#racial inequality

[alwaysbewoke]

#racism #discrimination #racial inequality #social justice #civil rights #systemic racism #racial bias #racial prejudice #racial discrimination #racial justice #twitter #stupid people

[disease]

BLACK PANTHER PARTY | OCT 1966

#BLM #black panther party #activism #graphic design #typography #racial inequality #ephemera #pamphlet #illustration #vintage #monochrome #60s #u

[murfpersonalblog]

"I wonder if Lestat ever considered taking his 'I don’t care about humanity' & human rules far enough to choose not to attend the racist opera house with Louis playing his valet & instead strolling in there together. Same thing with the bus. Would he have rather had his family sit upfront with him? Why did he decide to sit in the back of the theater with Louis & Claudia? Is it because it was dark? Why did he conform to the human societal rules even though he knew Louis found it humiliating?"

-- @mytwistedexperience

I really liked this comment posted here, and wanted to reply to it directly, but figured my inevitably long-winded response would work better in a separate post. Cuz the short/long answer is White Privilege.

I've ranted a few times about Lestat's toxic positivity and color-blindness--

--cuz Lestat grossly underestimated how effective systemic racism was, and overestimated his power as one (1) single French White vampire in the face of the American superstructure/superpower.

Lestat could use the Spell Gift to freeze time & cheat at cards & win piles of money; read minds to seduce/control people; use the Cloud Gift & superspeed to travel; use telekinesis to close the gates on the priest he killed in Ep1 & open the door for Antoinette in Ep7; use the Fire Gift in Ep1 screwing with the street-lighter dude; use the Mind Gift to command a whole platoon of soldiers (which gave him a literal aneurysm). But he's not omnipotent. The problem with AR vampires is that they are very PHYSICAL--although undead, they aren't spirits/ghosts or shapeshifting creatures like AR's Azriel/Lasher/Amel/Goblin/Gremt--or even Dracula--who can move in and out of physical material. AR vamps can't become mist or turn into wolves/bats or any of the OP powers Dracula has (and even he was defeated by a ragtag bunch of humans). AR's vamps are still subject to the laws & forces of earth--the world--and by extension, SOCIETY.

People have accused black!Louis of being "arrogant," but I strongly disagree--Louis was proud. Lestat, however, was wildly arrogant, looking down on "this primitive country"/human society as something beneath him; that vampirism was something that superseded everything in existence; thinking he was akin to God and that he could make everyone bend to his will--including Louis.

"I wonder if Lestat ever considered taking his 'I don’t care about humanity' & human rules far enough to choose not to attend the racist opera house with Louis playing his valet & instead strolling in there together."

Eff no. Lestat dragged Louis to the opera cuz LESTAT wanted to go to the opera. He went on & on about Don Pasquale--DELIBERATELY talking over visibly distraught Louis; bulldozing over his feelings to force Louis out of his funk, while Louis was looking like WTF--

Lestat was like come hell or high water--i.e.: Louis almost eating his nephew, or racists at the door not wanting black!Louis to go in--we are GOING to the opera tonight so help me god! 😤 Granted, YES, the date had been planned in good faith--"I've been neglectful of our romance;" and YES, we know Louis LOVES opera--but it was also classic lovebomber!Lestat behavior, to thrust things at Louis & expect him to take it and smile; inconsiderate AF; or rather, considerate only so far as considering how effective his chess moves & manipulations would be.

However, Lestat's self aware enough (even in his white privilege) to know his limits: we see him use the Mind Gift on the soldiers in Ep3, WAY less people than everyone in the Opera House (or even the pub w/ the police chief & Tom in Ep5). Les wasn't strong/skilled enough in his powers in Ep2 (1912-17) to make everyone NOT notice black!Lou walking/sitting beside him. There'd've been a riot--those white folk would've acted a fool & thrown BOTH of them out b4 the opera even started, defeating the point of their date.

"Why did he conform to the human societal rules even though he knew Louis found it humiliating?"

Les felt it more important to see some stupid opera (which turned out to be TRASH cuz of the Tenor, LOL), than to have white people respect his black husband (a la "IF disrespect was done to you..." in the same episode 😒); or to bother finding something they could enjoy TOGETHER, w/out Lou being dehumanized in the process. But that's the whole point of vampirism: It's a dehumanizing process, "companion in the Dark Gift, finally." Lestat wanted Louis to stop acting like a human & start acting like a vampire--a white man, a god/monster, etc. And Lestat's PETTY AF, enough to be like: Ok Louis, if you insist on us both participating in this charade, then suffer the consequences of playing nice w/ people who hate you; take my effing gloves & walk 3 paces behind me, valet! Lestat KNEW it hurt Louis to be treated that way. Slap his face and kiss it after:

See the little micro-expressions on Samstat's face, when he double-takes? He sits in blissful white privilege, b4 remembering: Oh right! My black husband's just been mistreated by white society AND ME; lemme butter him up by making it all about ME again, trauma-dumping a whole monologue on how lonely I've been on him. 🥺

Works every time. 😉👍

Lestat, an idiot, thought all black!Louis needed to do was act like Lestat a white man, and all his problems would be solved. By embracing his vampire powers, he could go & do what he wanted. But we see in Ep3 precisely what would've happened if Louis decided to REALLY be Lestat's "companion in the Dark Gift, finally." Killing the racist Alderman was just one domino in a string of factors that sparked the race riots, but Louis blamed himself anyways, quick to shoulder the guilt for things beyond his control, and LEFT Lestat.

Louis wants to be a "good" Negro, not rock the boat (even if inside Pyromaniac du Lac's boiling mad). Lou'd rather have racists learn to respect him & treat him equally, not go kill all of them, ruling over a pile of corpses. He's not the type to insist on walking side-by-side w/ Les into the Opera House, or sit beside him on the bus. Lou's passive/submissive, he's not an activist. When he "acts out," as Armand called it, it just leads to chaos--riots, the "Great Conversion/flying vampire apocalypse," the Theatre burned down. Lou's a hermit crab in his shell--he shuts down, hides away, full of regret & "self-loathing." He can't be devil-may-care Les & eff-the-police Claudia; that's NOT the type of person he is, or who Les wanted him to be--eff that sword-cane; every time Lou used it he was MISERABLE!

Bull-frikkin-sh!te. 😠

Lestat's selfish, arrogant, cocksure, and toxic AF. And Louis was unequipped to handle him (cuz they're UNEQUAL), loving Les despite all his faults, to the point of LITERAL self-destruction. Rolin & Sam have said many times that Les had yet to be HUMBLED. The world/reality only hit him in Ep7 that the very things he underestimated would be his undoing--Claudia got the jump on him back in Ep6's chess game, and offed him through poisoning Tom (another person Les didn't expect to hurt him). (We'd see this over & over again in the books, as Les got his arse handed to him by people he'd looked down on, from Armand in TVL, to some rando old AF human Raglan James in TotBT, to Rhoshamandes in the PL Trilogy.)

Most importantly, Louis has significant power over Lestat, too. The crazy part's that Les SAW Lou coming inEp7--he KNEW Lou was a garbage liar & was plotting w/ Claudia; he's too obvious--and STILL underestimated Lou. He LET Louis get away with crap, cuz he thought it was harmless, or just not worth confronting Louis about--biding his time & waiting. That's what Les had done for YEARS, with everything from Louis' vegetarianism, to running the Azalea's sinking ship, to sitting at the back of the bus.

"Same thing with the bus. Would he have rather had his family sit upfront with him? Why did he decide to sit in the back of the theater with Louis & Claudia? Is it because it was dark?"

Eff that bus. Lestat would've rather have had Louis (& Claudia) strong enough to use THE CLOUD GIFT. Buses are for weak AF humans who can't take to the air like strong vampires can, and FLY.

Les said in TVL that he held back with Louis, and kept from showing him even half of what vampires could REALLY do--which is why Louis was STUNNED to see the Theatre & Armand & Santiago (a vampire YOUNGER than Louis!) in action.

Poor baby bird had no idea. Cuz Louis had been trying so hard & so long to be human, not vampire--he'd stunted his own growth, which is why both Lestat & Claudia looked at him like he was crazy. "A fish that doesn't swim; a bird that doesn't fly. You're going to STRUGGLE." And the scary fact was that Lestat would struggle, too, pretending to be human and not a monster to accommodate Louis: "I'm trying to restrain myself!" 💀

#lestat de lioncourt #interview with the vampire #loustat #white privilege #racism #racial inequality

[profeminist]

________________________________

"To say 'I don’t see race' in a country where race was the metric for humanity is to functionally state 'I choose not to see injustice.'"

tori williams douglass

#race #race relations #racial injustice #racial oppression #racial inequality #racism #racist

[corgikotoni]

REMEMBER! colonizers real names were changed to look more "indigenous"

Benjamin Netanyahu's real name is Benjamin Mileikowsky, polish/german/russian, and was raised in PHILADELPHIA

Gal Gadot's real name is Gal Greenstein, polish/german/austrian/czech

David Ben-Gurion's real name is David Grün, polish, from poland

#racial inequality #no justice no peace #fuck the government #free palestine #capitalism is a death cult #fuck israel

[wherethebonesare]

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Rapunzel

Now, I have always thought that Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim would be the perfect cast for Rapunzel and Flynn and I still believe this.

