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punknicodiangelo · 1 year

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Rick Riordan is a cishet white goyische man. We knew this. But you can see this in his writing, no matter when. Yeah, he's grown, but he didn't grow astronomically.

In this post I'll be talking about how history, women, queer people, and POC are handled in Rick Riordan's YA novels. I'm Jew-ish, very queer, and was socialized as a girl, but I'm white so POC tell me if I overstep or get anything wrong and feel free to add!

Also this is long af, way longer than I intended, so under the cut it goes!

The Pact and Wars

I think I've talked about this before (cannot find the post) but the way history is handled is so racist and antisemitic. Wars are not because of their real reasons, but instead conflict. WWII is made to be because Hades, Zeus, Poisiedon, and their kids had another spat, instead of the fascism and racism that really caused it. The Civil War, instead of being about racism, was made to be about a fight between the romans and greeks. The wars we see in series have no connection to real world events, why couldn't the old ones be the same? It also deminshes the accomplishments of real people. For example, Harriet Tubman is said to be a daughter of Hermes. To me, this says a black disabled woman can't do great things without great blood in a world where that exists

Annabeth

Annabeth is a girl boss, and this would be great, if her writer wasn't a cishet man. Being strong is equated to being mean, physically and verbally. When she thinks Rachel likes Percy, a guy she isn't even dating, she gets pissy at them for even hanging out! She constantly demeans Percy and hits people who anger her, including Percy, and this is treated as cute and quirky. And then her trauma is dismissed and diminished by a boy who went through similar treatment. Sorry Percy also was hurt by who his author is, but it makes things worse with Annabeth's portrayal. Also she once says people don't take her seriously because she's blonde. During HoO. With Piper and Hazel right there

The Hunters

The Hunters of Artemis, in mythology, are a group of women and sometimes men who joined Artemis to escape the deeply misogynistic culture at the time, and there are sapphic undertones to much of their myths! In the books, they're portrayed as man hating, romance hating, and functionally aroace. Hippolytus is completely ignored. Zoë is constantly talking down to Percy without giving him a chance and makes probably the dumbest decision by choosing Bianca for the quest in Titan's Course. Jo and Emmie were kicked out for finding love. I'm aroace. I love aroace rep. I'm overly weary of (cis white) men. But the way the Hunters are written is so similar to how angry anti-SJW youtube saw feminists

Nico

Nico is forcibly outed in one book and in the next gets a boyfriend with literally no personality or relationship with him up to that point. The drawbacks of shadow travel so clearly align with disability. He's also obviously depressed and deeply traumatized. Yet Will gives him no medical autonomy, something we disabled folk have to deal with all the time that's really very ableist. I love Nico, but the way he's portrayed just isn't great

Sadie and Carter

Sadie and Carter are biracial and look wildly different. This is good representation from what I've heard, but not how it's different or some incidental stuff. Carter, the boy, has dark skin and dark, coily hair, while Sadie, the girl, has pale skin, striaght blond hair, and pale eyes. This plays into colorism where darker people are seen as more masculine, as does Carver being the host to the god of war. Sadie is also a young girl who's put into a relationship with a god who kinda bullied her at the start. Carver is also in a relationship with a person who was hostile, but she gets better so I'll let is slide

Leo

Leo is latino, and stereotypical at that. Je is constantly flirting with everyone and looked down upon. As a Leo who is not an astronomical Leo, he deserves better especially when you consider c//leo

Piper

"I'm not like other girls" girl who's hailed as absolutely gorgeous. She was born on a rez that didn't exist at the time which just goes to show the lack of research. Her eyes are kaleidoscope, which is a trait none of her siblings, or her mom, have. She's cut off from her culture enough to not know the significance of feathers but has plenty of memories of her grandfather who lived on the rez. Also, she's a cleptomaniac. I love Piper, I like how she's representation for a person who was cut off from her culture and longs to know it despite living with her bio family because I and a few friends are the same, but Piper is still a stereotype. I also feel like the veganism plays into the whole spiritual nature stereotype, but I'm not sure so don't quote me

Frank

The only confirmed greco-roman demigod without dyslexia is also East Asian. I think the stereotyping is obvious it doesn't help that the only two Asian characters before him, Ethan and Drew, were antagonists. He was infantalized while fat and then had a magic glow up for... no reason, really, but that matters less here. Also he's dating a seventh grader as a tenth grader basically and I'm trying to not spoil stuff but the end of the Tyrant's Tomb is bullshit from a lore perspective imo

Hazel

She's a black girl whose parents both had very dark eyes and hair, yet her eyes are gold and her hair is paler than her skin, and both of those last two are described as looking like foods. Again, she is the age of a 7th grader. See Frank. And this may be the fandom's fault, but it seems she's always either infantalized or adultified from what I've seen

Will

All we know about Will Solace in BoO is that he's attracted to men and a medic son of Apollo. I bet you didn't remember he was at the Battle of Manhattan or that he's counselor because all his siblings died. And that's a lot of kids. Also he calls Nico nicknames he doesn't like. See Nico for further criticism of Will

