Shout out to my trans and enby ace’s who are trying to figure out how to feel at the moment. Asexual Awareness Week is usually a time for us to feel proud about who we are, but right now with the trump administration trying to erase trans identities on a legal level, it can be hard to celebrate.
It’s not wrong if you feel like you can’t enjoy Ace Awareness Week at all because of what’s going on politically. That is totally understandable and I hope you’re taking care of yourself this week.
It’s not wrong if you want to focus on celebrating Asexual Awareness Week right now and deal with your emotions surrounding what’s happening politically later. Sometimes when bad things happen we need to focus on celebrating something else in order to not feel broken. The need for activism will still be here when AWW is over, so go enjoy your week.
It’s not wrong if you’re feeling a mix of upset and celebration. People can feel more than one thing at a time, that’s okay, just take care not to get emotional whiplash and I hope you take some time to be kind to yourself this week when you’re mind is focused on politics.
We’re all having different responses to this and that’s alright. Take care of yourselves and if people need to talk my ask box is open. 💙💜
It’s been a banner year for red carpet statements that transcend the usual signifiers of taste or trend or personal style. Stars are well aware of how to use their various platforms to draw attention to the causes that they believe in, and in 2018, many of those causes have taken on an entirely new sense of urgency. An all-black dress code at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs saluted the Time’s Up movement; white roses at the Grammys and the Brit Awards emphasized a united front for change in the days of #MeToo. These days, the most popular accessory in Hollywood isn’t a Birkin bag or a pair of shapely sunglasses—it’s a Time’s Up pin.
All this is to say that the best-shod stars at the Academy Awards tonight won’t just be the ones tripping down the red carpet in the newest creations from Paris, or those with the best-tailored tuxedos, or with the sparkliest jewelry in tow. This year, many of the most-watched attendees will be standing out for signifying their commitment to one of the most serious issues facing Americans today: gun control. A little over two weeks after 17 teenagers were killed at the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—as President Trump continues to oscillate on how he feels about gun control legislation, with even the most meager efforts (like raising the purchasing age for firearms to 21), continuing to prove to be too divisive for lawmakers to contemplate—Hollywood fixtures will be donning pins from the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety as a show of support for Everytown and the safety measures it strives for.
Gun control, though a persistent political sticking point, has taken on an entirely new relevance thanks to the student survivors from the Parkland shooting, who have refused to stay silent, organizing the (now roundly celebrity-endorsed) March for Our Lives, on March 24, and rallying their political representatives and the general public to push for real change, under the banner #NeverAgain. For its part, Everytown announced its five-point plan (called “Throw Them Out”) to take action, and remove and replace those politicians who have been corrupted by the NRA. It’s a sentiment that’s been echoed by retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods, which decided last week to do what the government wouldn’t, and stop selling assault-style rifles like those typically used in mass shootings, and to raise the age of purchase to 21. “When we saw what happened in Parkland, we were so disturbed and upset,” Edward Stack, the CEO of Dick’s, told reporters. “We love these kids and their rallying cry, ‘enough is enough.’ It got to us. We’re going to take a stand and step up and tell people our view and, hopefully, bring people along into the conversation.” A little orange pin, in other words, is making one big red carpet splash tonight.
“We should realize that the problems of racial injustice and
economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of
political and economic power.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Poor People’s Campaign was a 1968 effort to gain economic
justice for poor people in the United States. It was organized by Martin
Luther King, Jr., and was the last campaign he was working on before he
was assassinated in April 1968. King shifted his focus to these issues after observing
that gains in civil rights had not improved the material conditions of
life for many African Americans.
The Poor People’s Campaign was a multiracial effort—including
African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans,
Appalachian White people, and Native Americans—aimed at alleviating
poverty regardless of race. Just as King began his multiracial campaign for economic justice he was murdered.
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