#he is born to be PRAISED

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

xiao yuliang 肖宇梁  

#china #fashion #chinese fashion #in order to play zhang qiling he lost weight so fast that he got mild hyperthyroidism #after a long rest he ended his contract with his company #his company slandered him for that #he hasn't get any important new roles since then #it's been two years fans are still waiting #he has a nick name 旦脸武生 #means that he is a 武生 with appearance of 花旦 #the only 90s-born chinese actor who receives this praise from chinese netizens lol #fans of daomu biji comment: 唯一一个安静时演出了小哥的发呆和清冷，而不是装逼的。 #zanghaihua藏海花 must cast him as zhang qiling as well or i'll curse xu lei lol

[bumblingbabooshka]

[TUVOKTOBER: Day 6] Based on this line of dialogue:

#I will forever be like 'what did you mean by that??' jennifer lawrence clip about Tuvok saying he 'spoke out against it' #He isn't??? A politician?? And never was??? #Is his family one which holds a certain amount of sway?? #I need to know if he 'spoke out' in an official capacity - like a way that mattered to the world at large or if he was just talking shit #I tend to assume mostly the latter - maybe talking shit to specific people but still. It reminds me of how in Gravity he says #HE chose to leave Jara and school when in reality he was kicked out and banished - adjusting the facts #anyway one of the things I sincerely love about Tuvok is that he would be like one of many petty Vulcan antagonists* in another series #especially when he was younger but it's not like he's THAT much better in canon #Ex: Though Tuvok agrees & praises the peace treaty he still seems to view B'Elanna unfavorably bc she's Klingon #<- Like what Neelix says 'That's just it!! You don't feel anything FOR me but you feel things AGAINST me' that's him a nutshell #<- Another example is how he treats Chakotay in the earlier seasons: Deliberately undermining him and questioning his authority #He can be very sanctimonious both about him personally and facets of himself without much tolerance for others or deviation #It's a legit character flaw and I do love highlighting it bc I love him even when I want to choke him to death he's fascinating <3 #It's also VERY interesting bc he WAS more of a rebel punk as a teen then he went to the monastery and now he is shown to be very #devoted to Vulcan ways and have a keen interest in monastic life. #I know Vulcan philosophy is NOTHING like christianity or catholicism but like forget that for a second. Ok. Now: 'Tuvok's born again swag? #off the charts' v_v thank you #bea art tag #Tuvoktober #st voyager #st voyager fanart #*And this never changes. Unlike Spock or T'Pol he never has moments (that I can recall) where the narrative's like 'GOTCHA!' #& he's never insecure about his identity as Vulcan. Never desires to feel or be more human. & I /do/ think this is bc he's older! We see #himas an ensign in 'Flashback' struggling with his identity as its pitted against humanity AND in 'Gravity' where he's shown to have disdai #for Vulcan culture & customs. It really makes me wish we had gotten more character-building episodes from him rather than character-breakin #ones where he's not really acting as himself in full. v_v #also one last thing: I recognize that other characters do try2 'GOTCHA!' Tuvok both seriously and lightheartedly but Tuvok is never framed #as being actually affected by this unlike Spock or T'Pol where it's a whole like Thing about their characters (humanity - feeling) #tuvoktober

[nezumeanie]

𐐪𐑂 B a d H a b i t s 𐐪𐑂

no warnings | gn reader | fluff | uh...not proofread __φ(。。)

Shu Itsuki has a few bad habits, including the fact that he doesn’t realize how heart fluttering they can be

❝ Shu hasn’t quite realized it but he’s become attached to you in a strange way. Inadvertently, he’s made you a part of his daily routine, his dreams and ambitions…❞

…and his afternoon cafe runs.

ఌ Though his concentrated face while mulling over his stage designs are heart fluttering, the issue lies (as he would say) with y o u. ‘Ah, is there a hole in your chin? How did you get icing there? You’re this old already how haven’t you learned how to eat properly yet?’ Shu always presses your cheeks between his elegant fingers, takes his napkin, and wipes off the remains of your cinnamon bun while scolding you. His hands feel a little cold but soft and after knowing him for so long you can only hear the warmth in his voice. You can’t help but think it’s a little unfair—he’s already talking to you about something different while your heart is still pounding in your chest.

