#fedijaya — Public Fediverse posts

I haven't said much about Mentega Terbang because just thinking about how it went down saddens and enrages me so much, and much of it has to do with how we don't actually have a stable majoritarian demographic - sociologically that's been key to 'tolerances' of dissident views. (It's why despite Thais' own Buddhist views on sexuality being just as conservative as Filipino Catholic ones, there's an impression that queer subpockets can live & even flourish, with caveats). So unlike other heterogeneous societies with stable majority or homogenous ones, even when tame non-mainstream views are being pushed by a majoritarian person, it cannot survive backlash. This is a recent example - what happened to that comedy club is another. This is one legacy of post-colonialism outside of the west as well as global islamic ethnofascism.

Anyway, my thoughts were jumping off on from this thread: https://twitter.com/RohanBeg/status/1632356111654453248?t=pV2s8O9TjDHZ43LaNCeHjA&s=19

#Malaysia #FilemMalaysia #ethnofascism #MelayuDahBukanMelayu #TootSEA #Fedijaya

If you're in KL, this may be of interest: https://borneoheart.yeeilann.com/

'Borneo Heart presents the work of Kota Kinabalu-born and based artist Yee I-Lann, made in collaboration with weavers, filmmakers, dancers, other fellow creative producers and friends. It offers a shared platform and a site of exchange for the peoples of tanah (land) and air (water/sea), and for traditional and contemporary art practices. Borneo Heart celebrates the possibility of creating new spaces, aesthetic languages and shared ideas through conversation and collaboration.'

'From January to June 2023, in the year of the 60th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, Borneo Heart travels to the Peninsula, or “Semenanjung”. Borneo Heart in Kuala Lumpur is a sharing of tikar with six wonderful spaces/organisations/communities in the capital, encompassing exhibitions, workshops, talks, a tamu and a book launch.'

#Malaysia #Borneo #MYToots #Fedijaya #weaving #indigeneous #art