[I can't donate to fundraisers, but I'm happy to share them] "As you pointed out, I destroyed Avengers Mansion... Let me show you how I did it." comics sideblog: marvisions; art sideblog: tealisa (but I yapp about everything on here) She/Her (PT-BR and ENG) TME black, aroace, lesbian latina. On my 20s. I like to make gay little things. Yell with me about comic books, barbie movies, ttrpgs, arts and other nerd shit. Proud 'the vision is black' agenda propagator and scholar.
So in the midst of doing my thesis research on black representation in pop culture I wound up reading the infamous "is paris burning?" essay by bell hooks and in the middle of the my reading I watched the documentary for the first time. At first I thought hooks was reaching in many of her criticisms, and throughout the movie I kept thinking that had she studied under a BLACK Brazilian as much as she studied under Freire that that article would not exist, because she would understand where the culture she critiqued was coming from. I still think that, but after finishing both movie and article I cannot say she wrote that review in good faith. From intentionally misgendering transfems, to the simply cruel way she refers to Pepper LaBeija, what hooks lacks is something she so often preaches in her other books: empathy. She herself is an academic professor with an academic degree that studied under other, white academics, but when SHE assimilates to white institutions it suddenly isn't the same exact problem she describes that she has with ballroom culture.
I say she should've studied under a black brazilian as well because then she would've known that a crucial part of diasporic black culture is the struggle between assimilation and subversion, and it has been ever since we've been kidnapped to the Americas. Cultural syncretism is the very core of black and latine culture and religion, and ballroom is merely another, contemporary expression of black and latine culture. I see no difference between the real issues with ballroom that she and the documentary bring up and the issues in christian syncretic afro rooted religions in Brasil, namely Umbanda. I see no difference between ballroom's competitive and "violent" origins of some aspects of it and capoeira, which is martial arts that has been used to violently resist colonial power, and is now a staple of black brazilian culture. Alas, a cishet gringa is still a cishet gringa.
I've been seeing a lot of criticism of hooks in general on social media these days, much of it very concerning, but I still cannot agree with the nonblack people claiming she says "queerness is whiteness" - because as queerphobic and transphobic as her review is, she does not do that. And that leads me to my other point: must we treat bell hooks in such extremes? She is either a saint and genius who solved every problem in the world, or a flat earther whose every thought should be discarded. And my issue is that we do not do that with any white male theorist and thinker. Paulo Freire had issues with sexism, and those were and are debated, but we do not discard his work in pedagogy, because doing so would be stupid. Focault had amazing insights on sociology, but stayed within a white colonial lens, and we know how to criticize him while still using the parts of his work that fit what we want to construct. Why is doing the same so impossible when it comes to bell hooks? The very first thing one has to learn when it comes to building theory is to not discard someone's whole body of work because of passages that have been proven wrong, or to hail someone as the inventor of the new wheel who's above any and all criticisms. Of course all this still happens inside academia, I've seen it with my own eyes when it comes to my own professors. But this debate over hooks specifically always sticks with me, because she's the only theorist who gets wars fought over her by people who are the farthest thing away from theorists or academics. People who haven't read a word she wrote have opinions on her on both sides of the war. I once again wish we could stop and be normal about black women.
Brasil was supposed to have our first black Glinda in the replica production as an understudy, but the production company fired her. Now it's 2026 and the actress got nominated for our local Tony's, and starred in an amazing original musical made by a black woman, while the same old actress (who is a great Glinda dgmw) plays Glinda but with a twist: now she wears a black military uniform straight out of Cabaret for the duration of Thank Goodness
PC: (voiceover) For millenia, the galaxy has considered the Prothean Empire to be the peak of civilization. However, as they did not develop Belgian techno duo Techtronica's 1989 hit "Pump Up the Jam," this seems dubious.
(The entirety of the music video for "Pump up the Jam" plays uninterrupted)
PC: (voiceover) Commander Shepard has been unifying leader in the war effort, despite not receiving any promotion over the past three years. I spoke with one of the many men who has been relying on her underpaid labor to boost their own success.
(Interview room)
PC: So Mr. Victus, you're a primarch.
AV: that is correct.
PC: Can I return this sweater with you?
AV: I'm sorry?
PC: I tried at the location on the Citadel, but they said I couldn't get a full refund anymore. Just store credit.
This is a new series of fanarts I've been dying to start, drawing all the best marvel couples flying together, and who best to start with than thee soulmates ever?
If my page suddenly stops posting one day, know that my baby Qais has died. I will never forget the people who saw my child bleeding, suffering, and begging for help, yet chose silence and continued scrolling.
I feel completely broken and deeply ashamed begging strangers for help every day, because this suffering has turned me into a mother forced to sacrifice even her dignity just to keep her child alive.
I want nothing from this world except seeing my baby Qais walk and laugh again. Please donate so I can buy medicine and bandages instead of expired drugs and torn clothes cleaning his wound.
