Anonymous ID: b300e1 Dec. 3, 2023, 9:59 a.m. No.20019674   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9702

The nut of the coco de mer is very large (the largest seed in the plant kingdom) and is oddly shaped, being the shape and size of a woman's disembodied buttocks on one side, and a woman's belly and thighs on the other side.

Anonymous ID: b300e1 Dec. 3, 2023, 10:09 a.m. No.20019702   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>20019674

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_the_coco_de_mer

In centuries past, the fruits that fell from the trees and ended up in the sea would be carried away eastwards by the prevailing sea currents. The nuts can only float after the germination process, when they are hollow. In this way many drifted to the Maldives where they were gathered from the beaches and valued as an important trade and medicinal item.

Until the true source of the nut was discovered, it was believed by many to grow on a mythical tree at the bottom of the sea. European nobles would often have the shells of these nuts polished and decorated with valuable jewels as collectibles for their private galleries. The coco de mer tree is now a rare and protected species.

Anonymous ID: b300e1 Dec. 3, 2023, 10:26 a.m. No.20019769   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9917 >>9931 >>0071

>>20019740

https://www.jta.org/2022/09/14/ny/barnards-jewish-president-looks-back-on-her-last-first-day

Every aspect of my identity plays into my leadership. I do think being brought up in a [Jewish] culture that values this type of really tough, honest questioning and discourse is something that I bring to what I do as an administrator, and so that is definitely part of my identity. I find opportunities to celebrate that, whether itโ€™s going to the Hillel for Shabbat dinner or the High Holidays or even just talking about it with students on campus.

This came up in conversations with students and even conversations with faculty and an understanding that not everyone, Jewish or otherwise, came to campus with a full understanding of history. Recently, my Dean of the College sent out an email to all the faculty about the High Holidays and about the diversity of ways that Jews can honor the holidays and to be aware of that. These are important values and ideas to continually call out, and there are always mechanisms to do that within an institution.