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chrkrose · 8 months

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I mean I am all for girls sticking together, especially against someone like Joe Jonas who I have side-eye since forever, but if that means fawning over Taylor Swift I guess I'll pass. Especially when she did something very very similar to someone with waaaaay less power than she has in the industry. She has much more in common with Joe Jonas than with Sophie Turner. Obviously, the situations vary in terms of Sophie being a woman (so misogyny adds an awful layer to what she's going through, which Joe Alwyn doesn't have to face) and the mother of Joe's kids, which makes Joe Jonas' actions even worse, but how is it that people are forgetting how Taylor went on her own "smear campaign" against Joe Alwyn just because he dared to break up with her and /or not be willing to marry her? She painted the guy as if he was insecure and jealous of her success, implied he was holding her back, went on pap walks to drive the point home that he was keeping her "hidden" and preventing her from being her own self, made all of her friends unfollow him on social media, all of this knowing exactly how that would look like, and how that would weaponize her fans against him. The dude can't do as much as take a subway without his name going trending on Twitter with her insane fan base calling him all kinds of names. There were fans even wishing for him to kill himself, and the tweet had tons of likes. Never mind the fact she made a point of dating a racist misogynistic right after and weaponized that relationship too (because you can't tell me part of her motivation to state in public she had been the happiest she has ever been, to have the guy in all of her concerts singing along her songs when she built the narrative that Joe was unsupportive of her success wasn't a way of getting back at him). And according to her own lyrics, Joe Alwyn has a history of dealing with mental health issues, like anxiety and depression. And yet, Taylor did all of that to the person she dated for six years. It wasn't a marriage with kids, but the relationship lasted longer than Joe Jonas and Sophie's marriage and almost the entirety of Joe Jonas and Sophie's relationship. I see no difference between Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift, she just gets away with being an awful person. And unfortunately for Joe Alwyn, people bought the narrative that Taylor sold out there about him. Luckily, Joe Jonas wasn't able to stick the "Sophie is a bad mother and unfit partner" narrative to her. I also can't help but think this outing is much more PR Taylor swift seeing an opportunity to come out as a “girl’s girl” than Taylor Swift reaching out to a friend. Afterall, where was this attitude when people were calling her out for dating a racist misogynistic? Hmm yeah, she can fuck off. I also am going to be super cynical here, and it's something I've noticed about her for ages now. To me, she feels a certain validation in other women's failed relationships. Especially with a woman who got something Taylor wished had had herself.

#anti taylor swift #sophie turner #joe alwyn #joe jonas

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n3tworksucks · 1 year

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Getting drunk with Quackity hcs?

YEA SORRY FOR THE LATE RESPONSE(I HAD TO MAKE A SCENARIO)

warnings; swear words, alcohol, and use if ma'am one time

word count; 911

-this could go a few ways

-but for different situations yk?

-like if u both were to get drunk on stream or at a party, it could get pretty wild

-but if its a special occasion or just the both of you, you know, calm environment it could be the opposite of before

-I think it depends on whats going on around you

-like with friends and stuff, being with friends can already make you more energetic so when alcohols involved.. yea

-anyways. starting off with friends like I said it could be wild(most likely will be)

-so it'll probably be for a stream like if you laugh you take a shot or something

-with the alcohol in your system it won't make the challenge any easier lol

-so you're all laughing so much you can't really pay attention to the video you're trying not to laugh at

-its one of those situations where you can't look at each others eyes or you'll burst out laughing

-but chat being little shits keep telling yall you laughed at the video just so you can drink more lol

-but you just go for it giving the Habibs what they want

here you were, not knowing what to do today for stream. you didn't tell your fans what you were doing when you tweeted that you were gonna start streaming soon, because you didn't know either to be honest, but you were pretty sure it would be fine and they were expecting probably anything but alcohol because you didn't drink much on stream, and if you did, it was for a special occasion like when you first turned 21 or celebrating 1 million subscribers on YouTube. but that was it. but you were just bored and didn't like the way that full bottle tequila was looking at you(you weirdo🤨). so you grabbed it and made your way to find your boyfriend to ask if he wanted to come. finding him in your shared room watching braking bad for the hundredth time wasn't unusua,l thats why you checked the room first. when he hears the door open he turns to look at you then look at your hand with the tequila in it. "ma'am." he says sorta like a question towards the bottle. "I'm gonna use it for the stream. you wanna come?" you didn't have to tell him you were gonna stream since he has all your notifications on everything."mmmmmmmmmaybe" he said like he had somewhere to be." ok then" you say " ok wait im coming" he said as he got up and walked to the bathroom to make himself look more presentable for a stream. you make your way to your office and sit down preparing for stream. alex then comes in and looks it you and your chair with a slight look of disgust and a small pout knowing he has to use the broken one in the corner. could he go and grab his chair from his office? yes. but will he? no. so you ask if he wants your chair, he nods his head with a smile. so you get up and grab the broken chair, not thinking about how non sober you would act with it.

first ever time skip lol.

both a laughing mess and faces are red, and cheeks hurt form smiling too much. now, you did doubt your chat, not thinking that they would send funny videos because you keep telling them they have the humor of 7th grade boys. but the actually did pretty good this time witch surprised you to be honest.

but here you were with your drunk self and drunk boyfriend, both not even laughing at the video anymore because you both will just laugh at anything at the moment. as you calm down and wait for the next video to play, one finally starts and its a video of a little kid falling off his scooter, aka your weakness. you didn't want to take another shot even though the taste wasn't as bad anymore, you just wanted to be a little easier on yourself tomorrow afternoon when you wake up. you lean back in your chair, gripping the arm rests for dear life, not daring to look at Alex in the eyes knowing you'll laugh, but you can feel him staring at you. you accidentally make some strangely funny little noise almost like a squeak because you're trying so hard not to laugh. sending you both into loud fits if laughter, without remembering the chair was broken, you lean back in the chair still laughing, but I guess you went too far back because then. THUMP. you and your chair were on the ground. but you didn't care, you just rolled over on your side holding your stomach. you couldn't even laugh anymore, you couldn't breathe you just laid there wheezing and so was Alex. the chat was filled with "LMAOO" and "OMG". " are you ok?" Alex says whilst he laughs, all you can do is nod and cough because you were sure if you talked you'd laugh more, if that was even possible. you laid there even though you calmed down and could breathe, but you were just tired. so Alex decides to end stream and get you both ready to knock the fuck out for 15 hours. tons of clips were all over twitter the next day and you both couldn't even remember any of them lol.

#quackity #quackityhq #quackity imagines #quackity x reader

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truebluedreamer · 1 year

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Peter in college, after finding a way to get drunk with his friends, ends up 3am drunk-horny tweeting about Tony Stark, thinking it's fine, right? Tony doesn't care about his tweets? Probably doesn't even know his Twitter handle. And it's fine, right, because it's just a joke a-and everyone is thinking it so, can he really fault Peter?

The meme is posted. 100k retweets in less than an hour. Peter and Ned and MJ are floored for a moment, and then they begin to laugh, because see???? The world is horny for Tony Stark. Who cares if Peter posted it? If Peter is horny for him, too? There's a reason Tony is voted sexiest man on earth year after year after year. Tony knows it, too. He has a pool of millions to choose from. So why would Peter ever matter?

And then it's 4am, and the giggles are just dying down as Peter’s phone rings. Looks down at the device in his hand to see--it's Tony. He immediately thinks about destroying the phone and starting a new life under a new name but... Tony would still find him, so that'd be stupid.

MJ answers for him, says nothing, just hands the phone back to Peter. He's shaking.

"M-Mr. Stark? Heeeeey, um, you're up late."

"Could say the same for you, kid. I see you've gone viral."

And Peter so wishes a sink hole would just open up and swallow him. He tries to smoothe things over with a "oh, haha, that's, uh, just a joke! Sir, um, Ned and MJ and I got drunk and i-it was just funny, and MJ dared me to post it! And I-I'm so sorry, Mr. Stark, if it made you uncomfortable, I--"

And Peter is very much not expecting it when Tony then says, "So are you not a fan of this leg opener?" He malfunctions. He can no longer speak.

So MJ answers for him. "Soooo you guys gonna fuck already?"

Peter is silently SCREAMING until he hears Tony chuckle. "That all depends on Peter."

Maybe it's better the floor hadn't opened up and swallowed him. Thank you, floor. "M-me? Mr. Stark, I--"

"Please, call me Tony."

(meme below, I'm still working on this--I don't know everyone's handles yet but a discord server member posted this and it sent me spiraling into BUT WHAT IF PETER--)

#starker #ironspider #tony stark x peter parker #tony stark #peter parker #marvel fanfiction #mcu fanfiction #mcu #mcu smut

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sadnightforus · 6 months

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THE FATED STARS (PJS) | SMAU

PROFILES: VICTIMS OF CAPITALISM

Park Jongseong harbors the biggest crush on one of the most popular girls on the campus, you. You, being dared by your friend group to tweet and made a boyfriend application, initially started out as a joke, thinking that no one would applied it. Upon the tweet going viral and many applications being sent in, he decided that he would shoot his shot, even if he doesn’t know a single shit about what is the sun, moon, rising in astronomy.

BACK TO MASTERLIST. | 7 DUCKLINGS.

JI Y/N: a proud libra, being mariah’s carey fan is her special trait, majors in literature because she likes to hear people being dramatic. obsessed with astrology. she gets flamed in the group chat most of the time for listening to drain gang. yeji’s roommate.

NINGNING/NING YIZHAO: the fashionista of the group. majors in fashion. her bad habit is always saying out of pocket things when drunk (something kazuha and karina deal with a lot, especially when they throw parties together). believes in manifestation and sometimes asks y/n to read her birth chart to see the year she will succeed. roommates with jimin and kazuha.