ఌ His bad habits also follow the both of you out in public. It looks like there’s a brand new craft store across the street from the cafe, though it’s wares look a little cheap it’s still worth a trip inside! You always have to walk a little faster to keep pace with Shu when he spots something interesting, smiling slightly while listening to him talk about how long lasting cashmere can be if you treat your clothing with care. When you can’t fast enough Shu finds himself sighing and grabbing your wrist to make sure you don’t fall behind. ‘It’s important for you to know these things! And you’re walking to slowly! How can you do your job properly if you can’t manage to make it from one end to the other without assistance?’ Because he’s still walking ahead of you, you can safely give him a lovelorn look, why does he hold your wrist but not your hand?

ఌ Possibly his worst habit rears it’s head in the small craft store aisles……besides openly criticizing the fabric and jewelry making supplies for being stiff and unmanageable. There’s many other customers looking for ways to begin their seamster journeys. Too many. Whether Shu is a repellent or you are a magnet—people just won’t stop bumping into you. The thread aisle, the button aisle, the velcro aisle…Shu begins to huff like it was your fault. Placing an arm around your side he pulls you out of the way of another shopper, bumping your shoulders together. ‘Won’t you pay a little more attention?’ As if you could in a situation like this. His soap has just the faintest scent of linen & peonies, even though he smells like laundry in an open field something about it reminds you of star gazing. The only thing keeping you grounded is the feeling of his hand around your upper arm keeping you out of “harms way”. It might be a blessing that he has a bad habit of not noticing when he manages to make you feel so flustered. ‘Stand right next to me. Ah, I can’t take you anywhere.’ …..He really has a bad habit of saying that, too.

#not it being 3am TT_TT hello〜 #sorry i didn’t realize ppl were following this blog… #but i got struck by lighting #no w inspo struck w inspo #aha #but ig i got over my weirdness abt writing abt itsuki but there’s just a specific kind of relationship u can have a him #bc he’s so……Like That hahaha or what i mean is #his casual intimacy is always in a corrective way but never in an affectionate way because he has a hard time with affection #which may b confusing but praise & affection are separate things so he may like it when ppl talk abt how intelligent and creative he is but #admiring someone looking up to someone is much much different than liking and loving those are scary concepts #so it takes a lot of years of this sort of ‘im dating him & he doesn’t know’ until he could even entertain the idea of liking u TT_TT like #maybe if u had been born a porcelain doll things could be different hahahah im kidding! it’s been so long now that he calls u and tells u #his unfinished works and that’s a big deal you know #uh…wait how do i tag again? #things written #ensemble stars #enstars fanfic #enstars fluff #valkyrie enstars #shu itsuki x reader #shu x reader #shu itsuki #enstars x reader #valkyrie ensemble stars #enstars headcanons

[wecanbeperfect]

THE OLD TESTAMENT

THE VAIL

Exodus 26:33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

THE NEW TESTAMENT

JESUS' DEATH ON THE CROSS

Matthew 27:51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

THE GLORY OF THE LORD

2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away with Christ.

#The Vail was torn #We can now enter The Most Holy Place #Because of Jesus Christ death and resurrection #He paid the price for our sins #We must be born again #A More Perfect Tabernacle #Jesus Christ #The Son of God #Praise God #The Father

[containmentbreach]

man it is actually so deeply funny to me that you can just write whatever the hell you want about people once they're dead and it's okay because they're dead. if i was someone who was famous and i died and then i learned some guy had just made up a ton of shit about my life and was getting super rich off of it i. well actually i think that'd be funny. if i ever get famous i give someone permission to do this to me after i die. as long as i still get to be a lesbian.

