#and blue or green and pastels or neutral/earth colors is just... neither are favorites but i love them all in their own way

[smowkie]

tumblr randomly reminded me of this game that Dee tagged me in almost a year and a half ago, but i realized i still haven't done it, and it does look like fun, so i'm doing it now =D Thanks for tagging me, @novemberhush ♥

hot shower or cold shower // texting or calling // earphones or headphones // paperback or hardcover // matte or gel // 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock // blue or green // sunsets or sunrises // tulips or orchids // candle light or moon light // sci-fi or horror // pen or pencil // pandas or koalas // gold or silver // sneakers or boots // denim jacket or leather jacket // pink or purple // wind chimes or dreamcatchers // chocolate or sour candy // deodorant or perfume // drive-in movie theatre or the cinema // pastel colours or neutral/earth tones // butterflies or honeybees // lemonade or iced tea // past or future // constellations or aurora borealis

I tag @veltana (to welcome her back to tumblr) @thisisdoc (because if veltana is back then maybe she will be too =D) @rieraclaelin (if she ever comes back xD), @lena221bee @metalsteveharrington @yodas-yo-yo and anyone else who wants to do this! if you see this, consider yourself tagged! and as always, no pressure to anyone tagged, these are all for fun =) ♥

#Smowkie talks #about Smowkie #ask thingie #tagged stuff #wow some of these were hard af #idk what matte or gel means??? #and blue or green and pastels or neutral/earth colors is just... neither are favorites but i love them all in their own way #pink or purple was easier because i love purple more but i love pink too so that felt rude to not pick pink too #my favorite flowers are tulips orchids and lilies i can't pick between them wtf #candlelight or moonlight??? i love both??? but okay i guess i love moonlight a tiny bit more #i use pens 99% of the time and i generally prefer it that way but if i had to choose it's gonna be pencils because when you want a pencil #a pen will just not do xD #wind chimes or dream catchers? uh. idek. they're both sorta pretty/nice but i also dont really care? #chocolate or sour candy COME ON they're both candy and i want them. #hardcovers my beloved you are bigger and heavier and paperbacks are so nifty to carry and that's the only reason i pick them over you #etc #a lot of annoyingly hard ones x'D #but still fun! =D

[mcu-and-buckybarnes-things]

Thank you @buzzthetower for tagging me!

You probably are not expecting such a long answer but bear with me because as someone with SNS anxiety I just get really excited when people show the slightest interest in me😅

hot shower or cold shower // lukewarm shower😙

texting or calling // I hate calls with a passion

earbuds or headphones // I use both depending on the situation but I prefer speakers.

paperback or hardcover //

matte or gel //

12 hour clock or 24 hour clock // I like to see Americans get confused

blue or green //

sunsets or sunrises // Due to unhealthy sleeping habits I don’t expect myself to be able to see sunrises in the foreseeable future.

tulips or orchids // Literally am growing orchids right now.

candle light or moonlight //

sci-fi or horror // Sci-fi is my favorite genre in fictions and movies, and horror, alongside with romance, is my least favorite.

ball pen or pencil // Adults use pencils?

pandas or koalas // Seriously, who would choose koalas over pandas?

gold or silver // I look bad wearing gold. But if we are talking about metals here, give me gold. Give me a giant load of gold.

sneakers or boots //

denim jacket or leather jacket // Neither looks flattering on me. So just a normal jacket please.

pink or purple //

chocolate or sour candy //

deodorant or perfume // I constantly have more than 10 bottles of perfume. I can’t save money because of that (´；ω；｀)

drive-in movie theater or the cinema // Really love going to the cinema, plus drive-in theater is not a thing where I live. But would really like to experience it at least once.

pastel colors or neutral/earth tones //

lemonade or fruit juice // I seldom drink both though. Prefer tea and sparking water the most (Ted Lasso would call me a weirdo)

past or future// I have no faith in my future…

#tag games

[thebirkenstocksocialist]

Awww thanks @tooindecisivetopickaurl <3

hot shower or cold shower Hot except I wash my hair and face in pretty cold water. I color my hair and it helps keep the color fresh longer.

texting or calling I love a long phone call so much. But honestly, I just love constant communication as I am a social extrovert. Probably why I like discord so much.

earbuds or headphones I refuse to choose. As long as they are noise cancelling. I use both actually - ear buds more at night and headphones during the day. Noise cancellation helps manage feeling overstimulated for me.

paperback or hardcover Keep it cheap for me. But really, neither, I'm an audiobook gal.

matte or gel I don't really know that this means either but I like Holo Toco nail polish a lot does that count?

