#religious people of color

[crazycatsiren]

"I don't have a religion therefore you can't either" isn't any less colonialist than "my religion is valid and yours is not", by the way, people.

#witches of color #people of color #religious people of color #religions #antitheists dni #antitheists are fucking stupid #colonialism #fundamentalism

[an-architect-of-words]

It’s been literally so long since Fire Emblem 3H came out. At this point, I’m a hair away from assuming people who say Rhea was running around murdering people of other religions are being intellectually dishonest. We have multiple support conversations just saying entirely uncryptically that she doesn’t do this, and we never even see strong evidence that she does? She executed people for active blasphemy and attempted assassination, it’s just that the context made her ruthless (the people executed were clearly pawns, scared, and suffering too) which is why the scenes depict her as cutthroat. But to say she’s killed people because they just casually didn’t think Sothis was real is more than just simplifying— it’s just incorrect. It’s because these people ultimately threatened the juggling act Rhea is doing to prevent another grand scale war and triggered her because they messed with things she considers sacred, final reminders of her mother.

It’s just so weird because I used to post like screenshots and STATEMENTS FROM THE WRITERS that confirm all this in no uncertain language and people would be like doing extreme mental gymnastics to explain why “Rhea doesn’t care that I don’t believe in Sothis” and “Rhea did what she did to prevent war” are not clear statements. I mean, I am so chill with having different takes on characters from people or viewing characters as more or less sympathetic. That involves personal code and ethics. But with 3H, I hit this wall where I’m like.. when do we admit that, for you, this conversation is not about actually understanding the character?

I swear, some people need to go take a break, grab a latte, and privately come to terms with their irl beefs with the Catholic Church before engaging with this game. Because, my friends, I do not have the ability or strength to shoulder/accommodate your external opinions on a real religion on top of my analyses of the motives of the green haired dragonfolk.

#I was worried that last paragraph is me strawmanning people #then I remember that I used to go to pages of ppl talking about things Rhea didn’t do or blindly agreeing with Edelgard #and so so many of them were anti-religious communists #open anti-religious communists #and I fully get that your personal views color your opinions on fiction #that’s natural #but don’t rewrite the story #literally Claude was my favorite character in the og 3H #I didn’t care for Rhea #my thoughts on her have formed from years of me going ‘wait that didn’t happen’ #then starting to appreciate why she did things as I looked into it #she’s a solid tragic character #fire emblem three houses #three houses #Fire Emblem #rhea fire emblem

[morgannotlefay]

I swear on the grave I killed and buried God in that my loved ones will never have to question if my love is conditional

#ex christian #ex mormon #tw exmormon #exmo #religious trauma #tw religion #tw religious trauma #lgbtq #disabilties #body image #unconditional love #poc #people of color #body positive #disability pride #queer pride #trans positivity #trans pride #neurodivergent #adhd #autism #If the Bible is a book of love then why do you brandish it with hate

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

hey guys just doodling the guy again (i am booed offstage)

#death note #l lawliet #bright colors #eyestrain #my art #yeah it’s him again #went to actually draw something but like #eh #might as well draw this guy #i’m projecting my tiredness onto him but is it really projection if he’s also tired? i don’t think so #i would pay cash money to pass out for the next 24 hours dm me and i’ll give you my location and u can bonk me on the head w a bat #genuinely think the lack of sleep has been aggravating a lot of my issues i’ve been weirdly flipping between like #paranoia and weirdly happy and irrational anger and just deeply numb #which actually now that i think about it is exactly what happens every time i don’t sleep enough for long enough #methinks i should sleep more snork mimimi it makes my brain work better #god i want to sleep so bad rn #but i have to do laundry and make 2 pies for other people to consume tomorrow #i plan on decorating the crusts w dicks or smth bc i hate the people it’s going to and they are very conservative religious sorta vibes #but some people there would get a kick out of it (the good ones) #u know i was wondering if i really complain about being tired enough for those anons about sleep and y’know what #i really do #and i will forever #if i’m tired u will know of it and thats because it’s always #maybe i should try that caffeine shit people rave about (<- has not drank energy drinks or sodas or coffees since i was like. 14) #actually i think my heart would give out idk what’s with it but it gets silly sometimes so i don’t think it would like caffeine #or maybe idc who knows #the best solution imo is passing out forever and ever and waking up and hopefully being refreshed or smth

