#pinay pride

[thewonderfulworldofjubile3le3]

In a world filled with masks and disguises, the feel of your skin is the only truth I've ever known. Every time I touch you, it's as if I'm tracing a map of a place I've longed to discover, and I find myself yearning to lose myself in its every contour and secret.

[error501blog]

I just realized it’s AAPI Month!!!!

Pinoy Pride 🎉 🇵🇭

Anyway, uhhh, it’s AAPI MONTH!

Being Filipina is an important part of my identity. I was just posting to celebrate. I could make another post about my experiences being Asian American.

but uhhhh, it’s AAPI Month. Woot woot!

[josephinekhawaja]

Lonnie Lincoln Needs To Be Protected At All Costs

My hot take from the "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man" pilot episode, but turns out the one I most need. I never thought a jock would be my favourite character in a high-school show, but he really be out here breaking stereotypes. In every scene and revelation he just finds a way to get even more wholesome. I am pretty meh so far to my fellow Filipina, Pearl Pangan -- though good for the Pinay Pride -- but if that is what keeps him happy then I need him to stay happy. Every cop and old lady in his neighbourhood can step off, though between that and the Pizza Time scene I appreciate that the show is really going there. I am deeply worried at whatever his imminent villain-origin-story though as long as he remains alive at least then I can roll with whatever heartbreak. The Parker Luck does extend that you know every other character in a spiderverse is also going to break your heart.

[justanothergeneralkrow]

Marina coming to UK vs The World to give the colonizers a chop

That's pinay pride

[inkcurlsandknives]

Pride Music Night!

I want to spotlight some amazing queer filipino/a/x  musicians, please share some of your favorite queer artists and their work so we can all broaden our music tastes this pride!

Stef Arenas the trans Pinay pop superstar

Unapologetically queer Cebuano artist Dom Guyot

Gay musician Pablo Paulo

Head to gabriellabuba.com to find out more about other fun pride events coming up on the #SaintsOfStormAndSorrowPrideAdventCalendar to celebrate the Launch of my debut novel Saints of Storm and Sorrow coming out June 25th with @titanbooks

Pre-save the Saints of Storm and Sorrow Audiobook today! https://open.spotify.com/show/0tgWiRNidOQtYJwoq1RWML?si=Brk4c2vXSQ2J9iWDhH6huw&nd=1&dlsi=ddb6dfe3381b402f

Preorder your copy today! Buy link: https://linktr.ee/gabriellabuba

In this an enthralling Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, a nun concealing a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization. For fans of R.F. Kuang, Tasha Suri, and The Hurricane War.

[gwyoi]

AND ITS GAY YES 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 PINAY PRIDE

[cosmicangst]

tags you're it

personal blathering space ft. mostly psycho-pass, joseimuke, (j)rpgs, and video games, lit, vibes, and some misc romance-adjacent stuff. maybe writing and some art. 

i don’t tag everything but i will tag content/trigger warnings so drop me a line. i also collect tropes/themes:

#god’s not dead; she’s just very tired. catch-all religion, spirituality, and mythology

#they used to shout my name; now they whisper it. prophets, martyrs, and made heroes

#après moi le déluge. witch grandma à la strega nona and/or neighbor who communes with goats and that old dead guy who lives in your cupboard

#those who do and those who don’t. cyberpunk, machines who dreamed themselves into sentience, (non)binary states.

#upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand. decaying empires, beasts slouching towards bethlehem, and crumbling concrete in the backstreets of the city

#tragedy is clean. it’s restful. it’s certain. the ontology of tragedies, loop storytelling, doomed endings, and good old-fashioned classics

#half daughter / half apology. kind of an ‘about me’ tag— mixture of queer-ing, gender-ing with monster theory and being slightly off from that mental illness luv <3

#diaspora blues. soul-weary homesickness when home doesn’t resemble home anymore

#whatever walked there walked alone. ghosts, hauntology, places that are born rather than built.

