Columbus (2017) Dir. Kogonada

Columbus (2017) dir. Kogonada

“Well, Bob probably does think you’re crazy. He thinks this is all a little uncalled for and this personal space thing is all going a bit too far. And he’s very confident in his view because he’s gone exploring to see for himself what boundaries and violations these women might be banging on about, because Bob’s thorough. And on his explorations, Bob found the line that separated him from everything else. Rather than crossing it, he tiptoes on it and he experiences this feeling of being on the boundary… on the border… right on the line of being neither in one place or another, and saw how, in this grey area, where nothing was quite clear, no one could be clear. He can’t articulate, follow our words, he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was he did that we felt was so wrong. So, yeah, Bob thinks you’re crazy. Yeah, he thinks he’s the smartest man in the room who knoweth all the things, because Bob has observed the detail. We have to start observing Bob… telling him… we do see the detail. We see you, Bob. And if we see you, it means we are right there with you tiptoeing in line, right behind you, and, in that place, where rules, clarity, law and separation cease to exist, we will show you exactly what we mean by violation” — I May Destroy You (2020-) by Michaela Coel

the way i’ve seen petitions pop up on change.org to “save our british statues & monuments” ever since the bristol statue fell is pathetic lol imagine valuing inanimate objects over black lives. anyways here are some petitions to sign:

justice for shukri abdi

independent investigation into shukri’s school & call for great manchester police to conduct a full transparent criminal investigation

justice for belly mujinga

justice for christopher kapessa

justice for toyin

justice for abdullahi sharif

justice for adama traoré

reopen sandra bland’s case

fix the windrush compensation scheme now!

consultation w/ black community of who leads on uk racial inequality review

protect the colston protestors from prosecution

stop probation services trying to recall black men for protesting about BLACK LIVES MATTER

make black british history compulsory in schools

teach british children about the realities of british imperialism and colonialism

end systemic racism at scottish schools

reparations in education: addressing race in scottish schools

the grenfell tower public inquiry must investigate institutional discrimination/racism

karma got it’s kiss for you, donny?

i still remember when an anon on my previous blog tried to come for me bc i reblogged a post criticising military propaganda in films/media. lol talking about “what’s so bad about military propaganda??? why don’t you respect the us troops???”