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friendlyneighborhood-writer · 2 years

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I was prompted into talking about one of my most beloved oc’s, @tryingtimi thanks for giving me an excuse to just go off about him!!

So this OC is from this excerpt/prologue thing I posted. In this piece, he only goes by the nickname “the Shadow”, but that wasn’t always his name.

Because about 6-7 years ago, the Shadow was a 12-year-old kid named Braxton Wright. He preferred to be called Brax; his favourite colour was the cobalt blue of a summer sky; he liked to read. He wanted to figure out a way to make mechanical wings work.

He was the son of Nicholas Wright, an airship-engineer known far and wide for his incredible skills. Until one of his ships crashed into an apartment block and the corrupt captain shifted the blame to him. Nicholas Wright lost everything in that crash: his reputation, his livelihood, and yes, his son. Because Brax was in the building when the crash occurred. They never found his body, but from the forty people who were suspected to have been inside, they only found five.

Surprisingly, though, this is not when and where Braxton Wright dies.

The airship crash, miraculously enough, does not kill him. It destroys half his body, sure, but it does not kill him.

Nope. Brax is dragged out of the building by rescue workers that are as corrupt as the captain piloting the crashed airship. Because, you see, the captain and the rescue workers have something in common, and it’s not just the fact that they’re corrupt. No, they’re all part of the same society (yet to be named). This society beliefs in “enhancing people”, and the supremacy of cyborgs (although they have different names in this story because this isn’t a cyberpunk story —though I considered that). Either way, the airship crash? Not an accident. A way to gather subjects to experiment on.

Enter the worst five years of Braxton’s life, which he spends being a guinea pig for a bunch of supremacists.

Somewhere in those five years, Braxton Wright dies. Figuratively, but maybe literally as well. He isn’t entirely sure anymore.

Five years later, the Shadow escapes. And boy oh boy, does it have a hunger for revenge on the ones who put it through hell for all those years…

Alright, that was all super dramatic lol. Basically, Braxton gets out, adopts the alias of the Shadow because the scientists made sure that he knew he wasn’t really a person and he’s going to give them a taste of their own medicine. “You don’t consider me a person, so I won’t be when I find you.”

Also, Brax doesn’t want his name to be associated with his rather bloody vengeance. A big part of his story is him learning to reclaim that name and figuring out how to come back home.

A random little detail that isn’t relevant at all, but I like it: Brax and his father are named after the Wright brothers, which is reflected in both of them having something to do with flying (Nicholas engineering airships, and Braxton eventually getting himself a pair of mechanical wings to wreak havoc with).

But yeah, that’s all I’ve got on him for now. Hope you enjoyed!!

#writeblr #writing #my ocs #ocs #braxton wright

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boricuacherry-blog · 5 months

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Tour organizer Le'Troy Davis, who organized Tamar Braxton's Love and War Tour, went on social media threatening to reality tv star Chrisean Rock over ruining the event. He claimed she physically assaulted James Chanel Wright, because she allegedly thought she was suppose to perform and didn't.

People were wondering if it was true, since the victim hadn't spoken out. But now Tamar herself and James Wright Chanel have both confirmed Chrisean did get physical. "She was mad she didn't get to perform her ringtone," Davis explained.

James Chanel Wright, who is Tamar's best friend and also the one who made Patti Labelle's Patti Pies go viral, then confirmed that Chrisean did assault him.

This is the statement Chanel made to people blaming Tamar for having even invited Chrisean in the first place.

Chrisean has a history of violent behavior, including attacking her former stylist at a red carpet event, as well as in the reality show she's on:

She's also set up her sister, Tesehki, to be jumped.

#chrisean rock #tamar braxton #james wright chanel

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odinsblog · 9 months

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Patrick Braxton became the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, when he was elected in 2020, but since then he has fought with the previous administration to actually serve in office. (Aallyah Wright/Capital B)

NEWBERN, Ala. — There’s a power struggle in Newbern, Alabama, and the rural town’s first Black mayor is at war with the previous administration who he says locked him out of Town Hall.

After years of racist harassment and intimidation, Patrick Braxton is fed up, and in a federal civil rights lawsuit he is accusing town officials of conspiring to deny his civil rights and his position because of his race.

“When I first became mayor, [a white woman told me] the town was not ready for a Black mayor,” Braxton recalls.

The town is 85% Black, and 29% of Black people here live below the poverty line.

“What did she mean by the town wasn’t ready for a Black mayor? They, meaning white people?” Capital B asked.

“Yes. No change,” Braxton says.

