#race discrimination

[flowerchild2009]

#blacklivesmatter

Dear all lives matter crowd,

Wake the fuck up. You are the problem. You and your white ass privilege need to understand that you're lives are already equal. White people are already have rights and respect. Black people don't. THAT'S why black lives matter is so important. Because to a hell of a lot of people, they don't.

We don't need to worry about the whites or about the police, cause you already have it all. You can go jogging without being harmed, Ahmaud Arbery couldn't. You can relax in your home without being killed, Breonna Taylor couldn't. You can be given fairness and respect by the people who are SUPPOSED to be your protectors, George Floyd couldn't. Your not being oppressed simply because another group of people are trying to get the rights that you already have. Grow the fuck up.

Do you realize just how hypocritical your being? You say all lives matter, but black lives don't matter to you. Hispanic lives don't matter to you. Native American lives don't matter to you. Disabled lives don't matter. Asian lives don't matter. CHILDREN'S lives don't matter. Gay lives don't matter. Trans lives don't matter. So no, all lives don't matter to you, only the lives of the white republicans. Get it right.

Also stop with blue lives matter. Unless your talking about avatar or the smurfs, blue lives don't exist. The Blue lives end when the policeman takes off his blue shirt at the end of the day. Black lives don't end, there is no button you can push or shirt to take off. Don't compare a job too a fucking race.

So for the hundredth time, stop being an insolent child and realize that you are not the victim. The white man was NEVER the victim. Your lives are not in danger or being killed so kindly stop reminding us that you matter too. We know. What people don't seem to know, is that BLACK LIVES matter. Instead of whining, listen and learn and be part of the revolution. History has it's eyes on you...

#blacklivesmatter #black lives fucking matter #Reform the police #politics #democrat #race discrimination #Art #all lives matter #back the blue #blue lives dont exist #Fuck the police #White previlage #Activism #Equal rights

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Leigh Ann O’Neill and William E. Trachman

Published: Feb 4, 2024

Seventy years after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in education, it’s somehow making a comeback.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. For the past 70 years, race discrimination in public schools has been illegal and unconstitutional. In some cases, even the National Guard has been called out to enforce the law.

But in Evanston, Ill., it’s still a pre-Brown world. As reported elsewhere last year, Evanston Township High School offered racially segregated classes such as AP calculus for Hispanic students only, and English classes for only black students. It did that purportedly in the name of shrinking the achievement gap between Caucasian and non-Caucasian students. Yes, it’s hard to believe, but the doctrine of separate-but-equal still lives on, even today.

What was the school district’s defense to such obviously illegal division of students by race? Just that no one is forced to take such classes, so they are optional, and therefore not discriminatory. But that logic doesn’t fly.

First, it’s obvious that Evanston is engaged in brazen racial segregation. If Hispanic students take the math class designed specifically for Hispanic students, that means that non-Hispanic students will generally take math classes without any Hispanic students. The same is true for English classes that are only for black students. So much for diversity and inclusion!

Second, the rationale behind the classes sounds a lot like the arguments made by segregationists of days past, who contended that Jim Crow was actually good for black Americans. As Evanston’s superintendent, Marcus Campbell, stated: The classes give non-white students “a different, more familiar setting to kids who feel really anxious about being in an AP class.” You could be forgiven for mistaking this statement for something that segregationist Arkansas governor Orval Faubus might have said to defend racial separation.

Evanston isn’t just violating the Constitution. In 1964, Congress also passed a statute that deprives schools of federal funds if they discriminate based on race. That statute — called Title VI — gives the Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights the authority to investigate public schools engaged in race discrimination and to force them to come into compliance with the law, under the threat of losing all federal funding.

Let there be no doubt: The text of Title VI doesn’t distinguish between “mandatory” and “optional” school programs. There is no exception to the bar on race discrimination for schools that merely encourage and facilitate racial segregation. And that’s obviously true. No one thinks that public schools could host “optional” racially segregated proms, homecoming events, back-to-school nights, or sports teams. The classroom is no different.

