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i’m going to take a moment to deviate from my usual posts, so bear with me: the actress starring in the 2020 Mulan remake, Liu Yifei, has just voiced her support for the Hong Kong police. these are the police who have been brutalizing protestors for several months now with batons, tear gas, and rubber bullets, and recently blinded a young medic in one eye. Liu has a social media platform of 65 million followers, and has been in the national spotlight since her casting - her words have influence and impact. her conscious decision to stand by the HK police sends a clear message: that violence against civilians is acceptable as a means of control, intimidation, and suppression.

this breaks my heart. as a person of Chinese descent, Mulan’s character was a source of inspiration and empowerment throughout my childhood, and I’m sure I wasn’t alone in my excitement to see the remake, but I’m even more saddened and disgusted by Liu Yifei’s support of the police. note that Liu is a naturalized American citizen, and reaps the benefits of freedom and democracy in the US while supporting those who are fighting to silence it in China.

if Mulan were real and here now, she would be out on the streets of Hong Kong, fighting for the fundamental rights of 7 million Hong Kong citizens. please, please, please consider boycotting this movie. skip it, pirate it, do what you need to do, but show that you won’t stand for police brutality.

thank GOD we are talking about racism towards asians now because as a dark skinned south asian woman my only representation in western media is 1) the smart brown girl studying to become a doctor or 2) the brown girl with overbearing parents who want her to get an arranged marriage. and don’t you dare tell me that this only happens in movies or shows because i cannot count the number of times that white people have come up to me and asked me what medical schools i want to apply to since i was literally 12 years old.

my culture has been stolen by white people trying to be woke while i was shamed for being south asian as a child. the golden milk you find on every white girl’s youtube channel now is haldi doodh, and my ancestors have been drinking it for thousands of years. the bindis on white girls’ foreheads as they go to coachella have served as a target for racists to attack south asian women. but when i drink haldi doodh or wear a bindi, i get stares from white people trying to dehumanize me by calling me barbaric or “backwards.”

racism towards south asians is still around and something that we NEED to keep talking about if we want to see change happen.

can you draw black people with dark eyes and dark hair? your artwork is amazing, but it just makes me a little ticked that everyone has light green or blue eyes and blonde hair.

hmm maybe ur barking up the wrong tree here cus that flat out ain't true....

a friend of someone I know went missing!

if you live in California and have any info that could help, call the number above

please reblog this even if you don’t live in Cali, it helps to just get the word out

[image transcription: missing - help us locate our friend Kia. 5 feet, ~100 pounds. pictured is a young black girl with a round face, brown eyes, and shoulder-length curly black hair parted down the middle. last seen thursday, october 8th, at 11:30 PM, when she left alta bates medical center (ashby & telegraph, berkeley, california.) last seen wearing a yellow Warriors shirt, black leggings, & brown shoes. she was in emotional distress thursday, 10/8/20. contact (415) 939-4344 & (628) 219-9590 if you have seen our friend. end of transcription.]

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