#Don Mateo

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Touring the Hashemi Shamali Open Air Museum was fascinating on many levels. The east Amman neighborhood that was military housing in the 1970s now exhibits 28 murals painted by artists to give the urban landscape more interest and color. The neighborhood is home to a community of Palestinian, Syrian, Armenian, and Iraqi refugees, and decidedly different than other areas of Amman I’ve explored.…

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Hi! I just read your post about Mateo recently. If I may, can you give me any specific instances in the narrative of the show where Mateo isn’t called out as heavily as they should have? I’m just curious?

During the Shuriki returns arc in particular, Mateo makes some pretty glaring mistakes that I feel like he should've gotten much more flack for (and based on what we see elsewhere in canon, I feel pretty confident that if Gabe, Naomi, Isa, or Esteban at least --and possibly even Elena-- had made these mistakes, they wouldn't have been swept under the rug nearly as quickly as they were for Mateo).

While it's unfair to completely blame Mateo for Carla's manipulating him during the "Rita" arc, I feel like it's reasonable to hold him a *bit* accountable. He did after all blab highly confidential information (on more than one occasion) to try and impress a pretty girl with how clever and important he was. (Something tells me that if any of the others had done likewise, they would've been called out for it. But because it's "beloved" Mateo, we don't even get "wait, you told Rita how to get into your workshop? And you've known her for only a few weeks? What were you thinking, Mateo?") Moreover, he never even apologizes for this or promises to do better/be more careful with such important, sensitive information in the future.

Even more aggravating is his behavior in "The Scepter of Night." Mateo is so eager to play the hero and claim all the glory for himself that he twice (!) disobeys a direct order/abandons the plan and goes looking for the scepter piece on his own. This directly leads to Fiero and Victor finding the scepter piece and (temporarily) stealing it. And it's really only due to luck and very conveniently-timed infighting amongst Shuriki's allies that Elena and co. are able to get the scepter piece back. While Mateo does receive some (brief) criticism, it's nowhere near the level that it should be.

Also noteworthy Elena doesn't really get particularly "mad" at him (especially considering how angry we see her get at other characters even for more minor things) . She's not truly, actually angry at Mateo (and Gabe and Naomi are only a bit angrier); she's just a little frustrated and disappointed at him in the moment. And apart from a (very short) little "do better next time" speech, Mateo doesn't face any real consequences or lingering resentment unlike other characters who do.

When Isa obeys direct orders in "Sister of Invention," she has to face consequences (Elena grounding her). Similarly, Elena holds a grudge against Esteban for days (if not weeks) after he interfered with the Feast of Friendship (a much lower stakes mistake than Mateo's imo). Moreover, it's possible to interpret Esteban's staying behind in Avalor when the others go to see the Norberg Lights as a punishment (either self-inflicted or imposed by Elena) for his actions in the previous episode.

In contrast, Mateo just gets a brief "I expected better from you" speech from Elena and Gabe jokingly assigning him push-ups as punishment (which he immediately takes back when Mateo tries to do them). I'll give Mateo a little bit of credit for actually apologizing this time (which he doesn't always do). But it's still frustrating that everyone is so ready to forgive and forget Mateo's missteps immediately while this same courtesy is seldom shown to others.

I think it's worth directly comparing a few Mateo-centric episodes with a few more similar ones that focus on other characters so that we can see how there does seem to be a noted narrative bias in his favor compared to the others.

Let's start with two "feeling kind of insecure" episodes: "Spellbound" for Mateo vs. "Naomi Knows Best" for Naomi. In the former, Mateo expresses doubt that he's capable of rising to the occasion as royal wizard. No one (except Gabe and he gets over it by the end of the episode) blames him for not having reached his full level of confidence and potential right away and not being able to immediately solve the problem. And Elena in particular (and by extension the narrative) gives him so much validation and support. Whereas in "Naomi Knows Best" (and to a lesser extent "Finders Leapers" and the "Carla-as-Rita" arc as well) the narrative "punishes" Naomi for her feelings of self-doubt. We're told that *if only* Naomi had trusted her gut instincts and stood her ground right away, Elena and co would not fallen right into the trap and that Naomi needs to screw her head back on straight and embrace confidence ASAP to fix her mistake.

