#A NEPALI WOMAN

[the-ghost-rat]

And how many afros can you count in g3?

Amazing how with g1 ot had no issue keeping honey’s afro in every doll of hers but still making it unique for each doll

Yet g3 the supposdly “ultra inclusive ultra progressive” reboot gave venus twists in her first doll only to INSTANTLY give her straight hair in the second doll

Are ya all gonna start actually listen to Black ppl when they say there are massive antiblack aspects in g3?? Or ya all gonna keep claming their just “toxic g1 stan blinded by nostalgia”

[nickdewolfarchive]

Nepal 1972

Portrait, local woman "Grandma"

Photograph by Nick DeWolf https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/42862839484

[theaahana]

Kanchi

Digital art of a nepali wowan.

[laranjafox]

• Meera The Tales of Life (2022) [+16] [np] [47min] #sapphicfox

[comments; no spoiler]

If you like to watch movies from different countries and/or from independent producers I recommend watching this one. Is it extraordinary? No, but for me the narrative mode is unusual, the story is told through a collection of moments, it's not a continuous storyline, there are a few dialogs, no narrator nor connection elements, it's like blocks of events.

[light spoiler]

I really liked the subtletly of how they portrayed the interest, the looks, the flirting and the passion during Meera's stay at the resort. I've got to say that I didn't expect to the actresses to have much skinship, much less that they'd kiss, even less that it'd have a bed scene, after the kiss I didn't get shocked anymore lol I'm like that because I watched productions from Myanmar, that is in the near region, and the stories were tragic and there was no skinship, just the fact of being gay (they were acquillean stories), so I was expecting something in the same vibe given that Nepal is a smaller country, I dunno, random concepts my mind created lol

[spoiler]

Well, enjoyed watching the movie, but it left me with questions, did Meera divorce Amar (not sure if that's the husband's name)? She got pregnant by her husband or she adopted a child? Why Anshu doesn't show up in the present? For this, I remembered the first scene where Meera was talking to the child about the pink ball, it was blurred but there was three adults, so... the husband welcomed Anshu? He thought of her as a solution to the pregnancy problem, like she'd make Meera happier and then *pop* a baby? Or he's totally okay about it? I wanted to know that. Also, when Amar argued with Meera about something, that she didn't respect him, what was that about? At first I thought she was breaking up with him, then I thought he found out about her affair, then I wondered if it was because Meera was sheltering Anshu at their home, oh speaking of that I found pretty sensitive the portrait of a rape case, given that there's an expressive data about that involving queer women, an aspect that only other feminine person comprehends well.

A movie by Anita Pandit.

[nicetraveldestination]

Who was the first Nepali woman to climb Mount Everest

[fem-lit]

In the current epidemic of rich Western women who cannot “choose” to eat, we see the continuation of an older, poorer tradition of women’s relation to food. Modern Western female dieting descends from a long history. Women have always had to eat differently from men: less and worse. In Hellenistic Rome, reports classicist Sarah B. Pomeroy, boys were rationed sixteen measures of meal to twelve measures allotted to girls. In medieval France, according to historian John Boswell, women received two thirds of the grain allocated to men. Throughout history, when there is only so much to eat, women get little, or none: A common explanation among anthropologists for female infanticide is that food shortage provokes it. According to UN publications, where hunger goes, women meet it first: In Bangladesh and Botswana, female infants die more frequently than male, and girls are more often malnourished, because they are given smaller portions. In Turkey, India, Pakistan, North Africa, and the Middle East, men get the lion’s share of what food there is, regardless of women’s caloric needs. “It is not the caloric value of work which is represented in the patterns of food consumption” of men in relation to women in North Africa, “nor is it a question of physiological needs…. Rather these patterns tend to guarantee priority rights to the ‘important’ members of society, that is, adult men.” In Morocco, if women are guests, “they will swear they have eaten already” or that they are not hungry. “Small girls soon learn to offer their share to visitors, to refuse meat and deny hunger.” A North African woman described by anthropologist Vanessa Mahler assured her fellow diners that “she preferred bones to meat.” Men, however, Mahler reports, “are supposed to be exempt from facing scarcity which is shared out among women and children.”

“Third World countries provide examples of undernourished female and well-nourished male children, where what food there is goes to the boys of the family,” a UN report testifies. Two thirds of women in Asia, half of all women in Africa, and a sixth of Latin American women are anemic—through lack of food. Fifty percent more Nepali women than men go blind from lack of food. Cross-culturally, men receive hot meals, more protein, and the first helpings of a dish, while women eat the cooling leftovers, often having to use deceit and cunning to get enough to eat. “Moreover, what food they do receive is consistently less nutritious.”