12 hour clock or 24 hour clock I'm American and 24 hour clocks require mental math for me so yeah...

blue or green Green. But purple is my favorite.

sunsets or sunrises I think sunsets. I love that moment when the burst of color happens at the end of a wonderful day.

tulips or orchids I love tulips. I also tend to like more simple, every day things. Orchids are beautiful but too fussy.

candle light or moonlight I choose candles in the moonlight.

sci-fi or horror Definitely sci fi - but really I'm a fantasy person.

pen or pencil I love fancy pencils. I use Blackwing for everything. The smell is divine and their erasors are unparalleled. I have strong love for them.

pandas or koalas Neither? These are not on my top list of animals. My favorite are hippos.

gold or silver Both. Don't make me choose. I don't have much gold because it is expensive but my facial piercing setup is all rose gold and I love it so hard.

sneakers or boots I prefer boots for fashion but I always wear sneakers because my feet are fucked up. If I could, I would wear VANS pro slip ons all the time but alas, messed up feet.

denim jacket or leather jacket I own two and I love them.

pink or purple it's been my favorite forever.

chocolate or sour candy Dark chocolate. Love it with mint and also peanut butter.

deodorant or perfume I mean, both? My deodorant isn't scented. For floral I wear rose but I tend toward earthy scents like sandalwood and I have a lavender patchouli perfume I love.

drive-in movie theater or the cinema I've only been to a drive in a couple times but it is super fun. They don't have them where I live. I love going to the movies though. We do not say cinema. Just movies. hahaha.

pastel colors or neutral earth tones I tend toward earth tones and lack. I did just buy a lavender and orange checkerboard cardigan that is to die for though.

lemonade or fruit juice Neither. I like coffee, tea, mate, and carbonated water. I also love kombucha.

past or future One brings depression and the other anxiety so I choose the present. But if I had to choose? The future. My actions can affect that. The past is over and fully of awful stuff = the only reason to look there is to learn. Also, nostalgia is a dangerous trap. I have to be careful with that.

constellations or aurora borealis I've never seen it and I would really love to.

I'll pass along to some friends - have fun if you would like! @books-books-smolderinglooks @girls-are-weird @huracanesdetequila @plantbasedfish Let's hear from some elders <3

#get to know me #young royals fandom #young royals

[girls-are-weird]

tagged by @thebirkenstocksocialist so i guess i gotta do this now... xD

hot shower or cold shower: not hot but always warm. i do not like the cold.

texting or calling: actually, messaging? i don't like typing on my phone all that much (i usually let my nails grow long, so it's a nuisance). i'll type on the computer until the cows come home, though.

earbuds or headphones: i have both. i mostly use headphones when i'm out and about or on the computer, but i can't use them when i'm lying down in bed, or when i'm resting my head against something, so i have earbuds as well.

paperback or hardcover: i don't have a preference? i just like print books, however i can get them.

matte or gel: ...for what? is this a makeup question? hmmm...

12 hour clock or 24 hour clock: yeah we don't do 24-hour clocks where i'm from. we don't even have a military, so "military time" is not a thing either, lol.

blue or green: blue to the clouds and back. any and all shades.

sunsets or sunrises: sunrises. i'm rarely awake to see them in person, but i love catching a sunrise from a plane. so pretty!

tulips or orchids: really neither, but i have a soft spot for tulips because my grandpa used to bring us wooden tulips as a souvenir whenever he visited/passed by the netherlands.

candle light or moonlight: candle light, as long as it's an unscented candle.

sci-fi or horror: yeah i don't do horror. lol. sci-fi is much more my speed.

pen or pencil: i prefer being able to erase stuff easily when i write.

pandas or koalas: pandas are my favorite animal. =)

gold or silver: silver all the way. i've got an olive undertone-- gold makes me look like i've got jaundice. all my jewelry is silver or silver-colored.

