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csuitebitches · 1 year

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On Being Socially Accepted / Well Liked

Human beings are sociable animals. No matter the degree of sociability, there’s a part of us that wants to be loved, nurtured and accepted by those around us.

I didn’t want to make a guide of how one should be likeable, because if you think a little - from all the people you like, do you like them for the same reason? Not necessarily. You may like one friend for their humour; another for being a solid person thick and thin; a third for their extroverted personality… we’re all different and should be!

Now, you may have certain qualities that you want in all your relationships, regardless of the person. For instance, I’m very adamant about transparency and loyalty. Loyalty to me doesn’t mean standing up for me even if I’m wrong - it means caring for me enough to tell me I’m wrong. However, these qualities wouldn’t make you likeable per se - they would make you accepted within a social circle.

So how does one become likeable?

1. Ease up on the doormat culture

You’ll notice that most of the people you like are capable of having an independent opinion and thought. People pleasers may come across as inauthentic and dicey, especially the ones who change their opinion to agree with the majority. So start cutting out the people pleasing behaviour.

2. Have hobbies

You’ll generally gravitate more towards someone who seems to have their life together as opposed to someone who doesn’t. I’m always keen to talk to someone who does something a little different in their free time. I remember talking to a physicist who also wrote poetry - I was very intrigued by his work, and I invited him to my NYE party along with his girlfriend.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with not having your life together as long as you’re at least trying to make it better. Hobbies don’t have to be expensive. It’s also a better way to expand your circle- not all your friends will enjoy pottery or tennis, for instance.

3. On emotional/ trauma dumping

The worst people to guide you in life, my father always told me, are your friends. Blind leading the blind.

Your friends may have a good heart but not necessarily good advice. Keep the trauma dumping to a minimal unless your friend is okay with you sharing more. Bear in mind that even as a listener, when you hear someone’s traumatic experiences, you may feel emotionally overwhelmed.

Never share your private experiences, current situations, drama, problems, gossip with acquaintances or friends who you’re not particularly close to. Trust me, it can be tempting to engage in catty behaviour but there’s a good chance it’ll bite you in the ass.

4. Figure out your strengths

I know what I bring to the table when it comes to friendship - gentle honesty, alternative solutions and perspectives to issues and I’m always a planner.

One of my friends is a blunt critic and I always speak to her when I know I need a reality check about life.

Another friend is very non judgemental, she’s the one I open up to about the weird things I think of.

A third friend is my party friend, who is 100% the life of the party and I love his energy.

We can’t share the same relationship with everyone. Understand your strengths and hone them.

5. Likeable people don’t care about being likeable

Become detached from this idea of “I want to be liked.” Rather than that, I feel the statement “I want relationships who accept me for who I am” make more sense. As you grow older, you’ll realise that this teenager definition of popularity is nothing but inauthentic bullshit. You deserve friends who care for you and cheer you on.

The idea of “I want to be liked/ popular” also low-key reeks of desperate behaviour. It shows that you don’t really care about your thoughts or opinions as long as you’re accepted and you’re ready to modify your opinions to fit in. That’s the worst way to making friends because you literally can’t be yourself.

6. Yes, looks do matter

Looks do matter to a degree. I don’t mean that in a sense of physical features - I mean it from a sense of grooming.

I’ve noticed that people will be taken more seriously if you look a certain way. That doesn’t mean you have to buy stuff until your money runs out - it just means being at a healthy weight, dressing well, practicing personal hygiene.

7. Observational skills

Whenever I’m at an event and I notice someone feeling left out, I go and talk to them.

I remember being in the shoes long ago and feeling uncomfortable going to places. So when I see someone in the same position, I try to be the person I wanted at that point of time.

It’s important to have keen observation skills but what’s even more important is dealing with it subtly. I remember a girl at a party wearing a dress with the price tag still attached to the neckline at the back. I casually went over, put a hand on her back, discreetly whispered that her tag was out, should I put it back in? She said yes, and I put the the tag inside her dress without people around us noticing me. Discretion is a must in life. Don’t shout your good deeds- do them, don’t get flattered by compliments when people tell you that you were nice, and just play it off like it’s not a big deal.

8. Being impolite

I read a study that polite people are harder to connect with. Overly polite people can be seen as boring and that you need more energy to talk to them because the conversation only revolves around a few “polite” topics (studies, career, life in general, how nice the establishment is, the weather, common friends… surface conversation). I’m not saying don’t be considerate - I’m saying don’t be overly polite. Don’t be over accommodating to other people. You can disagree with things respectfully. You can share a different perspective or crack a joke.

9. What are you like?

Are you better one on one or in groups?

I’m a much better person one on one. I resonate with people better when we have a conversation - when it’s a group, it’s just the usual hi-hellos.

You may prefer groups, if one on one conversations seem too vulnerable.

How do you figure this trait out? Ask yourself a simple question : if you had a meet a new person, would you rather meet them alone at a cafe or at a party with your friends?

Figuring this out is important because it gives you a sense of the relationships you value and how you can take them forward.

10. A balanced ratio of talking and listening

Try to listen more than you can talk. This advice is useless if you’re talking to an introvert. With most introverts I’ve noticed that they WILL talk to you - as long as they don’t have to make the first move. Once you set the ball rolling, they’re happy to talk.

So you have to understand how and when to switch being an active listener and speaker.

A simple generalised guide:

When dealing with extroverts: ask basic/ generic/ yes or no questions, give opposing opinions (most extroverts are generally up for a challenge) and listen more in the beginning, switch to talking more later.

When dealing with introverts: again, ask questions but you can make them more subjective than objective, less generic and definitely no yes/no questions. Talk more in the beginning and then listen more later, to make them comfortable.

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icannotreadcursive · 25 days

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Question I was thinking about: which Hazbin Hotel character would you be down to go on a three-day road trip with? Because I think that, despite likeability, each and every one of them would start driving their companion completely insane in their own unique way.

Oh damn, oh shit, I gotta think about this.

I think Vaggie.

Cuz—while I am so sure she's somewhat prone to backseat driving when it's not her turn at the wheel, which would irritate me, and is probably a bit of a leadfoot—she'd also definitely be a great copilot in the "keep an eye out for the exit", "am I clear to merge?", "can you hand me a french fry?" kinda ways, I think we could find a pretty boppin' middle ground on music tastes, and would probably end up teaching each other new swear words while being pissy about other drivers' stupidity.

You also, though, get my thoughts on the pros and cons of everybody else.

Alastor drives like a fuckin' madman, no one can convince me otherwise. Anybody else in the car during his turn at the wheel will be in fear for their life for non-serial-killer-related reasons. And then there's the serial-killer-related reasons; I don't wanna be an accessory to anything, even assuming I'm safe. He's also a judgemental shit-talking bitch, which I would enjoy when aimed at other drivers, but have very little patience for when also inevitably aimed at me. The overlap of music tastes would work out well here, too, though (hello electroswing). And I have interests in radio, music, creepy shit, true crime, and food so I think the chitchat would be pretty good.

I could do a day trip with Charlie no problem, but after three days we would be fighting because her blind peppiness wore me down, I snapped at her about some unexamined hypocrisy or something, and she got defensive, but then she got overly apologetic which pissed me off more. Genuinely think she's fine as a copilot—probably great at feeding-the-driver-snacks duty—but might be overly timid about certain things as a driver (like merging) in a way that might bug me, depending.

My tolerance for inebriated people is generally pretty limited, so that puts a massive asterisk next to both Angel and Husk for things being dependent on how their sobriety's doing.

Angel also drives like he's running from the cops, but I think that could probably be reigned in by establishing some road behavior boundaries like it's a kink negotiation. Honestly, that's probably the key to making it through a road trip with him without losing my mind. Roadtrip buddy safeword system, and taking breaks. The music, banter, and snack situation would be fire. (Though the banter may occasionally need reigning in.) He strikes me as very down to go check out random roadside points of interest, which would be fun. Having to inevitably drag him away from sexually harassing the clerk every time we stop for gas would not be. And not actually his fault, but this would bug me: having to readjust the seat every fucking time cuz he's so goddamn tall.

Husk has some of the same judginess issues as Alastor, but is overall one of the more chill options. Would be a decent and responsible co-pilot when it comes to things like navigation duties, but either cops an attitude about or outright refuses things like snack duty. If he's sober, I feel like he's generally a pretty good driver, but I also think he gets road rage, which I don't wanna deal with.

I...am not sure Niffty can drive. I don't think Niffty should drive. That right there makes her a bad candidate for only companion on a multi-day road trip. And then I don't think I could comfortably tolerate her degree of manic-obsessive behavior for that long in close quarters. Bless her heart.

That's everyone I have articulate thoughts about

#eiiri answers #thank you for the ask!#hazbin hotel

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decepti-geek · 1 year

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nother thing bugging me about current fandom culture, as happens periodically: i think one idea that’s pretty popular in some places atm is the whole ‘this somewhat likeable character has bad qualities and people Need To Address That.’ Like, a frustration that there aren’t enough consumable fanworks that Grapple(tm) with the unpleasant sides of x character. (Obviously, to some degree, this also falls under the umbrella of ‘I don’t know how to explain that you are fundamentally not entitled to access other’s work, for free, that pleases you specifically’). It reminds me of anti talking points to a pretty limited extent (mostly, I think, related to the ‘fandom is not activism’ adage), but the phenomenon I’m thinking of tends to come from fans who like the character in question, and have their own preferred way of engaging with that liking, which intersects with their personal interests. The preferred form of liking, in and of itself, I totally get.

BUT the thing that bothers me about this form of liking being turned into an expectation/entitlement towards others, in particular, is... most fic writers are not like. professionals. or seeking to become professionals. and I think that in terms of writing practice/skills, a key component of Grappling With Negative Aspects Of A Character is... the territory that that takes you into, in my experience, can look a lot like the thought processes that also characterise self-loathing, where the point is to explore a character’s thought processes without necessarily resolving them in any way - whether they’re aware that the things they’re doing are Bad(tm) or not, I think it’s easy to slip into similar patterns of thought yourself. Especially since it is all taking place inside your head. Which, hey, is also where the self-loathing happens.

The lack of resolution being important because, that’s necessary for an ongoing writing project. But the necessary thing for like... a less dire personal experience with a session of self-loathing is that resolution. If you can find any way to decisively leave that headspace for the time being, then mentally you are in a safer place than if you (intentionally in this case, but certainly not intentionally in all cases) let it hang about in your head in a more unresolved manner.

