ENG vs IND : एजबेस्टन में भारतीय फैंस के साथ नस्लीय दुर्व्यवहार, देखिए VIDEO

ENG vs IND : एजबेस्टन में भारतीय फैंस के साथ नस्लीय दुर्व्यवहार, देखिए VIDEO

Image Source : TWITTER/@ANILSEHMI Indian fans then posted pictures on social media Highlights भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच एजबेस्टन में खेला जा रहा है सीरीज का आखिरी मैच अब तक चार दिन का खेल हुआ, चौथे दिन आखिरी सेशन में हुई ये घटना ईसीबी ने कहा, घटना चिंतित करने वाली, की जाएगी पूरे मामले की जांच ENG vs IND : भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच चल रही टेस्ट सीरीज का पांचवां और आखिरी मैच खेला जा रहा है। अब तक…

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Indian fans racially abused during Edgbaston Test; One person was arrested

Indian fans racially abused during Edgbaston Test; One person was arrested

A person has been arrested in the incident of racial abuse towards Indian fans at the Birmingham stadium during the fifth Test between India and England Birmingham police said on Saturday that a 32-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident.He is being interrogated. He was arrested for racially aggravated misconduct in a public place. #ARREST | A 32-year-old man has been…

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there is definitely a racist undercurrent in utena especially regarding anthy's treatment, but a lot of people say she's not """technically""" a sex slave. she's more a trophy (The Rose Bride) that other students (The Knights like utena) compete to win/marry. though being given as a Prize Bride definitely implies sex is supposed be involved eventually. apparently its supposed to be a play on/commentary on gender roles and european fairytales.

also (and huge tw for csa & incest) a large part of anthy's character and backstory is that she's being abused by her older brother. he's basically the catalyst for he being in that position in the first place. and her treatment from other characters because of it isn't much better

the horriblness of the situation is "The Point" but it doesn't make it easier to watch. but honestly, it's not wrong to say anthy is a sex slave, it's just in a roundabout way, so a lot of fans say its fine

yeah...thank you for the clarification but this isn't helping the case at all for this series. maybe if anthy had been a white european young woman instead Indian, the message would've landed better and there wouldn't be the gross racialized element to it. idk how you can read this any other way than being racist and disgusting how in a show full of pale east asian people the only dark skinned + south asian characters are 1) girl who's essentially being trafficked 2) her brother who's responsible for the trafficking & canonically sexually abuses her.

like that's extremely fucked up to me, dark skinned people of color, especially from the global south are already viewed through dehumanizing lens and the hypersexualization of dark skin men of color being insatiable sexual predators + dark skin women of color being passive and/or aggressive sexual objects. even if it's in a 'roundabout' way, i can't engage with that narrative in good conscience, especially when it mirrors real world occurrences of a frighteningly large amount South/Southeast Asian women and children being trafficked throughout the world.

nothing about this sounds revolutionary to me.

In which Clem Talleyfer deserves to be a Tumblr Man(TM)

One of so many reasons why more people on tumblr need to know about K.J. Charles' books:

Clem Talleyfer and Rowley Green, the heroes of An Unseen Attraction. (The first of a deliberately potboilery Victorian murder mystery trilogy, though there's nothing potboilery about the romances.) It's set in the early 1870s in London.

Clem: gay, dyspraxic, brown (father a white (and horrifying) aristocrat; mother working-class and Indian and oh Gods the backstory is upsetting, warning about that) lodging house keeper. Kind and compassionate and friendly (when he feels safe) and tall and devastatingly gorgeous. Literal and anxious and very neurodivergent generally and with a wonderful dry humour and not enough confidence. Attends poetry lectures at the working men's club, is beginning to learn Hindi, goes to a wonderful secret queer pub and has friends there and also to another rather lovely-sounding pub mostly frequented by Indian immigrants and other brown British people.

Rowley: gay, small, extremely short-sighted, thinks he's ordinary-looking, working-class, very PTSD-ridden (his childhood was appalling, again content warnings there), conflict-averse, extremely neat-fingered, animal-loving taxidermist (yes really) and abuse survivor. Solitary and polite and considerate and peaceful and warm-hearted and very intelligent. Also lacks confidence, though in different ways. One of the paying guests at the lodging house (with his shop being the neighbouring one). Big Dickens fan; quotes Mr Venus from Our Mutual Friend in dramatic moments.

They're both in their mid-30s, older than some of KJ Charles' heroes (who are usually in their early to late 20s) and I adore that.

