#for like uhh 306+

[neteyummydrabbles]

glistening drops of honey [part 4]

slurp up part 3 here:

pairing: neteyam x fem human reader warnings: cringe, neteyam's sexy body words: 306

“neteyam, why don’t you go show y/n around?”

i scurried behind neteyam's tall, broad frame, struggling to keep pace with his majesdick strides. " umm...uhh....uhmm.... c-can you plea....please s-slow down..??" i whimpered. suddenly, a long blue tubular reticulum slashed across my face, toppling me over. i tumbled away as my petite frame could not handle the sheer strength of his tail muscles. i heard a raspy groan, sending shivers down my horizontal spine.

then, a large, dominating hand was before my delicate facial features. my stomach filled with butterflies, i squeaked with fervour. i reached for it, and felt my skin graze against his palm. his martial, rugged hands perfectly contrasted my dainty, fragile cuticles. it was like we were born for each other.

"better stay careful out here" he voiced, "this isn't a playground like your home planet". i snapped back to reality and fiercely announced, "isn't this my home planet now?", i smirked. "better not insult yourself."

we advanced towards a bonfire surrounded by numerous na'vi. was it just me, or were they doing double takes? it seemed they were spellbound by my beautiful, fragile yet sturdy demeanour. i decided to ignore the bombastic side eyes fixated on my figure, and perceived them to be looks of lust. i sat down next to neteyam, unsure of whether dancing suggestively would be appropriate in his exotic culture. i decided against it, and observed their interpretive ritual in awe.

soon, i was led to a tree and instructed to lay on a na'vi sized hammock. it was made of a substance that resembled my soft, supple, silky skin. as i let myself absorb the events that had occurred in the past day, i was encapsulated by the intricately woven threads of the swinging bed. part of me wished i was engulfed by neteyam's manly, safe arms instead. i drifted away to sleep, wrapped in my fantasies.

like and reblog because cringing is caring <3

#neteyam #avatar way of water #avatar #neteyam fluff #enemies to lovers #forbidden love #sully x reader #neteyam x reader #neteyam x human reader #avatar the way of water #fluff #jake sully #neteyam x y/n #neteyam sully #avatar imagine #enemies to soulmates

[survey--s]

306.

What is your skin care routine? Yeah, I don’t have one of those lol. I use sunscreen in summer and just wash my face in the shower with whatever bodywash I’m using that week. I don’t really wear make-up though so it’s mostly just getting rid of sweat.

Do you have fencing around your residence? Nah, we’re not that posh.

Do you believe in purgatory? No.

If you had a throne, what would it look like? Uhh, I have no idea. I’d like to be red or purple though.

Have you ever been to Miami, FL? No, I’ve never been to the US.

Do you know a Molly? Not these days, but I did go to school with a girl called Molly.

Do you remember the last dream you had? All I remember is that my old chemistry teacher from nearly 20 years ago was in it and she was making me write some kind of statement about how she hadn’t shouted at a child? Weird lol.

What’s the last thing you said out loud? "Love you bubba!” to the dog.

Have you ever left a movie theater before the movie was over? No, but I’ve been tempted a few times.

Are you currently cold or warm? Warm.

What’s a dangerous animal you find to be cute? Tigers.

What last gave you anxiety? Cantering today lol. I fell off last week and while I wasn’t injured it definitely bumped my confidence a bit. I was fine going one way, but when she asked me to do it in the spot I fell yesterday, I just panicked and didn’t want to go that fast, hahah.

Do you have a sister? Not a biological sister, but I have four sisters in law.

Which of the seven deadly sins do you commit the most? Sloth and gluttony.

When did you last get a haircut? Uhhh, I couldn’t tell you. I generally do my own hair but I don’t remember the last time I bothered.

When did you last feel lonely? I can’t remember.

Do you have a lucky charm? No.

Do you drink Rockstar energy drinks? I went through a phase of liking those, but now all energy drinks taste really sweet and unpleasant to me. I don’t know what changed.

Are you a slow learner? Not generally, but it depends on what I’m learning.

What time is it currently? It’s 4.14pm.

How many syllables are in your full name? Eight.

Is there anyone you can say that you hate? Nope.

Have you ever sat on someone’s shoulders at a concert? No.

What song did you last have on repeat? I honestly don’t remember.

How has the weather been where you live? Blue skies, sunshine, a nice breeze and warm! My ideal weather basically - it’s a bit humid today but generally it’s been lovely.

What’s your favorite month out of the year, and why? May/June for the weather, October because it’s Autumn, and December because of my birthday/Christmas, and because I get a fortnight off work.

Who is a boy you find to be attractive? I mean, I’m a bit old for “boys” lol.

When did you last plant something? A few summers ago.

What’s something or someone you are proud of? My business.

What’s a problem that keeps recurring in your life? Other people allowing their off-lead dogs to approach my on-lead dogs

Have you ever caused a bed to break? Hahah yep, three times. Not through sex, just to clarify lol.

What’s something you could use extra patience for? Slow drivers.

Have you ever crashed a party? Yeah as a teenager.

Do you like fireworks? I love them but I have animals who are scared of them, so I wish everyone had to use silent ones.

When did you last do laundry? Yesterday.

What did you last have a conversation about? Uh, with Suzanne about her dog Charlie and what we did instead of a proper walk today as it was just waaaay too hot.

Who is someone you’d define as iconic? Audrey Hepburn.

What was the last flower you seen? Foxgloves.

What is something you always keep in your fridge/freezer? Apple juice.

Have you ever heard of making music with plants? I have not.

Did you use to play in the mud as a kid? I did indeed.

What’s something you find to be rude? When you stop and let a driver through and they don’t say thank you.

What’s a topic you could go on for hours discussing? Dogs, dog welfare and dog behaviour.

Do you have any pictures frames in sight? Yeah, there are some on the walls.

What did you last apologize for? Cutting a walk short today, but it was just far too warm for it.

#survey #surveys

[nadacwriter]

OCtober day 7: Cliff

Part of @oc-growth-and-development‘s OCtober!

Part two to yesterday’s story. Work ran late tonight, and it’s bound to do so tomorrow, so I’ll try and get my piece done tomorrow MORNING. But I hope you guys enjoy part two!

Words: 1, 306

Okay, so maybe Regina shouldn't have been THIS close to the giant's resting spot.

Her father had gotten up early to drive her to the state park; there, she would photograph the giant, call him to pick her up, and she would go and tell Uncle Eli all about the Giant, and how fun it was to photograph, and they'd eat really nice seafood and head back to the hotel.

But Gina? She had bigger plans. She wanted to make contact with it.

Now, why would Gina, a 5'11” pile of skin and bone, want to talk with a 200 foot rock giant before it went back into the Atlantic to do whatever it was it did? Well, because she could. She at least had to try. Had anyone spoken with a Rock Giant like that before? Had anyone actually called out to one and asked for its name, or what kind of music it liked? Had anyone talked to a Rock Giant?

