#I LOVE SLAVIS

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Still commissionned by Slavie, of a new character that is gonna be the mate of her main character: Cheetah! They're so cute, even tho i find Ifrit quite bright compared to Cheetah but that isn't gonna stop me from loving both of them very much!

» Cheetah, Ifrit © Slavie. » Art © Hopie.

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[tocja]

Okay, I try to avoid this whole Eurovision thing since Israel is not banned, but something caught my eye.

I came across Polish entries, and first on the list was a song by some young woman in cheap babushka/stereotypical Slavic girl cosplay. And it made me irrationally mad. So mad, actually, that I started talking to myself about why the idea of a young blonde in red lipstick and a plastic flower crown makes my blood boil.

And I came to the conclusion that I hate the idea of 'vague Slavicness.'

There is this ideal that being Slavic means the same thing across borders, and as much as I can appreciate cosmopolitan sentiment in this statement, I have to also notice that this is exactly the type of narration which is used by Russia to deny us identity.

'There is no Ukraine - they are just half-baked Russians';

'They are not Poles - they are Russians in denial';

'We are all the same in our Slavic brotherhood and we will be stronger as one' - and I've met my share of Slavic nationalists to know that for some people, those sound like promises and not threats.

If we are all the same, then it is not an attack - it is unification.

And Slavicness means a lot of things; it is not the same even within the borders of the same country. Seeing this idea of being vaguely Slavic, enough to be recognized as one, but not to the point of giving yourself any actual cultural identity - it seems extremely pandering, as if we are trying to show some sanitized version that could be easily sold to everyone. Everyone recognizes 'babushka,' and who cares if you don't even use that word in Polish - your Slavicness makes you semi-Russian by proxy.

And not to be misunderstood - I don't think that the mentioned singer did that on purpose; I am pretty sure she just wanted to make some cute folkish tune that could represent her country.

I just think that the aesthetic of being Slavic is so ingrained in us that we actually forget that this is a culture, not a box of Pinterest/propaganda prompts.

I am rambling; it doesn't have to mean anything. Maybe because I come from a part of Poland with a strong regional identity and work in a museum, I am uncomfortable with the idea of a 'universal Slav,' and this video just serves as an excuse to rant about things that were already bothering me."

Ok fking wait a second

I was just finishing, when i decided to check the video again. The description states:

Kwiaty" is not just a song; it's a heartfelt journey into Slavic, old-fashioned love. Dama's lyrics take us back to a time when gestures spoke louder than words—buying flowers, sweet words, and walks under the moon. The song contrasts this nostalgic ideal with the modern lack of effort in relationships. Dama sings of a Slavic girl's strength, bravery, and confidence, longing for genuine connections. "Kwiaty" becomes a bridge between cultures, inviting reflection on the essence of sincere, old-fashioned love.

what the fuck is slavic old fashioned love

I was saying that I don't think the singer meant anything bad, and well - yes she did, here you go, you get romanticized slavic traditionalist propaganda about GOOD OLD TIMES XDDD

The lyrics are crazy

So you want me but you won't open me door

So you want me but you won't walk me home

So you want me but won't pay on our date

So being with you and without you it's the same

As it is shown by the text above, I am not native english speaker, I make my share of mistakes, but I am pretty sure that some wonky english is on display here.

I have Slavic blood

I keep my head high

And my tears dry

So don't waste my time

Oh yeah babe, there it is, Slavic blooded girlboss.

OKOKOK i don't want to show more text as it is physically painful, but I couldn't find a better definition of ''vague slavicness'' even if I tried. Some '' Slavic dama'' singing about ''Slavic love'' What makes it slavic? plastic flower crown, white frilly dress and patriarchal views. Culture? Those things I mentioned are not culture?

I believe that slavicness can be genuine, historically informed, modern and progressive please please please don't let us fall into conservative superficial ideals, just because it sometimes feels like there is not much more to us and our culture. We are rich and diverse.

It took a turn lol

#poland #polska #eurovision #slavic #slavs #russia #ukraine #rant #polish tumblr #eastern europe #i am so tired

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[outsidereveries]

Link:32 contestants

https://youtu.be/anrSAWJXINw

Do you know eurovision,you re from Bulgaria?

What is the top 10 for you ?

me? not knowing about eurovision?

of course i know about this contest why wouldn’t i?

the drama with slavi and sofi is still in my head😭😭

anyways, so about my top 37. will have the alleged albina curse in mind. by mvs and the rehearsals, from where i started to watch..

- norway: great song, applies to their history really well. didn’t like the mv aesthetic, the outfit when she’ll be in live could’ve been better. the stage is too bland. give me sofi marinova’s love unlimited vibes 😭 but sofi.. she’s another topic. overall: 8/10. great potential but unfulfilled as deserved. probably will be in final because of the history itself

- malta: 10/10. top from the start to the end. everything. final. top 5, i assume.

- serbia: it’s in their language! love my neighbours !! the song is ideal in its way, but honestly, idk if this one is the right choice for this contenst because of the music style itself. the meaning of the song is underappreciated to me. i’d say 7/10. maybe in the finals, maybe not.

- latvia: nice music video, i really like the aesthetic of it. however, like serbia’s .. where’s the wow factor? they might not qualify. the stage is bland if i have to compare with the music video and if the rehearsal applies to the live performance .. 6/10. i like the song but it’s not for eurovision to me. probably won’t qualify too.

- portugal: love her performance! and it’s also in their language, i love this! i believe she will qualify. to me, 10/10. in finals!

