeans did to the natives, but I’m keeping it PG.
DeleteFirst of all, I never said anything about Christopher Columbus.
DeleteSecond of all, indians have done so many incredibly cruel things, can't even say them here.
Third of all, calling me racist is just.. wow. :1
First of all, you talked about settlers, who were European. Guess who was European? Columbus. He was a very specific example.
DeleteSecond of all, natives have done many cruel things. I’m not denying that. But you’re saying the colonists didn’t, and that’s my issue with you.
Third of all, you are racist. Just take a look at your comments.
Amhdolphin
Honestly, I don't get why Headdresses are disrespectful? What's wrong with letting people appreciate their style and wear virtual headdresses? It's like APPRECIATING them and their culture! It's not disrespectful at all.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow, so you regret that Americans came to North America and made civilization? I can't imagine where all of the people living in the world would find a home if we couldn't touch the Native American land. I know you think animals are more important than people so I guess that makes sense.
To add onto this, it is disrespectful. I learned a bit about how the Native Americans were and still are treated in English class. So yes, it is disrespectful to wear headdresses if it didn't come from them. They have faced many harsh encounters from the society before hand, so adding an item that is valuable to their beliefs is rude. From their opinion, they may think that the headdresses are being used to make fun of them, if you aren't a native american. Theres more to it than that so yeah.
DeleteAgain, you are so wrong on so many counts. First of all, there are so many native tribes. You can’t take all of their *different* chief’s sacred wear and combine it into one item that in no way even remotely resembles even one of them. So that is completely disrespectful.
DeleteWait, you’re saying Europeans made civilization by coming to America? What happened to Ancient Egypt? Or Ancient Greece? Or the NATIVE AMERICANS THEMSELVES? Or, I don’t know, maybe Europe? Hmm?
“I can’t imagine where all the people living in the world would find a home if we couldn’t touch the Native American land.” This might just be the stupidest sentence I’ve ever heard.
First, the USA now contains all the people living in the world? That’s a big increase from when I last checked, when about 4.4 percent of people live in the US. Hm... And no one said we couldn’t touch the native land? Perhaps peacefully coexisting would have worked better than killing everyone. I dunno.
Next sentence... first of all, people are animals. Genus Homo sapiens, order Primates, class Mammalia, kingdom Animalia. ANIMALia. Second of all, read my above comment about what the Europeans did to the natives. And lastly, you’re saying the native people are non-human animals, which, although many animals are intelligent, is INCREDIBLY racist.
Again, I think you’re a racist idiot. Good day. My apologies again, Doomy.
Amhdolphin
What the actual heck. They NEVER said native people are non human, stop trying to jump to conclusions and calling everybody a racist who disagrees with you, although from the type of person you are I guess that's what you do.
DeleteHumans are so much different then animals, if animals have been on this earth for 'billions of years' as you say(which there is scientific proof that it is NOT) why haven't they come anywhere? Humans are quite obviously superior, and its completely stupid to say otherwise.
When Americans FIRST came to the USA,(and were Christians) they made friends with the Indians.
And at least the USA doesn't still have slaves (cough cough, islam) and believe women are inferior. (cough cough, islam)
The USA actually has freedom, in the world wars and other times people would WANT to be captured by Americans because they treated their prisoners moderately well, and did not torture them or treat them worse then dirt.
The person above never ever said indians were not human people. You are just jumping to conclusions :1 :1 :1
-Monkeybeetle22
And besides, the Europeans could never know they brought a disease with them, considering how many years ago, so its quite ridiculous to blame them for that. (reminds me of a FANTASY book I'm reading rn, when people accidentally bring in a plague and other people start blaming them and killing them. Where would the world be today without America?)
DeleteEven if the blanket thing was false, there are still countless well-recorded strategies colonists used to weaken Native American populations.
DeleteHere's one of many: buffalo were an extremely important source of food and clothing for Native people in Midwestern America. In an effort to take away their independence and make them reliant on scant government-issed rations (that mostly consisted of unhealthy things like flour and oil– Native American people's original diets were far healthier), colonists would go into herds of buffalo, kill them... and let them rot, so their bodies could not even be used by Native people. It was beyond disrespect to the buffalo, and it was unfathomably cruel. Native people were starved into surrender, and buffalo (as well as the creatures who relied on them) were pushed to near extinction.
