Sternsingen is an old tradition, mostly in central European countries. But over the course of the last few years there's been severe criticism of this custom because of Blackfacing, similar to Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands. Let me attempt to give some context.

🧵(1/13) In Austria, the Catholic Youth (CY) coordinates over 85.000 people who go Sternsingen and raise money for humanitarian projects around January 6th. I interviewed the spokesperson for the styrian CY for my latest DOVE-podcast episode and the issue of Blackfacing came up.

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"Some people expect us to take away the homeless in handcuffs to put them into an emergency shelter where they can die happy people. This is the utopia that some people actually expect to be true", says Dominik, a volunteer with the @CaritasAustria Cold weather Hotline.

🧵(1/9) This conversation with Dominik, that I had the privilege to record for the DOVE podcast, wasn't only fascinating but also thought provoking and even challenging.

Because it makes you face a different reality. One that we sometimes choose to ignore.

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Stutz, a documentary by #JonahHill about his psychiatrist Phil #Stutz, is the best piece of content I've consumed all year. Here's why I think everyone should watch it and why it has

~the potential to change our lives~

A thread🧵(1/17)

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1592321491097464832

Six minutes in, Phil and Jonah talk about something that resonates quite a lot:

~The struggle of getting out of bed in the morning.~

Personally, I've got no problem getting up. But only when I have a reason (i.e. school or work) that's literally forcing me out of bed. (2/17)