@hextopics @ChristianTomas And if she was meant to be portrayed as a Black woman by the artist (which is a valid interpretation made by other artists), I trust that he would have included other physical and cultural signifiers other than just skin tone (instead of taking care of including Romani ones).
@hextopics @ChristianTomas Blackface is a complex historical and social topic, and is no way in play here. Darkening a skin tone as to counteract consistent whitewashing is not: blackface, minstrelsy, reverse racism, or anything of that nature.
It's finally time! Trans girl scout cookies!
Trans kids are under attack nationwide. The Girl Scouts has accepted trans girls and non-binary kids for years now. Let's make the lives of some trans scouts a little bit better and get tasty cookies to boot.
Thread of links here! 🧵
@ChristianTomas You should put up a poll so we can guess whether it was steeped in racism, homophobia, or just all around foolishness. My guess is they just posted with their whole ass out.
@ChristianTomas And worse, depending on the area, the presence of law enforcement or security has actively harmed students. (I have a lot of opinions as a teacher)
🧵 A thread of #MLK speeches, sermons and interviews in which he tells inconvenient truths, shares about his philosophy of nonviolence, and expounds on injustice and what our righteous, rigorous response should be.
Relevant. Revelatory. Revolutionary.
#MLKDay#MLKDay2022
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Family,
Tomorrow, there will be people tweeting about my father and #MLKDay who are complicit in, complacent about and/or a part of cultivating some form of injustice.
That’s to be expected, and not just regarding voting legislation.