[rootbeerqueer]

i was going through this one page on instagram & i really respected their posts, even if i found them challenging, until i started seeing them talk about “abrahamic religions” as part of white supremacy & how they need to be torn down to return to indigenous practices. like absolutely MAJOR decolonization needs to happen around christianity & there is a history of islam being imposed on groups like the persians through conquest but arguing that islam & judaism are inherently white/privileged/non-indigenous or have the exact same beliefs or colonial history as christianity…i can’t get behind that at all

#and that’s not even going into the fact that in some parts of the world #christians are oppressed as a religious minority #this person was also holding up the genocide against palestinians as an example of ‘abrahamic religious supremacy’ #being used to justify violence against people of color #as if the state of israel represents judaism as a whole & there aren’t palestinian jews #if that isn’t blatant antisemitism couched in progressive language idk what is #i’m not going to say the name of the account i just wanted to rant #islamophobia #antisemitism

[crowsyart]

Some of these have way more meaning than others some are just vibe based I’m a bird guy I gotta birdify the soul eaters

Maka - Carolina Wren

Soul - Osprey

Black☆Star - Common Kingfisher

Tsubaki - Black Heron

Kid - Black Vulture

Liz - Red Tailed Hawk

Patty - Rough Legged Buzzard

Crona -Kauai o’o’

Ragnarok - Loggerhead Shrike

Medusa - Crested Serpent Eagle

Marie - Buff Orpington Chicken

Spirit - Red Crested Cardinal

Stein - Harpy Eagle

Death - Andean Condor

Justin - Turtle Dove

Giriko - Hoatzin

Eruka - Potoo

Mifune - Snowy Owl

Sid - Ostrich

Hero - Grey Catbird

Asura -Magnificent Frigatebird

Naigus - Groove Billed Aini

Asuza - Western Jackdaw

#soul eater #I’m not tagging everyone there’s too many people here maybe I’ll come back to it later and do it #honorable mentions #kid:collared inca #stein:shoebill stork or bleeding heart dove #asura: adolescent california condor #also important to note I am both a Marie fan and a chicken fan #this is not a diss on Marie I selected the buff Orpington because they’re both a very sweet breed (also orange) and chickens are also tough #obviously #hoatzin for giriko is because the babies chicks have little like dinosaur fingers and also they smell really bad #the kauai o’o for crona is because theyre known for that recording of one singing half of its duet #as the last one of its species and I was like yeah that seems crona-like #crying out for something they’ll never receive #and if you wanna get cute about it maka could learn the other half #speaking of maka wrens are known as the king of birds in some British cultures I believe? so she has a legacy to live up to #black heron for tsubaki besides its color and tallness they make a shadow tk catch fish and i was like yeah rhat seems ninja like and clever #kingfisher for black star is kind of obvious you have king and star type deal plus small and blue #He is a peacock in my beastars au but thats different #hero catbirds are unremarkable and good at mimicry #Justin turtle dove religious symbolism Azusa jackdaws are corvids and therefor clever also they have her piercing eyes #the condor and vulture w kid and his dad are fairly obvious w the death and decay stuff because vultures #ospreys look like awkward teens trying to be cool to me #I almost did a chickadee for soul to match maka being a small bird #harpy eagles eat monkeys so it’s kind of like that dissection of people thing w Stein i guess? #trying to remember all my reasonings is hard I sat on this for a while lol #anywyas hope you guys enjoy #soul eater birds #oh uh frigatebirds being theives and scavengers and attacking other birds I’m sure could be drawn back tk asura somehow like #somehow

[transmascsonicthehedgehog]

i'm not like. a fan of south park or anything, but i thought about making fanart ironically just for the shitty design aspect. would you unfollow me if i did? /genq

if you mean making art to make fun of the awful designs that's fine because the show deserves all the mockery it gets; i'm speaking of unironic fanart that people made with trying to make the characters cutesy, woobify or god forbid ship them while ignoring the various issues regarding the characters AND the show itself ( i.e "we make fun of everyone!!!!!", shit excuse for a shitty ass show ) if you get me

