#Chappell roan nation how we doing

[crunchie-morris]

All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right…

Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right!!!

SHE GETS THE JOB DONE!!!!!!!!

[batboyblog]

https://www.tumblr.com/batboyblog/763234650399424512/the-recent-chappell-roan-thing-is-why-i-absolutely

I frankly also get the impression that a lot of these people genuinely think another Trump term will just be “business as usual” or “it’ll only hurt the people who deserve to suffer” and that they’ll just be able to hide away from the consequences for four years before someone comes along and fixes the mess for them and they get to benefit.

I don’t think they have any realization of just how bad this is gonna get the second time around, because the first time Trump was metaphorically behind a chained fence and held back by strong rope. This time he’s being let loose alongside his fascist theocratic friends.

I've puzzled about this for some time, because like do people honestly not remember what it was like? what those 4 years were like? the fear, the chaos, the national embarrassment. Every day waking up and going "oh god! what did he DO! while I was asleep!" and how often you'd wake up to some story that he'd tweeted something scary and dangerous at 4am. I believe him threatening to nuke North Korea (the "Fire and Fury" tweet) was one of those very early AM specials that we all woke up to.

I mean for people like Chappell, its hard to remember, but Trump has been the more or less national main character for 9 years, since the fall of 2015. I mean an 18 year old first time voter could have been 8 years old when Trump came down the gold escalators told us all that Mexicans were rapists and he was running for President. So for anyone under 30, Trump is normal since every election they've been able to vote in, he's been the Republican nominee. I've spent 9 years of my life, across 5 elections fighting Trump directly or indirectly. Depressing thought that.

but past that there's been a national effort to gaslight us all into thinking "yeah no it was normal" I mean I remember the media coverage of 2017, the first year or so of Trump's Presidency, every few weeks or so there'd be some "is it time for the 25th amendment now?" story about if Trump's weird behavior this time for his cabinet to step it and remove him. (A quick google turned up CNN Oct 2017, New York Times May 2017, The Guardian July 2017, and Vox February 2017) compare that to coverage today? The term "Sane-washing" has been coined where when Trump says something bonkers it gets characterized as "sometimes meandering" rather than "incomprehensible" and "worrying"

figures in the media have gone so far as to claim there's just no point to covering new Trump scandals because "they won't move the needle" which really should not be a journalist standard. And we see that they do, take North Carolina's Mark Robinson. Caught in a massive scandal, involving sex, porn, and being a Nazi, he's now down massively in the polls after nation wide coverage. Trump just had new court documents opened that showed he wanted a riot on January 6th, that his reaction to a mob threatening the life of his Vice-President was "so what?" and they he knew full well that he had lost but was going to "fight like hell" any ways. And its not much of a story, indeed I'm seeing more news about a NY Republican Congress having worn black face (new story today) than Trump's effort to over throw the government and kill Mike Pence.

past the media's gaslighting of course there's been a major and on-going campaign to effect how we see reality. I know that sounds very woo-woo, but to step back for second, most of what we know about the world is stuff people tell us, so you know Joe Biden is the President because other people have said so, most likely you've never met him or even seen him in person. Well as more and more people turn away from traditional media, and traditional media turns more and more to making of money by confirming the bias of people, it becomes easier and easier to slip things that are not real into "facts we are told". So for example "Joe Biden is President, and also in decline" there's never been any real evidence of that, but if on social media you are bombarded with it 4,000 times a day... you start to take it as understood wisdom.

people are also getting worse and worse at not just taking what they're told if it confirms biases they already have. Former Vice-President Al Gore wrote a book nearly 20 years ago now, called "The Assault on Reason" which had a ton of very interest neuroscience about the ways that moving images, TV he was talking about, by-pass the logic centers of the mind, the way we relate and trust someone talking to us in a way the written word does not. I can't help but reflect on that with the rise of TikTok and short form video as a "source of information" (lol)

any ways this is a long winded way of saying bad faith players, Republicans, left wing grifters, and agents of chaos, have been very good at flooding the zone all through the Biden Presidency with stuff "student loan debt" remember when that was SO! important SO big and Biden "not doing anything" (untrue) was the biggest deal? well yesterday his newest plan got unlocked in court and 3 out of every 4 people with loan debt will get relief.... oh you're just now hearing about that from me? huh... funny... I thought it was the number one issue and reason we should never trust Biden and the Democrats... weird....

but there have been other issues pushed up as THE! issue, its all misdirection, its all meant to get natural Democratic voters to feel frustrated, upset, and hopeless, and not to vote their interest. The world is a big complex multi moving machine, and anyone telling you that one issue either fixes every other issue or totally totally outweighs everything else and should for everyone, is most likely BSing you and doesn't have your best interests at heart.

and lets be clear, Trump is a Rapist he's a lot of things, traitor, racist, scumbag, criminal, scab, tax cheat, fraud, etc but for me any ways, I'm not gonna vote for a rapist to be President and if other people aren't gonna do everything they can to stop a rapist from being the President I don't want to hear how much they care about progressive issues.

[ilovewomenbornin2001]

someone PLEASE make an edit of pazzi with these songs (i’ve been cooking up a list and pls tell me if there alr some good ones w them) or a fic based on these songs i’ll explain which one for each i have an idea for lol and these songs are also just like play in the background while reading type thing too lol and tag me if you use these ideas pleaseee and im sorry if i repeat songs i tried my best not to lol

you are in love - taylor swift

close to you - gracie abrams

i love you i’m sorry - gracie abrams (i think there is one i just can’t find it again 😔)

make you mine - public

red wine supernova - chappell roan 💞❤️‍🔥

king of my heart - taylor swift

good luck babe - chappell roan (self explanatory atp)

afterglow - taylor swift (a to p)

daylight - taylor swift

cornelia street - taylor swift (like never going back to uconn if that makes sense or something stupid idk figure it out lol)

les - childish gambino 💞❤️‍🔥 (like they’re in the club or ted’s)

heartbeat - childish gambino ❤️‍🩹💞❤️‍🔥 (in the club or ted’s and paige is forcing azzi out of there bc she is ready to go yk lol and also she is sorta jealous of az getting hit on by guys after they got into a fight or just take the lyrics like that but end up good in the end)

electric touch - taylor swift (i’ve been thinking ab this for like ever and im too lazy to make my own edit lol and if it was a fic like explaining how whenever they touch each other or are near each other they get extreme butterflies lol)

i can see you - taylor swift

we fell in love in october - girl in red (explaining their love story kinda)

you belong with me - taylor swift (each lyric describing paige pining over azzi in high school while listening to azzi complain abt her boyfriend)

fearless - taylor swift

enchanted - taylor swift

here with me - d4vd (sweet moment at the beach or something like the album cover)

national anthem - lana del ray (paige being fascinated by az [who wouldn’t be])

tongue tied - grouplove (lyrics)

animal - neon trees (lyrics)

pink pony club - chappell roan (all of uconn wbb kinda like the ‘pink pony club’ would be uconn bc its like college and you can be yourself)

until i found you (em beihold version) - stephen sanchez (i hate happy couples)

boyfriend - dove cameron (jealous p before she found out she was in love w az)

hey there delilah - plain white tees (like imagine them writing letters back and forth)

slim pickins - sabrina carpenter (one shot of them doing the tiktok trend)

sweet nothing - taylor swift (i pretty sure there is one but i just can’t find it 😔)

lover - taylor swift

paper rings - taylor swift

the alchemy - taylor swift (lyrics)

