Also, I recommend that in addition to keeping up the donations, after this is done continue to donate to Native American charities and foundations. The reason they had to protest for so long was because of a lack of respect/political power.
Please stop linking to the Daily Mail, it is a hateful rag and gets ad revenue every time someone lands on their site!
The Doctor Strange controversy — combined with thepush to cast an Asian American actor as the title character Danny Rand aka Iron Fist — has been buzzing for the last couple months. With the release of the first official trailer for Doctor Strange, Marvel’s next would-be blockbuster movie after Captain America: Civil War, the controversy has reached an all time high. So much so that a Marvel spokesperson gave this statement to Mashable regarding the casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in Doctor Strange:
“Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material to bring its MCU to life. The Ancient One is a title that is not exclusively held by any one character, but rather a moniker passed down through time, and in this particular film the embodiment is Celtic. We are very proud to have the enormously talented Tilda Swinton portray this unique and complex character alongside our richly diverse cast.”
Is this statement true though? Has Marvel Studios really pushed diversity in their movies? Have they increased the visibility of marginalized peoples in their film franchise or television properties? Has Marvel Studios subverted stereotypes? Enough to supposedly excuse recent controversies surrounding Doctor Strange and Iron Fist?
Native Americans weren’t allowed US citizenship until 1924.
Let that sink in. We lived here first…for thousands of years. And less than a hundred years ago we were finally given citizenship.
We also fought in WWI despite not being US citizens.
In Arizona, natives weren’t granted the right to vote until 1948. Think how that type of neglect ties into resource colonization as infrastructure was developed within years prior.
In addition: the indigenous peoples of Canada were not recognized as Human Beings until the year 1960. Now let that shit sink in.
In the US it wasn’t until 1968 that the Indian Civil Rights Act was passed and allowed for the right to freedom of speech / assembly / press, a jury trial, the right to an attorney etc. It’s so fucking frustrating.
and it wasn’t until 1978 that we were legally allowed to practice our own religions. in a nation founded on religious freedoms, it was illegal to practice our own religions. in our own country. how fucked up is that?
Aaaand Native Americans weren’t entitled to their own languages (had no legal rights to teach them in their schools, use them in business) until the Native American Language Act of 1990.
I teach this to my students, because NONE of it is in a single textbook. This is and act of indoctrination
1. white racists (like you “good” whites’ uncles, grandmas, neighbors, and friends) only change their behavior when they are confronted by other whites with more status.
2. when Black people confront the racists attacking us, they just pile on harder because they get a kick out of knowing they’ve gotten to us.
tl;dr – just like Black people have been telling you for decades, it’s up to whites to end racism and you can’t do it by remaining friends with your cousin and grandma who voted Trump because “fuck political correctness”.
Overall, I had four types of bots: High Follower/White; Low Follower/White; High Follower/Black; and Low Follower/Black. My prediction
was that messages from the different types of bots would function
differently. I thought High Follower/White bots would have the largest
effect, while Low Follower/Black bots would have only a minimal effect.
I
expected the white bots to be more effective than the black bots
because all of my subjects were themselves white, and there is evidence
that messages about social norms from the “in-group” are more effective
than messages from the “out-group.” Race does not always define
in-group/out-group status, but because these subjects were engaged in
racist harassment, I thought that this was the most relevant group
identity.
The primary behavior I hoped to change with my
intervention was the subjects’ use of racist slurs. I tracked each
subject’s Twitter use for two months and calculated the change in the
use of a particular racial slur.
Only one of the four types of
bots caused a significant reduction in the subjects’ rate of tweeting
slurs: the white bots with 500 followers. The graph below shows that
this type of bot caused each subject to tweet the slur 0.3 fewer times
per day in the week after being sanctioned.
Roughly 35 percent of subjects provided some personal information on
their profile. The effects of my messages on this subset — that is, non
anonymous Twitter users — were strikingly different. Tweets from white
bots with 500 followers did not cause a significant change in these
users’ behavior, but tweets from black bots with few followers (the type
of bots that I thought would have a minimal effect) actually caused an increase in the use of racist slurs.
For those wondering “what more can I do?”
Here’s an idea for speaking up upside our echo chambers, that sounds like it might do some good.
Based on the findings in the study – and I would be the first to tell you that people behave differently online than off, and anonymity adds another layer to that – I actually think this study supports the personal findings of many white millennials with racist family members: if the racist acquaintance doesn’t consider you higher status than themselves, anything you say to them is ignored or met with worse behavior.
People who regularly say this crap (online, with anonymity) apparently care about status, so now is the time to put your privilege to good work.
So maybe racist grandma or uncle won’t change because you call them out, but your 10 year old cousin who is parroting your uncle might well take your opinion to heart. You’re unlikely to get your boss to stop being such a dick, but your coworkers and peers you may be able to herd into better language, or at least better language in public (which is still a small win). You might not be able to tell the coach that that isn’t okay, but you can get your teammates to not use that word anymore.