This pattern is not restricted to the Third World: Most Western women alive today can recall versions of it at their mothers’ or grandmothers’ table: British miners’ wives eating the grease-soaked bread left over after their husbands had eaten the meat; Italian and Jewish wives taking the part of the bird no one else would want.

These patterns of behavior are standard in the affluent West today, perpetuated by the culture of female caloric self-deprivation. A generation ago, the justification for this traditional apportioning shifted: Women still went without, ate leftovers, hoarded food, used deceit to get it—but blamed themselves. Our mothers still exiled themselves from the family circle that was eating cake with silver cutlery off Wedgwood china, and we would come upon them in the kitchen, furtively devouring the remains. The traditional pattern was cloaked in modern shame, but otherwise changed little. Weight control became its rationale once natural inferiority went out of fashion.

— Naomi Wolf (1990) The Beauty Myth

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Poornima - Channe Ke Khet Mein 1994

Anjaam (Consequence) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast. The film's music was composed by Anand-Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film is about a woman facing the brunt of her obsessive stalker. It also focuses on the atrocities committed against women. At the 40th Filmfare Awards, Anjaam won Khan the Best Villain award for his performance. Madhuri Dixit repeated the iconic dance moves for the song in the 2022 Netflix series The Fame Game when her character meets some fans dancing to it.

Poornima Shrestha was the first successful child singer in Hindi films, and became one of the most prolific female playback singers in Bollywood during the 1990s. She was one of the top-ten selling 1990s artists with her album Mera Dil Bole Piya Piya. Poornima has sung in many languages including Bengali, Nepali, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Oriya, Rajasthani, Assamese, Haryanvi, Garhwali and Arabic. Apart from films, she has sung numerous songs in genres such as Baal Geet, Bhavgeet, Bhajan, Ghazal, Chutney and Indipop.

"Channe Ke Khet Mein" received a total of 67,7% yes votes!

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

Hi I’m a big fan of your blog , your a talented writer and I love how write the characters 💗

I was wondering; what do you think the turtles would name their children if their had kids ? (If that’s to many turtles ; maybe 2012 , rise and 2003 version )

I personally like the idea of rise mikey calling one of his kids Ozzy or name them after famous chiefs like Ramsay for an example. Love to hear your thoughts 💗

What Would They Name Their Children? (Headcanons)

2003!Turtles

A/N: I’ve decided to split this up into three, as I think that will be easier for me to keep track of. With that being said, the information about these names was some that I found on the internet. Meanings might change depending on culture, language and country. So this time we start with 2003💚

Warnings: None💚

Leonardo:

Gif by @isitdonproof

Leo would like names that are more traditional, yet with a historical reasoning behind it. Though Leo isn’t superstitious he does understand that giving your child a certain name can have an impact on their life. There he would want to name them after people that history remembered as strong with a lot of power.

For Boys:

Alexander, after Alexander the Great.

Caesar, after Julius Caesar and the many other Roman leaders that would take on the name caesar.

William, both after William Shakespeare and William the Conqueror.

For Girls:

Victoria, after Queen Victoria, the grandmother of Europe.

Elizabeth, both after Queen Elizabeth the I and II.

Catherine, after Catherine the Great.

Raphael:

Raph would like to give his children names that reminded people of strength and bravery. If his partner is from another country, he would love to give them a name from that culture. However, Raph does like names that are somewhat short. He thinks it looks nice when written down, along with having a certain presence when spoken.

For Boys:

Rex, meaning king in Latin.

Storm, a somewhat common name in Scandinavia meaning what it sounds like - storm.

Lev, meaning “lion” in Russian, and “heart” in Hebrew. Little Lionheart.

For Girls:

Lola, meaning “strong woman” in Spanish.

Carla, meaning “one who is strong” is Teutonic.

Binsa, with a Nepali origin meaning “a woman who is fearless”.

Donatello:

Donnie is a smart guy that loves history and mythology. Having not just been all over the world but several places in the universe, and having jumped back and forth in time. Donnie will have a great appreciation of old human history and mythology, and would love to name his children after that, especially after a culture that his partner is from. Examples could be:

For Boys:

Atlas, after the famous Titan from Greek mythology, that carried the sky on his shoulders, keeping it from falling upon the earth.

Achilles, after the famous Greek hero.

Amon, after the Egyptian God/Gods.

For Girls:

Freya, after the Norse Goddess of beauty.

Embla, after the first human woman according to Norse mythology.

Bastet, after the Egyptian Goddess of protection and good health.

Michelangelo:

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Mikey will want to name his children in a way that shows just how much he loved them. And what better way is there to show love for your child, by giving them names that literally mean love, or something just as sweet. Mikey also has a love for “special” names - aka, names that are not very common in his hometown of New York City.