And omg the love that forms between them is just... oh my heart. I relate to both pretty heavily in different ways (in particular Clem's sensory overwhelm and way of talking and difficulty with ordered tasks and objects is all just... oh my, I've rarely felt so represented in any fiction when it comes to the way my brain works) and I want to protect them both from all harm. They see each other as neither has ever been seen before. Also the sex scenes are gorgeous (containing *extremely* soft and to my mind very hot kink in some cases), and also skippable if that's not your cup of tea, though you do get some character development etc. through them.

I have loved all of KJ Charles' books that I've read so far but this is my favourite because Clem and Rowley are my favourites. And honestly they deserve a wealth of fanart and adoration. <3

Content warning for violence, murder, taxidermy, accounts of past child abuse and past school bullying, reference to past sexual violence, and representation of homophobia, ableism, classism, and racism (no racial slurs are used and it's kept low-key, but it's there). I note that KJ Charles has a list of content warnings on her website which is partly why I love her. So to say this is an outright recommendation would be overstating things, there is some hard stuff here. Also Charles is white and so am I, so though she seems to have done her research very thoroughly and to have taken very great and deeply sympathetic care over the portrayal of Clem, I can't guarantee I've not missed something flawed in the representation in terms of his being a MOC. But I think a lot of people on here would love this book and especially this relationship, and oh my do Clem and Rowley deserve a lot of love. :-)

(Also I know the person the book is dedicated to and she's awesome. :D )

I've Been Playing Postal 2 and I Have Some Thoughts

Since I am both trapped in COVID isolation and also incredibly timely and relevant to all things, I've been playing Postal 2 (2003) because it's something I've owned for a long time and only played once and also because my tiny notebook can't play much else.

I have some thoughts and reflections on it, don't expect anything groundbreaking or insightful here!

(cw: racism, homophobia, violence, abuse)

Recently I saw a post (that I am now failing to locate) that talked about how the punchline of South Park's comedy was largely pointed at one group of people: people who believe in something. It doesn't matter who they are or what they believe in, but if you believe in something strongly enough to have opinions or beliefs about them then you're worthy of derision.

I feel like Postal 2 - like many pieces of post-9/11 media - occupies exactly the same space as South Park does in this regard where the butt of the joke are really any people with strong beliefs, and also some racial minorities thrown in there for good measure.

(Side-bar: as someone who grew up in rural Canada in the post-9/11 era I can't help but notice that a lot of people who enjoyed this type of humor at the time the most tended to be of two categories:

Kids and teenagers who didn't have enough experience to know what they believed yet, but being rebellious teens anything edgy or shock-humory is inherently funny.

Centrists and Right moderates who enjoyed laughing at things like racial minorities and queer people. After all, when you're a member of the dominant social class who have the most power (i.e. white men) everything is much easier to shrug off as 'just a joke' when you have nothing actively threatened by this type of humor.

Inevitably kids who started in group 1 either grew out of this type of humor or turned into group 2 and made this humor their whole personality)

The game opens with some casual spousal abuse which I guess is supposed to be funny. The first enemies the game introduces to you are violent video game protestors, then book protestors, then 'al-Quaeda terrorists' (who all look exactly like Osama bin Laden)...you get the idea. There's an Asian man named "Cock Asian", an Indian man (I think he's supposed to be Arabic, but the assets they use surrounding him are definitely Indian as is his store's name) who runs a grocery store as a front for a terrorist organization, queer people, etc. Gary Coleman is in there for a bit. You can kill cats and dogs. It's all basically exactly what you'd expect from 'edgy 2003 game made by a group of white men'. It goes without saying that these people didn't even associate with any of these minorities when they made this game, because it's certainly not the kind of thing you make if you have any friends who are minorities - but that's just 2003 for you.

One thing that interests me is how apparently the developers and fans made a big deal about how "you don't need to do bad things in this game" and "any bad acts made in the game are by player choice".

Why this is interesting is because by the basic design of the game this is obviously misleading: you're constantly presented with guns, bladed weapons, explosives, ammo, hallways full of enemies... While sure okay **technically** all the objectives are gated by arriving at a certain location, the paths there are littered with violence and people trying to kill you; there's really zero player incentive to act non-violently, so it sounds like an argument a child tries to make to get out of trouble. The player is given about 1000x more incentive to murder minorities in this game than they are to leave them alone, much less learn to love them. It's like saying you don't HAVE to drive if you're playing a racing game, except for the fact you're given a car and nothing else to do. It's sort of the primordial equivalent of Spec. Ops.: The Line's "How could you kill all these innocent people (that we forced you to kill)" angle. When all you're given is a hammer every problem looks like a nail.