The Biden administration recently reminded us that a host of school programs can violate Title VI if the school fails to allow all students to participate equally. In guidance published after the Supreme Court struck down Harvard’s affirmative-action program, the Department of Education wrote:

A decision to restrict membership or participation in activities and spaces based on race . . . would raise significant concerns and trigger strict scrutiny under Title VI. In determining whether an opportunity to participate is open to all students, OCR may consider, for example, whether advertisements or other communications would lead a reasonable student, or a parent or guardian, to understand that all students are welcome to participate.

Yet Evanston remains undeterred, apparently. While the district has dropped the word “restricted” from the class descriptions in question, it nevertheless continues to encourage students to segregate themselves. An English II class is now described as one that “will emphasize examples that some individuals in the Black community identify as shared experiences.”

But if you thought that means that Caucasian students are welcome now, you’d be wrong. In an August 2023 interview, Superintendent Campbell explained that “if push came to shove,” and “there’s nothing else that works and that kid is white,” then the district would reluctantly let a Caucasian student enroll in a math class for another racial group. But how do you imagine that lands on the ears of a “reasonable student” who is wondering whether he or she is genuinely welcome to participate?

It’s time for systemic change. The Office for Civil Rights should be launching an investigation into Evanston. But unfortunately, it seems that politics have persuaded the powers that be to look the other way, even when it comes to Evanston’s previous blatant violations of Title VI.

Yet now is the time to course-correct. Anything other than a full investigation into Evanston is a complete abdication of the Department of Education’s legal responsibility to stomp out federal funding going to support racial discrimination. With classrooms once again being literally racially segregated, it’s never been more clear that the Department of Education isn’t doing enough to crack down on race discrimination in K–12 schools.

As Chief Justice Roberts wrote in his opinion striking down affirmative action once and for all, “eliminating race discrimination means eliminating all of it.” And in Evanston, Ill., they have 70 years of progress to start catching up to.

Leigh Ann O’Neill is the managing director of Legal Advocacy at FAIR, the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism. William E. Trachman is a former deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. He is the general counsel of Mountain States Legal Foundation.

[ Via: https://archive.md/Rm4rV ]

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Apparently, the lesson that "segregation is bad" didn't sink in the first time.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana

#Leigh Ann O’Neill #William E. Trachman #segregation #civil rights #racial discrimination #race discrimination #separate but equal #affirmative action #discrimination #Title VI #constitution #US Constitution #neoracism #woke racism #wokeness #woke #wokeism #cult of woke #wokeness as religion #religion is a mental illness

[castefiles]

Recent Cases and Trends: A Comprehensive Overview of Religious Discrimination News

In today's increasingly diverse world, religious discrimination continues to be a pressing issue that affects individuals and communities worldwide. As we delve into the most recent cases and trends in religious discrimination news, we aim to shed light on the complexities surrounding this topic and ensure a balanced and informative read.

#news #media #breaking news #press releases #Religious discrimination news #Hinduism news Magazine #News on caste struggles #News on social issues #Race discrimination #Social justice news #Indian society updates #USa

[alwaysbewoke]

#crown act #race-based hair discrimination #west virginia #legislative rejection #republican lawmakers #senate finance committee #civil rights #black hair advocacy #discrimination lawsuits #leadership accountability #social progress #hair textures #protective styles #racial equality #legislative advocacy #future prospects #white supremacy #racism #social justice #equality #end hate #anti-racism #stop racism #no to hate #dismantle racism

[pricklymuffinzzzzz]

Jokes I don’t think are funny,

Jokes about when mixed ppl don’t look mixed

Jokes about how “borderline” or manic someone is acting

Jokes about “the voices”

When someone jokes about how they haven’t eaten all day, like okay??

When someone jokes about another persons mental illness when they haven’t gotten permission.

When someone jokes about wanting to go to a mental hospital, saying “I need the vacation” “silly people vacation” etc, treating it like it’s not severely traumatic. Stop joking about that shit.

Oh and stop fucking joking about having ptsd, it’s not fucking funny, shut the fuck up

I can’t stop anyone from making these jokes but can y’all shut the fuck up sometimes? Like unless you’ve experienced it, when you have the trauma it’s funny. But when you just say that shit for fun it’s so fucking annoying.

