#western education

[dearearlyarchaeologists]

Dear early archaeologists,

The East exists.

Don’t complain or ignore it. It just does. No one is sorry.

Please do not subjugate it to Western ideals and philosophies. The empires of Asia were some of the most developed and impressive that the world has ever seen. Their political and material culture, especially ceramics and vessels, were internationally renowned and very influential over what you are currently studying.

Please use them as reference in your interpretations of your culture but ESPECIALLY theirs.

#dear early archaeologists #ancient history #ancient asia #material culture #letters to dead people #history #records #history is biased #western culture #western education #eurocentrism

[intersectionalpraxis]

Resources OP provides:

#feminist #social justice #current events #free haiti #haiti #haitian revolution #united states #france #brazil #history #united nations #us imperialism #western imperialism #us politics #us foreign policy #tw sa mention #USOutOfHaiti #us history #education

[bottombaron]

you know, i can handle a little bit of fun "Nandor is dumb" talk, but i have a net-zero tolerance for any implication that Nandor is not educated.

Nandor would have been incredibly educated in his lifetime.

even (or especially) as a soldier in the Islamic World. being a soldier was more like getting sent to boarding school that's also a military camp. they weren't just concerned with creating loyal fodder for war. they were building the next government officials, generals, accountants, advisors, etc. it was important that young men knew how to read, write, speak multiple languages, learn philosophy...sometimes even studying art and music was mandatory.

if he was nobility (and its most likely he was), take all that shit and multiply it exponentially. Nandor would have been reading Plato at the same age most people are still potty training. he would have been specifically groomed in such a way to not be just a brilliant strategist and warrior, but also diplomate and ambassador of literally the center of scientific and cultural excellence of the age.

so like yeah, he can be a big dummy sometimes, sure. but that bitch is probably more educated than any of us will ever be.

#wwdits #nandor the relentless #Nandor #what we do in the shadows #i think its obvious by how much Nandor loves to read that he grew up educated #it's one of my favorite character traits of his #anyways #this was just your local psa abt the depth of Nandor's character and intelligence #and how the medieval islamic world was like - so much more advanced than it's western counterpart it's hilarious how ppl mischaracterize it #(by hilarious i mean it makes me want to break something) #this was in my drafts lolol what did i read that made me vent this? idk #also 'islamic world' is just a term some historians use to describe a specific geographical location and historical age #kind of how 'western world' is used today #it doesn't mean it's specific to one religion or nation but the broader time and location #meaning that Al Qolindar or Persia or Ilkhanate or w/e you want to call where Nandor came from #the same expectations of education and it's vibrant social/cultural world remain an accurate image of the middle east in the medieval age #if you come from the west like me #think The Forum + The Library of Alexandria + Paris/Florence + and idk anything else u think of when u think of 'Western Excellence' #and then imagine of all of that in one place at one time and then u might get close to what the world Nandor was living in as a human

[californiannostalgia]

seems to me like zac oyama is repping some experiences of asian american schoolkids, defined by such hits like 'regulate your anger,' 'communicate clearer to deliberately misunderstanding assholes,' and 'perpetual sense of unbelonging in both the american part and the asian part of your life.'

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhjy #zac oyama #gorgug thistlespring #great stuff! I can't watch that shit for entertainment #the asian american strugglebus... feeling like an alien hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahha #this is just surface level ​personal experience ofc like maybe I had a very specific version of childhood #oh yeah did i mention the Designated Role you get in school lol that's fun for literally nobody who ever attended school schools suck #but education is good! try not to drop out or at least get geds they help college is a good thing check out crash course on youtube #panic rambling in the tags tonite #my thoughts #talking about my asian-ness makes me so nervous my westernized brain is yelling 'shut up! shut up!' #I enjoy gorgug being rage-ful as a treat #asian things

[astraystayyh]

I've been debating how to breach this topic for the past days, but there is no easy or practical way to bring it up. There is an ongoing genocide in Gaza- the world's largest open air prison, as described by U.N. officials and activists. Nearly 2500 Palestinians have been killed in the course of past few days, including women and nearly 700 children. 700. Israel urged Palestinians to leave the Gaza stripe (even though they have nowhere to go to) only to bomb their "safe" exit routes. Entire civilian neighborhoods and hospitals are being targeted by Israel, and they are threatening to cut off the water and electricity in Gaza as well, turning the few running hospitals left to cemeteries.

