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so i don’t think a lot of people really understand how often south asian culture is misinterpreted and appropriated so i’m making a post about it right here.

any mention of third eyes

any mention of chakras

people wearing bindis when they shouldn’t be

fucking “om” or “aum” tattoos or appliques on things like yoga pants. do you know how fucking disrespectful it is to put a symbol that is so important to my religion and culture on the ass of some white chick’s yoga pants

people wearing maang tikka when they shouldn’t be

anklets with bells on them are very important to the dance culture of south asia and it’s disrespectful to wear them outside of a traditional dance setting

feel free to add any more that i missed because i’m fucking tired

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this is okay to rb if you’re not south asian. in fact it’s encouraged that you reblog this post, regardless of your race

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^^Anyone is capable of appropriation without meaning to, even other poc. Please respect!

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All of you asking if it’s still ok if youre pagan can also go choke. Y’all will use any excuse to appropriate and not care what other people say not to use. They are literally saying “DONT” and y’all are saying “yeah but…” But my ass. Learn to stop being so entitled.

biconicfinn

Also! Regarding the anklets with bells there are two types: one is the traditional dance one which has more and bigger bells, you can hear the sound from ages away and work only for traditional dance, and the other is smaller and thinner, with lesser small bells that can be worn always. The dance ones are very important and significant as our traditional dances are seen as having a lot of meaning especially with regards to religion. I mean when I got my salangai (tamil for dance anklets) I brought it to the temple to pray and have them be blessed before I wear them and in my dance school you weren’t allowed to wear your anklets until you’d done your namaskaram before starting. On the other hand, my grandmas and aunts and cousins all wear kolusu (tamil for normal anklets) all the time and I even wore them as a small child so there is a difference between those two.

Haven't been here in a while. Time to get addicted to Tumblr again

valtsv

*whips my head around so my very large and tacky dangly earrings slap you in the face, cutting you off mid-sentence* anyways,

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take some badly drawn lgbt cats :3

eniisqueen

never ever let anyone tell you who you are. don’t let anyone put you in a box. You are divine and endlessly creating yourself.

fahadcz

Stop giving your energy to people who dont give it back , stop watering dead plants.

thoughtkick

“You love people. They disappoint you. But sometimes, they don’t. They just keep loving you, right through it all, waiting for you to wake up and appreciate them. To say, ‘I love you. I’ve always loved you back.’”

— Courtney Maum

resqectable

“I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just you pretending that you still have a heart.”

— Tarryn Fisher, The Opportunist (via thoughtkick)

cyberstarlope

This year we need more than ever to remember that Stonewall was a movement lead by black trans women to combat the police brutality seen in queer and other minority communities

Be proud, but never stop being angry. We were given rights because our ancestors gave them riots

To be neutral is to side with the oppressor. Black Lives Matter. Then, now, and forevermore. Be proud. Be angry. And fuck cops

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[ID: A fully colored and shaded digital drawing that has “The first pride was a riot” written in rainbow lettering above and below the center. In the center, Black hands are cupping a bleeding block of concrete. Rainbow flowers are growing out of cracks in the middle. Hanging from their hands is a silver necklace with a trans symbol pendant. In the background is the Philadelphia pride flag. Behind that is a light pink background]

hipstered

date the person who says, “have fun, be safe, and call if you need anything” not the person who gets mad at you for going out w/o them

blondetrash

partnership not ownership

esprit-descalier

Reblog until I die

countrichmond

This can apply to friendship as well. Not everyone’s schedule’s always align for the gang to hang out all together. It’s ok, there’s always next time.

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dankmemesreasonforliving

hyperthrust

i don’t see enough “acne is normal and fine” talk so here. acne is normal and fine. you don’t need to use all these fancy products and wash your face/shoulders/chest/back/whatever 8x a day. it sucks cause it hurts, it sucks more that everyone seems to have an opinion about it. acne is normal and fine, you’re alright.

hyperthrust

this post goes for all skin conditions. take/use whatever you need for relief, don’t feel pressured to hide it, and you don’t have to listen to people’s ignorant comments about it. i wish you comfort in your own skin.

adelrog

I wish someone had told me this

jfaisal

I wanna sit on a rooftop with someone at 3am just looking at the stars.

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“I will love you if I never see you again and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday.”

— Unknown

onyx-was-here

let’s see who’d be interested

reblog if you’d read a book with:

latino main character

trans feminine non binary main character who uses multiple pronouns, including neopronouns

omnisexual korean main character

fat poc main character

trans male main character

poc latina main character

black main character

badass muslim trans woman main character

aroace main character

physically disabled main character

gay autistic main character

poc mixed race main character

(yes, there are twelve main characters. it’s a series about zodiac signs. it’s in order, so starting at the top is aries, and going down the list is each sign <3)

(there’s more minorities in there as well, you’ll just have to wait to meet them!!)