#black futures matter

[ausetkmt]

He EMIGRATED to find a BETTER LIFE for his family on the voice

Gevanni Hutton was a finalist in the 9th series of The Voice UK in 2020. Check out his incredible journey from the 'Blind Auditions' to 'The Final'.

#youtube #He EMIGRATED to find a BETTER LIFE for his family on the voice #Gevanni Hutton #Kids with talent #Black Kids Matter #Black Lives Matter #Black Futures Matter #Voices

[mollyjimbly]

ACTION ALERT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE!!!

Democratic leadership is quietly working with Speaker Johnson to sneak through reauthorization of Section 702, a racist mass surveillance program. The timing on this is super urgent, they're deciding on what will be attached to the NDAA in the next couple days. FFTF set up a calling tool to put pressure on democratic leadership. Please take a few minutes to call and demand they stop this move. Script and more information are here:

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-democrats-stop-pushing-racist-surveillance/

THE VOTE IS TODAY AT 4.45 EST

PLEASE CALL AND REBLOG I DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE BUSY DO IT NOW

#black lives matter #black liberation #bipoc #black pride #bipoc pride #black lgbt #surveillance #mandatory surveillance #section 702 #lgbt #bipoc rights #blm #fight for the future #fftf

[rhaenin-time]

#hotd #asoiaf #hotd critical #team black #fire and blood #anti team green #asoiaf fandom #these people love to cite daenerys this one time #as if “a dragon is not a slave” doesn't just mean you can't FORCE a bond #not that it's a fucking free-for-all game of finders keepers #targs derive their power from their monopoly over dragons because they have the power to enforce that monopoly #that's how ownership works #Rhaenyra was not just the heir to the throne she was also the future head of the family + highest ranking dragonrider #If she didn't want Aemond to have Vhagar and if she would have had Viserys say NO had Aemond asked then yes he did indeed “STEAL” Vhagar #again because he knew he would be told NO #a non-misogynistic jaehaerys would have sent his ass to the wall #the whole point of that scene in F&B was the important matter (vhagar) was pushed aside because viserys didn't want to deal with 'drama' #and because of aemond's eye rhaenyra was not in a position to push #So yes actually it was a pretty good trade for aemond

[talesfromthecrypts]

Léa Seydoux and Viggo Mortensen as Caprice and Saul Tenser in Crimes of the Future (2022)

#crimes of the future #filmedit #horroredit #lea seydoux #viggo mortensen #lseydouxedit #vmortensenedit #myedits #mygifs #not to be basic but i love when a set of characters wear opposite clothing #white and black his and hers are you kidding me im a sucker for it #in any combo #red and blue or white and black or yellow and purple #doesn't matter i love it

[wonderdrive14]

Shiro notices that Keith doesn’t have much to wear so he gives Keith the clothes he can no longer fit into :>

#this will tie into Keith wearing Shiro's black jacket in the future c: #I wanted to scrap this so badly #but I made a promise to myself to post my work no matter how much I hate it OTL #sheith #same age au #my art

[profeminist]

"Gene's whole vision was that minorities weren't on set because we were minorities, we were on set because in the future our diverse world would all be working together as equals. I understand that everyone needs to see role models that can inspire them and talk to them and represent them, but I believe we need to move to a future that transcends race, gender, or anything else. We're all people."

"Star Trek represented, and still does represent, the future we can have, a future that is beyond the petty squabbles we are dealing with here on Earth, now as much as ever, and are able to devote ourselves to the betterment of all human kind by doing what we do so well: explore. This kind of a future isn't impossible - and we need to all rethink our priorities to really bring that vision to life."

Nichelle Nichols

Quoted in "Uhura Fest: 'Star Trek' legend Nichelle Nichols talks Wizard World Philly and transcending race" (Philly.com webpage no longer available)

More posts on Nichelle Nichols

#nichelle nichols #gender #race #equality #futurism #star trek #black women #representation matters #representation is important

[gibaraltar]

as far as social media sites go, even if some people on here are. A Lot. And there's bad corners, as per everywhere... Still, compared to Some Other Large Sites there is an appreciation for the Human here. The experience of being human, the joy of creation, exploration of the reasons we share things and the motivations and experiences of authors. Of reflecting on how works impacted us. How even simple funne posts or whatever impact us.

