platforming palestinian joy is just as important as sharing the suffering they're enduring during this genocide. despite continued displacement and bombardment, you cannot steal their joy and spirit. happy birthday to this sweet baby 🖤🇵🇸 may they grow up to see a free palestine
edit: @saffronlesbian made a video description for this post!!
[vd: a screen recording of a tweet from the 20th of April 2024 with 2.5 million views, from Ruhi @/ruhi_hi. the caption reads, "This video of this little Palestinian angel celebrating his bday in a refugee camp" followed by three emoji of a smiling face with teary eyes. the video clip is 11 seconds long and shows a one-year-old baby seated on the sandy ground, smiling hugely and clapping his hands while people sing to him from offscreen and a large cake is placed in front of him. stuck into the top of the cake is a decoration that reads "happy birthday" in english. the video has the tiktok handle @/ibrahim.jamal99 visible in it. /end vd.]
it is so incredibly sad to constantly see kids on instagram and tiktok who are younger than my brother have to literally beg for shelter, food, water, medicine, and their right to exist as human beings
i mean, this young girl is only ten years old, yet she is essentially responsible for convincing random people scrolling through instagram that her and her family’s life are worth fighting for
on top of that, their gofundme is not even 10% funded and time is running out, please if you can’t donate, just share
Whenever I’m compared to cats, animals in general, and being called a “freaky little creature/pos” (or something to that extent.)
Seeing the loose strap on my backpack in my shadow that kinda looks like a tail is nice:) also just in general looking and/or being referred to as inhuman or a bit spooky
Considering I and others post a lot about things that make us species dysphoric, reblog with a random thing that makes you species euphoric! For me, it’s being the same height (length) and weight as a northwestern wolf, and having nearly the same eye colour, and hair colour, when it comes to the tan parts of the fur.
you're nonhuman in ways you've never even thought about. remember how you stalk around in the darkness instead of fumbling about like a night-blind creature? remember the weird eating habits, the cravings for raw meat? i'm sure you remember trying to mimic the speech mannerisms of your friends in conversation. how could you forget? you're not just "weird." you're not human. and that's okay.
April 12, 2024. Source: Quds News Network. "Despite the loss of lives, the devastation and the displacement, the children of Gaza make sure to have little room for joy at Eid al-Fitr."