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tears-that-heal · 1 month

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Red Flag Symbols for Christians #6

My apologies friends! I haven’t made a post to this blog series in over a month. *sigh* Real life has been keeping me super busy. It wasn’t until today while scrolling through images on Pinterest, I came across these “paintings” of Jesus…..

*It's also Holy Week and in my attempt to think outside the box for this post, I know this topic will do the job well. The entire reason for Holy Week and Easter is all about Jesus Christ, but as you read through this blog post, not everyone believes in the same "Jesus".

I bet you can totally see what I see! 😪

Just to make note, these are similar images I took of Pinterest. Majority don’t given credit to any artist or maker. They maybe AI Art for all I know, but that’s not the point of this blog post. It should very clear that there are those who think they can merge Christianity with Buddhism, and possibly Hinduism.

Jesus Christ could be easily be compared or even “representing” a depiction on Buddha, himself. The specific position and composition of Jesus in these images are mirroring of eastern religious position of traditional meditation. Basically these image are spending us the message the Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism are cohesive. That’s is a huge, NO!!!

The last image of Jesus meditating completely suggests that Jesus IS Buddha. Here are just a few religious art examples of Buddha that are similar to the Jesus images above. Buddhism has been a prominent religion in Eastern Asia for centuries that different regions have developed their own distinct styles and looks to how Buddha appears in their artwork.

Here are more images from Pinterest that make my observation accurate. 😣

Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism are completely far from the same religious believe; actually polar opposites on multiple levels. If you do believe that Jesus Christ was merely a human man that was a wise teacher and etc. then of course, if makes sense to compare him to Buddha. When it comes to Hinduism, my knowledge is very limited, but if I’m correct the blue skin colored “Indian” male is a deity. A deity is equal to a god. So I’m guessing Jesus is being compared or equal to this Hindu deity in the images above as well. I’m also lacking in the knowledge that it is believed that Buddha achieved godhood. I better do some more research then. Lol

Anywho….my dear brothers and sister please be alert and aware of pictorials of Jesus-like these. These image are complete false witnesses of Jesus Christ. This way of thinking is in line with the believe that all religions or spiritual believes lead toward the same destination to heaven; eternal paradise and etc.

The New Age movement in America became prominent in the 1960s & 1970s in connection to the Hippie culture. It has mainly drawn influence by many eastern religions. From my own past research of new ager, I learned they have their own formulated version of Jesus. It’s possible the same “Jesus” is the one represented in the images above. Definitely something to be aware of. God Bless & be diligent in Jesus name!

*Also most importantly, if you make studying the Bible and being in prayer/commune with God, you'll receive the knowledge and wisdom to see right through these false teaching/doctrine of Jesus. By spending time with Him, you'll learn of God's true character as you would a close friend. Then you'll know how to spot false doctrine better because they're go against who God truly is. May the Lord lead you, and keep you in Jesus name!!!

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thejewitches · 8 months

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Like we say, context is key. Jews have been using fish as protective symbols for centuries…but that isn’t the same as the Jesus fish! Red flags come in varying shades. Always use context & look for more before making assumptions.

Remember: interfaith solidarity doesn’t include coercion, trickery, subterfuge, appropriation & lying.

#jewitch #jewish magic #jewitches #jewish #judaism #jumblr #religion #messianic #Jewsforjudaism #Judaism is for Jews

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neechees · 1 year

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How is the cult from Midsommer white supremacist? Because they are swedish and borrow from paganism? The nazis appropriated Norse culture, they even misused different runes and symbols, and Scandinavia is one of the most tolerant regions in Europe.

There's Nazi imagery throughout the film, & the fact that all the poc die first is no mistake. Ari Aster himself has said that the Harga are White Supremacists:

Defying an outdated horror trope, Aster does not kill off Josh (William Jackson Harper) — the only black character for miles — first. As Aster points out, though, the Hårga are racist, a callback to “a part of Swedish history and European history,” and all of the “outsiders” or “new blood” recruited for mating are purposely white.

“He’s thrown away in a way that the other members of the main cast are not," Aster notes. “And that is because these people have no further use for him.”

The Harga, when not inbreeding with each other, go out and groom new members to either 1. Be sacrified or 2. Introduce new genes by manipulating people into the cult or drugging & raping them (what they did to Dani & Christian), & they ONLY pick white people for this. There are no nonwhite Harga & that's not an accident.

The script also makes it crystal clear that the nonwhite couple were specifically chosen (bc they are not white) & brought there to be sacrificed & were never going to live. The member that brought the nonwhite couple displays hatred & malice towards them when they're not looking, but doesn't do this with the other white outsiders

(Ingemar is the Harga that brought Connie & Simon, the nonwhite couple). Connie & Simon didn't do anything wrong, they didn't do anything outright to insult the Harga. The only thing they did was be shocked about seeing the ritual suicide & express desire to leave (and they weren't the only ones who did this, Dani also did). And yet they were some of the first to die.

Even the visuals-- the Harga wear all White, it's always in blinding daylight. Whiteness is a GLARING theme. There's also foreshadowing early on in the film, where a book titled "The secret Nazi language of the Uthark" featured in Christian's room just before they go to Sweden.

There's also other Nazi ideology present within the Harga, such as the strict gender roles (the women all wear dresses & cook & clean & care for the children together but the men butcher the bear together), eugenics & ableism (the elderly are killed off at a certain age because they see disability & needing to be cared for as an elder "shameful", which is what one Harga states at the ritual suicide scene, & of course killing off the nonwhite characters), the "return to tradition" ideology (there are NO modern technology in the community, & it's in the countryside).

You see a cult full of ONLY White people, using Norse paganism (something VERY popular with Nazis) in an isolated area, who routinely murder poc, don't intermix with poc, kill off their elderly, Dani (the blonde, light eyed white girl) is praised for her beauty & made their May queen by the Harga, with strict gender roles, & this film was made by a JEWISH MAN to show the Harga as the bad guys, & you don't have a hunch that the Harga are maybe supposed to be white supremacists/nazis? That doesn't raise any red flags for you?

