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SOS

Part 2

Pairing: Jey Uso x OC x Damian Priest

Warnings: none

Word Count: 3.5k

a/n: Thank you all so much for all the love! I couldn't have asked for a better reception of my art. You all inspired this next part! Likes, comments, feedback and reblogs are always appreciated! Mwah!

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If it weren't for the 15 text messages from Joshua and the Instagram spam from Damian, she could swear that last night was a dream. One minute she was partying with her best friend and the next she was trying not to catch a case. Then she found solace in an unlikely companion. Her head was honestly still spinning from trying to process everything that happened less than 12 hours ago. Work was definitely going to be- something today, that much was certain. After she opted to just block Josh, she smirked at her notifications being flooded by thearcherofinfamy. He was obviously trying to get her attention since he didn't have her number. The drive to the arena would take less than an hour if traffic was nice to her so she had time to kill before the superstars were set to arrive. Kendall decided to play with the dark priest and thought to lure him out via DM.

[kenthedoll_] Meet me in an hour

[archerofinfamy] That didnt sound like a question

[kenthedoll_] Bc it wasnt, yk you wanna

[archerofinfamy] Alright I’m in

[kenthedoll_] I was counting on it. Meet me at my room

[archerofinfamy] Yes ma’am

Well it was already 10 AM so going to the gym was out of the question which meant today would be a day of indulgence. Finally rolling out of the bed for the morning, Kendall danced through her daily routine with Bongos blasting on her portable speaker. Damian felt so new- exciting! There was something just effortless and easy about being around him that caught her attention. Ken googled brunch spots on the beach so they had a chance to take in the scenery before they went home after the show. The weather called for a little white tee and shorts combo but she kept it cute pairing it with some comfortable loafers. Dressing like an Instagram baddie 24/7 was too much work for her. When she wasn't on screen or out on the town, she was more of a comfortable girly. In the few moments left before Damian was supposed to show up, she made sure her stuff was packed for the show then her flight home in the morning. You had to stay ready even if you weren't scheduled for the show in case any last minute changes occurred.

Right on cue at 11:15 three knocks rapped against her door to which she skipped over to snatch it open. “Fancy meeting you here.” Her tone was playful as she smiled at his classic bad boy appearance. “Good morning to you too, cariña.” The corner of his lips quirked up in a subtle smile that she found cute. Despite his dark wardrobe, his presence alone filled the air with warmth. The kind that kept the house smelling like chocolate chip cookies hours after they'd been baked. “I hope you like french toast and mimosas because we have reservations.” She didn't wait for a response as she took his hand leading him to the elevator after making sure her door locked behind them. “I don't care what we eat when my view looks like this.” A snort shot through the hallway at his cheesy line but she found his doting to be refreshing. “Do you use that line often?” Kendall mused while leaning against the wall observing his mannerisms to familiarize herself with him. “My first time. Did it land?”

All she could do was put her head down to hide her amusement not wanting to give him the satisfaction of knowing he could fluster her so easily. The elevator dinged, signaling that they had reached the lobby and she ushered him to the back entrance of the hotel to allow them to walk on the boardwalk. “I hope I’m not keeping you from any leadership duties. I know you run a tight ship.” Damian thought Kendall was so different from the other women on the roster. No one ever really said what they were actually thinking but she did. She was inquisitive, direct, and original. “If you're wondering if I told them that I would be with you, I didn't. I wasn't sure if this was a secret rendezvous or not.” Ken laughed at his uncertainty as they walked side by side to the restaurant. “Think of this as a qualifier for you getting that number you asked for. I wanna know if you are as interesting as I think you are.” “Guess I better show you what you're missing.”

The confidence in Damian’s statement made her pulse quicken, her brown skin prickling with goosebumps. When the pair arrived at the restaurant, he made it his business to open the door for her and pull her chair out once they were seated. As they sat across from each other, her counterpart scanned the menu making small talk about what they would order but she was fixated on him. Kendall snapped out of the trance when he put his menu down to see why she wasn't responding to him. A smile tugged on his lips whilst he leaned forward on his forearms, bathing her in the attention she was giving him. “I would ask if you see something you like but if you said yes, I'd have to do something about it and we’re in public.” Kendall mimicked his actions with a grin playing on her lips. “Well you know I love to perform.” The silence that settled over the table fueled the intense stare down between the two; the air crackling with desire.

Damian carefully contemplated what he was going to say next. Should he tell her that he wanted to eat her on that very table or should he change the subject? Before he could decide, the waiter came over to take their orders breaking their fierce eye contact. Glancing down at her menu briefly, she decided to make the most out of her cheat day. French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon and home fries while her counterpart opted for something high in protein like steak and eggs. The tension was still palpable after the waiter left with Damian shifting to lean back in his chair with his eyes locked onto hers. “How come you don't call me Luis like everyone else?” Taking a sip of her orange juice then mirroring his posture, Ken gave him a small smile. “Because I’m not like everybody else if you haven't noticed.”

Once their meals arrived, they ate in comfortable silence stealing little glances at one another between bites. In true woman fashion she longed for some of his food even though her own was good. He noticed her eyes flickering back and forth to his plate so he wordlessly sliced a piece of his steak and held the fork out to her. Instead of pinching the meat off with her manicured fingertips, she rose up slightly to lean across the table and wrap her lips around his fork. All the air in his lungs evaporated as she let out a hum of satisfaction while looking him dead in the eyes through her lashes. If he didn't drink the complimentary ice water, his boiling blood was going to start traveling south. “Is it good?” At that point he didn't even know if he was referring to the food or not. “The best.” Her tone was definite. They were indeed not talking about food.

Food was finished and the check was placed on the table. Damian looked at her, she looked at Damian then they both looked down at the bill. Snatching the envelope off the table at the speed of light, he waved it at her in triumph. “Gotta be quicker than that, princess.” Damian placed his card in the pocket making sure he held on to it as they got up to leave. “I asked you out so I should be the one paying.” Kendall argued, crossing her arms over her chest to look more intimidating but it just made him laugh at her bratty nature. “Ah so you admit this was a date.” His chin raised in victory, his back rested against the hostess counter while they ran his card. “Maybe.” She shrugged heading for the exit once the staff returned his card. He chased after her, catching up to walk beside her back down the boardwalk to their hotel making sure was on the other side of oncoming foot traffic. “You’re a stubborn one aren’t you?” Though it was posed as a question, she knew it was rhetorical and he was teasing her. “Well I am a Taurus.” It seemed like the most obvious thing in the world to her but he wasn't really into the whole zodiac sign thing.

The whole walk back consisted of the two bumping into each other like they were on a different planet with no gravity. Even while they waited for the elevator, he found his eyes glued to her smaller frame until they moved to board. Both of their minds seemed to be so preoccupied that when the ding alerted them that they had arrived on her floor, it startled them a little. “After you,” In a sweeping motion, he allowed her to exit first as he watched the way her jean shorts seemed to hug her ass the way he wanted to. When they reached her door, they felt a sense of deja-vu all over again. “Well that was…” She struggled to find a word that could describe the date they just had. “Exhilarating.” Damian breathed out in agreement. He was nearly pressing her against the door as he peered down at her in adoration, “I think we should do it again.” Ken wordlessly held her hand out for his phone. Damian took the hint, pulling his phone from his pocket and gently placing it in her palm. She saved her number in his phone under ‘Princess’ before handing it back to him. How fitting.

His body was tingling with the need to grab her and kiss those lips that always managed to stay glossy all the time. But they had to get ready to head to the arena soon; as much as he wanted to be the reason she was late, he didn't want her to get in trouble. “Do you want to ride with us there?” He offered half because he wanted to make sure she could get there okay and half because he wanted to spend more time with her. “Nah, I have a rental and I'm not fighting five people for the AUX.” “Alright then I’ll see you there.” His soft tone was accompanied with a curt nod and he knew he was supposed to walk away but his feet just wouldn't move. “See you later, Luis.” She laughed, gently pushing on his chest to give him some momentum to make it back to the elevator. He walked backward toward the elevator never taking his eyes off of her before she gave him a little wave before disappearing inside her room to get ready.

