My name is Mahmoud. I live in Gaza with my family, and we are going through a very difficult financial situation. I tried to create a donation link for my family, but I couldn't find someone to help organize and manage the campaign đ„șđSo my friend Ahmed decided to support me by sharing his own familyâs donation link, and we agreed to split the donations between our two families.
Right now, we have almost no food, and the cost of living has become unbearable due to the siege, soaring prices, and the closure of all crossings.Everything has doubled in price in an unimaginable way đ„Čđ„ș
We might be forced to flee to southern Gaza after the announcement of a full invasion of Gaza City đ
The bombing and destruction never stop â not for a single moment. There is no longer any real life in Gaza. We are just struggling to survive, trying to secure the bare minimum: water and food.
Winter is coming, and we have no winter clothing after our home was destroyed and we were displaced multiple times đđ„ČPlease, we urgently need financial help to buy food and store some in case the situation worsens.
This is our donation link.
Please remember: donations are shared between two families. So, for the sake of God, help us, my friend. Save our children, my younger siblings, my parents, and even my older siblings â we are all homeless and hungry đ„șđ„Čđ
My Story: From the Hell of War to the Search for Safety My name is Ahmed, a 20-year-old young man from Gaza. Since the war began, my life ha
My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children đšâđ§âđŠ from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.
But the war took everything from us⊠đ
In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.
After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent âș that does not protect us from the heat of the sun âïž, the cold of winter âïž, insects đ, or rats đ that have become part of our daily struggle.
Even the little food we manage to get đ does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship đ.
The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need đą.
I ask kind-hearted people â€ïž to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter đ„, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.
Because of the war in Gaza, I lost everything â my home đïž and my work in law, as I am a law graduate âïž. My wife and my daughter Malak suff
Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time đ. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life đ€.
Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help đ€Č.
Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain â€ïž.
My name is Maram, I am 25 years old from Gaza. I dreamed of a peaceful life, spending my life with my husband and my three children... but the war turned this dream into an impossible one đđ. We lived through this genocide with all its painful details and we are still suffering from itđ. We were so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and we returned to our homes in northern Gaza after being displaced for a year and a half in a tent in the south of the Gaza Strip. After repairing a small room in our destroyed house, we began to live there and start over. Unfortunately, the war came back, and it was even stronger than before đ. Now, we have no shelter or source of income. We have used up all our savings during the war. I know I created my campaign very late, but that's because I have no other means to help my family đ. I am completely confident and hopeful that someone here will help us as much as they can and save my family in these tough circumstances đ.
I know how painful and frustrating it is to start over from scratch, but I hope to get any amount for my family đ„șđ.
My name is Maram, a Palestinian woman from Gaza. I am 26 years old and a mother of three children: Malik (8 years old), Ibrahim (6 years old
So, please, donate to my campaign, even if it's a small amountâit will have a big impact on us đ„ș. May God bless you, my friend đ„°â€ïž.
Hello my friend I am a mother of two little girls from Gaza, Sara (6 years old) and Ameera (5 years old) đBefore the war, we lived a simple life with a home and dreams like any other family. Today, our home has been destroyed, and we are living in a damaged tent after long months of displacement, fear, hunger, and loss.
My daughters spend their days standing in long lines for water and bread instead of living their childhood đ„ș My husband was also injured while trying to bring food for us during the famine.
I created this fundraiser with a broken heart, only hoping to protect my daughters and give them a chance to live with dignity, safety, and hope again đ
Any donation, no matter how small, can help us survive. And if you cannot donate, sharing our story may help us reach someone who can, but please try to support us with a donation because my campaign is still new and my little girls desperately need your help đż
Hi, I am Max Langlois. I created this fundraiser for these two little girls. Please read their story below, share and donate if you can.
Please do not leave Sara and Ameera alone in this pain and suffering đ
My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children đšâđ§âđŠ from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.
But the war took everything from us⊠đ
In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.
After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent âș that does not protect us from the heat of the sun âïž, the cold of winter âïž, insects đ, or rats đ that have become part of our daily struggle.
Even the little food we manage to get đ does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship đ.