#tw vent post #tw vent #tw schizophrenia #tw bpd vent #actually bpd #bpd problems #tw bpd #actually ocd #did vent #actually did #bpd vent #bpd feels #bpd thoughts #bpd mood #bpd #bpd safe #schizophrenia #actually schizophrenic #tw discrimination #mixed race #vent post #personal vent #vent #tw eating issues #tw ed descussion #tw ed implied #tw mental illness #tw mental hospital #tw medical #tw medical trauma

[tragedykery]

I think it's really funny when europeans criticise the us-centrism in history education in the usa because. if you've seen our own history education you've seen it is usually incredibly eurocentric. the pot calling the kettle black and whatnot

#it's just one of the many examples of europeans pointing and laughing at the usa while we do. exactly the same #at best it's mildly annoying at worst it's attempting to erase/smooth over the issues in our own countries while doing nothing to actually #fix them and pretending they don't exist AND holding onto that sense of 'superiority' #elli rambles #I've genuinely met people who think racism doesn't exist here and only does in the usa??? #yes race functions differently here than in the usa because it's different everywhere!! that doesn't mean people don't #discriminate on the basis of race here holy shit!!!! #same thing with police brutality with pretty much any social issue. we're not better than usamericans.

[marinsawakening]

It really does actually annoy me when people claim FMA is a pro-revolution narrative because it's no more pro-revolution than any other fantasy series. Like half of the fantasy books in existence contain a spunky gang overthrowing an evil government/king. Fucking Harry Potter ended in a revolution. The presence of a revolution in a fantasy/sci-fi series does not in itself make for a pro-revolution narrative in a real world context.

The catalyst for FMA's revolution is not its genocide or the ongoing racism, discrimination, and disenfranchisement of the Ishvalan people. The catalyst for its revolution is that there are evil fantasy monsters masquerading as a government intent on using the massacres they've already caused to destroy the whole country via a magic ritual. The solution to the actual, real world problems of colonization, discrimination, and genocide is routinely and explicitly stated to be working within the system. Miles' entire character more or less exists to show an Ishvalan working within the military in order to change the system from the inside, and is contrasted with Scar (the only other Ishvalan character), whose chosen method is violence and direct disruption of the system, in a favorable way. And Miles' character is just one way in which this message — work within the system to change minds — is reinforced. 'Violent revolution' is a reaction to a fantasy threat, not real-world problems.

Revolution is a fun plot for fantasy/sci-fi because it pits underdog heroes against an overwhelming evil. And also, most people will agree in the abstract that revolutions are justified when faced with an overwhelming evil. The actual point of contention is what constitutes an 'overwhelming evil'. Most fantasy bypasses this messy question (and otherwise sanitizes revolutions) in various ways, allowing people who shudder at real-life revolutions to root for our heroes. FMA is no different; its fantasy threat, unreplicable in real life, is the driving factor and excuse for revolution, whereas its reaction to more grounded problems in Amestris' society is 'working within the system'.

Without the fantasy threat of the homunculi working towards a nation-wide transmutation circle that'll kill literally everyone in it, FMA never would've justified a revolution. Not on behalf of the Ishvalans, not as a reaction to genocide. Think of this what you will, I'm not here to tell you what to think about violent revolutions, but under these circumstances, I do not think it's accurate to describe FMA as a pro-revolution narrative anymore than it's accurate to describe Harry Potter as one.

#Sorry to mention harry potter in the year 2023 but i chose it specifically to illustrate #That the presence of a revolution (even one tied to discrimination) does not necessarily make for a pro-revolution narrative #Or a narrative that handles race well for that matter. Lmao #My posts #fma

[spooksier]

HI I SAW THAT U GO TO PNCA WAS CURIOUS WHAT U THINK ABT THE SCHOOL, they offered me scholarship & stuff for anim but i dunno is it worth it? for like networking and learning and stuff

hi!! i actually finished up at pnca back in december (and i officially graduate in like three weeks! yippee!) so yeah! here's some of my thoughts on the school as somebody with a bfa in illustration and a minor in creative writing from there!

