I legit teared up watching this, thanks for posting.

There’s always been this looming, oppressive aura that conjures itself whenever I mention that I’m Filipino to anyone. Like we’re the “lesser” asians, the mudskins, the barbarians. We’re the malnourished shitstains that nobody cares about. I’ve always assumed that people just don’t fucking care about the humanity of Filipinos and every other group of dark skin asians.

People have legit double-takes or act surprised when my brothers and I are in social settings. Imagine ignorant shitheads asking my brother how “you’re white and he’s brown?” while I’m standing right there, looking at them.

I’ve had one of my racist pos brothers completely ignore his Filipino ancestry and went full in on the “we’re vikings bro” dogshit thinking. Yea, I suck it up and make his blood boil when I remind him. I try my best to dispel that dumb shit. It doesn’t make the pain go away, though.

I’ve often struggled with “having a culture”. I’ve been so far removed from Filipino people and culture that sometimes I almost convince myself it’s easier to just say I’m white with a tan but who am I fooling?

Anyway, I’ve resolved a lot of these issues I’ve had. General confidence and a little bit of hope goes a long way.

Hope that these comrades of ours take out every single fascist in the process.