The worst thing about infamous scams on tumblr is that it’s never even for something that sounds good, it’s always for the lamest, gooniest sounding garbage
PSA: journalists aren’t supposed to put names in the headlines if the person isn’t a public figure. It’s not a matter of maliciously not giving credit
^^^as a journalist, this is something that bothers me ALL THE TIME
A friend of mine on Twitter explained this the other day, so to elaborate based on what she said: If the name is not instantly recognizable the way a public figure is, then putting the name in the headline isn’t going to bring about any sort of recognition or connection in the reader, and doesn’t do much to draw the reader into the story. But something like “local teen” does create a connection by tying the person into the community, and encourages the reader to learn more about what this local teen has done. The name will be in the article itself, after the headline has done its job at getting the reader to look into it.
It’s worth noting too that usually, according to the Inverted Pyramid writing style used for journalism where the most important information is shared first, the person’s name is usually in the first sentence of the first paragraph.
Whenever I see someone get up at arms over a headline that says “Local Teen” and the first comment is “SAY THEIR NAME” I’m always like “hey, thanks for telling every journalist present that you don’t read articles and just skim headlines.” Really makes us feel appreciated.
I think this Onion headline illustrates the point pretty well
It’s tragic, but pet homelessness and shelter euthanasia isn’t really a numbers problem. The underlying issues are varied and complex (including shelter and rescue management and regional differences), but at the end of the day, one of the biggest issues has to be the disconnect between the dogs that are available and what prospective adopters are looking for.
Many dogs in rescues and shelters have temperaments or undesirable behaviors that will make them poorly suited for many adoptive homes. This includes a lot of high energy dogs, undersocialized dogs, or dogs with resource guarding and/or reactivity issues (even potentially treatable ones). This will also include dogs of disproportionately represented breeds or dogs with special medical needs.
There are many wonderful adopters who absolutely would be happy with one of those dogs, but not enough to meet the need that exists.
Given this, dog welfare will always, always benefit from good breeders who are:
breeding temperamentally and physically sound dogs
who are establishing strong foundations in their pups’ early lives and socializing them in a way that will serve them well into adulthood
who make a lifetime commitment to their dogs’ wellbeing (especially when this means taking a dog back if a buyer is suddenly unable or unwilling to care for it)
Put together, these things drastically minimize the likelihood of those dogs ending up as a pet homelessness statistic (or as a dog bite statistic….or as one of the uncalculated number of frustrated, miserable dogs whose needs are quietly going unmet).
I would rather see someone get a dog from a breeder that fits their lifestyle, than see someone rescue a dog that doesn’t. I have known many wonderful, kind people who take on shelter dogs with sad stories and end up in over their heads with an unhappy dog. Who does that help? Is that really a rescue?
A final note: “adopt don’t shop” rhetoric tends to paint all shelters and rescues as being benevolent and trustworthy. The majority are, but some really are not, and I would love to see more conversations about unethical rescues in addition to unethical breeders.
those people who comment on posts and start off their dumb rebuttals with darling or honey or love are always so creepy and i HATE responding to people like that like who even are you
28 year old “fandom mom” who i have never interacted with: Listen, love, I-
no offence but uh, everything about the culture surrounding celebrities is unhealthy and fucked up for everyone
like honestly a fixation on fame as an end leads people to exploit their children and deprives people of privacy and for us regular folks even if you don’t Consciously feel this way seeing people who are rich and famous probably does a lot more to hurt one’s self-esteem than we may realize, and fixating on celebrities is a great way to end up feeling like you’re lacking in some way when you’re comparing yourself to someone with a lot more resources than you
well i guess this is it 