#and before you ask this is NOT about hamilton. #and it is NOT about those pirates. #it is about CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL by GLEN DAVID GOLD! #really good book (apart from some dated terminology) but like. this author gave this guy two made up wives and a gay brother. #and i think even changed the year he was born. by a significant amount. #still so good though i literally think this is my adult fiction scream all night. #<- the highest of praise #whatever. this probably isn't even that funny i think i'm overreacting #i just can't stop thinking about it #textfile

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

no by all means keep judging cartoon villains solely by if they get redeemed in the end. i know some of us like to talk about other stuff like characterization or entertainment value or nuance as something that makes a good villain. but i think the only thing that actually matters is if the villain ends up on good terms with the protagonist at the end. all the Good TM cartoons with Good TM creators make the villains die a Horrible Death for being Abusers or whatever. and all the Bad TM cartoons with Bad TM creators Forgive Fascists by not making them get publicly executed by the 14 year old protagonist in front of the 8 year old target demographic.

i mean im so glad that more cartoons nowadays are subverting the psyop to support fascists that a few queer artists and queer shows definitely invented in 2017. there are so many popular cartoons doing that. it's almost like there are more properties killing their villains now and in the past than there ever were of properties that didn't do this. and it's almost like whether the villain gets redeemed at the end is more about the context of the story and its themes leading up to a narratively sound decision.

but you know. a few queer shows made by trans ppl were popular and they didn't kill their fascists and even had the gall to make them nuanced while also looking into the harm they did. guess it's trendy to forgive your abusers now because like two cartoons said so. out of like 40 other similarly high profile works that just straight up hit their villains with a bus or smth. by all means. keep heaping praise onto that one show about how they "let their villain just be evil" instead of talking about anything more interesting. that's so subversive, everyone's doing it!

#shut up pandora #check off my 'monthly rant about the treatment of the creators of steven universe and she ra' #this is because of the 'praise' ive been seeing for belos btw #yes i love his panache i love how much he fucks up everything and i love how hes beyond redemption #thats not because he was Born Evil and has always Been Evil??? #ppl who show baby belos going out of his way to make calebs life a living hell and evelyn Rescuing this poor blond boy from his Evil Brothe #i am sending so many bad vibes at you rn #he isnt a good villain bc dana terrace decided to be 'subversive' by not redeeming belos #JUST being subversive while writing the story doesnt mean you make a good story being subversive =/= being good #hes a good villain because while his decisions are dogshit we can understand why he made them on an emotional level #and since gravity falls seems to be the golden standard for modern cartoons i guess #bill cipher also isnt a good villain bc hes evil and they killed him #bill is a good villain bc hes entertaining in the threat he poses #what makes a character a good villain is about stuff they do while theyre being a villain #dont just sum it up with 'duhhh they killed them at the end so its good' thats entirely dependent on the story! #anyway this is specifically about modern western cartoon fandoms #if youre telling me to watch shows that arent modern western cartoons or like. read a book then know that i do that already #this stuff isnt as big of a discourse topic in those circles but im talking about this specific circle rn

[thetimelordbatgirl]

God help us: the live action last airbender has actually got people thinking Azula was a complete victim and not a complicated villain character.

#seeing live action actually have ozai praise zuko a lil and be critical of azula and such already feels like they missed the point #of the fucked up family situation in animated verse #ozai literally in comics told zuko he was lucky to be born while azula was born lucky #and basically praised and encouraged azula in her fucked up path because he had the powerful young prodigy he wanted #as he could mould her then to be what he wanted and such #like people saying live action is just having him have the siblings compete against each other dont understand that uh #animated ozai already did that in his own way #from young ages he favored azula over zuko to the point zuko did what he could to have his father's praise and such #plus these people really forgetting that azula despite all her issues and shit still was a fucked up person in the end #and using the comics dont help #as in recent comics azula has still been rejecting redemption arcs when they offered to her

[munson-mjstan]

Happy Birthday Joseph Quinn! I love you! 💗🩷💖💕🥰

#happy birthday #Joseph Quinn #he was born today #praise the lord! #mmm! #i love him #*squeals*

[maegalkarven]

Like, no one argues with the fact that pre memory loss Durge is evil.

We are simply interested WHY they're evil.

And how much work seemed to go into making them that way.