I find this example particularly compelling because it clearly shows the connection between the destruction of the Earth and violence against people.
I really wish Native American history (pre-colonial and post-colonial) was taught more frequently in schools. I was lucky enough last year to have a great US History teacher who used many primary records from the colonial period and beyond to paint a more accurate picture of America. Not every decision was righteous, and the effects of what we did still echo today.
It is comforting to believe that everything done by one's country was righteous and correct, but the only way to really maintain that belief is to lock yourself in a bubble and not fully experience the world, with all its beauty and suffering. But it's your decision if you want to go out of your comfort zone and learn more.
Wow. Ok. If you’re going to argue with me, you should at least READ WHAT I SAID.
DeleteFirst off, let’s start with the nonhuman animal thing. Let’s review what you said before...
“I can’t imagine where all the people in the world would find a home if we couldn’t touch the Native American land. I know you think animals are more important than people so I guess that makes sense.” You can make a very reasonable inference from those sentences: that the writes believes Native Americans to be nonhuman animals. Anyone who says that, in my eyes, is a racist.
Second of all, where did I say that animals have existed for ‘billions of years?’ Quote me exactly. I’m guessing you won’t find it, so that brings me back to my point that you need to actually read the other person’s argument. ;)
Also, humans are idiots. We are destroying our planet, and most people car too much about money to do anything about it. But I’m going to guess you don’t believe in climate change, because as you said, “from the type of person you are [for the record, you’ve never even met me, so you have little base for your accusation] I guess that’s what you do.”
The worst effects of climate change will be inevitable in TWELVE YEARS. And our president doesn’t care.
And we may be different, but we are still animals.
Ok. Now onto the next bit...
“When Americans FIRST came to the USA, (and were Christians) they made friends with the Indians.”
Alright, first, they weren’t Americans when they FIRST came to the USA, they were Europeans. I live in the US, and if I plan to move to Italy next month, I’m not Italian yet. I’m still American. But enough with your poor grammar, on to the main sentence. So what if they were Christians? That doesn’t matter. I’m an atheist. My best friend is Muslim, I have three Jewish friends, and two Christian. And several are atheists. But no one really cares about what religion the others are, we’re just friends.
And in what deluded, happiness-and-rainbows world do you live in? Maybe some settlers befriended them, but you can’t deny that many enslaved and killed them.
Also, Indians are from India.
Maybe were don’t still have slaves, but we were one of the last countries to abolish slavery. And look at the prize money for the FIFA World Cup:
Men’s prize money-$400mil
Women’s prize money-$30mi
The women’s prize money is 7.5% of the men’s. How exactly is this equal?
And what is with this (cough cough Islam) stuff? First of all, Islam isn’t a country. Second of all, what does Islam have to do with anything?
Also, no one wants to be captured by anybody. Even if they treat their prisoners “moderately well.”
And what about Angel Island, where Chinese immigrants were unfairly detained, and the internment camps in the US for Japanese people JUST FOR BEING JAPANESE DURING WW2? Or the thousands of immigrants kept in unsanitary conditions at the Mexican border? Can’t just ignore those.
And read my first points again ;)
Perhaps they wouldn’t know at first, but I’m going to refer to Doomy’s comment above about what the Europeans did.
And to answer your question, the world would probably not be in quite as much danger as it is now without America.
And I’m not necessarily blaming them for the disease, but I’m pointing out that the Europeans actually DID destroy the native people’s culture.
Again, maybe you should actually read the other person’s argument. ;)
Another tip: try to address everything in their argument instead of picking out the few bits you think you can get some leverage over me with. Just a head’s up: you can’t.
Amhdolphin
I kinda get where you are coming from with the headdress, it is disrespectful. Though its not exactly a headdress on the face of the fox, it looks more like a head feather. That bunny art you found is adorable. I feel like I might of seen it before actually somewhere, but maybe thats because there are so many pictures of bunnies out there XD (yessss, im excited for these new layouts :D)
ReplyDeleteI apologize for the rudeness in my above comments. I shouldn’t have been that much of a jerk. I wish I had said the truth in a slightly nicer way—y’know, without the “racist idiot” parts. I got carried away because I care very deeply about the subject. But I don’t regret telling the person the truth, I just wish I had done it in a nicer way.
ReplyDeleteAmhdolphin