#I HATE TWEENING OMG

[glitchy-across-aus]

TSARI vs SMGLOREN When it rains

for @tiredsmashbros and @libbytwq

[omgthatdress]

An Analysis of the Ubiquity of Mall Brands in the late 1990s to early 2000s, or

I Fucking Hate These Guys

by OMG!thatdress

If you were a tween to teenager from roughly 1997 to 2004, chances are, you were left with profound life-long trauma caused by someone wearing Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie & Fitch, Ralph Lauren, Nautica, American Eagle, The Gap, Old Navy, or, if you were came along a little later, Hollister or Aeropoastale.

I cannot overstate to my young followers how over-saturated these brand names were in teen culture at the turn of the millennium, the extend to which EVERYONE was wearing them, and yet, in a weird way, how light the imprint they actually left on fashion history was.

Watching iconic teen shows of the era, you don't see any of them because a.) TV teenagers tend to be way cooler and more stylish than awkward and desperate real teenagers actually are, and b.) these brands were all copyright protected, which kept their names and logos off the airwaves.

Look in a middle school yearbook, however, you'll see it. Look at your aunt and uncle's high school photo albums, you'll see it. Ask any late Gen X or early Millennial. It was real and it was fucking awful.

The big question is why? Why? WHY, GOD WHY?! There's a lot of answers to that question.

First of all, I'm going to cite this absolutely wonderful article from Collector's Weekly about why everyone's grandma had a hideous orange couch in the 70s, and give the most simple and straightforward answer: it's what was available.

This is when the concept of online shopping is still very much in its infancy, and the hub of American consumer culture was still your local mall. If you needed new clothes, you went to the mall. And guess what stores were at every local mall? You guessed it.

For the second answer, I'm going to dig up this utter relic from the early days of internet meme-ing, that has nonetheless stuck with me and had a profound impact of my understanding of how popular fashion works:

I'm pretty sure that the reason Abercrombie & Fitch manages to survive as a brand today rests solely increasingly middle-aged Millennial men whose sense of style has refused to evolve past the shit their mom bought them in high school.

And why the hell would they? Nobody wore Abercrombie because it made them stand out or feel special. I'm still pretty convinced that nobody actually *liked* the aesthetic or thought the clothes actually looked good. You need not look past the basic color palette to understand these were not brands meant for uniqueness or self-expression.

While Britney Spears pranced around stage in her iconic neon colors and body glitter, American teenagers existed in a never-ending hellscape of washed-out neutrals, faded denim, and American flag primary colors.

All of which served its exact purpose: it was safety. It was a way to appear cool if you didn't want to go through the ordeal of actually having a personality or a sense of style. Which, of course, goes back to point number one: it was just shit you bought at the mall because you needed clothes.

It wasn't enough to save you once the school bully caught that whiff of autism and/or queerness on you, but it was enough that you could blend into the herd and pray no one ever noticed you.

Underneath it all was a very subtle undercurrent of class and classism: to wear mall brands was to declare to the world that you could indeed afford to shop at the mall. It meant you weren't, god forbid, poor.

Status symbol clothing goes back to the invention of clothing itself. The concept of brands as status symbols is still very much alive and well, its just more limited to actual luxury brands nowadays. One need look no further than your favorite high-end children's clothing website to see that rich parents still very much think it important that you know their five-year-old is wiping its boogers on Versace.

None of these brands were actual high-end luxury brands, but they still advertised and presented themselves as such. Their ads featured signifiers of "all-american" (read: White) wealth: yachts, skiing, horses, beaches, shirtless dudes with chiseled abs playing verious sportsballs.

The color palettes and cuts mimicked the preppy "Ivy" style of the New England old-money elite, along with their hobbies and lifestyle. You may not actually own a horse, but you can wear a polo shirt. You may not be able to run without breaking your ankle, but you wear the same shirt as the dude holding a football in the ad.

It was an elitist, White and skinny image that didn't age well into the diversity and body-positivity of the 2010s.

