Mclennonlovebot - Mimi

I literally haven’t written anything in ages but here’s some important petitions to sign:

- Make it illegal for cops fired due to police brutality to be rehired: https://www.change.org/p/make-it-illegal-for-policemen-to-be-re-hired-after-using-brutality

- Justice for Shukri Abdi: https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi

- Suspend the supply of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields from the UK to the US: https://www.change.org/p/uk-parlament-suspend-supply-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-the-us-from-the-uk-429a1333-d8c3-4962-86dd-af72594db2c7 and https://www.change.org/p/suspend-uk-export-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-and-riot-shields-to-usa

- Justice for Kendrick Johnson: https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnson

- Justice for Julian Cole: https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-justice-for-julian-cole

- Police offers must be screened for racial bias and psychological disorders: https://www.change.org/p/robert-menendez-federally-required-iat-and-psychological-screenings-for-police-officer-employment

- Make education about systematic racism and black history compulsory in UK schools: https://www.change.org/p/gavin-williamson-make-white-privilege-and-systemic-racism-a-compulsory-part-of-the-british-education-course and https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-reform-britain-s-education-system-why-are-school-curriculums-still-failing-black-students

There are of course many more petitions, both on and beyond change.org, and it is so simple and easy to sign them - if you refuse to sign any petitions, please re-evaluate yourself and your internal bias. It is not enough to not be racist, you must be actively anti-racist.

Hey, Americans! Support fast food workers, don’t cross the picket line. No fast food on Feb 16.

Attention!

Important! They are ALL FRIENDS!

Most of the time they’re just happy to get on with their business around humans. Sometimes they get a little too curious, usually after a minute they’ll realise you’re not food or a good place to sit, but if they bother you then it’s best to just move away.

Remember they sting to defend themselves or their nest, and from their point of view humans are gigantic, unpredictable and potentially very dangerous creatures.

It’s understandable if you’re scared of them, but please don’t say they’re evil!

I watched Help! For the first time recently, it was a lot of fun, but my feelings are kinda mixed on it, considering how they used Hinduism in the film, and played into a lot of racist tropes towards Indians :/

yeah. they didn't even attempt to hide it. old media (and current media if we’re being honest, but they've just gotten better at hiding it) mocked/insulted cultures/races so much. they wouldn't even hide it. it was in kids cartoons, commercials, everything. even the monkees show had bits against mexicans, asians, and indians too with racist stereotypes. racist stereotypes have been around forever and it just keeps carrying over to other generations. sigh.

it’s just ignorance on the film makers part. i don't think the beatles were really involved in the making of the plot (not that i know of, at least), and they were stoned for basically the whole movie so they didn't give a shit. and to be honest, even if they were involved and sober i still don't think they'd see anything wrong with the film at the time. because it wouldn't affect them or hurt them/their culture. because a lot of people are ignorant to these racist tropes that they've deemed normal because they've seen it/heard it all their lives from media and their peers. 

help! is a decent movie (except ringo’s hair deserves jail time) and it’s a good laugh. it’s a fun movie. it’s okay to enjoy it but it’s important to understand the undertones it kind of had. and to acknowledge it. 

Someone: Rest In Peace John Lennon-

Some tumblr dweller who hasn’t showered in 20 years: hey wasnt he a nazi, racist, pedophile, wife beater, hitler apologist-

*cracks open a bag of candy and a jar of salt* SO, HALLOWEEN PSA TIME

baby 🥺

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a resource for housing and transportation tonight for those in the city. please get out before 6 PM.

December 8th, 1970: John adjudges his own accountability for the things he says or has said.

JOHN: We all say a lot of things that we don’t know what we’re talking about. I’m probably doing it now, I don’t know what I said. See, everybody takes you up on the words you said in 19— I’m just a guy who people ask what about things. I blab off, and some of it makes sense, some of it’s bullshit, some of it’s lies and some of it’s… God knows what I’m saying, you know? I felt it, you see. So when I felt it, it was like I was crucified. So I know what they’re talking about now.