magical-mixed-girl:

littledreadridingwood:

zanzaban:

unfriendlyindianhottie:

WHY DO PEOPLE USE GANDHI AS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL NONVIOLENT PROTEST??? HE LITERALLY WANTED THE BRITISH TO FUCKING WIN HE HATED DARK-SKINNED INDIANS HE HATED BLACK PEOPLE HE WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE BRITISH POLICE FOR FUCK SAKES HE WAS A HORRIBLE DESPICABLE HUMAN BEING SO FUCK YOU FOR USING GANDHI AS AN EXCUSE NOT TO MENTION HE WAS MISOGYNISTIC, A DOMESTIC ABUSER, AND HOMOPHOBIC AS HELL 

some sources:

racism:

http://www.gandhism.net/gandhiandblacks.php

http://www.trinicenter.com/WorldNews/ghandi5.htm

misogyny and abuse:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/thrill-of-the-chaste-the-truth-about-gandhis-sex-life-1937411.html

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/27/mohandas-gandhi-women-india

http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2013/10/gandhi-used-power-position-exploit-young-women-way-react-matters-even-today/

KEEP SPREADING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THIS CONVO ONCE A WEEK AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LIKE “WOW REALLY? THATS CRAZY .. BUT HE WAS ON POSTERS AT OUR SCHOOLS”

Re blogging again for the sources.