FAKE Y(A)EJI/HWANG YEJI: likes to tell people she’s yeji and not yaeji the korean-american artist but also would take no offense if she is mistaken as one. a hater to just about everything. majors in dance. listening to the most ear bleeding music is her speciality. y/n’s roommate.

KARINA/YOO JIMIN: calls herself Karina because it’s her Bible name. A hardcore Girl Generation’s defender and would go to war for Irene. Her enemies are in online form but she is very lovable in real life (that’s because she’s not hiding behind the screen to cuss people’s family out). Majors in communication, use that skill to argue. Roommate with Kazuha and Ningning.

NAKAMURA KAZUHA: a former ballerina who’s currently majoring in dance and met the whole group through yeji. a professional hater #2 as jiseok and ningning swear she has every blackmail material on her phone. is roommates with jimin and ningning.

GAON/KWAK JISEOK: 1/6 of xdinary heroes. y/n thinks his bandmates regret for picking up an anxious kid off the street and forcing them to join their holy band (actual story is he begged seungmin from vocal class to join because he is a fan of gunil and he can sing and play something a bit). zero dating experience and got rejected so many times that ningning and yeji made a mapping detective board of who has rejected him.

LEE JOOYEON: another xdinary heroes’ member. residential cool guy. people at his university who is a fan of his likes him even though he’s a clumsy Prince Charming (nicknamed by hyeonjun). always keep his calm and is very collected, although he often offers bad ideas for the group, sometimes for fun and other time, he’s serious about his idea. he exists without a thought (which y/n strives to be)

#kpop au #kpop imagines #kpop scenarios #kpop fanfic #kpop fluff #Jay park au #jongseong x reader #park jongseong x reader #enhypen smau #enha smau #jay park smau #enhypen jongseong #xdinary heroes au #aespa au #itzy au #le sserafim au

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theliterarywolf · 6 months

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honest question, who is Sean Chiplock and how is he annoying sometimes? your post is the first time i’ve heard of him and i make a conscious effort not to use or interact with twitter at all so i have no idea what’s going on

Voice-Actor. First got into the public consciousness for his work as Revali from Breath of the Wild, but other popular roles he's done include: some random pretty boy from Genshin Impact (I know it's a prominent character, I just don't care enough about Genshin to look it up), Purple Yam Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom, and most recently Kinger in The Amazing Digital Circus.

Really, when I say 'he's annoying sometimes' it's that he can sometimes get a tad sanctimonious when he's talking about social issues. But, other than that, he's fine.

The reason people are trying to turn on him now (and by 'people' I mean 'maladjusted children who need their internet-privileges revoked') is because he dared to not agree with kids attacking people over fictional ships.

However, because every fandom puritan knows that, deep down, their accusations don't mean shite to anyone with more than two braincells to rub together, they've started to lump in other heavier accusations to give credence to 'he supports icky ships, so he's a terrible person, weh'.

Such claims include:

'He's racist!!' For making jokes about Chinese knockoff products. Which, you know, people have been making all over (particularly when it comes to the current state of artist alleys/halls at conventions giving tables to people reselling shoddily-made junk from AliExpress/Wish)

Also, in case anyone tries to bring up that tweet where he supposedly said the N-word: how many NewGrounds lurkers pulled that same shit when they were in their late teens-20s? As in, the same age-range he was when that tweet was made?

And 'He defended a groomer!!' When, in reality, when it came out that another Genshin Impact VA was a legitimate predator, Chiplock actual condemned the VA in question while telling fans 'remember, it's perfectly fine to separate a character from the person who voices them in situations like this'.

Meanwhile, a certain someone who voices a certain pastel-unicorn in the cookie game went on a tirade about how the Japanese BL industry and those who support it should be 'burnt to the ground' and, as of today, no action has been taken/no one is calling for their cancellation. So, you know: priorities.

#speaking of NewGrounds 'old guard'#I was watching the recent remake of Christopher Niosi's Super Mario RPG vido #and I couldn't help but notice the difference between the original song and the new version #i.e.: the original lyric going 'these r-tarded jokes'#and the new version going 'these style-less joes'#almost like when you give people time to realize their mistakes without hounding them #they can learn to fix them on their own

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localgremlinboy · 1 year

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some more silly rogues’ headcannons I thought of! Thank you everyone for the validation on the last ones, it made me smile! :D

[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4] [part 5] [part 6]

- they all have a Minecraft server together that's utter madness! Riddler has perfected redstone and he makes puzzle riddle traps in game, it drives Joker INSANE. Ivy goes around planting giant trees and flowers without asking. And Bane has a nice little house and no one dares ruin it, it brings him so much joy.

- Scarecrow always has chapstick on him, it's mango flavored

- Riddler has a tamagotchi, he will cry if it dies. If you're the goon that has to watch it while he's in Arkham, be scared.

- Harvey still posts on his Twitter, Twoface has an invite only after dark account. He just reposts memes everyone else has already seen and overshares random personal information and middle school level poetry. Also Harvey & Twoface are currently in a four year long tweet war about an episode of Law and order

- Out of all the rogues, Joker owns the most shoes. He has a storage unit full of racks of different tailored costumes, shoes, and makeup. He wears an expensive french brand of makeup he has to ship to Gotham, and he doesn't do any crimes without wearing his lucky lipstick brand

- Scarecrow loves animal crossing, his island is decked out and Halloween themed. He hosts parties with the rogues on his island

- Riddler set up a VPN & free cable/wifi for all the rogues to use so they can stream whatever, but you have to answer a riddle to get the password. Joker hates it but he also needs to watch the new criminal minds reboot before Harley spoils it

- one time during a party, the rogues managed to convince a very drunk Harvey & Twoface to sing/reinact songs from phantom of the opera and later jekyll and hyde (Twoface is emotionally a theater kid)

- Harley and Twoface get really into murder podcasts together one time while in Arkham. Even after they all break out, they video call after new episodes drop to talk about it. One time they tried to do a podcast but it turned out Joker did the crime so like it wasn't much of a plot twist

- Harley streams her crimes sometimes & actually makes some sick side cash off it! Half the time her chat is just obsessing over her interactions with Ivy. Also Ivy is one of her top donors

- Catwoman is TikTok famous, she posts story times, how to do simple parkour and pick locks, and hauls from crimes. All of her money from sponsorships and stuff goes to charity (she gets sent a bunch of free cat food for her cats, it's awesome!)

- Joker scrapbooks, he did it for a gag originally but low key got into it and now he may or may not have a scrapbooking room. He tries to go to Michael’s incognito but like, everyone knows.. The employees are like “yo, the Joker is at the help desk asking about if we have batman scrapbooking decals? Do.. Do I ask if he wants to sign up for the rewards program? Is he allowed to sign up?” Yes he signed up for the rewards program

- Joker also often signs up for various rewards programs but when he doesn’t want their emails, he gives them scarecrow’s email. Scarecrow has a bounty for whoever stops the man signing up ALL his emails for the Chilies newsletter

- the rogues throw Harley a roller skating lasertag party, where they also learn Harvey can't skate to save his life. He's the dedicated party mom that's standing at the railing about to fall down while he cheers on the others doing tricks and he's in charge of everyone's coat at the table. Joker uses all of his tickets to buy bouncy balls and sticky hands. Catwoman is a god at laser tag, she nearly gave Scarecrow a heart attack when she dropped form the vents to snip him. At the end of the party, they all steal Harley the go kart that's worth like 10,000 tickets. Batman shows up to Harley doing donuts in the parking lot while all the other villains are fighting with sticky hands and bouncy balls

- Bane likes camping and takes all the rogues in hopes to get camping buddies, they all almost die out in the woods because it's a disaster but also he had a great time! The Joker brings a camera and the whole time is making dated Blair Witch jokes with Scarecrow, which Harvey doesn't find funny and not because he's scared of the Blair witch.. Riddler screams running off into the woods because of a bee "chasing" him, no one sees him until three weeks later when they remember that they forgot him in the woods. Clayface uses a survivalist persona/character the whole time they're out there but he knows nothing about survivalism, eating poisonous berries and telling them poison ivy is a healing herb. Ivy is probably the only one suited for camping and she has to make sure most of them don't die

- Harley collects pins! She has a pin board in her hideout. The other rogues give her pins they find/obtain around Gotham

- The Joker has spent 3 years trying to perfect confetti smoke bombs

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igottatho · 2 months

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News. Didn’t sleep much last night so I’ll have to do captions and more detailed stuff later, my sincere apologies.

Here’s a sumup for Feb 22, 2024:

Norway has divested $500 million from Israel bonds. A huge win for BDS movements. More info and the original tweet thread can be found here.