1. the teachers are amazing, they do not get paid enough for everything they do bc almost every prof i had at pnca went above and beyond for me if i needed help and consistently gave me rly rly useful direct critique

2. you get what you put in. the teachers are great but they will 100% let you stay at yr current skill level if you don't put in effort to get better so it's easy to kind of slip behind and stay there if you're not careful

3. pnca is currently either in the middle of or already finished with a merger with a bigger school in oregon (a bigger school that does Not Know What An Art School Is) so i'd be prepared for some incredibly annoying administration quirks relating to that lmao

4. really supportive environment imho, they will trust that you know what youre doing but they'll also be there to course-correct

5. networking! pnca actually has a partnership with laika and nike so they come visit p often and beyond that a lot of the professors are still working industry artists so it's not that hard to find networking opportunities but again you gotta search for them yourself

(secret number 6 bc idk if this applies to you haha but as a poc it was very apparent the whole time that pnca is a very white institution (like every art school sadly) and that's reflected in a very very white student body, im one of 20 black students enrolled and id be shocked if the total population of poc students exceeded 100 so be prepared as a poc to bear witness to some incredible White People Shit)

#ask! #tl;dr: i got a lot out of my time at pnca but a lot of that was because i went into college determined to get something out of it #you gotta want it! #favorite white people moments from pnca: 1. when somebody said they understood racism bc they had adhd #2. when a conversation about race got completely derailed by a woman saying that sculptors are discriminated against #3. i made fun of a poster and somebody tried to claim i wasn't black bc of it #last one happened 2 weeks ago. i love you portland.

[liesmyth]

Prev post is why I can't fully embrace the "necromancers as a gender" "patriarchal order allegory" side of TLT analysis.

The patriarchy is bullshit based on bullshit. Necromancers have superpowers. Metaphor doesn't hold

#don't get me wrong. I think it's a cool thought exercise or fanfic fodder #and it's interesting to consider how various RL issues may have informed the themes of the series and TM's experiences #but I really chafe at any interpretation that straight up compares necromantic aptitude to gender #or interprets the necromantic order of John's empire as a patriarchy metaphor #fantasy discrimination is inherently NEVER a straight up metaphor for RL discrimination because RL discrimination is based on nothing #likewise. let's keep racial allegories out of it #earth conception of race doesn't impact any character in the series except the canonically brown main antagonist #that's an unfortunate implication #tlt thoughts #elle tlt posting #tlt

[lycanr0t]

i feel very frustrated about the trend of giving chil body hair bc if it was any other anime twink i would be thrilled its just that it seems to only be because people are SO afraid of him looking young they have to make him hairy to justify liking him in ships.

meanwhile it does directly go against canon (he literally is supposed to look like a child. this is integral to both his character and his race's lore as a whole and it makes no damn sense that he would be mistaken for a child if he has body hair i mean. cmon.)

and it's like. some men are hairless. some men look young. when youre a trans man in your 20s-30s its especially common to be mistaken for a teenager, even more so if you're not on t. and short. these traits do not make you less of a man or an adult. :/

#rot posts #listen its like. i just wish ppl werent doing it for the reasons they seem to be #you NEVER see tiny little men get body hair in fanart i should know ive been in multiple fandoms where i was the only 1 givin bitches hair #but it also sucks when its like. clearly from a place of discomfort and not wanting him to seem young #rather than actually loving body hair #for example where is laios with body hair. wheres kabru. mithrun. literally any other character #(senshi us a slight exception on account of semi canonically having hair) #it just feels like a performance for no one. ok yeah good job you made chil look like a hairy 30 year old #did you pay attention to how that totally disregards his story and how he canonically looks like a child and that IS an important aspect #half foots face infantilism to an extreme and his appearance is a part of this. the discrimination he faces is partially BECAUSE of looks! #so changing him to erase such a HUGE important aspect of his race's lore just bc ppl seem uncomfortable with him being young looking feels #idk the feeling. its frustrating to me #i just wish there was some self reflection here. i guess. some actual acknowledgement of his canon struggles #do you even like chil if you cant accept one of his core canonical traits... #whew anyways this is HUGELY a limited edition post bc im deleting it as soon as my husband reads it ❤️ #i hate drama i hate discourse so like always if you try to start shit i will ignore + block you soo fast dont try me

[constantlymisspelled]

23 - Discrimination (Yeah I went there)

