Poussey’s death makes me more and more uncomfortable the longer i think about it.
And I’m not even talking about it in terms of Bury Your Gays. I can see where people draw that connection, obviously, but in my personal opinion, it’s unfair to apply that label to a show with so much lgbtq representation. We’re not talking about a show killing off the only lesbian character, or one of a handful in a huge cast. But I do see if as enough of a grey area that I’m not about to argue against anyone who sees it that way, especially taking into consideration the way her relationship with Soso was built up so much even in the very last moments before her death… That’s uncomfortable as hell.
But for me, the racial aspect is much more of an issue. Taystee repeatedly calls it “murder.” Looking at it from the viewer’s perspective, we know that it wasn’t. We know it was an accidental death. (And, yes, given his position of authority over her, he was absolutely still culpable regardless of intent, but was it “cold blooded murder” as Taystee says? No.)
So, even if we accept that this was a conscious writing decision to make a statement about Black Lives Matter… what’s the statement? What’s the point of making a conscious choice to write it as an accidental death, saturate the narrative with references to BLM, and then have a major black character incorrectly insist it was murder? What’s the implication? That the BLM movement is often misguided and overzealous, engaging in what amounts to a witch hunt? That their focus is wrong? That they should focus on the systemic issues which lead to victimization of black people (they do, btw) rather than the individuals in positions of power who misuse that power? That people in law enforcement are set up to fail so it’s not really their fault when there’s a body count?
And what’s the point of taking as much time to sympathize with the guard as they took to focus on Poussey? Nuance is one thing, but painting a guard who killed a black woman as an innocent puppy dog who was in over his head is just insulting. Why spend as much time on “Oh, that poor guard has to live with what he’s done” as you spend on the victim?
ever since i started getting acrylics i’ve had this thing for the wacky acrylic nail art vids on youtube so they show up in my recommended a lot and this woman really killed a real spider to put on her nails which is. high art concepts she truly did that.
@bogleech My friends and I found these delightful…things…at Krogers today, and we were wondering if you had any idea where they come from!
They were in the 10-for-10 bin with other assorted “dinosaurs” and animals, but only these had tags for a guy’s company(?) “James Paul Creature” but there’s no mention of him on the net.
They’re adorable, and you’re the expert! Any clues?
I won the bottom right one from a carnival game in 2001! These have been made and remade by different companies for possibly decades, and have no official name. I’ve never seen them for sale brand new though, just at thrift stores and stuff!
Whoever originally sculpted their molds had to be the same person as the classic rubber finger puppet monsters:
Apparently these finger puppets can no longer be produced at all because for something like fifty or sixty years they were made in the same factory from the same set of molds until the molds wore out and broke. Archie Mcphee subsequently commissioned and still sells a new set.
Hearing that they no longer can make the originals kind of breaks my heart. These things were some of my favorite toys when I was really little.
Same, they were sold everywhere when I was a kid and I did notice them phase out in favor of smaller, cheaper versions that weren’t even jiggly
I mean these are precious too obviously but the big, detailed, wiggly originals are now really hard to find and I’ve seen them go for $40 on ebay.
This is “Dulceria,” my 8-portrait series of xingonxs surrounded by pan dulce and Mexican candy. This series means so much more than muxeres indulging unapologetically in food. It’s a statement about what we face being brown and womxn identifying… Being made to feel SHAME for our desires and emotions… Body shaming when we want to wear certain clothes that maybe don’t fit a certain standard. Sex shaming. Feeling guilty for indulging in the things that make us happy. Selfies. Whatever it may be that make us feel good…whether those feelings are temporary, we as muxeres deserve to experience joy, pleasure, and self confidence.
Thank you to all the beautiful muxeres who let me paint them. I appreciate you more than you know. Xoxox
Im waiting in the psych office for my dad to come pay for my appt (lol) and i am getting the Hot Goss™. Whos got the bipolar 2. Who’s mom showed up in the middle of their appt and demanded to speak with someone. Who doesn’t have health insurance (me). Who thinks their psychiatrist is kinda hot (me).