Alex

Alex is called the adjective form of a slur multiple times. I could talk about how the grammar of that sucks, but *gesturs vaguely.* She gets transphobia from nearly everyone and disowned. I thought fantasy was supposed to be escapist, personally

Other stuff

Samirah is a hijabi, but we see under her scarf at least once and that feels really disrespectful, especially considering how observant she is of other stuff. Only women or close family (brothers, direct descendants, or direct ancestors) can see a hijabi's hair. Even if Magnus, Hearth, and Blitz are like family that usually isn't enough. She should have gotten a regular valkyrie's cloak imo. Some stuff feels off about Hearth but I'm not D/deaf so I'll hold my tongue on that as I'm not sure. Lavinia could use more yiddishisms in her speech and I'm curious to know what sect she was if her rabbi wasn't cool with her being a lesbian, but they do exist so *shrug.* There's probably something I missed with Reyna and Hylla, I feel like there is, but I can't remeber so it just gets an honorary mention

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slaket-and-sprash · 10 months

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Ok so here's what I think what games clone high charecters would play.

Abe: pretty average taste. Dosent own a gaming system but will play games at friends houses, laughs at how bad he is.

Gandhi: definitely enjoys weirder games with a sense of humor. I imagine he'd probably recommend people games like Conker's Bad Fur Day or Earthworm Jim.

JFK: likes to play adventure games occasionally, but mostly sticks to sports games.

Joan of Ark: Enjoys more artsy games. I can see her being really into Metal Gear Solid honestly. She'll probably chew your ear off about the messages and themes of RPGS. Hates how most of the gaming community dosen't understand that most games were always "political" or "woke"

Cleopatra: isn't into video games but always listens to her partners talk about them.

Topher Bus: loves cartoony video games with deep lore. Kirby, Sonic, Mario (but mostly the RPGS) Kingdom Hearts, Zelda, ETC. will lecture anybody who even remotely cares about it. Will consider it a disgrace if you call them "kids games" and will talk about how messed up certain aspects of the games can get.

Confucius: Fortnite gamer all the way babeyyy. Spends most of his rich parents money on cosmetics.

Harriet Tubman: plays "relaxing" games like Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Minecraft, Harvest Moon, or the Sims but in actuality stresses her out.

Frida Kahlo: plays mostly FPS games, thinks that getting on to Call of Duty is the most relaxing thing ever but she always plays with Mike off. Also is really into Halo and Doom.

Principal Scudworth: only references video games to relate to the clones, but played Mario Kart 64, Mario Party 1-3 and Goldeneye 007 in his frat boy days.

Candide Sampson: considers Video Games a waste of time, same with any peice of entertainment

#Clone High #clone high season 2 #video games #clone high headcanons #abe clone high #Gandhi clone high #joan of ark clone high #Cleopatra clone high #jfk clone high #topher bus clone high #confucius clone high #hariet tubman clone high #Frida Kahlo clone high #principal Scudworth #candide sampson #shitpost #Topher Bus is a Paper Mario fan

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sadesluvr · 3 months

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thinking about the time i entered scream characters on a drag race simulator and billy played harriet tubman for snatch game

#and was HIGH #stu won btw…as he would #as KRIS JENNER #billy loomis #stu macher #scream 1996 #scream vi #scream fandom #randy meeks #sidney prescott #ghostface #core four #florence_nomachine

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mogai-sunflowers · 1 year

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MOGAI BHM- Belated Day 17!

happy BHM! today i’m going to be talking about Black influences on various genres of music! obviously i won’t be able to cover every music genre in this post so im just going to do the ones i know most about!

Spirituals-

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Cultures from across the continent of Africa placed huge emphasis on music. Music in many African cultures was very rhythmic, enthusiastic, and depended on participation from entire gatherings of people, not just one person. When people began to be kidnapped for the slave trade, that connection to their specific culture was often lost- but spirituals became a way of reviving that.

Derived from the term ‘spiritual song’ from the Bible, a spiritual is a religious folksong that expressed deep religious themes, and usually themes of resisting oppression in the context of slavery. In the decades leading up to the abolition of slavery in America, spirituals became a very popular musical form amongst slaves at plantations. While their white masters and white populations in general hated the music form because it represented Black freedom and resistance, and therefore gatherings to sing this kind of music were banned, many slaves found ways to still sing spirituals. Spirituals involved call-and-response singing, clapping, and stopping amongst an audience.

Starting in the 1700s, slaves began to gather informally in what were known as “praise houses”. They also held outdoor meetings called ‘brush arbor meetings’. In these gatherings, they would dance, sing, and play music together, as well as pray. At these meetings, they sang ‘corn ditties’, which developed into spirituals. Spirituals developed as a way of maintaining African musical culture in America, uniting against oppression, building hope for a better future, singing praise in a uniquely Black Christian way- and of actually building roads to freedom.

Spirituals were not just used as a way show praise- they were often codes in relation to methods of escaping slavery like the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman herself used spirituals like “Go down, Moses” and probably “I got my ticket” to identify herself to slaves seeking escape. Spirituals and their lyrics were often codes of escape for slaves- in this way, spirituals were not just an outlet of rage and pain over oppression, they were a way to actually physically escape it. Other spirituals like “Wade in the Water”, “Swing Low Sweet Chariot”, and “The Gospel Train” spoke about and directly referred to escape methods of the Underground Railroad.

