#american identity

[rub-the-rest-with-yellow]

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John Singer Sargent 1925

Sir Hugh Allen

John Singer Sargent is probably my favourite 'American' artist.

Described by his contemporaries (like Jacques-Émile Blanche) as bisexual, he was also known as the painter of the Jews. Unlike other gentiles, he happily painted portraits of his Jewish friends.

Why the quotes on "American"? He was born in Italy, grew up and trained in France, moved to England until he was in his 50s when he was in America for the last years of his life. His parents were American but I also suspect he liked considering himself American because Europe found him too scandalous, America was more accepting (at the time).

#john singer sargent #gay history #bisexual #american identity #american artists #dumbening tv #art #classical art memes #art memes #rub-the-rest-with-yellow

[hear-what-she-said]

I’m always looking for ways to commemorate women’s achievements in history. This morning I was inspired by an article about Sybil Ludington, a teenage girl heralded as a Revolutionary War hero for her actions on this date in 1777 (April 26). After a bit of research it appears the story may be more folklore than reality but I’m choosing to share it anyway for its inspirational value and relevancy to America’s current political chaos. Her story has evolved and been embellished over the years, inspiring Americans to action during times of threats to freedoms that we too often take for granted.

“Ludington was the daugher of a local militia commander. When Col. Henry Ludington received news that British troops were attacking Danbury, he had to stay to rally the response effort, while the messenger who reached him was unfamiliar with the area. So Ludington mounted off and rode 40 miles, warning people along the way, on this day in 1777.”

Her story was “picked up in the twentieth century and has been repeated numerous times, Hunt writes. Its central figure, Sybil Ludington, has changed to meet the times. Ludington has been a patriotic, pro-America youth during the 1950s Communist scares; an ahead-of-her-time feminist icon in the 1960s and 1970s; and a classroom staple drawing fire from conservative groups on the lookout for left-wing politics in schools.”

“Sybil Ludington has embodied the possibilities—courage, individuality, loyalty—that Americans of different genders, generations and political persuasions have considered to be the highest aspirations for themselves and for their country. The story of a lone, teenage girl riding for freedom, it seems, is simply too good not to be believed.”

#Sybil Ludington #american revolution #hearwhatshesaid #women in history #inspiration #aspirations #american history #extraordinary people #american identity #i want to believe

[sheltiechicago]

“Tin Star Tall Tales” Duo Show by Canyon Castator and Jon Young at Volery Gallery in Dubai, UAE

The show challenges our understanding of the American identity through wall works and sculptures. Using different mediums and techniques the artists explore the ways in which the American West Mythology has been constructed and perpetuated, and its relation to issues such as nostalgia, Indigenous erasure, and the glorification of violence.

Jon Young. Fork. Iridescent fabric, wood, and batting; 120.65 x 120.65 x 12.7 cm

Canyon Castator. Sunset On The Lowland Drifters. Oil, acrylic, and UV cured ink on canvas; 162.56 x 177.8 cm

Jon Young. A Counting Fire. Iridescent fabric, wood, and batting; 121.92 x 121.92 x 12.7 cm

#canyon castator #jon young #artist #art #tin star tall tales #dubai #united arab emirates #duo show #american identity #wall works #sculpture #american west mythology

[nicholasandriani]

🎬 Opinion: Will the End of Hollywood Signal the Demise of the American Dream? 🇺🇸 & Part Two: 100-Days Into the The Writer’s Strike, SAG, WGA, and Storytelling.

In the epic saga of Hollywood’s history, a new chapter has unfolded with the recent writers strike that has shaken the very foundation of the silver screen. But in the shadow of this tumultuous battle lies a question that resonates far beyond the red carpets and studio lots: Could the end of Hollywood as we know it also signify the unraveling of the American dream that it has so masterfully…

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#American culture #American dream #American ideals #American identity #American myth #American values #aspirations #cinematic landscape #creative industry #Cultural Exploration #cultural impact #cultural shift #Cultural significance #economic repercussions. #economy #end of an era #entertainment industry #hollywood #Hollywood analysis #Hollywood’s downfall #Hollywood’s future #Hollywood’s influence #Hollywood’s legacy #identity #los angeles #media impact #national narrative #sag #screenwriters #screenwriters guild

[bixels]

As they say in the industry, you either know fashion or you don't. And Miss Rarity certainly knows it!

#mlp #rainbow dash #rarity #my little pony #my art #fanart #1920s au #comic #little call out to myself but technically the bolo tie is anachronistic #they probably weren't invented until the 40s but that's kinda contested #but i felt it was important to give rd's suit a small piece of native american fashion identity #compared to the previous intentionally white-euro dresses

[josephkravis]

Independence Day Food Treats

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#agricultural heritage #American apple pie #American identity #BBQ #Celebration #cultural legacy #firecracker shrimp skewers #Freedom #Gratitude #hamburgers #heartland of America #hot dogs #independence day #menu design #mocktails #picnic #potato salad #preservation #ribs #summer corn salad #tradition. #unity

[spokanefavs]

In response to news of President Carter's move to hospice care, Tanzina Vega has reshared her 2018 interview with him on faith and American identity.

#President Carter #Jimmy Carter #Tanzina Vega #faith #America #American identity #Christianity #the Takeaway

[linguist-breakaribecca]

Today, in “I’ll take any good news I can find”:

A production of Romeo and Juliet with Deaf actors signing their lines has been referred to as bilingual! Not just “accessible” or “diverse” but also BILINGUAL!

This makes me happy because the general idea of ASL (and other signed languages) is that they’re just a manual version of the spoken language. By that logic, Norwegian is just a higher-latitude version of German. Signed languages are languages of their own! With unique vocabulary, grammar, and dialects!

#linguistics #language #language and identity #language and power #language and culture #langblr #asl #american sign language #d/deaf #shakespeare #romeo and juliet #disability #accessibility #wisconsin

[thomasenglishclass]

#american identity

[lilithism1848]

#anti capitalism #leftism #communism #socialism #anarchy #progressive politics #identity politics #rip twitter #uspol #american politics #politics #political #capitalism #us politics #democratic republic of the congo #democracy #democrats #democratic party #democrat

[klanced]

people like to joke that batman is a furry but my hottest batman take is that batman is actually a metaphor for gender expression and drag (he is performing hyper masculinity)

#batman #batfam #dc #yeah i'll tag this post #i took a queer cinema and film class in college and now everything is camp to me #but seriously the 80s and 90s batman films are SO camp and they're so much fun #you can also apply a queer lens to the nolanverse movies in the sense that you can recognize how those movies #are incredibly emblematic of the post 9/11 characterization of superheroes as relating to both american pride and identity #but also the militarization of superheroes and the idealized hyper masculinity of superheroes as well

[violent138]

"What is happening right now?!"

This is so fucking funny, everything about this is so funny. I bet this is what kickstarted the permanent downward spiral Slade's life enters.

#american alien #superman #dc comics #slade wilson #identity shenanigans #batman #superman: american alien #clark kent

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#Leor Sapir #Daisy Strongin #detrans #detransition #detransition rights #double mastectomy #bilateral mastectomy #top surgery #gender ideology #queer theory #iatrogenic harm #medical malpractice #medical corruption #medical scandal #medical transition #American Medical Association #genderwang #gender identity ideology #religion is a mental illness

[llovelymoonn]

rachel kushner the mars room

kofi

#the mars room #rachel kushner #quotes #fragments #american lit #american literature #on self #on identity #on life #on childhood

[whetstonefires]

wrt whatever's going on in the sandman tv fandom--the thing about Hob Gadling in the format I am familiar with is that of course you can't ignore the slave trading phase. Because the point of Hob is that he's an eight hundred year old Englishman.

that's his basic concept. there's a reason he's a contemporary of Chaucer; Middle English is when English starts to be recognizably the same language, is about as far back as the English can really be considered to have a continuous cultural identity at all.

hob is self-absorbed and self-satisfied and has almost no imagination; he grows as a person, but not really of his own volition. he is totally normal except that he doesn't die.

he is an everyman, and he is an address to the concept of the everyman, to the white Englishman who expects the everyman to look like him as a matter of course. he's history, but he's the particular history of his nation.

in the 18th century the average Englishman didn't think slavery was too terrible a thing, and in the late 20th (and early 21st) century he does, and this is true even when they are literally the same guy.

how does Hob square himself with himself; how does England carry what it has been and done, these eight centuries? what role do your crimes play in your identity? (how do you make moral judgments, if not by general consensus?) it's not a question the story is meant to be able to answer, just to throw into relief.

and of course, recurring theme: you can never leave your past behind you, but you are always more than the sum of your transgressions.

it's just, does that matter? to who?

#hoc est meum #sandman #like this is a distinctly english character #even though Sandman was not aimed at an english audience #the identity question has relevance for white americans but it is not quite about us in this form #even his guilt is cringe lmao

[doctorwhoisadhd]

oh you KNOW tosh showed up at the hub again and the SECOND she got ianto owen and gwen alone in a room without jack she was spilling the beans on everything that happened & that jack told her in 1941

#captain jack harkness #jack harkness #torchwood #toshiko sato #doctor who #ari opinion hour #some bonff #GOD i would have loved to see that #tosh like YALL JACK FINALLY TOLD ME STUFF #shes like HE SAID HE SERVED IN THE WAR IN 1941. HE LITERALLY SAID 'i cant explain'. HE STOLE A GUYS IDENTITY BC HE WAS A CON MAN #and you KNOW gwens like Wait there was an american jack harkness who went missing in 1941 #and theyre all like freaking out because they finally know something about him #what i wonder is do they figure out the time travel part or are they just like So he definitely came thru the rift right