Darius Bies, Amadic researcher and personal hero of Gina's, had done some research into speaking with Rock Giants, though most of the records were lost to time. Maybe she would be the first to ever try and make contact. Maybe this would be the first time the Rock Giant ever even saw humans. Or, maybe not? They were always so old… Gina was smiling just thinking about it, sneaking past the barriers and closer to the resting area.

Gina was dressed or the weather; it had frosted, it was cloudy, it was cold, but a girl from Paradise Michigan wasn't gonna need a puffy jacket in 38 degrees; a fleece quarterzip, black cargo pants, and her trusty backpack would do just fine.

'WARNING: ROCK GIANT RESTING AREA AHEAD. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT'

“Psh, warning Shmarning. I could handle a rockfall in my sleep.”  Gina said, walking towards the white line of chalk. “...This must be the foot...” She said, looking at the white chalk line on the ground and patting it. She looked just ahead, and saw what she expected; a mossy, rocky clearing in an otherwise wooded, normal, deciduous forest. The ground rose and set, slowly, but surely. It was breathing; the giant was here.

Gina snapped a couple of quick photos, and tried to get closer to the source of the breathing. Wasn't there usually some sort of hole where the giant breathed from? There was supposed to be some hole. She looked for the hole, but couldn't find it. Here eyes were firmly planted on the ground right in front of her, looking for where the giant breathed from.

And then, all the sudden, the ground just wasn't there anymore.

“WUAAAGH!” Gna huffed and grabbed for the only sturdy thing she could see, a tree root. She grabbed on for dear life, her camera held to her only by a neckstrap. She looked down, and saw just how far from the ground she was.

“Yeah...broken legs at best, Gina pancake at worst.” She said, looking back up. “And I'm too far from the top. Okay,” Gina gulped down, puttng her other hand onto the tree root, “Okay. Calm people live, panicked people die, calm people live, panicked people die...”

Gina was now hanging onto a tree root, off of a cliff, for dear life. She'd hung off of a cliff before, but she was usually tied to a rope, and her dad was usually there if something went wrong. She felt her hands getting sweaty.

“Calm people live, panicked people die, calm people live, panicked people die, calm people live, panicked people die...” She repeated the mantra over and over, her breath shallow, her eyes wide and darting. She tried to dig her feet into the earth, but it was too cold. Her boots weren't gonna do her any good.

Then, she felt it. Low, first, but a rumbling so unearthly that it had to be what she thought it was;

“The giant's waking up. The Giant's waking up! IT'S WAKING UP AND I'M ABOUT TO FALL TO MY DEATH?!”

The rumbling got louder and rougher, the energy in the air got more frantic, and Gina's eyes grew more strained as she tried to think of a plan, something, anything, before it was too late. The limb was moving, getting pulled into the cliff slowly. “Oh no no no no no no no no no!! No!!!” Gina tried to hold on, but her grip was slipping.

“NO!” She yelled, as loud as she could, tears filling her eyes, as she started running out of energy and options. She huffed, and just held on to that root.

“Sorry, Dad...” She sniffled a bit, huffing as she closed her eyes tight, “I'm so sorry.”

“w h a t  w a s  t h a t?”

The voice was low and rumbling, and when Gina looked up, she saw the source.

It was massive. It had a very pointy, outcrop-like head, with two large, gray eyes, and a gentle look on its face. It was massive, its shoulders stretched nearly 10 feet, and its breathing sent blasts of air into Gina's face. She was face to face with a rock giant.

“Um, uhh-”

“o h  d e a r,  a h u m a n.” It knew what Humans were?

“yep! That's me! A human!” Gina said, blinking a bit, “And we can't survive falls well, so would you mind-woah!”

A massive, gray, rocky hand reached down and palmed Gina, lifting her from the cliff. She couldn't help but grab her camera and snap a photo up close. She had to!

“W h a t  I s t h a t  c o n t r a p t i o n, h u m a n?”

Gina blinked as she got s close to its face. “A camera...it lets me take pictures. Like...a visual record of something.”

“w o u l d  I  b e a b l e  t o  s e e  m y  f a c e?” the giant asked.

Gina brought the camera as close to the Giant's eye as she could. The giant slowly closed its other eye, then smiled.

“h a h a h a!” Its laughter was bellowing, and Gina almost didn't notice it rising up onto its feet, stepping down from the cliff like a stair, and keeping her in its hand. “I  l I k e  y o u r  c a m e r a, h u m a n!” It said, smiling. “I  g I v e  y o u  m y  n a m e. A l l i t.”

Gina smiled brightly, “Gina. Nice to meet you, Allit. Would you, um...let me down? Again, us humans don't do so good with falls.”

Allit nodded softly, and set Gina down gently onto the ground, where she took more photos of its imprint in the ground, then looked over to the cliff, which Allit moved away from.

“Wait! Allit! I never got to thank you!”

“N o  n e e d,  h u m a n.  I t  I s  I n  o u r  n a t u r e  t o  h e l p  h u m a n s,  e v e n  w h e n  t h e y  d o  n o t  k n o w I t.”

“Sounds ominous! But...Thank you! I'll try and get more pictures of you as you move down the river! Thank you, Allit!”

She called, but Allit was already moving deeper into the river. Gina snuck back past the boundaries and called her dad.

“Did you see it, Birdie?” “...I didn't get it waking. But I got some good shots...come quick, if we get to the beach fast enough we can catch it coming down!”

#musings #NADAC #OCtober

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #306: The Girls and The Farm Boi Plays some Mario Party (RWBY AU)

Oscar: (Was Able to Approach to Boo while Playing as Luigi)

Weiss: (Noticed the "Steal Star" Text turned white) It looks like you have enough to Steal a Star, Oscar.

Oscar: (Took Noticed on the Amount of coins he has so far..... which is Sixty) (I had THAT much so far?) So..... you're saying that have the option to steal someone's Star?

Ruby: Pretty much.......(Already Getting Scared over Oscar's thinking process of all of this) B-B-But I'm sure you wouldn't want to do that, right? (Chuckling Awkwardly) I-I-I mean y-you're already likes few spaces towards the actual Star anyways.

Oscar: True......But you're also close to that star....Even more so than I am right now....

Ruby: (Crap! He's right!) T-True...B-B-But...I-I mean.....YOU SHOULDN'T STEAL FROM ME!!!

Oscar: (Raised an Eyebrow by Ruby's sudden outburst) Oh really? And exactly why I shouldn't do it, Ruby Rose?

Ruby: (Turns away from Oscar for a second) (Ah man! At this rate, he's gonna steal my hardworking Star for sure!! I gotta think of something and FAST!....)

Oscar: (Crosses his arms) Well? I'm waiting.....

Ruby: ................ Isn't it obvious, Oscar Pine?

Oscar: ????

Ruby: I mean......(Turns around and gives Oscar the most Adorably "Pleading" look she has ever given to someone in her life) Don't you love meeeee?~

Oscar: (Immediately Starts to Blush like crazy) !!!

Penny: (Genuinely Surprised by what she's seeing so far) Oh my.

Weiss: (Gave Ruby a "Really" Look) Ruby, what are you doing?

