DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
---------------------------------------------------------
True Left
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com
---------------------------------------------------------
*****************************************************
DIR Return to: Issues
*****************************************************
#Post#: 17686--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: January 26, 2023, 8:33 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/black-uk-girl-punished-school-180000692.html
--- Quote ---
> Black UK Girl Punished at School for Braided Heart and Twitter
Reacts
>
>
[img]
HTML https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/gfN.OtEPo1rpYkuGUeKwIg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_root_754/804e2ff3d89de576285fc6dff018930e[/img]
> ...
> “My child is banned from the school playground/canteen for her
hair, its neatly braided in a natural colour, I gave them a
lesson on the history of black womens hairs cultural
significance of braiding, they chose violence, @BishopChalloner
has a racist hair policy!!!” tweeted Jade Samuels with an image
of the neatly cornrowed head of her daughter, Rae.
> ...
> Samuels’ tweet reached an audience of 12 million people and
received over 26,000 responses - many of which rallied in
support of Rae.
> ...
> Jade this is appalling. Her hair is neat and tidy, tied back
away from her face (so safe for science etc) and a natural
colour. The only inappropriate thing here is the attitude of the
school.
> ...
> Easy to see the school’s flex on this is a racist power move
because nothing about her hairstyle is even close to causing any
kind of actual problem.
--- End Quote ---
Woke comments:
--- Quote ---
> First problem was going to a Catholic anything. Take her out
of school.
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> Black momma, take you child out of that school. You nor your
child have to be subjected to that racist creed. Dont argue
with them, dont engage them. Just remove yourself.
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> If white women/girls could easily style their hair in braids,
twists, knots, and fros there probably wouldn't be any bans.
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> They have MAGAs in England too
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> Where do you think RACISM came to America from?
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 17709--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: rp
Date: January 29, 2023, 9:38 am
---------------------------------------------------------
[img width=1280
height=1278]
HTML https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmO3s9XacAEGoVo?format=jpg&name=large[/img]
#Post#: 17925--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: February 14, 2023, 5:46 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Our choice of clothes send a message to the Western occupiers
that they do not like:
HTML https://www.theroot.com/state-rep-justin-j-pearson-told-by-gop-to-explore-a-1850113415
--- Quote ---
>
HTML https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965/4a087f53293d14cab9f31ed528cd7345.jpg
>
> The Tennessee House GOP didn’t hide their disdain for freshman
Democratic state representative Justin J. Pearson after he wore
a Dashiki on the House Floor. Their advice to him: get in line,
or leave his position.
> ...
> “We literally just got on the State House floor and already a
white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki.
Resistance and subversion to the status quo ought to make some
people uncomfortable. Thank you to every Black Ancestor who made
this opportunity possible!”
> ...
> “I’ve been wearing suits since I was eight years old. It’s not
a problem with wearing suits, there is a problem with upholding
systems that tell people what is wrong and what is right based
on what is considered normal and, in this status quo, what is
normal is what is white.”
--- End Quote ---
Red politicians will lie about everything:
--- Quote ---
> The Tennessee House GOP Twitter account immediately replied:
>
> “Referencing the bipartisan and unanimously approved rules for
House decorum and dress attire is far from a racist attack. If
you don’t like rules, perhaps you should explore a different
career opportunity that’s main purpose is not creating them.”
>
> However, the exchange prompted Tennessee-based network Action
News 5 to look into the exchange only to discover there is no
formal written rule about appropriate attire.
--- End Quote ---
What our enemies think:
HTML https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t1381748-2/
--- Quote ---
> What a joke. He wants to honor his ancestors? Most of them
don't even know who sired them. Of what ancestors does he speak?
A slave collar and a leash would probably be more historically
accurate.
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> That hair makes you want to take a lit match to it and watch
it go fffffsssst!
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 17929--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: SirGalahad
Date: February 14, 2023, 9:09 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Justin Pearson is seen as a fool, meanwhile his critics are
dressed like BUSINESSMEN in a house of authority. No leader
would have ever dressed like that prior to western
civilization’s peak. The implications of a suit and tie and what
it means to be a leader, do not mix
#Post#: 18257--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: March 4, 2023, 6:28 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
True Leftists let one form of decolonization lead us to another.
Those who do not are False Leftists:
HTML https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/sports/black-equestrians-helmets-safety.html
--- Quote ---
> Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find
Helmets.