- ireland: nice song. mv and live performance will be too different, and this don’t work for me. could not qualify too. i like the music video, i love the mv aesthetic, it was nice. the live stage could be too bland and.. the outfit.. no. just no. overall: 6/10. ireland should think more of mv aesthetic applying to the live performance in 2024.

- croatia: FINALS! WOW FACTOR! 10/10. didn’t like the mv editing, could’ve done better for the memes but apart from that they’ll be surely in finals. welcome to the humorous eurovision songs alongside with romania, moldova, ukraine and russia🥹 (idk if i missed any so sorry if i did)

- switzerland: the song is okay, not my style though. the wow factor isn’t there to me. the stage is bland even with the dancers and the scarves. do they saw something in alexa’s perfomance in asc😭 bc it looks like it :( overall: 6/10. nice song for its genre, the stage is meh. idk if his vocals will be okay? maybe in finals, maybe not. probably not.

- israel: 2023 chanel vibes. uh, why unicorn? anyways, generic pop songs. will deliver well choreography-wise. i hope her vocals will be great too. i am afraid she’ll be compared with chanel, but overall: 8/10. didn’t liked the mv’s aesthetic for some reason, it could’ve been thought better. the stage will be great in my opinion.

- moldova: one of my personal favourites. and they sing in their language !! .. or romanian? idek, anyway, the mv is really great and there’s story! plus for me! the stage is also great and it compliments the mv well. my rank.. 9/10. i hope his vocals will be okay, otherwise i’d rank 10/10. unfortunately, idk if it will be as appreciated as moldova deserves, so i’m uncertain if they’ll qualify.

- sweden: as i love to say, generic pop song. she’ll serve as always, she will probably be in finals. i doubt she will win again though. since it’s not my style, without having this in mind, 8/10. she could’ve done a bit more imo.

- azerbaijan: also good song, i love the vibes both on stage and mv! although the kinda bland stage, it suits the song well while norway’s song doesn’t (in comparison). honestly i doubt they’ll be in finals. to me 9/10.

- czechia: quite strange mv to me bc is this really them? plus for singing in their language.. and mine.. and ukrainian! i love their stage’s background bc it suits the song imo, the outfits could be better though. they might be in finals assuming their mv and their stage might be loved. 8/10 although it’s not my style. the song can grow on me but their concept is strange to me and that won’t change.

- the netherlands: idk if the mv could’ve been better to match better the song. the stage could be better imo but as a duet it looks fine to me. might be in finals but i am uncertain about it. i don’t like the song bc it’s not my taste. 6/10. could’ve been better.

- finland: plus for him singing in their language! the stage is great for the song itself and i like it really sounds different than most of the other songs. might become a meme? idek. will probably be in finals imo. … well. 10/10. it’s obvious i love the song as eurovision one

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denmark: i like the pure idea tbh. everything is suitably to the mv tbh. i hope his outfit will be great. 9/10. idk if he will qualify tho

armenia: although there’s the alleged albina curse, the song is great! however i hate the mv. why brunette looks like that in front of the musicians? at least change the outfit for god sake..

the stage looks fine to me, it suits the idea to me🤷🏻‍♀️

high chances of being in finals.. 9/10 bc of the mv opinion i have.

romania: nice song, hope the stage looks better. 8/10? i don’t know if they will qualify.

estonia: great song. it just- 👌🏻 10/10. hope estonia qualify

belgium: love the mv and the stage suits. the outfit tho– anyway, 9/10. finals?

cyprus: quite weaker compared to others. i don’t like the song that much although it suits the singer, it’s just now that spectacular. 7/10. the stage isn’t well thought out too.

iceland: great song, bad outfit. it doesn’t suit her… 9/10. finals.

greece: also weaker compared to others, but better than cyprus. also 7/10. the song might be okay but that’s it. the wow factor isn’t there.

poland: blanka isn’t that bad. idc she’s rigged, but i hate her stage behind her. WHY THESE COLORS? she’s capable of giving the bare minimum friends :| the song isn’t that bad but the stage is. 6/10, could’ve been better.

slovenia: i love the whole song! mv, stage, everything. it just suits. 10/10. finals.

georgia, the country: great song! 10/10. hopefully finals.

san marino: it’s not that bad.. just weaker.. 7/10.

austria: top notch. i mean 10/10, top 5. one of the best entries this year

albania: underappreciated, i am afraid they might not qualify. i really like the song, although the stage could’ve been a bit better. the outfits are kinda weird for me, but apart from that 10/10. one of my favourites.

lithuania: it’s weak one but it’s fine. might do well but i doubt they’ll qualify. 7/10.

australia: it’s not my type however i love the stage. 8/10. probably will qualify? idek

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france: actually, great song! 9/10. might place well.

germany: the stage is their best thing tbh since it suits the song. i like they’re doing rock/metal? but.. nah.. i don’t think they’ll do well. 7/10.

italy: better than poland but worse than .. let’s say romania. 7/10.

spain: as great as france! probably the best out of big 5+1! 9/10 to me

uk: mediocre basic pop song. 7/10. decent placement i assume

ukraine: the stage could’ve been better but the performance is better. the outfit is strange to me, idek why. the mv is weak to me. the song is decent, could be better but idek. 6/10 but because of my preference. it’s better than poland but worse than these with 8/10 ranked songs.

and my top 10 without order as you wanted to read: moldova, albania, austria, portugal, slovenia, croatia, malta, azerbaijan, georgia.. uh, maybe belgium? these were the most impactful for me.

in conclusion: chanel came, almooooooost everyone started to try to add more in their performances.

if i want to do predictions who won’t qualify, i’d say azerbaijan, san marino, lithuania, maybe albania, greece, cyprus, latvia, switzerland, maybe ireland, maybe estonia, maybe denmark. i could ask my cards for more certain answer tbh but i’ll try to speed up before asking about the fiest semifinals. hope it’s detaied, i tried to be as maximum as possible.

