#farima answers

[myyoungroyalsblog]

Why the hell did Farima tell Wilhelm how Simon needs to not talk to journalists, basically post nothing on social media or answer comments and all this, why don't you have a professional talk to Simon about it instead of putting this responsibility on Wilhelm, makes NO sense

#maybe she thought since they are daring simon will listen to him? idk i was so confused sgshshdhdhdhd #but maybe also for the storyline and simon to post and answer comments lol #lazy yr #young royals #yr s3 spoilers #mine

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Subtext and Culture, Young Royals, Season 3, Episode 4

Last episode ended with Simon coming home to a smashed window, this episode starts the morning after, Simon takes the bus to school, while Wilhelm is anxiously waiting for him.

Culture: At a high school level in Sweden, there's national tests in Swedish, English, and Math. Like everywhere else, the purpose of these tests is not only to grade students, but to align all schools across the country to combat grade inflation.

Blink and you miss it: Vincent is trying to cheat by looking at Nils' answers.

Blink and you miss it: Vincent draws a dick in the gravel while waiting for the others to be done with the test.

Subtext: This entire episode is overflowing with examples of privilege. For Vincent, and many other rich kids like him, studying and learning doesn't matter, they'll graduate regardless, so he doesn't care about the exam, he only cares about the graduation party.

Cinematography: Even with Felice and friends being completely blurred out in the background, you can still see Stella and Fredrika turning to look at Sara, and then turning their backs on her.

Culture: In the US, a lot of people are using "socialism" as a catch-all phrase which means politics they don't agree with, regardless of its actual ideology. Likewise, in Sweden, a lot of people use "communist" in the same way about generally left-wing politics, which is what Vincent is doing here.

Subtext: Wilhelm asks Simon if he can reconcile the conflict of dating a royal while being anti-monarchy, but the real question is of course if Wilhelm can reconcile the conflict in himself.

Subtext: This is where the show's political stance shines through, and this argument, that Wilhelm wasn't allowed to choose his life for himself, is the main argument they're gonna use in the finale.

Subtext: Wilhelm is weakly defending the monarchy, but just ends up repeating what his mother told him; it's a privilege, not a punishment, but does he believe it himself?

Subtext: The letter-to-yourself plot is mainly there in order to help August along his redemption arc, but here the show is using it to reinforce the point of the previous scene. Who does Wilhelm want to become? Does he have a choice?

Culture: In Sweden, Säkerhetspolisen, SÄPO, is the government agency in charge of national security, which includes providing security and assigning bodyguards to the royal family.

Subtext: Note the great use of passive voice here by Farima to avoid taking responsibility for the decision to force August to join the birthday foundation event. She's also expertly bargaining with Wilhelm to get what she wants.

Subtext: We know it was the far-right assholes who posted comments to Simon's videos a couple of episodes ago.

Blink and you miss it: Jan-Olof really perks up when Linda talks about moving to Gothenburg, because that would probably mean the end to the relationship between Wilhelm and Simon, which would solve all of his current problems.

Subtext: Like Farima, he bargains with Linda and Simon to get what he wants, for Simon to stop posting things to social media. It's almost as if their strategy was to do nothing at the start, waiting for things to blow up so they could swoop in, help out, and start making demands in exchange...

Blink and you miss it: The option to inactivate and hide your social media account is right there, but of course Simon has to choose to delete everything, because it will cause more drama and anguish.

Blink and you miss it: Fencing! Woohoo! I did fencing for five years as a kid until 8th grade or something, but I only did foil, and not épée like these students. I have absolutely no idea where these two are coming from or going to though, where would they practice? Is there a hidden fencing hall somewhere on the grounds that we haven't seen yet? How many kids at Hillerska are fencing? Also, he's carrying a practice blade and not an electric competition blade, so that checks out. Of the three types of modern fencing, épée is unique in that the entire body counts as a valid target, while in foil only the torso counts, and in sabre only the upper half counts. Oh wow, it looks like the gear is now wireless and every fencer carries their own indicator lights. Cool! Back in my day you had to be strapped in with a cord for competitions.

This tumblr is now about French School fencing. Allez! Touché!

Subtext: The narrative is that it's perfectly ok for the crown prince to be gay, as long as he's not gay gay.

Culture: The show keeps saying this, but in real world Sweden it's no longer the case. Supporting los jibbities is viewed as a completely mainstream and inoffensive opinion, on par with supporting human rights in general.

Subtext: Another example of privilege is being in a position to do a lot of good, and then just not caring about it. Simon is fighting for the causes he believes in, so seeing Wilhelm just casually throw it away is extremely disappointing for him.

Subtext: Unlike Vincent, August is actually a natural leader, someone people listen to, which is why he manages to quiet down the room when Vincent is unable to. Maybe a good quality in a future king?

Subtext: Simon is continuing the argument from before. Wilhelm could have shown solidarity with mental health causes or LGBT causes, but chose not to. However, he immediately decided to join in solidarity with the other rich kids protesting the school rules, which is rather selfish.

Subtext: Colour theory! Sara in purple, because part of the reason she's back at school is that August asked her to? And Simon in yellow, because he sure isn't loving Wilhelm very much right now.

Subtext: Just a reminder that Sara has actually been completely out of the loop since the end of season 2. She has no idea about the school rules, what's happened at home, how it's going with Simon and Wilhelm, or what's happening at school.

Blink and you miss it: Fredrika is so close to stop striking as soon as she's threatened with repercussions.

Subtext: I keep hammering this point home: The culture is in the walls, it's not something some of the kids made up. The visiting alumni were also hazed as new students and kept it going as third years. Same for the parents of all these kids. They're all part of the system, they all kept the cycles of abuse going, because they want the school to be like that.

Subtext: Privilege is thinking you can get things your way with almost no effort. None of these kids have ever struggled or protested something for real and then not been given what they wanted, so they seriously believed they'd win immediately.

Subtext: Another theme of this season is bringing secrets out in the open. We've all seen August struggling with body dysmorphia and an eating disorder since season 1, but no-one has ever called it out and put words on it, until Simon immediately recognizes it and calls it out.

Subtext: ...while the rich kids are just stuck in denial, because eating disorders is for poor people or something, it's not something that happens to them. And if it did, you certainly wouldn't admit it to anyone else.

Subtext: August tries to jokingly fend off Nils because he doesn't want anyone to know that the letter actually meant something to him, until Nils pushes too hard, and August punches him.

Subtext: Vincent talked a big game about striking in solidarity, but when they're caught as hilariously unprepared as they are, they're not pooling their resources in solidarity with each other, and instead resort to selling them to the highest bidder. Capitalism in a nutshell, illustrated perfectly by the behaviour of spoiled rich kids. Also, pet peeve, the English word for the currency of Sweden is "kronor", not "crowns".

Lost in translation: They're actually repeating a single word in Swedish, "svikare", which is pretty hard to translate. The verb, "svika", is a bit worse than letting someone down, but not as bad as betraying someone. The adjective, "besviken" typically means disappointed. So "svikare" means a person who is letting other people down, disappointing them, or betraying them.

Subtext: The culture is in the walls of the place, but the kids are also pretty damn complicit in continuing all the shitty traditions. This looks like a game of strip poker or truth or dare that went off the rails and just resulted in more bullying, with everyone joining in.

Subtext: The other girls are upset with Felice because she broke the code. You don't snitch to outsiders, you don't tell the truth, you keep up appearances.

Blink and you miss it: Henry won the potato chip auction, happily ate the entire bag, and passed out in a chair, clutching the bag. Mmmm, sourcream and onion.

Subtext: Speaking of closing ranks towards the outside, this also applies to this strike. It would be bad PR for the school if anyone outside found out that it happened, so it's better to solve it quietly and discreetly. Vanessa can trust the kids not to snitch. Vincent is also right, the parents, who are paying the tuition fees, are on their side.

Subtext: Felice can't be seen talking to Sara, so she checks that the coast is clear, and then drags Sara into a private bathroom to have their conversation.

Subtext: Likewise, Sara was probably Felice's first real friend.

Subtext: Nice little foreshadowing. I would have loved seeing Simon's drawing though!

Subtext: Well, he could have just made his social media private, but the show has to maximize the drama, so here we are, piling on more examples of how Simon is losing himself to the monarchy, that maybe he can't reconcile the conflict.