& let's not forget how Scandanavia committed genocide against the Saami, the Indigenous population who were there for hundreds of years before anyone else. That's a little off topic, but as a First Nations Canadian I aint gunna let that just go unacknowledged. Scandanavia has a white supremacy problem too, & Ari Aster is right for pointing it out

#I've talked to other poc about this film & me & other ppl snuffed out that this movie would be about a nazi cult just from the trailer #nazi tw #being Scandanavian & being into paganism doesn't make you a white supremacist no.#but the film makes it obvious through the other clues that that's not what's going on here #anonymous #rape mention #cult tw #nazism tw

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huginsmemory · 11 months

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The Eye of Micheal design and the Zia Sun Symbol

I'm not exactly the best person to talk about this, since I'm not Zia/Tsʾíiyʾamʾé (an Indigenous people group from what is today called New Mexico, for those who don't know) but I'm also Indigenous and this is something that has been really bugging me for a while.

The new eye of Micheal design in Stampede is very clearly heavily based off the Zia Sun symbol, a symbol that is found on the state of New Mexico's flag... and is originally a sacred symbol of the Zia people that has been grossly misappropriated by the state itself and internationally.

ID: Two photos. Left is of the flag of New Mexico, with the Zia Sun symbol in the middle in red on a yellow background. There are four rays emanating from each cardinal direction from a circle in the middle, in such a way it forms what could be a 'square cross'. The rays touch the circle.

Right is a screen cap from episode 10 of tristamp, showing Wolfwoods contract. The symbol of the Eye of Micheal is on it. Instead of four from each cardinal direction, 'north' has three medium length rays, and 'south' has three long rays, while 'east' and 'west' have only one short ray emanating from (but not touching) the centre circle. As a result it looks like a typical Christian cross with a lengthened 'south'.

History

This article provides a really good background on it, but to summarize:

The symbol is an exceptionally significant religious symbol that represents the Zia themselves (along with other specific meanings) and is involved in religious healing and wellness processes; it was originally a secret symbol. However, the symbol was stolen from the nation by an anthropologist who was working with the nation, when he stole a piece of pottery with the symbol on it. The piece of pottery with the sacred symbol was then showcased in a museum, where another anthropologist took the design and submitted it for the flag of New Mexico; thus, it ended up becoming the state flag of New Mexico as we know today.

As a result, the design became legally public property, without the consent of the Zia, who now have no control over how the sacred symbol is used, and it has been grossly misappropriated and exploited by non-Zia, both within state and internationally. The Zia peoples have been lobbying to raise awareness of this issue, to both stop exploitation and frivolous use of the symbol which is considered desecration, and also have requested that those who want to use the symbol to ask for consent and for them to provide funds to the education of their children.

How this applies to tristamp

The Zia Sun symbol is, well, to put it bluntly, basically used as the symbol of the Eye of Micheal, just altered to more represent a typical Christian cross... something which would be considered misappropriation and desecration of the symbol. This ESPECIALLY so as the Eye of Micheal is clearly a Christian cult; misappropriating an Indigenous religious symbol and saying that it represents Christianity and a Christian cult no less, is, as an Indigenous person, EXTREMELY disrespectful, considering the history of Christianity and how it's been used to actively destroy Indigenous religion and culture. Also, as the symbol has been said to represent the Zia people, and is related to religious healing and wellness processes, having the symbol basically be used to represent an Christian cult of assassins who essentially medically experiment and abuse Wolfwood who is Hispanic-coded for their own gain is... Not great.

I overall understand that since as Wolfwood is heavily Hispanic coded, the crew behind stampede likely wanted to tie more of that into his background, and so seeing the Zia Sun symbol thought that would be a good way to nod to a Hispanic background (instead of, I dunno maybe not white washing him), but then failed to do proper research on it.

Going forward

Ok, so what does that practically mean for fans? Well, again... I'm not really the best person to say exactly what, but if this was my own nations sacred symbol, and by going from what I've read on the requests about the Zia Sun symbol then here's a few pointers:

I'd just avoid using the design in fanart. Hell, it's only showed up in tristamp, so there's plenty you can work with without the design, based around just general Christian imagery. I know a lot of people really like giving Wolfwood tattoos of the 'eye of micheal' symbol, since tattoos are hot, but I'd ask to please just use Christian symbols instead. I've seen so much nsfw fanart with essentially the Zia Sun Symbol...

For art you've already posted with the Zia sun symbol; it'd be nice to remove the art and put another version of the art up without the sun symbol.

Also, I know I've seen people talking about getting tattoos of it as a quiet nod to trigun... Please don't. It's more likely that people will recognize it as a Zia sun symbol rather than a Trigun symbol which might be an awkward conversation for you.

I do want to say this: I know most people don't know about this, and honestly I didn't know about the Zia sun symbol issue until a couple months ago when talking with a friend about Trigun. It's fine if you didn't know before! We live and learn and grow, and what matters is that going forward you adjust your behaviours.

TLDR: The 'Eye of Micheal' symbol is very clearly an adjusted Zia sun symbol, a sacred and originally secret symbol of the Zia people that was stolen from them and has been grossly misappropriated and exploited by both the state of New Mexico, and internationally. The Zia people as a result have asked people to not use the symbol without their consent. Within tristamp the use of the Zia sun symbol to represent a murderous Christian cult is extremely disrespectful and would be considered desecration, considering how Christianity has historically (and continues to) help destroy Indigenous culture and religion. As a result, it is suggested that artists avoid using it within fanart out of respect.

#trigun #wolfwood #nicholas d. wolfwood #trigun stampede #tristamp #informational post #eye of micheal #eye of micheal tristamp #livio the double fang #vashwood #trigun wolfwood #livio trigun

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redditantisemitism · 2 months

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I’m not going deep into the Trump as an individual because researching that man makes me sick, but I would like to take an opportunity right off the bat to remind everyone that this blog supports the rights, safety, and dignity of queer people, ethnic, racial, and religious minorities, and people of marginalized age, ability, and health.

The alliance of Jesus with a political figure implies a desire for a “Christian nation”. This is often a dogwhistle for Christian supremacy, which is often shortly followed by white supremacy.

Trump quite notably ran on a platform of racist ideology, and his regressive views were maintained throughout his presidency. He is very much a symbol of right wing g bigotry, a cornerstone of which is antisemitism.

The specific line “a Christian will always stand with Israel because the god of Israel/ the Heavenly Father are one and the same” is a large red flag. It sounds to me like Christian Zionism.

Christian Zionism (the movement, not individual Christians who are Zionists) has been widely criticized by Jews as antisemitic. It generally falls into one of two camps: philosemitism or support of endtime prophecies. I’ve already discussed some of the reasons philosemitism is an issue in more depth under my philosemitism tag, so I I’m not going to go into depth here on that.

The specific issues of postmillenialism in Christianity are the (antisemitic) idea that Jews will move to Israel and either convert to Christianity or die as part of Jesus’s second coming. This is obviously a simplification of a complex topic, but is a force behind aspects of Christian Zionism.

This is further supported by the next line: “our Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ out into the rest of the world to save those that understand”. This is a proselytizing statement, which I have also already discussed the issues with

#antisemitism #christian antisemitism #tumblr

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pm0 · 9 months

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@hajimedics revealing my #anonymous self to show how ur post inspired me 🫡

ok I guess I will explain what the symbolism in this drawing means under this cut now :)

BASICALLY Rave’s tags on his art got me thinking about mutual sentience theory & the idea that who these puppets actually are does not align with what playfellow workshop created them to be — specifically, the actual desires of the puppets in whps are not the same as what playfellow thinks they should desire — and it made me think about how it might apply to Frank & Julie.

We know that neither of them fall into (strictly) binary gender labels, we know that Frank is gay, we know that Julie was confirmed sapphic in a stream — and yet we see playfellow putting them into the roles of cisgender heterosexual man & woman respectively, that they cast them to be in the roles of each others romantic love interests (see julie-rella animation cels). So I wanted to draw something based on that concept, the contrast of who they are vs who they’re “supposed” to be.

This is why I included 2 Franks and 2 Julies here, one set in my usual style for drawing them and the other being more ‘on-model’ — the former are a representation of who the puppets actually are, with their agency, while the latter are who playfellow themselves outline the puppets to be. The playfellow puppets are a ‘perfect’ version of sorts, their canonical accuracy + their sparkling appearance being extensions of how true to the script they are.

The framing of these two sets, how they interact with each other within the image, is meant to show the situational helplessness Julie and Frank share. They are stuck together in a ring of lavender flowers (do you get it. wedding rings. lavender marriage. I’m a master of artistic metaphor /j), looking to one another in worry as they’re surrounded by playfellow’s expectations. Neither of them want this, for themselves nor for each other, but what are they meant to do? They aren’t trapped by something they can just escape from, they’re trapped by their own identities; the will of their creators and the will of themselves are intrinsically linked, each at their core are answers to the question of who “Julie Joyful” and “Frank Frankly” are, to try and sever that connection is an impossible task.

The circles above each of the on-model puppets’ heads are primarily meant to be halos bc well. you know how queer religious trauma goes (there’s a ‘playfellow workshop is a stand-in for american christianity and possibly god’ metaphor in there somewhere) BUT they are also supposed to represent wedding rings too, to show yet again how playfellow likely wants them to be a couple — and not in the “a couple of bestiesss(๑>◡0)~☆” way they’d like to be

I think that’s all????? not really much else I can say here. background is black + slightly red for that whrp undersite feel and the on-model puppets are drawn in white to contrast with the primarily black background but also because they’re technically Julie & Frank’s straightsonas & black+white=straight pride flag. ok bye

#I elaborated on my thought process under the cut but erm idk I might sound insane..#pov you see me buying Frank & Julie angst at the delusional store #frank frankly #julie joyful #welcome home #welcome home fanart #welcome home puppet show #my art #don’t tag as ship #playfellow workshop said bury your gays?? nahh bitch bury them in the CLOSET more like #eyestrain #cw eyestrain #<- noticed that this image is kinda hard to look @ so I’m adding tjis now srry abt that!

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readyforevolution · 5 months

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The history of dreadlocks can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as Egypt, India, and Greece. In Egypt, dreadlocks were worn by the priests of the god Ptah, and they were also worn by members of the Rastafarian religion in #Jamaica.

Dreadlocks became a popular hairstyle among the Rastafarians in the 1930s. The Rastafarian movement was founded in Jamaica and is based on a combination of Christian and African spiritual beliefs. The Rastafarians believe that the hair is a symbol of the strength and vitality of their African heritage, and they wear dreadlocks as a way to express this belief.

In addition to its religious significance, dreadlocks have also become a symbol of rebellion and counterculture. During the 1960s and 1970s, dreadlocks were popular among hippies and other groups who rejected mainstream society.

Throughout different cultures, people have worn locs for various reasons. For instance, the Maasai warriors of Africa have been known to wear long, thin, red dreadlocks which they dye with red root extracts or red ochre. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, there are children born with naturally locked hair who are referred to as "Dada" by the Yoruba in Nigeria.

The Rastafari movement sees dreadlocks as a symbol of the Lion of Judah, which is sometimes featured on the Ethiopian flag.

The followers of the Rastafari believe that Haile Selassie is directly related to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba through their son Menelik I. They were inspired to wear dreadlocks by the Nazarites mentioned in the Bible.

Today, dreadlocks are worn by people of all races and backgrounds, and they have become a popular hairstyle in many parts of the world. While they still hold religious and cultural significance for some, many people simply wear them as a personal expression of style.

#blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history #locs

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the-devils-library · 6 months

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@metalpunk6661 I’m not sure if you’re asking for band recommendations or tips on how to avoid “problematic” artists, but I’m going to assume it’s the latter since I have no way of knowing what types of black metal you’d like, and this whole blog is about research anyway. So here’s some black metal research tips:

- NSBM stands for National Socialist Black Metal, and any band using that label are proud Nazis and write lyrical content about it. If you want bands who are proudly on the opposite side of the political spectrum, seek out RABM (Red Anarchist Black Metal).

- www.metal-archives.com has an entry for virtually every metal band that has ever existed, even obscure ones, and each profile notes what sort of subject matter the bands tend to sing about. This can be useful when trying to determine what a band singing in a language you don’t speak is making music about, don’t post their lyrics, or just have vocals you can’t understand.

- Search for bands from around the world. Yes the black metal scene has a racism problem but you’re a lot less likely to run into racist bands if you’re seeking out music made by people of color. They need your support anyway, in a scene like this they deal with a lot of abuse and a lot less traction. Check out Native American black metal in particular, there’s a rich scene for that.

- Learn the classic Nazi symbols (swastika of course, but also the iron cross, the various nordic runes they’ve claimed as symbols, the black sun, etc) and keep an eye out for them in band logos/merch.

- Learn the history of the genre, not because you have to like the original bands, but because it will help you learn what the red flags are and why some racists feel comfortable in the scene.

- Someone being a Mayhem fan isn’t necessarily a red flag. Someone being a Burzum/Varg Vikernes fan is.

- Don’t let the reputations of a few bands and one sub-subgenre scare you away. At the end of the day black metal is just a style of music and anyone, from any background and of any political leaning, can make it. Hell there’s devout Christian black metal bands out there (sometimes called white metal. Yes white metal doesn’t mean white supremacy, it means Christian). Search the tags on Bandcamp, find someone from across the world from you with three fans and give them a listen. Black metal is often at its best when it’s truly underground.

That’s what I can think of off the top of my head. Good luck to you.

#my posts #asks

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revenant-coining · 29 days

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Blosilessac

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[ids: 2 rectangular flags with 7 equally-sized horizontal lines. colors in this order from top to bottom: dark red, red-pink, pink, pale pink, light pink, grey-purple, dark red-purple. in the center of the first flag is a dark red-to-dark red-purple droplet symbol outlined in pale pink. /end ids]

Blosilessac; a gender connected to blood, blood smears, blood stains, being expressionless, killing one's past self literally or metaphorically, panic, silence, & violence. may also be connected to the song “BREATHE” [pt: “Breathe” /end pt] by Chri$tian Gate$ [pt; Christian Gates /end pt], but doesn’t have to be.

etymology; blo(od), sil(ence), less, “ac” meaning related to

for cam!

tagging; @radiomogai, @thecoffeecrew404

[id: a blue-to-light blue-to blue rounded line divider with a break in the center, with a "blue raindrop" magikarp from magikarp jump in said break. /end id]

#🪼 creations #blosilessac #gender #neogender #xenogender #liom #mogai #category: genders

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swan2swan · 3 months

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You are every bit as bad as the Comicsgaters who hate Moon Girl (and the rest of Marvel's stuff) because of """forced diversity.""" If you hate nearly all Jews, hate the symbols and, yes, colors associated with our community for millennia, that is not caused by Israel, it is caused by your moral defectiveness and bigotry.

Well, this is an interesting comment to wake up to.

Tell me something:

How often do you see the Prussian Cross in media?

We're not even jumping into the heavy-hitters right now. We're sticking with the particular variant of the Prussian Cross. Black cross. White outline.

Outside of historical stuff and bikers...how often do you see this?

If the answer is "Barely anywhere at all, especially in Children's Media", you'd be correct. Because after the early 1900s, it kind of took on a MAJOR negative meaning.

Obviously, there's plenty of other cross variations to use, so this wasn't exactly a DEATH KNELL for Christian Imagery. Just because people don't want to be associated with the Kaiser's Germany or their biggest crowd that was super-popular in Europe during the 30s and 40s doesn't mean they can't use a DIFFERENT design of cross. But obviously, using that particular brand became something of a cultural taboo

And, again...this isn't even the heavy-hitters.

But now consider: if a bunch of constituents go to John Fetterman's house to protest his support for Israel's genocide, and his only response is to wave a huge Israeli flag...blue and white with the Star of David...what is the message he's sending there? What is the association going to become?

Now, begin to multiply that. Not by hundreds of times directly, but by little moments. People with the Israeli flag on Twitter, putting up arguments about how all Palestinians are terrorists, and how DARE you not sympathize with Israel after the events of October 7th!

Actually, here, you know what? Let's just DEMONSTRATE.

...oh, I was looking for less-silly examples, but sometimes, you get the PERFECT ONE that is making EXACTLY your point:

Here it is. Right here. I dunno how serious the OP is, but yeah, people are actively turning the Star of David into an "I Stand With Israel" symbol, while Israel is committing ALL OF THE CRIMES, and digging a hole deeper and deeper. The longer this goes, the worse it gets, the more entangled they become...do you see why I'm upset now? Do you understand yet?

Especially because...you know who's really having a great time with this? The antisemites. They get to watch a military force do a genocide against those brown Arabs all the way over in a desert while everyone gets MAD, and all they have to do is keep encouraging the fight! Make that Star of David an EVIL symbol! In a few years, guess what you get to do? You get to start SHAMING people for wearing the Star! Heck, you can do that right now! But you don't have to, because plenty of other people are doing that for you.

So we return to my original point:

The fact that while watching a children's cartoon, for s *split second*, I saw something that I immediately associated as a red flag, because it was on my computer screen. And where do I generally see blue and white stars on my computer screen these days? News stories. Propaganda. The guys in your mentions who jump in to accuse you of antisemitism because you say something like "Genocide is bad".