For Boys:

Kaipo, is a Hawaiian unisex name meaning “the sweetheart”.

Caerwyn, meaning “love”, “fair” and “blessed” in Welsh.

Oratilwe, meaning “loved one” in African.

For Girls:

Nayeli, meaning “I love you” in the Native American language, Zapotecs.

Settarra, meaning “beloved” in French.

Maitea, meaning “love” in Spanish.

[life-in-the-monster-haus]

Nightmare Nightmore Highlights.

I'm not gonna recap or analyze the episode too much I just wanna share a few of my favorite things! Not really any spoilers, if you've already seen the leaks of Abbey and her mom floating around then you're all caught up.

Draculaura is throwing a party for the holiday of Nightmore, but I couldn't possibly care less. I'm here for Abbey!

Heath has the same reaction to seeing Abbey for the first time as a lot of us did. in Awe of her beauty. same dude, same.

She towers over everyone! even the boys! I am in love!

Draculaura is like a smurf compared to tall powerful Abbey.

Abbey's eyes aren't purple anymore, they are brown! and so pretty! breaks up the abundance of purple in her hair and outfit I am super into it!

Abbey's hair blend is the colors of the Bi flag and I have no choice but to stan.

Mama Bominable threatening to bring forth a cold harsh merciless winter upon Bloodgoods head if she doesn't produce Abbey is such a mood. I love me a good mama bear.

WHERE IS NIGHTMARE!? why is this messenger dragon hanging out in Bloodgood's office but her horse isn't!? The episode even has nightmare in the title but I see no Nightmare the horse. I don't like it. A headless horse person without their horse is just a zombie... why are you booing me? I'm right!

Draculaura already has her license in this gen? I'm here for it! Also Clawd chose to sit next to her. Also Clawd said "nailed it like a coffin" which was only ever said in G1 by Clawdeen and that makes me happy.

This is the second or third episode where Lagoona inexplicably has flat teeth, the music video for her doll did this too. I'm not exactly a professional animator but I've studied it enough to know that rendering characters off model is a fire-able offense. Fix it Nickelodeon.

Heath encouraging Abbey to use her ice powers telling her she is strong, charismatic and beautiful. ahhhh! my heart!... I've mentioned on here I'm not much of a shipper per-se. But that was a lie, Habbey was one of my OG ships and it brings me such joy to see them again! I needed this since the only Heath we got during G2 was this:

*Long suffering G2 sigh*

Yeti's in this universe seem to basically be water benders and I am okay with that! Mama Bominable is fuckin pissed! LOL Bye Bloodgood it's been nice knowing you!

Damn, Abbey's dad didn't contribute any genetics to that her at all. Mama Bominables genes were like "this is MY child!" I do love that she has horns and a more pronounced underbite, perhaps Abbey will get these traits as she grows? Or maybe her buns are hiding her horns? IDK but it's fun to imagine! I wonder where they got the idea to give their yeti Horns... HMMMMMMM

it's a mystery, we'll never know.

This isn't even a highlight I'm just taking pictures of Mama Bominabe at this point, I love a strong woman willing to murder the school principle for her daughters safety.

SHE CALLED ABBEY SNOW ANGEL AHHHHHH- I'm sorry I just had to get that out.

The boy is in love! .... And he actually says something really profound. I'm so impressed G3 is giving Heath some depth and not just making him a one note idiot... Don't get me wrong, I liked one note idiot Heath but there was more to him than that.

Heath trying to kiss Abbey on the first day of meeting her is absolutely a G1 call back.

in her intro episode he kissed her hand and his lips froze off.

I love everything about this episode! I love that Abbey is Nepali! it's way more accurate to her Monster type and before some nerd tries to get in the replies and go "Actually Russia occupied Nepal at one point" that's true, they did BUT! the myth of the Yeti originated in 1937, Russia didn't occupy the Himalayas until the 1960's.

This episode is my new favorite! I heard a rumor that we won't get any new Monster High episodes until after the new year, but if they are anything like this? they will be worth the wait!

[ko-existing]

Hey not a question but your pfp looks like the traditional dress of women of Himalayan region from Nepal it's so similar 😍

Yes!! I've always noticed nepali dress from himalaya region is super similar to the traditional tibetan dress! If I'm not completely mistaken I think it's because many tibetans fled to Nepal back then and the cultures mixed a little, no? Either way, both cultures are amazing~

I love this picture of a Nepali woman. Ever since I found it I can't forget it. उनी धेरै सुन्दर छिन्।

[molkolsdal]

A young Nepali woman performs as Durga in a dance to fight against the devils.

Birch Park, Darjeeling, India

Earl & Nazima Kowall

[dear-indies]

Hi! I was hoping you could share your fave fcs from ages 50-70? If they have resources that's awesome, but if not I can work with that too! 💜 Tysm!!