#outsidereveries #discussion: outside of readings

[rigelmejo]

Random things.

1. I read an article about a guy who learned 2000 Chinese words from memrise then dove into reading with Pleco to help and it took him not very long like 1-2 years. I pretty much attempted to do what he did (but I read less graded readers, pushed into webnovels faster, read a quick explanation of the radicals and hanzi construction that took a couple hours to digest, and did one Tuttle Learn Chinese Characters 800 hanzi book and read a grammar guide, I did the Ben Whatley memrise decks like him but otherwise did my own study books/websites plan). And the thing was? It worked. He took 30 ish hours and I took Maybe 20 hours to read the Tuttle book slowly, 4 hours to read a grammar guide, and a combined probably 30 hours like him (2 weeks for the first 1000 then over a month period for the 2nd thousand). So maybe 54 hours for me to prepare for reading and recognizing 2000 words and a decent number of hanzi, which was enough to push into webnovel reading with tools like Pleco.

I learned from the experience: learning is easier than people like to make it out to be (people sometimes love to paint chinese and Japanese as Incredibly Difficult and like you won't be reading novels for 4-5 years if even then, unless you study 6 hours a day.... for reference I studied generally 1-2 hours a day on average and only got to around HSK 3-4 when I started reading at 5 months in, and Japanese I am only like N4-N3 level and beginning to read and I only studied 15-30 minutes a day on average so a very doable 1-2 hours a day would make someone reach reading faster than my 5 year point lol). And also if I challenge myself to do what someone else did. Sometimes it works out

2. There's a LOT of free reading app tools for chinese. Don't feel you have to buy a paid one like LingQ or Readibu (though if you like the paid ones and they suit you please enjoy them). Pleco is phenomenal (and added Google translate for sentences so it officially handles both words ans sentences like Readibus paid version, also can read words and text aloud and has a built in srs flashcard and wordlisr system if you want it), Idiom is free (and has youtube videos with click dictionaries too, does read aloud, word translation, webpage reading, but not ideal translations - same quality translation as LingQ), Mandarinspot.com (for computer and phone/tablet web browser, does good translations and pinyin - good for people who would like pinyin), Zhongwen extension (for computer only but quite good, similar to MandarinspReading. Also depending on your phone, if you have Google translate app you can highlight any word/sentence etc when reading and get a definition - its Google translate so not perfect quality but as good as Readibu or LingQ but free. Again, with Google translate on your phone, these click translations should work in reader apps like Moonreader+ too. In addition some reader apps have built in dictionaries (I had Kybook reader for ios before and it was excellent, Kindle app has built in dictionaries which is nice, Moonreader+ can import dictionaries I think). Then paid options like LingQ, Readibu. So you don't have to wait until you're a strong reader to start. Click dictionary tools make it easier to look up words quickly as you read.

3. Not an ideal tip for everyone but. Pleco and Google Translate have hanzi writing recognition for lookup. I find Google translate tends to struggle less to identify hanzi even if you write them in the wrong stroke order (though the closer your stroke order is to correct the easier these apps recognize the hanzi you mean). When watching a show, handwriting lookup in apps is convenient when you don't know the pinyin. Google translate has a camera feature for word lookup for print books, or a paused screen with chinese subs. These are quick options to see if you roughly got the gist. When reading manhua, the handwriting lookup option helps if you don't have a guess of the pinyin. And as your pronunciation gets better, speaking word lookup works great for fast lookups (but beware if a novel writer or show says a really bizarre phrase then Google translate tends to assume you meant something less uncommon, in which case sometimes hanzi by hanzi input either writing, speaking, typing etc is easier).

#rant #article #chinese reference #reading

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[bat-luun]

trick or treat?

treat!! slavie be apon ye!!!! >:D

theyre one of my favorite candys and literally every czech person likes them (←extremely bias). id love to describe the flavor but i cant- like???? its GOOD but theres like nothing normal i can draw a comparison to???? its what i image those bug bonbons taste like in coraline /pos

anyways-- happy halloween!!!!!! :]

#bat rambles #my asks #theyre kinda mint like??? #i legit dont know lmaoo #sorry if this was a bit ramble-y!!! :D

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Dosad neviđene fotografije Beatlesa u bečkoj galeriji

