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![Girls, Obama, and Taken: Steve Silberman
@stevesilbermarn
Rosaries confiscated from immigrants
at the Arizona/Mexico border. [via
@MikeOLoughlin] newyorker.com/
culture/photo-,
く @claríssalule
Remember the piles of wedding rings
taken from holocaust victims and how
we see it now and wonder how we
ever let the violation of human rights
get so far well yeah
cryptid-sighting:
arithanas:
gaylileofigaro:
This is worse. Looking at these you can tell they have no significant monetary value. They were confiscated as a fear tactic. Nothing more.
This picture breaks my heart everytime it appears in my dash. It’s a fear tactic, alright but—
The first one in the left corner: It’s a first communion rosary, and it’s not cheap.
The black one in the first line: That’s a widow rosary and it’s old.
The white one in the second line: is a commemoration rosary. It has a miniature picture in the round part. I haven’t seen that since the 70′s.
In the third line, multicolor one: It’s an Anima mundi, I have only seen those in the hands of Rosary ministery’s old ladies. The oldest ones are from the 80′s after Juan Pablo II came to Mexico for the first time. It’s one of the old ones, I know because the crucifixes are different. The third one on the fourth line: Red and gold. The style is old, the metal is dark, that’s a 50′s rosary, probably a quinceañera one (or it’s maybe older, from the 40′s when the brides carried red roses with their offerings).
The fifth one on the fourth line: It’s a quinceañera rosary with Ignatius’s tear. The style is old and in my part of Mexico is orphan girls who used it. At least it was when I was young.The third one of the fifth line: the blue one with the anchor. That one I have only seen in Veracruz and it doesn’t look new.The fifth one on the fifth line: That’s a 90′s wedding rosary. Black and white patterns were popular on that date.The fourth one on the last line: That’s a first communion rosary from the 30′s. It’s delicate and most probably silver. The rest wrench my heart too, the humble everyday rosaries with wooden beads and knots. Those are cheap and bear the wear and tear of their user handling. But those I described are much more.
Those are mother’s rosaries.
Those are not just rosaries. Those are mementos, that’s the proof of their families stories. They are taking from them the only portable things they can carry to feel the connection to their families.It’s not a fear tactic. Call it like by its name.It’s dehumanization.
Just want to remind everyone that the DHS janitor who saved these rosaries and photographed them started his project in the latter years of the Bush administration and finished during the latter days of the Obama administration.
Just in case anyone reading naively believes this atrocity began on November 8 2016](https://pics.conservativememes.com/steve-silberman-stevesilbermarn-rosaries-confiscated-from-immigrants-at-the-arizona-mexico-64602057.png)
![Community, Confused, and Jay: The State of Washington
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WHEREAS, asexuality is an often unknown and misunderstood sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS, people who are asexual but have not heard of asexuality may often feel
confused, discouraged, and lonely; and
WHEREAS, discovering the asexual community and asexuality can be an affirming,
positive, life-changing experience; and
WHEREAS, the goal of Asexual Awareness Week is to promote education and
understanding about asexuality; and
WHEREAS, there are estimated to be at least 70,000 openly identified asexual people in
the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the inclusive and diverse State of Washington is proud to be at the forefront
of LGBTQIA+ recognition and acceptance;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, do hereby
proclaim October 20-26, 2019, as
Asexual Awareness Week
in Washington, and I encourage all people in our state to join me in this special observance
Signed this 15th day of October, 2019
Governor Jay Inslee
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redbeardace:
Asexual Awareness Week has been formally recognized by the Governor of the State of Washington!This is BIG. As far as I have seen, this is the first time Ace Week has ever been recognized anywhere. This is like an 8.7 on the Awesome Scale big.I want to thank everyone in the Seattle Aces & Aros for helping to bring this together. And I want to thank Gov. Inslee for making this happen! From the Palouse to the Pacific, from the Columbia to Canada, the Evergreen State rocks!Full text:The State of Washington Proclamation WHEREAS asexuality is an often unknown and misunderstood sexual orientation; and WHEREAS people who are asexual but have not heard of asexuality may often feel confused, discouraged, and lonely; and WHEREAS discovering asexuality can be an affirming, positive, life-changing experience; and WHEREAS the goal of Asexual Awareness Week is to promote education and understanding about asexuality; and WHEREAS there are estimated to be at least 70,000 openly identified asexual people in the State of Washington; and WHEREAS the inclusive and diverse State of Washington is proud to be at the forefront of LGBTQIA+ recognition and acceptance; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, do hereby proclaim October 20-26, 2019, as Asexual Awareness Week in Washington, and I encourage all people in our state to join me in this special observance. Signed this 15th day of October, 2019 [signed] Governor Jay InsleeMore details: http://www.seattleacesandaros.org/2019/10/20/asexual-awareness-week-in-washington/](https://pics.conservativememes.com/the-state-of-washington-of-state-the-стоn-1889-the-64492823.png)