When Mateo feels insecure, the narrative gives him every reassurance about how capable and special he is, that he can learn at his own pace, and his insecurity isn't really such a problem after all. When Naomi feels insecure, the narrative encourages her to get over her doubts as quickly as possible because unlike with Mateo, there's "no time" for her to wallow in self-doubt and actually the fact that she even had said doubt in the first place is what "caused" the disaster.

On a slightly different note, Naomi is also called out for taking a little free, fun time for herself in "The Last Laugh" when the group needs her, and yet somehow I have a feeling that Mateo would've been allowed to take a day off if he wanted without any protest. He complains about long hours in "Movin' on Up" and Elena gives him the big royal wizard's chambers for him to relax and unwind in. Naomi asks for one (1) day off to spend with her childhood friend for her birthday , and suddenly it's big drama. (And at the time, Naomi asked for said day off, all Elena needed from her was help doing paperwork. The Team Ash stuff came up unexpectedly.)

Similarly whenever Gabe and Mateo get their little rivalry on ("Spellbound," "Party of a Lifetime," "Captain Mateo" and a few other examples) , the narrative either presents them as equally at fault or Mateo as the only one in the right.

When Gabe brings in Bronzino to train the Royal Guards in magic, it's specifically because Mateo failed to explain how and why he was training the guards in the way he was. If he'd just explained how they were going apply the seemingly basic exercise they were doing to real magic, Gabe likely would've allowed Mateo to continue the training at his own pace.

(Also like. it's super hypocritical imo for Mateo to get annoyed at Gabe feeling impatient/impulsive about their apparent-lack-of progress when Mateo himself is easily the second most impulsive character in the show after Elena.) Mateo feels entitled to keep important information to himself (or blab it to a cute girl he barely knows) even when its no one else's best interest. He's only okay with being "cautious and patient" when he specifically is the one setting the pace. And yet, Gabe is the only one who is called out for his behavior in this episode--even though he might not have acted as he did if only Mateo had trusted him and the guards with an explanation in the first place.

And then there's just a few other "dude not cool" little moments that never really get acknowledged/Mateo never apologizes for. For instance, there a two low-key terrifying Mateo moments in "Captain Mateo" that are not only not acknowledged but are also framed in context as Mateo being just "so funny and quirky". Near the end of "Should be in Charge," Mateo magically gags Gabe so he can't protest anymore about Mateo taking over as leader of the mission. And this is after having already enchanted one of the stationary suits of armor to come to life and fight Gabe. (Gabe admittedly does lightly shove Mateo out of the way during his parts of the song, but that's still a far cry from literally drawing a sword on Mateo as Mateo does via magic to Gabe.)

It's played for laughs (The Grand Council is just smiling happily in the background throughout the scene which is so yikes), so it's easy to overlook what's actually happening. Frankly, it's pretty horrifying that Mateo's natural instinct upon his experience/authority being questioned is to literally attack and then silence. (And attack and silence someone who is supposed to be one of his best friends and closest allies at that!)

Rather than the narrative acknowledging that maybe it's a bad idea to immediately grant power to someone to someone who is so retaliatory against fairly minor criticism, the Grand Council just gives Mateo exactly what he wants and doesn't even offer a "maybe next time, let's not gag or attack our friends, okay?" alongside it. I mean sure Mateo does step down as captain at the end of the episode, but it's very specifically presented as his and Gabe's voluntary choice and not an order from Elena/the Council.

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Bad movie I have Weedjies!: Halloweed Night 2019

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I Robinson - Una famiglia spaziale

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo abbiamo continuato ancora una volta con la maratone Disney, giungendo al loro 46° classico e, purtroppo, al loro peggior film animato ossia Chicken Little. Chicken Little è un polletto di campagna che un giorno lancia l’allarme generale, causando il panico nella sua cittadina. Lui dice che il cielo sta crollando ma nessuno gli crede e…

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Soñar no cuesta nada!!