#romance blogging. i know where all the good shit is. also generally featuring romance novels that i’ve recently read

#💌. future love letters for me and you <33333

#growth. revisit and repeat

#provocations. other food for thot

#footnotes. arbitrary to-read list, mostly history or critical theory/activist texts

fandom-specific things:

#secondhand smoke. tsunemori akane and kougami shinya from psycho-pass (this is THE blog essentially)

#hawya. my fic, “here, and where you are”, a shinkane pride and prejudice/regency au

#pp. psycho-pass meta, memes, discussion, etc.

#sims. my long lifespan sims 4 playthrough ft. shinkane and their descendants

#one single thread of gold. artem wing and rosa/mc (named “elle finch” in-game) from tears of themis

#got your six. shepard and garrus vakarian from the mass effect series because no universe exists where one is without the other

#shepard. my mass effect oc, augustine jane shepard. she’s a pinay earthborn sole survivor with a paragade streak.

#if he is not the word of god. god never spoke. tomas ortega and marcus keane from the exorcist

#please picture me in the weeds. five and viktor from the umbrella academy, and the loving oroborous of the apocalypse that is their family.

#there was the poetry. a dot ham and a dot burr from hamilton. yeah i know

other:

#jm. catch-all liveblogs/notes for all my joseimuke playthroughs

#🌙. my book, the moon eaters, which is magical realism set in contemporary los angeles with elements of filipino mythology! really love this novel, hope to write it someday

#for a rainy day., #drafts. prompts, ideas, fic fodder/memes, and works-in-progress

#notes., #fic rec. media reviews, notes, and recs

#weekly reads. my round-up/reviews for what i read the past week

#audio. mostly showtunes, my middle school emo phase, etc. that i downloaded from limewire

#🇵🇭. philippines and filipino diaspora-related art/text

#gif., #edit. non-fic/art related things i’ve made

#reply. answered asks/replies

[mint-moon25]

Killers (8/11) Movie CLIP - Deadly Secretary (2010) HD

DEAR - KOREAN GIRLS,

GOOD - MORNING

GOOD - MORNING - SEOUL

INDIA - BORN - IN - USA - NON-VIRGINS - TOUCHED

CONFUSED - ABOUT - ISLAM - 4 WIVES

CONFUSED - ABOUT - MUSLIM

ISLAM - THE - ARAB - NATIONS

FUEL - 4 - AIRPLANES - CARS - MOPEDS - MOTORED ...

INDIA - BORN - IN - USA

WENT - ALL - THE - WAY - WITH - HER - MALE

COUSINS - ALREADY

THEIR - PRIDE - ‘GREAT - WITH - COMPUTERS’

DATA - ENTRY

COMPUTER - SCIENCE - PROGRAMMING

USA - BORN - PINAYS

INDIA - BORN - IN - USA

BOTH - TAKE - ‘BASIC’ - LANGUAGE

MOST - USED - EASY - JOBS - 2 - GET

MARY BRICKELL VILLAGE

LESBIANS - MARRIED - 2- LESBIANS

AS - ASIANS - MAKE - ‘NO’ - SOUND

SURVIVAL - KIT - FOR - CAMPERS

SURVIVERS - COMBAT - KNIFE

YOU - WERE - ATTACKED - WHILE

SITTING - DOWN - THEY - DID THAT

ON - PURPOSE

CALLED - ILLEGAL - ‘AMBUSH’

