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historyhermann · 1 year

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Beauty, dress codes, and fashion: Examining twenty fictional White female librarians [Part 1]

In her 2018 In the Library with the Lead Pipe article, "Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves," Fobazi Ettarh rightly points out that "librarianship is dominated by white women," noting the history of White women in the profession due to their characteristics, the fact that libraries have been “complicit in the production and maintenance of white privilege,” how these librarians participated in "selective immigrant assimilation and Americanization programs," and that librarianship "plays a role in creating and sustaining hegemonic values," while contributing to a culture of white supremacy like other institutions. She further asserts that depictions of libraries as "places of freedoms" like intellectual freedom, freedom of access, education, and more "do not elide libraries’ white supremacy culture with its built-in disparity and oppression," adding that values that librarianship builds itself upon is "inequitably distributed amongst society." She gives the example of segregation of public libraries in the U.S. South, desegregation efforts of those libraries,with access to materials "often implicated in larger societal systems of (in)equality." She also pointed to libraries gathering "large amounts of patron data in order to demonstrate worth" or can "operate as an arm of the state" by working with library vendors which work with government entities.

Reprinted from my Pop Culture Library Review WordPress, where this post was published on Nov. 29, 2022.

I could easily build off every single one of her points in a long and drawn out post. Instead, in this post, I will examine over 20 White female librarians across various animated series and how these fictional depictions are emblematic of the overwhelming Whiteness in librarianship. More directly I'll look at what this means when it comes to appearance, fashion, and standards imposed on librarians by Whiteness itself. Simply put, Whiteness is a socially constructed classification which conveys certain privileges, comforts, and advantages that those who not White do not enjoy automatically. It ends up setting the standard for reality and normality itself. Any deviations are seen as subversions, offenses, disruptions, or disturbances, policing its borders in a literal and figurative way. It can sometimes operate in hidden ways at different strata within library profession, while remaining multidimensional. [1]

I'll start with Kaisa, who is one of the most prominent librarians in animation to date, in the series Hilda. [2] As librarian and library instructor Gina Schlesselman-Tarango put it, library professionals often navigate White grooming and beauty standards, while people of color are policed within library spaces. Librarian Jessica Macias added that librarians often face dress and grooming codes. It is something which women of color doesn't always fit into, feeling alienated and different. Macias argued that these unwritten codes ban so-called "distracting" and "unnatural" hairstyles, unkempt clothing, hygiene, and hair. She, along with April Hathcock and Stephanie Sendaula adds that this is restrictive for people of color, facing implicit barriers, claims of unprofessionalism, and the idea that librarians of color are not librarians, as perceived by fellow patrons and librarians. [3]

Four screenshots spliced together in order to show Kaisa's librarian outfit during the course of the first two seasons of the series

Her unique appearance fits within White beauty standards, even though she is casually gothic and witchy. In the series, she wears a gray sweater, grey leggings, black skirt, black cloak, and white blouse. She often wears black-grey headphones attached to a media player. Librarians are often shown wearing skirts, cardigans, while others have been more stylish with dresses, cardigans, sweaters, tights, and coats. [4] While Kaisa has her own unique style it fits within those standards. It fits with her calm personality, although she can be strict at enforcing rules, or even stern. At other times, she can be secretive and soft-spoken, but has an ability to know what people are looking for. Undoubtedly, this leads to certain insecurities, and feeling like an outcast, despite the fact she can be nice, supporting Hilda, Frida or David in their tasks throughout the series.

Although Kaisa is perhaps the prominent librarian character in an animated series in recent years, there are other librarians which fit the White standards of appearance. These same standards, of course, exclude and restrict librarians of color, as Macias pointed out. [5] Other fictional librarians dress even more conservatively, even if their style is not as distinctive as the one that Kaisa has in Hilda. This includes the curmudgeon librarian in the DC Super Hero Girls episode "#SoulSisters Part 2." She wears horn-rimmed glasses, a hair bun, a whitish high collar, cuffed sleeves, and a bluish dress of some kind, I believe. She fully fits the spinster librarian stereotype as outlined by Jennifer Snoek-Brown on her blog, Reel Librarians.