Those that have spoken up for Palestine, bolded have resources!

Juliet Stevenson (1956)

Peter Capaldi (1958)

Shobu Kapoor (1961) Indian.

Kamel El Basha (1962) Palestinian.

Sabrina Ferilli (1964)

John Cusack (1966)

Cynthia Nixon (1966) - is queer.

Michael Greyeyes (1967) Plains Cree.

Benedict Wong (1971) Hongkonger.

Waleed Zuaiter (1971) Palestinian.

Gabrielle Union (1972) African-American.

Poorna Jagannathan (1972) Indian.

Haifa Wehbe (1972) Egyptian / Lebanese.

Omar Metwally (1974) Egyptian / White.

Maxine Peake (1974) - is queer.

Tobias Menzies (1974)

Itziar Ituño (1974)

Mahershala Ali (1974) African-American.

also:

Lindsay Duncan (1950)

Luis Guzmán (1956) Puerto Rican.

Kristin Scott Thomas (1960)

Elaine Miles (1960) Cayuse and Nez Perce.

Michelle Yeoh (1962) Chinese Malaysian.

Rena Owen (1962) Ngāti Hine and White.

Alexandra Billings (1962) European, African-American, Unspecified Native American - is a trans woman.

Ming-Na Wen (1963) Macanese, part Malaysian.

Anna Chancellor (1965)

Steve Toussaint (1965) Afro Barbadian.

Michael Imperioli (1966)

Zahn McClarnon (1966) Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux and Irish.

Jason Scott Lee (1966) Kānaka Maoli and Chinese.

Diana Lee Inosanto (1966) Filipino, Irish, Chinese, Spanish, and French.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967) Nigerian.

D.B. Woodside (1967) African-American.

Byron Mann (1967) Hongkonger.

Kelly Hu (1968) Kānaka Maoli, Chinese, White.

Lucy Liu (1968) Chinese.

Daniel Craig (1968)

Ángeles Cruz (1969) Mexican [Mixtec].

Naveen Andrews (1969) Malayali Indian.

Benjamin Bratt (1963) Peruvian [Quechua] / White.

Aaron Pedersen (1970) Arrernte and Arabana.

Lee Byung-hun (1970) Korean.

Manisha Koirala (1970) Nepali.

Eve Best (1971)

Will Yun Lee (1971) Korean.

Daniel Sunjata (1971) African-American, Irish, German.

Rick Yune (1971) Korean.

Carla Gugino (1971)

Sandra Oh (1971) Korean.

Deborah Mailman (1972) Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Bidjara.

Arjun Rampal (1972) North Indian and Dutch.

Khary Payton (1972) African-American.

John Cho (1972) Korean.

Adam Beach (1972) 7/8 Saulteaux and 1/8 Icelander.

Idris Elba (1972) Sierra Leonean / Ghanaian.

Clemens Schick (1972)

Laverne Cox (1972) African-American - is trans.

Andrew Lincoln (1973)

Kim Seo-hyung (1973) Korean.

Adrian Holmes (1974) African-American.

Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974) Kannada and Tamil Indian.

I'd also consider checking out my age diversity tag too!

[finishinglinepress]

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[melaninenchantress]

Nepali Woman Fashion

[captainlaurence]

Is anyone else under the impression that Tharkay’s father could have been an Aviator? Potentially a courier? Why else would a gentleman have been so far from home as to fall in love/marry/have a child with a Nepali woman?

And why is Tharkay so good with dragons already?

Once again, I need more canon info on his life story.

[horizon-verizon]

Same with Nepal. I’m Nepali and having a child out of wedlock remains taboo in our society. Afraid of social censure, unmarried women often choose to either abort the fetus (and prior to 2002, Nepal had strict anti-abortion laws which ensured not only the imprisonment of the pregnant women who seek abortion but also their family members) or if it’s too late, give the baby up for adoption. Those who choose to keep their babies are doubly punished. Nepali society questions the woman’s character and can go so far as socially ostracising her, and children born outside of marriage are denied legal documents such as birth certificates and citizenship, and it creates stateless children. Everything becomes much worse if the father is not in the picture. My parents never got married, and I still receive side eyes and sense the judgement that casts my mother and I in the roles of negative stereotypes (“loose women”) and somewhat enemies of the Nepali patriarchal society. My fiancé’s family literally refuse to meet me.

Either responding to THIS or THIS. Maybe both.

Geez, anon, that's gnarly and I'm sorry that that is happening. I don't know what to say really, and I admit I have my own bubble, thus the lack of words to really address this other than that's so unfair. Yeah it remains familiar to me, the slut shaming.