And I think that if you, personally, are literally someone seeking to write to a professional standard - ie, at a high level of skill, if the writing of Flawed Characters(tm) is a skill you personally think it’d be worthwhile to build - at that point, going to that mental place and learning to deal with it in order to extract creative material from it, is the tradeoff you make for practicing that skill. But if you’re sitting there feeling miffed that other people aren’t demonstrating this skill to a level/quantity that scratches your brain good - at that point, you are expecting those other people to go through this kind of thought process, to develop that skill, to put in the heavy effort of making that trade, for your benefit. And that is a big thing to ask. It’s HUGE. You are asking a lot, and that’s not really escapable.

And here’s why I don’t think asking that of randos in fandom is really very justified, even if you think that that skill is an Important one to have, and that would potentially put some benefit into the world if more people had it: at the end of the day, it all relates back to fictional constructs. Like, this argument has been made in different permutations time and again, but once more with feeling I guess - I’m the sort of person who has faith that... someone can exercise judgement about irl people’s behaviour without necessarily needing to model that in the creations they produce. Someone not wanting to Engage with negative character traits/actions in fiction is not gonna automatically treat real people who act poorly, the same way (ie, ignore their bad actions. They might, but - I know I sound like a stuck, stolen record - it’s not a reliable indicator). In part because... making a judgement about someone irl at no point involves putting yourself in their headspace long enough to try and create an artistic reproduction of it. There’s different goals in mind.

Beyond that, in the ‘it’s fictional’ vein, I’m gonna dip a bit into personal experience. It might benefit me as a writer - if I wanted to write the kinds of things where it was relevant - to further develop this skill. There’s also a possibility that learning such would also cause some change to my general worldview.

But right now, I’m not going to focus on learning any of it, because I am very, very freshly learnéd in telling self loathing to get in the bin, and reliably succeding in that telling. I’m a real person, not a fictional construct, and my ability to learn how to sustain something that is useful at keeping me safe, is far more important and will prevent far more real-terms harm to a person, than any one use of a writing skill, filtered through fiction in a niche, amateur folk-art space. I may reach a point in the future where my foundation in this is strong enough, that I can go back to that mental space and know that delving there is sustainable as a creative practice, without risking serious harm that I do not care to experience. I have not reached that point yet. I am not going to put myself in danger of harm in order to practice a skill that will mainly be useful for providing a moment of entertainment for others, rather than keeping me safe in what I am very, very aware is currently a fragile situation for me.

And I’m just one example, but like... that’s an example of the sort of thing that hobbyist writers might be trading on, if they follow the advice that they ‘should’ be writing certain things. The most important thing, to me, is that you’ve got real people doing the actual writing, and imo their wellbeing should be the priority, even if it makes assorted fictional constructs a wee bit less satisfying for people who like to enjoy things in a particular way.

#fandom #fandom culture #writing #rant

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tedturneriscrazy · 1 year

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I'm about to do something foolish: talk about why I'm not into Raeda.

Gonna put it under a readmore and omit the Raeda tag, so Raeda stans, you can keep scrolling along peacefully if you don't want to see this.

Also, this will be unrebloggable by default, because I am not in the mood to debate this or have people tell me why my feelings are wrong. These are my opinions, nothing more. If you're that interested in reblogging me, feel free to DM me and I can tag you in this post if I feel comfortable doing so.

Not too long ago there was that stream or interview or whatever (I forget what it was exactly) that revealed that Raine was initially conceived to be a love interest for Eda. When I heard that, things really clicked into place and made sense in a way they hadn't before.

Now, for plenty of people (and pretty much all Raeda stans), one thing they appreciate is how Raine had so much development aside from their relationship with Eda, and I'm not looking to take that away from them.

For my part though, I had to ask myself: Did they? And personally, I don't really think they have, and that combined with the aforementioned revelation just makes the whole thing fall flat to me.

See, for Luz, Amity, Willow, and Hunter, they all had substantial development independent from their respective love interests. Luz and Amity go without saying, and even Willow and Hunter have had their arcs and motivations aside from their own shared relationship.

And to be sure, Eda has had tons of development, as well. Hell, she had a whole season and a third of stuff going on before Raine ever entered the picture.

Which brings us to Raine.

Raine Whispers, who didn't even have half an episode before it was clear there was a thing going on between them and Eda.

Raine, who feels like they aren't in a scene without it reminding us how in love they are with Eda or how in love Eda is with them.

Raine, who has had very little screentime without it being connected to Eda in some way. Heck, who doesn't even seem to have any substantial relationships aside from Eda.

(And yes, there's Darius and Eber, or even Terra, but those are nowhere near the degree of interaction as with Eda, at least on screen, which is the key attribute here)

It took me a while to realize this, but I think overall I've been somewhat disappointed with Raine and Raeda overall. And that's unfortunate, because there's a lot of potential there. Raine is an appealing and likeable character, and I did enjoy the interactions in Eda's Requiem and K³OHD. However, by the time TtBK came along and played out, my interest just evaporated completely, and I'm honestly saddened by that.

To be clear, I'm not trying to invalidate other people's feelings on all this, and I don't think less of people who are into this ship and this character. Hell, I wish I could be there with you! It's just that I find myself unable to, and it sucks.

#the owl house

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myimaginarywonderland · 2 years

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Omg your thing about f1 drivers in FE has been my thoughts for weeeeks!!

I'm so scared McLaren are gonna put Daniel in the FE seat and it will RUIN the series for me. Because that's all anyone will care about or talk about. And all the other drivers will get over-shadowed. Daniel is a massive personality too and I think he's used to being adored and the centre of attention so I fear what he will be like in the paddock. I think F1 drivers are lorded as god's of Motorsport and none of them will like not being treated as that in FE. It's one of the reasons I don't find many of the F1 drivers that likeable, their egos seem massive.

I thought it was an odd move for Gio last year and it hasn't really worked out. I have barely seen anything of him this season I don't even know if he's enjoyed it but I think it's a good example of how the move, whilst bringing over lots of new fans, brings a totally new environment.

So ya thanks for the post. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I think I'm just generally anxious about anyone new joining the "family" and disrupting the vibes. But I think an F1 driver, esp one who was really successful in F1 like seb or Dan, would be the worst case

Omg, thanks for sharing this!

Yeah, I hope that if anyone of the McLaren family has to come in FE that it's Felix (because he seemed to enjoy his time in FE.) He's had experience and while he apparently expressed his desire to continue Indy, I just don't see anyone else there really?

I also think Daniel would be one of the worst candidates, worse than JEV even when he got there. He would hate it and I could see him making bad comments just to get out of it sadly. As much as I hate Rene Rast, I would absolutely take him over Daniel because he has been in a series that has been pretty low-key and he isn't that big of a character and centre of attention in any way.

I agree about Gio. While he obviously got better towards the end,he just was nowhere during most of the season and besides his super pole there was nothing special or even note worthy of his run in FE. I don't think it makes him a bad driver but it just shows how FE isn't easy and especially not easy to get into from F1.

I think even the Mercedes driver to some degree changed the environment or rather the team did. There was a clear difference between them and any other older team.

I think a great example of someone fitting in is actually both Nick Cassidy and Oliver Askew. Both of them had not been expected by most to perform and yet they did good and easily settled into FE.

I 100% agree.

#fe

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therealvinelle · 3 years

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Vinelle (and muffin since I know they'll see this too~!), I don't know if you guys have made a post ranking the Twilight books and why (including Bree and L&D if applicable) but I'd love to hear your opinions! (also if you could rank the Twi movies from least worst to most worst and why that'd be awesome too! 030 hi key love your rants on the movies and would love to hear y'alls thoughts more on them)-Sw

You’ve caught us out, anon.

And thanks to you, we spent last night watching Breaking Dawn Part 2 so we could rank it. @theoriginalcarnivorousmuffin hadn’t seen it at all, while I half-remembered it from years ago. A terrible time was had because that movie was unwatchably bad.

Since this ask was sent jointly, our answer was co-written.

So, without further ado, movies first:

1. Twilight

This is a bad movie, but it’s recognizably a movie. The scenes are connected, there are things it did well, and we could tell you what the plot is. The awkwardness, for instance, is very well done. The weaknesses are glaring, the main one being that the film never sells us on the characters of Bella and Edward, nor on their relationship, relying instead on the audience knowing they’re in love because- well, they’re in love.

Diving deeper into Edward and Bella, there’s an understandable explanation for this. Edward of the books is terrifying, and I don’t think there’s a translation to screen that could have kept the romantic atmosphere surrounding him that we see from Bella’s point of view.

Bella can listen to Edward eating Biology and how he explains that it means how much he loves her and not blink. An actual audience hearing that dialogue will have second thoughts.

Right out of the gate, Twilight has a very difficult task: Salvage Edward Cullen while still producing a somewhat recognizable character who will take the same actions (or near the same actions) that Edward Cullen did in the book.

In the effort to make Edward palatable but save some of his original character he loses his more terrifying lines (as well as his hilarious ego) but becomes weird, awkward, and vaguely creepy. Edward Cullen of the films is that weird, friendless guy in your high school who you feel kind of bad for but don’t want to eat lunch with.

Bella faces a similar transformation. Bella’s insecurity is completely removed (or else the screenwriters somehow failed to notice it). As a result, we get this strange antisocial girl who is too cool for school because she’s a stuck up bitch.

Between Edward, this creepy guy who sits next to her in Biology, and Bella, this girl who enters school too good for everyone else, we see no reason why they would ever be interested in one another.

In an attempt to make these characters likeable they made them both unlikeable and boring. The film series as a whole never recovers from this (indeed, the quest to make Edward look good keeps leading to stranger and stranger places).

It also forgets to explain why the Cullens live among humans, they’re attending high school… because. It’s a movie that explained to us all those terrible 2010 era memes and “still a better love story than Twilight”. And frankly, those memes were great, better than the movie. Case in point.

Everything is weirdly blue, which is atmospheric but also makes everything and everyone washed out. Everyone is super pale, so you have Mike looking just as vampire-y as Edward. However, it’s recognizably a movie. It introduces the characters, recognizes that the audience needs to be informed of things that are important to the plot, and most scenes are in some way connected to the plot. This is more than can be said for the other films, which is why it lands the top slot.

2. Eclipse

Eclipse earns its second place by process of elimination. The remaining three were worse. Eclipse also features Edward being cuckolded mercilessly, which is hilarious. Oh, and Victoria playing Riley, that was another beautiful scene.

Apart from that it’s just a deeply boring, borderline unwatchable movie.

Special shoutouts go to:

The opening scene of Riley getting turned, a ridiculous and poorly executed scene that served no purpose for the movie whatsoever.

Rosalie dropping her backstory without any context, Bella walks up to her and Rosalie launches into this horrific story for no particular reason. Both her and Jasper’s backstories could have been cut, as they served no purpose to the story and felt really thrown in there.

