#Marginalized Communities

[tobeabatman]

Harward’s implicit bias researchers noticed that while all other forms of discrimination were improving in the 2010’s, bias against fat people was the only form of discrimination in their research that was actively getting worse.

We haven’t improved since 2000’s, we’ve constantly been recessing.

The reason we think we’ve improved is because of body positivity, but body positivity is mainly about thin bodies and thin experiences, and even if body positivity is about fat people, it’s often not fat positive. The messages are more like ”Fat people are allowed to love themselves if they’re actively trying to lose weight” and body positive people often call discrimination against fat people bullying, and ignore fatphobia as a social justice issue.

We’ve rebranded being fat into ”being chubby”.

I’ve seen a body-positive influencer cry on social media because she was called fat, and she prefers the word plus-size.

I see thin people say ”you’re not fat, you’re beautiful” or just ”you’re beautiful” everytime on posts where fat people talk about the discrimination they face as fat people. Which might sound nice, but they’re still ignoring the whole message the fat person in the video was talking about. Imagine a post on queer rights or misogyny and all but one or two of the comments just being ”you’re so beautiful”.

I’ve seen thin people comment ”what about thin people” on posts about fat people! I wish I was kidding!

I see clothing brands sizing down. I walked into an H&M and another clothing store last week just looking around, and I couldn’t see any XL or L sized clothing at the front of the H&M store. And I couldn’t find any L or XL sized clothing in another prominent clothing store I walked into. Everything was XS and S and maybe M.

The fact that Disney threw one fat side character into their Cinderella remake doesn’t mean we are improving. I grew up with not a single person like me in fiction and I still can’t find people like me in books.

We often talk about how the internet makes teenagers feel bad about their bodies because they see people with perfect lifes and bodies, but when are we going to talk about the fact that the internet is brimming with hate against fat people? Every fat influencer and social media poster has gotten hate messages and comments at some point. Children are growing up in a world where we openly harrass fat people online!

This year was the first time ever that I’ve seen television ads that are anti-fat.

This is the world children are now growing up in.

"ohh 00s diet culture isn't back because of ozempic, you're overreacting"

idk i keep seeing previously size-inclusive brands remove plus-sized versions of their clothes from their catalogues entirely, even lines specifically aimed at bigger sizes are cutting their size range down and chopping the bigger ones. i keep seeing mean skinny tiktokers get famous because they said something rude about fat people. when i ask my doctor about weight loss (which my country's gender treatment clinic requires before i can access even preliminary talks about hrt), i'm immediately offered drugs about it - drugs which, according to the doctor, we don't know the long-term effects of. but surely! surely it can't be worse than being fat!

like why are people acting surprised? we've made being extremely wealthy the aspirational aesthetic to strive for, made 'being skinny and having a lot of time and money to stay beautiful' a not only viable but lucrative carreer for people, and then released a drug that is wildly expensive and will make people thin.

of course people are gonna make being thin the ultimate status symbol again - it more than ever before signals wealth and leisure-time.

like, do you think it's a coincidence that people are back to constantly spouting 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels' again? and pretending being fat is a matter of lacking self-control around cake or whatever? as if people haven't spent decades trying to get these fucks to understand that actually healthy produce and the time to maintain your body are extreme luxuries in our society?

anyway my broke fat ass can't find pants i like and can afford because the size-inclusive lines i'd have shopped at previously have axed anything over a size xl

and like. i'm not even that fat. what the fuck do people bigger than me do. it's really heinous right now for fat peeps.

[sunbeamedskies]

If you see articles and tweets about how the Star of David is now a symbol of fascism and think to yourself "maybe they have a point," then whatever you define as your antizionism has absolutely crossed the line into antisemitism

The Star of David is one of the most important symbols in Judaism. The fact that it is on the flag of Israel does not make it fascist. The government of Israel is separate from the symbol. Labeling such a widely used symbol by a marginalized people as fascist is incredibly dangerous and seeks to conflate Jews as a whole with the Israeli government- something antizionists continually claim people shouldn't do. So why are some doing it?