Decades removed from a seemingly Jim Crow South, white people continue to thwart Black political progress by refusing to allow them to govern themselves or participate in the country’s democracy, several residents told Capital B. While litigation may take months or years to resolve, Braxton and community members are working to organize voter education, registration, and transportation ahead of the 2024 general election.

But the tension has been brewing for years.

Two years ago, Braxton says he was the only volunteer firefighter in his department to respond to a tree fire near a Black person’s home in the town of 275 people. As Braxton, 57, actively worked to put out the fire, he says, one of his white colleagues tried to take the keys to his fire truck to keep him from using it.

In another incident, Braxton, who was off duty at the time, overheard an emergency dispatch call for a Black woman experiencing a heart attack. He drove to the fire station to retrieve the automated external defibrillator, or AED machine, but the locks were changed, so he couldn’t get into the facility. He raced back to his house, grabbed his personal machine, and drove over to the house, but he didn’t make it in time to save her. Braxton wasn’t able to gain access to the building or equipment until the Hale County Emergency Management Agency director intervened, the lawsuit said.

“I have been on several house fires by myself,” Braxton says. “They hear the radio and wouldn’t come. I know they hear it because I called dispatch, and dispatch set the tone call three or four times for Newbern because we got a certain tone.”

This has become the new norm for Braxton ever since he became the first Black mayor of his hometown in 2020. For the past three years, he’s been fighting to serve and hold on to the title of mayor, first reported by Lee Hedgepeth, a freelance journalist based in Alabama.

Incorporated in 1854, Newbern, Alabama, today has a population of 275 people — 85% of whom are Black. (Aallyah Wright/Capital B)

Not only has he been locked out of the town hall and fought fires alone, but he’s been followed by a drone and unable to retrieve the town’s mail and financial accounts, he says. Rather than concede, Haywood “Woody” Stokes III, the former white mayor, along with his council members, reappointed themselves to their positions after ordering a special election that no one knew about.

Braxton is suing them, the People’s Bank of Greensboro, and the postmaster at the U.S. Post Office.

For at least 60 years, there’s never been an election in the town. Instead, the mantle has been treated as a “hand me down” by the small percentage of white residents, according to several residents Capital B interviewed. After being the only one to submit qualifying paperwork and statement of economic interests, Braxton became the mayor.

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#politics #white supremacy #patrick braxton #woody stokes #republicans #alabama #sundown towns #racism #voter suppression

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tum-bakery · 4 months

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I still have those silly gay lawyers in my head so I might as well share my silly little thoughts:

Okay the Ace A.ttorney universe is PERFECT for "well I should be on leave, but I can't actually take any time off." Like... we've seen their legal system this is not a place that cares about their citizens.

That being said, if Edgeworth was the one pregnant I could totally see him going over seas to get natal care. (Perhaps vanishing for a bit to do so... that seems in line-)

Wright on the other hand? HA- if he could find work he'd take it up until the last second. It's just Braxton Hicks contractions, he can stand in a courth room for a few hours. He needs the work, he needs the money. He'd try and take a case hours after HAVING a kid if no one stopped him, regardless of paternal guilt. He'd try to finish a case if he knew he was about to LITERALLY HAVE HIS BABY.

With how often Edgeworth just randomly dissapears to another continent, I'm more than a little obsessed with the idea of Edgeworth coming back for a big case after being gone for MONTHS (ala the death scare between the first few games for some extra omph) and being put against an overdue and definitely should be resting Wright. Edgeworth over the course of the case also manages to put the pieces together about Wright's pregnancy and at a certain point just asking Wright "how... was I never made aware of any of this?" And Wright responding with "I... well I thought you were gone..."

Edgeworth keeping an eye on his rival from accross the courtroom the entire trial.

On a lighter hearted note: considering the entire 2 braincells the entire cast shares, a pregnancy could be hidden SO easily. Clearly its just a little weight gain, no baby here no way haha. Suit shrunk in the wash- bad indegestion- idk some mystery illness that TOTALLY isn't pregnancy.

(And Maya is either THE most oblivious or the first to find out. No inbetween. She either knows or couldn't fathom it.)

#bakerspeakin #mpreg

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historyhermann · 6 months

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Young Love Spoiler-Filled Review

Young Love is a mature animated comedy spun off from the short film, Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce W. Smith. Cherry, who created this series, began working in the entertainment industry in 2007. Downing created the Afrofuturist series My Dad the Bounty Hunter. Smith created The Proud Family and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. Sony Pictures Animation, Blue Key Entertainment, and Lion Forge Animation produced this series. This article was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of actors currently on strike, Young Love, being reviewed here, wouldn't exist.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs and Wayback Machine. This was the fifty-third article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on October 18, 2023.