The many, many redundant scenes. The Victoria chase that ends with the Cullens and Quileutes squabbling could have been cut entirely. So too could the Seattle subplot with the newborns and Bree.

It’s a movie that isn’t about anything in particular, so it throws subplot spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. It dutifully regurgitates the Jacob/Bella/Edward love triangle while also trying to convey that Bella’s about to lose her mortality, while also trying to introduce suspense and excitement with the newborns. It fails to execute either of these, and it also fails to tie them together.

3. New Moon

The movie that wanted to skip itself.

This movie had two jobs, show that Bella is depressed when Edward leaves and convince the audience of Bella and Jacob’s strong friendship. And apart the rotating shots and the occasional Stewart voiceover, the former becomes one of those “just stay with us on this one, guys” failures, and the second is failed on every level. Jake and Bella are much closer at the beginning of this movie than they were in canon, and a montage of Bella hanging out with her buddy is just that, it’s a montage of Bella hanging out with her buddy. It speaks volumes that Stewart’s voiceover has to remind us she’s depressed and Jacob is helping her heal, because there’s no indicator on screen that this is happening.

This, in turn, makes Bella/Jake as weak and unconvincing as Bella/Edward was in the previous movie. We just have to take on faith that these people are important to each other because that’s what we’re told.

There’s also the wolves, who are completely butchered. In the books, there’s this great mystery with bears in the woods, there’s Bella wondering why Laurent ran off, there’s build-up, then when we find out what’s actually been happening it’s a satisfying explanation, all the pieces come together really nicely. This is not the case in the movie. Meeting the pack is just weird in this context, because we never wondered who they were. Bella is randomly invited to breakfast, we meet Emily with the scarred face who won’t ever have a line again, and that’s it, these characters don’t become important to the movie in any way. It’s a pointless scene that could have been cut, much like so many other scenes in these movies.

Apart from that, the Volturi scene from the books is butchered so I hardly recognize it, and Alice, Carlisle, and Edward’s characters are assassinated to an impressive degree considering they were barely in the movie.

It was hard to watch.

It lands third place because somehow, Breaking Dawn was worse.

4. Breaking Dawn Part Two

I’ll just list the positives: the intro was very pretty and promised a better movie. It was also long, which we appreciated because it took away from the movie’s runtime. (This is not at all an exaggeration, a lot of the time watching all five movies was spent looking at the remaining runtime and groaning.) The Tommy Wiseau sex scene in the sex cabin was uncomfortable, but the fact that it would have fit perfectly in The Room made it funny. The Romanians were genuinely, unironically, great, because of all of Carlisle’s trashy friends, these were the only ones the movie didn’t try to convince us weren’t trashy.

This movie ranks above Breaking Dawn Part One because of the things listed above.

Apart from that, something all of these movies, but especially the last four, suffer from is that they don’t have plots so much as they have a check list of things to put in the movie before they can call it a wrap. This movie is the worst offender of that, and it’s made worse by the film’s expectation that the people are fans who already know what’s happening, and therefore don’t need anything explained. I’ll explain what we mean by that.

We get Bella waking up a vampire, and absolutely nothing is explained. If you don’t know what happened in the last movie then fuck you. Bella then goes hunting, we get the hiker, we get the mountain lion, she goes back to meet Renesmée, finds out Jake imprinted on her daughter, we get the sex cabin, the handwrestling with Emmett. The Charlie problem is introduced (poorly), only to be solved a scene later with emotional payoff that had absolutely no buildup. All of these things, and the rest of the movie as well for that matter, feels like we’re just crossing items off a list.

Since the audience is expected to already know the story, the story only bothers to explain about half of what’s happening, if half. Who’s the lady living with Charlie? If you don’t know, don’t worry because it’s not important anyway. When did Kate and Garrett fall in love? If you don’t care, that's understandable, because they’ve barely interacted in the movie. Who are the Amazonian women? Do they have names? Don’t worry about it. Did Alistair actually leave, if so did that have an impact? Well, Bella stared at a window for a few seconds.

Every so often the characters will start quoting the books, and it’ll be completely out of place because these movies veered off course long ago. Carlisle references his great friendship with Aro, a friendship that was only briefly mentioned at the beginning of the second movie. Aro randomly starts talking about how scary human technology is.

All of these scenes feel like Marcus is telling the story, he’s just listing events waiting for the story to be over, and forgets a lot of pertinent details because he doesn’t care enough to remember them. There’s no effort to tie these scenes together, no effort to build up to anything.

There’s also one significant failure, and this is a failure shared by all five films, but it affects the plot (I use the term “plot” loosely) of this movie which is why it gets a special shoutout here. Vampires in these movies look human. The fact that Bella has to ask Edward is Gianna the secretary is human says it all, because in the books you know instantly, there’s not even a question. This makes the Charlie subplot ridiculous, because Bella looks and acts the same as ever. She had a trashy makeover, maybe, but she’s still Bella. Watching her get human acting classes after we watched her act perfectly human is just silly. Now, we’re all for suspension of belief, but this movie just pencil drew a moustache on her and the audience is supposed to go “My god, Bella, I didn’t recognize you!”

We then get to the atrocious fight scene, which was somehow worse than I remembered. It was also oddly long for a giant fake out. This scene took significant run time and it turns out to have 0 effect on the plot. And when we get back to the real world, the tonal shift is extreme. You can’t go from Jane being choked, dragged across the snow and face eaten by a wolf to her standing around chilling. We could have skipped it entirely, just had Alice touch Aro’s hand, and he goes “Ah, I see, cheerio.”

The end credits were pretty funny, “here are these random characters with bit parts in previous movies, isn’t this nostalgic?”. Nice try, movie. The fact this came after an extended clip show of the great romance of Edward and Bella, through blurry montage images that failed to be convincing in their original films let alone this one, just made it even more hilarious. Hope you didn’t completely ruin the director’s career, though honestly you should a bit.

5. Breaking Dawn Part One

As you can probably tell by the above entries, the fact that this is the worst one is really saying something. All the movies were hard to watch, but this one required pure strength of will to power through.

The big issue is that Breaking Dawn shouldn’t have been split in the first place. However, it was, and that meant that we got a movie that was almost entirely filler. (Followed, somehow, by a movie that was also largely filler.)

We get everybody preparing for the wedding. What do Mike and Jessica think of Bella and Edward getting married? What’s that, you don’t care? Well, now you know anyway. We get the full wedding, as in the whole fucking thing, including the afterparty. We get Bella and Edward traveling to their island, and there’s filler in the filler where they go clubbing in Rio. We then get every minute detail of the wedding night followed by every minute detail of the honeymoon.

There’s fanservice, and then there’s this. This was live action fanfiction.

NOTHING that in any way is relevant to the story happens, the closest we get is Irina looking stoned. Too bad the Denali’ refusal to help out in Eclipse was cut from the last movie, in fact I’m not sure they were mentioned at all previously in these movies (I think maybe Edward had a one-line reference in Twilight?) so this means nothing to people who haven’t read the books.

We then get to the pregnancy arc, which could have been Rosemary’s Baby but is instead as outrageously boring as the first half of the movie was. The director must have realized as much, because he gives us Jacob’s alpha plot that should have been cut from the movie (yes, I know it was in the books, but the thing about adaptations is that things have to go. For the record, I think Meyer should have cut it too). That subplot was straight out of an anime, by the way. Jacob claiming his ancestral rights as alpha while listing off his titles and the soaring music, was… every shounen anime, ever. Complete with the shitty voice acting.

It was a soul-crushingly boring movie.

Something that screws over the last four movies is that they were made to feed the fangirls, and generate revenue because the producers knew the fans were coming to watch the books they liked come to life, so they just had to throw scenes from the books and into the movies and let the magic happen. This is a terrible way to adapt something.

Special shoutout too to having to watch Taylor Lautner run around shirtless in four out of five movies. That was very uncomfortable and none of us needed that in our lives, Lautner included.

Super special shoutout to the fact that we disagree with nearly all the casting.

And this isn’t the post for that, but all of the characters were butchered. Some more than others, and some more insidiously than others. It’s the big things, like Carlisle’s character being turned on its head since he thinks all vampires are damned, exactly the opposite of what he thinks in the books, and the little things, like Jasper and Bella being buddies who bicker fondly in New Moon.

Then the books:

1. Midnight Sun

HANDS DOWN. This is easily our favorite thing to come out of the entire Twilight franchise.

Edward is every kind of crazy at the same time, all the time, and it makes every single sentence packed with delirious entertainment. Reading this book is having a stroke, a psychotic episode, and watching five different true crime shows all at once. We adore every letter of it. (That’s no exaggeration, we even laughed about Edward capitalizing “Son” when Carlisle refers to him as “son” in conversation.)

The book was more than we’d dared to hope for, one of those rare books that makes you go “This was written just for me.”

2. Twilight

The one that started it all.

Vampires are wonderfully creepy. Things like Bella staring at Carlisle acting like the mundane town doctor shortly after learning just how old he is, Alice explaining how vampires kill all, and the uncanny valley perfection of the Cullens all add to the otherness of these vampires, and the general atmosphere of the book.

The love story is convincing. Edward seen through the eyes of Bella is wonderful, the red flags are there but if it weren’t for the books that followed we wouldn’t have decried the ship the way we do.

3. Eclipse

Breaking Dawn is the more interesting book, but Eclipse has less things we outright don’t like. We get to know all the characters better, Edward and Bella are their usual beautiful selves, and it’s overall peak Twilight.

4. Breaking Dawn

Would have ranked much higher, we like what it did. Without it we wouldn’t be in this fandom now, as it brought so much amazing content. The baby plot is fine by us, Carlisle’s friends are great, the Volturi confrontation is a beautiful, if bleak culmination of preventable events. There’s a lot of great stuff in this book.

Unfortunately, and there’s just no diplomatic way to put this, so I’ll just come out with it: there’s too much Jacob.

He no longer had a reason to be in the story, given the way Eclipse ended he had every reason not to be in it. In spite of that we get an entire third of the book from his point of view, and then damned if he’s not shoehorned into the last third as well. He added absolutely nothing to the story, he was just there taking up space and being possessive of a toddler. His POV section was tough to get through, and his presence in book three was just painful. He should have been cut.

5. New Moon

This was the book we had to power through. There are some very good things in it, most notably the Volturi scene, but the Muffin and I enjoy Twilight for the vampires, and that makes Laurent and Hallucination!Edward the highlights of the part of the book where Edward is gone.

There’s also the fact that Jacob isn’t a very compelling character. He has to carry the book now that the Cullens aren’t doing it, and he simply isn’t up for it.

Yes, we’re aware that these books are ranked according to how much Jacob is in them. We don’t even hate him, not at all, it’s just that he’s boring.