>
> For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits
can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness
of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.
--- End Quote ---
I have a simple fix: don't ride horses.
--- Quote ---
> she was the only Black girl in the neighborhood, aside from
her sister.
>
> About eight years ago, she reconnected with her father, a
native of Jamaica. As the two grew closer, Ms. Robbins decided
to style her hair in locs, like her dad. But there was a
problem: Her riding helmet no longer fit, and she couldn’t find
one that did.
>
> “I finally freaking feel like myself, and now society is
asking me to change,” Ms. Robbins, 27, of Alliston, Ontario,
said as she choked back tears. “I just want to be able to ride.”
--- End Quote ---
Horse riding has nothing to do with "blackness", you ****
Turanian:
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Indo-European_migrations.jpg/1280px-Indo-European_migrations.jpg
Why are you practicing the hobby of your colonizers even as you
reject their hairstyles?
Robbins also looks like what we would expect:
[img width=1280
height=853]
HTML https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/02/02/multimedia/00xp-helmet-2sit-qcvg/00xp-helmet-2sit-qcvg-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp[/img]
[img width=1280
height=853]
HTML https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/02/02/multimedia/00xp-helmet-new-fhzv/00xp-helmet-new-fhzv-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp[/img]
(And what's with the Eurocentric hair dye?)
--- Quote ---
> Black equestrians have long felt virtually invisible in a
sport that remains overwhelmingly white. For those with natural
hair, which for many is a declaration of pride and Black
identity, finding a helmet that fits properly can be nearly
impossible, creating yet another barrier to full inclusion.
--- End Quote ---
If you really were proud of being "black", you would not ride
horses in the first place, because your pre-colonial ancestors
never rode horses, unlike your colonizers.
--- Quote ---
> ‘This Sport Isn’t Designed for Us.’
>
> Black riders say the manufacturers’ responses demonstrate what
they’re up against.
>
> “Sports were only developed for white people and they continue
to keep white people protected,” Ms. Robbins said. “People need
to realize diversity and inclusion belongs anywhere, especially
in sports.”
--- End Quote ---
Why are you so colonized? "Non-whites" should be trying to end
equestrian sports (and those who developed them) ASAP, not be
included in them!
--- Quote ---
> The two co-founded a Minnesota nonprofit, CREW Urban Youth
Equestrians, in 2021 to provide opportunities for Black youth
and other children of color to learn about horses while
developing tools to manage their emotions. Getting a helmet to
work is often a time-consuming task that can take away from
saddle time, they said.
>
> “It’s like reopening a wound every time,” Ms. Smith, who is
Black, said. “And it’s so counterproductive to the purpose of
why they are out here at the barn, to have a safe space.”
--- End Quote ---
No, being ridden is reopening a wound every time. It is horses
who need a safe space from Turanians like yourself.
#Post#: 18338--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: rp
Date: March 9, 2023, 7:05 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Example of using wrong terminology to combat dress colonization:
HTML https://twitter.com/confucian_the/status/1632745169455042564?s=20
--- Quote ---
>
> Comrade Confucius
> @confucian_the
> Men's clothing from the Majapahit Empire was cool AF. Far
cooler (both figuratively and literally) than the stupid asexual
Capitalist monkey suit.
> I've even got an antique bronze men's ring from around that
time period.
>
[img]
HTML https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fqis70waEAEvMzK?format=jpg&name=900x900[/img]
>
--- End Quote ---
Assuming you are referring to the Western business suit, it is
far from "asexual", since its very purpose is to emphasize
sexual dimorphism! (As we have documented extensively in this
thread).
#Post#: 18343--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: March 9, 2023, 7:33 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
Furthermore, does this idiot seriously think that ordinary
people in pre-colonial times dressed like in that photo as
everyday attire? Therefore it is not even a fair comparison with
Western suits which are worn as everyday attire by countless
ordinary people nowadays.
Then again, do you expect any better from someone literally
called Comrade Confucius?
#Post#: 18344--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: rp
Date: March 9, 2023, 8:15 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
"Furthermore, does this idiot seriously think that ordinary
people in pre-colonial times dressed like in that photo as
everyday attire?"
Exactly. Here is what people acutally dressed like in the
Majapahit Empire:
HTML https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1474189607/display_1500/stock-vector-majapahit-peoples-from-medieval-kingdom-in-java-indonesia-vector-1474189607.jpg
Note the simplicity of the dress. Contrary to what these
"Chadpillers" would have you believe, non-Western civilizations
were not sexually dimorphic or complex as Western civilization.
