Hello everyone! My name is Sydney and I am moving to San Marcos, California to start my Master’s Degree in Global Public Health. I from a bi
I will be moving to Cali this fall to pursue my Master’s degree in Public Health! I mostly have every major expense covered (Tuition, class fees, books, etc), but I am coming up a bit short on housing. Of course I am working to make sure I can cover this cost myself, but I could use y’all’s help! Any little extra coin that you could spare would be a great help to me and i would be forever thankful. If you have no extra coin to spare then please share!
remember when we were kids and we used to all sing that demented version of the barney song where it was like “i hate you you hate me let’s go out and kill barney”
Though Japan recognised them as an indigenous people in 2008, the New Ainu Policy Bill represents a continuation of the nation’s colonisation of Hokkaido and its native inhabitants
The 2019 Ainu Bill is a joke, and Here’s Why
I know everyone wants something good to happen to Indigenous folks somewhere for once, but this policy isn’t it. The article is necessarily long, and since none of y’all actually read any of these articles before posing them and shouting GOLDEN KAMUY for some reason, here are some of the most important details about what the bill actually does, or fails to do.
Ainu members of the Council represent a minority within its numbers. In other words, Japanese individuals dominate the Council, which determines the policies on behalf of the Ainu.
Second, the five Ainu members on the council do not represent an adequate diversity of the different Ainu interest groups or associations as only a few of select Ainu organisations are represented. Other organizations across the vibrant spectrum of activism and interests of the Ainu community — such as the Karafuto (Sakhalin) Ainu Association, the Monbetsu Ainu Association, or the Ainu Women’s Association — have been excluded from the decision-making processes with priority instead given to those groups directly tied to government.
there are no stipulations in the bill which guarantee the indigenous status of the Ainu or take comprehensive anti-discrimination measures in ways which would accord with the international human rights standards to which Japan is bound. This is equally true of the forthcoming bill as it was for its predecessor, the Ainu Culture Promotion Act (ACPA, 1997).
Did you read that?
There are no stipulations in the bill which guarantee the indigenous status of the Ainu.
the Ainu are regarded as a distinct ethnic group, which is significantly different from recognition as indigenous peoples and implies a completely different set of rights and guarantees according to international human rights standards.
Article 2 of the bill reinforces the constraints on the Ainu by providing a very narrow definition of what culture is, one that is again consistent with that outlined the ACPA, although in opposition to indigenous culture as defined by a number of international conventions.
So about those fishing and gathering rights?
the new policy relegates and restricts Ainu culture to limited activities such as salmon fishing in fresh water and foraging in Hokkaido forests solely for the purpose of performing certain rituals or disseminating their traditional knowledge, rather than accommodating self-determination of the Ainu to enjoy their own culture.
In effect, the policy defines Ainu culture on behalf of the Ainu themselves, as opposed to allowing for self-determination. Article 5 of the bill reinforces this distorted representation by allowing the state and municipalities to take the lead in adopting and implementing Ainu policy.
On 16 February, the day following the approval of the bill by the Cabinet Meeting, Ainu activist Mamoru Tazawa critically remakred, “No measures are really taken for the Ainu, let alone the [diverse groups like the] Karafuto Ainu.”
The short of it is, the 2019 Ainu bill is exactly what I said it was in my last post about the topic. It’s an underhanded scheme made to save face on the international stage, and rake in tourist dollars for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There is nothing substantially different in this bill from the 1997 bill it’s meant to replace. It’s reinforcing the commodification of our culture and our people as objects for some vacationer’s curio cabinet.
That isn’t what this is about. This was a slightly exaggerated description of a demon from Devilman. I will not allow you to imply that I’ve watched that Queen’s Blade shit.
I was gonna make a “remember when captain america punched harley quinn in the face” post before realising that margot robbie and jaime pressly are not actually the same person despite the evidence that they most definitely are
I mean???
they are literally the same person???
for years I’ve believed there was only one of them????
I was honestly thinking OP was fucking with us and posting the same person over and over again but they are actual doppelgängers of each other. That’s so creepy. 😭
moi: pourquoi vous détruisez le monde!!!
l'extraterrestre: parce que il y a des gens qui pensent que l'anglais est le seule langue pour parler
moi: ah ça c'est bien
ég: af hverju eyðileggið þið jörðina!!!
aliens: af því að það er fólk sem finnst að enska sé sú eina tungumál sem þau þurfa að tala
ég: oh, það er vit í þessu. ég skil.
Aku : kenapa kau hancurkan bumi!!!
Alien : karena masih banyak orang berpikir hanya bahasa inggris satu-satunya bahasa yang terpenting
Aku : oh, oke lah..
tôi: tại sao các người hủy diệt trái đất!!! người ngoài hành tinh: bởi vì có người nghĩ rằng tiếng Anh là thứ tiếng duy nhất mà họ cần biết tôi: ồ thế thì tôi hiểu
Eu: Por que vocês estão destruindo a Terra?!
Aliens: Porque há pessoas que pensam que o inglês é a única língua que eles precisam falar.
Eu: Isso é justo, eu entendo.
Я: Почему вы уничтожаете Землю?!?!
Инопланетяне: Потому что есть люди, которые считают, что им нужно говорить только по-английски.
Я: А, ну понятно, тогда ладно!
I REALLY HATE when I’m talking about my desire for romantic love and someone says, “well love yourself.” Like shut the fuck up. Self love and romantic love do not replace each other. They do not fill the same void. And just because I wish there was someone in my life that made me feel special, doesn’t mean I don’t think I’M special. Fuck your projections. Regardless of HOW MUCH you love yourself, it doesn’t replace the energy, strength, commitment, and love that can come from another. As a general note, my feelings aren’t up for debate. I just wanted to vent.
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