#This also links in with why he's not able to properly “see” Ivan either. when he sees Mizi its an idealized version

[crustyfloor]

Whenever Till sings about mizi and or needing her I notice that he always imagines her child self..

I think it's honestly because he's scared of actually seeing Mizi and how she ended up after all these years, because she isnt that child anymore.

he idealizes the child who saved him from spiraling when he was younger and gave him a reason to keep going through the pain of being in Alien stage. He idealized what Mizi used to represent, a sweetness and flowery purity that is rare in the world he lives in. so he clung to it life a lifeline because she WAS his lifeline, but he has yet to recognize the Mizi who has changed so much from when she was a child. I hope Till has an open-eyed moment when he sees Mizi again not as the child she once was but as the woman she is now. I feel like that'll have a much-needed impact on his character development.

#alien stage #qmeng #vivinos #alnst till #alnst mizi #This also links in with why he's not able to properly “see” Ivan either. when he sees Mizi its an idealized version #Ivan has been the same since he was young #When Till looks at him he sees his reality and also a person whos not at all as pure as Mizi but was still there for him when she wasnt #thats not a truth hes able to admit yet because he's still greatly attached to mizi #he might even feel like hes disregarding her impact on him

[blaugr4na]

Hi, im not sure if you received my ask, but I asked a few days ago about ur opinion on Suarez's racism and Rakitic's homophobia. Did the asks not go through, or are you unwilling to call them out?

I didn’t receive any message(s?) about Rakitic or Suarez. The ask must not have gone through, was there any links included in it or something? Because that might have made it not go through, sometimes even when the links are spaced out.

Anyway, I believe you’re asking what my opinion is on these incidents (Suarez’s racist remarks directed at Evra and Rakitic’s homophobic comment) as they were reported, which has always been the same: they were both unacceptable and inexcusable. And what Luis and Ivan do on the pitch/the moments of glory they have brought to my clubs, which I have celebrated as a fan - while it is separate from who they are as people - cannot be used to erase or rationalize any of the incidents in question. 

Whether it had been ‘in the heat of the moment’, a product of learned prejudices, or whatever excuse there is - there is no room for racism and homophobia in football. And yet both are still very prevalent problems that exist in football today. 

This being said, for me, this is not where the conversation on these matters should have ever ended. Besides the need for taking accountability, I also believe in the ability for these incidents to be used for personal growth. I believe in education and I really wish that more footballers whose actions/words put themselves in these situations - instead of making excuses -  would take it amongst themselves to learn and truly understand why their actions (that’s *actions*, not mistakes) were wrong. Things will move forward, and doing this imo is the most proper way to do so. 

Beyond that, I also believe in the massive potential that these situations have to open a much greater dialogue on issues like homophobia and racism in football. And that is why I think it’s so unfortunate that neither of these events were ever (in my opinion) properly addressed or even properly clarified. 

For instance, Rakitic has since discussed the homophobic comments and said in an interview with RAC1: “It is not true that I said I would never share a locker room with a gay player. It was a misunderstanding. I am an open person and I have no problem at all with gay players. I’m open to sharing the dressing room with anybody who is a good person and a good player, and sexual orientation is not important to me.” 

I was glad to hear him clarify his stance on this matter. However, it’s still a little confusing what exactly the actual context was or what exactly was misunderstood? There was also a much greater opportunity that was missed to use this situation to open the dialogue a bit more about the homophobia that does still exist in football today. I do know Barça has intentions to become a greater voice in the fight against homophobia though, and I hope that they do and that Ivan can be an active part in that. 

When it comes to Suarez, he also addressed the racist comments in his book [x]. I can see what he’s saying with a misunderstanding due to the language differences, but regardless of the connotation, he still refused to take any responsibility/accountability in the case. Because Suarez felt he was being victimized, he was more focused on defending his family and himself and was therefore unwilling to accept any accountability or be open to understanding why these actions were wrong. And so sadly, the aftermath of no further/proper dialogue in this case resulted in no accountability and no growth - personally or for the fight against racism in football. Just excuses, some labelling it as cultural ignorance, some labelling Suarez a racist, and many (clubs and fans) just wanting the whole situation to be brushed under the rug because it’s a difficult issue to talk about and most would rather just ignore it and act like it isn’t there.

I don’t find this surprising though, because unfortunately not even just players, but agents, club directors and all the way up to the governing bodies of football find it so much easier to brush these kind of incidents under the rug as fast as possible (even if a ban or fine is given) so people forget that these are actually real problems in football which are still prevalent today. 

It’s even more unfortunate because in both cases - where the actions in question were very clearly unacceptable and inexcusable - an opportunity still existed to educate and express more open support to help fight against these issues. But now, all we can do now is either “call them out” as you said, or just believe that both have matured and personally grown (though as fans we’ll never truly know them as people). 

This answer was all over the place, but hopefully it answered your question on some of my thoughts and I really hope I was able to express what I believe properly.

#no TL;DR i couldn't shorten the thoughts i intended to express so hopefully if you see this you read the whole thing #Anonymous