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The Clash in Thailand, March 1982. Photo shoot for their fifth album Combat Rock.

Photos by Pennie Smith

I WANT A SIX HOUR WORK DAY

I WANT A $25 MINIMUM WAGE

I WANT A MINIMUM OF 20 PAID DAYS OFF PLUS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OFF

ever since i was a child, all the media i would see would portray people like me as the villain. they all had darker skin and big noses and werent thin. the "ugly" characters were evil and the ugly characters looked like me. most if not all of the heros were white, thin, pretty.

i know it sounds like a stupid little issue but its been ingrained in my head that i am awful just because i look different. there are thousands of kids like me who grew up with the same media and were raised on ingrained and internalized racism. they hate themselves because we were taught to and we werent given another option. all those positivity posts, all about the pretty boys and girls and trans people and people with features like mine, they never feel like they're about me.