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happy death to america day to those who celebrate!

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it does still make me insane specifically how many queer people lovingly embrace astrology. I went to a poetry workshop yesterday that was genuinely quite good but also included an option to disclose astrology designations during introductions and so many people broke out some variation of "I'm a [x] sum but I have a [y] placement and it SHOWS" girl no it doesn't. that's meaningless correlation you completely invented the causation

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I hope you treat these images with the gravity that they represent. I want you to apply everything that you have heard about starving peoples throughout history and apply it to these particular faces!

@rickybabyboy @valtsv @komsomolka @prisonhannibal @r0zeclawz @marxism-transgenderism @teaboot @boobieteriat @chokulit @3000s @ot3 @90-ghost @apas-95 @punkitt-is-here @b0tster @vampiricvenus @ankle-beez @remindertoclick @dyrdeer @tamamita @omegaversereloaded @feluka @postanagramgenerator @memingursa @certifiedsexed @afro-elf @11thsense @spacebeyonce @beserkerjewel @beetledrink @spaghettioverdose @specialmouse @tlirsgender @grox @minmos @slimetony @juney-blues @hollowtones @aflo @skunkes @wolfertinger666 @smoqueen @wayneradiotv

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Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.

It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.

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i know i shouldnt be suprised but sinners being out for less than a week and already tumblr is fandomifying and 'poor wet pathetic cat'-ifying the main white man villain of the movie is so... disapointing??? like did the fucking point of the movie really go over your heads that badly or are you just willingly ignorant and stupid?

AND BEFORE ANYONE STARTS; im not saying you cant like remmick, he's a very interesting character, a great villain, and jack o'connell gave a great performance playing him, nor do i care if you think hes sexy, I think hes sexy

but i think to come out of a movie where vampires serve as a metaphor for how black american communities have the life sucked out of them by white people via cultural appropriation (remmick wanting to use sammie's gift to summon his own ancestors) and forced assimilation (all the turned vampires singing and dancing along with remmick's irish folk song and dance juxtaposed with the blend of cultures during sammie's song in the juke joint) and for your main take away to be 'aww the main villain is just a misunderstood sadboy' or 'idc abt the atrocities he looked sexy doing them (when the atrocities in question were racism)' then youre just being so disengenuous and antithetical to the whole point of the film?

and dont come at me with the 'let people enjoy things' bullshit, sinners is a movie FUNDAMENTALLY about racism and racial dynamics in the united states, and i do think focusing on your little y/n x [whiteboy of the month] fics and 'hes so babygirl' posts do actually stunt your own critical engagement with the message this movie was trying to convey to its audience

i think its also a disservice to remmick's character; the moral nuance that comes to light when you consider his position as an irish immigrant to the US, a victim of the colonialist british empire just like the black main cast (although in a very different way) and how, whilst his desire to reclaim his ancestry and heritage is understandable and even relatable, his pursuit of sammie and willingness to kill literally everyone else at the juke joint is allegorical for how, regardless of their own marginalisation, white people will prey upon and steal from black culture(s) and destroy/disenfranchise black communities to serve their own interests, and the movie is NOT subtle about this either, delta slim literally lays it out for us "white folks like the blues just fine, they just don't like the people who make them"

idk im yelling into the void here, the ppl im complaining about are never going to give a shit about racism or even just critically engaging with art when theres a new cute whiteboy to write fluff and angst about, but its just soooo annoying to see, yet again, how fandom spaces, which SHOULD be about uplifing and celebrating art in all its diversity and complexity, once again is nothing more than people ignoring anything that actually makes them have to confront reality and filing off the serial numbers to slot characters into pre-determined fanon molds so they can pump out incorrect quotes and coffee shop AUs en masse until the media iliterate heat death of the universe

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hey. remember when i made a post about how annoyed i was that a guy called pirate software was against software piracy?

lmao

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I feel like I've spent 15 years of my life telling Andrew Sullivan what a loathsome, self-hating toad he is, yet here he is ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY to tell us how much he still hates his own community in the country's largest newspaper

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TIME SENSITIVE, ONE WEEK- HELP MOHAMED'S WIFE

[Plain text: Time sensitive, one week- Help Mohamed's Wife]

Everyone, please listen. This is time sensitive so I'll cut to the point. My friend Mohamed's (@save-mohamed-family) (VETTED, #192 on this list) wife has cancer, and is in the final stages of her treatment. She needs one last round of chemotherapy to be cured. Please donate to his fundraiser! He has been struggling to collect money, please help him save his wife! Even the smallest donation helps!

