literally drinking a beer by the lake and still opened tumblr. some of us are beyond saving
another compilation of links from black trans women in need of help. if you have any links please don't hesitate to add them <3
"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."
Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]
Reading Hilda Furacão, the novel (I'll post my general impressions here once I'm done), and confirming an impression I had about the show and the general opinion of those who watched it, particularly non-Brazilians who are not used to our way of doing telenovelas. Basically, the consensus (?) that the story should focus more on Hilda and Malthus and even ignore some of the other storylines is based on a misconception surrounding what the story is actually about. Drummond's novel, as well as Perez's screenplays, is not about a forbidden romance, though the romance is part of the story, but a chronicle of a city - maybe even a whole state - during a certain period of time. The title is Hilda Furacão because her character is central to that city and that time, she kind of embodies the zeitgeist if you will, but she's not exactly a protagonist, but simply another player in an immense group of people that embody a clash of ideologies, a certain sense of religiousness, an obliviousness to what's to come. In that sense, she and Malthus are, in the end, as important as Roberto or Dorinha or Loló Ventura or even fucking Tunico Mendes, and it makes sense for the plot to not focus so much on them. Of course, whether you like it or not is another matter entirely, but this is not a bug, it's a feature.
the thing about brasilian ppl is that we love heavily and deeply, our language is one of poetry and song. we are masters of metaphor and lyricism in a way. that being said most of us do need mood stabilizers.
goodnight :)
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Castlevania Portrait Series Index: Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3
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cards about things happening around the world right now which need attention
blm
lgbtq+ in poland
yemen crisis
trans rights
stand with hongkong
free palestine
aid for indian migrant workers and transgender people
we need to talk about papua
junk terror bill in philippines
police brutality in india
help our india
free from fascism in india
crises in the middle east
justice for uyghur muslims
helping immigrants
free kashmir
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