PIIP, PIIP!

So naturally i just had to draw a silly crossover thing involving the disc dog rhythm game whose song is a banger btw

wait.....

There is a YouTuber known as CerosTV, a Black bisexual man, who has made several videos on TADC where he has expressed his praise and admiration of the series, as well as shutting down the racism and bigotry allegations as nothing serious. I know that this part especially, has been frustrating to some, specifically the Black community when it comes to feeling like we can't have large creators on our side when we discuss racism and fandom.

This man has just been hatecrimed. After attending a Pride event with his girlfriend, he was attacked and assaulted by a group of men while returning home. Point blank. He's in recovery, but a GoFundMe has been posted as he sorts things out. The video down below explains more about what happened but trigger warning: it is pretty disturbing.

With that being said though...where the fuck are TADC fans now? Because they sure had no issue hyping this man up for praising the show and essentially being the gateway for nonblack fans to excuse the racism and bigotry that was occurring in fandom and production. It was all fine and dandy then, but now that he's been actually injured and in need of assistance...they've disappeared. Nothing about what happened here was "equivalent exchange" or any of the BS that I've seen people try to argue.

I AM however, going to bring attention to the fact that he was platformed by TADC fans for his opinions and now that they've been validated, they've completely moved on from him as a person. At the end of the day, while I can and will be critical of people that may dismiss or excuse bigotry towards their community for ANY reason, a situation like this is always the worst possible outcome I could ever be afraid of.

This “holiday” was created to commemorate the anniversary of Hawai‘i’s admission into the United States of America.

This holiday is a sham.

The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was illegally overthrown by American businessman who had the help of U.S Minister John Stevens and the threat of American troops. They forcefully overtook our nation, and declared themselves the new provisional government of Hawai‘i.

Later our nation was made a territory, and in 1959, under the Hawai‘i Admission Act, we were admitted as a state.

There is no treaty of annexation between the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and America. We have not given up our sovereignty. Our kingdom was forcefully overthrown and stolen from us.

Hawai‘i is an illegally occupied nation under the iron fist of the United States.

Statehood supports American greed.

Statehood supports the unsustainable tourism and development of our `āina.

Statehood supports the harmful commercialization of my people and our way of life.

Statehood has allowed the Navy to poison our water again and again.

Statehood has allowed my people to needlessly suffer and die.

Statehood has stripped us of our identities and our nation.

We have fought hard to endure under the occupation of America. We have pushed forward with a cultural rebirth, trying hard to keep our fading traditions alive, but we can only go so far without our sovereignty.

End the American Occupation. Restore Hawai‘i to Hawaiians.

To read more on Hawaiian sovereignty, history and the harmful impacts of American occupation, see the links below:

chapter 4 beginning:

chapter 4 end:

chapter 5:

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