#immigrant identity

[dgspeaks]

Capturing the Quiet Moments: A Review of "The Farewell" (2019)

In the vast landscape of cinema, few films capture the intimate intricacies of family and culture quite like Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell.” This independent gem, released in 2019, offers a poignant and deeply personal exploration of familial bonds, cultural clashes, and the universal struggle of saying goodbye. Through its delicate storytelling and authentic performances, “The Farewell” stands as a…

[t0bey]

finally got around to designing an idv self insert for myself

[bixels]

Jesus man, relax.

[ariadnethedragon]

— Babel, R. F. Kuang

[mynqzo]

Why do you like vampires specifically, what do you like of them?

the sucking and fucking

[alwaysbewoke]

[jesncin]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8UnZtHp4_N/?igsh=MzJwajM5cXd5NDNm

Saw this and immediately thought of your wholesome Superman rework. 🏳️‍⚧️

aaah I'm put in an awkward place when folks send other people's fanart and I...don't like it 😅 like traditionally it's fandom etiquette to just scroll away when you see fanon/fanart you don't like, but when I'm put on the spot like this and have my work directly compared to it...welp.

While it's nice to see more recognition to possible queer readings of marginalized supers, I'm wary of how mainstream queerness has been used to pinkwash adaptations of the more racialized aspects of the character in question. Superman is an allegorical analog for a white-passing Jewish immigrant, but in MAWS those themes are universalized to being just "different". There's a whole episode where Clark's marginalization is likened to that of a gay couple, and how he's forced out of the closet because having boundaries and privacy hurts his friends' feelings. Never once in the show is he likened to immigrants or people of color who experience xenophobia.

I haven't watched X-Men '97, but I do find it troubling that Sunspot- whose very origin involves him experiencing anti-Black violence- has his marginalization likened to just queer struggles. A non-Black actor has yet again been casted to portray him. Just another example of how Sunspot in particular has been gradually getting whitewashed in new takes. It's just with queerness now too.

I think this is why it kind of gets to me when people read my "wholesome" Superman-comic-about-losing-parts-of-yourself-to-xenophobia as a trans allegory. It's like whitewashing via pink kryptonite.

[afriblaq]

Given the results of this election, i wanted to resurface this idea about American identity 

[1eos]

crazy to see men complain that feminism is rotting the brains of women and the left is creating misandry when all of the 2020s online based social praxis is just varying flavors of men's rights activism lmao. black and native women can't even talk abt how men of all races know they can kill and abuse them with impunity bc no one else gives a fuck without some white bitch who wants cock bad being like 'um don't u understand men are more likely to be victims of random acts of violence 🥺 you're the problem if u even think of pinning any accountability onto them'. no easier time to be a man than rn. you don't even have to put into practice a goddamn thing you say. just make a vague comment abt respecting women and boom you're drowning in acclaim and pussy and you want me to feel bad that your life is sooooo hard bc now when you make rape jokes unprompted one person out of all the people who defend you may be like 'that's not nice :('

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

Iran is bombing Israel apparently, FAFO moment truly.

Both Biden and Trump are vowing to defend Israel with harsh military force against Iran.

If they follow through with it and the US moves against Iran, this will actually become a war.

Do not stop pressuring politicians to support Palestine. Do not stop advocating for Palestine. Do not stop protesting Israel. Do not stop protesting genocide.

From the river to the sea.

[unopenablebox]

i admit that i find it a little bit frustrating how Wildly Astonished other antizionist jews act when i tell them my israeli jewish family have lived in the region since [some unknown length of time before 1800 when there start being records about it]

[castilestateofmind]

"Every man and every nation has the sacred right to preserve their differences and their identity in the name of their future, and in the name of their past".

-Jean Raspail.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Anna Gifty at Public Notice:

Trump’s reelection has prompted many to wonder, How did we get here again? One under-discussed factor is the role identity politics played in his campaign. This might sound counterintuitive. Pundits, after all, have attributed Kamala Harris’s loss to identity politics, accusing her campaign of being too “woke” — a term that refers to any position intended to specifically benefit marginalized people. In reality, Harris went to painstaking lengths to avoid campaigning on identity issues, including downplaying the significance of her possibly becoming the first woman president. Trump, by contrast, ran a campaign that associated Harris with the outgroups his supporters are united in despising — among them migrants, trans people, and anyone who spends time thinking about their pronouns.

Trump kept his coalition together by stoking shared grievances. In this way, his presidential bid represented a type of inverted identity politics. He didn’t campaign on making life better for certain identity groups. He campaigned by mobilizing people against ones they loathe and fear. Throughout his campaign, Trump proposed three core sets of policies that are steeped in this form of identity politics: mass deportation, law and order, and policing gender identity. First, Trump championed stricter immigration policies, including mass deportations and completing a wall along the US-Mexico border, framing them as essential for keeping America safe and protecting jobs. These policies appealed directly to voters, both white and non-white, who view immigration as a threat to their economic and cultural status — recall Trump regularly talking about migrants purportedly “taking Black jobs.” This relentless fear-mongering was not just about security or economic concerns, but also about the reality of changing demographics.

