i’ve had this folder on google drive for some years now where i dump all kinds of books about movies. it has hundreds of books on film studies, different genres, specific movies, countries, eras, biographies etc. it also has subfolders on horror movies and women in movies/women in horror as it is something that interests me a lot and i wanted a quicker access to them. it’s all free and i update it whenever i find new things. feel free to download them and share it!
there’s been a terrorist attack in christchurch, white supremacists, what now appear to be an organised cell of 4 (and perhaps more, one member talked of 10 before the attacks on social media), attacked multiple mosques during prayers. 30 are feared to be dead. from my understanding there have been several car bombs that have been disarmed since. one of the attackers livestreamed the attack and said “subscribe to pewdiepie” before he began firing.
one of the attackers posted a manifesto online, both on his twitter and 8chan, it’s full of ironic nazi memery, claiming the terrorist attack was a partisan action against an invading and occupying force and laying the blame for his radicalisation at the feet of the communications director of turning point usa, candace owens. he self describes as an eco fascist.
the manifesto also specifically states that the attacks would not kill police (except ones of “invader backgrounds”) if it could be avoided, as they believe they’ve “remained loyal” to “the people”.
in the days before the attack the man also posted pictures of his clearly illegal weapons on twitter, covered in various fascist slogans including the 14 words, statements about the UN migrant pact and the names of various battles between the habsburgs and the ottoman empire, as well as the names of mass murderers of the past.
the new zealand police are refusing to acknowledge at this time the political nature of the terrorist attack, nor label it a terrorist attack despite the manifesto of the cell being publicly available online, which states unequivocally that this was both a terrorist attack and a political statement.
The death toll is up to 40 now.
Would just like to qualify that both Australian and New Zealand leaders and police have recognised that the shooter is a right wing, extremist, terrorist. All leaders have condemned the behaviour.
a shooter who targeted muslims made a “subscribe to pewdiepie” joke before murdering innocent people but… sure… pewdiepie isn’t a white supremacist who intentionally made a white supremacist fanbase feel safe, normal, or anything else like that
no
not at all
it’s important to recognize how “casual” white supremacy played as a joke plays a definitive role in the radicalization of these white men who go on to murder innocent people. it’s never just a joke because even if it’s somehow “just a joke” to the person saying it, there will always be someone who does not take it as a joke but rather takes it as validation of their hateful views.
white supremacy and all talk of genocide can never be a joke in that manner.
pewdiepie had a hand in this tragedy. there is blood on him, his channel, and, if it truly was just a joke, on his conscience for the rest of his life.
i think it’s very brave and sexy of me to still play pokemon games in the exact same way i did when i was 5 years old - ignoring all stat changing moves. this is an offensive move only household. if you effectively stratagise using stat changes in battle Fuck You
At the age of 19 Padme Amidala was the queen of a planet and had already saved her people from total crisis
At the age of 19 Anakin Skywalker was married and a general in a galaxy wide war and was considered to be one of the most powerful Jedi in history
At the age of 19 Leia Organa was a senator in the imperial senate as well as a leader and spy for the Rebellion
At the age of 19 Luke was making vroom vroom noises with his toy planes
I love him so much
Reblog if you empathize with Luke
At Luke’s age of 19, Uncle Owen established the longest record of holding back the tidal forces of Skywalker bullshit, besting the previous record of 22 minutes set by Obi Wan Kenobi