Every day, I fear opening my messages and finding nothing, because silence now feels more terrifying than hunger or bleeding. It feels like watching baby Qais disappear. Donate and save him.
it’s incredibly tempting to think that in the bad kids, girls night would be peace and quiet and boys night would be crazed madness as is the case with many coed friend groups, but consider who you have on either side:
girls night is fig faeth, chaos incarnate; kristen applebees, lesbian wildcard; and adaine abernant, who is the most level headed party member until you get her mad and she kills you in one punch.
boys night is gorgug thistlespring, soft sweet boy of our hearts; fabian seacaster, the poshest person anyone has ever met; and riz gukgak, who is feral as hell but is clearly willing to simply vibe with the boys as we saw in the smithy.
so rather than girls night being makeovers and nail painting and boys night being crazy adventure someone might be dead, i propose:
boys night: starts promptly at seven thirty pm, they have a lovely dinner at seacaster manor, fabian has requested that they all wear dinner jackets, there is some light sparring in the yard, fabian gets tipsy off one glass of wine, they go upstairs and play video games on his giant computer, how has that classical music been playing this entire time?
girls night: starts “at sundown”, whatever that means, begins and ends in mordred manor but does not stay there in between, they go to the mall and end up getting kicked out of Fantasy Lush for trying to eat the soap (fig rolled a nat 1 insight), adaine tries to punch some dude who catcalls them, how did we lose kristen inside the house?, they all insist on sleeping in one bed despite having their own separate rooms in the same house, fig does not sleep until five am because she and kristen are giggly tired and the word “yacht” has been setting them off for hours
these happen on the same night obviously. at one point riz calls adaine and expect them to be watching a movie like the boys are but the car alarm of someone else’s car is going off and kristen is dancing to it in the background while fig tries to play along on the bass.
Help me evacuate Gaza and Pursue my journey as a journalism student in Ireland: Help me give voice to the voiceless
Please check my campaign verification HERE.
My name is Huda Skaik, and I am an English major student from Gaza.
For as long as I can remember, writing has been my way of understanding the world and connecting with people. During this war, when my own education was interrupted and my university was destroyed, I chose to keep writing. I became a journalist because I believed that even in the darkest moments, people’s stories deserve to be heard.
I have written about the lives of women, families, journalists, civil defence workers, and ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza. Through my work with different media platforms, I have tried to share the reality of my people with the world and give a voice to those who are often unheard.
But behind every story I write is my own story. I lost my home and have been displaced with my family. Like many others in Gaza, we are trying to survive under extremely difficult conditions while holding onto hope.
I have now been accepted to study a BA of Arts with a Minor in Journalism at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland. This opportunity means everything to me. It is a chance to continue my education, develop my skills, and keep telling stories with honesty and humanity.
To make this dream possible, I need support for my evacuation, visa process, tuition fees, and living expenses in Ireland.
I have spent my life trying to amplify the voices of others. Now I am asking you to help me protect my own voice and my future.
If you can donate, share, or amplify my story, I would be deeply grateful.
Thank you for standing with me.
"When a classroom is destroyed, a dream does not have to be. A… Huda Skaik needs your support for Help Huda Reach Safety and Her Dream of s
Help me evacuate Gaza and Pursue my journey as a journalism student in Ireland: Help me give voice to the voiceless
Please check my campaign verification HERE.
My name is Huda Skaik, and I am an English major student from Gaza.
For as long as I can remember, writing has been my way of understanding the world and connecting with people. During this war, when my own education was interrupted and my university was destroyed, I chose to keep writing. I became a journalist because I believed that even in the darkest moments, people’s stories deserve to be heard.
I have written about the lives of women, families, journalists, civil defence workers, and ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza. Through my work with different media platforms, I have tried to share the reality of my people with the world and give a voice to those who are often unheard.
But behind every story I write is my own story. I lost my home and have been displaced with my family. Like many others in Gaza, we are trying to survive under extremely difficult conditions while holding onto hope.
I have now been accepted to study a BA of Arts with a Minor in Journalism at Mary Immaculate College in Ireland. This opportunity means everything to me. It is a chance to continue my education, develop my skills, and keep telling stories with honesty and humanity.
To make this dream possible, I need support for my evacuation, visa process, tuition fees, and living expenses in Ireland.
I have spent my life trying to amplify the voices of others. Now I am asking you to help me protect my own voice and my future.
If you can donate, share, or amplify my story, I would be deeply grateful.
Thank you for standing with me.
"When a classroom is destroyed, a dream does not have to be. A… Huda Skaik needs your support for Help Huda Reach Safety and Her Dream of s
Avengers vol. 1 #25
Pietro is being so silly and giddy this issue so far. I never expected him to be so happy learning about a new family member, but I guess for him he and Wanda have been on their own for years now, and he's mostly been the one taking care of the two of them.
The fact that it would be so much fucking easier if I was in love with my friend's ex girlfriend really should raise concerns about my current love situation
stormborns
amandla
2087
vaporwave
prguitarman