PROTECTED - BY THE - FORMER

EMPEROR - OF - ROME

JULIUS CAESAR

23 STABBINGS

2 EACH - PER - POLITICIAN MALE

ON - STAGE - IN - THEATRE LIVE

THAT - WAS - THEN - THEIR 

POLITICAL - OFFICE

WHO - WATCHED - 2ND - PLACE

POLITICIANS

SO - IN - FLORIDA - IN - US STATES

NOT NEW YORK - ORIGINAL SNOW

THEIR - CRAZY

SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS

EXPLAINED

WED - 15 JAN 2025 - 11:21A EST

HER - JOB - HISPANIC - FAT

CAPITAL - ONE - IS - 2 - CHECK

THAT - EVERYONE - BEHAVED

HER - JOB - MORE - THAN

MIN WAGE - SEE - ALL - BEHAVING

EDGE - ROUND - CORNER

FLOOR - EXTENSION - MINE - WAS

ABOUT - 2 - FALL

BRINGING - DOWN - LAPTOP 

PINK - MY - G LAP - I - BELIEVED

AMAZON - G ANICA - PRIME

IT’s - MAGNIFICENT

NOT - JUST - HP - ALL - LAPTOPS

THEIR - HICCUP - IMAGES - THUMBNAILS

NOT - JUST - HEWLETT - PACKARD

BUT - G ANICA - LAPTOP - CHEAPER

WOULD - HAVE - PULLED - DOWN

BROKEN - GLASS - OF - MY

SAMSUNG - GALAXY A13 5G

BEST - BUDGET - PHONE - 2023 - 2024

BROKEN - GLASS - ( DOLPHIN MALL )

OVER - $7,750.95 - ADD - 7% - TAX

BROKEN - FINALLY - MY - DORKY

LAPTOP - GOT - FREE - FR - EBT

PARKING - LOT 33

WOULD - HAVE - TURN - OFF

LIGHT - OF - MY - SLEEPING

CHINESE - TOAST - LAMP 2

OBSERVING - ALL - BEHAVE

ALL - MY - EQUIPMENT - BROKEN

HISPANICS - BORN - IN - FLORIDA

TOILET - CLEANERS

WILL - KILL - U - IF U - STEAL THEIR

JOBS - WILL - STAB - YOU ...

CAPITAL ONE

ATTENDANT

CHECKING - ALL - R - BEHAVED

AS - THEY - ON - PURPOSE - ATTACK

YOU - WHILE - YOU’RE - SITTING

FOLDABLE - CAMPING - CHAIR

HIDING - AIR - MAT - 5 INCHES

FLORIDA - IS - ALSO

NEVADA - DESERT

NORTH - CAROLINA - SNOW

ONE - OF - THE - MOST BEAUTIFUL

TREES - OF THE - UNITED STATES

ALL - ARE - STAND YOUR GROUND

LAW - ALL ARE- CASTLE DOCTRINE

YOU - MUST - EVENTUALLY STAND

SO - YOU - WILL - OF - COURSE

2 - EXERCISE - 2 - STRETCH

2 - THE - LEFT - 2 - THE - RIGHT

WE’RE - POISONING - THE - WHOLE

THING - THE - EDGES

TAKE - THE - ANTIDOTE

WITH - THE - CAMERA - 2 C - ALL

BEHAVED - THEY - DID - NOT YES

ADJUST - THE - EXTENSION CORD

2 - AVOID - ALL - STUFF - FALLEN

EDGE - ME

LOOKING - STRAIGHT

BREAKABLE - GLASS

LEFT - EDGE - AN - ATM

2 - MY - LEFT - CAMERA

IN - FRONT - OF - GREEN

EXIT

ROUND - CLEAR - BALLS - THAT FLY

SIMPLI SAFE - SURVEILLANCE AND

HIDDEN - CAMERAS

YOU - KNOW - THE - BANK - THAT

KC - FOUND - HERSELF - HAD - $$$

THIS - IS - JUST - CAPITAL ONE

CAFE - AND - THAT - IS - HOW THEY

ARE - AS - HISPANICS - BLACKS AS

AMERICANS - JUST - LOUSY - CAFE

CAPITAL ONE

WHAT’s - IN - YOUR - WALLET

LOTS - OF - KOREAN

FIRST - RUN - COMMERCIALS

GBC - TV - STUDIOS - PRESENTS

‘CAPITAL - ONE’

CAPITAL - ONE - CAFES

‘WHAT’s - IN - YOUR - WALLET’

KEEPING - ACCOUNT

CHECKING - $1.00

SAVINGS - $1.00

I - HAVE - CREDIT - CARD

THAT’s - SACRED

U - CAN - GET - CASH - HERE

FOR - CITIBANK

NOW - WHY - WOULD - STUPID

DO - THAT?

