#African American - General

[averageludwig]

Sorry About ranting about how the fandom treats demoman but god there is so many things I can talk about. from the exclusion, to the stereotyping him, to mischaracterization and to the weird fetishization... lord. being a demo fan is a hard battle.

[spaciebabie]

in a different universe none of the bad things happened to unamed and he still dresses the same and is the same person essentially but w/out cptsd. he also has exposure to African American culture both through his mother and peers

[aiartwerk]

Bedtime Story

[ooc-miqojak]

So, I was watching Dark History, and realized that this very situation in the beginning of the story is eerily similar to our current day Luigi situation. A "respected white man" gets killed, and the rich-folk go NUTS... and wouldn't you know it, that's a very Italian name on the guy they're claiming is guilty without even being close to a hint of a trial - and the cops couldn't blame a black or brown man this time, after all.

Anyways, you should watch this incredibly well-researched video about the Sicilian lynchings. Do be warned that some of the descriptions of the deaths of Italians are gruesome - the depiction of racism is EXTREME at some points (but she never once repeats any slurs used!). But it is American history...and we should strive not to repeat it. Oh right - they also, after all the hate crimes were committed, said they should make immigration laws tighter... they don't want more 'criminal Italians' coming into the country. A rhetoric that sounds familiar, just re-contextualized, in the modern day.

[africanamericanreports]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore posthumously commissioned Harriet Tubman to the rank of Brigadier General for her military service to both the United States and Maryland.

[everlastingrandom]

Food genetics are so weird. I may be weak to tannins, but at least I can enjoy cilantro. Raw fruit makes my mouth itch and I’m learning that I’m more likely to be sensitive to salt (!?) My relationship with dairy grows more tenuous by the day

[reasoningdaily]

https://x.com/1beinggood/status/1707524837239882140?t=KJ37UwOrdabPBy2I4TL67A&s=09

If you are interested in Freedmen Reparations, check out this space on Twitter, TODAY 10/10/23 - 4:30PM

[venemouaki-39]

In JP's story.

[myanalogai]

#blackwoman sitting in a modern chair.

[nerozane]

Maybe because I was spoilt by other character creator games, but it really does suck having facial options for your Tav be white, white, pretty white, hot white, black, Asian. Maybe lucky having a second vague Asian face.

And some of the smaller species don't have black or Asian faces which. feels bad. I wanted to make my eldritch knight fight, who is a Vietnamese half orc, but they are masculine body type but there's no Asian face for half-orcs.

Even for the male gnomes and dwarves have only white faces for those species and I'm >:/ and it sucks because Larian can make extensive facial options (dragonborn has so many I adore them), but for the others there's not any.

Paired with the fact that most of the origin cast + sidekicks and NPCs that visit your camp or play a huge part in each origin char is white. The only very significant bipoc characters to any arc is Wyll (black), Duke Ravengard(black), Thaniel(he's Asian tho you can interpret him as being white)... and Cazador(Asian). Which the latter is yikes since he's an abuser (and alluded rapist).

[lynnytt]

“The TV's the altar. I'm what people are sacrificing to. ''What do they sacrifice?' asked Shadow. ''Their time, mostly,' said Lucy. 'Sometimes each other.”

― Neil Gaiman, quote from American Gods

[angelsaxis]

you really can't critique anything america does if youre going to leave out ant-Black racism lol

[afrotumble]

Senate Confirms Marine Corps' First Black, Female Two-Star General

[africanamericanreports]

The gunman who killed three people Saturday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, had earlier been turned away from the campus of Edward Waters University, an HBCU just blocks away from the site of the shooting authorities said was a targeted attack against Black people.

[pumpacti0n]

Dr. Joy DeGruy - Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How Is It Different From PTSD?

[quotesfromall]

I read once that you should never let people know when you’re angry, because once they know your trigger, they’ll use it for their own purposes. Not that every guy is walking around with a remote control with a flip-her-wig button, but it served as a reminder not to let everything set us off. Women are judged to be emotional. Black women especially are stereotyped that way.

Ytasha L. Womack, Post Black