Fairy-for-you - Strawberries

I see a lot of Islamophobic as well as Hinduphobic rhetoric going around, especially due to the Indo-Pak conflict. And most people are seeming to believe whatever the see on random tumblr accounts which aren't even from here and has no touch with reality?? What the hell

The tumblr demographic is mostly teens and young adults with impressionable minds. These kind of things have a cumulative effect and give rise to hatred.

As someone who has literally witnessed/still witnessing the polarization of communities and increase in communal violence, here are my two cents on it:

1. Talk to Indian Muslims who are common citizens in the country - those who are students, those who have a daily job, those who lead a generic life. There are around 200 million Muslims living in India. Ask how their experience is, if they feel "unsafe" here. Ask if they are friends with people of other faith. Ask how they feel about India. Mostly the people who bark on the internet are people who have an agenda, and you get that pov.

2. The nomenclature of operation 'Sindoor' - Sindoor is traditionally viewed as a symbol for married women in Hinduism, many women are choosing to not wear it quoting it a patriarchal symbol. Nonetheless, at Pahalgam Hindu men were targeted and their wives were told to narrate it to others. The attack itself was religious in nature and hence is the name of retaliatory operation. (Those saying one Muslim man was also killed, yes because the terrorists also asked the people who were Muslim to recite Kalma, and killed who could not)

3. Genocide against muslims? The operation is being led by a Muslim woman Col Sofia Qureshi. Indian Muslims are in support of the retaliatory attack. This is a conflict targeting documented terror bases of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, not a specific demographic. The list was later released and now available on the internet. Also, Pak spends majority of their budget on defence and has nukes, they are in no way same as Palestine.

4. Targeting civilians - It's unfortunate that women and children died as a collateral damage on targeting the sites. It's an age old tactic that terrorists use-blend in with the civilians and use them as human shields. The civilians killed were neighbors and family members of the targeted terrorists as of the information available now.

However, the retaliatory attack from Pakistan was indiscriminate bombing into civilian localities, not military facilities. Yesterday, more than 15 cities were targeted with drones. Shelling in Poonch has killed at least 13 civilians and injured many.

War serves no one but how is this alright? People spewing bullshit sitting at their homes, pushing their narratives without half an idea of what's really going on? You are disgracing the genocide on Palestinians by comparing this with that. Both are totally different situations caused due to different reasons. If you don't have proper knowledge about a situation then don't spread misinformation about it. Pray for our safety.

“false rape cases are ruining men’s lives” my brother even real rape cases aren’t ruining men’s lives

we as a fandom don’t talk about joseph lawrence enough. that fuckass attitude. that cunty scarf. the rings. the pizzazz. the expensive paintings he raided all museums of the nation for, not to display them but just so winslow can’t have them. the way he lets his marthas degrade him because he either gets off on it or thinks it‘s funny. that cunty way he turns around when spoken to. the genuine love and admiration he has for eleanor and his actual genuine regret for his actions that he doesn’t just put on to get what he wants like serena but that actually seems to gnaw at him constantly. the needless flamboyance when he essentially tells nick not to execute him. the way aunt lydia tries to blackmail him and he goes „ooooh, DISH, sister“ as soon as she mentions that she‘s got dirt on the other commanders as well. the way that somehow, bradley whitford plays a more sympathetic character on the handmaid‘s tale than on fucking brooklyn 99.

first, the national digital library. now this. I'm gonna cry

not to be a nerd but it’s so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stone……. truly a spectacle, truly breathtaking, an honor to behold

Ancient temples with past secrets // Hampi, Karnataka, India

I'm genuinely enjoying this lmaoo

ARE YOU REALLY GONNA TALK ABOUT TIMING IN TIMES LIKE THESE? AND LET ALL YOUR DAMAGE DAMAGE ME AND CARRY YOUR BAGGAGE UP MY STREET AND MAKE ME YOUR FUTURE HISTORY ITS TIME, YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY OPEN THE BLINDS LET ME SEE YOUR FACE YOU WOULDN’T BE THE FIRST RENEGADE TO NEED SOMEBODYY