“One of the most important things the [Black Panther] Party did was to make it really clear who the enemy was: not white people, but the capitalistic, imperialistic oppressors. They took the Black liberation struggle out of a national context and put it in an international context…. It was also clear to me that without a truly internationalist component nationalism was reactionary. There was nothing revolutionary about nationalism by itself-Hitler and Mussolini were nationalists. Any community seriously concerned with its own freedom has to be concerned about other peoples’ freedom as well. The victory of oppressed people anywhere in the world is a victory for Black people. Each time one of imperialism’s tentacles is cut off we are closer to liberation… Imperialism is an international system of exploitation, and we, as revolutionaries, need to be internationalists to defeat it.”
— Assata Shakur, “Assata: An Autobiography” (via violaslayvis)
it’s not. that it sucks. i’ve just. seen it 48 times
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Me: please sto-
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People talk about modern “revisionism” of Ancient Greek mythology like the version that’s taught in school isn’t just a lightly Christianised recension of one specific 1st Century poet’s headcanons.
Wendigos and Skinwalkers are apart of Indigenous cultures and aren’t meant to be bastardized like this. Please stop writing and drawing fanfiction of them just cause yall are horny or wanna be edgy. Stick to Mothman, vamps, and werewolves, k thanks
Hi! Actual indigenous lady here.
I can’t say much on skinwalkers since I’m not familiar with the lore. But I’m fine with folks writing that stuff about the windigo if they stick to the legend’s original concept and context and keep the native part intact.
This has been my TED talk ❤
Reblogging from my main.
I just want to fuck my monsters in peace
Maybe folks can, idk, not use a single counterargument as the “proof” they’re in the right and actually recognize that
There are a variety of opinions
That variety an the differences are meant for intracommunity discussion and debate
Erring on the side of respecting other people’s cultures, even if *some* folks say it’s okay is never a bad thing
There are literally dozens of other parallel stories that are from cultures that are more often open to outside use/adaptation
For the love of god can we stop acting like people asking for their culture to be respected are like, idk, bullies
Kevin had been shot in the head in his Burlington apartment.
“Everybody in Vermont was so amazing. Like, electric bill was forgiven, you know, gas bill was forgiven, cable. … People were so moved by this kid that was murdered in his own home,” DeOliveira-Longinetti said.
She said the federal government wiped out Kevin’s Stafford loan debts as well, but the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority – the source of nearly $19,000 in additional student loans – did not.
“Please accept our condolences on your loss… Monthly bill statements will continue to be sent to you,” DeOliveira-Longinetti read from the HESAA letter.
When she gets the bill in the mail, it’s a reminder that her son is dead and will not graduate, DeOliveira-Longinetti said.
“I know what a co-signing is. If it defaults, I’m responsible. I know that,” she said. “You’re not going to say to your kid, you can’t go to college because of $4,000.”
Earlier this month, an investigation by ProPublica and The New York Times looked at HESAA and quoted a lawyer who likened it to “state-sanctioned loan-sharking.” ProPublica reporter Annie Waldman interviewed dozens of borrowers including a cancer patient who lost his job and couldn’t repay his loans. HESAA sued him for $266,000.
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