guilty as sin? - taylor swift

style - taylor swift

wildest dreams - taylor swift

harvey - alex g (yk that tt trend w this song like that but it’s written out w azzi taking care of paige if that makes sense)

treehouse - alex g

ribs - lorde (young pazzi)

so american - olivia rodrigo

birds of a feather - billie eilish

picture you - chappell roan

guilty pleasure - chappell roan

she’s my collar - gorillaz

r u mine? - artic monkeys

lovers rock - tv girl

a kiss - the driver era

feel you now - driver era

yellow - coldplay

lovesong - the cure

just like heaven - the cure

friday i’m in love - the cure

apocalypse - cigarettes after sex

sunsetz - cigarettes after sex

linger - the cranberries

snow on the beach - taylor swift ft lana del ray

golden - harry styles

time to pretend - mgmt

kids - mgmt

disco - surf curse

invisible string - taylor swift

die with a smile - bruno mars ft lady gaga

beautiful boy - john lennon

sofia - clairo

kids - current joys

girls and boys - blur

sailor song - gigi perez (i alr know there’s a few but still yk)

pretty fly (for a white guy) - the offspring (more just for an edit for paige but still lol)

as it was - harry styles

livin la vida loca - ricky martin

closer - nine inch nails (for p really and ik someone will make it lol)

lunch - billie eilish

love story - taylor swift

delicate - taylor swift

mastermind - taylor swift

bags - clairo

glue song - beabadoobee

watch you sleep - girl in red

california girls - the beach boys

don’t trust a hoe - 30h!3

my strange addiction- billie eilish

love me anyway - chappell roan

bad kids - black lips (more of a whole uconn wbb edit song)

my love mine all mine - mitski

the great war - taylor swift

piano man - billy joel (i think i have to explain it bc it sounds like it’ll be sad which yes in my head it would be but also sweet like the lyrics ‘bill i believe this is killing me’ but instead of bill it would be azzi and the clip would be p at the bench when she couldn’t play w her torn acl [im sorry 😓] and and it would just be a sad edit really of p like not playing with az the whole time there tg and how she’s leaving and their injuries)

i love you so - the walters (bittersweet leaving for the wnba)

pretty girls - renee rapp

not my fault - renee rapp (more of an azzi edit just like fun and girly yk)

never grow up - taylor swift

how you get the girl - taylor swift

i wanna be your girlfriend - girl in red

girls - girl in red

say anything - girl in red

juna - clairo

after midnight - chappell roan

kaleidoscope- chappell roan

i invented sex - trey songz ft drake

ecstasy (slowed) - suicidal-idol

cupids chokehold/breakfast in america - gym class heroes

the adults are talking - the strokes

talk too much - coin

mr brightside - the killers

somebody told me - the killers

agora hills - doja cat

freak - doja cat

chemistry - gigi perez

fable - gigi perez ❤️‍🩹(p)

mirrorball - taylor swift

tumblr girls - g-eazy

nobody gets me - sza

love language - sza

halley’s comet - billie eilish

my boo - usher feat alicia keys

iris - pastel ghost

ocean eyes - billie eilish

it’s nice to have a friend - taylor swift

i think he knows - taylor swift

all the stars - kendrick lamar ft sza

sidelines - phoebe bridgers

teenage girl - cherry glazer

every breath you take - the police

teenage dirtbag - wheatus

dress - taylor swift

no. 1 party anthem - artic monkeys

last nite - the strokes

505 - artic monkeys

why’d you only call me when you’re high - artic monkeys

guess - charli xcx ft billie eilish

anxious - ginuwine

white girl - shy glizzy

wrong way - sublime

you’re invited - the dare

girls - the dare

just can’t get enough- depeche mode

the diner - billie eilish

pretty boy - the neighbourhood

femininomenon - chappell roan

cake by the ocean - dnce

please me - cardi b and bruno mars

sweater weather - the neighbourhood

you get me so high - the neighbourhood

21 guns - green day

symphonia IX - current joys

oxytocin - billie eilish

need a freak - mighty bay

hot demon b!tches near u ! ! ! - corpse

pornstar - message barrett

everlong - foo fighters

we are the people - empire of the sun

call it what you want - taylor swift

so i’m too lazy to explain the rest of them so pls message me if you want me to elaborate bc i have so many ideas im just too lazy to write them out here lol and i might come back later to write out some explanations too

[thestalwartheart]

007 Fest 2024 Masterpost

It's 11:59pm here on the 31st of July, and I'm signing off from Fest 2024 feeling like this:

Fics

toothpaste a cup runneth over the wait the quiet whisper i can't get no the hour before tea he's a little bit

Misc

Moodboard: TEXAS HOLD 'EM (00Leiter) Moodboard and ficlet: A little bit Alexis Bond Poem: first impressions

RADI00Q: 31 Songs for Bond and Q

A full playlist of every song featured this month is available on Spotify (thanks @eleanor-is-fine!) and YouTube.

Want to relive the moodboards? Here they are:

Song 1: Good Luck, Babe - Chappell Roan Song 2: Will We Talk? - Sam Fender Song 3: I Saw - Young Fathers Song 4: This Is The Last Time - The National Song 5: Everything - MUNA Song 6: Little Red Corvette - Prince Song 7: I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - Tom Waits Song 8: Blue Monday - New Order Song 9: Love Calls You By Your Name - Leonard Cohen Song 10: Catherine Wheel - The Whitlams (covered by Megan Washington and the SSO) Song 11: Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground Song 12: England - The National Song 13: Phobia - Nothing But Thieves Song 14: Sunday Best - Megan Washington Song 15: You Are In Love - Taylor Swift Song 16: I Touch Myself - The Divinyls Song 17: The Heart Is A Muscle - Gang of Youths Song 18: Want Me - Baby Queen Song 19: Mystery of Love - Sufjan Stevens Song 20: Do I Wanna Know - Arctic Monkeys Song 21: Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn Song 22: I Wish I Was Sober - Frightened Rabbit Song 23: The Walls Are Way Too Thin - Holly Humberstone Song 24: How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths Song 25: Ocean Blue - Kita Alexander Song 26: Maybe You Know - Holy Holy Song 27: Writer - Paolo Nutini Song 28: A Sunday Kind of Love - Etta James Song 29: Linger - The Cranberries Song 30: Overcome - Nothing But Thieves Bonus song: Tears For Fun - Griff Song 31: 'Til Forever Falls Apart - Ashe & FINNEAS

--- GUEST SPOTS ---

Voice In My Throat - Pearl and the Beard Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby - Cigarettes After Sex It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift Shameful Company - Rainbow Kitten Surprise Splinter - MYRNE & salem ilese Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter Drive You Home - Garbage Hold Me Closer - Cornelia Jakobs The Ocean - Dar Williams Starlings - Elbow Talk - Hozier

I am genuinely so thankful to everyone who hyped up and supported me this month. You’re all angels.

And if your song didn’t make it to RADI00Q this month: I’m so so sorry! There were a few I didn’t have the spoons to get around to. But stay tuned - August and September might bring a few surprises 😘

[storkmuffin]

As always just love reading your analysis and your thoughts. You've given me so much food for thought and just great discussion in general not only about Ateez but about the grander machine of the entertainment business, through the lens of kpop.

One thing I often wondered about is how much anyone gives up when becoming an entertainer but especially when aiming to be a celeb or idol from such a young age.