Hundreds of protestors begin again in the Bay Area, directly to Biden’s fund raiser in SF. All of the standalone images are from this event, as reported by Kqed, found via Instagram here. Descriptions for images are attached to each. Entire post contents are as follows: “kqednews Protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza gathered Wednesday night near a fundraiser in San Francisco for President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. Hundreds of activists filled Alta Plaza Park as part of the demonstration organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Protestors chanted "free, free Palestine" and "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and urged the president to end U.S. aid to Israel. "How dare he visit San Francisco only to rake in cash, ignoring residents of a city which passed a ceasefire resolution with a supermajority?", said Suzanne Ali, a Palestinian Youth Movement member, in a written statement. "While Biden charges donors $100,000 for a ticket to his cocktail party, bombs labeled 'Made in the USA' are raining down on civilians in Gaza for the fourth consecutive month, killing over 13,000 Palestinian children and counting." "We are demanding that there is a permanent ceasefire now," said Party for Socialism and Liberation member Ramsey Robinson, who spoke at the protest. "That's our money, stolen from the people, stolen from the taxpayers, and we want to let Joe Biden know that we know that." President Biden is reportedly making multiple campaign stops in San Francisco and Los Altos Hills between Wednesday and Thursday. But Robinson thinks that other than "the tiny number of the super rich," Biden isn't popular in the Bay Area. Read for more details at kqed.org/news”

Girl Scouts have received funding from Raytheon Tech and has made “stay neutral” merch. We hates a neutral ass bitch, sorry Girl Scouts, not sorry. Full story, from @prem_thakker : “Wow—Girl scouts wanted to make bracelets to help aid Palestinian kids. @girlscouts leadership threatened them, saying they must "stay neutral." After it was pointed out there've been similar efforts for Ukraine, they pivoted, saying the troop didn't follow "approval processes:” Prem then displays another image which says: “The last sentence hit her hard: "Unfortunately, if this direct violation of the organization's governing documents and policies continues, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and Girl Scouts of the United States have no other choice than to engage our legal counsel to help remedy this situation and to protect the intellectual property and other rights of the organization." "I got a little scared; I'm not gonna lie," she said. "I wondered, what are they going to do to me?* For years, she had strived to give these girls the opportunities she had missed out on herself. The troop had formed a sisterhood, growing up together since kindergarten. Abuhamdeh reached out to the other parents. They decided the organization's values didn't align with what they were trying to teach their daughters.” I’m unclear where this image/quote was taken from, presumably from the original reporting of STLtoday.com

There’s additional tweets from Prem, which talk more about Girlscouts & weapons contractors here. The images at source are screencaps (from the girlscout website) which I’ll share here:

The last two images are the most important; the first depicts an image of a Palestinian boy holding a blanket he has apparently salvaged from rubble. The tweet from @Times of Gaza reports at 2:50 am of Feb 22, “Day 139 | During the past 24 hours: 9 massacres committed by the Israeli occupation • 97 people killed • 132 injured.” At 10:52 am @Times of Gaza reports: “UPDATE | 23 people killed in the Deir Al-Balah airstrikes. The death toll is expected to rise.”

This continued loss of life is irreplaceable and my heart mourns for them. FREE PALESTINE please God.

Eta: I added text to all images for my comrades who need it. I also added a couple new images for Girl Scouts info (I had to remove a redundant img of the Kqed insta, in order to include this info). Please LMK in the notes if it’s more helpful/ easier for yall for img notes or directly in my post. My brain is fried, I’m sorry this is such a haphazard post.

Biden and Raytheon info will have to wait til tomorrow. I also hope to get some info/ articles up about Israel and diamond trade - responsible for a huge portion of Israel’s GDP and stolen exploited resources from the Congo.

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hyunlixsbbygirl · 8 months

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♡ Things Can Change

Skinship was one thing that Hyunjin had sworn he would never do once he debuted; his love language wasn't even physical touch so he planned on never giving skinship nor receiving it. No one could make him enjoy it nor did they dare to try, but that all changed when one of his members did dare - giving him a hug on stage in front of all their fans.

──◇ pairing: hyunjin x felix

──◇ length: 1.8k

──◇ warnings: idol au, mutual pining, angst, crying, mention of a member falling during practice, yelling

──◇ note: the characters don't represent real idols; this is a work of fiction intended for entertainment purposes only. this in no way represents nor reflects real life. this has been cross posted on ao3 under the username thishippiekid.

It was... shocking, to say the least. After months of trying to get Hyunjin on board to do skinship with the members and failing; JYP, their manager, and BangChan had given up the battle but when Felix decided to back hug him in the middle of the company dream concert and Hyunjin actually turned around and hugged him back - Chan could have sworn the end of the world was about to begin.

"So uh, Hyunjin..." Chan decided to just ask, just ask what changed since debut that made Hyunjin not only accept skinship with a member but also give it back. The members had just entered their dressing room while Twice performed their solo stage; Hyunjin, like the others, had intended on flopping down on the couch and scrolling through social media before they had to change for their next set; unfortunately, their leader had other plans. "You let Felix hug you. Not only that but you hugged him back. Does that mean..." Hyunjin spun around to look at the older member; the look of annoyance flooding his chocolate-brown eyes "No, that does not mean I'm suddenly into skinship. I just... it's Lix okay? How do you deny him anything?" Chan burst into laughter, he knew it was near impossible to deny Felix anything but Hyunjin hated skinship so much he'd probably go sky diving despite having a fear of heights before he'd ever do skinship. "Oh I know, trust me. Still, something must have changed. You've never given into Felix so easily before." Hyunjin sighed, the older one didn't lie. While Hyunjin never truly denied Felix anything, he didn't exactly give in so easily either; the younger would have to beg over several days just to get Hyunjin to do something for him while the other members would give in to him in a heartbeat. It's not that Hyunjin was cold or had ill feelings toward Felix; he just wasn't used to having someone around that was so cute anyone would fold for him. "I'm just tired so I didn't think about it. Plus I didn't want the fans to spread rumors online that I hate him or something." Chan nodded, not quite believing the younger member but also deciding not to push it further. Hyunjin turned back toward the couch and flopped his entire body down on top of it letting out a loud sigh as he felt his muscles relax for the few short moments they had before going back on stage.

"You all did amazing tonight! The Stray Kids hashtag is one of the top trending hashtags in Seoul!" the boys were loaded into one of the several buses JYP had rented to transport the idols from their dorms to the stadium, their manager was currently scrolling through Twitter accessing their performance by reading fans' tweets. "There are a ton of photos of the HyunLix hug trending too" he continued only glancing up when he heard a slightly annoyed sigh leave one of the members' mouths. Chan knew all too well who the owner of the sigh was, Hyunjin, but he chose to ignore it and took out his phone to see whatever their manager was seeing. Felix, who was currently sitting beside Jisung, looked over at Hyunjin; he too knew the owner of the sigh and had become anxious over their little interaction on stage. He knew the older didn't like skinship, but Felix's love language was physical touch and he was feeling particularly lovey that night and wanted to show his members how much they meant to him, so he just hugged them all without even thinking about it. "I'm sure he's not mad at you Lix, he's probably just annoyed that the fans are going to expect him to do skinship more now" Jisung whispered, patting the younger's thigh softly. Felix gave him a small smile; leave it to his nearly birthday twin to sense the mood change instantly, that's why they were called the twins to begin with. The driver of the bus rolled out of the parking spot once all the staff was seated and headed towards the company building to first drop off the crew that was put in charge of Stray Kids before dropping the members off last. Hyunjin pulled up the hood of his sweatshirt and leaned his head against the bus window, not really caring if he was spotted by a fan; he knew his sigh was too loud and knew Felix had heard it.

For the rest of the week; Felix tried to avoid Hyunjin the best he could, he figured the older was mad at him when they finally got back to the dorms after the concert and he didn't ask Felix to play games with him; opting for just washing up and going straight to sleep instead. The tension between them was so thick though; all the members knew something was wrong but no one wanted to be the first one to step up and say something. Talking to Felix wouldn't result in anything as he would just brush it off and say everything was fine even though it clearly wasn't and talking to Hyunjin also wouldn't result in anything as he would just change the subject or avoid talking altogether. Chan finally decided to say something after both Felix and Hyunjin basically refused to practice their duet dance routine for their upcoming award show performance; Hyunjin claiming his back hurt too much and Felix using a stomach ache as an excuse. "Okay you have to tell me what is going on between you two. I know you aren't really sick so why are you trying to get out of rehearsal with Hyunjin?" Chan asked once he had successfully pulled the younger away from the group. Felix shrugged, he really wanted to tell Chan the truth but he was scared that Hyunjin might be reprimanded or that he was just over exaggerating things. "Lix, you know you can tell me anything. You're my soulmate remember? My little brother. You never have to be afraid of telling me something." Chan continued when he realized Felix wasn't going to start talking so easily. Before Felix had a chance to say anything though, they both heard shouting from inside the dance studio and quickly flung the door open to observe the situation.

"JUST BECAUSE I LET FELIX HUG ME DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN JUST TOUCH ME!" Hyunjin yelled at Changbin who was currently hiding behind a scared-looking Jisung. It was then that Chan realized what was going on between Hyunjin and Felix; Felix thought Hyunjin was mad at him for doing skinship and Hyunjin was just being the drama king he is and overthinking everything. The leader pinched the bridge of his nose as he went to stand between Hyunjin and Jisung; not that he thought Hyunjin would hit Changbin or anything but he needed Jisung to see that there was nothing to worry about. "Hyunjin, please go calm down in the waiting area." Hyunjin turned on the ball of his foot and sauntered out of the studio without saying another word; Chan turned to Felix and tapped him on the shoulder. "Go talk to him. Please." Felix nodded and also left the studio as Chan watched him leave. Hyunjin wasn't in the waiting area between the three dance studios like Chan asked him to go; Felix had to walk up and down the various hallways of the company just to find him. "Jinnie hyung" Felix called out softly once he found Hyunjin leaning against the side of a vending machine. Hyunjin looked up but didn't say anything; opting to look at the wall on his right instead, Felix swallowed down the lump that had formed in his throat and approached the older boy slowly. "Hey, I'm sorry if I made you mad..." Hyunjin shifted his weight from one foot to the other.

"I know you hate skinship... I just wanted to show you all how much I appreciate you so I hugged you without thinking." Felix ran the toe of his shoe in a half circle on the tile floor; twisting his hands and fingers together nervously. "I thought it was okay because you hugged me back but... I..." Hyunjin could hear the crack in the younger's voice; he was on the verge of crying. Hyunjin quickly turned to face him and pulled him into a hug; even though Hyunjin was admittedly the most emotional member after Felix, he usually managed to keep his emotions to himself, but hearing Felix cry was one thing that would break him every time. "I'm so sorry Lix... I was never mad at you. I was tired last week and I didn't think my sigh was that loud. I was just annoyed because I didn't want to be forced to do skinship. I didn't realize you heard it" Felix wrapped his arms around the older member, letting a few tears fall down his freckled cheeks. For several moments, the two just stood there; hugging each other until they both stopped crying. Hyunjin pulled away just enough to look into Felix's eyes; wiping his thumb over his cheeks softly and lovingly. "For someone that doesn't like skinship you sure don't mind it with me." Felix giggled slightly, a light blush creeping across his cheeks as he looked up at the older. Hyunjin sighed, "You're different Lix... I just didn't realize it until you hugged me and I didn't hate it." Felix's eyes lit up "So does that mean I can do skinship with you more often?" Hyunjin brushed the younger's dark brown hair out of his face; his heart beating slightly faster than before.

