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vampirictranssexual · 8 months

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Okay, serious discussion about s5e7 of wwdits. I have a lot of mixed feelings about it. The creatures fell into the uncanny valley, why did they choose the donut lady as a plot for nadja when it could've been with the guide, etc. HOWEVER, what I do appreciate about this episode is the meta commentary on how Nandor's culture is simultaneously erased in history classes and then mocked by museums. His culture, his writings, his garments.. almost everything about his history is completely misrepresented by the museum and all of his artifacts were stolen. He literally sees a pair of his underwear on display! He is looked at as an object, a relic of the past. The museum portays him as being unintelligent and frowns upon his writings. And that's based on their narrow understanding of him, Al Q, and his culture. The historians do not know Nandor of course, but they view him through a lense that chooses to only see him and his culture as unintelligent, subhuman even- because why else would someone write something like this? Or wear something like this? Or use weapons like this? It reminds me of those TV shows that theorize the pyramids were made by aliens. Because how else could the Egyptians have been capable of creating the pyramids? Surely they can't be intelligent enough! *eye roll*

Idk someone could probably use better words to communicate what I'm trying to say here, but I wanted to bring it to the table anyway. Oh, also Colin becomes the center of attention by acting like the stereotypical white professor who is more focused on feeding their ego than actually educating his pupils. And this ends up in Nandor being pushed out of the conversation. A literal metaphor for how whiteness obscures and diminishes other cultures and immigrant communities. Of course Colin did that just to feed off of the students. Because then he ends up replacing the museum display with a more accurate representation of Nandor (albeit for comedic effect). And then by taking back his horsie necklace. But.. everyone listened to Colin! And ignored Nandor! Lots to think about in terms of erasure, white washing, forced assimilation, how museums profit off of stolen artifacts and skewing history, etc.

Nandor is an immigrant to Staten island and he was forced to assimilate. Imagine how he must feel when he sees all these stolen artifacts in the museum, and plaques that inaccurately portray his culture and history. And people gawking at the clothes and weapons he proudly wore/still wears. This is a reality for many native and immigrant communities here in America and abroad. Being forced to view your culture, your way of life through the lense of the oppressor.

#maybe im being too meta but i appreciate the writers for pointing out how museums/professors/institutions profit off stolen artifacts #and profit off of minimizing/erasing other cultures in a way that benefits whiteness #ultimately colin was an ally to nandor by fixing the museum so that it accurately portrayed Nandor #and by taking back his stolen horsie necklace. big win for the colin/nandor arc #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #what we do in the shadows #its a funny show! i know. just. let me sit with my thoughts lol

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rebellum · 8 months

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The whole transandrophobia discussion thing is weird bc it feels like it's a bunch of poc and jewish trans people being like "here are my experiences of how specifically being MASCULINE had affected me, and the discrimination and violence I experienced based on that. And here is how that relates to me being a racial/ethnic minority"

And then a few loud white trans people going "ohhh you wanna be oppressed so bad you *slur*. This is why there aren't any poc in your movement it's because REAL poc understand intersectionality"

#hot take white culturally christian or athiest leftests do not properly interpret white jewish ppl #like as a poc i and other poc understand that white jewish ppl often get racial privilege #but a) not always b) they experience oppression based off of their ethnicity #idk from my perspective it seems like white goyim either see jewish ppl as 'the disgusting exotic enemy' or 'basically WASPS but they #wanna feel special'#with no nuance. no recognition #look maybe this next part is bc i didnt grow up with jewish ppl and therefore didnt know until I was 18/19 that jewish ppl can count as #white. but like. idk how to say this. i dont wanna speak over white jewish ppl. but like.#jewish ppl that have obvious jewish features (whether Ashkenazi facial features OR they dont have those but wear eg kippahs)#arent like. white. idk pls correct me if this is antisemitic or incorrect or something.#but like. light skinned =/= white obviously.#i just struggle to see how my bestfriend with her lovely dark eyes and curls and nice nose counts as 'white' when ppl call her the k slur #across the street. ykwim?#like white doesnt mean light skinned. it means 'part of the in-group of white ppl'#like my ex who is white and jewish? yeah hes white. if he didnt wear his necklace then goyim wouldnt know. you know #like obvs he still experiences ethnic oppression but he doesnt experience racial oppression #but other ppl with more prominent eg ashkenazi (im singling them out bc most jewish ppl here are ash.) like i dont GET how they have racial #privilege.

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catjest3r · 1 month

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Some stuff I made recently!! I've got another perler but I'm waiting to put it on a necklace :3c the W is a little big to wear, so I'm just hanging it up for decor!!! 🌈💖🐱

#webcore #my art #kandi #kandi cuff #ravecore #scenecore #kandicore #kandi bracelet #kandi making #y2k #webkinz #old internet #rainbow #rainbowcore #kidcore #lisa frank #i feel conflicted about the necklace being black and white buuut i know itll match more outfits #might make another with a blue outline and make it rainbow!!! ^w^

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ricky-olson · 2 months

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# hands

#motionless in white #ricky olson #miw #miwedit #musicedit #bandedit #metaledit #bandsdaily #usermaguire #userspacey #userkam #angeledits #these are so old i found these in my hardrive IJFDSJF #just take it and enjoy this shot of my necklace

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stuckinapril · 3 months

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so grateful to be a balanced mix of arab and american culture. the way american culture handles family is so fucking cold

#heard from a friend that a friend of hers HAS TO PAY RENT to stay living w family #i’m talking full on 600 dollars a month type deal #my mom would never. i bought her a 200 dollar gold necklace for her bday once and she legit refunded me the money bc she felt bad #family is so important in arab culture. american culture is very individualistic in comparison #she did that to her the moment she turned 18 too 💀💀 no 18 year old can afford 600/mo #white americans r so interesting

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cannibalgh0st · 1 month

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#happy sunday #me #my pics #cannibalgh0st #black and white photography #march #spring #2024 #body posititivity #crop top #choker necklace #latina #Aquarius #thick thighs save lives #belly button piercing

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dollya-robinprotector · 9 months

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Winter holds the gem up to the light. "Pretty," he says. "Similar to the ones they mine nearby." He frowns. "Except a different hue."

#genuinely speaking I didn't like Winter from the start #thinking he's dangerous #but #oh well #he's not the best teacher but his passion for history is true it seems #I'm this close to fund the lake project or take the ivory necklace for him myself #but the lil white ghost would be so very sad #so better not #sorry sensei #your museum gonna stay imperfect until the game allow me to break into Quinn's office and take the necklace back to that damn annoying ghos #otherwise he'll keep fuck me to death #not my cup of tea #so nope #winter the history teacher #dol pc #dollya art #degrees of lewdity

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beastwhimsy · 6 months

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guys watch out there’s a beast at the thrift mall watch out guys it might buy a secondhand shirt for $3 watch out (outfit I enjoyed from a few weeks ago)

#artists on tumblr #aliensona #sona #sona art #creature art #specbio #spec bio #alien design #character design #this is me I look like this in my heart [: yayyyy snoutful and #the key necklace was a handmade birthday present from my friend!!#the bracelets are also handmade by another dear friend #the belt shorts and star jacket are all thrifted and I got the shirt from a street vendor in italy!! it’s screenprinted yayyy #and the white markings on my face is actual makeup I had on #I say makeup. I just attacked my face with a white posca

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calicos-stimboards · 1 year

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