#i've always been into westerns

[gratiae-mirabilia]

pls reblog + explain your answer in the tags!

#western/latin rites=roman; gallican; the orders (benedictine carmelite etc) #eastern = alexandrian; armenian; byzantine; east and west syriac (syro malabar maronite etc) #I think that's all of em sorry if i forgot anyone :( #catholic #catholicism #christianity #as always no 'other/see results' we poll like men. #sparked by a convo with my coworker (both of us are Latin Catholics rah) #in which she said her family has occasionally attended an Eastern rite church (Byzantine) #and I said that I've never even felt curious about the other rites and would never go to their church or attend their Mass lol #not bc of any animosity. love the eastern caths. it's just that I was baptized in this rite and my ancestors have always been latin caths #so. I'm just curious what yall think. #file under caroline

[spaceratprodigy]

✏ WIP Whenever ✏

Thank you for the tags @captastra @darkfire1177 @the-lastcall @hibernationsuit 💖💕

Haven't been working on too much personal art lately so not many new things to share

Have a lil sneaky peeky at these tiny sketches for the next few faith and max smoochy prompts in my ask box tho :]

open tag to anyone who wants to jump in!

#next week is gonna be great for faith and max enjoyers it looks like #just wanted to get a couple of these sketched out before I leave for the weekend #since they've been really nice (and much needed) stress relievers #I promise I haven't forgotten abt the other prompts in my ask box!! #I just have bigger ideas planned out for those and haven't had the time to work on them!! #but believe me I have been SO excited for when I can get back to them #they're literally all I think abt in terms of what I want to draw next!! #those and p&p au AND western au okay!! I have all the ideas planned out in my head but no time yet!! #2024 is gonna start off with some banger art fr fr #ily friends thank you for tagging me sorry I've been super slow getting around to everything #my mind has been all over the place and it's just that time of year ya'know #much love to y'all always <3 #my art #faith and max

[maddy-ferguson]

zionists love the pinkwashing angle so much you would think israel has the most queer-friendly policies on earth but they don't even have gay marriage there

#like okay ig... #i get the strategy it's the whole we're the only democracy in the middle east it's actually just like europe here arabs are so uncivilized #we hate them even though we literally live here thing #which is like straight out of the colonizer handbook. as is everything else they do #but i mean wouldn't that be the bare minimum for the we love gay people here they hate gay people there pr campaign #and the pinkwashing works i've literally seen it from people who would be my mutuals' mutuals. this summer. just crazy #but it's not surprising that it would work on white gays or just western gays because people will do tiktoks about how they're 'illegal in #74 countries!' (idk how many it is) like they're the victims (when it's countries they'll never go to) not the actual gay people who live #there #which is just so telling #and queerness/other things like feminism being weaponized is always so frustrating you'll literally see people who hate the gays every #day of the year pretend they're gay rights activists in the name of killing palestinians. and in the name of colonialism in general #and of course even if you could get gay married there that wouldn't make it better. but you can't even do that so like. okay ig? #do you think gay israelis are effectively utilizing gay power by killing the people whose land they've been colonizing for decades #and like i say: brf slt

[curseofpower]

Literally have no idea why it's so preposterous to some people for Ganondorf to have maaaany kids who he never really knows or sees when--

it's been established in canon that the gerudos communally raise their children and men were never allowed into their kingdom in the first place so fathers were simply never a vital thing in their culture. Not until the nightmare that is BotW timeline anyways, but even then they don't get to see their dads once they become like what... 6 years old, right?

Like sure I'm sure Ganondorf loved kids as much as he loved all his people, and interacted with them, but whether they were his or not due to him fulfilling one of many of his people's wishes... of which he likely did many many times... why would that matter at all? To him? Especially when he was probably providing a kid for a lesbian couple anyway. Sure it'd matter to the mother bc 'hell yeah this is my daughter I made with the KING. She's going to be fucking JACKED when she grows up. Going to be wrestling moldugas and sandworms by herself, unarmed'

okay I'm sorry my brain is shorting out now I need to stop posting.

Point still stands though.

(more in tags.)