I've been getting into p1h recently (this relates I promise) and there was an interview where one of the boys was asked what comment/compliment does one of the boys remember/keep close from fans and the one he cherished the most was,

"Thank you for giving your youth to us",

Which to me, a very sentimental human being, would just cry into a puddle of tears. Obviously child stars and young stardom is everywhere in the world but the perception of training to be an idol is you're giving a lot up for potentially very little. Even if you are relatively informed of what being a celeb can bring, the good and the bad, it can still be very overwhelming if you do exceed expectations and be potentially crushing if you don't. There's a mini documentary about someone who was actively in training and was a part fo BTS and was cut before they were even debuted and you can see so clearly what he feels he lost but even in the case of Chappel Roan, sudden and intense stardom can be so jarring.

I don't necessarily even know where I'm fully going with this line of but even in the general public we often give up a lot of our youth for a future we hope for, I think it's more normal than it should be. Obviously Ateez enjoy their jobs and I think for the most part many idols genuinely enjoy their jobs, so I hope this isn't too gloomy, I guess I'm just very appreciative of the sacrifice in general. I'm also a very emotional person so I tend to be sentimental about very strange things 🤣.

Oh man. I - Hmmm. I feel reluctant to do this, so maybe I shouldn't but uhhhhhhh my view on that sort of comment by that fan of that group, and that sort of backstory about The Suffering of Idol Trainees in general, is that they are extremely insidious and clever parasocial marketing strategies. I am not judging your feelings or the act of finding multiple layers in ways to love the artists that you love. I too find personal connections to members of Ateez a lot (especially San and Hwa because of where they are from) based on glimpses and snippets and crafted presentations. So I'm in the same boat as you. But I do have to say some things.

Please please don't read on if you don't want the feeling of sympathy and connection that I think gives you joy punctured.

Because I might puncture it.

Seriously, don't read, but I do need to say what I'm going to say.

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[warning siren one last time]

SM Entertainment's founder, Sooman Lee, is a graduate of Seoul National University, and he invented the concept of 'Idol' and the "idol training system,' and made the act of publicizing the Idol Training System part of promotion of Idols. He did all this to make it respectable, or at least, more respectable than it had been, to enter the entertainment field, especially to become a Sing-and-Dance-popular-easy-listening music specialist (as opposed to say, the world of ballet, Martha-Graham kinds of high-art modern dance, opera, concert pianist/violinist etc, which were all already respectable).

The idea that Idols, who look glamorous and are exciting to contemplate went through a rigorous training system that caused them hardship was a major breakthrough in fomenting parasocial obsession by the core initial audience for Kpop, which is Korean teenage girls who are all in a death match with everyone else in their birth year to get into university from when they're in literally 1st grade. It was a way to make being into Idols something the parents of such children could accept - the Idols didn't say, Break free of society and adult authority that drives you to be a part of a capitalist machine! It said, I'm exactly the same as you, and we all have to work super hard, and I know your suffering because I'm going through the exact same thing as you, just in another part of the machine! It's a very specifically Korean and academically obsessed way of saying, The Stars, they're just like us!

It sweeps the immense wealth and social power that someone who is a successful (or even halfway successful) Idol can acquire under the rug. Compare contrast to say, the prima ballerina of the Korean National Ballet. SHE had to train just as hard from when she was literally 5. She can't eat, she can't live normal life, she has to uphold the image of an ethereal ballerina all the time, but she doesn't make, and will never make, the money that a Suzy or a Hyori will.

This form of storytelling makes the ordinary person forget what exactly they're talking to. The ordinary person has to work just as hard in Korea as any Idol for much less lifetime remuneration - suffering long hours, little pay, little opportunity for advancement, and increasingly, a depressingly low possibility of simply launching into what many people think is 'real' adulthood (such as never getting to own your own home no matter how much you scrimp and save). For people in the ordinary economic situation to thank Idols, who get to pursue art, be adored, potentially make millions, for 'giving up' their youth when in fact, being allowed into the echelons of being able to pursue an Idol career is a glorification of someone's youth is some heavy duty parasocial twisty turny stuff.

I am not sorry for Idols, no matter what, qua their being Idols. I am sorry for exploited young people in the workplace. I am sorry for people who get sexually harassed and assaulted at work, etc. But if you tell me someone is an Idol, I see them as essentially someone who is pursuing self glorification through art, first and foremost, and my sympathy is reserved for literally anyone else. If you've ever sat through a Korean 공채 process, an open job interview, where they seat four candidates in a row in front of a panel of older office workers and make you compete in real time with who comes up with the 'best' answer in response to a question for a job that pays $20K a year, I think you'd agree no sympathy for Idols or Trainees is actually warranted.

Godamn it, I feel like such a bitch.

Again, if you did read this, I really really hope it didn't hurt your feelings or make you feel told off in any way.

[intothedysphoria]

Bloody hell, it’s been a fucking age since I’ve done one of these

Hey Harringrove nation besties. It’s gonna be ok.

I know it doesn’t feel like it with the state of well, anything that’s going on in the world but it will be. So I have created a list of good things both in the world of two fictional gay teenagers and a few things happening in the real world rn that are not depressing as shit

We have a new Dacre project coming! And it looks gooddddddd

If Billy was alive in 2024, he’d definitely be a Chappell Roan fan

I have now seen a photo of Joe in a yellow crop top and it has added several years to my lifespan

Imagining Harringrove running a drag race recap podcast that they’ve named something absolutely filthy and they’re happy and out and together

I do truly think Dacre knows what he means to us

Mullets are in full force again and the amount of men I have seen who look exactly like Billy Hargrove is incredible

Steve makes Billy teach him how to surf and he somehow manages to capsize every single time

Billy Hargrove’s hatred for capitalism lived on and on todays 4th of July, the UK got rid of the fucking Tories. Starmer may be a wanker but he isn’t a fascist.

@shieldofiron exists and I know I told her I wouldn’t tag anyone in this but Saf is one of the best people I know genuinely and she’s one of my best friends

This fandom is and continues to be one of the most resilient online communities I know. It’s been a tough year but the compassion I’ve seen people show each other in these spaces has really made me regain hope. And remember abuse is not the end, recovery is not linear and you will be ok. Promise.

(Yes this is actually me, I’m just on a new account!)

[man-squared]

An Unedited, 4AM Piece on Queer Religion [you can tell this is a 4Am post]

Disclaimer: Religion isn't bad, being religious isn't bad, liking queer things a lot isn't bad. Any concept, any religion, anything can be twisted to hurt others. This post is to highlight and share that queer people/LGBT+ are not Pure Beings that Can Do No Harm. It is also to highlight how a lot of (usually culturally Christain) queer/LGBT+ people run away from specifically Christianity into a new religion (while claiming to be atheists, or anti-theists). I am an atheist, culturally Christain, and white. I cannot speak on race (though I have opened the discussion for it) or other religions (which I don't feel like I know enough about to comment on at all).

A lot of queers have created their own religion out of queerness, for better or worse.