#bg3 spoilers #dark urge #if you are born to be the murder incarnate the destroyer of the world #and raised that way #praised for that and steered away from any other path #if you are the blood of the good of murder #how much who you are is your responsibility and how much it's the result of you being made/molded a certain way? #the reason i never chose to accept Bhaal's gifts not bc “evil choice” #but because Durge once again loses their autonomity #they're back into the fold #father's perfect little weapon #bhaal's tool bhaal's SLAVE #do you think bhaal needed a child made only out of his flesh to be able to fully control them? #bc i think he did #'bhaal doesn't need us to think he needs us to kill' oh durge baby you said it yourself #bhaal doesn't need or want a child. he wants a vessel of his will. a tool to execute his plans #durge's opinion never mattered them bring their own person was never permitted #only the blade what deals bhaal's will #only that and not a person #the personhood is something what has been denied to durge from the very start even if sceleritas makes a good job at pretending otherwise #'the world is your playground' he says bc he needs durge obedient. and if durge think he has a choice #well let them

[yesterdayiwrote]

Are we ready to have the conversation about how if the roles had been reversed at Zandvoort last year, and Lewis had made the tyre call that George did, it would have been hailed as a strategy masterstroke, rather than the stupid accusations that it was some kind of judas kiss moment?

#F1 #george russell #Zandvoort gp 2022 #I think about this a lot still #And honestly the way people reacted to that was utterly unhinged #And borne entirely out of the fact people felt Lewis was 'owed' a race win #George told the team they'd got the tyre strategy wrong and he was right #And the blame for Lewis getting left in the dust was entirely on the teams shoulders #George deserved a lot more praise for that drive last year #And instead he got a weeks worth of abuse #A great call unfairly attributed to luck by people trying to undermine him #Also I was trying to follow what was happening from a hotel in Mexico and I ended up losing a day of holiday reading the drama #am I kicking the hornets nest with this? #probably

[shoujoaccent]

I can really write an essay about gojo’s past arc because it’s really at the point where I need to be asked specific questions so I’m not rambling on forever

#jjk has lost me tbh #like shibuya is just not good and the consistency of the current plot is just… not there #and I love itadori down 😭 but I got to call a spade a spade #I just think that gege’s writing is at its BEST in contained arcs #like longer arcs is where he don’t even know what he doing bc he’s adding so much with no conclusions #why is WHY gojo’s past arc is so good and brilliant #gojo x geto x riko x toji was an excellent combo to worldbuild with and show why there’s such a nihilistic feel to sorcerers #and why gojo does not praise the same system that basically upholds him as a king #and just the way gojo and geto start the arc and finish it is *chefs kiss* #but gojo’s relationship with all three of them is just so good like I can’t get over it #gojo who is born blessed & riko who is born to die for the system that upholds him as such #gojo the spoiled arrogant guy becoming empathetic & taking on a selfless role as a teacher bc of what happened #vs. geto the respectable charming guy becoming cynical and downright hateful to justify their world #gojo the top of this system and was handed everything vs. Toji who was bottom of the barrel #but he worked for everything despite how much tragedy and life fought against him #JUST FOR HIS SON TO BE BORN with the revered curse that rivals gojo #I was gonna say you can’t make that shit up but gege did and it was GREAT

[fideidefenswhore]

Did most of Henry's court dislike Elizabeth just because she was the daughter of Anne Boleyn? Do you think that she was bullied by them growing up?

No, I think very few disliked her, for that reason or otherwise (Observant Friars, the Aragonese and later Marian, factions, notwithstanding). She was literally a child, and after 1544 she was officially third in line to the throne, & once Edward VI became King, second in line. There's the argument that most would have revered Mary more, for at least habit's reason (she had been acknowledged Princess for the first seventeen years of her life, versus Elizabeth's scant three); but Elizabeth would have probably been revered, too. All the reports of her as a child, both when Anne was Queen and after her death and disgrace, spoke of her 'towardness', her gravity, her intelligence, her grace, politesse and charm...even Chapuys, after the death of his bete noire, admitted she was a pretty child.

Who would have been brave enough to bully a King's daughter (who wasn't exiled, wasn't in disgrace, see, Mary 1533-36), later, a King's sister, really? What would it have gained them? There were probably some sidelong glances and speech in Edward VI's reign, but that would've had more to do with the drama with Thomas Seymour, and there was outright hostility towards her in Mary I's reign, but that was likely courtiers emulating their sovereign.