He couldn't explain the reason for what happened next but considering Felix didn't pull away when Hyunjin gently pressed his lips against the younger's, Hyunjin assumed it was okay. When they pulled away, Felix looked awestruck; like a fan meeting their celebrity crush for the first time. Hyunjin chuckled lightly and laced his fingers with Felix's, "Skingship is fine, as long as it's with you" he then led a blushing Felix back to the dance studio where Jisung and Changbin were rolling around the floor presumably wrestling while Chan just leaned against the large mirror shaking his head like a disappointed parent. "You two finally make up?" Seungmin asked once he noticed the two standing in the doorway looking confused. Chan looked up at them and then looked down at their hands which were still intertwined. Felix hid behind Hyunjin realizing his ears would be a dead giveaway that something more than just an apology happened; Hyunjin rubbed his thumb over the back of his hand soothingly. "If you two love birds are done flirting can we please get back to rehearsal?" Lee Know asked desperately. The members all took their positions, ready to start practice again; this time with zero tension in the air.

#stray kids #skz #felix #hyunjin #bangchan #lee know #changbin #han jisung #i.n #seungmin #hyunlix #skz one shot

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i was like 9 when hesitant alien was released so obviously i wasn’t in the fandom at that point, but now as a current fan looking back at that era where gerard was presenting more “masculinely” wearing suits and having short hair (insert tucking hair behind ears tweet) while also discussing trans rights and gender constantly and now tuck their hair behind their ears and wear dresses and clothes from the “womens” section (which i know now the gendered sections are stupid but gerard grew up in the 80s) maybe i’m being invasive but also i kinda wanna blow myself up

how gerard has chosen to dress and present throughout the years is really interesting and it does feel like what we are currently witnessing is the result of years of constructive progress, rather than any kind of regression period!

here are my long-winded and unorganized thoughts that i'll emphasize now (for brevity's sake) are all just my personal takeaways:

I feel like it's almost weird for me to see people refer to the HA era as "masculinely" because, I don't know about everyone else, but I almost viewed that era as gerard at his most feminine at the time. Yes, they wore the traditional "man" outfit of a suit and tie, but it always provoked more "ziggy stardust" and less "lounge singer" to me personally. Maybe it was the pre-existing decades of people calling Bowie effeminate and androgynous, but the whole alien aesthetic and short vibrant orange hair always kinda felt like an ultimate non-binary look. Not saying gerard falls under the label of non-binary, just meant the stage persona at the time felt like it transcended gender labels. I should also point out that although i was a fan and keeping somewhat up-to-date with news, I wasn't really aware of what he was saying on stage. When I was, well... I feel like I took it for granted at the time. I was younger (15) and never really followed celebrities in this way before, so when he was showing support for trans kids I basically had no idea it was so, dare I say, revolutionary (and still is today). This was also around the time they did the now famous Reddit AMA talking about gender-based therapy, so it really has always felt like an element of who gerard is.

If anything, maybe the period from 2016-2019ish made people forget this? He was showing up to comic related things with a beard and khakis and to a lot of people it was a big change. Nowadays it feels like people have a way more nuanced and respectable opinion of this 'hobbit/wizard' era, but for a lot of young, less educated people it was jarring.

For the whole 'women's section' thing: I get it! it's nice to see him wear whatever they want, but also they have always shopped in the 'women's section'. I get why people feel like a blouse means more than 'women's' skinny jeans, but also, it's just a shirt. The dresses and skirts, well. Truly, I never in a million years thought we would be here. Not from a 'gerard has come so far 🥺' standpoint (b/c again, I don't know him) but more I can't believe this is the current state of My Chemical Romance and they all are allowing me to see it.

Not at all arguing with you or disagreeing! Just wanted to share my standpoint as someone who was technically there for all this :)

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My Trans Rights Readathon TBR

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation.

Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.

But even Enzo doesn’t know about Gem’s dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So how the hell does Willa Mae Hardy? The strange new girl in town acts like she and Gem are old companions, and seems to know things about them they’ve never told anyone else.

When Gem is attacked by a stranger claiming to be the Goddess of Death, Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers. She and Gem are reincarnated gods who’ve known and loved each other across lifetimes. But Gem – or at least who Gem used to be - hasn’t always been the most benevolent deity. They’ve made a lot of enemies in the pantheon—enemies who, like the Goddess of Death, will keep coming.

It’s a good thing they’ve still got Enzo. But as worlds collide and the past catches up with the present, Gem will discover that everyone has something to hide.

"Ich weiß, dass du Angst hast. Aber diese Angst könnte verhindern, dass wir etwas richtig Gutes erleben"

Lark Winters größter Traum ist es, Autor*in zu werden. Aber dey erhält eine Agenturabsage nach der anderen. Zu jung, zu queer, zu emotional - niemand will die Relevanz der Geschichte für nichtbinäre Menschen wie Lark erkennen. Doch als plötzlich ein Tweet von Lark über unerwiderte Liebe viral geht, ist deren Traum zum Greifen nah. Endlich bekommt Lark die Aufmerksamkeit, die dey sich die ganze Zeit gewünscht hat. Einziges Problem: Lark hat den Tweet nie geschrieben! Er stammt eigentlich von Larks ehemals bestem Freund Kasim, der seit einem Jahr nicht mehr wirklich mit demm redet. Lark muss sich entscheiden: einen Traum leben, der auf einer Lüge basiert, oder herausfinden, was hinter Kasims Tweet steckt und was mit ihrer Freundschaft passiert ist ...

Three years ago, Alice spent one night in an abandoned house with her friends, Ila and Hannah. Since then, Alice’s life has spiraled. She lives a haunted existence, selling videos of herself for money, going to parties she hates, drinking herself to sleep. Memories of that night torment Alice, but when Ila asks her to return to the House, to go past the KEEP OUT sign and over the sick earth where teenagers dare each other to venture, Alice knows she must go. Together, Alice and Ila must face the horrors that happened there, must pull themselves apart from the inside out, put their differences aside, and try to rescue Hannah, whom the House has chosen to make its own. Cutting, disruptive, and darkly funny, Tell Me I’m Worthless is a vital work of trans fiction that examines the devastating effects of trauma and how fascism makes us destroy ourselves and each other.

When seventh-grader Ash, his crush Eleanor, and their friends are transported to a girls-only imaginary world, Ash must come to terms with the fact that he may actually be a transgender girl. Full of wonder, humor, and heart, Girl Haven is the newest original story from the author of Lumberjanes.

Three years ago, Ash's mom, Kristin, left home and never came back. Now, Ash lives in the house where Kristin grew up. All of her things are there. Her old room, her old clothes, and the shed, where she spent her childhood creating a fantasy world called Koretris.

Ash knows all about Koretris: how it's a haven for girls, with no men or boys allowed, and filled with fanciful landscapes and creatures. When Ash's friends decide to try going to Koretris, using one of Kristin's spellbooks, Ash doesn't think anything will happen. But the spell works, and Ash discovers that the world Kristin created is actually a real place, with real inhabitants and very real danger.

But if Koretris is real, why is Ash there? Everyone has always called Ash a boy. Ash uses he/him pronouns. Shouldn't the spell have kept Ash out? And what does it mean if it let Ash in?

I no longer recommend this author's books.

Laced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror…

When lonely transgender exorcist, Colin Hart, finds himself challenged by an unruly haunted house in Gideon, Colorado, he’s kept awake by ghosts, demons, ghouls, and the handsome nonbinary owner of the house, Bishop Martínez.

Unlike the simple hauntings Colin is accustomed to, Bishop’s house is a living beacon, attracting a plethora of inhuman creatures, including a vengeful wolf-headed spirit who might be the key to quieting their sleepless nights.

But as a heartbreaking mystery unravels, Colin comes face-to-face with the past Bishop tried to bury, opens a closet full of bloody skeletons, and trips into an accidental romance.

As paranormally skilled as Colin might be, this particular haunting may be too messy for him to handle…

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen, in the vein of FUN HOME and FLAMER... and at the same time entirely its own.

Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will ultimately realize this... but she's going to go through a whole lot of mess (some of it funny, some of it not funny at all) to get to that point. Lewis is trying to tell her this... but she's refusing to listen.

In WELCOME TO ST. HELL, author-illustrator Lewis Hancox takes readers on the hilarious, heartbreaking, and healing path he took to make it past trauma, confusion, hurt, and dubious fashion choices in order to become the man he was meant to be. It's a remarkable, groundbreaking graphic memoir from an unmistakably bold new voice in comics.

#trans rights readathon #trans books #godly heathens #the ouroboros #h.e. edgmon #how do i tell them i love them?#kacen callender #lark and kasim start a revolution #tell me i'm worthless #alison rumfitt #girl haven #lilah sturges #meaghan carter #joamette gil #heart haunt havoc #freydís moon #welcome to st. hell #lewis hancox

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sadnightforus · 6 months

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THE FATED STARS (PJS) | SMAU

PROFILES: 7 DUCKLINGS

BACK TO MASTERLIST. | VICTIMS OF CAPITALISM.

JAY/PARK JONGSEONG: ceo’s son, unofficial sugar daddy of the group. majors in literature and that’s how he met y/n (and he swears you’re the love of his life). half of his house items have been stolen and returned by his friends also. unknowingly adopted riki as his kid (jungwon threw tantrums about it sometimes). get flamed in the gc because he’s quite literally delusional about you.

