#racism

[odinsblog]

On Monday, 26-year-old Daniel Penny was acquitted after killing Jordan Neely, a desperate Black homeless man on the subway, on the grounds that he was trying to protect others. On the same day, police detained 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing the CEO of a company that has denied thousands of life-saving healthcare claims.

Penny walks free after killing a man victim to the system. What will be the verdict for Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?

As many have remarked, Brian Thompson’s tenure as CEO of insurance giant UnitedHealthcare was grisly. Thompson (alongside other higher-ups) allegedly conducted insider trading, selling millions of dollars of stock upon learning that the Department of Justice re-opened an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth. While the company was on an upward profit swing, it has been awash in allegations and revelations of limiting mental health care coverage via algorithm, denying healthcare services needed after hospitalization at drastic rates via artificial intelligence, and denying insurance claims at a starkly high rate.

A gun killed Thompson. Paperwork has killed thousands.

Each case, obviously, is its own. But in each, contradictions of who is human, questions of who merits sympathy, and inquiries of what sort of society we tolerate, ring loud and clear.

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[hoodiegal]

Yeah no I've definitely gotten opportunities because of the color of my skin (or the fact that my name is easily pronounceable by people speaking the native language of my country) that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Anyone who tries to deny this is just straight up racist.

i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.

it effects everything.

being trans is easier when youre white.

being gay is easier when youre white.

being disabled is easier when youre white.

being a woman is easier when youre white.

being autistic is easier when youre white.

oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.

you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.

never forget this.

[jewishbarbies]

a young Syrian man was posting on tiktok to share his joy of realistically being able to go home and see his family, talking about how he called his cousin in Syria and they didn’t have to speak in code and they could just talk for the first time ever. wanna guess what was filling up the comments? “But Israel :(“

it was a bunch of “yeah yeah you’re happy you get to go home, but what about those jews??” intentionally trying to derail his celebration and keep him feeling like shit because how DARE someone rejoice in the liberation of their people when the evil joos are still in the area. it pissed me the fuck off. not even their beloved Brown People in The Brown People Place are allowed to be happy unless it’s about the death of Israel.

[sailing-ever-west]

Okay but can we talk about how Big Mom is like one of the best portrayals in fiction of the problems with exoticism?

Narratives where one group hates the other for racial, cultural, physical, or other reasons are common, and although they still require nuanced execution to really be meaningful, in essence they're fairly easy to set up. "You're different, so I hate you and want you beneath me."

Exoticism, on the other hand, is something I really don't see dealt with as much. It takes more thought to explore the idea that oppression can be expressed not as outright hatred of certain traits, but through sensationalizing and commodifying them. Thinking a trait is cool or beautiful, but taking away the rights of the person it belongs to.

The way Totto Land is run demonstrates this perfectly. On the surface it's "accepting" of all races, people of all shapes and sizes, but not being directly attacked and discriminated against is held over all of their heads in order to exploit them for continued donations of their literal life force. Acceptance is conditional on their usefulness.

Big Mom also literally collects living creatures in a scrapbook zoo for her own entertainment, and creates beings bound to her will out of inanimate objects. She's enchanted with the idea of Brook as a living skeleton, holding him like a doll and playing with his hair (relevant that it's an afro, imo), only upset at his apparent "death" because she's lost her new favorite toy.

It's shown perhaps even more starkly with all of Big Mom’s children. She births offspring of every race in order to have their powerful traits under her command, and discards the fathers once they've added to the gene pool as she wanted. It's a tool of imperialism to get those people groups under her reign. And as shown with Pudding and Katakuri, she can sometimes personally be disgusted by the physical traits of her mixed children and make them feel the need to hide, only tolerating their appearance in hopes they'll be useful. She can't stand that Pudding looks like a beautiful human girl in every way except for that "gross ugly eye," a necessary evil that is only a positive if it grants her powers. She discriminates against her daughter even while benefiting from her.

It all feels so reminiscent of "oh, I only date Asian women because they're more attractive and have good wife traits," and "you're so pretty, but you'd look better with straight hair," and "white and Filipino couples make the most beautiful babies, that's who I want to marry," and "wow, you're so pale, I could barely guess you were Mexican," and "black people are just naturally better at sports" and "you'd look better with a tan" and "you'd look better if you were lighter" and "black hair is gorgeous but it doesn't look professional" and "I'm dressed up as a Gypsy/Indian/etc." and "I want a curvy girl but actually fat people are gross," and "I'd love to have a gay best friend lol, as long as they don't make it their whole personality," and "autism is your superpower! why do you act so weird though?" and on and on and on.