(That being said, the books at their worst are better than the movies at their best. Jacob narrating his perfect playdate with Renesmée would still be preferable to… I’m trying to think of a good scene from the movies. Hm, nevermind.)

As for The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner and Life and Death, only I have read Bree Tanner and I don’t remember it well enough to give a proper assessment. I was bored with the OCs, though, bored to tears, throughout that book I was itching for Victoria and the Cullens. We have not read Life and Death, but we’re offended by its existence so it ranks bottom.

#books vs. movies #twilight movies #twilight books #the twilight saga #twilight renaissance #twilight meta #twilight #movie review #twilight review #i'm using all the tags tonight #the carnivorous muffin #thecarnivorousmuffinmeta #Anonymous #ask #long post

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How do you think it would turn out if Azula was sent with Zuko on his quest?

First of all: she'd be absolutely FURIOUS at Ozai. How dare he send her on a stupid quest that he knows it's doomed? And all because Zuko pissed him off? It wouldn't matter that sending her along was the only way to make sure Zuko wouldn't do anything stupid, it wouldn't matter that she would be sent back home eventually, and it wouldn't matter that she was technically the heir now - Ozai betrayed her.

That means the beginning of Zuko's banishment would be even more miserable, because Azula is 100% taking out all of her frustration and pain on him. They'd be fighting A LOT and the crew would find it almost unbearable to be at the same boat with them.

Eventually, however, Zuko and Azula would be forced to work together, and would end up developing a bond (despite refusing to admit it). Neither of them wants to make a fool out of themselves and enrage their father, they're both trying their best for their family and nation, and they were both throw in a different and sometimes hostile envirorment against their will. They just can't help but turn to each other for help.

That truce would lead to them developing a deeper respect for each other. Zuko would understand that Azula wasn't just "born lucky", and that she actually works really hard to be as powerfull as she is, and would be grateful that she isn't trying to sabotage him in any way despite thinking their mission is pointless (even though he is aware she's going along with it mostly for Ozai, not for him).

Azula for her part, would see that her brother isn't weak at all (in any sense of the word). He has quite the temper and is very reckless, but he does have a brain, he can endure a lot (both physically and emotionally), he knows how to take charge AND how to back down when needed, and he is just as dedicated to their nation and their family as she is - and she wouldn't admit it even to herself, but Zuko (and Iroh to a lesser degree) has been treating her better than Ozai ever did, both as the "autority" and as an older family member that is meant to watch over her.

Obviously, during those years away from home, they'd realize that miss what their relationship used to be like, with them being actual friends and always having each other's back. Their feelings would slowly grow into being much, much more than familial.

Once they do find out that the Avatar really is alive, everything changes for them. They'd be one hell of a team, and Azula would prevent Zuko from doing the stupid shit she got up to in book one (like fighting a waterbender in the snow, during a full moon). She'd also finally get a good look at just how competent Zuko can be and how he can improvise when shit gets rough - he always finds a way to track the Avatar (be using rumours, basic logic, or straight up hiring a bounty hunter), he knows how to make deals that benefit him more than everyone else involved (using the very expensive waterbending scroll to make the pirates help him capture Aang - who they have no clue is the Avatar and therefore worth A LOT more), he can stand his ground in a fight (his Agni Kai with Zhao, his sword fight with the pirates), and he can even survive having his ship fucking explode. And he is cunning enough to temporarely go against his own nation's best interests just to make sure HE is the one who will capture the Avatar (the whole blue spirit thing, which doubles as showing off his ninja skills).

Azula probably wouldn't be able to kill Aang in the book 1 finale since it isn't just Aang but also the ocean spirit, making it an unbelievably powerfull enemy she cannot defeat. After that, either Ozai will blame just Zuko and Iroh for that failure and make the mission to capture the Avatar be now solely Azula's, or she'd also be a disgrace in his eyes and he'd try to throw her in prison with Zuko and Iroh (key word being TRY).

From then on, two things can happen:

1 - Zuko and Azula will be a dangerous duo (Iroh's is there too, but come on) that will give the Gaang a bunch of problems, then be forced to live as refugees in Ba Sing Se and eventually go back to the palace after the Gaang successfully saves Ba Sing Se from the Dai Li, and invades the Fire Nation in the eclipse, ends the war and has Iroh be Fire Lord (he's a chill, likeable guy, he'd convince them he knows what he is doing). Zuko and Azula would end up growing to understand the mistakes their nation made and work to keep the world at peace... and would one day rule as Fire Lord and Fire Lady.

2 - The events of book 2 would be mostly the same, but Azula and Zuko would have sort of a non-spoken agreement to not get in each other's way, and I can see them almost capturing Aang together in The Chase until Iroh "accidentally" screws up and allows him and his friends to escape. Once Azula knows he is in Ba Sing Se, she gives him the chance to come home with her and he instantly accepts, while Iroh is inprisoned after they take the city and Azula kills Aang. Once they're at the palace, their romance would officially start, but Zuko would still feel guilty for supporting this war and still leave the Fire Nation during the day of the eclipse. Mai and Ty Lee would still save him from being captured at The Boiling Rock (partly due to Mai's feelings for Zuko, and also because they know Azula would regret it if she handed him to Ozai). Instead of a fight "to the death" in the finale that Zuko accepts to prevent anyone else from getting hurt, their Agni Kai would be Azula trying to get revenge on him from leaving her, while he defends himself and refuses to attack her and keeps saying it doesn't have to be this way and that him changing sides doesn't mean he no longer loves her. If we're going for extra drama, Azula still shoots lightning at him, but breaks down crying right mere seconds after it. Once she surrenders/Katara heals him and he sees her sobbing, Zuko embraces her, tells he is going to help her heal, that she is the love of his life and that nothing would ever come between them again, while Azula holds on to him like her life depends on it.

#asks #zucest #fire siblings #azula #zuko #azuko #shipcest

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I know you're not one for discussing power scaling that much, but what is your opinion on how reddit (general) constantly lowballs Genos, then consider weaker feats of other characters better than his own feats of strength? It just seems almost.... weird to me? It's like people hold a grudge against Genos for, existing, I guess? And when did this trend even start?

It's a long answer that is grounded in psychology. While the character himself is fictional and it's by no means a serious situation, nevertheless I've found the way people respond a surprisingly real-life object lesson.

As for the whole powerscaling thing that's become awfully popular, that's a purely fictional construct and is just froth. It's irritating as this is a story designed to frustrate attempts to make like-for-like comparisons and which tries to capture some of the complexity of actual conflict, but folk will have their fun. I think nothing of it. I think it's driven mostly by YouTubers who need to have something to engage their OPM viewers about day after day to stay monetised -- it's hard work. More power to them.

1. Anchoring Bias. One of the headaches of teaching people is that we don't actually learn that well from evidence. We need to check with our pre-existing impressions and beliefs before we'll accept it. All human beings do it, it gives us some degree of stability in our understanding of the world, but it easily goes too far. I don't know if you've ever watched Mythbusters, but in revisiting the episode of the lead balloon, Adam Savage said something I found extremely relevant: he said that there was no inertia in [Jamie's] ability to change his mind, praising the latter's quickness to change his mind in response to new information. [link to the whole segment]

As a group, Redditors have a very strong anchoring bias, a very high mental inertia if you will. You can see it in the way they get upset whenever something in the manga does not correspond to the webcomic, or doesn't happen in the way they thought it would. Oy vey. Characters too, impressions are anchored early and are very slow to shift. It's anchored in minds that Genos is a loser, and certainly when he started out he was pretty damn bad at what he did. Other characters are anchored as winners and their actions are read much more lightly. If mental gymnastics need to be taken to make new information 'fit' that anchor, they will be done. Like if Metal Bat were seen the same way that Genos is, the time he broke free of the chains Erimin and Destro had bound him in, you would have seen posts questioning the toughness of the chains and the quality of the binding. You know, 'just asking', the sort of thing that seems superficially critical in isolation... until you realise it's not asked of others.

2. Key Opinion Leaders. There may be half a million subscribers on Reddit, but functionally, there's only about 50 members who have a loud enough voice to sway the sub one way or the other. They're the Key Opinion Leaders. It's the case for *all* human groupings. Even scientific and medical fields have their KOLs and if you want something to be accepted, you need only persuade them and the rest fall largely in line.

3. The Halo Effect. A basic problem of human psychology is that if we have a positive impression of a person, we'll think everything they do is that bit better. And vice versa.

A character with a great halo is Bang. Who doesn't like a cool old dude with martial arts moves? And he's an awesome and likeable character. The positive light in which he's seen is all but independent of what can actually be observed about him, which is much less rosy. The fact that in a field where disciples are generally loyal and ex-masters are held in esteem for decades, he has few with any loyalty to him? He may be strong but so far, every time he's intervened to help Genos out of a situation the latter can't cope with, he hasn't so much gotten him out of the situation as joined him in the crap. You won't catch anyone calling him a jobber though (no hero should be called a jobber for the record).

If the halo changes, it's shocking how quickly a character's actions will be interpreted differently. Popular opinion was that Sweet Mask could do no right even if his critical stance on hero work being done right and seen to be done right was spot on. And now that he's a more sympathetic character, nothing he does can be wrong, even though he *is* a raging asshole at times, like a lot of the time. Both are bad takes.

The halo effect works against Genos. The whys don't matter, it's the fact of its existence that does. It means that no matter how well he is doing, his actions are always going to be seen more negatively than if other characters did the same thng. It's funny that since your post landed in my in box, we've had a manga chapter in which it's finally occurred to many that Genos is actually heroic. How long that will last and what effect if any it'll have in modulating folks' opinions of him we will just have to see.

Like I said, this is a fictional character and no harm is being done. It's just a fascinating object lesson in how you can have severe bias against someone without any explicit bigotry. Also the truth of 'give a dog a bad name and hang him.' It's also a salutatory reminder of why English (or other language of instruction) literature is such a valuable class. Because it encourages you to read and think about texts critically for both explicit and implicit meaning and once you learn to spot the patterns, you can see it better IRL.

#opm #asks #Genos #I suspect that this answer didn't go the way you thought it would #like I said some inertia is important -- the challenge is to understand what we need to see to change our minds and *why*#much of the time we don't actually understand why we're receptive or resistant to evidence and that's pretty useless

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notes/things i loved 2.13

-WILDMOORE. (duh. obvi.)

-I loveeee that we get to see the cool side of Sophie and I love the contrast of the audience getting to see Sophie be cool and Ryan still “hating” her guts.

