#Race

[maid-of-timey-wimey]

Another example: Race does not biologically exist, but it still matters to people because your phenotype (what you look like) and/or heritage greatly affects how people and institutions treat you. In a vicious circle similar to the one that keeps certain people “famous for being famous,” racialized features and gendered clothing (and all other forms of gender presentation for that matter) all have significance because society treats them as significant.

the statements "clothes don't have gender" and "clothes can and do invoke gender dysphoria and euphoria for many people" can and should coexist.

[typhlonectes]

[novafire98]

In light of the constitution and bill of rights being taken down from Whitehouse.gov, along with a number of websites like reproductiverights.gov going offline, I implore people to start doing their research now. Screenshot and save important online resources, especially those regarding immigration, women's rights, LGBT, religion, race, and anything else Trump had spoken against. Buy the books that are likely to be banned. Restricting access to information is just one of many steps they will take to persecute and oppress. Don't let them win.

[theantichrists-blog]

la migra

hey so with everything that's going on with know a felon being in office if you are in California, New York, Chicago, Florida and a couple more states today please be safe and know your rights. ICE raids will start today. If you see an ICE van or see anyone from ICE shout "la migra" so that Spanish speaking people will understand what that means and they can leave safely, try to spread the word.

how to pronounce la migra - la(like the note)

me grah (grah like ice spice)

right now ICE is trying to find people with a past criminal record which mean a traffic violation could constitute you being questioned by ICE

if you haven't done anything and you are a legal citizen and you get pulled over or questioned by ICE they are more than likely racially profiling you

ice looks like normal cops but they will have the words "ICE" on the back of them

please everyone remember your rights. if you are an immigrant, keep your documents in a safe place that you and you and your family know, you do not have to disclose your immigration status to ICE. If you have your documents with you and ICE stops you then show them but other than that keep them in a safe place. If ICE does stop you and you do not have your documents they do not have the rights to search you, remain silent, do not give them information that they could use against you, just say "I am choosing to remain silent" and if you are legal in the U.S. you have the right to a government attorney if you do not have one. If you are undocumented you also have the right to remain silent, say "I am choosing to remain silent" don't give them anything. you have the right to find a lawyer on your own but one will not be provided for you and you will have to pay for your own lawyer.

remember: remain calm, remain silent, remain informed.

if you are in those states where ice raids are happening stay inside unless you have to go out. I love you all be safe please and share this to keep others safe!

[listless-spirit]

Palestinians aren't classified as white anymore by the US government. In 2024 they added a Middle East North Africa category for the 2030 census that specifically includes Israelis. Here's an article with more details: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1237218459/census-race-categories-ethnicity-middle-east-north-africa

[casscainmainly]

Fellow Cass fan here. I'm just trying to explain to a friend, who never read Cass's solo series, why she isn't a "dragon lady" or a "problematic Asian stereotype" as they're only familiar with the heavily flanderized, theme-park ride version of the character and her turn to evil. Hypothetically, what would you say?

Hello fellow Cass fan <333. I have an in-depth post about Cass and Asian Stereotypes that you can show your friend, it dives into the most common complaints: Silent Asian, Model Minority, and Hypersexual Asian. However, I'm also gonna do a quick-fire round here in case that's too long.

(This is my opinion as one Asian! Asians are not a monolith, if another Asian who reads Cass contests these points they are valid as well).

Dragon Lady

Dragon ladies are "strong, sexual, deceitful, and domineering". This is not applicable to Cass - in the early issues she's rarely, if ever, portrayed as sexual, and I'd say 99% of her portrayals are not sexual in nature. She's also not deceitful or domineering; she's way more likely to be super blunt, and she rarely takes up leadership positions. Overall not a great description of Cass.

Silent Asian

The biggest criticism of Cass and also a fundamental misunderstanding of her character. Firstly, she's not silent - after issue 4 of her solo series, she steadily learns to speak longer sentences, and is now fairly talkative. Silent Asians are also specifically about side characters. It's about a character who is silent because they're not written in-depth; because Cass is the protagonist of her series, this stereotype cannot apply to her.