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Apartamentos Duquesa - Residential rental (No CC)

I was really inspired to build an apartment building inspired by Mexico City, I havent been to Mexico City itself, but im from an urban city in Mexico so... similar I guess I made sims to live in this appartments, I hope to upload them in the next few days cc-free in my gallery

Lot size: 30x20

Lot type: Residential Rental

Gallery lot name: Apartamentos duquesa

Gallery ID: Wolfcrisp69

More pics under the cut

A barber shop and a tea shop, the tea shop leads to the larger apartment thats 3 floors.

Apartment one: The entrance to the house is behind the tea shop counter, this one has two adult bedrooms and one child bedroom. The sims who live here are Juliana Plata, an ambitious girlboss, her husband Sergio Plata who tends to the tea shop, their son Adrian Plata. Sergio's teen brother needed a place to stay in Ciudad Enamorada after their parent's passing, so he stays with them.

Gallery name for household: Plata Family

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Apartment 2: Apartment for the maintenance person, its a bit dirty, this one is in the first floor. The sim who lives here is Roman Romo.

Gallery ID for household: Roman Romo

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Apartment 3: Influencer's appartment, she does some videos and likes cute stuff! Sim who lives here is Lorena Edgar.

Gallery name for household: Mexican Simfluencer

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Apartment 4: Elder's apartment. They are hoping their son gets married and has children soon. Sims who live here are elderly couple Don Oliveiro Juarez and Sofia Juarez, their son Mateo doesn't live with them.

Gallery ID for household: Juarez Family

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Apartment 5: Bro's first apartment. A n apartment made for a guy who likes exercise and is a bit of a slob. The sim who lives here is named Victor Guevara.

Gallery ID for household: Victor Guevara

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Floor plans of the lot

Extra pics during gameplay

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Alexander Skarsgård wearing the 'Mateo' via Mackage Ig (x) Thanks Swedish Delish, and alexanderskarsgard_archive on Ig.

"mackage

MATEO

Spring Summer 2024 brand ambassador Alexander Skarsgård dons the MATEO—a sustainable light-down jacket featuring a water-repellent, resistant, and windproof shell. Crafted for a comfortable fit, its vertical quilt design ensures lightweight insulation against the chill while facilitating enhanced flexibility.

More on MACKAGE.COM"

[kindaskimpy]

Spring Summer 2024 brand ambassador Alexander Skarsgård dons the MATEO [X]

[deathcast-offical]

This question has been in my head for A WHILE... Is Mateo Asexual??? or well has he ever thought about it??? I DON"T KNOW it just been in my head for a bit!

Mateo: (thinking about it) Y'know, I don't really care for things such as sex since it's sort of never on my mind. If Rufus ever asked, hm, I'd probably be open to it. Maybe asexuality is for me? I'll look more into it. (smiling)

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Found Family Tournament Round 1 Part 23 Group 115

Propaganda and further pictures under the cut

The Sinners: Dante, Yi Sang, Faust, Don Quixote, Ryōshū, Meursault, Hong Lu, Sinclair, Outis, Gregor, Rodion, Heathcliff, Vergilius, Charon, Ishmael

Firehouse 126: Owen Strand, TK Strand, Marjan Marwani, Paul Strickland, Judd Ryder, Mateo Chavez, Tommy Vega, Nancy Gillian, Carlos Reyes & Grace Ryder

Submissions are still open!

The Sinners:

Through every universe and timeline, they are always together no matter what. Also Rodya and Gregor are basically Sinclairs parents at this point. also i just really like limbus company

First of all. Exact even gender divide!!!!!. Second of all they’re soulmates in the funniest way possible (Through every possible mirror world, they are still coworkers). Third of all they’re all named after classic literature which , frankly , Is transgender as helle,. Fourth of all They’re all so autistic It makes my little brainweird heart happy. Also sidenote sorry I can’t add an image I had to VERY WUICKLY open thsi up on my phone but … My sillies …

Hrgrhnrhr just. They are all So Different in terms of background w the only commonality being that they aren't exactly Good People (tm) but!!! Even though they start out being coworkers *at best* they!!!! End up caring for each other So Much even by the 3rd chapter,, and chapter 3.5 Hells Chicken (a sort of "beach episode" to know more about the characters and the world) was So So So good like. They're just a bunch of silly little guys your honor and in my heart of hearts they're also all a flavor of trans and autistic. No neurotypical would go on a rhyming paragraphs long review of a dish that was literally thrown in their face thank you

Firehouse 126:

Sorry, I got no propaganda for them yet :(

[citylighten]

the following day mateo would run into don at a restaurant and feel very nervous

[yourlocaltrashpandaxoxo]

Punch Out!! Family/Sibling Headcanons (Branch A)

@ashtxeman Just did this but I decided to add my own onto this dumpster fire blog cause... why not?