Ken sat perched on a crate in an empty hallway backstage as she cackled on facetime with Trin who wanted to know what was going on with her and Luis. “Mmm, who you looking cute for Miss Ma'am?” Her friend instigated causing her jaw to drop to drop at the implication. “Um, not too much. I always look good.” Rolling her eyes, she couldn't help the laugh that escaped when Trinity replied with a deadpan. “Yeah but when you're not scheduled for any screen time, you go for cute and comfortable. You got your titties sitting, legs all out and everything.” She lifted her phone up, angling it down to fit her whole body in the frame. “And is!” The two of them were cutting up so much in the secluded area that she didn't hear footsteps approaching until she felt a strong presence beside her.

Her smile slid right off her face when she looked over to see Joshua. “I gotta go, sis. I’ll text you.” Just as Trin was about to ask her who had her moving like that, she hung up on her knowing that was probably gon get her cursed out later. “Joshua.” She hoped her flat tone would deter him from saying whatever he was going to say and ruining her mood. “Hey, can we talk for a minute?” Slowly scooting off of the crate, the girl held her hand up in dismissal. “Like I said before, we don't have anything to talk about. I’m good.” His gaze used to make her feel invincible but now she found herself trying to tug her skirt down in discomfort. “Please. You don't even have to say anything. Just listen. I wanna apologize.” In her mind she was debating on whether or not she could listen to his explanation. She really did want to put the shit behind her so she could fully let go- let him go, but now that he was in front of her, she knew she wasn't ready yet.

“I just can't do this right now, Joshua.” Kendall moved to walk past him only to be stopped by him grabbing ahold of her hand. “Wait-” “Stop doing that shit!” Snatching her hand from his grasp she quickly composed herself not wanting to draw any unwanted attention to them. “Stop smothering me. You can’t go from ignoring me for years to popping up on me and texting me fifty fuckin times. I’m not your bitch. Never was. I don’t owe you a damn thing. IF I decide to listen to whatever excuses you have, it’ll be on my time- not yours.” She walked away to take a breather when she turned the corner and smacked right into someone while she was lost in her thoughts. “My bad. I wasn't paying attention.” However when she looked up, she locked eyes with Señor MITB. “We have got to stop meeting like this, princess.” His stomach buzzed upon seeing her but when he noticed her agitated state his brows furrowed in concern. “You okay? What's wrong?” Shrugging the previous spat off, Ken instantly brightened up at his concern for her well being. “Fancy meeting you here.” Her teasing tone sent them into their own little bubble as they stood there making googly eyes at each other.

Before Luis could respond, Josh rounded the corner she just came from and almost tripped over his own feet stopping to watch their interaction. Luis gave him a friendly head nod with his signature half smile when he realized they had an audience. “Wassup, uce.” Kendall swore she was so annoyed that a visible irk mark actually appeared on her forehead. “What's up, bro.” Jey’s cold demeanor confused him but he chose not to question it. Instead his eyes drank in her figure before lifting to connect to hers again. “You look fucking amazing.” “I try.” She grinned recognizing that familiar glint in his eyes. “I was actually looking for you because I just had an interesting meeting with creative.” “Oh yeah?” She arched her perfectly plucked eyebrow in intrigue. “Turns out they think Damian Priest would be more susceptible to leave Judgement Day because of a woman.” Now that was the last thing she expected him to say. “Looks like Carsyn and Damian Priest are going to be entwined soon.” “I look forward to it.”

A stagehand interrupted their heated exchange to tell Damian that his match was on in ten minutes. “Good luck out there, champ.” Luis patted his championship with one hand then raised his briefcase with the other. “I don’t need luck, but I think a kiss would give me a little motivation.” Her brows shot to her hairline being surprised by his boldness before patting his chest. “Win and I’ll think about it.” She smirked then turned on her heel to head to catering. “And don’t look at my ass.” Ken called behind her even though she knew he was most definitely watching her walk away. Luis shook his head in disbelief before going in the opposite direction to meet Finn by the gorilla.

Kendall watched tag team champs defend their titles against DIY on the monitor in catering. All the close calls had her abandoning the food on her plate because she was too anxious to eat. Winning matches was always the goal but being safe as entertainers and athletes was top priority. Damian could hold his own but they were doing a great job selling the match because those kicks had her wincing for him. The match finally ended with The Judgment Day retaining the Undisputed Tag Team championships. Smiling proudly to herself, she continued to push her food around her plate, having lost her appetite when her phone buzzed with a text message from ‘Papi Chulo’.

[Papi Chulo] Now back to that kiss

[Princess] I said I would think about it

[Papi Chulo] Don’t make me take it

[Princess] Is that a threat or a promise

[Papi Chulo] It's a warning

A tingle shot up her spine in anticipation. Tossing her food in the garbage, Ken left catering intent on furthering their game of chicken.

[Princess] Catch me if you can

She was making quick work of trying to find a place to hide while superstars and staff looked on in confusion at her speedy movements. Rounding a random corner, she threw herself into the first storage closet she saw. They never took particularly long showers at arenas so she knew he'd be hot on her trail any second. Placing her hand on her chest to calm the pounding of her heart, she sucked in a breath hearing movement outside the door. Waiting with bated breath for something to happen, she slowly exhaled when the feet in front of the door continued on down the hallway. Kendall went to check her phone for any messages from him when the door burst open making her squeal and drop her phone. There he stood with a wolfish grin plastered on his face as he closed the door behind him. “I found you, little lamb.”

Every step she took backward, he stalked forward with his long legs crossing the small space in mere seconds. “That was fast.” Her adrenaline spiked again as her back hit the wall allowing his tall frame to cage her in. “What can I say? I had business to take care of.” His deep voice filled the air like smoke making her feel lightheaded as she laid her hands on his chest to ground herself. “And what business is that?” He wrapped a strong forearm around her waist pressing their bodies flush together and cradled the back of her neck with his other hand. “You.” Any words on her tongue died when he connected their lips in a passionate kiss. It felt like all the air left her body then came rushing back. Draping her arms over his neck, she leaned up on her tiptoes to deepen the lip lock. Ken let out a quiet moan feeling like she was slipping from reality as he held her. Hearing her sounds of approval urged him to lower his hand to grab a handful of her ass.

Willing herself to pull back from the kiss, Luis chased her lips coaxing a giggle out of her. “You’re intoxicating, muneca.” His voice was low but his stare was burning right through her. “I’ve been told I have that effect on people.” He laughed, moving to snake his arms around her small waist maintaining their closeness. “Careful. That effect gon have your ankles making friends with your ears.” The fire between them was spiraling- warping into something insatiable. “Is that a threat or a promise?” Kendall challenged only to receive a harsh squeeze to her ass. “Definitely a promise.” Tugging her hand to lead them out of the closet, he poked his head out of the door to make sure the coast was clear. “Let’s get outta here. I’ll drive.”

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archerofinfamy the fairest of them all

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trinity_fatu Its the smile fa me

↳ kenthedoll_ its you fa me 🥵

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↳ kenthedoll_ I love you pookie ❤️🥹

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gentlebeardsbarngrill · 2 months

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02/14/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Cast & Crew Sightings; Samba Schutte Cameo; Taika & Rita; Rhys Darby; Dominic Burgess; Lindsey Cantrell; Con O Neill Love Project; Lovely Letters; Moonglow Manifesting; Lube As A Crew; Watch Party Reminders; Uncle; People of Earth; Articles; Petition Thread; Love Notes; Gay men kissing;

= Cast & Crew Sightings =

= Samba Schutte =

Samba Schutte recorded a beautiful Cameo for all of us. Thank you @saveofmdcrewmates for sharing this lovely gift with us! Src: Tumblr Today is about sharing love -- with friends, family, and crew, so we want to share this with you! 💕 https://www.cameo.com/recipient/65c16e19f7ff859ddd914500

= Taika Waititi =

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi were out here being adorable with each other on Instagram today. I realise it's not OFMD related, but Taika needs love and support and that's what we're doing tonight.

