#Americans and the Holocaust

[sh1-n0bu]

im not even in the america continent but this dumb-dumb sentient orange with pipes for throat and the thing used for curling in the olympics for brain extremely getting close to being chosen as the us president is making me fucking nervous

[gay-jewish-bucky]

This Jewish-American heritage month remember that superhero comics were created by Jews during the Holocaust specifically to be tools for spreading political activism to combat complacency with oppressive norms. People complaining about the genre "becoming woke" is them admitting they have no clue what they're talking about, and that they think that everything has to pander to their delicate sensibilities for it to have value.

The depoliticization of superhero comics is the problem, not these comics treating people from marginalized groups like human beings.

[neechees]

Recieved a warning from tiktok that my account could be under review for a comment that was me talking about misogynist men

[tonkysexist]

For Jewish American heritage month I want to post two of the most important comic moments in history:

First in Uncanny X-Men 150. Magneto almost kills Kitty in the what appears to be just the latest of the many generic villain plans that readers had grown used to. However, this was the moment that his characterization changed forever. He is immediately regretful over striking a young child and starts to remember his own time as a child during the Holocaust. It's notable that while Magneto doesn't know this, Kitty is Jewish. She is a young mutant child who is the first textually Jewish character in Marvel comics (introduced a year before this issue came out in Uncanny 129). It’s so important to know that Kitty Pryde is the catalyst for the reveal that Magneto is a Holocaust survivor. A young girl who is both Jewish and a mutant. Who, to Magneto, represents all he ever wanted to protect. He’s trying to shape the world for kids like her, and this is where he realizes he needs to rethink how he does that. This retcon was established by Jewish author Chris Claremont and is the very foundation of the Magneto X-Men fans today know and love.

Later in Uncanny 199, Kitty and Magneto attend a reception at the National Holocaust Memorial together. At this event different survivors introduce themselves and speak of family members who fates they don't know about. Kitty speaks on behalf of her grandfather to inquire about her great aunt Chava, who like most victims, has no records of her life or death to be found. Multiple survivors, including Magneto, had met Kitty's great aunt and speak about her with Kitty. Two survivors, Ruth and David, recognize and hail Magneto as a hero to them in Auschwitz. Magneto dismisses the notion he's a hero, but Kitty seems to think otherwise.

This retcon is the most important in all of comics history. Magneto is the Jewish character. He bears so much importance in representing, as the panel above states, the strength and endurance of Jewish people. The wonderful community that is being celebrated this month.

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

“Don’t become so open-minded your brain falls out” applies to conspiracy theories, too.

[scarz-xo]

Remember how during the Holocaust, Jewish people used to be tattooed with numbers?

I honestly didn't know that fact till I watched X-Men:

Of course you're wondering, why is she saying that? How is this relevant to the current events, well here comes your answer:

[alwaysbewoke]

[sexhaver]

im not reblogging the original post this is from directly because it's principally about how Germany gets mad at immigrants for identifying with the victims instead of the perpetrators when learning about the Holocaust, which is a good thing to discuss, but this specific example they opened the article with is pretty funny because like. Turkish immigrants. from Turkey. wondering how a society got fanatical enough to genocide an entire race. from Turkey. hmm, i dunno, let's ask literally fucking Hitler in 1939:

Turkish people don't get to play dumb about the concept of genocide. it's that thing your government keeps specifically denying they did to my ancestors

[stalinslastsoldier]

The Palestinians in Gaza have officially been isolated and moved away from the Egyptian border which was their last hope. Another war crime and severe massacre of innocent families is beginning as we speak.

[whywoulditho]

not saying the holocaust wasn't bad. but i need people to understand that it wasn't the only genocide that happened in the same period of world history. not because i want you to pay less attention to holocaust but because i need you to ask why it's the only one we ever talk about. it wasn't the longest occured massacre of a marginalized group, it wasn't the most gruesome, it wasn't the one with the most casualties, it wasn't the first and it wasn't the last one. i need people to think about why we didn't pay much attention to all the other holocausts after WWII that happened simultaniously and were just as horrible. it says so much about media, the news we are fed, and that our empathy is BOUGHT by the same people that keep funding genocides all over the world.

[its-zaina]

“From Columbia to Brown,

we will not let Gaza down“🇵🇸.

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[freesiablooming]

It's ridiculous how Japanese people get offended by korean drama depict how Japanese colonialism hurt korea. Saying how past is just past as if they have even really faced what they had done. They are now harassing the actress Han So Hee on her insta. Calling out the brutal history of japanese colonialism is not anti Japan, you self victimazing assholes. Learn your own history, have some conscious, take accountability, and be more like Germans

This is a japanese tweet that got 14k likes in japan

Translation: Did everyone wake up after seeing Han So Hee's Instagram? Even if Koreans say they like Japan in their mouths, in the end they are There is an anti-Japanese mindset that keeps dragging on past history. Hey, I found out that you have a lot of Japanese fans. When you post something like that, I realize that you are Korean.

[actualrealnews]

Outspoken supporters include Senators Bernie Sanders, Ed Markey (D-Mass), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and House of Rep Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL). Other lawmakers "expressed alarm" at the Supreme Court's ruling that gives the US president king-like powers of no immunity over any act he deems "official".

Call your senators and reps and ask them to support this impeachment if you ever want to vote after Nov 2024 again.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THIS IS THE END OF DEMOCRACY IN THE FREE WORLD AND THE BEGINNING OF TRUMP-LED FASCISM. WE ARE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS PEOPLE.

Have you read about Project 2025, the Christofascist, Nazi-emulating playbook for next year? We are past "don't be dramatic," we have arrived at "fascism is happening."

[memingursa]

Twitter’s going great and JD Vance is certainly not attracting the most off putting groyper fanbase possible

[mileenaxyz]

That last part is super important. Because I'm already hearing Black and brown people make excuses for why they'll vote for Biden again this year. 😒

[secular-jew]

Stop denying decolonization, and own it!