#punk politics

[imonanegotrip]

#punks not white #proc #punk #punk politics #punk rock #punk aesthetic #grunge #grunge aesthetic #rock #hard rock #alt rock #grunge vibes #90s #metal #heavy metal #90s rock #poc #blm

[nerdby]

It's ironic that so many people want to be punk because of Hobie Brown from Across The Spiderverse cause being yourself and being a nonconformist is a huge part of punk ideology. So someone attempting to be punk by copying Hobie would be kinda not punk. Either way, it's cool to see that the political aspect of the punk movement is getting more attention.

BE YOURSELVES

#random #comic books #comic book movies #cbm #spiderman #spiderman sonyverse #across the spiderverse #marvel #marvel comics #marvel movies #marvel spiderman #hobie brown #spider punk #punk politics #politics #be yourself

[confused-n-sinning]

A woman moved into our neighbourhood recently and a neighbour saw her moving in with just her, her child, a few supplies, and a mattress that looked like she'd picked it up off the side of the road. This neighbour told others in the neighbourhood and people gave what they could from their homes for the mother and kid. My mother gave the woman a big bag full of kitchen supplies, pots and pans, etc., because they're pretty expensive to buy all at once but they're helpful and we had extra.

A while back, my mother had heard of a woman whose husband was working in another country and she was going through a hard pregnancy with no support, so my mother went to her home and spent time with her, looking after her mentally and physically. She only went for a day or two, but that woman really appreciated it.

My mother is currently in a public group chat called "Free Food in [city I live in]" and if she makes extra and we don't finish it, she'll put the food into a couple boxes and send photos of them to this group chat, and anyone nearby can chose to come collect the food. For free.

Last year, my mother knew a student nurse who didn't have the time to cook. So my mother would make a little extra when cooking for our family and she'd put some in a couple boxes for the week and send them to this nurse to help her out.

This post isn't just to say that my mum is an amazing person, although she is.

A lot of people, especially recently, want to talk about revolution, and changing the systems we live in, and community, and mutual aid. (Including me) But you've got to pratice what you preach- you have to actually help people, and be kind to your community and others. All of the things listed cost my mother almost nothing, and only a little effort. Helping your community can be easier than you think.

#community #mutual aid #kindess #neighbours #philosophy #punk #punk politics

[imnalien]

#punk #terf #transphobia #punk politics #posers #lol #art

[rotteneldritchhorror]

#communism #communist #leftists #left wing #leftism #leftist #socialist #socialism #radical left #🪲 #house the homeless #squatting #politics #political #leftisim #punk #punk politics #punk as fuck #punk shit #punk subculture #punk stuff #punk community #punk culture #punk movement #eat the rich #kill the rich #steal from the rich #not my post #but taking it here

[panstarry]

my final from last semester that i made into a zine. cooked this one up in a couple hours before the critique (the ink was still wet!), so it's very raw and kind of sloppy but the sentiment is there. i love you trans people of color. we are the backbone of this community 🌟

#pan draws #pan designs #zine #risograph #i'm not gonna lie i don't love how this one turned out OTL and i think the wording is not done but well... a deadline is a deadline #i'll probably touch it up and rewrite it in the future but who's to say.. i need to stew on how to articulate my feelings coherently #anyway my transness is so closely tied to my experience as a person of color. the current political climate is so fucking ass to exist in #but more than anything i am pissed off at white punks & leftists & trans people that refuse to have meaningful solidarity with us. #so yeah anyway. i was stuck on this one forever and only really got anywhere with it after attending 2 punk noise shows in a row where they #actually used their fucking platform to do like. anything. our struggles are connected you need to careeeee YOU HAVE TO CARE........ ok bye #tdov #trans day of visibility #<- i was sitting on uploading this for a while so the stars kind of aligned for it to be today huh.... happy tdov i love you

[ratofthewoods]

I think werewolves are an important part of trans culture *rips your throat out with my teeth*

#lgbtqia #lgbt #transgender #trans #transmasc #trans werewolves #werewolves #I constantly think about werewolves & politics #are you even punk if you don't like werewolves as allegory?

[alpaca-clouds]

The history of Solarpunk

Okay, I guess this has to be said, because the people will always claim the same wrong thing: No, Solarpunk did not "start out as an aesthetic". Jesus, where the hell does this claim even come from? Like, honestly, I am asking.

Solarpunk started out as a genre, that yes, did also include design elements, but also literary elements. A vaguely defined literary genre, but a genre never the less.

