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Unleashed Potential: The Lost Era of the Los Angeles Clippers
In TSDS 279, the hosts embark on a nostalgic journey to a time when the Los Angeles Clippers possessed a roster brimming with extraordinary talent, poised to revolutionize the NBA. Fondly reminiscing, they recall the likes of Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, Lamar Odom, Elton Brand, and Sam Cassell, all of whom graced the Clippers’ lineup at one point or another. However, a tinge of…
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#alley-oop dunks#basketball#Chris Paul#coaching#cohesive game plan#collective talent#Darius Miles#Disappointment#Elton Brand#flashy moves#future possibilities#hidden gems#impact in NBA#individual players#ineffective plays#lack of decent coach#Lamar Odom#Leadership#Los Angeles Clippers#missed potential#optimism#podcast#Sam Cassell#Strategy#streetball style#talented players#untapped potential#upcoming season
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20/7/24
khalid of space part two: welcome - larry young (lawrence of newark)
jetsex ... timewhys - tonto's expanding head band (zero time)
calling on - weta ("calling on" cd single)
rocket man* - elton john
the disappointed - xtc
(gus dudgeon production gems)
nuclear burn - brand x (nuclear burn)
digging in the dirt - peter gabriel ("digging in the dirt" cd single)
behind the lines ... duchess ... guide vocal ... turn it on again ... duke's travels ... duke's end - genesis (duke)
*mars ain't the place to raise your kids
#larry young#tonto's expanding head band#stevie wonder#weta#elton john#xtc#andy partridge#brand x#phil collins#genesis#peter gabriel#mike rutherford#tony banks
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Ask an older generation of white South Africans when they first felt the bite of anti-apartheid sanctions, and some point to the moment in 1968 when their prime minister, BJ Vorster, banned a tour by the England cricket team because it included a mixed-race player, Basil D’Oliveira. After that, South Africa was excluded from international cricket until Nelson Mandela walked free from prison 22 years later. The D’Oliveira affair, as it became known, proved a watershed in drumming up popular support for the sporting boycott that eventually saw the country excluded from most international competition including rugby, the great passion of the white Afrikaners who were the base of the ruling Nationalist party and who bitterly resented being cast out. For others, the moment of reckoning came years later, in 1985 when foreign banks called in South Africa’s loans. It was a clear sign that the country’s economy was going to pay an ever higher price for apartheid. Neither of those events was decisive in bringing down South Africa’s regime. Far more credit lies with the black schoolchildren who took to the streets of Soweto in 1976 and kicked off years of unrest and civil disobedience that made the country increasingly ungovernable until changing global politics, and the collapse of communism, played its part. But the rise of the popular anti-apartheid boycott over nearly 30 years made its mark on South Africans who were increasingly confronted by a repudiation of their system. Ordinary Europeans pressured supermarkets to stop selling South African products. British students forced Barclays Bank to pull out of the apartheid state. The refusal of a Dublin shop worker to ring up a Cape grapefruit led to a strike and then a total ban on South African imports by the Irish government. By the mid-1980s, one in four Britons said they were boycotting South African goods – a testament to the reach of the anti-apartheid campaign. . . . The musicians union blocked South African artists from playing on the BBC, and the cultural boycott saw most performers refusing to play in the apartheid state, although some, including Elton John and Queen, infamously put on concerts at Sun City in the Bophuthatswana homeland. The US didn’t have the same sporting or cultural ties, and imported far fewer South African products, but the mobilisation against apartheid in universities, churches and through local coalitions in the 1980s was instrumental in forcing the hand of American politicians and big business in favour of financial sanctions and divestment. By the time President FW de Klerk was ready to release Mandela and negotiate an end to apartheid, a big selling point for part of the white population was an end to boycotts and isolation. Twenty-seven years after the end of white rule, some see the boycott campaign against South Africa as a guide to mobilising popular support against what is increasingly condemned as Israel’s own brand of apartheid.
. . . continues at the guardian (21 May, 2021)
#israel#palestine#gaza#south africa#i think all of us need to seriously study the history and actions of the anti-apartheid movement#and apply these lessons to the israeli occupation
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Elton John and David Furnish have done it, and so have Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
There’s a bloke from Essex who recently joined the club via an undisclosed overseas location and a 72-year-old Scotsman has just been recognised as the legitimate owner of an American one he bought back in 2020.
What we are talking about here is surrogacy: the incubation and effective purchase of babies after the careful selection of their component parts.
The global market – already worth almost $18 billion (£14 billion) – is projected to rise to $129bn by 2032, according to the research firm Global Market Insights, with anywhere between 5,000 and 20,000 babies incubated to order annually.
This covers the whole caboodle in which you can DIY things with a friend at one extreme, or go for the full Lamborghini treatment where, in some countries, an agent will help you shop around the globe for the finest sperm, eggs and wombs money can buy.
For those opting for the international pick and mix route, there are BOGOF deals (two implants for the price of one), the option of sex selection and a pay-as-you-go plan.
And that’s because you, the customer, are always right. As one agency, New Life Conceptual Limited, based in Lagos, Nigeria puts it: “…it takes four ingredients to make a baby: an egg, a sperm, a womb to grow in, and a family to go home to. You have the last ingredient, but you need a place for your baby to grow, and that’s why you’re here.”
Some companies even offer legal guarantees around defective foetuses that have to be aborted.
If you think I’m making this up, think again.
In the UK, where commercial surrogacy is banned but international imports are not, there are now between 400 and 500 new surrogate-incubated babies registered each year, while globally the business is more than doubling in value every two years.
