#ally ship

[bodhrancomedy]

A slightly longer version of my previous post about “allies” trying to offset their boycott or boundary breaking by donating to [insert relevant charity here].

You can tell it’s unscripted by how many times I say “Y’know -“ and the fact I’m trying to deal with my bleeding hands.

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[aloeverawrites]

I think a good way to test your acceptance of a group is if you wouldn’t mind being mistaken for one of them. Like if you wouldn’t feel less of a person if you had grown up as one of them.

Idk but I always feel more comfortable around allies where it’s like the line between me and them doesn’t really matter. It’s not us vs them we’re just different but on the same side.

[lowkeysambucky]

Y’all-

Y’ALL!!! When that BITCH had her shoes on in the mosque in Ms. Marvel, I felt physical pain and I’m not even Muslim, I just know basic stuff about other religions to better be respectful so I know you shouldn’t do that (and also, shoes on ANY carpet are yuck, let alone a holy one). And I know it was to demonstrate how evil she was but I legit cannot imagine how much more impact it must have had to Muslims.

Also, I recommend anyone who liked ms marvel (or loved it, like I did!!!) to go back and learn some basic things about Islam and Pakistani culture and THEN go back and rewatch it because knowing the little details and thought that went into the world building are phenomenal (and I probably missed much to most!!!)

From the deep significance of partition being featured, to funny little details like the halal/haram hats (when I tell you I BARKED, I laughed so loud. Also for ppl who are Jewish like me, halal/haram are roughly similar to the kosher/treyf dichotomy of allowed/forbidden, pls actual Muslims correct me if I have anything wrong).

Anyway, ms Marvel was a great show, I loved it, SUPER IMPORTANT (it’s not perfect, as I understand it, but this is so important to young Muslim girls and desi girls) and having a very basic background knowledge of Pakistani culture and Islam in general can really enhance watching the show so I recommend all non-Muslims and/or non-south Asians go back and do some basic research, not only because learning is fun, but also because it opens your eyes to a lot of the painstaking thought and detail put into this show. It really was a labor of love on behalf of everyone involved, and even imagining how much it must mean to the people it was created for the most makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

Also- fun linguistic research- Hindi vs Urdu. They’re pretty mutually intelligible, as I understand it, and it’s one of those language dichotomies where the labelling of different languages is largely by political boundaries versus linguistic ones- fascinating research. Although, with language change, I’m sure it will diverge more and more in the coming generations, and the divide is probably more pronounced than it was 80 years ago. Anyway, that’s just my inner linguistics nerd talking, but it’s super fascinating!

Chalo, everybody! Do some research and rewatch!

[vkinorthst4r]

Hi, hello, a queer here (if the icon and username wasn't obvious enough), I just wanted to stop by to give my honest opinion off anon since all this anon stuff is just fueling the fire. My take on things as someone in the LGBT community is that 90% of the time straight it the default in media. That is why people are very quick to jump on the aggression train when a character who is implied to be questioning (a possible representation in our small but growing pool of LGBT charas) are headcanon-ed or depicted as straight by anyone regardless of their status in said community. I can't blame people for their strong feelings, but being toxic about it and coming at people isn't the answer. Ever. On either side. I am only trying to voice these concerns in a non-aggressive light because there are some things that you have been throwing in the tag that are very harmful mentality-wise to have. As much as you want to say it isn't homophobic, it is very clearly coming off that way. No one deserves hate/harassment for any way they live life. I am definitely not agreeing with you for what you have said to certain degrees, but it would be nice to see discussion rather than more fire-fueling, you know? If it hasn't been offered yet, I am happy to have a calm discussion in DMS about some of this stuff as someone in the community that doesn't want to turn away allyship but rather help give clarity to this kind of thing.

😕 woah, since your chill I’ll hear you out, true I WAS being a dick, and I see what you mean. I guess both sides were kinda upset but this whole thing has went on for a day and probably or the rest of this week 😅 I admit I was being toxic to everyone but still stuff like this to both sides are still pretty messed up but yea I can agree with your allyship. And yes being a homophobe isn’t cool and yea Ik that’s what it seems like 😅😅 I was just kinda aggravated that everyone just totally got in straights even if it was a headcanon. But I didn’t have to go so hard on you guys either I suppose. And I just noticed I was kinda the only one so 😅 but yea I’ll make a public apology after things cool down a bit.

[lil-bootyhole]

I've noticed this phenomenon in Social Justice Spaces™ specifically among white ""allies"" where they're hypercritical of other whites not for the purpose of calling them in and making them better anti-hegemonic actors, but so that they themselves become The Best Most Radical Ally© in the eyes of folks of color. Like, in their circles, because being down or woke or self-aware (often ironically self-aware) is Cool for white allies, being dismissive of whites who are learning or don't share their radical politics or even just fucked up a little is the expression of their "cool" politics. But it's not critical--it's reactionary--and it's not about gaining momentum--it's about shutting down any and all bad behavior as a self-indulging posturing attempt.

[medie]

It's totally possible to be an ally to poc or lgbtqa people and still do/say things which are racist or homophobic. These things are systemic as well as personal, they're literally woven into the fabric of society and culture. Nobody gets a get out of jail free card on them so this persistence people have in defending actors 'because they're totally not homophobic/racist'? Yeah, no.

[southernish]

Dear straight allies

I’m happy that you’re happy for us and appreciate the support but I’m going to need you to refrain from using the word “queer” as a descriptor. If someone within the LGBTQ community wants to reclaim that word, that’s up to them. But it is not yours to reclaim and when I see/hear it coming from straight folks, it makes me cringe. Despite what you see on Tumblr, there are still many people within the LGBTQ community who do not identify with or as “queer.” It’s a word that’s been used against many of us and can still be really triggering. Please remember that. Just like it’s not okay for white people to use the N-word, straight people (no matter how well-intentioned), don’t get to use the word “queer.”