Glass Joe:

Father: Louis (Deceased (trampled by horses))

Mother: Amelié (Alive)

Siblings: None

Von Kaiser:

Father: Hans (Alive)

Mother: Hilda (Deceased (died to lung cancer))

Siblings: Henri (Older Brother)

Disco Kid:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Denise (Alive)

Siblings: Dean (Older Brother (yes I stole this from @sukipershipper FITE ME)

King Hippo:

Father: ??? (Presumed Dead)

Mother: ??? (Presumed Dead)

Siblings: ???

Piston Hondo:

Father: Makoto (Deceased (died in a car crash))

Mother: Aiko (Deceased (died in a car crash))

Siblings: Aoi (Older Brother)

Bear Hugger:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: ??? (Presumed Alive)

Siblings: Courtney (Younger Sister)

Great Tiger:

Father: Raktim (Alive)

Mother: Nithya (Alive)

Siblings: Ishaan (Older Brother), Amrita (Younger Sister), Roshni (Younger Sister)

Don Flamenco:

Father: Pedro (Alive (yes I stole from Suki again... I am not creative))

Mother: Maria (Alive)

Siblings: Diego (Deceased Older Brother (died in a motorcycle crash), Julia (Older Sister), Mateo (Younger Brother), Marco (Younger Brother), Gabriella (Younger Sister), Lucas (Younger Brother), Sofia (Younger Sister)

Aran Ryan:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Saoirse (Alive)

Siblings: Moira (Twin Sister), Sinead (Younger Sibling), Seán (Younger Brother), Brian (Younger Brother), Rory (Younger Sister)

Soda Popinski:

Father: ??? (Deceased (died while serving in the army, Soda doesn't remember his name))

Mother: Erika (Status Unknown)

Siblings: Ivan (Older Brother), Igor (Older Brother), Dmitri (Younger Brother)

Bald Bull:

Father: Demir (Alive)

Mother: ??? (Deceased (died during labour))

Siblings: None (he has a step-sister but he hates her)

Super Macho Man:

Father: Michael (Alive)

Mother: Cynthia (Alive)

Siblings: Brittany (Younger Sister)

Mr Sandman:

Father: Frazier (Deceased (committed suicide))

Mother: Jessica (Alive)

Siblings: Natalie (Older Sister), Monika (Younger Sister), Mandy (Younger Sister)

Little Mac:

Father: ??? (Status Unknown)

Mother: Susan (Alive)

Siblings: Maisy (Younger Sister)

[youredreamingofroo]

hello to all the soupers out there, I'm Roo, not to be mistaken with my own OC/Persona, Roo.

I'm 18, go by He/They, but you can use any pronouns. I play a lot of games, but the one that I'll be posting about (the most anyways) is the Sims 4! I love a lot of other games tho, like Rain world, Project zomboid, Beyond two Souls, Detroit become human, Far cry 5, Minecraft... the list could go on. i've been playing the sims for as long as I can remember, starting with Sims 1, and working up to, now, the Sims 4, Sims 3 will always be my favorite sims game however, no matter how much I play TS4

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I'm also a blender user, while not skilled whatsoever in it, I enjoy making simple scenes with as much emotion and atmosphere that I can convey :)

I will frequently update this as my simblr grows and I do more stuff

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[ Roo-seum - If you want to get to know Roo, this goes over pretty much every single year of his life, from age 9, to age 28.

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[uleeversly]

The words are helpless

Mateo and Rufus at the club and singing American Pie..

[theonlinecollector]

Diego Velázquez

Don Juan Mateos (h. 1643)

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresde