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I have mixed feelings about covering wheelchairs with stickers... But then, I've seen what people do with their cars... And I don't drive (a car) And putting stickers with messages on my chair would be one way to communicate with people who may stare at me, but who wouldn't engage me in conversation.

And, also, I'm kind of tired of the all-black of my chair's upholstery. I want to stick some color on it. So:

Poll #3761 I want to cover my chair with stickers!

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I want to make a "bumper" sticker-sized version of this icon for my wheelchair. Which is wording is better?

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This Vehicle is my LOLlerskate
2 (50.0%)

This Vehicle is my ROFL-coaster
2 (50.0%)

Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I could stick MORE variations of my journal icons on my chair: which do you think I should do?

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"Write what you can imagine" (with a flying pig)
1 (25.0%)

"I hate this learning curve." (With a 'knotted' curve)
3 (75.0%)

"Got Mirth?" (With a cow in a jester's cap)
0 (0.0%)

Hephaistos [Greek God in Winged Wheelchair] (suggest a caption, if any)
3 (75.0%)

(Not an icon, just an idea): "I'm not here to be your inspiration"
1 (25.0%)

If XKCD hasn't jumped the shark, yet, it's circling around toward the ramp.

Today's XKCD featured an image of a TV with manual dials, and the image of Count from Sesame Street, saying these words:

"One! ah-ah-ah!
Two! ah-ah-ah!
Many! ah-ah-ah!"

The caption under the image reads: "Primative cultures develop Sesame Street."

Hovering your mouse over the image reveals this alt-text:

(quote) Cue letters from anthropology majors complaining that this view of numerolinguistic development perpetuates a widespread myth. They get to write letters like that because when you're not getting a real science degree you have a lot of free time. Zing! (unquote)

This exchange between khalinche and nine_muses sums up, quite nicely, my problem with the main cartoon, regarding the display of racism and First World Privilege (disclaimer: I pipe up at the end of that thread).

But what really makes me sad is the alt-text. Not that I think the hurt feelings of anthropologists matter more than the real hurt endured by PoC.

But it's the alt-text's subtext:

Randall Monroe is saying: Yeah. I know this will anger a lot of people. But those people don't matter. Isn't it funny how they vent their anger, and show how stupid they are? Let's all laugh at them. Aren't I clever?

In other words, he's admitting to being a (nasty) troll. I like him better when he's rejoicing in the things he admires, instead of trying to cut down whatever he doesn't. I hope he remembers those joyful things, soon, and gets back to them.