A significant ways can be seen in the way We (I and you are not immune to this behavior) is the Iconification of celebrities, peoples, and identities. Chappelle Roan, Lil' Nas X, Judy Garland, Sappho, and many others (even Jesus himself) have been lifted into the thrones of Queerhood. It is largely not their faults, and it does not make them bad people or bad queers (for, I argue, there is no such thing as bad 'queers' but just people with the ability for bad regardless of sexuality, gender, or political ideology). But it is as if they must be loved by all queers and can do no wrong. They are erased of their humanity and placed in the position of god(s). The same thing happens with our identities. A woman is pure and saintlike, a lesbian is the epitome of queerness, transgender people always have the say on all things gender, and whatever else may bless our queer discourses. Hell, we can even see the way queerness is whitewashed in many ways and our Heroes are commodities of strict, white boxes (please someone more equipped come talk on this). SDiane A. Bogus wrote, "This is a distinction of nationality and culture, not of race, for Sappho, as a Greek was probably a woman of color. Judy Grahn, in Another Mother Tongue, has described her as 'small and dark.' Obviously, this is not well-dissemated information; in fact, it is ignored, as is the obvious dark skin of the historical Jesus, who nonetheless hangs on the cross lily white, stained red, red blood" (The Myth and Tradition of the Black Bulldagger).

It is not 'sinful' to enjoy these figures and be these identities. They are neutral beings and neutral identifiers. They come from the need of art and definition, which is very human. The problem arises when we become so starstruck and so scared of criticism that we strip any and all traces of humanity, so one is either God or the Devil.

Adrienne Rich was a feminist writer and activist. The well-known term 'compulsory heterosexuality' was coined by Rich. Rich was also friends with transphobic people, who wrote libelous articles and books on trans people. She is not a bad person, but she leaves a bad taste in mine and others' mouths when she is mentioned. Rich herself (at least from my perspective) has not been comodified as a queer/feminist saint or god, but I have seen people praise her terminology as Bible. Compulsory heterosexuality is put on a high shelf and gazed at lovingly, but also I have witnessed people slap the hands at other queers who try to add onto or critique it - as if the theory of compulsory sexuality in general begins and ends with 'comphet' and all words written on the topic have already been etched into the holiest of stones.

'Comphet' is not bad terminology. It is a very helpful concept for many queer people, including but not limited to the lesbians we can thank for the theory surrounding it. It explains how queer people are expected to date, marry, be attracted to, and have sex with the opposite gender (e.g. boys/men with girls/women) to the point that many queer individuals conform. They have crushes on unattainable (often fictional) men, for instance. One can see why this concept is very beneficial.

However, it makes no sense to limit and guard it. Angela Chen (in her book Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex) expands upon comphet with the term compulsory sexuality - the idea that everyone has a sexuality (and acts upon it). Aromantics and other a-spectrum people have come up with the word amatonormativity to describe how society assumes that everyone will (eventually) be in a monogamous romantic (and often sexual) relationship and that relationship is the most important one that one will have in their life.

If we were to listen and be limited by the people screaming that comphet I'd purely a lesbian concept and 'non-lesbians' do not need to speak on it, then perhaps these other concepts would never be theorized about. And instead of being about the language we use to understand ourselves, our pasts, and our surroundings, we would have created another pillar to bow down to with no room for growth or deviation.

I'm not quite sure why I typed up this whole piece on Queer Sainthood, but I think it's something to think about. I saw SDiane A. Queen's quote on Sappho being whitewashed not unsimilar to Jesus and I thought about the other ways we change the humanity and race of Queerness in ways that the Christian world does to Christianity and their own idols and concepts.

Are we unreligious queers really free from religion, or have we created a new one to be comforted by (so we don't change or question) and to hold power over others?

(I don't really have a resources page for what I talked about. Most came from my head or a quick Google [duckduckgo] search, and I was already reading some of Dagger: On Butch Women when I came across Queen's quote. But if anyone wants me to dig deeper into this - like actually find quotes from Ace by Chen bc I own the book, lmk.) (I don't think I'm saying that religion isn't human, but I understand if it might come across that way. Go ahead, add what you think. Expand, detract, explore.)

TLDR: Some queer people have created a religion out of queerness. The queer celebrities and (in)famous figures their gods or saints, the terminologies and concepts and theory their Holy Bible, and the identities their own sainthood. It's important for us to discuss this. We cannot remove humanity from queerness and create untouchable people and concepts. Queerness is as much of the bad, dirty, and hurtful things as much as the pure, light, and joyous things.

[rqsser]

song prompt list!

for romantic relationships

use these however you please! whether that be writing or creating a playlist:)

(song - artist)

hopeless/devoted

ocean avenue - yellowcard

there is - box car racer

are you gonna be my girl - jet

she’s out of her mind - blink-182

can’t help falling in love - elvis presley

vienna - billy joel

tear in my heart - twenty one pilots

come and get your love - redbone

ribs - lorde

i’m a believer - smash mouth

wherever you will go - the calling

my alien - simple plan

meet you there - simple plan

the rock show - blink-182

when your heart stops beating - +44

truly madly deeply - savage garden

cupid’s chokehold/breakfast in america - gym class heros

unrequited/complicated

should i stay or should i go? - the clash

dammit - blink182

complicated - avril lavigne

self esteem - the offspring

r u mine? - arctic monkeys

lover, you should’ve come over- jeff buckley

vampire empire - big thief

wasted summers - juju<3

you give love a bad name - bon jovi

roxanne - the police

fix you - coldplay

build me up buttercup - the foundations

i miss you - blink-182

stay together for the kids - blink-182

heartbreak hotel - elvis presley

jessie’s girl - rick springfield

what was i made for? - billie eilish

obsessive/delusional

every breath you take - the police

meant to be yours - heathers musical

paparazzi - lady gaga

do i wanna know? - arctic monkeys

are we still friends? - tyler, the creator

lovefool - the cardigans

maria - justin bieber

step on me - the cardigans

pacify her - melanie martinez

my strange addiction - billie eilish

national anthem - lana del rey

obsessed - olivia rodrigo

the red means i love you - madds buckley

tear you apart - she wants revenge

puppet - tyler, the creator

sexual/carnal

espresso - sabrina carpenter

crazy in love - beyoncé, jay-z

call out my name - the weeknd

rock your body - justin timberlake

sexy drug - falling in reverse

on my own - darci

runway walk - demrick

thong song - sisqo

goodies - ciara, petey pablo

california gurls - katy perry, snoop dogg

take my breath away - berlin

stacy’s mom - fountains of wayne

scotty doesn’t know - lustra

after last night - multiple artists

closer - nine inch nails

if u think i’m pretty - artemas

doin’ time - lana del rey

yearning/nostalgia

summer of ‘69 - bryan adams

happy together - the turtles

505 - arctic monkeys

lost in the woods - jonathan groff

end of beginning - djo

my girl - the temptations

please, please, please, let me get what i want - the smiths

good luck, babe! - chappell roan

need 2 - pinegrove

somethin’ stupid - frank & nancy sinatra

chasing cars - snow patrol

how to save a life - the fray

linger - the cranberries

so real - jeff buckley

slipping through my fingering - abba

race - alex g

no surprises - radiohead

love me - elvis presley

abusive/toxic

bad habit - steve lacy

nonsense - sabrina carpenter

please please please - sabrina carpenter

wake me up when september ends - green day

love the way you lie - eminem, rhianna

favourite crime - olivia rodrigo

drivers license - olivia rodrigo

set fire to the rain - adele

toxic - britney spears

don’t blame me - taylor swift

play date - melanie martinez

moral of the story - ashe

bad romance - lady gaga

jealousy, jealousy - olivia rodrigo

kill bill - sza

deja vu - olivia rodrigo

—

[21fallouts-atmychemicaldisco]

An insane person's recap of this year

I'm doing this so I myself can make sense of what the HECK went on and HOW this year went by so quick. The order is bound to be messed up but hey, I tried

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

MatPat fucking left us

New Green Day album

TwoMad fucking DIES because of OverWatch 2 (HUH)

Taylor Swift wants a Starbucks: The Twitter drama _She tries to sue someone who apparently is a teen

Creepypasta/Slenderverse community petty drama

The fuckass Stanley cup craze and overconsumerism stuff

Dubai chocolate

Eurovision 2024 I think _People being angry about Eurovision kicking out a Russian contestant because of the Ukraine-Russia war but leaving an Israeli contestant despite Israel not even being European -Joost fandom because he got unfairly kicked out of Eurovision 2024

Wake up in the morning saying FUCK P DIDDY

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

The original song for Ulterior Motives is found and everyone is groaning in disappointment (it wasn't a chips bag)

Kendrick VS. Drake beef that ended in the former winning and getting the entire nation to jam to a song calling Drake a Drake _Kendrick accidentally wrote the anthem of the year considering everyone is gonna get outed

BBL Drizzaaaaaaaaaay _Legit everyone hopped on the Drake diss train even KANYE apparently?

