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[bwmstoohottohandle]

Pretty Privilege

It was hard to find any nightclub or more intimate performances of Horne but based off the readings as well as her own words I think it would be safe to make a couple assumptions. First, to be clear, regardless of class or skin tone or regional origin, I understand that Horne was and still would be understood first and foremost as a Black woman. Therefore, I am not arguing that these experiences of violation as some other performers voiced or difficulties in being sexual yet respected were not present but simply lessened because of Horne’s privilege. Many of the Black women performers I have focused on before and after Horne are dark skinned and were then racialized in particular ways as dark skin women that Horne as a light skin Black woman would not have been subject to. In particular, I wonder if part of her charm and palatability to whiter audiences was owed to her proximity to whiteness since Blackness is associated with aggression and unseemliness. Secondly, her experience as a middle class Black woman changed her entrance into as many of the performers we studied this quarter were already navigating being Black in front of primarily white audiences and the racism and often times outright violence that came with it but for Horne, she even herself admits to being relatively sheltered and ignorant to the politics and daily struggles of other Black people. Lastly, her being from the North at this time also held substantial weight because she could not relate of fully understand the experiences of the Southern black performers around her.

[tinyeyescomics]

Some of you have asked me to talk about the differences between Southern and Nothern China. Here’s one—the culture of tea drinking. In my family, we just put tea leaves in a mug with hot water, adding water a few times until the tea leaves lost their fragrance. The view of me drinking tea from my mug is similar to a german drinking beer from a pint. This is absolutely too casual and unrefined compared to the sophisticated way of tea drinking in the south. From the choice of tea set (according to different categories of tea) to the process of serving tea, there’s more attention to details and the focus is on “tasting” instead of simply “drinking”. The difference largely comes from the fact that tea is cultivated and produced mostly in the south and people naturally have more access to a variety of fresh quality tea. Drinking tea has been a habit and an essential part of their lives for a long time. In the north, people love to drink scented tea and black tea to keep them away from the coldness. (Of course there also exists people from the north who are into refined tea drinking.) #northvssouth #chineseculture #teaculture #drinkingtea #sliceoflife #webcomics #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/B21cP4UCrER/?igshid=yjzs56xknhm

[glynnehather]

Battlefield #gettysburg #confederate #union #northvssouth #americancivilwar #civilwar #war #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #defences (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZthK5Hi43/?igshid=1ast05tm70rbe

[rhiancantthinkofgoodnames]

Soooo good to see these guys this weekend 💝 #friends #fiance #bestfriends #blackpool #blackpoolzoo #birthday #birthdayweekend #northvssouth 😝 (at Blackpool Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpNMlSaBqNN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l51zalll5vq1

[djangopiano]

Do you like Northern or Southern scaffolding? #nyc #streetsofnewyork #scaffolding #northvssouth #streetstyle #carlkissin #kissinimprov https://www.instagram.com/p/CVXVquNr_BN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[carriejonesbooks]

Who Is Stranger? The North or the South?

Who Is Stranger? The North or the South?

Hey! Welcome to episode 15 of LOVING THE STRANGE where we talk about the strange, weird things people love and why. And this week’s episode is all about the north versus the south where Shaun basically wins. It was supposed to be about which is stranger? It devolved into who is better. Oops. We talk about food, alcohol, manners, and so much more. I hope you’ll check it out! And like and…

[samsamcigarman]

North vs. South, Battle of the Indiana High School Red Devil Graduates. My neighbor Brian went to Michigan City Elston High School and I attended Jeffersonville High School. I think it’s pretty cool that you can meet a neighbor that 1) is from Indiana and 2) has the Red Devil as their High School mascot. #indiana #elston #jeffersonville #reddevils #highschool #mascot #northvssouth #neighbors #friendship #brotherhood https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoolMxnXQs/?igshid=1gejmlk93gglp

[seanforneyart]

Thanos vs the north and south sketch cover commission in progress. #thanos #civilwar #northvssouth #infinitywar #infinitygauntlet #infinitycivilwar #marvel #marvelcomics #sketchcover #commission #seanforney https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cz9YPhf7h/?igshid=12o6x9xcnair

[presssorg]

