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what is happening in cuba right now

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is going to be about :                       Cubans are being starved right at this moment  Cubans have been subjected to a severe system for the past 61 years, which has resulted in a lack of freedom of expression, voting rights, starvation, and a pandemic. Not only are Cubans starved from food they are starved from their freedom, that every citizen is meant to have. Cuba is going through inflation rates as well (this means, "the rate at which prices increase over time, resulting in a fall in the purchasing value of money"). Here are some examples : - Rice at normal rate costs 5 Cuban pesos : But as of June 2021 the cost has increased by 300% to over 20 Cuban pesos  - Beans usually cost about 10-12 Cuban pesos : But as of June 2021 the cost has increased by 108.3% to just about 18-25 pesos  The ordinary Cuban cannot afford a months wor...

"Perfect bodies" and Eating disorders

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If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is going to be about:  The media's unrealistic expectations of the "perfect body" and how it affects men and women today.  The portrayal of the "perfect body" on social media :      All the way back from the 15th century when the simple forms of media were created such as magazines, books, newspapers, and pamphlets, the image portrayed has imprinted the idea of unrealistic body types. Today, companies use advertisements to continue portraying the stigma that not all bodies are beautiful, which is far from the truth. Companies still continue to portray the image of men with hyper-masculine characteristics and females with "perfect" bodies, this simultaneously creates the stigma that these certain body types are all that is plausible, creating the idea in young men and women that their body is "not right", that their body is "ugly", this portrayal creates men and women ...

palestine

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 If you don't know what is happening this is for you. This post is going to be about: Palestine and their cry for help. This is what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah right now. The Israeli government has decided to allow Israeli settlers to move into Palestinian homes, which means they are forcing people to move out of their homes they have had for generations, they are colonizing their homes and displacing them making them homeless. They have made appeals to Israeli courts to keep their homes, but Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem do not have equal rights, and their appeal will most likely be thrown away. Because of this Palenstanains have been doing peaceful protests so that there is support for their families. Because of these protests Israeli forces have been attacking, shooting, and killing innocent people, that are fighting for their rights. Israeli have also attacked Al Aqsa mosque, which is the 3rd holiest site in Islam, and now they are attacking Gaza. As of today, 21 people...

India's second wave

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is about : India's cry for help because of the biggest covid outbreak in the world. India is experiencing the worst covid outbreak in history, they have just hit 17 million cases, and have about 300k+ new cases every single day. New Delhi has recorded an equivalent of 1 death every 5 minutes because of covid.  India's healthcare system is overwhelmed at its max because of the main reason of relaxed protocol There is not enough hospital bed, oxygen, or ventilators. . The infections and death rates are 2-5x. Places like America are privileged enough to get the vaccine quickly, but less developed countries like India don't have this privilege.  Take the story of Rajeshwarie Devi : Devi was 58 and died on Sunday after waiting for 2 whole days to get uninterrupted oxygen, an ambulance, and a bed in a covid - 19 hospital. She was waiting and trying as hard as she could to get as much air as she could, but by the t...

Victim blaming in Pakistan

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is about:  " Imran Khan criticized for rape 'victim blaming' "-BBC Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, was in a live interview and was asked about what steps his government had taken to prevent sexual abuse. He was shutting down the allegations against women and children, he said that this sexual violence was because of "increasing obscenity" and that "in any society where vulgarity is prevalent, there are consequences." He is justifying rape, by the clothes women wear. Not only is he blaming women for being raped, but he is also blaming their clothing choice as a way to justify men, for their vile actions. He believes that women in Pakistan should take away "temptation" just because "not everyone has will power". He is letting the oppressors go and blames the victims as if it were their fault, which it never was and never will be.  This is not the first t...

Hijab ban in France.

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If you don't know what is going on this is for you. This post is about : "French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights " Muslims have been oppressed for years, but France has taken it too far. The French Senate just banned girls that are under the age of 18, along with mothers joining their kids on school trips from wearing hijabs to school. The French propose to ban girls under the age of 18 to wear a hijab, although the proposal still has to go through the national assembly, this ban in the first place is a complete violation of basic human rights as a whole.   Just to understand how bad this really is, western countries like France are forcing women to take off their hijab. The hijab is part of their culture and religion, it is how Muslims show modesty. This is not only a form of control it is a anti-Muslim hate. They are forcing minor girls (under the age of 18 makes you a minor) to become vulnerable and be forced to reveal their bodies against their wil...

Hate crimes against Asians

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 If you don't know what is going on this is for you. TW: killing, abuse, unjust, sexual desires.  This post is about how: "Anti-Asian Hate Crime Crosses Racial and Ethnic Lines "      Asians have been hated on for centuries, but now it is worse than ever, after COVID 19 people have been blaming Asians for it, calling it the "Kung flu" or "the Asian flu" as a form of blaming them for the virus. But even before COVID 19 people have been making fun of Asians and physically abusing them in countless ways, such as pulling the side of your eyes as a way to mimic Asians, and make fun of them, pushing them into trains, killing them with no remorse or reason just plain hatred, and even hurting elderly people just because they are Asian. They have also stereotyped them in hurtful and biased ways such as calling them "yellow Asians" [Europeans have referred to East Asians as white up until the 18th century. But in the 19th century, this perception slowl...