-Sophie randomly saying she is a lesbian and Ryan being like... I thought you were bi (like why was that relevant Ryannnn huhhh?) but at the same time i’ve had friends say they were gay and i’ll be like I thought you were bi so it really wasn’t that noteworthy but I thought it was curious of Ryan to be... curious. Why do you care babe 👀

-When Ryan walked into the apartment and saw Sophie and Mary chillin and then Mary being like why are you giving me the 3rd degree I can have guests over, I lowww key got Mary/Sophie more than friends vibes. But I honestly think that’s because all the women on this show have amazing chemistry

-I didn’t ship Mary/Ryan but this episode made me ship it or at least see what the hell yall be talkin bout when you bring up Mary/Ryan cuz I def never saw it before tonight

-ALICE BABY LET ME LOVE YOU. I’m pretty sure me loving Alice is only because I love Rachel but goshhhhh give her all the awards. I love sooo much the way she plays Alice. She’s so likeable sorryyyy not sorry. She kills me guys, like kills me. I couldn’t handle when she got tortured and when she called her dad and he hung up and last ep too when Ryan left her hanging to fend for herself. Which fyi Ryan has every right to treat Alice like shit. But it still hurts me to see because I love Alice, but I digress. I just wanna love Alice. She needs love and I am right here.

-Rachel’s facial expressions and little mannerisms while she plays Alice are DELICIOUS.

-Rachel and Wallis have amazing chemistry. It is so believable that they are sisters/twins. THANK YOU CASTING GAWDS.

-Alice protecting Ryan. She is pretending that’s not what she’s doing but she totally is. I think she’s trying to make up for Ryan’s mom getting killed. I think she wants to be friends with Ryan but doesn’t know how. I don’t think Ryan would ever forgive Alice though. But I really like their dynamic.

-Sophie gets hotter and hotter every episode. I don’t make the rules. I mean COME ON. How hot was that scene “now back up” and then she cocks the gun and hits all the targets with perfect aim. “Any questions?” BXTCH YES CAN YOU FUK ME.

-I need more girls nights with Soph/Ryan/Mary. I love to see them just hanging with each other. The question about making out with Batwoman was hilarious. Soph’s face was like well I made out with one Batwoman, I wouldn’t mind making out with the other one.

-I wasn’t happy to hear that Ryan was getting it on with Imani but I guess at least she getting sum. But I need it to be with Sophie k thanks. I’m glad they aren’t showing it on screen though. This leads me to believe that relationship isn’t serious and the door is still open for others.

-Soph asking Ryan who Imani is and Ryan ignoring the question lol. Soph wants to be part of Ryan’s life so badly. HELP ME. I CANT. And Ryan is just like fuk off Crowphie.

-I’m curious to see Meagan and Wallis on screen being romantic. From their insta posts they seem to have chemistry but I just am wondering if I’m gonna be shipping them or still shipping Wildmoore. Most likely i’ll be shipping both.

-I was living for the bickering between Ryan and Soph. Mary was over it lmao. I was waiting for her to be like “maybe you two can get a room later but right now we’re trying to keep from being dead.”

I like Luke getting scenes and a life outside of Ryan/Mary/Soph. He is like the little brother who gets roped into all his sister shenanigans. I liked him having his own little thing.

The ending reveal of Kate’s face was EVERYTHING! Others have said it but I love that they aren’t dragging shit out. While it would have been fun to see one or two more eps of Soph trying to get Ryan to tell her she’s Batwoman and making side comments it would have got old fast and Ryan’s lying to her was cringe. Glad the cat is out of the bag. So now it can bring a different dynamic of everyone knows but let’s keep it from the crows still. And I also wasn’t looking forward to them dragging out Kate’s reveal either so I’m happy that was fast. They did both things just long enough.

-I like that Ryan now at least knows that Soph knows because now all that Soph does to protect Ryan and keep her secret and Ryan protecting Soph is out in the open. It’s not like oh Batwoman did that, it’s Ryan did that. Someone said it but I def can see Ryan and Soph falling for each other as Ryan and Soph not as Batwoman and Crowphie.

-More scenes of Wildmoore debriefing at the bar please. That was hella intimate. Can we get jealous Imani please?

#batwoman spoilers #bw #sophie moore #batmoore #ryan wilder #wlw #alice kane #beth kane #rachel skarsten #kate kane

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Writing a Compelling Villain aka Villian 101:

Disclaimer: Listen, I’m not saying I’m a pro at writing villains. I’m not even saying that I’m a good writer. I’m just saying that I enjoy writing morally ambiguous characters and if I can lend some info that may help other people feel more comfortable doing the same, then I’ll attempt to do that.

Before we begin, I must note that I will be operating within the dichotomy of hero vs villain. I fully understand that morality may be a spectrum, i.e. there are grey moral characters, but for the sake of this piece, let’s pretend that morality is as simple as good vs evil.

Let’s begin, shall we?

What is a villain:

Writing a villain is no different than writing any other characters. Crafting a villain requires care as the villain is just as important to the plot’s progression as the protagonist. Without a worthy opponent, the protagonist runs the risk of appearing lackluster. When crafting a villain, it is important to keep in mind that villains, like every other character, have to be believable. They cannot simply be evil geniuses who laugh maniacally while twirling around in their capes. Villains have things they love, things they hate, things that motivate them. They have families and histories. They have traumas and things that set fire to their souls. So, then, what separates an antagonist from a protagonist or a villain from a hero?

At the end of the day, villainhood is an expression of morality or the lack thereof. Villains are immoral, meaning that they recognize what society has deemed as good and what society has deemed as evil and actively choose to do something despite it being evil. In contrast, a character that is amoral is one who exists outside of society’s moral code. They do not know that the evil thing they’ve done is wrong. So, the villain who laughs maniacally while laying out their evil plan is immoral, not amoral.

Villains are not bound by the conventions of law, rules, contracts, or any other kind of societal boundary. They understand that these boundaries exist, but they make the decision to step outside of them. Compelling villains are not simply characters who flaunt rules because they can. Compelling villains flaunt societal rules because they have convinced themselves that they are better than the rules, they know more, or are doing the world a service by committing an atrocity.

Qualities of villains:

Villains often think that they are doing a “good” thing. Let’s consider a rather well known villain in pop culture: Thanos. If you’re not aware of him, Thanos is a villain within the Marvel Universe who thought he was doing the world a service by murdering half of the Earth’s population. The rub is that Thanos fully understands that this is a bad thing that he is doing. He knows that this act will require sacrifice, and the likelihood that that sacrifice will come at a great cost, is high; as we continue, we watch as Thanos makes the decision to sacrifice the person he loves most (yes, I know that there are plenty of commentaries out there that question the genuineness of this act, but please stay with me) in order to gain one of the stones that will allow him to commit genocide. Thanos, and villains at large, weigh the cost of their action and view their end goal as being worth the price.

The villain is set up as the opposite of the hero. This is the definition of the villain -- someone who stands in opposition to the protagonist. Not all stories require a “villain” or “antagonist” character, but all stories do need some sort of conflict at their center. Villains, by their nature, become the face of conflict in the story. Whether they challenge the hero in a fundamental way, or they present a threat, villains serve to drive the plot forward. They are tied to the hero in some way and make the hero heroic. A villain cannot be weak and easily defeated because where’s the fun in that, but neither can they be all powerful so that their defeat comes as random chance. This being said, it is not enough to simply give a villainous character negative qualities in the same way that it isn’t enough to give a hero solely positive qualities. A villain who is only villainous is a villain that is flat. Villains, like any other character, should be dynamic which means that they should be more than the sum of their villainous actions.

The villain exists outside of society’s rules. I’ll go more in depth on motivation in a bit, but let’s keep that word in mind for now. Society works because a group of people have agreed upon a set of rules. The hero is typically the character who upholds those rules. The villain, on the other hand, goes outside of those rules. The villain understands the rules but chooses not to abide by them. They do things that the reader fundamentally hates, but they do it in such a way, that the reader has no choice but to understand and sometimes, even admire.

Villains are motivated by something and are working towards a goal. Remember how I said that villains are no different than any other character? This is the crux of the matter. A villain shouldn’t simply be a villain because they are evil. An evil person doing evil things just isn’t compelling enough. It’s flat. Put yourself in the shoes of the villain (yes, yes, we all want to be the hero of the story but go with me). What motivates your villain? What are they working towards? What is the thing that they love the most in the world and what would they do to protect it, to avenge it? To a lesser degree, we’re all villains. Think about when you’re driving and someone cuts you off or when you’ve worked hard on a project and someone else takes credit for it or when someone you love and trust looks you in the eyes and lies to you. Chances are that you don’t go out and commit a heinous act as a result -- probably because society has taught us to fear punishment for the breaking of rules -- but think about that first moment. We’ve all imagined keying someone’s car or cursing someone out. It’s that part of us that isn’t bound to society’s rules. This is the aspect of being human that villains most utilize.

The villain has experienced some sort of deep seated trauma. Let’s consider another well known villainous character: Darth Vader. Darth Vader’s origin story is not one that is unique or even special; rather, it’s one that we’ve seen in a lot of villains -- a person experiences a profound sense of loss and retaliates in order to avenge that loss. In Vader’s case, he turned to the dark side after believing that his wife had been killed. As we know, Anakin had long been built up as the one who could tip the scales in the fight between good and evil. He is a likeable but flawed character. He has a desire to be loved (as most people do), and we see that desire used against him. So, when he thinks his wife to be dead, Anakin proceeds to murder a bunch of children. Cue the rise of the villain. Going through life, the chances of experiencing a profound loss are high, but how a character responds to that loss determines whether that character is a villain or hero. For example: Batman. Yes, I know that he blurs the line, but remember we talked about morality being a spectrum… Anyway, Batman (Bruce Wayne) witnesses the murder of his parents at a young age. That single act propels him into becoming the defender of his city. Had Bruce not had Alfred to guide him along the path of goodness, he could have easily become a villain. And therein lies the truth: any character can become a villain if the circumstance calls for it.

A few qualities to incorporate into your villain:

Believes that they’re the hero.

Has likeable qualities.

Can be very persuasive.

People are naturally drawn to them.

Is not afraid to break the rules and do something traditionally considered to be evil.

Is merciless even to innocents.

Has experienced some sort of trauma and blames everyone for it.

Will stop at nothing to accomplish the goal.

Allows the reader to see moments of vulnerability which serves to make the villain more relatable and almost endearing.

#writing resource #writing guide #rph #guide:mine #idk what to tag this as

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Goof Week: House of Mouse: Super Goof or Wish I Could Fly Like Super Goof (Patreon Review for WeirdKev27)

Hello all you happy gorshers and welcome back to Goof Week, my week long celebration of Goofy’s 89th Birthday. And today I take my once a month trip down to the house of mouse as part of my patron kev’s yearlong celebration of the show’s 20th anniversary. And since I had this theme week in mind I asked him if it’d be okay if he strictly randomized goofy episodes, he said yes and here we are.