Palestinians children are writing their names on their palms so people would recognize them, in case they end up being killed by Israel forces. Palestinians are writing their goodbye messages on social media because they aren't sure they'd still be alive tomorrow. There is so much atrocity going on, so many war crimes that the west have deemed reasonable because those are Palestinian lives that are taken, because Palestinians lives aren't as important as western ones, because international law doesn't apply when it comes to Palestinians.

it is unsettling and uncomfortable to watch these images of war, of beheaded children being carried by fellow civilians, of ambulance drivers falling to the ground from the horror of that they've witnessed, of cries of babies who are suddenly orphans, who have never known anything but violence and murder. But this is the reality of Palestinians, as it has been for the past decades. Please, I urge you, educate yourself on the ongoing conflict. There is no hard choice, there are no nuances that you need to take into consideration, there are no 'buts'. There is a colonization, an ethnical cleansing, a genocide, and Palestinians aren't the instigators of it. They are the ones paying the price.

Standing up for Palestine doesn't mean you are anti-jew, the proof is there are a lot of Jewish people standing with the Palestine cause, because they recognize the atrocities committed by the Israeli government. There were no "40 beheaded babies" by Hamas, this was a false information, consciously perpetuated by Israel then the USA so they'd be able to attack Palestine with a "reasonable" motive, only backtracking on it when the damage was already done. There aren't two sides. There is only one true side and it's Palestine.

+ u just have to click this link and the revenue generated by traction in this website will be donated to Palestine! it's only one click per day please do it

#ik we're mostly here to escape reality but this is a privilege on its own #Palestinians cannot turn off their suffering the way we can turn off the news #please please educate yourselves #stop believing the Western propaganda #we have learned time and time again that they'd do anything to justify the killing of people #that the hypocrisy of world leaders knows no limit #i have a plateform #albeit small but i have one #i hope this urges you to further learn about this ongoing colonization

[rebelcaptain4life]

If you weren't Pro-Palestine already, I hope the fact that the US government is literally trying to censor people that don't agree with them opens your eyes

#if you have a solid footing in your stance you don't try and suppress dissent #because you know your facts and viewpoint will stand up to the scrutiny #only dictators who know they're in the wrong #and know that an educated population will no longer blindly follow their BS pull shit like this #free Palestine #live laugh love tiktok #from the land to the sea #palestine will be free #gaza #social justice #western imperialism #usa #good omens #loki #brokeback mountain #justice #genshin impact

[marmorafarms]

So it's been brought to my attention that my western lens on media between any sort of relationship with two men is clouding my view point on if the Kabru and Laios scene will go over well. Y'all know the one I mean. I least i hope you do.

Because it's not explicitly romantic, I have been told that Japanese media does an amazing job with male friendships and my expectations should not be on the floor. I guess in most anime, male friendships are celebrated and done very well? And that most of the time the friendships are turned more into "fan service" than anything?

I will say that this is not the case in western media. We're very "'five feet apart in the hot tub cause we're not gay" in our shows. So, with this new information, I've decided to raise my expectations. I've decided to just assume things are going to go well!

So Dungeon Meshi--I'm gonna assume you're gonna take the Kabru Laios emotional friendship admission scene thing and do it well. My expectations are now through the roof. Clearly I did not know what I was talking about. I may still now also not know what I'm talking about. But I'm more hopeful now.

