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Sorry not sorry

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this is your thanksgiving reminder that the chinook tribe is still fighting for federal recognition, which means they are unable to access programs and resources. please take some time today to sign their petition and donate if you’re able to. and if you live in washington or oregon please write to your elected officials.

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Sometimes l'm late because I sit like this for a long time

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i only recently realized march's roots are showing in his summer portraits 🫣

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i really can't emphasize how heartbreaking it is that the recent harassment campaign against @/90-ghost (among others; see: 1, 2, 3) has led to well-meaning people telling others not to listen to him. he is one of the most visible survivors of the genocide here on tumblr. his entire journey of escape is so well documented! and yet, it only took a few people confidently pointing fingers to create an entire witch hunt accusing him and other palestinians of being disreputable scammers and liars.

i can't help but feel like the reason why people were SO eager to believe those accusations, is because it was uncomfortable to see posts from palestinians every day asking for our time, attention, money, and support; so when someone presented the perfect excuse to ignore all those posts and asks while also taking the high ground, people just LEAPED onto it. they wanted to believe it, because it would be more comfortable.

honestly, i understand feeling overwhelmed by bad news, by the number of asks and messages in your inbox, and so on and so forth. i understand needing to set boundaries for yourself so you don't get burned out. i think this is really when you have to have a set of principles to fall back on, even when you're tired, uncomfortable, angry, and/or sad. so here's the one i suggest, which has been working for me best: don't make your discomfort with this situation into someone else's problem, and for god's sake don't make it a public problem.

if you hate seeing fundraiser posts or news about gaza, i can't emphasize this enough, JUST MOVE ON. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND SCROLL PAST! all you have to do is absolutely nothing. which is what you were doing anyway, so it shouldn't be hard. if you don't have the heart to read, or reblog, or share, or donate, or support in other ways, at the very least, don't obstruct the efforts of people who ARE trying to make a difference. this is, quite literally, the least you can do.

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Joan of Arc on the dancefloor

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Bothersome beast, comforting friend

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The Palestinian (1977)

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anyways op had me blocked when i wanted to reblog this photo set and they didn't have a source on their post either so yknow i will provide for us all <3

Lil Nas X for The Neighborhood Talk

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gay ppl and ghibli

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I attended a writing seminar online and a few of the attendees were from Gaza, some of them told us they were joining from their tents.

I wish I can summarise everything that we talked about but one topic kept coming up and I think it's really important for us to keep in mind while talking about Gaza and Palestine.

It's true that sometimes it feels as though we have created an image of this Gazan Hero who has endured and fought to survive on the land time after time, reemerging victorious each time - not considering that this supposed hero did not have a say in their fate; without considering how thoughts like this strips Gazans from their basic human traits.

It was like a punch in the gut to hear the words of this emerging author talking to us from her tent in Gaza, almost begging the listeners to understand that she is unable to write because she can't stop thinking about her embroidered dresses she had to leave behind. Or the other displaced man who chimed in to say that he can't write because he can't reason with the fact he's still alive.

Another person from Gaza told the story of how when the news of American soldiers aiding in the massacres in Gaza came out, he overheard a man say something like "they can bring in all of the US military, we are not scared" and he describes how angry that phrase made him, and how he ran home and wrote and wrote and wrote nonstop.

So this is a reminder to you and me that when we talk about Gaza, to remember their humanity and to put it at the forefront of our discussions; Gazans feel scared, they feel hate and love, they feel ashamed, jealous, angry and even defeated.

To create this image of the Gazan Hero is truly harmful when you realise that it's in fact part of the bigger issue of dehumanising Palestinians as a whole.

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can't stop thinking about this chappell photoshoot from 2022

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I don’t think I ever posted this, but here’s a piece I made for the Gallery at the Guild’s Magical Girls show! Some sailor scouts hanging at the arcade 💖

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Vancouver Daily World, British Columbia, September 24, 1910