The gameplay itself is.......fine I guess? Like it's honestly whatever. Sort of a really simplistic old-school GTA if all there was to do is fetch quests and kill people. The combat is by most accounts pretty substandard, and it doesn't do anything particularly well. I think there was maybe one joke that made me laugh only because it was so extreme and sterotypical that it came more from a place of "holy shit you actually thought this back then" as opposed to a place of comedy. I really wouldn't recommend it from a gameplay point of view even, there's really not much there and what is there is pretty thin.

In 2023 I don't know what I really gained from playing this. The reminder that the post-9/11 era was supremely fucked up and I'm glad that we're no longer making minorities the butt of every joke just because they exist, I guess? Yeah let's go with that.

The whole game just feels to me like something desperately fighting to prove its relevancy, and think if you made this game nowadays it would just be incredibly mediocre even by its own standards. Like it just wouldn't work by any stretch of the imagination.

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This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match | CNN

CNN  —  Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when he heard chants of “curry munchers” aimed at Indian players and fans. He returned to the SCG on…

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This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match

CNN  —  Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when he heard chants of “curry munchers” aimed at Indian players and fans. He returned to the SCG on…

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This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match

CNN  —  Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when he heard chants of “curry munchers” aimed at Indian players and fans. He returned to the SCG on…

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This fan has shaped anti-discrimination policy in Australian cricket after alleging racial abuse at a match

CNN  —  Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when he heard chants of “curry munchers” aimed at Indian players and fans. He returned to the SCG on…

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Microaggression - “A statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.” - Oxford dictionary 

There are numerous forms of racial micro aggression pointed out in this article ranging from the Italian Simpsons character that appears to be in the Mafia to all Indians worshiping cows.

Racial Ideology - The idea that humans are divided into distinct groups based on their phenotype

The article goes into detail about how Racial ideology and the thought "Black people are simply more gifted athletically than other races" negatively impacts black athletes

Phenotype - Characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction with their environment and genotype

As shown in the two pictures provided, the difference in their genes and environment (one being a Thai boxer and the other being a martial arts pioneer/actor) led to them having different phenotypes. Even now they are well known in the martial arts community and any social media platform whether its the UFC, Kickboxing, boxing etc.

Genotype - a persons’ genetic construct 

The article explains how the knowledge of genotypes can correlate to fitness

Institutional racism - racism stemming from law or accepted norms of society and/or organizations

The education system has shown numerous signs of institutional racism has impacted its system and students

Hypodescent -  A mixed individual will be assigned the most dominant race (ex. A white and black child will typically be considered black) 

The article provides an analogy that Barack Obama is considered black despite having a white mother.

Eng vs Ind: Police arrest fan after racism allegations during Edgbaston Test

Jul 09, 2022 10:47 IST Birmingham , July 9 (Always First): Birmingham Police on Friday said that a fan has been arrested for a 'racially aggravated public order offence', following reports of racist behaviour during the fifth rescheduled Test match between India and England at Edgbaston. A number of allegations were made on social media following the close of the Day 4 of the match, which England won by seven wickets to draw the series 2-2. "A 32-year-old man has been arrested for a racially aggravated public order offence after reports of racist, abusive behaviour at the test match in Birmingham on Monday," Birmingham Police said in a statement. "He remains in custody for questioning," the statement further added. Several Indian fans made claims on Twitter that they had faced racist abuse from other fans during the match towards the end of Day 4. The incident was also highlighted on Twitter by former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq, whose allegations of racism at the club had rocked English cricket last year. Earlier, Warwickshire Country Cricket Club promised to work harder to deliver its zero-tolerance approach against racism on the premises of its home venue, Edgbaston Stadium. (Always First) Read the full article

Birmingham police arrest man following allegations of racism during Edgbaston Test

Birmingham police arrest man following allegations of racism during Edgbaston Test

Birmingham Police have arrested a man for “racially aggravated public order offence”, following allegations of racist abuse aimed at Indian fans during the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston. The man, who is in his early thirties, has been taken into custody for questioning. “#ARREST | A 32-year-old man has been arrested for a racially aggravated public order offence…

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Birmingham Police Arrest Fan After Racism Allegations During India vs England Test

Birmingham Police Arrest Fan After Racism Allegations During India vs England Test

File photo of Edgbaston, Birmingham© Twitter Birmingham Police on Friday confirmed that they have arrested a 32-year-old man for a “racially aggravated public order offence” after reports of racist abuse during the India-England Edgbaston Test. It was on the fourth day of the rescheduled fifth Test, that many Indian fans took to Twitter to reveal that they were subjected to racist abuse from…