Ruby: (Continue to act all cutesy and innocent in order to stick to her plan) Whatever do you mean, Weiss? I'm only letting Oscar know who he's stealing a Star from? Speaking of which....(Turns her adorable face back at Oscar) Oscar?~

Oscar: Y-Y-Y-Yes?....

Ruby: Don't you think it's mean to steal a Star from your girlfriend like that?~ Especially one who loves and support you everyday?~

Oscar: W-Well I mean....W-When you put it like that.....I-I mean-

Weiss: ('Scoffs') Don't fall for it, Oscar. She's clearly trying to- (Gets Interrupted by a Pillow thrown into her face) HEY!!

Ruby: (Ignore Weiss completely) As what I was saying.... (Goes back to Stare back at Oscar with the same Adorable, "Pleading" look yet again) Don't steal your girlfriend's Star, Oscar. Plweeease?~ (Lips Starts Wobbling up and down of cuteness)

Oscar: (Finally Decided to move down from Mario's (The Character Ruby's Playing as) name....which moves down to Yoshi's (The Character Penny's Playing as) name instead)

Penny: ('Gasps') Oscar?! I-I don't understand....Why?

Oscar: ................Uhhhh-

Penny: (Gently Grab one of Oscar's hand and gave him a sad and genuine look) You're like a little brother to me. Don't you love me too?

Oscar: O-Of I do, Penny! I mean.....I uhh...('Sigh') I dunno! This game is already getting intense by the minute.....

Ruby/Penny: (Gives Oscar the Puppy Dog Eyes) Oscarrrrrrrrr~

The look of both his girlfriend and sister was too much for the poor farm boy to handle as he cave in......and picked Princess Peach (The character Weiss is playing as) instead.

Weiss: WHAT?!!? OSCAR!!!

Oscar: I'm sorry, Weiss! Stealing a Star from Ruby and Penny is like stealing an important artifact in a museum.... it's morally wrong in all areas.

Weiss: So you just decided to picked me as a last resort?!

Oscar: Noooooooooooooooo (Noticed Weiss Glare starts Piercing) Yes.

Ruby: Oscar loves us better than you~ (Sticks her tongue out at Weiss before getting hit by a pillow by her) Hey!

Oscar: ('Sigh') I'm really sorry, Weiss. I just didn't want to make Ruby and Penny hate me is all.

Penny: (Hugs Oscar) Oscar, don't ever say that again. We would never hate you. You're my little brother.

Ruby: (Hugs Oscar on her side) And you're my amazing boyfriend who I love very much~ (Kiss Oscar of the cheek)

Oscar: (Chuckles Lightly while Blushing) Thanks, you guys.

Weiss: Oscar, there's really no need to apologise here. (Rolled her Eyes a bit) I know how important those two are to you and everything....

Oscar: You're important to me too, Weiss. You're basically one of my best friends.

Weiss: (Smiles Softly) I consider you as one of my best friends as well, Oscar. Thank you.

Oscar: No problem-

Weiss: However!

Oscar: (Confused by Weiss sudden outburst) Wait what?

Ruby: Oh no.

Weiss: Don't think for a second that your kind words will let me forget about that little stunt you pulled today. Because mark my works, Oscar Everlynn Pine....

Oscar: Weiss, that's...not really my-

Weiss: No Interrupting!

Oscar: Okay.

Weiss: As I was saying....Oscar Everlynn Pine, I, Weiss Schnee, will most certainly, get you back for this. (Starts Smirking Playfully) So I do hope you prepare yourself~ (Giggles Softly as she paused the game, got up from the bed and make her way to the kitchen to get snacks)

Oscar: ...........I screwed myself over big time, haven't I?

Ruby: Pretty much.

Oscar: ('Sigh') Yeah. I thought so too....

Ruby: (Gently Grab Oscar's hand with a Reassuring Smile) Hey, It's gonna be okay. Everything can happen in Mario Party, remember? I'm sure Weiss wouldn't be able to get you back for this, am I right?

Unfortunately for Oscar, Couple of Turns later, Weiss was able to get him back by stealing back the star he stole from her in a simple game of "Chance Time"..... She still cherish the Farm Boy, though.

@keyenuta

@ma-lemons

@maripr

@jealouscartoonist

@miki-13

@oscarpineprotectionsquad

@rozanime

#rwby #alternate ending #oscar pine #ruby rose #penny polendina #weiss schnee #fluff #mario party #rosegarden #penny is already lowkey best big sister #i worked on this for a while now #Valentine's Month #have to edited it again to make it perfect. sorry about that

[jester-step]

got tagged by @lesbian-zeppelin and was in the mood to do one of these! tagging anyone who sees this and is similarly bored <3

1. Why did you choose your url? I wanted to switch things up from my old username and decided to pick a nickname I was already familiar with. “Jester” was the name I always used as a kid playing Town of Salem because it was one of my fave roles. I added “-step” at the end because I thought it sounded cool lmao

2. Any sideblogs? Not really, I have one saving my old username in case I want it back for whatever reason but this is the only blog I use

3. How long have you been on Tumblr? According to the memories blog, since 2014! Or at least, that’s when I joined, but I must have gone through periods of time when I didn’t use the app much

4. Do you have a queue tag? Nope, no queue, only instant reblogs

5. Why did you start your blog? Absolutely no clue! Before Tumblr, I got all my fandom posts recycled on Instagram, so at some point I must’ve gotten curious about the source of those posts and joined the hellsite

6. Why did you choose your icon? mmnmnn ferret go :o

7. Why did you choose your header? stars pretty <3

8. What’s your post with the most notes? uhh must’ve been either a sanders sides joke text post or dsmp march 16th dread post, one of the two! those were up in the 2000+ notes i believe

9. How many mutuals do you have? Not sure! There’s a few that I notice sometimes in my notes but I’m sure there are other that aren’t regularly active

10. How many followers do you have? 306

11. How many people do you follow? 1044

12. Have you ever made a shitpost? I rarely post but when I do they’re usually shitposts akdjfjs

13. How often do you use tumblr? Basically every day. It’s my main social media I think ✌️

14. Did you ever have a fight with another blog? No, I had a minor disagreement with someone once because their opinion on something was bothering me but once I saw we weren’t going to find a compromise I just blocked them and moved on

15. How do you feel about “You need to reblog” posts? The phrasing is really annoying, but if the information is important I’ll reblog it anyways. I feel bad about passing the guilt-tripping on to my followers tho

16. Do you like tag games? They’re fun, but often I don’t have the energy to do them or I get nervous about posting my answers. I always appreciate getting tagged in them tho <3

17. Do you like ask games? Also fun! But I don’t reblog them often because I usually don’t get asks lmao

18. Do you have a crush on a mutual? Nope

Thank you for the tag! Again, tagging anyone who‘s in the mood

[duthea]

My new year’s resolution for the year 2017 was to draw something digitally every single day, even if it was just a doodle or sketch, even if I didn’t feel like it. Now that the end of the year’s coming, I’m posting the results. If you want to see the full drawing of any of these and I haven’t posted it yet, tell me and I’ll probably post it!

