nerwenmina

i believe palestine will be free with my whole heart. the dutch colonized indonesia for 300 years, indonesians, even those who practice indigenous religion, are still here. west papuans are fighting for their independence from indonesia and american settlers, and they are still here. the invasion and bombings of vietnam, laos, and cambodia lasted for 20 years, and i have met some of the most brilliant asian people descended from there. and that was the first televised war! palestine will be free! from the river to the sea. the indigenous/global south world has always survived, and i believe it will live and flourish in the future (in my lifetime) no matter what.

Would that I could turn back the hand of time and warn the onion staffer who penned this piece. “Is it worth it,” I would ask. “Is it worth it?”

truly a cultural reset

Wait - that’s where it came from?

sorry

He would not fucking say that but let's indulge

"i'm not triggered or upset by or even ideologically opposed to it, i just associate it with something so bad that i can't enjoy it anymore" is such a frustrating relationship to have with a piece of media

There's also the Greater Fairy Armadillo, which is frustratingly difficult to find good pictures of

I hope all those white boys shocking waiters by ordering in [asian language] all collapse into a black hole singularity

I just watched a tiktok where the white guy tried speaking in vietnamese to the waitress who had to admit on film that no, she doesn't speak her ancestors language, and he was like "oh I've out-vietnamesed you" while she like sat down on the restaurant floor in shock. and the comments were like haha how cool and smart of the white guy isn't this funny! like how do people not realize this is humiliating? white people will never understand the complex relationship asian diaspora have with their language and the shame and guilt and baggage of assimilation, and then they get to exploit that shit for views and clout like I genuinely want all those people to kill themselves

so what if im doomed! so what! i can still have fun!