uncharted

nuestrahermana:

tw: racism, child physical abuse

I was watching a case on We The People, one of those TV court room shows that play randomly throughout the day.

This case in particular was one of two plaintiffs (Mr. & Mrs. Anderson, a newlywed white couple) suing Ms. Cunningham (A black mother) for “emotional distress” and both of their flight tickets. The reason?

They were bothered by Ms. Cunningham’s three children and more specifically, her 5 year old daughter who was “staring at them”.

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duskandshiverrrr:

TW: racism, racially charged hate crimes

agradschoolbreakup:

10 Facts You May Not Know About Asian-American History

gondoleia:

by Jenn Fang

It’s almost the end of May. Do you know your Asian-American history?

Most of America isn’t aware that May is Asian-American Heritage Month. It’s a celebration that started in 1978, when Congress urged President Jimmy Carter to declare the week of May 4th ”Asian-American Heritage Week.” (That date was chosen to coincide with the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and with the completion of the first transcontinental railroad — built largely by Chinese laborers — on May 10, 1869.) More recently in 1990, following another vote by Congress, President George H.W. Bush expanded Asian-American Heritage Week to encompass the entire month of May.

Sadly, Asian-American history and heritage is rarely taught in U.S. public schools. So for those of you who’ve missed such curriculum, here’s a list of 10 factoids you may not have known about the history of Asian-Americans in this country:

1). The first Asians whose arrival in America was documented were Filipinos who escaped a Spanish galleon in 1763. They formed the first Asian-American settlement in U.S. history, in the swamps surrounding modern-day New Orleans.

2). In the years between 1917 and 1965, Uncle Sam explicitly outlawed immigration to the U.S. of all Asian people. Immigration from China, for example, was banned as early as 1882, when the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. It wasn’t until the Immigration Act of 1965— which abolished national origins as a basis for immigration decisions — that nearly 50 years of race-based discrimination against Asian immigrants ended.

3). Because of their race, Asians immigrants were denied the right to naturalize as U.S. citizens until the 1943 Magnuson Act was passed. Consequently, for nearly a century of U.S. history, Asians were barred from owning land and testifying in court by laws that specifically targeted “aliens ineligible to citizenship.” Even after the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, American-born children of Chinese immigrants were not regarded as American citizens until the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which established that the Fourteen Amendment also applied to people of Asian descent.

4). Among the earliest Asian immigrants, virtually all ethnicities worked together as physical laborers, particularly on Hawaii’s sugar cane plantations. On these plantations, a unique hybrid language — pidgin — developed that contained elements of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean and English. Today, pidgin is one of the official languages of Hawaii, a state that is itself 40%  Asian.

5). Despite the Alien Land Law, which specifically prevented Asians from owning their own land, Japanese farmers were highly successful in the West Coast where they put into practice their knowledge of cultivating nutrient-poor soil to yield profitable harvests. By the 1920s, Japanese farmers (working their own land, or land held by white landowners that they managed) were the chief agricultural producers of many West Coast crops. In fact, the success of Japanese farmers is often cited as one of the reasons white landowners in California lobbied to support Japanese-American internment following the declaration of World War II.

6). Many of the early Asian immigrants who worked as laborers on plantations and in factories were instrumental in the formation of the American labour movement, helping to organize some of the first strikes and unions throughout the country. Japanese plantation workers, for example, engaged in the first organized strike in Hawaii in 1904.

7). Anti-miscegenation laws that denied marriage licenses between interracial couples specifically prohibited intermarriage between whites and Asians. For example, the 1922 Cable Act revoked the citizenship of any female U.S. citizen who married an “alien ineligible to citizenship,” a phrase repeatedly used in legal documents to refer to Asians.

