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creekfiend · 5 months

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I just really need ppl to integrate the fact that Jews being explicitly racialized and violently targeted for elimination under white supremacy is in fact the reason this is all happening to begin with so perhaps rhetoric which conflates is with the group of people who have been ethnically cleansing and genociding us for centuries is like, not the hottest thing to do idk

#its not NECESSARY to claims this is WHITE PEOPLE VS BROWN PEOPLE to advocate for Palestinian freedom or hold the state of israel accountable #it is not TRUE firstly which i wish was reason enough in a lot og leftist spaces lmao but #like. its not helpful.#its allowing white westerners to lazily map racial dynamics they feel familiar with #onto a situation they know nothing about #which is dangerous for diaspora Jews. it is dangerous for us. your rhetoric is DANGEROUS TO US #GOING TO THE CEASEFIRE RALLIES WITH HORSE BLINDERS ON SO I DONT HAVE TO SEE GENTILES SAY HATEFUL THINGS #FUCKS SAKE

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musings-on-aching-flowers · 2 years

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Sumeru: a first impression, and my honest opinion

Growing up, I’ve always struggled to find representation.

I’m a second-generation Indian diaspora, born to Australian parents, raised on Western media and Bollywood. I am dark-skinned, dark-haired, dark-eyed - the kind of Indian you don’t see in North Indian media, because fair is the beauty standard. I didn’t really have anything else to turn to, though, and I grew up despising how dark I was, to the point where I avoided the sun in the summertime in attempt to preserve my marginally fairer winter complexion.

For a long time also, to many of my peers growing up, I was the first impression they had of Indians, and I felt in this way, everything I did had to be perfect. Even still, I feel like anything representing India as a country and culture must be perfect, because, intentionally or not, whatever image of a place someone is first exposed to, that becomes the impression people have of the country and people as a whole, and it’s immensely difficult to change that.

So representation ultimately terrifies me. So much Western media has gotten it wrong. We were always painted as the caricature nerd-type character in Western media - I love Phineas and Ferb but look at Baljeet, or Raj from Big Bang Theory. And that was if Indians were lucky enough to be included: more often they were not, which, as a kid, is hard - you can’t really see yourself reflected in many characters on screen - someone who shares the same traits as you.

Now, what relevance does this have to Genshin Impact? A lot, actually.

You see, Sumeru is an interesting case. I recognise the exploration music as Indian - strains of the Sitar and flute, melodies and scales characteristic of Indian music that I grew up listening to, singing and playing. Don’t get me wrong, Indian music is not a monolith by any means, there’s huge variety wherever you turn, but I recognise it. The combat music, too. Honestly, whenever they break out the Sitar it’s heartwrenchingly familiar to me.

I also recognise the region names. They’re Sanskriti, like Gandharva Ville, Chinvat Ravine, Gandha Hill. The chapter title for this part of the Archon Quest is ‘Pages of Purana’. Even the names of the various jades you use to level up characters are derived from Sanskrit - but this is also due to Sanskriti words spanning the Dharmic religions i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and so on. Personally, I am Hindu, so of course Buddhist stuff is immediately recognisable and familiar to me as well, considering that Buddhism originated as an offshoot of Hinduism, and also began in India before it was spread down the Silk Road to take root in East Asia.

The problem is, I don’t recognise the names. I don’t recognise the clothes. I don’t recognise the skin colour of the NPC character models.

Now, you could make the argument that India is a very large place, and the names are very diverse. And they are, to an extent. But I know my culture, I know the kinds of names we have. I don’t recognise it. These names and clothing and whatever else are more Middle-Eastern. And therein lies the problem. To lump together various different regions and cultures and treat it as a monolith, isn’t that in itself breaking from the established tradition? Why couldn’t Sumeru have been dedicated to one region, whether that be India or the Middle East?

And before anyone decries me for being overly sensitive or unfair, I will ask this. Why is it that Inazuma, Liyue and Mondstadt get utmost respect in the handling of their respective regions and cultures? Each region is based on one country - that in itself is immediately recognisable. The names of the characters are appropriate and, again, immediately recognisable. And don’t come at me with nonsense like arguing Enkanomiya isn’t based on anywhere, that’s wilfully obtuse and you know it.

Another thing - the complexions characteristic of both the Middle East and India are dark. Dark, as in the last shades on the cosmetic line dark, as in hair almost-black dark, as in pupils only discernable in the sunlight dark. I want to see that reflected in the kinds of characters that populate Sumeru. The little girl in me that applied ‘Fair and Lovely’ masks in the hopes that she would become fairer is hurting for that kind of representation. I want to see people that look like me populate a region with music and names familiar to me. That, to me, would be the most healing of all.

