People continue to underestimate how conservative Caribbean culture is because they see pictures of Carnival or people having fun on the TL. 😭 Babes i grew up thinking having your bra straps visible was a cardinal sin
I don't think our ancestors who put on horns and masks and covered themselves in oil would want us online arguing with foreigners whether our culture is demonic or not.
Oogoody boogoody bitch. Now what?
@PotatOverlord
It's not about knowing how filters work. It's that cats understand that it's supposed to be a mirror ie they understand the image they see on the screen is a reflection of themselves and not a different cat & human.
@PotatOverlord
They're freaking out because they see the filter image and it doesn't match the human they're looking at. If they didn't understand mirrors then they (like the last cat) would assume the filter is a different thing. It's basically the mirror test. Other animals pass it too
You ever think about how bus drivers always seem to know the difference between child and adult when it comes to collecting bus fare but never when it's time to leave people's children alone?
West Indians telling Americans they need to be better about their *global* geography and they respond that we don't know their *national* geography. Are you able to name all the municipalities in Russia? Why should someone name all the states?
Orangutan habitats are being destroyed for palm oil plantations, 9% of California's water goes to almond farming, and vegan obsession with quinoa is ruining the lives of indigenous Andeans but saying the issue is capitalism not meat is doomerism? Please get a grip
The whole "make sure you put on a clean panty in case you end up at the hospital"
And I ask myself, if I'm in an emergency, why are they concerned over my panty?
@edyong209
@justinehud
The Inuit hunter, Jens Larsen, being named in the first paragraph of this article is such good precedent!! Giving credit to those who deserve it (especially when they come from marginalized groups) makes the find more exciting
Let me take this as an opportunity to encourage parents to NOT say around their kids what they would hypothetically do if someone were inappropriate with their kids. If your kid knows you’re “going to prison” if anything like that happens, they could be less inclined to tell you.
Cultural appropriations is based in power dynamic. You cannot say that the Caribbean has appropriated anything from Europe because the power dynamic is in Europe's favor. You cannot say we appropriated from Africa when we are its descendants & are continuing tradition
I am very annoyed that yalls take away from the ozempic discourse is "just get in the gym" and not "the societal pursuit of thinness is not about health and we should all re-evaluate our views of fatness"
The law isn't passed. I called my council person and they're proposing ammendments and will vote again in 2 weeks. So if you are a DC resident ring up your council person and let them know it's bullshit
In 1979 when Ziggy Marley was 11, his father put out a song in support of Zimbabwe freedom fighters and their war against their colonizers.
Im 2023 Ziggy Marley signs a letter in support of the state that supplied arms to the Rhodesians and supported the white minority
In a strong sign of support of Israel from Hollywood, more than 700 figures from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to condemn Hamas and demand the safe return of hostages being held in Gaza.
Do yall spend time with children? Like at all lmfao. They barely have a concept of money, why would it be wild for them to want something "expensive"? They see adults have nice and pretty things so they want it as well. It's not that deep
I need West Indians to stop combining cleaning products. If you need to add something else to the product for it to work you might as well buy a different brand. And that includes adding bleach to things that aren't formulated for it 🥴 y'all are not chemists
@YaaAsantewaaBa
Men are insufferable. Colby college's men basketball team (DIII (and not even a good one)) thinks they can beat UConn women's team (the best DI). Why? Because they are men
You right. Let's spice it up. If you driving the band truck and both your mother and your girlfriend want to sit in the cab, who has to walk behind the truck?
If anything he'll be a case study for all future presidents. His ability to further American imperialism, Neutralize domestic opposition, and maintain a largely positive reputation with liberals to the point where you think he "squandered" opportunity?