The same can be said for the Violet Stanhope, the librarian ghost in an episode of Archie’s Weird Mysteries ("The Haunting of Riverdale"), Francis Clara Censorsdoll in multiple episodes of the mature animated series Moral Orel, Mrs. Higgins in a Sofia the First episode ("The Princess Test"), and Rita Book in a Timon & Pumbaa episode ("Library Brouhaha"). All of these librarians are dressed in a "proper" way and well-groomed, even if not all of them conduct themselves professionally. What I mean is that Francis burns books she doesn't like and Rita demands total quiet, while Violet and Mr. Higgins are more helpful. The latter two characters fulfill what the UMW Libraries called "quality service, positive attitude, good patron relations, and pleasing personal appearance." The clothing of the characters, is in line with existing library dress codes that ban shorts, halter tops / tank tops, flip flops, backless shoes, ill-fitting clothing, or t-shirts with writing / slogans, no bare shoulders, no or few face piercings, no denim pants, and no torn jeans. It often goes beyond what could be called "business casual" ins some contexts. [6]

Continued in part 2

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[1] Todd Honma, "Forward" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. ix; Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, "Introduction" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. 2; Ian Beilin,"The Academic Research Library's White Past and Present" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. 83.

[2] I am putting aside the librarian in Futurama episode ("The Day the Earth Stood Stupid"), Librarian in Zevo-3 episode ("Zevo-3"), Librarian in Martin Mystery episode ("Return of the Dark Druid"), Librarian in Martin Mystery episode ("The Warlock Returns"), Librarian in Martin Mystery episode ("Return of the Dark Druid"), Librarian in Amphibia episode ("True Colors"), Librarian in Beavis and Butt-Head episode ("Cyber-Butt"), Librarian in Bob's Burgers episode ("Y Tu Ga-Ga Tina Tambien"), Arlene in Phineas & Ferb episode ("Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo"), Librarian in Phineas & Ferb episode ("The Doonkelberry Imperative"), Librarian in The Flintstones episode ("The Hit Songwriter"), Librarian in The Owl House episode ("Lost in Language"), Unnamed librarian in Sofia the First episode ("Forever Royal"?), Librarian in Sarah and Duck episode ("Lost Librarian"), Librarian in Boyfriends, Lara in Action Comics, The Librarian in Detective Comics, Rupert Giles in Giles: Girl Blue, Skeezix in Guillotine Public Library, Barbara Gordon in Huntress: Year One, Ghost in Library Ghost, Crawley in Library of Ruins, Librarian in Meau!, Rabbi Rava in Monolith, Marten Reed in Questionable Content, Claire in Questionable Content, Rex Libris in Rex Libris, Suzie in Sex Criminals, Prysia in Smitty and Majesty, Lazurus Luca in Sword & Sphere, Daniel in The Library, Jane Case / Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman, as they either have minor roles or I haven't read the comics enough to cover them here.

[3] Jessica Macias, "Looking the Part" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. 113-5; Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, "Introduction" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. 5; April M. Hathcock and Stephanie Sendaula, "Mapping Whiteness at the Reference Desk" in Topographies of Whiteness: Mapping Whiteness in Library and Information Science (ed. Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Library Juice Press: Sacramento, CA: 2017), p. 254-5.

[4] See Jennifer Snoek-Brown's "Librarian action figure," "Christmas with a reel librarian in ‘My Side of the Mountain’," and "Stylish female reel librarians" for instance.

[5] Macias, "Looking the Part," 118.

[6] "Dress Code," UMW Libraries Public Services, accessed Mar. 15 2022; "Dress Code Policy...," Adventures of a Misfit Librarian, Oct. 26, 2010; Comments on "Dress Codes" discussion on /r/librarians in May 2014; Comments on "Does your library have a dress code for librarians, aides, etc.?" discussion on /r/librarians in September 2014.

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motivateandinspiretoday · 8 months

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Carlos Hathcock Words Of Wisdom #amer...

Carlos Hathcock, a legendary United States Marine Corps sniper with a remarkable combat record during the Vietnam War, is known for his extraordinary marksmanship skills and his dedication to his craft. These quotes reflect Hathcock's emphasis on the importance of marksmanship and the deep connection a sniper must have with their weapon. Hathcock's actions and reputation spoke volumes about his dedication and skill as a sniper during his service in Vietnam.