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Clancy gets delayed, was hoping for it to be delayed to include a Drake diss but whatever

I see your problem is your proctologist got both hands on your shoulders while you're bottomless _I wasn't there for the release livestream I had to see it 4 hours later I was miserable

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

KARMA'S A BITCH, I SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER

Sex Offender Summer

Here are some of the people outed in no particular order but ordered as neatly as I remember

Drake as mentioned before

P Diddy as mentioned before

KonekoKitten is outed and apparently he sucked as a creator too

Dr. Disrespect is outed and that's the reason he was banned apparently

Kris Tyson is outed and managed to set back the community like lightyears back in the public eye, I am SO sorry guys __And because of that Mr. Beast drama ensues but that's for a bit later

CodyKo gets outed but what did we expect he's a glorified frat guy

Melanie Martinez allegations are brought back up again

Rumors of Youtooz twenty øne piløts Blurryface era plushies

Chappell Roan

Sabrina Carpenter

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Pierce The Veil tour or something

JoJo Siwa gets drunk in Disney Land, onstage, grabs her female weinis, and something I don't know imma come back like a boomerang

brat summer _A lot of cool artists were featured on that other release of brat

BRENDON URIE FUNKO POP

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Inside Out 2 drops and the brainrot content arms are cashing OUT

Kendrick drops a music video of him dissing a Canadian on 4th of July (like the Fall Out Boy song woah whaaat), I love patriotism

Katy's to the left, ripping my style smh _143 by Katy Perry or whatever, everyone shits on Woman's World because of it as a song but also because of Katy's standing on the whole Dr. Luke thing

Kesha drops Joyride on 4th of July too GOD IT WAS SO GOOD

Hawk Tuah spit on every person who worked hard to get where they are and let's give a platform to just anybody

That drama with that Australian but not actually Australian TikTok singer dude…whatever happened

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Mr. Breast walking human rights violation _Enter the Pegasus memes

Weezer plushies

THIS IS MY FIRST VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM

Happy 15 years Slenderman thank you for this free film college full ride scholarship

Happy 15 years Marble Hornets thank you for the OCD diagnosis

Deadpool & Wolverine comes out and I haven't been able to catch a break from all the smutfics I've BLOCKED EVERY SINGLE TAG PLEASE LEAVE ME ALO

Olympics opening disaster

Olympics swimming disaster, people decided to shit in the place where it was held as protest…I think

Animal Crossing: Pocket Down shutting down because Nintendo fuck Nintendo all my homies hate Nintendo

Dress To Impress or whatever and am I the only one who has insane beef with this game?? Like Fashion Famous you will ALWAYS live in my heart

Wait they don't hate this trend like I hate it

CaseOh we love you CaseOh

Saw comeback for some reason I think

BRENDON URIE FUNKO POP

Gravity Falls comeback for some reason I think

Roblox keeps digging its own grave with awful updates yadda yadda

The Academy Is…, Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship wanna tour soon

Sprunki happens and the internet decides to doxx a 15 year old screw you guys

Fall Out Boy eras tour? I think??

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Terrifier 3

Trump gets shot and people start making fanart of it _Which one of you made the Airy HFJOne fanart of that I love you whoever you are _And the C!JSchlatt one

Nijisanji drama what's new

Katy Perry scissors a girl on stage and also doesn't perform "flop Woman's World"

Joker copies Fall Out Boy and proceeds to flop tremendously I'm sorry Lady Gaga

Apt. by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars

When We Were Young Fest 2024 weee woooo TAKE ME TO VEGAS NOW

Oh yeah Trump TRUMP IS GONNA BE PRESIDENT AGAIN HELP HELP HELP HELP NO GOD HELP NO

BRENDON URIE FUNKO POP

TikTok USA ban coming soon apparently but Trump says no I will save TikTok or whatever idk I'm not red white and blue

Liam Payne DIES (RIP to him, the news genuinely broke me)

Tyler, The Creator drops CHROMAKOPIA which I have yet to listen to but I will get to it trust me -Panic! At The Disco is GONNA BE BACK??? AND WILL PERFORM A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH THE ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS minus Brent SOMEONE TAKE ME TO VEGAS

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Everyone is making fun of Spotify Wrapped

Oh hey My Chemical Romance is gonna tour again

Dan and Phil I think

THE WHOLE EMO QUARTET IS GONNA BE ACTIVE _no but seriously imagine thi

Mouthwashing or something

Jake Paul VS. Mike Tyson why did we let a Viner get to this level

BOB BRYAR DIES TOO????? (RIP to him, absolutely insane news)

Danganronpa comeback think??

Moana 2 weeee

Wicked comes out _The YouTube Shorts and the comments under are so ridiculously funny oh my Lord

JoJo Siwa convinces lesbians to unlesbian because of how bad her music is

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Luigi Mangione does us all a favor _Apparently he was listening to brat before he killed the CEO, and also he's a Killjoy

SYRIA LIBERATION LET'S GOOOO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE I WAS 4

President of Korea tries to pass martial law (??) and gets frEAKING IMPEACHED _"North Korea's future seems rather more predictable." WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED

Apparently the DogPack404 videos were slander?? Or something?? I don't know I gave up on the Mr. Breast drama

Apparently there's this app for like podcasts/text to speech or whatever that used AI to scrape off AO3 fan fictions and list it there with no credit to the authors and everyone was PISSED, dunno much but there's that

Israel keeps bombing Palestine

Arcane Season 2

THE LINEEEE

The Game Awards _did i disappOINT YOU WILL THEY STILL LET ME OVE- _CASEOHHHHHH

Kojima fard

The Astro Bot Awards

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 featuring Shadow The EDGEhog

SQUID GAMES (season 2)

Liam Payne's death was apparently negligent homicide FUCK THIS WORLD FUCK ALL OF YOU

twenty | one | pilots 15 years of Self-Titled awesome

Vexbolt mass unfollowing

Israel keeps bombing and colonizing not just Palestine, but Lebanon too. Cease fire now

I definitely missed a TON of stuff but hey, I tried

[ashleo]

and now i present, my top 100 songs this year that nobody asked for:

1. do i wanna know - arctic monkeys

2. i wanna be yours - arctic monkeys

3. linger - the cranberries

4. sweet - cigarettes after sex

5. lovesick - laufey

6. starman - david bowie

7. we’ll never have sex - leith ross

8. “slut!” - taylor swift

9. fade into you - mazzy star

10. r u mine? - arctic monkeys

11. k. - cigarettes after sex

12. kiss me - sixpence none the richer

13. casual - chappell roan

14. silver springs - fleetwood mac

15. would that i - hozier

16. so high school - taylor swift

17. red wine supernova - chappell roan

18. cool about it - boygenius

19. black friday - tom odell

20. apocalypse - cigarettes after sex

21. my kink is karma - chappell roan

22. line without a hook - ricky montgomery

23. vampire empire - big thief

24. chemtrails over the country club - lana del rey

25. army dreamers - kate bush

26. ceilings - lizzy mcalpine

27. good luck, babe! - chappell roan

28. art deco - lana del rey

29. moonage daydream - david bowie

30. hey jude - the beatles

31. yellow - coldplay

32. brooklyn baby - lana del rey

33. arabella - arctic monkeys

34. valentine - laufey

35. too sweet - hozier

36. dark paradise - lana del rey

37. the only exception - paramore

38. beautiful stranger - laufey

39. almost (sweet music) - hozier

40. west coast - lana del rey

41. sailor song - gigi perez

42. not a lot, just forever - adrianne lenker

43. dreams - fleetwood mac

44. born to die - lana del rey

45. head over heels - tears for fears

46. end of beginning - djo

47. wasteland, baby! - hozier

48. sunsetz - cigarettes after sex

49. heroes - david bowie

50. margaret - lana del rey

51. vienna - billy joel

52. there she goes - the la’s

53. risk - gracie abrams

54. work song - hozier

55. hot to go! - chappell roan

56. you are in love - taylor swift

57. anything - adrianne lenker

58. someone new - hozier

59. waiting room - phoebe bridgers

60. the smallest man who ever lived - taylor swift

61. running up that hill (a deal with god) - kate bush

62. the night we met - lord huron

63. i know the end - phoebe bridgers

64. how did it end? - taylor swift

65. sign of the times - harry styles

66. labour - paris paloma

67. like real people do - hozier

68. jump then fall - taylor swift

69. bed chem - sabrina carpenter

70. the louvre - lorde

71. alley rose - conan gray

72. fearless - taylor swift

73. after midnight - chappell roan

74. from the start - laufey

75. all the young dudes - mott the hoopla

76. labyrinth - taylor swift

77. yesterday - the beatles

78. right side of my neck - faye webster

79. she’s always a woman - hozier

80. renegade - big red machine, taylor swift

81. say yes to heaven - lana del rey

82. georgia - phoebe bridgers

83. cry - cigarettes after sex

84. down bad - taylor swift

85. ultraviolence - lana del rey

86. snap out of it - arctic monkeys

87. not strong enough - boygenius

88. guilty as sin? - taylor swift

89. national anthem - lana del rey

90. 505 - arctic monkeys

91. changes - david bowie

92. sparks fly - taylor swift

93. dealer - lana del rey

94. night shift - lucy dacus

95. savior complex - phoebe bridgers

96. mastermind - taylor swift

97. lovers rock - tv girl

98. poison poison - renee rapp

99. come on eileen - dexys midnight runners

100. snow on the beach (ft. more lana del rey) - taylor swift

[heymacy]

🎶 blast from the past music game 🎶

i was tagged by @howlinchickhowl (ty for creating this howl ily ily!) as well as @energievie, @creepkinginc, & @metalheadmickey to play this fun music tag game!

name: macy

nation of birth: united states

teen decade: 2000s (oh god 😭)

share a song that you once would have included on every playlist/mix cd/mix tape you made, but which hasn't travelled with you into 2023: everytime we touch by cascada

where did you first hear this song? my friend’s bedroom, in the (late) summer of ‘06, during a saturday night sleepover. on the radio on her purple boombox, no less. we went absolutely HAM

how old were you when you first heard it? thirteen

being who you are now, how do you feel about the song? IT’S A BANGER

what is a song you love now that fills the same kind of vibe as this, but more befitting your current self? pink pony club by chappell roan

i’m tagging @gardenerian, @iansfreckles, @nicksobotka, @heymrspatel, @whatwouldmickeydo, @gallawitchxx, @whatthebodygraspsnot, @7x10mickey, @sleepyfacetoughguy, @sickness-health-all-that-shit, @thisdivorce, @deedala, @michellemisfit, @rereadanon, @mishervellous, @crossmydna, @vintagelacerosette, @squidyyy23, @callivich, @arrowflier, @too-schoolforcool, @grumble-fish, @harrowhark-a-vagrant, & @xninetiestrendx ✨

[windsorbay]

THE CHARACTER.

FULL NAME: Chesney Ragsdale

GENDER: Cis woman

PRONOUNS: She/her

AGE + BIRTHDAY: 31 + January 4, 1994

LENGTH OF TIME IN WINDSOR BAY: Her entire life except the 4 years she studied at Washington State University (but she did come home every weekend!)

HOUSING: Coral Coast

OCCUPATION: Emergency Room Nurse at Elite Wellness Collective

THE INTERVIEW.

If you could recommend one hidden gem around town everyone should try, what is it? What makes it so special?

"I know it's a bit silly, but there's just something about the National Memorial Library. I'm a big advocate for accessibility for everyone, and the library is one of the few places in town where you can linger as long as you need to without having to spend a dime. There's something special about that, but even better, I have so many memories of my momma taking me there when I was little." Chesney's eyes get a little misty as she thinks back, a fondness entering her voice. "She'd often be doing such a great job that other children would come over and listen, like an impromptu story time!"

If you could have any three guests come to dinner, dead or alive, who would they be and why?

"Well, that's quite a question, isn't it?" Chesney hums softly, tucking a loose curl behind her ear. "Obviously, my girl Jane Austen would be at the top of the invite list, for good reason. I mean, she knows how to write parties and dinners… Plus, we'd probably have the best gossip after dinner, just poking fun at ourselves à la Emma. I think I'd want to invite Oscar Wilde, too, because he'd have us in stitches all night! Plus, it'd be fascinating to hear from him about being a queer man in a time where it wasn't nearly as acceptable as it is nowadays." Chesney's smile grows with each word. "Selfishly, I'd probably also invite Florence Nightingale or Clara Barton. I think any nurse would appreciate getting to learn from either of those two women."

Top five songs currently on your Spotify?

Chesney slips her phone out of her purse and scrolls to her "On Repeat" playlist, smiling at the phone as she quickly reads them off. "APT by ROSE and Bruno Mars and That's So True by Gracie Abrams plus literally anything by Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter or Chappell Roan."

Would you say you’re easy to get along/work with? Why or why not?

"Well, I have to be," Chesney confessed with a playful whisper. "My daddy's PR team always peppered me with conversation starters and small talk so I wouldn't ever slip up in front of reporters or donors. I think that made me fairly flexible, and I can pretty much hold a conversation with anyone these days. Plus, I tend to treat people with respect, which I think is the biggest key to getting along with people."

We’ve all had our fair share of shit hit the fan and moments in the sun — tell me about a defining moment in your life, good or bad.

Chesney sighs, chewing on her bottom lip slightly before nodding slowly. "The day we buried my momma was pretty hard," she finally says quietly. "I mean, knowing she wasn't in pain anymore was a relief, but the service was tough. Graveside, it just hits you that they're really gone. My dad didn't want us to cry too much because it'd cause a scene and take away from the moment. Lucky for him, I went on autopilot and didn't shed a single tear until I got home. I laid in her bed and sobbed for hours after we got home."