In 2003, a lawsuit was filed against Abercrombie & Fitch alleging systematic racial discrimination. People of color were rarely hired, and if they were, they were given jobs in the back, away from customer view. In 2005, the U.S. district court approved a settlement of $50,000. A few years ago, Netflix released the documentary White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch which admittedly I haven't watched yet because my hatred runs too deep to remind myself of its existence.

It was a hatred of Abercrombie & the (white, thin, neurotypical, heterosexual) conformity that it represented that drove me screaming into the loving arms of Hot Topic and Linkin Park. Jordan Calhoun wrote an excellent article for the Atlantic about his experience growing up poor and Black and not fitting in to the Abercrombie aesthetic.

I would be very remiss if I didn't bring up the "urban" mall brands of the early 2000s: Fubu, Sean Jean, Ecko, Baby Phat, among others. They were favored by Black teenagers and White teenagers who wanted to be Black. I know there's a lot to be said about these brands, but I'm too Caucasian to really be able to talk about them with nuance. Maybe someone else will, and I will be very happy to listen.

As much as I hate Tommy Hilfiger, I really do have to give him credit for recognizing the incredibly lucrative "street wear" market and selling power of hip-hop. While most of these mall brands kept their image sparkling White, Tommy made Aaliyah his brand ambassador and regularly appeared in the wardrobes of popular rap and R&B artists of the time.

It'd be very easy and very reductive to say that the changing ideology of the 2010s was the downfall of preppy mall brands, but really, the thing that truly killed them was the downfall of the mall itself. Shopping habits changed, and logos and brand names no longer held the power they once had.

The moral of the story is that being a teenager is fucking hell, and these popular brands both offered the safety of conformity and a status symbol to hold over the heads of the poor and uncool. The irony is that everyone who hated them as teenagers (read: ME) and the freaks who grew up to truly love the power of self-expression through personal style (read: ME) became the truly cool people. If you wore Abercrombie you grew up to vote for Donald Trump.

GO GOTH. PREPS SUCK. THE END.

[luveline]

What do you think kbd steve and reader are like in the future and how are the girls in the future?

omg that’s such a fun thing to think about

, I always think that eventually reader would stop working full time so Steve and her would both be part time instead, and that would maybe change some things. I think Avery would struggle cos she’d try to look after everyone all the time, but Steve would make sure she knew it wasn’t her job! I think Avery would be the smarty pants too and she’d end up going to college and hate it cos it ends up being far away from her family. I think Beth would stay closer to home, and that she’d keep being a daddy’s girl and they’d end up being pretty inseparable in the tween years, even later on. Not that I think Steve wouldn’t be infatuated with all of them forever. I can never make my mind up with Dove but I think she’d get quieter as she’s older, less grumpy, maybe she’d go all soft and gentle like the reader. I was thinking about giving them a family pet cos I think dove and Beth both feel like animal lovers, though Beth might be more of a dog person and dove a cat person.

I think Steve would actually enjoy working more! Once all their babies are grown enough for school, he’d get back into the swing of things and realise that he actually likes having a career, even if he doesn’t like anyone more than his family, and it might be nice for the reader to spend more time at home. I don’t think she’d ever wanna be a housewife (which either way is fine of course) so they’d keep their house balance the same, pretty much? I don’t really know! It’s genuinely fun to think about cos I think everything can go any which way. Like, I think wren would grow up and be exactly like Avery, even in looks, and there’s so many decisions you could make about what they’d do for their careers, their hobbies, how Steve and reader will cope with their eventual five babies

[cheezekennith]

So uh hi

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the ask box is now closed already bc i told the palestinians to stop donating me cuz y'know i don't have money, they keep spamming me but i still support them (and note: I left the touhou fandom so please don't like nor reblog my old touhou stuff please!)