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i) Species;

a) All Sentient Species recognised by Mandalorian Law are completely within right to be adopted, adopt, and live within Mandalore, and Mandalorian Society. b) If a Species wishes to be added to the data base, a General Notice for Recognition can be applied for through the Mandalorian Archive of Galactic Sentients. The Mandalorian Archive of Galactic Sentients will also keep in check genealogy to take notice of the rare cases of possible gene modification and cloning. The Mandalorian Archive of Galactic Sentients is the official government and information authority for all occasions regarding inter-species law in Mandalorian Space. c) Sentient Species cannot be outlawed from sectors or systems – Mandalorian Law stresses the difference between a Species, and its local Governments. For example, a fleeing Zygerrian is not guilty of the crimes of the Zygerrian Empire. d) Sentient Species cannot be barred entry into clubs, pubs or venues due to their species. e) Sentient Species cannot be required or told by schools, family, or others to physically alter traits and physical features that do not cause harm. For example, a Zabracki shall not be demanded to wear a headdress to attend classes for the safety of other students.

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ii) Sex;

a) Mandalorian Law recognises separate biological sexes for all documented species under the Mandalorian Archive of Galactic Sentients. b) Mandalore recognises the separate sexes, sub-sexes, and individual genders within the Species Codex held by the Bounty Hunter Guild Associations. c) Mandalore retains its right to utilise the genderless and sexless terms and wordings in day-to-day use. d) Medical Professionals, and those whose services require said information are the only beings within Mandalore allowed to require a response to request of an individual’s sex, species, and gender information. e) Job applications and education shall not require confirmation of sex or gender for acceptance or application. f) Mandalore and the Mandalorian Sector practices the use of a multitude of private and communal refreshers – schools in the Mandalorian sector will tend to have two segregated bathrooms for the two more common humanoid sexes, a disabled bathroom, a unisex bathroom, and the communal bathrooms utilised in most military settings. Individual sectors can offer a differing, or greater range of choices – for example, Ordo Minor, which has the selection of disabled bathrooms, individual bathrooms, and the communal bathrooms with no segregation of any sort. g) Married Mandalorians are not required to inform anyone of their or their spouse’s gender or sex. h) Sex work in Mandalore falls under the Fair Work Acts, and is acceptable under strict and heavily monitored conditions. A Mando’ade who worked in this sector of business is permitted to apply to other forms of employment. Attempts to block applications and transfers of employment is both discriminatory to the Mando’ade’s financial freedoms and their sexual freedoms.

iii) Religious Interpretation;

 a) Incomplete

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iv) Language;

a) Mando’a’s multitude of accepted forms are not to be excluded, impeded or banned in any way within Mandalorian Space. b) Mando’a is to be taught at every school in Mandalorian Space in the sector’s most common forms. c) No Mando’ade should be barred in any way from learning Mando’a. d) Speaking a Freed language is a protected right, and those found guilty of excluding or discriminating those speaking or who have spoken Freed language fall under Sentient Discrimination and can face charges at both Mandalorian and Galactic Courts. e) Speaking Basic is not banned in any way, but it is not a specific requirement to graduate, educate, be credited or to have a job. f) Basic cannot be a prerequisite in jobs that do not have any relevance to the speaking of the language. For example, a mechanic does not need to speak fluid Basic to practice on Ordo Prime or Manda’yaim. g) Learning to speak, read and write is a Right, not a privilege, and those barring students for financial reasons either in low or high levels of education will be held to account under Mandalorian Law. Learning languages in Mandalore is a Protected Right, and not to be interfered with by external pressures. h) Clan Foundlings wishing to continue to learn their pre-adoption language is a protected right under Mandalorian Law. Foundlings will not be punished for use of their pre-adoption languages.