In the 1860s and 1870s, two groups formed- first the Fisk Jubilee Singers (from Fisk University, an HBCU), and then the Hampton Singers, both of whom gained international following for their singing and performing of spirituals. Since then, spirituals have grown as a genre, and have played a part in the development of another major music genre- gospel.

Gospel-

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Although early gospel music centered mainly around white churches, it has an undeniably rich place in Black musical and religious history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, it began to be sung and used more in Black churches. Gospel music as a form, developed from hymns, sacred songs, and other religious musical genres, including spirituals, and was a form of religious music that had one key distinguishing component- church choirs.

Church choirs had long been staples across churches, but especially Black Churches. In Black Churches, choirs were opportunities for people to express their pain through movement and song, as was typical for Black church services at the time. Church choirs were a perfect avenue for the spread and popularization of gospel music within Black Churches.

In the 1930s, a man named Thomas A. Dorsey became known as “the Father of Gospel Music” when he founded a publishing house for Black gospel musicians. He helped push Black gospel music into the American mainstream, and since then, gospel has become a wildly popular musical genre, especially within Black communities.

Hip Hop and Rap-

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Hip Hop music and rap music developed simultaneously during the 1970s in the Bronx, part of New York City. Black, Latino, and Caribbean communities would hold events known as ‘block parties’, where people gathered as a DJ played music like soul and funk. These events were collaborations between Black and Latino people living in New York City.

At these block parties, some people began to experiment with different types of rhythms and beats. It was common for DJs and performers to play around with various techniques like beatboxing, beat breaks, percussive sounds, scratching, and turntable techniques. This experimentation led to the developing sounds of hip hop and rap. The two genres, characterized by strong rhythmic beats and rapping tracks, began to take hold. A decade later, hip hop was a thriving musical genre.

The first hip hop record released was “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang in 1979. Since then, hip hop and rap have become some of the dominant musical genres in America. They have produced many, many sub-genres, like trap, nu metal, and grime. These genres have expanded to include different lyrical styles, drum kits, and lyrical contents- all owing to the collaboration between Black and Latino musical artists in the 1970s.

Hip hop and rap have had a huge impact on American, especially Black American, culture. They have helped popularize different combinations of jazz, soul, and hip hop, breakdancing, beatboxing, and other musical styles and techniques. Many hip hop and rap artists have deepened the meaning of the genre by using their lyrics as an expression of yearning for societal liberation, and challenging the systems that be with raw, honest lyrics has become a staple of many areas of rap and hip hop.

Black Influence on Rock’N’Roll-

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Although the development and popularization of rock’n’roll is usually attributed to Elvis Presley, that is simply not historically accurate. Rock’n’roll began to develop in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s- and it developed out of southern Black musical genres, namely blues music, which proliferated during the Harlem Renaissance and spread from the South. Blues evolved into the famous R&B (rhythm and blues) genre, which evolved into rock’n’roll. A lot of rock’n’roll’s sound also owes itself to the rhythmic patterns of much West African music.

In the 1940s and 50s, blues artists began experimenting and developing the blues sound into what we now know as rock’n’roll. Taking inspiration from other musical genres like country (which has also been heavily influenced by Black people). Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a Black woman who started out as a blues singer. She was a self-taught guitarist, and through her work on developing the sounds of the guitar she played, she pretty much singlehandedly set the tone for the guitar sounds that defined rock’n’roll- her style and influence directly inspired and impacted Elvis Presley.

When rock’n’roll first developed, the genre was pretty much exclusively occupied by Black artists from the likes of Ike Turner and Bo Diddley to Little Richard and Chuck Berry. Black women have also had a huge impact on the genre of rock’n’roll. From Sister Rosetta Tharpe herself, to the all-Black girl group “The Shirelles”, Merry Clayton, and Tina Turner herself. Rock’n’roll has from its birth been built and defined by Black artists, and Black rock’n’roll has heavily influenced music by some of the most famous rock’n’roll groups of all time, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Odetta, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, all Black rock’n’roll artists who have left an invaluable footprint on music and history. Other incredible Black artists who shaped the genre include Odetta, a Black woman who experimented mixing blues, jazz, and folk music and sang with Martin Luther King Jr. at the famous 1963 March on Washington, Martha and the Vandellas, whose music was a call for solidarity, and the Supremes, arguably one of the most iconic, influential all-female musical groups not just of rock’n’roll, but of all time.

Black Influence on Country Music-

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Country music is one of the most popular, well-known musical genres of all time- and it developed in the 1920s as a blend from several other genres- the two main ones being blues and folk songs, both of which originated as Black musical genres. Spirituals were the first folk songs of America, and they defined the roots of the folk musical genre. Blues music developed on Deep South plantations and was a popular musical genre amongst enslaved populations in the South.