This series comes at a time that there are growing number of Black-centered animated series on streaming services, including My Dad the Bounty Hunter, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Craig of the Creek, Supa Team 4, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Central Park, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. There are also ongoing indie animations, like Guardian Instance, Diver: The Animated Series, and Silver Lin, by Black animator Brandon Wright. In addition, indie animations such as Defenders of Alodia, LimeLight, and Captain Zero are in development. Iwájú, Dantai, Cookies & Milk, Tiana, and Iyanu: Child of Wonder are five animated series set to premiere on streaming platforms in the future.

Young Love follows a tight-knit Black family trying to pursue their dreams. It goes beyond what is depicted in Hair Love. Only Angela Young (voiced by Issa Rae), spoke in that film. In this series, Rae reprises her role. Kid Cudi and Brooke Monroe Conaway join her. Cudi voices her partner, Stephen Love. Conaway voices her daughter, Zuri Michaela Young-Love. The first episode pulls you into their world, as does the animation style. Stephen is an aspiring music producer. Angela is a hair stylist. She enters her workplace, the salon, Sister Locs, two months after she left the hospital, but is out of practice.

The episode goes on from there, with Stephen and Angela showing support for their daughter at a school auction. Star (voiced by Tamar Braxton) and Angela's parents, Russell Young (voiced by Henry Lennix) and Gigi Young (voiced by Loretta Devine), are introduced. Stephen and Angela rent their apartment from Russell, who is often hounding Stephen to pay the rent. Stephen, Angela, and Zuri often have fun together, despite their challenges. However, there are tensions. Angela wants to complete her bucket list, which she put together before her chemotherapy. Zuri has dug tunnels through the apartment, so she moves through undetected. At other times, Stephen and Angela help Zuri with her school projects.

Through it all, comedy is part and parcel of this series, mixed with occasional coarse language, suggestive dialogue, and violence. Young Love doesn't sugarcoat life in Chicago or tense family dynamics, but shows them realistically instead. At the same time, the series highlights the role of the sharing economy, sexist beliefs from men (claims of women's incapability), and gangs. The latter is manifested in Lil Ankh (voiced by Idrys). He is a rap/hip hop star and Stephen works for him. When it comes to the sharing economy, Angela convinces her fellow co-worker, Cheri, to use a digital app for booking appointments.

The series has a strong slice-of-life vibe, from the fight between Russell and a 1970s washing machine (he finally wins when he puts it at the curb), Zuri and Gigi going to apartments managed by Russell to collect rent (to prove women aren't incapable). At the same time, it provides commentary on social media influencers. In the fourth episode, for instance, Zuri becomes friends with Stacy, after she objects to the book selection by the school librarian, Ms. Green and feels guilt for her homelessness, resulting in her inviting Stacey and her family to stay in the Young's apartment.

This quickly goes wrong when Angela becomes a social media influencer and exploits the new residents, using them to gain followers. They strike back by mooching off her. Angela and Zuri get their new occupants (Stacey and her family) to leave by getting them a hotel room. In the end, they do very well for themselves. Supporters gift them an entire house, while Zuri, Stephen, and Angela don't even have a whole house. In some ways, Angela and Zuri get what they deserve. Overall, the episode is critical of social media influencers and their negative influence. Crowdfunding's positives are hinted. This episode has a similar message to that communicated about such individuals in Karma's World and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.

The value of art and the creative process is key theme in Young Love. For instance, in the fourth episode, Stephen connects with his nephew, Amir (voiced by Noah Cottrell), who likes to spray paint. He brings him to a modern art exhibit, exciting him. This goes further in the next episode, when Stephen puts aside his contract with Lil Ankh, after the latter rejects his beats, and tries to ink a deal with a White male advertising executive. He hopes that this will help him break free of Ankh.

The firm is steeped in White bro culture. It is racist but hidden behind niceties. The executive he met previously is joined by a few others. They all dress like Black people, claim they "get" them, and are "allies." While he cringes, he goes along with it because of the compensation. This episode criticizes "inclusive" corporate culture. In reality, the culture of this corporation is the "same old race shit." This gets worse when Stephen uncovers that he's making a racially tinged laundry detergent jingle.

