May 2012
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When POC characters are turned white: this isin't about race, if you think it is then you're the racist one, lets just enjoy the book/film as it is, this is about the character's personality god you're so sensitive, the new skin tone actually fits the character's personality IMO, I never imagined them as POC anyway, not all whitewashing is racist god get over it!!111
When white characters are turned into POC: omg how could they!?!?!? this is soooo racist and unfair! why cant they present that white character as WHITE, how dare they change the original skin color to suit their own terms! this is reverse racism!! this is about race! I NEVER imaged that white character to be a POC that is so weird, it doesn't fit, this is political correctness gone crazy!!
When POC characters stay POC but readers/viewers imagined them as white: THIS IS SO WRONG. This isn't how they looked. i don't care what it says in the booooook because i imagined they lookd different. ugh the film is ruined now. Ruined.
April 2012
“Anger is an appropriate reaction to racist attitudes, as is fury when the...”
– Audre Lorde, “The Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism” (via so-treu)
“Queerplatonic is a word for describing relationships where an intense emotional...”
– Queerplatonic Relationships (via stab-tier)
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on cultivating momements of whimsy and connection...
boyqueen:
mmmajestic:
lez be real pals, i get really fucking bogged down sometimes. i have recently started to realize that having whimsical experiences and having heart connections with others are coping mechanisms form me and make me feel ‘spiritually rich’ as jessica would say. here are some examples of how i make myself feel better when shit feels hard. this list is really incomplete and...
“So if you – the oppressed – hurt someone’s feelings, you’re just like the...”
– » The Revolution Will Not Be Polite: The Issue of Nice versus Good Social Justice League (via mmmajestic)
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Pigeon Manifesto by Michelle Tea
colporteur:
The revolution will not begin in your backyard because you do not have a backyard. What you have is a back door that shits you directly onto the streets of your city. What you have is a back staircase of wood that resembles splintered matchsticks. It trembles each time a bus rolls down Mission. What you have is a patch of concrete, a splotch of weedy grass clumped with trash, and...
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mmmajestic:
EW, Romeo and Juliet is so fucked and creepy if you think of it in terms of how it’s this really tragic teenage romance that has been heralded as a great love story. It is definitely one of the stories that teaches young people about what love looks like and is a widely understood and watched/shared/read story for young people (I remember being so whet 4 it when I was 13). Dean Spade...
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Native Languages Bill Takes Another Step Forward →
indiancountry:
Native American language teaching won a victory March 21 when a bill that would help to preserve tribal languages sailed through an education committee of the Colorado House of Representatives by unanimous vote. The bill, already approved in a Senate hearing, appears destined for the governor’s signature and enactment.
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thewintersoldier:
you’re entitled to your opinion and i’m entitled to think it’s a shit opinion
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The Importance of Checking In
communityandresistance:
Checking in with yourself is an act of self-affirmation, a way of reminding yourself that your inner being matters. It is also a way of giving yourself credit for all your efforts. Some good times to check in with yourself include: when you are being triggered, right after talking about what you’ve experienced, right after a therapy session, etc.
Suggestions for How to...
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soilrockslove:
SIGN AND REBLOG: EPA: Don’t Sacrifice Navajo Water for Uranium Mining
The Colorado Plateau of New Mexico still bears the unhealed sores of the Uranium Boom of the last century – radioactive waste piles, contaminated water and hundreds of mines on Navajo land abandoned by companies looking to make a quick profit. Despite the massive contamination, companies want to start a new...