Bečki WestLicht odnedavna izlaže fotografije legendarne liverpulske četvorke. Galerija dokumentira kako je moć slika uopće omogućila fenomen Beatlesa.   S tridesetak hitova na vrhovima glazbenih top ljestvica i s preko milijardu prodanih nosača zvuka, Beatlesi i dan-danas slove kao najuspješnija glazbena skupina svih vremena. Utjecali su na glazbu, modu i duh vremena 60-ih godina prošlog stoljeća. Promijenili su društvo, a masovni fenomen kulture mladih ne bi ni postojao da nije bilo slavne četvorke.   Svjetskoj slavi Beatlesa i njihovom utjecaju na pop-kulturu pridonijeli su i fotografi koji su ovjekovječili svaki trenutak njihova glazbenog putovanja. Slike Beatlesa, reproducirane milijardu puta na omotima ploča, naslovnicama časopisa, plakatima i posterima, kartama s autogramima i sličicama u žvakaćim gumama stvorile su beatlemaniju, ali i prožele samu glazbu. Oblikovale su svjetonazor jedne čitave generacije. Izložbom „All You Need Is Love“ bečka galerija WestLicht preko otprilike 120 fotografija ispituje najrazličitije pristupe kojima se poticao dotada jedinstven kult zvijezda. Fotografsko putovanje kroz vrijeme od dosad neobjavljene reportaže Petera Brüchmanna o turneji u Njemačkoj preko psihodeličnih pop-art postera Richarda Avedona do dosad neviđenih snimki s legendarnog snimanja za omot albuma „Abbey Road“ jasno pokazuje vanjsku i unutarnju preobrazbu Beatlesa. Gotovo familijarne snimke samih početaka skupine u Liverpoolu Maxa Schelera stoje u oprečnosti s portretima iz objektiva Linde McCartney na kojima se već 1967. prepoznaje otuđenje među članovima benda.   Izložbu zaokružuju privatne fotografije obožavatelja iz jedinog posjeta benda Austriji, originalni časopisi i rijetki omoti ploča. Tijekom izložbe posjetitelji će moći čuti i najveće hitove, a čak će i najveći fanovi moći saznati nešto novo o svojoj omiljenoj skupini.   Izložba je otvorena 26. svibnja , a može se pogledati do 6. kolovoza 2023. www.viennaoffices.hr Read the full article

[zanimljivaekonomija]

VEČERAS POČINJE BELGRADE BEER FEST Otkriven i bend iznenađenja - Sunshine dolazi na Ušće!

Večeras u 18h Beer fest otvoriće kapije za svoje sugrađane i posetioce iz celog sveta, a pored već najavljenih izvođača, među kojima su domaće i internacionalne zvezde kao što su Tommy Emanuel, Kosheen, Bajaga i Instruktori, Hladno pivo, Konstrakta, Senidah, Massimo Savić, Nipplepeople, Psihomodopop, Love Hunters, E-play, Blaža i Kljunovi, DLM, Queen Real Tribute, Bijelo dugme tribute, Atomsko Sklonište i drugi, potvrđeno je da se programu u nedelju pridružuju i legende beogradskog asfalta, Sunshine! Oni će na glavnoj festivalskoj bini nastupiti posle koncerta Konstrakte i Zemlje gruva, u 23.30h, a nakon njih će nastupiti još jedan kultni prestonički sastav, E-Play.

Sunshine je beogradski hip-hop / hard rok bend oformljen pre gotovo trideset godina, koji je od starta doneo novi zvuk i potpuno autentičan umetnički potpis zbog kog su ostali upamćeni kao jedna od kvalitetnijih pojava na muzičkoj sceni devedesetih. Na Beer festu Sunshine će predstaviti svoje svoje najveće hitove sa kultnih albuma poput "Ljubavna likvefakcija” i „Neću da se predam“, ali i neke novije numere.

Ovogodišnji festival slavi jubilej - 300 godina pivarstva u Srbiji, te će na Beer Festu tim povodom biti prisutno 300 različitih etiketa piva!

Pored velikih pivarskih brendova, kao što su Carslberg, Heineken, Apatinska pivara, Peroni, Skopska pivara, Valjevska pivara, BIP, Jagodinska pivara, biće prisutna i cenjena domaća zanatska piva, kao što su Dogma, Gvint, Kabinet, Krugher&Brent, Robocraft, Salto, Sindikat, The Black Turtle, Tron, Zbir i Pivarijum. Obožavaoci piva imaće dve posebno dizajnirane zone na festivalu posvećene upravo njima - Beer market i Craft Beer Land.

Organizatori su najavili novi koncept, sa dve festivalske zone, Cloud zonom, gde je ulaz slobodan celo veče, te muzičkom zonom, gde će besplatno moći da se uđe do 19.30h, a nakon toga se ulazi uz konzumaciju u iznosu od 590 dinara, što je iznos dva kupona, koji će u toku večeri moći da se zamene za piće na posebno označenim zamenskim mestima na festivalskom prostoru.

Svim posetiocima preporučuje se da konzumaciju kupe već danas, pre dolaska na festival (na eFinity aplikaciji, efinity.rs ili na prodajnom mestu u SC Ušće), kako bi izbegli gužve i redove, iskoristili jednu od povoljnosti koju donosi aplikacija, a to je FAST LANE ulaz.

Najavljen je produkcijski spektakl sa bezmalo 800 metara kvadratnih LED ekrana, najsavremenijim LEO ozvučenjem, te brojnim sadržajima kao što su Moto Platz (sa posebnom binom i muzičkim programom, zidom smrti, kampom, izložbom custom i oldtajmer motora, tattoo studiom itd), Intergalactic Diner Foodland, Silent disco bina, Luna park, Bioxgn selfi toranj visok 17m sa kog će posetioci moći da naprave najbolji selfi ikada,..

Sve informacije o ulazima, prevozu na festival, kupovini pića, mapa i pravila ponašanja na festivalu dostupni su na sajtu Belgrade Beer Fest.

#belgradebeerfest #birfest #beerfest #festival #manifestacije #pivo #bier #koncerti #sunshine #bajaga #massimo #konstrakta #eplay #psihomodopop #beograd #belgrade

[backoff-warchild-srsly]

The Fetishization of peace and non-violence in the West is usually used as an argument of those that want to keep the status quo. Saying you support both sides is like saying “All Lives Matter” to BLM, it’s not about being impartial, it’s about undermining the issue at hand.  