Social Experiment: Spot the difference between North and South Koreans

Are North Koreans and South Koreans the same people? Dense volumes have been written on the differences between the two states, and clearly the politics, societies and life experiences of the divided people are radically different. Still, they share a cultural heritage and a language, and on both sides of the border, there is an attachment to the idea that Koreans are “one race.” Division and defections In fact, the peninsula’s pre-modern history was one of division, marked by battling kingdoms, before the landmass today known as Korea was unified into a single polity in the 7th century. Fast forward to the 20th century and the hapless peninsula fell victim to Cold War politics following the defeat of colonial power Japan in 1945. Two states, under Soviet and US sponsorship, emerged in 1948. War followed in 1950. Since the Korean War ended in 1953, a virtually impermeable border, the Demilitarized Zone, has bisected the peninsula, dividing the two Korean peoples from one another with razor wire and minefields. But there is one population that bestrides the DMZ: Defectors who have fled from North to South. Since the war ended, according to Seoul’s Ministry of Unification, 31,093 defectors have arrived in South Korea. But in a nation with a population of 51 million, defectors make up a minuscule part of the population, with the result that only a tiny number of South Koreans are personally familiar with North Koreans. While early defectors were feted as heroes and others were treated with sympathy, as greater numbers of defectors arrived – particularly amid and following the horrific North Korean famines of the mid-1990s – attitudes shifted. Some defectors now say they are looked down upon as unsophisticated bumpkins, and a minority of hardcore leftist South Koreans even brand them “traitors.” Attitudes toward defectors vary, said Lee Deuk-sung, a South Korean filmmaker. “Some people have sympathy for them and some are afraid of them,” he said. “I believe some people still feel a huge distance from them in many ways … we need enough time to understand each other.”

Are North Koreans and South Koreans the same people? Dense volumes have been written on the differences between the two states, and clearly the politics, societies and life experiences of the divided people are radically different. Who is North Korean, who is South Korean? The answer is at the bottom of the story. Photo: Anuj Madan Sympathies and stereotypes Many South Koreans believe they can identify defectors, not only from their giveaway accents – which many defectors work hard to suppress – or from their stature – due to malnutrition or family heritages of malnutrition, many North Koreans are physically smaller than Southerners – but from their facial appearance. Park Eun-hee, a high-profile North Korean defector who arrived in South Korea in 2012 and gave a TedX talk in 2018, is familiar with the prejudices. “It’s common to hear things like ‘North Koreans have higher cheekbones’ or, ‘they have squarer jawlines,’” she said. When prodded as to why they think this way, South Koreans cite “malnutrition” as the supposed cause of the way they look, even if malnutrition would create weaker, not stronger, bone structures. It does not take much prodding for even young Seoulites, who are generally welcoming of defectors, to confess to some prejudiced beliefs. “We do welcome North Korean defectors because we believe what they did was very brave,” said Pyun Han-byul, a 28-year-old clothing shop owner. But when questioned on differences in appearance, she said: “I guess we think ourselves better in fashion sense, like better quality clothing and hairstyles and stuff … actually, also with facial structure, too.” In Young-mok, a 37-year-old overseas sales representative, said: “We cannot really tell who is from North or South because they are the same people,” but then added: “I just have a sense to know where they come from!” In quoted a well-known phrase in South Korea: Nam Nam Buk Nyeo, or Beautiful women come from the North, handsome men from the South.”