getting closer and closer to the end of the year. This time there’s a lot of Pokemon, and some Paranatural, Digimon, Yu-gi-oh, Ace Attourney, Suikoden, and Eien no Filena, and ocs.

days 301 and 302 were posted here, 305 is somewhere in my suikoden tag, 306 you’ve probably seen tbh it took over my dash for a long time and it’s still getting notes, 307 is here, 308 was a request over here and 313 you can see here.

uhh that day 306 comic is probably the reason most of my followers are here and i want to take this moment to say i couldn’t have posted that if it wasn’t for my suikoden shitposts, and the people who like them, giving me confidence and letting me know i don’t have to draw my art perfect for people to like it. thanks, bye

#2017 daily art #pokemon #paranatural #digimon #suikoden #yugioh #ace attourney #eien no filena #my ocs #my art

[hurryupmerlin]

I was tagged by @clotpolesonly so here we go! rules: answer 30 questions and tag 10 people # following: 306 - which is like way more than I had for years # of followers: 1.467 - probably like 50% of these are porn spam blogs by now average hours of sleep: Gotten so much better. From 5-6h to a solid 7h. lucky number: 13, 7, 21 instruments: does the watering pot count or what are you wearing: the mosth comfortable clothes I could find laying around dream job: I should’ve just become a musical performer when I had the chance. Eh, nowadays my dream job would be running a dog hotel. Or maybe owning a pet shop. dream trip: so many places to go, so little money to spend... birthday: March 5th height: 1,65 m (now go and translate that into feet, eh) gender/pronouns: guess I’m okay with she/her other blogs: oh jesus, I am sorry for all these dead blogs. I am not sorry for leepacewithouteyebrows tho nicknames: Chicken star sign: Pisces time: 22:47 pm favorite bands: not really that specifically into music favorite artist: Beth Cavener Stichter favorite tumblr artist: *sweats* I um, hmm... ah yes @apfelschuerrle of course! song stuck in your head: I SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOP BABY has been stuck in my head for weeks now. Just this one line. Please help me last movie you watched: Um... last show you watched: @sheepybee and me are watching Amazon’s Preacher atm. It’s.... something else... why did you make your blog: Remember when I wanted a place for my art and now all I do is scroll my dashboard and reblog trash? Ah yes, good times

what do you post: there is no system, only pain last thing you googled: Beth Cavener’s website ao3: MyMessiah do you ever get asks: the spam bots like me how did you get the idea for your url: I was standing only inches from Colin Morgan when they filmes the “Hurry up, Merlin!” scene in Pierrefonds and I’ll never forget how the pores of his skin looked like favorite food: It’s greasy? It’s unhealthy? It’s Italian? Say hello to what I love  last book you read: Oh fuck...I never finish anything, but I think it was “Ein Leben mit Kamelen: Geschichten, Erfahrungen sowie Ratschläge für die Haltung” (Life with Camels - stories, experiences and advice for keeping) top 3 fictional universes: uhh, now THAT is some interesting question... gotta love the HP universe because come on who doesn’t - childhood memories. Then I totally dig the world “Daybreakers” is set in. And... I dunno. My OC’s universe? Your turn, guys @sheepybee @apfelschuerrle @doriander @darkmistandodddreams @skjwa @igraine-ohnefurcht @atlinmerrick @clarklois @nucpunk @miazeklos

#game #about me #about this blog

[lnstallationwizard]

Tagged by @valenpda (ty!)

Name: Julian

Nickname: Jules, Julianos, maybe others but i cant remember any rn?

Zodiac: Capricorn

Hogwarts House: idk man i never rlly got into hp

Sexual orientation: bi

Ethnicity: white

Favorite fruit: apples

Favorite season: winter!

Favorite book series: i dont really have one tbh the last time i got really into a book series was when i had my warriors phase as a kid

Favorite fictional character: Modryn!! ❤️💙💚💛💜🖤💓💕💖💗💘💝💞💟

Favorite flower: Roses

Favorite scent: uhh. Idk

Favorite color: pink

Favorite animal: snakes! 🐍🐍

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: dont rlly like any of them but if i had to pick, hot chocolate

Average hours of sleep: 4-5? maybe idk

Number of blankets: 2

Dream trip: idk

How many blogs I follow: 840

Number of followers: 306

Do I get asks regularly: no

#julian.txt #im too lazy to tag anyome but like @ anyone who wants to do it ur tagged now #ok to rb

[monotear]

tagged by @ilovhyungline (thx for tagging me it was fun answering the questions💖💖)

rules: answer 30 questions and tag 20 people you want to get to know better

nicknames - dilli

gender - female

star sign - cancer

height - about 168cm

time - 2:17 pm

birthday - july 15 

favourite bands - uhh bts, seventeen, sistar :(, nct , the neighbourhood (tbh i like too many bands and i cant list them all)

favourite solo artists - dean, solange, crush, frank ocean

song stuck in my head - baby dont like it by nct 127 

last show i watched - american gods

last thing i googled - smile emoji 😊

do you have other blogs - yes a water aesthetic blog @krystalwater

do you get asks - usually no

why did you choose your url - bc being tired has become one of my defining personality traits and yoongi is often tired too

following - 385

followers -  306

favourite colours - blue and turquoise

average hours of sleep - 3-7 hours

lucky number - 4

instruments - asdgghjj i dont know shit abt music and i never learned how to play an instrument

what am i wearing - a black hoodie even tho its like 27 degrees (80 F)celsius outside 

how many blankets do i sleep with - one

dream job - umm getting paid for procrastinating

dream trip - singapore, egypt, brazil, kenya 

favourite food - sarma (basically filled vine leaves w rice)

nationality - german/turkish

favourite song right now - love by dean ft syd

pets - noo :(

favourite ice cream flavour - pistachio and mint choc

what’s in my bag - earphones, portmonnaie, chapstick, charger

tagging: @yerimjpg@nvrm1ind @jeonghanbot @k00kiee @hobisluvr @cafe-jin

#u obviously dont have to do it if tagged #and i didnt follow the rule lmao i didnt know who to tag

[10veletter]

Tag!

Thank you @wellposhmatty for tagging me! (Rip sorry I’m a bit late)

Rules: Answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you’d like to get to know better.

Name: Faith

Nicknames: Fifi??? Lmao I had that nickname in primary school

Zodiac sign: virgo

Height: 5'4

Orientation: 💖💜💙

Ethnicity: Filipino

Favourite fruit: mangoes

Favourite season: autumn

Favorite book: I don’t actually have one???? I don’t read as much anymore rip but I really like the mortal instruments series

Favourite flower: carnations

Favorite scent: uhh idk¿

Favourite color: burgundy I guess???? There’s so many pretty colours idk

Favourite animal: bunnies

Coffee, tea, or hot cocoa: coffee

Average sleep hours: 8 maybe

Cat or dog person: both!!

