Amy

Potent minimalist art sends a strong message about police and vigilante brutality in America

Journalist and artist Shirin Barghi has created a gripping, thought-provoking series of graphics that not only examines racial prejudice in today’s America, but also captures the sense of humanity that often gets lost in news coverage. Titled “Last Words,” the graphics illustrate the last recorded words by Brown and other young black people — Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and others — who have been killed by police and vigilantes in recent years.

We won’t forget them.

you don’t get to pretend to be oppressed

you don’t get to pretend to be the victims

you don’t get to complain about the inconvenience of being white

you don’t get to be selectively racist or selectively allies when it’s convenient for you

you don’t get to say that “racism is a thing of the past” or “why are people making this a race issue?”

you don’t get to say you’re not racist especially if all you do is stay silent on race issues, or reply with #alllivesmatter, or say it’s not your damn battle, or that you’re “different” and “not all white people”

We have suffered under white supremacy for generations

We have suffered centuries of cultural erasure, genocide, injustice and oppression

We have suffered through having our voices go unheard, our pain and anger suppressed, our spirits crushed by countless false promises of freedom and equality.

So if you want to insist that you are “different”, prove it. 

Use your privilege. Speak for us. Fight with us. Help us get our voices and our stories heard. This world needs to change. And if you no longer want to be seen as the root of racism and supremacy, you need to change it with us.

Sincerely, 

1 bottle of wine, 1 glass, and as many ice cubes as your heart desires (bc mom says so @taylorswift)

bribe your nearest member of the itty bitty pretty kitty committee with whatever they want (seriously, give them what they want)

1 private screening of miss americana or rep stadium tour (if you want to give your neighbors a free concert, feat you as tay's backing singer)

play easter egg bingo

missing school or work? write a two page essay on the most slept on taylor track (*clears throat* the archer) or the cultural impact of taylor's bangs

play never have i ever: swiftie clownery edition eg never have i ever saw FIVE HOLES IN THE FENCE 🤡

DOWNLOAD THESE: Put life back into screaming color with these coloring sheets by @ohnoballoons

have a virtual tay bridge battle with your fave swifties, whoever can perform the most bridges without mistakes wins a prize (or a socially distant high five) eg DBATC, Cruel Summer, King of my Heart, etc etc

one more thing, don't forget your snacks to make sure you have enough energy for all of the above. we hear bananas are great brain food 🍌🍌🍌

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