I watched almost the entire case and she lied so many times under oath. If you're wanting a MeToo hero, Amber Heard isn't the hill you should die on, just saying.
Anon, there is no 'MeToo hero' and the fact that you'd say that just tells me that you, like many, view this trial as some form of entertainment in which to cast a protagonist and an antagonist.
These are real, complicated people, with real and complicated lives, and a very, very real trial with deeply terrifying implications that is already affecting the actions of survivors and abusers the world over. Deciding there is a right type of victim - one who can only be a paragon of virtue - and that every other victim deserves public humiliation, to be made a meme, to relive their rape on a global scale, to have texts read for that global audience about how their then-husband wanted to burn them alive and rape their corpse, to then have that same abuser laugh, ramble, lie, and sleep through a trial he's put her through simply for speaking out, shows exactly how misogynystic the world we live in is.
There is space in this conversation for how we talk about what victims of abuse do during and in the aftermath of abuse to survive, but not if we can't agree that what they've experienced is abuse regardless of whether or not they fought back, and certainly not if we rob them of their right to talk about that abuse.
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Gen Z slang
One of my favourite parts of internet culture is the linguistics of it (surprise, suprise). So, since you live under a rock, I thought I would go over some of my favourites.
1. YEEEET/ YOINK verb
Throwing/Snatching GEN Z
"Yeet that thing to hell"
(yes I'm writing like a dictionary idk why)
2. -ussy suffix
Denoting a crevice
"That's a paperussy."
I shared a screenshot of American Dialect Society crowning -ussy the word of the year but I held back the meaning because NSFW, but I'll explain it with a little less NSFW. You know that thing we call kitty cats? It's also vulgar slang for something. Remove the p and we get -ussy
3. W / L noun
W for Winner/ L for Loser.
"W gamer"
Not very notable but check out this wholesome video for why I included it:
4. Stan noun
An obsessive fan
"A K-pop stan"
Stan verb
Be an obsessive fan.
"I stan BTS"
Either 'stalker' + 'fan' or Stan from the Eminem song which is about a hyper obsessive fan.
5. Cap noun
For 'joke' or 'lie'.
"I have a Bugatti" "Cap"
"I call cap on that"
"Best movie I ever watched, no cap"
Cap verb
"They're capping about that"
From TikTok, where a cap emoji is used to call out people
6. Simp noun
People obsessed with a romantic interest, crush or internet personality.
"A Pokimane simp"
Simp verb
Obsessing about a romantic interest, crush or internet personality.
"He's simping for her"
7. Rizz noun
Proficiency in flirtation
"Damnn he got rizz."
Rizz verb
Flirt
"She rizzed them up"
8. Living rent free in one's head phrase
Being unable to not think about a topic or person.
9. Slap verb
Used for when something is exceptional
"This music slaps"
10. Sus adjective
Suspicious
"He's acting real sus"
10. Karen adjective
Obnoxious person with conservative views or inconveniencing workers in places such as a supermarket or restaurant.
Karen noun
Blond, white, middle-aged woman who calls for the manager in every establishment they go to archaic
An obnoxious person
11. Slay verb
Be beautiful or strong, used generally for women
12. L+Ratio phrase
Used to signify that the internet post is not based.
"Billie Eilish is actually pretty good" "L+Ratio"
From L meaning loser and ratio, a term originating from twitter, used for when a tweet gets more likes than the parent tweet.
13. NPC noun
A person who does not have opinions of their own, follows the majority or is gullible. Often used as "Oblivion NPC", from 2006 video game Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
From gaming meaning non playable character denoting pre-programmed characters in video games.
Okay, those are the new ones I've encountered recently and are on the Wikipedia page for Gen Z slang and you probably don't know already, and now, onto the fun part.
Alex here missed the last post, and you know what we do to uh people-who-miss-posting, WE PUNISH THEM! So, for your punishment, I have thought up something very painful (hopefully). You have to find absolutely terrible lyrics, maybe like 2 or 3, and make them Shakespearen. You can maybe look at idk top songs of the 2020s, or check out Megan Thee Stallion, I've heard one song because internet culture and it had despicable lyrics. Her other titles look horrible too so I think that'll be a nice fallback if you can't find anything. David Guetta also has some weird lyrics in 'Hey Mama' and 'Sexy Bitch', I know he probably doesn't do lyrics but they make me cringe nevertheless. I listen to music for the melody so I wouldn't know too many lyrics, let alone bad ones, so I hope you can find some and entertain us.
- Alia
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