Jimmie Rodgers is a white man who is often hailed as the “Father of Country Music”- but he learned everything he knew from Black workers with whom he worked at a railroad track. They taught him how to play guitar and banjo, influenced the musical style of yodeling which he popularized, and taught him falsetto notes and styles. Hank Williams, another white figure hailed as a key builder and trailblazer in country music, also learned his musical style from another Black musician named Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne.

DeFord Bailey was a Black man who popularized the usage of the harmonica in blues and country music. He was the first country artist to be recorded in Nashville, and one of the most popular regular performers at the Grande Ole Opry, part of a popular Nashville radio station.

Two of the most defining instruments of the country genre are the banjo and the “Euphonica” (large acoustic guitar). Both of these instruments were invented by Black people. The banjo was invented by enslaved Black people in the South, inspired by some West African musical traditions, and the “Euphonica” as it was called, was developed by a Black man named Robert Flemming, Jr. Early Black artists like Charley Pride were Black staples of the genre.

Today, country music is filled with Black artists making a difference- from Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, to Darius Rucker and Mickey Guyton, to BRELAND and Tiera Kennedy- country as a musical genre has always had strong roots in Black music, Black resistance, and Black pride.

Black Influence on Alternative/Grunge Music-

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Alternative and grunge music developed as a blend of various rock genres, like punk. The distinct sound of grunge music has been called “The Seattle Sound”, as it developed in the Seattle music scene. Known as the “godmother of grunge”, Tina Bell was a Black woman who, with her husband, started Bam Bam, the band that pioneered the genre of grunge, in 1983. Tina and her band were the first to record at the studio that would eventually sign and record such famous grunge bands as Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Since Tina’s success with Bam Bam and the boom of the Seattle music scene, Black bands have helped define the alternative music genre- from groups like Meet Me At The Altar and Pulses, to One Life To Lead and Big Joannie, Black alternative and Black grunge music has remained an integral part of the genre.

Summary-

Spirituals are a rhythmic form of call-and-response singing which developed during slavery in America and are the earliest of American folk songs

Gospel music developed from spirituals, hymn songs, and other religious songs, and became a staple of both Black religious and Black secular music

Hip Hop and rap both developed together at block parties in the 1970s as a collaboration between Black and Latino DJs and other artists in the Bronx

Rock’n’roll developed out of blues music, a Black musical genre, and its sound was developed and pioneered by Black artists like Little Richard and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who directly inspired the biggest rock’n’roll names of all time

The banjo and the larger acoustic guitar, staples of country (which developed out of Black musical genres like folk songs, or early spirituals, and blues), were both developed by Black people

Alternative music was pioneered by a Black woman named Tina Bell and her band, Bam Bam

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ausetkmt · 4 months

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There are short stories, memoirs and novels written by White Southerners after the Civil War that tend to justify slavery. Some of these novels have made slave Christmases sound like beautiful times, writing about how enslaved men and women sang, danced and sat feasting on special meals during Christmas holidays, just as their owners did.

Some of these memoirs state that enslaved people wore their best clothes during Christmas and even played holiday games with their owners. But in reality, Christmas was never really a wonderful time of the year for enslaved people as these memoirs by White Southerners would want people to think.

It is true that many enslaved people got some time off from work during Christmas. The season becomes their longest break of the year, a break between the end of the harvest season and the start of preparation for the following year of production. They could travel to see their family or get married or partake in certain activities that they didn’t get to do at other times of the year.

“This time we regarded as our own, by the grace of our masters; and we therefore used or abused it nearly as we pleased,” abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery in his 20s, wrote. “Those of us who had families at a distance were generally allowed to spend the whole six days [between Christmas and New Year’s Day] in their society.”

Some enslaved men and women also received gifts from their owners — clothing, shoes or money — and ate special meals that they never tasted at other times of the year. But not all enslaved people got the above privileges, and with those who had these privileges, their owners could take back those privileges at any time. Some slaveowners even continued to brutally punish their slaves during Christmas.

It is documented that on one South Carolina plantation, a slaveowner locked up an enslaved woman during Christmas after accusing her of deliberately miscarrying her pregnancy. Runaway slave Gordon, who was nicknamed “Whipped Peter”, was photographed at a union camp upon escaping slavery in the south. Gordon’s photograph displaying his very conspicuous scourged back stunned Americans in the north. Sources say he was whipped at Christmas.

During Christmas, some slaveowners also forced enslaved workers to wrestle with each other to amuse the household or the slaveowners’ family. Other slaves were forced to get drunk by their owners. Some slaveholders also continued to buy and sell enslaved workers during the holidays. Other slaves were even shipped off, far away from their families.

Indeed, Christmas was not a good time for many enslaved people in America. As such, many took advantage of the holidays to plot their escape. In December 1848, Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved married couple from Macon, Georgia, used passes from their owners during Christmas to plan their escape. They boarded trains and a steamboat to Philadelphia. Harriet Tubman also helped her three brothers enslaved in Maryland to escape during Christmas in 1854.

And as Christmas became an opportunity for resistance, some slaveowners feared rebellion during the season. So they often armed themselves during the period or banned Black people from the streets amid intense security. Slaves who proved stubborn or their owners felt were acting strange were whipped or killed. These and many other disturbing moments made Christmas almost unwelcome for America’s enslaved people.