Some call it a “miracle” and point to the invisible hand of the market creating a profitable multi-billion dollar industry in which everyone wins; a benign system of supply and demand the libertarian economist Leonard Read might have called I, Baby.
And while there is no suggestion that the multi-millionaire celebrities who have used surrogacy, like Elton John and the Kardashians, have exploited the surrogate mothers who bore their children, for others – including feminists like myself – the global surrogacy trade reeks of false entitlement.
It has been sanitised by the liberal “rights” agenda and the same self-serving logic that brands prostitutes “sex workers”. If it brings to mind a book or essay, it is Brave New World, Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel about social engineering and evil hiding in plain sight.
To what extent, for example, is the lack of regulation around surrogacy driving impoverished women into unsafe and unconsented arrangements, as it once did so extensively with domestic and international adoption?
And what do we really know of all those hundreds of Brits now shopping for children around the world.
Can it really be right that you can effectively buy a baby overseas but raise it in Britain where commercial surrogacy is supposed to be banned?
Just as in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, when we thought of adoption as a favour to unsuitable mums whether they be “wayward” teens or impoverished Mexicans, surrogacy is being sanitised.
Delve into the subject on the Internet and you will find that almost everywhere you look, it’s celebrated. These babies, magicked into welcoming arms, are seemingly a modern miracle for childless couples of every stripe. TikTok is full of it.
Here in Blighty, we have only “ethical surrogacy”, says Surrogacy UK, a leading non-profit “providing a safe, supportive environment for surrogates, intended parents and families”.
Such organisations emphasise the benefits to infertile couples, and the “great gift” bestowed by women (aged 16 or older) who are happy to “altruistically” lend their womb to another for nine months.
Whilst such arrangements do work for some, there is no reliable data on what is really going on in the UK. This is because the sector is governed by a bizarre mish-mash of statute and common law, and because regulation, where it exists at all, is opaque.
Echoing the words of a Tarantino script, surrogacy is legal in the UK but not a hundred per cent legal.
It’s legal to enter into an agreement with a surrogate, it’s legal to pay her “reasonable expenses”, and, if you’re the owner of a womb, it’s legal to grow a child (made with your eggs or someone else’s) and give it away once it’s born.
But it’s illegal to advertise you are looking for a surrogate in the UK or solicit for business if you want to become a surrogate. It’s also an offence to arrange or negotiate a surrogacy arrangement as a “commercial enterprise”, but that doesn’t really matter because, get this: “reasonable expenses” can stretch beyond the average annual wage.
If money is still an obstacle, you can always rent a womb from a woman in a country like California, Cyprus or Greece where for-profit surrogacy is legal, before bringing the child back home to the UK.
Another oddity of the UK system is that, while it is a criminal offence to advertise surrogacy services, there are “some exemptions for not-for-profit organisations”. It is not clear how these agencies are selected but they are organisations that officials at the Department of Health and Social Care deem trustworthy. It is how agencies like Surrogacy UK and Brilliant Beginnings are able to proactively recruit and advertise a willing pool of surrogates in Britain.
“All our surrogates benefit from being a part of our thriving community and can enjoy a range of events and gifts along the way,” says the Brilliant Beginnings website. “Surrogate retreats” and “milestone gifts” such as chocolates, flowers and even bellybuds - speakers that allow mothers to play music to babies in the womb - are all part of the service.
Brilliant Beginnings says “expenses” payments to surrogate mothers in the UK typically range between £12,000 to £35,000. It is not known how well off the typical UK surrogate is in relation to the intended parents check, but there is potentially a stark economic divide.
“For surrogates who receive means-tested state benefits, it is important to be clear about whether benefits might be affected by any expenses received,” says the Best Beginnings website. “We would always recommend surrogates are upfront with their benefits office”.
Evidence for the benefits and harms of surrogacy in the UK are almost entirely anecdotal.
Disputes do occur but no one really knows their frequency or what they entail because they are heard in the secretive Family Court, which sits mainly in private and from which detailed reporting is banned.
An obvious problem in the UK, is that the flash point for disputes typically arises after the fact - that is, after a child has been born. This is the point at which the intended parents (or parent) must apply to the Court for a “transfer of legal parenthood” and, in most cases, will be the first time the state even becomes cognisant of the surrogacy arrangement.
An application for such a transfer can only be made with the surrogate’s consent but the decision hinges on what the Court considers to be in the best interests of the child, not the surrogate mother.
“The parental order process takes place after birth and involves the family court, and a court-appointed social worker,” says the DHSC website. “This provides a valuable safeguard for the best interests of the child”.
There is a growing recognition that the regulation of surrogacy in the UK is inadequate but the agencies who run it want legislative reforms that favour the would-be parents rather than the surrogate mothers.
They are especially exercised about the fact that written agreements between surrogates and intended parents are ultimately unenforceable in the UK courts.
Others, including myself, want the practice banned – as it is in many countries across the world. Miriam Cates, the former Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, caused a storm in January when she said surrogacy was “just ethically not acceptable”.
“Of course adults have a strong desire to be parents, both men or women. Of course it’s a sadness if that’s unfulfilled for whatever reason – they can’t conceive, don’t have a partner, whatever it is.
“But to deliberately bring a child into the world in order to separate it from its mother at birth I think is just ethically not acceptable,” she said.
Alan White, chairman of Surrogacy UK, told a webinar hosted by the Royal College of Midwives in February that those of us who see the practice as unethical and exploitative were limiting choice and free will because we failed to properly understand the motivations of surrogate mothers.