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v) Ability;

a) All Clan members, regardless of their capacity or ability to fight, are crucial to Clan Welfare. b) Clan members, or Mando’ade who are visually or verbally impaired should have allocations made for their comfort and to ease participation in day-to-day life. This includes species that routinely have these impairments, for example, nocturnal species being allowed to be as active as they require at their biologically required hours. c) Clan members, Mando’ade or warriors who have been injured to the point of being removed from combat have completed a great service for their Clan and their community, and any discrimination or exclusion of these Mando’ade is punishable by law. d) Mando’ade born with non-life-threatening defects are to be treated as ordinary Mando’ade under Mandalorian Law. e) Mando’ade born with life-threatening birth defects are catered for under the Public Health Acts, and can even be served at external hospitals around the galaxy under the Mandalorian Resources and Children Protectorate. Parents can make direct calls for assistance to the Mandalorian Protectors, and can expect near immediate response and support in the occasion of life-threatening illness or injury. This is a right under Mandalorian Law. f) Mandalorians with movement impairments, mental impairment and illness, and other neurological discrepancies are protected under Mandalorian Law. In the event of a Neurological Unsound Mando’ade hurting a child, the Mano’ade risks becoming institutionalised. g) Those of impaired, separated, different nature or disposition, and disability are completely able to be charged with serious offences. However, much like criminal justice, intent must be proved for charges such as ‘murder,’ or the charge will simply be held as high degree grievous assault and manslaughter. Ability Impaired Mandalorians will still face a firing squad if found guilty of War Crimes, Child Abuse, or Sexual Assault. h) Mando’ade that cannot live by themselves can either select, or have a carer selected for them out of their Clan or Community that passes Health and Carer Training and Psychological Evaluations. The selection will take place after their diagnosis with impairment. If a Clan member has already been acting as the Mando’ade’s carer, provisioning will be made for that Clan member to have access to appropriate resources and training without separating the Carer from their charge.

[Again, if anyone has any criticism, I am open to any form of assistance you can provide. Sections like this are close to my heart, as I have members of my family who cannot give informed consent, or have a disability that stops them from being able to hold a job. When the time comes, I'm hoping to link a master post for disability and medical beskar'gam symbols to this post so that disabled verde can colour and pattern their armour appropiately, and have it understood.]

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#mandalorian culture #star wars #jaster mereel #mandalorians #true mandalorians #mandalorian law #supercommando codex #mandalorian language #mando'ade #mandalorian code #Jaster Mereel's 70k long legal document that changed the galaxy #discrimination #mandalorian discrimination law #ability #language #sex/gender #race/species - star wars

[lilacthebooklover]

i think it's sad how little empathy kids tend to have these days. the other day, i was walking down a flight of stairs at my school when a random 11-year-old boy tapped my arm and asked "are you gay?". now, i thought he was saying "are you okay", and nodded (nothing wrong with being gay! i'm just not one to tell my sexuality to random kids who interrogate me). then, he began hollering the f-slur and yelling that everyone should get away from me. it's sad that literal children are so used to throwing around language like that and making jokes out of what is just plain hate speech. we're all human beings. i don't see why differences like that should matter.

#i know i sound really old here #but i'm just a tired 15 year old sick of the prejudice that follows every school environment #why is being gay an insult? #why is it considered funny when someone's race is targeted? #what does anyone have to gain from this? #where do we draw the line between banter and bullying? #it's been like this for years #and i'm sick of it #i don't understand how discrimination is almost always a prerequisite to popularity #don't people feel bad about saying things like that? #courtesy costs nothing #and yet i've encountered very few people my age who attempt to use manners at all #sorry about the rant there #i'm just tired of this being treated as normal #we're all people #we should treat each other as such #random #social commentary #i think? #i don't really know how to tag this tbh #discrimination #homophobia #school students #lqbtq #my friend came out as nb #and now everyone takes the mick out of them about it #what's the point? #it's just mean #people need to grow up #(or stop trying to be so mature)

[miawashere]

increase of police brutality

i realized with the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, there has been an increase of police brutality for years. and after researching, police brutality has been increasing- especially with the spark of the BLM movement. In 2021 alone, 1,145 people were reported killed by officers, according to the Guardian. after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, it asks the question on whether or not police are more racist to people of color. it’s so sad that because of one’s skin color, you’ll be discriminated by people you’ve never even met before who’s sole job is to protect you.

#passion project #law #high school #lawyer #explore #discover #usa #history #equality #equal rights #hate crimes #discrimination #oppression #anti blackness #race #society #police #cops #defund the police #protest #lawblr #studyblr #law school #studying #study blog #study motivation

[blackcultureis]

Whitewashing and why you shouldn't do (or support) it

Disclaimer: This post will specifically address the white washing of Black people and characters.