CITI - HAS - BEST - CASH

OUTSIDE - AFTER - HOURS

YOU - ENTER - CARD - STRAIGHT

LIGHT - GREEN

TAKE - CARD

NOW - ENTER

INDIA - FEMALE - LOOKED - AT ME

SHE’d - RATHER - BE - DEAD THAN

BE - ASIAN

ABOUT - INDIRA GANDHI

WHO - WAS - FIRED - 20 BULLETS

WEDNESDAY - BY - HER - SINGH 

MALE - GUARDS - HER - HOME

GOING - 2 - HER - HOME - OFFICE

SEPARATE - LOCATION

INDIRA - 5′4 FT

FRIEND - OF - IMELDA MARCOS

AFTER - INDIRAH - WAS - SHOT

2- DEATH - IN - THE - MORNING

INDIA - MALES - EVERYWHERE

ESPECIALLY - IN - NEW DELHI

KILLED SINGH - MALES THERE

NASTY - PEOPLE - ANYWAY

EVERYWHERE - THAT DAY

THEY - KILLED - SINGH - MALES

AS - INDIA’s - MALES

WE’RE - SO - PROUD

YOUR - MUST - STAND - MORE

PROTECTION

POISONED - NOW - COMBAT

SURVIVERS - OF - CAMPING

SURVIVORS - AS - CAMPERS

DIGGING - IN - WITH - THAT

COMBAT - KNIFE

ITS - POISONOUS - SO THEIR

BODIES - DISAPPEAR

ANOTHER - CAMERA BEHIND

ME - NEXT - 2 A - MEETING

AREA - THEY - WOULD - NOT

BEEN ABLE - 2 - SEE - TRUE

THE - LOCATION - OF - EXTENSION

CORD - 2 - HUMILIATE - ASIANS

BUT - WE - CREATED - THEM

REMEMBER - ‘SHANGHAI - CALLING’

1 MIN - ADULT - THEY - CAME AFTER

THE - 2 - FOR - FIRING - THEM

BUT - THEY - WERE - ABLE - 2 LEAVE

RED - SPORTS CAR - HELPED

THAT - WAS - FUNNY

CORRECTION - IT - WAS - NOT - KR

KOREAN - BUT CHINESE EPISODES

FR - MEMORY

SHE - WAS - DRUNK - FROM CHINESE

BEAR - CHINESE - WINE - SO TRYING

2 - BALANCE - A - CHRISTIAN - MALE

CHINESE - IMMEDIATELY - ABOVE

GRABBED - TOP - OF - HER HAIR

BROUGHT - HER - 2 - FR MEMORY

OUTDOOR - ELEVATOR - ALL THE

FEMALES - GREAT - LEGS - AND

CHINESE - AND - BOXED BOXED

BOXED - BLUDGEONED KICKED

HER - BOXED - BOXED - HER

INTERRUPTION

HISPANIC - MIAMI - POLICE

ASKED - ‘HOW - MANY - TIMES

DID - HE - OR - SHE - BOXED

YOU - MA’M’ 

REQUIRED - BY - ‘AMERICAN’

LAWS - DON’T - EXIST

US - LAW - STATES - YOU

MUST - COUNT - HOW MANY

BOXES - KICKS - OR - WE

CAN’T - HELP - YOU

YOU - ( LIAR ) - SAID - SHE

HIT - YOU - WITH CAMPING

CHAIR - HOW - MANY TIMES?