#in the corner ive pruned for myself at least i feel much surer that we all understand that intention in media matters lol #like. i saw a post by some tech shithead about how “the future could be that we never have to watch or read the same thing twice” #implicitly that thanks to AI we'd never have to consume the same thing twice. #and i just. felt like an alien #bc even though he was obviously being ratioed to fuck #very few people were saying explicitly “that would blow who even wants that” #but i know for a damn fact all my mutuals here who have read the same 3 books on rotation for decades bc they were formative got me lol #personal #text post #People who don't create and have in fact removed the idea that they could ever create are black holes of humanity btw #even if you think you aren't creative most of us have at least some hobby where we make SOMETHING #whether you took to mending your own shoes or DIYing or playing guitar or dnd or woodworking or 3D printing or collecting retro synths #you likely have something you relax with #channel feelings into #these people seem to have never once experienced the human concepts of exploration or creation or play. all they have is consumption. #and its making me even more mental than i already am lol

[another-kshit-blog]

Two things I desperately want from the Brighton arc:

1) Ciel and Sebastian have to go undercover as father and son and it is awkward and annoying for Ciel

2) Sebastian wearing that fucking nightgown Elizabeth gave him in the Campania bonus chapter

#in my heart he not only kept the nightgown but the other servants packed it for him before breaking him out of the prison carriage :^] #a proper butler would never throw away a gift from his future mistress no matter how much he secretly loathed it let's be real #ciel hates being treated as son but at least he gets to laugh at sebastian in the dress again #it's my wish list and i can be as unrealistic as i want okay #ciel phantomhive #sebastian michaelis #kuroshitposting #kuroshitsuji #black butler #me talking

[blackgirlcinephiles]

#black panther #wakanda forever #black panther franchise #marvel #this is the most concise and best articulated critique of the Black Panther films #every other critique doesn’t matter #I know that mainstream media (white dominated media) will never be a space where whitness and all its related systems of domination #can be truly challenged #but it bothers me to see films like BP be called revolutionary #when theyre steeped in anti-radicalism in this way #wakanda forever was unsatisfying in a lot of ways for this reason #and we honestly deserve better from afro-futurism afro-fantasy #again #its a MARVEL movie #so what can we really expect? 🙄 i know i know #but still #I can’t appreciate something claiming to be something it isnt #great gowns tho #beautiful gowns

[lightningchaserarts]

I am going on like an hr of sleep plus coffee and emotions and im too tired to think of an inspiring or informative thing to post so im just gonna let yall have this.

Protect trans kids

I uploaded it onto my redbubble too. Im gonna research some organizations that help trans kids in states trying to criminalize or strip trans rights. And then donate to it. If you know of any, hit me up and they can use the design for free.

The cats name is Scribbles by the way. Theyre trans masc.

#furry #art #protest #protect trans lives #protect trans rights #protect trans kids #black trans lives matter #trans positivity #transmasc #trans artist #trans lives are human lives #The future is trans

[foxgonyoom]

Lessons we learned in LMK Season 4:

Episode 1:

Be afraid.

Episode 2:

If your friends get sucked into a nightmare scroll, you should jump in it too.

Episode 3:

If there’s a ghost, don’t fight him. Words are much more effective at making him cry.

Episode 4:

Feeding customers is more important than escaping an angry mob.

Episode 5:

“What are you Thor, the God of Hammers?!”

Episode 6:

Cats are more reliable for bringing your friend back to their senses than motivational speeches.

Episode 7:

We’re pretty good at faking it til we making it so you better start TAKING IT SON!

Episode 8:

Shit’s complicated

Episode 9:

Fuck up that lion man!

Episode 10:

When all else fails, return to monke.

