February 2012
71 posts
““I didn’t know about it until I left. I was really surprised. I didn’t know...”
– Madonna speaks about M.I.A.’s Super Bowl gesture
So basically WOC need to never perform with white people at the Super Bowl because if anything goes awry they’re gonna get thrown under the bus.
(via queerandpresentdanger)
I love Madonna like cray but that’s a really disappointing response...
WatchChairlift is really winning me over these days…
what a week.
there was a time during the past couple of shit years that i’ve been comforted by the fact that work felt alright. not so much now, sadly.
the astrologer i saw in december (yeah, i know…) said the universe was working hard to get me to make changes.
sigh.
i might just post cute things all day to help with my heartbeat.
I quite literally put someone to sleep today in discussing different weights of paper.
(It’s slightly less boring if you think about the ways I might be in trouble at work because of it)
i need kittens and puppies today, ok?
What Really Fuels the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Black... →
“This video is definitely beautiful, but all that glitters is not gold. What at...”
– -Global/globe-trotting DJ/Arabic music expert/G Filastine on MIA’s new vid, which I too have complex feelings about tho they are not as informed as this. Obviously it looks fucking awesome, and I love MIA, and this song, I cannot stop bumping it. BUT, HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT....
On M.I.A, Artists of Color, and "Selling Out"
thesociologicalear:
Of course I watched the Superbowl half time show yesterday. How could I not? I’m no fan of Madonna (for what I’d like to think are pretty legitimate reasons), but the promise of Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. sashaying their stuff on the same larger-than-life stage was enough for me to tune in.
Thankfully, I did get what I expected and was delighted in the imagery and production...
my investment in pop music
i think it was probably tumblr where i read something about arguing artist integrity in terms of lana del rey was nothing but sexism. too true, too true.
her male contemporaries don’t have their backgrounds dragged out in the same way, their stage names called in to question or their lips examined. she’s just another example in the constant wave of attacks towards female artists in...
some days are better than others: lotus-eyes... →
munachao:
lotus-eyes replied to your post:lotus-eyes replied to your quote: I remember i saw…
she tries to be really out there and offensive and it might work for her in general but you cant help raising an eyebrow i know that quite a few moroccans/non-gulf arabs are angry with her new video…
obviously, i can’t speak to the region and i have no examples of popular latin@s doing...
I’ll stop posting MIA pictures one of these days.
Super Bowl 46: Yes, M.I.A. Just Flipped Off The... →
gaybash:
Eat your heart out, Janet. [NBC]
I'm ugly on my own terms.
quelola:
Always.
Thank you for always saying what’s in my heart. I’ve been seeing the whole push for “embracing ugly” on tumblr and I gotta say, like many things, it fails to take into account any other experience but that of white people. The POC have to live with a different reality when it comes to beauty and that’s that. We deal with the painful knowledge that...
How?
How do I keep working today when I’m feeling so inspired?
To make art
For me
With my best friend
Watchtheesatisfaction:
New song “QueenS” from our album awE naturalE, respect.
i’m breaking my maya trend to tell you that this is also really good.
