thought daughter

my name is flower | black | 21 | she/her | flowerkun on ao3 | I'm into asoiaf, pjo, and jjk. kakashi and sakura solo stan. pro-jedi. I'm team black but I just vibe fr. I occasionally talk about kpop, my ult groups are shinee and loona. don't be scared to interact I don't bite!

[havingapoemwithyou]

There should be flowers by J. Jennifer Espinoza

[thashining]

Please stop sharing the photo of Kohen Wiley the 1 year old Black boy murdered in Mississippi. The family has asked that we stop sharing his photo. Instead we should be circulating his murderers photo EVERYWHERE so that the world can know who he is and what he has done. The life that he stole, the lives that he shattered. Please share his face instead of poor baby Kohen. May his family know justice. ✊🏽 #kohenwiley #hunterfoster #killercops #acab

[kyubey123]

Don’t EVER let this demonic excuse of humanity, this vile filth ever walk free

[chamerionwrites]

I'm apparently pretty behind on this bit of medical history, but TIL that in addition everything else King Leopold II of Belgium arguably bears some responsibility for the emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic

[chamerionwrites]

TL;DR the earliest known blood sample is from Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville) in 1959, but based on a fairly constant rate of mutation researchers estimate that the virus has been around since the early 20th century; conditions in colonial Congo and Africa more broadly probably contributed to its evolution and spread

New Evidence Shows HIV's Spread Got Earlier Start

The recent discovery of a well-preserved tissue sample from a woman living in the Congo in 1960 allowed scientists to analyze an early versi

[nyantara]

It went undetected because, for one thing, people often died young from tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases. So it wasn't obvious that some people were dying of a new disease we now know as AIDS. [...]

A year ago, Worobey documented a "signature of HIV migration" from the Congo to Haiti. The virus was carried there, he thinks, by French-speaking teachers and other professionals who had gone to work in the early post-colonial economy.

[alstroemerinas]

alicent put moon tea in the stew she gave helaena #WatchThisSpace

[alstroemerinas]

jeyne slapping rhaena. I give up yall got it

[alstroemerinas]

example number #382 of ryan and sara introducing black valyrians so they could do torture porn

[alstroemerinas]

jeyne slapping rhaena. I give up yall got it

[alstroemerinas]

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEADDDD

[alstroemerinas]

I feel like percy was deffo supposed to die by the end of tlo but then annabeth did her final "look at me luke. this isn't you" and the non-zero chance that it would work came true so HIS soul became the one the cursed blade reaped instead of percy's. the fates, annoyed as hell, were like "??? forget it release gaea. the tapestry's fawked anyway" and that's how hoo came to be

[lilacs-in-the-wind]

The showrunners chose to make Louis and Claudia black and experience life in the Jim crow era. They chose to do the full race swap in season 1, not just making the characters but also the story black. They chose to racialize the violence that both Louis and Claudia face throughout the first season. No one was forcing their hands and they got praised for the stuff they did in the first two seasons, for bringing in the added nuance of systemic racism. So why should I as an audience member of colour give them any grace when they choose to write dialogues containing numerous racialized and gendered micro aggressions not just towards Louis or Claudia but also towards minor characters like Dee or Lemuel who weren't supposed to exist as they are (black) in the show?? Why is Daniel (a white man) who is supposed to be a Pulitzer prize winning investigative journalist who was lecturing Louis on his own story about the racism he faced referring to him as a "bucket of Louisiana fried chicken"?? Why is Armand textually belittled for being a CSA victim while Lestat is endlessly provided with grace and understanding in the text of the show for his victimhood?? Who thought it was alright to adapt a scene from the books involving white characters talking about parental betrayal and insert racially charged dialogues (that too old school racist shit not even the n word) when it was unnecessary to preserve the nuance of the scene?? Why is this show denying the racialized nature of domestic violence that they chose to portray in S1 ??? (Lestat getting mildly annoyed that Louis didn't enjoy going to the operas in nola when he had to act as Lestat's servant to be allowed in tf??) Why is Gabriella like that??

I cannot help but look at this season of the show as a sign of the times tbh. IWTV aired during a very liberal era of entertainment and now that fascism and white supremacy are on the rise everywhere white entertainers have become comfortable enough to fall back into old habits. Never thought this show in particular would have this problem when I watched the first season but it is what it is I guess

[lamiafemme]

[verona2007]

Never falling for the anti-jedi propaganda, fuck you and your stories about the Order teaching emotional repression, you know that's a lie you bitch

don't talk about my shaylas

[distantlydreamingofwater]

I think it commented this somewhere else (dont remember where) but Duke Thomas and his braids. Duke Thomas and his braids, done in intricate designs with beads and charms and dye and the whole shebang, and bruce being concerned that it will reveal his identity as Signal, until Duke posts a selfie in full signal gear, and suddenly similar and identical braids pop up around gotham because the black community has solidarity and someone for the kids to look up to, so why wouldnt they support him and help make hiding his identity easier. So now Duke gets to rep his hair the way he wants to, and signal's social media page becomes littered with selfies of his hair, and pictures with civilians who have matching/similar/cool hair.

[inact-ice]

Ugh wait Signal Braids (tm) would be like cornrows with maybe cool zigzag parts and yellow hair jewelry, and it would be a whole trend and people would be like “those are literally just cornrows” and there’d be back and forth debates but they’d still be the braids of the summer and hairstylists would be charging like $50 (expensive in Gotham lmao) for custom Signal hair charms…

BLACK GOTHAM COMMUNITY THE CITY (me) NEEDS YOU

[omeynzaol]

@inkpotsprite !!!

[inkpotsprite]

YES YES YES TO ALL OF THIS

[alstroemerinas]

same eyes sister mine chapter 7 here we come. yayyy

[alstroemerinas]

things are looking a little too green over here so let me make myself clear: I am TEAM BLACK. RHAENYRA IS THE RIGHTFUL QUEEN. that's my monarch and I WILL stick beside her

[alstroemerinas]

taylor paige is sooo cute. she needs photo cards immediately and I'm not even joking

[sunsetcigarettess]

mood board of her in my room

[optmstcontmblr]

It's kinda funny how people will attack the Air Nomads almost the exact same way that people do the Jedi order. But when thinking about it more it's not so funny cause both groups are so similar (probably cause they're based on the same concepts and principles) and how people get weirdly angry at emotional regulation and peaceful view points.

[15-lizards]

Mysaria trying to pass Medicare for All, Daemons trying to get Martial Law declared, Baela and Addam being the heads of the wildlife management, Orwyle is busy running Westero’s first planned parenthood, and Rhaenyra is trying to take out the oppositions nuclear war capabilities. Absolutely no agreement and nobody is in lockstep. Welcome back the modern Democratic Party