Luck was on my side as I got what I remembered was one of my faviorite episodes of the show. But before I can get if it lived up to the hype or not a brief word on Super Goof.

Super Goof is actually from the comics, first debuting in a story where Goofy thought he had super powers and fought the Phantom Blot in a cowboy hat.

This concept was a hit so in 1965 Goofy was made a superhero for real with Super Goof #1. This dosen’t suprise me: this was the height of the silver age: The Lee and Kirby age of Marvel was in full swing and DC was still doing gangbusters. So there was market for a superhero spoof comic starring one of Disney’s best and brightest characters, who was given a bunch of super peanuts called super goobers to give him superman powers. What DOES surprise me is the series lasted 74 issues from 65-84. And what’s more insane and wonderful? It didn’t get canceled because of low sales or anything. That was simply when Gold Key shut down... and Gold Key was FOUNDED three years before it meaning this book lasted the company’s ENTIRE lifespan. I’ll say that again, a book about goofy eating peanuts that started because of a story where goofy thought he was a superhero and fought a cowboy phantom blot, lasted 74 issues and only ended because the publisher shut down. That... is one of the most amazing things I have ever heard in my life. I’m genuinely impressed... this isn’t even a bad concept, I likes it and wish Disney would give it a full series. Farmer could do wonders with it. I’m just amazed that this odball little comic took off like it did. And as one final fun fact much like Superman, Super Goof set off the trend of Disney’s classic characters becoming heroes, with Donald’s own Papernik/Duck Avenger following in his footsteps. I REALLY want a Disney Superhero Verse in animatoin now, I know there was a mini series like that. And I will have to visit these comics at some point I just simply didn’t have room in the week with a movie review tomorrow. .

So with all that out of the way how does Super Goof do on screen and does the episode hold up? Join me under the cut to find out.

As usual for HOM I’ll be doing the shorts and overarching story seperate soooo

How To To Take Care of Your Yard:

Look anyone whose read my stuff or even just my goofy shorts special will know how much I love the How To Shorts and how this series is responsible. This admittedly isn’t one of the BEST of them.. but it’s still fun to watch. Even a forgettable How To Short is still GOOD. It’s abotu Goofy taking care of his yard over the four seasons and has some decent gags but nothing really standout. I Honestly DO wish I had more to say but this one’s just okay and it woudln’t stick out as much if both the wraparound and the other short weren’t so spectacular. Speaking of which.

Locksmiths: This is one of the few shorts I VIVIDLY remembered from childhood and for damn good reason. This is THE best short i’ve seen so far for House of Mouse this year and for good reason. The premise is simple enough: The Golden Trio are locksmiths.. who end up getting locked inside their own office just after Minnie calls with something urgent to tell them.

The results are comic gold, with the standout bits being Goofy’s keys which is just such a wonderful hurricane of puns with some great visual gags to start it off that I can’t help but love it

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There’s TONS of other good stuff too: The boys fishing for the key, Mickey opening a ton of doors in a sequence MST3K would be proud of and the finale with the boys falling out the office. This is a true , hilarious classic and my words can’t really do it justice. Seek this one out on it’s own or in the episode you will not regret it. A true classic for Disney Shorts period.

Super Goof:

So onto the main story. Goofy asks Clarabelle out and she’s not only incredibly receptive but simply asks to check her schedule.. which he interprets as no. I would make a joke here but i’ts clear from previous episodes HOM goofy has Low Self Esteem: he was utterly crushed not having a valentine and by his friends all wishing he could be less Goofy. So him overreacting like this is in character and comes off as endearing: it’s not that he thinks so low of her he’d think sh’ed pull something like this.. it’s that he’s so doubtful of someone liking him for who he is deep down he self sabotages something I can PAINFULLY relate to as that’s one of my biggest personal issues hands down.

So outside presumably on break...

Not THAT kind of break. Though since I bring it up: they both were wrong. They WERE on a break, and it was wrong of tweedle dee and tweedle dum there to keep needling it ESPECIALLY since their the ones who TOLD HIM to hide his sleeping with the waitress and took NO responsibility for that. Rachel treating it like an affair constantly when she’s the one who wanted space and didn’t give him any paramerters for said is fucking terrible. It’s telling that in the reunion trailer everyone but Matthew LeBlanc, who was clearly just having some fun agreed they were. That being said Ross still slept with someone five seconds after being on said break, still listneed to the two of them on hiding it when it was a bad idea, and STILL caused said break by being a clingy asshole to such a degree even his previous history of being cheated on does not justify or excuse how badly he treated Rachel. What i’m saying is they both sucked, and thus deserved each other, and by the end NEITHER was remotely likeable, with both having done terrible things both in said will they or won’t they hellscape and outside it, with Ross dating a student and Rachel dating her assistant.

Anyways after that thing I clearly needed to get off my chest, we get a narration informing us a METEOR IS COMING and it strikes the peanuts Goofy’s depression snacking on, as a result he becomes SUPER GOOF! And after a display of his powers with various disney characters (finding Gepetto and Pinocchio in a whale, saving the dalmations from cruella , lifting the giant from the littlest tailor) and finds he has a narrator. No really Goofy notices and is not happy about it despite all superheros having one. I mean he’s not wrong, look what the X-Men’s did to Cyclops:

But regardless he has him and Goofy flies through the air with the quickest of ease through the house of mouse impressing everyone who has no idea he’s goofy. This gag is a carry over from the comics and a transparent parody of the superman clark kent thing. But it works because Goofy still uses his name in costume, still has his hat and really changes nothing about his appearance. It’s simple but sometimes you just need a very simple gag to work and overxplaning it spoils the whole thing. Trust me I know as a certified experinced fuck up.

So after the first cartoon Super Goofy guest stars, and we get some neat gags with the disney movie characters, though my faviorite is Peter Pan’s reactoin of “He Can fly he can fly he can fly, big deal. Anyone can do that”. It’s both perfectly in character and utterly hilarious.

Goofy however starts to feel disheartneed as everyone compliments him.. and Minnie says he’s better than a regular goofy as do the others minus Mickey because he’s a good egg. And Clarabelle but he misinertperts her like of super goof as her liking him better as that.

So fed up with everyone liking him better, Goofy throws away the peanuts, which he kept in his hat.. though one did fall in his waiter’s uniform. Remember that. The narrator questions if this is really the end and what if there’s peril but Goofy’s stubbornly instiant he won’t do it no matter what.

Cue the what: another MUCH LARGER metor heading straight for Mainstreet

Goofy refuses to summon super goof despite the danger... Mickey has an apt response for him

This is the one scene I don’t really like: Goofy has a righ tto be upset they all prefer someone who just showed up hours ago over him, especially beceause it IS him, to the point Daisy was upset she got a picture of goofy instead of super goofy because J Jonah Jameson’s not going to pay for pictures of his next door neighbor. But Mickey has a right to not want to die horribly in a cataclysm of fire.

So Goofy mopes off like his son to go save the world, fine whatever. Only as is cartoon law, the trash has been picked up meaning he dosen’t have any goobers.. except the CHEKOVS GOOBER. With it he chews it, flies up and has a truly impressive display holding it back while it’s just over clarabelle before dispoising of it. he hits on her in super form but she says she already has date with regular goofy. Goofy’s confidence is restored, he’s probably getting laid tonight and we close on a Mike add for a school for Goofy’s. How much is tution.. asking for a me.

Final Thoughts: This wraparound was great, a few small flaws but it has a great, engaging charcter driven story with some delightfully silly jokes that are right up my ally. It’s easy to see besides my love of superheroes why this one stood out to me: It’s funny, heartwrenching and stars one of my faviorite character.

The shorts are also good, one that’s okay , a bit too long but not bad, and one that’s an utter masterpiece. In fact the only reason the first short feels so long is you really want to get back to the main plot fast, and that’s not a bad problem to have. This was an excellen tepisode and I recommend seeing it out.

Before I get to my whole patreon speil, i’d like to say that House of Mouse STILL is not avaliable on Disney+ for reasons that haven’t been made clear. As such it’s on my Not Streaming List, a list I keep and update reguarly of shows that SHOULD be streaming on a particular service and have no clear reason NOT to be such as musical rights issues like the ones likely keeping shows like Drew Carrey, Northern Exposure and Murphy Brown off streaming. So check that out if your curious, link is on my main page and hit me up if you have any suggestoins for it.

So thank you for reading and if you liked this review give it a like and consider joining my patreon at patreon.com/popculturebuffet. As a patron you’d get access to exclusive reviews, the patreon’s discord and to pick a short each time I do one of these shortstaculars. Donald’s comnig next month and the deadline is in only a few days to join up for said month so the clock is ticking. Even a dollar a month helps me reach my stretch goals so please i fyou can sign up today and if not, I understand and i’ll see you at the next rainbow

#goofy #goofy goof #clarabelle cow #house of mouse #mickey mouse #donald duck #minnie mouse #daisy duck #superheroes #super goof #goof week

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hllo ! i’m nora ( she / her, 24, gmt ) crawling back to this rp once more like the dirty sewer slug i am !! i just can’t get enough, baybeyyy ! u may remember me frm such roles as alma putnam, rory bergstrom, bridget matusiak or greta o’driscoll 2 name jst a few.... sure there were more over these long years, bt the show must go on.... this is mimi, she’s dogmatic, tenacious n single-minded 2 the point of recklessness, she doesn’t like handouts n she’s funding her degree through her onlyfans account n moaning abt shit on tiktok. we love 2 see it !! slam that like button n i’ll creep into ur DMs like the slippery worm i am OR u can discord me at that bitch carole baskin#8664. a humble pinterest.