sneakers or boots: i like boots too, but i don't have much occasion to wear them. sneakers are basically part of my uniform.

denim jacket or leather jacket: but only if it's faux leather.

pink or purple: yeah there are very few pinks that actually look good on me, lol. purple, on the other hand, i can wear nearly every shade. i think it's probably my best color, though it's not my favorite.

chocolate or sour candy: anything chocolate, please! the sweeter varieties, not the bitter ones.

deodorant or perfume: i get allergies with strong smells, so perfumes are trial-and-error for me.

drive-in movie theater or the cinema: i've never been to a drive-in but i love regular movie theaters!

pastel colors or neutral earth tones: oh god. neither? cool jewel tones for me. i'm a deep winter all the way.

lemonade or fruit juice: coke, baby!

past or future: i'm very goal-oriented so yeah.

constellations or aurora borealis: i've never seen an aurora, though i'd love to! (aurora australis also exist, btw). still, constellations are so much more interesting to me-- in the scientific/astronomy sense, because these are literal worlds, light-years away, that we are seeing with our own eyes. but also in the historical/mythical context, because i love learning about the stories people in the past came up with when they saw these "figures" in the sky, and how they used them to explain the mysteries of the world.

not tagging anyone, but feel free to do this if you'd like!

#meme #young royals fandom #do eeeeeeeeeeeet! #if you want lol

[kansascityhappenings]

Céline Dion launches gender-neutral clothing line for children

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Five-time Grammy winning singer Céline Dion wants children to have comfortable clothes that fit in neutral colors with simple prints. She said she aims to change the dialogue on clothes with her new collection CELINUNUNU. The fashion-line name kind of looks like a jumble of letters — the name comes from Céline + the fashion company Nununu.

The new clothes feature 70 stereotype-free styles for kids aged 0 to 14. Nununu specializes in unisex designs and is based in Israel.

“I’ve always loved Nununu and what they represent,” Dion wrote on Twitter Tuesday. “Partnering with [founders Iris Adler and Tali Milchberg] to encourage a dialogue of equality and possibility makes so much sense.”

Dion said she has tried to stay away from gender stereotypes while raising her 8-year-old twins, Eddy and Nelson, and 17-year-old son, René-Charles.

As for the CELINUNUNU line itself, Dion said, “The message I’m trying to get across is you raise your children the way you want to raise your children. You have to decide what’s right for them. We’re just proposing another way to take away the stereotype.”

Below we will cover how people feel about the new fashion line from all angles, those in support and critics included.

Benefits of new clothesline

Not everyone loves the idea of clothing without a gender designation, but it can actually help some kids be safer, particularly girls. Some of the fashion for girls today can be really over the top, and parents have complained that shorts for girls are often too short or other items are too mature. It can be unsettling to compare shorts length for girls and boys and wonder why less material is given to girls. Pulling back on gender stereotypes might actually let girls be girls — instead of pressuring them into items more appropriate for adults.

The intent of several non-gender clothing lines is in part to stop sexualizing kids. Simple t-shirts and jeans can be a life saver, and can take pressure off kids who feel like they have to be fashionistas. Céline Dion wants children to feel comfortable in their own clothes without feeling that pressure, and kids can decide for themselves whether they love pink, want flowery prints, or bows and pearls. Nununu does have some more frilly items, but none of its clothes are remotely suggestive.

Marketing firm Mintel found that 20 percent of parents with children under age 12 who had bought kids’ clothing in the past year support gender-neutral clothing options.

Prices can vary widely in gender marketing

Some of the gendered marketing can spike prices — compare men’s shampoo and women’s shampoo, or men’s razors and women’s razors. Some hygiene products have nothing to do with gender, and often the items marketed toward women cost more, so it’s smart to shop around and see how marketing companies could be stereotyping you in an effort to get money off you. It might make more sense to buy the men’s razor and get your money’s worth.

Kids toys can have the same problem: LEGOs, action figures, playing cards, board games, and other items have over the past 20 years been marketed more toward gender. Do LEGOs need to have certain colors to appeal more to boys or girls, or do kids just like playing with blocks? It’s an important question that marketing experts believe they have solved, but perhaps kids just like to play with toys.

