this is why i can't have nice things

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hellkatsally

These dudes are fucking legit.  They don’t just show up one day in court, either, they actually make friends with the kids and let them know they have a support system and that there are people in the world who care about them and will always have their back.  And less important, but also cool, is that the few times a couple of them have come into my cafe, they’ve been super friendly and polite and when I told one of the guys that I noticed his Bikers Against Child Abuse patch and wanted him to know how awesome I thought he was because of it, he got kind of shy and blushed and said, “The kids are the awesome ones, we just let them know they’re allowed to be brave.”

bebinn

The source is long, but so, so good. These men and women are available in 36 states, 24 hours a day to stand guard at home, in court, at school, even if the child has a nightmare. Many of them are survivors of childhood abuse as well, and know what it’s like to feel scared and alone.

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, “Because my friends are scarier than he is.”

chauvinistsushi

Actual tears.. hnngh

bee-the-gatekeeper

Show me more of people like this, world. I give up on humans too easily.

groovypirate

where do i sign up for this,i want to be in this gang

ultrafacts

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haydengise

This is fucking amazing. It may be out of character for me to say this but rock on

clatterbane

Bikers Against Child Abuse was founded in 1995 by a Native American child psychologist whose ride name is Chief, when he came across a young boy who had been subjected to extreme abuse and was too afraid to leave his house. He called the boy to reach out to him, but the only thing that seemed to interest the child was Chief’s bike. Soon, some 20 bikers went to the boy’s neighborhood and were able to draw him out of his house for the first time in weeks.

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.”
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More about BACA, from their site

uriesays

My parents are a part of this organization and they are metal af


They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.


What’s better than a badass biker gang being on your side???

kikithegirl

NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A BIKER AND NAMED HIMSELF CHIEF HELL YES I’M HERE FOR THAT AND BIKERS BEING BAD ASS TO PROTECT KIDS. HELL YEAH.

tinyfloatingwhales

it’s back! I will always reblog BACA

your-uncle-dave

Damn good people.

rowsdower-saves-us

I know they wouldn’t consider themselves such, but these people are freaking heroes and the world is a better place because of them. 

racethewind10

Hey folks, it talks about this in the article but its not mentioned in this post, BACA is a 501 © (3) charity that depends in part on donations to help pay for stuff like gas for their bikes. If you want to help, consider donating. 

drgaellon

@copperbadge You like posting about heroes, Sam. Seems like this would be up your alley.

copperbadge

I love these folks! I’ve reblogged them before but it’s wonderful to see the donation information has been added. 

bama-5sos

Always reblog. Keep doing what you’re doing y'all.

hurtlittleboy

Guys? This post changed my life. I saw this post. Forever ago. And thought it was only in america… and wished desperately that they could help me. But then I saw it again, during a bad episode, and checked their site. They aren’t just in the USA

They’re in Canada as well and probably other countries. I met and talked with a native guy who runs the place near me. His name is Shaman. I got in, and I’m considered a BACA child now. Despite being 17, turning 18 when I talked to them. They spent time with me when my abuser was over, they gave me therapy resources. They give you something called a ‘level 1′ where they go to your house with as many bikers as they can, i shit you not a solid 20-40 bikers came from even out of province, and met me. I got to choose my biker name and I got a vest with patches on it and my name on it. They all hugged a Teddybear before giving it to me, and told me if I ever felt the BACA bear was running out of love, to give them a call and they’d refill it for me, and then I got a ride on one of their bikes. Just a day or so ago I went to an annual party with them and they we ate food one of them cooked and had a lot of laughs. 

I’ve never felt as loved as I did being a part of the BACA family. They also gave me dog tags with the names, and phone numbers of my 2 workers.  So I can call them whenever I feel scared. 

BACA is an absolutely wonderful group that will do everything in it’s power to help any child whos been abused. 

And it doesn’t end when you’re 18 either. As long as you get in contact/get your level 1 before you’re 18? you’re ALWAYS a BACA kid. I’m 18 now and they still invite me to parties, ask me if I’m okay, and are there for me. They’re still trying to find me resources for therapy. 

BACA has changed my fucking life. 

I hope you all can read this, and reblog it knowing from someone who fucking been with them, that they are absolutely amazing. 

feanor-the-dragon

If I ever don’t reblog this, it’s because I am physically being restrained against my will.

gasdiver2

Supporting your local hero’s.

darkangelfoundmyway-069

FUCKEN AMAZING what these Bikers do!!!! This is why I don’t give up on humanity…

💞🖤💞 Carpe Diem 💞🖤💞

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pottercastleminds

Links the International BACA Chapters:

United States

Canada

Australia

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Italy

Netherlands

Iceland

Austria

Greece

New Zealand

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

Switzerland

B.A.C.A’s Byline: “Keepers of the Children.”

