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ausetkmt · 11 months

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Black women have made important contributions to the United States throughout its history. However, they are not always recognized for their efforts, with some remaining anonymous and others becoming famous for their achievements. In the face of gender and racial bias, Black women have broken barriers, challenged the status quo, and fought for equal rights for all. The accomplishments of Black female historical figures in politics, science, the arts, and more continue to impact society.

Marian Anderson (Feb. 27, 1897–April 8, 1993)

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Contralto Marian Anderson is considered one of the most important singers of the 20th century. Known for her impressive three-octave vocal range, she performed widely in the U.S. and Europe, beginning in the 1920s. She was invited to perform at the White House for President Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1936, the first African American so honored. Three years later, after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Anderson to sing at a Washington, D.C. gathering, the Roosevelts invited her to perform on the steps of the Lincon Memorial.

Anderson continued to sing professionally until the 1960s when she became involved in politics and civil rights issues. Among her many honors, Anderson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.

Mary McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875–May 18, 1955)

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Mary McLeod Bethune was an African American educator and civil rights leader best known for her work co-founding the Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. Born into a sharecropping family in South Carolina, the young Bethune had a zest for learning from her earliest days. After stints teaching in Georgia, she and her husband moved to Florida and eventually settled in Jacksonville. There, she founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute in 1904 to provide education for Black girls. It merged with the Cookman Institute for Men in 1923, and Bethune served as president for the next two decades.

A passionate philanthropist, Bethune also led civil rights organizations and advised Presidents Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt on African American issues. In addition, President Harry Truman invited her to attend the founding convention of the United Nations; she was the only African American delegate to attend.

Shirley Chisholm (Nov. 30, 1924–Jan. 1, 2005)

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Shirley Chisholm is best known for her 1972 bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination; she was the first Black woman to make this attempt in a major political party. However, she had been active in state and national politics for more than a decade and had represented parts of Brooklyn in the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968. She became the first Black woman to serve in Congress in 1968. During her tenure, she co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. Chisholm left Washington in 1983 and devoted the rest of her life to civil rights and women's issues.

Althea Gibson (Aug. 25, 1927–Sept. 28, 2003)

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Althea Gibson started playing tennis as a child in New York City, winning her first tennis tournament at age 15. She dominated the American Tennis Association circuit, reserved for Black players, for more than a decade. In 1950, Gibson broke the tennis color barrier at Forest Hills Country Club (site of the U.S. Open); the following year, she became the first African American to play at Wimbledon in Great Britain. Gibson continued to excel at the sport, winning both amateur and professional titles through the early 1960s.

Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912–April 20, 2010)

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Dorothy Height has been described as the godmother of the women's movement because of her work for gender equality. For four decades, she led the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW )and was a leading figure in the 1963 March on Washington. Height began her career as an educator in New York City, where her work caught the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt. Beginning in 1957, she led the NCNW and also advised the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.

Rosa Parks (Feb. 4, 1913–Oct. 24, 2005)

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Rosa Parks became active in the Alabama civil rights movement after marrying activist Raymond Parks in 1932. She joined the Montgomery, Alabama, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1943 and was involved in much of the planning that went into the famous bus boycott that began the following decade. Parks is best known for her December 1, 1955, arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a White rider. That incident sparked the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott, which eventually desegregated that city's public transit. Parks and her family moved to Detroit in 1957, and she remained active in civil rights until her death.

Augusta Savage (Feb. 29, 1892–March 26, 1962)

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Augusta Savage displayed an artistic aptitude from her youngest days. Encouraged to develop her talent, she enrolled in New York City's Cooper Union to study art. She earned her first commission, a sculpture of civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois, from the New York library system in 1921, and several other commissions followed. Despite meager resources, she continued working through the Great Depression, making sculptures of several notable Black people, including Frederick Douglass and W. C. Handy. Her best-known work, "The Harp," was featured at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, but it was destroyed after the fair ended.

Harriet Tubman (1822–March 20, 1913)

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Enslaved from birth in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in 1849. The year after she arrived in Philadelphia, Tubman returned to Maryland to free her family members. Over the next 12 years, she returned nearly 20 times, helping more than 300 enslaved Black people escape bondage by ushering them along the Underground Railroad. The "railroad" was the nickname for a secret route that enslaved Black people used to flee the South for anti-slavery states in the North and to Canada. During the Civil War, Tubman worked as a nurse, a scout, and a spy for Union forces. After the war, she worked to establish schools for formerly enslaved people in South Carolina. In her later years, Tubman also became involved in women's rights causes.

Phillis Wheatley (May 8, 1753–Dec. 5, 1784)

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Born in Africa, Phillis Wheatley came to the U.S. at age 8, when she was captured and sold into enslavement. John Wheatley, the Boston man who enslaved her, was impressed by Phillis' intellect and interest in learning, and he and his wife taught her to read and write. The Wheatleys allowed Phillis time to pursue her studies, which led her to develop an interest in poetry writing. A poem she published in 1767 earned her much acclaim. Six years later, her first volume of poems was published in London, and she became known in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The Revolutionary War disrupted Wheatley's writing, however, and she was not widely published after it ended.

Charlotte Ray (Jan. 13, 1850–Jan. 4, 1911)

Charlotte Ray has the distinction of being the first African American woman lawyer in the United States and the first woman admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia. Her father, active in New York City's Black community, made sure his young daughter was well educated; she received her law degree from Howard University in 1872 and was admitted to the Washington, D.C., bar shortly afterward. Both her race and gender proved to be obstacles in her professional career, and she eventually became a teacher in New York City instead.

#10 of the Most Important Black Women in U.S. History #Black Women #Black Women Matter #Black Lives Matter #us history

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silverfoxstole · 10 months

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CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 337 10TH DECEMBER 2003

BY BENJAMIN COOK

“He’s imbued with this slice of evil,” explains Paul McGann, when I ask him to tell me about the Eighth Doctor’s current predicament… “I won’t go into the whole detail of it, because I’ve only just recorded it. I’ll still be trying to figure it out tonight! But yeah, the Doctor’s a bit of a bastard in this one. And that’s great. What’s fun, what’s nice to play, is a dark side…”

“You have more fun being a baddie,” confirms Peter Davison, who’s wearing exactly the same T-shirt that he wore for the recording of The Sirens of Time half-a-decade earlier (his own way of commemorating the anniversary, perhaps?). “There are more things to do with a bastard.”

“There’s more space, there’s more latitude, there’s more elbowroom with a baddie,” agrees Paul. “The good guys have to be patently good, if you know what I mean. They have to look noble.” Is there nothing that Doctor Who can’t do? “I don’t think so. That’s the beauty of it, isn’t it?”

“Maybe there are some things,” Colin Baker chips in, “but if we say what they are you can bet that somebody will come up with a script that includes precisely those things – and it’ll work. You can say that the Doctor could never massacre a thousand innocent children, but if someone came up with a script that gave a very good reason why he should…well, then I’d do it.”

“You could have said that Doctor Who can’t sing,” smiles Sylvester McCoy, pointing accusingly at Colin Baker.

“He sang? When?” Paul grins. “Why didn’t they ask me to sing?”

“Actually, when I heard,” says Colin, “that they were doing a Gilbert and Sullivan [see Doctor Who and the Pirates], I thought, ‘This is taking it too far.’ But I read the script and it gave entirely credible reasons why the Doctor would sing. It’s one of the most moving scripts I’ve read in terms of the context in which the Doctor decides to do what he does.”

“A barbershop quartet!” exclaims Peter Davison, quite suddenly. “Wouldn’t it be perfect? It’d be perfect, wouldn’t it?” The Four Doctors, he means. “Yeah, we’d go down a storm.” At conventions, I suggest. “I’m thinking bigger than that. We could be huge…”

“Worldwide domination,” whispers Sylvester McCoy, menacingly.

…..

“The hero has to be unmistakable,” suggests Colin Baker, “but that bad person can be anyone.” His voice drops to a whisper. “They might not reveal themselves. You know what I mean?”

“There’s just more room there,” says Paul McGann, “with a baddie, you know?” Does it ever get a bit dull, then, playing a do-gooder like the Doctor? “I don’t know if he is a do-gooder – in considering, for example, how he was exiled from his homeland. He has a bit of a record. He’s a bit erratic and – what’s the word?”

“Eccentric!” offers Peter Davison. “He could be your uncle, who’s the black sheep of the family, who all the children love and the parents disapprove of.”

