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OId road

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every holocaust memorial day, i always ask people to keep romani people in their thoughts, but this year i’d like to clear up some misconceptions that i see every year w/ a psa

romani people are not white. we’re south asian (from northern india), and each subgroup has a unique racial makeup of asian/white/etc, in different amounts. this is also why we vary wildly in physical appearance/skintone

we still face oppression. what we face, especially in europe, can still be constituted as attempted genocide, as we’re forced to live in hazardous conditions or to give away our children, be sterilized, etc just for the crime of being roma

the ‘g slur’ isn’t just an american issue. the reason some european roma prefer the slur is because, in many countries, there is no term for roma that isn’t a slur, and it’s either the g slur or the literal translation of the n word. i’m romanian, and if you used the slur in my hometown, you’d get slapped, since we just use ‘roma’.

we live in every continent across the world. some of the largest romani populations exist in south america, predominantly in brazil. they are no more and no less roma than their european counterparts, and they, like romani in asia, africa, etc all face unique challenges and oppression.

we’re the largest ethnic minority in europe, and yet have almost no political power, no land ownership power (in some places, we’re forbidden from owning land entirely), etc. with very few reputable charities- a lot of us reject charity by principle, as well as there being a general lack of education about us- the best thing you can do to help romani people is to just spread information, and help individuals when you can.

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Haunted by Guillermo Del Toro's real life third-kind encounter with aliens.

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Earlier today, talking about queer community security, I said, "Well, you know the saying about butches and bears," and the person I was talking to said "... no?"

So:

No "see answers" option, pick an answer or stay curious.

I don't have enough answers options to add location, so put your location stuff in tags & please reblog to satisfy my curiosity. Thank youuuuu.

#born in 1984 #Grew up in an extremely homophobic and queerphobic town #I knew exactly 3 queer adults #all 3 were homeless #2 vanished by the time I moved away #I've never been to a gay bar #never marched at pride #never heard this phrase before

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Touched up one of the first pictures of Liam I drew 🐺

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This was shared as a "bad" joke but I was so charmed by it I've been thinking about it for days.

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writing werewolves at 2am because I've lost control of my life

#werewolf #werewolf the essentials #werewolf the apocalypse #wta #werewolftheapocalypse

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In case it does vanish, someone uploaded them to archive.org

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y'all remember the teletubbies baby? .

Here she is with her baby.

She turns 29 this year.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Vs. Morena Baccarin

Propaganda

Sarah Michelle Gellar - (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Y’all Buffy IS that girl and you know it. Badass who excels at fighting and killing monsters? Undoubtedly! Wears cute outfits while doing so? Constantly! Has multiple handsome vampire boyfriends by the throat? She’s a trendsetter baby! Great hair? MOST episodes! Admired in the coursework of literal universities? Sign me up for Buffy Studies! And most importantly, Buffy wouldn’t be all she is without being anchored by an excellent performance by the truly talented actress portraying her. SMG is not JUST cute and fun, she has pathos by the bucketful, and her richly textured, layered portrayal of a teenage girl who acutely feels the burden of heroism keeps you transfixed. Watching her slowly smile, truthfully, despite the weight of the world settled firmly on her shoulders, is the sun coming out from behind a cloud. Buffy is vibrant in ways she wouldn’t have been if anyone else had played her, and gods if talent isn’t one of the hottest things of all

Morena Baccarin - (Firefly) - No text propaganda

Master Poll List of the Hot Vintage TV Ladies Bracket

Additional propaganda below the cut

Sarah Michelle Gellar:

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"DNI: freaks" do you realize how conservative you look

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happy magneto releases an emp across the entire planet day btw

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Next up: the heron! Another from this series.

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at some point you have to realize that you actually have to read to understand the nuance of anything. we as a society are obsessed with summarization, likely as a result of the speed demanded by capital. from headlines to social media (twitter being especially egregious with the character limit), people take in fragments of knowledge and run with them, twisting their meaning into a kaleidoscope that dilutes the message into nothing. yes, brevity is good, but sometimes the message, even when communicated with utmost brevity, requires a 300 page book. sorry.

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