B.A.C.A.’s Motto: “No child deserves to live in fear.”

Not all heroes wear capes, some wear biker vests.

humanjoy

Had seen this before, but never realised that this is on an international level - there’s even a contact address close to where I live (in Germany), very cool (though hoping the only use I’ll ever have to make of it is for donations) ❤

countdraluka

Anonymous asked:

You know what's pissing me off majorly about some of the reactions to lesbian Lady D? Is that every one is saying the writer pulled a JKR by only confirming her now, but like... There has ALWAYS been evidence that the character is gay. We've been pointing it out for 2 years. The biggest one, and somehow always ignored, being her obvious distaste of men. She is not just a misandrist in the same way a straight man is a mysogynist but still likes women, she is so obviously REPULSED by men to the point she can't even allow their presence in the castle unless it's inside a barrel. They're not even good to serve her. Is she cruel to her maids? Yeah, but men treated as animals, or maybe even beneath them (and frankly, even though it's suppose to be an evil trait of hers, as a lesbian who's had awful experiences with men, I can relate to her in that aspect, and it actually makes me feel some comfort in her character living completely, unapologetically free of men. So the people going "she's awful representation!!" can also suck it, we lesbians can decide what's good or bad representation). But yeah, the writer didn't pull this out of his ass, it's always been obvious to anyone who didn't ignore the signs. Sorry for the rant, but the lesbophobia is really jumping out now that the news have spread to the wider RE fanbase and not just our little fandom corner, and I'm realizing just how much everyone hates lesbians lol. Thank goodness for the writer having our backs at least.

countdraluka answered:

This. It amuses me that some people are raising the argument that “oh but if it’s canon it should have been in the game” when so many of us clued onto Alcina’s lesbian-coding the moment the Maiden demo was out. The virgin blood business model, the candidates, the statues, the flirty “oh we don’t bite” to the maid from the journal, and let us not forget that damn smile at the very end. “So we finally meet” as a line, in the way it was delivered, tells us so much about Alcina’s characterization, especially when put into contrast with how she behaves towards Ethan in the main game. Then the puzzle description, the Maidens Of The Harvest painting, more statues of women in intimate positions (we don’t talk about the doors enough), the abundance of nun imagery in direct relation to Alcina’s figure (again, we don’t talk about the doors enough), the piano song…

None of these have anything to do with the actual script, mind you. These are all storytelling elements that are part of the game design, so presumably something the writers would not have had much input in, and yet the argument still stands. It even transcends language - my first exposure to the full game was the PT-BR dub, in which Alcina very elegantly calls Ethan a “bicho-homem” (“bicho” - a rather crude way of saying animal, “homem” - man, putting the two together gives a very dehumanizing expression that hits the same tone of repulse as man-thing in my opinion).

Hell, if the subtext hadn’t been there from day one, I probably wouldn’t have had any interest in the game to begin with.

Her hatred of men is self-evident - and frankly understandable given that she would have been a chronically-ill lesbian born in early 20th century Europe (?), and thus directly impacted by two great wars, rampant misogyny, and medical practices ranging from things that would get your license ripped from you nowadays to straight up eugenics - but even the devs from the Japanese studio brought it up multiple times during interviews. Johnston’s ideas (in a podcast he explained that Lady D had no personality or story beyond her base design when he got hired, and that he was the one to develop these things - hence the award being in his name) WERE clearly taken into consideration when it came to the design of House Dimitrescu.

And her love of women… If she were a man, there would never have been any question of her twisted, predatory attraction to the girls she kills. She is a play on Dracula, after all, and Lugosi didn’t have women flocking to the movies for no reason. The vampire is an allegory for predatory (homoerotic) sexuality etc etc etc. And, if I am allowed to be bold, I would even say that if Miranda had been a man instead, people would have just as fast latched onto Alcina’s infatuation towards her, horrendous as it naturally is within the greater context of the story. It is a HORROR game - that is the sphere in which all romance in the RE franchise can exist, in one way or another.

(Something that is also worth mentioning is that during RE8’s development, there were allegedly big talks within Capcom about representation, particularly of LGBT+ characters and women, as well as tackling stereotypes in a way that serves the storytelling.)

Is it explicit representation? No. Can we do better? Yes. Do we deserve better? Absolutely.

BUT…

No amount of lesbophobia from the fandom will change the fact that I am over the moon about this confirmation.

resident evil lady dimitrescu yeah this sums it all up beautifully idk why people deny she’s a lesbian ITS SO CLEAR it’s good to have the confirmation but still