“I was going to say ‘fractious’. I mean, sure,” Paul says, “he’s a force for good, and he understands that, and doesn’t mind admitting it, but they never call if good. No one ever talks about ‘good’ and ‘bad’, or ‘good’ and ‘evil’, do they? I mean, there’s never quite that, sort of, quasi-religious thing going on. No, it’s just power corrupting and fights around the universe.”

Peter says: “He’s definitely anti-authority in many ways.”

“That’s why I’m attracted to him,” joins in Sylvester, “and I think why other people are as well.”

….

“Is Paul being regenerated?” frowns Sylvester McCoy, leafing through his script. “Is this the end?”

“Yeah. We decided that’s it.” Gary Russell grins. “We don’t want to do Doctor Who any more. That’s it, it’s finished now.”

“Richard E Grant,” persists Sylvester. “Is he not taking over?”

“Richard Who?” Gary laughs. “No, doesn’t mean anything to me!”

“Yes, well, when people have said to me, ‘Who do you think would make a good Doctor?’, I’ve often said Richard E Grant,” insists Sylvester. “He may be a touch young, but he’s definitely the right kind of eccentric, quirky character. Knowing that people want a younger Doctor, he’ll fit the bill really well, won’t he?”

“And he’s quite well-known in his own right,” says Peter Davison, “so I don’t think he’ll get lost in it – unless he becomes the television Doctor. In that case, it won’t swamp everything he’s doing, but it’ll change his life quite dramatically, I should think. He knows what it’s like to have a fanbase thing, because of what Withnail and I brought him…”

What advice would they give the new TV Doctor? “I wouldn’t presume to give anybody any advice,” declares Colin Baker.

“Why should we help him?” grins Paul McGann. “To hell with him!”

In studio, Gary Russell and Lalla Ward are debating whether Romana would use the word ‘poppycock’. “You’re right, Lalla. It should, of course, be ‘affirmative’. But you did enjoy ‘poppycock’, didn’t you?”

“I loved poppycock!”

“Let’s keep it, then. Maybe you could just - ”

“A bit more ‘poppy’ and a bit less ‘cock’?”

Gary Russell sighs. “It’s going to be one of those days, isn’t it?”

“I haven’t even ravished the universe yet,” bemoans Paul McGann.

“I’ve got two hearts,” Lalla boasts. “I don’t need to ravish anything!”

…..

“There’s a jokey rivalry. Yeah, of course there is,” says Peter Davison, when asked about working with the other three Doctors. “It’s like any actor with another actor, really. When we meet up, it’s not for real. And we do put it on a bit.”

Colin Baker says: “And there’s probably an underlying rivalry that we don’t acknowledge – you know, he has that script and I don’t…”

“A shorthand between any group of people that work together is to be rude,” continues Peter.

“It’s a very British phenomenon, that. You insult your workmates,” says Colin, “and that means you like them! The people you don’t insult and have a go at are the ones that you actually don’t like, so you don’t want to get involved in anything with them. Of course we have a go at each other and take the mick. We’re all terribly disrespectful!”

…..

“Actually,” says Nicola Bryant, scanning through her next scene, “this makes a lot more sense than the last scene I was doing…”

“It isn’t supposed to make sense,” cries Gary Russell, poking his head out of the studio door. “The only bits that make sense are the bits that Alan Barnes wrote. All of my bits make no sense at all!”

Colin Baker says this: “I mean, Zagreus – it’s so labyrinthine and so clever, and, even though there are bits that I don’t understand, I know that I will understand them when I listen to it. It deals with huge issues about the nature of the Time Lords and their history and their future – entirely appropriate for a 40th anniversary.”

“It’s very weird,” says Paul. “That’s nice. It’s good when it’s weird.”

“It’s quite a milestone,” says Peter Davison, “I see no reason why it shouldn’t go on and on. I think it’s rather nice. I can’t think of many shows that have reached that milestone. And like anyone else, I want to know what happens next…or before…or alternatively…or as well. It fills in a lot of gaps.”

……

“I like the Doctor,” concludes Paul. “He wears his background, and he wears his solitude sometimes. He’s a little bit, for some people, hard to get to know, and definitely, for others, hard to get to like. There are the complexities there that we come across daily. But there is, of course, the hero aspect of him – from time to time. He’s the white knight. It goes in and out – he can be very, very good and very, very bad. I’d hate it if he were always the sword of truth and justice – a cleansing agent. It’d be boring. It’d just be boring. It’d be Borax, in fact, folks!

“It’ll be interesting to see what happens next…”

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siphersaysstuff · 6 months

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LOCKTOBER!

It's "Locktober", a month entirely about Dinobot leader GRIMLOCK! I mean, what else could it be? So let's close in on some of the plastic toys of the Autobot warrior who simply won't be restrained in this month's batch of Patron-backed @tfwiki pictures!

Sadly, I don't have wiki-worthy samples of the first Grimlock toy, G1 or G2 (also I'd want all 3 G2 decos represented). But here's the Action Master, the fourth release of the character in the original toyline. He came with an "Anti-tank cannon" partner/drone (bonus pic!).

Robots in Disguise 2001 Grimlock, named to secure the Trademark, is one of the most awkward Transformers toys ever made. Them arms, man. This yellow deco was a Hasbro exclusive, released in a post-RID 4-pack of the entire Build Team on Black Friday 2003. Thank you for preserving the name.

The only Unicron Trilogy Grimlock wasn't even originally supposed to be in that series! The Energon Grimlock & Swoop toys (who can combine into Mega-Dinobot) were originally meant to be in the concurrently-running Universe line, but got shifted to the combination-centric Energon.

Grimlock was a natural choice to be in the very limited 2006 Classics line, though him being a Deluxe baffled many. Still, for my money this is a great redesign. I can just see him biting down on a Decepticon, pinning him to the floor, and transforming to stand directly on top of him.

Grimlock made a splash in Animated, though his role and number of toys ended up being pretty limited overall. Still, aside from the big Voyager toy, there's the smaller Activator version, with a partially-spring-loaded conversion activated by pressing the gold button on his dino-butt.

Shattered Glass Grimlock started as a brainless beast. But the pre-convention "prank" comic pages by @therobotmonster and myself portrayed him as highly intelligent and verbose, inspired by the Brain Gremlin from "Gremlins 2". Which went over so well that's how he ended up in later SG stories!

Weirdly, it took some time for Grimlock to show up in the Kre-O building-brick line. The first were Age of Extinction sets, including one with an inexplicable G1-based build and Kreon in the "Grimlock Unleashed" set! G1 Grim also showed up in the "Kreon Class of '85" San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive set.

Speaking of Age of Extinction Grimlock, one of the oddest toys of this version of the character is this Walmart-exclusive redeco of the ten-year-old Energon Cruellock mold! The "energon star" accessory has been glued into place to hide that the toy lacks its "spark crystal".

And speaking of weird Grimlocks, Angry Birds Transformers! The app's still going, what the hell? It briefly had actual toys, which included this Jenga-branded "Optimus Prime Attack Game" set with a Grimlock Bird Jenga frame! And yes, this thing is in the mobile game. In both, the goal is to knock out as many tummy bricks and pigs as possible.

The large "Hyper Change Heroes" 3-Step version of Robots In Disguise 2015 Grimlock is possibly the perfect-scale dino-mode toy compared to his teammates' Warrior-class toys (def a bit too big in robot mode)… but ooh, does he take a big hit in robot-mode posability and accuracy from the waist down.

Cyberverse "Spark Armor" Grimlock came with a "Trash Crash" dump truck that forms incredibly bulky armor for him. Interchangeability of the Spark Armors has not been extensively tested to the best of my (admittedly limited) knowledge on the subject.

Of course, G1 Grimmers gets loads of merch. He's currently the only TF to have two wholly-different molds in Super7's ReAction retro action figure line, with both robot and dino mode figs. This G2-colored (but not G2-symbol'd, boo) figure was one of many, many Target exclusive ReAction figs.

Let's end on the "ultimate" G1 Grimlock (well, non-Masterpiece version, though one can argue which of those two is truly "ultimate"), Studio Series! He came with a semi-posable Wheelie figure, so when his price point was inevitably budget-cut, the "partner" fig could be dropped, a sacrifice so the later Dinobots could still afford AN accessory.

If you enjoy these stomps through Transformers toy history, you can help out by joining my Patreon at "gregstfwikipics". Every little bit helps get more pics out a month, plus at higher pledge tiers you can even pick a theme!