#ive reblogged a few posts about this actually #tiktok users latching onto the show and slapping queer/nd headcanons onto the cast while plugging their ears- #and going ''i dont support the show i just like the boys/ships'' when called out is ignorance. the show is violently against anything- #related to queer or disabled folk. or religious folk. people of color. etc. it loves to jab at anyone that isnt white or cishet. #and the fact that people allow it because ''it makes fun of EVERYONE'' is IGNORANT. #anyway. #tldr no i wont be unfollowing you ( whoever you are!! i genuinely dont know who sent this ) if its supposed to be mockery or ironic #im talking GENUINE unironic fanart and loud vocal support. #justin replies

[swiss-army-fangirl]

love when people tell me that my color tattoos Aren’t trashy like. yeah thanks idk what kind of compliment you think this is but i can assure you it is nothing short of Backhanded LOL

#like. if i Hadn’t designed them would they be Lesser in ur eyes? #just an insanely baffling comment to me. that people w color tats are Inhenrently trashy unless Something lifts them out of that category #tell me you were raised religious and haven’t Completely undone the brainwashing wo telling me fr #tori talks

[storynerd121]

I'm doing a project, and I need as many answers as possible for research.

Pls answer I rly need more research for this project. Thank u!! Also pls reblog for a bigger sample size 🙏

#help me pls #research #project research #media representation #media #representation #people of color #lgbtq #religious diversity #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #transgender #gender nonconforming #eating disorders #disability #disabled #body diversity

[fancywordology]

One’s true identity doesn’t lie in one’s race, religion, political affiliation, body, gender, sex, sexuality, disorders, etc

It lies in your spirit, a place that is wholly unique to yourself.

How you think of and treat others; your personality; the sorts of things that make you passionate about life; your hobbies; your likes and dislikes; how you interact with the world; the innate talents and abilities you have to share with the world; how you express yourself from within, regardless of the above; what your hopes and dreams are; what you love to do in life; the way you attempt to grow as a person; your general worldviews and personal philosophies; your attitude and approach to life; your career (if it’s what you love); your core convictions; etc.

While initial labels like that can bring you into a group and may be the things that have shaped you, it’s really when your other more important qualities show that you will be accepted and will accept yourself in a more meaningful way. Even different people are affected differently by the shared experiences groups have. You are unique in these ways.

I typed this up because I’ve seen and heard of instances lately where people will take on such identity labels as their whole personality, where they lay into some labels and stereotypes. This often seems inauthentic and seems like the person may not wish to outwardly express their true inner selves. They and you are more than that and you should shine ✨

#philosophy #social commentary #social justice #politics #feminism #lgbtq #genderqueer #black lives matter #people of color #religion #religious trauma #identity politics #mental disorders #Disorders

[crazycatsiren]

I know I've said this before, but too many of y'all jumped into paganism/polytheism without having even started unpacking cultural Christianity and it's literally helping nobody, least of all the people of color and ethnic minorities.

#witches of color #pagans of color #religious people of color #paganism #polytheism #religions #witchblr #paganblr #cultural christianity

[viagginterstellari]

Pilgrims - Lalibela County, 2018

#picoftheday #travel #ethiopia #africa #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #street photography #streetphoto color #people #on the road #religious people #photooftheday

[voskhozhdeniye]

#I said on here several months back. #If they fought for the rights of women people of color queer people the disabled religious minorities and so on #with the same vigor that Republicans fight to take those rights away they might actually be worth something. #When your two major choices for leadership are two capitalistic warmongers. #Your choice and thus your freedom is an illusion.

[ladyfenring]

i'm almost finished with the armor of light and i don't want to give a final-final opinion yet but i've not been a huge fan of this book. it feels...i shan't say lazy, but it has definitely been my least favorite of the kingsbridge books so far.