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The old introduction post is so ugly ew wtf

I am cheeze, eli or nemesis, you may call me but don't call me weird ahh shitty names

And this is not ment for children, this blog is 13+ btw so sorry for a ppl who are tweens or younger

I'm an artist who likes drawing, sleeping or attending to cosplays

My age is a no bc why

Im a roman catholic and uh yuh

I'm a minor please don't do disgusting ahh shit on me wtf💀-

I have autism or ASD (i have a disorder well about 9 or 10) and cycle social (I'm disabled well erm)

I lived in the philippines

I am a young artist who is currently in junior high school

I am half filipino, half chinese and half spainish (or aka mestizang chinese)

I'm very weird asl

I collect some figures

I'm sometimes a cosplayer yea i attend cosplays cuz i attend sometimes

I sometimes speak filipino or tagalog cuz uhm y'all know, I'm very bad at it (pwede ako ig?) and tagalog isn't my first language but, english is my first language (sometimes my English is garbage)

I am asexual btw

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My birthday is august 24 or 08/24 (in philippine calendar ofc) and at least I don't share the year

Oh also btw i like owls bc their my favs

Anyways my persona cuz why not

And my second persona

And meet the artist card bc I made one

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My fandoms/interest/hyperfixations are uhm

Ghost and pals

Fpe/fundamental paper education

Vocalsynth fandom/community (vocaloid, synth v and utau)

Twf/the walten files

Kirby fandom

welcome home

animal crossing

sander sides

the owl house

amphibia

yaelokre

inside out fandom

Prroductt fandom

Ramshackle

Duolingo

The torappu theatre

And more omfg I have some many fandoms help istg

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I also have alot of ocs to count and I even sometimes forgot my ocs' names

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And uhm please do not interact/dni if you are a

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Aut1sm speaks supporter

Y∆n dev supporter

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Pr0shipper/c0mshipper/M∆P

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Person who hate or insult furries

R∆cist

I$rael supporter

Person who insults therians

Person who insult minors

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Any type of K1nk/f3tish blog (you are disgusting me srsly)

R4pist or aka t3rf

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Person who judge based on their religion

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Person/blog/artist who use ai for art/animation and etc

If your one of these people

Get tf out of my blog cuz this isn't for you AND YOU DISGUSTED ME LIKE SERIOUSLY👹👹👹👹👹-

AND ALSO DON'T USE "~" IN THE END IN THE TEXT ON ME BC ITS SO FUCKING WEIRD IN MY OPINION OMG PLEASE STOP I HATE IT✋💀- (its not cute, flirty, nor playful imo bc its weird bc mostly deviantart users use that, so uhm please dont use the tilde in the end of your text while talking to me and you know in fact im a minor, well nuh uh ):<)

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The mutuals I have ig?

@sayuri-does-skits / @sayuri-finn @nightkit92 @sunnytoonsproductions @nia1sworld @night-terrorzz / @lost-terrorzz @0lemonadefox0 @antonias-beloved @textbook-dinner @flutterflutteryay @oddlyvoid @iggyguyy @sundove88 @s4gefr0g @n0vatsu @devillemon085 @bl0si @yourlocalcrybxby @everlastingsilliness @dackychansworldofhoshino @m0chiiandfooz @bugofmanynames @bread-sheeran

My online father

@ttlyhumannotalienhehe

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Socials:

Youtube: cheezekennith

Blue sky: cheezekennith

Magma: cheezekennith

Pinterest: cheezekennith

SU or sketchers united: nope my age and face is here wtf

Wiki fandom: cheezekennith

Roblox: gummymojarii

Discord: cheezekennith

Duolingo: cheezekennith

Spotify: <•∆~🇵🇭CHEEZE🇨🇳🇪🇸~∆•>

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Alt account: @cheeze-extraz (i didn't use that account that much btw)

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Have some crappy user boxes bc why not

Also this account is selfship safe if you're a fellow selfshipper like my friend @antonias-beloved and you're welcome here, except for proshipper and comshippers are not allowed here

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Also another fact btw, I like henry elsner, ∆lice, and felix kranken btw-

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[hughiecampbelle]

Baby Roy Becoming A Singer Would Include:

Requested: i know you’ve been having a rough time lately, so get to this whenever you can!!! no worries or rush my dear ❤️❤️ i’ve been thinking about your version of baby!roy and how much i love them, but what if they never joined the waystar company? like the version of baby!roy that lives in my head never joined in & instead became a very sad and angry indie singer who used their music as a way to vent out their anger lol. idk i just think the idea of the youngest roy kid being an edgy little indie singer all the gay teens run to is funny & cute to me - anon

