#tw racism

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

oh! the space needle is a cute mascot base for seattle’s MLB team! i wonder how they managed to communicate that in a big foam costume?

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[sibmakesart]

i told myself i wasnt gonna answer but my hand slipped

also i hope you die in a ditch

[daff-the-butch-beamer]

haven't yet seen a post about this on here. a man was murdered on the streets of dublin on friday. his name was yves sakila and he was 35 years old. there's a video circulating on social media of multiple security guards violently restraining him, with one of them kneeling on his neck/head area. yves died soon after. he was murdered.

Congolese community mourns and calls for justice at vigil after Henry Street death

Arnotts conducting security review as it expresses sadness over Yves Sakila’s death

this incident cannot be separated from comments made by former taoiseach (prime minister) bertie ahern last week about muslim people and african people in ireland, specifically congolese people. he said "the ones I worry about are the africans" while out canvassing in a local bye-election for a fianna fáil candidate.

Ahern migrant comments 'disturbing' - Muslim body chair

The chairperson of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council has described comments by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern on migrants as "de

if you hear friends, colleagues, family members, classmates, neighbours or anyone you know repeating racist comments from the likes of bertie ahern, call them out. do not let their racism go unchecked. a climate of suspicion and hatred against Black people and people of colour makes murders like this more likely to happen. everyone needs to do the work do dismantle this climate of fear and encourage compassion, tolerance and community in its place.

please reblog, especially with further news/updates/info. yves deserves justice. Black irish people don't deserve to live in fear. please keep your thoughts with the irish congolese community at this time.

[lesbiannieism]

for anyone who isn't aware, wnba players have been speaking out recently about the abuse they've been receiving online from sports betters who bet on them and weren't happy with the outcomes of the games. notably, chelsea gray blasted a guy who called her a racial slur presumably because she didn't score as many points as he bet she would, and courtney williams posted a voice note of her response to a guy who said some absolutely vile stuff to her

i know most of the wnba fans on here are more casual watchers, but it's still something i think everyone who pays attention to the league should be aware of because it's astounding how many comments i've seen saying that the players should just suck it up because that comes with the territory and all athletes have to deal with it. while it's true that this problem is by no means unique to the wnba, that doesn't mean it's okay or that players should have to tolerate harassment and bigotry (i swear every single one of these comments is overtly racist, misogynistic, and/or homophobic)

if the league is going to openly endorse sports betting, partner with betting platforms, and actively promote betting during every single commercial break, then it NEEDS to also take measures to protect its players from the vitriol that betting inspires. personally i think it's incredibly fucked up that sports leagues are endorsing betting at all, but that's a conversation for another day. natasha cloud said it well when she was interviewed about it: if the wnba wants to endorse betting for the sake of financial growth, fine, but that cannot come at the expense of the players, and cathy needs to step up and protect them (in this way and so many more). elizabeth williams (secretary of the players’ association) said that there’s a meeting scheduled to discuss the issue with cathy soon, but i honestly don’t know how much we can expect to come from it

[tadc-crit]

First image was me finding out about it via Insta. Second image is me confirming it from the store itself.

I can't even say anything anymore what the fuck

[6ear9er]

DO NOT FUCKING FOLLOW ME IF YOU THINK OF BLACK PEOPLE AS SOMEHOW BELOW OTHERS HOLY FUCKING SHIT GET OFF MY ACCOUNT

[mad-not-disappointed]

yeah, let's just ignore the fact that the song was made by a black man and ignore all the racist shit going on with Gooseworx and the crew, and twist this entire narrative to make it seem like people who criticize this choice are transphobic.

and sure, Jax is not white. but her VA is and so is Gooseworx. this entire story was written by a white woman. so i don't think you can use the excuse of "actually Jax is asian!" especially when that fact was only revealed at the end of the series. not to mention, people of color can be racist too.

and if we're talking about transphobic stereotypes and propaganda about trans people being predators, maybe we should address the fact that Jax sexually harasses Gangle? “you think trans people being associated with children is wrong!” no one said that, but y'all seem to think it's okay for said trans character to canonically be a misogynist and a sex offender?