#by rina

[blackandwhiteedit]

OUT OF THE PAST (1947) dir. Jacques Tourneur

#out of the past #film #gifs #bwmedia #* #by rina #cinemaspast #uservintage #userraffa #userrutledge #uservienna #usersjoy #ritahayworrth #filmgifs #classicfilmblr #classicfilmsource

[lovelistonosz2]

Lovelistonosz

#rina ortega #rina dakota #love-listonosz

[drathe]

'we could be good for each other'

(not really)

#my art #sketch #dark urge #enver gortash #gortash #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #durge #durge x gortash #rina #eheh #theyre awful

[touchingherboobsandmorevids]

Rina Ortega

#rina ortega #free onlyfans #huge titts #huge natural melons #sexy content #sexy breast #sexy tease #beautiful #huge cleavage #amazing body #self massage #stunner babe

[writingwithcolor]

Naming International POC Characters: Do Your Research.

This post is part of a double feature for the same ask. First check out Mod Colette's answer to OP's original question at: A Careful Balance: Portraying a Black Character's Relationship with their Hair. Below are notes on character naming from Mod Rina.

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@writingraccoon said:

My character is black in a dungeons and dragons-like fantasy world. His name is Kazuki Haile (pronounced hay-lee), and his mother is this world's equivalent of Japanese, which is where his first name is from, while his father is this world's equivalent of Ethiopian, which is where his last name is from. He looks much more like his father, and has hair type 4a. [...]

Hold on a sec.

Haile (pronounced hay-lee), [...] [H]is father is this world’s equivalent of Ethiopian, which is where his last name is from. 

OP, where did you get this name? Behindthename.com, perhaps?

Note how it says, “Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. Check marks indicate the level to which a name has been verified.” Do you see any check marks, OP? 

What language is this, by the way? If we only count official languages, Ethiopia has 5: Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, & Tigrinya. If we count everything native to that region? Over 90 languages. And I haven't even mentioned the dormant/extinct ones. Do you know which language this name comes from? Have you determined Kazuki’s father’s ethnic group, religion, and language(s)? Do you know just how ethnically diverse Ethiopia is? 

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To All Looking for Character Names on the Internet:

Skip the name aggregators and baby name lists. They often do not cite their sources, even if they’re pulling from credible ones, and often copy each other. 

If you still wish to use a name website, find a second source that isn’t a name website. 

Find at least one real life individual, living or dead, who has this given name or surname. Try Wikipedia’s lists of notable individuals under "List of [ethnicity] people." You can even try searching Facebook! Pay attention to when these people were born for chronological accuracy/believability. 

Make sure you know the language the name comes from, and the ethnicity/culture/religion it’s associated with. 

Make sure you understand the naming practices of that culture—how many names, where they come from, name order, and other conventions. 

Make sure you have the correct pronunciation of the name. Don’t always trust Wikipedia or American pronunciation guides on Youtube. Try to find a native speaker or language lesson source, or review the phonology & orthography and parse out the string one phoneme at a time. 

Suggestions for web sources:

Wikipedia! Look for: “List of [language] [masculine/feminine] given names,” “List of most common [language] family names,” “List of most common surnames in [continent],” and "List of [ethnicity] people."  

Census data! Harder to find due to language barriers & what governments make public, but these can really nail period accuracy. This may sound obvious, but look at the year of the character's birth, not the year your story takes place. 

Forums and Reddit. No really. Multicultural couples and expats will often ask around for what to name their children. There’s also r/namenerds, where so many folks have shared names in their language that they now have “International Name Threads.” These are all great first-hand sources for name connotations—what’s trendy vs. old-fashioned, preppy vs. nerdy, or classic vs. overused vs. obscure. 

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Luckily for OP, I got very curious and did some research. More on Ethiopian & Eritrean naming, plus mixed/intercultural naming and my recommendations for this character, under the cut. It's really interesting, I promise!

Ethiopian and Eritrean Naming Practices

Haile (IPA: /həjlə/ roughly “hy-luh.” Both a & e are /ə/, a central “uh” sound) is a phrase meaning “power of” in Ge’ez, sometimes known as Classical Ethiopic, which is an extinct/dormant Semitic language that is now used as a liturgical language in Ethiopian churches (think of how Latin & Sanskrit are used today). So it's a religious name, and was likely popularized by the regnal name of the last emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie (“Power of the Trinity”). Ironically, for these reasons it is about as nationalistically “Ethiopian” as a name can get.