What follows is a funny sequence: a Twitter bird chases Stephen and Star. They are confronted by historical Black figures who warn them against making the jingle. They ignore this, and make a subversive jingle, with Black power themes. The White ad execs don't know better. This is squashed when Lil Ankh releases a similar song, and they have to return the money. Even worse, Lil Ankh calls out Stephen as "trash" and a "traitor." It is no accident that in the same episode, Angela bonds with a new client, a Black woman named Jade, one of the only Black women who leads a PR firm. Zuri tries to sell cookies to "get back" at the Girl Scouts.

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This series is more than a mix of slice-of-life and drama. The episodes often come with warnings for strong or coarse language, and occasional violence. Unlike other series, aimed at all ages, Young Love is aimed at mature adults. It doesn't whitewash anything. Take for example, the sixth episode, when Stephen tries to figure out who he is without Lil Ankh, who stole his beats without credit, and ends up in a bad funk. After he brings Zuri to school, his beat-up car breaks down. He gets four flat tires. It is almost a manifestation of 1998 hit by The Coup, "Cars & Shoes."

If that isn't bad enough, Ankh refuses to give him credit. Star continues working with Ankh despite him being a scumbag. With this defeat, he imagines everyone criticizing his work, and even fills out employment applications that Russell gave him. There is then a twist: Russell once was drummer for a funk band! He declares that he sees potential in Stephen, saying he believes in him and says music is Stephen's identity. This is just the inspiration he needs. It is not mistake that everyone learns a lesson by the end of the episode: Angela learns that she should stop meddling in people's lives as a life coach and Zuri stops trying to tell people's fortunes with a demonic cootie-catcher. The episode ends with Stephen teaching Zuri piano chords. Angela welcomes further bonding between Zuri and Stephen.

The next episode of Young Love is one of my favorites since it contains social commentary on pyramid schemes, video game addiction, and comedy (known as throwing shade in this series). For the first of these topics, Angela tries to extract her mom from a pyramid scheme called Ruminate, to sell reported "holy water." This changes when the devious speaker declares that a benefit is an "all-exclusive" trip to Paris. She then accepts it since a vacation to Paris is on her bucket list.

They end up hawking this to more people until they realize the obvious: it is a swindle. They get a ticket, but to Paris, Illinois, not Paris, France, infuriating them. Angela says that Chicago's broken educational system was a cause for her poor choice. She thanks her mom for teaching her to believe in herself again. While Angela and her mom round up "the crew" (those they roped into the scheme) to take down Ruminate, no one believes their tall tale, which appears partially fabricated.

The commentary on video game addiction and comedy is more straightforward. Stephen becomes resolute and determined to beat Hustle Quest, a video game that his nephew Amir made. After several days, he is victorious. However, Zuri easily beats the game in a few minutes, surprising Stephen. The latter makes clear that becoming obsessed with something short-lived is a waste of time. It implies that people have different forms of obsession. Video game addiction is listed in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). However, there isn't a consensus on whether it is separate disorder or manifestation of other disorders.

When it comes to comedy, Zuri learns from Amir how to show "shade" on people. She stands up to Twan (voiced by Debra Wilson), who is calling people names. Both end up in the principal's office. He chastises them for their behavior. The principal says that if they continue, they will become comedians who charge pennies for jokes. Zuri and Twan decide to team up and tell jokes together, and charge people for it.

The principal's line may be a dig at comedians and how some will do anything to be funny, even if it takes others down. On the other hand, it might be more tongue-and-cheek, considering the comedy of Young Love itself. Consider the next episode. Zuri believes that her parents are having sex. Instead, they are trying to coordinate a schedule. Zuri's initiation is somewhat right: after she leaves, they try to have sex. However, Stephen's desire for chicken wins out, annoying Angela.

Of all the episodes, the eighth episode touches on the value of artwork, drug use in the Black community, the value of artwork, and "spicing up" romance. For the first of these topics, Amir bonds with Zuri. Amir honors his father by spray painting on a wall. Zuri unknowingly helps him, as does a young Black man wearing a face mask. This empowering message about art fits with other episodes. In comparison, series such as The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder do not have similar messages.

On the second of the topics, Stephen and Angela try to find a place where they went early on in their relationship. However, the restaurant has disappeared, and they feel out of place in a now-gentrified neighborhood. Focusing on gentrification in Young Love is not unique. Kizazi Moto, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, City of Ghosts, and Birdie Wing did the same. Stephen and Angela are skeptical about going into a shop, sitting where the restaurant they loved was located. They only enter to charge their phones. A White woman runs the store. She welcomes them, bowing, and welcomes them with "namaste." In some ways, she represents spiritualist White people.