High control groups slowly ease you into believing nonsensical things. They provide "reasoning" and "logic" which goes largely unchallenged within echo chambers. People in these echo chambers are prone to believing it because they start to see it as real logic instead of bigoted, twisted reasoning. Even otherwise intelligent people can fall for their prejudices as they begin to view it as a form of justice

It is a fantasy that high control group leaders go from 0 to 100 in five minutes or refuse to answer any questions- they are usually much more manipulative

Please confront your biases. The Jews are tired

[themousefromfantasyland]

Hot take: The talking Animals in Wicked are a better metaphor for marginalized communities than the Mutants in X-Men.

Yeah, I know that in the Marvel Universe most of the Mutants aren't as powerful as the X-Men, but they keep adding so many Mutants with god-like powers that it's hard to believe this community can be realistically oppressed by everyday humans.

To be fair, this is true to all other productions that try to use super or magic powers as a metaphor for being in a oppressed community.

Remember those films that put the obviously attractive actors in plain or just ugly clothing to say that these characters are plain?

The super powers as a metaphor for marginalization is this but with a whole group or race.

But the Animals in Wicked are different.

They are not powerful, they are not special, they are not glamorous. They are not the dreamy characters that the audience wants to project themselves into.

Being an animal doesn't give you good looks or superhuman abilities. Being an animal doesn't make your life easy, especially when you live in a society dominated by humans.

First, they don't look human at all, which turns easier to demonize and scapegoat them. They are almost a too easy target for humiliation and ostracism.

And second, the fact that most of them lack hands with opposable thumbs, means that the whole infrastructure of Oz has to be adapted in order for them to live in society. This puts them into a disabled category, and we all know how cold and even downright malicious a society can act towards anyone with a disability.

Also, I love how Wicked: Part I casts the humans.

There are POC EVERYWHERE, and this serves this message about prejudice and systematic oppression in several ways.

Not only this avoids typecasting POC as the perfect victims to appease white guilt, it shows that nobody is immune to propaganda.

It shows that ANYONE can be perpetrator of systemic violence. No one is immune to be part of oppressed or to be part of the oppression of others.

@ariel-seagull-wings @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa

[bonnibelleangelica]

Over-sensitive

When you’re part of a marginalized group: disabled, queer, POC- you’re often advised to tolerate discomfort “just this one time.”

But it’s never just one time.

Do they think they’re the first to tell me to let things slide? Keep it to myself? Grin and bear it? I would love to have this be a one time issue. Hell yeah I’d tough it out and reap the rewards, but they’re underestimating how discrimination has bled into every aspect of my life.

I was advised yesterday that if my manager was unfairly targeting me for behavior that was not only allowed, everyone else was doing it at all times, I should just not do it. “Don’t be like everyone else,” they said. But they also said that I was over-sensitive and that this bias wasn’t real. This coworker went on to joke later that she never gets in trouble and she doesn’t know why.

See how it’s not a fair request? Because the advice she was giving was not just for work, it was for my whole life. To avoid being targeted, stay still, stay quiet, stay perfectly behaved. Forever.

But hey, maybe I’m just over-sensitive….

[fraugremlin]

Hello, with everything going on right now, I wanted to make a thread and ask Americans for resources that can be shared around for;

-Aiding Immigrants and families of immigrants, families who had their visa appointments cancelled and stuck at the border.

-LGBTQ+ resources to help people needing relocation or other situational things.

-As commented, Resources and Aid for people w/Disabilities both visible and invisible.

- General resources to give aid to impoverished or struggling communities.

-Political movements, protests, community projects and other forms of resistance.

Really, I want to make a collection of possible sources for people both in America and out to offer assistance to people who are struggling rn with the current events in US Politics and EU Musk Interference.

There is a lot of fear right now, so let's do the things we can. Even if you can't financially or physically participate, we must share any and all resources. We have to make sure the push back is louder than the fear right now. We need to make sure people can see there is still a fight and goodness in us. No sitting back in fear. We have to do something for everyone.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"Oh Allah, bring annihilation upon the Jews. Paralyze them, destroy their entity. Oh Allah, enable us to get to the necks of the Jews. Oh Allah, enable us to get to the necks of the Jews!" -- Hamad Al-Rageb, Hamas Official Sheikh

"The day of your slaughter, extermination, and annihilation is near!" -- Fathi Hamad, Former Interior Minister of Gaza

"... until not a single Jew or Zionist is left on the face of the Earth!" -- Unnamed Hamas Imam speaking at Hamas Friday sermon (khutbah)