8). Unlike Irish immigrants, who predominantly entered the United States via the Ellis Island immigration center, most Asian immigrants entered America by way of Angel Island Immigration Station. Unlike at Ellis Island, where immigrants might spend between two and five hours waiting to be processed, the Angel Island facility’s unspoken goal was to limit the flow of Asian immigrants into the country. Between 1910 and 1940, many prospective Asian immigrants were detained for as long as two years at Angel Island, stymied by U.S. immigration officials hoping to find reasons to deport them. Some of the detainees wrote poems in Chinese on the walls of the Angel Island detention facility; these poems have since been translated and collected into anthologies.

9). During World War II, Japanese American internees — including both Japanese immigrants and their American children — were forcibly relocated from their homes in the West Coast to remote relocation camps. Even still, several young Japanese-American men went on to successfully lobby the American government to be allowed to volunteer as soldiers in World War II, often to prove their loyalty to the United States. The 442nd infantry regiment, a segregated Asian-American unit composed almost entirely of Japanese-Americans, fought in Italy, France and Germany and is still the most highly decorated regiment in United States Armed Forces history.

10). In 1982, a young Chinese-American man named Vincent Chin was brutally clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit, Michigan. The crime was motivated, in part, by anti-Asian sentiment stemming from widespread loss of auto manufacturing jobs to Japanese competitors; Ronald Ebens, one of the attackers, was heard saying “it’s because of you little motherfuckers that we’re out of work” to Chin moments before the attack. Despite pleading guilty to second-degree murder, Chin’s killers did not serve any jail time for Chin’s murder, and were only fined $3,000. Vincent Chin’s death served as a flashpoint that ignited the modern Asian-American political movement.

simonsaysbark:

What are you doing, lying under the park bench and shooting photographs?

Here, let me pat you on the head, okay? There, there, crazy photo person, you’re going to hurt yourself for art!

(Thank you, Simon. I know, I’m a bad human. Thank you for giving me the “parent” face, ahem.)

mmmajestic:

maybe this summer instead of challenging people when they feel offended by my body i will just roll around on the ground and make walrus noises

masteradept:

slytherinmyswagkorra:

briyahginelle:

yeezysdisciple:

nicocw:

yeezysdisciple:

horndog-millionaire:

nicocw:

Trayvoning is the new Planking.

No, that’s not me by the way.

LET’S MAKE THIS TREND HAPPEN. :D

how about you not be a racist dickhead….

LOL.  Explain how this is racist.  Do all black people die next to Skittles and tea or something?

explain how making fun of the death of a black kid who is a victim of racial profiling not racist? what you can do is jump off a cliff though

or we can just explain how it makes you a sociopath?
 

This is a thing…. It is a thing…. Sociopaths… I swear. People are so sick… absolutely disgusting. You are a waste. 

Dear Racists,

Your mother should have swallowed.

what the actual fuck is wrong with you. why would you (OR ANYONE) think this is funny or cute or remotely even close to the realm of things that are appropriate to do under any circumstances?

kit-kat-o-graham:

pugletto:

The Complete Worldbending series. Avatar (The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra) as depicted by Windy-Asylum @ DA. (Pugletto @ Tumblr).

Information/Separate Threads:

• Ancient/World Avatars - The one that started it all.
• Air Nomads - The different Air Nations, as influenced by South America, Africa, and East Asia
• Earth Nation - The different states of the Earth Nation, as influenced by the North American Southwest, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
• Water Nation - Water peoples! As influenced by Hawaii, Mongolia, and Madagascar.
• Fire Nation - A look at the last and final part of the Worldbending series - the Fire Nation! As influenced by Mesoamerica, India, and Japan.

eclecticspectrum (via wretchedoftheearth)

better tell em!

spastasmagoria:

fuckyeahdarkgirls:

fuckyeahdarkgirls!

christinshootspeople.tumblr.com

Ok, I am broken. So the first thing I notice in every photo is shoes. And she is rocking them. I want her shoes. 

thefluffingtonpost:

Cat Burglar Caught Red-Pawed

The notorious kitten thief known as “Tristan” was snapped in this photo as he attempted to make off with the sun from a student’s solar system diorama.

While he was not able to secure the scale model sun, he did escape authorities on the scene.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, please contact the police immediately.

Via mszu.

thisisnotafrica:

africanbeats:

KONY 2012 PSY-OP SHATTERRED – JOSEPH KONY HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 2 YEARS

zweitesich:

An informant in contact with Libya 360° has confirmed that the Lord’s Resistance Army leader, Joseph Kony, died two years ago. He was captured during an operation sponsored and aided by US Special forces. He was executed along with hundreds of fighters and children who had been recruited into the LRA.

Further details cannot be revealed at this time. I am confident that this information is accurate.

In light of the current military operations taking place throughout Africa and the Middle East, this disclosure gives us further cause to question everything we are being told about present conflicts, coups, counter-coups and terrorist activity.

Of immediate concern is what the US agenda actually is.

This video describes AFRICOM’s current training of Ugandan forces in preparation for their work in Somalia.

There are over 5,000 African troops led by US Special Forces deployed in Uganda and the surrounding region to hunt down Joseph Kony.

In the past week, US Special Forces organized a press conference in the Central African Republic where they joined Ugandan officers in blaming Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for the survival of East African warlord and his Lord’s Resistance Army. ^*

Alexandra Valiente
Libya 360°

See: Kony 2012 
US Special Forces Hunting Down Joseph Kony
#Kony2012 II: License To Kill For Imperial Conquest
#Kony 2012 Vs NATO War Crimes
Beyond #Kony2012. What Is Really Happening In Uganda?
#Kony2012, Uganda And AFRICOM
Soros-Funded HRW Join The Kony 2012 Crusade
#Kony2012: A Justification For More African Wars For Oil
NATO’s Grand Scheme: Syria, Iran And Kony2012 War Propaganda
Kony 2012 Psyops Collapsing
What Jason Didn’t Tell Gavin And His Army Of Invisible Children
Kony 2012: The Accurate Campaign Poster
Kony 2012: 10 Questions For “Invisible Children”
Kony 2012: Revisiting Mass Murder In Uganda And A Sanctioned UN Land Grab
Youth Movement Promotes US Military Presence In Central Africa
Keith Harmon Snow: The Plunder And Depopulation Of Central Africa
Why Is The US Chasing Kony And The LRA?
Kony 2012 And The Imperialist Scramble For Africa
Kony2012: Globalists Bring Down Campaign With A Spectacular Crash
#Kony2012: License For Imperial Conquest
Armies Of The Lord: Militarists, Multinationals, And The Christian Right In Africa

BUT OMFG BUT JASON RUSSLEL SAID HE’S OUT THERE!??

I wish people would research a little on something before jumping the bandwagon

if a white person makes a dodgy video saying a person in some African country is being horrible yet he doesn’t proivide ANY details to back up this fact and nobody is listening to people who ACTUALLY live in that country, nor does he even involve Ugandans in his scam video?

be fucking suspicious. 

this was the worst case of White and Western Savior and Ignorance to date

the fucking worst. everyone who believed this scam should hang their head in shame. you have added to the IGNORANT SHIT Ugandans faced when Russell started this lie.  

this is not Africa

justamynow:

mom: “what are you doing?”
me: “I’m on tumblr.”
mom: “the feminist cat website?”

the feminist cat website.

the feminist cat website

the feminist cat website

the feminist cat website

THE FEMINIST CAT WEBSITE

“the feminist cat website” lol

fotojournalismus:

400 female students attends the Theological school of Mashad. It’s the first time that the school open it’s door to a photographer. The school was created 30 years ago, and it was closed down for 3 years by the authorities before the Islamic revolution, as it was considered to be too radical. Now, this school is considered as one of the best in Iran. Students are praying before lunch. Mashad, Iran. October 2004.