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lunatikfringe · 11 months

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Happy Birthday Carlos Hathcock May 20 1942 - February 22 1999

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blubushie · 1 year

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hihihi can we get a part 2 for gun mistakes??? -leafanon

G'day leafanon!

FOR ANIMATORS/AUTHORS/ARTISTS PT. 2

SNIPERS WILL NOT STICK THE BARREL OF THEIR RIFLE OUT OF OPEN WINDOWS. Best case scenario is you’re sat in a mildly-uncomfortable chair while your spotter stands or sits next to you in an even more uncomfortable chair with a rangefinder. Before rangefinders were introduced (1990s and earlier) you were merely going off estimates (“That building is 50 yards, the next is 25, etc etc”). You never put the barrel out a window because it’d give away your position and put you AND YOUR SPOTTER in danger.

MOST MODERN SCOPES HAVE AN ANTI-GLARE COATING AND/OR A SUNSHADE TO PREVENT GIVING AWAY YOUR POSITION. This is especially useful when hunting as many animals (deer, turkeys, pigs) are incredibly vigilant and will bolt if they see the glint off a scope. This also helps with the sunlight hitting your scope and nearly blinding you from taking your shot. There are some cases of this still happening in “modern” times (notoriously the sniper duel between Carlos Hathcock and Cobra, a North Vietnamese sniper during the Vietnam War) but it’s very rare and scopes that are currently used by police, military, and most hunters don’t glint. This is what a sunshade looks like.

BULLETS DO NOT PENETRATE WATER WELL. Water density is much higher than air and the shape of bullets means they don’t travel well in water. Most bullets will fragment or fold upon hitting the surface of the water and their speed is greatly reduced. Supersonic rounds (such as rifle-calibre, up to .50) fragment within a metre (~3ft) of the water’s surface. Slower sub-sonic rounds (such a pistol-calibre) can travel up to 3m (~10ft). Once you’re a metre under the surface, however, it’s unlikely for any round under .50 to even penetrate you on contact as it loses most of its kinetic power. Arrows however are very aerodynamic and may maintain their kinetic energy up to 2m (~6) and perhaps twice that if you're shooting straight down.

RESEARCH. RESEARCH. RESEARCH. Know the weapons you draw/animate/write. It might not matter to you, but it will make or break it to your viewer. Is the weapon single-shot or does it use a magazine? What is the magazine capacity? What is the recoil? How do you reload? What do you do in case of a jam? Does your character know the weapon well? YouTube is your best friend in this regard.

CLIPS AND MAGAZINES ARE NOT THE SAME THING. These are clips vs magazines. Clips are open and hold the cartridge by the bottom. Magazines fully enclose the cartridges. Clips only hold rounds together to make them easier to feed into a magazine.

BLOODY TRIGGER DISCIPLINE. If your character is waving a firearm around with their finger on the trigger I am personally coming to kick your arse. You keep your finger off the trigger until you’re ready to shoot. YOU DO NOT POINT YOUR MUZZLE TOWARD ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO SHOOT.

PROPANE TANKS WILL NOT EXPLODE IF YOU SHOOT THEM. Also, handguns are rarely powerful enough to pierce propane tanks. CARS WILL NOT BLOW UP IF YOU SHOOT THE PETROL TANK.

IF YOU FIRE A FIREARM IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE IT IS GOING TO TEMPORARILY DEAFEN YOU. GUNS ARE BLOODY LOUD. That’s why we wear ear protection. This applies less in intense combat situations as (in my experience) tinnitus doesn't happen if you start shooting after your adrenaline starts pumping.

MAG-DUMPING. Not only is it very dangerous because of the recoil, it’s a stupid waste of ammo as the recoil buggers up your aim so you’re rarely hitting your target. Unless your character is in a panic and/or holding down the trigger out of rage, they’re not going to mag-dump because you’ll empty your entire magazine in only a few seconds (stupid in a combat situation) and rarely hit your target. Fully automatic weapons are fired in short bursts of 2-5 rounds at a time.