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys Darby is back with this adorable grey kitten that everyone is jealous of.

Photo Srcs: ofmd-ann , Rhys' Tiktok , Tumblr - ty @kiwistede

= Dominic Burgess =

Our hilarious friend Dominic Burgess is just out here at it again being supportive AF during our events. I love this man.

= Lindsey Cantrell =

Just some love from Lindsey Cantrell on her IG Stories

== Con O Neil Love Project on IG =

Somehow I missed these! Very sweet video project for Con O'Neill happening on IG, thank you @ringasunn for posting these!

There are three videos up so far, but sounds like a 4th is on the way and Con is feeling the love you all! Such an amazing Job!

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

== Lovely Letters ==

The Kudoboard for Valentine's day was sent out this morning on various platforms. Please feel free to check out some of the Lovely Letters the crew wrote to our dear Cast & Crew family.

== Moonglow Manifesting ==

Several of our crew have been manifesting moonglow and setting up spaces in their homes for that manifesting! Please check out some of the gorgeous and creative setups our crew have put together! In order of appearance: @_irene_adler, @tayleafz, @snailforkery

== Lube As A Crew ==

So @Astroglide had decided to do another Watch Party after the #ReviewAsACrew theme that was going on. @yronnia was kind enough to notify me of this fantastic review that came up before the party.

So as usual, so many memes (may of the valentine's cards are from @astroglideofficial) and responses came with the latest @Astroglide watch of the episodes 8, 9 , 10 of S1.

And @astroglideofficial's reactions were glorious as expected (reach from bottom up for chronological reactions)

However, as you can imagine, finishing at episode 10 left them where the rest of us were.

Can't wait for them to see Season 2! Hopefully they'll get some of their hope back!

== Watch Party Reminders! ==

= Feb 15/16: Uncle Season 1 =

Next 3 episodes of Uncle tomorrow! This is mainly for UK folks but non-uk folks are welcome to vpn in as well! Here's an article on how to join via vpn!

16 Feb, GMT - 8 PM, ET - 3 PM, PST - 12pm (episodes 4-6)

WatchParty Hashtags:

#ForTheNewUncle

#SaveOFMD

#AdoptOurCrew

= People Of Earth S1 Ep 7, 8 =

#PiratesOfEarth has been going great these last couple days! Thank you again to @iamadequate1 for organising it! Next episodes: 7 and 8 tomorrow the 15th! at 10PM GMT / 5PM EST / 4PM CST / 2 PM PST

== Articles ==

Our Flag Means Death - Streaming services are continuing to sink ships - ty @manthastar

10 Media Award-Nominated Series That Will Steal Your Heart This Valentine's Day!

== Petition Thread ==

Our friend @sonnetforbonnet was kind enough to get a twitter thread going for all the petitions for cancelled shows. For those of you without Twitter here are the Petition links.

Our Flag Means Death

Shadow & Bone / Six Of Crows

A League Of Their Own

Gentleman Jack

Station 19

Hotel Mondial

Julia

Lockwood & Co

Infinity Train

People Of Earth

Rap Sh!t

Schmigadoon!

First Kill

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

1899

Coyote Vs. Acme

== Love Notes ==

Hey Lovelies <3 I hope that however you celebrated today, (Valentine's Day, Captain Cook's Murder Day, Your Birthday, whatever it happened to be) that you got something positive and fun out of it. I know this day is a mixed bag for a lot of folks, so any way you are able to get something good out of it, I'm excited for. A little gentle reminder, something that took me a lot of years to realise -- you are enough, with or without a partner, I hope you know that. Your partner or lack of one doesn't define you. You are you and you are wonderful and you are enchanting. You could be in the perfect relationship and that other person(s) could bring out the best in you, and yet, the best in you is still you. You shine because you are a beautiful, unique little radiant ball of starstuff, and don't you ever forget it. You deserve just as much love as you give to others, no matter what anyone says, and you deserve to be happy and to be you, just the way you are. Now matter how you feel on any given day, no matter how much energy, or spoons, or love you have for yourself, you are doing enough, and you deserve all the wonderful things this world has to offer. I know I speak for all of us on this safespaceship crew, when I say I hope tomorrow brings you joy, and love, and unhinged laughter. Get some rest babes, love you <3

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Yeah so, since Rhys and Taika already had new footage earlier in the recap tonight. I'm gonna be a sappy little bitch and just show you the same old footage of two gay men kissing because it brings life.

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vrmxlho · 8 months

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socials as karasu’s gf

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karasu: luv waking up to you <3

tagged: yn

eggod: jst thinking abt how they set up the camera, checked if they were in frame, and posed to get this “candid”

↳ yn: you are just sad and lonely

↳ eggod: ok but can you be fr for a second??? like we all know that's what you did 😭

↳ yn: there is absolutely no reason for it tho ???? let people enjoy things 😞

↳ eggod: not on my watch no !

hioryy: how many more of these posts must we endure

↳ karasu: killing yourself would make the process a lot faster

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↳ hioryy: HIS BITCHASS GOT RESTRICTED!!! UGLY ASS MANWHORE!!!!

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↳ karasu: KYS

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↳ karasu: whoever keeps reporting me, i'm gonna punt you

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↳ hioryy: damn i reached my daily repoting limit...

↳ karasu: FUCK YOU???

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yn: do you think it is normal to be sending me stuff like this first thing in the morning?? it’s absolutely not!!

tagged: karasu

karasu: sorry so when am i supposed to send it exactly? 🤨

↳ yn: you know exactly what you're doing...

↳ karasu: yeah i do 😏

666666: bro should've done a few pushups first he looks mad ailing

↳ eggod: WHAT ???!!! 😭😭

↳ 666666: motherfucker open a thesaurus !

↳ eggod: stop saying random dinosaur names you don't sound as smart as you think you do 🤒

↳ 666666: god...

↳ yn: otoya pls stop skipping ur primary school classes :(

↳ eggod: dot dot dot

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yn: Uberを1台お願いします。

tagged: karasu, uberjapan

uberjapan: we love love 😍

↳ isagi_11: this is such a random partnership lmfao ????

↳ isagi_11: ngl respect get that bag !

↳ yn: nobody says this anymore...

eggod: that poor underpaid taxi driver...

↳ uberjapan: we assure you that our uber drivers are paid more than enough to afford basic necessities and in addition are provided with multiple discounts and benefits, we as a company value employe wellbeing and safety as a no.1 priority.

↳ eggod: erm...

666666: imagine basically living in your car and then having to deal with obnoxious couples like you i would kms

↳ yn: nagi pls you tell people you have a fake virus while coughing on them 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

↳ 666666: yeah but when i do it it's funny as hell

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karasu: <3

tagged: yn

eggod: another one!

↳ karasu: what

↳ eggod: another one of your fake "candids" i win 50£ under 3, nagi if its over

↳ karasu: get a life pls

↳ 666666: this is exclusively how i've been making money this past month

↳ karasu: how are you not broke?

↳ mikage: you really think he's using his own money...????

yn: ilysm <3

↳ karasu: ilyt

itoshirin: deadass looks like her hair's on fire

↳ yn: IT REALLY DOESNT WHY WOULD YOU SAU THAT 😭😭😭

↳ 666666: it really does tho

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karasu: she's so pretty like a princess

tagged: yn

eggod: karasu in his free-time...

↳ karasu: what else am i supposed to do?? 🙄

yn: WHEN DID YOU TAKE THIS PIC?

↳ karasu: on our facetime last week you looked like a literal angel 🩷

↳ yn: shut up ur so cute 😣

↳ karasu: i assure you, you're much cuter

↳ itoshirin: i don't understand why instagram is still showing me this shit i swear i blocked y'all

↳ yn: rin you really need to take your anger-management meds

↳ itoshirin: jump

↳ yn: ????????????

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chocolatechimsugakookie2 · 2 years

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4Town Headcanons but make it 2022😋

T and Jesse are Drake enthusiasts! They will try to play every single album in one day!