THE PERSONALITY.

— + Adaptable, Humility, Dependable — - Perfectionist, Banal, Compliant

CHESNEY IS PORTRAYED BY MEGHANN FAHY, AND WRITTEN BY LAURA.

[country-chickenyummy]

Do You Get the Message? (5)

I. Posters

"Fresh Off the Boat" is a 2015 sitcom series directed by Nahnatchka Khan and is based off of Eddie Huang's famous memoir with the same title. The series showcases an American-Chinese family, namely the Huangs, that moved to Florida to open a restaurant. The series depicts the day-to-day life of immigrants living in America. 

"Fresh off the boat" is sometimes used in a derogatory manner, people who are fresh off the boat are those from foreign nations (immigrants) that are yet to take in certain cultures and still continue to practice their own, otherwise known as newcomers. The series is exactly Eddie Huang's memoir, even the poster is reminiscent of the memoir's cover. As seen in the series, Eddie Huang, who was played by Hudson Yang, is depicted as a boy who was struggling with his identity, wanting to be like an American but is being held back by his Asian parents. In present day, Eddie Huang is a famous food blogger making rounds around New York City.

Fresh Off the Boat is a very laid back and relaxing series for me. I watch it every so often to make myself laugh and relieve my mind. Although I myself do not struggle with my identity, I still understand how Eddie feels throughout the series and I do see the same struggles in some of my classmates, too. I'm glad my mom recommended this series to me, it was a pleasure to watch.

II. Songs 

Song- Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan

The song "Pink Pony Club" was written, composed, and sung by American artist Chappell Roan and was released on April 3, 2020. This song grew to fame as Chappell herself also became well known. It is now considered one of her most popular and influential song in her discography. It became even more popular after it was sung during the Grammy Awards of 2025. 

Chappell was inspired to make Pink Pony Club after her first visit to a gay bar in L.A. called "The Abbey". She was mesmerized by the performers in the bar and its inviting atmosphere. Chappell Roan felt safe and comfortable inside the bar where she could be herself and she ultimately made a song about it. Pink Pony Club is sung in a first person perspective that talks about how a woman, most likely Chappell, wants to move down to L.A. and keep on dancing. She came from a small town in Tennessee and it was known to be an openly homophobic town and considering that she has came out multiple times to be gay, the song now leans towards the fact that she wants to dance because she feels free and safe in the Pink Pony Club. 

 All in all, this song has united queers worldwide and has given them hope that someday they'll find a space where they're free to be themselves. Pink Pony Club is a song always tops my list of all time favorites and I can't see myself not dancing to it any chance I get. 

III. Music Videos

Music Video- Taste by Sabrina Carpenter

"Taste" is a b-side song in American pop star Sabrina Carpenter's album titled "Short n' Sweet". It was composed, written, and sung also by Sabrina. The song was sang in a cheeky and taunting manner to remind her ex that she'll always be present in his life no matter how many relationships he goes through. It featured sexual innuendos that suggested their intimacy made Sabrina unforgettable. The song itself is amazing, but the music video is what drew attention to this song. 

The music video was directed by Dave Meyers, an American music video and film director. The video featured the famous Jenna Ortega and Rohan Campbell, who both starred as lovers while Sabrina played as the ex. It referenced famous movies to showcase a love triangle between these three. It was heavily inspired by "Death by Her" (1992), Psycho (1960), and had bits of Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), too. The whole music video showcased Sabrina and Jenna fighting over Rohan played out in a "gorey" yet comedic way. Towards the end, we see a transition from Rohan kissing Jenna to Sabrina kissing Jenna as her lyric "You'll just have to taste me when he's kissing you" plays in the background which sparked a lot of discussion online and rightfully so. 

This music video is deemed iconic by many because of its cinematography. Dave Meyers was phenomenal at directing the video and it remains untouchable. Taste is one of my personal favorites from Sabrina and I'm glad it got its own music video. It deserves all the praise and recognition.

[nevermythologized]

my country is disappearing by the day. i am not a believer in unique american greatness, but everything good about being american: the idea of freedom, the unabashed expression, the unwillingness to be ruled, the diversity of roots, the immigrant experience - is no longer considered american. we have become a nation of strangers. our people (documented or not), are being rejected, as if what is written on the statue of liberty means nothing. i reread that poem the other day: "give me your poor, your huddled masses" because i wanted to remind myself of the goodness that lies dormant in this country, this country i have bled and lived and loved in. sure, i've been through this crisis of nationality before, when trump was first elected. back then i was younger. it was hard for me to believe that the country i had been told was the greatest and most free would choose to be ruled by hatred and fear and violence. i know more now, i have studied history and learned exactly whose blood this grand empire was built with. but i also learned that our people, our family, the fellow members of our nation, have always persisted and created beauty in spite of it all. that is what has always been american "greatness". our loudness, our refusal to be quiet in the face of horrible repression, our refusal to deny our beauty, our capability to create.

this place feels schizophrenic. politics is going to hell. nazi hell, specifically. but the arts? pop culture? kendrick lamar getting to do the halftime performance he did, spitting in the face of people in power, at the most watched event of the year? chappell roan, a drag queen, a lesbian, is the Best New Artist? she represents the future, what is good and fresh and resonates with people? how can there be so much good when everything is broken and wrong?

and life is just going on. classes are attended, jobs clocked into, bills are paid. it feels wrong. but what else is there to do? no one knows how to resist, where to even begin. we are all paralyzed by the horror, by the disbelief, as we watch our government get overthrown. we can't face the truth, that this is a dictatorship, that the executive branch has seized control over powers explicitly given to congress in the constitution, because that could never happen in america! we are too free, too special, too democratic to ever fall into the backward authoritarianism that only happens in the nations we invade. the constitution was removed from the white house website the day trump took office. white house staff cited that it was a glitch caused by the turnover, that it would be up again soon.

it is still not there. there are no new articles about this because there are more pressing, more insane, more fascistic things to report about that journalists do not have the time to update a story that has not changed. but this should not be forgotten or neglected. the removal of the constitution should not be taken lightly. they know what they are doing.

we are losing something. in this moment. we are losing ourselves, our dignity. our ability to have pride in who we are. i do not want to have to teach my children to be ashamed of their american-ness the same way i was taught by my grandparents to never be proud of being german. i do not want atrocities done in the name of the country i belong to. i do not want to pass down generational shame. my heart goes out to everyone who is undocumented: you belong, at least according to me, according to real americans who understand what it takes to come here. there is nothing more american than the bravery that it takes to leave everything behind. there is nothing more american than enduring in spite of it all.