What is white washing? White washing in the context of fanart is when you take a character of color, usually one with brown/black skin, and either make their skin lighter, give them more Eurocentric features, or both.

Why is it harmful? To explain why this is harmful, I will use one of the first examples of fanart; renaissance paintings of ancient Greek myths. Specifically, artwork featuring Princess Andromeda. Go to your search engine and type in "princess Andromeda". Based on those images, you would never have known that in the original Greek legends, Andromeda was black. So why is she most often depicted as a white woman?

McGrath’s article was definitive in addressing three things: that all the Greek mythographers placed Andromeda as a princess of Ethiopia, that Ovid specifically refers to her dark skin and that artists throughout Western art history frequently omitted to depict her blackness because Andromeda was supposed to be beautiful, and blackness and beauty – for many of them – was dichotomous.

That quote is from this article, and I highly recommend you give it a read. When you whitewash a character, you are perpetuating the idea in the quote above. That this character you like, whether you like them because they're funny or smart or beautiful, cannot be those things and also have black features.

Colorism and whitewashing

I'm going to bring up colorism, because sometimes, people will have a character still look Black, but lighten their skin tone, essentially making a dark skinned character light skinned. That is not okay either.

colorism: prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group:

Lighter skinned Black people, while still targets of racism, are closer to whiteness than darker skinned Black people, and in some cases face less discrimination. When Black people first started to appear on TV, it was generally lighter skinned ones because that was more acceptable. This article goes more in depth about colorism.

Misogynoir and whitewashing.

Misogynoir is a word coined to describe the unique hatred that black women face. It is the intersection of racism and misogyny.

People may whitewash a female presenting character but not a male presenting character. One trait of misogyny is tying a womans worth to their beauty. When you realize that beauty and blackness were (and still are) seen as antonyms, the issue with this type of whitewashing is made clear.

Texturism and whitewashing

texturism: a form of social injustice, where afro-textured hair or coarse hair types are viewed negatively, often perceived as "unprofessional", "unattractive", or "unclean".

When Black characters were first introduced to media, aspects of them would be changed to heighten their proximity to whiteness and make them more palatable to white audiences. Black women would get perms or silk presses, and Black men would keep their hair cut short and "tidy." This would occur in normal workplaces as well. Black hair has too often been regarded as "unprofessional" or "thuggish."

Note: This does not mean that all Black women with silk presses or perms or all Black men with short hair are trying to heighten their proximity to whiteness, or do not love themselves and their hair.

Changing a Black character's natural hair/curl pattern to be more loosely textured can also be considered white washing, especially when paired with lightened skin. However, it is very nuanced; some people may want to show a character with a sew-in or wearing a wig, or just draw them with straightened hair. It is not always white washing, but it is a good thing to be aware of anyway. This article goes more in depth about texturisim.

How can you help?

Don't create, support, or reblog whitewashed art.

P.S. if anyone wants to come on this post bringing up blackwashing, read this (now updated) post of mine.

#black people #black culture is #representation #white washed #white washing #race #discrimination #antiblackness #fandom critical #fandom criticism #colorism #racism #misogny #misogynoir #texturism

[reshirfuse]

real tired of blue eyed samurai being seen as "novel approach to the take down of japanese xenophobia" and not literally as "japanese people are fascinated by whiteness, were axis power aligned, and only want to dip their toes into the idea of being different but only in a whiter way because they're racist to literally anything else" masked as "mixed race narrative"

#shosh #im so tired i'm alwyas angry #this isn't a mixed race narrative #i am japanese everyone be quiet lol #as always tired of white person or mixed white person being discriminated against and beaten by natives narrative #cough cough last samurai etc

[charliejaneanders]

As history has shown, maintaining racial inequality requires constant repression and is therefore antithetical to democracy. And so we must be clear about the stakes: Our nation teeters at the brink of a particularly dangerous moment, not just for Black Americans but for democracy itself.

The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked

#politics #quotes #nikole hannah jones #racism #race #colorblindness #discrimination #white supremacy