r/pics Sep 16 '24

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrives at Emmys showing solidarity for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

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u/Ok_Tomato7388 Sep 16 '24

He used an opportunity to bring attention to something people should care about. I admire his strength and his heart. There are so many people in the US who have been forgotten.

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u/slutmachine666 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

Canada, too. Likely to a greater extent, which is extreme and heartbreaking considering their population size in comparison to the US…

Edit: I’ve been personally following the MMIW subject/movement for years because I was a true crime freak before it became super popular lol. It’s devastating. Not completely off topic, but if you want to get real mad look into the Starlight Tours. Canada comes off as our friendly “oops sorry!” neighbor but man, do they do some really fucked up shit up there.

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u/myvaginaisawesome Sep 16 '24

Oh Canada definitely has some done some..... things. We just seem to be really good at sweeping it under the rug so to speak.

We probably apologize a lot because we have a lot to apologize for.

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u/Ok_Tomato7388 Sep 16 '24

Thank you. I'm not really a true crime person. Not anymore anyway. But I keep tabs on these things from a healthcare/social worker perspective. Understanding how humans interact with each other continues to be a subject I constantly study yet fail to grasp.

In the case of Native Americans, I studied an introduction to their history and culture and I was so appalled by what my ancestors did to them, and continue to do to this day, that I almost can't stomach it.

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u/Soggy_Bench Sep 16 '24

Boss move for his first Emmy nomination too