#ukraine #stop using Ukraine to make it about yourselves Americans #I'm Native and radicalized as they came but I love my wife more than I love feeling right in arguments #SLAVI UKRAINE

[princeescaluswords]

*twirls fabulously in my extravagant floor length fur coat, and the hat of fandom logic in a fancy ballroom* Kinda suspicious that Talia, a revered and powerful alpha who could full shift, perished in the fire yet a ~mere~ beta survived. Peter lived, but no other beta did. Did he strike a deal with the nemeton? To siphon power from his pack mates, his own flesh and blood? He decimated the mighty and noble Hale bloodline! We could've had a show all about them had it not been for his megalomaniac tendencies. And he sucked at killing because he didn't even properly kill Kate who was at his mercy. He was a sad excuse for a werewolf. OR!!! he was definitely in cahoots with her, he loved her, so he was sloppy on purpose, which is why she came back a nagual and they teamed up so easily.

See how fun it is? You can fill in all sorts of parts of the story that the writers of Teen Wolf didn't have the time or the interest to tackle. You can express your creativity using characters and settings and plots created by others for other people's enjoyment. It's a fantastic and wonderful part of fandom.

But you also did several things while pursuing this sarcastic parody of fandom activity that -- even as you mean it to be a comedic exaggeration -- puts it on a higher level than eighty percent of the fandom activity I see on a daily basis. That's the first thing I noticed, and I'd like to address the individual ways you did this, but I can sum it up with -- you have a degree of respect for the original material.

You didn't ignore events on the screen for your head canons. You didn't diminish Talia because it would make her more sympathetic; you remembered what Peter actually did and didn't do so you didn't forget that Peter has a pattern of attacking his own flesh and blood repeatedly on the screen for his own benefit. It's different than when people claim that Deaton was needlessly hostile to Derek by conveniently forgetting that Derek threw the first punch, or when they propose that Stiles would side with Peter over Scott when he literally got angry with Scott repeatedly because he didn't treat Peter as an ever-present threat.

You didn't neglect motivations. You didn't pretend that Peter didn't want the power he literally said he wanted, but you also didn't pretend that Peter wasn't in danger when he was trapped in that basement with his family and wanted to survive. You simply argued that he would stoop to ruthless means to both obtain that power and to survive. These are pretty consistent and understandable motivations. This behavior is in opposition to the meta and stories where Deaton steals the Hale spark for Scott for no other reason then the creator of the head canon wants to make him a villain and can't be bothered to think of a motivation that makes sense. Or the endemic head canon where Deucalion wanted to trick Theo into killing his chimeras but don't bother to explain why he chose not to kill Theo when Theo was weak or helpless before him after several fights with the Beast. Why would someone who had "piled up the bodies" hesitate at one more if that was his goal?

You didn't use racist, sexist, or classist shortcuts in order to make your point. You didn't argue that as a rich white man, Peter would obviously place his survival and rise to power as more important than any other consideration (though we definitely could talk about that). You didn't imply that Peter was seduced by Kate's oily charms like a fool because he was a straight man. Unlike many other members of the fandom who act like Deaton was required to help others with no compensation or even a request because ... well, that's what they've been taught by racist entertainment is what wise black men should do. Or somehow acting as if Scott refusing to allow Derek and Peter to murder people is 'angry stubbornness,' which happens to be a common stereotype of Latinos.

Again, you have respect for the original material. Respect doesn't mean slavish obedience to canon or even to the characterizations. It means that if you're going to turn Deaton into an evil mastermind you give him a legitimate motivation or at least make him a significant threat. Do you how many times Deaton is revealed to be 'behind everything' yet has not done a single thing he can do to protect himself from the inevitable resolution? (It's like the gruesome execution that invariably follows is the point.) It means if you're going to turn Scott into a tyrant who lets people die because he wants to be a lacrosse star, you actually have to have him do things to make sure he becomes a lacrosse star, more than just not obeying the nearest white woobie.

I can see others -- many others -- clicking their tongue and saying to themselves, "He's just saying that because he hates Peter." They're right. I am saying this because I hate Peter, because I am supposed to hate Peter. The production made it clear that he's a callous, selfish con artist who doesn't care who he hurts. When I watch him savage Lydia, a teenage girl who didn't even know he existed on a lacrosse field; watch him use her to force Stiles to help him but make Stiles leave without even bothering to see if she's going to be okay; when I watch him possess her, drive her mad, and whisper demeaning oh-so-funny comments in her ear, only to discard her after he's done; and then finally ignore her until he needs to use her again, I'm supposed to hate him. When I see him ally with the monster who burned his family alive, when I see him recognize that something terrible is happening to his nephew and do nothing about it, when I see him manipulate his long-lost daughter and then throw her across the room when she gets angry about him trying to use her to kill her friend, I'm supposed to hate him.

I'm not supposed to pretend those things didn't happen. I'm not supposed to create a fictional alternative nonsensical title of Left Hand to justify those actions (even though, strangely enough, the very concept of it being his role in the pack means he's a tremendous failure) and then hold other characters responsible for other actions in the same vein. How many times have these people made someone hate Scott for not 'killing the villains' while Peter is standing alive and healthy in the same room.

But I could do this. I could very well create an alternate world where Peter was right to murder Laura, violate Scott, terrorize Stiles, drive Lydia mad, mislead Derek, and betray Malia, but I think it's reasonable if I want to claim the title of a fan of Peter and the show; if I want to make free use of the creative efforts of the writers, actors, producers, etc. involved with the show; that I do the barest minimum to have the changes I envision make sense? Beyond, of course, my nonexistent desire to screw Ian Bohen.