#personal hc #people assign too much weird western white people crap to this race who does not care about marriage or treating each other as possessions #And I'm kind of getting annoyed. #The only time they cared about boyfriends or marriage was when the Hylians colonized them #destroyed their culture utterly #and essentially FORCED them to conform if they didn't want to die out. #Otherwise survival has always been their first priority. I'm sure lots of the women were partnered but their value system likely looked #NOTHING. Like yours. And their value on possessing each other rather than just being with each other out of love and mutual benefit #has got to be nill. #YEt another reason I find rapey possessive 'ur mine' Ganon characterizations utterly vexing but I think I've said enough.

[bandzboy]

i've been thinking about this ever since the boycott started but even before that i had thoughts about how... i wanna help the music industry get better! i want artists to get respected and i want them to get treated well, to not be fucked over because of money and so on and so forth! i just want people to be able to put out music and interact with their fans without any complications and with nothing to get in the way of those things. i want them to speak their mind and not be afraid of speaking for what is right i just want for a space to be created that treats musicians well like they deserve to be treated! i genuinely wanna fight for it and since i have future plans of being successful in this industry, i wanna do everything that i can to make this a reality! there is a reason why i shouldn't... i am just one person at this point but if there's something i have realized as an upcoming artist and music fan is that things need to change and change should start somewhere so from today on, i will just keep doing what i have been doing but i am determined to keep building this safe space for artists and i will keep fighting for the protection and the rights of those same artists this is gonna be my life's long term goal and i'm SO serious about it

#idc if it takes time #and i live in the middle of nowhere #i've always been vocal about many issues in the industry both korean and western #i genuinely just want things to get better #i will be fighting for that! it's the least i can do #and i might sound crazy to some but that's okay #i've been told my dreams were too crazy before and nothing stopped #so here we are idc i will do it #tris.txt

[triangle-strategy-notes]

Erador's ref/concept art sheet!

Translation notes:

"'I can rip you apart' sort of look" was actually more of an mimetic or onomatopoetic term that meant "ripping (apart), tearing (apart)", etc. Since there didn't seem to be a great English equivalent I ended up going for a literal sort of meaning.

I kind of have the feeling that the note about conviction parameters on the first page might have been making a joke about how the apprentice character wasn't included because they (the illustrators) didn't have enough conviction points, but I'm not super sure either way.

The ceremonial necklace one is something I'm not really confident on. It said something about ceremony, and something about an arrow/sword/mini-sword, but the specifics were a little hard to get down.

#triangle strategy #erador ballentine #triangle strategy artbook #what a guy!! #I've always wondered about the whole plate armor thing #it's always struck me as interesting that Avlora was the only one to wear it #I also really like the note about the Glenbrook royal family being Western-inspired while Wolffort was Viking-inspired #I hadn't really been able to pin down what style Wolffort had going on so it's cool to know they were looking at Vikings specifically #ts artbook character ref sheets

[katyspersonal]

#personal #internets #at this rate I've unfollowed both of the kinda.. 'controvercial' blogs I've been following #since there was a good chunk of actually good takes about how bad media is now and society and braindead internet 'activists' that- #-had it too good in their western countries and NEEDED to invent the reason to bully and excile people #could honestly resonate with it despite some other posts causing genuine pain. but mostly about terribly handled media #like you know that thing when corporations do terrible ass rep to pretend that they care for minorities #or artificially fabricate online backlash against their new actors to show investors that people show interest for their product because- #-of all the clicks on their article? #like discussion of this kind sorta keeps me sober #as a person with BPD I get contaminated by opinions VERY easily and as an autist I will believe everything if it is put together 'logically #that's why I HAVE to be exposed to every possible opinion so I am forced to make out my own rather than being swayed anywhere #but at this point those blog became kinda.. bad? like they don't just have 'opinions' but they hate just to hate #but now my dashboard and recs are full of exclusively things I can fully agree with and I am scared that it will rot my brain #like.. emotions are always the same. where is the 'wait WHAT' effect? where is anger? where is self-reflection? #but ALSO I realized that 'those' blogs are no better than those western 'warriors' I despise and they become narrow-minded too in the end #they advertise themselves as 'open to debate' only to always sway debate into trying to win and not into actually discovering the truth #I cannot trust any side because they're all narrow-minded and hostile but I cannot trust people without any side because- #-they're fence-sitters without morals that side with the winner #is there a secret third thing? like is there a way to not take a side but to still HAVE ideals and opinions? #my problem is that if I am not exposed to people that trash everything I value I forget why AM I valuing [a thing] to BEGIN with #and that won't do will it