Haile is one of the most common “surnames” ever in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Why was that in quotes? Because Ethiopians and Eritreans don’t have surnames. Historically, when they needed to distinguish themselves from others with the same given name, they affixed their father’s given name, and then sometimes their grandfather’s. In modern Ethiopia and Eritrea, their given name is followed by a parent’s (usually father’s) name. First-generation diaspora abroad may solidify this name into a legal “surname” which is then consistently passed down to subsequent generations.

Intercultural Marriages and Naming

This means that Kazuki’s parents will have to figure out if there will be a “surname” going forward, and who it applies to. Your easiest and most likely option is that Kazuki’s dad would have chosen to make his second name (Kazuki’s grandpa’s name) the legal “surname.” The mom would have taken this name upon marriage, and Kazuki would inherit it also. Either moving abroad or the circumstances of the intercultural marriage would have motivated this. Thus “Haile” would be grandpa’s name, and Kazuki wouldn’t be taking his “surname” from his dad. This prevents the mom & Kazuki from having different “surnames.” But you will have to understand and explain where the names came from and the decisions dad made to get there. Otherwise, this will ring culturally hollow and indicate a lack of research.

Typically intercultural parents try to

come up with a first name that is pronounceable in both languages,

go with a name that is the dominant language of where they live, or

compromise and pick one parent’s language, depending on the circumstances.

Option 1 and possibly 3 requires figuring out which language is the father’s first language. Unfortunately, because of the aforementioned national ubiquity of Haile, you will have to start from scratch here and figure out his ethnic group, religion (most are Ethiopian Orthodox and some Sunni Muslim), and language(s). 

But then again, writing these characters knowledgeably and respectfully also requires figuring out that information anyway.

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Names and naming practices are so, so diverse. Do research into the culture and language before picking a name, and never go with only one source.

~ Mod Rina

#asks #language #languages #linguistics #east africa #african #immigration #ethiopian #names #naming #research #resources #writeblr #character names #character name ideas #rina says read under the cut. read it

[todoyamas]

February 3rd

#shuake #akeshu #goro akechi #ren amamiya #akira kurusu #persona 5 #p5 #rina draws #haha oops i was a few hours late but it's the thought that counts #and it's the count that thinks #just a little something for my blorbos bc i think about them too much

[hunnter]

Miriam Margolyes, Emma D’Arcy, Rina Sawayama, Ncuti Gatwa, Lady Phyll & Bella Ramsey shot by Tim Walker for British Vogue’s 2023 pride issue

#mostly posting for miriam I love her #miriam margolyes #emma d’arcy #rina sawayama #ncuti gatwa #lady phyll #bella ramsey #tim walker #vogue #british vogue #photography #photoshoot #my posts

[9toji]

MDNI / 18+ only | dumbification, mating press, age gap, dilf! toji x fem! reader

dilf! toji who said yes as fast as light could travel. he thinks you're the sweetest thing but when you ended up on his bed thinking that it would only be a one night stand. he was so wrong.. completely pulled in by your presence, immediately agreeing to your little acquaintances(friends)-with-benefits situation, thinking that it wouldn't cause much change in his life.

“don't get offended, sweetheart. you don't look the part of a brat.. look at you, all sweet f'me, isn't that right?” he cooed once, when he had offered to buy you new dresses in roppongi. his large hands brushing the skin of your faintly reddended cheeks. toji thinks you're cute, and that he wouldn't have to deal with a brat.

he was proven wrong very, very soon.

toji had his hand wrapped tightly around your neck, making you bend in half so that your manicured toes were touching your earlobes. “you're quite—fuckin'— flexible..” the older man commented, his body pressed up on top of you. heavy balls slipping against the curve of your ass, making you shudder slightly. “never thought that you of all people.. would disobey me?"

you had angered toji, in pursuit of something less than appropriate. grunting when you placed yourself “innocently” on his lap while he was watching one of his lame game shows, eyes reflecting the bright lights that came from the television. those same pair that looked down as you slipped (read: grinded) on to his sweats covered bulge.

