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I could be wrong here, but is this an admission to war crimes?
That they broadcast on live television.
Oh, right. Why Israel is scared shitless of the UN.
It’s good to get back into drawing! I haven’t been feeling great these last few days but I have more coming soon. I’m working on a draw this in your style to celebrate 1k! • • • #myart #artdiscover #artlovers #artsy #artstudio #dailyarts #creativeartisthelp #artoftheday #artfinder #artfollow #characterdesign #digital_art #digitalart #digitalartist #tabletdrawing #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #draweveryday #artistsoninstagram #creativity #pink #pirate #love #heart #eyepatch #black #poc #woc #procreate #ipadpro https://www.instagram.com/p/Buw-LcrF044/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pgnn3di7qy2z
Mike Pence to JD Vance:
Sex Sells! Exploring the Music Industry.
NO. 1
From “Chapter Two: Hip Hop, Context, and Black Girlhood.” Counterpoints, vol. 399, 2012, pp. 16–31. ‘‘The hegemony where domination is maintained through contemporary democratic societies not through the use of force, but through winning the consent of the people.’’ How many times has Gen Z heard from educators, politicians, and parents alike that the rap genre today should be discouraged as the lyrics are filled with violence, exploitation, criminality, and sexual themes? The music industry understands that the culture of black and brown people perpetuates the idea of fighting against such domineering systems but, unfortunately uses those ideas against that very people. Major music artists such as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Jermaine Dupri, and Percy ‘Master P’ Millers share a large majority of profits with major record labels, but the industry as a whole is ‘white controlled’. And if any rapper wants to be successful socially and financially, they will change their image and structure their performance, lyrics, and music videos to cater towards the ‘White imagination.’
NO. 2
But then there is the other side of the fence that believes that people are going to gravitate toward what they feel motivates them, inspires them, and utterly captivates them no matter the judgment that is unleashed. Regular people cannot change how the music industry operates, so it makes more sense for these rappers to make steady profits from these mega companies. Plus, it is not the responsibility of these rappers to enforce a cleaner message for children and young adults. New female rappers like Ice Spice, Megan the Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, and others are breaking the ‘glass ceiling’, and are widely successful and popular for their music. They are bringing more attention to the rap game and are paving the way for the next generation of female rappers, proving that they can be just as successful as their male counterparts, if not more. Their success is encouraging more women to pursue rap/hip-hop.
NO. 3
Most female rappers of the time today could not be where they are without honoring those who contributed to hip-hop and rap: young Black and Latino youth. From “Under Construction’: Identifying Foundations of Hip-Hop Feminism and Exploring Bridges between Black Second-Wave and Hip-Hop Feminisms, ‘‘In the late 1970s and 1980s, hip-hop was. in part, a response to the class exclusivity of the New York disco scene and the growing gang culture of inner-city New York. Initially, the culture was created as a social and recreational space for the working-class and poor folk who had been pushed to the fringe of society and forgotten. Gradually, hip-hop emerged in the recreational space but also in which to voice contempt for the living conditions of the economically and racially marginalized. From its inception, hip-hop has represented resistance to contemporary political and economic oppression that makes social marginalization possible.’’
NO. 4
As a woman of color and anthropologist, I completely understand both sides of the controversy of rap. As much as female rappers are breaking the rap game, so to speak, their lyrics perpetuate negative stereotypes of the Black community and hostile misogyny toward women. It is not the first time, nor will it be the last, for society’s judgments towards rap and the people who create it will be called into question, but there should at least be a conversation about it so that we can all have a better experience. Society itself holds a double-edged sword when it comes to this, as this music is appreciated by suburban white males, wanting to identify with a culture that is not there behind closed doors while belittling the culture and artists in the limelight. No matter the judgment and hypocrisy, these artists success speaks for themselves.