Genshin Impact is enormous. It is probably the biggest game today. This kind of representation is going to have an enormous impact on how people perceive India and Indian culture, along with Middle Eastern culture, whether they may realise it or not. I desperately want my experience of Sumeru to be positive, but I am absolutely terrified of what I might find. I have been hurt by poor representation enough times before. I'm terrified of playing and being proven right again, and that saddens me, because I love this game.

Ultimately, what I want is for people to see India and Indian culture in its full beauty, and appreciate it the way I appreciate it. If you have time now, why not go watch a Bharatanatyam dancer or Sitar player perform, or visit a nearby temple or mosque and pay your respects, or participate in your local Diwali festival, since it’s coming up soon? After all, Indian culture isn’t just butter chicken, naan and stolen diamonds housed in the British Museum.

That was my first impression of Sumeru, as an Indian. I hope I’m proven wrong.

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andeanbeauties · 9 months

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Q'orianka Kilcher 🤍🪶🏔

Half Huachipaeri Quechua Andean

#ndn tumblr #native south american #brown skinned #andean #andean actors #Bipoc actors #Bipoc actresses #silver aesthetic #andean diaspora #ndn actresses #ndn actors #native american actresses #native peruvian #native andean #Q'orianka kilcher #quechua #huachipaeri

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kemetic-dreams · 2 years

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anthyies · 10 months

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#(guy who has literally been calling tim brown because im crazy but free and also projection and whatnot seeing this) holy shit #ALSO KIRAN IS MAKING ME RLLY HAPPY ACTUALLY. hehe i have a nose piercing exactly where she has hers #esha.txt #dc #tim #kiran #(diaspora guy voice) well now i need to go actually learn to read/write hindi i can’t have this guy beat me

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brooklynmuseum · 10 months

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Welcome to Africa Fashion! 🌍

Delight in the diverse designs, fabulous fashion, and traditional textiles by iconic designers and artists from the mid-twentieth century to today.

Plan your visit through October 22.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g___h1aEsL8 🎟 https://bit.ly/AfricaFashionBkM

Africa Fashion is created by the V&A—touring the world. The lead sponsor is Bank of America with major support provided by ALÁRA. Special thanks to OkayAfrica / Okayplayer and Nataal, media sponsors for this exhibition.

Credits: 📍 Venue: Brooklyn Botanic Garden 🪡 Designer: Christie Brown ✨ Designer: Kilentar 🪡 Designer: Nana Brew-Hammond ✨ Designer: Papa Oppong 🪡 Designer: Res Ipsa ✨ Designer: Stai 🪡 Designer/ Stylist: Taiwo Aloba 🎶 Music: Eli Fola ✍️ Poetry: Nana Brew-Hammond 🧵 Stylist: Alesandra Thomas 🧵 Stylist: Derrieka Johnson

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song-tam · 9 days

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also like i was going to reblog ur post abt it last night with a good old ramble but i literally don't know how to articulate any of it. being diaspora + being mixed = NO media that ever caters to how different that experience is AND how simultaneously u have both of the cultures AND that of the place u were born. like. being chinese and being told by all my khmer friends i'm a lot more chinese than khmer because of our food & social etiquette etc vs seeing chinese diaspora media and it's all... so Clean. like no mention of being lower middle class it's all going after wealth and being Chinese American. idk. it is complicated

ohhhh yeah. idk man growing up in diaspora is its own beast yknow?? i could not imagine adding being mixed on top of that like truly like the identity crisis mustve been. insane for you which like. fucking sucks :/ on some level though i get what you mean abt not feeling represented by representation bc like. idk its hard to put into words but for me a lot of the times its like. here i see a character who looks like me but i dont feel seen. if that makes sesne

#also like?? idk just on diaspora in general like growing up in diaspora vs growing up the sole member of a minority in a white neighborhood #are two very different experiences #bc like. ifl growing up in diaspora its almost. a whole other culture has been created yknow?? some kind of american but not quite smoothie #idk!!! for me its like. i love my brown friends i hate my brown friends i have never been anywhere where i have not had brown friends #and its to the point where i have almost exclusively brown friends where i met as well be in fucking india except im not. just. idk #like the effect its had!!! and like its not sunshine and rainbows i think on one hand its like wow im so happy to have commmunity #on the other hand. this community sometimes sort of fucking sucks. and ill never regret growing up this way but specific things. yeah #idk!!!!! im kinda just rambling sorry just the experience?? ykwim #ink !!#asks

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jynjackets · 9 months

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And if I said Natasha Liu Bordizzo would’ve made a better Doctor Aphra than Sabine Wren

#sabine is half southeast and half east asian #she is TAN #nothing against the actress #but they really went for half white AGAIN #for Sabine and her brown ass family #doctor aphra is clearly East Asian as is Natasha’s phenotype #but who cares about the asian diaspora since we’re all one big blob of yellow #but anime and kpop amirite?