Favourite fictional character: junkrat :^) my trash son

Number of blankets you sleep with: 1

Dream trip: Tokyo

Blog created: I think I created this blog a little over a year ago?? And I was an anime blog with a fuckfin cringy ass url

Number of followers: 306

(((I don’t even know 20 people rip))) I tag: @t0xicb0y @soniccraftdash @vvinter-solider @popunkash @ilylukey @figuremyheartout-1975 @iwa-do-me-hajime @latte-rabbit @shingekinohyrule

#yikes™

[zeldacourage]

I was tagged by @mew-poo . I don’t usually do these kinda things cause they make me anxious, but I’m feeling bored and brave lol

Rules: Answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs you would like to get to know better.

Name: Megan, but my username is always ZeldaCourage and I love it when people refer to me as Zelda lol

Family Name: Nah

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Libra

Height: 5′2

Age: 22

Hogwarts House: Gryffindor

Favorite Color: Red probably

Time rn: 10:05 PM

Hours of Sleep: idk like 10 or something. I sleep a lot.

Lucky Number(s): 59

Last Thing I Googled: “List of Steven Universe episodes.” 

Favorite Fictional Character: This one’s pretty difficult. Probably Ganondorf?

Blankets I Sleep With: One.

Favorite Artists: The Living Tombstone is my favorite music artist. My favorite drawing artist (uhh... visual artist I think it’s called?) is @toonimated . I can’t get enough of that style my dudes.

Dream Trip: I don’t really want to go anywhere. Leaving makes me anxious lol.

Dream Job: Editing.

What I’m Wearing rn: My “Feel the Bern” shirt. Yeah, I still wear it. 

Follower Count: 306

Posts: 20,725

What Do I Post About: Zelda, DBZ, Pokemon, Steven Universe, Overwatch, a lot of different stuff. Mostly video games.

Most Active Followers: I’m really bad at paying attention to this kinda stuff lol. Looking at my activity, these guys tend to show up a lot I guess: @captainesc @emeiandstuff @earthy-artist​ @vason-silversword 

When Did Your Blog Reach Its Peak: If “its peak” means when I got a lot of activity, it was probably when I used  to make a lot of MLP shipping fanart.

Why Did You Make Your Blog: My sister wanted me to post my MLP fanart. Was originally a blog strictly for my art, but then I stopped making art and there was a lot of cool art and stuff made by other people that I just couldn’t resist not reblogging anymore.

Do You Get Asks on a Daily Basis: No, thank God. I have such bad anxiety, I tend to panic whenever I have any notifications.

Why Did You Choose Your URL: So I would have the same username I have everywhere else. First time I used the name “ZeldaCourage” was when I was a kid making my first, and current, e-mail account. Everything I wanted to put in was already taken, so I used that instead. It’s nice to have a name easy to remember and with no numbers or weird-spellings.

Countries You’ve Lived In: Only the US of A.

Favorite Fandom: I have no idea tbh. I don’t really participate in fandom, I mostly just watch things from the outside. Most fandoms for my favorite things have annoying shit like headcanon and ship wars. The Pokemon fandom seems really chill, though. So, that, I guess.

Languages You Speak: Only English.

Favorite Film: Wreck-it-Ralph!

Last Article You Read: Can’t remember. It was probably something about Breath of the Wild.

Last Thing I Bought Online: Does DLC for Mass Effect 2 count? Just started playing it on PC cause I got it for free, and I don’t have ME1 to upload my save with. But I didn’t wanna deal with the default decisions, so I bought the Genesis interactive comic DLC so I could make my own decisions.  

Last Person I Dreamt Of: I don’t remember my dreams very often, but the last one I had was about Breath of the Wild. You could choose what you wanted Link to look like with a character creation thing. It was funny, cause Nintendo would NEVER do that, although I personally think it would be cool.

A Recurring Dream: Don’t really have one.

Phobias/Fears: Spiders. Social interaction. Embarrassment.

How Would My Friends Describe Me: Quiet. Sarcastic. Maybe funny? I really don’t know. 

If I Had $$$ to Spend, What Would I Buy First: A Nintendo Switch and the Breath of the Wild Master Edition. I’m really looking forward to that game in case you couldn’t tell lol.

I don’t really wanna tag a bunch of people. I’m gonna steal Danny’s idea and say if you got tagged in this, you can do it if you want. Or, don’t. You know, whatever you feel like. @minazukii , I choose you. If you didn’t get tagged, you can still do it. If you want. You know, no pressure.

#meme #I think that's my tag for this #it took me almost an hour to do this #while watching tv #thanks for tagging me danny #god I shouldnt be this anxious about doing a stupid meme lol

[waitineedaname]

tagged by @neonlav :] thank you friend!!

Why did you choose your url? I've always been terrible at coming up with usernames, so I decided to be self deprecating and make a joke out of it and go "wait, I need a name!" I have not changed it since I made this blog in 2014

Any sideblogs? If you have any, name them and say why you have them. @aro-acethetic is an a-spec themed moodboard blog, @powerfullypositive is a positivity blog, @a-little-cactus-named-mia is an aesthetic blog, and @aggressivelyaromantic is an aromantic blog. I also have @pagelovehour but it's p much inactive bc i'm not really into homestuck anymore so I might delete it

How long have you been on tumblr? going on seven years now!

Do you have a queue tag? nah I don't really queue anything. I'm either active or I'm not

Why did you start your blog in the first place? uhh I'd been looking at tumblrs on like my phone web browser for stuff I was into at the time, and eventually my girlfriend at the time encouraged me to actually make a blog. this blog, tragically, started out as a h*talia blog bc I had terrible taste as a thirteen year old

Why did you choose your icon/pfp? neon made it!!! I love this frame of Cube from Gather Ye Power lmao and I love a good pride icon

Why did you choose your header? lobster my beloved....

What’s your post with the most notes? oh jesus probably this post since it has 117k notes. I just wanted to make a dumb joke about anxiety are you guys okay

How many followers do you have? 1928 ! idk why so many of you are still following me but hope y'all are enjoying your stay

How many people do you follow? this inspired me go through and weed out some inactive blogs, so I've now cut it down to 306 lol

Have you have made a shitpost? yeah man

How often do you use Tumblr daily? far too much. not as much these past couple days bc I have finals but still way too much

Did you have a fight/argument with a blog once? I got really involved in the height of the ace discourse, which invited a lot of harassment which was great for my mental health as a fifteen year old /s. now I just block any and all assholes without hesitation

How do you feel about people saying “you need to reblog this post?” hate it. you can't make me do anything.

Do you like tag games? they're alright! I usually forget to do them though

Do you like ask games? I like attention so yes

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? uh I have some mutuals that are relatively big blogs within their fandoms I guess? don't think I'm currently mutuals with anyone that's tumblr famous tho

Do you have a crush on a mutual? I'm just gonna leave what Neon said: I’m aro, I think you can figure that one out

I'll tag uhhh @localdisasterisk, @sharkdog1164, and @thatneoncrisis if y'all wanna do it

#this was fun! I haven't done one of these in a while #I follow so many people it's kind of ridiculous #i just unfollowed like 80 people and I still have over 300 lol

[lefishe]

Trump is a genius

A genius??? What in gods name did you just say?