The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need đą.
I ask kind-hearted people â€ïž to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter đ„, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.
Because of the war in Gaza, I lost everything â my home đïž and my work in law, as I am a law graduate âïž. My wife and my daughter Malak suff
Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time đ. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life đ€.
Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help đ€Č.
Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain â€ïž.
My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children đšâđ§âđŠ from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.
But the war took everything from us⊠đ
In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.
After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent âș that does not protect us from the heat of the sun âïž, the cold of winter âïž, insects đ, or rats đ that have become part of our daily struggle.
Even the little food we manage to get đ does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship đ.
The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need đą.
I ask kind-hearted people â€ïž to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter đ„, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.
Because of the war in Gaza, I lost everything â my home đïž and my work in law, as I am a law graduate âïž. My wife and my daughter Malak suff
Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time đ. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life đ€.
Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help đ€Č.
Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain â€ïž.
My name is Mohammed, I live in Gaza City and I am 19 years old. I have lived through the full horrors of war â hunger, displacement, fear, relentless bombings, destruction, and so many other painful experiences đ„čđ.I never created a donation link before, and I havenât received any kind of help throughout this devastating war đ„Čđ.
I was so happy when the ceasefire was announced, and I dreamed of starting a small shop to earn a living. But sadly, the war returned â even more violent and destructive than before đ.Our area has now been declared a dangerous combat zone, and we lost our home â the only shelter we had đ.
Worst of all, my father was seriously injured: he tragically lost one of his hands and an eye, and he is now completely unable to work or support our family đ„Čđ.
Prices have skyrocketed, and we have no source of income. Iâm launching this donation campaign now with a broken heart but a little hope đ„Č.
Please, for the sake of humanity and for the sake of my family, consider making a donation to help us survive đđ.
I just created the donation link, hoping that someone out there might lend a helping hand.
My name is Mohammed. I am 18 years old and live in Gaza City. I am still at the beginning of my life, dreaming of a better future. My father
My name is Ayaa from Gaza city, I am  a childrenâs teacher, 24 years old, living with my parents and siblings. We all used to live a peacefu
Hello friends, I hope you are all well. I'm really not doing well. My mother is suffering terribly from tooth pain.
We need dental crowns, which cost over $700, and it's urgent.
Tumblr deleted all my accounts, and I've been trying to contact many of my former supporters, but without success. Please, my mother is in great pain. We're constantly visiting the dentist, and this is on top of providing food and drink for my family of eight. We also need to cover my parents' monthly chronic medication, which costs over $300. So please, try to share and spread the word about our situation so we can raise the money before Tuesday.
My mother is in pain, and I am running out of options.
Only $40 to help my mother stay in good health for another dayđđ
My name is Ibrahim. After all the displacement and suffering we have endured in Gaza, my mother was left with severe injuries. Her condition is critical, and she frequently requires emergency hospitalization.
To keep her alive and stable, she needs medicine and vitamins that cost $40 every single day.
Despite my desperate efforts, donations have been extremely weak, and the help I receive is nowhere near enough to cover these daily life-saving costs. I am reaching out because I have run out of options, and the fear of not being able to provide for her tomorrow is unbearable.
Please, if you can help or share , you could be the reason my mother gets the care she needs today.đđ
My name is Raven, and I'm running this campaign on behalf of Ibrahim and his family, who are friends of my own friend living in Gaza. 100% o
đ€đ« My husband is injured and unable to work.
đđ Please, I am begging for help.
đ”â€ïž Any support, even a small amount, can save my life and my children.
We are a family of 7. Our home was completely destroyed đ„đïž. There is no safety, no shelter, not even a tent đïž to protect us from the cold âïž and rain đ§ïž.
We are living on the streets đïž, without food đ, and our lives are in danger â ïž.
Please, any help matters đ â shelter, food, or urgent aid. Every moment counts
đ€đ Please donât turn away.
đ Help us survive.