#lego monkie kid S4 spoilers #lego monkie kid season 4 spoilers #lmk s4 spoilers #lmk season 4 spoilers #actual lessons are as follows: #Episode 1: Bad things happen. You need to move on from them. #Episode 2: It’s important to trust others. #Episode 3: The world isn’t black and white. In the end what matters is being there for the people you care about. #Episode 4: It’s important to stick to your morals. Your “code”. #Episode 5: It's important to know when to act. #Episode 6: You don’t have to be the monster the world said that you were. #Episode 7: The past does not define your future. #Episode 8: Who the villain is isn't always clear and sometimes there isn't one at all. #Episode 9: You have incredible potential and all you need to do to utilize it is work past the qualities you have which hold you back. #Episode 10: Only you can decide who you are and what you'll do. #P.S. There's extra shit in the image descriptions btw #(accessed by clicking the ALT button that pops up when you hover your mouse over the images) #(in case you're like me and didn't know that) #lmk #lmk season 4 #lmk s4 #lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid season 4 #lego monkie kid s4

[b-m-s-c]

#black fathers #black fatherhood #black babies #black parenting #black pregnancy #black birth #black art #black man #black is divine #black is beautiful #black lives are human lives #black lives are beloved #black lives fucking matter #black lives are precious #black lives are important #black lives matter #black love #black power #black lives have value #black future #black mothers #black women #black is my favorite color #black maternal health

[sukibenders]

Looking back at Girl Meets World, it will forever irritate me especially for how they handled/treated Angela. Oh this show really hated black women because how do you not only 1.) describe her, one of (correct me if I'm wrong) only few black and MAIN characters of the og show, as a "concept" 2.) have characters show obvious disgust at the small mention of her name 3.) depict her as a homewrecker for a new relationship that, really, shouldn't have ever happened 4.) have her old friends treat her like dirt and her old lover like she is the root of his problems, when there was nothing but positive love there 5.) reuse all the concepts from said previous love story just to elevate the new ship with a yte woman and 6.) compare her to Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes that caused significant numbers of death, harm, misplacement, and trauma to people, largely of whom were black? Mind you, all these points I mentioned were toward the only main black character of the OG show before the spinoff, and the only, from what I can remember, black female character of the spinoff who didn't even stay long. Not even getting into the racist drama with some of the members on set, but you cannot look me in the eye and tell me that the way the show handled Angela, her story, and her relationship with the other characters + Shawn wasn't fucking disrespectful, you can't because I won't believe you.

#boy meets world #girl meets world #like this show had so many issues (from its depiction of autism to religious intolerance to supporting grooming) #but this was a whole other level #it was especially hurtful as a young black girl to see growing bc i really tried to like this show with its lacking diversity #but coming from watching bmw to this a show from the 90s that depicted a black character better than a 2010s show- u get my point #and its so wrong bc it depicts angela as being the one to end the relationship when all she said in bmw how she #didn't want to see her leaving as a goodbye and there was ambiguous hope for the future #also shoving shawn to be with maya's mom was really unnecessary #not only bc of how it depicted being raised in a single parent household so negatively #but that the only way to solve maya's problems was for her...to have a dad? like that really isn't how it works #i blissfully live in the delulu where angela and shawn came back together once she left europe and he eventually married her #after they graduated college and have a beautiful family together #shawn x angela #don't even get me started on how whenever there was a guest cameo it was met audience applause and happy reactions #but when it was for angela: crickets 😬 #back to maya- i feel like it would have been better for her story if shawn didn't marry her mother (and was with angela) and u would see her #hope and wish for the opposite to where it nearly consumes her only to finally be sat down and informed that #even if shawn isn't with your mom he'll still be in your life as a father figure no matter what #i personally feel like that would've been better #but this is largely just s rant so forgive the structure of it al

[grapecaseschoices]

as the time approaches us, i just wanted to say that i am IMMEDIATEY sus of anyone who does not have an F mc (mainly @ those who have an mc for each ro EXCEPT F Hauville) and/or (doubly sus) doesn’t have any F content on their blog. 

