ah oui arigato

Despite what you may have heard Bruce Wayne is not, in fact, a furry.

Holy Mary, today we remember your son who was executed by an occupying empire, but we also remember you, and we bear witness to the grief of all the mothers in Gaza whose children have been murdered by empire.

Holy Mary, protect the women of Palestine. Protect the mothers whose children are starving. Protect the women who are being raped by occupation forces. Protect the women whose whole families have all been martyred.

Holy Mary, let us have the courage to fight our oppressors, give us the strength to resist empire.

“We don’t know where to put the young! We don’t know where to put the adults! The women were exposed! Young men are gone! Elders are gone! This is cruel, oh world!”

I need you all to hear the pain in this woman’s voice and the suffering she has seen. My experience in the medical field was voluntary and cut short by my disability, but the sight of the dead, dying and gravely injured is something you never forget. I cannot imagine what she has seen.

Many people say “I am protecting my mental health by not engaging in this media,” and okay, yes, do not spend every hour watching videos from this crisis, it will break you. But do not ignore it altogether to ‘protect your mental health’ while people DIE. While children DIE.