#as i've talked about in i believe a previous ask...? #i think at most the seymours were wary of her connection with edward. but they had to cope about it #henry did not give them the latitude where they felt brave enough to question his decision to educate and house them together; clearly #they certainly seem to have got it back after he died; tho. #purplefictionlover #even those that hated anne wouldn't have blamed a literal infant on her actions; generally speaking #disparagement about elizabeth (she was born deformed etc) tended to come from flanders at the time #not england. generally. again: observant friars (baptized by water 'not hot enough' #coa: 'perverse offspring' #chapuys: 'little bastard' #also had she been out of henry's favor as a child. there would be no need for them to pass along their praise of her to him. #it seems he didn't want to see her bcus she reminded him of anne but this passed #by october 1536 it's said 'the king loves her very much'. so

[faerune]

gojo is not a jujutsu sorcerer through the goodness of his heart. he wants to succeed and be the best. he cares about his students. the two can coexist…

#emily.txt #people really fail to grasp his complexity #he’s been raised at a very young age for this purpose #given praise and rewards and love for being able to do what he can #and has been told since he was born he’s the best and strongest #and yet people flinch and protest that he’s secretly this #benevolent person who actually secretly wants to be a hero and save people #no he doesn’t lmao #and on the flip side he’s not a sociopath #he cares for certain people #in his own way #he cares about changing jujutsu society #he asks yuta to watch over his students if something happens to him #which could be argued as him just trying to protect his interests #and his “’future strong allies’ which is also part of it #but what does he care if the next generation succeeds if he dies #he doesn’t get to see or claim that victory I’m sure he wants #OK IM DONE SORRY

[wecanbeperfect]

THE INTERPRETATION OF DANIEL'S DREAM

Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

#Wemustbebornagain #Born of God #Baptized by The Holy Spirit #Made New #Old things pass away #He makes all things New #A More Perfect Tabernacle #Jesus Christ #The Son of God #Glory to God #I praise you Father

[nina-a-pines]

"Oda is an insanely creative, storywritting genius" and "Oda is still a human being - a Japanese, cis, straight (as far as we know) man" are two ideas that do and should coexist

#praise his writing and worldbuilding the man totally deserves it #but remember that it isn't bc he wrote it that it's perfect #and also #I say again #he's a JAPANESE man born and raised there and this is a MANGA/ANIME #which means that the expectations analysis can't be 100% made in the way we'd analyse weasthern media

[britneyshakespeare]

Another Thing Wrong With The Former Gifted Kid Discourse, Since I Can't Stop Thinking About It:

people have such an unhelpful tendency to universalize their own experience when talking about the plights and struggles about Gifted Kids™—and what they are talking about is not necessarily invalid, but they're more often talking about their individual responses to their particular schools' policies. This Is Not A Systemic Analysis. it's helpful; i sympathize with you. But You Are Not Dismantling The Inequities by saying this or that happened At Your School when you were a child, and it affected you this or that way because of Who You Are.

example. i always see people talking about neurodivergence in this conversation, which is actually helpful in spotlighting how the Gifted Kid discourse often glosses over such complex intersectional issues. you can talk about how you were Gifted & Neurodivergent and how those experiences lead you to future disappointment. this is, i must stress, valid. but your analysis of your own life Is Not A Systemic Analysis. your experience alone will never speak for how the educational system and trends in policy among schools across the united states affect ALL neurodivergent people negatively because there are neurodivergent people who are Different From You. not to mention that when people point out that very often "Gifted Kid" usually correlates with some degrees of privilege, people push back and go nooooo I'm neurodivergent. people across all other marginalized identities who are systemically disadvantaged by the educational system can be neurodivergent. this does not make you, initially, when you were as a young Kid determined to be Gifted, NOT also in fact privileged.