Madame Butterfly

The reverse of Dragon Lady, Madame Butterfly is a "subservient stereotype, the woman who would do anything to please the dominant [White] force". Cass subverts this by being fairly disobedient - to name one example, both times Bruce takes Batgirl from her she goes out on her own. Her story is inherently about resisting a White male oppressor, symbolised by her rejecting her father.

Inscrutable Asian

The instrutable Asian is an Asian portrayed as stoic, reserved, and mysterious (related to 'Silent Asian'). @theflashjaygarrick has a wonderful post deconstructing this, but essentially while Cass may be mysterious to her peers, she is not mysterious to the audience. We are privy to her motives, feelings, and thoughts, which subverts this trope entirely.

Model Minority & Mental Health

This falls under Model Minority (which I discuss more in my lengthy post), but a consequence of Model Minority is that Asians often dismiss or hide their mental health issues. Mental health plays a large role in Cass' early stories, and it's rare to have so much focus on an Asian character's internal struggles.

Summary/Conclusion

Asian tropes are harmful because they reduce Asian characters to one-dimensional cutouts, often in service of a White lead. Even though Cass does fall into certain Asian tropes - martial arts Asian, for instance - her story is ultimately about her, and she's a well-rounded character with dreams, flaws, and complex relationships. To be clear, her evil turn and some parts of N52 are actually racist, but this is not representative of her character as a whole. To dismiss Cass entirely because of these racist touch-points is to discard one of the most prominent Asian characters in comics.

To copy/paste my ending from my Cass & Asian Stereotypes post: the reason she means so much to me is because at its core, her story is a story of Asian agency. And that in itself is unstereotypical.

Further reading: How Cass Defies an Asian Stereotype, Sarah Kuhn Interview, Alyssa Wong Interview, Mariko Tamaki Interview

[aikaikaik]

THE TUMBLR HORSE DERBY

WELCOME TO THE FIRST TUMBLR HORSE DERBY (that i know of, anyway)

HOW TO HORSE: 🐎🐎🐎 - Vote for your FAVOURITE horse to make them go faster! (yknow, like those carnival horse derby games!) MAY THE BEST HORSE WIN

(also sample size reblog yadda yadda yadda HORSE)

[liberalsarecool]

The unserious and uncurious will use bad faith to never learn, never grow, and never mature. They can't admit they might be wrong.

[goingrampant]

Jews (light-skinned Ashkenazim) are conditionally white... which basically means non-white for the purposes of the poll, but it's generally a badly written question accepting the modern construct of genetic race as the only thing relevant to the concept of ethnicity. Jews can be perceived as white and effectively are white in such circumstances because whiteness itself has no objective reality, only agreed-upon reality. In the context of Germany, white gentiles are generally recognized as more white than light-skinned Jews who would be in immediate danger from Nazi aggression, but in the context of America, light-skinned gentile Germans may be considered non-white and subject to discrimination. No one is objectively white.

For the purposes of this poll, consider yourself jewish if you are undertaking the conversion process.

Also for the purposes of this poll: if you would like to apply nuance to your answer, feel free to do so in reblogs, tags, replies, or even in my inbox, and vote according to the answer that most closely aligns with your nuanced take.

PLEASE REBLOG FOR MORE VOTES

[humancosplay]

Ah yes, the Olympics going again to show us how transphobia, intersexism and racism walk hand in hand. What a lovely throuple

[degeneratedworker]

Paragraph Left: "Every four years, presidential elections are held in the USA. The two main political parties in the country—the Republican and Democratic parties—compete for power, each aiming to put "their own person" in the White House. However, both the Republican and Democratic parties are organizations of big capital in the USA, and all their activities are focused on ensuring and protecting its interests." Text Right: "The master will decide who defeats whom, as both are in his service!" Unknown Soviet Union 1968

[hijx]

Gyro Zeppeli

the way this piece was decided 3 months ago... and only now I had the time to finish it

[viejospellejos]

Elige una bola antes de que empiece la 'carrera' y a ver si gana:

[typhlonectes]

[f1archives]

Lewis Hamilton performing donuts as he crosses the line in his final race for Mercedes, finishing in P4 - Abu Dhabi, 2024