HIS - BUDDY

I - SAID - ‘7 TIMES’ - IT - WAS 

OVER - 3 MIN - OF - HITTING

ME - WITH - MY - STEEL CHAIR

$7 - FIVE BELOW - NW 6 ST

SW 2ND AVE

SAID - LOT 14

THEY - WENT - 12:55A EST

AMBUSH - HAPPENED - 12:30A EST

HE - SAID - US - LAWS - ‘ALL - MAKE

PHONE - CALLS’ - AND - WATCH

BLUDGEONING - RAPING - MUST

WATCH - ILLEGAL - ‘ENCOURAGEMENT

OF - CRIME’

WHY - WE - WATCH - DISNEY+ - FREE

OF - ADS - DISNEY FILM - ‘LIGHTYEAR’

US LAWS - 48 HRS - MISSING - BEFORE

REPORTING ...

USA - HAS - BLONDIE - WHO - WANTS 

2 B - MARILYN MONROE - AN - ACTRESS

SINGER - DANCER - AGE 6 - STRANGLED

2 - DEATH - THEN - BLUDGEONED ...

(BLK - DID - IT)

CHINA - PUBLIC - SCHOOL

2 CHINESE - MALES - WENT - AND 

STABBED - 2 - DEATH - NON-SPEAKING

CHINESE - KIDS - OF - COURSE

CHINA - DIDN’T - ALLOW - SEMI-AUTO

REVOLVERS - 4 - TEACHERS

DIDN’T - REQUIRE - MARTIAL - ARTS

FOR - TEACHERS

AMERICAN - COPY - CATS

MAKE - PHONE - CALLS - AS - KIDS

AND - CALL - AUTHORITY

TIANANMAN - SQUARE

FIRED - AT - WILL

COLLEGE - STUDENTS

BLACK MALE - JUST - SAT - DOWN - OF COURSE 

LOOKED - 2 - TALK - 2 - ME

I - WITH - READING - GLASSES - PRETENDED

DIDN’T - SEE - HIM - AT - ALL

OF - COURSE - PLUGGED - AT - THE - EDGE

2 - MIAMI - POLICE - MEN

WHAT - THEY - WERE - TELLING - ME - THEY

WOULD - HAVE - ENJOYED - SIGHT - OF THE

BLK - FEMALE - BLUDGEONING - ME - AS

THEY - LISTEN - 2 - THEIR - WALKIE TALKIE

THEY - COME - WITH - SOUND

THEY - ARE - ALSO - UNDER - NOISE

MONETORY - FINES - AND OR - PRISON

ONCE - THE - AGRESSOR - FINISHED

WILL - SURRENDER - 2 - THEM

ASKED - ME - WHY - DIDN’T - WAIT AND

SEE - IF - SHE - TURNED - LEFT - OR - R

FOR - CERTAIN

ASKED - 2 B - ARE - YOU - WITNESSED

2 - LEFT - OR - RIGHT - WAY - MA’M?

NOW - WE - KNOW - PROCEDURES OF

MIAMI - POLICE

WE - WILL - SLAUGHTER - MANY - OF

THEM - WHEN - WE - INVADE MIAMI

SLAUGHTER - MANY - HOMELESS ...

SLEPT - AFTER - 1A EST

I’M - SLEEPY - RIGHT - NOW 

GOOD - LOST - INTEREST - IN - WIX

HAVE - TO - ADD - FOOTER

DEMO MODEL - DEMO MODEL

MINT & MOON

GOOD - GAINING - ALL - THAT - MONEY

KEPT - $14.40 - GOOGLE - WORKSPACE

STAND - 2 - EXERCISE

2 - USE - COMBAT KNIFE - SURVIVERS

FASTER  - MAGNET - ON - L SIDE - TO

GET - YOUR - COMBAT KNIVES

FROM - AFAR - PRACTICE - MAKES

PERFECT - BUT NOT - LONG SLEEP

[jlalafics]

Did I cry while the Philippine National Anthem played and they raised the Philippine flag?