IT’S INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO HIT A MOVING TARGET. IT’S EVEN HARDER TO DO IT WHEN YOU’RE THE ONE MOVING. Rounds fired while moving are typically just suppression fire—basically shots fired to make your enemy take cover so that they have no time to shoot at you. You are not aiming at a specific target. It’s spray-and-pray.

HIPFIRING IS SPRAY-AND-PRAY. It’s EXTREMELY difficult to hit a target while hipfiring and hitting any intentional target while doing so requires EXTENSIVE practice. For this reason most hipfiring is spray-and-pray—spray, and pray you hit something.

SHOTGUNS ARE EFFECTIVE AT MUCH FURTHER THAN ONLY A YARD OR TWO. Most stay clustering within 50yds. That’s this distance. If you're firing a slug it can be accurate to up to TWICE THIS DISTANCE.

SHOTGUNS WILL NOT THROW THE VICTIM ACROSS A ROOM. They don’t have that much kinetic power, and even if they did, they’d throw the shooter across the room first because they’re taking the brunt of the kinetic energy in the form of recoil.

BULLETS WILL PEIRCE CARS. Car doors will not protect you from bullets, not even the door of a police cruiser. THE ONLY PART OF A CAR THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM BULLETS IS THE ENGINE BLOCK. The rest is just concealment cover and will not protect you.

MOST CRIMINALS IN THE USA WILL NOT HAVE FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. This is less applicable to scenes that occur before the 1980s when there were more full-auto weapons on the streets, but even then were INCREDIBLY expensive and even your most notorious gangster would be unlikely to have them. Unless your character is a top-of-the-line 1920s-1940s Chicago/NY mobster, they probably won’t have that Tommy gun unless they’re filthy rich or the weapon was given to them by someone else who's filthy rich.

YES, YOU CAN MAKE RUNAWAY GUNS (FULL-AUTO) OUT OF SEMI-AUTO FIREARMS. NO, I WILL NOT TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE THEM. The issue with runaway guns is that once you pull the trigger THEY WILL NOT STOP FIRING EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER. THEY WILL KEEP FIRING UNTIL THE MAGAZINE IS EMPTY OR UNTIL THEY JAM. For this reason no one in their right mind is making a runaway gun.

STOP HOLDING YOUR HANDGUN SIDEWAYS. YOU DON'T LOOK COOL, YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET JAMS. Having a character do this is a great way to show they're all bluff and an idiot, though.

YOU CANNOT PUT A SUPPRESSOR ON A REVOLVER. Well, technically you can, but it won't work. There's a gap between the cylinder and the bore and in this space is something called the forcing cone. There's a gap between the forcing cone and the bore which allows gas (and sound) to escape from the cylinder, which renders the suppressor absolutely useless since the sound and gas just escapes anyway.

FOR VISUAL CREATORS SPECIFICALLY: REMEMBER EYE RELIEF. YOU NEED TO BE A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE SCOPE TO GET A FULL PICTURE. IF YOUR CHARACTER HAS THEIR EYE TO THE SCOPE THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE THEMSELF A BLACK EYE WITH THE RECOIL. My personal eye relief when shooting my .30-06 is 10cm (~4in). Higher calibre means more kick, which means more eye relief.

As before, if I think of any more I'll add them later!

As always, if you have any questions feel free to send me an ask!

#blu whos #blu pew #bushman #firearms #art tips #writing tips #not tf2 again but w/e

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the-chosen-none · 2 months

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I have no real interest in mods aside from somewhat following the Frontier mess, but when I found out that the fairly popular old New Vegas Bounties mods included incredibly blatant references to Judge Holden and Glanton from Blood Meridian, plus a character named "Javier Sugar" who speaks several lines lifted straight from No Country for Old Men, I wanted to find out how many references to other things pop up throughout the three mods. Turns out, a LOT.

I identified some of them myself, but eventually when I realized how much time it would take for me to watch a whole playthrough or try it out myself, I decided to look up the rest on TV Tropes and put them all together in a list.