A/N: I know this wasn't a request but omg the more I kept thinking about it, the more I fell in love!!!! I hope you don't mind!!! I love this Baby Roy with my whole entire heart!!! Feedback is always appreciated 💜💜💜

Succession Masterlist

You're a classically trained musician. Not just with your voice, but piano, violin, cello, and flute. If you were going to be interested in music, it was going to be Logan's way

He made you play every party, every gala, putting the money he invested to work. It was your party trick. You could play some of the toughest pieces of music with your eyes closed and your hands tied behind your back, but this wasn't your type of music. You liked it more indie, more grungey and grimey

You had band posters all over your walls, records and CDs and all your storage on your computer filled up by songs. You had a notebook you were constantly writing in for song lyrics

"What a cute diary!"

"Fuck off Rome."

Instead of sneaking out to go to parties or see partners, which you do too, you mostly snuck out to go to concerts. You bought the tickets without anyone knowing, seeing your favorite artists

All your clothes were band shirts from said concerts

You definitely have your hair dyed with tons of piercings, all of them diy just to spite your father. You got into it when you were a young tween and it just escalated from there

"Is that a tongue piercing?"

"Don't say anything, Shiv, please."

You always have your headphones on playing as loud as it can. Your father hates it. He's stopped telling you to take them off during mealtimes, but it used to be one of his biggest triggers

Your fights were brutal. Where Connor tried to disappear and Rome shrank, you only grew more fiery, more stubborn and passionate. Kendall and Shiv knew it would get you into deep trouble. Ever since you were little you'd decided every battle was a good enough one of to pick. It was like having two Logan's in the room

You sing often, all the time. You have a beautiful voice. Logan has even called it angelic, ever since you could sing you have been

But you use to to scream and sing all these horrible songs he would never let you listen to if he had that power. He calls it a waste of talent, you a waste of talent

When you're home alone, the place shakes from the speakers, your music playing so loud. Then you really feel like yourself, like you can belt it out

You start your own band when you're a teenager. You find the equally gifted musicians stunted by their parents and make your own beautiful music

The bands name changes so often, but eventually you find one both catchy and to the point

You have an artist friend make t-shirts for all of you and then a few extra, knowing Connor will proudly show it off

"This is amazing, kiddo. You should be really proud."

You use one of your fathers many garages, moving the car out for practice. It's angry and sad and your drummer wears too much eyeliner and your bassist needs a haircut, but you sound good. Really good

You get the word out at school talent shows and battle of the bands and play at people's parties basically for free. It's all about exposure

You become pretty popular. Everyone knows you for your music, not for your name or blood or even your siblings who went to the same school. It feels good, really good

When you're not practicing in the garage late into the night or playing at parties, you're singing at open mics and trying to get out there

Years you spend lugging your equipment and instruments and playing for a bunch of drunk teenagers/college students. It's what you love, even if Logan outwardly disapproves of it

Finally someone picks up on your sound, someone in the business, and it gets your career started

You get a manager and a record deal and suddenly you have tons of fans. Your social medias have never had so many followers, Connor being the first follower for all of them

Your shows are massive. Your fans love you, adore you, and you're sent in huge amounts of letters and art

You open for some of your favorite artists, artists you've looked up forever

You become a household name under a stage name, though everyone knows you're really a Roy. It can't not come up

As far as Logan's concerned, he only has four children. Because you're not fighting for his affections like the others, you don't really matter to him. Connor tries to make up for it, but it's not the same

When you sign up to go on tour you don't tell them, instead going out one day and not coming back for a few weeks/months. It's not like they'd notice

All of this hurt and anger is just fuel for your career, your songs

It's silly, to still want his approval, but you thought the fame and recognition would spark some sort of respect or love or something, but it doesn't. As far as Logan's concerned, your silly music is just a waste of time. It's a hobby, nothing more

You definitely have a song called Fuck Logan Roy. You have songs dedicated to all your siblings. Fall of Rome. Daddy's Favorite. Big Brother Always Watching. Sister, Sister. Even a few about Tom and Greg, though they don't know it and the titles are awfully mean lol