『ALEXA DEMIE ❙ CIS-FEMALE 』 ⟿ looks like MIMI MARTÍNEZ is here for HER SOPHOMORE year as an ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY student. SHE is 22 years old & known to be STRONG-WILLED, GOAL-ORIENTED, ARROGANT & EASILY BORED. They’re living in MORIS, so if you’re there, watch out for them. ⬳ nora. 24. gmt. she/her.

this is p embarassing but i actually originally wrote mimi for a discord rp based around love island asgjag dont laugh at me but it was so chaotic n someone deleted it w-out telling any of us so i lost her bio.... all her threads....e verythin.... it was mad. but anyway we startin from scratch w this intro so bare with

mimi is a really extra character so when trying to flesh her out i thot of the most extra thing i could do n made a colour coded mindmap with watercolour paints detailing her values, aesthetics and early life. shoot me

background: she grew up in a trailer home in boulder city, abt half an hour from vegas. her mom had worked in a vegas casino for most of her 20s but relocated to boulder city for a slower pace of life / lower crime rate when she started having kids. mimi has 2 older brothers n she’s the youngest. has that invulnerable younger sibling complex n basically thinks nothing can touch her. very confident in her own intelligence and her ability to get shit done

has mexican ancestry on her mom’s side. doesn’t know her dad. was raised with spanish catholic principals n found it all very stained glass windows and extra n that’s why she was kinda drawn to the decadence of vegas and all these massively high key aesthetics, like dia de les muertos was her fave thing growin up just bcos the pure feel of the festival and painting a sugar skull on her face n being able to party on the streets in a flower crown where everyone was kinda anonymous but together in this celebration

in boulder city her mom worked as a carer as there’s a lot of retirees there. mimi really resented the slow pace of life, longed for some fucking energy n life. she was a cheerleader in school but outside of school there wsn’t much to do except practise stunts and go on bike rides. occasionally they’d get dressed up and catch a bus to henderson, the next biggest city for them to get tht sweet night life

her teenage years consisted mostly of hanging around the renovated motel blocks used as housing projects n tanning by the pool. very florida project if you’ve seen that. she reminds me a lot of the mum in that. also she started working as an avon rep going door-to-door when she was 16 bcos she wanted to have her own income. like as young as 14 she’d decided she was smart enough to go to college but she didn’t have the money n her family didn’t really see it as a worthwhile thing, her mom was very like the mom from matilda “you chose books.... i chose looks!” which i think is where a lot of mimi’s more shallow / appearance-driven traits come from

wasn’t really ‘cool’ until high school. before that she was a bit of a lisa simpson type. won a spelling bee when she was 9. was in the mathletes squad in middle school. when she went from middle school to high school she started cheer and tried to reinvent herself basically. always been very concerned with social mobility and keen to socially climb, like when she enters a new situation she’ll find out who the alphas are and quickly try n befriend them

when she turned 18 she moved out and went to vegas despite her mom hating the idea bcos it was everything she’d tried to get her kids away from. she worked in the clubs there for several years as a shot girl, a table dancer, n eventually she started workin behind the bar in a strip club. in the club it ws really hard to resist becoming a dancer bcos of the sheer amount they made in tips. no one really pressured her into it she just eventually decided tht it was way more logical to do it while she was young n fit and had the stamina and ppl were willing to pay to see her body so she started taking pole fitness lessons. she also started working as a cam girl around this time

working in vegas strip clubs is basically whats paid for uni. like she didn’t go at 18 like most of her friends did bcos she didn’t have the money and she didn’t want to feel indebted to a college like she had to compete for her place and not put a toe out of line bcos she was on a scholarship. she was determined to pay her own way and it took 4 years of working really hard and saving n even tho she was working in vegas she basically never went out bcos every penny she had needed to go on uni n thts how we get to radcliffe baybeeyy

part 2 - interior / values / personality

values: the aesthetic !! literally loves the aesthetic so much. everything she owns is super embellished, she’s a pop socket gal, her dell laptop is covered in glitzy stickers, she always has acrylics n probs makes nail art videos on tiktok. really tuned into tiny details like painting a little hello kitty above her eye which translates into her degree when she’s doing small-scale mockups of town plans n stuff... she jst puts so much detail into them. ppl often get surprised when she tells them she does architecture but it makes so much sense bcos she grew up in a trailer park n was always thinking about ways the space could be more efficiently used, like she loves re-conceptualising neighbourhoods, definitely spent hours on sims as a kid. she also grew up near hoover dam n so loads of school trips they just took them there n she was like.... this is tight but it could be cooler.... where’s the passion....

massively into photography, has such a neat instagram feed like everything just compliments the tones in the next post like mMMM. idk if any of u know any architecture students but this is literally the one constant i can find…. like they all have super good instagrams feeds. is that bitch that will take 40 fake candids of u in a row at different angles to get u the perfect profile picture cos she understands the importance of marketing urself and having an online #brand

has wire rimmed glasses that she doesn’t need to see BUT they r like a magnifying glass for when she’s working with really small materials to do a mock up of an urban plan, and also just sometimes wears them for the aesthetic bc she’s such a pinterest bitch

assassination nation is such a big mood. literally the aesthetics of that and lily colson’s whole brand of feminism and nudity not being inherently sexual but at the same time wanting to profit off that bcos why the fuck shouldnt she use a corrupt system to her advantage is incredibly mimi

literally a human personification of a bratz doll both in attitude and fashion sense

somehow simultaneously gansey in the raven cycle AND elle woods in legally blonde? the two genders

values cont bc i started rambling: her independence and freedom. being the best at any given task she sets her mind to accomplish because she is unable to accept failure. social mobility. sexual liberation. interested in the psychology of sub-cultures and how ppl form groups and interact w each other and cult identities which is why she minors in anthropology. pro-choice. pro-weed legalisation. pro-sex worker rights. very activist.

aesthetics tht remind me of her: von dutch. a strappy cami top that says ‘please do not do coke in the bathroom’. low-waisted jeans that show off her belly button piercing. acrylic nails tapping against a heavily embellished second-hand dell laptop. heart shaped sunglasses in every colour. translucent stripper heels with barbie doll heads and plastic spiders in the heel. spraying champagne you cant afford all over the walls. narcotics in a heart shaped locket. an amazon wishlist full of lingerie linked on your tinder profile. sex tapes recorded on VCR. a religious devotion to waxing clinics. necking shots like you were born to do it.

she’s an enfj type which makes her pretty charismatic and confidence, like she has a fierce kind of energy to her, but she’s also super unwilling to accept criticism, dogmatic and can only really see her own way of thinking, quite ruthless when it comes 2 other ppls emotions despite having a poor control of her own and being prone to turbulence / throwin a bitch fit in the craft lab. easily bored. competitive. self-assured to the point of arrogance. forceful. adaptable. usually more rational than emotional but occasionally loses the ability to make rational decisions when blinded by a need for perfectionism.

very goal-oriented. money motivates her. money and clothes. she wants to look bomb while earning big bucks. when she gets her mind set on a project it literally consumes her she will forget to eat and sleep? i don’t know her. like when a final design project is due for architecture she’ll be up all night doing adderall and speed to keep her awake working on the placement of a single tree for ages cos its gotta be perfect

loves chaos. will spill your secrets and pretend it was an accident. will always be that gif of kim kardashian sipping her tea while drama unfolds around her. lives for the drama like that gifset of bratz when she comes running and gets her phone out to record a fight.

im makin her sound like a really bad person but hopefully she’ll be somewhat likeable she can be very charismatic and endearing and she’s naturally quite funny. also now she’s finally in college and doesn’t have to worry so much about money she actually allows herself to party n bcos she denied herself of it for so long she kinda makes up for it by going p wild like will be the girl climbing on to stage to crowd surf at gigs or doing a summersault off the bar and being escorted out by bouncers, thats the energy were looking at, pure dionysian hedonistic impulse

really gd at talking her way out of shit like parking fines. so good at being an ‘im baby’ girl and often dumbs herself down to figures of authority to appear less like a threatening ball-breaker and more like a confused fiat 500 girl who didn’t know red meant stop she thought it meant slow down

listens almost exclusively to female artists. has fergalicious on repeat when she does squats infront of the mirror n just the biggest fergie stan. also lana del rey’s whole vibe is massive mimi energy

ok ya thats all i have for now..... hopefully this is somewhat coherent and not just garbage.

#radintro #plot w me bitches #im fun n love quarantine sadness

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Info of King of masala..MDH

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the chairman and subject of many of MDH's marketing campaigns, died on Thursday at 97, from a cardiac arrest.Photo courtesy: MDHIndia’s spice king is no more.Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the nonagenarian chairman of spice maker MDH Spices, who for long enthralled millions of Indians with his rather unique marketing campaigns, and even became the subject of many memes, passed away after a cardiac arrest on Thursday. He was 97. Gulati, often sporting a turban, hook moustache and spectacles, had been the group’s brand ambassador, appearing on every pack of masala sold by the company, and on television commercials for long. His smiling face, perhaps was also key in giving millions of Indians a much-needed assurance to buy the company’s range of products, making it the country’s second biggest company in the packaged spice market, after the Everest Group.Today, MDH sells through some 1,000 stockists and over four lakh retailers across the world.“He was three things rolled into one: Brand mascot, brand icon and brand ambassador,” says Harish Bijoor, who runs his eponymous brand consulting firm. “An icon who led from the front through every age. He stepped into the shoes of being a brand ambassador in an era when the phrase was yet to be coined and minted.”MDH, short for Mahashian Di Hatti, offers 62 different spice products, ranging from turmeric powder to black pepper and biryani masalas, according to the company, and exports to countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, and regions like Europe among others. In 2017, with Rs21 crore as salary, he was also the country’s highest-paid CEO in the FMCG sector.“He ended up being one of the most endearing and likeable brand ambassadors,” Jagdeep Kapoor, founder of Samsika Marketing Consultants says. “What worked for him? His ethnic wear, welcoming smile, family feeling and serving style as an excellent host. His face spiced up the life of the joint Indian families then, and later on lingered when the concept of nuclear families started gaining steam. He worked on one priceless insight about the Indian tradition: Grandfatherly figures are respected and loved by seniors, adults and children. This helped build the MDH brand strongly, and turned out to be a unique differentiator among other competing brands. One keeps remembering his face every time you see the ad and feel like saying MDH, MDH.”But long before he became an icon, particularly in kitchens across the world, Gulati was also a victim of the bloodied Partition in 1947.