“Surrogates don’t see themselves as mothers, they see themselves as extreme baby-sitters,” he said. “[They are] doing that wonderful thing of doing the part of having children women or gay men can’t do for themselves”.
To survive the psychological impact of giving away a child, there is little doubt that this sort of thinking helps.
As Helen Gibson, the founder of Surrogacy Concern points out, surrogates are encouraged to see themselves as a bystander – just the “the oven” or “the microwave”, as some describe themselves.
But this sort of psychological dissociation doesn’t always work, and perhaps seldom does.
I spoke to one UK woman who feels deep regret at her decision to enter into a surrogacy arrangement. Sandra, whose name I’ve changed, was 32 with two children of her own. She had escaped a violent husband, and was struggling to make ends meet.
A friend suggested she could make money by carrying a baby for an infertile couple. And, after approaching a UK agency she found via Facebook, she was told that in return for having the baby, she could enjoy “unlimited expenses, within reason”.
She was introduced to a gay male couple who wanted her to carry an implanted embryo, engineered with selected eggs to give them the best chance of a “tall, blonde child”. Sandra, by contrast, is short and dark.
The embryo transfer failed three times, and the IVF process made Sandra extremely sick. Eventually, the couple decided to go to California, but not before admonishing her for wasting “their time, and a lot of money.”
“I felt like a broodmare,” she told me.
If the UK surrogacy market is a classic British muddle, the global market is the wild west.
And because no UK Court or Home Office official can possibly check the provenance of all the elements that go to make up a child (the sperm, the eggs, the IVF, or, crucially, the free agency of the surrogate mother), anything goes for the unscrupulous.
Although most countries around the world still ban the practice, there are more than enough who don’t.
In Greece and various US states including California, Washington DC and Arkansas, commercial surrogacy is fully legal. In many other countries it is either unregulated or very lightly regulated, enabling the trade to flourish. Countries in this bracket include Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Guatemala, Iran, Kenya, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia and Ukraine.
WFI Surrogacy, one of America’s biggest providers, offers its customers what it calls a “live birth guarantee” – the promise that a birth will occur once the process is underway.
“The high quality of our egg donors and surrogate mothers enables us to make this type of guarantee”, says WFI. “Our live birth guarantee programs are available for either: singleton or twins [or] one specimen source or two specimen sources”.
“All our surrogate mothers are medically and psychologically screened,” it adds.
This is Big Fertility, whose business model relies on the commodification of every aspect of pregnancy.
A healthy overall budget for a Brit using the US surrogacy route sits between £250,000 to £320,000, according to the UK agency Brilliant Beginnings.
Often freelance agents or “fixers” will shop around the world for their clients to increase choice and reduce costs. A surrogate mum in Los Angeles, California costs a whole lot more than one from rural Mexico, for example.
Denmark has long been prized for its sperm, its tall blond donors making the most of their viking heritage.
For eggs, there are also options galore – and all pushed with a good dose of fairy tale genetics.
Egg Donor number “241222_01” on the World Center of Baby website (motto: every person deserves to be a parent) conforms precisely to the modern notion of female beauty as defined by Instagram.
Weighing in at just 66kg, she’s also “an artistic soul with a flair for creativity”. If you would prefer a sporty one, just go for donor number 241222_02 – “an athletic enthusiast, deeply engaged in fitness and sports”.
Embryos can be made up from the customers chosen eggs and sperm in any number of IVF labs around the world. They are then frozen and shipped to wherever the chosen surrogate may be. Fixers facilitate the entire process, including the negotiation of complex legal agreements and the careful arbitrage of international and domestic laws and regulations.
The wording of commercial surrogacy contracts is telling, the text reflecting the economic disparity between carrier and client.
“If Gestational Carrier suffers a loss of her uterus as a result of the performance of her obligations under this Agreement, she shall receive $5,000.00 from Intended Parents”, stipulates one contract.
It continues: “If Intended Parents jointly request Gestational Carrier to terminate the pregnancy because of the Child’s medical condition(s), she will do so promptly. If Gestational Carrier refuses to terminate, Gestational Carrier will have materially breached this Agreement and Intended Parents’ obligations under this Agreement shall cease immediately”.
Natalia Gamble, a director at Brilliant Beginnings, says the agency made an active decision “to only facilitate people going to places that we felt were ethical, secure, and safe”.
Although Ms Gamble is adamant that her approach is ethical, she helps clients go to Nigeria, Cyprus, and Ukraine, where commercial surrogacy flourishes.
“We made the active decision at Brilliant Beginnings to only facilitate people going to places that we felt were ethical, secure, and safe – we have very much focused on the US, but through our law firm (NGA Law) we have helped people go into places like Nigeria, Cyprus, and Ukraine because our role is much more not to help them do it in the first place but to help them bring their children home and resolve all the legalities afterwards,” she said.
Northern Cyprus even allows sex selection, with several clinics there advertising the service on their websites.
“The cases that are happening in Nigeria or Cyprus where it’s very unregulated and there’s no legal framework are a very, very small percentage of the overall international surrogacy landscape,” she said.
“We do need to be very alert to the risks of exploitation and those risks are greatest in places where there is no legal framework regulating how surrogacy is run [...] but, it’s about not overinflating those risks when the majority of people are going to what you might call ‘good surrogacy destinations’.”
Ms Gamble is pushing for a change to UK law that would grant commissioning parent(s) legal rights to the child (embryo) at the point of conception.
