Juneteenth is a U.S. holiday commemorating black emanicipation and power that originates from Galveston, Texas, where, on this day in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed all slaves in Texas, more than 250,000 people, to be free.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of slave abolition in the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

I hope you nerds have a good month of June cuddle

Remember no crackers

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  • SevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I finally watched One Battle After Another. It’s a fun movie, but I can see why FD Signifier said it didn’t depict black revolutionaries very well. I know it’s not about that, or really much about revolutions at all, but still, think I was hoping for a bit more. Especially since Andor managed to tell a good personal human story and depict successful and effective revolutions and resistances with victories and defeats, tactics, different kinds, etc. OBAA mostly only really depicted non-violent Underground Railroad-style resistance with any efficacy (it was a really cool scene though). I know Andor had a ton more time, movie vs TV and all, but I was also hoping it would have more to say more about our present time, instead of just being set in it, I guess.

    Still, great movie. It moved at a really good clip, great performances, fun and quirky characters, a lot of ridiculous situations and funny, memorable moments. Maybe it was my expectations that were off after being told how woke and political it is. I can see why it’s so popular and why it won the Oscar, but I think I still enjoyed Sinners more as the other big favorite that came out last year.

    • Letztertod [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      I honestly wouldn’t put much stock in any opinion of someone so vehemently pro-democrat and unwilling to educate themselves on genocide of Palestinians outside very niche topic, his general work is quite tone deaf and mostly revolves around making sure his group (middle class black Americans) get a good slice of pie.

      • SevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Fair, but there aren’t a lot of black creators with videos like his on the left that talk about the issues he talks about with a black lens. It’s good to go on realizing his blind spots, but there’s still some value there I’ve found.

        As for my movie review, that’s all me. It’s not like I went in with lowered expectations or anything because of his comments on it, I actually went in with super high expectations because of all the fanfare and buzz and the Oscar. I would’ve thought the same even if I hadn’t seen him talk about it. My partner doesn’t watch him, for example, and it was interesting to hear her have some similar thoughts.