one of my favorite pieces at the Whitney today was by Teresita Fernández, "Fire (America)", much better appreciated on video https://vimeo.com/168804897?share=copy
last night at a podcast some art people were talking about how tech billionaires are uncultured swine (true) but aside from that there was this interesting point about the ability to appreciate something that is *not* about yourself, and see its value even when it doesn’t contribute to your personal metrics or whatever
to everyone who is irked by people speaking languages other than English in your vicinity, please know we are 100% talking shit about you and sometimes even plotting your demise. it’s basically all we do.
unless you're in actual danger, please don't tell me you're moving to costa rica to take a tropical break from fascism. we can no longer afford housing, our environment is being destroyed by developers, and we have our own fascists.
yes there’s a lot of voter suppression and structural issues are at play but also, damn that’s a lot of people affirmatively voting for the most racist possible thing