“It’s in the best interest of the child,” she says. “If you speak to any surrogate mother they will say ‘Look, I am not the mother of this child, I’m always very clear that it’s someone else’s child that I’m carrying’ – no one wants the surrogate mother on the birth certificate, including her.”
But is that really true – are surrogate mothers really so detached?
I spoke to Liane, who said her own experience of surrogacy caused “a huge amount of grief and hurt”.
She described the market as being infected with a sort of “toxic positivity”.
She added: “It’s painted as a wonderful thing to do, a beautiful selfless act which can only bring joy when for me, I felt used, manipulated, and devastated”.
Ms Gibson of Surrogacy Concern says cases involving “coercion and regret” are not uncommon, even within the UK’s surrogacy model.
“Surrogacy prioritises the wants of the adults ahead of the needs of the child, and creates a societal sense of entitlement towards women’s bodies,” she said.
The practices of single men buying children abroad, white couples using black surrogate mothers, and the growing trend towards using cut price surrogacy destinations such as Mexico, Colombia, Kenya and Ghana are all on Surrogacy Concern’s radar.
Physical harms to surrogate mothers are real. Carrying a baby always involves serious risk but, for surrogates, those risks are often greatly magnified.
Linda Khan, an epidemiologist based in the departments of Paediatrics and Population Health at NYU, says surrogates run an “increased risks of all kinds of pregnancy complications, which lead to adverse outcomes for women and children”.
One factor, she says, is that the embryo is not biologically related to the woman and implanted via IVF. Another is that “many women are carrying multiples because it’s so expensive. They want two for the price of one”.
“Twinning is not safe, even when it occurs naturally. It is a huge burden on women’s bodies, it gets all the risks of complications sky-rocketing.”
Whilst it would be difficult (though not impossible) to ban or abolish surrogacy entirely – changing laws to ban the ‘womb traffickers’ as many campaigners refer to the brokers, should be a priority.
The marketing of surrogacy should also be made subject to tougher regulation, say some experts, although many others favour a blanket ban.
“Surrogacy is a trade that makes commodities of children, of embryos and of eggs, and reduces women to being seen as machines,” said Ms Gibson. “It should not masquerade as a progressive solution to the problem of infertility.”
Further, any legal protections introduced in the UK should be for the benefit of the surrogate mothers giving birth and the babies, rather than for the commissioning parents or agents, adds Ms Gibson. A commissioning parent should never have a legal right to remove a baby if a woman has changed her mind.
In March last year, experts from 75 countries signed the Casablanca Declaration, which calls for a global ban on all forms of surrogacy. And in April this year, an international conference was held in Rome with an aim to provide all States with a legal instrument banning the practice of surrogate motherhood.
Implicit within it is a rejection of the fanciful and dangerous notion that anyone, anywhere has an inalienable right to a child.
“The regulations of each country are not enough to stop human trafficking globally,” said Bernard Garcia Larrain, the Executive Director of the Casablanca Declaration for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy.
“We need an international treaty to prohibit surrogacy because this is a global market that moves a lot of money and knows no borders,” he added.
#radfem#radblr#radical feminism#gender critical#radical feminist#terfblr#radfem safe#terf safe#article#surrogacy
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I desperately need to understand what Harry and Meghan really want. What is their objective? After 4 long years of spitting on the royal family, what more do they want ? Why this obsession with Kate and William ? They have millions of dollars, a house, children, businesses. For you, what are they really looking for ? Sorry for all these questions, but I would really be interested in hearing your opinion.
you won't be able to understand their logic because their brains aren't wired correctly.
Meghan wants to be as powerful and desirable as Catherine.
Harry wants the same power as Wiliam but without the duties, he just wants to be as powerful as William.
After 4 years we can say that they are really taking the path of second-rate royals and they are starting to be conscious. Why? 3 pseudo-royal visits to "less economically developed" countries because no real country will finance their tour without an investment in return. The problem is that it is obvious, which is why Meghan and Harry opt for ultra-controlled communication with a single journalist who has no idea how it works and who is convinced that this is how it is.
The biggest problem for Meghan is that her business has been overshadowed by Catherine's absence. I don't know if people realize, but Catherine was absent and she launched her brand but people noticed Catherine more. At that time (according to my tarot readings) Hollywood was impressed by Catherine's impact, they sold so many articles for 10 days. That's when they understood Catherine's power. AND it's over for Meghan, she can try a lot of things, she will always be behind.
Currently for Harry, he still has things because his father is king and his brother is the future king. But forget one thing, we are really starting to see that he is separated. We will never treat him the same way as William. Personally, he still has 4 years left in front of him after that it's over!! Prince George is coming, he will be 14 and he will enter adolescence, if he goes back to Elton, imagine the world press. Harry will be eclipsed by his nephews and niece. The children will start to participate in national and international tours.
What will they do?
that's all for me, good night.
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I saw some of you anti Ts posts they are funny and I need to Rant. sorry.
I am so FUCKING sick and TIRED of being relatable being cool! Fuck! If I wanna listen to someone they need to sound good! Way better than ME! Why is being average so overhyped! Bring back actual talent! Bring back people who can sing! Really sing. I want to be awestruck. I want to me in mesmerized. For fuckss sake Taylor Swift is only that popular because she is average and these swifties identify with her.
And fucking hell I AM SO TIRED of this bitch! I am so tired that they act like only her achievements count and as if achievements of other artists don't fucking count!
The Weeknd has a song with 4Billion streams on Spotify.