The aforementioned Judge Holden knock-off is also said to be seven-feet tall and is a child predator (though only technically implied to be in Holden's case)

The character literally named Glanton runs a group who goes around killing "tribals"

There's a character named Cormac, as in Cormac McCarthy

During the scene with "Javier Sugar", in addition to all the NCFOM quotes there's also a random quote from the movie The Outlaw Josey Wales thrown in there... to spice things up? IDK, the quote is something like "Dyin' ain't no way of livin', boy"

A character called "Harmonica" references one of the main characters of Once Upon a Time in the West

The ghoul Doc Friday references the historical figure Doc Holiday, and his revolver the Huckleberry references the famous quote from his depiction in the movie Tombstone, "I could be your huckleberry"

Marko's outfit seems to reference the character Loco from the movie The Great Silence.

The Frosthill segment of III is also lifted from The Great Silence, what with its Utah setting during the winter, the main character getting shot through the hand, and bounty hunters pretty much kill the whole town.

Aaron Flagg the cult leader seems to be inspired by Randall Flagg the Stephen King villain

The sniper Charlie Halfcocked references the U.S. Marine sniper during Vietnam, Carlos Hathcock, the previous record holder for the most kills

Tom Quigley references the movie Quigley Down Under, the titular character being played by Tom Sellick.

Enclave members Quantrill and Onoda, who keep fighting despite the Enclave's repeated defeats, are named after Confederate guerilla William Quantrill and WWII Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda, who did the same for their sides (okay, I thought that reference was pretty good)

Eileen the Fiend = serial killer Aileen Wuornos

Tony Idaho = Tony Montana from Scarface

Tommy the former Omerta enforcer who killed a made man references Tommy DeVito from Goodfellas

Alex and his gang in Freeside reference Alex DeLarge and his droogs from A Clockwork Orange

Freddie the ghoul = Freddy Krueger

Jack, former muscle for Heck Gunderson, references the villain Jack Wilson from Shane, his revolver is called "Shane's Bane"

Albert Quisling = Vidkun Quisling

Mario Barksdale = character from The Wire

Prometheus is named after the subtitle for Frankenstein: "The modern Prometheus", his Deathclaws are Mary and Shelley

Pancho Cortina = Pancho Villa

"Squirrelly" Bill Blasius references outlaw "Curly" Bill Brocius

Angel Lee is a combination of Angel Eyes from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, and the actor Lee Van Cleef

Godwin, who mails out bombs, probably references Unabomber

Joe Frost = Edward Snowden

Guys fighting over treasure named Clint and Tuco

Fiend chem lab has characters Walter and Pinkman, references Breaking Bad

John Ramsey's body is put on display with a quote referencing the movie Unforgiven, "This is what happens to assassins/rangers around here".

Those are the ones that I either caught myself or saw other people list, if there's more, go ahead and add on.

Some of the historical references are kinda funny, though others are either tasteless (Aileen Wuornos) or eye-roll worthy (Carlos Hathcock = Charlie Halfcocked, GEDDIT IT'S A GUN JOKE), and the majority of the pop culture references are so blatant and so numerous that it gets annoying.

If I made my own mod or anything else, of course I too would love to stick in a bunch of references to the things I love, though I would try to be less obvious about them, put different spins on them, you know? You can't really judge mods to the same standard as the source, and I would be more forgiving if the rest of the mods didn't look like such an edgy slog.

#fallout mods #fallout new vegas #new vegas bounties

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greywolf8725 · 1 year

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April 18, 2023 - Tulsa, Oklahoma:

Black man, Carlton Gilford, 61, enters Rudisill Library and murders White stranger, Lundin Hathcock, 35, by shooting him in the back of the head.

Black man, Carlton Gilford, then proceeds to the nearby QuickTrip convenience store and murders White stranger, James McDaniel, 55, by shooting him in the back of the head.

Police: No theory as to motive.

Media: Zero national news coverage.

White House: No phone calls; no invitations.

Nothing to see here.

Just another Tuesday in the War On White People.https://www.newson6.com/story/6440775dd2d88c0728eedafb/fa

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laevigataprime · 7 months

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Tomboy 2 - 2 "Narrator" (Portrait Study)

This was a lighting practice piece I did, using Narrator as my subject! Honestly it was pretty fun to work through all the muscles and think about how I wanted the lighting to fall on the subject; however, this was also the first time I got to show her body unmasked and unarmoured! I was super excited to see it come to life in front of me!