Who is North Korean, who is South Korean? Answer at the bottom of the story. Photo: Anuj Madan Putting prejudice to the test Park, the defector, approached Seoul-based American photographer Anuj Madan (the writer of this article) and suggested a social experiment. Madan would take photos of North Koreans and South Koreans, then he and Park would hit Seoul streets and ask locals if they could guess which subjects were from the North and which were from the South. The aim was to find out if South Koreans really believe their northern brothers and sisters look different and if so, what are the imagined determining factors. Another North Korean defector, Jun Hoe – who runs a successful YouTube channel related to his heritage and life – joined the experiment. At the Hongik University campus in Seoul, the group asked students to tell us if they could tell the difference, and why. Most respondents had it wrong. The same was true when a survey was taken in Seoul’s central business district. Among a group of high school students who perused the photo at the top of this page, seven guessed wrong and only one guessed correctly. In a government office, looking at the same image, eight officials guessed wrong, four guessed right. Respondents tended to skew towards the expected and obvious stereotypes, though one of the government workers guessed correctly on the basis of double bluff: “She is trying to look South Korean!” he said. Still, the overall result was clear: It is not feasible to tell the difference based on face alone. “As evidenced by our short experiment, most people can’t tell the difference by simply looking,” said Madan. “Not that looking different is in itself necessarily a bad thing, but using these imagined differences to discriminate or create a divide between people in what was once essentially one nation seems ignorant.” Addressing the broader issue of the two Koreas, Park said: “One plus one doesn’t just equal to two, it can also equate to simply a bigger one.” And Lee, the filmmaker – who confessed he could not tell Northerners and Southerners apart – suggested that the broader lesson of the experiment is universal. “Respect the differences no matter who they are,” he said. “Not only Koreans – but people worldwide.” How did you do …? Top/title image: South Korean on left; North Korean defector on right. Center image: There are no South Koreans in this image. Both are North Korean defectors. Bottom image: North Korean defector on left; South Korean on right. To learn more about and support North Korean defectors in South Korea, visit www.teachnorthkoreanrefugees.org and watch videos from defectors themselves, including Park Eun-hee. Read the full article

[jbenzinyoear]

He didn’t want to hear me tell him thank you for doing the right thing 💯✊🏿 #abrahamlincoln “America will never be destroyed from the outside “ - #abelincoln #civilwar #civilrights #northvssouth #thomasjefferson #trump #racist #maga #cnn #fakenews #whitehouse #washingtondc #barackobama #berniesanders #presidentialcandidate #2020 #staywoke (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXAZiIgSND/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vzlecc69ilu5

[tinyeyescomics]

I still remember the winter when my dad moved from Beijing to Shanghai for his new job, he spoke to my mom and I on the phone, complaining about the cold and humid weather that he could barely stand: “My bed is so cold that I have to roll my hot water bottle over to heat it up before going to sleep. My clothes won’t dry in days!” For someone from northern China like my dad who’s used to the dry winter with central heating, spending the winter in the south is difficult. Even though the temperature outside is usually higher in the south, the humidity can penetrate every layer of your clothes and grab your bones with its cold hands. On the other hand, winter in northern China can be equally unbearable to someone from the south. One of my former colleagues from Hangzhou used to cry everyday in the office: “It’s so dry here! My skin is peeling off my face!” #northvssouth #winterinchina #drywinter #humidwinter #sliceoflife #chineselife #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/B651zyhiS9f/?igshid=1utacdkulqopx

[glynnehather]

Little Round Top #pennsylvania #gettysburg #battlefield #civilwar #northvssouth #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #confederate #union (at Gettysburg...top Of Little Round Top.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZtJgNHzmg/?igshid=1ri28duveqqmk

[edgoffunny-blog]

Www.esgoffunny.com #edgoffunny #edgymemes #29thjune2017 #29juin2017 #northvssouth

[djangopiano]

Said one rat to the other — do you prefer the Northside or Southside dumpster? #locationlocationlocation #dumpsters #rodents #dumpsterdiving #rats #northvssouth #decisions #yourplaceormine #meetup #carlkissin #kissinimprov https://www.instagram.com/p/B_O4wSmj7CR/?igshid=1qqqb6iprgr5r

[negrinicases]

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Good luck @noah_gouge #crushsomeclays #negrinicases #travelfirstclass #intelcase #simplythebest @shoot_ata #grandamericantrapshoot2019 #bluevsgray #northvssouth (at World Shooting and Recreational Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0zZFQcBmhR/?igshid=11ya7yae3ot5h

[onlyonejaymuzak-blog]

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When them @flamesohgod collabs hit ya email... #allsmiles #dczoe and #flames collab ... Coming soon.. #collaboration #hiphopmusic #northvssouth #bars #southcarolina #hiphop #freestyle #murder #murdermusic #newmusic #bwa #freestyle #kevingates #westcoast #snoopdogg #grammys #losangeles #tmz #hollywood https://www.instagram.com/p/BqD8ibkn0ES/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1an1dd70r6ldn