I end here convinced that festivals will/should not last. Recently I spoke with @jemjemdesi, who, when asked on a podcast what good festivals can* offer us, realized she had no answer to give.
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this, all of this: "I do know that art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage... our work is to say what is true in the face of so much lying."
Regardless of your opinion on the queen, this whole thing has shown the true extent of how backwards we are as a country. Thousands of homeless people needing shelter but Sally from Norwich gets to spend the night on a train cos she had to go and cry next to a box for a bit.
Reminder that Queen Elizabeth is not a remnant of colonial times. She was an active participant in colonialism. She actively tried to stop independence movements & she tried to keep newly independent colonies from leaving the commonwealth. The evil she did was enough
I know my friends in North America have very different Twitter feeds than mine (and our media would not dare publish this), so I want to show you what others around the world are thinking and feeling re: today's news.
This is one of those fascinating times when you see the difference between people who think of monarchs and colonialism are part of some fantasy world, like Disney stories, and those who know the evil of it and whose parents can talk vividly about the cruelty and lasting impact.
One of my colleagues wrote about getting a vasectomy recently. His experience is on the left.
Another Vice writer wrote in 2019 about getting her tubes tied. Her experience is on the right.
A lot of people, especially on days like yesterday’s SCOTUS rulings, ask me about hope.
Now is the time to stick together. Some thoughts from last night’s Q&A:
i wish someone had told me that one of the perils of being a female founder is the male (romantic) partner who tries to undermine your business efforts bc they don’t like your ambition