JUST LET ME BE.

The conversation surrounding cultural appropriation has been so severely mutilated by white “allies” that the original intention behind that conversation has become almost unrecognizable in most social contexts.

i've seen a few posts about the navajo nation's terrible covid19 situation but none of them linked to the nation's official gofundme account so here it is. i donated and i hope others who are able to do so as well.

This is why I don’t tell 99% people im bisexual

southerners in the snow storm—

if your car is outside, go run it for a bit so the battery doesn’t die

scrape your car if there’s any snow on it

If you have a fireplace, learn how it works (gas or wood) and look up how to use it

leave your faucets dripping and open cabenits under the sink

if you can get supplies, get what you need for fire (wood, matches, fire starters), kitty litter to keep in your car and sprinkle around if you lose traction, warm clothes including gloves, socks, and thermal underwear, water bottles

if you must drive make sure you have warm clothes in the car

While driving keep a long follow distance, go slowly, don’t expect anyone else to be able to stop easily

Dont brake if you lose control of your vehicle, or during any turns

this isn’t a comprehensive list by any means

Northerners/People who live in cold/snowy places—

Realize that the South doesn’t have the same infrastructure to plow and salt roads and that most people are never taught how to deal with cold

Also most houses aren’t built for it and we have external water pipes and power lines

So shut up about how people can’t handle a little cold and actually give helpful advice if you must speak (:

via Pola Beck’s Instagram Story on August 5th, 2020

link to donate

reblog if you’d end a date if they said they voted for trump

People: are unemployed/losing their jobs and getting evicted because of this pandemic while the government gives millions in relief to big business and has no universal income to support citizens as well as a lack of PPE for nurses and doctors, ventilators, and testing

Me @ Trump

he really said

people are talking more about the grammys than the uk govt trying to screw over queer and abused kids but sucks to be us i guess

How I draw skin Part 2: DON”T DRAW NATIVE PEOPLE WITH RED SKIN!!!! A tutorial

For the first tutorial on how I draw skin, see the post here.

But seriously, I’ve seen too many drawings of Native characters with literal red/pink skin to count so just in case some of you are having troubles with drawing Native people, I’ve provided a guide for you. Please take my swatches if it helps!! and no more red skinned people, please <0<

Disclaimer: this tutorial is mainly about the artistic depictions of Indigenous Peoples in North America, where the slur and redskin caricature originated, but it would still be racist to draw other non-North/Central/South American Indigenous groups like this so…..don’t.