[Credit : Alexandra Boulat]

deliciouskaek:

trubr0wn:

anthagio:

trubr0wn:

occupy-my-blog:

North Carolina: Then and Now

no.

these aren’t the same

and people still die because of the top one

i’m done with this “gay is the new black” shit.

I’m done with this “blacks had it worse, so the gays can just shut the fuck up and suck it up” shit. What you don’t seem to be getting is that last night, North Carolina amended its state constitution to ban gay marriage and the last time North Carolina amended its state constitution was to ban interracial marriage. The comparisons here are valid. The whole “gay is not the new black” is right. No one can legitimately compare the black struggle to the gay struggle, but that is not the point. The point here is that the people who opposed racial equality then are the same people opposing gay equality now.

“and people still die because of the top one…” Are you implying that people don’t die because of the gay struggle? Are you not aware of the dozens of CHILDREN committing suicide because they’re being bullied for being gay? What about Matthew Shepard, do you know who he is? Like, really?

How about instead of being a homophobic asshat, you understand that, as minorities, we should support one another, not get upset because of stupid sayings that do nothing but pull us further apart.

okay, first off. i’m gay. and a person of color. so you can shut the fuck up with your “homophobic” crying and check your privilege. second, you’re a racist ignorant sack of shit who clearly can’t read.

nobody here even MADE this about who “has it worse.” YOU DID. which says a LOT about the ‘point’ you’re trying to prove here.

gay black people exist. gay black people suffer from BOTH homophobia AND racism. when you say that being gay and being black are equivalent, you are erasing the existence of gay black people and their struggles. i know that kind of logic must be very, very difficult for you to comprehend since you didn’t get it the first time.

people are STILL OPPOSING RACIAL EQUALITY. TODAY. RIGHT NOW. HAVE YOU HEARD OF TRAYVON MARTIN? CECE MCDONALD? i’m sure you haven’t. RACISM IS NOT OVER. WE ARE NOT IN A POST RACIAL SOCIETY. and no, the people opposing racial equality are not the ‘same’ people opposing gay rights. you are a perfect example of that, since you seem to be all about gay rights but have no problem shitting on people of color. thanks for that, by the way.

these issues need to BOTH be addressed but they are NOT the same thing. what you are trying to do is ERASE PEOPLE’S EXISTENCE AND EXPERIENCES.

i know who matthew shepard is. in fact, i MET HIS FUCKING MOTHER AND SHOOK HER DAMN HAND. you want to know something about matthew shepard’s mother?

the night i saw her speak, you know what she opened with? BEFORE she even spoke about her son and the plight of gay youth in america? she spoke about james byrd. i’m sure you have NO idea who he is, clearly. james byrd was a young black man who was LYNCHED the SAME year matthew was murdered. he was tied to the back of a car and dragged along a highway until there was nothing left of him.

the MOTHER of the young man you are trying to use as an excuse for your racism knew the difference between gay rights and civil rights. and you DO NOT.

so i think you should sit your ass down. right fucking now. you racist piece of shit.

in which trubr0wn drops a bit of knowledge on a random asshat

If you live in one of 48 states, right now there’s a proposal sitting on your governor’s desk from a company called Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). That for-profit corporation is offering to buy and run prisons across the nation. In exchange, states must agree to keep the prisons at least 90 percent full. Two articles in  USA Today examine the ethical concerns raised by the proposal.

America already has a problem with mass incarceration, and handing over our prisons to corporations that profit from keeping them full will only make it worse — not to mention turn the priorities of the corrections system upside down.

daniellemertina:

liquornspice:

urbanafrofuturism:

Anyway everyone should read this

Note that it says edited by… not written by.

It’s all primary sources, from Hume to Bacon, to be read on their own merits.

Oh shit. I need this in my arsenal. This is why we so often (rightly) call you racist when you are “just being reasonable!!!1!”  Your concepts of reason, logic, nature, justice, HUMANITY etc. are all PROFOUNDLY racist and fundamentally antiblack.

