All you need to know about the breastfeeding Time magazine cover is;
1. “Whenever a controversy over symbolism erupts in the media, it’s usually disguising another hidden symbolic message altogether.”
2. The exposed left breast was a symbol in divinity in classical art (divinity in this case my ass…smh).
3. This is a Euroversion take of Auset and Horus (notice the camouflage pants, most commonly associated with the military. Horus was the god of war).
4. Notice the stool or a small stepladder. Isis’ name comes from the ancient Egyptian word for “throne”, which is why she was often d…epicted with a throne atop her head.
5. The other headline is even more interesting: “The God of Cricket. “Like their cousins the grasshoppers, crickets are commonly associated with summer, or the Dog Days, if you like. They’ve been associated with the mysteries of the soul and rebirth in different cultures and the ancient Egyptians made magical amulets with their image.
Source: http://secretsun.blogspot.co.uk/
However there’s another variety of cricket- the Cicada, variously known as the “Dog Day Cicada” or the “17 Year Cicada.” Also known as the 17 year locust, these creatures are definitely worth the research for those wanting to understand the mystery of Death. They actually sacrifice themselves to the soil every 17 years. Feeding the Earth. One of the only insects that have no defense methods at all, just allowing animals to eat them at their leisure. The next very large batch of 17 year Cicadas comes out in 2012.
Remember, we invite, invoke and honor Death with our words, thoughts and actions. This is just another ritual to invoke Death.
I think what POC are failing to realise is that White people have no origin, no culture. Nothing. If they were a sound, they would have no echo. Ergo, when it comes to anything, and I mean, anything; from from food to their language, to their dress sense, they can only borrow, steal and copy from other cultures. Maybe we should look on in pity instead of anger.GET MAD.
It’s a shame when people can’t recognize that somethings aren’t about them. Cultural appropriation is not about infringing on a white person’s ability to wear what they see fit. It is
- Disrespecting a culture that is home to human beings
- It is trivializing history
- It is infringement upon another person’s identity
People put on prints and jewelry and not realize that they are playing dress up with other people’s lives. It does not make you innovative or special or smart. It makes you foolish, disrespectful, and an upholder of white hegemony.
The pieces of another’s culture are not for us to wear when the fashion trend swings that way. It is not a means to earn money.
Putting on a bindi or kente or a headdress does not signify that you are attempting to be connected to the respective cultures each of those items come from. It doesn’t inherently teach you something. It doesn’t make you a part of that identity either because a white person will never be subjected to the tacit and overt oppression that POC face.
What’s incredibly pathetic is that when some people are told that they are engaging in appropriative behavior, behavior that hurts others, that effects an entire group of people they ignorantly cling on to said behavior. They feel attacked and lash out like a smile child who has been scolded for doing something improper for doing something that is hurtful.
That type of reaction is beyond immature and ignorant. It’s violent. Who steps on someone (accidentally or intentionally), is told to stop causing pain, and then does it anyway.
How sick and deluded is that?
The funny thing is, I’ve never actually had someone directly confront me about it. Any person of color whatsoever. So it’s obviously just a small group of you guys that are all pissy about it. And I actually got these bindis from an Indian girl. :D
The line of thinking of the stament above is astounding.
So because hoards of people aren’t stay stop, cultural appropriation should continue.
Cultural appropriation isn’t some esoteric grumble or grief. It seems like few people speak out because daring to say hey this type of behavior is hurtful and oppressive is frowned upon. When people call out cultural appropriation their experiences and feelings are belittled. “Whats the big deal? It’s just clothes? There are worse things that go on.”
So some people choose to grin and bear it instead of being stigmatized as too emotional and/or high strung.
It should take 50 people to get an individual to stop doing something wrong. One voice should be enough for a person to sit back and think about what they’re doing.
It’s one thing to do something unintentionally be appropriative and then decide to stop. It’s another thing to be unintentionally appropriative, get an attitude about being called out about appropriative behavior, and then proceed to be even more appropriative as a means to provoke people.
It’s an idiotic and disgusting.
I wonder why no one’s ever confronted you about it. Hmm. It’s not like white supremacy makes people feel uncomfortable with calling white people out on being racist cultural appropriators or anything! That’s why people call out cultural appropriators on Tumblr. Because people are sick of just dealing with it.
Buying bindis from an Indian woman isn’t the same as an Indian woman giving them to you and telling you it’s okay to wear them… duh.
Do you honestly believe that you’d be well-received in a place where this jewelry is worn traditionally?
This little fashion statement of yours is silly and contrived as shit. You look ridiculous. Isn’t that reason enough to stop engaging in cultural appropriation?
Um, no. I wear what I want, when I want. DEAL WITH IT.
You know whats so great about this person’s responses? They blatantly demonstrate what cultural appropriation is and what not to do when you are confronted.
This is a teachable moment for everyone. Through this foolishness, those with reading comprehension capabilities can learn, see what not to do, and maybe be bold enough to tell others that their behavior is disrespectful and damaging.
These responses also show that some people just have no decency. And no matter what you do they will continue to do things that harmful because they blatantly choose to do so.
Don’t be like this person. Don’t be the person that unapologetically harms and then continues to do so in the face of information and actions that counter their standpoint.
EVERY SINGLE POINT electricspectrum made
she looks like a dumb bitch
Ghandi the racist
It galls me when I see Black people quoting Ghandi. Here is a summary of what Ghandi was all about:
To understand Gandhi’s politics in South Africa, it is essential to note the three fundamental trends which all along persisted underneath all his activities. They were:
(1) his loyalty to the British Empire,
(2) his apathy with regard to the Indian “lower castes”, India’s indigenous population, and
(3) his virulent anti-African racism.
Gandhi was once thrown out of a train compartment which was reserved exclusively for the Whites. It was not that Gandhi was fighting on behalf of the local Africans that he broke the rule in getting into a Whites’ compartment. No! that was not the reason. Gandhi was so furious that he and his merchant caste Indians (Banias) were treated on par with the local Africans. This is the real reason for his fighting race discrimination in South Africa, and he had absolutely no concern about the pitiable way the Africans were treated by the Whites.
And that, is the truth, and the truth is still the truth.
A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshiping we are becoming.
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| — | Ralph Waldo Emerson (via ineedtobelieve) |
Hollowed out apples with ice cream and caramel
Apple Ice Creams with Brandy Caramel
The sauce would probably serve at least 8. If you don’t need that much, (try to) refrigerate or freeze the rest25g butter
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup golden syrup
¼ cup cold water
pinch salt
1x tin (400g) sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
2 Tbsp brandy
apples (use nice round red ones that ‘stand up’ nicely)
ice cream
chopped nutsPlace the butter in a saucepan and melt it gently. Add the brown sugar, golden syrup, water and salt. Heat gently at first and stir constantly as the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, still stirring, until the mixture really bubbles like mad. Reduce the heat, and add the condensed milk, vanilla and brandy. Stir until it’s nicely combined and a good caramel colour, then take it off the heat.
Cut the top bit off the apple, and scoop out all the inside flesh. I used a melon baller which was handy, I’m sure a teaspoon would do the trick. If you want to do this more than 5 minutes before serving, squeeze lemon juice over the apple to stop it browning. Fill the apple with a scoop or two of ice cream, and drizzle with the warm caramel (if the caramel has thickened while you got the apples ready, just gently heat it again, or add one more dash of brandy). Top with chopped nuts and serve.