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I see a lot of readings of deltarune that analyze how the work deals with gender but there is an element of racial coding (most likely unintentional but still very much there! especially if you have grown surrounded by this sort of stuff) and I'm so insane about the intersection of race and gender when it comes to deltarune and how the fandom has reacted to it
BEFORE WE START THE ESSAY DISCLAIMER:
This essay is not about people's race headcanons, you can draw these girls as whatever race you want, this is just my perspective and some of my media analysis knowledge being put to the test, if you disagree with me, that's fine, and have a good day.
Sooooo, noelle right?
The blonde deer girl from a well off family with a parent in a position of power
Not only that, but also we all agree that Noelle is a play on the trope of the damsel in distress, right? Berdly literally calls her one.
Now, what do you think when you think of damsel in distress?
Personally I think of Ann Darrow from the original King Kong, you know, that white petit blonde lady that king kong carries around? Even if you never watched that film you know her, with the film having been referenced across all media for over 90 years now
Now Noelle is not a direct reference to Ann, but she and Ann are pulling from the same character archetype, one that has unfortunately been steeped in racist ideals for a long while now, not just misogynistic!
The damsel is a woman, because women were often robbed of their agency, but specifically a white woman, a blonde woman, because the white woman was often seen as the perfect victim, a perfect innocent. In film, where the viewer was historically presumed a white male (this is what the concept of the male gaze refers to) the white damsel is assumed to inspire righteous anger at the white woman (who is treated like the white mans property) being threatened.
Its misogynistic yes, but racist as well. By having Noelle embody this archetype, toby is calling back to that racist history whether he intends to or not
Its then so interesting to me that Noelle's character arc, both in the normal route and in the snowgrave route, is about coming to understand that she, despite her and others assumptions about her, is not as weak and frail as they all assume and in fact holds much more power than she first thought
In the normal route this power is used for good, when she finally stands up to queen and in the snowgrave route, that power is used for ill, when killing a large number of the dark world's inhabitants (which, due to being objects personified puts them in a lower position of power than the light world's inhabitants(this is outright stated with ralsei saying that the dark exists to serve the light)) and Berdly.
It then can be argued that this characterization of Noelle dispels both the misogynistic AND the racist roots of the damsel in distress trope. Because despite how historically media presented white women as perfect victims they weren't, for one they like all human beings have agency, and two they had by virtue o their race more power than large swatches of people, power used for good and ill.
Likewise, regardless of how much the people around her tries to undermine it, Noelle still has agency, she still makes choices both for good and for ill.
(I really hope it doesn't sound like I'm victim blaming Noelle for the weird route, she's not at fault for being manipulated by a being beyond her comprehension, I'm just saying, as a person who has harmed others under the influence of an abusive relationship, understanding that you can always make choices is the first step to escape that cycle, even if they're small choices its a good first step of reclaiming your agency)
Do I think this was intended? Like I said probably not, but just like you can do queer readings of media where the creator never intended such a reading so can I do a reading of race as presented in deltarune despite it being not intended
And it frustrates me a little bit how many people call noelle deltarune's quintessential girl without thinking about the racist roots of the western definition of a girl
Now on the surface susie's racial coding seems much less apparent, the bully archetype has not been racially coded the same way the damsel archetype has been, but... there are... *things* about her
The way monster kid has never seen her beat anyone up but still presumes violence from her
The way that rudin goes "whoa you tamed the beast, you even taught it how to talk!" when they see her hanging out with the rest of the party near the end of chapter 1
The way she has been ostracized by the community because of this perceived threat she suppousedly poses
The way she is assumed to be tougher and how she plays into it
How she plays into this persona by using her physical features like her teeth
How noelle falls in love with this tough persona
How insecure susie seems with her body, hiding her tail
The way her hair seems messy like she doesnt know how to take care of it
How she seems surprised at toriel having ginger bread monster cookie cutters
The way she likes kaiju movies and imagines what it would be like to be 'susiezilla' (hey remember the reference to king kong earlier in the essay?)
The way rudy jokingly threatens her if she hurts noelle
"like doctors even get me!"