Let's leave with this:

#I've talked about this before too #one of the important reasons for separatiion of church and state is so that the state can't guilt you into associating them with the church #because a state claiming to represent your religion can violate it at any time #and even if it's NOT happening right now #it could happen in ten years or thirty #people die and get replaced by new people #and sometimes the new people are evil people #again: this was a split second #antisemitism

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tears-that-heal · 4 months

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Happy New Year 2024!!!! 🎂🎉

Red Flag Symbols for Christians *Review*

(right beside Jesus)

It’s a brand new year of epic adventures out there! Opportunities for both successes and mistakes. Ah, the life of a human being. Lol 😋 Living on this earth as Christian has no excepts from this truth, too. The one difference is that we don’t need to depend on our own strength and means to live, but have an unbreakable safety net through our faith in Jesus. Thank you Jesus for taking my place in my well-deserved death sentence. To forever and eternally be separated from you. 😔 Now I know you so much more than before, and I don’t want to live this life without you. 💖. I love my Jesus!!!

So this week I’m late in posting this week’s blog post. Boo, but I hope it’ll still be a good one. Last week’s post was an awesome long, hardcore post. The topic of healing crystals and gemstones has been weighting on my heart for a very long time. Please give it a glance sometime! 🌻

Previous blog posts are followed…..

A total of 5 blog series posts in late 2023! HUZZAH!!! I think that’s a great start. 😄 If this is your first time hearing about my blog series, this was made for you. Easy link accessed to read them all!

I’m thinking my next post maybe on The Lunar New Year. This orient new year festival will take place on February 10, 2024. More to come soon! God Bless & Take Care! 💖✨

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fernthewhimsical · 2 months

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Rainbow Symbolism

Hope and Wonder: Seeing a rainbow is one of those things that make you stop in your tracks. Often, we take out our phones to capture this rare moment, and share it with others. Seeing a rainbow brings a smile, this sudden joy, and a sense of wonder.

Promise: In Christian mythology God gave the rainbow as sign of his covenant to never again flood the Earth. There are also versions of a flood myth in Mesopotamian myth where the Goddess Ishtar wears a necklace with seven stones, as a promise that she will never let the Gods destroy humanity by floods again. In some version the necklace is a rainbow.

Pride: In 1978 Gilbert Baker made the "Pride Flag", a flag for the queer community. Baker gave meanings of the different colours, each meaning tying into the community; pink: sex, red: life, orange: healing, yellow: sunlight, green: nature, turquoise: art/magic, blue: harmony/peace, purple/violet: spirit. Before his death, Baker wanted to add a stripe of lilac, meaning community. The queer community is sometimes also called the "Rainbow Community" or the "Rainbow Family". Since the coming of the Pride flag the rainbow has become a symbol of community, authenticity, queerness, and pride.

Transgender: Besides the pride rainbow being a symbol of queerness, there are other myths that connects the rainbow specifically to the transgender community. In Albanian folk belief the rainbow is the belt of Prende (see below) and those who jump over it, will change their sex. Here in the Netherlands in the Rijnland there is a folk belief that if a boy walks underneath a rainbow while holding a basket of water, he will turn into a girl. And there are many more.

Luck: In Ireland a pot of gold is found at the end of a rainbow, making the rainbow a symbol of luck, prosperity, blessing, and treasure.

Bridges: In Norse mythology we have the Bifrost, the bridge that connects Asgard, the realm of the Gods, to Midgard, our Realm. The rainbow was also thought to be the path, or bridge, that the Greek Goddess Iris made to deliver messages from the Gods to the human Realm. And in modern culture, there is the Rainbow Bridge, a bridge which animal cross after they pass, to an afterlife where we will eventually join them. The rainbow is a symbol of travel, especially between realms, and of divine communication.

Messages: The Greek Goddess Iris is not the only one who is associated with rainbows and the delivery of messages from the Gods, as we'll see in the next section. This makes the rainbow also a symbol of divine messages, and the communication between us and the Gods/spirits.

Diversity: the rainbow is often used as a symbol of diversity in activism, politics, and commerce. All colours have equal value, and we need all of them to make a complete rainbow.

Peace: A rainbow flag has been used as a symbol of piece in several countries, amongst which Italy and Greece.

Bow: As seen in the "Rainbow Spirits" section below, the rainbow is also seen as a bow, a weapon. In England some would state that the bow is pointed at the Christian God, away from humanity, as an incentive to keep his promise.

Death: cw: child death ||Stillborn children or children who pass away shortly after birth, are also called "Rainbow Children"||

Bad Luck and Illness: Several cultures have the taboo of not pointing towards rainbows, for it would cause the finger to be bent, rot away, fall of, or something similar. The Sumu of Honduras and Nicaragua believe that the rainbow is a sign that "the devil is vexed". Looking at or pointing at the rainbow is thought to draw the attention of the devil, and therefore bring bad luck.

Enlightenment: In Buddhism there is the "rainbow body", a state of being that is the highest state before reaching Nirvana. When the rainbow body is reached it is often observed by people around them, as the body falls away and the body of pure light stays. In the Tibetan mountains this is sometimes explained as a "glory" as described above.