Ok hold on. First, uhh, hello again! Sorry I've been gone, been writing, but not on here. So I'd thought I'd pass by and show you what I've been up to! Here is an essay I wrote for my American Politics class which I think gives a very good overview of how Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. I hope you enjoy, and I've left all my sources at the end in case you need some more light reading. Enjoy these 4000 words, free of charge.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

The United States today finds itself in a position that it has never been in before. A country-wide sentiment of animosity, divide, and ultimately hate is one that is highlighted and propagated by the media worldwide. Although it may seem blown out of proportion in the eyes of foreigners, the division that is present in the socio-political world of the United States is one that goes far beyond the presidency that has taken the office by storm. Understanding the climate that the United States finds itself in today is a topic that one could analyze for an eternity but in the present time, it would be more effective to explain how we have gotten the presidency that we face today. Explaining how Donald J. Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race is a challenge that goes far beyond placing the result on good timing, the fragility of the party system, or the “culture of America”. To truly comprehend how Trump managed to sweep the election, a systematic, 3 pronged analysis can be conjured: how Trump managed to rise initially and in the Republican party, how he managed to defeat his Democratic counter Clinton, and how his personal character and philosophies took over America.

Born into a family of father Fred Trump, a real estate monster of New York, and starting off his path own path into the real estate world with an infamous loan of “1 million dollars” from his very father, Trump built his family name and Trump Organization into one plastered on hotels and towers, fueling his celebrity rise (BBC, 2017). From owning America’s favorite beauty pageants, creating his own shows, and writing books, Trump’s enterprises and hands in all markets of America brought him a net worth of over 3.5 billion, according to Forbes. As for how Trump got into politics, well his interests were rooted for a longer time than may be initially apparent. His first recorded interests started in 1987-1988, where his struggles with debt in his gambling enterprise branches put him off, until running as a Reform Party candidate in 2000, receiving 15000 votes in California’s Primary (CNN, 2018). His true involvement in politics did not flourish though until 2011-2012, where early primary polls saw Trump as the most popular candidate for the Republican Party, but regardless, in the end, he decided to give his endorsement to Mitt Romney. Throughout this election campaign, he also appeared as the new leader of the birther movement, a strong attack against President Obama and the country’s questioning of his actual birthplace (CNN, 2018). This, in addition to the taking over of the US Congress by the far-right Tea Party Movement, all culminated into the first clues of Trump’s path towards his political campaign of 2016. Making outrageous public claims on television, or otherwise, Trump began his populist movement then, and no one was realizing it. These steps all led to Trump first announcing his run for the US Presidency of 2016, where he first took over the Republican party.

On June 16th 2015, Trump officially announced his run for the presidency at his very own Trump Tower. His first speech, a foreshadowing to what was to come from his campaign, included his first talks of reforming the economy for the workers of America, the “made and bought in America” slogan, and his first mentions of a rigid immigration policy, going just as far as labelling Mexican immigrants as "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some, I assume, are good people" (CNN, 2018). Trump set the tone early that he was not going to be like any old republican, or conservative nominee seen before, and his message sent waves across the US media, and through the existing base of the Republican Party. Running against a total of 17 candidates in the Republican Party primary nomination, including Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich as his biggest opponents, Trump went from the least favorable candidate, to gaining serious grounds over a 10 month period, winning first New Hampshire with 35% of the vote, followed by Pennsylvania and Delaware (Sarlin, 2016). During his rise to grander influence in the Republican Party, the “stop trump” movement was launched by a multitude of Republicans within the party at all levels, including his fellow opposition in the race to the primaries Jeb Bush, Kasich, and multiple other candidates, all portraying a deep divide in the party against Trump, many going as far as leaving completely.

The problem with the “stop trump” movement was that it was doomed to fail. Without a strong candidate in the primary ballot polls supporting it, most that endorsed the movement like Marco Rubio, were forced to resign without having a meaningful end to Trump’s dominance (Cassidy, 2016). In reality, Trump’s only real opposition was in the form of Senator Ted Cruz, who through his “extremism on social issues turning off many moderates and independents” (Cassidy, 2016), didn’t seem to grab a hold of the Republican voter base like Trump did. What Trump managed to do differently from his opposing candidates was his change in focus of Republican policy promises. Instead of targeting the middle-income whites of America and promising them policy changes that cut taxes for the richer, the following of more “laissez-faire” economics, and the usual Republican bases, he instead targeted the same people, but offered them immigration crackdowns, and a focus on policies helping the common American worker, that promised more safety and money in their pockets. Trump has essentially changed his message to appeal to the workers of America, seeing the advantages of a populist economic movement, and appealing to the grand majority of Republicans that rather a candidate that screamed about the possibly controversial social changes like illegal immigration, rather than “conservatively” being conservative. In the end, Trump’s opposing candidates ended up dropping out of the race, including Ted Cruz, and finally finished his campaign with nearly 50% of the delegate vote, while he lead his campaign at a steadily increasing 20% of the votes. Trump was yet to finish his race for the presidency, but throughout his primary election process, it was clear that his reform of a party he essentially grabbed control of, had a great effect on the next leg of the race.

By the end of the Presidential run, Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the electoral college 306-232, a sweeping victory from what was expected. Winning the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, Trump managed to play the election the way it was supposed to be played; not by pleasing the most, but just enough to win him the key states he needed. Although the reasons for why Trump won the Presidential race against Hillary are innumerable, the totality of arguments can be summed up in a single statement; Trump did not win the election because he was the best candidate for the Presidency, but rather because Hillary was a candidate bound to lose.

Even before her entry into the race against Trump, Hillary was not the candidate that America wanted, and neither was her party. With Obama leaving the stage of America with two terms of unending controversy and problems ranging from government shutdown, to racial shootings, the Democratic party had a lot to pick up on very quickly to face their divided nation. With outgoing vice-president Joe Biden, and a handful of senators left defending the democratic flag after the 2014 midterms, two candidates including the populist left motivator, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton rose above the rest as the hopeful rejuvenating faces of the Democratic Party. As we know of now though, from leaks by former chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Donna Brazile and many within the Democratic Party, the DNC had chosen it’s candidate long before any other candidates could take a stand. Although the primary election was not technically rigged, the influence of an “invisible primary” within the elites of the DNC chose Hillary Clinton because “As Barack Obama’s presidency drew to a close, the DNC was deep in debt. In return for a bailout, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave Hillary Clinton’s campaign more potential control over its operations and hiring decisions than was either ethical or wise” (Klein, 2017) essentially giving her reigns to drive her nomination forwards, and was also chosen because of her longtime involvement in the Democratic Party as an iconic figure within the First Lady, Senator, and Secretary positions, favoring her endorsements, media coverage, and capital raising advantages. The result of this favoring within the elites of the party was that even before the primaries, Hillary was bound to win, and that was apparent. Candidates like ex-vice president Joe Biden passed upon the opportunity to run for the primary, and in the end, only 5 candidates were part of the first Democratic debate of 2015, including Bernie Sanders. What is interesting from this apparent existing bias is that although it eliminated the existence of multiple candidates like the 17 present in the Republican battle, it was of advantage to Bernie Sanders. Sanders, representing the populist-liberal left wing, with a message “that the powerful and connected were rigging the systems of wealth and influence against the powerless” (Klein, 2017) found himself with the perfect base for his message of corruption, his own party. With very few debates to showcase the Democratic candidates, and the invisible hand of the DNC, Hillary eventually won the primary election with 2807 delegates to Sanders’ 1893.