Big Mom is a fascinating and surprisingly realistic example of obsession with unique traits despite giving no actual respect to the people who have them. Once again, Oda, hats off on shockingly accurate depictions of oppressive systems.

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

NYC SUBWAY MURDERER AQUITTED!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 AT 4PM

STAND UP IN OUTRAGE AGAINST THE RACIST INJUSTICE SYSTEM NOW!

Emergency Mass Rally at 100 Centre Street

NYC Criminal Court, Downtown NYC

Daniel Penny killed Jordan Neely, a frustrated homeless unarmed man, desperate for food or money; go on the train and cried out for help. Neely did not lay a hand on anyone. His mere presence motivated Penny to jump up and put him in a deadly 6 minute chokehold that killed him.

We already know that it has been "historically legal" for any white person to police us and kill us for anything for hundreds of years in the USA. We are witnessing it again in 2024. PENNY WALKED OUT OF COURT A FREE MAN with a $3 million go fund me profit.

December 12th Movement 929-692-7609

[hussyknee]

[thebroccolination]

Hey so hi! Hi there!

Quick li’l baby gripe:

If there’s one thing I’d adore fans to stop doing in 2025, it’s dog-fighting the queer media industries of Asian countries against each other.

Yeah? Sound good?

Over the last several years, I’ve seen hundreds of English-speaking fans in the comment sections across all social media uplifting China, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, etc. only in order to dunk on another Asian country. This is 1) super unnnecessary, 2) rude, and, indeed, 3) a form of racism.

“China’s censored BLs are the best even without all the gross fetishizing sex scenes in Thai BLs!” (Note: “Fetish” is going on the top shelf until y’all learn what it means.)

“Japanese BLs are superior to the rest of Asia can’t beat the kings of the genre I’m so sorry everything else is subpar lol”

“Japanese BLs are so BORING compared to Thai BLs!!”

“Taiwan’s BLs used to be great but South Korea’s production quality is coming for y’all.”

Like???

You see it, right?

Simplifying a country’s entire queer media industry so you can use it as your own personal Pokémon to take down another country’s entire queer media industry is a phenomenally disrespectful thing to do with your internet access. Like, in the vast majority of cases I’ve seen, these are English-speaking fans who aren’t even from the countries in question. This isn’t “my country is better than yours,” which is a different, childish thing to do; this is, as far as I can tell, mostly western fans pitting Asian countries against each other like they’re sports teams.

Doing this undermines the incredible progress made in Asian queer media and perverts it into a game of fantasy football where people seem to be rooting for one country against another. This is so absurdly cruel and immature for no reason, especially when you’re a guest in these fandoms.

Going forward, I want to see more fans celebrating this beautiful genre. Cheering on the fantastic strides taken across all of Asia. To explore and consume the sheer variety of queer media coming out of every country, not just the most popular titles or the easiest to access. To delve into all the very specific political, cultural, socioeconomic, and historic circumstances behind each industry’s challenges and victories so you appreciate how difficult these series are to produce and market and protect for future generations.

Queer media is a miracle in a world ravaged by the homophobic aftermath and present influence of colonialism, and it only exists thanks to the tireless effort, courage, and passion of people who deserve our accolades. Don’t just passively take these series at surface value. Look into them. Look at the risks people are taking.

This is art and bravery and love, and if you’re going to be here, you should show these people the respect they’re due.

Leave this weird practice of pitting countries against each other in the past. Be part of the joy in everyone’s achievements.

For fuck’s sake.

Thank you.

🏳️‍🌈

[mgcucket]

Dude, I can’t even go to punk shows in my town. Ya’ll are deeply fucking racist. Whenever I went to punk shows I would be the only person of colour there, and the rest where Disco Elysium looking mf who would either be openly racist to me pre just ignore me all together.

I would love to be punk, but even in punk spaces you guys have a preference towards the ideal of the punk. That ideal is the thin skinny white god or goddess who plays the same 4 emo chords and cries about how toxic their ex is (who is somehow, also in the band.)

Every single time I went to punk show there was either literal closet Nazis or Liberals Cosplaying as Marxists because they wanted to feel intellectual while remaining in the most incestous friend/dating group I’ve ever seen.

You guys all say fuck racists and that’s it, then you guys are still racists. Saying fuck racists means nothing if you guys literally just ignore everything we say.

As a punk, fuck punks. You guys suck and 90 percent of the time you just want us to fetishize our culture to tokenize us.