[Part of a Rainbowmancy series, masterpost here]

#rainbowmancy #rainbow magic #rainbow witch #rainbow #magic #witch #witchcraft #witchblr #mine #personal

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The red flag book purists

This post can be in regard to many recent book to film (or TV) adaptations including Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Dead boy Detectives, and Good Omens. Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher. And Anne Rice's Interview with The vampire, and The Mayfair Witches. I am going to address a pattern I've seen and you may associate it with a different book to TV or film adaptation. I used to consider myself a book purist. Maybe I still am. I preferred book to TV or movie adaptations be as faithful as possible. In general I still do but there are occasions where I think the adaption improves the source material. I think the 1994 film Interview with The Vampire has a better ending than the novel. I think Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow is more interesting and has more relatable characters than the Washington Irving story. Though updated to take place in the 1990s the version of The Canterville Ghost starring Patrick Stewart is my favorite adaptation of the novel. The stop motion animated musical Nightmare before Christmas, which teeters on being a Danny Elfman Opertta, I like the Nightmare before Christmas film more than the original Tim Burton poem. And though only very, very, very loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem, The Raven (1963) is my favorite Vincent Price movie. And as kind of a guilty pleasure I have a soft spot for versions of Dracula that are both predatory but romantic like Bram Stoker's Dracula and the 1979 Dracula film starring Frank Langella. And, yes, Castlevania. Again, I considered myself a book purist but there are exceptions where I admit that the changes improve upon the original story. Lately I've seen people call themselves book purists and it's become something of a dog whistle for something else. It feels almost like this new breed of book purist discredits the original meaning which wants integrity to the story. I.e. no rape scene just for shock value. (I'm talking about you, Game of Thrones and Interview with the Vampire TV series). This new form of so-called book purist which I have to come up with a name for... Let's call it Book Puritan for now until I can come up with something better. The book puritan seems like the typical book purist at first. They just really, really like the source material but the more you talk to them the more you realize they are actually upset about something other than respecting the original books. Here are the top ten things complained about by Book Puritans. 1. They get upset if a character's skin color is changed or other race based complaints even though it has no impact on the story at all. "This character shouldn't be black!" They will complain about agenda and sometimes the character in question didn't even have a race to begin with, like Death in The Sandman. She's literally The Grim Reaper. She can be any race she feels like.

2. They get upset about gender swaps. "This character was originally a man!" I understand if you have a particular visual in your head of a character but if you think the interactions will drastically change meaning and feeling because the male character is now a woman perhaps you should consider your own bias on the subject. Or perhaps the original story was something of a sausage fest and even the author wanted to add more women to the mix.

Sometimes this is not actually a good thing. Changing Lestat's lover Antoine into Antoinette in the Interview with The vampire TV series bordered on straightwashing just to make his bisexuality more blatant. Also Lestat making her mutilate herself (cut off a finger) to fake her own death contradicted how Lestat acts with his lovers in the novels and was ultimately pointless since they kill pretty regularly and Lestat could have taken the finger from any woman's corpse. In the most recent remake of Children of the Corn they had the child preacher be a little girl instead of a boy. This attempt at inclusion undermined the patriarchal symbolism of a fanatical Christian-like cult and felt like another crude dig against matriarchal religions like the remake of The Wicker Man. So you see from my own examples sometimes there are understandable exceptions. But *In general* character gender swaps don't usually do any harm to the story. 3. They get upset because characters that were not confirmed as queer in the original stories are now openly queer. "But he was straight in the novels!" Not necessarily. Sometimes characters are queer coded or "overly straight" (compensating) to hide that the character is not straight to the casual observer. You have to consider that some novels written thirty or forty years ago had to contend with homophobic publishers.

Though Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles seem pretty obvious to a lot of people and there are scenes of Armand actually calling Daniel his lover and Lestat asking Louis why he loves him, etc, there are still people out there convinced that Anne Rice's vampires are straight. I can still recall back in the 90s being an Anne Rice yahoo group and someone responding to a post with "My Prince Charming is STRAIGHT!!!" (this was in regard to Louis).

Now, today the flamboyant bard Jaskier (translated as Dandelion in the English language novels and directly translates to Buttercup) was confirmed as bisexual in The Witcher Netflix series. And there are "Purists" genuinely angry about this.

Their biggest shield of "We just want book accuracy" is the fact that there are scenes of him "womanizing" and being a promiscuous flirt with women but never men. So what? So what if The Witcher's sidekick is bisexual? If it supposedly shouldn't matter why are you upset? How does it harm the main story? One argument I was given is “It’s important that he look gay without being gay as to break the stereotype.” And yet others will claim there was never any hint that he wasn’t straight. Which is it? Is it he was a stereotypical queer man who was actually straight or there was supposedly no sign that he was ever queer. Make up your mind. Sometimes the LGBTQ+ content was always there such as in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and the person who supposedly read it went into such a deep denial that they genuinely didn't see it when originally reading the story. 4. They get upset if an old bit of sexism in the original story is corrected. i.e. the occasional Witcher fan who insists (despite the video games) that Ciri can NEVER be a "real Witcher" because "only men can be Witchers." I once got into an argument with a Witcher fan who insisted that despite what the video games say, because she wasn't mutated and never went through the Trial of the Grasses, Ciri can never be a true Witcher. And it's "Important" that no woman ever be a Witcher. Really? Why is that so important to maintain?

Just because something always was a certain way doesn't necessarily mean it should remain that way. 5. They question if a character was changed when the character was actually always that way. This could be in regard to a character being gay or it could be in regard to a character being Jewish. I remember when the still from Coraline circulated with her celebrating Hannukah and people thought it was fan made because everyone was just so used to the default that all characters are presumed Christian until told otherwise.

This sort of thing is common, taking for granted that a character is just like you or fits a “normalcy” unless explicitly told otherwise. This also accounts for a lot of characters being presumed straight until shown otherwise.

When I was watching Penny Dreadful there were people upset that Ethan was “made” gay (revealed as bisexual) in episode 4 of the first season “because there was no sign of it before. It’s set in 1891. How was he supposed to “act” bisexual? There were people in such denial that they convinced themselves that the man he slept with, Dorian Gray, had put him under some sort of spell. The irony is Ethan wasn’t even revealed as being a werewolf until the end of the season and his real name wasn’t given until season 2 but somehow him being bisexual and it being revealed in the fourth episode of the fifth season was “out of left field” and “made no sense.”

