Hitomi Aoki - Ritual to invoke the devil, 2023
ah, i’m so bad at posting here. acknowledging this Day of Mourning from the lands of Kiikaapoi, Peoria, Potawatomi, Myaamia & Ochethi Sakowin people, aka Chicago, derived from a native word for garlic (mmm…) which is really suitable for me because I live here now 🌱🧄✨
whose.land are you on? talk about it over dinner this weekend with your fam & what it means to give the #landback.
considering everything, listening & learning from indigenous people is the least you can do.
Adrian Berg
‘Regents Park, Dusk’ (1982)
Adrian Berg (British, 1929-2011)
I think everyone needs to start posting about how many people have been coming out in solidarity with trans people everywhere in the US especially in vulnerable states, because I’m really touched by what happened at the University of Iowa. These kids shut it down because it’s not just a youtube bigot on their campus it’s so much bigger than that! This is huge
People ARE coming out and packing courthouses and protesting on campuses and in the middle of your town and city in defense of trans people in great numbers. Very few people attended this loser’s speech and were publicly shamed for it. There are literally more of us than there are of them and I think we need to keep saying that
Platforming good things is crucial right now.
Bombarding people will every possible variation of horrible that's going on right now reaches a threshold where it's no longer useful and only fosters despair. It makes people think there's no point, no hope for anything.
But there is! The hateful minority IS that, hateful and a minority. And every time people come in and show support, it's important to put it out. It's important to let ourselves be validated. We're not alone, we're not ignored, we're not facing this fight isolated and without hope.
Be informed, absolutely, but make sure you're not poisoning yourself, letting those who hate you paint a world where you're alone and no one cares. Solidarity matters, and it's out there, if you look for it. Platform it.
Remember: they're lashing out because they are losing.
Public opinion is against them, which is why they're using gerrymandered legislatures and select courtrooms to establish the rules they want.
And they're doing a lot of harm, and they're going to do more.
But they are going to lose. Because that kind of hate can be established by dictators, but they can't maintain it. The protests and solidarity activism and trans-positive messaging matter to show the rest of the public - the ones who really don't care one way or the other - that they're not alone in thinking "oh, people should just be able to do whatever, as long as they're not hurting anyone."
