AND NONE FOR NONSENSE, BYE

All the nonsense arguments we love to hate.

[tonedeafandh0t]

This is bullshit. Most young people most definitely did not see her UN speech. Want to know what they did see? Beyonce’s VMA performance. Stop crediting Emma Watson with leading the feminist charge when she hasn’t done shit besides give a speech that served to stroke male ego.

[queenconsuelabananahammock]

Bolding, because the parts of the speech that were directed to women and for women only seemed like afterthoughts. The main message seemed to be, “Guys, I know it’s hard for you too. But I really think you should help us out here. Please.”

[pretentious-douche-dick]

yes hello did u know that Emma Watson is THE UN WOMEN GOODWILL AMBASSADOR Which, I can assure you, is a lot bigger of a deal than giving ‘a speech’ sorry to shit all over ur parade but of course we’re going to credit her over Yonce fuckin idiot

[queenconsuelabananahammock]

Yes hello. Did you know that I DO NOT GIVE A SHIT about YOU or EMMA WATSON’S  SPEECH? Did you know that EMMA WATSON criticized BEYONCÉ. for being TOO SEXUAL on an album WHERE SHE EXPLICITLY STATED that WOMEN are VILLAINIZED for being SEXUAL while MEN are CELEBRATED for it? Did you know that this is a prime example of the PROBLEMS with white feminism that EMMA WATSON so eagerly ALIGNS HERSELF WITH? Did you know that if EMMA WATSON was a feminist WORTH HER WEIGHT IN SALT, she would sit her ASS DOWN and realize that her efforts to CENSOR the bodily autonomy/sexuality of a BLACK WOMAN is PRECISELY THE KIND of BACKWARDS ASS shit that we DON’T need? Did you KNOW that Emma WATSON gave the weakest, most watered down ass feminist speech she could possibly GIVE because she’s more CONCERNED with COURTING male APPROVAL than ANYTHING ELSE? Did you KNOW that her title DOESN’T mean SHIT when she’s not even READY to make a SPEECH about FEMINISM that isn’t centered around PLACATING MEN? Did you KNOW that Beyoncé has given over SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS building a housing COMPLEX in Houston Texas for HOMELESS PEOPLE? Did you KNOW that Beyoncé is the CO-FOUNDER of Chime for CHANGE, an organization dedicated to educating WOMEN, better physical and mental health for WOMEN, justice for WOMEN who are survivors of sex trafficking, and sexual and physical ABUSE? Did you KNOW that Beyoncé is the CEO of her own COMPANY with MOSTLY female employees? Did you know that she has an ALL GIRL band specifically BECAUSE she knows it’s HARD out here for WOMEN on the COME UP? Did you KNOW that Beyoncé OPENED a COSMETOLOGY CENTER for WOMEN who are FRESH out of REHAB so that they can get their LICENSES and MAKE a LIVING? Did you KNOW that she pledges $100,000 A YEAR to this CENTER?Did you KNOW that Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, Yoncé, Sasha Fierce, Slayoncé, Queen MOTHERFUCKING BEY has been an active feminist long before Emma Watson even knew what the word MEANT? Did you KNOW that you can kiss HER ass as well as MINE? Did you know that you were SIMPLE, trash ass BITCH who came onto my BLOG talking SHIT that you CLEARLY knew NOTHING about? Did you KNOW that you can come BACK when your HEAD is unplugged from your UNWASHED ASS?

If you didn’t know, now you know.

[i-was-a-naive--prolifer]

[strangeasanjles-deactivated2019]

Not all heros wear capes.

[wikdsushi-deactivated20201108]

I want to buy this woman a beer.

[diamondelight92]

This woman is named June Ayres and she has owned and operated Reproductive Health Services, which is currently the only clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, for about 30 years. May I suggest that you donate the price of that beer to The Linda D Foundation, which helps Alabama women afford reproductive services including birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion services? http://alabamareproductiverightsadvocates.com/thelindadfoundation/ You could also donate to the National Abortion Federation here: http://prochoice.org/about-naf/support-naf/ This gifset is from an incredible documentary called Trapped. You can find or organize a screening or stream it for free here: http://www.trappeddocumentary.com/ It’s seriously an amazing movie about some amazing people.

[freifraufischer]

[badscienceshenanigans-deactivat]

DRAG THEM NEIL

[mirshebs]

“In summary: haha” Iconic

[sabattons]

Nitáimixtsinaki, “I Braid,” is a short, wordless comic I made to illustrate and process the experiences of native girl children who have become victims of sexual assault. How do we reconcile our pain with our culture? How do we process the inter-generational trauma? How do wash away the feeling of disappointing our ancestors? It is not our fault, we are not to blame. Our bodies and minds are holy, and together, we can overcome. You are not alone. 