This soon changes. Angela and Stephen drink their tea. It's infused with THC, otherwise known as tetrahydrocannabinol. It's the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. They remain high for the rest of the episode. This doesn't stop them from giving zingers to White people. Angela calls gentrification "domestic imperialism" and describes a nearby White shop owner as a "colonizer." They find the food truck run by the chef who once ran their beloved restaurant. They are so high that Angela doesn't discipline Zuri for leaving the house (she was supposed to stay put). Stephen just vibes while this happens.

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Apart from The Freak Brothers, an indie animated series which is absolute dreck, and an allusion in an episode of Steven Universe Future, I can't think of any other series which gives a positive portrayal of getting high. None of the other Black animated series I mentioned earlier even approach the topic of drug use at all. Executives would consider it "too mature" for all-ages series. Perhaps they think it could increase drug use since one study suggested popular music about cannabis could do. More likely, they have certain perceptions of children's wants, which don't always align with reality.

Otherwise, the final plot thread, of spicing up romance, takes place between Russell and Gigi. They give each other presents, but Gigi remains annoyed that each year repeats itself. Rain continues to stop Russell's plans to go out for their romantic anniversary. She demands they change things up and Russell ends up delivering. He returns in the uniform of a letter carrier (his former job). The message this communicates is that love is possible between anyone, no matter their age. It fits with the rest of the series, in which Russell, Gigi, Angela, Stephen, and Zuri live in the same building. In fact, Stephen, Zuri, and Angela live above Gigi and Russell, and have a cat named Rocky, who is a character in some ways, but never speaks.

Later episodes involve Stephen and Angela either helping their daughter, Zuri, or trying to bond with others. The latter is on display when Amir goes with Stephen to buy expensive sneakers, which cost $300.00. Angela begins to come into her own, as she runs the salon, known as Sister Locs, and realizes that she can't be the "cool" boss, but needs firm instead. Stephen tries to compose some beats and realizes he shouldn't be like Lil Ankh, but should chart his own path. When it comes to helping Zuri, her parents get her out of a situation where she caused students to riot over coffee cake, after she thought she was Angela Davis.

These episodes set the stage for the final two episodes of Young Love. In the first of these episodes, Angela's parents (and Zuri's grandparents by extension) demand that Zuri come to church after she complains that God is ignoring her prayers. They are horrified after Stephen calls out religion as corrupt and Angela says spirituality is what is best for Zuri. Going to church is uncomfortable for Stephen and Angela. In the process, Angela lies. She claims she's married to Stephen. At the same time, the episode shows how certain people can be charlatans. Zuri poses as the "chosen one" so she can one-up her friend, Sky. She even tries to take away the Star student idea when Sky begins questioning her.

In this series, God is a Black man. He is remarkably busy and claims to not have time to involve himself in people's affairs. He is similar to the God, with a light bulb as a head, in Disenchantment, voiced by Phil LaMarr, a well-known Black male voice actor. The episode has an interesting twist. It turns out that the financial advisor who helped Angela and Stephen get their finances in order, and deal with their overdue payments, was God himself. In addition, the Principal's worry about lawsuits (when Zuri claims she is the chosen one) and separation of church and state is timely, since some sneer at legal prohibition of religious involvement in public schools, in the U.S., and desire the re-introduction of (Christian) prayer.

This nuanced approach to religion in Young Love, ending with Angela's parents remaining religious, while Angela, Zuri, and Stephen are spiritualists, is unique. It differs from lip service the Simpsons family shows to churchgoing in The Simpsons, or lack of religious worship in The Proud Family, and its reboot. This nuance reflects the fact that only 16% of Americans committed to attending religious services in person. A 2021 survey is even more pertinent. One-in-five Black Americans told survey takers they are religiously unaffiliated. Instead, they identify as agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.” This is especially the case among Gen Z and Millennials. In addition, a recent survey attested that over 10% of Asian Americans are non-religious.

The Young Love series finale builds upon the penultimate episode. It begins with Zuri's declaration that she will marry her classmate, BJ. This goes awry when he swallows a strawberry with a ring inside. Following this, Zuri, and Angela's parents, pressure Stephen and Angela to get married. At first, neither wants this. They laud their freedom from "binding chains of matrimony." Both describe themselves, to the school principal, as loving parents committed to providing Zuri with a stable home. Non-marriage between Angela and Stephen remained in part because of Stephen's repeated failures to propose marriage.

Russell's claim that no weddings or marriages will cause an apocalypse impacts this decision. A recent poll is relevant: Americans expressed worries about declining marriages. Even so, Catholics and historically Black Protestants, especially, had less concern about those with fewer children. That poll also noted that larger groups took a neutral view. They believed that the declining number of marriages is neither positive nor negative for society. At the same time, many women said, in a related poll, of Americans that they took the traditional, and patriarchal route, by taking their husband's surname in opposite-sex marriages.