Imagine if Buffy The Vampire Slayer fans reacted to the reveal (that I predicted at age fifteen) that Angel is a vampire. They didn’t confirm that until the fifth episode of Buffy. 6. They seem okay with added domestic violence or sexual abuse (i.e. rape scenes) which would also contradict previous depictions of some characters' personalities but will complain if and implied gay character gets to kiss on camera or a woman character gets to do something assertive that she didn't do in the source material and does not contradict any character personality trait. 7. They will argue that something "Is not canon" unless the author put in the original story even if the author confirms it after the fact and can prove where they hinted at (though didn't confirm) the thing in the original content. i.e. J. K. Rowling confirming that Dumbledore is gay.

I understand LGBTQ+ people being angry at this (and far worse things J. K. Rowling has done...) because she should have been brave enough to address it in the story itself but I'm speaking of those that refuse to accept that Dumbledore is gay and will even argue that if they accept he's gay it means Voldemort is gay too and they're all suddenly ped0s. I kid you not, I had to remove someone who went on this very rant from my Sandman Facebook group. This is also true with the elderly lesbian couple in Coraline. There are people angry that Neil Gaiman didn't out-right call them a couple in the story even though there were several pretty blatant hints. But at least with that one there are less people insisting it's not really canon. Probably because they DO behave like an old Hollywood / Vaudeville gay couple.

8. They seem okay with added content that wasn't in the novel until or if a woman or minority gets to shine in the extra portion of story. This can be in regard to a passing-of-the-torch or just a scene that was not in the original books but added to enhance the original story. Somehow this might upset them greatly even if the added content dos not contradict any of the original books. It's just an added bit of story. The only reason I could think of to be upset at an added scene is if that scene suddenly and drastically contradicts the character's established personality. i.e. a scene of Morpheus in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman opening a dance club and favoring Gangsta rap. Thankfully this particular scenario does not exist. 9. They kind of accidentally out themselves as having not read the books that they claim they want to keep pure by whining about "woke" content that was IN the original story. i.e. Sandman fans surprised at all the LGBTQ+ characters. 10. They out themselves as having not watched the thing that they are complaining about. "I refuse to watch The Sandman because I heard that the only character Death is a black woman." Buddy, you misunderstood. The Grim Reaper is played by a black woman. There are lots of white people who die. Or "I don't understand The Witcher: Blood Origin. It doesn't make sense. Geralt wasn't born a Witcher. They're sterile!" Yes... They are. Do I need to explain the plot of the show you decided not to watch even though there are Wikias? It does tell a story that doesn't exist in the books but you seem to have leapt to conclusions by the name alone. These sort of Book Purists (Book Puritans) make me embarrassed for appreciating and wanting the integrity of characterization and story from the original books (in adaptations) kept in tact. It's reached a point where if I complain that Lestat shouldn't be physically abusive to Louis in Interview with The vampire (TV series) and they should never have added a random scene of Claudia being raped by a teenage vampire - someone else will give the kneejerk reaction "You just don't like it because Louis is black now!" Actually I think the Louis and Lestat actors are excellent. It's the writers and showrunner I don't like. I want to be able to explain the parts of the story and character I care about and want preserved without people assuming I'm doing a bigoted dog whistle because of this newer version of book purist. These book puritans are giving us actual book lovers a bad name. End of rant.

#Anne Rice #Andrzej Sapkowski #Neil Gaiman #The Vampire Chronicles #Vampire Chronicles #The Witcher #The Sandman #Mayfair Witches

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thepastisalreadywritten · 4 months

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing from a beloved monarch to her popular son.

Margrethe, 83, is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years.

Many thousands of people gathered outside the palace where the royal succession was taking place, the mood jubilant as the Nordic nation experienced its first royal succession in more than a half-century, and one not caused by the death of a monarch.

Wearing a magenta outfit, Margrethe signed her abdication during a meeting with the Danish Cabinet at the Christiansborg Palace, a vast complex in Copenhagen that houses the Royal Reception Rooms and Royal Stables as well as the Danish Parliament, the prime minister’s office, and the Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen next proclaimed Frederik king from the balcony of the palace before thousands of people — subjects of a kingdom where the trappings of royalty are mostly symbolic in today’s modern era of constitutional democracy.

Frederiksen read the proclamation three times, which is the tradition, as Frederik stood beside her wearing a ceremonial military uniform adorned with medals.

He was then joined on the balcony by new Queen Mary and the couple’s four children, and the crowd spontaneously sang the national anthem.

“My hope is to become a unifying king of tomorrow,” Frederik said. “It is a task I have approached all my life.”

“I want to return the trust I meet. I need trust from my beloved wife, you and that which is greater than us,” the new king said.

Frederik then kissed Mary and another great cheer rose from the crowd.

The abdication document was earlier presented to Margrethe as she sat at a massive table covered in red cloth around which royals and members of the Danish government were seated.

Frederik sat beside her.

After signing it, Margrethe rose and gestured to Frederik to take her place.

“God save the king,” she said as she left the room.

The abdication leaves Denmark with two queens: Margrethe keeps her title, while Frederik’s Australian-born wife becomes Queen Mary.

Frederik and Mary’s eldest son Christian, 18, has become crown prince and heir to the throne.

Christian handed Margrethe her walking stick as she departed from her abdication ceremony.

Citing health issues, Margrethe announced on New Year’s Eve that she would step down, stunning a nation that had expected her to live out her days on the throne, as is tradition in the Danish monarchy.

Margrethe underwent major back surgery last February and didn’t return to work until April.

Even the prime minister was unaware of the queen’s intentions until right before the announcement.

Margrethe had informed Frederik and his younger brother Joachim just three days earlier, the Berlingske newspaper wrote, citing the royal palace.

People from across Denmark gathered outside parliament, with many swarming streets decorated with red-and-white Danish flags.

Several shops hung photos of Margrethe and Frederik, while city buses were adorned with smaller Danish flags as is customary during royal events.

Many others across the kingdom of nearly 6 million people followed a live television broadcast of the historic event.

The royal guards’ music band made their daily parade through downtown Copenhagen, but wore red jackets, instead of their usual black, to mark major events.

