I just think it’s really interesting that once I became more visibly Jewish- wearing a tichel or kippah on a daily basis, wearing my hamsa, learning Yiddish- I was immediately faced with (misdirected) transmisogyny- being called transmisogynistic specific slurs, being followed and harrassed off buses, being followed and watched in women’s bathrooms, etc.
It goes to show that transmisogynists and terfs base their ideas on what womanhood is on a white, European, racist, antisemetic, patriarchal caricature of womanhood, and not actual womanhood, which is intrisic to each women, normal or cis.
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Could you please do a clip of Team Rocket using insults that are a lot heavier than “twerp”?
meowth, control yourself
it’s unfair of us to have platforms and not use it to speak up for palestinians. i have resources provided below for how you can educate yourself on the ethnic cleansing that is happening in palestine right now and how you can help.
educate yourself
thread on what is occurring in sheikh jarrah, another thread
tw violence video of palestinian explaining the situation in sheikh jarrah
tw bombing video of al aqsa mosque being bombed
tw violence, tw bombing, tw shooting video of palestinians in al aqsa mosque
tweet explaining importance of al aqsa
a website where you can learn more about palestine
a video breaking down the history of the israeli oppressing palestinians
video of palestinian explaining the importance of spreading awareness
tw violence video of 16 yo palestinian boy being forcefully evicted from his home by israeli solders
tiktok of palestinian speaking about what is going on in her country. please see the links in her bio for more information— tiktok will not let me copy and paste her linktree
tiktok of palestinian speaking on situation in gaza
instagram page for jewish voices for peace, an organization working for liberation and justice for palestine
infographics explaining how to be an ally for palestine
some of the posts are triggering instagram of journalist sharing what is happening in palestine
tiktok explaining the situation in al lydd
books/articles you can read to learn more
free ways to help if you cannot donate
do NOT sign petitions !! they are not accounted for in the middle east and do nothing.
go to this website and simply click. update: i have heard from some people that this helps and from other people that it does not. please be wary with this source and do not depend on it.
watch this video to donate, it’s 3 hours long but just playing it in the background can help. do not play on loop and do not skip ads.
watch this video to donate, it’s 1 hour long but just playing it in the background can help. do not play on loop and do not skip ads.
if you are from the U.K., follow these instructions to call local MPs into action
if you are from the U.S., text RESIST to 50409 to urge congress to help palestine
thread of dua’as muslims can make to pray for palestinians
boycott israeli products
donate— it is better to donate directly to people rather than organizations, but i do have a few organizations listed.
do NOT donate to change.org
help children and hospitals affected by gaza bombing
help hungry children in palestine
donate to palestine child relief fund, known to be reputable
donate to united palestinian appeal, a direct charity
donate directly to journalist injured in gaza
ramadan zakat fund for palestinians in gaza
raise money for palestinian woman escaping toxic household
buy palestinian goods
i’ll add more links as i continue to find reliable sources and proper donations. please dm me other resources and i can add them to this list. if anything here is not trustworthy, please let me know immediately and i will take it down. free palestine until it’s backwards, pray for palestinians who do not know whether they will be safe in their own country.
last but not least, if you are a pro-israel, unfollow me immediately. i don’t need you on my tumblr. and do not use what is happening in palestine right now to be anti-semitic.
i tried to be funny and it backfired miserably
500,000 notes by the time I turn 21, (07/07/2021) I will get a TUA tattoo
what if
Okay. Then let’s do something constructive about it.
Note: I personally think looking toward a celebrity / rock star / influencer / fandom BNF for performative allyship is a waste of time. I think there’s a lot of nuance lost in generational and life experience gaps and I’m not going to engage in that conversation.
What I want to do instead is focus on what I can do for myself and my local community to take active steps in making the alt music scene are more inclusive and less racist space. I’m a big believer in building up and supporting your local music scene as much as possible, so the (totally not comprehensive, but def a starting point) list I’ve curated below will reflect those core values I hold for myself.
BROADLY, QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF:
What POC artists are you listening to? Are you buying their albums? Buying their merch? Requesting their songs at your local radio station?
YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE:
When shows return post-pandemic - will you go see any local POC artists?
Are you able to use your contacts to help these artists books shows?
Maybe request the local music club to book certain bands? Show promoters will listen if there seems to be enough interest for them to make money on ticket sales/door fees. (You can usually google your local music venue + booking to try and find this information)
College music stations - if you’re in a college town - there’s a great opportunity to get involved (esp if you’re a student) with helping curate what music gets put in rotation.
Are you able to host a show? House shows are the ULTIMATE music scene DIY - if you’re in a position to offer up your house/space as a venue for bands to come and play, why not make a point to seek out POC artists and have them be part of the line up?
SoFarSounds.com is another great avenue for the house show route.
Follow: To The Front DIY
DIVERSIFY YOUR NARRATIVE:
LISTEN:
POC ALT PLAYLIST
INDIGENOUS PUNK
POP PUNK LATINO
ASIAN PUNK ROCK
READ:
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Punk Rock Hora: Adventures in Jew-Punk Land
Evolution of Modern Popular Music: A history of Blues, Jazz, Country, R&B, Rock and Rap
Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story
The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band
Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-And-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
WATCH:
Racism in the Punk/Alternative Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgekmBGt4E8
The Very Black History of Punk Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIWDZ1xxdM
The Very Latinx History of Punk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSyo1zd9jcw
The Asian Punk Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZKcd8Dn0SA
Anarchy in the Philippines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtSZt_KeiGU
Punk Jews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c29lJ3U_A0
Your Favorite Entertainer is Problematic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sru88ArTFw
Racism in Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlQ-KxS5xUs
HELP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS WITH DONATIONS & SUPPORT:
https://www.musicandyouth.org/opportunity-gap/
https://www.colorincolorado.org/booklist/music-kids-hispanic-heritage
https://www.harmony-project.org/
http://www.musicunites.org/
https://icyola.org/
https://www.musicforallseasons.org/who-we-serve/youth-at-risk/ (New Jersey!!)
https://www.latinoartsinc.org/
https://aimusic.us/new-student.php
https://www.rcmusic.com/learning/learning-through-the-arts/indigenous-programs
Or Google your city + “youth music programs” or “youth after school programs” and volunteer / donate / support!
It's 3:31 in the AM and I'm probably delirious, but I feel like this was an omen
pete wentz, frantically shuffling paperwork at fall out boy headquarters: why aren’t the youth relating to our merch?? what is it that they want? memes???? emojis?????? MORE COMIC SANS???????? WE’RE LOSING TOUCH WITH THE YOUNG PATRICK
reblog and put in the tags your most concerning playlist name
i'd lobe to see a post of petes natural hair!
Natural hair Pete Wentz appreciation post for @dilsdoes
So is he gonna meow or what
I left my conscience pressed between the pages of the bible in the drawer
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