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So I’m growing my hair out and entering that awkward phase where I look like I did in 2004. I guess I should also revisit early Goxxip, Interpol, Camera Obscura, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Follow me on Instagram: demiandineyazhi

#ego #navajo #nativeamerican #demian #queer #artfag #selfie #ishouldbesuspendedfromclass (at NOWHERE ///.)

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Beautiful.

Those who seem heartless once cared too much.

Trust, love and believe in yourself.

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“In 1981 I happened to see Joe Strummer – he was the singer for the punk rock band The Clash – on the tube. I saw him sitting on the other side of the seat, but I thought he was too private – he might get too angry – but I was trying to be brave, I went up to him and asked him ‘may I take a picture of you.’ he smiled and said ‘yes’, and I clicked several shots. Just before he got off the train he said to me, ‘You should take photos of whatever you want. That’s punk.’ ” Herbie Yamaguchi

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World of flowers

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So much goodness.

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Lunar lately.

Allyship

Too subjective to be about individuals. Individual actions. That's where I look.

Everybody gotta be about that ego...

People like to finger others. People like to prosthelytize. People need to take a look in the mirror. People need to recognize.

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I can’t practice Yoga or meditation or Zen Buddhism without thinking about cultural appropriation .. Western yoga is a textbook example. White Westerners lift yoga from another culture, brand it, and turn it into a multibillion dollar industry for their profit…but should an actual Hindu practitioner practice the ancient traditions of their faith, it is used to label them an “other” or refusing to assimilate. Diverse human genes spread across the world as our descendants travel, meet, love, mate and settle. Race and ethnic identities aren't immutable. Our skin, hair, our expressions, languages, our traditions, styles, customs, dress and spiritual practices blend. Intermarriage. Mixed ancestry. Doesn’t this mean that inevitably, the racialized societies created by imperialism will cease to exist? Perhaps on that day we can judge one another on the strength of our character alone.

#yoga #police #photography #imperialism #culturalappropriation

"Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hopes of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. Record companies found Death’s music— and band name—too intimidating, and the group were never given a fair shot, disbanding before they even completed one album."

I first heard of this band a few months ago. I was out on a walk when I came across a poster advertising a punk show from an unheard of band. INTEREST SPIKED! Come to find out, fifty years after their forming they were playing their first Seattle gig. Historical Icons, the band is very much alive and the above quotation about record companies finding their music and band name "too intimidating" is racism at work and nothing more. You can watch a documentary about the band on NETFLIX. It's an amazing story. They've got a 10 song LP due next year. If you're a music fan. If you're a punk music fan. ... Check them out.

#punk #1970 #racism #punk music