[czigonas]

Saw this image of Soap and Ghost enjoying the spoils of a carnival/fair and my brain immediately went instead to Actually They Are Both Carnies AU.

(I am going to preface this by saying I am much more familiar with American traveling carnie lifestyles rather than the UK [do they... even do those over there?] or anywhere else, so that's what I'm basing this on. This is set vaguely late 80s-early 90s in my mind.)

Ghost has been working as a carnie for a very long time. He basically grew up on the fair circuit, helping his dad as soon as he was old enough to carry things and count out change (and do a little pick-pocketing on the side).

Old Man Riley runs a ring toss booth, though not well. He's constantly on the bad side of the man that owns the ring toss trailer but they keep him on the job because, when he's sober, he's charming enough to pull people in and keep them playing. Problem is, he's increasingly not sober. Simon's tall for his age though, so, as soon as they can pass him off as 14 (he's about 9 or 10), the lead has a few of the other barkers teach him how to draw people in. Look charming, smile wide, get them to see you as a friend, play the part and get paid. Simon hates it, but he does what he's told because it keeps his mom and Tommy housed and fed.

(Lead's wife is pretty good about keeping odd jobs set aside for Simon's mom at any time of day she needs to escape. Lead's wife can't interfere every time, but she and a couple of the other carnies do try to minimize the abuse by offering legitimate ways to get away for a short time.)

As Simon and Tommy grow, Old Man Riley steps back more and more. He's almost never sober anymore and rarely seen anywhere near the booth-fronts. He's a terror in the back lots, and burns through a lot of the goodwill the rest of the family manages to generate among their fellows. Tommy starts being trained up taking tickets at a fun house, and he's good at it. He's not as conventionally pretty as Simon, but he's flirtier, more attuned to crowd moods, and much more willing to bark, so he does well pulling.

As soon as Simon's 18, he joins the Army. He's always liked the travel aspect of carnie life, but he hates that it's seasonal work and the months and months of downtime. He never grew to enjoy having to put on the charming mask to draw in customers. Instead, he leaves with the lead's grudging blessing and a promise to his mom and Tommy to catch them up at whatever stop they're at whenever he has leave.

The Army is... nice. It's not necessarily a life he wants to live forever, but for now it's different and yet still enough like what he left behind to satisfy. He ends up having to take an extended leave right after basic to sort Tommy out, though. Drugs have always been passed around pretty openly around the booths and caravans, the the Riley boys had never partaken. His mum had sent a letter that Tommy had been getting into them and not handling it well. She doesn't say it outright, but Simon blames the old man.

He finds an unexpected ally in Beth, the daughter of the man widely acknowledged to be taking over as lead when the current one finally retires. It's not exactly an advantageous match for Beth's family, but she's stubborn and has made up her mind. She wants Tommy and she's going to have him so long as he wants her back. Together they get him clean and Simon gives the pair of them his blessing and a good chunk of the money he's saved over the years.

(Tommy uses it to buy his own caravan so he and Beth aren't imposing on their parents. They both agree Mrs Riley can stay whenever she needs. The old man has been getting worse the more he sinks into the drugs and drink. He'll need to be left behind soon, but no one can agree on where. There are a lot of jokes about ditches and empty fields. [A good number of them aren't jokes.])

Simon heads back to the Army with a lighter heart, ready to do his duty knowing his family is once again as safe and happy as he can make them. They exchange postcards and letters when they can, e-mails when they manage to find somewhere to send one from. Simon doesn't make it home in time for Joseph's birth, but he sees him as often as the leave schedule allows. Everything is good for a few years.

