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[socialjusticeinamerica]

More than that.

[rosewood-multifandom-writer]

I forgot what this Manga was called, but the plot of that Manga is about a father and his daughter getting kidnapped by a human trafficking ring and he’s trying to save his daughter. But because some xenophobic illiterate people on Twitter had their immediate thoughts be something sexual somehow, because the title cover has a scared little girl tied up with creepy guys in the shadows with glowing red eyes (at least I think that’s what was on there) and everything in the scene was in shadows. The feelings I got from the cover is, “oh my god, somebody save this girl and I hope the father gets to her in time,” because the manga’s story boils down to, “human traffickers are the villains.”

If you literally look at the title cover of anything or in the case of this submission, look at any horror themed manga pages that covers dark content and you think it’s sexual fetish content, that’s a you-problem.

It’s blatant hypocrisy and xenophobia in this situation I mentioned because Taken has a similar plot and that is an American film where that story also boils down to, “human traffickers are the villains.”

It’s just like seeing a biased art teacher give more credit to a realism artist for drawing the same themes a cartoon artist also drew and then giving the cartoon artist a lower grade because they don’t like cartoon drawings.

Let’s also NOT act like America and other Western countries have not made cheap shock value exploitation films, and those films somehow do not get enough backlash and yet Berserk is the “problematic” fictional media. Huh, I wonder why. 🤔

Fandom Problem #6484:

There’s such unfair criticism against Berserk that comes up practically like clockwork ever since Kentaro Miura died, and especially since Elden Ring released. I find it to be entirely hypocritical that people condemn Berserk and went as far to say that Miura deserved his untimely death while media like Game of Thrones, an equally dark fantasy series, gets a pass on its content.

People make the most horrible criticism against the manga and slander both the fans and the author, acting like it’s the first series to ever portray its (admittedly harsh) topics. However, the critics always take the offending panels and topics out of context. They act like the mere portrayal of Berserk’s dark topics condone said topics, rather than them being rightfully evil acts. There was never this level of criticism and backlash against Game of Thrones, despite that show being absolutely huge and beloved.

(It’s probably because of racism, let’s be real.)

[prokopetz]

It goes without saying that you'll often encounter prejudices that wouldn't fly today when you take in older media, but sometimes you also encounter prejudices which simply have no contemporary analogue. I've been taking in a lot of American media from the 1970s lately, for example, and there seems to be this whole thing about the moral degeneracy of the Swedish going on – and while I know there's probably a fascinating cultural context to that, it never stops feeling vaguely like I'm somehow being pranked.

[macmanx]

An exploration of the depth of a father's love, and his attempts to keep his son happy, healthy and safe in a world rife with racism and violence.

This is one of the best and most impactful episodes of the podcast so far.

[jewish-microwave-laser]

hello gringo. you are strapped into an electric chair. next to you is a person who will mention the country argentina. if you mention nazis or nazism in the next 30 minutes, you will be killed. if you resist the temptation, you will survive

good luck

[allthecanadianpolitics]

After the federal government said Thursday it would make significant cuts to its immigration levels, Alberta responded that Ottawa's plan doesn't go far enough. Ottawa announced it will cut the number of new permanent residents from 485,000 projected for this year to 395,000 in 2025, with further cuts down to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027. It's a significant amendment to its previous plan, released in November, when Canada was expected to admit about 485,000 permanent residents this year and 500,000 in both 2025 and 2026. The new strategy sets out to relieve pressures on the housing market and to stabilize population growth across the country, according to federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller. [...]

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[belle-keys]

europeans be like “omg north americans are so racist it’s horrible” and then elect fascists

[charlesoberonn]

[sayruq]

[allthegeopolitics]

In Spain, the far-right is calling for the expulsion of Muslims, labeling them on social media as “invaders” by referencing historical events from the fall of Andalusia and the Reconquista, according to an official. Sergio Gracia, president of the Center for Research on the Far-Right (CINVED) in Spain evaluated the far-right’s anti-Muslim rhetoric for Anadolu. Gracia said the far-right uses the concept of “Reconquista,” or reconquest, and related historical events to justify reclaiming Spanish lands from Muslims and expelling them.

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[purpleweredragon]

The Holocaust survivor introduced herself as someone forced to flee Belgium – the country where she was born – in 1943 and travel “across war-torn Europe and dangerous seas” before coming to the UK in 1947.

“Now, when I hear you using words against refugees like ‘swarms’ and an ‘invasion’, I am reminded of the language used to dehumanise and justify the murder of my family, and millions of others.

Why do you find the need to use that kind of language?”

Ms Braverman responded by saying she “won’t apologise for the language that I’ve used” to “demonstrate the scale of the problem” around immigration.

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[awnowimsad]

So there is this post, claiming that a Japanese hotel is being review bombed, because they refused a man service for being an IDF soldier.

People ate this up of course. At the time of the writing, it has over 12,000 reblogs. Lots of people praising the hotel staff for ~taking a brave stand~ and such.

But, you know, I thought it was a little weird, that the only source the post includes is... Nothing! OP just claims it was from "an israeli group".

So, of course, I decided to do some checking.

Turns out the hotel manager had no fucking idea whether the tourist had ties to the Israeli army or not.

[...] since the hotel did not inquire about the guest's military background at the time of booking, it appeared the reservation was canceled solely based on the guest's Jewish or Israeli name. [...]

So the OP of the above post is already intentionally misrepresenting the situation by claiming the hotel was only refusing to serve Israeli soldiers. (and we don't even know if the guy was a soldier...) But twelve thousand people thought that this was legit.

Great to know twelve thousand people on this website feel that xenophobia and racial profiling are justifiable and even praiseworthy!

Ok cool cool cool cool. Yep. Just another normal day.

YnetNews is rated High Credibility by Media Bias/Fact Check.

[spot-the-antisemitism]

How does it feel knowing you come from a colonial settlement that murdered over 40k people?

It pains that so many people have died in the holodomor and the gulags, including my relatives

it pains me that my country is currently annexing another and acting like they're nazis for fighting back

I can't be out of the closet back home and one time they bombed my home town

but I don't think european guilt is productive...

What is productive is donating to ukraine!!!

let's not assume where people ARE from,

Cecil

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Quebec government is tightening controls on immigration by suspending two major programs that are pathways to citizenship. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announced the moratorium on social media late Wednesday, saying the province wants to “better regulate” the arrival of newcomers to Quebec. The government under Premier François Legault is temporarily freezing two key programs that lead to a Quebec Selection Certificate, which allows immigrants to eventually apply for permanent Canadian residency. Under the plan, Quebec will no longer accept new applications for the Regular Skilled Workers Program. It also put the Quebec Experience Program, which is for recent graduates, on ice. The freeze on both takes effect Thursday.

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