So [Black Panther] is actually very African… Lupita, you grew up in Kenya. Danai, you grew up in Zimbabwe. What does it mean to both of you to see African culture celebrated in this way?
godess of wisdom.
if you see this post you’re legally obligated to reply to it with your current favorite song
Kaz leaned back. “What’s the easiest way to steal a man’s wallet?” “Knife to the throat?” asked Inej. “Gun to the back?” said Jesper.
Do y'all remember being a kid and trying to read in the car while it was dark outside and your parents wouldn’t let you turn on the light so you would try to grab snatches of sentences when you passed by street lights
what did you mean when you says racism in australia presents itself differently
i just meant that racism is systematic and a product of the history/culture of the place where it occurs so a lot of racism that happens here is uniquely australian. that doesn’t really apply to what happened to robert because that could probably happen anywhere, but i think a lot of white australians have literally been educated about racism through social media which means we can be bad at recognising when it happens here.
so like, an australian will see something in the news about police officers shooting unarmed black people in the us and say ‘oh thank god that doesn’t happen here 😇’, even though indigenous australians are far more likely to die in custody than their white counterparts. or they’ll proudly condemn how the trump administration has treated immigrants at the us border but never say a word about how australia has been violating the human rights of asylum seekers and refugees for decades. the only reason antiblackness isn’t as talked about here is literally just because our black population is much much smaller. and STILL, the prime minister manages to vilify ‘african gangs’ publicly, despite the fact that sudanese australians (which is what he means when he talks about african gangs) are much more likely to be victims of violent crime than perpetrators.
like i said earlier, tumblr isn’t my most used form of social media anymore but i see it happen on twitter and if what i’ve seen today is any indication, tumblr is exactly the same. i just want australians to be more aware of what’s going on in our country instead of focusing all their attention on the us and acting like everything’s sunshine and roses down here. i know it’s easy to get swept away with what’s happening in america when that’s overwhelmingly what we see on social media, and i’ve been there too. honestly tweeting about australian politics usually feels like talking to a brick wall because australians are as a group pretty apathetic, but we should always try to do it anyway.
Please, I don’t want to go.
But seriously, how great is this fan art by @gal-pal-mckinnon?!
september is coming up so here’s your yearly reminder to leave billie joe armstrong the fuck alone
Well of course. We don’t wake him up until October 1st.
His dad is dead, just don’t.
In case anyone reading my blog is unaware, this is a reference to the Green Day song titled “Wake Me Up When September Ends” a song that Billie Joe Armstrong wrote following the death of his father in September of 1982 when Billie Joe was ten years old. The title of the song references his desire to sleep through September in an effort to get some emotional distance from the death of his father.
He’s since been open about the emotional difficulty of having written the song since many people now message him on October 1st to ‘wake him up’ despite the song being a memorial to his departed father.
It’s generally seen as respectful to not try to wake him up. Let him sleep and let him remember his father in peace.
reblogging again because the end of September is coming up. leave him alone.
Reblogging as a reminder to leave Billie Joe Armstrong the fuck alone on October 1st and any day after it if your message is going to contain anything to do with “waking” him up because September will be over.
Hogwarts House Aesthetics
hufflepuff: oversized sweaters and fluffy socks, sitting wrapped in blankets by the fireplace chatting until 3am, postcards filled with doodles, tshirts that are so soft from being washed over and over again, road trips spent singing sings together, ribbons half untied in your hair, crunchy leaves in autumn, sunburt shoulders and the scent of sunscreen, running through the rain, picture books worn at the edges from being read so many times
gryffindor: crackling bonfires, thunderstorms, messy buns and untied laces, always having a story to share, picking dare every round of truth or dare, laughing at your own joke, being the class clown, lying on the beach with your friends long after the sun has set, fancy dresses with sneakers, treehouses and grass stained jeans, scuffed shoes and scraped knees
ravenclaw: procrastinating homework by reading poetry, lying on the roof stargazing, chipped nail polish, tidy room, messy life, perfectly neat to do lists with nothing ticked off, riddles, books piled haphazardly around the room, reading until the early hours of the morning, ink stained hands, glossy lips and silver jewellery, ballet flats, lying awake at night because your mind is so full of questions, tired smiles but bright eyes
slytherin: the sound of high heels on the hard wood floor, perfectly winged eyeliner and matte lips, almost painful breath of cold air on a winter morning, smiling when you say your insults, flushed faces and cold hands, fiercely loyal friendships, nails painted to match your lips, black ripped jeans and leather jackets, lacy black bralettes, absentmindedly pulling at the grass when you’re sitting outside, grey clouds and gloomy days, peppermint tea, intertwined fingers and knuckle kisses
― hard feelings, Lorde
i loved To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
@hogwartshousesnet | july event | favorite class → defence against the dark arts
“The class everyone had really been looking forward to was Defence Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell’s lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke.”
READ IN 2017 → Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor
“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”
Reblog to have something good happen at 1:42 tomorrow
I really need this…
please
please God
Please!