#transformers #tfwiki #grimlock #transformers cyberverse #transformers g1 #dinobot #robots in disguise #shattered glass #transformers animated

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aphroditesknife · 7 months

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Today marks the 51st anniversary of the enactment of US-backed Martial Law in the Philippines by the late president/dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. One of the darkest days in the history of the country and spanning for about a decade, many human rights violations, killings, tortures, enforced disappearances, military and police abuse of power, economic downfall, environmental damages, famine, media blackout (except for those approved of the regime), and overall corruption. All for the so called "fight against communist insurgency." The Marcos family and their allies basically lived like royalites while the Filipino people suffered.

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. served as the 10th president of the Philippines for 20 years from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law for nine years from 1972 until 1981 but kept most of his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986. Under his regime, violence was used to enforce civil control over the citizens of the Philippines, resulting in thousands of documented cases of human rights violations.

But many people to this day continue to refer to this time as the "Golden Age" of the country, that life was good for "law abiding citizens." Here are some numbers that debunks this popular myth.

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Sept. 21, 1972: Date of Proclamation No. 1081 placing the Philippines under martial law.

49: Persons from the Greater Manila Area immediately arrested on Sept. 22, 1972, by the military, among them three senators, three congressmen, two provincial governors, four delegates to the Constitutional Convention and eight newsmen. First on the list was opposition senator and main political rival Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.

Sept. 23, 1972: Press Secretary Francisco Tatad announces the imposition of martial law and reads the Marcos proclamation in a nationwide televised broadcast. Marcos himself went on air at 7 p.m. to formally announce the proclamation

12-4 a.m. – Curfew was put in place

Jan. 17, 1981: Marcos signs Proclamation No. 2045 lifting the implementation of martial law ahead of the first papal visit of Pope John Paul II in February.

107,240: Primary victims of human rights violations during martial law

70,000 people arrested, mostly arbitrarily without warrants of arrests*

34,000 people tortured*

3,240 killed by the military and the police*

*Amnesty International

464: Closed media outlets after declaration of martial law

$683 million: Worth of Marcos assets in various Swiss banks declared as ill-gotten based on a July 2003 the Supreme Court ruling

$5-10 billion: Estimated alleged ill-gotten wealth plundered by the Marcoses during two decades in Malacañang

6,281: Number of Marcos laws from September 1972 to February 1986

2,036 presidential decrees

61 general orders

1,093 executive orders

1,409 proclamations and other issuances

1,525 letters of instructions

157 letters of implementation

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Military Power

By the time martial law was in effect, the Philippine Army had an estimated strength of 17,600; the Philippine Navy with 8,000; Philippine Air Force with 9,000; and the Philippine Constabulary with 25,500.

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Poverty

Poverty worsened over the course of the Marcos era. Whereas about 4 out of 10 families were poor before Marcos took office, 6 out of 10 families were poor by the end of his rule.

Moreover, as the graph on the left shows, this is a consistent trend across the different regions of the nation, with some regions reaching as high a rate as 7 out of 10 families below the poverty line. Only two regions saw a marginal decrease in the number of poor families: the Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley.

Daily wages of Filipino agricultural workers declined by about 30%, such that if a farmer earned Php 42 per day in 1972, he would only be earning about Php 30 in 1986. The wages of farmers even went as low as nearly half of the pre-Marcos values in 1974, right after the declaration of Martial Law (middle graph).

On the other hand, for skilled and unskilled workers in urban areas, the graph on the right shows the change in their wages from pre-Marcos to EDSA values. Skilled workers are workers with some special knowledge or skill, often having gone to college or technical school; unskilled workers are workers without this level of training.

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Deforestation

In addition to factors relating to the domestic economy, another way of assessing the Marcos regime is through its impacts on the nation’s natural resources and the environment. The graph specifically gives us an idea about how Marcos’s policies affected the country’s forest cover over the course of about 20 years.

Supposedly, about 90% of the Philippines’ 18.7 million hectares of uplands, including more than 11 million hectares officially classified as timberlands, is publicly owned. In practice, fewer than 200 individuals controlled a large fraction of the country’s forests.

In pursuit of economic gains, Marcos and his cronies’ uncontrolled exportation of timber led to a drastic reduction in forest cover. This cascades into dire environmental impacts including flooding, landslides, and even the worldwide phenomenon of global warming.

I could add more to this post, but that would be way too long.

To this day, the Marcos family, their allies, and supporters, paid or not, continue to deny these facts and claim that the Marcos family were good for the Filipino people and the country.

We must continue to remind the people of this dark time in the history, to not let history be erased and be replaced with lies, to remember the sacrifices made by the victims of Martial Law and their families, and to not let history repeat itself.

Never Forget!

Never Again!

sources:

https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/649814-martial-law-by-the-numbers?page=6

https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/martial-law-in-data/

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1167808/fast-facts-the-marcos-martial-law-regime

The Martial Law Museum and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani sites are good places to start reading more about this.

#Feel free to add more to this post bc i know theres way more #martial law #martial law anniversary #marcos #ferdinand marcos sr #philippines #philippine politics #bbm #bongbong marcos #ph politics #ph #ph history #history #politics #human rights #environment #historical revisionism #revisionism

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stargir1z · 4 months

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andrew wyeth, "christina's world" (1948) / carrie mae weems, "a distant view: malus-beauregard house" (2003) from the louisiana project series

"Clothed in period costume, Weems’s figure is spectral and suggests the force of cultural haunting. For Weems, history inheres in architectural forms and in the bodies of living human beings who descend from and inherit the as yet unresolved terms of settler colonialism. The Louisiana Project juxtaposes antebellum buildings that have been kept pristine into the twenty-first century with industrial spaces—landscapes scarred by rusting gas tanks, railroads, and mass-produced housing for impoverished and African American residents. Her photographs transform our way of seeing, challenging conventions of architectural photography by inserting her own body as witness figure. She observes these architectures from the implied perspective of a ghost, her gaze a critique of longstanding structures of racism." x

#carrie mae weems #andrew wyeth #on colonialism #on racism #on history #art

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countessbatman · 2 years

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Female Centered Horror Films

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2004) - In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. SCARES. 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) - A family is haunted by the tragedies of deaths within the family. SCARES. 😱 😱 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

Alucarda (1977) - A young girl's arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning of a series of events that unleash an evil presence on the girl and her mysterious new friend, an enigmatic figure known as Alucarda. SCARES. 😱 😱 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

Byzantium (2012) - Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort. SCARES. 😱 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

Ginger Snaps (2000) - Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf. SCARES. 😱 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

In Fabric (2018) - In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. SCARES. 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

The Love Witch (2016) - A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences. SCARES. 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

Raw (2016) - Forced to eat raw meat during a hazing ritual at her veterinary school, a young vegetarian develops an overpowering hunger for flesh in all its forms. SCARES. 😱 😱 😱 (Link 1) Letterboxd

#horror films #Halloween #The Love Witch #In Fabric #Ginger Snaps

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ahiddenpath · 9 months

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Otakon 2023

Lil ramblin' about the con beneath the cut! But above the cut, my spoils!

I haven't been to a con since NYC Comicon in 2015, so this was a ride!

Amazing Stuff:

-Meeting @citrus-cactus at the Digimon redubbed movies screening! It was so amazing to meet her after being in the same online community for... Like... God, who even knows, like ten years?!?!?! And she is so lovely!

-THE DIGIMON REDUBBED MOVIES SCREENING!!! More on that here!

-My haul above! A sweet lil Kou-chan figure and a Luna plush from the dealer's room and an artbook from Shouri and a Sonic keychain from the artist's alley!

Not my fave stuff and neutral observations:

For reference, I went to Otakon all three days from roughly age 14 straight through college?? Well, in college it would have been Sat/Sun only. After that, I guess I didn't go that often, but any comparisons I make are to that time period (roughly 2003-2011 ish).

The DC convention center as a venue:

-The convention center was easy to get to from the Metro!

-The building was much bigger and better able to handle the crowd than the Baltimore Convention Center.

-There was. NO SIGNAGE. WHATSOEVER. For ANYTHING. Absolutely horrendous. What there WERE were volunteers/employees who bellowed directly into your face to... Do the things you were already doing. Or to... Walk the other way around the pillar. Because the other side leads into the faerie realm or some shit, idek.

-The guide books used to have maps, schedules, opening and closure times, etc. There was a map in this guidebook, but the opening and closing times for different parts of the cons and the event schedule were not printed. Meaning I had to use my phone to know, for example, when and where the Digimon screening event was... And there was poor reception the dealer's room in the lowest level.

Although the event schedule site couldn't load, I was blessed that some of Citrus' discord messages were getting through. She alerted me that the screening room was filling up and told me the room number (bless!!!! Thank!!!).