Drake has one song with 3 Billion and one with 2 Billion
Post Malone has one with 3 Billion and two with 2 Billion
Dua Lipa has four with 2 Billion
Justin Bieber has 3 with 2 Billion and 1 with 3 Billion
Coldplay has 3 with 2 Billion
Bruno Mars has 3 songs with 2 Billion
Ed Sheeran has 3 songs with 2 Billion and 1 song with 3 Billion
Taylor fucking Swift just recently as one song with 2 Billion streams! ONE! if she is so big? Why doesn't she have more? I can answer you this. Because her stupid fans only care about first week streams. They care about getting her on the chart. That is what spotify and billboard pushes. These morons will mass play her music all night so it get streams. It's so embarrassing.
If she didn't release shit constantly and her stans weren't some pathetic losers wanting her to chart so she just charts there is no WAY in fucking hell she could compete with todays artists.
Fucking hell and they compare her to Michael Jackson! Taylor Swift does not have the LONGEVITY. SHE DOES NOT. Not Mariah Careys, Britney Spears, Elton John or the Beatles. There's more but here's a few.
Michael Jackson had a top ten hit in 5 DIFFERENT DECADES. ( 6 if you count the Jackson 5) And probably will have another one after the biopic comes out!
If Taylor Swift would do this she would have to be able to have a TOP TEN HIT in 2030 and 2040. There is no way she would be doing this.
Mariah Carey in 4 DECADES SINCE THE 90'S!
Britney Spears the same as Mariah!
Elton John in four from the 70's- 20's missing the 00's and 10's.
The Beatles in the 60's 70's 90's and 20's.
Like i hate it so much how much this woman is pushed! And swifties gon act like as if she is the only artist being this succesful! SHE IS NOT! It's more impressive that Rihanna still gets high streams beside not releasing anything for YEARS! BTCH i wanna see Taylor Swift not releasing anything for 7 Years and see where she's at. Let's find out. But this woman is to coward to ever do that. She is so damn desperate for validation it's embarrassing.
HOW THE FUCK IS SHE NOT EMBARRASSED WINNING ALL THESE AWARDS OVER PEOPLE WHO ARE 10 TIMES MORE TALENTED THAN HER?!
This btch is absolutely not humble because i would be embarrassed. Literally. It's like how can you shit as tour gain so much money when you know you can't dance and are a mid singer.
And these faces of acting shocked when she wins an award! With that open mouth and GOD! Yes we get it you won again "suprisingly."
How the fuck does she have more AOTYs than any other fucking artist ever? How the fuck does this mediocre ass woman have more than Janet, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder.
And don't let me start on her victim card that she has used has her brand since fucking Kanye West had to go up on stage and embarrass her. He literally started this whole shit. You can never criticise her for anything. Because if you do you are a misogynist who just hates succesful women. She's always the fuckin victim and swifties romanticize it so much! They want her to be this struggling underdog who rose to fame cause that is what fits their damn wattpad story!
Taylor Swift wants to be the Man. She wouldn't be as succeaful if she was a man. Point blank period. Her shield to protect her self from any criticism wouldn't work. The only thing she has to be oppressed about is being a woman thats why her and swifties milk it so fuccking hard!!!
Thanks, and it’s ok. This whole blog is just a bunch of rants anyways.
But everything you said was true. I didn’t know she of all people have more aoty awards than those you mentioned. This just proves that the Grammys are a joke.
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Our party consists of a human artificer (my IRL husband) and a dragonborn paladin (me) who have a habit of seducing the local cat girl population wherever we go, a yuan-ti named lou whos patron is Elton from cat Twitter and their life goal is to become a cat and convert people to eltonism, and a brand new player who plays a shapeshifting druid named nix
We were having some ooc discussion
Me : Are tabaxis furrys?
DM: No, but those that like them are
My husband: Almost everyone in the party is for sure a furry then.
New player: Also any character who chooses to be an animal or animal kin is a furry irl confirmed
New player: Except Nix. Because she's for sure not me vicariously exploring being a furry.
DM: I mean, this whole campaign has been taking place in the Furry Federation
By popular demand
Me: Where else do you expect 3 furries to want to be
New player: is [warlock player] a furry?
Me: Listen all im saying is Lou wants to be a cat very badly
Me: Assigned furry at dnd
Warlock player: AFAD
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dating frat! kyle headcanons please?? ily 💕💕
Dating Kyle Spencer - Campus Fratboy Headcanons
note: i love this! it's a lil quickie i can put out before i post my next story!
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He's really affectionate in public. Especially around his frat brothers. He treats you like his prized possession, but not in a toxic manipulative way. He's just really proud he bagged a babe like you.
And by showing you off, I definitely mean he tries to make his frat bros jealous of what he has with you. He talks you up to them and tells them how cool you are (your achievements, things he likes about you).
In private he's even sweeter. Very vulnerable with his emotions. He comes right out and says what he's feeling no matter what.
He will open up to you about anything. Fights/arguments are typically very productive. He's a good communicator and lays his thoughts out on the table for you.
Not afraid to cry in front of you either. He isn't afraid to curl up into a ball on your lap and sob into the crook of your neck. But he's also very supportive of your emotions too. Will do anything in his power to make you feel better. Total softie.
Frequently buys you flowers/food/trinkets he thinks you'd like whenever he gets the chance. Always thinking of you. He remembers the small things, too.
You said you were out of your moisturizer last night? He shows up with it the next day, correct brand and all, because he knew you had class and would be too busy to get to the store.
Definitely is already planning your wedding. Like who will be there, where it will be, the whole nine. He's a commitment king. He doesn't do flings. When he's dating you he's in it for the long haul.
