tags: colonization

2006

November

2006 Nov 23

in memory of indigenous peoples

Much like Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day has the taint of Western Imperialism on it. It’s just the sad fact of history, and I do try my best not to make too much of it. Just like black people can reclaim the word “nigger,” and gay and lesbian people can reclaim the word “queer,” perhaps we people of color can simply re-appropriate Thanksgiving Day and recreate it so that it doesn’t underscore nor elide the destruction of indigenous culture, and perhaps still be a meaningful day of thanksgiving.

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2015

November

2015 Nov 16

Aside from the Fact of Colonization…

Ignoring the fact that France colonized Syria in the first place, it's almost like France refused to help us break the Middle East, we called them cowards for refusing to sanction an unjust war, and now they're the ones suffering the consequences and have to clean up our mess.

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