Then. Roba.

Ghost crawls out of his desert grave and, while the Army welcomes him back, they simply do not have a place in their ranks for a dead man. They want to forget the betrayal by one of their own and the loss of a whole unit of promising soldiers; sweep it under a rug and never speak of the shame again. Ghost gets an honorable discharge and several discreet leads to a few PMCs and even the CIA if he wants to stay fighting near the front lines. He doesn't.

Instead, he goes home. He takes what's left of his belongings, the rest of his pay, the survivor benefits in the name of Simon Riley's next of kin, and the hush money check thinly disguised as a pension and goes to find his family. He finds them happy, safe, and sound. Joseph is thriving under the attentions of both Mama Riley and Beth's parents. Tommy's in charge of a handful of booths now, and Beth is running their section of the back lots as well as any sergeant Ghost's ever known.

He gets himself a little trailer to sleep in so he's not imposing and slides back into the crew so easily it's almost as though he never left. Except now he has a mask he won't remove for anyone. The lead sets him up doing mostly setup/tear down, but supplements his time with stalking the fun houses and dark rides to make sure no one's slipped off into a corner trying to get frisky or burn the place down.

Sparks and Washington, when they show up, don't make it far into their convoluted revenge/enticement plot against Ghost. Tommy ends up losing an eye and an unlucky witness gets Sparks' knife to the ribs, but at least they'll both live. The same can't be said for the two ex-Army men.

The carnies close ranks when the authorities show up. They blame the injuries on an after hours party trick that got a little out of hand and accept medical treatment, but offer no information that would lead to any charges being filed against anyone. When they move on to the next show, they leave behind two unmarked graves that will lay undiscovered on those grounds for decades to come.

(The road out of town ends up with one of its own, and Old Man Riley is guaranteed not to bother anyone any further. The crew doesn't take lightly to rats.)

Life slowly crumbles its way back to a semblance of normal. A few stops later, they pick up a few new additions. One of them happens to be a brash Scottish man who comes highly recommended by the head of another crew named Price. Johnny "call me Soap" MacTavish immediately gets on Beth's good side (and Ghost's annoyed one, much to his chagrin).

Still, this Soap guy is kinda growing on him. Just a little.

#cod mw2 #ghost cod #soap cod #soapghost #I feel like my carnie experiences have always been pretty mild #at least compared to some stories you can find online #but also I've seen weirder shit than these two on the midways #and soap would be the absolute best barker #you can't convince me otherwise #sorry for making that happy carnival picture weird and less happy #didn't really feel like getting into the scheduling #and how the group splits and reconvenes based on who works which fair etc. #gotta feel like graves is a horse boy #probably western competitions rather than jumping #but he still thinks he's better than those damn carnies

[wonder-worker]

people really do not know what they're talking about when it comes to Elizabeth Woodville's social status, huh?