Yup.

Hidilyn Diaz makes history as she wins the first ever gold medal for the Philippines.

[thefilipinafeminists-blog]

August 10, 2018 #FilipinaFriday

Another amazing featured Filipina this Friday!

Alexandra Eduque won the Philippine Tatler Ball Award for Most Outstanding Young Woman in 2014. She was also granted awards from the 2013 International Fundraising Congress in Amsterdam as Outstanding Volunteer of the Year and the IFC Choice Awardee.

As an advocate of philanthropy, volunteerism, and education, @alexmeduque wants people to "know they can do something to help out. There is no such thing as too little" And this she proved at an early age. Alexandra, then 21 years old, collaborated with Habitat for Humanity and founded @moved_orgph.

MovEd or MOVE.org is a nonprofit organization which aims to help out underprivileged youth in their journey towards basic formal education. The program emphasizes the little things we can do to reach out to the youth and offer them better access to education. One can choose to volunteer, donate, or partner.

Lend a hand. Share your talents and blessings. These small steps can help a kid leap towards their bright future!

You may visit their website at www.moved.org.ph or email them at move.orgfoundationinc@gmail.com for more details.

J&E the Filipina Feminists 💛

LINKS:

Alexandra Eduque Profile (Philippine Tatler)

MovEd: Molding Optimism and Values Through Education

Alex Eduque illustrates her attitude of gratitude (Philippine Star)

[justanothergeneralkrow]

Thoughts on the UKvsTW s2 Talent Show

Choriza May, Lip Sync Performance (Party in Hell) She opened the show really well. Probably the best song we heard that night alongside Marina's Amafilipina. The outfit was designed by mr.oystr and looked spectacular. Her energy was vivacious and infectious as she performed. Though I did feel like I was having more fun listening to her song rather than having fun by her performance.

Scarlet Envy, Live Singing Performance (Bad Advice) I actually quite enjoyed Scarlet's performance. When she was kept on stage I thought they were going to praise her but instead she was mostly negatively critiqued. Though I don't disagree with the critiques I thought she did well enough to be safe. I just think her mistake with the talent show was that the song's humor was a bit lax. Some of the bad advice was more nonsesical than bad or too general. I feel like if she had referenced herself and her drag race run more the performance would've been much better. The line I laughed at the most was: “Keep losing like me and soon you’ll be, Invited back more times than Jujubee.” Nevertheless she looked stunning so it's fine.

La Grande Dame, Soundboard Comedy Performance Truly frustrating that someone that gorgeous is also that stupid and funny. She stepped on that stage in an LBD, a blonde human hair unit and a mic then proceeded to laugh, grunt and press buttons. It was a phenomenal performance and my favorite details were the reference to her first talent show with the saxophone and at the end when she put the mic under her dress and laughed one more time. Definitely the second best performance of the night.

Gothy Kendoll, Lip Sync & Fire Performance (Inferno) I was really rooting for Gothy here, I love seeing early outs get an opportunity to return but this performance was just not it. The song wasn't very good which made the start of her performance hard to watch. When the fire tricks came out my interest was piqued again and while the tricks were impressive her lack of confidence really brought down the performance. She just looked uncomfortable on stage, even the way she walked looked a bit off. I am glad she got to stay though I hope she's able to build up her confidence and really perform.

Marina Summers, Lip Sync & Silk Poi Performance (AMAFILIPINA) "Born in an island and raised by the seas, Gold in my skin I'm the Filipina queen, I'm a Filipina, Filipina Winner." I loved her performance, pure pinay pride, pure pinay talent just amazing. I could keep talking about how amazing she is but the performance speaks for itself. I will say her doing her own version of AMAKABOGERA by Maymay Entrata sent me into a laughing fit of pure entertainment and joy. (Also that song was a lip sync on her original season and resulted in a double shantay between Minty Fresh and Brigiding).

