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a post i wanted to make for a few days now, when i was calmer

when the genocide started last year i went into a depression, because i knew the past decades of islamaphobia were leading up to this. again. so much effort was put into making middle easterners not human, but background characters who only exist to get shot at by western militaries. its normal to you that brown people die for literally no reason, and the western military is more of a unquestionable force of nature.

but here online, in left leaning web spheres, people pretend its different. we support poc! we support brown people! we'll show our support through being mad at news and making art! when i see white people make a brown oc, or put another girl in a hidjeb, or any number of poc tokenism, i'd always side eye it. of course there are people i trust. i dont befriend people i dont trust, but the rest? it always felt like it was just another trait to make the character stand out, in the same way you give them magic powers or an animal familiar that isn't a crow or a cat, or make them 6' 7" because your friend's oc is 6' 6". "Heh, this character's not white OR black, but this really cool third thing." (or fourth thing because they have japanese ocs)

So how am I supposed to feel? That things are getting better because I'm in a space that promises me that they think I'm human? I grew up in a Red city, and they still treated me fine to my face. Yeah, the fact of the matter is I wasn't visibly arab enough to be scary to them, but it's the same day-to-day mundanity that comes with tolerance. I'll be treated fine, but what happens when cards are on the table?

well now i know the answer!

white people are uncomfortable because now there is a price on human lives, and they're asking for your help. no more ambiguous handouts, no more "i'll donate to a reputable charity once every few years", you fucking hate that you have to grapple with the fact that there has been things you could've done all along to help the people around you on the verge of death. instead of coming to terms with that you created excuses, like every bigot does when they don't want to accept people of other identities. you're just like them.

i personally won't forget the people that admit to blocking and reporting cries for help from a genocide. i won't forget the people that questioned why someone would go to the people that claim to be anti-fasc for help. i won't forget that islamophobia has always existed in left-leaning circles. nobody should trust you, because you've made it clear you don't trust them.

Breakfast

“I don’t know what my goals are, no. Thanks for asking.”

Mmmmm

Ummm? My side blog @lil-bloomz is gone? Or I can’t see/access it from being logged in on mobile?

all their history reduced to nothing bc xbox decided that all their resources should go to the 36228th call of duty and a new fallout sequel bc now there is a show on and they need the hype to sell more. the future looks terrible. Thanks for nothing.

A yummy pink donut!

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Abdalhadi Alijla - "What can I tell my 76-year-old mother and my 10-year-old niece? "The ICJ does not see ordering a ceasefire as necessary for your survival." Gazans' eyes and ears were eagerly awaiting the word "stop" or "ceasefire”."

Abla Abdelhadi: "Please keep in mind our Palestinian people in Gaza don't feel like celebrating incremental legal "wins". They're allowed to express outrage, disappointment & whatever they want. They're still under Israel's bombs, nothing for them to celebrate!"

Remi Kanazi: "The ICJ isn't the authority here. Palestinians are. It is they who have experienced the genocide. It is they who have faced the gruesome crimes detailed in those halls. It is they who continue to bury the dead, search for food & hope to dodge the next bomb dropped. Ceasefire now."

Hello Tumblr community!

This blog has been started to document and share fundraisers vetted by @nabulsi, @el-shab-hussein, and Moh'd Ayesh. We felt it would help to create a space dedicated to this documentation process.

The fundraisers we are vetting will be added to this page as well as included in our google sheet.

Google Docs

Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fundraiser List

We will continue to reblog and share on our personal blogs, and that will not change, but this blog will help better organize these fundraisers.

Please spread this as we'd like to start using this primarily to share newly vetted fundraisers.

~ Thank you

all these retro style games that are like "NO tutorials NO handholding" apparently forgot about the little books that used to come with your game that detailed all the mechanics, controls, special moves, lore, maps, collectables, means of unlocking additional content, character bios, etc

Reblog for the night crowd. Remember this is tumblr, reblogs are what share posts around, not likes!

Crochet Tapestry Raffle Giveaway to support a 🍉 family!

Hey Y'all, it's Afro Flower! I've been communicating with a member of the AlBalawi family over on my game dev account @bloomzeye, and I'm well enough (I was sick for a few days) to start my art-raising for them!

CLICKABLE INFO GRAPHIC PDF LINK HERE

ALL LINKS HERE

If you wanna help a family and be one of the two people a chance to win one of my handmade crochet tapestries, keep reading on how to enter! (Atl text version coming soon)

Quick overview:

The raffle will last until August 31st, EST.

Enter by donating at least $5 to the GFM. But the conversion rate is like $1 = $0.75!

You can also PP me at AyyAvv!

Email me proof!

One prize per winner

Details may changes as the situation does.

Family vetting proof: They have been vetted by 90-ghost here and here.

They are also a part of Gaza Champions on IG, as the organizer for their new GFM has said in the GFM description.

AlBalawi Family @yasminalbalawiigaza @bisanalbalawi18 They have started a NEW GFM with a smaller goal for immediate survival funds. They also received the additional displacement orders 💔, which they shared about in their original GFM here.

Please donate and share this, as my family contact has said one of the children is in dire need to immediate medical supplies!

Tagging accounts under the read-more for reach (I haven’t used this account in a while, and I’ve only been following people on my game dev page, so I don’t think I can directly link them right now?):

@el-shab-hussein @northgazaupdates2

@nabulsi @90-ghost @fairuzfan