kattygirls: i’m waiting for the hannibal fandom to find this
The original Viking prologue of Atlantis the Lost Empire, which was later used for the tie-in game, Trial by Fire.
So I started watching Vikings. Thus far watching it seems to mainly consist of alternating between slobbering over the main character and saying ‘Vikings!’ In a tone you would use on your dog or little brother if they where being bad.
Dolphins have been granted “non-human personhood” status by the government of India, making India the first nation in the world to recognize the unique intelligence and self-awareness of the cetacean order (a class of aquatic mammals).
The decision was announced by India’s Minister of the Environment and Forests which also outlawed captive dolphin shows. The ministry added that dolphins “should have their own specific rights.” (SOURCE)
!!!
whoa
Okay this is so important guys. Because I don’t care what your feelings are on the matter of dolphins but
“non-human personhood”
THAT IS SOME REVOLUTIONARY THINKING. I mean we are still working on human personhood, I thought we were decades or even centuries off something like this!
I’m not talking about animal rights here. I’m talking about creatures which are not human but which display human or near-human behavior. The Mirror Test isn’t perfect but it’s the best we’ve got to check for self-awareness, and other than bottle-nose dolphins the list of animals that have observed to pass includes:
All great apes (Bonobos, Chimps, Orangutans, Gorillas)
Orcas
Elephants
European Magpies (some other Corvids are speculated to be capable but haven’t been tested)
(Pigs and Lesser Primates don’t exactly pass but are in a sort of grey area, which is why I no longer eat pig.)
You know what doesn’t pass the mirror test? Humans under the age of about 18 months. These animals are more self-aware than human infants. And just take a look at that list and ask yourself how many of those creatures are endangered. OH SHIT.
So yeah. “Non-human personhood”. I am stoked.
I do my best to keep this as an ‘art only’ tumblr! I kind of slipped with that lately, oops. I’ll try better, I swear!
So! If you want to chat it up or fangirl/fanboy over things, you’ll have far better luck in the following places! —->
Twitter - I am on Twitter entirely too much. And I post a...
HELLO BOYS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE SAD IF THE GIRL YOU LIKE DOESNT LIKE YOU BACK
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CALL HER A WHORE/SLUT/PRUDE BITCH ETC AND THINK YOURE ENTITLED TO HER NETHER REGIONS
I READ THIS LIKE CROWLEY HELP
It was very enjoyable to hear Crowley saying this in my head (Crowley-esq inflections and all)
So I started watching Vikings. Thus far watching it seems to mainly consist of alternating between slobbering over the main character and saying ‘Vikings!’ In a tone you would use on your dog or little brother if they where being bad.
Dolphins have been granted “non-human personhood” status by the government of India, making India the first nation in the world to recognize the unique intelligence and self-awareness of the cetacean order (a class of aquatic mammals).
The decision was announced by India’s Minister of the Environment and Forests which also outlawed captive dolphin shows. The ministry added that dolphins “should have their own specific rights.” (SOURCE)
!!!
whoa
Okay this is so important guys. Because I don’t care what your feelings are on the matter of dolphins but
“non-human personhood”
THAT IS SOME REVOLUTIONARY THINKING. I mean we are still working on human personhood, I thought we were decades or even centuries off something like this!
I’m not talking about animal rights here. I’m talking about creatures which are not human but which display human or near-human behavior. The Mirror Test isn’t perfect but it’s the best we’ve got to check for self-awareness, and other than bottle-nose dolphins the list of animals that have observed to pass includes:
All great apes (Bonobos, Chimps, Orangutans, Gorillas)
Orcas
Elephants
European Magpies (some other Corvids are speculated to be capable but haven’t been tested)
(Pigs and Lesser Primates don’t exactly pass but are in a sort of grey area, which is why I no longer eat pig.)
You know what doesn’t pass the mirror test? Humans under the age of about 18 months. These animals are more self-aware than human infants. And just take a look at that list and ask yourself how many of those creatures are endangered. OH SHIT.
So yeah. “Non-human personhood”. I am stoked.
I do my best to keep this as an ‘art only’ tumblr! I kind of slipped with that lately, oops. I’ll try better, I swear!
So! If you want to chat it up or fangirl/fanboy over things, you’ll have far better luck in the following places! —->
Twitter - I am on Twitter entirely too much. And I post a...
HELLO BOYS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE SAD IF THE GIRL YOU LIKE DOESNT LIKE YOU BACK
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CALL HER A WHORE/SLUT/PRUDE BITCH ETC AND THINK YOURE ENTITLED TO HER NETHER REGIONS
I READ THIS LIKE CROWLEY HELP
It was very enjoyable to hear Crowley saying this in my head (Crowley-esq inflections and all)
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