Z will stay up playing NBA 2k and sometimes another member will join and if it’s not Jesse then he will stomp to Z’s room and unplug the game and walk away😭 saying something along the lines of “it’s 4 freaking am I need beauty sleep”

Z, Ro and Jesse (tbh all of them) will kill for Beyonce! She once hugged Z out of nowhere and he never been the same since

They have a shared TikTok account and they literally just put random stuff on there especially T and Tae! They love acting a fool and being funny any chance they get. Robaire persuades Z to do small dances with him on there so that’s always something the 4townies look forward too

They do have separate accounts, but they love trolling on the shared one

They go live on TikTok and instagram at the most random times! they sometimes will tell the 4Townies they’ll go live soon but usually they just start one out of nowhere and you just gotta hope you don’t miss it.

Also with the lives it’s always a surprise because you never know who is live until you click it! Sometimes it’s one member sometimes time its 3 it’s always different

The lives are always fun even if it’s just a Q and A

The lives might be cooking, playing a game, just talking, Z beating everyone in basketball, you name it!!!!

They also have separate instagrams!!

Definitely have a YouTube channel! It was all T’s idea which the group thought was crazy but they all ended actually liking the channel and posting on it!

Jesse posts himself throwing down on the pottery wheel! The videos are always calming and the conversations are always lovely. He posts vlogs and cooking/baking videos with Tae and Ro

Ro does vlogs as well and loves going to the bookstore and talking about the books. He has videos called “Reading with Ro” or “Read with me” and it’s like 25 mins of him reading his book quietly while serving looks and adding his opinions on what happens in the book.

T has a video for everything he does to be honest! He has so many prank videos it’s uncanny. His vlogs consist of him skateboarding, doing parkour, trying a bunch of food from different places, and etc. he is the king of Mukbangs and does them a lot with the other members! Z tends to join a lot because he has the most tea to spill and he likes free food

Z loves posting videos of him playing basketball and loves showing off his different ways of dunking! He will have like 15 min videos of him dancing and it’s always so entertaining. He has a few videos that shows his different daily routines for going to the studio and the 4Townies go crazy when he is shirtless while washing his face.

Tae vlogs going to animal shelters a lot! He will have videos of him introducing new animals, feeding them, and washing them! He has sooooo many cooking videos! His video of him making Tteok-bokki literally has so many views it’s crazy! He has like 20 minute videos of him teaching Korean and it’s so educational and cute.

They all have gameplay videos, but mainly T, Tae, and Z! They are all freaking hilarious and chaotic! Z might be the quietest out of the members, but I kid you not he is funny asf and so talkative during gameplays he is like Berleezy and CoryxKenshin!

There are like different versions of hoverboards of all shapes and sizes and they own all of them! But Jesse band them from riding them indoors because of him and Tae running into each other which caused them to break a vase and Jesse’s finger

Z lovesss the Spider-Man game on the PS4/5 he finished it twice because it was just that good

Tae, T, and Ro play Fortnight all the time! They have all the skins and play like pros

Every single one of them will get on Roblox and troll! They will literally tag team in murder mystery and make fun of the 12 year olds 😭

Robaire loves The Greatest Showman and the Princess and the Frog, and Black Panther

Z loves Avengers Endgame and All 3 spider-man movies (Tom holland) and Avatar (the tall blue people)

T loves the movie Ready Player One and Train to Busan and Encanto

Jesse loves Avengers Infinity War and Harry Potter’s Prisons of Askaban and Thor Ragnarok

Taeyoung loves Big Hero 6 and Spider-Man into the spider verse and Men in Black

Ro’s favorite show is the Mandalorian and Fresh Prince of Bel-air

Z’s favorite show is Wild N’ Out and Demon Slayer and Avatar the Last Air Bender

Tae’s favorite shows is Sweet Home, and Full House, and Naruto

T’s favorite show is Ridiculousness and Stranger Things and The Simpsons

Jesse’s favorite show is Teen Wolf and HunterxHunter and Neds declassified School Survival Guide

They definitely made songs with artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, Sza, BTS

T and Tae makes everyone dress up every Halloween! they once dressed as Ghostbusters and T was the StayPuft monster and they made the most hilarious TikTok in the outfits

I have so many more ideas, so let’s see what I do soon ✨ ENJOY 😁

#4town #4 town #4townie #4*town #4town headcanons #4 townie #4 town headcanons #4town aaron t #4town aaron z #4town jesse #4town robaire #4town imagines #4town taeyoung #turning red 4town

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Rei Mekaru (and why I love her)

So i responded to someone’s instagram story, which was a picture of SDRA2 Rei, saying “hear me out” and that’s where it started.

Spoilers for both games under the cut.

cw for me simping over rei, abandonment, and both games’ chapter 6 trials

Okay. Okay. Not only is rei hot as hell, BUT. She is also quite fun to hurt. You can take her childhood, and how she was abandoned, and write/draw her suffering. You can also make her beat herself up. In this essay, I will explain how rei mekaru is the hottest and saddest bitch around

Rei Mekaru has had some of the best character development i've seen in anything danganronpa related(Besides DRDT). She starts off as mean, with a somewhat holier-than-thou behavior, one could say. There's not really a reason for this that we know, at first. She is a teacher type, so surely she should be nicer? Now, we enter her backstory. On her character sheet, and in part of DRA chapter 6, we are informed about what seems to have caused such behavior; Abandonment. Rei Mekaru was 'abandoned' by her parents at a young age. Growing up to hate them, and even plotting a name change due to the aforementioned hatred. Seemingly keeping it out of spite. She grows up, going to schools and supposedly getting into college early (as, I believe, you need some sort of college degree to become a teacher/professor). From my understanding, she teaches away from her home country for a while, unaware that her parents have been searching for her for years.

Sooner or later, Rei receives a letter of acceptance from Hope's Peak, and moves back to her home country. She attends Hope's Peak with her 16 classmates, and remains distant. Calling them all "incompetents" frequently. Enter, the killing game. Rei's memories are wiped, and she doesn't remember her classmates. Another character sheet implies there was an attempted KG beforehand, but, because Yamato Kisaragi still had his memories, it had to be stopped and started again. She blocks herself off from everyone, barely even showing grief at the deaths of her classmates. Only when Satsuki Iranami reveals the reason for Haruhiko kobashikawa's death, and allows herself to die, does Rei begin to let go of the beliefs that built up in her childhood. She works with the others, even making a slight invention of her own so she can talk to them about things Monokuma might not like. When Mikako Kurokawa dies, on top of Rei, it seems Rei is shaking up. Talking in a somewhat slower manner.

“This girl……… has died.” The text has a few ellipsis in it, showing quite a long pause. This possibly leaves her more shaken than before, but she tries her best now to show it. Who knows what thoughts were in her head? Someone just died on her, after all. And then, Akane Taira is revealed as the mastermind('s assistant). That must hurt. Rei trusted Akane, including her in one the daily group talks. Perhaps Rei is good at hiding up her emotions, because I think a lot of people would break down and cry on the spot. The final trial, is where we first learn of her past. And where Rei first learns she wasn't abandoned. Her parents were in large amounts of debt, and had left a very young Rei in the care of her Aunt and Uncle. however, her Aunt and Uncle never showed up. Her parents just wanted her to have a good life, but her other family members could care less about her. She finds out that her parents spent years looking for her, and possibly she imagined them sobbing and calling out for her, or possibly she's trying to say this is false. Utsuro finally ends it off, stating that Rei's parents eventually went to Junko in hopes that she would tell them that Rei is alive. Supposedly dying sometime after. Rei wants to know more, but Utsuro refuses. And Rei falls into despair. I think, the new information is what made her personality change so much, in SDRA2.

