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Encanto's indigenous identity and why it is so important; thread

First of all, I will make it clear that I am a latino indigenous person. Afro-native brazilian tupinambá with also unknown indigenous descent on the mother's side.

And everything from this thread was used movie sources, links at the end of it.

Whenever I say that Encanto and the Madrigals are indigenous, someone always comes to say: "But it's in Colombia, they're not really indigenous, they're "mestizos".

well, yes, so what?

mixed indigenous people exists and that does not make them any less indigenous.

Or say: "oh, it's just Bruno", "it's just Alma y Pedro", "it's just Isabela" - No. It's the whole family AND the whole village.

The only ones that probably not indigenous is Agustín y Félix, and any person who came to live in Encanto, and didn't born there.

Starting with many Zenús crafts in the film, not only that, but with a Zenú artisans person himself participating and guiding designers every step of the way to create an authentic representation of Zenú crafts:

Also, the film's producers works with six different Indigenous communities across Colombia to promote the vitality of Indigenous arts including woven bags, hats, and ceramic.

And speak of bags and clothes, there all was inspired by Wayúu crafts:

Now, about the plot of the movie, the miracle has a sacred meaning. But the concept of the miracle does not come from something christian or from fairy tales.

"Magical realism does not consist of taking gratuitous magic and putting it in the context of a jungle" - Espinosa

“I don’t invent anything, I’ve seen it all or I’ve been told about it.” - also said señora Espinosa

The miracles it's not an imagined idea, it's a belief.

It came from earth, it can be given by God or Gods, but it's a natural sacred.

Also, the miracle canonically come from the river:

Now

We gonna talk about Bruno

yes, yes, YES!

"The indigenous people are there, they have been made invisible and nobody talks about them, but they are the sacred part of Colombia. It has become fundamental to understand this, and it is very well-represented in Bruno” - Espinosa

Bruno is very superstitious.

Throwing salt or sugar, not touching or stepping on cracks, knocking on wood, reciting mantras such as "sana, sana, colita de rana"

It is very common for us indigenous people to be superstitious and doing this kind of thing protects us from evil.

Second, Bruno's room inspired on the precolumbian tombs of Tierradentro.

Bruno's room it's a thing, huh?

Knows as the place where you go to see your future, it's literally a sacred tomb, with many indigenous factors, and I believe that the only place Bruno had his visions before get destroyed by Mirabel.

And speaks in visions, Bruno do a whole shamanic ritual to have his.

Making a circle of sand, protecting himself with salt and burning four piles of leaves every time before having a new vision.

It's just the traditional and the sacred of a Shaman.

Now, why?

Why all those things matter?

Why not just watch the movie?

Well, I never had indigenous latin representation before.

This is the first time i see characters who look so much like me, and I could, even that's not my country, see so much of my culture there.

And of course I am not the only one.

The Madrigals and Encanto are indigenous, and the fact there so many mixed people in the film is the best part, I love this movie beside some "low spots" they have. This still one of my best representation in media.

Sources:

t.co

Indigenous Artisans behind Disney’s Next Hit Animated Film

By Laura Harvey (CS Intern)

EL PAÍS English Edition

The real story behind the Disney hit movie ‘Encanto’

Local guide Alejandra Espinosa was hired as a cultural consultant for the animated movie which takes inspiration from the Colombian town of

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Do you know how many times you distracted me when I was hurt or lonely? Do you know how many times a line or a scene from fanfic marked me so much that I remembered years later, even though I can’t recall my own phone number? 

Even if the fic isn’t perfect or popular or multi-chaptered… Sometimes there’s just one sentence that changed me.

You, miles and miles away, changed me.

did a redraw of that one behind the scenes photo for fun! :>

You know how we all joke that writers should stop writing kids in the Chosen One roles because they’re kids and have no experience, etc., and how older people would actually kick ass in that kind of role?

Try telling someone 30-60 years old that they need to put down all of their commitments because they need to save the universe. If it were a book trilogy, the first book would just be the messenger trying to convince the Chosen One that saving the universe is more important than them losing their job for not showing up, their pets home alone, or the risk that their insurance won’t cover whatever injuries they may sustain.

Being Villagers

Based off this story prompt/fill (X) where you are born with a designation like Hero, Demon King, Blacksmith, etc.

Your name is Dolly. You are a Villager. You, as well as anyone, know what that means.

——————-.

You are sixteen and it is your first day at school.

Your first lesson is that Villagers are the only ones who start so late.

“Because there’s not much to be taught,” a boy says. His clothes are made of finer cloth than your mother’s wedding dress and his hair is as shiny as the brass buckles on his shoes. He grins at you, as proud as a peacock in front of half the class. “Don’t need to ask what your Destiny is, do I?”

You don’t know why he’s singling you out. A quick glance back into the classroom shows the rest of the students sitting at their desks with their heads low. They’re Villagers too. Most of you are. That’s why there isn’t anything special enough about any of you. You look back at the boy. “…are you going to ask me something else?”

“What?”

“If you don’t need to ask me my Destiny,” you say slowly, “do you need to ask me something else?”

“I don’t need to ask anything from a Villager!” the boy cries. He jabs a finger at his own bicep where his mark lies under cloth. “I’m a Lord!”

“Okay,” you say. The other kids behind him are frowning at you. Some of them are Villagers too, but different from you. They’re the children of merchants which is a different sort of destiny altogether. “I need to run some errands for my mother. Will you let me pass?”

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when a hug is more romantic than any of the kisses

that one fucking concept art of the dragon age races that depicts dwarves like this:

you suck and i defy you

actually @ every fanfiction writer whether you wrote something that got thousands of reblogs and comments and became a staple in your fandom, or you wrote one fic and deleted it, or you write mutilchaptered fics that never get a final update, or write short fics, or long fics, or used to write and now you don’t, or you deleted/orphaned your works, or you only share with friends:

thank you.

sharing your writing is hard. and sometimes it’s thankless. sometimes it’s such a negative experience that I wonder how anyone does it at all. but you are needed; you are wanted. whether or not we properly acknowledge it, you are a vital part of fandom culture. thanks for sharing.