With the Democratic primary election almost decided ahead of time, it comes at a surprise that their choice of candidate was so weak. As a candidate that stood for more of the same, on the repetitive focus of the minorities of America rather than the majority common folk, the focus on education reform versus a conservative targeting the education less (Zurcher, 2016), and the lack of emphasis on giving concrete economic reforms for the better, Clinton was the wrong move against Trump (Roberts, 2016). Against a populist leader, Sanders, managed to rally all those that had lost faith in the political system and the Democratic Party, and rallied crowds of all ages, including the usually non-participating youth of America. In the end, Sanders was beat to the position of leader before he knew it, and the Democratic Party had chosen to keep politics about the party, and not about the leader. In many ways, Sanders was exactly like trump; A populist ideologist, a firm believer in the failure of the structure of America, and the voice of a leader when America needed it most as he stood for something different. The failure of the Democratic Party to realize who they were up against, and to post up an opposing, but similar leader, led to the supporters of the Democrats to divide instantly. This resentment in the DNC’s lack of fairness in the primaries led Hillary to lose the vote of the young and to essentially fail to recuperate the support of half of her own party. Upon this blunder, and a list of many more, Donald Trump swooped in for the kill.

The problems as Clinton as a candidate versus Trump did not end there though. As a candidate with seemingly no base for her promises and goals for her Presidency, Clinton “always appeared as a cold woman…, as a member of a political establishment rejected by many people” (Savoy, 2017) and a leader of a controversial time in politics. With a record of controversies with her Clinton Foundation, her time as Secretary of State under Obama being stained with issues like the apparent non-action and retention of knowledge that US allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar funded Isis (Cockburn, 2016), and the baggage of her ex-President husband Bill Clinton, and his fair share of controversy during his time in office. The stain on her name was immediately to the advantage of Trump, who in numerous occasions took the liberty of showing his followers the corrupt infection of his opposition. Essentially, Trump had the advantage over Clinton of having a name in the public lexicon associated with wealth and celebrity nature, while Clinton was left with a name in controversial politics, in a “system” that has never been too popular with the majority of Americans. The final controversy that rocked Clinton’s chances at the Presidency had to do with the learning of New York Times Reporter Michael Schmidt that during the Benghazi investigation of 2012, where the US consulate of Benghazi was overrun while Secretary of State Clinton was apparently aware of the incoming terrorist attacks (Graham, 2016), “Clinton had used a personal email account” using a private server, “and her staff decided with emails to turn over to the State Department as public records” and destroyed the “personal ones” (Graham, 2016). Through the divulging of this information to the media and to America, Director of the FBI James Comey stayed back for a while in July of 2016, but eventually testified that the FBI was investigating Clinton’s email scandal, 2 weeks before the general election (CNN, 2017). Although the conclusion of the investigation had no consequences on Clinton legally, the mere fact of the discovery of this news, added to onto her Clinton name, meant that she was to be portrayed as part of the mistrusted politicians of America, and Trump jumped on it. The rise of Trump seemed to coincide between Comey’s two letters where during electoral speeches, to his massive rallies, Trump ridiculed and used Hillary as the type of politician he hoped to replace.

Trump seemed to feed off of Clinton’s mistakes. Without a seemingly interesting or original plan for America brought to the table, Clinton spent her campaign trying to counter Trump, without making a plan of her own. From controversially calling Trump’s supporters “deplorables” and by selling her candidacy merely by being “uniquely qualified to become president” (Roberts, 2016). “Some of those folks – they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America” (Jacobs, 2016) Clinton said in a speech, not realizing that even if she doesn’t see them as America, the voting system still counts them if they show up. Clinton’s “stronger together” campaign and overall message seemed to only try to counter Trump’s success in divisiveness, and “ensured the battle was fought on Trump’s terms” (Roberts, 2016). What’s more, Clinton couldn’t compare to the campaigning battle fought by Trump even if she tried. Starting as a candidate almost 2 months before Clinton, Trump tackled 302 different rallies, compared to Clinton’s 276, but which doesn’t include his rallies before his official race began, and the rallies he continues to do as President (Smith, 2016). With under half of overall money raised (258-502 million), and with a large chunk coming from his own pocket, Trump managed to campaign in 45 states to Clinton’s 37. Although in the end, Clinton won the popular vote by a large margin, tactical mistakes in her campaign, such as the focus on states like Ohio and North Carolina which she lost by 51.8-43.7% and 50.5%-46.8% (CNN, 2016) instead of “spending time shoring up the famed blue wall, those 18 states that have voted Democrat for the past six elections” (Bryant, 2016). Trump’s final claim of Florida during the live election seemed to seal Clinton’s fate, as he had played the game of the electoral college well, and had rallied intensely throughout states he shouldn’t and was told he couldn’t win like Wisconsin and Michigan, but had rallied with a message. As not a “natural campaigner” with “flat and somewhat robotic” (Bryant, 2016) tones, Clinton lacked the ability as a candidate to spark the anger and the energy of her voters. Amid her scandals and the lack of trust from America as a whole, Clinton was fooled by a polling system that saw her at the driving seat, while she lost her a majority of her vote to the divided nature of her party with Bernie Sanders, and the vote recuperated by independents Johnson and Stein. During all of this, Trump kept chugging ahead, while Clinton tried to get some sort of message out.

Amid the Democratic Party’s failure in choosing a worthy opponent against him, Trump played a nearly genius political campaign that has secured his seat as the most controversial leader of our time. His strategy can be broken down into three small subsections; how he timed his rise, how he targeted the right people, and how he used the structure of America to his advantage, like social media. He first started with the timing of his rise, staying a lingering and hidden part of the political sphere of America for a long time. By endorsing Mitt Romney, and by starting the idea of the “Birther Movement”, Trump essentially started campaigning and getting his name out there in politics, long before his announcement of running for President. When he did announce his running in the race, he seemed to have picked no better time. America was in a state of division that had not yet been seen before. From the controversies and issues riddling the Obama presidency, primarily during the overturn and shutdown of the House of Congress in the 2014 midterms, Trump had chosen a time to run in which a majority of Americans were fed up with the same type of politician, with the same type of results after their time in office. Trump “was also able to tap into many Republicans’ anger, some of it tinged with racism, about President Obama and his policies..., and into a general disgust with professional politicians, some of which was brought about by the G.O.P.’s own obstructionism” (Cassidy, 2016) and essentially, as an outside candidate revolutionizing the divided and stale Republican Party, was able to spark his “make America great again” message and target the Americans that were left behind for so long.