But the blatant racism that is being shown towards Maitreyi for possibly being cast as Rapunzel is appalling. And they can't hide it, nor do they bother to.

The most recurring argument that I see is how Maitreyi isn't blonde and Rapunzel being blonde is "so important to the story".

No it's not? Like it's literally just not.

The only argument that I might be able to somewhat understand is that Rapunzel's hair turns brown when cut, but even that is an easy fix and can easily be replaced by something else.

The only thing about Rapunzel's hair that is important or even relevant to the plot is that it is a. super long and b. it glows.

Anyone that is cast as Rapunzel, even your precious white actresses, will have to wear a wig. (Blonde hair actually doesn't naturally grow that long or glow when brushed! I know! Wow!)

If you're going to be racist, either try to hide it better or at least make some valid arguments.

Not wanting someone to be cast as a beloved character is not an excuse to be racist.

#like really at least try to hide it #live action #disney #maitreyi ramakrishnan #mean girls #milo manheim #meg donnelly #zombies #racial inequality #rapunzel

[anxietyfrappuccino]

okay, but what if white ppl didn't randomly interject black stereotypes into their conversations

#it's so weird #black lives matter #mexican american #my post #racial inequality #institutional racism #casual racism #old white men be like

[eelhound]

"Racial inequality is a feature of capitalism. American capitalism has always had a racist and patriarchal character from the very beginning. You have groups that are racialized as inferiors so that it’s okay if the state or management treats them in a worse way than others. That ends up being advantageous to capitalism because it creates pools of people with fewer opportunities. Firms can exploit them by paying them lower wages and treating them worse. This also creates racialized resentments between different subgroups of the population and that makes it harder for the working class to get together into unions to form political coalitions to fight back against the capitalist class. Racism and racial divisions reduce the overall social bargaining power of the working class and this leads to lower wages and worse benefits. For example, we don’t have a universal healthcare system in the U.S. There are some white people who would argue against that because they don’t want those people to get public benefits. Racism plays into that."

- Tom Wetzel, from "How Do We Overcome Capitalism?" Current Affairs, 6 October 2022.

#tom wetzel #quote #quotations #democratic socialism #labor #labor organizing #labor unions #universal healthcare #racism #racial inequality #american history #american culture #racial disparities #capitalism

[grimgrinningghost456]

Hey, guys. I wanted to just take a moment to talk about how racial inequalities can affect education opportunities and the mental state of college students here in Florida. One of the many nicknames we have for our country is The Land of Opportunity, yet there are students who struggle to gain their opportunity, even if they’re born in America. Their struggles don’t always stem from financial issues. What is sometimes overlooked is that in school, students of different races are easily picked on or are overlooked out of bias and even racism.

A potent example of an obstacle for students is the lack of DEI since May 2023. According to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Advisor, Tangela Serls, "‘Students won’t be prepared to perform in a global society. They will be less informed, less empathetic, and less appreciative of differences across humanity." With fellow students less informed, future generations will be less empathetic to others who are different as time moves forward.This can also increase social anxiety to students who fall into different minority group. This could lead to isolation and depression when people feel like they’re being ostracized by their peers. Not only that, but DEI also helped students with their education. Not just socially, but academically as well. According to DEI Bans at Colleges: What Students Should Know, "‘DEI is for students with disabilities, veterans with PTSD, minority students, and students who are New Americans who may need extra help due to language or cultural barriers,’ Laura Lanese, President and CEO of the Inter-University Council of Ohio, an educational association of Ohio’s public universities, wrote in an open letter in May." Without the paid support for those who are either learning, or don’t speak English as a first language no longer have the needed assistance to complete their assignments, which could lead to added stress financially as well as emotionally.

With every problem comes a solution. At HCC (Hillsborough Community College), Students are provided with the tools they need in order to help themselves get on track educationally, mentally, and emotionally through the help of Baycare. Baycare is a Mental Health center fully payed by Hillsborough Community College on all campuses. This help center also has Student-Counselor confidentiality. Baycare has a non-discrimination policy, having a plethora of languages for the student in need to select. With the language options on Baycare’s website, people can feel like they’re number one priority to the Center, and feel more included as a student of Hillsborough Community College. In Additon to Baycare, HCC has Counsilors available to tend to Students' needs while on campus, including mental health care or social issues that may be occurring. There is also the option for Students who witness their peers' mental health declining to take their distressed friend to an advisor. It's important as a Communtiy to be aware of issues that may not affect us directly. Those with friends of different race can take initiative to listen out for phrases that can be ill-perceived. It's also important to pay attention to how our peers and classmates behave. We never know who may need a helping hand to heal.

Thanks for listening! Reblogs and comments/thoughts are appreciated as always. Links to the References are under the cut.

References:

Access to Education: The Impact of Inequality on Education:

Challenges Students Face:

Bay-care:

DEI Bans at Colleges: What Students Should Know:

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/dei-bans-at-colleges-what-students-should-know

#froggy croaks #froggy vs the world #important #any questions or reblogs to help spread the word is appreciated #College #racial inequality

[insomniackills]

Justice

Justice

J-u-s-t-i-c-e

I cant b-r-e-a-t-h-e

For some reason

You want k-i-l-l me,

Me a negro,

A niger,

A monky,

a nigga,

Ya nigga

Because im different on the outside

But I'm not human

But you are?

Just like you.

I have

Flesh and bone

But

I

Have a Gun to my head.

My brother,

My sister,

dead

I'm dead cause my skin

My hair

My tone

My nose

Because of

Your

Staryo type

Justice

Only protects the white

#poetry #original poem #original poetry #original content #original poets on tumblr #racisim #race poem #racisim poem #social justice #fight for justice #blm #racial inequality

[alwaysbewoke]

#Kalief Browder #Trump #criminal justice system #solitary confinement #racial disparities #injustice #systemic racism #racism #discrimination #racial inequality #social justice #civil rights #racial bias #racial prejudice #racial discrimination #racial justice

[is-this-anxiety]

Fuck off if you don’t want to see this, but I’m gonna use Tumblr to spread the uncomfortable and covered truth

#blacklivesmatter #lgbtq #i stand with ukraine #equality #love #respect #indigineous people #tansgender #gay #pro choice #pro feminism #immigration #stop police brutality #stop raping us #racial injustice #racial inequality

[racialdiscriminationday]

3062nd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

Consideration of Albania (continued) - Watch the 3062nd Meeting, 112th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

#racial inequality #special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism #committe on the elimination of racial discrimination #plenary meeting #un human rights council #cerd

[profeminist]

"I tire so of hearing people say, / Let things take their course. / Tomorrow is another day. / I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. / I cannot live on tomorrow's bread."

-Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1902-1967)

#quotes #langston hughes #black writers #black poets #oppression #injustice #racial oppression #racial inequality #racism

[anonstuff]

This was under the Fender reel featuring an artist (whose is a white woman) named Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe.

The selfishness of these men in the comments is incredible.

They’re really, actually upset that Fender is featuring ALL guitar players instead of just white men. Mind you, white men are still featured regularly by Fender, as is everyone else now too.

Everyone plays guitar, not just white men. So why shouldn’t Fender depict that? Everyone buys their guitars, not just white men. So why shouldn’t Fender depict that?

The racism and sexism of “artolarkin”, in more words, saying that non-white men are all bad players (“women or people of colour playing barre chords with heavily saturated chorus and delay covering it all up?…”)

And him talking about a band, that says they don’t want cis white men is obviously a result of the guitar community being gatekept and exclusive to white men only. When you exclude people so much, what do you think they’re going to do? They’re going to try to help themselves in a world where they are hated and pushed aside. You had no problem keeping cis white men out of the mainstream guitar community, but when they decide come together to enjoy what they love, you have a problem. That band’s exclusivity is a reaction to your exclusivity in much larger and more impactful areas of the guitar community including ruining people’s chance at a career because they aren’t a white man.

Which is why Fender showing EVERYONE playing guitar is a good thing. A guitar player is a guitar player. They come in different “colors” and walks of life.

The irony is this “joe” guy saying its not about music anymore and that its political to include non-white male players. As if the non-white men featured aren’t even guitar players making music. The irony is that these bigoted men are the ones making things political by mentioning their issue with non-white male guitarists being featured in ADDITION to white male players.

Non-white men are not “political” pawns. They’re people. People with real lives, who also have talent and skills that are so often not appreciated because they aren’t white men.

All of these non-white male players being featured are...you know… guitar players. They are real musicians who play Fender guitars. It’s not like they’re playing air guitar and have no idea how to play and are just there for no reason.

These men play styles that were created by POC (for examples blues guitar invented by black people). They use techniques that were created by women (Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Grandmother of Rock And Roll, who also taught Elvis Presley many guitar techniques). But Women (like Ms. Tharpe) and POC who created entire genres that they enjoy so much should not be appreciated—Past or present.

Guitar is for everyone.

#racial inequality #sexism #Fender #racism #hate #racial justice #sexist #poc #female guitarists #guitaristsofcolor #people of color #antiblack

[murfpersonalblog]

Interview with the Vampire | Ep. 3 | Alderman Fenwick GOT WHAT HE DESERVED! - AvatarAdrian

This channel GETS IT! 👏😤

#interview with the vampire #loustat #racial inequality #racism #lgbt #lgbtqia+ #must see tv #videos #youtube