Subtext: Erik spent three years living at Hillerska, of course he wouldn't have told his then twelve year old kid brother about all the shit going on at the school. August spent an entire year living with Erik at the school, seeing what went on first hand, so of course he knows a side of Erik that Wilhelm doesn't.

Subtext: August has been trying to keep his mouth shut and avoid Wilhelm, but since they have yet another fight, he decides to drop the bomb about Erik to hurt Wilhelm.

Subtext: Again, the culture is in the walls. This is not something that only Erik's class did, once. It's probably been happening to all the boys for decades. It happened to the current second-year students, it happened to Erik, and lots of students before him who kept this shitty initiation tradition going.

Culture: Let's talk about the gay porn hazing a bit more. To me, this is an urban legend. I heard about it when I was a teenager back in the 90's, but I don't personally know anyone it happened to, or anyone who did it to anyone else. It was always hearsay, it happened to a friend of a friend's brother, or a classmate's cousin's friend or something similar, as is typical of urban legends.

Let's also make one thing absolutely clear: It doesn't work. The homophobic idea behind this shit is that if you are forced to watch gay porn and get a boner, you are gay, and if you don't, you're straight. But that is actually not true, erections don't work that way, and the fear of being found out is quite the boner killer. Also, what if you like guys, but the guys in the porno aren't your type? There's just so many ignorant misconceptions behind this idea.

I've also seen a lot of fan comments that keep playing into this ignorance; that the only reason Nils decided to stop the tradition was because he obviously failed it. Or that the only reason August is against it is because he failed, and the only reason he failed is because he's secretly not straight. No. Remember that the test doesn't work. Nils probably passed, despite actually being gay. August might have failed, despite being completely straight. Regardless of what happened, they both found it humiliating, and that is why they made a pact to stop it.

#young royals #young royals subtext #young royals analysis #young royals season 3

[theredandwhitequeen]

Young royals episode 2 Almost having phone sex till curfew happens, rude Stop reading the evil comments, it’s not good for you Queen has migraines and other stuff and getting tested Farima came to see Wille Wille and Simon in the music room being cute Felice with the acting principal just acted incredibly racist towards her. Damn poor 16 year old girl. Doing nothing wrong Pe Felice hitting stuff, lucky, angry her. Go Madison  Simon and Wille being adorable  Overnight hike Federika and Stella being silly Sara and Micke talking about working with abused horses which actually sounds like an amazing job for Sara after she graduated  Not going to school Drivers license  Practicing Wille joined choir to be with Simon, the smile on his and Felipe’s faces is amazing. So cute They’re so cute. Joined so they could be together after school. Adorable babies Nils and August talking about their initiation and I remembered, Erik was a 3rd year that year, so what if he was the initiator of the bad stuff they’re trying to forget. Ugh. They both sound traumatized about it. They said they promised to stop the bad stuff  August got so stressed he tried to leave after curfew, but housemaster wouldn’t let him Also found an actual phone. Fun, called Sara, she answered but he didn’t talk Asked Simon how Sara was. Simon not thrilled about it. August and Wille fought about him talking to Simon and Sara Mediation talks once a week with Boris. My beloved Simon being sent religious homophobic material in the mail. No wonder he falls apart, it just piles on I can be your revolution Writing a song. A good way to deal with the anguish  Recording it on social media and court found and made Wille talk to Simon about it. Poor baby Sara will lose her place if she doesn’t go back to school and Linda wants her to go back home Felice talking about her experiences with being only black girl in their class and how it’s different  Felice, Simon and Wille sharing a tent, cute, the whole Wille lifting Simon and Carrying him was amazing Ayub, Rosh join the trip, yay, others A rave Stella has a tiny crush on Rosh, Federika is very jealous  Simon and Wille’s whisper fight about privilege and having to work since he was 14 Wille talking to his dad. She’s very very sad since Erik died. Taking time off. This is the most I’ve heard Ludvig speak in 3 seasons My poor sad boys, Sara is sad, the Queen is sad, August is traumatized, Felice is sad.  Love this

#my thoughts #spoilers #young royals #3.02 #simon x wilhelm

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what's wrong with being 14 and dating someone who is 18? that's not that big of an age difference

listen! i know you don’t want to hear this but 14 year olds are still children, you are still minors and have no business dating someone who is over 18! four years doesn’t sound like much of a difference but it is if you’re still in puberty and a teen and your partner is a fucking adult. and i know that if you’re that age you think it’s flattering when someone older is interested in you or that you’re ~mature~ for your age but you’re really, really not and no-one over 18 should see you in that light. 