LEE HEESEUNG: majors in psychology (it’s surprising), a self proclaimed hot person. he has had this twitter account since 8th grade and he originally started using a fake name because he thought why not (it was stuck like that for years). occasional jake’s gaming buddy and probably one of the remaining people with a functioning bone in their body in the friend group (although his mind is half rotten because who needs intelligence when his genetics makes up for it?). roommates with jake. an honorable justin beiber’s fan.

PARK SUNGHOON: majors in finances. he has to be honest, he doesn’t know why he did it but he thought it’ll be fun which turns out to be a terrible idea. has turned down multiple agencies’ offer to become their model down because he’s barely surviving college, why would he model on top of it too? he might look cold, but in reality, he just barely has it together at times. he makes it his mission to make people’s lives a living hell with jungwon and riki.

JAKE/SIM JAEYUN: majors in physics. roommates with heeseung. has a dog named layla back home (Layla is under his mom’s care, he remembered crying to sleep when his landlord doesn’t allow dogs). the one who operates the football bet because he is sick of minimum wage that does nothing but paying only 15% of his living expenses and he can easily extort money via the losing bet from jay.

YANG JUNGWON: majors in communication, roommates with sunoo. a cat’s defender until the end. secretly has the best fashion taste (and it’s definitely not because he has borrowed half of sunoo’s clothes and wears it as his own). despite majoring in communication, he’d rather hold a grudge than talk it out, serving him right for the pettiness. he slowly learns how to shoot extremely and gut wrenchingly hurtful insults from sunoo also.

SUNOO/KIM SEONWOO: majors in creative writing, roommates with jungwon. they knew each other because they went to the same arcade almost everyday in 12th grade and they became good friends when sunoo beat jungwon in a basketball game. on the outside, he might be harmless, but don’t be mistaken, he got many tricks up his sleeve. his looks are deceiving.

NIKI/NISHIMURA RIKI: majors in dance. makes jay unknowingly adopt him that one night because of a scribbling paper he wrote in Japanese which turns out to be an adoption paper (according to jay, his handwriting was diabolical, which explains why he can’t make the sentences out despite him knowing the language). he is in the ‘annoy everybody’ trio with sunoo and sunghoon. an evil kid if you might.

#kpop au #kpop imagines #kpop scenarios #kpop fanfic #kpop fluff #enha smau #enhypen smau #enhypen x reader #enhypen social media au #park jongseob x reader #park jongseob smau #park jongseob fluff #jay park smau #jay park fic #itzy smau #le sserafim smau #xdinary heroes smau #aespa smau

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saintsir4n · 28 days

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3. Eyes wide shut

WARNINGS: MENTIONS OF PEDOPHILIA

WINNIE slammed her locker shut and turned to the little rugrat that hadn't stopped following her around since she arrived on campus. Since she had just a few minutes before the third period started she thought she could give him the time of day.

"What do you want, young Sheldon?" She dared to ask, clutching her books.

"Can't I talk to a mentor of this great establishment?" Milo Sparks, everyone.

He might've been small due to his preadolescent age but he was deadly, he knew things and knowledge was power and coming from such a slimy bloodline, who would've expected any less?

"I only focus on one poor and hopeless child at a time," Winnie spoke, sighing as she towered over him.

"Does Zoya know you made it up?" He retorted, holding his coat close to his chest and staring up at her dark brown eyes.

Winnie's sharp stare didn't bother him like she hoped. He was a weasel, a cute one but a weasel nonetheless. He actually preferred it when she didn't wear shades, even if she wasn't easy to read if levelled the playing field.

"Does she know that you hacked into her phone?" She replied, quietly yet the fierce tone had his eyes narrowing.

He stepped closer aware of the students who passed through the halls on their first break of the day.

His brows furrowed. "Only on your request."

"Yes and I found a few things from that so thank you," she rushed out, wanting to be rid of his presence. "Is that why you're here?"

"You owe me," Milo declared and she knew it was the truth.

"I sent you a grand when you did the job."

"Money isn't the currency I want," and you know that, "Secrets are my preferred form of payment."

"Name the person," Winnie demanded, growing more impatient, despite having respect for his craft.

He pondered for a moment, glancing around, "Ginny."

Her face hardened, "No."

"Worth a try. Zoya?"

Winnie didn't have any loyalty to the girl, especially since it had been a week since she last heard from her. Their relationship ever since the heiress prevented Zoya's exile had been rather estranged, like any normal relationship Winnie's opinion.

"You could hack her phone if you want the dirt," Winnie thought aloud.

"No, I want her to ask me for help," to require my services so then I can gain another favor. That went without saying.

A brief look of pride flickered through her eyes which had Milo smirking.

"When?" Winnie gave in, tapping her heel against the floor.

"Soon."

"Deal now scram, talking to short people cramps my neck," Winnie didn't leave any room for objection.

Luckily Milo already took a step back, "Always a pleasure."

With him now on his way, Winnie grabbed her phone, apprehensive of any gossipgirl updates. She always received the most whenever she was on school grounds which had her wondering, was the anonymous blogger truly a student or another? Back when she was in 8th grade she started up many fake pages all dedicated to Julian's worst outfits. She was protected due to the best software for parents provided so kids like Milo Sparks couldn't even attempt to hack her servers without an arrest warrant.

A dark smile tickled at her lips because of the memory.

"Pooh bear ready for religious studies and classics?"

She glanced up to see a familiar scruffy uniform, belonging to none other than Max Wolfe.

Winnie knew there was no point trying to correct his god-awful nickname for her. It started back in kindergarten and stuck, despite the threats she made against his name, the tweets and hashtags that hit her fans hating on him with every post. He was unfazed which pissed her off more.

"Of course, learning the most infamous ways to control the masses has always been my favourite," she stated, flashing him a fake smile as they started walking towards their class.

He chuckled, "Your mind is terrifying."

"Just like your body count."

"Is that shade or slut shaming?"

"Both."

He feigned appreciation, "The love you give me is endless."

"Keep telling yourself that," she grumbled, checking the time. "Judging by your attire Ginny received a mediocre fuck."

"Why? Jealous?"

"She's hot but not my type," she rebutted.

He smirked, "And who is? One of the many unanswered questions on this Earth, what gets the gorgeous Winifred Dubois dripping like the Hudson River?"

"Easy. People who look like me," and Winnie wasn't lying.

The pair walked past Audrey and Aki, the former's blue eyes shot daggers at the girl, whilst her boyfriend's face scrunched up in confusion before they turned away.

Max mumbled, "Well that's a lot to unpack."

"You do that. Don't pay attention in class. Fail," she snickered, allowing him to push open the door for her, revealing a few students who had already gotten there early.

"Who said I'll fail?" Max questioned, fully amused as they took their seats at the front of the class.

"Let me guess Wolfe, you'd get on your hands and knees for a grade?" Winnie set her textbook and notebook on her desk whilst he did nothing but take off his empty bag and settle it on the back of his chair.

"No different from your parents getting out their chequebooks is it?" Max's smug smile was so slappable but she conceded just this once and hummed.

"Touché."

Their teacher along with the rest of the class all filed into the room just as the bell rang, irritating the young heiress, who shifted in her seat. Her nails tapped the desk growing louder until their teacher, Mr Caparros started doing what he was paid to do. Max turned to her and smacked her hands, only gaining a sharp glare in retaliation, which made him laugh into his own.

"Everyone take their seats," Mr Caparros calmly said and with reluctance the rest of the students did.

The class went on as normal, with him retailing insightful facts and quotes without using the PowerPoint for help. Max didn't even take out a pen, no his gaze, one that might be described as heated, stayed on the man, trailing up and down his form.

The heiress next to him, occasionally took pictures of her notebook for her Instagram story and one of her 'private' Snapchat stories which contained over 200 people.

Winnie then noticed the lust-filled sparkle in Max's eyes, that wasn't surprising, but what came as a revolting shock was that their teacher was trying to suppress his whenever he looked their— no — Max's way. Turned out she was wrong, she wouldn't be learning about the cult following of millions of people, no, this was a different kind of lesson.

How to stop a predator.

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(@gossipgirl tweeted)

This just in: Manhattan's elite learning the world's oldest lesson. Those who go digging for the truth might not like what they find.

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"I'm at dumbo hall and guess who I've seen tongue fucking some random by the bar?" Ginny spoke excitedly through the phone.

"Gin I don't care," Winnie put her on speakerphone and picked up a nail file after putting down her laptop.

She was situated on the balcony attached to her room, a blanket bunched around her waist as she surveyed the horizon.

"Monet."

Winnie stilled and exhaled a jarring breath. We're not a couple so why do I feel so pissed off?

"And do you have the name of who she was mouth fucking?" She spat, picking up her phone to stalk Monet's socials.

Ginny giggled, "Oh so now you care? Interesting."

"Who was it?" the heiress' fingers practically punched her screen.

"Some random, didn't you hear me?" Ginny paused, growing curious, "I thought you hated Monet? Or is she the one that's tickling your bean?"

"No," Winnie snapped.

"Sure. You can tell me if you were."

Winnie took a moment to reply, and instead of coming clean, she deflected, "Moving on. Your used condom of a man is how do I put it — getting played like a fiddle by a teacher."

Ginny choked on her cocktail, "What?!"

"There's speculation."

"Is this you? Are you the one speculating?"

"Maybe. But am I ever wrong?" Winnie scoped Luna's finsta to see Monet making out with some... random.

How disgusting. Winnie kept telling herself that she wasn't mad. Wasn't jealous. But was that the case?

"Yes."

"When?" Winnie snorted when she didn't hear a response. "You're trying to come up with something aren't you?"

"Maybe, but I doubt a teacher would do something like that." the alcohol was certainly talking. Ginny wasn't exactly surprised by the turn of events, considering she was hit on by a teacher a couple of years back and the man in question was hastily fired and fled the country.

Winnie knew she was choosing to forget, "You know they have, so when this comes out and I'm right you're gonna be thanking me."