#this is just me being bitchy #an fyi for future followers i suppose #if you wanna get into the nuance of it we can. but this is strictly a 'im sideeyeing you' post #this is me being aggy idc idc idc #this is the poodle becoming the chihuahua #im just tired by the lack of love and appreciation #and the fact that if f was white -- they'd get more attention #about how im tired about how black characters get treated by if fandom AND if writers #ION WANT TO HEAR ABOUT PREFERENCES! #take it to jesus #that is between thou and ye God. leaf me alone #anyway to those who ship f or have an f friendship route or make f conent #i luff ye #youre my favorites #okay to circle back i WILL SAY THIS: i get preferences but like ... to pay the character dust the way this fandom does? #like i get it's a dating sim but the relationships with the team matter too #yall will bend backward to include ethan and bobby but cant even put f in the picture nvm put nuance in their name #tiyed #(i'll acknowledge the fandom has improved. BUT IM STILL SUS. so wte)

[thesmallworldofsamizayn]

i have something very personal and ugly and probably incoherent that i need to get off my chest about israel. to preface im not a zionist, i am jewish and disgusted by israel on a daily basis, and this is me mostly speaking from that. i am sorry and if anyone who follows me doesn't want to read this from me/hates it i ask that you just scroll on by and forget it. and if you do read it and respond im happy to talk but just please take it in good faith. in reponse to this post

#it's not black and white. maybe in purely theoretical moral dilemma terms it seems that way. but not in reality. #what do you do with an israel that should not exist on principle but does? it does and the people in it have been there for generations now #and it's jewish. this DOES complicate things and i wish people would stop pretending it doesn't. #it makes everything literally everything so. fucking. complicated. #cause you end up with this implicit ultimatum: side with hamas or be a zionist. what other options are there under this world view #if you only think israel should stop mass murdering palestinians but speak in favour of 2 state solution or talk about 'right to exist' #are you saying you're fine with everything else; the occupation was justified just not outright genocide? #it always has to go back to the ideological origin of zionism which means a call to abolish the state of israel entirely. #and in parallel if you talk of atrocities on 7 october or terrorists this takes away from the palestinian struggle right #because hamas are the armed resistance to israel and to call for their condemnation to withdraw support from the unrwa #is to renounce solidarity with the palestinian cause in any way that matters. do you really care if you deny them the right to resist? #but here's the other side. you just cannot ask this of jews. maybe some jews but the vast majority? telling them they need #to essentially throw their support behind an organisation that hates their existence? #hamas ARE antisemitic. the houthis are antisemitic #it's a different kind of antisemitism to the white/aryan supremacist kind. it's complex and it comes with an actual weight of grievances #but it's still antisemitism. the future desired by the resistance is not kind to jews certainly not in palestine and realistically #not anywhere else either. islamophobia and antisemitism have both seen huge upticks since 7 october. do you think it's just #nazis and far right bigots enjoying free reign? no. there is a real inter ethnic inter religious hatred here. you can't just wish it away #there's a real sense i get from the circles i follow here that you have to be 'all in' with your activism or else your views are worth shit #but then i guess it's okay if your wholehearted antizionist rhetoric is just a bit antisemtic as well or supports those who are #so yeah actually for jews this is not an easy solution. at least for this jew it is not. the only uncomplicated thing for me #s seeing what israel does and calling it a crime against humanity and demanding an immediate ceasefire #talking unreservedly about the evil that israel has committed against palestinians for decades #i wish it was as uncomplicated as going from that to saying israel needs to disappear completely. but im jewish and i have a jewish family. #i cant boycott my father like a problematic celebrity for getting upset when i said israel should never have been established at all #i cant sit in judgment of every jew who feels some personal connection to israel when i'm 2 degrees removed from victims of 7 october #anyway. me personally i fucking loathe israel. not Just Its Government i hate the mocking cruelty of its army and many people in it #and also for how it is tied up with jewish identity despite me wanting no part of it. whether i like it or not.

[narwhalandchill]

ANYWAY now that ive gotten my firefly rant off my chest and on a more positive note about the story overall; i Really liked it!!!! and character-wise specifically the biggest surprise for me in a huge W way was actually acheron??

