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you're not a REAL emo until your birthday is tied to the death of a wrinkly old racist fuck sorry :/

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Lewis R. Gordon on the Development of Black Consciousness

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lie with me by philippe besson // that girl has love - rooney // unknown // cigarette daydreams - cage the elephant // the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky // nothing new - taylor swift, ft phoebe bridgers // one tree hill // editors letter by tavi gevinson // betty - taylor swift

This though. Last year for a project at school in which I learned about tourism in Hawaii and how the islands have become dependent on it even though they don't need to be! Literally selling their culture! Obviously I don't have an real experiance with this because I'm white, but it's still so stupid how we (we being Americans, unless this is something in other places too) are being raised into thinking that all these places are essentially their products. That's fucked up.

self proclaimed leftists with entire graduate degrees on twitter not understanding that tourism in places like latin america and the caribbean is a form of neocolonialism even in places where the national economy is dependent on it. just because the government is making money off of ur lil excursions and hotel stays doesn’t mean regular citizens are, especially in your fave ‘tropical getaway spots’. the fact that sandals wanted to build an entire resort in tobago where my family lives might sound great for the economy or whatever until you realize that they would’ve closed off several acres of land and made it inaccessible to non-tourists which is fucking insane thing to even propose on such a small island. like i’m sorry but do you really think my family is grateful when you crackers come to visit during the winter?? do you really think your presence adds value to their lives?? when the govt invests money in ports but not paving the fucking roads anywhere that’s not downtown/vacation home territory?? you white losers need to put down ur marx for like half a sec and pick up a small place by jamaica kincaid. ​like lol if you wanna be a tourist be a tourist but don’t fucking act like anyone who refers to it as a contemporary form of colonialism is doing too much. ESPECIALLY when this sentiment is legit coming directly from the people living in the getaways you love to visit. i genuinely don’t understand how y’all can grasp the “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” shit but can’t understand this.

hey, do you know any anti-suicidal poems?

sending you love and strength

“The Thing Is” and “The World Has Need of You” by Ellen Bass

“Six Months after Contemplating Suicide” by Erika L. Sánchez

“Night Walk” by Franz Wright

“To the Young Who Want to Die” by Gwendolyn Brooks

“Da Capo” by Jane Hirshfield

“Antilamentation” and “I Never Wanted to Die” by Dorianne Laux

“What The Living Do” by Marie Howe

“Most Days I Want to Live” by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

“Invitation” by Mary Oliver

“I Am Not Ready To Die Yet” by Aracelis Girmay

+ this excerpt from Cherry by Mary Karr (“That’s how you acquire the resolution for survival that the coming years are about to demand. You don’t earn it. It’s given.”)

hey alice! Do you have plans for any future book/books or what you'll do after heartstopper?

I'm pretty sure that the first thing I'll do after finishing Heartstopper will be to write the IWBFT sequel. But that's literally it, I don't have any other plans, and I will definitely be taking a huge break lasting many months (genuinely referring to it as a sabbatical in my head)

my third eye was blocked by a bloody nose