But, I'm sure that a dozen people will say "I don't care about canon or about characterization or about common sense as long as I can get my jollies by having a multimillionaire white male serial killer murder a black man and a Latino teenager, and no one should listen to any criticism about me doing so." After all, they do it every day.

#anti peter stans #anti peter hale #fandom racism #scott mccall defense squad #teen wolf fandom racism

[rich50g-blog]

Starting anew

Hi i am Richard i was married for over 30 years to a non loving woman, a month ago i decided to find a loving woman for the rest of my life. I am 67 so maybe not impossible thing to accomplish but will be difficult to find someone who would love an old man, I am not wealthy by any means i will tell why that matters later, I also moved to Kingwood Texas i worked here 30 years ago and loved all the trees and trails for biking and walking. New apartment took me a while to get settled in, when i first got here i started having some problems with my left knee and hip, my hip was pain my knee was weakness so much so if i put all my weight on it i would fall down, I know how to fall from past experiences with weak ankles, i mostly scrape a knee nothing too serious. So I have also signed up for several dating sights some are worthless some are ok, some attract scammers who love old guys to try and weasel money from them, that happened to me 8 times before i stopped using the site., then i tried Zoosk, and was attracting all the wrong woman i thought, mostly gray haired old sad ladies, I realize i am old gray haired old sad man but thought i could get someone a little younger and intelligent. i next joined Anastasia-date, mostly Ukraine with some Russian ladies thrown in, most liked my age and my pictures, so that worked out pretty well, i would do a search for a particular city, and height of the lady, nothing else was added, I am 6′2″ so liked taller ladies 5′8 and up. that was easy there are a lot of tall slavis women, then after a couple of chats i learned to search ladies with no kids, I have had my kids did not need anymore, i also looked for ladies over 35 because the ones under that all wanted babies or family. I have two grown daughters and after my youngest was born i had not one but two Vasectomy’s which was fun no. hehe So my search contained height, no kids, over 35, and i added different levels of English, I found out Intermediate was not good either the ladies did not understand a word i said or typed, they had to use a translator program so then i would add Advanced or fluent to my search, the advanced ladies knew moer English and understood me pretty much. So the only problem i noticed with the women here was the men there, every one mentioned how selfish the men were there and only wanted sex and no relationship, So i was getting more and more information into what these ladies wanted in a man and not wanted. So I fit my profile to feel their wants and needs, Wow I started to get some beautiful, intelligent women who preferred older men, they trust them not to be selfish, and conceded like most not all slavic men. I will not put all of the men there in the category but a lot are, some examples a pretty 30 year old lady with 3 kids from Odessa Ukraine, I mean she is gorgeous, intelligent and dumped by her husband who found a much younger woman, She raised 3 kids so far by herself for 10 years because her husband did not want the responsibility to bother him. What a loser and he has not seen his kids since he left with new girlfriend, ok anyway she is very nice and pretty but finding a lady with 3 kids was not my idea of life, so i told her goodbye, sorry i have to have somethings about the ladies taht i can live with. that was not one of them,  you won’t believe the next one, who was a stewardess living in Odessa, what a crazy bitch oh my, oh yea there is something called video chat, not all ladies have it, but this one did, she was pretty and tall ok and she was 30 with not kids again ok. She started stripping I mean to nothing, and playing with herself i was not prodding her to do anything my mouth was open in awe of what was happening, by the way video chat is very expensive. Next this crazy woman starts to talk about her mother, I go ok as she talks more and more about her telling me how pretty she is and stuff, again i know i should have left the chat but i wanted to see what this woman was going to do next, well next made me sick, this whole entire time she was setting me up to have sex with her and her mother, my gosh sorry that is sick to me, so now i have had enough I closed the video chat and blocked her from contacting me again, One thing i was starting to find out was none of the ladies i had talked to wanted to or thought of leaving the site, they said they felt safe, but me thinks that the site programmed them to never leave, because site only makes money if they get men to chat with them, So none of the ladies even mention it when i ask they change the subject. The thing is i came to figure out is this site and most of them do not want the people to ever meet, they make it so hard to meet it is almost impossible too, the women do not realize this or if they do afraid to leave the site because they live in old communist state and they were told to do everything and obey without question. That is why anytime i would ask a lady to leave this site to like Google Hangouts they would say maybe later i still have not made enough money on you yet haha here is another thing all chats are monitored and if you were to type the name of a free site the monitor would dot out what you typed. Again they do not want the girls to meet anyone they lose money if that happens., So I still talk to a couple of ladies just to chat and see how life in their country is.Most of them are still bad, but flights to Europe are opening up. Ukraine still has civil war going on and no body can fly there for obvious reasons they shoot down airliners. for the ladies to get to the area they have to take a bus to Kiev and fly from there, riding the bus through a bad area. So it is not easy, because of Covid I would talk to many ladies because the chance of visiting them was almost impossible because of borders closed.. Ok moving on i had two MRI’s last week and i was given a appointment with a neurosurgeon, they told me i have degenerative disc disease in spin lumbar causing pressure on nerves and spinal stenosis, but i did not understand it could be surgery or physical therapy and med . we will see. Ok while i was looking at the Europe dating site I had found the Asian one mostly Chinese women who are all very beautiful and good wife's they also think older men are better because the young ones they cannot trust, this site is owned and operated by the Europe one with same features, I found here that most of the ladies here do not want babies over 35, so again my search criteria consisted of over 35 at first but i changed that later for another reason. I would also in search add wealthy or rich, just to see how many women turned up,  hundreds of not thousands of ladies starting from 19 on up. and again they are looking hard for old guys they can trust. Most were business owners from very rich families. originally i was not in this for money but i got to think why not i am on SSN and a small Pension so heck yes. ok I first got a letter from woman 1 on July 9th, two days later her sister wrote one. Shes lady 2. lady number 1′s letter said she was a banker wanting to invest in the U S and moving their business here, yea what are the odds right? Well  when i got her sisters lady number 2 who told me their family where heirs to the Qing Dynasty, i  did my research and found that their family is one of the oldest and riches family in China. So wow, this is the arrangement the sisters wanted to make with me, I would marry one of them and the other would be my concubine. What the heck? So now i have to chose between a gorgeous 27 year old or the other sister a beautiful 19 year old, who are promising to fly here in private jet. ,Oh yea i have set up a call to the girls next week and supposed to talk with Dad as well. No pressure right? Now i am getting a little nervous the girls are telling me that their father wants me to take over the family, because Dad wants to retire,I was a manager and engineer for ATT for over 30 years but this would be managing the wealthiest family business in China. Yes it is getting very real now, oh yes on the dating site on my search for rich or wealthy or business owners thousands of ladies profiles appeared I talked to some but very immature would in first chat say they have loved me all of their life, this was common with most of them i talked too, The younger sister is cute but i can tell is very immature so chances are i am going to chose the older sister who owns several banks, and wants to move her business to the U S which allows me to live where i want too, my choice is San Diego, i grew up there and love it there, by the beach both girls seem excited about that.Well its 5 in the morning my hip will not let me sleep but i am going to try again, night all till tomorrow for more Richie