The con compared to ones I remember:

-I was shocked that there was a digimon panel and two separate Digimon screenings in one day? And the Digimon movie redub screening event was full to capacity- I missed the first film because I was next in line at the shut door D: So, like, Digimon is alive, and I saw two Daisuke cosplays, a Ken cosplay, and someone with a Patamon plush attached to their baseball cap. Patahat! There wasn't much merch. Citrus spotted the main place offering digimerch and sent me there (I got the Kou figure there). She also saw the lone Digimon fanart in Artist's Alley, and we found someone who made baby stage plushes. Another dealer's room place had some vintage plushies of the digimon that looked... like they had been through... some stuff.

Basically, Digimon seems to still be very much alive in terms of audience interest, but not so much the merch and fan art. I don't know what to make of that.

-The con seemed a lot less lively than the ones I remember. I only saw a few interesting cosplays (like the kind where you go, how did they even do that?!). My husband pointed out that the hall is far larger, however, and that the cosplay folks have tons of photo studio rooms to go to. They were likely there.

-The extra space was deeply appreciated (compared to what I'm used to from the Baltimore days), but... Okay, so the Dealer's Room provided empty space. Every aisle had an end area to "pull over in," whether it's for a water or food break, a photo op, or to wait for your bud to make a purchase.

PEOPLE STILL STOPPED DEAD DIRECTLY IN THE MAIN THROUGHWAY. WHY. WOULD YOU DO THAT. PLEASE I AM BEGGING-

My husband says I'm dreaming if I think the provided empty space will stop people from doing that, lol!

-DEMON SLAYER. EVERYTHING IS DEMON SLAYER. THERE IS NOTHING BUT DEMON SLAYER. Look, I enjoy Demon Slayer too, but good gracious, it's clearly the Naruto of the 2020s in terms of popularity.

-I learned who Rem is. Good God there were a lot of Rem figures.

-Looking at my purchases, I bought for three "classic" IPs and supported an artist I've followed for a long time. No new stuff. And I'd say the merch overall was about half "vintage" stuff and half newer stuff. Lots of Sailor Moon, DBZ, Pokemon, etc.

General Con Hardships:

-So a friend suggested to me recently that I might have sensory issues. I balked, because jfc have you seen my list of issues, please don't suggest another, I beg, I am full up, can I have some less sir.

Uh basically she mentioned how much she used to love going to the movies and I said, "I don't go anymore, I can't understand the voice audio." And she was like- Okay so it's true that some movies don't mix sound properly and can't be understood well, but if it's all movies... Um, babe, I think that's an auditory processing issue.

She suggested I get ear plugs, and god DAMN I wish I had them at the con.

Riding in the metro in tunnels? The whoosing and clanking hurt. Volunteers absolutely bellowing in your face at the con? Look, I guess it's their job, but please I am going to cry if you scream in my face like that. People playing music at the loudest volume in the dealer's room and hallways? Why, why would you do that. Someone was walking around playing an ocarina on the way to the dealer's room, so I was stuck with her for about 10-15 min, and I genuinely wanted to lock the damn thing in her backpack on a timer somehow, lmao. Look, ocarinas are easy enough to get the correct note out of, but they are difficult to control tonally. That high-pitched, harsh PHWEEEE noise clawed at my ears.

Of course, you can't control other people. The best I can do is accommodate myself to suit the place I'm going, which means... The damned ear plugs.

Apparently sensory issues and anxiety go hand-in-hand, as of course people feel stressed if the signals around them aren't being processed in the "typical" way, causing strain.

So... The con was exhausting and just... Difficult. But! I'm really glad I went! And I'll just buy the gd earplugs, here's what was recommended to me.

Also, PS: I found a piece of rare digimon merch that was way out of my budget at a dealer's room stand. But when I came home and looked it up, I found it for 35% less (which, at this price point, was a lot). AND NOW I HAVE AN ABSOLUTE TREASURE ON THE WAY AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SHOW YOU! Also, honestly check the retail on stuff in the dealer's room before you buy, this must be why there's no reception down there-

I am ready to not attend a con until next year! But to also go next year! Maybe I'll meet more of my online pals!!!! :D

#hidden's life

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slpublicity · 7 months

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Fright-Rags Celebrates 20th Anniversary with SPOOKY SOUNDS OF THE MORGUE 7" Vinyl

Fright-Rags is commemorating 20 years of innovative horror merchandise with its first vinyl record, Spooky Sounds of the Morgue, along with collectibles from Trick 'r Treat, Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3, and more.

Immerse yourself in a macabre auditory experience with Fright-Rags' Spooky Sounds of the Morgue. Inspired by Halloween sound effects albums of yesteryear, the 7" record features two original tracks by Mike Deiure and Rocky Gray. Limited to 450, it's pressed on purple vinyl and comes with a shirt featuring the cover art.

Follow the rules of Halloween with Fright-Rags' Trick 'r Treat collection. The retro-inspired line includes a tin lunchbox with Thermos, two 32-ounce souvenir cups, and a set of six puffy stickers.

Fright-Rags goes to camp with Sleepaway Camp II & III trading cards. They come in single packs (nine cards and a sticker), factory boxes (80 cards, two stickers, and a checklist), and sealed boxes (two full base sets, two full sticker sets, two checklists, one autograph card, and a printing plate).

Other recent releases include I Spit on Your Grave, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Munsters, Trick or Treat, Sleepaway Camp, and True Romance. All of this and more is available at Fright-Rags.com.

If you're attending Halloween: 45 Years of Terror in Pasadena, CA from September 29 through October 1, stop by Fright-Rags' booth for convention-exclusive Halloween items, including apparel and action figures.

#fright rags #halloween #trick 'r treat #trick r treat #sleepaway camp

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Top five anime

oh god forgetting every anime ive ever watched

5. fullmetal alchemist brotherhood/2003 (very different shows ik but i can never decide which i like more). i really love the world presented in these shows, i love the themes of how human we all are at the end of the day. i love all the ways they play with science and real life alchemy, and all the interesting things that come from it... like how do you even come up with alphonse's entire ordeal? it's so unconventional and yet it's handled near perfectly and we get all the drama and situations that come from a boy being tied to a suit of armor.

4. death note. tbh i mostly agree with what everyone else says about the show, it's super engaging and it's fun to see the game of cat and mouse that L and Light play. both of them are super interesting characters and its fun trying to figure out their plans only to be thwarted. again, it's a non conventional idea, but death note embraces the fantasy aspects really well while being more focused on the corruption of light and him trying to keep himself from getting caught. sadly tho i do have to agree with a lot of people that the latter half of the show with nate isn't nearly as good. i like the stuff that happens like light's dad dying but i just kinda missed L the entire time

3. cowboy bebop. this is a show i might have to digest some more bc it does require more thinking, and i may have to rewatch it to fully appreciate it, but i really enjoyed it! space western is a genre i've never thought about, but it's a very natural combination and I think this show really captured that. I love it's main theme of living in the present, it's kind of unlike most shows i've seen. at first i didn't appreciate not having the backstory of most of the characters since they seemed so important to the episodes, but that's kind of the point. we don't NEED to know every little detail about their pasts. because the show is about the present and how they're coping in spite of their pasts. and it works because it's unfair how these people are still suffering for what happening in their past, even despite everything they've accomplished in the show. it's a very bittersweet show and i enjoyed it. also i love edward. baby

2. trigun (i havent finished it yet though). i can't say much abt the entire thing but i LOVE all of the characters a ton. i love vash himself the most, i love silly characters that are actually extremely genuine and tragic at their core. he's got one of the most compelling backstories i've seen so far and i'm excited to see how his arc concludes in the show. the other characters are also extremely good! i love meryl and milly a lot and how they're actually kind of more of a threat than vash, and how they have a vitriolic relationship with him but grow to genuinely care about him. wolfwood is also a good character to pair up with vash in a lot of episodes because he's got different ideals, and also the gun cross makes me laugh. idk i love the world and these characters and im excited to finish the show.

puella magi madoka magica. im aware that on its own, its probably not nearly as good as these other shows, but at this point the show means a lot to me. I've got a lot of good memories associated with it and its kinda helped me at a time i needed it. i love all five of the main characters a lot and each of the struggles they go through. it's another show where it's world is fully utilized in every way it needs to be for the story to work. i love all the psychological horror elements and how they're presented in an almost uncanny way. the art is beautiful and the witch labrynths are fully realized. this show is so good i can't emphasize enough how dear to me it is as this point

#honorable mention to way of the househusband though bc its very fun #and ofc pokemon is a massive honorable mention as well just bc like its integral to me at this point #but feels weird to put it besides these shows lol #mail #epiousios

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zvaigzdelasas · 2 years

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The MEK began as a revolt against the dictatorship of Iran’s last Shah in 1965, espousing left-leaning Marxist rebellion ideologies. Though it shared the shah as a common enemy with Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Republic, the leftist worldview of the MEK was in sharp contrast to Khomeini’s Islamist visions. When the shah fell in 1979, the MEK became one of the few threats to Khomeini and his Revolutionary Guard Corps’ power, with nearly as many followers.[...]