#also on a logical level i understand that follett can't set every single kingsbridge book wholly in kingsbridge #and every single book can't be about gothic architecture #that being said #the real pull for pillars of the earth was writing a book about how a core group of people spent 30 years of their lives building a cathedr #during a time of enormous political upheaval #while the country around them changed #so i think my issue with this book is that while yes there is a sociopolitical factor and even a religious one #the spinning jennies are a horse of a different color from prior philip's dream #also choosing to remove the entire main cast from this kingsbridge book #and transplant them to brussels in time for the battle of waterloo #WAS a choice #i can't say it was the one i would have made!!

[bijoumikhawal]

"leftists don't fall for/into right wing hate campaigns for other groups as much as they do for antisemitism" is a really funny way of broadcasting which groups you pay attention to. Anyway we all do remember V*ush and his sycophants constantly claiming "land back is a call for ethnostates" and baiting WOC to intentionally misrepresent their politics on race up to and including claiming they want white genocide, right.

Acting like somehow people on the left are often progressive about every other thing but are antisemites is absurd. It happens, but its not common. An antisemite is often also a racist, a xenophobe, religiously intolerant overall, etc. There are plenty of racist, xenophobic, shithead leftists. Anyone who's actually a leftist would know there's constant tumbling online with shithead leftists and they never have just one shithead opinion.

#cipher talk #V*ush is also an antisemite but his hate campaigns to my knowledge focus on people of color #Antisemitism is more like a sickening bonus he pulls out in these debates #Also! This sort of shit in my experience is more common than isolated 'leftist antisemitism' among actual leftists #The people following V*ush's lead consider themselves leftists #Some examples of 'leftist Antisemitism' people pull really feel like they saw an antisemite express one progressive opinion and screamed #'ITS THE DAMN LEFT AGAIN' #I promise you. A lotta people doing that are not leftists #It annoys me because there are actual common tropes of leftist antisemitism I experience but it feels like people only bring up the idea #When talking about Zionism #Actual things I've experienced have like. Nothing or little to do with that. It's more 'a lot of shit c*ntrapoints has done' and militant #Or utoptian atheism (the latter being something I've had other marginalized religious people tell me was making them uncomfortable but that #They didn't feel comfortable speaking up about in leftist spaces) #Or like. People who didn't grow up in the West saying offensive shit because they know what a Nazi is but never got a proper education #About Jewish history- generally they aren't trying to be offensive. They literally do not know better. It doesn't make it okay #But it's not the same as the other shit #Or in some cases they're like. A hypocrite who believes in anti colonialism but only for themselves #Such as that one guy who saw me speaking about Coptic issues and the importance of leftists to not cede ground to Zionists by letting them #Coopt ideas from MENA indigenous groups and said 'shut up Jew'. He didn't know I was Jewish. He was making an unfavorable comparison to #Shame me into silence #Admittedly it was funny and I still think it's funny because jeez man. At least say a slur! But it was antisemitic regardless of the fact #That I found it to stupid to be upset by #It's also notable there that like. The guy was not primarily mad because of Judaism. He was angry because of a Copt existing and talking #The Copt happened to be my freak ass and Coincidentally was what I am

[kakusu-shipping]

The Mario Brothers (and cousin) in Hero, Pajamas, Date, Casual, and Star Festival outfits!

Bonus Doctor Mario, Mr. L, and Toad Emile as well to make the photo amount even.

#Emile's arts #Self Insert #I was going to color these but they've already taken like all week because I was #you know #Designing them cool outfits #I LOVE the Star Festival looks honestly #I love the Mario Universe Stars as a Religious thing #and the Star Festival as a cool Holiday/Gala thing Princess Peach hosts #I am spreading Luigi in a Dress propaganda he DESERVES IT #I KINDA wanted to re-do Mario's suit and put him in suspenders #But nah Nah he goes the whole nine yards on a date 3 piece suit and all #Mario covered in Paper Mario badges my beloved I just think he'd a hoarder #And Luigi power up patches because I see people drawing him with patches and think it's cute #I have more I want to do but for now this is enough #I wanna do seasonal outfits as well eventually but rn very tired #Drew a lotta Mario #Could draw MORE Mario honestly #I could draw a lot more I love drawing a couple of guys all dressed up SO much #I could do this forever #Mario #Luigi