[crazyintheeast]

No what happened was this :

In one of the most dangerous election in human history Roan when first asked went on a whiny both sides rant . Then when pressured to clarify she decided to go on a Tik Tok rant where she went on about how she just woke up ( because yes you should totally treat potlucks causally and like an annoyance instead of a life and death matter ) , then she continued with a two minutes word salad where she whined about democrats , barley mentioned how vastly more dangerous republicans are , couldn’t even proper to announce Kamala’s name right

Then finally she said would vote for Kamala with the time of a spiked child who finally agreed to wash her hands . And she claimed that all this nonsense is because of how much she cares about the issues even though we have literally never seen her actually do anything about it except social media bullshit . She didn’t support any politicians who supported Palestine ( and got crushed by the zionsit lonbh backed candidates ) , she didn’t organise any eve for concerts for Palestine , she didn’t encourage voters to write to their representatives , she barley ever mentioned it in her nationally televised interviews

She also seem to think that endorsing means worshipping . Now this stupid attitude can be tolerated when done by idiot irrelevant Tik Tol kiddies but wee are talking about a famous and influential person who can have real impact on voters . Let me remind you that Bush won by 500 votes and Roan can influence a hell of a lot more then 500 people with her idiocy

All this on toon of the fact that NO ONE FORCED her to say these things . She could have stayed silent . She could have also consulted with REAL activists who actually work in politics on how to phrase her stances . Instead she CHOSE to behave like a dangerous idiots and parrot dangerous propaganda that could alienate voters and bring us one step closer to a Trump / Vance regime

She deserves every bit of criticism and apart form idiots brainwashed by Russian Trump bots you all know this is true . If Swift had same nonsense you would eat her alive . But because you like her you make excuses for her dangerous and irresponsible behaviour

it’s time for Chappell Roan to grow the fuck up . Her mental health problems are not an excuse

Chappell Roan really was like "I won't endorse Harris because of the continuing genocide and the fact that the Democrats aren't protecting trans people. I am voting for Harris but won't endorse. You should expect more from your politicians and that's what I want before I endorse anyone" and got absolutely insane amounts of hatred and vitriol for that not only normal, but morally righteous take. And then because of aforementioned insane amounts of hate had to cancel shows due to mental health and then got MORE HATE. Like wow! Starting to think you don't want principled and authentic celebrities, don't care about women's feelings, and don't understand how mental illness affects people! It will entirely be entitled fans fault if she steps back forever from releasing music

[signedskylarlee]

My Top Albums of 2023

I posted it on my old account but I am reposting it here because it got deleted. Please share your thoughts and feelings I'm interested to know what people think of these albums too! I'll link these albums to their youtube playlists.

Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

I recently heard this album described as luscious and I think that is the best adjective for it.  It’s very rare for me to get behind an album that is over an hour long, but with an almost hour and a half runtime on this one I somehow was left wanting a 2-3 hour long album.  The songwriting and production on this album was the biggest flex I have ever heard.  I remember before A&W was released there was a rumor going around that Jack Antonoff produced a song for Lana that completely shifted genres in the middle of the track and I couldn’t wait to hear it.  My favorite albums from lana are Norman Fucking Rockwell and Chemtrails over the Country Club and now I think Did you Know that there’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. is in the top 3.

Top Tracks: 

A&W 

Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of My Father While he’s Deep-Sea Fishing 

Margaret 

Let the Light In 

Paris, Texas 

Taco Truck x VB 

Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. 

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan 

An album that takes the experience I know a lot of rural midwestern young adults have when it comes to figuring out their sexuality and dips the whole thing in glitter.  The vibes and aesthetic of this album are immaculate and I find myself revisiting a number of the tracks frequently.  It’s messy and boisterous and electrifying, and since this is a debut album I look forward to what else comes out of Chappel Roan.

Top Tracks: 

Pink Pony Club 

Red Wine Supernova 

Hot to Go! 

Femininomena 

Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl 

Guts by Olivia Rodrigo

This is an incredible sophomore album from Olivia that really expunded on all the things that were amazing on Sour.  The riot grrrl influences were so strong and I love that she leaned into the sound that she had on the track “Good 4 U” on her first album.  I think she really excels in that form of songwriting and production. 

Top Tracks: 

All-American Bitch 

Ballad of a Homeschool Girl 

Get Him Back! 

Love is Embarassing 

Teenage Dream 

This is Why by Paramore

This is such a fun album from Paramore! My favorite album by them is still After Laughter but this still has some tracks that are reminiscent of it while still paving a way for a newer sound from them.  I saw them in concert this year and man do they know how to put on a show too.  Hayley is an incredible vocalist and there were a lot of tracks on this album that showcased that.  I want to give a quick shout out to the response album to this Re: This is Why.  My only disappointment with this album was that it was only 10 tracks long and no deluxe version was released, but this collab album was incredible.  C'est Comme Ça is now an official Wet Leg song to me, and other tracks like The Linda Linda’s version of The News and Julien Baker’s Thick Skull were beautifully done

Top Tracks 

You First 

This is Why 

The News 

Thick Skull 

Figure 8

The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski 

A beautiful addition to Mitski’s discography.  This album combines her usual prose with a folky americana production style.  It’s a very immersive album I find myself having to listen to the whole album at once instead of just putting on certain tracks from it.  Mitski is really our here dominating the song writing game with Lana and Taylor, and this album is a great demonstration of that.  Usually I care more about the production of an album than the lyrics but with this one it was very hard not to pay attention to what she has written. 

Top Tracks 

Buffalo Replace 

The Frost 

I Don’t Like my Mind 

My Love Mine all Mine 

The First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National 

This was such an amazing album especially since Berninger talked about the writer block he had. When they wrote Tropic Morning News they said that was a turning point in their songwriting process which is really cool, it is definitely my favorite track from the album.  I also love Frankenstein and I think the title of the album is interesting and so relevant to what the album is. Also putting Phoebe on two songs was very slay of them. 

Top Tracks 

Tropic Morning News 

Grease in your Hair 

Once Upon a Poolside 

The Alcott 

Your Mind is not Your Friend 

The Record by Boygenius 

Love the boys!! When this album got announced I was so hyped along with a lot of my friends.  The first songs that were released were so exciting and then when it was announced Kristen Stewart would be directing the music videos I legit almost keeled over I was so excited.  The Record was a phenomenal album and like Mitski’s it works better listening all the way through than just singles.  I also love that more people were introduced to Lucy Dacus from this album it’s what she deserves. 

Top Tracks 

$20 

Satanist 

Cool About It 

True Blue  

Speak now TV 

Miss Taylor.  The queen.  Speak Now TV was AMAZING and everyone moved on from it too fast.  I understand everyone is excited for the re-records, but I feel like a lot of people aren’t taking the time to savor them.  I think Speak Now and Red are her best re-records to date.  Her vocals are so powerful and the vault tracks were very well done.  I’m still thinking about the music video for “I Can See You” with Taylor Lautner and Joy King, that is definitely one of my favorite Taylor Music videos to date. 

Top Tracks 

Haunted 

The Story of Us 

Superman 

Electric Touch 

When Emma Falls in Love 

I Can See You  

So much for stardust by Fall Out Boy 

As soon as I saw Ethan Hawke on the tracklist I knew this was gonna be a great Fall Out Boy album.  I heard a lot of people critisizing the songwriting on this album but I personally that it was really good, just not as emo as their past stuff lol.  Heaven, Iowa is definitely one of their best songs to date.  I also was able to see them live this year and the pullet of the dog was one of the coolest set pieces I have ever seen.  

Top Tracks 

Heaven, Iowa 

I am My Own Muse 

Hold Me Like a Grudge 

Love From the Otherside 

So Much (For) Stardust 

Unreal Unearth by Hozier 

I was able to secure tickets for the second leg of this tour for next summer I am very excited.  I was so excited when this album came out and the singles that were released were immaculate.  I eventually want to do a read of Dante’s Inferno and compare it to the album, I think I might get a lot more out of this album if I do that.  But I think the songwriting and vocals on this album were great and i enjoyed a lot of the tracks off it. 

Top Tracks 

Francesca 

Eat Your Young 

I, Carrion (Icarian) 

All Things End 

Honorable Mentions 

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek 

Something To Give Eachother by Troye Sivan 

Scarlet by Doja Cat 

Snow Angel by Ranee Rapp