And I am not even talking about those early books that we today also claim under the Solarpunk umbrella. So, no, I am not talking about Ursula K. LeGuin, even though she definitely was a big influence on the genre.

The actual history of Solarpunk goes something like that: In the late 1990s and early 2000s the term "Ecopunk" was coined, which was used to refer to books that kinda fit into the Cyberpunk genre umbrella, but were more focused on ecological themes. This was less focused on the "high tech, high life" mantra that Solarpunk ended up with, but it was SciFi stories, that were focused on people interacting with the environment. Often set to a backdrop of environmental apocalypse. Now, other than Solarpunk just a bit later, this genre never got that well defined (especially with Solarpunk kinda taking over the role). As such there is only a handful of things that ever officially called themselves Ecopunk.

At the same time, though, the same sort of thought was picked up in the Brazilian science fiction scene, where the idea was further developed. Both artistically, where it got a lot of influence from the Amazofuturism movement, but also as an ideology. In this there were the ideas from Ecopunk as the "scifi in the ecological collaps" in there, but also the idea of "scifi with technology that allows us to live within the changing world/allows us to live more in harmony with nature".

Now, we do not really know who came up with the idea of naming this "Solarpunk". From all I can find the earliest mention of the term "Solarpunk" that is still online today is in this article from the Blog Republic of Bees. But given the way the blogger talks about it, it is clear there was some vague definition of the genre before it.

These days it is kinda argued about whether that title originally arose in Brazil or in the Anglosphere. But it seems very likely that the term was coined between 2006 and 2008, coming either out of the Brazilian movement around Ecopunk or out of the English Steampunk movement (specifically the literary branch of the Steampunk genre).

In the following years it was thrown around for a bit (there is an archived Wired article from 2009, that mentions the term once, as well as one other article), but for the moment there was not a lot happening in this regard.

Until 2012, when the Brazilian Solarpunk movement really started to bloom and at the same time in Italy Commando Jugendstil made their appearance. In 2012 in Brazil the anthology "Solarpunk: Histórias ecológicas e fantásticas em um mundo sustentável" was released (that did get an English translation not too long ago) establishing some groundwork for the genre. And Commando Jugendstil, who describe themselves as both a "Communication Project" and an "Art Movement", started to work on Solarpunk in Italy. Now, Commando Jugendstil is a bit more complicated than just one or the other. As they very much were a big influence on some of the aesthetic concepts, but also were releasing short stories and did some actual punky political action within Italy.

And all of that was happening in 2012, where the term really started to take off.

And only after this, in 2014, Solarpunk became this aesthetic we know today, when a (now defuct) tumblr blog started posting photos, artworks and other aesthetical things under the caption of Solarpunk. Especially as it was the first time the term was widely used within the Anglosphere.

Undoubtedly: This was probably how most people first learned of Solarpunk... But it was not how Solarpunk started. So, please stop spreading that myth.

The reason this bothers me so much is, that it so widely ignores how this movement definitely has its roots within Latin America and specifically Brazil. Instead this myth basically tries to claim Solarpunk as a thing that fully and completely originated within the anglosphere. Which is just is not.

And yes, there was artistic aspects to that early Solarpunk movement, too. But also a literary and political aspectt. That is not something that was put onto a term that was originally an aesthetic - but rather it was something that was there from the very beginning.

Again: There has been an artistic and aesthetic aspect in Solarpunk from the very beginning, yes. But there has been a literary and political aspect in it the entire time, too. And trying to divorce Solarpunk from those things is just wrong and also... kinda misses the point.

So, please. Just stop claiming that entire "it has been an aesthetic first" thing. Solarpunk is a genre of fiction, it is a political movement, just as much as it is an artistic movement. Always has been. And there has always been punk in it. So, please, stop acting as if Solarpunk is just "pretty artistic vibes". It is not.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk, I guess.

#solarpunk #solarpunk aesthetic #solarpunk fiction #political movement #history #history of solarpunk #amazofuturismus #put the punk back in solarpunk #scifi #science fiction #clifi #climate fiction #ecopunk

[dognonsense]

help tiktok kids want to try come at you with a seam ripper at shows for wearing an anti swastika patch.

[video description: begins with a tiktok of a young person holding a seam ripper. video transcription: why would i need to bring a seam ripper to a concert? So that if you see someone with a crossed out swastika on their jacket, you can rip it off. video description: Then a stitch video of a new speaker who is using a filter that makes them look like a face on a lemon. Video transcription: TikTok is the only place that I've seen anyone saying that they don't want Anti-Swas on the scene. I have only seen this on TikTok. The majority of the people I see sharing the sentiment are young, or, they are people who are clearly not in the punk scene. Sorry! Gonna have to call you out a little bit, but you know what? Calling people out? Especially posers? Is a time-honored tradition in our community, so, get used to it!

