I walk many lines but I do so while wearing a little turquoise.
Recovering grad school student, activist, craftivist, mechista, xicana, queerspawn, 2nd gen queer, food lover, cis, jew,, gorda/fat girl and loud!
I co-moderate three other tumblrs but this one gets the most action. Here are the others.
http://fatpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com
http://joteria.tumblr.com
http://povertydiet.tumblr.com
Misanthrope.
Sprung
Dreaminginspanish sent me this cool archive of feminist texts. Lots of “classics” and a fair amount of womanists and feminists of color. Check it out! Rad Fem
Thanks D!
ETA:
the modernistwitch made a good point about radical feminism being pretty scary with the title of this linking being rad fem. So please be cautious with this site and know that I am not promoting that rad fem bullshit, I just like free books.
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mmmajestic:
BBQ (abbreviation)
[noun]
1. A BIG BEAUTIFUL QUEER
2. BBQ is a (variation of BBW, used in direct as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): “I love you, you B-B-Q”
3. Can also be combined in other variations to fit other lifestyles i.e. “you are a BBG/BBBG [Big Beautiful Genderqueer/Big Beautiful Baby Girl]” etc.
WHY HAS THIS NEVER OCCURRED TO ME BEFORE? (whatever, y’all thought of it and it’s amazing).
There. I’m not a BBW. I’m a mothafuckin BBQ.
thoughts—I’ve read some posts in the past about BBW as being a woman of color term (as in used by and about WOC). I remember a post where some white woman was saying BBW was not a term she liked and folks of color explained why she couldn’t use it or even denegrate it as it wasn’t for her to mess with.
So this is pure thought—I have no pre-formed opinion but I am curious how WOC feel about BBW being co-opted (adapted?) and reformed by the above white folks into something different but still linked to the original term.
I respect the OPs and don’t assume any mal-intent but just as a check-in with folks—does this feel copacetic?
I’m tired so let me know if I need to re-clarify my question.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcbbmk9stE1qba3iuo1_1280.jpg)
BBQ (abbreviation)
[noun]
1. A BIG BEAUTIFUL QUEER
2. BBQ is a (variation of BBW, used in direct as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): “I love you, you B-B-Q”
3. Can also be combined in other variations to fit other lifestyles i.e. “you are a BBG/BBBG [Big Beautiful Genderqueer/Big Beautiful Baby Girl]” etc.
WHY HAS THIS NEVER OCCURRED TO ME BEFORE? (whatever, y’all thought of it and it’s amazing).
There. I’m not a BBW. I’m a mothafuckin BBQ.
thoughts—I’ve read some posts in the past about BBW as being a woman of color term (as in used by and about WOC). I remember a post where some white woman was saying BBW was not a term she liked and folks of color explained why she couldn’t use it or even denegrate it as it wasn’t for her to mess with.
So this is pure thought—I have no pre-formed opinion but I am curious how WOC feel about BBW being co-opted (adapted?) and reformed by the above white folks into something different but still linked to the original term.
I respect the OPs and don’t assume any mal-intent but just as a check-in with folks—does this feel copacetic?
I’m tired so let me know if I need to re-clarify my question.
(Source: heavymuffintop, via obscenepromqueen)
Fierce love in reclaimed bodies with ganas in the veins and dulce pequeno revolucion on the tongue.
Drinking sweet tea of memories and licking beads of promise off of lovers necks.
Forging iron links of chosen family while wearing vintage rituals and heirlooms of the past.
Planting a garden of sunset cenas and too late goose flesh porch songs. Digging deep to bury the eyes of broken promises for panged heart fruit in the morning.
Fierce love in reclaimed bodies
May day 2009.
Latinas do things.
We are not objects, fetishes, or exotic play things.
We are dangerous.
Let’s take back our tags! Meaning post yourself being yourself, without any exotifying pretense and tag the hell out of your post.
I got really upset/annoyed/raging when I opened the Latina tag for the 10th time only to find exotified/fetishizing images of naked Latinas posted by white men.
Now nudity is great, so is sexuality, but when nudity and sexuality appear as the main representation in these tags (and in life) and this is not in the control of those represented, then it’s all fuckery. This is an issue of racism, colonialism, sexism, patriarchy, class, stereotypes, and generally fuckheadery!
Janinadenta pointed out the same is for Filipinas.
mujer-encabronada pointed out that the chicana tag is bad too.
I’m sure most if not all ethnic groups/cultures, that we as women of color represent, are inundated with images that do not reflect who we really are, or at least play into stereotypes, myths, sexist, and colonial imagery.
We saw effective tag take overs with the Native American and Indian tags in the past few months, so this is possible.
So reblog this with your thoughts and if you’re in!
At the very least there is never enough visibility of WOC and maybe for a day this will be different.
One angry Latina that says fuck you to the fetishization/exotification of Latinas/Xicanas/Chicana/Mujeres and all Women of Color.
This is a great list! I would have loved to see an even longer list though, but you know, I want the world.
