This List Is So Long, I Don't Know How People Could POSSIBLY Ignore It

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Don't worry, we con get through this together! I wanna pick up Finnish now too 😅.

LISTEN TO SHAPE OF U IN FINNISH IT IS A BOP

so u know how i study french and korean (and kinda tagalog too)??

well now i wanna study welsh too @otakuchild223 this is all happening again 

Protesting is a FELONY in Tennessee now…Facism at it’s finest (x)

say his name. no justice, no peace.

I'M IN LOVE!!! I'M IN LOOOOOOOVVVEEEE

*BIROMANTICITY INTENSIFIES*

current  doodles ~

I don't usually get to use my tagalog or even show people that I CAN speak it but I've heard many things about racism in the United States and I am TERIFFIED because of how much I hear about it. I have plans to work in the medical field and my mama said that I should study and work in America because you get paid more. Not very excited...

I think the racism happens because the country allows it to, learning new languages allows you to appreciate how different the world is and get used to the diverse sounds of languages. Since there is a great limit and not much support going into having people be fluent in foreign languages this doesn't happen.

Not only that, without the experience of trying to be fluent in one language there is a lack of appreciation for people who HAVE to become fluent in English inorder to better the lives of themselves, family and their descendants.

My parents come from the philippines and immigrated to the UK, my mom speaks to people because my dad tends to struggle with things like "he or she" because there is just "sya" for both genders and can't remember singular words for ideas which are seen as basic to English speakers but is still considered fluent because you could hardly tell unless you've known him a long time.

Here's the real kicker, they're trilingual. Both my parents speak their local language (I can only understand a word or two per sentence 😅) , Tagalog AND English plus a good deal of Spanish (not enough to be fluent but could hold a conversation).

If the US just gave people more motivation to study languages then I feel like the racism would die down. Seriously, cutting down the foreign language studies is letting racism continue.

I'm not sure if it's died down at all or if it's increased since I'm not there to see it but considering the president's history... Uh...

I'm not so sure... (If I'm wrong I'm sorry, I've been immersing in work, books and duolingo)

Edit: I've gotta add this but, one time my family were walking to wagamama and we were conversing in tagalog when some dudes rode by saying "A ching Chong ching", excuse me? First off, just because we look Asian and speak a different language doesn't mean we're Chinese, I've had that before, I hate it. Second, I have and have had Chinese friends, if they heard you!!! I don't understand why you felt it necessary to do that, you're not going to achieve anything...

hey y’all, atlanta protestors have been arrested en masse and they really need funds right now. please donate if you can. link goes to their bail fund on the action network. 

as of 4:47am EST, June 15, 2020, they need more funds.

How about, instead of "Magandang Umaga" we say

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Please don't take seriously*

You can't say "Magandang Umaga" without being cheerful

*and I hate it.

And that's today's coverage on the effects of European colonialism

y'all will circlejerk yourself to the mysticisms of faeries and elves in european countries for centuries and take it as fact but the second native americans ask you to respect our spirituality and culture suddenly you're all aetheists

So I’ll cut to the chase on this since a lot of people are dying, drowning, and screaming for help in Cagayan and Isabela, Philippines. A lot of them have also been stranded and are standing on their rooftops as we speak.

I’m here to post a collection of donation drives that I’ve gathered online. If we can’t help them physically, we can at least make sure they have monetary assistance, food and clothing once they’re evacuated.

This is how Cagayan looks, from recent photos (not mine)

TW: screams and shouts for help

HOW TO HELP

DONATION DRIVES

Please feel free to add on this post for any other ways to help.

For context:

The Philippines has been hit by three consecutive typhoons this month alone: Quinta, Rolly (Goni internationally) and Ulysses. It’s been hitting nearly the same areas, which has made them even more vulnerable now that they’re still recovering from the previous typhoons. Our mountain ranges couldn’t shield us from this due to heavy quarrying and deforestation.

That said, these aren’t the only places in need of assistance. But these are the places in urgent need of help. And we’re trying to do as best as we can with what little we have.

I’ll update this post from time to time for full transparency.

[November 14, 2020 3:13 AM GMT+8]