Many survivors point to one individual as the central figure in the decade of terror: Ebrahim Raisi, the current president of Iran. Beginning in 1985, Raisi was the deputy prosecutor and then prosecutor of Tehran. Raisi led a relentless campaign against groups suspected of opposing the new Iranian government, with the MEK at the center of his crosshairs.[...]

MEK remains a designated terrorist organization in Iran and was classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in the United States for 15 years. In 1997, the Clinton administration slapped MEK, which had a Washington office at the time, with the label — along with 29 other foreign groups — essentially freezing its assets and initiating travel bans on its members. This was widely considered a “goodwill gesture to Iran,” in which Tehran pledged to label the growing Lebanese militia Hezbollah with the same terrorist title on its turf, only that promise was broken.

Even during its time as an FTO, however, members of MEK were deemed “protected persons” by Washington under the Geneva Convention, given that a large swath of its members — who would have faced death in Iran — had fled to Iraq, aligning themselves with the government of Saddam Hussein during his war with the Iranian regime. The group founded the Ashraf 1 and Ashraf 2 camps on the edges of Baghdad.

The MEK’s evolution as a US-aligned dissident group was propelled by Saddam’s ouster after the US invasion in 2003. The encampments came under the protection of the US military, and American troops instead stood guard at the gates.

But after the protection designation expired in 2009, the US handed full sovereignty to the Shiite-dominated new Iraqi government, then led by Nouri al-Maliki. As a result, the MEK was soon in the line of fire from their new “protectors,” Iraqi forces with ties to Tehran. Bombs and bullets rained down on the unarmed compounds in 2012 and again in 2013, killing dozens. Iraqi forces assaulted the camps, survivors say, taking hostages.

In Washington, the MEK made allies with anti-Iran Republicans, who lobbied to have the group removed from the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations in 2012.

In 2016, the group built Ashraf 3 in the quiet plains of the Albanian countryside, welcomed by the government in the Albanian capital of Tirana as it sought closer ties with Washington.[...]

Today, the MEK enjoys influence in Washington’s foreign policy and lobbying circles. The organization gained prominent footing under the administration of President Donald Trump, given the administration’s push to isolate Tehran from the international playing field through a “maximum pressure” campaign with support from the likes of Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton, as well as Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich.

In 2018, The New York Times ran a story headlined “M.E.K.: The Group John Bolton Wants To Rule Iran.” That same year, Bolton, Giuliani, and Gingrich attended the group’s annual convention in Villepinte, outside Paris, held under the banner of the MEK’s political wing, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

But the event made headlines for a foiled Iranian bomb plot. An Iranian diplomat in Brussels was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to smuggle explosives into the event.[...]

Those in Ashraf 3 maintain that their revolution is nonviolent and say they believe in “small steps” inside their country. On Jan. 27, 2022, disruptors briefly hacked state-controlled television channels simultaneously with images of the Rajavis.

A few weeks earlier, with much fanfare to mark the second anniversary of his death, the regime unveiled a giant fiberglass statue of Qassem Soleimani, the shadowy Iranian spymaster bombed in Baghdad under Trump’s direction.

But just hours after it was erected in the southwestern Iranian city of Shahrekord, mysterious assailants torched the prized effigy to the ground.

“These acts are important,” one MEK member says with a smile. “People are no longer afraid.”

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scotianostra · 2 years

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The Scottish actor Michael Sheard who was born on June 18th 1938 in Aberdeen.

I think most of us, of a certain age will remember Michael as the authoriarian schoolteacher Mr Bronson in the bairns TV show Grange Hill, but he had a long distinguished career. In Grange Hill, his stern manner and cries of "You, boy" as deputy head Maurice Bronson made him one of TV's most memorable figures.

Sheard studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) in London before winning parts in TV shows such as Dixon of Dock Green and Crossroads.With a series of roles in Doctor Who spanning more than 20 years, he boasted that he starred alongside more Doctors than any other actor! I counted 17 episodes and six different roles between 1966 and 1988.

He was even touted as a potential Doctor himself. "Things got in the way," he told the BBC's Wiltshire website in 2003. "It would have been fun to do."

In Star Wars, as Admiral Ozzel, he was memorably choked by Darth Vader - and said George Lucas told him it was "the best screen death I've ever seen".

At the time, Star Wars was "just another part in a very busy actor's career", he said, but it has secured him a place in the hearts of Star Wars fans and an Admiral Ozzel action figure came out in later years.

He regularly appeared at Star Wars, cult TV and 1980s-themed conventions and club nights.

He played Hitler five times and Himmler three times - but said playing Goering's double in sitcom 'Allo 'Allo was his worst performance, I doubt anyone would have noticed, if you remember the show was all about hamming it up. Film and TV makers must have thought he had that Germanic look as he also turned up in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Herr Grunwald, one of site bosses in Dusseldorf., and a Kommandant on the show Colditz.

Other film appearances included Raiders of the Lost Ark, All Quiet On The Western Front and The Dirty Dozen - Second Assignment.

At home Michael also appeared the 80′s BBC Scotland show, Maggie, as Mr. McKinley in all 17 episodes, one episode of High Road as Nikki Zaharoff, The Provost in the TV, An Enemy of the People

He appeared alongside Dame Peggy Ashcroft in 1980 TV movie Caught on a Train and said Escape to Athena with Roger Moore was his favourite role.

Moore wrote the foreword to the first of three autobiographies, Yes, Mr Bronson: Memoirs of a Bum Actor, published in 1997.

Sheard once said he "wouldn't have missed dear old Bronson for anything".

"He was scary, but as an actor Mr Bronson was a lovely part to play." In the show he taught French, but, he could not speak the language, so his wife rewrote all of his French lines phonetically, so that he could pronounce them correctly. Was hugely popular among his fellow actors and actresses in Grange Hill despite his tyrannical schoolteacher persona as Mr Bronson.

Sheard died of cancer on 31 August 2005, aged 67, at his home on the Isle of Wight

#Scotland #scottish #actor #Aberdonian #grange hill #rip

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six-of-ravens · 1 year

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anyway an official list of things I have to do before next Thursday (tbh preferably before Monday bc I'll be tired from work):

figure out some relatively cheap and nutritious meals I can make in bulk and freeze for dinners after the expo (otherwise I will order soooo much fast food, and I'm trying to keep costs down outside of the convention center). will also need meals for work lunches/suppers for next-next week bc I won't have time/energy to grocery shop and meal prep Sunday night. I have a few ideas but I'm not sure what I Feel Like. Part of the problem is that it's snowing horribly right now so "I need a hearty stew to warm my soul" is outweighing any practical decisions.

oh also figure out snacks to take to the expo...I always bring granola bars and never eat them. maybe I can pay a visit to the bulk barn and build a trail mix with Only Things I Like (And No Fucking Peanuts)

make a schedule of the panels I want to attend (always the most exciting part)

go to the value village and track down a decently sized shoulder bag. during covid I got rid of my old, utilitarian black one bc I forgot that despite it being ugly and bulky, like 3 times a year for the expo or traveling it really came in handy.

also see if I can find a decent light jacket or sweater with deep pockets. currently I just have my coats (heavy, kinda bulky) and my jean jacket (can't wear with jeans, though, I refuse. leave that canadian tuxedo shit in 2003) so if I could find something in between that'd be nice

read the handful of manga/comics I want to finish before then

finish this book (a rather large hardcover) so I can bring a smaller, lighter paperback with me

probably a dozen other things I'm not remembering right now

#expo brain go brrrrrr #i am seriously considering just buying 2 different flavours of hamburger helper and some veggies and ranch dip #full Kid Mode #stir fries are a good idea but i tend to get bored of them fast. and making many stir fries with different sauces is too much effort #tbh im going to do all this and then every night when im on my way home my brain will go MCDONALD'S MCDONALD'S MCDONALD'S

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alaric-greyson · 2 years

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The Old Internet is still out there

I see a lot of posts on Tumblr, especially from older users mourning the death of the old internet, and how the social media internet killed it. But I was clicking through some of my daily bookmarks today (because I’m old too) and it hit me that weirdly a surprising amount of that old internet is still plugging along.