This should be on the syllabus for my Philosophy classes… but it won’t be. lol

tangledupinlace:

norma—bates:

You Got Me | The Roots & Erykah Badu

marshmallowmegamama:

—i really really do. as a closeted queer girl growing up in Christian City USA? I SO appreciate it and get it.

i hope it saves the sanity of that kid who is stuck—that it’s something to hold on to until they can get out.

but…the rest of us who *have* gotten out. i feel like back patting etc? when there’s very real structural SHIT going on against our communities, like obama deporting record numbers of immigrants—many of them queer families that can’t marry to keep their loved ones in the country? or, the practice of ICE locking up trans women in male prisons? or denying queer and trans people basic health services in dention centers such that there have been actual deaths as a result of the basic neglect? not to mention all the queers and trans folk we’ve murdered in afghanistan and iraq, among a whole multitude of other shit…

it’s a big deal what he said and i’m glad he said it. and maybe it will actually lead to some queer folks marriages being respected enough to stop deportation hearings.

but either way—now is not the time to get caught up in the sparkles. not when there’s so much blood splattered all over the sparkles.

just saying.

bloom.

passenger.

night foilage

clear patch.

leetle frand.

color.

underwater.

light.

shadows.

morning.

shelves.

books.

lunch.

fries.

bundled.

late.

nostalgia.

parking lots.

this tree again.

rockstarjana:

Misc David Chiang, Andrej Pejic, Lea T, Rj King

ohyeahadorablepuppies:

Kira the Alaskan Klee kai, or otherwise known as a mini husky.

Submitted by aquadeco

tenleid:

Story behind this: Kid had lost his dad in the crowd, freaked out until he saw Flash and Wonderwoman, went up to Flash to ask for help because he knows him. SO CUTE. ;_;

stfuconservatives:

“Men of quality do not fear equality”

robot-heart-politics:

If I ever go back to flying, I would want to work for Virgin America. This just sort of reinforces that. 

agentmlovestacos:

PUPPY WITH A KITTEN HELMET! Good morning, world.

Dan Savage, in response to a letter.

I mean, it’s blunt, but seriously, he has a point. Read the letter and his response. I’ve always hatred the I-don’t-hate-gay-people-I-just-hate-homosexuality attitude this woman has.

(via lostgrrrls)

Dan Savage is my spirit animal today. “No, wait. I’m not. Fuck your feelings.”

(via stfuconservatives)

feminally:

inthedepthsofmadness:

Ian McKellen at the anti-pope march in London.

The guy behind him has a shirt that says… “Some people are gay. Get over it.”

robot-heart-politics:

Satan Puts In His Order At Abortion Rally [Pic] | I Am Bored

fuckyeahclement:

The Boys of Success by Jörgen Ringstrand

Hi there.

fuckyeahdogs:

j-rhae:

Animals.83 by ~adda97 

Puppy loves shoe.

(via mintvintage)

school of dogs.

stfuconservatives:

caraobrien:

delacroix:

drinkyourjuice:

[babyneedzsumjuice and a million other people]

Fox News Poll

Tumblr, you know what to do (click the image)

Okay so it’s at 30-something now, and I’m not a reblog-for-a-cause kind of person, but I think it’d be funny if Fox had to report that the majority of their viewers thought that Prop 8 was unconstitutional. SO GO, INTERNET! GO FORTH!

^Do it for the lulz.

(via halfpastkevin)

Fucking with the Fox News polls is one of my favorite things about our Tumblr community. 

Now it’s at 34% agreeing Prop 8 is unconstitutional. GO FORTH, TUMBLRERS!

stfuconservatives:

idoitcounterclockwise:

“According to a source who has seen the 136-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Walker has ruled Proposition 8, the California voter-approved ban on gay marriage, unconstitutional under both the due-process and equal-protection clauses.”