100% has the worst sex playlist on Earth. Like he made one, which is cute, but it's all 80s yacht rock and classic rock he was raised on.
Fav songs include: Hold The Line by Toto, Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp, Do Ya by Electric Light Orchestra, and I'm Still Standing by Elton John.
Total uncle vibes. He's a 20-year-old uncle. Makes dad jokes and is super corny. If you're in a store together and a song he likes starts playing, he will full-on start singing and dancing to it in an attempt to make you laugh.
Like he will twirl you and everything.
A total people-pleaser. You have to have multiple stern talks with him about doing whatever his frat brothers ask him to do. He just wants to fit in, but you see their tendency to walk all over him and take advantage of his kindness.
That being said, he is totally cool with making a fool of himself in public. He laughs at himself a lot.
He's really book-smart, but not always street-smart. Common sense sometimes evades him. He'll tutor you in biology but then forget to use oven mitts when pulling something hot out of the oven.
Very intimate in more ways than sex. It isn't a top priority for him. He is very touch-oriented. Every part of him wants to be touching you at all times. He would live him your clothes if he could.
He's big on neck kisses. They're his weakness.
Whenever you hold hands he makes a point to stroke the back of your hand with his thumb. When you cuddle, he's playing with your hair. When you're studying together, his arm is around you, or his hand is on your forearm.
Big on eye contact. He likes to look into your eyes during intimate moments. It helps him feel grounded/stay connected to you. Gives him a sense of control.
He is super helpful. Will always carry heavy things for you. Built the Ikea bookshelf in your apartment for you all by himself. When he's around your family, he helps with cooking, cleaning, whatever.
Makes a point to sit next to your grandmother/grandfather. Really respects his elders. Has genuine conversations with them and is super patient. Truly listens to their life stories.
Has a folder in his phone of pictures of you. He's always taking candid shots of you. He likes the non-posed photos just as much as the posed ones.
Don't even get me started on the selfies. He will send you 5 million silly selfies when he's bored. Whenever you hang out he's taking dumb selfies with you. Basically, he figured out his phone had a front camera and has been entertained by it ever since.
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I HAVE SO MANY MORE SO LMK IF YOU WANT A PT 2 OR ANOTHER CHARACTER!!! THESE ARE FUN
#evan peters#evan peters fic#kyle spencer x y/n#kyle spencer#kyle spencer x reader#kyle spencer headcanons#ahs#ahs coven
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Blending Flavors and Creativity: An Interview with a Culinary Innovator
Although cooking, music, and comedy may seem like separate worlds, for our guest today, they blend seamlessly into a creative and flavorful masterpiece. From Jacqine’s early days of experimenting in the kitchen as a teenager to writing an innovative cookbook filled with recipes, melodies, and laughter, this culinary artist has crafted a unique experience for food lovers and creative minds alike. Join us as we explore her journey, inspirations, and advice for aspiring cooks and writers.
1. When did you discover the joy of cooking? At 15 years old, I started to cook various dishes in the kitchen.
2. What was one of your favorite dishes to make when you first started cooking?
Italian food and Greek food. I made meatballs, lasagna, pasta, moussaka, Greek salad, pastitsio.
3. What inspired you to produce and publish a cookbook? My mom used to cook various foods in the kitchen from when I was a toddler. They were delicious foods, Mediterranean and Eastern European, but she encouraged me to experiment with foods on my own. So, I did. I independently created recipes and expanded my repertoire of foods over time. I watched my mother sometimes. My mother made meat and noodle dishes, pepper steak, and a variety of foods.
4. Your cookbook has music and songs in it. When did you first discover your passion for music? Yes, I started playing organ around the age of 9 years old and I moved on to piano, recorder, and a little bit of flute later on. My father also discovered I could sing and that my singing abilities developed over time as well and I began to sing in other languages too. I took some piano and vocal lessons, bought a piano, and started to write and produce my own music. My music skills evolved and I enjoyed being in jazz improvisation classes and classical courses including music conservatory courses in theory, ear training, and piano. I soon realized I had a great appreciation for compositions and I enjoyed writing music. I later began to perfect my music production skills.
5. Who was/were your musical influences growing up? Lalah Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Earth Wind and Fire, Annie Lenox, Chicago, Sting, Jeffrey Osbourne, Joe Jackson, Bruce Hornsby, Luther Vandross, Genesis, Chic, Patti Labelle, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Stanley Jordan, Joe Sample, Peter White, Brian Culbertson, Tavares, The Bee Gees, Nelson Rangell, Shalamar, Quincy Jones, Tina Turner, Mini Riperton, Pat Metheny, Phyllis Hyman, Teena Marie, Olivia Newton-John, and my dad’s influences: Debbie Boone, Connie Francis, Mama Cass.
6. Your book also has some comedic stories in it. When did you first discover your comedic writing skills? I was in college and had an acting course in improvisation and there I learned to express my creativity. I began to tell stories to friends and they thought the stories I told them were funny.
14. Where can we find you (website, social media)?
Contact Info:
● Website: https://Jacqine.com
● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacqine.cb/
● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacque.cohen Brand page: https://www.facebook.com/Jacqinemusic
● YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jacqine
● Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5FvjwX4IOGqhVT4nIP16em?si=1F_by2JwTdqPe3ndbtE_Dg
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✨️ GET TO KNOW YOU / CATCH UP TAG ✨️
Tagged by the one and only @rapide-acoustic ✨️✨️✨️ Thanks babe!