Anti-Swas is not as commonly misunderstood to be something that came into the scene to show Jewish punks that they're safe. It came into the scene to show white "mm" (representing redaction of supremacist) and Neo-"mm" (Nazis) that they are not safe in that crowd, in that group, in that event. That is why it's worn. And the people who wear that symbology, in my scene, historically, they wear it because they are about that. Meaning that they are going to enforce. That those individuals are not welcome.

I am a punk of Jewish heritage, I wear the symbols. The Anti-Swas. I have a shirt with a huge one on the front, I love wearing it. Patches, buttons, I love it. It makes me feel proud and happy. So let me tell you if you come at me and you rip a patch off of me, or a button off of me, with that symbology I am immediately going to assume that you are a white "mm" or a Neo-"mm" and I'm gonna hand your butt to you. Very quickly. And as hard as possible. I am going to focus all of my rage on that entire subgroup onto your face. So im gonna have to break it to you to break it to you! And also if you do it with a seam ripper which is like, the fuck? A seam ripper? Don't come to a scene with a seam ripper, that is so bizarre, you can't even rip a patch off with your bare hands? And you bring a seam ripper- (laughing). But anyways, when I realize it's a seam ripper and not a small weapon, I'm going to mock you mercilessly as I beat you.

White "mm" and Neo-"mm" would like nothing more than for us to get rid of that symbology. 'Cause then they blend in better. And then they can say that they're welcome. Or they can argue that. And we don't like leaving room for them to argue. Not in my scene. Also, getting rid of the Anti-Swas symbology is a little ableist, don't you think? A lot of white "mm" and Neo-"mm" can't read. End video transcription]

i understand why people dont agree or feel comfortable with anti swastika patches, but i want to allow this jewish person to say their opinion on the matter. They personally like it and think its effective at keeping nazi fucks out of the scene and are very proud to wear it out

just the mental image of a small lil tiktok kid approaching a guy in the pit like uwu lemme seam rip off ur patch for u

#this is just too funny #like i understand the politics BUT A SEAM RIPPER #punk #diy #patches #diy patches #crust punk #got it captioned at peoples accessibility discord #abelism #classism

[imonanegotrip]

#red hot chilli pipers #feel the bern #bernie sanders #punk politics #rock #hard rock #punk #punk rock #music #90s #2016

[cryingwanker]

The Rwanda bill has been passed. People seeking asylum in the UK are no longer safe. This bill has been criticised by many human rights groups, yet parliment have still decided to go ahead with it. People are seeking safety in the UK, and are being turned away. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.". The Rwanda bill prevents this. There is no conformation that people sent to Rwanda will be safe there. This is a blatant violation of human rights. Asylum seekers are human too, and they should be treated as such.

#rwanda #rwanda bill #rishi sunak #fuck the tory scum #fuck the tories #punk #leftist #politics

[woadge]

Punk transfems learn to play bass guitar, smoke weed like it’s necessary for survival, and read mountains of anarchist and communist theory.

Punk transmascs dress like sewer rats and listen to the most obscure music you’ve ever heard, but chances are it’s good.

Punk non-binary folks kill cops as part of their morning routine and can probably make a mean apple pie.

#lgbt #transgender #mtf #ftm #punk #politics #punk rock #nonbinary

[imnalien]

#punk #terf #transphobia #punk politics #posers #lol #art

[the-swift-tricker]

hey friendly reminder cause it's always good to remember to support jewish people, protect jewish people, call out antisemitism wherever and whenever you see it, encourage jewish voices, and stand up for the jewish community

#support jewish people #jewish #antisemitism #politics #punk #goth #swift-tricker's posts

[majaurukalo]

I don't understand why, whenever disability is discussed in political spaces, there's never a disabled person in sight to tell what the real issues are and how to tackle them.

We need more disabled people in politics.

#disability #disabled rights #cripple #cripple punk #crip punk #cpunk #politics #disability justice #disability pride

[didthekingdieyet]

#anti monarchy #abolish the monarchy #fuck the monarchy #they’re cocks #pieces of SHIT #stealing from people #murdering #slave owning #rich #shit stains #not a countdown #id in alt text #tampon charlie #c*milla #bitch asses #hate them #the coronation #just shitposting #image #alt text #british royalty #british royal family #king charles iii #queen camilla #queen of england #king of england #uk politics #british politics #punk