Obviously I’m never going to be able to find a record of the Prodigy bulletin boards and the weird fantasy stories we built there in the early 90s. But a lot of the “middle class” internet stuff I loved has survived. Webcomics that someone created as a artistic experiment in college have lasted long enough to effectively be a person’s entire professional career. A handful writers wildly overanalyzing pop culture in ten thousand word columns still plug along though their formats may have changed

A lot’s been lost, whether to “real life” or even professional success in other formats. But a lot is still out there, so I figured I’d throw out a few places I stumbled on during the late 90s and early 00s when I desperately needed distraction from my call center jobs.

Webcomics:

Kevin and Kell is a daily webcomic about anthropomorphic animals that got started in 1995 and keeps plugging along. It’s got an insane canon over 27 years...but it slots right into the family comics you’d see in any paper.

Questionable Content got its start in 2003 when it was clearly necessary for every webcomic to have a robot sidekick if you wanted to make vaguely joke shaped commentary about indy records most people would never listen to. Somehow that one robot sidekick has spawned a wild sci fi slice of life comic, that still occasionally finds time to make joke shaped commentary about indy music that I still don’t understand.

Penny Arcade absolutely doesn’t need my promotion but it’s still providing three comics a week despite having spawned a media empire, and arguably is probably better known now as the people at the heart of the biggest video game conventions in the US.

Non-comics:

Overthinking It has survived mostly as a weekly podcast, but their archive is still filled with a bunch of the most nonsense over-analysis I’ve ever read. One of many examples picked randomly can be found here.

Cracked has died a dozen deaths at this point but they’re still putting out a steady stream of articles and occasional videos. Their archive is another fun place to go hunting for the most ridiculous takes, and the company was the starts for a bunch of comedy writers who have gone on to much bigger things.

I still follow a bunch of other comics that keep plugging along and I’m probably forgetting others that I loved but didn’t save bookmarks after leaving jobs. But I just felt like reminding people that the old internet still lives.

If you see this and want to share other older stuff that is still running I’d personally love to see more things. Especially if something I stopped following is still out there. :D

#internet #the old internet #questionable content #kevin and kell #overthinking it #there's also bits and pieces that stopped posting new stuff but survive in archive format

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all the girlformers left on my list:

Arcee (botcon 2001, BA retool)

Convention/club exclusives

Antagony (beast wars)

Nightracer (botcon 1995) [1000]

Nightracer (2015 tfcc tailgate retool)

Roulette, otfcc 2003 exclusive

Arcee - combiner hunters

Windblade - combiner hunters

Chromia - combiner hunters

Airrazor, botcon 2016 windblade retool

Lifeline (tfcc 2016) [40]

Quickslinger (tfcc 2016)

Arcee (human?)

Flareup, ratchet doublepack botcon '05

Angela (Sparkbot, Japanese Tokyo Toy Festival 2007) (120 for set)

Blastcharge Strika Drone (Customization Class toy, BotCon 2013) [30]

Strika (Botcon 2013)

Strika (botcon 2013, kreon)

Nightbird (2015 botcon kreon)

Marissa Fairborn

Masterpiece

Black Arachnia [100]

Arcee [100]

Nightbird

Cyberverse

Windblade

Windblade redeco

Combiner Megaempress (jp exclusive) [300ish]

Power of the primes

Sticky McGee

Botbots

Arctic guzzlerush

Angry cheese 9

Hawt Diggity

Fit Ness monster

Lolly licks

Frohawk

Vigitente (SDCC)

Bottocorrect (S2)

Scribby (S2)

Brock head (S2)

Hawt Mess (S2)

Must Turd (S2)

Ice Sight (S2)

Tropic Guzzlerush (S2)

Grampiano (S2)

Drillit Yaself (S2)

Grrr'illa grimes (S2)

Big Cantuna (S2)

Sour Wing (S2)

Javasaurus rex (S2)

Lolly Mints (S2)

Sippyberry (S2)

Ollie Bite (S2)

Glitch Face (S2)

Hashtags (S2)

Technotic Sonic (S2)

Nope Soap (S2)

Ol' Tic Tock (S2)

Overpack (S2)

Rebugnant (S2)

Bankshot (S3)

Clawsome (S3)

Knotzel (S3)

Sheriff Sugarfeet (S3)

Sweet cheat (S3)

Tutu Puffz (S3)

Latte Spice Whirl (S3)

Sensei spiny (S3)

Highroller (S3)

Terror tale torch (S3)

Dingledeedo (S3)

Kikmee (S3)

Halloween Knight (S3)

Disgusto desserto (S3)

Sugar saddle (S3)

Wristocrat (S3)

Grave rex (S3)

Greeny Rex (S3)

Fail Polish (S3)

Nanny McBag (S3)

Smooth Shaker (S3)

Aday (S4)

Hiptoast (S4) (light green)

Tricitrustops (S4)

Crabby grabby (S4)

Pressure Punk (S4)

Roarista (S4)

Whirlderful (S4)

Chef Nada (S4)

The great mumbo blumbo (S4)

Movie Munchster (S4)

Ladoutsky (S4)

Pop n Lock (S4)

Face Ace (S4)

Flare devil (S4)

Dj Fudgey Fresh (S4)

Frostfetti frostyface (S4)

Grandma crinkles (S4)

Smore n'more (S4)

Disaster Master (S4)

Goggly spy pi (S4)

Miss mixed (S4)

Gold dexter (S4)

Goldface (S4)

Pop o'gold (S4)

Bot-T-Builder (S5)

Nomaste (S5)

Jet setter (S5)

Sandy shades (S5)

Tidy trunksky (S5)

Drama sauce (S5)

Super bubs (S5)

Wasabi breath (S5)

Leafmeat alone (S5)

Bok bok bok-o (S5)

Bratworst (S5)

Shifty gifty (S5)

Outta order (S5)

Professor scope (S5)

Flood jug (S5)

Handy dandy (S5)

Goldie terrortwirl (S5)

Goldito favrito (S5)

Goldpin baller (S5)

Ant Farmwell (S6)

Ulf the orange (S6)

Minerva

Super god masterforce

Nightbeat minerva (possibly identical to regular nightbeat? Was released as nightbeat Minerva in Japan. May have packaging?)

Clear plastic super collection minerva figure

Minerva, botcon 2011 custom class tfa arcee [1000-2000]

Minerva (gutto kuru human figure yellow)

Minerva (resin kit human figure red)

Kiss Players

Three awful anime girl figures

TFA

Slipstream, legends, windblade redeco

TFP:

Arcee, clear blue plated, only 40 pcs

Arcee, go! takara beast hunter

Arcee, 2022 legacy

Arcee, Kinder Surprise

Arcee, Kre-o

Arcee, arms micron, pink

Arcee, arms micron gray

Airachnid, kre-o

Airachnid arms micron blue

Robots in Disguise 2015:

Strongarm, radz

Strongarm, legion class

Strongarm, legion class, clear blue plastic

Strongarm, battle pack

Strongarm, hasbro one step

Strongarm, patrol mode one step

Strongarm, one step take 2

Strongarm, warrior class

Strongarm, activator combiner

Strongarm, kre-o

Strongarm, hero masher

Strongarm, surprise drink figure

Strongarm, surprise drink pencil topper

Strongarm, kinder surprise

Strongarm, lunar force

Strongarm, one step 2017

Windblade, legion #2

Unicron trilogy:

Arcee, x-dimensions

Paradron medic - arcee mold

Chromia

Stockade - Universe 2008 (redeco of knockdown, blue triceratops minicon

Thunderblast - Cybertron, white chromia repaint

Treadbolt - energon 2004 [40]

Sureshock - CD pack in

Sureshock - change micron, candy toy pack in, arcee redeco

Sureshock - Magna Convoy DX set

Sureshock - blue, universe version [13]

Sureshock - Cybertron, has autobrand

Combusta - 2003 minicon, came packaged with volume six of micron legends dvds in japan

Twirl - came with the 7th volume of micron legends

Falcia - Came with the 5th volume of micron legends

Sunburn - volume 10 of micron legends (100)

Ironhide - came with terrorsaur, armada [10]

Spiral - the gray one, given away at world hobby fair and ito yokaido stores in japan 2003

Spiral - the red one

Offshoot - Cybertron, 2006

Heavy Metal:

Brake - Micron booster 2004 (only called a girl by fanclub, may not count)

Kickflip - same as above

Mudbath - same as above

Road Rebel - 2004 minicon [40]

Guardian Speed - stupid ass camera store exclusive [80]

Mugen - japanese store exclusive

Triac - micron booster (canonized as girl by ask vector prime)