Even for those who received gifts, their owners were just reinforcing their control over them. Historian Stephen Nissenbaum writes that one slaveowner said giving gifts to enslaved people on Christmas was a more appropriate tool to control them than physical violence.

“I killed twenty-eight head of beef for the people’s Christmas dinner. I can do more with them in this way than if all the hides of the cattle were made into lashes,” he said.

#How did America’s enslaved people spend Christmas?#american enslavement of Black People #american history #christmas

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reasoningdaily · 3 months

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Visit the original article to click through to the entire list - PASS IT ON

Lesson 1: Kemet

Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet"--or Black Land. The first person to practice medicine was from Kemet, along with the first dentist! 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 1 01:10

Lesson 2: Shotgun homes and front porches

The shotgun home and front porch design originated in West Africa in what is now Nigeria. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 2 01:07

Lesson 3: Walls of Benin

The Walls of Benin were four times longer than the Great Wall of China. So, what happened to them? 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 3 01:10

Lesson 4: University of Sankore

One of the first universities in the world was located in Mali. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 4 01:07

Lesson 5: 1526

The year 1619 is known as the year that Blacks were first enslaved in America. What about the year 1526? 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 5 01:10

Lesson 6: Freedom by any means

How braided hair, Gospel music, and drums played a role in the liberation of Blacks. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 6 01:06

Lesson 7: Benjamin Banneker

Meet the man who helped design Washington, D.C., and that's not all. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 7 01:07

Lesson 8: Queen Nanny of the Maroons

She was like Harriet Tubman, but she freed slaves someplace else. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 8 01:05

Lesson 9: Henry "Box" Brown

Learn more about how Henry Brown got his nickname. It's incredible. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 9 01:10

Lesson 10: Henrietta Bowers

Learn how this undertaker used her background to free Black slaves. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 10 01:06

Lesson 11: John Berry Meachum

Learn more about the "Floating Freedom School" and why Meachum had to put it on a boat. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 11 01:04

Lesson 12: Lewis Latimer

How Louis Latimer made one of Thomas Edison's famous inventions better. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 12 01:00

Lesson 13: Granville T. Woods

How modern wireless technology can be traced back to Granville Woods in the 1800s. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 13 01:06

Lesson 14: Oscar Micheaux

The man who paved the way for today's great Black filmmakers. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 14 01:02

Lesson 15: Marie Van Brittan Brown

Those Ring cameras are everywhere. It basically started with Marie Van Brittan Brown's invention in the 1960s. 29 Black History Facts You Probably Didn't Learn at School: Lesson 15 01:02

#Black History #Black HIstory Month 2024 #29 Black History Facts

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notyourmajesty · 8 months

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President Ellen Claremont's Oval Office

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I was kinda delighted Prime put up a video about this set because with regards to American govt (I'm not from there) a thing that fascinates me is the transfer of power once the reins are handed over to someone else. A lot goes into that and perhaps the most visually fascinating detail is how the Oval Office changes with each President.

The Oval Office is viewed as the POTUS' formal place of work. It is also a reflection of the kind of administration they want to be remembered for. This is why, prior to their Inauguration, the President-elect often looks to history for figures that inspire them and that represent what they are fighting for.

For example, when Joe Biden was sworn in in 2021, his redesign of the office reflected themes mentioned both in his campaign and in his inauguration speech. Benjamin Franklin's portrait to the side of the resolute desk, reflecting his administration's commitment to science. FDR above the fireplace, a sign of the promise of economic recovery - flanked by portraits of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The latter two were chosen to represent Biden's commitment to bipartisanship, to work with the opposition to get things done and bills passed. Busts around the office show figures representing the fight for racial justice (Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks), and labour unions (Cesar Chavez).

In contrast, his predecessor Trump had put up a portrait of Andrew Jackson on the wall at the side of the Resolute Desk, and a bust of Winston Churchill.

Keeping that in mind, what are the things we notice straight off the bat in President Claremont's Oval Office?

Most prominent are the portraits we see on the walls - Lincoln to the wall on the side of her Resolute Desk, FDR above the fireplace. Lincoln for his role in abolishing slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation, and FDR for his role in helping America recover from the Great Depression.

Taylor (as Alex) also speaks about the use of pioneering women in the oval office, both in portraits and busts.

A portrait of the famed social activist who played an important role in the abolitionist movement, Harriet Tubman, is shown prominently to the side of the Oval Office fireplace, representing the role of Black women in the fight to end slavery.

a bust of what I'm assuming may be Eleanor Roosevelt (? I couldn't quite figure out who it was despite searching - can anyone help with this one?). If it is her, then it's likely there to commemorate her advocacy for expanded roles for women in the workplace during her time, among other achievements.

and a statue of Lady Justice, with her blindfold and scales. There's also - according to an interview with the set designer Miren Marañón - small statues of a Valkyrie warrior and Lady Liberty to further emphasize the significance of Ellen being the first women to hold the office of POTUS

Given Ellen's background in the books and the decoration of the office in the film, the themes that were meant to define her administration could have been economic progress, racial justice and women's rights. Her decorative choices for the office itself reflect her knowledge that she is the first female president, and the understanding that that role in history comes with its own weight and baggage.