"Our doctrine in fighting you (the Jews) is that we will totally exterminate you. We will not leave a single one of you alive. -- Unnamed Hamas Imam speaking at Hamas Friday sermon

"(The Quran says) 'Kill them wherever you may find them'. We will fight them wherever we can." -- Mahmoud Al-Zahar, Hamas co-founder

"The moment will come when their property will be destroyed, and their sons annihilated." -- Unnamed Hamas Imam speaking at Hamas Friday sermon

"Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, count them one by one, kill them all, without leaving a single one." -- Unnamed Hamas Imam speaking at Hamas Friday sermon

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#ReligionOfPeace

The war has nothing to do with politics or statehood or ridiculous western academic gibberish like "colonialism." It's about an insane, primitive, bloodthirsty, murderous cult wanting to wipe out people they don't like, because their book of fantasies says so, and the targets of those murderous, blood-lusting savages daring to fight back.

That's it. That's what it's about. They tell you what it's about. They wrote an entire Covenant saying exactly that. It's not complicated. It's not profound or deep, nor does it require tens of thousands of dollars of fake classes conducted by frauds and liars to understand.

Islam says to murder all the Jews. So, Hamas wants to murder all the Jews. Israel says, um, no. That's it.

The fact that Israel is out there on their own against these vile demons, and not just holding their own but winning, is one of the most impressive things ever.

There's less than 16m Jews in the world, the population of Israel is less than 10m. There's about 1.9b Muslims in the world, and the populations of Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria are about 5.3m, 11m, 112m and 23m respectively. And each of these neighboring countries has pretty much got their own Islamic terrorist organization plotting to eradicate Israel and everyone who lives there.

You know, an actual genocide.

You want to talk about "marginalized people"? How about being completely surrounded by governments and terror organizations who've made it their entire mission to exterminate not just you, but all your family everywhere in the world?

If Israel, a country of just 10m people, can stand up to and oppose these monsters, what the hell is wrong with the rest of the west wringing their hands about not wanting to offend the animals who want to move onto the rest of us once they've finished the job?

[fallingwingscollective]

In the Wake of Shadows:

Beneath the weight of silence, hearts entwine,

A dread that coils within the gut like snakes,

The echoes of a choice, a haunting cry,

As ballots dropped reveal a fractured hope.

Each vote, a pulse that throbs with fear profound,

And I, though distant shores may cradle me,

Feel earthquakes rumble deep in foreign lands;

The air is thick with whispers and regrets.

Transgressions stain the sky with wicked hues,

Where love is bound within a gilded cage.

I tremble for my kin—those brave yet frail—

Marginalised souls cast adrift in storms,

Their futures tethered to an architect

Of chaos wrapped in promises denied.

The temperature of change now flickers cold;

A dance macabre on rights deemed unworthy.

Once gentle hands transform to iron fists;

And death tolls ring with fear’s incessant tongue.

How many scars hold stories left untold?

Suicides are silenced in desperate nights;

Yet whispers grow more fierce against this tide—

Each heartbeat echoes loss—a crushing weight—

In every darkened alley dreams take flight

Only to be snatched by shadows tall.

What shall become of love that seeks to live?

What future waits for those who dare to dream?

When marriages are shattered by disdain,

And whole identities erased from sight—

We cower as they scheme their plans anew:

Project twenty-five maps out cruel bounds;

And Palestine stands frozen in despair—as laughter fades.

I look across the ocean’s endless breadth,

For it is there I see my brothers fall—

The shroud that wraps their vibrant souls with grief.

America will shatter many more;

Her children cry as mothers weep for peace.

This world demands each voice be compromised,

Yet love defies the chains that seek to bind;

In pain and strife our bonds shall only bloom.

While darkness grips the heart beneath dim skies,

Shall we succumb or rise against the night?

With trembling lips we craft our hopeful chords;

In brokenness we'll find our strength anew—

For every soul deserves to stand and fight,

No matter where the ballot’s ink may flow—

Resilience courses through our veins like fire,

And ignites the quiet calls for justice loud.

So let us not despair but hold aloft

An ember born from shadows cast away;

In unity we’ll weave a tapestry

Of courage stitched from love that knows no bounds—

Though fear may swirl like leaves upon the breeze,

Together we’ll create a world renewed:

Against oppression's grip we’ll stand as one

Until the light breaks through this darkest hour.

