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I have made you a chart. A very simple chart.

People say "You have to draw the line somewhere, and Biden has crossed it-" and my response is "Trump has crossed way more lines than Biden".

These categories are based off of actual policy enacted by both of these men while they were in office.

we will ALWAYS be a two party system until voting reform happens, and voting reform won’t happen if project 2025 happens.

That's the signal. If Trump pulls a 51% in the votes, the signal is that the centrist voters in the middle find the Democrats too liberal and would rather throw their stock in with the Republicans. And to stand a chance at winning them back, Democrats need to become less liberal, and more conservative.

The west's perception of Asians is almost strictly regarding EAST Asians who have the paler skin and smaller eyes that we're used to seeing in media. The west have grown used to identifying them as 'Asians' no matter the specific nationality they may hold or the culture they come from. To many, Japanese, Chinese and Koreans kind of meld into a huge lump, and that lump is just known as 'Asian'

This exposure to East Asian people and culture for decades, no matter how racist, insulting an inaccurate it is, has declared East Asians to be THE Asians in the minds of those in the West, and practically any other Asian is kind of seen as a separate thing. I ask you this sincerely, but when I ask you to picture an Asian person, what comes to mind?

As a result, South Asians, Central Asians and even South East Asians are all sort of lost in the mix. I mean, the Middle East is Asian. I'm going to say that again, the Middle East is Asian. If you knew that already it seems like common sense but cannot tell you the minds that exploded when I mentioned that at the family function, and I think it's really important in recognising how the identity of the word 'Asian' can me muddied beyond recognition. I have never ever heard the Middle East described as Asian really

Do I think this stems from some kind of lowkey racism? I'll say yes while trying not to diminish all that East Asia has done in terms of carving a well deserved place out in pop culture. Unfortunately, even with all the racism that East Asians face I do think that the colour of their skin has aided in their massive rise to popularity. Of course there's other factors sych as a Western Audience alreay being 'used to' their pressence on screen and again I don't want to entirely wash away everything they've done by saying 'oh it's because they're light-skinned' but once you hear the kind of rhetoric directed at other Asians it's something that you have to consider. Whiteness is a very important factor to many white people, and even if you aren't while culturally and ethnically, if parts of you resemble a white person then that's close enough. Or, it at least makes you better than the others who don't have such resemblance, I mean that's the whole idea with the category of 'white-passing'

I'm half Indonesian, and growing up I have had so many white kids tell me 'you're not Asian, you're too dark to be Asian and your eyes aren't squinty enough' even calling me a 'dirt-skinned Asian' DIRT SKINNED WHAT and these were CHILDREN. Like between the ages of 6-10. And the worst thing is I know I have it easy by comparison because I've had Indian and Pakistani friends who have been actually beaten because of their skin colour and 'the way they smell like curry' which is a WILD thing for a fucking 12 year old to do to another 12 year old.

This gross distinction between the more desirable light skinned Asian and the less desired darker skinned has separated the word Asian into just being for East Asians, while the rest of us are not even thought about. When we are thought about, it's with this air of disgust and uncleanliness, because our countries and cultures are met with the attitutes that they're unstomachable to those in the West

Is this the fault of East Asians? Obviously fucking not. It's white prejudice seeping into other parts of the world and picking and choosing the aspects that make them the most comfortable. Still, though, I'm very happy in Korea's massive breakthrough to a Western audience, and I'm glad Japanese culture is still being adored today. Now I'm say it's China's turn but the West's hatred towards China even within their love for East Asia is a whole nother discussion

Please, if you're white, check your bias. How do you view East Asians as opposed to literally the rest of the whole continent? Do you feel as though they're 'cleaner' or 'more advanced'? Can you name a country in South Asia off the top of your head? Central Asia? West Asia? South East Asia? Please, the rest of us are worth loving, or at the very least, knowing about

Personal rant but Indonesia is the 4th most populated country in the world and I have met perhaps a grand total of 15 people here who knew the country before me telling them. People who had gone to Bali and assumed that Bali was an entire country, not realising there was like 17,000-18,000 islands attached to it. I love my culture, I love living in the West (for the most part) but it gets so lonely, you feel a bit like an alien because where are you supposed to fit into these peoples heads? They don't really like you, and then compare you to another completely different group of people who they don't understand at all, not even bothering to respect them that much, just using them as a benchmark for you.

Her name is Norma Bishop and she died back in 1928 after her sister had poisoned her drink (im too lazy to write her lore so maybe in million years i will😛)

I know there's other sites and then the other issue of youtube starting to block people from downloading from forcing people to log in to watch videos, but for what you can, cobalt lets you pick your settings for video, audio, and other stuff.

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I think this is the most adorablest little comic I love it so much it made me chortle