Keta Minaj, Lip Sync & Gymnastics Performance (Yay2theK) I was so excited for Keta to return, she remains the only queen to garner 3 wins and not make the finale. Truly a robbed queen. She's super talented and her Holland talent show was amazing. Unfortunately she did not live up to the hype. I was expecting a lot from her and I was disappointed. I wasn't enthused by her song it was weird in a forced kind of way and her performance wasn't the best. I'm convinced her gymnastics got her the safe placement but I think she should've been in the bottom 3.

Mayhem Miller, Meditation ijbol

Hannah Conda, Live Singing Comedy Performance I feel like she could've been in the top 3 over Choriza. Her performance was really funny and she sounded great. The false piano playing to the false reveal. It was all really well conceived and showcased her personality really well. As someone who didn't watch Down Under this talent show was a great introduction to the Hannah Conda and I'm excited to see more.

Jonbers Blonde, Lip Sync Performance (In Fashion) A really fun performance from Jonbers. Her personality is just so bright and captivating and it's great to see it shining through her performance. I will say this is like the third "fashion" song in a talent show. (AS3 Milk & AS4 Naomi) So it's a bit of a tired thing to do for a talent show, in my opinion. I did love her look at the start of the performance. The coat played well with the dress and she looked really good, less of a fan of dress' bodice though.

Arantxa Castilla La Mancha, Comedy Performance It was funny when she called them idiots but I felt like the performance went on for a bit too long without a punchline. She just kept saying her name and there is comedy in the absurdity of that but personally I just felt a little uncomfortable. Love her though and while I was uncomfortable I was also laughing and giggling.

Tia Kofi, Live Singing (Read my Lips) I didn't like this performance. It reminded me of Megami's and Ginger Minj's talent show. It was sincere and subpar, to speak a bit bluntly. Her vocals weren't that amazing and the performance felt a bit stilted. I feel like this performance needed dancers or something that could help Tia keep the energy up.

[whitepinoy]

I drew this a couple of years ago for a friend who wanted to give their parents a gift for their anniversary. They gave me 10 bucks.

[tellmewhatchuuwant]

BARBIE-Q • DRAG DEN WITH MANILA LUZON 01.06 filipina transdyosa women of power main drag showdown

[aliencrybby]

Being a Filipina American means being postcolonial--after colonization, but certainly not over colonization....'Decolonization is a psychological and physical process that enables the colonized to understand and overcome the depths of alienation and marginalization caused by colonization. By transforming consciousness through the reclamation of one's cultural self and the recovery and healing of traumatic memory, the colonized can become agents of their own destiny...' ...Being mestiza means struggling between physical and metaphysical cultural borders, struggling to maintain a consistent and coherent identity despite the fact that the dominant culture attempts to disaggregate you...You personify the colonizer at the same time that you are colonized; you participate in the colonization of yourself; and...you invoke the 'legacy of the ilustrados' grounded in elitist structures of Spanish colonialism. You embody privilege, which is considered either detestable or enviable--and sometimes both at once....your enviable status derives from privilege and marks you as complicit in hegemonic structures of racial and economic oppression...Through the process of decolonization, you come to realize that the aspects of your identity that you had long taken for granted are actually tied to global discourses of colonial imperialism. As you recover colonial history, you are startled at how easily it explains pieces of your life...You come to understand that your life, your family, your day-to-day actions that were once so personal are actually part and parcel of particular social constructions of race, gender, class, and nation. You inherit these structures by virtue of being born. And then--only after processing painful emotions, uncovering relevant historical context, and reocognizing your relationship to others in the trajectory of the past and present--you begin to comprehend your life. You are exhausted. But now you are ready to begin (p. 32-34).

Melinda L. de Jesus, ‘Pinay Power: Peminist Critical Theory