I was watching the news yesterday (the Kabul attacks) and they showed this Afghan man who was literally naked (literally literally by the way I’m not exaggerating only his raised knee was covering his genitals) bleeding from the head on a hospital bed, there was photos of burnt looking faces drenched in blood, of combusted shoes (from the force of the blast), of legless men on hospital bed etc… and you know compare this with the way the Manchester attack have been show to us and now it should beyond undeniable that there is a way white/European deaths are shown to us and non white/non European deaths are shown to us. The Manchester attacks the only thing I really remember reported is that smiling photo of that 8 years old girl who died taken pre-attack and the story of that homeless man who took nails/shrapnel out of a persons face after the blast. I don’t remember seeing that girls corpse, that homeless man taking out the nails or even that persons face after the nails have been taken out their face. I remember also seeing tributes for all these dead people, being told their names, their age, I remember our media choosing a much more respectable humanising way to talk about the victims basically. But Afghanistan? And for that matter non white/non European deaths AS A WHOLE? Our bodies are plastered all over the news in the most gruesome graphic ways possible to the point that others have now become desensitised to our deaths and suffering, now it’s basically the NORM for people to hear about the violence in our countries and/or hear about us/ see us dying. You are not presented our non white non European pain in a ‘look what these people have lost’ way (which was the case for Manchester as we were shown pre attack photos of the victims, heard stories from relatives and friends, were not shown bloodied images only told most of the gruesome details etc…) in the case of non white non Europeans deaths our deaths are pretty much presented from a ‘YET another attack’ angle and in the case of Afghanistan (since that’s what I saw on the news yesterday) this was confirmed to me by all the HD Afghan blood I saw yesterday. After seeing so much of that non white, non European Afghan blood we’ve pretty much lost touch with afghans and now only see Afghan death as ‘the usual’. Now dead Afghans have just become another ‘statistic’ for us to look at. And to be frank after seeing the way their deaths were depicted yesterday I would go even as far as saying they’ve become downright tragedy porn for us to gawk at. Our non white non European bodies thanks to our media I truly believe are no longer human to most of us as a society. Again I am only talking about Afghanistan here because that’s what the reporting I saw yesterday was about but the real issue here is white supremacy and how non white non Europeans deaths AS A WHOLE are presented to us.
I’m just making this post because I urge you these past few days as people report on the London/Manchester attacks and Kabul attacks to CRITICALLY look at the way both are going to be presented to us. This isn’t about pitting those attacks against one another, I am simply asking you to notice the lack of respect with which non European/non white deaths are being presented to us. Someone on here once said they don’t remember seeing a bloody white/European body on the news only non white non Europeans and honestly after looking at the news yesterday and the photo of that naked bloody Afghan man on a makeshift hospital bed more than ever do I agree with them. Our media nor cares nor respects us non whites non Europeans. Even in death. Call it out. Please. We also deserve humanity and respect.
Share the shit out of this. Share the ever-loving shit out of this. The UK is facing a vote with a party that has been very vocal about fucking over the homeless. Remind them why this policy is trash. Raise a huge swell of sympathy. Make it political suicide to go ahead with their plans.
Yes to all the above, but let’s be clear: all homeless people deserve food, shelter, respect, resources, and compassion
This man’s humanity was evident long before he saved someone, and he shouldn’t have been required to save a life to earn our respect
Update on this there’s a gofundme for Steve and for Chris Parker who helped comfort a dying woman but the last post is SO important
ariana is literally in hospital because she’s been in hysterics for 15 hours, has allegedly discussed ending her career and is actively blaming herself for all of this and people are angry for her cancelling her tour?? priorities people, please.
people have lost their lives. families have been separated, an 8 year old girl has just been identified as the second victim. ariana’s whole team actively tried to protect people by taking young kids into safe areas- include her own mother.
this isn’t just a small inconvenience. this is a tragedy. think before you react. i’ve got too many people around me thinking about themselves other than those who deserve and need it.
people still do not consider their idols as human and continue to expect ariana to tour when she’s in pain. it’s sickening.
please be informed and spread this. don’t give in to what they want you to feel or believe. they aren’t isis, they support them but they aren’t official.
this is serious. people, teachers are being beheaded, and their heads are being displayed on highways, and yet the president won’t cut his trip to Russia short when clearly his people need him.
this is telling of the support my people are getting. please keep us in your thoughts.
Quiapo, located in the capital of Manila, has also been bombed. this is getting out of hand.
also Bangkok.
please keep everyone in your thoughts.
update: Manila Police Department confirm that there was no bombing in Quiapo, but a controlled explosion.
i don’t know what to say except that my thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the attacks in marawi, bangkok, and manchester - the victims, their families, those who have friends and family nearby.
Bangkok Hospital Bombing Wounds 24 on Anniversary of Thai Coup. The attack struck Phramongkutklao Hospital, leaving three people with shrapnel wounds to the face and neck, with most of the others suffering minor injuries. “Most of these people are elderly and retired, and their families,”
Gen. Chalermchai Sittisart said. “The bomb was made with the intent to take lives, because it consisted of a lot of nails.”