Generations:

Arcee, legends

Misc:

Arcee, alternator

Arcee, pewter super collection figure

Arcee, mc axis garage kit

Arcee, 2022 stamp

Arcee, mighty jaxx lil maxx

Arcee, authentic bravo

Elita one, mc axis garage kit

Hello kitty, q transformers [50]

Hello kitty, q transformers, halloween [30]

My melody, q transformers [40]

Mp-10 unit 01

Road rage, e-hobby exclusive

Flip Sides, e-hobby exclusive

Windrazor, micron booster

Howlback, e-hobby exclusives

Freezon, electric racing set 1985 [40-50]

Windshear, minicon, thrilling thirty

Nightbird, arcee retool, legends

Wedge Shape - japanese camera store exclusive minicon. Shes a red bird [300]

Windblade - flame toys kit [50]

Arcee, Super high breed mode (unreleased 1987) [600]

Ahsoka - star wars crossover

Chun LI - (preordered)

Micromasters:

Clipper (gingham)

Discharge 1992

Discharge 2002

Discharge, reverse evolution (black chase)

Windy, 1992

Windy, red (chase)

Beast Wars:

Blackwidow, beast wars returns

Blackwidow, beast wars returns, telemocha

Black Arachnia, legends animated retool

Black Arachnia - Kre-o

Skimmer - 2014 kre-o

Volcanicon - 2014 kre-o

Freefall - 2014 Kre-o

Snarl blast - predator attack team

Rid 2001

Nightcruz [15]

Beast Wars 2

Scylla - Japanese exclusive

Scylla - 2020 generations

Beast Machines:

Nemesis strika

Bayverse:

Arcee, battle damage (the Nautica looking mold)

Arcee, wondercon exclusive (pink and white)

Arcee, human alliance

Arcee, smoky clear pink plastic

Elita-1 (deluxe)

Chromia, human alliance

Chromia, robot heroes

Mikaela banes, brown shirt

Override - 2010 legends (MAYBE girl, only said in botcon panel)

Quintessa figure

Shatter (Titan changer)

Shatter (mission vision)

Shatter (power series)

Arcee (studio series bumblebee movie)

Arcee (bumblebee movie model kit)

Cyberverse

Slipstream (scout class)

Windblade (nezha block) (super buy agent was unable to locate, taobao fell through, try elsewhere)

Volcanicus (?) (Combiner, one part is a girl but this is a single figure. ??)

Tiny Turbo Changers

Blackarachnia (G)

Acid Storm (P)

Chromia (C2)

Arcee (E2)

Slipstream (4-H / 5-B)

TTC strika (alpha strike)

TTC arcee (movie)

TTC shatter

Third Party:

ProjectEffect "ninja" rosanna

KFC Rosanna "Mandy"

HTB Rosanna

Mastermind r-30 nitro (override)

Iron factory "Night Assassin" nightbird

Iron factory "Alleria" elita one

IF "Miko for Iron Titan" "The Hunter" Combiner Hunter Windblade

IF "Dark Assassin" combined Hunter arcee

IF "Rainwing" Acid Storm

Takara Hello Kitty Trainformer [70]

Arcee, apc blue

Arcee, apc pink

Arachnid, apc

Lady Tarn lol (preordered)

Magic square arcee

Magic square nightbird

CDL-02 elita 1

Mech fans blackbird

Mech fans nursy

Mech fans nightbird

Mech fans snow

CDL-01 arcee / Nicee (?)

Ex-01 mookah

Fanstoys arcee titties

#transformers

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(December, 2003)

Title: (December, 2003) Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Pairing: Akira Otoishi x Rohan Kishibe Rating: GA - Teen Summary: A chance meeting in a hotel bar. Rohan Kishibe's curiosity is piqued. .

“Here you are, sir. One dry martini.”

The bartender placed the glass on a cocktail napkin and slid it over to the patron, a bored-looking man in his 20s who was staring off into space. Without making eye contact or otherwise acknowledging her, the man pulled a slip of paper from his pocket and placed it on the counter.

Enjoy your drinks on the house! As a guest of Queen City Phenome-Con we invite you to enjoy the hotel bar on our tab!

“Ah, of course,” the bartender said with a nod. “Just let me know if you need anything else!”

The man hummed in response, dismissing her, and waited for her to move on before turning his green eyes upon the drink.

Using a drink ticket felt stupid. He was an adult, he could pay for his own damn vices, didn't need the charity. But, he figured – whatever. If the con staff was offering, he might as well take advantage of it. This hotel bar wasn't exactly cheap.

With a sigh, he grabbed the stem of the glass and turned in his seat to look out at the mostly-empty bar. He'd landed here somewhere in between the dinner rush and the Friday night revelry. It wasn't very late yet, but it was late for him, having finished his last con appearance for the day. And he wasn't the type to hang around at these things when he wasn't needed; too crowded, too chaotic. He much preferred to go exploring whatever city he was in, people-watching in places where he was less likely to be interrupted. Sure, there were a lot of interesting stories to be found among the throngs of convention-goers... but he preferred to do his hunting in a more obscure locale.

His eyes jumped from one bar patron to the next. There was a group of three young adults in cosplay, huddled around a camera as they reviewed photos from the day. An older guy, alone, looking as exhausted as Rohan felt. A business man at the end of the bar. A woman talking on a cell phone. No one immediately caught his interest, but he knew well enough that he just needed to be patient. And so, aking a long sip of his drink, he waited for someone to make a move that would spark his curiosity and he wondered who among them might hold the most tantalizing secrets.

As if in answer to his silent question, it was at that moment when a young man burst in through the front door of the establishment, bringing with him noise, color, and a trio of giggling women.

Rohan raised an eyebrow. Oh. Okay. This could be interesting.

The man was a presence, to be sure; tall, loud, with long, purple hair, and a colorful outfit that looked gaudy enough to be cosplay, though it didn't seem at all familiar to Rohan. The women with him were fawning over him and he was clearly eating the attention up... Rohan could only guess that this person was...

Ah. Yes, there it was: The VIP badge around his neck, the very same one that Rohan had been given for the convention. This guy was Someone. Rohan placed his elbow on the counter and propped up his chin. So, who?

He watched as the guy slotted his harem into a booth on the far end of the room. Rohan could see clearly now that he had a guitar slung over his back – but why? Ah, Rohan loved a good mystery.

And, fortunately, it seemed that he might get some answers soon enough. The guitarist appeared to collect a drink order for his three companions, then he turned and made his way over to the bar, standing but a few feet away from the mangaka. Rohan casually looked away, turned his attention to the pattern on the countertop.

A sudden movement in his peripheral vision, then an identical drink ticket was slammed down on top of his own. Rohan stared at it, then blinked up at the man who was now closer, beaming at him.

“Not a bad perk, eh? And they weren't even smart enough to put a limit on 'em... There's nothing stopping us from buying a round for the whole place.” He looked around and shrugged. “Y'know, once it fills up in here a little.”

“Yes," Rohan answered, in his usual monotone, "That was a foolish oversight on their end.” He glanced back at his ticket, picked it up, scanned it for any fine print. The other guy snickered.

“...Man. You sure sound like you could use a few drinks right about now.” He gave Rohan a hearty slap on the back. “Did you have a brutal day of dealing with nerds? Can't exactly say I envy you.”

Though taken aback by the physical contact and the stranger's overall familiarity, Rohan still engaged: “It wasn't so bad. I love my fans,” he said simply. “But what about you? What have you been doing to earn this little golden ticket?” He set his voucher down again, tapped it pointedly and met the guy's eyes.

“Me? Oh, my job hasn't started yet. I'm playing at the after-party tonight. It's gonna be wild.” A beat. “You going to that?”

Rohan scoffed. “Hmm. No, those things aren't exactly my scene.”

The guitarist laughed again, pulling out the stool beside Rohan and taking a seat. “Yeah, probably could've guessed that by lookin' at you... But, then again, you'd be surprised what kind of people let loose once they get a little bit of booze in 'em, a little bit of anonymity in the darkness of a club...” He shot Rohan a devious look, his reddish eyes glinting.

After a moment of consideration, Rohan replied, “I suppose that's why they say not to judge a book by its cover.”

“Exactly.” Just then the bartender approached to take the stranger's order but he waved her away, promptly turning back to Rohan instead. “Y'know... I bet you see this a lot too, but like... Okay, the crowds I run with? I see a lot of freaks. A lot of weirdos. I mean, look at these girls I came in with...” he nodded over at the booth where the women were chatting away. They each had brightly dyed hair, skimpy black outfits, tattoos and piercings peeking out here and there. “...but the real psychos, man, they tend to look more like that guy over there.” Now he gestured to the end of the bar, to the unremarkable businessman.