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[weekly-tea]

27.4. - 3.5.2020.

Ovaj tjedan beba-blog slavi svoju prvi rođendan! Bila je mirna i poslušna, a pored svega, dobro napreduje. U real-celebrity svijetu bebu pak iščekuju Gigi Hahid sa Zaynom Malikom (da, oni su još uvijek par) i Lea Michele sa tipom koji nije Cory Monteith (#tuga).

Netflix:

·         A Secret Love

https://youtu.be/ghv3-lpFOcc

''Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.''

Maestralno. Heartwarming.

·         The Truman Show (1998)

https://youtu.be/dlnmQbPGuls

Pošto u zadnje vrijeme imam običaj staviti najpoznatiji citat iz ovog filma, red bi bio da ga napokon cijelog pogledam, dosad sam samo najvažnije isječke vidjela. O ovom filmskom klasiku koji je ''potaknuo/prokazao'' sociološki fenomen je mnogo toga već napisano, a takav svijet danas uvelike i živimo.

The Truman Show 101 (https://youtu.be/gFG_lVaBZSY)

·         The Last Dance

https://youtu.be/Peh9Yqf1GXc

''... is a 10-part documentary that chronicles the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season - plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.''

Svaki ponedjeljak izbace dvije epizode, veoma interesantno za pogledati.

·         The Final Year

https://youtu.be/4UUpnqvIwF4

''...  is a unique insiders’ account of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team during their last year in office.''

Za neobavezno gledanje.

Album:

·         Drake - Dark Lane Demo Tapes

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9PlyWXXDaY_li0lGDDHlzM0SowhpJnrw

On stalno nešto ''iznenada'' izbaci, ne miruje. Mogu kazati da mi se ovaj album, tj mixtape, poprilično dopao, feeling kao i za ''Nothing was the same'' ili pak ''If You're Reading This It's Too Late''.

Song:

·         Merk & Kremont, HÄWK - BAM BAM

https://youtu.be/Vv4lTM61ei0

Otvoreni radio inače izbjegavam, ali karantenskim subotama od 21h je počeo stavljati odličnu muziku (Feel Good Club: https://www.otvoreni.hr/fgc/), među kojima je i bila navedena pjesma.

Hrana:

·         Sladoled

Novi King. Stižu topli dani. Sladoled se konzumira. Ovaj je dobar, ali više reklama učini svoje.

[x1q3]

12 23 35

Q.12. To live on a calm beach house somewhere in the Bahamas or something similar, idk I want solitude and composure

Q.23. This one will be hard...

1. Bowie/Rammstein really can't pick one of the two

2.Halestorm,

3.Slavi Trifonov, that's a Bulgarian artist that's been in the business even before I was born with whom I grew up with and really got to love him

4.Queen mainly because of the upbeat stuff they have and especially because of Freddie's voice

5.Megadeth probably because they are one of the heavy bands I can listen to and never get bored

Q.35. Ehm not really?? Idk..

[timiicaa]

Change is a strong word for me,i just need self appreciation and work this thing called life life and just accept the positivity and love of friendship and im writing this now to myself knowing only one person might read but i dont wana forget all this thoughts i have now.

This is. maybe a day 1 for me and a new chance for. me, i don’t have a way to communicate with my parent for way too long time now,accepting it as soon as possible is better,that is my first goal,im important,i have ambitions im so ready for new experience every day and i just wana enjoy the beauty of everything around us only if can keep the positive mindset,i miss so many things from the past,every day i think about what could’ve been different and how i could have an amazing unique and increnible girl next to me right now,but thats life,i cant say its hard and unfair but its tough to handle but you gotta learn some things harsh way,i made some bad decisions,who am i foolin i made so many teeeerible decisions,but yea,i dont want to make stupid decisions anymore,i want to work myself so hard and make an amazing person of myself and i know that kids from the neighbourhood look up to me so much and i really dont ever want to disappoint myself anymore and just be strong powerfu person and everything will come slowly,there is no rush for everything,what could have been and what has been is behind me,faith is an amazing thing but i dont wana be stuck in it and hesitate..