I loved the idea that not only was her helmet pink, but so is her hair. Shaven into an undercut and pulled back away from her face, I thought maybe she had dyed her hair early on into her career, both as an inside joke and also a challenge to friendlies and enemies alike. In lore, she possesses a good understanding of moving while unobserved and I was inspired by stories like Simo Hayha and the Carlos Hathcock who were renowned for their ability to be undetected. Carlos Hathcock specifically, was my inspiration for both the pink hair and helmet, having worn a white feather in his hat during his deployment in Vietnam.

I also included negative space tattoos on Narrator's body, covering just her left arm, breast, and leg. It kind of reminded me of the way someone might favour wearing heavier armour or holding a shield on their non-dominant side during the eras of swords and spears. She acts in her sniper role not as an excuse to gain a prestige through a high number of kills, but to be able to supplement her friendlies' effectiveness and to protect them from afar without getting in their way- she is after all, pretty short compared to the rest of her comrades.

The arm features negative space which depicts an irezumi-inspired design, and her leg is a map of an unknown landmass with what appears to be geopolitical regions marked out. She doesn't even remember what this map is about, and any text that is visible (that isn't the compass or cardinal markings) seems to be in an unknown language.

All in all, I had a lot of fun working on this idea. I originally wanted to do a silhouette piece mimicking Kusanagi waking up in front of the window, at the beginning of Ghost in the Shell, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to flesh out this character's personality through design.

#pink hair #digital art #original character #Tomboy 2 - 2 “Narrator”#Tomboy 3 - 1 “Narrator”#military #female body #tattoos #irezumi #bandage #injured #portrait #digital painting #oc

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sir-austonian · 1 year

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Please Help Me Get Officially Diagnosed With ASD

My name is Austin, I've been on a journey to try and understand my mental health for the past year now. I have recently taken a series of diagnostic screenings at the behest of my Primary Physician. The screenings suggest that it is highly likely that I fall somewhere within the Autism Spectrum. I don't have the funds to see a specialist to get officially diagnosed.

I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could provide.

Thank You in advance.

Please feel free to share.

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aiiaiiiyo · 1 year

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#Sgt. Carlos Hathcock #the top US sniper in Vietnam - 1968 #emptyfancy #oldschool

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ourimpavidheroine · 1 year

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Okay but points to the pornbot named hathcock-ufimani who followed me today. That's a pretty awesome name.

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eastberlin · 1 year

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Just saw the last name "Hathcock" in a document and I am having a very normal, non-seventh-grader response to it.

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kineticpenguin · 2 years

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The story of Carlos Hathcock has done more brain damage to Americans than Carlos Hathcock’s bullets did to the NVA.

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bllsbailey · 5 months

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UNLV UPDATE: Suspect Named, 2 Victims Identified

B| Sean Hathcock, right, kisses Michelle Ashley after the two left candles for victims of a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wednesday. Dec. 6. 2023. in Las Vegas. The two graduated from the school and live nearby. (AP Photo/John Locher) F| (Anthony Polito / Linkedin By LVMPD)

The suspect in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) shooting has finally been identified and named by law enforcement.

The shooting suspect has been identified as 67-year-old Anthony Polito.

Two out of the three victims have also been identified by police as well.

The two victims were Patricia Navarro-Velez, an assistant professor at the UNLV’s accounting department, and Jerry Chang, a professor of management information systems.

The third victim is rumored to have also been a teacher, but their identity has not yet been released.

The sheriff highlighted how Polito previously applied for multiple teaching jobs at a number of colleges and universities in Nevada, but he had been turned down each time.

Even so, officials are still investigating and looking for a possible motive.

The gunman brought 150 extra rounds of ammunition to the school, according to the sheriff. After he was shot and killed, officers discovered nine loaded magazines in his possession.

During a press conference on Thursday, McMahill mentioned that the gunman had sent 22 letters to university professors across the country prior to the shooting, although it was not immediately made clear what the letters’ messages consisted of or what they described.

Police quickly rushed to the scene in response to the numerous reports of gunfire at the Student Union building on Wednesday, and both staff members and students were instructed to flee to a safe location.

Authorities stated that the suspect was then confronted by police outside one of the university’s buildings.

The fourth hospitalized victim, a 38-year-old substitute professor who was not named, was initially in critical condition but later upgraded to stable condition.

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