I think my parents first figured out I was into chicas when that movie came out. I was 11 and switched from drawing birds in the yard to very detailed pictures of mermaids without the shell bra. many of mine were purple, with very small yet supple & perky tatas
at that age I don't think Ariel even registered to me as a white character, she was a mermaid who was paleface and I understood most representations I saw in media were similarly toned so it meant absolutely nothing to me. but I say that as someone of a similar shade of skin surrounded by people darker than me irl so I knew pale was not the norm. to a darker girl growing up at my time some popular cultural refs prob would have been helpful, beyond Jodi in Today's Special
this thread on face is funny though. so a Black woman -delighted that OneHung capitalized Black btw
- plays a fictional character who was originally depicted as a white mermaid in the cartoon. if we had to suck up Johnny Depp as Tonto I think y'all can survive
@ghj, serious question about your first post as it relates to something I run into from time to time both with online friends and cam clients. what exactly are white people (here read men, never met a white woman threatened in this sort of manner, online or off) so afraid of? this is not rhetorical, what is happening that makes some dudes feel they are being driven out of agency and/or existence? like not having anything to live for? that sounds like depression rather than political position. I honestly don't get it, but would like to
I just don't see a logical foundation. when I have asked people I tend to get a set of pre-rehearsed lines about losing culture (as if cultures are ever fixed, they are always is changing) and a sense of being silenced without saying who is silencing them and words that don't really say much and seem to be very fear-based. so I drop it cuz I'm not trying to force an issue. honestly want to understand that position but for the fucking life of me cannot
as to the gif of Amin, his sad arc as leader of Uganda was very much in keeping with the gatekeeper theory articulated best by Basil Davidson (a white dude btw, thinking Walter Rodney might be a bit much for some-not you) about the nature of post-colonial African nations once they liberated themselves. no country is perfect, but there are established patterns that occur after nation gets out from under formal colonial control and this is one of them
it happened in Jamaica as well. had the CIA not destabilized the Jamaican gov in the 70's Seaga never would have been able to terrorize this country as he did for decades. even historians and academics held out on speaking about Jamaican politics and history while he was alive because they were (rightfully) afraid of the repercussions if they told the truth
his death was this nation's rebirth. really such sad legacy, that people including me are thankful he is dead
we live in an international world and it's unrealistic to think one can cement a culture or point in history in a specific place as everlasting. ish is changing, as it always has and will till the robots take over. that's part of the beauty; even the music we listen to is a mix and blend of different cultures over different periods of time
so what are people so upset about?
as a peace offering to you and DE, just a track I love