Rohan smirked, in spite of himself. “You're not wrong,” he admitted. “I often find that the most interesting stories are the ones hidden away. The ones that don't want to be told.”

“Uh huh, exactly. So, y'know, if someone saw a loudmouth with a guitar buzzin' around some guy in a fuckin' sweater vest...”

“Wait, hang on, now... I've only known you for a moment, and you're already insulting my fashion sense and implying that I'm some kind of closeted weirdo?” Still, the faint smile stayed on Rohan's lips. Normally there'd be more bite in his words, some actual indignation that someone would dare suggest anything but the best about him. But this guy sure had gotten a read him. And quickly.

“Did I strike a nerve? I apologize.” The stranger mirrored Rohan's amused expression and placed a hand over his heart. “Let me make it up to you. Buy you a drink?”

Rohan let out a genuine laugh. “Oh? When we both drink free? Feels like you're insulting me again.”

“Not at all. I'm just tryin' to dig out whatever weird story you're hiding.” He reached out a hand, waved the bartender back over. “Hey, a Jack and Coke for me. Another round for this guy here. And for the ladies at that booth, uh... shit. I dunno, they wanted fruity things, could you bring 'em some fruity things?”

The bartender chuckled and offered a vague “I'll see what I can do,” before getting started on the order.

Once she'd disengaged, Rohan spoke up again. “Seems like you've abandoned your fanclub.”

“Eh...?” The stranger looked at him, then followed Rohan's gaze over to the booth. “Oh, right.” He shrugged. “Not on purpose. I just found more interesting conversation. They can come over here if they miss me.”

Rohan shook his head. “Huh. You certainly are a... character.”

“Thank you.”

Rohan turned to pick up his next drink as it was set down before him. “So. If you're going to try to dig up my story, do you mind if I do the same?”

“Not at all. But here's the thing, I'm an open book.” The man spread his arms wide for emphasis. “It's kinda my job to be.”

“Right. You're a musician. A performer. So what do you--”

“Name's Akira Otoishi. Twenty-three years old.” He patted the guitar on his back. “And my only goal is to live hard and fast, with this baby at my side. So far I'd say I'm doing a pretty good job of it... Just waitin' for my big break, when I can blow the whole world away.”

“Mhmm.” Rohan resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Instead he raised the glass to his lips and simply shot the other an unimpressed look. “And until then, what, just crowds at comic-cons?”

“Hey man, don't judge. A gig is a gig. Seeing new places, meeting new people... Besides, this has been a fun trip so far. If nothing else, I got a few free drinks out of it.”

“Fair enough.” A nod, and Rohan paused to scrutinize the other for a moment. “I like you, Otoishi. You've got... hmm... flair.”

“I do try.”

“Though there's one thing I can't help but notice...”

“Hm?” Akira drained his glass and set it down on the bar before looking over at Rohan, an eyebrow raised.

“You haven't actually asked me about myself yet. Not even my name.”

“Oh.” Akira laughed, shook his head. “Well, duh. I know who you are. Knew the second I walked in here, actually. I just didn't wanna make it weird or anything.” He leaned against the counter and looked out into the room. “I'm sure you're sick of talkin' to fans.”

Rohan pressed his lips into a tight line. “Why would that be weird? It's like I said before, I don't mind meeting fans. If I did, I wouldn't be here.”

“Sure, sure. But you wouldn't necessarily cut loose in front of a fan. I mean... that's why you're not goin' to the after-party, right? You've got a reputation to uphold. A mystique to protect.”

Rohan scowled. Yeah, Otoishi really did have him pegged.

“...But, y'know, a couple of friends hangin' out? That's different.” Akira shrugged again and crossed his arms, glancing back at Rohan.

“I see, so are you saying we're friends now? We didn't know-- Well, I didn't know your name until a minute ago.”

“So? New friends are still friends. What, you don't feel the connection here?” Akira gestured back and forth between them, punctuating it with a wink.

Rohan scoffed and this time did roll his eyes, but he allowed the smile to return to his face. “Okay. I'll indulge you. For the sake of this discussion, let's say we're friends. What difference does that make, Otoishi? What do you think I'm going to say or do that I wouldn't if you were just a fan?”

“Dunno.” Akira turned fully towards him now. “That's the fun part – Finding out.”

The mangaka faltered for a moment. What was that supposed to mean...? Damn it, he was so curious about this Otoishi character, he wished they were someplace private where he could just read the guy already.

“So...” The musician's voice brought him back to the moment. “You're really not goin' to the party tonight, huh?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Okay, okay, I can respect that. But, uh...” Akira patted him on the shoulder and leaned in, growing quiet for the first time since he'd entered the bar. “Tell you what. These parties... they're just part of the programming. They don't last all night. So if you find yourself feeling bored or restless a bit later on, come find me. Room 315.” Another pat, and then Akira heaved himself from the bar stool. “Nice meeting you, Kishibe-san.” He nodded and was off, just as quickly as he had arrived.

Rohan, meanwhile, was frozen in place, his eyes fixed on the glass in front of him as sweat beaded on his forehead.

What the fuck had just happened?

Had he just been... flirted at? He wasn't sure how it was supposed to feel. Certainly, there had been many attempts over the years, but he always shut them down. There was absolutely no room for that kind of nonsense in his life, so he never even entertained the possibility. For this sneaky bastard to have evaded his detection, and then drop a proposition like that in front of him...

Rohan placed his sweaty palms flat on the bar for a moment, slowed his thoughts to a halt. Then he pocketed his drink voucher from earlier and stood from his chair. He needed to get back to his room, needed to be alone, needed to think.

And so, Rohan soon found himself lying on top of the neatly-laid sheets of his hotel bed, staring up at the ceiling, a bottle of wine from the room's mini-bar open on his nightstand.

...Maybe he was thinking about this too much. Maybe Akira hadn't meant anything untoward. After all, if Rohan hadn't realized that they were flirting, then maybe they weren't! That certainly seemed a more situation likely than him, the great Rohan Kishibe, being oblivious to something. Right?

He covered his face with a groan.

Okay. But if he was wrong...? If Akira was hitting on him? Should he go? What exactly had that offer meant? What did Rohan hope that it meant?

And if it was a joke? A mean-spirited prank? Well, that wouldn't be too bad. Rohan could always open the poor sucker up and erase any memory of their meeting...

Rohan let out a short breath. Ultimately, he figured, there was no harm in going and finding out what Akira had in mind. He could simply check out the situation, maybe uncover something interesting for his research. At the very least, he could spend a little more time chatting with a human that he hadn't immediately found repellent. And at any time, if he felt uncomfortable, he could use Heaven's Door to hit the eject button. It would be fine. Besides, the alcohol was already making his head foggy, so he probably would just fall asleep and miss his chance and that would be that. Oh well!

–

But when 2am rolled around, the bottle of wine was empty, and Rohan was wide awake.

And so he decided: Fuck it.

He rose from his bed – pausing momentarily to find his footing while the room spun – and then he stormed out before he could think about it anymore, making his way slowly but surely to room #315.

When he arrived at the correct door, he double- and triple-checked the number before knocking. And at first, he heard nothing on the other side of the door. Maybe it was too late, or too soon, or--

The door opened. Akira stood there to greet him, grinning, disheveled, his face smudged with makeup. He looked utterly feral.

“Hey there. Wasn't sure if you'd show up.”

Akira's voice was lower now than it had been, raspier, and it made Rohan's gut clench in an unfamiliar way that he hoped was just the booze. He glanced quickly over the musician's shoulder to confirm that the room appeared empty; this hadn't been a casual invitation to some rowdy after-afterparty. It had indeed been meant just for him.

“Well.” Rohan folded his arms across his chest and frowned at the carpet. “Here I am.” When he failed to get a response, he went on, “What exactly did you invite me here for, anyway?”

Akira let his forearm rest on the doorframe and leaned in a bit. He seemed to consider the question for a moment, looking the other man over, then finally licked his lips and said, “We're friends now. I wanted to get to know you better.” He attempted to catch Rohan's eye and – dammit – succeeded. Rohan prayed that his face didn't betray his nerves.

“I see.”

Not trusting his own voice to hold steady, Rohan relied on his hands to do the talking. He pressed a palm against Akira's chest and pushed him backwards into the room. Rohan stepped inside as well and closed the door behind them.

#jjba #JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #fanfic #fan fiction #akirohan #Akira Otoishi #rohan kishibe #drabble #oneshot

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