[swiftsirius]

um yeah so quick thoughts i need to get out. i’m really obviously mixed races  (im black white and mexican) but ive always felt like i dont really belong anywhere because im not full black or full white or full mexican ya know? and i never grew up with any african culture around me and limited mexican culture (except for food omg so much food) so idk i feel like im not allowed to say im something (especially mexican bc i have prominent african girl hair and darker skin than like white ppl idk so im just viewed as a lightskin black girl ?) like im afraid someone will say something like “oh no youre not *blank*” youre only like half that doesnt count” (which kinda has happened which sucks.) like i am this but youre making me feel like im not ?? idk life stinks and im feelin my emotions sorry 

[disquietfuture]

Yeah, that’s sort of why I’m against interacial relationships even though I’m mixed myself because I know the affects on self-identity. Even though, mixed people have issues with having to “choose”, I found it helpful to do exactly that. Choose the most marginalized ethnicity and re-immerse into that. Make it a point to date people from that ethnicity as a step to decolonize and become closer to that part of you. It may become easier for you because you’re Afro-Latinx which has a big,vibrant community of their own for you to be a part of. I’d ditch the white part completely, for obvious reasons.

also, you’ll have less people point out you’re only half-black if you become more vocal about black struggles and current issues, immerse more into “Blackness”. for example, people don’t question Jesse Williams on his blackness because he’s so vocal about black issues while people like Don Lemon are ridiculed for their whitewashed perspectives. 

[pluboo]

ok but like mixed race people are so beautiful every single one I’ve seen is like breathtakingly beautiful

[disquietfuture]

lmao

[hushhatake]

but really?  I fucking hate it when people make fun of people who have all their races in their bios and say shit like “how many parents you got?”  like fuck off.  There are biracial, triracial, fucking 18 different races mixed into one and it’s not up to you to decide what’s important to that person.  Put everything that is in your blood on your bio and scream it from the rooftops.  People have the right to be proud of every single one of their races and it’s not funny to diminish that.  

[disquietfuture]

eh, I duno about that. It can get problematic really fast. Like when White people claim 1/16th native American ancestry (then in turn, try to speak on Native American issues). Race is a social construct that dominates, it’s questionable to claim being a part of a ethnic culture when you don’t know anything about the culture nor practice said culture (and are barely even genetically tied to that culture). and once you’re white passing, well....

[eternal-dannation]

U kno I fully support liang's indictment but part of me is rlly uncomfortable with the way some ppl have decide to respond to the protests like "LOL u Asians thought u were white" and "Asians r soo racist just like white ppl"

That’s a perfectly valid thing to be uncomfortable about. I’m going to be honest, I think a lot of “progressive” sj bloggers on this site really hate asian people. Like every time an asian person fucks up I cringe because I know it’s only a matter of time until I see a slew of posts about how antiblack every single one of us are (which…..isn’t to say there isn’t antiblackness to be found, but like, the way these comments are framed is anything but productive). It’s frustrating as hell. It prevents dialogue. We can’t talk about how east asians are held up by white supremacy with the model minority, we can’t talk about how this is ultimately a trap and (as we can see with Liang) white supremacy will ultimately not protect us (nor should we want that protection). We can’t talk about the factors and the environment that has lead to this catalyst of (mostly older, immigrant) chinese americans to finally take to the streets in protest. Because who needs to look deeper than “these stupid fucking chinks hate black people”

[softest-star-deactivated2021053]

Re the Asian American cop being arrested and convicted

There are very clearly anti-black sentiments surrounding all of this, but I’m ngl, it’s pretty clear the NYPD is not supporting this guy because he’s Asian.

Were it a white man (like it’s been SO many times), we know damn well his conviction wouldn’t have happened.

But, again, the fact that a large amount of Asian Americans have come out to protest his arrest when he is GUILTY, is such anti-black BULLSHIT that I’m reluctant to actually care about the clear racism.

Like, yes, the NYPD left him to the wolves, but I don’t see him as a scapegoat.

He murdered a black man and he’s actually being convicted. Him being Asian American doesn’t negate that and it’s bullshit to be protesting about his conviction.

[disquietfuture]

I asked some people that said this same type of argument to answer if they think this was Anti-Asian then and no one seems to be able to answer lol.

Meet Stanley Tookie, the Crips leader that shot an entire Asian family in the face (not by accident like Peter Liang while on duty but on purpose after calling them “buddhaheads” and in cold blood) and the black community came out to rally for him. Was that anti-Asian?

Apparently, Asians aren’t allowed to defend their own people against white supremacy and racism within the police force. Peter Liang was a scapegoat and pointing that out is not antiblack. That being said, of course he should be punished for involuntary manslaughter but his sentencing was extreme and racist. 

[thetpr]

I still don’t understand why people are supporting Liang. Outside of antiBlackness, what reason is there? (Real Q) https://t.co/xC0dQVU2jc

[disquietfuture]

People support him because the white supremacy police force is using him as a scapegoat and giving him a harsher sentence because he’s not White. 