History behind colors and marketing

Fun fact: pink hasn’t always been the color of choice for girls. A Ladies’ Home Journal article in June 1918 said, “The generally accepted rule is pink for boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.” The article with this quote has been saved at the Smithsonian.

At the end of the day, neither pink nor blue are seen universally to denote a boy or a girl. Across the world different cultures use colors in different ways: in South Korea pink is common in male fashion, blue is the number one favorite color for people across the globe, but in some cultures blue is a barely recognized color. For a long time, the Egyptians were the only culture that could produce blue dyes. In some parts of the world today, blue isn’t considered common. A research team worked with the Himba tribe from Namibia and found there is no word for blue nor real distinction between blue and green.

If we go back just a hundred years, children’s clothing has largely changed — mostly for the better. For centuries, it was standard practice for children in the West to wear white dresses until age six, which sounds more like trying to project an unappealing ghost-gender, but the clothing choice was out of practicality.

The baby boomers were the first generation to wear gender-specific clothing according to the Smithsonian. In the mid-1800s, pastel colors, including pink and blue, were linked to baby clothes but not directly to gender. Several guides before the 1940s suggested clothing color should be based on hair color or eye color.

“What was once a matter of practicality — you dress your baby in white dresses and diapers; white cotton can be bleached — became a matter of ‘Oh my God, if I dress my baby in the wrong thing, they’ll grow up perverted,’” Jo B. Paoletti, author of Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls From the Boys in America, told Smithsonian in 2011.

For Nununu founders Iris Adler and Tali Milchberg of Tel Aviv, Israel, the effort to change conventions in children’s fashion started a decade ago. The company offers clothes in neutral color palettes. The designers said children’s fashion doesn’t have to be silly, fussy, or frilly. If you look on the company website, a pale almost-beige-pink is used in some items.

The styles from the company may be better described as down to earth and comfort-as-a-priority.

The clothes can be found at Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other retailers, as well as from the Nununu website. According to the designers, the word “Nununu” is what Israeli parents say to naughty children.

Critics unhappy with non-gender specific kids clothes

Not everyone agrees with Dion’s decision to partner with Nununu. Thousands of fans tweeted they lost respect for her. Critics have dogged Nununu for focusing on changing clothing concepts. There is concern that the clothes cause kids to lose their identity or make them feel confused.

For Adler and Milchberg, implying gender norms with kids clothing didn’t sit well with them. Mitchberg said she didn’t want children growing up thinking they had to either play football or play with Barbie dolls. She said these are things kids should play with only if they want to play with them.

When Adler and Milchberg told their friends they wanted to start a unisex kids clothesline, they faced ridicule.

“When we started, friends and people we know said, ‘What? Are you guys out of your minds — unisex clothes for kids?’” Milchberg said in an interview with Vox. “‘You will lose your money and your career.’ But we felt strongly about it,” said Milchberg.

Dion first bought clothes from Nununu fives years ago for her children. She reached out to the company to start a clothing line last year. The ad for the campaign was uploaded to YouTube in November and has garnered more than 412,000 views. The commercial features police confronting Dion when she goes into a baby ward. The advertisement could be a little misleading (or dramatic) for viewers — so to really get an idea of what is in the fashion line, here are some pictures.

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

Courtesy CELINUNUNU

So is the fashion line for everyone? Probably not. It does have a limited amount of items and some of them are pricey. Some of the coats are more than $100, and something similar could probably be found at Walmart or Target. The designs are also limited and might not really fit with every child. A whole wardrobe based off the one line or company would be impractical, but some items from it might help expand a kid’s wardrobe and give them more options. Some of it looks great for pajamas.

Most of the clothes are for comfort, not for formal outings. If you head to the main Nununu website, it has far more options — including tutus. You might be able to get a better idea of their company through their Instagram page.

If your kids are into Tim Burton movies, if they like skulls, or if they like things that are simple-not-complicated — then these clothes probably fit their style. It can be a little edgy.

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2018/11/18/celine-dion-launches-gender-neutral-clothing-line-for-children/

from Kansas City Happenings https://kansascityhappenings.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/celine-dion-launches-gender-neutral-clothing-line-for-children/