Towards the end of her first term and going into her second, there is a possibility her history will also include the way she and her administration handled her son's forced coming-out, perhaps with expectations for more visibility on LGBTQ issues. Alex and Henry's relationship, the violation of their privacy and the way Alex and the Claremont administration handled the "scandal", and Alex's own words about the rights of queer individuals will have significant impact moving forward in the story's universe.

Ellen and her family are making history in the White House...in more ways than one.

#Youtube #alex claremont diaz #red white and royal blue #rwrb movie #ellen claremont #rwrb #rwrb meta #rwrb thoughts

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Uppity Women: A Legacy of Liberation (1974) by the Lilith's Rib Collective at Hunter College

From the introduction:

We are a group of women students at Hunter College who are working for the implementation of a Women's Studies Department at Hunter. Given an enrollment that is 73% women and a long background as a women's college, we feel that it is time for us to learn about our HERitage and with this goal in mind we are working both politically and educationally. We have chosen to name ourselves after Lilith. She was first mentioned in Assyrian myths as a wind spirit and later played a major part in early Hebraic lore. She is mentioned in the Alphabet Ben Sira as the first woman, created simultaneously with Adam. Being thus created, Lilith refused to accept Adam's claim of supremacy and left him, after refusing to lie beneath him during intercourse. She went to live by the Red Sea. We have chosen her as a symbolic starting point to our heritage. Our motivation to write this book comes out of our own experiences as women. It is an effort to connect with a rich past that has been denied us. Our purpose is to briefly introduce you to some of these women whose lives have been lost to us and who were the Foremothers of our Woman's Culture. We hope that this will encourage you to rediscover Women's history and to participate in the struggle that lies ahead. In Sisterhood, The Lilith's Rib Collective

It includes biographies of Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Marie Sklodowska Curie, Isadora Duncan, Amelia Earhart, Emma Goldman, the Grimké Sisters, Anne Hutchinson, Mother Jones, Maria Mitchell, Esther Hubart Morris, Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst, Sacajewa, Margaret Higgins Sanger, Gertrude Stein, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Ross Tubman, Mercy Otis Warren, and Victoria Woodhill.

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States. Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

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Today we celebrate the life and heroic actions of Harriet Tubman. In September of last year, the Beacon of Hope statue by Wesley Woolford found its permanent home at the Dorchester County Courthouse in Cambridge, MD - a fitting home, as Cambridge is the 3rd stop on the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.

On the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman's knowledge as a naturalist helped her to read and navigate the landscape, identify edible and medicinal plants, and lead countless lives to freedom. Through the preservation of old-growth forests on the Eastern Shore, we also preserve the story of a great American hero.

To learn more about the conditions faced on the Underground Railroad and how nature played an essential role in the path for freedom.

#womens history month

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Miraculous Clone High Quotes

Adrien: You know, Luka, prom is an important time for all teens. For example, it’s where we all lose our virginity.

(Luka spits out his drink and begins laughing hysterically, slapping his knee as he does so. He then tries to compose himself.)

Luka: I m-mean right *snrk* We’re all virgins! *snort*

Kim: Gay foster dads, how do I get everyone to like me?

Lanh: Sweetie, a lot of people liked the original Le Chien Kim because he was such a caring guy, and inspired a generation of young people.

Kim: I thought he was a macho womanizing stud, who won a ton of gold medals.

Etienne: Oh no he was bi as hell.

Kim: He was a biathlete too?

Ismael: Look, guys. We’re not gonna get to that party if we’re seen sitting next to geeks.

Reshma: They aren’t geeks, Ismael. They’re just... delightfully eccentric.

(Max appears behind them.)

Max: Hello, cohorts! It is I, Maxmillian Kante, and I spent my summer creating this assistant droid.

Markov: Hello guv’nahs! I’d shake your hands, but you know... no limbs!

Reshma: Ok, they’re geeks.

(Louis fumes as he sits in an online debate with Kim. He calms down, and speaks as he types.)

Louis: You’re a loser with a very small amount of friends.... zero.

(As he sends the insult, it punches Kim across the face, sending him tumbling to the floor.)

(Nathaniel whines in pain as his ear is hit by the door. He stares in anger at Simon.)

Nathaniel: You hit my bad ear!

(He punches Simon, and a fight ensues.)

(An attack ad from Lila is playing about Marinette. An unflattering image of Marinette is shown.)

Lila’s Narration: Last year, Marinette said she was 15 years old. Now she claims to be 16. Which is it, Marinette? Better keep your story straight.

Marinette: Are you kidding me?

Cosette: Aw man! These standardized tests are culturally biased.

Alya: Exactly! What would a upper class male Caucasian most likely do on a weekend at the Cape?!

Adrien: Psst, guys! The answer’s D! Croquet!

Denise: Of course he knows the answer.