Ginny sighed, "Poor Max."

Winnie scoffed, "Poor me, I had to see them eye fucking during class."

"If you're right —"

"—I am —"

"Only expose it when I know he's okay please."

"I'll think about it."

She heard Ginny sigh from the other side, "Fine."

Winnie hung up and angrily pressed on another contact.

Winnie

Kissing commoners all

because of a disagreement.

From: M

It wasn't a disagreement.

It was a violation of my guidance.

Winnie

Fine. Stick to your unremarkable

taste in women. No more fuel

from me.

From: M

I'm not biting the bait.

Winnie

You won't be biting anything

for a while.

She got up off the chair, walked in and then out of her room and out onto the hallway, feening for a snack but as she approached the top of the stairs she glanced over the balcony hearing muffled voices along with the faint sound of barking no. More meetings at this time? It was almost 11 pm.

She saw her mother emerge from her office, her father and another man in tow.

A man she recognised.

"Good to see you again Margaux, Luc," his gravelly voice spoke.

"William," her father patted his shoulder.

William Van Der Bilt? What was he doing here? Winnie wondered. She'd have to do her monthly spying on her parents a week early.

She heard Margaux softly laugh, "Nice to see you. Tell Nathaniel that his work is inspirational. It's been years since he was first appointed."

Winnie rolled her eyes at her parent's asslicking.

"Young Winifred might follow in his footsteps. The first female mayor of the city," William replied.

Luc disagreed, "She's been too busy learning from us, the inner workings of our legacy."

"That's true I suppose."

"Similar with your boy."

William nodded, "Billy?" He chuckled, "I should hope so. But he only focuses on lacrosse nowadays."

"Kids eh?" They all chuckled at Luc's response. "Have a lovely night."

"We'll speak soon at the next luncheon," William insisted, bidding them both farewell as he was escorted off the estate, leaving Winnie taking a step back.

What the fuck was that about?

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"You told gossipgirl that my family sells placebos?" Monet whisper-yelled to the Dubois heiress in the main library.

Winnie put back a book, "That could've been anyone. Allegations like that could be taken to court. It's defamation of character."

"Your character is highly problematic so that won't be a problem," Monet's lips taunted Winnie, they were as frustrating as they were enticing.

"You're being mean," Winnie remarked, shrugging at the scoff she received, "You know I like it when you're like that but as of now, you're public property."

Monet was more than offended, she was hurt by the insinuation, "Watch it. Just because I kissed another girl doesn't mean you can slut shame me like we're on some CW show."

"No, it just means you don't belong to me."

"I never belonged to you."

Winnie silently cursed, recognising the look in her eyes, making her almost feel bad.

So she said, "Then I guess you loved to trip and fall between my legs whenever you felt like it."

"We're not a couple, might I remind you. You said it yourself. You can't pretend to like me enough to keep me on your hook. I'm not at your beck and call, and you can't stand that," Monet snapped, stepping closer and unintentionally inhaling her signature scent.

"I can't stand a lot of things, dating a follower of one of them, so I guess you're right just this once. I'm glad we're not a couple."

Winnie took Monet's astonishment as her sign to strut away, keeping her composure as she surveyed the aisles, then grumbled when she caught Luna and Zoya at the entrance table.

From what it seemed, tips were being exchanged, why else would Luna's botox needle be out?

"Traitor."

Zoya and Luna jumped back when the Dubois teen materialised in front of them.

The freshman gulped at the look in her eyes, "She was giving me tips on —"

"I don't care," Winnie shut it down, then nodded at her classmate, "Luna."

Luna smoldered, "Winifred."

"I guess that Zugly hashtag has got you desperate," Winnie observed, eyes zeroing in on the Zoya.

Luna was disgusted by the insult, "Excuse you, I'm not the second choice."

"Yet," Winnie countered, her stare hardened as she manoeuvred around the table, "Try to have fun with the woke parade."

Zoya and Luna watched her walk out of view.

"Doesn't she intimidate you?" the freshmen squeaked.

"No comment, although you should aspire to be as intimidating as that, without the casual bigotry that gets you cancelled quicker than Rachel Zegler who can't catch a fucking break."

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"Make it quick, I'm off to trick a blonde," Winnie impatiently rocked on her heels as she stood by Ginny's locker.

The Wellington blonde scoffed, "And I thought I was your fave."

"Nothing personal Gin."

And Ginny knew her smile was farthest from genuine so she said, "I'm here to tell you that dirt you got from Pygmy Sparks is explosive. Zoya's popularity is rising despite the backlash. You should use it soon, or when she becomes a problem."

"She's already a problem, but she's not ours," Winnie stated, leaning against the lockers and looking out of the busy courtyard.

"So? Use it for destructive. The catalyst to another battle."

A grin threatened to break out on Winnie's face, "Do you hate the preteen?"

"Not hate. Just find her inclusivity nauseating," Ginny argued, applying some gloss.

"Careful, anyone hears you saying that and you'll be judged faster than you did when you went to the Maldives during COVID and wore a diamond mask," Winnie replied, stifling a laugh.

Sometimes she found that coming from wealth and privilege wasn't all that it was cracked up to be and that some people AKA her closest confidant lacked brains.

Only some but still, it was hilarious.

"It was a mask," Ginny huffed out, shutting her locker to face her friend.

"Once that really stops the virus spreading right?" Winnie drawled, "Just listen. I'll release that tape of her whenever I want to. Just keep an eye on your lover boy. I know the teachers at this school are weird. But predatory? That's something else entirely and that needs to be shut down."

The blonde folded her arms, "Who knew you cared for Max."

Winnie grimaced, "I care for chaos, only when I cause and simultaneously thrive off of it."

"There's that sociopathic nature, and here I thought you were getting character development."

Winnie rolled her eyes at the girls teasing, "I've been tested and I'm fine."

"Don't lie to yourself," Ginny called out, smirking as her friend strutted away, "know yourself or whatever Drake said."

"Shut up!"

Winnie's struts grew louder as she neared her namesake library. Gossip Girl was quite quiet today and she needed noise, so she messaged the account and made sure they stayed tuned for a tip.

She turned up her nose when she had to push open the door, usually, she would have someone else do that for her, but she was on a time crunch and tennis practice was in 20 minutes.

Her lips quirked up in a sly grin upon seeing a mop of blonde hair.

Aurdrey's bangs were the next thing that came into view and the book she was reading was next.

Winnie's strides stopped when she stood on the opposite side of the table the blonde sat at.

The heiress cleared her throat but was ignored.

So she said, "Oh come on, we all know you're not reading anything, put the book down and speak to me like a big girl."

"Your condescending tone is aggravating and I tend to avoid people like you," The Hope teen snided, annoyed by her presence.

Winnie gasped, slapping her hand against her chest gaining the attention of those around them.

"People like me... you mean black people!" the blonde scowled at her words, "For shame Hope. And I thought we were in progressive times. I just wanted to say hi, but it's clear you only can stomach being around the lighter bunch... take care and do better."

She excited the library, grinning down at the recording on her phone and faintly hearing the commotion behind her. She pressed send and it was only a matter of time before a gossip girl blast would appear.

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(@gossipgirl just tweeted)

Despite Miss Hope mixing her roots in the various palettes our latest source tells me that maybe she isn't as inclusive as we all thought. Turns out having money isn't the only that can win you St. Audrey's approval. You must have...let's say... a certain glow to your skin.

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She slapped a hand over her mouth, laughing at the tweet. Fuck trigonometry, she was gonna have a field day with all the retweets and hashtags.

Her laughter unfortunately beckoned Julian over. The Calloway girl stormed out of her class and was scouring the school for the girl in question.

"Dubois!"

She snapped her head to the side when she heard her name as did a crowd of students in their free period.

"Oh shit, I thought you were Caesar," Winnie mocked, putting her phone into her pocket and mischievously beaming at the other influencer.

"Cut the shit, Dubois," Julian snapped, holding her phone showcasing that Audrey was a trending topic on Twitter. "Are you done? Fucking with my friends?" her questions earned more laughter, "What's so funny?"

"The way you phrased that question, but if you are demanding an answer, You really don't know the half of it," Winnie replied shaking her head.

Their bickering had people pulling out their phones to record.

Julian reeled back, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh nothing, have fun with your travel-sized Paris Hilton," Winnie taunted, backing away.

"Audrey is not a racist!"

"And neither is the Confederate army!"

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(@gossipgirl tweeted)

Spotted: Julian Calloway being dragged away by Manhattan's richest heiress. It's clear to me that JC hasn't learnt that it ain't over to the cunning lady sings and Winifred looks like she's warming up her vocals.

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Tonight was the Van Der Bilt's charity luncheon; a small get-together, policitans were going to be the majority, which made Winnie question why the hell her family were attending. Sure the Dubois' and the Van Der Bilts were friendly, they had to be, oil was a political debate as it is a socio-economic one.

So that's why Winnie stood in the foyer, dressed in a nice black Versace number, and hair curled to the side like she was a 50s movie star. Her fans were gonna eat it up. Her father was already in their car outside, but she was currently being reprimanded by her mother for having a certain guest around.

"Yes Mother, don't worry, I won't embarrass you in front of the Van Der Bilts."

"Then get her out of here," Margaux angrily whispered, adjusting her pearls and tugging on her wrap.

Winnie was amazed by her mother's silk press, it effortlessly swayed with every word.

"I need 10 minutes and that's it," she tried, almost flinching back at the rage in Margaux's eyes.

"Fine, then meet us outside. And you get 5 minutes, nothing more or I'll tell Caesar to drag you out."

"How maternal," Winnie grumbled, turning around and walking into the sitting area, where she found Monet playing with Abaddon.

She signalled for a maid to take him away so Monet's attention was solely on her.

Monet's face lit up at her attire as she stood from the chair and made her way in front of the heiress, smirking and looking up and down.