#based on my post where i referenced western media #and i got my ass roasted #which is fine #like i appreciate the education #so anyway #hopefully this goes well #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #laios #kabru #labru

[ms-hells-bells]

not western online weirdos mass attacking a random kpop girl because she bought a drink from starbucks. what do you think the chances are of this random korean teen that likely didn't even graduate highschool, and spends her days living at a company and practicing dances and doing photoshoots knows about the intricacies of the global companies that have presence in israel or ceo statements about the israel-palestine conflict. these people are insane. this is not normal behaviour.

#this expectation for random global celebrities who often don't even speak english to make english statements to their western fans #about complex politics they have zero education on is so entitled and eurocentric #you can educate and bring stuff up in an open and explanatory way #why attack #these kids are under strict contracts they will largely never be allowed legally to speak on these topics anyway

[runalongprincevaliant]

#free palestine #palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #genocide #free gaza #gaza #this is a genocide #education is important #media #western media is doing a bad job #to no one’s surprise #antizionism is not antisemitism #keep talking about palestine #yemen #free yemen #Instagram

[belongstolove]

#endisraelsgenocide #free palestine #boycott israel #anti capitalism #anti imperialism #ceasefirenow #genocide #israel is a terrorist state #warcrimesingaza #americancrimes #higher education #american history #western genocide #stop arming israel #higher learning #antifada #complicity #colleges #reject aipac #corrupt government #degree #in #antizionism

[crsentfairy]

easterners with no nuance of certain topics revolving around the black-american demographic and how we interact with racism, colorism, microaggression, forced assimilation , etc. giving the most tone deaf responses should be punishable by death. btw

#crsent.txt #anyways good morning say it back <3 #''WESTERNERS and their made up theories! 😒'' = i don't want to listen to black people whine all day and i'm unkeen to educating myself- #-like a moron.'' hope this helps 😁👍🏿

[intersectionalpraxis]

Hello! I hope this isn't an annoying question (I promise I'm not about to say something horrible or bigoted - I'm just shy and therfore anonymous), but I'd like to have your advice on how to go about informing people about the genocide in Palestine.

Most people that I know in-person have (quite literally) zero information about any of it, and I have no idea where to even start when informing them. It's hard to summarize everything that's been going on without overloading them with tons of information - or even boring them because I explained it poorly. Many of them have that mindset of "oh, this is bad, but there's nothing we can do," and I'd like to inform them as well as motivate them to advocate for Palestine themselves.

Sorry, this was kind of long! Thank you in advance!

Hello! It's definitely not annoying at all, thank you for your questions/inquiry.

subhi is on of the creators I always recommend following on tiktok and on instagram (if you aren't already) -their posts are both educational-based and they cover current events (for other creators on tiktok/all their platforms I'd recommend James Ray, A'isha, Dr. Nahla, fakegyllenhalal, Nuha, as well as anat_international -to name a few).

subhi created a free online crash course on Palestine that you can find here:

you can also find their page here: @/palestine.academy on Instagram:

Lets Talk Palestine on Instagram has a plethora of educational resources, too (I have followed them for years and they have helped me learn A LOT -their content has many 'beginners guides to' on their Instagram page. I also always recommend following them -here is their link tree:

Palipunk also created a Masterlist here, which they pinned on their profile, as well as fairuzfan -they have a list of helpful resources in this post that cover some of what you were worried about/how you can best address people who may not be as receptive or with whom don't know much about what is going on -I will attach it here:

These are great sources here for you to reference and/or share with the people you know in-person who would like to learn more about Palestine, from past to current, but also as a reference for you to feel more confident/comfortable talking about topics that you know about/have learned about. This is by no means extensive, but it is something I can share to give you a starting point.

I can't say I have the perfect response, but letting them know, first and foremost, you don't have to be an expert to understand that what is happening to Palestinian people is mass ethnic cleansing, and that the Israeli Occupational Forces (the IOF) are committing war crimes. If this was happening to any western/European country there would be a global outrage -like even recently Biden referred to what Putin was/is doing to Ukraine was genocide, but the systematic killing of nearly 30,000 Palestinian people is not?