In addition to choosing the perfect time to run, Trump also chose the right people to target with his ideas. By “ignoring every norm of American politics and hoping to reflect the silent majority” (Savoy, 2017), Trump placed himself as the propagator of sincerity and authority by ignoring the conventional political “politeness” and saying what he had on mind. Through “verbosity, egocentricity, and pomposity” (Savoy, 2017) Trump became the ideal populist movement motivator, and in turn, became what America had been lacking the most in their divisive nature: A leader. Appealing to the left behind of America, the deplorable white men (most that were uneducated) that made up the of the population, that had been left behind in past Republican ideologies. Trump used his flaunting of wealth, his boast of economic prosperity and oppositely “about his debt because it reduced or eliminated his income-tax liability” (Calmes, n.d.) which he inturn spun around to favor his “intelligence”, he targeted the fear in Americans when it came to immigration, the dangers of globalization, and the terrorism threat as he “sensed that his illiberal proposals would prove popular with ordinary G.O.P” (Cassidy, 2016), and finally targeted what middle America cared the most about “religion, liberty, marriage, sexuality, abortion and gun rights” (Krieg, 2016) and he wasn’t scared to voice his un-pc opinion about them. He targeted the America that was said to have “white privilege”, and in turn spun his policies, and those of the Republican Party, in promising to give them the privilege they were accused of having through putting America first in world politics and ideology by limiting free trade, and through the protection of conservative rights of the masses. Upon further analysis of the statistics, of which are well presented in Benjy Sarlin’s analysis of the Trump voting base, it is clear that he succeeded in his mission of targetting the invisible America as higher distressed white Americans drove in waves to vote for Trump. What’s more, the opposing wave of critics To Trump and his supporters only pushed the hypocrisy further as the “white wave” had seen and expected so many qualified candidates before Trump, but had seen nothing out of it. Essentially, as an outsider, “Trump positioned himself closer than other candidates to where the average voter was on these issues” (Mutz, 2018) and in return, only managed to connect with more voters that never quite saw their Republican vote being used properly by prior candidates.

Last, but not least, Trump managed to time and target the right people through the right propagation of his message. From the very first speech, his controversial opinions on non-pc topics like illegal Mexican immigration were propagated across the news. Through insulting decorated war veteran John McCain, and offering a “half-hearted apology when the secret video surfaced of his boasting about making unwanted sexual advances towards women” (Krieg 2016), Trump quickly became the laughing stock of the American media. As the fool of the Republican Party, Trump used the media attention to his full benefit, and through his numerous controversies, actually gained support in his message of going against the “normal” and usual politician. As the destroyer of political correctness, a wave of “ideology of shame” was propagated by the Democratic Party and the American media, only further fueling the followers that understood Trump as the self-funded and politically untouchable candidate that was not influenced by any external factors, because he managed to say exactly what he wanted. The more he was controversial, including his ongoing problems with the Mueller investigation and the possible meddling of Russia, the more his name got out there, and the more people showed up to his rallies in waves. Through controlling the preexisting structure of the “hawking” media, that strikes on any story, and through his revolution in the use of social media, Trump was capable of spreading his message, as no other candidate had done before. By being controversial constantly in person, to taking a break to be leud on Twitter, Trump never stopped his train of influence.

In conclusion, in 2016, America had to chose between two Presidential candidates that were unloved by most Americans. On one hand, America could choose a long time, experienced political actor, but with a baggage of controversies and a lack of message behind her name and campaign. On the other, a braggadocious, often leud and rude celebrity billionaire, with a never before seen rise in political stance through the rallying of the “deplorable” and left-behind middle America, with a strong message of empowering those that never had their voice. These were America’s options, and in the end, America chose change through the election of a long-lost leader figure to the most important position of power in the world. How Trump really did it could be analyzed for years and years to come, with no real definitive answers. But regardless, he may just have been a genius for it.

Refrences

-BBC News. (2017, January 20). Donald Trump’s life story: From hotel developer to president. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35318432

-CNN Library. (2018, September 18). Donald Trump Fast Facts. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/04/us/donald-trump-fast-facts/index.html

-Cassidy, J. (2016, March 3). The problem with the “never-trump” movement. The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-problem-with-the-never-trump-movement

-Cassidy, J. (2016, May 4). How Trump won the G.O.P. nomination. The New Yorker. Retrieved from

https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/how-donald-trump-won-the-g-o-p-nomination

-CNN. (n.d.) Presidential Election Results 2016. Retrieved from

https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/president

-Zurcher, A. (2016, November 10). US Election 2016 Results. A Democratic Part in disarray. BBC News. Retrieved from

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37930473

-CNN Politics. (n.d.) Democratic Primary Results. Retrieved from

https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/primaries/parties/democrat

-Klein, E. (2017, November 14). Was the Democratic primary rigged? Vox. Retrieved from

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/14/16640082/donna-brazile-warren-bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-rigged

-Cockburn, P. (2016, October 14). We finally know what Hillary Clinton knew all along – US allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar are funding Isis. Independent. Retrieved from

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/hillary-clinton-wikileaks-email-isis-saudi-arabia-qatar-us-allies-funding-barack-obama-knew-all-a7362071.html

-CNN Library. (2018, April 17). James Comey Fast Facts. Retrieved from

https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/03/us/james-comey-fast-facts/index.html

-Graham, D. A. (2016, Novemeber 6). From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton-Scandal Primer. The Atlantic. Retrieved from

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/tracking-the-clinton-controversies-from-whitewater-to-benghazi/396182/

-Jacobs, B. (2016, Septemeber 10). Hillary Clinton calls half of Trump supporters bigoted 'deplorables'. The Guardian. Retrieved from

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/10/hillary-clinton-trump-supporters--bigoted-deplorables

-Smith, C., Kreutz, L. (2016, November 7). Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's Campaigns by the Numbers. Abc News. Retrieved from

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trumps-campaigns-numbers/story?id=43356783

-Bryant, N. (2016, November, 9). Hillary Clinton and the US election: What went wrong for her? BBC News. Retrieved from

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37922959

-Roberts, D. (2016, November 9). Why Hillary Clinton lost the election: the economy, trust and a weak message. The Guardian. Retrieved from

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/09/hillary-clinton-election-president-loss

-Calmes, J. (n.d.). Donald Trump: Life before the Presidency. UVA, Miller Center. Retrieved from

https://millercenter.org/president/trump/life-presidency

-Savoy, J. (2017, August 16). Trump’s and Clinton’s Style and Rhetoric during the 2016 Presidential Election. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, 25(2), 168-169. doi: 10.1080/09296174.2017.1349358

-Sarlin, B. (2016, June 20). United States of Trump. NBC News. Retrieved from

https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/donald-trump-republican-party

-Mutz, D. C. (2018, August 5). Status threat, not economic hardship, explains the 2016 presidential vote. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(19), 4330-4339. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1718155115

-Krieg, G. (2016, November 10). How did Trump win? Here are 24 theories. CNN Politics. Retrieved from

https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/why-donald-trump-won/index.html

-Zurcher, A. (2016, November 9). US Election 2016 Results: Five reasons Donald Trump won. BBC News. Retrieved from

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37918303