March 2012
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genwaabiigigwed replied to your post: did u hear that the Navajo tribe filed a trademark suit against Urban Outfitters?
wow anon is late as fuck
anons are always late as fuck. that’s why they have to go anon.
Race Relations on Tumblr...
makoyi2099:
Accurate.
One day tumblr is all “I love everyone!”
And the next day you’re just staring at your screen thinking “Wait. What just happened?”
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digatisdi replied to your chat: Thoughts I Just Had
I know that feel.
eric you are so wonderful
Anonymous asked: did u hear that the Navajo tribe filed a trademark suit against Urban Outfitters?
Thoughts I Just Had
*scrolling down my dash*
Tumblr: "[someone's ultra pacifist white whine post]"
My brain: File under: shit white people say
My brain: oh god I just THOUGHT in tumblr speak...
My brain: ...
My brain: how long has this been going on?
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makoyi2099:
senseoffensive:
I’ve managed to piss off the whole of the Cherokee nation on Tumblr.
Mission accomplished.
This is how White people spend there time.
White hobbies.
I never feel worse about myself/ having...
And then I am reminded that I need all these drugs and supplements to stay functional.
And then I hate life for like 15 minutes.
And whine to tumblr.
Sorry, tumblr.
I'm just over here, bein' hispanic and...
Say sum’, cuz.
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going through my old art
*burns everything*
If you're going to deny someone's claims to...
digatisdi:
If you’re going to tell me someone can’t be of mixed native descent and be really native— especially if you think someone cannot black and indigenous, or hispanic and indigenous, just stop right there and unfollow me because your definition of indigeneity is seriously flawed and I don’t want to have to deal with you.
And yes, I can pass as white, yes I have that privilege, but my...
Sense Offensive: Man of Cherokee descent says:... →
adailyriot:
senseoffensive:
Man of Cherokee descent says:
“Native American headdresses are no more sacred than the materials they are made from. Native Americans are not a peace-loving, ‘Na’vi’ like race of humanoids on the Great American Plains living in harmony with one another, as history would show us:
Mounted…
few things here:
just cuz that man is cherokee, doesn’t mean he gets to...
lukut:
tzoc-che:
lukut:
tzoc-che:
Where do we fit in to it?
Like being native is a privilege. We have deal with genocide and racism at that hands of hispanics/latinos so yea…no gtfo.
Now everybody wants to be indigenous. I didn’t hear you and your native pride when we are all being slaughtered and discriminated against by people like you. Where were you then?
Ok, so first of all:...
♥ᏒᏃᏱ♥: New NDN Meme!!! →
makoyi2099:
svnoyi:
Things have been real fucking serious lately, and that really doesn’t give credit to how awesome and hilarious we are. Also, I dont know half of y’all anymore. So:
Name, Tribe, Band, Etc
Funny story about your NDN self
Funny story about one of your NDN family members
One stereotype about…
4. I wouldn’t mind being a bad-ass tracker/scout, knife fightin’, wilderness...
For one of my classes we are supposed to pick a...
But the professor wants us to choose a magazine that has “equal representation”
And I was like “won’t that be kind of hard?”
And he said “I don’t see why it should be.”
“It’s all white women,” said I.
“Well let’s see if that’s true,” said he.
…
What world do white dudes live in?
Can I live in...
The position in favor of the construction of the... →
But, according to this article, the U.S. government has decided to support it anyway.
I'm at the point in my life where I would gladly...
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy you a fur coat pay someone to pretend to be me and go to all the classes I hate and write all my papers.
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Having the most interesting conversation about how...
Apparently “digital native” is a teacherspeak phrase for kids who were born into the world of ipods, apps, and high-speed internet.
This conversation is way more insightful and interesting than my homework.
February 2012
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From A Scientific Standpoint, this is still stupid
So about that thing earlier where an anon was saying that if Jal were to be attacked (but don’t worry, they made sure to clarify that they hoped she DIDN’T get attacked *massive eye roll*) it wouldn’t be because she”looked native”.
Let’s ignorantly assume for a moment that all natives look like Pocahontas and Kokoum. Even if that were the case, these statistics...
velocicrafter:
glossylalia:
The punishment for mentioning White Chicks in a discussion about blackface is being forced to sit in a cold room alone watching Soul Man on an eternal loop.
seriously, why do people think this is either analogous or a valid rebuttal to criticisms of blackface? oh, right, the White Factor… nvm….
WHITE FACTOR.
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So Billy Crystal's blackface on the Oscars
Just watched that.
They honestly couldn’t find a black actor to fill that role?
Jesus they had just had Morgan Freeman for something they couldn’t have gone “oh hey while your here”
They couldn’t have put out a craiglist ad “Sammy Davis Jr. look-a-like needed”?
Or just don’t use blackface?
There are so many answers to the question of “how...
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If you are a non-black mixed native and you feel...
Love it how people go "you act like you speak for...
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oogishkamaanisee:
poemsofthedead:
crankyskirt:
tofuboots:
Also, how comfortable I am in a relationship is top priority, not educating my partner about race. Why the fuck would I want to go home and educate them about that when I deal with racist, classist pricks all day?
This is one of the reasons I’m not inclined to be with white people romantically. I will fight anyone that says...
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Blood quantum
bbanzaiz:
I hate the entire god damned concept. I especially hate how it’s becoming a ~thing in the native community to identity police.
As long as you’re not pulling some “my great-great grandmother was a Cherokee princess!” or some “I’m 1/16th Indian!” bullshit to excuse your bad behavior, if you’re Native, you’re fucking Native.
A Native is a Native is a Native. Even the assholes that act...
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rpmfm:
Indigenous Language Revitalization Movement
by Christa Couture for RPM
With the recent proliferation of the Twitter hashtag #SpeakingIndigenously, the language revitalization movement continues to use technology to its advantage.
Follow #SpeakingIndigenously and you’ll find phrases, words of the day, commentary, related news stories and likely a lot of input from “language...
“Intersectionality is not optional. It is not something you can take off and put...”
– Intersectionality Is Not Optional (via satifice)
“Intersectionality is not optional.” There should be shirts that say these. I’ll SPECIFICALLY wear them to my womens studies classes
(via newwavefeminism)
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