i am deeply moved by this anti-Israel / anti-zionist demonstration in phuket by my fellow countrymen and women so i would like to translate what she said:
for context, the protest was outside a a jewish new year gathering and it was organised by chabad in phuket. chabad is a global jewish community organisation that sets up community centres and synagogues all over the world.
she said:
"the reason i came today is because i'm from phuket, born and raised here. my dad has been driving a tuk-tuk since there were only 7 or 8 tuk-tuks in patong. phuket is a multicultural place. we have buddhist temples, mosques, churches, hindu temples, sikh temples. we have everything, every religion, every ethnicity.
but today, we came here to question and make our stand. as you can see, as protesters, we aren't allowed inside (the gathering) at all. they originally claimed there were only 200 people inside. then once our protest escalated, they claimed there were 700 or 800 people.
regardless of whatever numbers they claim, what we don't know is: what is actually going on inside, and why can't we, as thai citizens, go in? that's what all of us here came to get an answer to."
the protest signs read:
“phuket should not be used as a place for those responsible for the killing of children to seek legitimacy on thai soil.”
"the blood of palestinian children is not yet dry. do not use phuket to wash away sins."
One day Thais will be honest and critical of the skin tone conversation without feeling the need to defend it with their lives. The question worth debating is why lighter skin carries so much social value in the first place. And don’t say it doesn’t because you know it does.
We could have gotten Esther Oruche, a Thai-Nigerian model, in The Last Case if only they hadn't canceled the show. Thai gl gives us dark skinned representation and doesn't whitewash her, but it's a one time thing in a show that never happened 😔💔
@jayjayramble I definitely think it has to do with how commercialized the industry is at this point. So much of gl/bl have a formula for success that relies on fanservice and fan meets rather than just telling a good grounded story. It sucks cause it has so much potential