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"How homonationalism works: 1) The Inclusion Argument: Sexual minorities should call for..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:05:09 -0400

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How homonationalism works:

1) The Inclusion Argument: Sexual minorities should call for inclusion in the state through liberal rights of the individual (e.g. gay marriage). The struggle for individual rights replaces the struggle for collective rights, collective resistance, or the transformation of asymmetrical power formations.

2) Good vs. Bad Queers: The call for inclusion is predicated on making the distinction between good queers and bad queers. These appeals argue that most sexual minorities are no different than members of dominant society, and thus that these queers deserve to be recognized as part of the mainstream. Here, bad queers are offered as the undesirable other to help sell the good queers to Canadian society, since bad queers are dangers to society or drains on state resources. They include racialized queers, people who are HIV-positive, poor and homeless queers, drug users, non-status queer migrants, etc.

3) Reinforcing the Social Order: Once the right kind of queers are welcomed into the state, these institutions can use the newly admitted ‘good queers’ as evidence that symmetry has been achieved, effectively dismissing larger concerns over the rights of those who remain marginalized and subjugated. Further, the inclusion of sexual minorities under the terms of individual rights is then used in propaganda by the state to demonstrate how civilized, modern, liberal, and democratic the West is, particularly in opposition to backward, pre-modern, and non-democratic states (such as in the Middle East) – a tactic rooted in Orientalism.

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- Trending Homonationalism – Natalie Kouri-Towe

(via hummussexual)

emulgent: I already like whoever made this.

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:01 -0400

emulgent:

I already like whoever made this.

vicemag: 40-Year-Old American Bombs from the Laotian Secret War...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:54:28 -0400

vicemag:

40-Year-Old American Bombs from the Laotian Secret War Still Cause Two Casualties a Week

Every day, Manixia Thor and her team of 20 women wake up knowing the jobs they have to go to could get them blown to smithereens. Unexploded American cluster bombs could detonate at any moment as they excavate dangerous areas of Laos with their metal detectors. Since the Laotian “Secret War” ended some 40 years ago, millions of these unexploded bombs lay dormant across the country, regularly maiming children and ruining or ending the lives of the thousands who accidentally set them off.

Due to Western involvement in foreign coup d’états, alleged third-party funding of rebel uprisings, and diplomatic meetings behind closed doors, history has seen many wars fought in a way that could be considered secret. Few secret wars, however, laid and continue to lay siege to a native population like the Secret War in Laos—an undeclared state of conflict so brutal that it gave Laos the official title of being history’s most bombed country.

For nine years, from 1964 to 1973, the US government dropped over two million tons of cluster bombs and other heavy artillery on Laos. They did all this to help the Royal Lao Government (RLG) combat the far-left communist rebel group Pathet Lao, whose members were trying to, and eventually succeeded in, overthrowing them and taking control of the country.

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psychotic-art: Frida Kahlo

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:12:06 -0400

psychotic-art:

Frida Kahlo

thepeoplesrecord: Today (May 9, 2013) is the 66th anniversary...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:16:12 -0400

thepeoplesrecord:

Today (May 9, 2013) is the 66th anniversary of the start of the first Freedom Ride.

It was called the Journey of Reconciliation, and white & black activists rode (otherwise) segregated buses through four southern states.

The interstate bus ride, lasted from April 9-23, and was designed to test the June 3, 1946 Supreme Court ruling that said Black passengers could not be forced to sit at the back of the bus. Bayard Rustin, a 101 Changemaker, participated in and helped to organize the ride. The riders were arrested several times.

Later rides and riders would be violently attacked by racist mobs.

Read more in: 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 15:09:39 -0400

Pledge Allegiance to the Struggle

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:51 -0400

Pledge Allegiance to the Struggle

beyoncespenis: WATER EARTH FIRE AIR AVATAR BEYONCE GISELLE KNOWLES HYPHEN CARTER BENDING THE...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:59:06 -0400

beyoncespenis:

WATER

EARTH

FIRE

AIR

AVATAR BEYONCE GISELLE KNOWLES HYPHEN CARTER BENDING THE FOUR ELEMENTS AS SHE GEARS UP TO TAKE BACK HER CROWN FROM THOSE WHO DOUBTED HER RELEVANCE WITH 4

quazimottoonwax: Afropolitan Dreams Artist: Blitz The...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:14:13 -0400

quazimottoonwax:

Afropolitan Dreams

Artist: Blitz The Ambassador

Stylist: Joshua Kissi

Photography/Creative Direction: J. Quazi King

http://quazimottoonwax.tumblr.com/

Instagram = @Quazimottoonwx

youngblackandvegan: HEAD WRAP SUPREMACY! must try them all this...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:26:47 -0400

youngblackandvegan:

HEAD WRAP SUPREMACY!

must try them all this summer!!!!!!!!!!111

thechanelmuse: Photos that speak: Fuck your fountain....

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:05:32 -0400

thechanelmuse:

Photos that speak: Fuck your fountain. Fuck your tree. Fuck voter suppression. Fuck your labels. Fuck your stereotypes. Fuck your hatred. Fuck your restaurants. Fuck that dude. Fuck police brutality. Fuck white supremacy.

mattreadsthings: fivelettered: girlsgetbusyzine: dashuri96: h...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:55:15 -0400

mattreadsthings:

fivelettered:

girlsgetbusyzine:

dashuri96:

http://www.inglotcosmetics.com/nails/products/141

this retailer sells a halal nail polish. this allows for oxygen and water to go through the nail, which makes it acceptable to wear during prayer. spread the word.

“Being a relatively modern creation, nail polish remains obviously unaddressed by early Islamic sources. But the general consensus in the Islamic community is that praying with nail polish is impermissible because of the waterproof barrier it creates on nails, which prevents the wudu ritual from being completed five times a day.” (source)

respect! I didn’t know this was a thing. but yay!

Wow this is a fantastic thing and everyone should know about it!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ratchetmess: Try to say her name out loud without rolling your...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:19:25 -0400

ratchetmess:

Try to say her name out loud without rolling your neck

omg theres no way to avoid it

Video

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:17:10 -0400

guceubcuesu: Should’ve stuck to the status quo LMAO

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:06 -0400

guceubcuesu:

Should’ve stuck to the status quo

LMAO

die-thylamide: sugar, spice, and a lil somethin for the...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:00 -0400

die-thylamide:

sugar, spice, and a lil somethin for the homies

#payitforward

This…is me….

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:18:42 -0400

This…is me….

Transgender Woman Cited For Trespassing For Using Women's Bathroom

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:28:20 -0400

Transgender Woman Cited For Trespassing For Using Women's Bathroom:

An Idaho transgender woman was cited for trespassing last week for using the women’s bathroom in a grocery store. Ally Robledo, 25, was cited April 8 after leaving Rosauer’s grocery store in Lewiston, according to CBS local affiliate KLEW TV.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:27:39 -0400

socialismartnature: We can now add “Running from a Bomb While...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:27:11 -0400

socialismartnature:

We can now add “Running from a Bomb While Brown,” or “Injured While Saudi” to the list of racist categories of crime that exist in the U.S.

too real