Like if you're white this probably doesn't mean much to you, but if you're brown!... there is a chance this still doesn't mean much to you which is far tbh BUT IF YOURE LIKE ME YOULL COME BACK FROM A LONG PAINFUL DAY OF DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS THAT YOU WONT EVEN GET PAID FOR (long story) AND THEN BURST INTO TEARS BECAUSE OH GOD SHES JUST LIKE ME AS A KID
Just the way everyone expects the worst of her, like she can't do anything right, and they don't even seem to have any reason for it
I'm not saying susie has never done harm she has, she definitely has with kris, but people don't treat her like this because of that (considering people seemingly werent aware of her bullying them), they simply do so because of their PERCEPTION of her
So much of deltarune is just this, people judging others for what they perceive them as rather than actually getting to know them
But it feels oddly.. racially motivated (metaphorically speaking) towards susie because of how much of that is based on appearances? and how regular social awkwardness like that incident with her hitting the ball too hard is seen as her being aggressive
Being treated like you're more aggressive or moody, being treated like you're dangerous, being treated like you're uniquely more tough is the brown kid experience (and the trans girl experience which is why I have seen a few trans girl susie posts and fics around)
Speaking of trans girls, what do trans girls and brown girls have in common?
Being denied what the people in power deem womanhood
With trans girls this is because of their assigned gender
But with brown girls its because girlhood and womanhood in the west are concepts based on the white notions of those gender expressions, and therefore by virtue of race brown and black women can never reach it
(Of course, they're still expected conform to it and therefore punished when they cant)
That's what makes susie being (metaphorically) brown and (literally) butch so interesting to me
Because what does taking on a masculine presentation mean for you when you grew up being told you're not really a girl by virtue of your race?
How much is this you and how much is it peoples expectations of you?
Do your choices really matter?
(Of course you can still be brown and butch, I'm brown and a trans man, but that tension of nature vs nurture remains especially when you're young and you still don't have confidence in your identity)
Anyway, think for a second, why is noelle seen as uniquely more fragile while susie is seen as uniquely more dangerous? despite being both kids of the same age? is it because these things are true? NO! ITS BECAUSE OF HOW THEY ARE PERCEIVED
And if enough people perceive you a certain way youâll begin to believe it, and youâll begin to play into it.
Which is, if you ever been a brown girl who grew up seeing how white girls be treated differently, strikes very close to home
So, then, its interesting to me that while susie has learnt that she doesn't need to wield this persona that has been projected upon her to protect herself from everyone and everything, and that while she has let people in, she... hasn't fully let go of this persona yet
no, instead of using this persona to push people away she instead is using it to protect her friends, instead of being the violent tormentor she is the dark knight of the party
Except, I don't think it's gonna stay that way
Now I wont say that susie isnt strong, she is wonderful and she is so so strong, and she's going to fight tooth and nail to protect her friends, but she's not uniquely stronger than her friends, and despite what so many fanfics on ao3 might tell you she is not uniquely equipped to be her friends' protector
Again this plays into the idea that brown girls are somehow stronger and more capable than their white peers, when in reality they just grew up with more weight on their shoulders due to various factors
I think that like how noelle's character arc was about understanding that she wields far more power than she thinks, susie will have to come to understand that she's not as tough as she thinks
not in a way that would strip her of her agency, this is not about a loss of power, no, this is about her understanding that she can be vulnerable and that she is jus a kid like all of her friends and that she sometimes needs help, because despite her arc in chapter 1, I don't think she fully understands that yet
(Like seriously her reaction to being healed by ralsei is immediately wondering how she can do it herself like seriously girl you don't need to be a one man army)
Its the only way for suselle to win, for them to come to see each other as equals, not damsel and knight.
(Which they probably will, noelle crushing on susie's persona isnt necessarily a bad thing because a lot of crushes *start out* like that, but it seems like noelle is putting the effort to get to know the person susie actually is, as symbolized by noelle finding out about susie's tail.
