May 2012
150 posts
“It is no coincidence that so many in the West are affronted by Muslim women’s...”
– The dignity of the feminine in Islam: Against Zizek’s Orientalism – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
An interesting piece by Rachel Woodlock
(via badassmuslimahs)
That’s how I felt/feel whenever I cover my hair. In some ways, it’s a middle finger to the...
I am ready to kick Hollywood in the face.
tazar:
rawand:
oppressedbrowngirlsdoingthings:
When will these racist, orientalist, colonialist mindsets stop in regular movies? Stuff like how a white woman went into MOROCCO, not Dubai, and turned out to be the white savoir simply because she went and yelled that she had sex to a bunch of brown men that probably didn’t know that they were being paid to make a point about how terrible they...
danirat asked: I saw the post against Hollywood, and I have a strong tendency to agree. WOC tend to get really, really awful roles that only perpetuate stereotypes. I also think Sex and the City is about the worst show ever created, and I hadn't even seen that Dubai clip. I just wanted to ask you what you thought of movies that weren't mainstream Hollywood but portrayed WOC well - The Namesake, for...
arielnietzsche:
So oppressed that white feminist wanna liberate me.
Okay, that is supposed to be a walrus moustache.
I am ready to kick Hollywood in the face.
When will these racist, orientalist, colonialist mindsets stop in regular movies? Stuff like how a white woman went into MOROCCO, not Dubai, and turned out to be the white savoir simply because she went and yelled that she had sex to a bunch of brown men that probably didn’t know that they were being paid to make a point about how terrible they are? Condoms are found in Dubai everywhere!
I...
“To be gay and Muslim, at times, people will say that it is an oxymoron. But in...”
– Imam Daiyee Abdullah- Muslim Voices (Indiana University): Being out and being Muslim — a profile of Daayiee Abdullah (via queermuslims)
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salfriel asked: I am non-white male, do i get eaten? i don't like the idea of being someone's dinner or breakfast. is there any way i can get a pass? a pardon if you will?
Anonymous asked: Heya. I'm white, and i absolutely adore the designs they use for henna tattoos, like the flowery ones. I'm wondering if it'd be alright to get a permanent tattoo inspired by that?
themindislimitless asked: Can we have a man-eating club of sorts? Exchange recipes? Man curry? Man korma?
