ANTI-OPPRESSIVE BABY ANIMALS

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A BABY HAIRY COO WITH SUNGLASSES ON STANDS IN A FIELD, LOOKING FORWARD. TEXT READS: “‘IRONIC’ OR NOT, RACISM IS NOT COO’.]

THIS POST IS INSPIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. AND THIS ONE IN RESPONSE.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A TWO-DAY OLD BABY ASIAN ELEPHANT TRIES TO STAND AS HE GETS USED TO HIS WOBBLY LEGS. TEXT READS, “JUST BECAUSE MY LEGS DO NOT KEEP ME UP NOW DOES NOT MEAN I CANNOT STAND UP FOR MYSELF.”]

PHOTO BY: SEAN GALLUP

SUBMITTED BY: bemusedlybespectacled

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A BABY HEDGEHOG SITS ON A GREEN BLANKET. IT HAS ITS MOUTH OPEN. TEXT READS, “YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE EMOTIONAL.”]

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A BOSTON TERRIER PUPPY LOOKS TOWARDS THE FRONT WITH A MILDLY DESPONDENT LOOK ON ITS FACE. TEXT READS, “CHEW TOY? NO, THANKS. I’D RATHER TRANSFORM A RAPE CULTURE!”]

SUBMITTED BY: autumn-and-eve

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: TWO BEAR CUBS STAND ON HIND LEGS A FEW FEET FROM EACH OTHER, ONE IN A CROUCHED DEFENSIVE POSITION WITH PAWS UP. TEXT READS, “STOP! ALWAYS ASK FOR CONSENT BEFORE TOUCHING SOMEONE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY TRIGGER THEM.”]

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A SMALL DUCKLING FACES FORWARD, MOUTH OPEN AS IF YELLING. TEXT READS, “STOP VICTIM BLAMING!”]

APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS NOT LIMITED TO APRIL NOR THE UNITED STATES. CREATING A CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS A SURVIVOR SHOULD HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY MONTH ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: TWO BROWN BABY BUNNIES REST IN YELLOW AND WHITE TEACUPS. SAMUEL JOHNSON’S QUOTE “PEOPLE NEED TO BE REMINDED MORE OFTEN THAN THEY NEED TO BE INSTRUCTED” IS SUPERIMPOSED OVER THE IMAGE.]

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: TWO PIGLETS SWIM, HEADS ABOVE THE WATER LOOKING FORWARD. TEXT READS, “YEAH. WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A SAFE SPACE. WHEN PIGS SWIM.”]