As such, Russell's view is unhinged. Society has existed, and will continue to exist, without marriage. There is public support among Americans for a nuclear family, even though few see parenthood or marriage as "central to living a fulfilling life." Russell's response is akin to the "No on Infinity" ad in the Futurama "Proposition Infinity" episode. That ad satirizes people against same-sex marriage. Russell's fear combines with Angela's fear that she will become a 1950s-style housewife, a path she thinks Zuri will follow. At the same time, Stephen fears Angela will leave him, causing him to live alone in a house in 1980s-style situation.

The episode ends with both eschewing the idea of marriage, after Angela says they are going too fast, Stephen remains unsure, and Angela's therapist says she should not put everyone else's needs before her own. Gigi stops Zuri's brainless child bride marriage proposal to BJ. Stephen and Angela agree to have a very long romantic engagement instead of marriage, saying that love is holding their little family together. Even so, there is a marriage between Gigi and Russell. It is a re-marriage, a re-stating of commitment between them. The wedding goes on its head, after they play a song Stephen produced and begin throwing cake at each other. Overall, this episode is a clever way to end Young Love. It makes clear that love isn't only possible through marriage.

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In this way, it makes a different point that Spy x Family, with Loid and Yor's marriage of convenience, made without either being in love with one another, at first. The views of Angela and Stephen on marriage align with criticism of the marriage institution, even of same-sex marriage. Critics argue that marriage perpetuates a system which makes married people "more worthy of...health care and economic rights" than others. Such critics include Michael Warner (in his book The Trouble with Normal), Kate Millett, Shulamith Firestone, Simone de Beauvoir, Eleanor Leacock, Clare Chambers, and Dean Spade.

Obviously, Young Love is not some political manifesto extolling how marriage is not the be-all, end-all for love. But it is a breath of fresh air from the many series out there, either directly (Tangled) or indirectly stating that marriage is the only way to ensure that love can be long-lasting. There can still be romantic friendships and romances without any legally binding life-long commitments. Unfortunately, popular culture depictions of those friendships or romances are rare. Instead, shows fit with the societal expectation of marriage and the idea that unmarried/single people are abhorrent, bizarre, or "suspicious." This mentality has seeped into online communities of fans who enjoy yuri or yaoi. Such fans believe that two or more characters in love need to marry.

The fact that Young Love grew from a short film named Hair Love, which is less than seven minutes long, is phenomenal. Hair Love features a young Black girl awoken by a cat, trying out a new hair style, and following a video of her mother, who has an easy-to-use hair tutorial. In Hair Love, neither she, nor her dad, who tries to help her with her hair, which he fights, akin to what Moon Girl/Lunella in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur did, speaks. Her mother has the only speaking role.

Young Love wasn't crowdfunded like Hair Love. However, the same company produced it: Lion Forge Animation, along with other companies. That animation studio, a division of Lion Forge Entertainment, is known for Drawn In, Rhymes Through the Times, The Park Bench; and Rise Up, Sing Out. In addition, the studio announced work on a film (Heiress) and TV series (Iyanu: Child of Wonder and Hero's Journey the Series).

As I mentioned in my last review, Max screwed over this series by posting four episodes a week. This made the series almost impossible to keep up with. It ensured that not even one Wikipedian would create a page for the series. Instead, the series is only a redirect on the Hair Love page. This is unfortunate, since social media chatter on X/Twitter is generally positive, except for a few people using clips out of context to bash the show. Users call it cute, slick, cool, hilarious, hip, perfect, and heartwarming. On other social media platforms, and among critics, the reception appears to be positive.

Issa Rae, Kid Cudi, Brooke Monroe Conaway, Tamar Braxton, Henry Lennix, Loretta Devine, Idrys, Debra Wilson, and Noah Cottrell, voice actors for this series, bring their talent to the table. Mara Junot (as Cynthia Love), Mike Smith (as Dwayne), and many others, join them. Their experience allows the series to tackle topics like bullying, masculinity, gender roles, marketing, racial justice, exploitation of Black culture with ease. Even so, not everything gets equal emotional weight.

