Tristan Varela

Multimedia producer, writer and illustrator. PhD Dev Neuro. MSc Science Media Production 🏳️‍🌈

[Tristan Varela @TrisTangents]

Disney made an amazing Filipino-themed Xmas ad, but since most of the media coverage I've seen misses the pinoy-ness of it all, I thought I'd make a thread about all the little cultural details for any who might be interested #philippines #DisneyChristmasAd2020

[Disney UK @Disney_UK]

Introducing the 2020 Disney Christmas Advert.
#FromOurFamilyToYours ✨ #DisneyChristmasAd2020

[Soph's Notes @sophsnotes]

It’s #LGBTSTEMDay! The best day this side of the year.

To celebrate, I’ve made a video about some LGBTQ+ STEM figures of past and present, including a discussion of why it’s so important to recognise and celebrate the latter. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

https://t.co/213YKxIKLj

#LGBTQSTEMDay

[Leo McDonagh 🌸 Leocalization @leotranslations]

MarriageForAll Japan is presenting their case for marriage equality to the Diet on the 26th at 1pm JST. Due to the pandemic, it'll be streamed live on YouTube. They're using viewership to gauge "how important this issue is to the people," so please stream and show your support!

[Tristan Varela @TrisTangents]

@DJHyphen Thank you! Hope you and yours have a great one too!

[Tristan Varela @TrisTangents]

Disney made an amazing Filipino-themed Xmas ad, but since most of the media coverage I've seen misses the pinoy-ness of it all, I thought I'd make a thread about all the little cultural details for any who might be interested #philippines #DisneyChristmasAd2020

[Disney UK @Disney_UK]

Introducing the 2020 Disney Christmas Advert.
#FromOurFamilyToYours ✨ #DisneyChristmasAd2020

[Tristan Varela @TrisTangents]

So that's just a few things I picked up on. Thanks for stopping by. Bonus tidbit: Filipinos celebrate the run up to Christmas for all of the 'Ber' months, so you'll often see decorations going up as early as September. Here's a couple pics from when I visited last year in October

[Tristan Varela @TrisTangents]

The family live in the UK (note the red postbox). I moved here with my mom (a nurse) to a city that looked very much like this, and seeing this story and culture, which I share with many others, represented this way, was something really special. So, thanks @Disney_UK