You may have heard of what happened in Lebanon today and if not, basically, there was a big explosion in Beirut that affected many cities, destroyed shops, homes, cars, caused many injuries and deaths. The cause is uncertain.
As a fellow lebanese myself (that also lives there), today was absolutely terrifying, probably the scariest moments of my life. We heard a deafening sound as the floors were shaking. Some of us thought it was an attack, others thought it was an earthquake. As soon as it ended many expected a second one, which luckily never happened.
Hereās a video of what happened that was sent to me, there are also many others that you can find online.
Windows were broken, doors wrecked, cars flipped over, buildings collapsed, people hit by flying or falling objects, and unfortunately, many didnāt make it out alive.
We were one of the lucky ones, our families and friends were all safe and our homes were fine.
Some people couldnāt even get out of the crumbling builings, so we saw corpses being pulled out, although some people survived the crash. But wherever we looked, there was blood, poeple were half covered in it, their shirts, pants, hair, everything. And that sight was traumatizing.
We watched the news with elders severely injured, children with blood-spattered shirts and people in pain that couldnāt get in the hospitals because they were full.
Some people are missing. Just try to imagine the pain and fear their families and friends are feeling.
Articles about what happened, there are a lot more
Officials expect death toll to rise after huge blast rips through Lebanon's capital.
The explosion took place at the port shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 CET) with a large cloud of smoke billowing over the city. Eyewit
Not only are we in the middle of a pandemic, but Lebanon is also going through a very serious economical crisis. To give you an example, before, $1 equaled 1 500 lebanese pounds. Nowadays, $1 equals more than 7 000 lebanese pounds. Not to mention that we obviously donāt have any dollars at disposition, so yeah weāre fucked.
People are hungry, homeless, unemployed. And even if they are getting paid, itāll be useless since the prices of everything went up because they were affected by the economical fiasco.
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Today, I heard my 7 year old cousins scream in fear that they were going to die. I saw my aunt shaking, worried that her children wonāt survive. I saw my dad freak out while trying to reassure us when we both knew that we were uncertain about the next minutes of our lives. I heard the panic in the trembling voices of my family and friends as they couldnāt believe what had just happened. I thought my loved ones and I were going to die in the next seconds.
Iām never forgetting those moments and feelings.
I donāt think signing petitions will help, i donāt even know if the following links will help either, I just know Lebanon and itās people are desperate for anything because the future of this country is extremely uncertain.
https://helplebanonnow.carrd.co/
How can you help?
https://lebanoncrisis.carrd.co/
Lebanon Needs You More Than Ever. Know more about the crisis in Lebanon, sign petitions, donate or explore volunteering opportunities.
Help families, domestic workers, and refugees in Lebanon with food and other basic needs during this economic and public health crisis
I think donating to the red cross would be the most helpful, so if you are considering it, itād be great.
There are so many great threads on twitter about what you can do to help, just search help lebanon or something to find them. Also if you can, please donate, and as I said, the lebanese pound is pretty much worthless currently so USD is way more useful to us.
people with shitty urls like mals-asshair and tyrilsglance always have the shittiest takes known to man.. u bitches should just keep quiet at this point bc y'all are setting urselves up!! š
Confession:Ā I really donāt understand why non-Ethan stans have the need to drag us Ethan stans for everything. Before I rant, I just wanna say that I personally love Rafael and hate what PB has done to him. But why do we Ethan stans get the boot for that? We have to put up with posts that say that Harper is better suited for Ethan than MC. People can make mean jokes about him and if we try to defend him, weāre called āsaltyā. Oh and did I mention seeing an edit of Ethan in a FUCKING COFFIN?!āā
Confession: Rafael and Bryce are 8'4 tall and Ethan is 5'1 ā¦ sorry i donāt make the rules thatās just how it is š¤·āāļø just being realistic here!
why does pb keep on pushing mc to interact with the professor (and even putting the extra rep points inside the prof's diamond scenes š¤¢) ??? and even tho u pick the most neutral options the convo is still loaded with innuendo
so yall are just openly fetishizing asian women now? saying theyre frail and tiny and a bottom as if fat asian women didnt exist? not only you're fetshizing normal asian women trying to have a story yall also being fatphobic by generalizing all asians as small and a soft baby uwu. do these bitches exist? yes but theyre not up for your fetishization. youre also projecting pedophilic actions bcs why the fuck do you want asian women to act all girly and overly feminine like a 5 year old would? yall are racist and thats not up to discussion
ok so iāve been seeing some strange posts about poppy that i donāt even know where to start with but a common theme iāve noticed is that sheās widely headcannoned as being a bottom, small, frail, etc. because of a single line that was used metaphorically, not literally. so uhh, stop doing that and read up on why:
arcGIS StoryMaps:Ā lotus blossom stereotype
āThe reinforcements of the Lotus Blossom stereotype affect daily lives of Asian American women today. Asian American women are subsequently viewed as āeasyā and submissiveā¦ the stereotype belittles their independence as well as their ownership of their identity and sexuality. It portrays them as dependent on their partners rather than autonomous and strong women.ā
trc leiden: a brief history of foot binding
npr: foot binding: from status symbol to subjugation
south china morning post: the disturbing reason for the ancient Chinese practice of foot-binding
āFoot binding also demonstrated male economic powerā¦ being able to keep economically unproductive women whose only practical functions ā due to crippled feet ā were decorative, sexual and reproductive, was a powerful status marker.ā
national network to end domestic violence (nnedv):Ā Sexualized, Submissive Stereotypes of Asian Women Lead to Staggering Rates of Violence
āwhile there are segments of Asian communities that enjoy privileges that other communities of color are not afforded, the current structures of power and privilege negatively and dangerously impact the experiences of Asian women in unique ways. The bodies of Asian women are exoticized and hypersexualized, and the perceived submissiveness of some Asian cultures is glamourized and erotizedā¦ While this discrimination is overt, there are very few conversations that address these issues affecting Asian communities. Pop culture is inundated with sexualized stereotypes about Asian women every day [looking at you choices fandom !!!]ā
tw for sexual assault in most of these but i omitted from the quotes. all of these articles are very short so iād suggest taking a look at a few when you get the chance, especially the first and the last one. tagging @solarbridge bc i know she was waiting on me to post this <3
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