Hello. Six months ago I asked you to help me because my parents kicked me out after they found out I’ve fallen in love with a girl. I was working in their place and I lost that job too.
My boyfriend at that moment told everyone I know about this and spread some lies. He took my dog and a lot of my stuff. He stalked me. He found my tumblr as well and I had to make a new account.
I live in my friend house but it was really small so I slept on the floor in the pantry for the last five months.
Now I live in a tiny tiny room and have half time job as a waitress.
Two months ago I finally went to psychiatrist and I was diagnosed with severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It was a lot to finally have someone to talk to about everything. But I don’t have the money for all of these meds. I already take asthma medications for couple of years and others for my sensitive stomach. The meds from psychiatrist are quite expensive because I had to choose private payd visit instead of free because they told I had to wait four months for it. And I can’t wait that long. I have suicide thoughts and I’m afraid what I could do. And I’m still waiting for the therapy.
These are my meds now
Faxoleter and Pregapalin zentiva is for depression and ocd. Monkasta is for asthma, Flonidan is for my alergy, Debretin and Emanera are for my stomach pain, Setinin is for my insomnia and Alvesco, Atimos, Atrodil and Ventolin are inhalers for my asthma.
This is gonna last for not even a month.
And I can’t really afford for all of them right now. I need at least 500$ each month. And I really need to use them because I already feel a little better and I don’t want to be depressed anymore.
I’m from Poland and here if you go to the private doctor you need to pay 100% for the meds even with the insurance. And the rest of them is still expensive even with 10 or 30% being cheaper.
Even right now I’m sick and I have a fever for three days now and I can’t afford meds so I just stay in bed and I hope it will pass.
So if you could spare few dollars please send them via paypal
My email: anne.du@mail.com
You can choose any currency you want. Thank you for any help! And please reblog this post.
I’m not sure if people know but America dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb (a MOAB) on Afghanistan, Nangrahar, thursday 13th April. It was dropped in response to the death of a US soldier fighting IS in Nangrahar (and possibly in response to N Korea’s nuclear trials). We’ve only heard that ‘many militants’ have been killed and we don’t know the exact impact yet.
Afghanistan has been at war for 38 years now and this is really saddening news, especially the scale of the weapon used. So, please keep afghanistan in your prayers because amid the power struggle of these resourceful countries, it’s afghan civilians that are caught in the crossfire.
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Be aware, that the situation with the human rights in the North Caucasus is truly difficult. Now people’s lives are endangered and the only way to help is the evacuation. The Russian LGBT Network has the necessary resources to evacuate people, there is a team that already makes every effort to safe lives. That is why we ask everyone to share with us the information about people in need and any offers of assistance.
the highlighting was mine- don’t dm people asking if they’re ok and if they know about this. even if you think your messaging system is secure. encryption is a two way street, and if their end is NOT secured it doesn’t really matter what your end has. especially since those arrested have had their phones confiscated, you do not want to give the authorities any more evidence. however, if you are in a position to do so, posting about it publicly will increase the odds that those who need this information see it.
Shit.
This is not even the news being news, as a person who can read Russian I can sadly confirm the information. Also, seconding the reblog before mine - DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT MESSAGE PEOPLE DIRECTLY ABOUT IT. YOU CAN PUT THEM IN DANGER BY DOING THAT. Especially if using any Russia-based messaging app/social media. Russian police are assholes they are known to confiscate things they are not allowed to confiscate and request and get the information they are not allowed to get and generally ignore the same laws they are supposedly enforcing. The less evidence they can get by legal or illegal means, the better.
There is not a lot of people from Russia subscribed to me or even a lot of just people who are subscribed to me in general, but the more information is spread about this, the better. If you know any LGBT people living in Russia or Chechnya (Especially Chechnya!) you probably should reblog this.
Good thing I am not living in Russia right now.
Если вы являетесь человеком нетрадиционной ориентиции и/или гендера проживающим в Росии или Чечне(Особенно Чечне!) вам лучше прочитать этот пост по крайней мере с помощью гуглопереводчика прямо сейчас.
Hundreds of men suspected of being gay are being abducted, tortured and even killed in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya:
Russian newspapers and human rights groups report that more than 100 gay men have been detained “in connection with their non-traditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such” as part of a purge. Several people were also reportedly feared dead following violent raids.
Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch wrote: “For several weeks now, a brutal campaign against LGBT people has been sweeping through Chechnya.
Two television reporters, a waiter, and numerous other men ranging in age from 16 to 50 have been reported missing from the state of Chechnya, in Russia.
In one instance, a 16-year-old boy was detained but reappeared later with severe injuries from being beaten.
Human rights activists in the area believe that authorities have been arresting and killing the missing men, all of whom are believed to be gay.