He needs to collect $6000 by the end of this week (25TH OF MAY) for his wife's treatment. Time is running out. Let's help him get there!

CURRENTLY AT: $12,890/$18,890 USD

[Plain text: Currently at: $12,890/$18,890 USD]

tagging a few people under cut:

@murderbot @guldastaan @timetravellingkitty @jewishdainix @russianimperialist @boobieteriat @doublycharming-tetraquark @raangmanch @randomfandomtraveller @chucklingmaniacally @heliopixels @sitaarein

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I'm writing another post on behalf of Ahmed @samirahmed125, who recently joined Tumblr to make an appeal for his son Samir (both of them live in Gaza). His son is currently suffering from a serious foot injury, and he needs financial assistance in order to travel to a working hospital and get the help he needs. While it's been very heartening to see people come together and donate money to help these guys, the goal for this task has still not been met.

Ahmed originally set the goal of $15,000 for his son's medical needs. At the same time they need money for hospital bills, food, and transportation, which have increased in price due to displacement and the closing of the crossings.

Please help them by sharing this post so they can find more donors; Ahmed is exhausted and can't campaign for his son online while attending to real-life problems. Donate if you're able.

Verified by @gazavetters (#248)

Other tags:

@nabulsi @colombogramme @brokenbackmountain @feluka @sayruq @plomegranate @palipunk-blog @heritageposts @certifiedsexed @el-shab-hussein @90-ghost @serial-unaliver @gaza-evacuation-funds @appsa @khanger @ana-bananya @pocketsizedquasar-3 @gazavetters  @stuckinaprill @lordzannis @corpsenurse @chokulit @murderbot @northgazaupdatas @northgazaupdates2 @wolfertinger666 @3000s @neptunesrings @neodymiumcuilz @joeyclaire @gazavetters @pcktknife @a-shade-of-blue @tamamita @gaza-giving-tree @fairuzfan

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THIS IS A TRUE STORY. RANEEN AND AHMED ARE MY FRIENDS. THEIR BABY IS DYING OF LUNG CANCER. They are vetted by @90-ghost , @gazavetters (#576) , and @bilal-salah0. We need to raise $1,600 to pay for a new operation to save the life of my friends' baby. Please help me. Please, I beg of you, don't just reblog. Donate, whatever you can. you can dm @a00h3 if you want to confirm that paypal goes to them. Please donate.

When donating, please don't mention Raneen or Ahmed Hammad in the paypal message. PayPal is racially profiling and it is retaining all money that accompanies those names. PLEASE HELP MY FRIENDS SURVIVE THIS INJUSTICE.

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@ahmadalturk ‘s family is being forced to evacuate because of the military's orders again! They don’t have enough money to pay for luggage transport! Please help them by sharing!

@nabulsi Vetted evacuation fundraisers #94 / @gazavetters #101

Tagging for reach:

@colombogramme @brokenbackmountain @feluka @sayruq @plomegranate @palipunk-blog @heritageposts @certifiedsexed @el-shab-hussein @90-ghost @serial-unaliver @gaza-evacuation-funds @appsa @khanger @ana-bananya @pocketsizedquasar-3  @stuckinaprill @lordzannis @corpsenurse @chokulit @murderbot @northgazaupdatas @northgazaupdates2 @wolfertinger666 @3000s  @neptunesrings @neodymiumcuilz @joeyclaire @pcktknife @a-shade-of-blue @tamamita @gaza-giving-tree @fairuzfan

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sasuke in the higher up hokage meetings after naruto pardoned him even though everyone in the village hates his ass making eye contact with shikamaru glaring holes in him across the room

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widehead

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Never ignore any Palestinian family asking for help, as we are exposed to all kinds of suffering daily. At least share our story so that others can help. I will attach a donation link for you.

Donate to save us from real famine

Donate to my family here

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Had a friend of mine try to "warn me off" from a different friend, which boiled down to that she has an age regression kink, and one of her old partners worked with kids. That's literally nothing. Its the equivalent of saying X is a furry, and their partner works with animals, so you shouldn't associate with them. Like, can we be fucking serious for 5 seconds. Age Regression ≠ Pedophile the same way Furry ≠ Beastality. If it's two consenting adults who gives a fuck how they get off with roleplay.