So banning sex is the thing that’s finally getting people to say they won’t go to Bali, not the whole violent oppression, genocide, and racism forced upon the West Papuan people by the Indonesian government thing. Right.
✨Rita ✨
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- Replying to @Vanessa_ABeeMy dad is an immigrant from a war torn African country, the president of Harvard actually attended my birth and handed me my PhD alongside my birth certificate.
- Remember when I tweeted, being Black in New Zealand is a weird af experience? I’m updating that to, being Black in Australia is a fucking horrible experience.
- I still think about the time a guy in one of my 3rd year sociology papers wrote an essay comparing his treatment as a white New Zealander to being a Black American and he got a 0.
- Replying to @jzuxWhy is this suddenly the joke the year it’s a Black woman on the cover - and one who is 100% not a nepotism baby at that.
- Replying to @GimmieABeatAlso they’re assuming she’s disappointed solely for herself. She could be thinking of the fact WOC were the majority in that category and a yt still won (for a majority Asian movie at that) or maybe she wanted to win for Chadwick. Yet of course all THEY see is ~angry Black woman
- Replying to @Global_Folder and @africa_ArchivesYour account is meant to be about African history, not spreading lies. These two women are models, they are not related in any way. Disappointing.
- Too many people coming for me on some “we don’t need to be told what to do by people from the other side of the world”. Surprise. I was born right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Black New Zealanders exist. It’s exactly this narrative that allows for the appropriation we’re seeing.
- Replying to @BelovedBajeExact same thing happened when they resettled in the UK. Very…….
- just found out that an article I coauthored is a required reading on the syllabus for a race and the law paper at uoa!!! I’d like to dedicate this one to my yr 10 English teacher who told me I’d never amount to anything 🥰 not too shabby nē
- Replying to @ritawkfldIndonesia is responsible for a long list of human rights abuses. This law will likely majorly impact SA victims. It’s also part of wider law changes which will severely harm their democracy. But all people care about is ~will I be able to get dicked down by a tradie on Gili T.
- Being Black in New Zealand is a weird af experiemce.
- 22/02/22 passed my Masters with First Class Honours 💖💖💖