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everyone's gonna be losing their shit about Dune, which simultaneously borrows from and erases both my culture and religion and i'm already fuming at the thought so time to mute some words for selfcare.
like what the fuck is this? and they couldn't even bother to hire North African actors? miss me with this bullshit.
full article here: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/why-arab-and-islamic-representation-matters-in-the-new-dune?amp&__twitter_impression=true
full article here: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/why-arab-and-islamic-representation-matters-in-the-new-dune?amp&__twitter_impression=true
i'm reeling.
like yall have no idea how disgusting this is. We have been colonized and forced to assimilate times and times over.
Our languages are almost DEAD. Our alphabet is known by very few (i'm not one of them)
like yall have no idea how disgusting this is. We have been colonized and forced to assimilate times and times over.
Our languages are almost DEAD. Our alphabet is known by very few (i'm not one of them)
Colonialism history is violent in North Africa and yet it's so rarely spoken of because it's Africa, right? And no on really cares about those of us down here.
And thus, i know this thread won't get as much attention as my tweets usually do.
And thus, i know this thread won't get as much attention as my tweets usually do.
I know people won't like what i have to say because it means they have to open their eyes to how insidiously violent this movie actually is.
If you care about Indigenous people at all, i urge you to educate yourselves on Amazighi history.
If you care about Indigenous people at all, i urge you to educate yourselves on Amazighi history.
support this movie. don't support it, i don't care. but at least know what you're supporting and who you're NOT supporting.
also it's 2020, time to put "Berbers" to rest.
The word is derived from the french "Barbares" or barbarians which is akeen to savages :) so like...yeah. i'm tired.
The word is derived from the french "Barbares" or barbarians which is akeen to savages :) so like...yeah. i'm tired.
