sometimes i think about how constellations are an entirely man-made construct and don’t actually exhist inherently in nature. i mean, the universe just gave us stars, and we saw art and myths and stories in them. the capacity that humans have for seeing purpose in the incidental makes me realize just how lonely we are on this planet, desperately searching for meaning elsewhere in the universe.
…and, at the time of his death, he was one of the most hated people in the USA.
The FBI sent him a letter trying to convince him to commit suicide. Don’t let this revisionist bullshit slide. The things they say now about protests, kneeling, etc, are the same things they said about the sit-ins and marches.
respectability politics is a trap.
respectability politics is a trap.
respectability politics is a trap.
Look at this vintage political cartoon. Reactions to MLK and BLM are near identical.
His own kids are telling yall not to fall for the bullshit
I’m thinking a lot about how there was an internet joke for a while that Chadwick Boseman was getting sick of doing “Wakanda forever” bc he occasionally looked tired or unenthused in pics. Knowing now how much he was suffering through and how tired he must have been, I’m thinking about those pictures again. He really continued to bring people happiness and make art through cancer diagnosis and treatment. Celebrity deaths are so strange and it’s always a unique sadness and I never feel quite entitled to my sadness. Like, I didn’t know him. But he brought me a lot of joy and I just want to acknowledge that. Wishing him and his family peace
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