Now, we move on to Chapter 6.5 of DRA. Of course, we only see her in the last few moments, but there's still a noticeable change. Emotionally, she shows sadness slightly more. Physically, she has her hair chopped off, and different glasses. When Ryutaro Maki asks about his sister, she looks aside. Sad, it seems. Now, it's small and unimportant to mention, but it's the first glimpse we see of her personality change. (from sdra2, that is)

Onto SDRA2. We first see Rei in the prologue, with her raising a gun to shoot Mikado. She still has this somewhat harsh personality, but wants to save others more. She is soon sent into a blaze of orange, and we are made to believe that she is dead. Until sometime in chapter 4, I believe. In chapter 4, i believe, we get a slight cameo. We can only tell it's her, from the outline. It seems she thinks that she is talking to Teruya Otori. (I am unable to find the scene lmao) "Akane Taira is alive." She says. It's here, we get to know that Rei is still alive. The next time we see her, is (i believe) the very end of chapter 5. In the same room to greet Yoruko Kabuya and Iroha Nijue when they awaken. It's unimportant, but it's how we know that the last sighting wasn't an AI or some shit like that. Chapter 6 comes, and boy oh boy do I love it.

She's shown to beat herself up constantly. When Teruya is mentioned in one conversation, she begins insulting herself and even calls herself pathetic. Rei believes that she should've just died. Let herself turn to ash. That way, Teruya would still be alive. When kokoro was revealed as Mikako's mother, she quiets down. Is it from flashbacks of the DRA chapter 6 trial? Or is she just shocked, and unaware of what to say? Her new personality is flaunted in SDRA2's chapter 6, I suppose. We still do get the cop-mocking ginger every now and again, though. She seems more forgiving, and like she has finally seen that people aren't just yins and yangs. Even accepting that Sora isn't quite Akane, and asking if she can refer to Sora as 'Sora' at the end of chapter 6. even promising to try and help Yoruko and Sora meet again. possibly because she doesn't want to see someone sad over someone they cared for again.

She quite possibly cared for Teruya deeply, and he could've been emotional support. or maybe, just a coworker, but the tragedy has made her more vulnerable to emotions. Either way, it's shown that she is less closed off about her emotions. And, possibly, has a harder time with sadness. Leaving her open for attacks on her mental state. Hence why she's a more complex character, but more fun to hurt. (hence why we should always make her go through 70 stages of grief) p.s. she's also hot as hell but you didn't hear that from me

#rei mekaru #dra/sdra #danganronpa another

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Matthew Perry was my teacher

In high school, Matthew Perry was one of my teachers. Night after night I’d watch rerun episodes of Friends, learning from Perry’s iconic character, Chandler Bing. Through 30 minute episodes, Perry taught me how to be funny. He showed me how to be quick and witty. He demonstrated how to pay attention and be present and to show up as the only person you can show up as: yourself. Like the theme song says, Friends has always been there for me. Friends brought me comfort when I was homesick at college and while I lived alone in my early 20s. In some strange way, this show prepared me for what I didn’t know was ahead. If you’re familiar with the show, you know that Chandler and Monica get married and eventually, after trying (and trying and trying) to get pregnant, choose to grow their family through adoption. I have a vivid memory from high school of watching the episode, The One with the Birth Mother. After dinner, I turned on the episode and watched alone in our living room. I sat with my left leg tucked under right, leaning against the arm of the couch. My hands were empty and I was completely locked in on the story. In the episode, Chandler and Monica meet with a young pregnant woman, Erica, who is considering them to adopt her child. In one particular scene, Chandler speaks alone with Erica.

He tells her how it kills him that he cannot give Monica a baby. Chandler isn’t trying to be witty or sarcastic. Comedy is all about timing and this is not the time. He appears tired as he holds pain and hope together. He is helpless, willing to do whatever to give the woman he loves what she desires. Chandler goes on and says, “I really want a kid. And when the day finally comes, I’ll learn how to be a good dad, but my wife, she’s already there. She’s a mother without a baby.” The scene wasn’t funny or dramatic. Although it was a scripted show, the scene felt real and authentic. It was heartbreaking. I remember being moved to tears as Chandler was honest about their journey with infertility. I remember thinking how hard it must be for a couple to try and wait and try and wait. I remember watching this scene and thinking to myself: this story is going to be similar to yours. I cannot tell you why I thought that, but I did. And it is.

As I write this, my wife and I are in a place similar to Chandler and Monica. We are waiting for a birth mom to choose us to parent her baby. Like them we’ve been walking through the pain of infertility while looking forward with hope. Through the character Chandler Bing, Matthew Perry didn’t just teach me how to be funny, but how to lean on your friends “when it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.” He showed me how to be honest and vulnerable with your story. He showed me life won’t always go the way you think it’s going to go. And now, as I re-watch clips from the show, Chandler is reminding me once again of something I often forget: I can hold pain and hope together as I wait.

And that’s how I’ll remember the man who taught me to be funny.

About the Author

Tanner Olson is an author, poet, speaker, and podcaster living in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of I’m All Over the Place, As You Go, Walk A Little Slower, and Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope. You can find Tanner Olson’s books on Amazon. His podcast is The Walk A Little Slower Podcast with Tanner Olson and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

Tanner Olson travels around the country sharing poetry, telling stories, and delivering messages of hope. You can follow Tanner Olson on Instagram (@writtentospeak) and Facebook where you’ll daily find encouraging words of faith and hope.

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someone in the tags was asking for an explanation of the storyline(s) behind the phantom tomorrow music videos, and i assume folks who follow me already know BUT in the event that it’s helpful to have it delineated like this, i thought i’d share what i’d written in response to them!:

hi! i’m not sure how coherent or helpful this will be, but from what andy’s said, the video for ‘scarlet cross’ is intended to introduce the viewer to the world of the phantom tomorrow, which is a rebel group/faction that arose out of this sort of dystopian world they live in. it’s supposed to look super clean, almost not lived in, but you can see the echoes of this oppressive force in the individuals who go after scarlet (the woman the video follows), who is a member of the phantom tomorrow. the end of the video introduces blackbird, who’s this mysterious, batman-like “hero” (or presumed to be), who saves scarlet from these goons.

‘fields of bone’ picks up where ‘scarlet cross’ leaves off, and andy has said that the implication is that scarlet gets away with the help of blackbird and has now retreated to the underground world in which the phantom tomorrow lives and finds refuge. it’s supposed to look grittier, darker, dirtier. blackbird has come down to this world to essentially assess what’s going on, who the phantom tomorrow is, etc., when he encounters nine (the guy in the mask and white shirt), who’s intended to be a joker-like foil to blackbird’s batman. nine kills scarlet, and a confrontation ensues between blackbird and nine. it initially appears that nine has bested/killed blackbird, but we see toward the last minute that blackbird survives. the next video, crimson skies, depicts the “showdown” between nine and blackbird, where it appears that blackbird is killed.

from there comes ‘torch’, which follows the funeral procession for blackbird. the video shows a reverend-type figure aiding in the procession, and it’s later revealed to be nine in disguise. i believe after the band members all leave the church there is supposed to be a reveal that blackbird is alive, but at the last minute, nine presses a detonator on his phone that causes the church to explode, presumably killing blackbird once and for all.

the video for ‘born again’ was initially less clear to me; i felt like it was more a standard music video with theatrical aesthetic elements that match the world, but andy explained in an instagram post on friday that it was intended to show the “9th circle”, which refers to a location in the phantom tomorrow world that is “a plane of existence outside reality, a more esoteric version of a fire and brimstone afterlife but one that is directly attacking your daily life”.

#black veil brides #bvb talk #pls don’t come for me with like minute details i didn’t include i was opting for a broader description / recounting to avoid writing a novel #(as opposed to the novella i’ve written here)#and again i assume everyone knows this etc. etc. but it’s more for posterity and for me!

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This Is Australia by Marrugeku

This Is Australia Content Warning: this video contains depictions of violence, racial abuse, and police, border security and juvenile justice system brutality.