My bet would be that this viewpoint on status and marginalized group membership extends to quite a few other categories, too. Those of us in the marginalized group – another ethnic subgroup, or queer, or disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent, etc – speaking out against bigoted language are likely to be met with unchanged or worse behavior, but someone with status from outside the marginalized group can say hey, that’s not cool, let’s find better words here.
Look to your peers, especially the older you are. We can’t put all of this on millennials when older generations perceive them as so low status. Look to your subordinates and followers, especially the more popular you are, the more people seem to value your opinion. This is the one instance where punching down seems to be the way to actually help.
In the Netherlands, abortion is freely available on demand. Yet the Netherlands boasts the lowest abortion rate in the world, about 6 abortions per 1000 women per year, and the complication and death rates for abortion are miniscule. How do they do it? First of all, contraception is widely available and free — it’s covered by the national health insurance plan. Holland also carries out extensive public education on contraception, family planning, and sexuality. An ethic of personal responsibility for one’s sexual activity is strongly promoted. Of course, some people say that teaching kids about sex and contraception will only encourage them to have lots of sex. But Dutch teenagers tend to have less frequent sex, starting at an older age, than American teenagers, and the Dutch teenage pregnancy rate is 9 times lower than in the U.S.
I endorse evidence-based medicine, and evidence-based activism.
Hashmi’s tweet went viral, with over 25,000 likes. Hashmi also made the list available to all via a google spreadsheet. The sheet lists what was condemned, who condemned it and a link to evidence of this. It took her about three weeks to complete.
Well, i guess they’re ordered to kill the protesters.
First they put their life in danger, shoot at them with rubber bullets, they use
tear gas,
concussion grenades and water cannons and then they don’t let them have a medical treatment.
75 (!!!) law enforcement agencies were sent there from 10 states
to police the PEACEFUL protesters. That’s insane. People are trying to protect their land and someone is trying so hard to get money from the pipeline that he/ she is ready to kill people for it.
Just some background on the Nat’l Guard Unit. This Unit has members that served in Iraq, Gitmo Bay, and now are on stand by to go to Afghanistan. Exactly what you do not need to face this situation.
This is a photo my friend posted of what their little
brother wants for Christmas. And I love it, I want to help make this happen..
The people of Standing Rock Indian reservation have been
protesting and fighting against the multi-billion dollar oil pipeline that
would pass through four states. This pipeline would pass through both the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, and would be half a mile from the Standing Rock Indian
reservation. This means that any possible oil spill could have devastating effects
upon the local’s water supply. The residents are also worried that the pipeline
might also destroy their sacred suit tribal sites.
The protesters have been gathering for about a year in
hopes to preserve and save the land. And of course, police are involved. There has
been a series of upsetting allegations, such as a woman’s arm being blown off, mass
arrests, and even police armed with teargas and bean bag rounds to evict
protesters which resulted in over 140 arrests. Though I understand some force
had to be taken when a few protesters trespassed on private property, resisted
arrest and refused to leave the site after being asked too, I also believe that
these locals have the right to their freedom of speech and I understand them
wanting to protect the land. But this isn’t about my thoughts. This is about
helping the people of Standing Rock Indian reservations and a making a little
kids Christmas wish comes true.
SOOOOO here are 10 ways we can help Standing Rock Indian
Reservation.
1. Call North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple at
701-328-2200. When leaving a message stating your thoughts about this subject
please be professional.
5. Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or (202)
456-1414. Tell President Obama to rescind the Army Corps of Engineers’ Permit
for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
8. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and demand that they
reverse the permit: (202) 761-5903
9. Sign other petitions asking President Obama to stop
the Dakota Access Pipeline. Here’s the latest to cross my desk – https://act.credoaction.com/sign/NoDAPL
10. Call the executives of the companies that are
building the pipeline:
a. Lee Hanse Executive Vice President Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P. 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400 San Antonio, Texas 78258 Telephone:
(210) 403-6455 Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com
b. Glenn Emery Vice President Energy Transfer Partners,
L.P. 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400 San Antonio, Texas 78258 Telephone: (210)
403-6762 Glenn.Emery@energytransfer.com
c. Michael (Cliff) Waters Lead Analyst Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P. 1300 Main St. Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 989-2404 Michael.Waters@energytransfer.com
there’s nothing wrong with drawing naked women but it’s a little odd that so many people and by people i mean men draw naked women and only naked women and spend years of their life experimenting with new art forms and finding thousands of new ways to create images of naked women
and by naked women i mean young, beautiful naked women. usually white, usually skinny.
like it’s cool that you spent years compiling this 3D crayon sculpture with only your feet but surely you could give her a dress or something. maybe you could have made an image of a man instead. or a child. or a nice tree.
man i want this to hit the tens of thousands so badly because it’s barely 1k and there’s already people missing the point and swearing at me in the notes imagine how much worse it’ll get it’ll be hilarious
Tangential but the men drawing naked women thing always reminds me of that John Berger quote, “You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.”
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