[riverofmolecules]

i cannot believe someone, an asian person, sat down and wrote an op-ed about how peter liang is like vincent chin. i can believe the new york post published it though.

[disquietfuture]

he’s definitely not Vincent Chin lol that’s ridiculous but its very odd that he’s facing 5-15 years when involuntary manslaughter is typically a 10-16 month average prison time. 

[riverofmolecules]

New York state law sets the penalty for involuntary manslaughter as 3 to 15 years. It’s not odd. Nobody is questioning whether Peter Liang is receiving harsher treatment than he would if he were white. It’s obviously true but “harsher treatment” here is “being tried in court and receiving the appropriate sentence as defined by law”. There is nothing weird or unjust about it and your post approaches dog whistle anti-blackness.

[disquietfuture]

Really? Well, I have an old friend from back in the day, killed a woman and her unborn baby in a car accident while on cocaine and he did little over a year soooo and he’s a White guy from Arkansas. 

You must have some pretty looped thinking if you think pointing out the simple fact that Peter Liang is being used as an example is antiblack. 

So then, would you say the black community rallying around Stanley Tookie Williams after he shoots an Asian family in the face, calling them “buddhaheads” is antiAsian? Just curious.

Heres a post talking about it, didn’t they even make some movie about what a great guy he was even? LOL

http://nappeun-yuja.tumblr.com/post/134748707156/himteckerjam-nappeun-yuja-asians-are-rude

[multoki]

the fact that people are supporting liang makes me sick…. im so angry i hate asian people and their antiblackness like… they could have advocated for the arrest of the other officers, not downplay the atrocity liang committed… god…. fuck that

[disquietfuture]

really? you don’t think it’s weird he’s facing 5-15 years instead of 10-16 months for standard involuntary manslaughter? Not to mention, of course, that’s he’s being used as a scapegoat considering no other officers ever get ANY time for their nonstop shooting carelessness? Personally, I find that very strange.

[riverofmolecules]

i cannot believe someone, an asian person, sat down and wrote an op-ed about how peter liang is like vincent chin. i can believe the new york post published it though.

[disquietfuture]

he’s definitely not Vincent Chin lol that’s ridiculous but its very odd that he’s facing 5-15 years when involuntary manslaughter is typically a 10-16 month average prison time. 

[fomysquad]

Thousands of protesters think the NYPD is using this Chinese cop as a scapegoat

Chinese Americans Protest Conviction Of NYPD Officer Peter Liang

Thousands accused he wouldn’t have been convicted if he were white.

[redchannet-deactivated20171019]

Anti blackness is hell of a drug. 

[fake-ass-teena-marie]

nothing screams anti-blackness like wanting a non-white officer to get off for murder just like their white counterparts.

[disquietfuture]

It’s a fact though that he’d get away with literally anything if he were White?? and it’s also true that the White system is using him as an example/scapegoat?

Also, just punish him for his mistake. I don’t think he meant to kill the guy? Involuntary manslaughter is typically 10-16 months, why is it 5-15 years? Very strange. 

[ayqaart-deactivated20170320]

“Fresh off the boat” by Ayqa Khan

[destinedformadness]

This is my favourite photo set

[reysjwalker-deactivated20160320]

Literally every fuckign post about latinx specific issues gets reblogged with some FRIENDLY REMINDER LATINX PPL CAN BE ANTI BLACK yet nobody cares to talk about latinx ppl getting pushed out of culture that we have literally contributed to for generations and nobody cares to discuss how when ppl talk about representation latinx ppl are literally told we dont matter and that as long as there are black characters being added to things then we need to sit and wait for our representation because even activism likes to pretend race is a fucking binary sometimes and I’m tired of being treated like I’m too white for activism but too brown for white people to not treat me like garbage and I’m sick of latinx characters being called useless/unimportant/unnecessary/extra by black fandom as if we cant exist at the same time as them and I feel like there’s a lateral sort of aggression here that isnt being fucking addressed and I’m probably going to get like 50 messages about ‘DONT FORGET LATINX PPL CAN BE ANTIBLACK’ like I know that!!! my grandfather is in my house every week whether I like it or not so I’m PERFECTLY AWARE of how prevalent that is in the community trust me but shit!!!!!!!!!! we matter too!!!! can we talk about latinx ppl for like 30 seconds please?????

[overlordxord]

“omg straight ppl suck!!!!!”

You realize that straight people are the reason you’re here, right?

[fandomsandfeminism]

My grandmother is a lesbian. 

Not everyone’s parents are heterosexual. 

Also, like….what’s your point? For many LGBT+ people, their parents were among their earliest and worst bullies. 

[sillylovingpupper]

Homosexual couples can not reproduce. A straight person is literally how you came to be.