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Beni Bjah Directors: Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain - Marrugeku Producer: Gillian Moody Cinematographer: David Tran Choreography: Dalisa Pigram with Jurrungu Ngan-ga cast 2021 Music Production: Dazastah, Sam Serruys and Paul Charlier Editor and Colourist: Darrin Baker Additional Vocals: Zachary Lopez Main Cast: Ses Bero, Emmanuel James Brown, Chandler Connell, Luke Currie-Richardson, Issa El-Assaad, Ashleigh Musk, Bhenji Ra, Macon Escobar Riley, Feras Shaheen

Filmed in the Kimberley on the lands of the Bunuba people in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

Originally by Childish Gambino. A remake to “This is America”

Marrugeku Social media accounts: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marrugeku Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Marrugeku Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/marrugeku Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/marrugeku

Lyrics: We just want a barbie Crack a can or two put upon your thongs Aussie day is due Oh Lest we forget The footies on tonight can’t you just get over it You know she’ll be right

We just want a barbie Crack a can or two put upon your thongs Aussie day is due Oh Boundless space to share Somethings gotta give Can’t you just go home Find a place to live

This is Australia Look how I’m killing ya Locking your children up Filling my prisons up

This is Australia Look how I’m fearing ya Locking your children up Filling my prisons up

This is Australia Look how I’m treating ya Say there’s no room for ya Quick to forget your name

This is Australia Cops in my area Locking ya up Cause white man we scared of ya

Yeh yeh Im’a go into this Ah ah forgetting our history Yeh yeh locking up refugees Ah ah oh how the irony Yeh yeh showing their fear in us Na na not knowing who we are Yeh yeh chuck you in Manus cause This is Australia

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, tell somebody You go tell somebody Grandma told me “Get your land back” Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man

This is Australia Look how you’re killing us Locking our children up Filling them prisons up

This is Australia Look how I’m fearing ya Locking our children up Filling your prisons up

Take the pulse of my nation You can see the fear (fear) So casual with the racism You’re in denial here (here) Walk around with your face screwed up We can see it clear (clear) You want us all locked up hood strapped Don Dale style brother can you hear (what)

We ain’t be asking for much (na) Just want our land back a bunch (yeh) Media stay on the hunt (ah) Spreading that fear over brunch (daily)

Djabugay, Bunuba, Noongar Man Wiradjuri, Anangu, Yawuru Man They want us all in the lock up Or getting shot by the copper Blow

This is Australia Home of the young and free sailed over seven seas labelled a refugee

This is Australia Fear of the unknown What we don't understand We wanna send home

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, tell somebody Australia, the Pacific Solution killed us and you mothafuckas owe us! Grandma told me Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man Get your land back, Black man

- Beni Bjah 2020

#youtube #This Is Australia #Marrugeku #Beni Bjah

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im a jealous hater bitch <3

there's this one instagram influencer who the other half of a couple influencer (this term makes me wanna kill myself, and im on meds now so that really means a lot) I can't stand/ i dont often comments on something i dont like and he made me left a not exactly hate but a lowkey snide comments. every time his stuff come up i just swipe away. it's very true that you're most likely to be jealous of someone who have something in common with you, that influencer have something major in common with me AND he's very good looking, he shows off his cute boyfriend a lot, and just seem like coming from a certain type of wealthy family i recognize and have always resent(and/or envy). So I watch one of his reel somehow today and it physically hurts me a little, Im not exaggerating... I recognize that it's envy, i dont wanna delude myself into thinking it's some unforgivable sin he commited that made me feel that resentment, It's pure 100% all natural-hater-ass-bitch jealousy. I havent feel this way in a while because i have strategically steer myself away from these type of content on social media for years, but experience that "their life is better than mine" momenet for the first time in awhile really struck me how detriment it really is to a person's morale and spirit. I dont think im exaggerating but I think it's a good thing to recognize that jealousy could be really really harmful, it's also a part of life, it's good to have some kind of system to protect yourself from dwelling on it. I dont know where i am going with this im just typing as I go, i guess the point is stay off instagram (more specifically : the "looking at how amazing my life is oh and i'm super hot" content) It is truly damaging to be exposure ourselves to it all the time, imagine taking all these micro damages little by little in your daily dose. dont use the internet i guess, that's my point

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Curtain Call: I've Never Been Here Before at Cafe Colonial - 12/22/23

Manalia, the sole performer of the both aptly (and hilariously) self-appointed "dream-punk-dance-music/shoegaze screamo" act called: I've Never Been Here Before; chose to share on her Bandcamp that "shyly, shyly" is what a sibling of hers used to call butterflies, a symbol commonly associated with the transgender community. If you don't immediately find that emotionally devastating—all context of her music considered, you can eat your own shorts. (excerpted from 'The Closed Eye Experiment' ).

It isn't often that you get an artist who just blows you away with overt, unconcealed lyrics and themes of being transgender. (That's a statement I resent, yet still find true.) Manalia leans heavily into the very real struggles and desolation that trans people face daily—Not speaking to family or loved ones due to living truthfully, being the abject of hate and cruelty in social settings—the list could go on for more pages than anyone would be happy to see—

"You dont go to sleep and think

Ill become a different thing

Its more like the knocking

Just starts to make sense

You dont have to let her in

Shell still die in the end

But her hands are soft and sweet

When she walks into your house

Having interviewed and DM'd back and forth with Nalia, I would just like to say, that she has been the kindest, most obliging, and most responsive gal the whole way through. She's got ideas and thoughts and easily expands on snippets in a forward, engaged, fashion. These are staples of her art and craft. Her outright demeanor and creativity are showcased just as unmistakably in the album art she chooses to use, and the way she decides to tell her stories. (You have some concept album lore to look forward to y'all!) (Pictured below, A sketch of the demon, Cherary, for an upcoming project of hers).

In an interview I nabbed with Nalia, she told me she rated this show a good eight or nine out of ten. Having played about forty shows over the span of a year at the time, it sounds to me like this one killed preeeeeeetty darn hard. (Note; before playing solo, Nalia used to perform with another local Sac act, Nick Pants!!) Her favorite song to play live right now is "It's Raining Again", as it's her oldest song, and people still respond very positively to it. Now, according to Manalia, her best song to play live right now is "grl (I can't see u)", which makes sense from how reactive the crowd was— I cannot stress enough how intense and beautiful of an opening act I've Never Been Here Before was. A master of both hardcore and acoustic instrumentals/performance, I expect absolutely massive things from her in the future. You can find her on Instagram @iveneverbeenhereb4 And everywhere else through her linktree! Thanks for the read!!

#shoegaze #musicreview #music #CafeColonial #musicjournalism #ManaliaLiRoeze #dreampunk #Sacramentounderground #iveneverbeenherebefore

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tlkmh · 5 months

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Is Social Media a Great Tool for Activists?

Social media, as we all know, has been around for decades. From sharing posts to communicating with our friends and family, there is no doubt that social media has made our lives ten times better. Whether it is seeing celebrities posting their thoughts and opinions on social media platforms, famous and upcoming brands advertising their product or normal folks like you and I, joining in on the conversation and giving our two cents, social media is like the best invention to ever grace our presence. But one could wonder whether it is a great tool in being an instrument for the voiceless.

We know that social media is a powerful tool, it can be used for both good and bad things. Good, meaning — posting harmless content, sharing funny pictures/videos/experiences and among others. As for bad — propaganda, cyberbullying, doxing and among other online acts that harms people on the internet. But for activism, social media plays a huge role in it. Not only does social media aids in amplifying voices for the movement but it also helps to educate and spread awareness to the public, both local and international. In fact, this is where the term ‘social media activism’ came about. That very term works to advance the aims of social or political groups via the use of online platforms (Khiry, 2020).

Moreover, digital technology allows activists to use hashtags to further their movement online. By using the tag, it helps with the algorithm and gives more exposure to online users. Aside from Facebook and Instagram, the hashtag is most used on the X app. For instance, Black Lives Matter is an activist movement committed to fighting against police brutality and racial violence in the black community in the USA. The BLM was founded as an online movement using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, created by three of the organization's founders — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi. The hashtag became one of the popular trending topics on a few social media platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. As more and more innocent African Americans were killed by the police and had to endure years upon years of racial harassment, those three words became a catalyst for protestors to spread the movement.

Image 1. Black Lives Matter London Protest on June 6th, 2020.