There’ll be more to come, but that’s it for now! The last quote is modified from a deleted scene of Clone High with G1 Harriet Tubman. Go ahead and add your own in the reblogs and replies if you want to. Thanks to Artzy for inspiring me. As usual, reblog, reply, post and ask to share the content. @artzychic27 @msweebyness

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #clone high #clone high au #incorrect quotes #quotes #clone high quotes #clones

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Book 40: A Black Woman's History of the United States

Since it was a mix of Black History Month and Women's History Month the book A Black Woman's History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross seemed appropriate. Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but the content of this book was hard to hear (Yes, I know, if hearing about it is bad try living it like millions of Black women have). Except for the first Black woman they could find a record of in the US, from a petition to get papers of protection from slavery and marriage (aka slavery back then) to join an expedition to Santa Fe, Black women were almost exclusively brought as slaves to the US. Up front [TRIGGER WARNING] sexual assault and violence are a huge part of this book, so the whole thing will be sensitive subjects until the end. Sir Frances Drake's expedition raided a Spanish ship and got a hold of a Black woman they raped, made pregnant, and then dropped off on a random island also with two Black men presumably to die, but who will ever know? Definitely one of the sickest stories in American history (that has no end of them) and paints Drake in a whole new light for me.

Then in 1619, the gaping asshole masterfully played by David Ogden Stiers in Disney's Pocahontas (I think it's the same guy) bought some slaves in Virginia and that began 250 years of Black slavery in America. The book defends the few Black women that owned slaves as just trying to escape slavery for their family, which *I* can't possibly judge these women for that. The only fun part of these chapters were the escapes. We barely know anything about these women historically except for the advertisements in escaped slave classifieds which almost always include descriptions of fine clothing they took with them to pass as free women. So the women were free and had nice clothing at least. There's also a daring raid during the Civil War where Harriet Tubman (hey mr. president, still waiting on that $20 bill, btw) took a river boat and helped a bunch of slaves escape and burned plantations along the way, so that was sweet. However, post-bellum and Jim Crow were hardly better for Black women. In fact, the book has to get to the incredible Shirley Freaking Chisholm before the stories start to take a real positive turn. In the last chapter they even mention Roxanne Shante's Roxanne's Revenge and and Lauryn Hill's the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as triumphs of Black culture, and having both I agree they are.

SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK: Assuming you can handle reading the horrible things that happened, then, yes. Not many books are a broad sampling of primary sources to learn about Black women in US history.

ART PROJECT:

I already drew many of the women mentioned in the book, but my favorite part was hearing about Shirley Chisholm and I inexplicably missed her when I did my faces project last year, so I drew her.

#A black woman's history of the united states #52books #52booksproject #black history month #women's history month #shirley chisholm

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Max Norman. He made jokes about Mexicans crossing the border, created a Harriet Tubman role play account. Vinnie knew about it cus he banned anyone that mentioned max's name in his twitch chat. He also made his mods ban max's name. He also hangs with Jaden hossler every now and then, who was exposed for supporting the KKK. So yeah that's why I don't support him, he's always so quick to defend himself when people talk abt the girls he's with but the moment an actual issue comes out, he's dead silent.

Zamn!

#vinnie hacker

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until recently i was one of those ppl who were against the making of slave movies. i thought it was exploitative of black american history, and there were some casting and director choices that i didn’t agree with. i thought it would be better to make documentaries about it instead to ensure the aspect of education and history, and not solely for just entertainment (i thought it was crazy to watch black actors getting whipped while munching on a 19 dollar popcorn). but i changed my tune a bit and have essentially jumped shipped on that notion.

i saw a guy dissing the color purple (2023) saying “we don’t need anymore black pain” and instead promoted two new comedy movies that star black men. what’s funny about these movies being labeled as “entertainment” oppose from the pain is that these movies also have themes of pain as we see from the trailers. in american fiction, the main character has a mother that he mentions is sick- is a sick mother not painful? in the midst of this he is dealing with his writing now being taken seriously and dealing with artistic racial bias- is that also not painful? in the book of clarence we see depictions of violence and the main character essentially going through an identity crisis- is that not painful?

the word painful in relation to black is being used in a cowardly way, i noticed. that guy who promoted those two movies was replying to a tweet about how black men didn’t like the color purple and even had it boycotted- then it hit men. everyone on the “anti-black pain” boat hated depiction, they hated the truth and didn’t want to acknowledge that as a people things happened to us.

it makes sense why black guys don’t like the color purple because it would force them to look in the mirror and acknowledge that they are capable of violence and general treachery. that they are capable of rape, abuse, and being violent because for so long they’ve been feeding themselves the idea that they are these strong leading forces of the black community. it makes sense why black, particularly african american, people wouldn’t like slaves movies because half of yall don’t even want to identify as black ⏰⏰⏰.

being a human is never going to be sunshines and rainbows. you need rain to get the arching rays of colors, and some days are going to be cloudy. we all enjoyed get out- was that entertaining? to see a unsuspecting man go through psychological manipulation? we all enjoyed movies like friday, ya know the same movie that depicts domestic abuse and drug trafficking :)

yes i can acknowledge that some casting and director choices are GARBAGEEEE. why is a african-british woman (who made insulting tweets about AAs) playing harriet tubman? i guess we’ll never know 👴🏽!!!

