MindFull Space.

Eddie On Chao. Any pronouns as long as they are said respectfully. 100% Iu Mienh. Oakland, CA Yee~!

[eddieoffchao]

As I've grown older, I've come to find how much more aligned with nihilism I've become. Not necessarily in a super pessimistic way per say (most of the time anyways), but rather just understanding that besides the value I or someone else has prescribed to something, there wasn't reason for me to do many things. I guess I'm trying to come to terms with that it is truly only up to me to ascribe meaning and value to anything for myself and that ultimately my happiness is my responsibility alone in the end of the day. Some days that might be super hard and overwhelming, but I owe it to nobody but myself to try.

[eddieoffchao]

I think a part of me just wants to know that it was all meaningful in some way, as if I had some sort of impact.

[littlestpersimmon]

with me

[katrinageist]

When I explain cultural misappropriation to children, I use the example of The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

It’s effective because especially for children, who don’t have enough historical context to understand much of the concept, you can still fully grasp the idea.  

There was nothing wrong with Jack seeing the beauty and differences in Christmas town, it’s when he tried to take what is unique about Christmas town away from those it originally belonged to without understanding the full context of Christmas things is when everything went wrong.

When Jack tries to get the folk of Halloween town to make Christmas gifts for children, etc., children understand that the Halloween town folk do not have the full context for the objects they are making, and they are able to see that the direct repercussions and consequences are very harmful.

[jumpingjacktrash]

what i like about this is the implication that if jack had taken the time to understand christmas town, bringing christmas to halloween town would not have been harmful. that’s how it works, folks. cultural sharing is GOOD, it’s only misappropriation when it’s done in ignorance and disrespect.

[kelseyridge13]

There’s an interesting level here in that Jack tried to understand Christmas town. He could see the magic while he was there, and he did try to explain it that way to citizens of Halloween town.  But they weren’t interested in the kind of life he was describing, so he started “rebranding” Christmas so that it was not like Christmas but was like Halloween. The people of Halloween town, never having actually encountered Christmas, have no way of knowing that what they’re being told about Christmas and “Sandy Claws” is inaccurate. Jack also tried to study Christmas and its culture, though he couldn’t quite get it; eventually, he literally decides to take it for himself, even as he knows it’s not really for him.  He started out feeling sad the others in Halloween town didn’t ‘get it,’ but he then decided it’s not important to fully ‘get it’ but instead to have it.

So it’s not just accidentally removing things form their context; he has intentionally disregard the meaning of the rituals he purports to be recreating, making them more fun for the recreaters but not like what the rituals are supposed to be and without the related significance.

[calamitycons]

This is the best way to conceptualize the wrong way to share culture I have ever seen and I think I finally get where people are coming from when they talk about “cultural appropriation.”

[okayilubuhbye-deactivated201611]

This is an EXCELLENT explanation through example!

[figureyourlifeout-deactivated20]

This is PERFECT. I’m using this in my classroom.

[micdotcom]

Watch: It’s your right to share your salary, not doing so could be holding you back.

[annakie]

At my last company, one day someone in accounting approached me at lunch and quietly told me I need to ask for a raise because I was way underpaid.

They gave me a number to shoot for.  It was about twice than what I had been making at the time.

So I went online, did some research, found some figures backing up my claim, put it all together and went to my boss.

I got what I asked for.

If it hadn’t been for that person in accounting telling me I was way underpaid, I’d have never known.  I went from barely scraping by to being able to have a savings account and getting all my debts paid thanks to them.

You should at least check sites like salary.com to start the process of seeing what you should be making.

[brianadeshe]

Because this is crucially important

[gayforbagels]

Except for the fact that 90% of the time you are under contract not to talk about your salary otherwise the company can sue you. Every job I’ve had I’ve had to sign that I won’t discuss my pay with other employees otherwise my employment is terminated and the company will take legal action. 

[kintatsujo]

It’s actually illegal for companies to forbid wage discussion, they’re just counting on you not knowing your rights.

[tuf-luv]

Important

[ryantherabbot]

Fuck.

[radiantsolstice-blog]

If you scrolled right past this - GO THE FUCK BACK UP - this is a huge PSA

jfc I’ll be having some words with some folks

[retrogamingblog]

Pokeball Interiors by Susan Lao

[eddieoffchao]

disposable

[adventurouscrime]

[adventure-heart]

[ripe]

❤️| ig: bo_mang_co

[deact-thesovereignempress]

the sequel

[batbitequeen]

40 y/o white guy: Hey kid, ever hear about Rage Against the Machine? They really told it like it is! Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me!

me: Zack de la Rocha is Mexican Tom Morello is black Brad Wilk is jewish

40 y/o white guy: blue lives matter

[batbitequeen]

RATM: Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses

40 y/o white guy that claims he likes RATM: blue lives matter

[lenins-and-things]

Was it Paul Ryan that claimed to be a RATM fan? Like, nationally? In public? On TV? And then RATM came out and shut him down?

[batbitequeen]

:)

[batbitequeen]

🙏✊🔥🙏

[mccoppinscrapyard]

Also I totally remembered this exchange:

[garrettauthor]

GET FUCKING REKT

[kittyburrito69]

[eddieoffchao]

Worthiness.

[invaderxan]

Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.

Reblog to save a life?

[eddieoffchao]

April 30th. Black April. Multiple reflections.

Normally I don't do anything on this day. But I'm not sure why I'm feeling more raw than usual lately and just wanted to write. ---------- Maybe it's because I've been reflecting on the idea of me being 'Mien-American' lately. The tension of 'not being 'Mien' enough, knowing full well that I cannot be Mien in the same ways. But also knowing full well that after my generation 'Mieness' will most likely change there might be no more 'ciet mien's, no more ceremonies. This is usually where I say, "and that's okay." But I cannot right now. And that's okay, there will be tension. And in the end of the day, one of the most Mien things I can do is to just, survive. ---------- I've been asked a couple times recently, "Would you ever want to live somewhere other than Oakland?" And I responded, "I don't know, I only know how to imagine and dream of myself here." I wonder if my ancestors felt the same way every time that they were forced to move.

Fuck gentrification. ---------- Maybe it's because I've been reflecting on the idea of 'home' lately. And how I cannot visualize the idea of home. Sometimes I feel that there is no soil to welcome me back.

I love Oakland. I always rep' Oakland. I deeply respect the Black and Brown hxstory, culture, people, and power in this city. I humbly recognize the land in which the Ohlone people thrived and how they are still struggling to protect earth and water.

But I wonder, does this land recognize my Mien spirit. Oakland is the only 'home' I've ever known and the closest thing to a 'political home' I have. My mind is constantly engaged here. But will I ever learn to let this 'home' be where I can rest my heart in. ---------- I want to grow like a (Oak) tree. Patient. Unapologetic. And connected to the earth.

I hope the seeds that I plant in my relationships and organizing can grow like this. ---------- Maybe it's because I've been thinking about how I am with my family. Happy Birthday Dad, I love you.

[artwoonz]

By: Another Town by tenxia Instagram: @artwoonz

[politicalsci]