[blacknaturals]

#SAYHERNAME: 

Natasha McKenna, Rekia Boyd, Alesia Thomas, Sandra Bland, Korryn Gaines, Maya Hall, Aura Rosser, Michelle Cusseaux, Tanisha Anderson

[onlyblackgirl]

Is Your Dating Preference Racist? 

Full Video on Youtube 

[sizvideos]

Thanks to One Third Stories, kids can learn foreign languages the easiest way possible. Get more information here

[language-princess]

THIS IS THE FUTURE I’M SO EMOTIONAL I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES

[babelplanetvlog]

Why hasn’t this existed for years???

[sourcedumal]

Study: black people simply saying they’re multiracial makes others think they’re better-looking

The results have nothing to do with the way people actually look.

Literally saying ‘I’m mixed’ made their social value go up. 

I don’t ever want to hear another fucking person talk about ‘preference’

It is literal anti blackness driving that shit.

[zorascreation]

yikes  

[theslaybymic]

it’s really that simple (x) | follow @this-is-life-actually

[element-of-change]

i thought the fire nation somewhat were white people?

dear anon,

I can see why you might think this given these kinds of complexions:

are the ones we see for the most important/main characters of Fire Nation descent

but don’t let the paleness fool you, especially when Airbenders and Earthbenders can be just as pale

every cultural detail we observe for the Fire Nation departs from an Asian or non-white point of origin

and let me clarify that by saying:

every cultural detail we observe within the Avatar universe departs from an Asian or non-white point of origin.

are there twentieth-century “Western” influences such as jazz and art deco in Korra, yes definitely, but they are translated through the Asian or Northern American Indian culture that grounds the fictional universe and has grounded the fictional universe since its inception

anyway, while the Earth Kingdom more obviously represents China, with a mix of Korean and Mongolian cultures, the Fire Nation seems to be a more ambiguous mix

most people leap to say the Fire Nation represents Japanese culture, and in a way it most certainly does, but there’s more to it

Though you can chose fashion, cuisine, musical instruments, calligraphy, or any other number of material cultures as examples, I think architecture best illustrates the kind of cultural influence that went into the crafting of this fictional culture…

so you have obviously Japanese architecture:

The Fire Sage Temple on The Crescent Island, for instance

or both the old and new Fire Nation Royal Palaces:

the stacked look of the different floors, the ornamentation at the corners…it recalls Japanese temple architecture from several different periods

the nobility seem to build their mansions in a similar style, as we see with Master Piandao:

as you can see with this second example, Piandao has a Japanese style garden, complete with a Fire Nation-stylized torii gate, a bamboo forest, a rock garden, etcetera

yet that’s not where things end! The Fire Nation has several ancient cultures embedded within the mainstream Japanese-inspired culture of the larger islands

akin to Japan, it is an archipelago

again, akin to Japan, there are many peoples and cultures inhabiting the different islands

for instance, the older Fire Sage style seems more akin to South East Asian architecture, perhaps inspired by the pagoda of Thailand or Burma:

it’s no mistake the statue in the background there resembles a Buddha which Thai and Burmese practitioners of Buddhism cover with small leaves of real gold

diversity in the Fire Nation doesn’t end here, however!

remember the Sun Warriors? The first Firebenders to live in peace with nature and the Dragons? The ones who first learned the forms of Firebending from the Dragons?

their people and garb and architecture were inspired by ancient Southern Native American cultures, such as the Aztec or Maya

Obviously, whichever Fire Nation culture you observe, and from whichever perspective you approach it, you will see that there is nothing “white” or “European” about the Fire Nation cultures!

You will find this for every culture introduced in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Again, every point of departure for the cultural influence in this universe is non-white.

While the process of modernization that took place in order to make The Legend of Korra recognizably analogous to the ‘20’s culture of our world - which was dominated by Western, global, hegemonic popular culture - certainly incorporates a fair share of Western cultural practices, these practices are steeped within the pervasive Asian/non-white cultural background established in the original series. Hence, we hear jazz licks and upbeat swing articulated on erhu and other East Asian instruments, we see skyscrapers topped with temple-style architecture and Satomobiles with windows that appear like Japanese shoji.

one last bit: it’s important to recall that with the origin story of Avatar Wan we discover all human cultures in this world derived from the same place:

though there were dozens of Lion Turtles, each guarding a different people with different customs, this foundation could not be more evidently Asian in its mythos

all Avatar cultures developed from this starting point, the human world carried atop the shell of a giant turtle, the World Turtle or Cosmic Turtle which is a myth in India, China, and certain Native North American Indian cultures.

in short, this show did its homework too many times to count. oh and none of the cultural influence is white.

Make.