That being said, people do not need reminding of this when they’re venting. Thank you. 

[fandomsandfeminism]

MY GRANDMOTHER IS A LESBIAN. 

My mother is not the product of two heterosexuals. 

I’m bi. I might have children eventually.  Those children will not be the product of two heterosexuals. 

Straight people are not REQUIRED for children to be made. 

[disquietfuture]

I think what they mean is that if you are in a relationship with someone not from your internally opposite biological/physiological self, you cannot NATURALLY reproduce UNLESS you employ a third party for their egg or sperm. 

[micdotcom]

This Peruvian sex worker is taking justice into her own hands

Add this to your list of good things happening in the world: Angela Villon, a Peruvian woman who’s done sex work for more than 30 years, is running for her nation’s Congress. What she hopes to accomplish if elected.

[veryfemmeandantifascist]

wonder what excuse rad fems will cook up to ignore her

[disquietfuture]

Good thing there’s absolutely nothing in there where she’s  justifying “sex work” as non-exploitative but rather working to help the exploited women find other means through education as well as fighting the human trafficking crimes that’s such a core integral part of the sex trade/industry. Hopefully, she gets elected into some position so she can leave her former sex work behind.

[yvng-nvbian]

Dear Black people..

You can still be pro-black and be in an interracial relationship

You can still be pro-black and relax your hair and wear weaves

You can still be pro-black and not listen to R&B, Soul, and Hip-Hop

All the above applies to me and guess what. I’m pro-black and I’m extremely open with it. I heavily stand by my people but I’m sick of being judged and labeled as a self hating coon because of my different choices and preferences. That doesn’t define or take away my black pride.

[disquietfuture]

It’s going to be extremely difficult, if not impossible for you to keep your blackness in your future lineage if you don’t marry your own ethnicity. Dating interracially/miscegenation, is a part of assimilation and acculturation. Steps that will distance you further from your heritage and roots. 

[themelancholyblackwoman]

If you’re going to post a photo of a biracial child with her racist grandfather as proof “interracial” relationships can make a difference, expect me to comment on how that is not an everyday example of the realities of being biracial or black raised by a white family with possible white racists. Most black children who had white grandparents or immediate relatives threaten their parents to disown them go through with it. Unfriend me because I’m not naive enough to use a rare as “proof” racism can be solved by one child. The child was objectified.

[southeastasianists]

The History of Singapore: IndoctriNation - The Online Citizen

In the 17th episode of “The History of Singapore”, Dr Thum Ping Tjin explains why and how the British sought to transform Singapore’s Chinese into loyal English-speaking British subjects, and how this alienated and radicalised the Chinese-speaking community and sparking off the movement for Singapore’s independence.

In the 17th episode of “The History of Singapore”, Dr Thum Ping Tjin explains why and how the British sought to transform Singapore’s Chinese into loyal English-speaking British subjects, and how this alienated and radicalised the Chinese-speaking community and sparking off the movement for Singapore’s independence.

To safeguard British interests in Singapore after independence, the British desired to leave behind a reliably pro-British population, who would identify themselves as British. To achieve this, the colonial government embarked on massive social engineering to destroy Chinese culture and education.

“An internal memo between the education department officials stated that “as more English Schools are available, Chinese schools would decrease with the weak and poor schools weeded out eventually”. Publicly, they emphasise that this is a “constructive partnership” but privately, they talked about the decay of Chinese education happening in the background, as a “slowly engineered process”. Desperate schools would then have to accept complete government control to stay afloat, allowing the government to freely institute reforms that turns the Chinese schools into de-facto English schools.

The plan worked, Chinese schools struggled. Chinese schools were dependent on fees and contribution from the public. During the post-Korean war financial recession, donations dried up, schools had to raise their fees to make up the difference. This dissuaded many parents who felt that they had little choice but to send their children to the well funded and cheaper English school.

This created a vicious cycle…”

In this podcast, Dr Thum also shared how fundings were discriminately given to the schools in the 50s.

“In 1952, Chinese schools received a total of $1.3 million or around $26 per pupil, while English schools recieved a total of $3.4 million around or around $224 per pupil. Nine times as much as the Chinese schools. Meanwhile, Malay students were fully funded, their education is completely free and Indian students were subsidised $73 per pupil.”

At its height in 1950s, there were as much as 283 Chinese-schools in Singapore. Out of these 9 have turned into Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools, some have turned into government schools while close to 200 have since closed down.

Dr Thum Ping Tjin, a Singaporean historian who is a Research Associate at the Centre for Global History and co-ordinator of Project Southeast Asia at the University of Oxford. Planned as a series of 40 episodes, the podcast will cover Singapore’s founding as a British port in 1819 up to separation from Malaysia in 1963. Each episode is about 20 – 30 minutes long. Dr Thum has set up a Patreon page for those interested in supporting and helping him improve the podcast.

To support the pod, visit patreon.com/pjthum.