if you are not ready to discuss experiences that were different from your own growing up, you aren't really engaging in the discourse of how to improve public education in the united states. it's a diiii-verse country we live in. not only in the ways we traditionally think of. when we think of "marginalized" or "oppressed" people, some specific and historically significant groups come to mind. when it comes to advantages that set up a child for future educational success, these broad categories often leave gaps because they lead people to generalizations, and ultimately, fatalism.

but there's really so much hope in early childhood education if we were to make things more equitable, ie like i always say UNIVERSAL PRE-K. these kids who are determined as "gifted" more often than not were just from more enriched home environments that prepared them for learning how to read, write, and do math. it's often not special innate abilities that leads to differences in outcomes for different students, but That's How The Kids Interpret It When Some of Them Are Called "Gifted." they're more often than not, not doing something that's truly exceptional or precocious for their age. they're displaying signs of age-appropriate development, when often, the kids who may be lagging behind them skill-wise just Haven't Practiced Those Skills As Much.

so yes, that's why there's a correlation in things like upper- and middle-class white kids being seemingly more successful in school (and more commonly deemed "gifted") at a young age. it's from privilege. it's not even just the implicit biases of their educators already working in their favor for their race and class. it's the fact that being more privileged, generally, means their family and parents had all of their basic needs provided for. they had more time to read with you. they could buy more development-promoting toys. they probably had better mental health to cope with the demands of child-rearing. if they suffered chronic or sudden physical health issues, they were insured. privileged children are usually less exposed at a younger age to the harshnesses of this world, as every child should be. ALL of these little advantages build up, in terms of what a child can be provided with before they go to school. anything that's going wrong in a child's family system can negatively impact them without them even being old enough to understand it.

you may not think of yourself as Privileged. you might prefer to think of yourself as Gifted. Gifted is so nice, even if it's demoted to Former Gifted. at one point you were told you were superior and it felt really good. and You, reader, i do not know You. i'm not calling You privileged, even if you are! hell, everyone's privileged in some way. i am at the point in the post where for transparency's sake i think i should say I Could Be What Some People Call "Former Gifted". i was called smart as a kid and given special homework sometimes etc. i'm not calling any Former Gifted people stupid for not realizing this either. what i mean is that this kids Are Not Usually Actually Gifted. this is a compliment given overwhelmingly to children who were just simply not deprived. when people say they were once Gifted, they're more often than not saying I Had The Early Opportunities To Learn Everyone Should Have, But Doesn't. this doesn't make you an outlier. It Might Just Be A Sign of Privilege.

#also I Am Privileged #i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth in fact my parents were unemployed for much of my childhood #and there were many medical stressors for multiple of my immediate family members that complicated things #my father was diagnosed w type 1 diabetes when he was recently laid off in a pre-affordable care act world. #but in terms of having basic needs met and provided for. i did! #i didn't know the differences for my family's circumstances #also both of my parents are college-educated which helped them get out of that and helped provide for the privilege i was born into. #I Acknowledge These Privileges Not Because They Make Me Bad But Because Not Everyone Has These Things Handed To Them! #privilege doesn't mean you don't struggle. it means you don't struggle as much as you could've. #things couldve been worse #rant #long post #im not making it rebloggable bc i dont trust this website lol #people wanting to say 'im not privileged im neurodivergent' in this convo just grinds my gears #theyre making it seem like 'gifted' = neurodivergent which is NOT true #even if what they were praised for seems in retrospect to them to be their neurodivergent qualities. and #how that might emotionally interact with the future disappointment of realizing you're Not Special. #or even the social isolation you MAYBE experienced from your own school's policies for students like you! #that's again though not a systemic analysis but a personal one. and that's fine. that needs room #but people will assign a disproportionate amount of importance on their individual experience. and deny they could be privileged! #it feels very 'oh officer id never kill my husband' but about privilege lol. #its ok to be privileged. its ok #if those privileges are that you were regularly fed and lived in a stable home and your parents were there for you then thats a good thing. #universal pre-k is what ive been driving home but really all other systemic inequalities affect educational success is what im saying. #much like suicide prevention is more than just having a hotline. it's correcting the injustices of the world that make ppl feel hopeless. #educational justice is providing an equitable world for all children SO THAT they are capable of being reached by education #let's acknowledge the layers please. please