Despite how social media seems to be an ideal instrument to use for spreading awareness for activists, what emerges from this is the performative activism. This selfless act is when users, fabricating as allies, post about the movement without the sheer intent to make a change. Instead, it is for their own personal gain and to garner attention towards themselves. Generally, these types of people are those who post about the movement, but their actions say otherwise. This hypocritical performance is typically done by big-named celebrities and brands to save face and avoid backlash and criticism for being neutral or tone-deaf by the public. But there are certain groups of people who chose to stay quiet despite being online and most probably seen what is going on around lately. This goes to show that social media isn’t necessarily a great tool for activists to amplify their cause. People can just scroll past any posts that’s related to any movement and go about their lives, having zero compassion to make a difference, in this already struggling society.

So, to answer the question, is social media a great tool for activists? For me, yes, it is. I believe, in the years to come, soon more social media platforms will be invented and of course, updated to further cater for its users. For one, social media has already been proven to be big part of our daily lives. Imagine where social media was never invented — news around the world wouldn’t even get the coverage it needs. Think about the lesser-known movements that hasn’t even got the attention it deserves, if it weren’t for social media platforms like X and Instagram, we wouldn’t even know about the suffering on a nation especially on minorities, politicians being the devil themselves and so on. Albeit there’s the mainstream media, but that alone cant be trusted wholeheartedly, as we all know, news broadcasting station are known to add in a little bit spice and lies and of course the absurd headlines that mostly work on boomers and gullible people. For that reason, social media is a great tool for activists.

References

Brown, S. (2022). How Activists Use social media for Good — You can too. Retrieved from https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/features/how-activists-use-social-media-for-good-and-you-can-too/

Eades, J. (2020). Black Lives Matter London Protest. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://unsplash.com/photos/people-sitting-on-chair-holding-brown-paper-during-daytime-2eWFphvQPbY

Jacquot, S. (2022). Social Media Activism: Accessible or Performative? Retrieved from https://theobserver-qiaa.org/social-media-activism-accessible-or-performative

Khiry, Z. (2020). Why is social media activism important? Retrieved from https://www.onlineoptimism.com/blog/social-media-activism/

Siapera, E. (2012) ‘Socialities and social media’, in Introduction to New Media, pp. 191-208

Su Moe, P. (2020). The Rise of Social Movements through hashtags. Retrieved from https://www.changemag-diinsider.com/blog/the-rise-of-social-movements-through-hashtags

Woods, K. (2022). Social Media Activism: This is how you start a movement. Retrieved from https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-activism/

#week 6 #mda20009

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lagroupie · 9 months

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Interview: Kate Clover, "Bleed Your Heart Out"

Kate Clover before getting on stage at Festi'Cheyres through my Olympus Trip.

Kate Clover played Switzerland for the first time last year in Bulle. Sadly, I missed their show because I was away. I was therefore very happy to hear that she would be back with her band, this time at Festi'Cheyres in Cheyres, and then in Zurich! I wrote Kate Clover beforehand and she kindly agreed to do an interview with me before her show.

Join us as we talk about Kate Clover's life in Los Angeles, her album Eat Your Heart Out, her western/John Waters like aesthetic, and more. Many thanks to Kate and the team at Festi'Cheyres for making this possible!

To get to know you more, I would like to know what your life is like when you are not touring.

Kate Clover: When I am not touring, I run a sunglasses label. I have a cat and a husband, so we have our morning together. And then I just work on either music or the sunglass label. I jog and try to stay active. If there’s a show we go to a show, or if we’re Djing we do that. Always too busy !

I’ve seen on Instagram that you also make clothes.

I do ! I like to make a lot of my stage outfits and it’s fun ! I wish I had more time to do it because if I start something I get very invested in it. I have to learn to save my energy for what I need to get done. Now I do it more for relaxation. It’s more of a hobby.

Kate Clover killing it at Festi'Cheyres through my Nikon.

Speaking of clothes, I’ve noticed the influence of John Waters. It's also present in your music videos. Was it intentional from the beginning or did it come naturally ?

It’s naturally ! I’ve always gravitated towards retro-looking things – I mean, I dressed like that in high school. I’ve actually found John Waters’ movies when I was in high school and I couldn’t believe how similar our aesthetics were ! It was honestly like a cosmic coincidence. That’s a big compliment when people say that to me, because it’s always been my aesthetic. I think that certain things visually appeal to me – look at the way the B52’s looked ! They looked amazing and it’s the same aesthetic ! So I feel like if you understand that aesthetic, it’s in your heart.

Let’s talk about your album Bleed Your Heart Out ! I read that you recorded it in Mexico. You were born and raised in Los Angeles, so I wanted to know if compared to your first EP, it was necessary to step out of the city to reflect more this time?

I think that people sometimes need to think about that more when they make something. When you’re in your everyday life, you’re in your everyday thoughts. I wanted to escape that. Sometimes, when you leave your normal life, you’ve already prescribed the outcome for your day: this is what I do, this is how I live, these are my friends.

When you put yourself in a new situation where everything is new and different, I think you’re going to pick up different signals. You’re going to be inspired by different things. Ultimately, you’re going to make something more unique. For me, that worked. I don’t know if it works for everybody, but I encourage people to try that. You’ll be surprised at how much freedom you’ll find in just being more anonymous in your perception of yourself in your daily life. That really allowed myself to be open and willing to take more chances.

After Festi'Cheyres, Kate Clover and her band played a little bar in Zurich called Safari. They killed it again. Here's a photo shot with my Nikon!

I really like the album cover because it reminds me of those ‘Wanted’ posters in Western movies. At the very end of the album, in the song Follow My Heart, you can also hear those influences right ?

I’ve always been attracted to the Western aesthetic. I love Spaghetti Western movies. I grew up riding horses and I like country music a lot. There’s a romanticized country artist in me who likes to express myself through that in a way. I also like the kitschiness of it. I think outlaw culture is very rock and roll.

Could we talk about the song Channel Zero ? It’s my favorite from the album. Do you remember how it was born ?

Honestly, I was stuck at a stoplight and all the lyrics just came to me. I’ve benn writing enough music to know that when that happens, you just have to stop what you’re doing and write it. So I was stopped at a stop light, drove home, wrote the chorus, wrote the verse and it fit. I used stranged words that I never used in a song before, like the word ‘file’. When would I ever use that ? (laughs) It’s one of those songs that I almost feel like I can’t take credit because it just happened. The creative force was there.

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If you had to drink one thing for the rest of your life, what would you choose between red wine and tomato juice?

I’ll go with tomato juice because I feel with red wine I would just be drunk all the time. I don’t know if I would want that.

What can we expect from Kate Clover in the future ?

I’m going to be touring a lot and release my second record sometime next year.

#kate clover #interview #festi'cheyres

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myescapediary · 1 year

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Month Update:

Ok so update about JZ, we don't speak at all anymore. I was cool w J and hung out couple times and spoke daily, even ft at times. He came on our “anniversary” and got me a spooky basket, that let me say I fell in love with because it was so thoughtful. Okay so fast foward to halloweekend, I was supposed to hang with Mel her cousins, libi and tagged J along. The night didn’t go as planned, me libi and J ended up in jersey city. However, the boys were nearby and ended up tagging along with us. J got mad af and we argued and every since, shit changed.. Ok, we moved past that after we spoke and we were cool but he was very distant.

On Nov 11th, towards the night he called me on ft and started to tell me about some girl he met and been talking to. Mind you, he will always pl=rank me to get a reaction out of me. So there goes me not believing him fully, he's talking about her and just describing her and stuff, as he's speaking I honestly don't know how to feel, i'm in disbelief. He then tells me that she knows about me and how that no matter what he wants me to be apart of his life and that she understands that which is very fucking unrealistic like cmon now. Anyways, i'm like yeah sure bcs like I said i still didn't believe him. Towards the end of the call he tells me how he's going out and he's going to be with her so he will talk to me the following day and i didn't care much bcs I was going out too.

