They want the local colour, not the locals of colour.

I can’t help but wonder if these assholes don’t watch the news or read, like, anything at all. Every few weeks, a story comes out where a government official says some victim-blaming bullshit and the appropriately outraged people rake him through the coals. Yet they keep doing it. It’s like the not-so-smart puppy I…

it really should not be this hard for some dudes to understand a very simple concept. It is not my responsibility to make sure i don’t get raped and murdered. it is YOUR responsibility to NOT rape and murder me.

Mayor Tim Kee says that his comments were completely misconstrued.

And my argument was you could enjoy Carnival without going through that routine … of prancing and partying.

This has become huge news locally with some women’s groups forming protests in front of City Hall today and astounding backlash across all social media platforms.

The mayor added, “Look it’s sad, of course! Any living thing dying is sad. I had a dog once that I was very fond of. His name was “chastity mcsparkles”. But I warned everyone not to get raped and murdered! Do you remember how I warned you? I said don’t do it. Don’t go and get raped and murdered. And even with that,…

Kee also referred to the murder as “embarrassing for Carnival”

His Worship the Mayor of Port of Spain Alderman Raymond Tim Kee

To all of them, his worship, and the women who blame other women for their lack of modesty. Seriously, just fuck off.

Exactly, it has nothing to do with misogyny or rape culture. This is why women in the middle east never have to worry about being raped or murdered. Obviously we need to instate the hijab across the country.

Why is this debate making people, especially ones I don’t hate, say some stupid ass shit?

You know I’m torn on this! As a woman and person of color it’s great for ME. I mean how nice will it be to just be handed a high paying writers gig without doing any work at all or having any talent, you know? I could call up a few late night shows and have a job tomorrow, no resume or writing samples required!

Think real hard about whether that fact actually undermines the OP’s point.

Yes. This trash can is ironic and cute. Vintage. See how they used rope instead of a metal handle. Oh the WHIMSY. This trash can is for effortlessly beautiful ladies with lofts in Brooklyn.

Maybe the drug he gave her wasn’t morphine.

General isn’t even standard for that since you have a risk of not waking up from it and laughing gas works just fine.

She's essentially creating the conditions (the gradual disappearance of said tribe through erasure, that she claims to be fighting against) by centering her own non-African body. Europeans are something else.

These stunning portraits show how beauty varies across the globe and prove that all of us are beautiful in a different way. They’re celebrating stunning tribal beauties at the brink of extinction.