Copenhagen resident Rene Jensen, wearing a replica of a royal robe and a bejeweled purple crown on his head, said that he expected Frederik to be “a king for the nation, representing us everywhere.”

The last time a Danish monarch voluntarily resigned was in 1146, when King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery.

Margrethe abdicated on the same day of January that she ascended the throne following the death of her father, King Frederik IX, on 14 January 1972.

Denmark’s monarchy traces its origins to 10th-century Viking king Gorm the Old, making it the oldest in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.

Today, the royal family’s duties are largely ceremonial.

Australians also turned out on the streets of Copenhagen to celebrate one of their own becoming queen.

“I think it’s good that she’s not from royalty and has a normal Australian background. We can relate more to that, because she’s from a middle-class background, and we are too,” said Judy Langtree, who made the long journey from Brisbane with her daughter to witness the royal event.

A survey — commissioned by Denmark’s public broadcaster DR — published Friday showed that 79% of the 1,037 people polled by the Epinion polling institute said that they believed Frederik was prepared to take the reigns and 83% said they thought his wife Mary was ready to become queen.

The survey margin of error was 3 percentage points, DR said.

#Frederik X #Queen Margrethe II #Christiansborg Palace #Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen #King Erik III Lam #King Frederik IX #Gorm the Old #DR #AP #Danish Royal Family #House of Glücksburg #Denmark #Frederik André Henrik Christian

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useless-catalanfacts · 1 year

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This is the world’s oldest national flag still in use: the Pennon of the Conquest (Penó de la conquesta), raised by the Moorish of València on the 28th of September 1238 when they surrendered to the troops of Catalonia-Aragon, led by the king James I.

The flag is 2 meters long and is made of a white cloth that time has turned yellowish, with four red bars painted over it. The Moorish troops made the flag of the conquering army (the emblem of the House of Barcelona) to show that they were surrendering, and waved the flag from the Alī-Bufāt tower (nowadays called Temple Tower), in the Medieval Islamic city walls of València.

ID: Wall paintings in the Castle of Alcañiz (Aragon) that represents the king James I the Conqueror (Jaume I el Conqueridor) approaching València, with senyera flags on the city wall’s towers.

The king talked about this event in his chronicle Llibre dels Feyts: “We sent to tell the king Abulhamalet, so that the Christians would know that València was ours, and for them to not injure anyone, to hang our flag from the tower now called of the Temple; and they said they agreed. And we went to the riverbed, between the gardens and the tower; and when we saw our flag upon the tower, we dismounted from our horse, and heading eastwards we cried from our eyes and kissed the earth for the great mercy God had made to us.”

This pennon was considered a relic and James I ordered to keep it in the church of Saint Vincent’s hospital, where it remained until the 19th century. Nowadays, it’s kept in València’s City Historical Archive (Arxiu Històric Municipal de València), in the City Hall.

The symbol represented in this flag (four red bars over a yellow background) has been the House of Barcelona’s flag since at least 1150, with origins dating even further back.

The flag of the House of Barcelona is still the flag of Catalonia, Aragon, the Valencian Country and the Balearic Islands nowadays (all the areas that in the Middle Ages were part of the confederacy of Catalonia and Aragon).

Source: La stoffa delle nazioni by Bruno Cianci, Vilaweb.

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outsidereveries · 11 months

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upcoming readings

rules+gtkm masterlist time-cards announcements

will be updated and completed in infrequent time

1) the posts that will be uploaded on my curiouscat account (🐱) will be these who can be explained in a simple way or in small amount of sentences (such as three-four due to symbols limit)

2) the posts who will be uploaded to tumblr will be the really, really lengthy ones who are interesting enough (at least to me) and i can see something more deeply inside regarding the question

3) the posts that will be uploaded to x (🦜) are mainly these ones who were uploaded shortly before on tumblr or curiouscat. in rare occurances there can be some sort of gossip that will not be mentioned furthermore to feel the exclusive vibe from my x account

• coming...

will come with the time uefa champion league - who might win

👤 heeseung, solo gigs

👤 can hybe debut 6-member gg

👤 christian pulisic, career reading

👤 jobe bellingham, personality reading

👤 UPDATE:

how enha sees sunoo

jay as a bf

newjeans' global potential

👤 eunchae, solo gigs

👤 rumor or truth?: twice members, solo debut in 2024

👤 hector fort, ideal type

👤 dominik szoboszai, controversial things he agrees w/ + green flags + what he hides publicly

👤 minnie, green flags

👤 (rough notes) le sserafim, personality reading????

👤 jackson wang, personality reading

👤 theo (p1harmony), ideal type

👤 jake (enhypen), general reading

👤 hoshi (17), personality reading

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👤 jin (bts), post-military career reading

👤 iu, personality reading (green flags) 👤 i'll-it's concept (1st comeback) 👤 hailee steinfeld's caution flags, red flags, what she hides in front of public eyes 👤 smngg ?? debut + other things (same idea as tblngg) 👤 lisa bp, 2024 career reading 👤 bts jin, what he does fake publicly 👤 mtl (until 2027) most popular member in enhypen 👤 aespa's upcoming comeback 👤 (more in-depth) what's going on ALLEGEDLY between a female staff and seunghan !! CAREER-RELATED ASK 👤 [honey buzz] hybe, ador scandal/drama/controversy + newjeans' feelings towards the controversy + i'll-it's feelings towards the controversy 👤 is min heejin involved in youngseo's departure from i'll-it before their debut? 👤 will miin heejin be involved into the "next bts" (relevance and success-wise, not copy-paste of them)? 👤 nct renjun, career reading (next 3 months) 👤 nct renjun, dynamics with sme 👤 nct renjun, future under sme (will he renew)? 👤 nct renjun, solo opponturities 👤 outsiders' opinion about travic kelce hosting "are you smarter than a celebrity?"

updated: 28th april 2024

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