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Warwickshire to investigate allegations of racial abuse by Indian fans on Edgbaston Day 4

Racially Abused: एक बार फिर इंग्लैंड के दर्शक की शर्मनाक हरकत, नस्लवाद का मामला एक बार फिर से आया सामने

Racially Abused: पिछले साल टीम इंडिया जब ऑस्ट्रेलिया (Australia) के दौरे पर गई थी तो मोहम्मद सिराज (Mohammed Siraj) पर नस्लीय टिप्पणी की गई थी. यह घटना तब घटी जब सिराज बाउंड्री पर फील्डिंग कर रहे थे. इस समय टीम इंडिया इंग्लैंड के दौरे पर है, इस दौरे पर भी नस्लीय टिप्पणी का मामला सामने आया है. ये घटना मैच के चौथे दिन घटी है.  Racially Abused: इन्हें करना पड़ा नस्लवाद का सामना भारत और इंग्लैंड के बीच खेले जा रहे टेस्ट मैच के चौथे दिन काफी रोमांचक मुकाबला देखने को मिला, लेकिन  कुछ भारतीय फैंस ने सोशल मीडिया पर शिकायत की है कि उन्हें मैच के चौथे दिन नस्लवाद का सामना करना पड़ा. यह मामला तब सामने आया, जब एक यूजर ने सोशल मीडिया पर यह वाकया शेयर किया. एक यूजर ने लिखा कि इंग्लैंड के फैंस ने इरिक हॉलीज स्टैंड में सीधे तौर पर भारतीय फैन्स के साथ नस्लवादी टिप्पणियां कीं. जिससे उन्हें गहरा दुख हुआ है.  इंग्लैंड क्रिकेट बोर्ड लेगी एक्शन नस्लवादी टिप्पणी का ये मामला सोशल मीडिया पर काफी वायरल हो रहा है. मैच के दौरान नस्लवाद का मामला सामने के बाद इंग्लैंड एंड वेल्स क्रिकेट बोर्ड (ECB) और एजबेस्टन मैदान के अधिकारियों ने संज्ञान लिया है और कार्रवाई करने का वादा भी किया है. एजबेस्टन के चीफ एक्जीक्यूटिव ऑफिसर ने कहा, 'इस तरह की बातें सुनकर हैरान हूं, क्योंकि हम एजबेस्टन में सभी के लिए सुरक्षित माहौल बना रहे हैं. ट्वीट के बाद उस व्यक्ति से मैंने व्यक्तिगत तौर पर बात की और मामले की जांच शुरू कर दी है. मामले में तेजी से जांच की जाएगी.'  https://twitter.com/ECB_cricket/status/1544058809295015937?ref_src=twsrctfwtwcamptweetembedtwterm1544058809295015937twgrtwcons1_c10&ref_url=httpszeenews.india.comhindisportscricketind-vs-eng-5th-test-indian-cricket-fans-racially-abused-in-edgbaston-team-india1244738 ECB ने जारी किया बयान ईसीबी ने एक बयान जारी कर कहा, 'हम टेस्ट मैच में नस्लवादी दुर्व्यवहार की रिपोर्ट मिलने से बहुत चिंतित हैं. हम एजबेस्टन में सहयोगियों के संपर्क में हैं, जो मामले की जांच करेंगे. क्रिकेट में नस्लवाद के लिए कोई जगह नहीं है. एजबेस्टन सुरक्षित और समावेशी माहौल बनाने के लिए कड़ी मेहनत कर रहा है.'वहीं मैच की बात की जाए तो मुकाबले का नतीजा खेल के पांचवें दिन निकलेगा. इंग्लैंड को मैच जीतने के लिए 119 रन की जरूरत है और भारत जीत से 7 विकेट दूर है. इसे भी पढ़ें : उमरान मलिक का जबरदस्त बॉलिंग, ऐसा बोल्ड किया के वीडियो हो रहा है वायरल Read the full article

IND vs ENG: The issue of racism came to the fore in Edgbaston, the fans of the opposition team are targeting Indians

IND vs ENG: The issue of racism came to the fore in Edgbaston, the fans of the opposition team are targeting Indians

London: A case of racism has come to the fore in the fifth Test between India and England being played at Edgbaston. In fact, some fans of India have alleged through social media that on the fourth day of the Edgbaston Test, racist remarks were being made on Indian fans by the fans of the opposition team. One of the social media users posted that India fans are facing racial abuse at Eric Holly’s…

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