Rae is new to voice acting, apart from voicing the mother in Hair Love and Jessica Drew in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Similarly, Cudi voiced Jabari in Entergalactic and Clay in Trolls Band Together. Junot recently voiced Beta in My Dad the Bounty Hunter. Devine has voiced many characters, as have Lennix and Smith. Wilson recently voiced Amanda Waller in My Adventures with Superman, Terra Snapdragon in The Owl House, Quinn's mother in Final Space, and Z'oto in Star Trek: Lower Decks. In contrast, this series is the first voice role for Conaway, Cottrell, and Braxton.

I hope that this series gets a second season. It would give new/newish screenwriters like Brian Ashburn, Breannah Gibson, R. Malcolm Jones, Kelsey Barry, Jackson DeLoach, Juston Gordon-Montgomery, Guillermo Martinez, story writer Jeanine Daniels, executive story editor Keisha Zollar, and seasoned writers such as Willie Hunter, Carl Jones, Randa Sheppard, and Dayna Lynne North, a chance to shine again. Knowing how turbulent the animation industry, in the U.S., is right now, and how the executives are stonewalling SAG-AFTRA (resulting in a continued actor's strike), I am doubting it will happen.

Young Love is currently streaming on Max.

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alllieswithin · 2 years

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Tab-One - Glory in the Weight "Glory in the Weight" centers around the idea that the heavy things in life make it worthwhile and that carrying & enduring the weight leads to growth. The album is accompanied by a soulful, jazzy boom bap soundscape with Tab's introspective, heartfelt & sometimes playful lyrics. All lyrics written by @tab-one All songs produced by VRY SNKY Additional lyrics written by OC from NC on "Heavy" and Charlie Smarts on "No Worries" Bass Guitar by Braxton Taylor on "Limit" & "Self Doubt" Additional vocals by Napoleon Wright II on "Same Ol' Song" Cuts by DJ Ill Digitz on "Reverse" Cuts by DJ Triple B on "Cool it Down" Artwork by j.sol ( sollos.co | alllieswithin.us ) All songs mixed & mastered by Brian Kidd for 1Sound1Vision Recorded at In-Law Studios in Raleigh,NC M.E.C.C.A. Records LLC

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Horatio Gouverneur Wright (March 6, 1820 – July 2, 1899) was born in Clinton, Connecticut, son of Edward and Nancy Wright. His military career began after graduating 2nd from a class of 52 from the United States Military Academy in 1841. He was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers, and taught briefly at West Point before being sent to Florida to work on infrastructure and fortification improvements.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Wright first took part in the evacuation and destruction of the Norfolk Navy Yard on April 20, 1861, before it could fall into Confederate hands. Although he was captured during the operation, he was released four days later. He began work on fortifications around Washington DC, before being assigned as chief engineer to the division of Samuel P. Heintzelman. He served with the division during the Battle of First Manassas, which led to his promotion to Brigadier General on September 16, 1861. He was then made the chief engineer for Major General Thomas W. Sherman during the Front Royal campaign. In February of 1862, he led troops against Confederate forces along the Florida coast, and in June led a division under Henry W. Benham during the battle of Secessionville. He was moved to the Department of the Ohio, and took part in forcing Confederate general Braxton Bragg out of Kentucky. He was promoted to Major General on July 18, 1862, but the appointment was first refused by Congress.

In May of 1863, Wright was given a command of a division in the VI Corps under General John Sedgwick. He led the division through the battles of Gettysburg and Rappahannock Bridge, as well as during the Mine Run Campaign. In May of 1864, he led his division through the Battle of the Wilderness, and following the death of Sedgwick at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, was given command of the entire corps until the end of the campaign. He was again promoted to Major General, and was confirmed on May 12, 1864. He led his corps through the Battle of Cold Harbor, and during the Valley Campaign of 1864. Wright and his corps were sent to Washington, DC to help prevent Confederate General Jubal Early from attacking the capital. Wright participated in the Battle of Fort Stevens, and directed the Union army at the Battle of Cedar Creek before Union General Philip Sheridan arrived and took over. At the Battle of Petersburg, Wright and the VI Corps were some of the first Union soldiers to breakthrough Confederate lines, and the corps went on to defeat Confederate forces during the Battle of Sayler’s Creek on April 6, 1865.

