I swear I don't love the drama, it loves me

"but I didnt learn about the usa's wrongs in school 😢 we don't know anything cause they didn't teach us anything 😢" well no one in my school in india told me that our country is a regionally hegemonic war criminal you're just entitled and insultingly uncurious

in fact they told us completely propagandised nonsense about how pre colonial hindu kingdoms were extremely peaceful but were forced to defend themselves against regular invasions solely by muslims. this is something v easily contradicted by the foundational story of ashoka's turn to buddhist dhamma being the brutality of the kalinga war.

the point being made is school, everywhere in the world is a deeply political project and is marshalled for the purpose of nation building. you're not going to hear about the sins of your nation in any serious way at school most anywhere in the world, and expecting that it should have betrays a certain lack of uhh, street smarts. its for children and run by the govt.

oh this is so interesting. I do think Charlie is going to push Vaggi away due to what Erika says in her interviews but having Vaggi spiral on that instead of trying to comfort Charlie could be so interesting. Especially since she and Lilith won't get along at least not at first. I don't think Charlie would break up with her but I do think in the press of getting Lilith's approval she'll end up hurting Vaggi.

son that uses the last airbender as the basis of their morality, daughter that uses the hunger games as the basis of their personal politics, or they/them child that using steven universe as the basis for their interpersonal relationships

If you follow this page your assignment is to watch Moonlight (2016) by the end of NEXT WEEK I need everyone to inject some good nonwhite queer cinema into their veins right NOW-

AND THE CRAZIEST PART IS: IT WON BEST PICTURE!!!! this all-Black, queer movie WON AN OSCAR for BEST PICTURE!! and people act like they don't know what it is!! "LGBTQ films don't get recognized" that's crazy because one of them won the most prestigious US film award (the first LGBTQ movie to do so) and y'all didn't even watch it!!!! I wonder why??? First movie for a Muslim actor to win an Oscar too (Mahershala Ali)!!! Like- please!!! PLEASE!!!!!

genuinely I do love katara and sokka as a representation of how Indigenous people can be written in a fantasy setting and it was nice to have something like that in a childhood that was spent consuming a lot of media set in fantastical worlds. however I think if those are the only fictional Indigenous characters you can name, especially like as an adult, you should really make an effort to also engage with stories that portray real Indigenous people and cultures in the real world

actually I’m going to add to this and say something that I know will be very controversial on tumblr but. if the only fictional Indigenous characters you as an adult can name in general are from solely children’s media, you should really make an effort to engage with a broader range of stories that portray real Indigenous people and cultures in the real world. sorry. I know this is a touchy subject. This isn’t meant as an indictment of adults who engage with children’s media overall. I just think those shouldn’t be, like, the only Indigenous characters you’re exposed to. respectfully. you’re going to be missing out on a lot of aspects of our stories, frankly. no matter how deep you think that story tailored to a child audience is. it very well may be. it was still written with children in mind first and foremost. please attempt to broaden your horizons.

and if I’m being really honest? once you’ve finished listing fictional Indigenous characters you’ve heard of? my challenge to you, white tumblr user, is to name at least one work of non-fiction (book, essay, documentary, etc) created by an actual Indigenous person. you’re allowed to use search engines you just have to name one. and then you have to engage with that work, if you haven’t already.