here you are, your flexibility tested when toji pushed your legs up further. “i just loveeee puttin' you in mating press.. gonna be my favorite position, whaddya think sweetheart?" he groaned, pushing and nuzzling his head into your neck. sharp and canine-like teeth digging into your neck, leaving messy hickies all over.

toji just loved seeing the fucked out expression on your face, thrusting deep enough until you started to babble incoherently, saliva bubbling in your mouth. “what's that? better speak up right, or i won't give you what you want..” mocked toji, a sly grin on his sweaty face as he pounded himself, deeper and deeper.

he always managed to bottom out with every deep thrust, his grip on your hands getting shaky, and you could feel the sweat dripping from his palms. “y'know you can talk.. i don't like not givin' you what you want but ya need to talk sweetie, talk for me..” toji knew you couldn't, his smirk growing wider. he loved making his girl, you, dumb when he fucks you.

“hope this is a lesson, sweet thing. don't tease me.. mkay?” he growled, hands slowly letting go of your numbing wrists.. caressing your torso and your chest. shuddering even more when he bottomed out again, his thrusts halting when he feels himself come inside you. heaving for a breath before he toji ultimately whispered into your ear, “because i'll fuck you the way you want me to.. in a much more appropriate and befitting way, sweetheart.”

“and you know how mean i get when i fuck you.. right?"

#rina; jjk works 🎧 #jujutsu kaisen toji #jjk toji #toji x reader #toji smut #toji zenin #dilf toji #toji x y/n #toji x you #jujutsu toji #toji fushiguro #jujutsu kaisen #jjk smut #jjk drabble #jjk fanfic #jjk x reader #jjk; toji 𓆩♡𓆪

[ayilings]

i was innocent when you said i was evil

#anthy himemiya #revolutionary girl utena #rgu #illustration #shoujo kakumei utena #rgu fanart #sku #rina sawayama #(the lyric is from holy it’s such an anthy song please check it out!!! #anthy rages and everyone cheers #she Should be allowed to burn the world to the ground #2023 #ayilings

[angstydiaz]

sorry to ppl who are normal about their ships but if I'm not tearing my skin off, literally about to bounce off my walls, eating something inedible and getting close to having an aneurysm cause of them i do not care that much. i need dialogue that sends me into oblivion just seeing it typed out lmao. i need to be insane about them sorry

#tag whatever imma do me n my mutuals ones THIS IS A JOKE OBVIOUSLY DO NOT START #buddie #richonne #avatrice #taivan #lottienat #jackieshauna #chenford #raysand #rina #what ships do these kids(mutuals like ummm) #merthur #six of crows #firstprince #heartstopper #bottoms 2023 #limoreau

[blackandwhiteedit]

SUSPICION (1941) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

#suspicion #film #gifs #bwmedia #* #by rina #filmgifs #classicfilmblr #classicfilmsource #uservintage #usersjoy #userrutledge #uservienna #ritahayworrth

[skyekurisu]

#kantentarou #寒天太郎 #Amakusa Rina #天草リナ #josou shite off kai ni sanka shite mita #I Cross-Dressed for the IRL Meetup #kurano #transgender #trans characters #manga

[sea-talk]

FKA Twigs

photographed by Matthew Stone for her EP M3LL155X

#fka twigs #melissa #pop music #alternative music #mine #bjork #arca #caroline polachek #shygirl #charli xcx #kelela #rina sawayama #ethel cain #sevdaliza #kaytranada #tinashe #lorde #moses sumney #azealia banks

[savagegood]

“I wrote this next song because I was sick & tired of these micro-aggressions. So tonight, this goes out to a white man that watches Ghetto Gaggers & mocks Asian people on a podcast. He also owns my masters. I've had enough.”

i think we should let rina sawayama swallow matt healy whole

#she!!!! #she ate <3 #(and should be allowed to eat him) #this was at glastonbury #rina sawayama #matt healy #racism #*op

[munadyke]

i think rina sawayama should be allowed to kill matty healy

#she didnt do all that john wick training for nothing #genuinely so proud of her for calling him out #so many other celebrities are just ignoring everything thats come to light #rina sawayama

[acchan-38]

斉藤里奈

Rina Saito

#斉藤里奈 #rina saito