― Jamaica Kincaid, The Autobiography Of My Mother

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Sirius doesn’t feel sad, he just feels empty. His little star just burst.

(my art)

Today while listening to the news I just. Lost my mind a little about a recurring frustration.

I'm constantly frustrated by America and Europe going No, We Can't Have Immigrants From These Poor Countries! As if they didn't cause the fucking problems in those countries in the first place.

"They're fleeing CRIME and POVERTY and SICKNESS and they'll BRING IT HERE" Bitch the crime and sickness are a result of the poverty and the POVERTY is a result of first world countries abusing the hell out of them, like what the FUCK do you think has led to the severity of crises in places like Venezuela and Palestine and the Congo if not the systematic political and economic abuses of the people and natural resources. The problems they are fleeing were created by YOU. You're not allowed to get mad at refugees when you CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

"Oh, so many Haitian immigrants are coming here, why can't they stay in--" ASK FRANCE AND CITIBANK TO FUCKING PAY THEM BACK THE TRILLIONS* THEY DEMANDED FOR THE SLAVE REVOLUTION AND MAYBE THEY'D HAVE A CHANCE * Technically hundreds of billions when adjusted for inflation, interest, and what potential it would have reasonably had to grow in Haiti's economy, but it's hard to calculate. Also, when Haiti asks you to pay them back the 21 billion of the original debt adjusted for inflation, not even counting the interest, maybe don't fucking assassinate (allegedly) the lawfully-elected president who asked for that money!

Maybe when people come to the US from Guatemala, you can have fucking Chiquita pay for their housing!

In this case I'm looking at what the UK and Italy are doing with attempts to move undocumented migrants to Rwanda and Albania respectively and I want to SHAKE THEM.

The fucking United Kingdom does not get to complain about migration from war-torn or poverty stricken areas. You, of all countries, do not get to FUCKING COMPLAIN about people seeking refuge because something is wrong at home. Not after EVERYTHING.

The fact that the UK wasn't directly funding all Palestinian relief agencies out of pure shame for their role in causing this entire decades-long horror of a situation is maddening.

I graduated high school in 99.

There was a student at our school named Wayne.

Wayne was gay. It was obvious. He was unable to stay in the closet even if he wanted to. To make matters worse, he was also Black. From a bullying standpoint, that was not a great combo. Both Black and white students made fun of him relentlessly. He was ostracized from the only community that may have given him protection. Only us theater kids stuck up for him, but not to significant effect.

Wayne was bullied so much that at one point he finally snapped and attacked his bullies with a lunch tray. I was actually seated in perfect line of sight and just sat there chewing my soggy fries in stunned silence. It didn't even seem real as I was witnessing it. The image of him wailing on his main bully as the food on his tray flew off is permanently logged into my long term memory.

The bully he attacked had blood all over his face and went straight to the nurse. Other than superficial cuts, he was not injured.

Before the attack, Wayne went to teachers for help. He went to guidance counselors for help. He went to the principals for help.

He did all of the things you were supposed to do. No one helped him. They wagged a finger at the bullies and warned them to stop.

Wayne's lunch tray melee was the only thing that worked. His bullies stayed far away from him. But a week later Wayne was expelled and the bullies were given no punishment.

So... no.

No one in my school talked about being trans.

Because the only way to survive being openly queer was to bash people with a lunch tray.

giving me access to word art was a mistake

This is an accurate representation of what Fighter’s single brain cell was going through during this whole thing

whoever invented cozy in bed was a genius. and whoever invented getting up should be burnt at the stake

Tutor & Pete!Twin AU ↳ Tutor and Pete call each other every night. Usually, it’s to gossip about their relationships.

okay so what actually lives rent free in my head is this line

because like, viktor, girlie pop, what DO YOU MEAN???? this man has KILLED YOU and after THAT you had a homoerotic fight where after you wrapped your legs around him and choked him he rejected you and destroyed your little robot avatar that shed tears about it

and at the peak of your no emotions no free will evolution you are "... pleased to see him" PLEASED?? to?? see?? him??

truly a fatal case of gay yearning