From Pakistan to IndiaGulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot, then part of undivided India.His father, Mahashay Chunnilal, ran a small spice shop in the city, named Mahashian Di Hatti, popularly known as Deggi Mirch Wale. By 1933, aged 10, Gulati dropped out of school to try his luck in business that included selling mirrors, manufacturing soaps, and doing odd jobs, including carpentry, cloth merchant, hardware business and rice trading before finally deciding to join his father’s business.“I expanded the business to Lahore,” Gulati says in the book, Divided by Partition: United by Resilience, written by Mallika Ahluwalia and published by Rupa publications. “From Lahore, we expanded to Sheikhupura and after that to Nankana Sahib, then to Lyallpur and then till Multan.” Over time, business grew rapidly with the Gulatis clocking between Rs 500 and Rs 800 per day.By 1947, as business thrived, India was to be divided and the family had to leave Sialkot to take refuge in India. With Rs1,500 in his pocket, the 24-year-old Gulati landed in Delhi, despite numerous hardship along the way, that even included his uncle being hit by a truck as the family slept near railway tracks in Amritsar. In Delhi, Gulati joined his sister, whose husband was a government employee and registered himself as a refugee before moving into an abandoned house. Soon enough, he bought a Tonga, a horse-driven carriage for Rs650 and drove it from New Delhi Railway Station to Qutab Road and Karol Bagh for two annas.“I was wondering what I should do… One day, while roaming around, I reached Chandni Chowk. People were selling tangas (horse carriages) there,” Gulati told Rupa publication. “I asked them how much they were selling for. I bargained a little bit and finally got a tanga for Rs 650. I used to wait near the railway station and say “two annas sawari, two annas”. I would observe the other tangawallahs and then shout out neighbourhood names, like “Karol Bagh, two annas, Karol Bagh, two annas”.But, Gulati wanted more.With his reserves, Gulati bought a small wooden shop in the Karol Bagh area of New Delhi in 1948 to restart his family’s business, and set up Mahashian Di Hatti of Sialkot.He also put out an advertisement in the popular Hindi newspaper, Pratap, which helped rake in customers.By 1953, he also set up another shop in the Chandni Chowk area of New Delhi, before deciding to start large-scale manufacturing in 1959.“Several decades ago housewives used to grind their spices manually at home and made their own blends for use in their cooking,” the company said in its annual report for 2018. “To make this process easier to the housewives, Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) visualized the concept of ready to use ground spices. It has set up state-of-the-art plants for meeting the ever growing demand. The company procures the raw material directly from the centres of produce to maintain uniform taste and quality. The raw material is first cleaned, dried and tested with the help of special machines.”MDH was formally incorporated in 1965. “With his vision, perseverance and devoted honesty in business, Mahashayji led the venture to the heights, which have inspired others to follow,” a profile of Gulati reads on his company’s website. “Very few people know the success and hard work of Mahashayji behind the success of the super brand MDH. Mahashayji doesn’t have any secret formula behind his grand success. He just follows a traditionally established principle of honouring the commitments and serving his customers through pure and quality products.” Today, the company has 18 manufacturing facilities, the first of which was set up in 1959 in Kirti Nagar, an area known for its furniture market. In 2018, for which the company has filed its returns with India’s ministry of corporate affairs, the company’s revenue’s stood at Rs 1095 crore, as against Rs 978 crore in the year ago period. Profits meanwhile, stood at Rs 315 crore, compared to Rs 247 crore in the year ago period.“Now cement is a brand, so is wire, and switches and whatever you can think of,” says Ashita Aggarwal, marketing professor at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. “But decades back, who would have thought of making a brand out of masala? He did it. He was one of the first to realise the importance of a brand. People buy commodities but they love brands. People shift commodities but they stick to loved brands. One doesn’t need to have a marketing degree to come up with such insight. The MDH man had the foresight as well as audacity to think way ahead of times.” Meanwhile, despite being a school dropout, Gulati set up some 20 schools, including the MDH International School, Mahashay Chunnilal Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Mata Leela Wati Kanya Vidhayala, Mahashay Dharmpal Vidhya Mandir and a 200-bed hospital that treats the poor for free. Last year, the government bestowed upon him, India’s third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.“Dharampal Gulatiji represented an idea,” adds Bijoor. “An idea whose time had come well before brand-ambassadorship as an idea in itself was recognised. In many ways he was the brand himself. The category of spices was a commodity in itself and the company actually made a commodity and packaged it for the masses. Gulatiji recognised there was something missing, and he added the brand zing with his persona. Gulatiji in many ways was the brand masala in the generic commodity. A man much before his time for sure.”Today, Gulati’s son and six daughters look after his empire, worth some Rs 2,000 crore. “We ourselves are responsible for our victory or defeat, so rather than blaming fate, we should focus on cultivating our strengths and reducing our weaknesses so that this God-given mind and body can be put to full use, so that we know that all our talents and energies are doing some good in the world,” Gulati wrote his in autobiography.Clearly, he lived his life to the fullest.(With inputs from Rajiv Singh)

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hello lgbtq community

ok So, i said it was coming!

in og unfriended there's such a disconnect from the characters we're clearly supposed to sympathise with to a degree, until the end these characters are seemingly innocent people being accused of and punished for something they didn't do, but these characters don't feel real, the way they talk and act feels so detached from a true teen experience it's almost a caricature of the negative side of the ideal Teen Experience other movies and shows preach to us. these characters act the way that adults expect teens to act when they've forgot everything about being a teen and it just gets progressively worse as the plot develops and the characters become more desperate. while they slowly earn more sympathy but they don't suddenly become likeable characters, it's more sympathy towards the horrible fates they all face and general horror at those things happening at all no matter the victim, and in the end it's shown more and more how these characters get less likeable again as they are forced to confront their own 'sins' so to say, and on addiction to that , we have no real perspective of these threats. we don't know who billie is or what's going on in any real capacity and then the scariest moments were the horrific deaths more than any way this unidentified supernatural force really was

in dark web ? this is a completely different situation. these threats exist for CERTAIN outside of the plot of the movie, these characters all have parts of their personalities that feel real and like the writers are in touch with what they're tryna convey. these are friends that are vastly different but you can see their personalities and connections and the way they works as a dynamic and as individuals. the slow and certain deaths carry serious implications. these characters don't feel like any of them should have these deaths and it's so interesting to watch these events unfold while hoping for their survival knowing it's close to meaningless and impossible given the circumstances. these characters aren't empty voids of traits people associate with certain age demographics, these people have traits you see in your friends, they feel like people you actually talk to every day. they have value and meaning, these characters genuinely feel like people you could know, you have even joined them to celebrate announcing key stepping stones in life (w the engagement, coping with the worsening condition of a mother, etc), these are a group of fun friends and they even have little quirks they can predict and joke about (AJ ranting abt a conspiracy). these people feel real and you see real efforts put into not only coping with and addressing the immediate situation but also trying to comfort and protect each other through it, we see Matias try to connect with his girlfriend and fall short in a realistic way. facing these characters where their flaws are realistic and understandable and their emotional connections feel authentic and they are easy to genuinely LIKE is so much more meaningful when we eventually have to lose them than any unlikable unrealistic teenager with no real connection other than their need to survive.

another thing abt dark web is that it indirectly does force the audience to confront serious real life issues, not the being framed or the stolen laptop but the many victims shown on that laptop and indicated to exist because of the many charons and their many communications, while that's a serious address plot it's still kinda a background factor that's a motive towards the main characters and the primary antagonists interactions therefore it's more subtle in making us really think about it

#i said it was comig... it came.#unfriended #unfriended dark web #soy.txt #long post /#honest to god if unfriended was set up like saw where the need to survive was the addressed issue not the guilt/confession thing.clda worke #death /#parent loss /#human trafficking /#theyre all kept as brief as possible but if u saw the movies u probably are very aware of the themes so i tag em!#also not to be gay but like hnnng damon sexie.#this is so messy bc its #9:30pm and i am not going through an hour of editing to make a tumblr post feel like an essay

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Ch 14 Fieldwork: Power

Make a list of all the relationships and interactions you have in the course of a day: with family, friends, teachers, students, and others. After making a list, answer the following questions for each relationship.

1. Describe the way power is balanced in each relationship you experience or observe.

Sunday- I stayed at Josh’s ouse, went to work, came back to his house.

Josh (who I’m dating)- dating so we have even power.

He’s societally more powerful since he’s male and I’m not, but when in public, I do a lot more of the speaking like ordering stuff, asking for directions, etc. He owns his own business and I’m a poor college student, so he definitely has more financial power than me, but I’m in college and he never went so I’ll be more financially powerful than him sooner or later.

Politically, we negotiate a lot. He likes to use words that are disparaging or dismissive of marginalized communities, and I hate it. But I heard him catch himself and stop from saying the R word to his brother in law yesterday so he’s adopting it into his whole life not just when I’m around. I negotiate by trying to not make a mess everywhere even though that’s just how I get comfortable :/

We established all negotiations through a lot of talking and texting. More comes from him through texts than face to face and as a psych major I can’t help but wonder why men tend to be like that but oh well- it’s what makes him comfortable and works for now. To change the power dynamics, so that he’s communicating with me without me having to lose my mind first, I’ve started acknowledging and praising when he does change the things I’ve complained about. This positive reinforcement has been yielding results as I notice he’s been more open to communicating without a drawn outpreface.

@ Work

Coworkers- I have slightly more power because I've worked there 4+ years and most of everyone else has been there maybe 2 years if not 5 months

Power at y job tends to be organized by job title. Associates are the least powerful because, while they literally facilitate the operation of the store, they’re paid minimum wage, and often bad managers have their free reign to openly disrespect them. Trainers (my job) are associates who know enough about the entire store, to train new employees. We have slightly more power because we know everyone, we work everywhere, we tend to be likeable/ well-liked people, and we get paid slightly more than associates (but this also varies along with seniority). Shift Leads are half-manager positions. They get paid $14.50 an hour instead ofa salary, and they get management privileges and responsibilities like opening/closing the store, managing the money, some scheduling duties, etc. Then there are Associate Managers, actual mangers that get asalary. They are pretty powerful because they can write people up, choose who’s on the schedule, give people free food, etc. The most powerful position at my job is the General Manager who hires and fires everybody and looks over everything.

In this hierarchy anyone with eyes can clearly see the intersections of race, gender, and citizenship at Panera Bread. Many associates who have worked there longer than myself (probably a decade), only speak Spanish and have never been promoted to trainer as far as I understand. Also, none of the managers at the store speak Spanish, so they rely on anyone that does to be their middle person with these associates. As far as race is concerned, Panera Bread is the perfect example of the Snowaps analogy. There are so many employees of color throughout the entire country, but as you get higher up, the employees are whiter and whiter. There is a degree of diversity throughout the Associate Manager level, but in my 4 years, I’ve met three General Managers of stores that were not white men. One white woman, one black man, and one man of Hispanic descent. I’ve never ever seen a non-white District Manager (1 step above General), not have I seen a non-white Regional Manager (1step above District). Most of my coworkers are black, or Latina, but every single person in management, or as a shift lead at my store, is currently a white man. One of the two shift leads became so after quitting three times within the year before!!! So, yeah in the corporation that is Panera Bread here are some intersections of race and gender and citizenship because who do you know that’s not a white man that can quit and comeback to their job 3 times in one year then come back to an undeserved promotion?

So negotiations-wise, I’ve negotiated a base level of respect from everyone over the years. I’m one of the longest-remaining employees and I’m a really good person to have on your side, so I’ve negotiated myself into being seen as like a manager, but without devoting 50+ hours to being inside a Panera Bread at all hours of the night and day. I give everyone I work with the same amount of respect, and they return that energy!

I think the key to changing the power dynamics throughout the company is to ask employees about workplace satisfaction. These issues trickle down to employees coming in sick, (4 people have lost consciousness there while working), employees harboring anger and resentment for other members of the staff, and the very best employees quitting either from being disrespected or undervalued. Once those people at the bottom of the hierarchy have agency, then power should be more evenly distributed.

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