A+ American presidency
I just want to remind everyone that we made up money. Scarcity and poverty are human inventions. It does not have to be like this. Living to paycheck to paycheck while other people own yatchs is not just the way the world is. It is created and maintain by the wealthy and powerful
Dominica has exactly 365 rivers. Anyone saying anything to the contrary is an enemy of the people and will be dealt with when I become CARICOM dictator
@876Nomad
@ticherie_
So you agree the problem is pricing and not lack of interest? So if flights between islands were cheaper then we'd have more inter Caribbean tourism? Which was the point of the tweet you originally showed your ass under.
Anyway I will say I rather raise my children in the Caribbean BUT I need us to grow in our support of disabilities and neurodivergent children. Not even getting into what our lgbtq+ children need.
That said the average Caribbean high school is clearing the average American one
“We’d prefer not to receive people from neighbouring countries…like DRC, like Burundi, Uganda or Tanzania.”
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Biruta explains how the 'UK to Rwanda' asylum deal could work.
More on the proposal here ➡️
@veeroyal_
you can't close your eyes and pretend race isn't a part of our reality. that's a very big part of the "melting pot" as well. If respecting the origins of things is walking on egg shells for you then idk what to tell you but carnival does not have a colorblind orign.
Is it me or is this tweet is implying that the very real African nations were not utilizing their resources before Europeans came along? because besides the Wakanda comparison this don't sit right
The story of Wakanda is not that they had Vibranium, it's that they learnt how to process it and extract value from it before the world found out about it.
If the world discovered it before they figured out how to mine it, you wouldn't have Wakanda, you'll have Congo.
This all started because a man with a now revocated medical license faked data to claim that vaccines caused autism. And because we live in an ableist hellscape people decided they would rather bury children than have a neurodiverse child.
I feel like this response is what happens when you deal with identity politics more than critical analysis of the realities. The man self-immolated and called out his and the US' role in the genocide of Palestine. How does that conflict with wanting to dismantle the US MIC?
@veeroyal_
@ELLcool_J
Impact over intention always. And your intention needs to keep in mind the racial politics that birthed what you're trying to take part in. Everybody doesn't have to be in everything
People talk shit about Americans for wearing pj pants outside but it is really nice to live in a place where people aren't hyper analyzing what you look like 24/7. Living around people who mind your business so you can dress hoe you want in peace? I need Dominicans to get on that
Why is there this global push to eliminate cash transactions? What is the benefit of becoming a cashless society esp when you know plenty of people don't have bank accounts?
What MBJ is doing can be labelled as appropriation because although he is a part of the African diaspora he is not of the Caribbean. What he is stealing is a product of the Caribbean. The power dynamic lies in his favor bc of wealth and his position as a resident of the empire
because under patriarchy there's no power in feminity. Whenever men complain about being "emasculated" the real issue is that they feel robbed of their power and likened to a woman.
*Emasculated* is such an interesting word because there's no female equivalent. Only a man can be robbed of something so arbitrary and societally-constructed as his masculinity.
Man's speaking like mia don't singlehandedly lead the caricom. If it weren't for us this unity to help st.vincent would be coming a day late and a dollar short. First to lend a hand and first to get push over.
It’s extremely funny that as soon as COVID was even halfway over we all implicitly agreed to never talk about it again. Seems to be the default human response to plagues. You can read all of English literature from the 14th century and have no idea the Black death happened
@MadihaBlob
@finessesighh
Lies. America is NOT talking about it at all. And DEFINITELY not in the context of an affair. You think Pippa would have named her daughter after a woman her brother-in-law had an affair with? Grow a brain, sugar. Catherine had surgery. She’s recovering. She’ll return. The end.
@lukeyism
High unemployment: 😴
High cost of living: 😴
Low wages: 😴
Lack of mental health resources: 😴
Generational trauma: 😴
🎶gun man in she hole, she like that 🎶: 😡
Every time I see tweets from de man I am reminded that there are truly two different Barbados'....cause if I as a POC had tied up a white classmate AND WHIPPED THEM I wouldn't have had the luxary to just apologize and transfer to QC.