#black movies #black films

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Biiiiitch what?!?! HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GET THAT FROM THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!

y’all hate women…” for holding a palm colored women, accountable who was an accomplice to a hate crime, fueled by antiblck r@cism ???? y’all have got to stop thinking that they r these docile beings who cOuLd dO nO wRoNg, when they have benefited from & weaponized their yt-privilege against black men and boys. just as much as wh*te men have

stop letting ww off the hook. they too r ⚪️ supremacists, jus like wm. the shucking and jiving and yt supremacy cocksucking won’t get u a seat at the table; it’s embarrassing

The blame is literally on all of them. She got on the stand and lied… stop capping for a yt woman simply bc she a woman. She allowed her racist husband to do a terrible thing and played an instrumental part in it. She deserves no defense. You clearly hate yourself.

And she’s still an evil bitch for framing him.

Do you not understand that fact?

Yes dusty, not only you are a race traitor, but you are also a heinos Black woman who uses her gender as a shield to avoid any accountability and criticism. People are not attacking Carolyn Bryant because she's a woman, but cuz her lies led into to a d8th of a young Black boy.

White people - men or women - don't get a pass with me. You do evil, you should be held accountable for it.

She had all this time to tell about his murder and she did nothing.

radfems be so brainless cause you rooting for all women when not all women deserve to be rooted for lmfao. that bitch burning in hell now because she lied on Emmett Till knowing damn well the persecution black people experienced and you won’t mix the story to your sauce Tif. Fq all that

You care about women that much, that you're supporting one that was racist and got a black child murdered by lying SMH

If supporting women means supporting racist ass white women that probably wanted to see black folks hang, then I want to be out of this group, asap. Their all responsible for his death.

This isn’t anti women it’s anti collaborators to white supremacy, anti sociopathy, and anti hews

Sweetie your Ancestors deserve better cause Harriet Tubman would have SHOT THEM

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Justice as a Valued Virtue

the pre-Socratic feeling about justice as comparable to the balance or harmony which kept things going is very remote to us" - Anscombe.

Justice is a virtue that is a part of the typical group of cardinal virtues. In modern day, justice is used quite often in describing how people advocate for others for equality, equity, and inclusion. Justice means to evaluate if an action is right or not through a lens of morality. It is commonly used synonymously with fairness; furthermore its about upholding human dignity in every sense. One can be just by deciding right actions or outwardly disagreeing with wrong actions.

Justice can be seen first defined very early on by Plato in the Republic. This is one of the earliest accounts of this virtue being described. The main definition is 'what the gods love' but has many more layers to that. Further, Socrates says that justice is what sustains and perfects the other virtues, which in this context was temperance, wisdom, and courage.

The Catholic Church defines justice as 'giving others their due'. This means that making sure that consequences are adequately given to actions. This also means giving respect and dignity to others. What others are owed aren't necessarily negative, but what they should have just for being an existing human being. Dignity plays a very large role into what justice can look like.

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People can live out this virtue everyday. Someone who is an exemplar of justice is Sojourner Truth. I think that she lived out this virtue exceedingly well in her adult life. She fought for racial and gender equality in ways that stood out for her time. Her efforts for justice were even recognized by Abraham Lincoln.

Engaging in virtues allows our human development to continue into being good people. When we are good people we can satisfy our needs. Seligman talks about PERMA, which describes our needs to achieve flourishing. When we engage in justice we are about to give our lives positive emotions, as its a good feeling to advocate for righteous things. We also engage with others and build relationships with them, even if they are useful. Further, when enacting justice we give our lives meaning and accomplishment, especially if we cause the right action to happen. When living out this virtue we are able to achieve the flourishing that leads to happiness, which is ultimately the goal for the living world.

When applying the idea of Seligman's PERMA to the acting out of virtue, its very easy to see the connection of flourishing to virtue and that we have this need to act out the good. When acting upon virtues we just enrich our life so much more.

Socrates talks about living the examined life and looking within. When we are able to look within and work on ourselves and further grow into virtuous people, we are able to access that happiness that is described. The human good and morality (through practice of the virtue) ultimately leads to that peace of a good life, an examined life.

To start finding out more about justice, there are many places to look. There are two places that could be the places to enter the forest. The first is the ending of slavery in the United States and who was imperative to that movement. That could lead to discovery of those who were key to the civil rights movement. There is lots of access to justice in this movement, with Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison. All of these people engaged in the virtue of justice to advocate for what was right and were exemplifying the virtue throughout the movement.

Another place to look to enter the forest for justice would be the women's right to vote and beginnings for justice for women. There are many women who were crucial to that movement to start and so that event would be a great place to start. These stories tell the story of not just justice, but many of the other virtues as well. There can be a start with the focus on women like Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul, but then that search will lead to other women's rights activists. Soon after one would develop their own thread of prominent women right's activists. These women also show the virtue of justice at its peaks and really live parts of the flourishing in regards to the virtue.

#justice #sojourner truth #plato #socrates #virtue #Youtube

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