#woc representation
ok, so it’s been a few days since i’ve watched captain jack harkness (aka the episode where jack and tosh get sent to the 1940s) and it just feels completely false to me that tosh doesn’t feel any anger at being placed in a situation that she has stated to be personally traumatic for her. after tosh expresses her fears about being stuck in a time period close to the pearl harbour attacks, the discussion immediately shifts towards discussing jack’s experiences in the 1940s! and when tosh ends up facing the samepersecution as her grandfather, we don’t get her reaction or any scene where she actually talks about how she feels, nothing! how can you have a character, particularly a british japanese woman facing anti-asian racism during ww2 andnotfocus on her reaction to a moment you have previously established as frightening for her?
yes, you could argue that tosh’s way of ‘processing’ is by immediately trying to solve problems and getting to work. sure! but i can’t help but draw parallels to ianto, who is similarly defined by his work and service to others in the earlier episodes, but his anger and frustrations are still given fair treatment, particularly in the cyberwoman episode. also, this is more of a note on torchwood/doctor who as a whole, but if you’re engaging with narratives of oppression and not actuallycentring the experiences of the characters from the oppressed group, particularly their justified anger, then who is this story for? to push a saviour narrative about how altruistic the white leads are? or using racism as ‘set dressing’ while the episode ultimately focuses on the pain of the white lead? (as many people have already mentioned, the family of blood is an egregious example of this with how it treats martha).
again, i’m only midway through season 2 and i’m hoping that the show ends by delving into tosh’s psyche in a more interesting and meaningful way. they almost got there with greeks bearing gifts and i can see what they were trying to achieve in to the last man. but also, what is it with all of tosh’s extremely few standalone episodes heavily featuring a storyline where she needs to emotionally/physically service the needs of a white guest character? usually achieved by manipulating tosh and taking away her agency? mary in greeks, tommy in last man and in an extremelygross way with adam. and they never address it again!
listen, i love tosh. i think naoko mori gives a fantastic performance and i think her empathy, capability in tough situations, and predilection for defining herself by her achievements are all really interesting traits. but at times the writing for her character feels dangerously reminiscent to say, someone like glenn in the walking dead, who was also the sole asian lead actor in a predominantly white genre show. steven yeun puts it best in this interview, that there’s just frustration at being consistently reverted to “dependable, supportive, benign” asian sidekick for the white leads.
Rüpu lafken
Lucy Coñuecar Marileo
In Chile, police harrasses indigenous women in the street for selling their vegetables, just for being Mapuche, for fighting agaisnt the institutionalized racism, agaisnt the erasing of our culture and language, against the laws and government that keeps stealing our land and heritage….The same police that kills us, keeps their mouths shut if you rape people in the streets, if you use weapons against the innocents…Chile, where being Mapuche is more dangerous than selling drugs.
Zomo Mapuche!
Zomo Weichafe!
Our fight continues…
Mapuche children don’t want to grow in the cement
I’M WRITING A NEW BOOK!!!
Theme: dark academia
Genre: mystery/thriller/supernatural/paranormal/old magic/murder mystery.
Link to it is on my account.
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So much beauty and grace in all different shades, shapes, sizes and style in one video. I love seeing my people flourishing and just being simply magical all the time ✨. I want to see this all the time with my people and everyone else of color. Embrace your magic.
Important Things To Remember:
- Do not stay where you are not welcomed.
- Don’t drain yourself to appease others.
- Taking care of yourself is NOT SELFISH.
- Don’t let them make you feel bad about something you are happy/excited about.
- Stop doubting yourself. People notice when you do and some will feed off of your insecurities and gamble with them. DO NOT give them that power. Even if you have to fake it, walk with confidence and make your words firm (even if you might be wrong. If you say it with strength, some will start to believe you too). Eye contact is hard for a lot of people but keeping a decent amount of eye contact can intimidate some people very easily. Use that to your advantage (I do it a lot). Fake it till you make it.
- It’sYOUR BODY do whatever the fuck you want with it. No matter your gender or sexuality. It’s not about them, it’s about you.
- Do not let them silence you. If you have to scream at the top of your lungs to be heard when you are forced to be silent then do it!
- Breathe. Yes, you read that right. Remember to breathe. In through your nose and out through your mouth. It’s okay.
- Love yourself first before loving someone else.
- Don’t try to find happiness in other people. You’ll only hurt yourself in the end. You have every right to be happy. Don’t ruin that chance by depending on others for your happiness. They’re not responsible for that. Hurts to hear for some people but I promise, it’s the truth.
- NO ONE IS WORTH THE TEARS OR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL PAIN. GET RID OF THE BAD ENERGY IMMEDIATELY EVEN IF ITS HARD, IT WILL BE WELL WORTH IT IN THE END!!!
- Protect you inner peace. Misery loves company. Don’t accept that invitation. Do not give them that satisfaction of seeing you crack under pressure. You’re better than that.
P. S.
— love you guys and thank you so much for all the likes and reblogs on my pinned post. I’m glad I could have so many of you relate to it and share it with others. Take care of yourselves and stay hydrated! Get plenty of rest or at least TRY to. ❤️
