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mollybeenoel

its-funnytwittertweets

udrug

xanaxfarts

bouquets behind foggy glass is a photo style i will never get tired of

liberalsarecool

Men made decisions to rape with fellow rapists. They decided sexual abuse and torture were bonding experiences.

Language matters. Stop removing men from their active role in raping children.

arinzeture

tarragonthedragon

idk i just feel like "it is more acceptable and in fact encouraged to mock anything enjoyed primarily by women" and "being enjoyed primarily by women does not make thing feminist and righteous" are thoughts that can and should coexist

tarragonthedragon

oh and also "even if the thing is bad your criticism of it can come from a place of patronising misogyny"

thehighpriestofreverseracism

Friendly reminder that the intro to Lion King….the non english bits leading up to the “circle of life” is not random yelling in *Africa voice* it is an actual language, Zulu, spoken by 10 million people, it is the most widely spoken language (out of 11) in the country of South Africa (1 out of the 54 countries in the continent of Africa, the continent home to somewhere between 1500-2000 languages and around 3000 distinct ethnic groups)

this isn’t to say that you have to friggin learn the language to sing along with a disney film, it just means that you should be mindful, respectful, appreciative and respectful. don’t be yelling out whatever noise comes in to your head when you hear it

melancholic-pie

Ok but someone knows what does this say?

thehighpriestofreverseracism

The lyrics before the english comes in…in “circle of life”

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father] Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it’s a lion] Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father] Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it’s a lion] Ingonyama [It’s a lion] Siyo Nqoba [We’re going to conquer] Ingonyama Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place] (repeats) [queue English lyrics]

I would like to further add that language has there own cultural nuances so something that can sound extremely meaningful in one languages may not sound as majestic when translated to another (I know this as someone who has an understanding of 5 languages and speaks 3 of them fluently) so if you are thinking “oh it ain’t that deep they are just yelling: the lion is coming!” dial it back

haileyastraea

Worth noting that “lion” and especially the word Ingonyama is a very respectful word to talk about a Zulu king, especially in praise. It’s so heavily associated with royalty in isiZulu that a different word is used for an animal lion - Ibhubesi. This isn’t just announcing the arrival of an animal, it’s celebrating the arrival (or coronation?) of the king

thehighpriestofreverseracism

/\ Whoop, I didn’t know this

toastbutteregg

This is so informative thank you so much

krakenartificer

Lemme tell you, I was not dividing those syllables into words in the right places AT ALL

the-loquacious-lark

I would also like to state that the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is an extremely washed out version of the original song “Mbube” by Solomon Linda, a South African musician. It was appropriated by the west and he never received credit or money for what became an extremely famous song. His family eventually received a small sum from Disney for the song but again, not much considering the history of the song. There is a documentary about it right now on netflix.

thehighpriestofreverseracism

full article here

thehighpriestofreverseracism

This is one of my most favourite posts I’ve made but I hate all of the typos on my part….but I’m grateful it landed with people

cricketcat9

Learned something new 👍👍👍 today

usaghinanami99

And The Lion King is the only Disney film officially dubbed in Zulu! https://disneyinternationaldubbings.weebly.com/the-lion-king–zulu-cast.html

fahbee

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Bonus:

todaysbird

the opal-rumped tanager is a brightly colored member of the thraupidae family found in humid forests of south america. both sexes share the bright blue plumage, with variations occurring throughout the bird’s range. previously considered a seperate species, the silvery-breasted tanager is now considered a subspecies of this bird. these tanagers feed on fruit and insects and tend to live in small groups.