"Then again, do you expect any better from someone literally
called Comrade Confucius?"
Forgot to mention this, but his anthropocentric view about
"monkeys" is also a reflection of his username.
#Post#: 18346--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: HikariDude
Date: March 9, 2023, 8:54 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
I see with the actual Majapahit clothing, the women may have
some minor adjustments from men, but all wear brown over red
kilts/dresses as well as their gold ribbon belts ties being tied
similarly. They also all have the same wrist-wear and their
hairs have some sort of bun/tail.
I think I might be starting to grasp your idea on clothing.
#Post#: 19464--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: May 11, 2023, 5:46 pm
---------------------------------------------------------
HTML https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/55876/1/exploring-the-popularity-of-the-asian-balayage
--- Quote ---
> While we may be free to make decisions about our hair, what
does it mean if we ‘choose’ to pursue an ideal which Western
society prizes?
> ...
> The New York Times recently reported that around 50 per cent
of Asian customers at Sondar Hair Studio in New York City were
looking to dye their hair lighter, while April Taylor, owner of
London salon Somewhere in Queen’s Park, estimates that “at least
70 per cent” of her Asian clientele are going blonder.
--- End Quote ---
HTML https://smallimg.pngkey.com/png/small/129-1297667_clip-free-stock-collection-of-free-failing-clipart.png
--- Quote ---
> But Bhagwandas also points to other forces at play that could
be subconsciously influencing our decisions. She stresses that
“we do have to recognise when beauty trends are cloaked
Eurocentric ideals” and explains that Asian culture has a
tendency to regard Western features as especially desirable.
“It’s so embedded in the culture, in practices like skin
lightening or westernising cosmetic surgery, that it’s become
the norm,” she says. “These beliefs then become expected customs
and beauty standards and end up being passed down from
generation to generation, often without being examined and
disrupted. But in each country and in each culture, these
customs are extremely nuanced and hard to break away from.”
>
> It’s undoubtedly difficult to relinquish the idea that blonde
is the ideal hair colour given its representation in popular
culture – just think of Barbie or Marilyn Monroe – despite the
fact that only two per cent of the world's population has
naturally blonde hair. It’s equally difficult to acknowledge
that wanting blonde hair may suggest an underlying desire to
conform to Western beauty standards. Because while we may be
free to make decisions about our hair, what does it mean if we
‘choose’ to pursue an ideal which Western society prizes?
--- End Quote ---
It means you are colonized.
HTML https://i.imgur.com/VV0qAsG.jpeg
[img width=1280
height=577]
HTML https://preview.redd.it/r7gbnsur20a41.png?auto=webp&s=e85143f4a418b2f1b5cdd7c9d2e293966bb04559[/img]
--- Quote ---
> This idea that whiteness was beautiful was exported to Africa
and Asia with the advent of colonialism in the 15th and 16th
centuries, as colonisers justified their cruelty and racism with
white supremacist ideology.
> ...
> Bhagwandas points out that this prizing of ‘white’ features
includes hair, not just skin. “European colonialism and slavery
– which lasted centuries – created a power dynamic that meant
that those that held the power had lighter skin, lighter eyes
and lighter hair. So automatically we have the case where those
in power look a certain way which sets up an image of what
wealth and success look like, and it’s a European or Western
face and image of beauty,” Bhagwandas explains. “There was a
colonial precedent where those with a proximity to whiteness
were given preferential treatment because of it,” she continues.
“We’re still living in the legacy of this when we think about
how recently colonisation ended – the legacy of white supremacy
is absolutely still at play in beauty.”
> ...
> So what’s to be done? Everyone stick to their natural hair
colour? That’s the implication in the aforementioned TikTok
video: Laura calls Asian women reverting back to their natural
dark hair after a brief dalliance with lighter locks “peak
character development.”
--- End Quote ---
I would consider it merely the first step. Why not look into
reviving pre-colonial hairstyles also? I'm not saying everyone
has to wear those hairstyles, but at least no one should be
afraid to wear them. If you are afraid to go out in public with
a pre-colonial hairstyle (or in pre-colonial clothes etc.), you
are still colonized.
*****************************************************
Page 11 of 14
DIR Previous Page
DIR Next Page