No.

Mistake.

[micdotcom]

Watch: Blackish star Yara Shahidi drops undeniable truths about representation and stereotypes

[thetrippytrip]

Why in the hell does a LGBT bar prioritize straight women?!

[thingstolovefor]

Young Thug and His Crew Were Surrounded by a SWAT Team in Pittsburgh

Local police and a SWAT team rushed them with guns in hand. The incident went down following Young Thug’s performance at Summer Jam at the Southside Event Center.

Authorities were initially called in because a member of security reported seeing a member of Thug’s crew “swinging” a gun. The members of Young Thug’s crew that were armed provided valid paperwork for their firearms, and the incident was later diffused.

The police went completely too far in their actions. Everyone who was strapped, had legit conceal papers. Was it because it was bunch of young, black men talking loud and a little wreckless after a rap show? Clearly a case of profiling. #Hate it!

[arabellesicardi]

Half of Dermatologists Say They Weren’t Trained to Spot Cancer on Black Skin

Racial disparities in health care start in med schools.

[autohaste]

that’s crazy, huh? especially when you take into consideration the amount of knowledge gained from experimenting on slaves

[refinery29]

This is what a real, qualified OBGYN will tell you about what women feel when they get an abortion

Dr. Willie Parker, who is trained as a gynecologist and OBGYN, is a hero for the pro-choice movement because he’s honest about the undiscussed aspects of getting (or not getting) an abortion. Watch how he gives a consultation.

[afunnyfeminist]

That last statement about regret is so important, because so many people don’t understand what it is or what causes it. Anti-choicers exploit this by manipulating pregnant people and creating doubt, which only increases the likelihood of regret, no matter what decision the pregnant person makes. You know what is best for you, even if it takes some time to figure it out.

[medievalpoc]

Link to Twitter

Link to French Revolution

Link to Static Resources Page

[jazzstateofmind]

Lmfao so when did black people come into the picture? Like I really wanna hear her logic on how and when black people came along.

[medievalpoc]

Do me a favor. try and imagine some kind of hand, a spectral sort of hand that covers your hand and slowly guides your mouse towards the links above. Or, here, I’ll do you one better. Imagine that spectral hand typing these words, yes; I do mean the ones you’re reading right now.

Now here’s the tough part….I know, I know.

This…is a link.

see it? You got that okay? Now, imagine that spectral hand is urging you…to CLICK THAT LINK. I swear, and I know this sounds silly but…when you do that, your internet browser will open up an article for you to read. It’s written by Sheldon Creek doing a series on the volumes of The Image of the Black in Western Art, and it’s all about this painting:

And if this is getting to be too much for you, here’s an excerpt from this “article” I am asking you to consider reading:

The sketch most likely dates to the middle period of the artist’s career, which coincided with the advent of a new phase in the post-revolutionary history of France. In 1830 the monarchy was restored after Napoleon was overthrown. The new leader, Louis-Philippe, sought to balance the grudges still nursed by partisans of the old regime, the republic, and the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. As a major part of his ideological reorientation of the state, Louis-Philippe decided to memorialize the history of French military exploits with a grand gallery of paintings to be set up in the former royal palace of Versailles. Vernet’s sketch may have some connection with this project. The sitter’s uniform dates to the initial period of the French Revolution, a time nearly 40 years earlier than the date of the sketch itself.

Ok, you got that?

You know what’s really cool? This guy^^^ might have been a relative of Alexandre Dumas, you know, the french guy? The one who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers? You know? One of the most famous French authors of the 19th century?

THIS GUY?

This Black Frenchman?

Now, here’s another thing; Les Miserables is ACTUALLY set sometimes around the 1830s. After the French Revolution. People are always kinda glossing over that. So one might ask, why show resources tagged with “French Revolution”, when *pushes up glasses*, blah blah blah, *wags finger pedantically* something something BLAH?”

You want to know what my supposed reasoning is for Black people to have “come along”?

Try: “they were already there and had been for quite some time.”

As in, “quite literally for CENTURIES PREVIOUS”

OH HEY look this is from c. 1250

I could probably keep going all the way back to the beginning of time, but mine just ran out. And hey, no one can FORCE you to know things you just don’t FEEL LIKE KNOWING! Congrats, and have a nice life!

[hustleinatrap]

Warning: Pokemon GO is a Death Sentence if you are a Black Man.

Omari Akil wrote an article warning Black people not to play Pokemon Go. The story went viral and broke the Internet. He wrote that  if he keeps playing this game, it could literally kill him. He met visibly disturbed white women on their way to the bus stop, and many warned faces staring at him.

“Honestly, I wish this was a joke post or a satire of some sort. It isn’t. Something needs to change…like yesterday.”

And that is TRUE.