Generation Z is the last majority-white generation in US history, with Latinos and Hispanic people steadily increasing their representation over time. The right has weaponized this shift to stoke fears among voters who believe immigration jeopardizes their standing. These appeals were mainly aimed at white voters, but they were also successful with people of color to the extent that Trump won Latino men. Second, Trump emphasized “law and order,” frequently calling for the reinstatement of “stop and frisk” policies and advocating for police immunity, particularly in response to protests against police brutality and incidents of “migrant crime” he sensationalized at every opportunity. These appeals were aimed at voters who view racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter as destabilizing and/or are fearful of Black and brown people. Once again, the goal was to generate hysteria around a perceived threat to an existing social order.

Finally, Trump's campaign focused on gender identity with crude transphobia and by portraying Harris as a radical advocate for trans causes, even as she avoided talking about them on the campaign trail. Notably, Trump blanketed the airwaves with TV ads claiming "Kamala Harris is for they/them. I am for you." He regularly mocked transgender athletes at his rallies and vowed to "get transgender insanity the hell out of our schools, and we will keep men out of women’s sports." Harris may have tried to avoid engaging on this issue, but Trump forced it upon her and made it seem as though she was the one playing identity politics. The reality is that none of this was about actually improving life circumstances for Trump’s identity coalition, or anyone else for that matter. Mass deportations, for example, will disrupt key sectors like agriculture and construction where immigrants make up a significant portion of the workforce. These disruptions could increase the cost of food and housing, both of which were among the reasons Trump won in the first place.

[...] Lastly, in an era of evolving gender identity and expression, it’s important to note that despite the uproar about trans people, they make up only about one percent of the American population. Anecdotal evidence from Minnesota shows that efforts to introduce gender-neutral bathrooms have actually made students feel safer. The panic around trans people ignores the facts. Trans people are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime and are at greater risk of experiencing sexual assault and suicidal ideation. Everything anti-trans advocates fear might happen to them and their communities is already happening — at alarming rates — to trans people. That’s why not protecting trans people opens up the floodgates for harm to be done to anyone else in the name of “safety,” including women the right does not deem sufficiently “feminine.”

Remember the oft-pushed nonsensical claim that Kamala Harris and the Democrats are for “identity politics?” Well, it turns out that Donald Trump and the GOP were the ones waving the “identity politics” flag every chance they got by stoking grievances, while Harris’s campaign mostly shied away from such.

[sefaradweb]

La Levita Gris: cuentos judíos de ambiente porteño

🇦🇷 Samuel Glusberg (nacido en Chisináu, Imperio Ruso, actual Moldavia) fue un autor argentino conocido por sus relatos que exploran la vida judía en Buenos Aires. Sus cinco cuentos más representativos en "La Levita Gris" incluyen historias profundamente humanas, ambientadas en el contexto porteño, marcadas por el duelo, la identidad y las relaciones familiares. En La Levita Gris, un joven lidia con la muerte de su padre y se disfraza con su levita en el Carnaval, lo que provoca la catarsis emocional de su familia. Una patada relata cómo una antigua enemistad entre dos amigos se resuelve de manera sorprendente. En La Quinta Sinfonía, la música de Beethoven sirve como refugio para un amor no correspondido. Mate amargo aborda la inmigración judía y la adaptación cultural en Buenos Aires a principios del siglo XX, mientras que La Princesa Sábado reflexiona sobre la fe y la identidad judía en un gueto porteño. Estas narrativas de Glusberg no solo capturan el dolor y las dificultades, sino también la esperanza, la reconciliación y la pertenencia a una comunidad culturalmente rica.

🇺🇸 Samuel Glusberg (born in Chisinău, Russian Empire, now Moldova) was an Argentine author known for his stories that explore Jewish life in Buenos Aires. His five key short stories in "La Levita Gris" include deeply human tales set in the porteño context, marked by grief, identity, and family relationships. In La Levita Gris, a young man struggles with the death of his father and dresses up in his father’s coat during Carnival, which triggers an emotional release in his family. Una patada tells how an old feud between two friends is resolved in a surprising way. In La Quinta Sinfonía, Beethoven’s music serves as a refuge for unrequited love. Mate amargo addresses Jewish immigration and cultural adaptation in Buenos Aires in the early 20th century, while La Princesa Sábado reflects on faith and Jewish identity in a porteño ghetto. These narratives by Glusberg not only capture pain and struggles but also hope, reconciliation, and belonging to a culturally rich community.

[mioakem]

No because why did translated tweet of Quackity said made me tear up 😭

I’m an English viewer, I’m trying to learn Spanish and I’ve always felt so bad for not understanding or knowing Spanish.

I love him for saying that tbh 😭😭

W Quackity

ikkkk my relationship with my latina identity has always been a bit strange with me since i don’t speak fluent spanish but quackity and his community has always made me feel so comfortable when it comes to my ethnicity 😭

[8cfc00]

still lowkey pissed about people shitting on that tiktok of "irish chinese" food that seemed to contain fries because in Singapore we literally have a HAINANESE dish that IS fries with pork chop (created by Hainanese immigrants who had worked under the British and thus learned how to make western food) but no one is calling it any less Hainanese because it looks western.

"bastardised" and "inauthentic" versions of food are INTERESTING because of what they can tell us about the movements and histories of people!! maybe take a moment to be curious about food's origins instead of reacting with disgust!!!