My heart breaks for anyone in America and for anyone who has been affected by this or will be affected by this. Please hold onto hope. You can live. I know suicide feels like the answer and the only way out but please don't. You mean so much to this world. You are cherished. You are not wrong for existing, you are so valuable. You are a human being. Your rights should be cared about. Unfortunately the world is fucked and not everyone is viewed equally. But please know there are people out there who are like you. There are people who care. There are people who want you to exist. We cannot let this silence us. And I know this seems meaningless coming from someone in the UK but I care about every one of you and I care about your existence. And I know how it feels to live in fear of who you are and revealing your true identity. But please don't let them stiffle your voice. It is better for us as communities to go out screaming in the hope to be remembered than to go in silence. Please hold on to hope. If anyone needs to speak please message me. You can rant to me. I will be a safe place in this storm. Please message me if you feel suicidal. I will try to not let us lose as many as is expected. We cannot let them feel as though they have won. Please I am a safe spaces. Message me on here and if you don't feel safe message me and I can give you any of my other social media's. x

[genderfluid-genderfag]

Power to black, brown, and trans people.

Power to all immigrants and to all marginalized and oppressed people.

[trans-rage-posting]

"Stop making being queer your entire identity."

Then stop persecuting me for it. You (queerphobes) are reducing me down to being queer.

You insult the community, mock it, call us 'sexual degenerates' and then get mad when he defend ourselves. What kind of fucking bullshit is that?

There is an old phrase 'don't poke the bear unless you want to wake it'. Well you assholes are hellbent on killing the entire bear population because apparently they don't 'exist' to you.

So stop being surprised that marginalized communities won't just roll over and show their tummy to your bigotry.

[snowysecluse]

There's a poignant Tumblr post I've seen that talks about the marginalized experience:

And in light of people not being able to tell when trans people are joking, I reworded it:

And this is the Tweet that spurred my thought:

[outof-spite]

how about, instead of shitting on one marginalized group to advocate for the representation of another marginalized group, we come together— BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT FALL INTO BOTH GROUPS, #intersectionality— and fight for better, adequate and accurate representation for all of us!!!

[laddersofsweetmisery]

The Memoirs of Emma Courtney, by Mary Hays

If anyone were to ask, The Memoirs of Emma Courtney is probably my favorite book. It perfectly captures the death of an ingenue.

[wytchwyse]

Today is a dark day for marginalized people here in the states. We all had to watch  our “family”,  “friends”, coworkers, and Neighbors  vote Against us. I am heartbroken, and violently angry at the outcome of the election. I am terrified of what is to come in the next Four years. The next election I pray something will shift and the American people will collectively come to see that conservatism is not the way forward. I think we underestimated the ignorance of our fellow Americans, and their need to cling to old, outdated, and false beliefs. 

Now is a good time to mourn what could have been, cry, yell, get angry if you have to, feel all your feelings and give them room to exist.  But we all need to hold fast, lean on each other, care for one another. I like to remind myself of the ancestors and all their struggles. I feel them holding us up, if they could do what they did, survive what they survived, and prevail over the adversities they had to overcome then so can we. not only can we survive and prevail we MUST. it is how we honor our fallen, our Martyrs. This is how we honor those who have fought this fight before us.  

This is not the end of us (marginalized people) this is the death surge of a dying way of life. This is how greed, bigotry, Self-centeredness, Conservatism Etc dies. They die kicking and screaming. So we will not go gentle into that good night, we are survivors. I am scared, but I will not run and hide, and neither should you. We will have our day, so stand up, live, fight, give what you have to give however that looks for you. But i ask you to be Courageous.  

To those of you ‘who voted for Trump, who didn't vote, or who voted 3rd party. Remember this “they come for me in the morning they will come for you at night” you will all be  held accountable for what happens next. The pain, the hurt, the poverty.and i hope that someone will show you kindness because it will not be me. I will leave all of you behind to rot in the past. And you will all be forgotten. Because if what is remembered lives, then what is forgotten is dead. 

I can only pray that you will be first to feel the flames of the fire you started. 

“You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.” — Uncle Iroh

[rizaramadhanyart]

King of the Slum and His Royal Everyday Defeat (Working Class Series, 2025)

"What's for lunch, King?" "Leftovers with a side of crippling debts and unemployment." "Cool, cool."