Connor tries to go to as many of your shows as possible. All your siblings have seen you perform live at one point or another. They all have different reactions

Connor couldn't be prouder. Truly, you are the light of his life, his little pop star

Shiv can understand the anger and hurt, but she doesn't love that you're airing out all their dirty laundry for all your fans to hear

Kendall definitely listens to your songs secretly. You're always blaring through his headphones. Only a Roy would ever understand what it's like to be him, summing up the situation perfectly. No other artist could ever get it more right. He pretends not to know, though

Roman goes once and decides it's too loud, leaving halfway through. He loves you, but he still remains skeptical, that this is one massive phase or tantrum that you'll grow out of. It's one big fuck you to Dad and that's all fun and games, but you'll have to grow up eventually

You don't care what they think. You've got what you've always wanted. It still feels totally surreal. Your fans are the nicest people alive. They're so kind and supportive and v against your father, even when you dedicate shows to him

The song writing and adapting never stops. You're always trying to get out the next best thing

It's never been about money or fame, though those are nice perks. It's about reaching an audience and proving them all wrong. It's not a fantasy, it's not something you should give up on

Going back to those coffee shops and all those nooks and crannies you used to play in, playing for them again, singing for them again

No matter what you do you know you will never have the respect of your father or his peers. The more your siblings fight, the more they become him, the more you lose

I definitely hear them sounding something like ANIMALS by PVRIS / Worms by Ashnikko / Black Sheep by Metric / anything by Grimes all mixed together lol. I only listen to female musicians sorry abt that!!!

[gizkasparadise]

2023 wrapped: webtoon edition!

my final 2023 wrapped post for the year! unlike previous ones, this list is every series i read this year vs. ones that started this year. previous lists for this year:

cdrama edition

kdrama edition

ranked from least favorite to most favorite, which doesn't mean objectively best, just ones that hit me more. ones that are completed series will have a * after the title

15 my deepest secret*. omfg i hated this webtoon. the twist was asinine and frankly ignorant. none of the characters were likeable by the end. hate quit this one with like 5 chapters left to go i just couldnt

14 my second husband. seemed promising at first! i was hooked for the first 40 chapters or so but then it just started getting weirdly paced, had big plot holes, and nothing ever felt like it was getting resolved. the ML had like 0 charisma as well. dropped.

13 to love your enemy. this one was REALLY fun until the cult arc hit and then it was the biggest wtf is happening. dropped it shortly after

12 i dont hate us*. i liked this one until the timeskip ending, where then everyone and everything just felt really off. the second female lead gets a special mention because i HATED her at first but by the end she was my favorite character <3

11 romance 101.* this was okay. the art style was really cute and i loved the FL. but there never seemed to be any chemistry with the main ship to me, and the plot became really focused on the app/programming club which bored the hell out of me. dropped this one around chap 100

10 shadow bride. nothing bad but nothing particularly noteworthy for me. fluff read.

9 high spirits neoma. im not very far into this webtoon yet, or it'd be higher up the list im sure. im around ch 5 and finding it really charming and i love the color palette for it

8 dreaming freedom/freedom in dreams. although the art style isnt my cup of tea, i really enjoyed this fucked up high school revenge/romance webtoon but where im currently at (ch. 111ish) it's starting to feel a little circular. hoping it goes back to what it does best which is Unsettling Shit

7 my reason to die*. man this would've been in my top 3 but the ending arc is just. really boring??? like i dont want to watch them search for a pot farm for 10 chapters. i havent finished this one yet, but ive been putsing getting back into it ever since post reveal. the drama is very pretty though and the reveal chapters hit me like a truck in a good way

6 operation true love. i borderline hated this webtoon when i first started, but the reviews had me wanting to stick it out and im so glad i did!! around ep 10ish it really finds its footing and just keeps going for it! very kdrama in flavor and endearing FL.