And to emphasize -if they feel like nothing can be done or even after they understand/have acknowledged what is happening, you can encourage them to look into boycotting (as many Palestinian activists and allies have said -it's the least we can do), because it has been working in varying different capacities. Here is a helpful resource to look into and share with them directly if you are taking your time to go through some of the link I directed you to:

I am also nowhere near an expert on these topics, and there are plenty of Palestinian creators here and elsewhere that I follow that make content talking about Palestine that you also can look at as well (some of them are included here).

I hope this offers some more clarity, and I know there may be tough conversations ahead -and it may depend on context, but whenever I'm addressing global issues with people who don't know about what I'm talking about I usually start with "did you know about..." and if they're not receptive to something I say "do you realize what you said can come across as 'x'" and that 'x' being either insensitive, racist, sexist, xenophobic/whatever they said that is problematic. Turning the onus on them to answer for their bigotry of ignorance, and then being able to educate/inform them.

It's also never the responsibility of Palestinian people, or any person/community being oppressed by a settler/imperial/colonial force both* (fixed a typo!) currently and having a history of such to 'explain' their oppression -so please if they do look outside of the recommendations I've made, please tell them no person who has/experiences marginalization/systematic oppression has to educate them about their suffering (there are some exceptions, but my bottom line is if you don't know then do your own research). It's inappropriate and can be traumatizing/re-traumatizing to many. I'm not saying that's the case for you, but learning/unlearning is something we're all doing, and unless we attend a conference/watch a documentary/are engaging with content they create, then please be mindful of this.

Wishing you the best!

And as always, free Palestine.

#feminist #social justice #free palestine #palestine #free gaza #settler violence #freepalastine🇵🇸 #current events #current news #western imperialism #history #learning #education #unlearning #tiktok #instagram #letstalkpalestine #boycotting #boycott #bdsmovement #palestinian history #palestinian liberation #asked #colonial violence #imperialism #colonialism

[shadesofmauve]

An email from my alma mater

Me: "What are they teaching those fish?!"

Dad: "How to solve their own problems."

#Western Washington University #educating the salmon #why didn't I take classes at Huxley #the irony of working where I do #and graduating from WWU #with an ART degree #salmon #fun with words

[hussyknee]

Over and over I am reminded that institutionalized academia is a pillar of white supremacy. Expertise built on the exclusion of the colonized and disabled for the purpose of propagating colonial, eugenicist structures and rationalizations. Decolonial academia has become just an excuse to study us like bugs under a microscope and speak over us, rather than treat us as experts of our own reality and oppressions.

#academia #i think white people should shut the fuck up forever at this point #seriously we have heard the iterations of racism and ableism already. you really have nothing whatsoever to add to the conversation #white supremacy #gatekeeping #global south #racism #anti blackness #ableism #formal education #colonialism #colonization #western imperialism #imperial core #decolonization #decolonial studies #post-colonial studies #scholarship #white privilege #white people #white academia #knee of huss

[theinconvenientlifestyle]

The depth of brainwashing she's had to undo!

#israel #palestine #western media bias #the importance of self education #propaganda #brainwashing #benjamin netanyahu #Jewish voices for peace

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, c.1692-1765) A Capriccio with Saint Paul Preaching to the Romans, with the Temple of Vesta and Pyramid of Caius Cestius, 1742 National Gallery of Ireland

#Giovanni Paolo Panini #art #italian art #public domain #educational #fine art #traditional art #oil painting #A Capriccio with Saint Paul Preaching to the Romans with the Temple of Vesta and Pyramid of Caius Cestius #romans #rome #mediterranean #cradle of civilization #christian art #Christendom #western civilization #catholic #beautiful art #saint paul #st paul #catholic art