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jadedbirch · 4 minutes

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As always, incredibly well said. As I said before in a related discussion, at the end of the day their political beliefs do not impact my admiration of them as artists and people who are clearly working very hard to be their best selves. It is possible to separate the actors from their work while still being aware of historical hypocrisy and other issues/emotions that works like this inevitably bring up. Burying your head in the sand politically because you think it somehow supports or offends your fave is naive and pointless. DD and GG will never see these posts/discussions, but people on Tumblr will, and I hope as RBS said that it makes them think and expands their worldview 💚❤️

In response to this post about War of Faith

@isilaie said

Finally someone expresses what I was thinking 🙄 I've got a huge problem with propaganda (from any side) and despite the superb directing and acting this one is so blatant that in another context (or country) it almost could be considered as parody. I love Yibo to pieces but ...I think it started with "faith makes great" that there is a kind of red thread (pun intended) in his choice of roles. His success proves him right of course but ...😔🤷‍♀️

I really wanted to address your comment @isilaie because I think it's important we are all aware of the things that are going on "under the surface" so to speak when we engage with this kind of content. Again, speaking as someone who used to live under a totalitarian communist regime, I'm very aware that whatever "choices" and "freedoms" that people like Yibo enjoy are completely illusory. Especially if we assume from the preponderance of evidence that he's queer - and therefore have to assume that whatever lifestyle he may enjoy is sanctioned by the government - then these choices are even more impacted. We've all seen how quickly c-ent can make someone's career disappear (i.e. Zhang Zhehan) and how quickly the CCP can make PEOPLE disappear (i.e. Fan Bingbing) for not toeing the party line or not sending the right message. The more high profile you are (like Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo), the more scrutinized you are for all your "choices." Plus, we also know that these days you can't get anything past the sensors w/o a healthy dose of Patriotism, and at the end of the day, the project that Yibo might sign up for can end up being something else entirely by the time it hits the screen.

So, the only thing I'm going to judge my beloved son on is making career moves that allow him to grow and develop as an artist - and War of Faith definitely gave him the opportunity to once again stretch his acting chops. And I think his success is due to his radiant talent that turns anything he touches into gold, and not so much due to his "patriotic" project choices, but shit, I'm only slightly biased because I gave birth to him LMAO.

As for War of Faith laying it on so thick that it's almost a parody - you're correct - and I actually said to a friend last night that it's ironic that as I watch the show, the Big Communist Heroes actually come off as fanatical terrorists to me. Hmmmm. Interesting.

(On a funnier note, people have pointed out how incredibly GAY this Comrade Drama is for such blatant propaganda, and that perhaps you needed a heavy dose of one to slip in the other. If that's the case even the tiniest bit, then kudos to Yibo for making another secret BL drama right in front of everyone's salad.)

#ccp propaganda #war of faith

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jadedbirch · 3 hours

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deleting my dating apps because i want to meet someone the old fashioned way (i am brutally beating a man to death to maintain my extremely fragile status as captain of my pirate ship and you're my new lying ass fake cook with his silly little fake name witnessing the scene like you're both scared and horny)

#silverflint #black sails #life goals #q

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jadedbirch · 3 hours

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wang yibo - lacoste

watch Wang Yibo turn a simple challenge into a display of grace under pressure.

#they just assume his tongue is as flexible as the rest of him 🤭#wang yibo #lacoste #adorabling 🥰

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jadedbirch · 3 hours

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a wang yibo fanboy in the wild 🫡

#wang yibo #formed police unit #that dude is living his best life lmao #good for you fanboy

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jadedbirch · 4 hours

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If I die today, could you be the one to kill me?

#lol true love tbh #vegaspete #kinnporsche the series #q

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jadedbirch · 14 hours

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For the Record, this is the Merkin!

NETFLIX CENSORED BLACKBEARD'S MERKIN WTF????

#black sails #BUSH ERASURE #at least they showed Max's bush in episode 2

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jadedbirch · 14 hours

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I'm very proud of This, My Greatest Work

tag of the week:

#my God you would think that's his egg and he just laid it ✳ @jadedbirch Thought in Wei Wuxians head: "mine" ✳ @starrie-amethyst #sir this is my emotional support emperor's smile ✳ @more-raging-heart-than-grace #see? wangji was just trying to get him off his alcoholism path early! ✳ @peanutbutter-nutella

#lol #tag of the week

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jadedbirch · 14 hours

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