After the war, Wright continued his service with the United States military, and took part in engineering projects such as the completion of the Washington Monument and the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

#horatio wright #american civil war #us civil war #civil war #army of the potomac #fun fact wright helped with finishing off the washington monument so that's fun #and...i just realized this but he's 2 years older than grant??#why did i think he was younger...oh well you learn something new every day

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hoodoverhollywood · 2 months

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Chrisean Rock's Ex-Stylist Seeks $1M Over "Baddies West" Premiere Punch

It’s been an undoubtedly rough past few weeks for Chrisean Rock when it comes to her ongoing legal troubles. The mother of one is currently dealing with a lawsuit from James Wright Chanel, the backup singer she’s accused of punching at a Tamar Braxton concert back in November. He claims that the alleged assault did some serious damage to his teeth, and formally pressed charges last month. She’s…

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labelleperfumery · 2 months

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Chrisean Rock Seemingly Responds to Alleged Assault Lawsuit

Chrisean Rock seems to be responding to a lawsuit on social media … penning an angry tweet calling out an unnamed person for wasting money on a lawyer. The rapper took to X to vent her frustration in an expletive-laden tweet calling out a “big… from TMZ.com https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/18/chrisean-rock-james-wright-lawsuit-tamar-braxton-alleged-assault/

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friendlyneighborhood-writer · 2 years

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OC Associations Tag Game

Thanks for the tag @jessicas-story-blog22! I'm gonna be doing this with all the OC's I've ever created because it's gonna get repetitive real quick otherwise lol

Tagging @tryingtimi @wherearetheplants @athenixrose @annarts05 @cherrybombfangirlwrites and anyone else who wants to <3

⏳ TIME:

Dawn: Noah Gates from Bad Moon Rising. He's a very hopeful person, despite everything he's gone through, and he keeps moving towards another sunrise.

Noon: Aidan Callahan from The Realm Beneath The Sea. They have a lot of that summer afternoon vibe, and he loves bright daylight.

Dusk: Ivy Mason from an unnamed story that's been in my head for forever. She has that dangerous energy that comes out when the sun sets and the world is plunged in the darkness, mixed with the tranquility twilight brings.

Night: Sage Dowley from TRBTS. She keeps watch over her ship and crew every night as she navigates by the stars. She feels safer at night, and she doesn't have as much of a temper.

🤝 RELATIONSHIP

Friend: Reed Acerbi from BMR is the ride-or-die kind of friend. You won't find anyone as loyal as he is, and he's proud of that.

Ex: Max Acerbi from BMR. She’s quite literally an ex, but she also gives off the vibe of “we’re exes but we’re still friends”. Well, once you get past her slightly murderous tendencies.

Enemy: Ryan Peck from BMR. He literally exists just to be an asshole.

✨ SEASON

Spring: Rylan O’Neill from TRBTS. He’s full of energy and life, and kind of reminds everyone of a young deer.

Summer: Heather Clark from Heather And Raven. I’m not even sure why, she just embodies the summer.

Autumn: Sage Dowley from TRBTS. She has the temper of a fall storm lol.

Winter: Tristan Lowell from TRBTS. Partly because he comes from a winter-y country, but also because he’s quiet and contemplative, while still having an edge.

🌀 DESTRUCTION

Tornado: Ava Rosier from Red Palmer Psychic. She comes out of nowhere and upends everything. When she’s through with things, nothing looks the same anymore.

Wildfire: Sage Dowley from TRBTS, ironically enough. She stops for nothing (or no one) and destroys everything standing between her and her goals.

Earthquake: Tristan Lowell from TRBTS. In particular, the way he gets angry. You don’t see it coming, there’s no warning, it just happens.

Tsunami: Frankie Pérez from RPP. She’s overwhelming and there’s no way of escaping her if she wants to talk to you.

🌄 LANDSCAPE

Mountain: Tristan Lowell from TRBTS. Strong, solid, immovable. It fits him.

Forest: Blaine (whose surname I forgot) from the same unnamed story as Ivy Mason. There’s a lot of darkness in him, the way a forest gets darker the deeper you go. It’s misleading, though Blaine doesn’t intend to be.

Ocean: Sage Dowley from TRBTS (obviously). Sage has the same temper that the sea does, changing in the blink of an eye from flat as a mirror to wild and stormy.

Desert: Braxton Wright from my undeveloped steampunk fantasy story. He might look unapproachable and intimidating, but he’s actually a very warm person. You just need to look a little further to see it.

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streamingfanatic1963 · 4 months

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Watch The Moment Chrisean Rock Interrupts Tamar Braxton’s Prayer Circle And Leaves Toni Braxton Shocked And Confused Before James Wright's Fight • Hollywood Unlocked

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rebeleden · 6 months

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Watch "Chrisean Rock Allegedly Assaults James Wright Chanel Backstage at Tamar Braxton’s Concert! 😳" on YouTube

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ausetkmt · 6 months

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Tamar Braxton CONFIRMS Chrisean Rock STOMPED James Wright Chanel!

Ooooooooo.. damn

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