Currently reading: Stephen King: On Writing
Last Song I Listened To: Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran, Elton John
Last series: I rewatched Yuri on Ice last week ⛸️
Last movie: While You Were Sleeping
Currently watching: Nothing, but I'll be watching Letters to Santa (Listy do M) tonight?
Sweet/savory/spicy: Savory AND sweet afterwards 😌
Relationship status: Just got out of a toxic relationship with academia 🤣
Favourite colour: green!
Current obsession: Hmm I got into volleyball this year after being a huge hater most of my life? But I super fucked up my ankle two months ago and I'm still not close to being allowed to play again 😔
Tea or coffee: Neither much, but I prefer tea out of the two (I do love me some chamomile but the French have conditioned me to be like, that's not tea!!! That's an infusion!)
Last thing I googled: Reverse image searched this logo to try to figure out the supplier brand and find a sizing chart for a club merch order (unsuccessfully), does anyone know wtf this brand is?
Tagging @themrenaissancemen🎄✨️
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ursa's les amis modern au - courfeyrac
| 1. campus {vampire weekend} 2. big parade {the lumineers} 3. bennie and the jets {elton john} 4. the ballad of peter pumpkinhead {crash test dummies} 5. it's still rock and roll to me {billy joel} 6. actor out of work {st. vincent} 7. the chicken in black {johnny cash} 8. daydream believer {the monkees} 9. fireflies {owl city} 10. brand new key {melanie} 11. rocket man {elton john} 12. sloppy seconds {watsky} 13. call me maybe {carly rae jepsen} |
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Weekly tag Wednesday - The Google search edition!
Alright, roll call! @mybrainismelted @creepkinginc @spookygingerr @jrooc @gallapiech
@thepupperino @transmurderbug @blue-disco-lights
Thank you for the tags - let's get into it yuh
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Name: For tonight, you can call me yours
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? (or you)?: Who has what kinda sand with Diego? I'm in the mountain land, my friend
Ok, so this week we are going to snoop into your google search. type in each phrase and tell us what the first suggestion is that google gives you!
What is the best way to… sleep. curled up in your ar--
Where can I… Saltburn. Not watched. Iffy if I want to or not.
How old is… Taylor Swift. Google says 34, but you never ask a lady her age.
How long does it take… to learn Norwegian? Forever and a day.
How many… songs can fit on a cd. It's for research. No need to know.
Who set the record for… the longest rock concert in the united states? Bruce Springsteen, apparently.
When did… the voting age change to 18 uk? Again, research.
What does it feel like to… get shot? I probably have googled that ngl
Can you… feel the love tonight. Sing it, Elton John!
When you… wish upon a star. Yeah, I know music.
Why do… we hear more about labor issues today? Really hope I get a good grade on this paper.
Is there a way… to save Karlach? Who now?
How old do you have to be… to have paypal? Idk.
Where do the… maori come from? Probably useful information one day.
What is the best time to… wake up? Easy. Never. Next question.
And to finish us off… What comes up when you type in Shameless? Shameless cigarette brand. Which are often Morleys, a fictional cigarette brand used in many different medias.
Do it (or don't, but still...) @spacerockwriting @transmickey @rayrayor @bawlbrayker @stocious
@sam-loves-seb @doshiart @heymacy @lee-ow
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Chappell Roan debuts lesbian country song on SNL
New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/chappell-roan-debuts-lesbian-country-song-on-snl/
Chappell Roan debuts lesbian country song on SNL
Chappell Roan has confirmed a new era is starting for her, performing a brand new sapphic country-pop song on Saturday Night Live.
The pop superstar, 26, was the musical guest on the show over the weekend, as comedian John Mulaney hosted.
Chappell performed Pink Pony Club first, but for her second performance of the night, she debuted a new track.
Titled The Giver, the country-pop serenade is about her favourite topic: girls loving girls.
“All you country boys saying you know how to threat a woman right,” Chappell said during a spoken word aside in the song.
“Well, only a woman knows how to treat a woman right. She gets the job done.”
The title of the song was only confirmed when the SNL performance was uploaded – and then removed – from the show’s YouTube account.
Watch below:
Chappell Roan’s full hq performance of ‘The Giver’, her new cuntry single, live on SNL! pic.twitter.com/NdKLmqXRpw
— best of chappell roan (@bestofchappell) November 3, 2024
Watch Chappell’s performance of Pink Pony Club below:
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Chappell Roan is releasing her second album
Chappell Roan toured Australia late last year following the release of her debut album The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, which was a slow burn success.
She performed smaller venues in Australia, but in less than 12 months the American artist has become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, breaking crowd size records at festivals.
Chappell has been teasing the release of new music recently.
Last week, she posted a photo of herself with the vinyl of her debut album and wrote, “Album kinda popped off imo but it is time to welcome a hot new bombshell into the villa.”
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Read more:
Chappell Roan reflects on meteoric rise to pop stardom
‘I’m coming’: Chappell Roan teases next Australian tour
‘True talent’: Elton John is a huge Chappell Roan fan
Chappell Roan calls out ‘creepy’ fan behaviour
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“IF YOU DANCE, I'LL DANCE; AND IF YOU DON'T, I'LL DANCE ANYWAY”
⊹₊ ⋆ ( hannah dodd, cis woman, she/her, 29 ) i think christina “chrissy” meyer just walked by! wow, they really are hannah dodd lookalike! they’ve been here in new york city for 10 years, and seem to always have their v ntage chanel locket. i heard they made their $25m as a prima ballerina, and are often associated with the magic of fairytales, the sensation of falling in love, and spinning around in a brand new dress. let’s hope the world doesn’t find out [REDACTED]
INTRODUCING…
NAME: Christina "Chrissy" Florence Meyer GENDER & PREFERRED PRONOUNS: Cis Woman (She/Her) AGE: 29BIRTHDAY: October 22, 1995 ZODIAC: Libra Sun, Virgo Rising, Capricorn Moon SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Pansexual & Panromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single FACE CLAIM: Hannah Dodd OCCUPATION: Prima Ballerina HOMETOWN: London, UK CHARACTER PLAYLIST: HERE.