I just feel this is important to reiterate because the way the fandom treats the ship is a bit one sided, portraying susie supporting and getting to know noelle but not so much the other way round? Granted i might be generalizing but thats how i have seen things play out in my corner of the internet)
And on a final note, i know im writing this essay from the perspective of being brown, but there are, most likely, going to be people who are also brown and disagree with me, that's okay and to be expected, we're not a monolith
Anyway, thank you for humoring me and apologies for the plethora of typos, i wrote this on the notes app on my phone which has no spell check
ADDENUM that ive been thinking about adding for a hot minute:
Thinking about transfem susie readings, this essay wasnt originally going to include any mention of her being read as transfem, partially because this was the pre chapter 3&4 days and i hadnt been exposed to many posts analysing her through that lens
But!
But
One of the things that inspired me to write the essay was me going through what i swear was litrally every fic on ao3 that included susie and i swear to you not a single fic was about herÂ
It didnt matter whether the fic was from her perspective or not, it was never about her and her problems and her life, it was always about somebody else and their problems, with her as the support
At best you may find a short oneshot about susies experience with abuse, but the few onsehsots i read felt.. weirdly objectifying, like susie was something to be pitied rather than a person.Â
I remember joking that even if susie was a purple lizard she ought to be counted as a brown girl if she was going to be treated like one by the fandom
That is, with one exceptionÂ
One fic that actually treated her like a person with interiorityÂ
It wasnt anything mindblowing, just a retelling of chapter 1, with one caveat:
Susie is a trans girl, and she starts the chapter being in denial about it.Â
And the whole fic was about her, no one else- HER! About her struggles and fears and anger but also ultimately her joy.Â
About how she she felt like she couldnt be a girl, both because of the dangers that being so vulnerable would bring her but also because of how the world has made her feel like shes could never fit the mold of what a girl should be. How she ultimately learns to get past these fears and beliefs about herself through the help of her friends who are similairly misfits themselves.
Shoutout to whoever wrote that (will edit the username when i find the fic again) you were the only real susie fan on ao3 back during the chapter 2 daysÂ
After reading all that i felt like i had to mention transfem susie in my essay, tho again i dont think i did all that greatÂ
Look at this... this is art. Bold, confident. No frivolousness. No clutter. Its Ami Mizuno, and she isn't even striking a pose. Now, if you lean too far into simplicity, you can end up with a poster like the 40 year old virgin. But this is special, one of a kind... its Sailor fucking Mercury, and you WILL look at her.
Thinking about how i compared TGS Jekyll and [] from umineko in a previous post and how i noted while pretending to be the perfect man for Jekyll is partially a matter of power, [] trying to be the perfect woman is entirely a matter of survival
The thing is, as i mentioned before, many (basically the whole fandom) read [] as a intersex trans girl
And a common experience among trans people is wondering "what if i could be cis? What if i was able to play the role of my assigned gender? Wouldnât that be simpler?"
And so in umienko we explore an alternative universe where [] played the roles associated her assigned gender, a world in which [] could be the perfect [Â Â ], the perfect 'son', the perfect gentle'man' and be loved and accepted by all, something that not even Beatrice could be, for her power comes from being feared not loved.
And indeed in this world, Beatrice doesn't exist, because she wouldn't need to.
Except even in that world [] isnt a man
They're not explicitly trans, telling people to refer to them however they want, but they also refuse to confirm what gender they are, which... isnt something a cis man would do
(Something that a lot of trans people relate to, i know i do, since i have a history of telling people to refer to me however they want because im too nervous to ask to be referred to in a specific way)
Because even if [] yearns for the acceptance that could come from playing the role of a man, the simplicity that would come if she were just able to wholly conform to her assigned gender, i dont think [] wants to be one, in fact i'd go as far to say she couldnt be even if she wanted to
Just because something is "simpler" doesn't mean its painless
Its why this alternative world is deemed miraculous or even impossible by some of the characters in the story, because even in a world where [] plays the role of a man perfectly, by virtue of the shreds of queerness inherit to them, [] cannot be accepted by the Ushiromiyas
most people are talking about what TGS means to them but that would require me to express emotions so no thank you, instead have more umineko comparison posting
hm
(while the "love is lust" sentiment is certainly more Hyde-ish in nature, the core of Beatrice's rant here is that Shannon, the character Beatrice is talking to, is being lied to, that her lover isn't being truthful)
(her explosion of anger towards Shannon is due to Shannon's refusal to listen to her)
