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October 16th, 2019

I…I think it’s broken.

#go home #youre drunk

@growingupguen

Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:42:44

irejoice:

Julien Baker on writing ‘Claws in Your Back’ and her reason to stay alive. (x)
❝… What I was thinking when I wrote the song, I wanted ‘Claws in Your Back’ to be sort of the antithesis to the last song on the last record which is ‘Go Home’, and ‘Go Home’ is a sort of song that I wrote about the feeling of hopelessness, of, you know… things are so bad on this earth, there’s so much despair and so much hurt that I would prefer if I could just move on to the next plane of existence where, hopefully, things will be better. But that’s such a sad way to look at things, that we’re just killing time on Earth where things are awful until we can move on and, you know… be better, instead of try to make things better right now. Why would you want to delay healing, and why would you want to delay helping each other? And learning that lesson occurred over the time it took me to write all these songs. And so at the end in ‘Claws in Your Back’, when I was writing that song… It’s about some of my friends who were feeling that same kind of hopelessness. And when my heart was breaking to see them feeling the way that I had, I thought, ‘I wish I could tell them that if they could just hang on that there’s a way out’, and there’s a reason to stay, as in, like, literally stay alive. And so I take it back, I don’t just want to waste my life being sad. I want to stay, I want to make it better. I want to try.❞
❝My reason to stay alive is to show people that there is a reason to stay alive.❞

#julien baker #claws in your back #turn out the lights #go home #stay alive #thinking about this sending healing vibes

@irejoice

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:43:30

hi im leaving tumblr again right after this but why tf yall still following me lmao

#this is a barren wasteland of a blog #go home

@im-a-fully-realized-creation

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 22:06:18

MyModernMet.com - May 17, 2022

For those looking to Hawai’i for a tropical getaway, Native Hawaiian Lily Hi'ilani Okimura has a message: please don’t come. Okimura regularly posts content about the issues affecting Pacific Islanders, and one recurring topic is tourism. The islands of Hawai’i have long been tourist destinations; in 2019, a record 10.4 million people visited the islands. This decreased during the first year of the pandemic, but in 2021 the crowds returned—even though tourists were asked to vacation elsewhere.

Tourism has proven harmful to Native Hawaiians. “A lot of tourists treat our land like it’s some theme park,” Okimura explains. “They will ignore warning signs, fenced-off areas, and ‘no trespassing’ signs, which can cause damage to our environment like erosion, vandalism, and pollution.” This includes approaching endangered animals when it is strictly off-limits. “For example, tourists will try to go near and touch monk seals and turtles at the beach, despite having MULTIPLE signs at our beaches warning people that these are endangered species and touching them will result in them paying a fine.”

“When people say they should be able to visit Hawai'i because ‘it’s part of the United States,’ I tell them they’re missing the point. Sure, you have the ‘right’ to travel wherever you want, but does that make it right?” Okimura continues. “Especially if the Indigenous people and other residents are asking visitors not to come due to a worldwide pandemic, our limited resources, and because our tourism industry exploits our people and culture. What does that say about you to disregard all of this because ‘What about my vacation?’”

Tourism Doesn’t Benefit Most Native Hawaiians.

Those who do work in the industry are overworked and underpaid. A majority (51%) of those experiencing homelessness on the islands are natives. Instead, tourism benefits large corporations and developers that are, by and large, not from Hawai’i.

If tourists are determined to visit Hawai’i, Okimura offers some ways to minimize the harm. One way is to avoid giving money to the hotel industry and Airbnbs, which non-residents mostly own. It’s best to stay with someone they know who already lives there. Another way is to experience Hawai’i beyond the typical touristy activities. Learn some of ōlelo Hawai'i (the Hawaiian language), and be sure to buy from locally-owned restaurants and businesses, particularly Native Hawaiian-owned. And finally, visitors should leave things as they found them. Pick up trash and don’t take anything from the environment like sand or rocks.

“Native Hawaiians have a deep connection to the ʻāina, the land,” Okimura shares. “We consider ourselves stewards of the land, and it is our kuleana, our responsibility, to take care of it, because in return, it takes care of us.”