#yes Elizabeth was without a doubt considered too low-born to be queen #no she was not a commoner and nobody actually called her that during her life (so I'm not sure why people are claiming that they did?) #Elizabeth's social status was not a problem in itself; it was a problem in the context of queenship and marrying into royalty #Context is important in this and for literally everything else when it comes to analyzing history. Any discussion is worthless without it. #obviously pop culture-esque articles claiming that she was 'a commoner who captured the king's heart' are wrong; she wasn't #But emphasizing that ACTUALLY she was part of the gentry with a well-born mother and just leaving it at that as some sort of “GOTCHA!” #is equally if not more irresponsible and entirely irrelevant to discussions of the actual time period we're studying. #Elizabeth *was* considered unworthy and unacceptable as queen precisely because of her lower social status #her father and brother had literally been derided as social-climbers by Salisbury Warwick and Edward himself just a few years earlier #the Woodvilles' marriage prospects clearly reflected their status (and 'place') in society: EW herself had first married a knight and all #siblings married within the gentry to people of a similar status. compare that to the prestigious marriages arranged after EW became queen #Elizabeth having a lower social status was not 'created' by propaganda against her; it fueled and shaped propaganda against her #that's a huge huge difference; it's irresponsible and silly to conflate the two as I've seen a recent tumblr post cavalierly do #like I said she was considered too low-born to be queen long before any of the propaganda Warwick Clarence or Richard put out against her #and the fact that Elizabeth was targeted on the basis of her social status was in itself novel and unprecedented #no queen before her was ever targeted in such a manner; Clearly Elizabeth was considered notably 'different' in that regard #(and was quite literally framed as the enemy and destroyer of 'the old royal blood of this realm' and all its actual 'inheritors' like..) #ngl this sort of discussion always leaves a bad taste in my mouth #because it's not like England and France (et all) are at war or consider each other mortal enemies in the 21st century #both are in fact western european imperialistic nations who've been nothing but a blight to the rest of the world including my own country #yet academic historians clearly have no problem contextualizing the xenophobia that medieval foreign queens faced as products of their time #and sympathizing with them accordingly (Eleanor of Provence; Joan of Navarre; Margaret of Anjou; etc)(at least by their own historians) #Nor were foreign queens the “worst” targets of xenophobia: that was their attendants or in times of war commoners or soldiers #who actually had to bear the brunt of English aggression #queens were ultimately protected and guaranteed at least a veneer of dignity and respect because of their royal status #yet once again historians and people have no problem contextualizing and understanding their difficulties regardless of all this #so what is the problem with contextualizing the classism *Elizabeth* faced and understanding *her* difficulties? #why is the prejudice against her constantly diminished & downplayed? (Ive never even seen any historian directly refer to it as 'classism') #after all it was *Elizabeth* who was more vulnerable than any queen before her due to her lack of powerful foreign or national support #and Elizabeth who faced a form of propaganda distinctly unprecedented for queens. it SHOULD be emphasized more.

[stampstamp]

I asked for a 'How to Draw Manga' book this Christmas because I saw a translated one that specialises in expressions. Maybe 2024 will be the year I finally gain the 'can draw hot guys anywhere, anytime' skill. 🤞

#Me looking at the angry and crying men on the cover: yes!!! yes!!!! #I've always been envious of people who can just doodle a hot guy #I've been trying since 2001 - I don't seem to have the perseverance needed to improve #one time in sixth form my crush called a guy I'd doodled 'hot' but he was in a western cartoon style which made it funnier

[nxthero]

me every time I see another half-assed article titled something like “why everyone hates sakura” or “why sakura is the worst character” and it’s always the same old misogynistic talking points this fandom has thrown around since the dawn of time bc no one who says they want to talk about the problems with sakura’s character actually wants to talk about the valid criticisms that should be pointed at the way kishi handled her and every other woman in his story, they just want to dunk on a character whose only unique crime was being a teenage girl when there were numerous other characters who had the same flaws / did the same things but don’t get even a fraction of the shit that sakura gets. like people will be so quick to forgive and woobify homicidal maniacs in this show but god forbid this teenage girl has a crush on a boy, not reciprocate someone else’s feelings just because he’s the main character, and struggle with the moral quandary of potentially having to fight and kill her teammate she went through numerous traumatic experiences with in order to stop him from going on a rampage because she was pressured to believe that it was her responsibility to make that decision AT SIXTEEN YEARS OLD by the people who should have been supporting her instead, adults included.

#people getting mad at sakura for doing things that literally every other character does #like gee I wonder why no one else has like 20343+ articles written about why these things make them shitty characters and people #nah but I could literally scream about this for hours I have been a s.akura h.aruno defender since I was six years old #and I'm never gonna stop defending her #like if you don't like her then you don't like her it's okay to not like a character #you don't have to pull shit out of the air to justify it and act like you're superior for it #the most deadbrained take ever is that sakura is useless or somehow worse than everyone else it actually makes me feel feral #and it's always the same shit like at least come up with something new #also notice how it's usually more prevalent in anime only fans versus those who read the manga #not saying that as a shot towards people who don't read the manga and just watch the anime #it just says a lot about how the studio's adaptation and choosing to add / omit certain things really fucked with the narrative #also I've noticed a lot of the negativity is primarily from western audiences especially when it comes to certain talking points #and I'm absolutely convinced that most of that is because there's a general disconnect in the understanding #of how physical humor is used in japanese media and particularly anime #I didn't mean for this to turn into a whole rant so I'm gonna stop here before I accidentally write an entire college thesis #✧ ooc. ⊱ ── ❝ 𝘖𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪. ❞

[your--isgayrights]

It’s orvuto anon again, I stalled on your pinned post again — experimental neuroscience?? :eyes:

Yesss. I'm actually an undergrad neuroscience major... Like writing and art and stuff is just for fun, I wanna be a research neuroscientist one day lol.

#That's why I practically haven't posted the past few weeks cuz I'm back in school #I'm also in a lot of east asian history classes because I'm minoring in east asian language and lit for fun #and I've been running into this barrier recently where I feel like its hard to explain to people the overlap that exists between hard #science and the needs of the individuals that science is supposed to help you know #like for me the reason being a research neuroscientist is so appealing is because if you're going to pick a job where you mostly do busy #work all day then being in a research field just means you know that whatever pointless thing you're doing or failed experiment you perform #everything you do is a piece of data that's going to contribute to this greater process that really has tangible eeffects in helping real #people who suffer from neurological disease. which I think is comforting in a world where doing a little never feels like enough #What I've been thinking about lately though is that I have an inherent belief in that system because I really believe in the ability of #people to do good in it because I'm coming from the same frame of rationalist mindset that a lot of research is based in but that in #clinical applications there are a lot of inherent biases that prevent people from knowing what illnesses they have and how to receive #treatment for them... because in my east asian history classes we've been talking about different belief systems and ways of thought #that sometimes have to do with medicine or psychology. and I always think that it's interesting to analyze practices that are mysticized in #modernity through that lense. but it's become apparent to me that it's hard to express that interest as genuine to religious people without #them feeling as though I'm dismissing their beliefs rather than trying to analyze how they interact with the physical reality that I know. #and it made me realize that the dismissiveness of western science towards religion combined with ableism in society makes it hard for peop #le who have the symptoms of things like psychosis or mood disorders that might have an associated role in a religion to feel like #psychiatric diagnosis or treatment isn't a complete insult to who they are as a person and I think that's the fault of a lack of compassion #and respect for others in clinical practice... its just like a social norm that i really wish would change. because i don't think physical #reality has to be dismissive of spiritual beliefs when acknowledged but because of some of the habits of western scientists and #certain subsects of christianity people don't think about it enough to have that conversation sometimes... #that's just what i've been thinking about lately lol. #personal #ask #anonymous

[sakizm]

i feel like my TRUE dream job would be a tour guide for my home state tbh

i met a tour guide in iceland (and stayed in touch via social media) and i loved how he was excited to show us all some hidden gems and talk about his home country and i’m like... “i want to do something like that for my home state”

but no one ever comes to nebraska!! only to the big cities and leave or worse - just drive thru or fly over the state cause it’s  b o r i n g

#aside from the politics i promise nebraska is worth a visit #there's so much to see and do outside omaha/lincoln and interstate 80 #the sandhills are beautiful to behold!! western neb is a total different landscape than eastern neb!! #lots of state parks and historical monuments to check out!! #delicious foods to try even have international cuisines!! #also there's nothing wrong with visiting the cities. there is plenty to see and do there! but it is def worth exploring rest of nebraska #i've traveled around neb plenty of times and there's still always something new to for me to explore #i need to visit western neb more. i've only been to fort robinson and chimney rock/scottsbluff areas #want to check out toadstool state park & agate fossil beds. AND just for curiosity's sake... carhenge lol #just to say i've been there and seen that #ALSO!! nebraska does this passport thing each year. basically its filled with places to visit and get a stamp from there #and submit your passport by end of the year to win neat prizes depending on how many stamps collected #don't mind sakizm

[coldmorte]

(Guy from the Dollars trilogy ask) I would totally DM you about DT and RDR… buuttt im extremely anxious, maybe one day I will :]

Hey, it's no worries at all!! As someone who struggles a lot with anxiety myself, I totally understand, and I want you to be comfortable too! I'm just glad to hear from you, and I'm grateful you reached out (apologies for being so late in responding though, ahhhh life has been crazy lately ❤️‍🩹)!!

