Had to share this video to show you how beautiful and culturally rich Palestine is. These are the cities of Palestine and their names. Despite the destruction and death, we still have hope. And we will survive this 🙏🇵🇸

It's a beautiful country full of beautiful people, and we deserve to live, frankly.

Traditional costumes of H'Mong subgroups. Credit to Hnubflower.

Ever after high fancasts, part 1 princesses

Apple: Meg Donnelly.

Briar: Maia Reffico

Ashlynn: Lola Tung

Blondie: Teagan Croft

Darling: Emily Alyn Lind

Rosabella: Jenna Ortega or Isabella Merced

Justine: Zaria Simone

Holly/Poppy: Lily Newmark

◾Serbian girls dressed in serbian traditional clothes from Zlatibor mountain, Western Serbia 🇷🇸

Many Americans, while singing "America the Beautiful," have never pondered the horrific, genocidal ramifications of its closing line: "from sea to shining sea."

And yet some of those Americans will label "from the river to the sea" a genocidal anti-Semitic slogan when it comes to the Palestinians and their allies.

America commits genocide and ethnic cleansing against its indigenous population and then denounces the indigenous population in Palestine for wanting to exist and remain where they've lived for generations.

It's absolutely maddening.

screaming crying that we never got more cultural moments from voyagers characters of color and no chakotay doesnt count <3

Me anytime someone gets mad about a Black Christine: ...Anyway Christine is a Creole Swedish woman

[CN] Shaw's Upcoming Qixi cards + PV cut

"I've come to be your legend."

"What's the rush? The ripples aren't caused by you alone."

"I just like the person in my heart."

"What's the rush? The ripples aren't caused by you alone."

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[Date Blurbs]

Just as your holiday plans were about to go down the drain, fate has you coincidentally meet at the work location. Change into the attire, pass through the bamboo forest; the highlight of Qixi is about to begin. Swing on the swing, throw yourself into the most fervent heights both physically and mentally, And his whispered words, hidden amidst the rainbow after the rain.

—"What's the rush? The ripples aren't caused by you alone."

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Portraits by Piotr Topolski

I HATE RHINOPLASTIES!!!

Fashion designs inpired by traditional clothes of Thái people, an ethnic minority group in Vietnam. Credit to Thuỷ Design House.

《無頭照片 headless photo》 LOL

其實，你很難想像現在如此喜愛自拍的我，曾經有約莫10年的光景我並不愛在網路上留影，因為做生意的關係，當時有網路商店，有時自己在展售衣物配件的相片，我都會刻意把所有照片的頭切斷後(如同這張相片一樣) lol 才上傳相片在網路商店。

我不喜歡走在街上或是旅行時被人認出是我或是被路人叫出名字或是我的店名，全都使我會感到特別的不自在和害羞，我喜愛低調的過著屬於自己的生活，所以其實我不應該當藝術家的，這相當矛盾，也違背我的本性。

因此人的某部分會轉變，肯定是有著巨大的力量牽引著你必須做出改變，並且你知道改變會給你新的能量。

In fact, it's hard to imagine that I love taking selfies so much now. There used to be a period of about 10 years when I didn't like taking photos online. Because of business, there was an online store at that time, and sometimes I would display photos of clothing accessories, I will deliberately cut off the heads of all photos (like this photo) lol before uploading the photos to the online store.

I don't like to be recognized when walking on the street or when traveling, or to be called by my name or the name of my store by passers-by. All of these make me feel particularly uncomfortable and shy. I like to live a low-key life by myself, so actually I shouldn't be an artist. This is quite contradictory and goes against my nature.

Therefore, some part of a person will change. There must be a huge force pulling you to make changes, and you know that changes will give you new energy in the life.

ℒan ~*

ps. 相片中我身上穿的全系列服飾和飾品實體商店和線上全部銷售一空。The entire range of clothing and accessories I was wearing in the photo are sold out in my stores and online at the time. Ⓢ Ⓤ Ⓟ Ⓔ Ⓡ ＼(｡✪‿✪｡) ／ 

The Woman King - Combatting the Masculinization of Black Women

I was a little scared to watch The Woman King. I saw from the trailers that the movie contained a bunch of badass, Black women, but I wasn't clear on the plot. The ambiguity of the film's story made me worried for what exactly the movie was trying to accomplish in its portrayal of these women. It wasn't until I'd read up on the women who created the film that I became more excited about seeing the movie. Fortunately, Gina Prince-Blythewood, Maria Bello, and Dana Stevens flooded the movie with opportunities to view womanhood in various perspectives, defining Black femininity through an ironically historical and contemporary lens.

Set in nineteenth-century Africa, the film depicts the typical local life found in history textbooks. In a general sense, most communities were patriarchal and expected piety from women. Additionally, a woman's primary role surrounded her family or tribe as a daughter, mother, or wife, etc. However, during this time period, the Dahomey Kingdom had an additional status for women as warriors, who were revered even more than their male soldier counterparts. It is this culture that the film focuses on and embellishes.

In today's context of modern feminism, the film was evidently intended to primarily show female empowerment. I believe the writers did a wonderful job in showcasing this through story. But the layers of the film can be savored in its representation of African, Black women. This was due to great directing.

Overall, I don't think this film was especially good in that it took artistic liberties, fine-tuned dialogue, or had amazing camera work. Additionally, it was a story we've seen in other forms before, and in my opinion, it failed to add a unique twist on the tale. Despite this, the film was impactful (though I'm a bit biased as a target audience member). There are several scenes that are hard to forget due to their level of intimacy and relevance to modern Black women. For example, one moment that lingers in my mind is when a mentor braids a mentee's hair. For me, that was a perfect example of Black femininity. It showcased their sisterly bond and drew upon generations of braiding in the Afrikan diaspora. It also displayed fortitude, as it was a warrior's hairstyle in this culture. This aspect made me recall warriors of the Southern United States who wore map-like braids and risked their lives to help others. There was much to unpack in that scene. Regardless of the film's execution, I think it accomplished it's goal in terms of representation and positive messaging.

The Woman King was an especially interesting film because it purposefully blurred the lines between masculinity and femininity in an appeal to progressive ideology. Additionally, it centered on brown-skinned and darker skinned women, who have consistently been considered less feminine/desirable than their lighter counterparts due to a Eurocentric standard of beauty. Seeing Viola Davis's bulging muscles and contortion of her face into a war cry is not something traditionally viewed as beautiful, and it may have even fed into some stereotypes surrounding the abrasiveness of Black women. Even so, the feminist motif of the film highlights the fact that women have many facets. As any dynamic character, Viola Davis performs in moments of vulnerability and delves into feminine energy in more usual ways later on. Her beauty is then displayed in her multidimensional character rather than relying solely on either her masculine or feminine behaviors.

All in all, the film was a pleasant watch. I appreciated it more for its purpose than its quality.

Additional comments:

Personally, I could have done without the rushed, lightskin subplot. I get, that it was used to show another key definition of femininity (I hope so anyways). Manz was giving body though.

When you give your skin to the Gods

Excellent graduation work for art students, the author uses images of the 56 Chinese ethnic groups to depict the cultural diversity and national unity of the Chinese people ——《万华镜》