#farima answers #anon

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what wlw comics i'm in need!!

tamen de gushi (this one is my ultimate fave it’s so sweet and funny and always makes me realize how lonely i am)

fluttering feelings (sadly the author is really sick and it probably won’t ever be completed but there are 68 chapters of sweet pining)

asago to kase san (this one is getting an anime? i think? and it’s really sweet)

my lesbian experience with loneliness (this one is relatively new and not very romantic and is about a woman coming to terms with the fact that she is a lesbian and it deals with a lot of heavy stuff like eating disorders, self harm and depression)

it would be great if you didn’t exist (despite the title it’s actually pretty sweet as well)

and of course turf wars for that sweet korrasami content

#farima answers #anon #i feel like i've read a lot more but those are the ones that i remembered

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hey could you maybe tag your posts against white people

what the fuck

#farima answers #anon #??

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and do ppl even realize that if a 14 yr old and an 18 yr old started dating it would be a relationship between a freshman in high school and a person in their first year of college?

what really worries me is that it’s those teens themselves saying that they would date someone that much older… idk if it’s bc dating someone older validates you or makes you feel more mature but it’s really worrying that those sort of adult/minor relationships seem to be so normalized 

#farima answers #anon

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i want short hair and basically don’t want to look feminine At All but uhhh i’m scared that i won’t be able to pull it off 

#farima answers #one day i'll do it #i hate that jk has like... my ideal body/ look and every time i look at him i'm thinking i want to look like him!! fuck

[aquacitys]

🌧⭐️🌊💤⚓️

🌧 - song for a rainy day

already answered!

⭐️ - song i’ll listen to on repeat

it’s raining somewhere else by toby fox, blood sweat and tears by bts, the legend of ashitaka by joe hisaishi

🌊 - song for a day at the beach

a town with an ocean view by joe hisaishi, horizons by knowmadic

💤 - song i fall asleep to

already answered!

⚓️ - song that keeps me grounded

wonderful life by hurts

#farima answers #morevnxs

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🔥💪🏽🌪

🔥 - song that pumps me up

fire by bts, boombayah by blackpink

💪🏽 - song that helps me be strong

zenzenzense by radwimps, hopes and dreams by toby fox

🌪 - song for when i’m angry

the last by agust d

#farima answers #lennister #ty!

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oml use stdioghibli!!!!!! im legit gonna start sobbing if you dont use this url

sfkjskldf it does seem kind of long to me but it’s actually as long as my current url and pretty close to canon so i just might do it :’)

#farima answers #anon

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what's your take on the loveyourself posters and the storyline?

pretty sure they’re all going to be a continuation of the hyyh/wings storyline which was pretty much all about interalized homophobia and now love yourself is going to give us closure.i think jungkook’s poster is meant to reference the car accident in run, jimin’s poster is referencing lie and the caption is more than just subtext for internalized homophobia, yoongi’s is abt being gay and depressed and pushing people away in fear of hurting them like he did with jungkook in run… i think they’re finally going to tie up all lose ends and end the story on a positive note

#farima answers #anon

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Why do you like min yoongi? I'm really curious since a lot of fans on tumblr seem to stan him ^^

he’s gay and depressed

#farima answers #anon #it's the gay depression solidarity

[aquacitys]

about that gifted child post: do you know how many kids were seen as "stupid" from a very young age because of their learning disabilities hindering them from excelling at school? i don't see anyone talking about that, yet everyone is up in arms about gifted children

?? so make your own post then? i don’t know why talking about one issue would invalidate the other. just because i can relate to that post doesn’t mean everyone has to.

#farima answers #anon

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i love kylo ren

i was ok with his character as well but then uhhh r*ylo and ugly woobification happened

#farima answers #anon

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aesthetic, anti reylo, anti racism/imperialism !!!!!

i’m honestly so happy that this is the impression i make on people… like that’s me

#farima answers #anon #💕