Sweet Seals For You, Always
❣ Chile in a Photography ❣
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NASA
Stranger Things
Cosimo Galluzzi
if i look back, i am lost
AnasAbdin
styofa doing anything
Keni
taylor price
we're not kids anymore.
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Mike Driver
will byers stan first human second
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@jennyhime
It just occurred to me that people do not know about what some people make chicken coops out of and it’s a Shame
Please, enlighten us
So the thing with chickens are, they are adaptable and frankly, do not care.
you
can
use
just
about
anything
Here are some more that I like:
http://www.sleepycatbooks.com
Sleepy Cat Books
10/10
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Evgeniya Gor (Kazakh, based Astana, Kazakhstan) - She photographs the homeless cats of Kazakhstan, Photography
Dolly Parton
My greyhound was snoozing under blankets in her bed but then decided she wanted to look out the kitchen window. A magnificent beast.
The Earl and Countess of Strathearn arrive by train at Edinburgh Waverley Station in Edinburgh, Scotland -December 7th 2020.
...Breaking and undermining lockdown rules in the process.
They are not essential workers. They don’t have jobs. They shouldn’t be touring the UK.
Edinburgh is alright🏴💙
By Mioree
Brendan Fraser in George of the Jungle (1997)
BONUS:
Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The Danish Film School 1996. Probably a midway film by Shaky Gonzalez. Anders Löfstedt was a film photographer. I made stills. Had quite a few film jobs back then. Film school was the most fun!
// Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in a short film by Shaky Gonzalez, The Danish Film School 1996. https://www.instagram.com/thomasbagge.dk/?hl=en
a list of names from star wars and their cultural origin (just so we're clear that these names aren't actually funky sci-fi names that Lucas and Co. made up, but names that come from actual irl peoples and cultures and were left mostly uncredited read: stolen)
padmé; from padma, or lotus flower, another name/symbol of the hindu goddess lakshmi
pooja; (padmé's niece) means 'prayer' or 'an act of worship', usually associated with hinduism
ahsoka; most likely inspired by the indian emperor ashoka
aayla; a turkish muslim name which means 'a ring of light around the moon'
barriss; turkish in origin, means "peace"
smhi; most likely a form of the name lakshmi, a hindu goddess
shaak ti; from the name 'shakti', an Indian name which means "energy"
depa; obviously from the words 'deepa' which means "light/lamp"
yoda; possibly from the punjabi word 'yoddha', which means "warrior"
jamillia; from 'jamilla/jameela', a Muslim name which means "beautiful"
tatooine (planet); literally an actual city in tunisia
mustafar (planet); from the arabic word 'mustafa', meaning "chosen one". note the symbolism that darth vader made it his home
jedi; from the arabic 'al-jeddi', meaning "master of the mystic warrior way"
din; although pronounced differently at times, din is a muslim word of arabic origin which means "way/creed/path of life"
lord, so many desi terms, and ppl will never know the origins of these names that made star wars what it was
it makes me sad, if we're being completely honest
when you take inspiration from the majority, it's not a wonder as to where it came from. not many people see the name Luke or Leia and have to scratch their head and turn their brain inside out to know the origin. western culture has so heavily dominated everything for centuries - oftentimes forcefully - that these names are passed over as normal and unexciting
the problem comes when you take words and names from minorities, especially when they have deep or religious meanings, and turn it into something to fit your space fantasy. people see them and think 'how exotic!', which turns this into yet another form of modern day orientalism that flies under the radar of most. it turns into yet another scenario of eastern religions or cultures being deemed 'other' or 'exotic'
for those of you unfamiliar with the term 'orientalism', this is what it means in a nutshell - it's a way of defining how the west looks at the east, and how eastern cultures become fetishised or appropriated over time, ultimately to be seen as inferior, other, or something exotic and exciting
think: all the fantasies and stereotypes that surround the seductive geisha, the mysterious and sexual sultan's harem, the exotic belly dancer, the barbaric tribes of the deserts, etc etc
this is also why these thought patterns and forms of appropriation are dangerous:
it becomes even more problematic when you take direct words or inspiration from eastern cultures and religions and leave it uncredited, and therefore, un-normalised and further exoticised
@leo-moon @glimmiks y'all just dropped the most woke and amazing commentary I've ever seen and I love you for it
if you guys are going to reblog any version of this post, please let it be this version with my 4am rant on orientalism and these A+ comments
link to Edward Said’s book Orientalism (free pdf) !!!! recommended reading for all star wars fans. at least read the introduction
(which was REQUIRED reading in my star wars seminar so...)
REBLOGGING FOR THIS AMAZING RESOURCE
edward said's work is revolutionary for people like me, and though it's a bit heavy academic reading, it is absolutely wonderful and will help you to understand why these things are wrong and where these stereotypes and common tropes came from. the history is long, bloody, and steeped in white superiority, but necessary to know and understand if we want to do anything to change it!!
thank you for this addition!