Let me just add some color to the wlw side of tumblr…
There’s one actress in this post who has played a queer character on three… not one not two, three different shows
I feel like posting random stuff today, so here’s quite old drawing of mine, that i haven’t posted anywhere, and I don’t know why, because I liked it so much when I finished it! It was a course assignment: “Sun Dancer”
to me, most of you are fairies
just a reminder:
a black girl character growing her hair out long breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character having short hair
a black girl character getting to be soft and fragile breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character being strong all the time
a black girl character being protected and comforted by others breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character having no one to look out for her but herself
a black girl character being considered pretty or cute by other characters breaks more stereotypes than a black girl character being considered unattractive
not everything that is empowering for white girls is empowering for black girls
the sexism we face overlaps, but it is not the same
Reblog if you're black tumblr.
You don’t have to be black, it just means you support us, you stand by us and you’re for us.
Hundreds of thousands of Chilean women have taken to the streets against sexual violence during a historic InternationalWomensDay march in Santiago.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Uh_GUAewL/?igshid=1i8p1oqozorf8
Let’s see if they answer that
Happy International Women’s day !!!
International Women’s Day
Shoutout to dark skin girls!!
Dark skin girls like me who are too insecure to post a pic on blackout day due to constant racism and bullying.
SIGNAL BOOST!!! Omg please help her. Don’t even touch this post you nasty terfs
i’m crying and shaking as i’m typing this, my parents have been screaming at me and misgendering me all day. i just ran out because i didn’t no where else to go. i can’t stay with anyone tonight and i can’t go back home because my dad already left bruises on me i don’t know what to do i’m so scared
White girl: literally compares poc to animals
Poc: yo you’re being racist. Please stop
White girl: uwu why are you guys being so MeAn?! I have a mental illness and that’s why I don’t deserve to experience any consequences.
she’s an amazing person please help her!!!
um, hello! i need a laptop for university which starts in a month and have no funds, nor am i allowed to work being from a south-asian family. i would literally appreciate anything, otherwise my entire future education is at stake. please.
paypal: 3tmilky@gmail.com
UPDATE: the link is paypal.me/Petra306 not the one above.
Tumblr I need your help
My best friend’s crappy boyfriend got her pregnant.
This wasn’t consensual at all. He slipped the condom off during sex when she wasn’t looking, and dumped her after he heard the news.
She needs an abortion, but her parents are strictly pro life and won’t help her. She’s about a few weeks in, and I don’t want her to drop out of school because of the negative feedback she’ll get. It’s bad enough that she already gets anxiety attacks from stress.
Getting an abortion at Planned Parenthood costs about 300-900 dollars. It would mean the world to me if anyone could help by donating to her paypal. She’s a bright student and a very talented programmer. Anything helps.
Here’s the link: paypal.me/Petra306r
Tumblr I need your help
My best friend’s crappy boyfriend got her pregnant.
This wasn't consensual at all. He slipped the condom off during sex when she wasn't looking, and dumped her after he heard the news.
She needs an abortion, but her parents are strictly pro life and won't help her. She's about a few weeks in, and I don't want her to drop out of school because of the negative feedback she'll get. It's bad enough that she already gets anxiety attacks from stress.
Getting an abortion at Planned Parenthood costs about 300-900 dollars. It would mean the world to me if anyone could help by donating to her paypal. She's a bright student and a very talented programmer. Anything helps.
Here’s the link: paypal.me/Petra306
Look, the act of self love ain’t never been no easy thing — especially when you’re experiencing copious amounts of scarcity, shame, disenfranchisement, or loss. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a 10 billion dollar skin-lightening industry in countries where the world’s darkest people reside. Forty-two percent of voting women wouldn’t have voted for Donald Trump (an anti-choice, anti-union, anti-poor, pro-war, sexual harassment enthusiast).
And I, processing yet another anguishing break-up with someone who’s made it overtly and painfully clear that they no longer want anything to do with me, would be focusing more on healing, pursuing my goals, and moving through grief, rather than spending my days staring at his facebook page, miserably pining for his affection and attention, and desperately reaching out to him even when I know better.
That’s not to say that folks who use skin bleaching cream or vote for fascists don’t feel love for themselves. And I’ll put it on all that’s holy and sacred that I love and treasure every ounce and texture of my tender, sensitive, butter-cup of a heart. (Read more via We All F*ck Up: The Importance of Loving Yourself Even When You Disappoint Yourself)