I just want you to know that my asks and DMs are both always open, and it's always great to talk to fellow lovers of all that is Western! 🤠

~ F 💜

#I always read my asks and messages right away and I appreciate them all but aksjgkdasgj sorry it took me like a week to write back DX #hope you are doing well anon! #I've been feeling extra Western-y lately soooo mmm it's been on my mind #I'm doing a lot of rewatches rn and it just brings back so many.... FEELS #dollars trilogy #rdr #anon #anonymous #ask

[honeyvenommusic]

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#the idol system is such a fascinating and scary thing to me #like hearing shit over the years it's like how does anyone survive it? #(i'm staying away from all the anti-blackness of kpop & their fandoms rn so just the system) #((that was more for me bc my brain wants to go in that direction bc hooooooo. it's the main reason i cannot vibe w more than a few songs #over the last almost 15 years cause like knowing.... anyway)) #like i just got groundfloored w a group rn via jbrekkie shoutout michelle like literally their debut is 24 hrs from now i've rabbitholed #since i heard their snippet on her vid and like the way ppl talk about it already like... as an outsider it's like alriiiight here we goo #they're (mgmt) pipelining another group of ppl let's be sure to support it! streamstreamvote!! oo it looks like their taking the toy/doll #route w these girls super aesthetic let's goo. & like......????? and ppl are already rabid about it. it's wild. and like this is the system #this is it. they make groups and then tease and the people who follow the conglomerate see it and are waiting to #be fed another x amount of folks doing formations and looking cute/hot open wide and consume #(like ik some (or a lot) of those accnts are bots/plants to pad the release and gain traction against algos but like also real folks too) #like not to discredit their vocal work (&dancing though some (alot) of these grps are not nearly as lit w 'dancing' as folks hype em up to #be Frfr. good movers/formations/camera motion & body rolls do not a dancer/good choreo make) but it's really secondary for a lot of #folks atp it's so strange & fascinating. and like i dug the song that's why i'm here so no knock against that but just the factory of it al #it's so damn WILD to me. but at the same time let's be real here. same dish different kitchen for a lot of western pop #they're just more transparent about it and have streamlined finding their popstars & having the public be great w it #it's just... i think it would be less strange if stan culture wasn't a thing or at least more mild than it is now #if it wasn't blown up to this unfathomably massive ever-churning industry by people in literal droves #idk idk i have a lot of thoughts on kpop it's truly a very interesting thing and to have been aware of it and into it to #an extent a while before the sonic boom in the west is an incredibly wild thing to look back on #like i wanna follow this (mostly cause i wanna hear the whole song) but also v curious but also like man the system is bad for many #reasons & here's another batch on the conveyor belt. idk :/ #like as long as the participants are happy and healthy and being actually taken care of and not advantage of then great but #yk. the music industry at large is horrible (and esp to women) so like. god ide wanna think about the disparities btwn girl & boy groups #(like to start are they not referred to as 'male groups' on the reg but 'girl groups' more often than 'female'? always w the infantalizing #like given girl group has way more ring than female group but the words still conjure up different things it's just how language works #but boy group idk if i've ever really heard someone use that? and there's been a long time battle w the reclamation of 'boy band' #like it's still dirty for a lot of folks but anyway v western context but there's a large fanbase here so many fans speak as such #this is what we call our own pop groups etc. and it's just interesting and sad idk anyway it's just... huuuhhh a lot.) ok gn lol

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"Of course Islamic physicians were known for the enlightened way they treated people with mental health problems."

Sad to say I didn't really know that, as an actual person raised Muslim. ☹ My dad certainly doesn't know.

#it's just always sad learning that sort of thing for the first time from a white westerner person #also the brief pause in my dw watch was not intentional i've been preoccupied w/maddening homework assignments #but i've hit smth of a breaking point at the moment and need an escape so here we are #zima watches dw