(Btw I don’t know if you’re white and honestly don’t care this annoyed the hell out of me, you’re probably actually nice person)

I wanna see more cultural punk outfits. I wanna see more punks adding their culture to their outfit. I think it would be a neat concept. Embracing your culture and who you are and saying that no one can take that away from you. Fuck racism and fuck anyone who thinks they can take away your culture. Put spikes on your hijab. Wear a black leather jacket with patches of African patterns on it. Punkify that Kilt. Embrace your culture and don’t let anyone take that away from you. Be punk and embrace who you are because you’re amazing.

[velvetvexations]

I understand transandrophobia (I'm a trans guy) and there's so much I could say about how people treat trans men but holy shit that last ask was not it (the date rape one)

If a group is more likely to attack you, then all the -isms be damned just protect yourself. Discrimination isn't inherently bad. It's a thing that exists and gets taken advantage of but everyone has the right to defend themself.

Bad faith actors existing don't negate an individual's right to defend themself.

trans men are not more likely to do shit anon

also this is the exact same logic that results in White women crossing the street to avoid Black men

[crazycatsiren]

J. K. Rowling is 2 shots of rum away from "only white people can be women" and I don't think I'm joking.

[hussyknee]

Every single person not taking the time to find actual Syrians to listen to, every person who isn't a Syrian weighing in— you are stealing voices of the colonized, suppressed and tortured and doing the work of imperialism and colonization. Your voice is not needed.

Here are some twitter accounts to follow:

Leila Al-Shami

Aymenn J Al-Tamimi

Iyad El-Bhagdhadi

Lina Sergie Attar

Zaina Erhaim

Rasha Al-Aqeedi

Sara Hunaidi

If you know the handles of Syrian Tumblrs, please add them.

Do not boost anything that doesn't come from Syrians or endorsed by Syrians— not even any other Arabs or people who happen to be Muslim. If the accounts and perspectives of Syrians are conflicting themselves then that's good because they aren't a monolith. They simply deserve to be heard with their own voices. This is how you decolonize.

[zionist-brainrotting-receipts]

"This randomly got recommended to me" If you, a pro zionist user, get marxist leninists accounts recommended to you it's because you either searched those themes or you check out adjacent accounts. That's literally how the Tumblr algorithm works lol

And then we have Cecil writting down actual gibberish. Remember that their zionist brainrot is terminal so please be empathetic.

Both sides are Bad: Violent Videogames Edition.

"The problem with CoD and most FPS isn't that it's one of the most successful and widely consumed examples of american media as USA imperialism and exceptionalism propaganda in which america is shown as the ultimate hero of the world against foregein forces by reinforcing and normalizing xenophobic thropes (specifically islamophobic, sinophobic and red scare to be specific) to the point that they have direct funding and promotion from the CIA, and in the case of CoD open USA military publicity. No the problem with those games actually it's that It's repetitive slop with the same american stereotypes and it's getting boring yknow? Instead we should subvert the genre by making military FPS games about Japanese Imperialism! Wouldn't that be So Cool? A Call of Duty but with Japanese and anime™ stereotypes??"

[jerrycummblr]

It's really simple. If you're born with a vagina and you naturally have elevated testosterone levels, you're a man. If you have a vagina and you take testosterone, you're a woman. But also if you have a vagina, you'll never be a man. But also if you have higher testosterone then you were never a woman. Woman never yes man a vagina testosterone no was an elevated. Vagina man.

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

[otakuvampyre]

The problem is, they're not white, it's their native homeland (all bits of archeology in the region prove this), and by calling them white you are acting as tho the act of colonialism can't be done by brown people. Which Arabs disprove.

There is literally nothing about Israel that uphold white supremacy and it was not re-established in the name of "white colonialism." It was re-established in the name of "Jews no longer facing genocide from the Arabs in the region." Funny tho how Hamasniks can never acknowledge that little tidbit. That Israel only exists again cuz the Arab countries in the region wouldn't stop oppressing and killing Jews, so the Jews needed to have their own country established so they could defend themselves.

It's not their fault Arabs wouldn't, and continue to not, leave them alone.

When you state that Israel is a WHITE colonial project and people start breaking down the demographics of Israelis for you... How do you miss the point so badly. It doesn't matter how diverse the colony is when its PURPOSE is to uphold imperialism and white supremacy in the region. People of color can and have contributed to such projects and it doesn't change what they are. The US army is diverse too and it exists to enforce white imperialism.

[everlastingrandom]

This morning there was a nation-wide text spam campaign targeting Black Americans (largely students) telling them that they’ve been selected to pick cotton and will be picked up to be sent to a plantation after Trump’s inauguration.

People online are making jokes about it, but it’s genuinely a disturbing sign. Someone was emboldened enough to intentionally run a background on thousands of young Black people and send them racist messages the day after a very exhausting and stressful election.