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doeeyeddyke · 10 months

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window to the soul

Desi LGBT Fest

Day 17: Rainbow Sparkles

@desi-lgbt-fest

#desi lgbt fest #desi lgbt fest 2023 #pride 2023 #queer #muslim american #bengali diaspora #as i said to my friend:#yk how even the darkest brown eyes become like gemstones under sunlight? yea #i used to dislike my eyes bc internalized racism #then bc they were such a dark brown under most lighting #and i thought that looked plain #but now i've come to appreciate the joys and duality of it #it also helps that i have some to realize that i just have nice eyes in general lol #couldn't decide on one so i dumped all 3 gifs wooh

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papirouge · 4 months

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@unhonestlymirror

You know what's funny with arguments like that? it's that you're using the very same arguments actual antisemites are using against Jews à la "jews are problematic vermin ! they've been regularly kicked out Europeans countries for centuries for a reason!!" "nobody wants jews in their countries"

There's a reason there's been an objective allyship between Nazi and Zionists because both ends are seeking to find a place for Jewish people : antisemites because they hate Jews and want them as far as possible, and Jewish Zionists to fulfill their fanatical religious agenda. Hitler was technically a Zionist for that reason.

#use your brain for one second : if people wanted/accepted Jews in their own country why would jewish diaspora be desperate for a jewish #state?#ever heard of the uganda scheme and how they said no to Jews?#so according to your own logic there HAS to be be something wrong with Jewish people for NOBODY wanting them #in their country and being regularly kicked out of several european countries for CENTURIES #it's like sayong “oh europeans are all christian they all should go along right?” when those people killed each other twice in history #i love how you guys rehash straight up nazi talking points while thinking you are sooooo smart #do you even realize there are whole branch of Muslims beefing against each other right??#obviously you guys love brushing muslims with a broad brush completely missing the nuance of they various interpretation of islam #probably bc you see them as nothing but brown savages #being 'muslim' doesn't mean oh they're magically gonna get along!!#papi watch #papi truths

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andeanbeauties · 2 years

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Native “Mexican Boy with Cactus” art by Alfredo Ramos Martinez

#Mexican Indigenous #indigenous men #native mexican american #native mexican #brown is beautiful #ndn tumblr #ndn diaspora #native mexicans depicted in art #sketch #Alfredo Ramos Martinez #wide bone structure #strong bone structure #art depicting mexican indigenous people #art #men in art #men depictied in art #brown men

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protectbrowngirls · 2 years

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Protect brown girls who don’t speak their parents’ language(s)

Protect brown girls who can understand their parents’ language but not reply, and protect brown girls who can’t understand their parents’ language at all.

Protect brown girls who have tried to learn their parents’ language as an adult; protect brown girls who have chosen not to, for any reason.

Protect brown girls who have been made fun of, or harassed, or interrogated for not knowing their parents’ language.

Protect brown girls who feel disconnected from their ethnicity, heritage, ancestors, culture because of the language barrier. And protect brown girls who have found it easier to navigate the world without knowing their parents’ language.

It doesn’t make you any less brown if you don’t speak your parents’ language(s). It doesn’t make your identity any less valid, or your claim to your heritage and ethnicity any weaker.

#protect brown girls #protect desi girls #desi problems #desi #brown girl problems #language #diaspora #long time no post huh #sorry friends #I’m still alive! just torn in a thousand directions #this would be a great time for y’all to submit suggestions or encouragement posts yourself tbh #maybe I oughta make a call for submissions soon

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cosmicrhetoric · 2 years

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ohhhh ok im starting to understand the period of time last year when everyone got super obsessed with danny pudi. i saw that everlight fit like every two seconds on this website

#i mean it was a good look but my god #i hope he gets worse i hope he gets MORE evil #still watching mythic quest #they made him say bhaiya to that guy from crazy ex gf and then i realized..........then I understood #me 🤝🏾 danny pudi: brown diaspora people who can't pronounce भ (bh) properly #i cant explain it it sticks in my lungs during the exhale i can do everything else #i think ill finish the show today :)

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iyawakil · 7 months

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a mosaic of baghdadi memories