"How tempting," she looks glamorous, she thought, reaching out to tuck a thick strand before her ear.

Winnie shuddered at her touch, making goosebumps kiss her skin.

A warm feeling skimmed against her chest, "Obviously."

Monet playfully rolled her eyes, "How long do we have?"

"We've got 5 minutes. Why are you here Miss De Haan, to get me to change Hope's narrative?" Winnie mocked, then sucked in a deep breath when Monet's fingers traced her collarbone.

"I don't care about that. It was hilarious. But stop sending tips into gossip girl, it's not on the theme for you," Monet's voice was more alluring than any dress she could wear.

"Because you know me so well," Winnie mocked, wanting to move away but she couldn't.

In fact, she wanted to bring Monet along to the Luncheon but she knew how many bridges that could burn.

"I'd like to think so," Monet murmured, pressing a kiss to her neck, then jawline and ever so close to her lips.

Winnie rasped, "Sex doesn't mean you know me."

"But it does tell me how sensitive you can be or how to make you cry," the whimper that escaped the Dubois heiress's lips nearly made her drop to her knees. "Look, I'll let go of the placebo slander," Monet batted her lashes, "If you tell me what you and Milo Sparks were discussing yesterday."

And like a bucket of cold water, Monet's suggestion dragged Winnie kicking and screaming from their fantasy.

"No."

Monet huffed, "Ah, my least favourite word from you."

"I would apologise but I don't want to. Go and ask your new lover for that info," Winnie's amusement had faded away.

"Would you get over that shit? Don't tell me your jealous... still?"

"I wasn't jealous."

Monet rose a brow, "Possessiveness isn't a symptom of jealousy?"

"No. I'm not telling you anything. You'll go and tell your leader."

"For the last time, I am not a follower. I'm her P.R. representative," Monet fiercely stated, "all these insults will just make me stay away."

Winnie deeply sighed, turning away, "Fine. I'm sorry."

Monet was stunned, never had she received a genuine apology from the Dubois heiress. She needed to savour the moment.

"It's fine. I guess I only like slander when we're between the sheets."

"I know," Winnie suppressed the urge to smile. It was hard, especially around Monet, but it had to be done.

"But what you need to know, is all the theatrics between you and Julian won't last long before she's back on top." Monet said, rolling back her shoulders, "I'm not warning you. It comes from a place of..."

Winnie stared with furrowed brows, "What?"

"It's a caution," Monet rushed out before it could be questioned. "Be kinder."

Winnie's shoulders uncharacteristically slumped, "So don't be myself. My followers would see through that, they're almost as savage as me. And you know the boardroom of Velocity Inc. believes my social media has attracted more revenue for them."

"Really?" Monet realised how sceptical she sounded until she saw her pained expression.

"Look who needs to be kind now," Winnie sneered, growing frustrated with the doubt she received.

She checked the numbers and sales were up by 4%, it was partially because of her following, and she didn't gain any praise from her parents. And so she hoped, rather stupidly that she would get it from Monet and boy was she wrong.

"It's advice," Monet attempted to reach out to her but was rejected with haste.

"No, you just don't want me to be a bigger threat than I already am."

"You know that everything Julian does impacts me. Impacts others," Monet explained, narrowing her eyes.

"So you want to mould me. into your idea of who you think I should be. This isn't what we do," Winnie gritted.

"Haven't you heard of change, development or evolution?"

Winnie scoffed, "I'm not Julian. I'm not a project, I'm a person."

"Could've fooled me."

Winnie's face dropped and that's when Monet knew she made a mistake.

"See yourself out. I have a luncheon to get to. Big plans for my future and such."

"Winnie. Win," Monet called out but the girl was already out of view.

The Dubois heiress stormed towards her family's car, Caesar pulled open the door for her as she heard Monet leave the house seconds later.

Winnie slid in next to her mother. Luc was on the phone, opposite them as they began to drive away.

Margaux noted her daughter's aggrieved expression, "All that girl is cause you pain. Now look at you, frowning, since when did you frown?" Winnie remained quiet. "Winifred, I've allowed you to dither with those below us for far too long. Only very few families that derive old money that I recognise and the biotech empire isn't one of them."

"Then maybe you should," Winnie uttered.

"What was that?" Margaux hissed, satisfied when silence was all she heard. "This social media bullshit supposedly makes you happy, so I allow it. The board members believe it works for us. You it run on your own because I allow it. If you mess up I'll hand over all your socials to a media representative and let them handle it."

"You can't do that. My followers know me."

"The only person who knows you is me," Margaux hissed.

Luc continued chatting away on the phone, not getting involved in their squabble, even when a single tear trickled down their daughter's face.

"No one is entitled to know your true self, make sure you keep it that way. You are a Dubois, heiress of a fortune that billions would yearn for. I did not raise you –"

"-- You didn't raise me." You watched me.

Winnie's eyes flashed with panic when her mother's lips curled into a snarl.

"If I knew you were going to be ungrateful, I would've opted for a son, but you're here now. So listen. Leave your personal life at the door, your father is devising something big and you will not ruin this for us." Margaux awaited a response. "Winifred!"

Winnie flinched, "I won't ruin this for you."

"Good," Margaux plastered on an unnerving smile and turned away.

Winnie locked eyes with her father who she could see was no longer on the phone, yet continued holding it to his ear.

So she quietly scoffed and looked out the window, wiping another tear away and wishing she was in the comfort of her own room, but no, she was walking into the lion's den, which begged the question, would she have to sit back and take it...

Or bite first?

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a/n:

you've noticed by now how winnie's relationship to all the main characters differs. you could argue that she's only nice to max because of the "relationship" he has with ginny or because he's naturally charismatic and even winnie gets along with him just due to being classmates. her and audrey are another story. she dislikes her because audrey is julian's bestie. that's it. and the same reason extends to aki. however with aki, considering his father is as influential as someone like logan roy and is on friendly terms with her family, she doesn't do much to stir the plot. however, she does think very aki as a dull person. (his character was so dry in my opinion).

two legacies this chapter, milo and william and a brief mention of nate. i was debating whether i should include nate or not but he's too nice for winnie. i did name-drop an oc of mine that you won't see for a while (billy).

monet and winnie's relationship is odd as is it is turbulant. monet knows what to do to get ahead and julian is the biggest way in (according to the season 1 plot). she knows winnie is the biggest threat as is zoya but she's close to winnie and hopes to subdue her power and influence for her personal benefit. i hope that it's clear.

which interaction was your favourite? i'm partial to mummy issues so I'll go for margaux and winnie.

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This team pr vs team real bullshit needs to end.

If people want to believe it’s PR let them, if people want to believe it’s real and everyone else is just crazy to think this is pr, let them.

This is to everyone!

Each of these bs teams need to stop going into the spaces where majority feel the opposite.

It’s like going to a sports team event and everyone is for team a but you, KNOWING this event is for team a, walk in there going team b is the best, then acting shock when everyone goes at you.

Do NOT go actively search each others blogs just to get riled up in an argument. If you see a comment you don’t agree with somewhere……ignore it.

Pr blogs do have some valid reasons to believe this is Pr, and that is on Chris for making his relationship look like PR and using it for PR purposes.

But come the fuck on, the man stated he got married, out his own mouth and how idiotic would it be to lie about something that never happened.

If and a HUGE If this turns out to be PR…..I’d love to see the outcome of you all arguing over this mess.

Me: 😆 🍿

Moving on……

As far as Chris Evans fans not liking this particular girl …..unless you aren’t aware of the racism amongst other things…..sorry but people want to know that their fav celeb didn’t purposely marry a racist. Miss me with that just because her friends are racist doesn’t mean she is or those posts were old, …..naw, no decent human being even dares to tweets, posts, etc vile things like that, period. I’m a person of color and maybe that don’t mean jack shit to some of you, but it mattered to me.

You have people using Chris’ relationship to taunt others knowing damn well the girl and her friends are problematic. That’s childish as fuck to me. Grow the hell up!!

Any woman this man gets would get some backlash from his fandom but there are usually still fans that are like whatever not my business, they are here for his work or dog, but In this case this girl has tainted his fandom and for the fans who don’t care who he dates, they’ve seen alba’s own actions and it makes them question who the hell Chris is and if that’s the type of person they want to support. So that’s why many care. It’s not rocket science. Many people are here hoping this relationship is bs, but I’ll get back to that point in a sec.

My advice to you is to stop arguing with fans of any fandom, it’s a losing battle. If people want to die on these hills….LET THEM! Reality will smack people in the face soon enough.

We are all responsible for what we interact with and consume so instead of arguing with people about whether something is pr or real, find your group of people on here and stick with that.

I’m tired of everyone and everyone is doing the same damn thing on the same spectrum on opposite sides and then trying to point fingers and act as though the other side is “crazy”.

It’s ridiculous coming on here and seeing the same bs continuing.

I left after he confirmed his marriage. I lowkey hop back here because I made friends and in the process I get updates about this shitshow, either way it’s still a shitshow. 😂

But Grown ass people online arguing over some celeb bullshit. Real relationship….PR relationship…..either way Chris Evans made a choice so technically why is anyone still here? He doesn’t come out clean either way you look at it.

No one on either team likes her except the ones pretending she’s everything and then some just to taunt the pr blogs. 🙄

Outside of the pr or real mess, many just want to know how this eventually ends divorce, pr exposed, kids, etc. it’s a mess.

Hope that she’d light on some things.

😮‍💨

I can be a bit blunt at time, but I had a lot to say.

The only innocent party in this mess is Dodger Evans!

I stopped reading halfway through because dont come into my inbox lecturing me. I stay out of this 99.9% of the time, a look at my blog will confirm that. that one blog just happened to cross my path today and i had just enough time to point out that nonsense i didnt go looking for for shit

Also,

“Pr blogs do have some valid reasons to believe this is Pr, and that is on Chris for making his relationship look like PR and using it for PR purposes.”- no they dont. There is no reason.