UP NEXT: “TINY DANCER” BY ELTON JOHN
BIOGRAPHY:
Chrissy sang before she talked and danced before she walked. At least, that's what her mother claims anyway. Growing up in the Meyer home, Christina was never deprived of anything. Her father being a business tycoon, whilst her mother busied herself with philanthropy. The Meyer name held a form of regency that came with luxury, though that never stopped Chrissy from fighting dragons with her father in the backyard and creating stories over tea time with her beloved teddy bears.
The Meyer name also came with stress. The young girl always taught that things were either perfect or nothing; Which instilled itself in her brain as she could either amount to perfection or nothing. This belief also stemming from her ballet classes she had been attending to ever since she was potty trained. This perfect ideal a curse for being an Meyer - because the Meyer line was always perfect in all that they put their minds and hearts to.
It wasn't until high school, that the young Meyer woman started to rebel against this belief. She didn't mind getting dirty in her Sunday's best, nor did she mind if she was caught goofing off at the barre with her ballet friends (she attended The Royal Ballet School). But, she got away with so much because she's an Meyer. She leant her time to volunteering on the weekends, obtained straight A's in all her classes, and was never late - ever. Though she tried to unravel the golden girl status she had, there was no true way of getting out from under the Meyer legacy. At least, not in London anyway.
As it turned out, Christina wasn't entirely sure who she was, if not for the Meyer name. When she received a full-ride scholarship to NYU, she jumped at the chance to see the world outside her fish bowl of a community. It was her chance to chase her dreams in the city that never sleeps - where her name didn't dictate who she was anymore. And, well, she made a huge name for herself in the ballet community. Chrissy is a proud ballerina who tours the world for various productions. You can also catch her being Clara in The Nutcracker this holiday season, when she isn't working as a Rockette. Either way, her fame is sky-high, with offers coming in from celebs to be in music videos, as well as movie productions needing dancers. Chrissy is well in-demand and is even getting her toes wet with modeling.
EXTRA-EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT HER!
Chrissy is a ball of sunshine. She is always looking at the bright side of life, and you can definitely catch her dancing in the rain when she’s on the move. Due to this, she has a tendency of being everyone’s cheerleader in life - even if they don’t want one. Though being raised in luxury, Chrissy is fond of the simple things in life and cherishes every moment like it’s her last. She finds ways to romanticize her life, even the most mundane parts; turning her chore of washing dishes into a full on concert. She’s sentimental and this comes from how deeply she cares for others. If you have an event coming up, Chrissy is definitely the best present-giver. She also tends to surprise people with what she remembers detail-wise. One thing about Chrissy is that she’s a hopeless romantic. If Hallmark rom-coms have only one fan, it’s her. She tends to fall for people at the drop of a hat, which leaves her in a vulnerable position but she’s used to pouring her heart out on stage so - it’s just Chrissy being Chrissy. She’s the type of person to fall for strangers without even talking to them, and her friends are all truly over her for this. Chrissy loves to laugh, and when you get her to open up you can see just how funny she can be. A total goofball who loves literature and high-femme movies. When she’s upset, she tends to go on a baking spree. So whilst she pours her heart and tears out to her friends, they get to fill up on some yummy treats like it’s a reward for tolerating her. She leans into the ballet core aesthetic of dress; her wardrobe is all whimsical and she has a collection of Selkie dresses that overtook her walk-in closet. Chrissy is disciplined due to her line of work and is prone to be a bit of a workaholic as well as a perfectionist. She does tend to beat herself up every now and again and is prone to being overly self-critical. She loves music and can play piano and a little bit of the guitar. She also collects snow globes! At the end of the day, her heart craves adventure and she is just falling in love with life with each new passing day.
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Sure there's "naive" but Harry literally included an anecdote where he was thinking about his dead mother while rubbing the same brand of scented skin cream on his penis.
The multiple people involved in the creation of the book absolutely know how that reads - Moehringer, Meghan (maybe Doria?), Penguin staff, any friends he trusted to give feedback (Nacho?), and possible beta-testers.
You simply can't convince me that a major publishing house like PRH would not know how the book would be excerpted in the press. And they would have known that serialisation in the tabloids could be a further income stream + keep the focus on the anecdotes that shape the public narrative the most.
Okay, one last one before I close for the night.
I agree with you. I think when they say naive they mean Harry specifically, not the publisher. The publisher must have known, but I bet Harry insisted on not excerpting. He accused Elton John of hypocrisy when he did, so I bet he was the one who made that decision.
This one is on him. He can't shift the blame.
Okay, now it's good night for sure.
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Song Shuffle Game
rules: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first 5 songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for the one they like the most! 🎶
Tagging some of my recent rebloggers because I wanna get to know my moots more!!
@iam3nity @misakiusui07 @lamonnaie @hyeoni-comb @wolfsbane15
#bollywood songs#song of the day#elton john#bangtan#bangtan sonyeondan#jimin#asked and answered#song challenge#shuffle
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