Mind you, I don't even want to go out but im like let me go to clear my mind and not overthink at home. I'm out with Alexis and his boys, drinking and trying to avoid my sadness. It's almost time to leave, I check my socials and I see him post her on his snapchat and instagram... people are texting me and showing me at that point i start crying in the fucking bar like a dumb bitch so I tell alexis we had to go. I'm hysterically crying as we walk to the car and i'm just in disbelieve and in so much pain and anger. So I text him a paragraph on how we cant be friends and he automatically calls me and is texting me to pick up.

The following day, i decide to say that one of my friends sent that message to not show I care and we move past it, but mind you im hurt af and crying all day lmao! So whatever, he's very distant and I seen him post a snap obv him out w her at bdubs and so I text him how I felt and expressed all my thoughts. The conversations turns into an argument ofc, we then talk on the phone the following day and agree to be friends.. we continue to text.

It's now friday the 18th, and I wanted to see him so we make plans to out that night to ashford, he picks me up and i saw him texting leo lmao. Did phase me so it killed my mood so i was quite as we drove there, you can feel the tension and the awkwardness between us. He's on his phone more than usual when were out and it bothered me and all i was thinking was her. So he then keeps looking at me and it's making me mad and I wanted to just cry and tell him i want to get back with him when i really don't but i can't stand the fact he's willing to try with someone else. So, I then ask him for us to go home, we get to the car and I asked him where does she think hes at and he laughs and said tbh she thinks i'm out with Carlos, that made me so angry and upset i laughed turned to the window and started to hold my tears. He then asks me why im acting like that and why are we talking about her when we were supposed to just enjoy the night together but I just can't. So I started telling him off to leave me alone and that us friends is not a good ide and he then gets upset and starts arguing with me but i'm not even saying anything i'm just mad and still in disbelief. I then get home and i'm just crying ofc. I text him and tell him that i'm sorry the night ended the way it did but I just can't. He still avoid the no longer friends part and tells me i won't happen again and i told him to not worry about it and that i don't want to know about her and that that's it. He then texts me today, nov 20th acting like everything is ok and asking how i'm feelin, he then takes hours to reply, i replied 6:42pm and it's now 9:41pm and no response.. I am lost of words,.

Nov 20th, 2022

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god definitely doesn’t exist if this is happening in Iran via /r/atheism

god definitely doesn’t exist if this is happening in Iran

Hi, we live in a country where women dont have rights. these are a few:

“in the Islam religion, they cant execute a virgin girl, so they rape her before executing her.”

“women cant sing.”

“women cant dance.”

“women cant show their hair in the streets or arms or legs, they have to cover everything up, and have hijab everywhere even though a lot of people don’t actually believe in Islam.”

did i mention other people besides women? well:

“you will get hanged if you are a part of the LGBTQ community and when you are an ally, you will be imprisoned.”

“politic activists (can’t remember the word for it) are imprisoned and killed on a daily basis.”

“you will also be hanged if you want to convert from Islam to any other religion. (you are “assigned” muslim at birth)

“one month ago they arrested a 22 year old on the street for wearing improper hijab. the beat her to the point where she was in a coma for a few days, then she died. her name was #mahsaAmini (if you want more information, and even if you dont please check that hashtag currently trending for a month on twitter. there has been 340+ million tweets with that hashtag)”

“there are people out on the streets fighting for their rights and chanting death to the dictator. they want to change the regime.”

“in the protests they have killed 200+ people.”

“one guy was just killed for HONKING, not saying anything, not chanting anything, just honking to support the protests.”

“they killed a 16 year old girl, and they didnt give her body back to her family for 8 days. she had been shot, her skull was smashed, she was raped multiple times, and the gave her body back ONE DAY BEFORE HER 17th BIRTHY!”

i can go on and on but i wont cuz it makes me really really sad. if you want to read more or know more, you can check out these pages on instagram and these twitter hashtags:

MahsaAmini

مهسا_امینی

اعتصابات_سراسری

opIran

Golshifte Farahani Instagram Page (Iranian Actor Abroad)

1500 Tasvir (Showing what’s happening in the streets)

Nabaut Instagram Page (Iranian Influencer)

Nazanin Boniadi (Iranian Actress Abroad)

Nazanin Nour

Tara Grammy

sorry if this was too long :)

Submitted October 22, 2022 at 02:16AM by maawneli (From Reddit https://ift.tt/ioeuEPQ)

#reddit

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nighwing77 · 2 years

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10-13-2022-Happy Trails

Here I am on my last to last working in RSVP and the Prison. Sitting here is Littleton and Bowman. What I tried to avoid-lol, but not too bad. Sooo back in March I got on Match.com due to Mr. Kough, the therapist from Birchtree. To pay for it that is. Was on it for a while but a non-paying member. But in March paid for it. Met a woman from Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, all over Arkansas. But all misses. Then I met Sloene from Sherwood. A 49 year old and it moved fast. Met on July 13. Then she got a job offer to Forrest City for 97K and I told her to go but she got upset that I didn’t fight with her to stay(sooo crazy). Saw Landrum for the first time in 10 years. Saw his wife and kids for the first time ever! That was cool. Then I met Jordan. Wow! She was a character. Oh well Sloene accused me of cheating, I wasn’t, and that fell apart, after about a month. Then started talking to Jordan. Took her to lunch at Cheddars and that didn’t go good. Then fell apart after that and the fact she didn’t like me joking about me being a mandatory reporter. Then Stephanie hit me up about did I wanna join her juvenile acting group. It’s like for ugly/fat people who just found out about sex. So took here out in September. WE went to Olive Garden and saw the invitation movie. $110 it cost me for both movie and dinner. Took my mom earlier to Olive Garden when I went to church. Got stung by a wasp in July on the lip bringing in books from library. Didn’t hurt too bad, but not the most pleasant thing. And tore up some of the books. That and killing roaches. Had a car accident 1st of August. Rear ended by an old woman in a silver Chrysler 300. Got hit after getting KFC after getting clothes dropped off for pressing. Cute white Italiain cop. Cute mixed bank teller that cashed my check and her white friend. I got HIRED at Benton!! God is good. Found out I got hired while I was getting my brakes checked out since they have been acting funny. That’s been a process. I got offered the job Sept 4th. After having to get all my paper work (Med Express doesn’t do physicals), I start on the 17th of October. Got a nice check from Accident-Dairyland. And a bonus from Birch. And getting another one. Music: Drake and 21 savage, Drake and Dj Khaled, Babyface and Ella mai-and those just in the last 2 weeks. Pharrell and 21 Savage and Tyler the Creator from over the summer. Shows: Sci-fi cartoon on Netflix, Rings of Power, She-Hulk, Stargirl, Star Trek: Lower Decks. Finished Atlanta over summer. And now Atlanta is back out. But my guilty pleasure starting with a episode I saw over Sloene’s house-MIKE AND MOLLY! That is my jam.

Mom is doing good, still trying to sell that land. Slowing down but still as bright as ever. Lost her car window 2 weeks ago. Getting it fixed soon.

Been trying to get in Philander school. Did pretty much all September. Looks like will have to wait to next semester.

Haven’t talked to son as much. He hasn’t really talked to be since I bought some metal dice. I pray he is okay.

Finishing this up from home after doing top and last two lines at work and emailing it to me.

Also started talking to Jennifer Ph from Pof. Went good for 2-3 weeks now fizzled out. She loves some jail dude. But she is a Laotian! Started doing 40 days as daily inspirational 1st of October.

Started Gratitude Journal. Been having bumps on my back of head got some shampoo and been using alcohol and neosporin. Was Cancer free when I got checked out on my nuts in June! Pooped in sheet and sent sample for colon cancer Wednesday sent it Thursday at lunch. Got flu shot at last doctor visit when I got poop screening last week.

Got free groceries July 26th. Guess it was a mistake. still using Tide. Girl I follow on instagram-found her on match-is pregnant. Hope baby is healthy. I think she got arificially inseminated-lol!

People been hitting me up out the blue the last 2 weeks: TK today talking about warcraft. Sonya yesterday. K. Sisco.

Thank you GOD for bringing me this far!!

I really hope the LORD directs my steps!!!

God if P/P is YOUR will let it me done and watch over me, thank you for the opportunity!!!!!!

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