Im sure there is several other things i could make points about but as i said i stopped reading halfway through. I know how to act, you dont gotta teach me.

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Guns, Fear, and Protection

I saw another thought provoking tweet referencing a Washington Post opinion piece by Christine Emba: "Why do Americans want guns? It comes down to one word."

The article is behind a paywall, and I don't subscribe to the Washington Post, so I couldn't read it. But there is a bit of it on the America's Black Holocaust Museum site here:

"At the Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly, spirits seemed high. People wandered from booth to booth, and the scent of popcorn filled the air. It could have been mistaken for a state fair or weekend flea market were it not for the rows of weapons and accessories — gun parts, AR build kits and body armor — laid out on every surface. It was easy to overlook the one common emotion underlying the event: fear. Here were weekend shoppers intently inspecting tools of death: moms testing the heft of handguns and fathers stocking up on ammo. When I asked attendees and sellers what gun ownership meant to them, most replied with the same word: “protection.” The previous week had brought three highly publicized shootings. Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, Mo., was allegedly shot by an 84-year-old White man after he rang the wrong doorbell to pick up his younger siblings; a 65-year-old man in Upstate New York allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman who accidentally pulled into his driveway; and two cheerleaders in Texas were shot after trying to get into the wrong car after a practice. For all the talk of protection, gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. Yet over and over, people told me they needed their guns to keep themselves safe."

So the one word answer given by the gun owners themselves was "protection".

The one word answer the author gives is "fear".

Of course, you only thinks of protecting yourself if you're afraid, so I don't think she's necessarily wrong in this, it's just an answer from a different angle. But the angle is meant to portray something that may not be true, in which case it is possibly sophistry.

I don't know if her original article contained these or not, but the ABHM site mentioned three "highly publicized shootings", each of which highlighted incidents where people were killed by others whom, it would appear, were unreasonably afraid. The general takeaway then is that gun owners are unreasonably afraid which leads to unnecessary shootings of innocent people.

I can't remember the name of the movie that Will Smith made with his son, but in that movie, he explains to his son that there are two separate things at play: fear and danger. Fear is your internal state of mind. Danger is the external state of affairs. There is danger, which is a real state. Then there is fear, which is the internal response (either rational or irrational) to perceived danger.

I believe that there is a lot of unnecessary fear in our society. I have heard younger people talk about how in the 60's/70's you could play outside and walk places on your own as a kid without worrying about abduction, whereas now you would never dare do that. I don't really buy that. My guess is you could do the same today. But especially with the proliferation of news, we hear a lot more about the negative, so there is more fear. There is also an overparenting aspect too where parents feel that if they let their kids out of their sight for a minute, they are bad parents. One can always find examples of such things to bolster the argument too, so it gets passed into a general knowledge that the world is no longer safe, and the fear is justified.

I agree then there is a lot of unjustified fear, but of course not all fear is unjustified.

Are black people in black neighborhoods who have bars on their windows, and who lock their doors, and who avoid the places at night in neighborhoods with high rates of violence just living in "fear"?

Saying someone is living in fear is meant to portray them as unjustifiably afraid. But the real issue is whether they are reasonably afraid, I.e., there is a real danger; or are they irrationally afraid, i.e., there is no real danger.

There is one response in the twitter thread that were interesting too.

A user tweets:

"So would consider owning other protective equipment as “fearful” or just guns?"

The author of the article responded:

"Depends on what the equipment is. A bike helmet is reasonable, bc accidents are fairly common. Also, their function is straightforward—you don’t need to have intense training/judgment to use them correctly in an incident. And they aren’t a risk to others."

The person asks the relevant question about charging someone with "fear".

The answer given is to say that a bike helmet is reasonable because accidents are common, but furthermore, they aren't a risk to others. Which is true. But the 'danger' from falling off your bike and injuring your head is one thing. I'm trying to come up with the right way to word this, but most likely the only way you're going to fall off your bike, unless you are a child still learning, is an accidental interruption in your ride; someone driving doesn't see you and hits you. For what it's worth, in years of riding a bike, I've never fallen off my bike. Of course it does happen, but I don't know that's it's more common than gun violence though.

The 'threat' from someone pointing a gun at you and demanding you give them your watch, wallet, and phone, is another thing altogether. This is an willful threat from someone with an active intent to do you harm.

A helmet will likely do a reasonable job protecting your head from a fall of a bike. But what's going to protect you from a guy pointing a gun at you and demanding your stuff? What kind of threat would have to be in possession of that would deter him from that confrontation?

I should add that I'm not a gun guy. I don't own any guns and I'm not particularly an advocate for them either. But neither am I anti-gun. I get why people would want them. I have lots of friends who do have them, either for sporting reasons or protection.

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Okay, wow, never in my life did I think a music video involving giving Satan a lap dance would delve into a conversation about gay rights ( and how gay men are portrayed in media ), but Lil Nas X broke the world with MONTERO, so here I am. We’ve got three things here that I think are important - Internet culture, religion, sexuality. These are the things that I think people are getting too uptight over/not upset enough over, and I wanna rant for a bit, so bear with me on this one.

First, I LOVED MONTERO. I’m a whore for religious imagery/theming/etc. being used in media, and as a former Christian and an openly gay woman, it makes me very happy to see it used in a spiteful manner. MONTERO was gorgeous - sexual, unapologetic, and so clearly pulling straight from Biblical stories. The religion used commonly against us ( here in the US, at least, because I know other religions can be just as oppressive, if not worse, and Christianity isn’t the dominant religion everywhere ) being used in a way that’s expressive of our lives is beautiful. The very clear message of “Oh, I’m going to hell? That’s okay,” is perfect - for so many LGBT people in this country, we’ve been told that we’re condemned to eternal punishment because of something we can’t help. LNX took that in stride and made it art, with MONTERO and the video. I am in full support of it and will be throwing it on my horny playlist.

But here’s why I think this is so important - MONTERO’s release has exposed, in my opinion, where the real issues lie in Western culture. WAP did this too, a little - both of these songs, and their accompanying videos, were criticized using children. “Children watch you”, “how could you expose kids to this”, etc. were complaints hurled at Cardi B and LNX over their music. And in LNX’s case, people used his previous success with Old Town Road - I saw one tweet saying Old Town Road is “every kid’s anthem”, and that their children love Old Town Road. Which is problematic - how can you complain about MONTERO, but allow your child to listen to a song with lyrics such as “Lean all in my bladder”, “Cheated on my baby, you can go and ask her”, “Bull riding and boobies” - Old Town Road is not a child-friendly song by any means, but LNX didn’t include naked breasts, or ( as far as I’m aware ) market the song in a way that showcased those lyrics. So parents let their children enjoy their funny horse song, never looking into the words their kids were hearing daily. But with MONTERO, because they saw at a glance that it was an issue, they assumed this meant the previously “child-friendly” artist LNX, the man behind the funny horse song, was suddenly trying to indoctrinate their children. When in reality, LNX has never catered to kids. He’s always been open about his music and himself, and it’s entirely the parents’ faults for not better monitoring what media their children take in. It is never the responsibility of the creator to change their content for an audience they didn’t want. MONTERO, and WAP, both exposed just how internet culture has allowed parents an excuse to be lazy, hands-off pieces of shit, and demonize creators further.

MONTERO also exposed how homophobia continues to follow us, in how many comments there were calling LNX predatory, claiming he was indoctrinating children and pushing agendas - and, with Kaitlin Bennet’s actual racist comments, now he’s being slandered. ( if you didn’t see that beef, TLDR: Kaitlin asked “do you still see your dad?” w/ blatant intent to hurt, LNX replied with “yeah and I’ll fuck yours”, to which Kaitlin accused him of threatening to rape her father and several small, conservative ‘journalists’ ran with it ). I don’t like throwing around the word homophobia, but this isn’t new - gay men have been called predatory for a long time and demonized for even small gestures like holding hands. And now, an openly gay man made a video celebrating his sexuality ( which isn’t a new topic: look at any music video from the early 2000s for more examples of people expressing sexuality ) and given fuel to these idiots to continue pushing their narrative of “gay man predator, gay man bad”. Fortunately, it’s a lot less than it would’ve been thirty years ago. But the fact that it still happens on this scale, enough that journalists pick it up as a story, and governors, Candace Owens and other prominent homophobic conservative figures jump on the bandwagon....it’s sad. A man celebrating his sexuality shouldn’t be demonized the way it is, and MONTERO is doing an amazing job at spitting in people’s faces.

Cutting myself short here, I think MONTERO was a gift. It’s a work of art in many ways, but the social response it generated is also a blessing in that it shows what we need to prioritize - which is self responsibility. No one is forcing you to watch the gay man give Satan a lap dance, nor are they forcing you to buy his shoes. No one will ever force you into that - you, a consenting adult/teenager, willingly watched it. You’re reading this now of your own choice. If your child is watching MONTERO, you should blame yourself if you’re mad - why didn’t you monitor them better? Teach them to avoid things they don’t recognize online? You failed as a parent to protect your child from what you deem harmful. That isn’t anyone’s fault except your own as their active guardian.

Sex, talking about sex, grinding, lap dances....those aren’t new to music videos. They’ve been happening for decades, actually - early 90’s and 2000’s videos had a lot, and I think some 80’s had them. MONTERO didn’t invent NSFW music videos, the only difference is it’s gay and dared to use religious imagery ( which also isn’t new, but that’s another rant I don’t want to get into ). For once, I actually agree with the masses - this outrage was mostly fueled by homophobia and dumb Christians. And to any Christians reading this ( that didn’t get offended, because if you got genuinely upset by this drama, fuck you ); you’re cool.

Anyways, yeah. I think MONTERO was awesome, LNX killed it as always, and I hate conservatives. Goodnight.

#lil nas x #lnx #I sound like an sjw #but in a good way #might burn down a church later idk #Davey sleepy rants

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