& given i was actually somewhat committed to pulling her anyway (well. initially as kafka replacement to pull my first lightning carry after losing 50-50 but. Well. she had mercy on me at the v last moment thank goodness 😭😭) so actually ending up liking her character this much just cemented that resolve for good too. cant wait for her!!! like i am still meh on her base design not bc its that bad by itself but simply bc seeles existence just cheapens it so much like. Why are they so similar. but its not bad lmao

anyway to her actual characterization. first of all. the VAs delivery omg yall beidous english voice is already one of my all time favorites in genshin and shes doing an amazing job as acheron like. she started talking and im just INSTANTLY warmed up to her just from that KDJSKDKJK i love love love her attitude and energy!!!!!

n personality wise too??? like ive seen others mention a similar sentiment but its just the way how. even after getting the warnings from now Two separate characters that shes up to no good. im just like. "nah id win" abt it SHSKDKSI like throughout the story she comes off as so damn likeable and grounded and realistically friendly (as in not like. too open n aligned w the player from the get-go to feel believable for the character as opposed to a plot contrivance) that i just. even if shes bad news im team acheron truly.

she has genuinely funny one liners too ??? like not necessarily jokes outright but the kinda comments she says are just . very realistic in that dry witty way that comes off as natural and entertaining shes so charming!!! i love her. the more contemplative stuff she says too

but also like. girl whats up w the ominous red text ily but are we cool 😭😭 and the whole shredding us into thin slices on first encounter in the dreamscape like. Ok uhhhhhhhh ik i said nah id win and team acheron forever but this is kinda. worrisome

BUT that just means im so fucking excited to see her go apeshit too lmao like. oh shes an emanator here to do murder and spread death? COOL i hope she has fun!!

(and ik i said firefly rant over but. what the actual hell is that post firefly merk dialogue option where the games like very heavy handedly implying ur supposed to be blaming ACHERON for "letting it happen" in some emotional frenzy???? bro what 💀💀 0/5 moment i would never. n even if she plausibly did im just. dude her being cold towards firefly is just a plus for me when the narrative has just railroaded the TB into being sooo charmed by her magical presence lmao i Liked that acheron was suspicious n cold)

overall Definitely wasnt expecting acheron to establish herself as such an instant favorite for sure but. shes here now and im v happy abt it im super looking forward to seeing those more dubious goals of her come to the forefront in the future like. im so curious about whats up w her and her memory and that red text and everything

#also honestly unintentionally hilarious moment from acheron when she jist. asks for directions to the lobby too 😭😭😭😭 #anyway. overall i wonder if theure like. making a point of setting up the 'suspicious' characters to turn out far more benign #than appears at first glance #and have the more like. omg friendly people. turn out more involved in the shady stuff #like to a degree it already happened with aventurine. whole time everyones playing up how shady he is but #ultimately he really didnt do that much in terms of actually harming us? he was surprisingly straight (lol. lmao) w us throughout #like Obviously hes acting in full self interest but i do overall v much agree w black swans assessment of him too #that as a businessman it does matter how he handles his deals. now obviously he could turn out a whole lot different in the future #but nonetheless. point being he wasnt all that nefarious compared to how he was presented as #whereas both acheron and (sigh) firefly do kinda have that initial friendliness and then later on turn out to be #Not what they seem . which isnt like a twist or anything its just interesting #tho i suppose its less whos more or less trustworthy at first glance and more just. everyone lies on penacony #just depends on what their aims are to truly know whether they stand in opposition w us ultimately #acherons strange bc like of the cast rn. truly would trust her the most just based on vibes . which might not be smart 💀💀 #logically the most quote unquote trustworthy are swan n aventurine methinks . swan bc she said she wants more of my memories for her stash #so she wants us alive on both a personal basis and as a memokeeper #n aventurine bc he sees us as his own investment in whatever gamble hes undertaking #so cold as it is. we are very valuable to those 2 as assets so like they might hide things n mislead but they dont want us dead lol #anyway v much looking forward to the future developments #hsr #rambles #hsr spoilers