Life is really wonderful thing,its insanely late (6:27) i came home 30 minutes ago,couldnt let a a best friend drive because he is drunk so hes currently sleeping on a sofa at my house but we had an amazing talk and amazing experience and i just freaking love that dude,he is by far the best friend i ever had and i really grow as a person next to him and i never want to freaking loose that guy from my life because hes so amazing and i know he will succeed in so much things and i want to support him in every doubt he has.

When my ex told me that this guy will be my best friend i laughed and just acted cocky because yea i was in phase when i only listened to myself,and im sick of it,im turning 21 in 3 days,i have so much possibilities,so much ambitions,so much hidden talents..

im writing this long shit to u jebeni idiote,veceras si imao prilku mozda i “opalit” i znas da imas te potrebe w.e ali si donjeo jednu od najboljih odluka u zivotu i dobio najbolju osobu kao prijatelja ikad,zvucat ce ti ovo glupo kad dodes malo sebi ali za tog covjeka daj sve jer je isti kao ti i sabijat ce te onak sve prepreke u zivotu i znam da su sada starci nemormalno protiv tebe,jebiga stari na putu do zdravog i zeljenog zivota moras bit ustrajan u odlukama i katkad otici u sobu isplakat se pomislit svasta,znas da moras otici iz kuce prvom prilikom,ovdje vise ne pripadas,sori ali ove navike,njihova ocekivanja,shvacas da nekoristis njihovoj zajednici i neuklapas se vise tu,spusti se na zemlju nisi jos nista postigao,neobeshrabrujem te nego sam realan,nema zurbe za nista ali ima STOP ovdje na putu koji te zaustavi i da ti priliku da promislis,taj stop postuj,mora se dogodit i ispravan je,gledaj sto radis iz pogleda 3.osobe,promisli prije nego nesto napises ali onda stoj uz to sto si napisao i razumi,musko jesi,uvjeravao si se da su svi “fake prijatelji” zbog pusenja i otkrilo ee da jesu ali sad si stari u fazi kada zracis fakat jebenom vibrom u dobrom drustvu i random ljudi komuniciraju bas te zele poslusat i drusto je u banani skroz naselje je otislo kvragu ali nije kasno ni za tebe pa ni za nikog od njih..timone ti sjednes u kafic sam za stol dok ie njih 6 za drugim stolom i svi se okrenu prema tebi jer te postuje i prepoznaju tvoju dobru namjeru i vibru,otkrivaj,istrazuj,stvaraj,pocet ces donositi odluke i stvarati planove,organizirati ih,ispuniti u najkracem roku,sam znas kako je lako prihvatiti rutinu bila loša ili dobra,za tebe rutina vise ne postoji,ti si na avanturi zvanoj zivot,svaki dan se probudi i sjeti se svojih prijatelja,nemoras im nista napisat,samo se sjeti da su oni tu,vikni hitno je,oni se stari teleportiraju,svaki dan se sjeti da vjerujes u sebe,DA NISI SAM,nikad. nisi sam!nemoj nametati nesto drugom,znati ces kad te netko stvarno zeli poslusat i onda predlozi,kuzis ti majstore radis na sebi..punis 21 za 3 dana,slavis rodendan u iducu subotu,dosta si ljudi natuknuo da bih slavio u gradu,pipic ce doci iz zga iako ima sigurno za uciti i nije pri lovi,njemu si toliko predivan faktor u zivotu i znas i sam koliko mu pomazes i koliko nikad nesmijes dopustit da se osjeca usamljeno,gramnjak ce doci iz vojske,cabi koji je decko koji je dosta suzdrzan ali ga jako postujem nece otici 2 dana na vikend sa biciklistima iako mu je to zivot i strasan event,samo da dode u grad tada,znas da tu ima i ljudi koji ce doci tada a inace neidu nikako u grad niti slusaju tu glazbu pokusavas odrzat odnose sa dost ljudi non stop i stvarno ti to ide stari..ali najbitnija stvar u tom svemu si TI!uci od ljudi..prihvati da si pogrijesio..priznaj poraz ali uz to sve samo nemoj glavu da ikad spustis ili si jezik pregrizes od laznog obecanja...maknio si se od plj i sad ces se slozit financijski,mozda heart breaking za reci ali starcima stv smetas u kuci i moras moras moras se odselit onak prehitno jer za svoj roditelje si postao slika neceg negativnog i nemoram ti objasnjavat zasto,mozes biti siguran da nisi kriv ali nakon ovog kad slucajno naletis ponovno u tumblr i odvojis si vremena za proctitat,odi se otusiraj ,pojedi nesto,izadi na zrak prosetaj malo,prosetaj sam mozda ti se svidi,nazovi prijatelja pitaj ga kak je,izadi s njim,postuj ga,motiviraj ga,ohrabi,spasi,budi tu za njega kad nitko nije,zivot je predivan i jednostavan,sve je u mindsetu i prestajes se opravdavat sada,prvi korak u novi pocetak je biti svjestan da moras promjeniti nesto i krenuti odmah,imas sliku sebe sa 25,znas koliko si daleko od toga ali stari 25 je samo part 1 do kojeg ces doci sa ustrajnosti,drugaciji si osjetis i znas to,nisi najjaci fizicki,ali psihicki si strasan,toliko imas infomacija unutar te glave,osjecajan si strasno,da ti itko od kolega zna koliko znas lako zaplakat nebi povjerovali,sve sam ti rekao,sve znas,sve si dozivio,21. je tvoja 1. i tvoja prilika za predivan zivot ♥️