5 unholy blood*. a fun, dark, and nostalgic webtoon about vampires and vampire hunting that brought me back to my tween years in the best way. the character designs are really awesome. it's a little lower on the list because the ending felt a bit rushed, but it's a really solid horror/action comic with a lil romance

4 surviving romance*. this one's complete but i got about 10 chapters left. it's a really fun horror comic (NOT romance, dont be fooled by the title) that reminds me of extraordinary you but if the plot was focused on the metaphysical horror of it a little more. fun characters and relationships. a little lower just because the second "return" arc feels tedious/unneeded so far. we'll see. TEAM RINA.

3 maybe meant to be/fate found by chance. ive found that i tend to gravitate toward darker webtoons, so this is my c-c-combo breaker! cute, funny, quirky, and really endearing. standard contract marriage plot but between two delightful weirdos

2 purple hyacinth. this series is everything. the art is gorgeous, it has its own OST built into the reading. the characters are nuanced and complicated and omg it's a ride and a half so far.

1 olgami/trapped*. INCREDIBLE characters and such an intense look at enemies-to-lovers. the drama starts as a psycho-thriller about gravedigging for a vampire and ends up about two leads who have never learned how to love willing to try it with one another in their fucked-up way. dysfunctional. hot. SO GOOD. the art evolution for this series was great as well

[yandere-wishes]

With who would you ship yourself in MHA? 👀

@yandere-romanticaa

Omg, it's been a hot minute since I dabbled in MHA… But let me crack open the vault real quick.

So first off, and this should be obvious…

Dabi! The reason I started the show in the first place!! This boy's Frankenstein aesthetic had me swooning from the moment I saw a GIF of him!! And unconventional colored flames that probably symbolize a deep-seated trauma!! YES!! I honestly think we would make a good couple, kinda like Frankenstein and his bride (in a romanticized way), we'd have the Goth BF x Lolita GF vibes which are a bonus. I also get the inkling we'd share the same taste in music (Chase Atlantic, Neighborhood, Mr.Kitty)

Shigaraki is next and tbh I don't really know when I feel for him. Just that at one point he was all I could think about. I think it's something about his twisted legacy and conflicting nature that has rendered him into a decaying amalgamation of hate and misplaced ambitions, that really gets a girl's heart beating out of her chest, you know? He was always like an odd species that I came across in the backyard one day and had to analyze under a microscope. Desperate to learn his fundamentals, to unravel his soul. Understand him in the same way an archaeologist longs to understand the past.

I think our love is something like that of an obsessive scientist and her new discovery. Chaotic and all-consuming yet so frail and feeble to onlookers. A tame fire that leaves one utterly devoured, yet still longing for more. I think we'd be pretty good for each other.

NINE! He appeared in one movie and I was SO obsessed with him!! I had a countdown for when his movie would release. I remember for my 16th birthday we went to the fancy movie theater in town just to watch this guy on the big screen. And then all my friends burst out laughing when he died at the end. Ultimately my 2 month long craze over him died in that dark movie theater. TBH I don't really think we'd make a good couple, maybe just a casual fling or some hookups when life gets tough/boring. Nothing serious yet still a fundamental part of each other's lives.

Finally, we have Bakugo, the love-hate relationship I had with this guy was crazy. I was so madly in love with him one minute and the other I just wanted to suffocate him!! IDK what it was he was just so irritating and lovable at the same time. Another relationship that wouldn't work out. I don't even think he'd notice me in school and I'd just be in the corner secretly hating him because he has the perfect life. Popular, lots of friends, good grades. Even if we were in UA together I still don't think we'd end up together. Maybe a slight nod of acknowledgment in the halls one time when he's in a particularly good mood. But that's about it.

Now that I'm revisiting my tween crushes, I got a fun little au for Bakugo.

Imagine being Pro-Hero Bakugo's mistress. Just his girl on the side. For whatever reason you can't be together in public, you'd ruin each other's images. I think the reader kinda wants to ruin Bakugo's life just because she hated him in middle/high school. But Bakugo becomes too infatuated with her to let her leave him. Somehow they both end up destroying each other's lives. Yet ultimately Bakougou couldn't be happier.

This was such a long awnser🤣🤣

[uniquezx]

chat i’m stuck 😔 idk what the next chapter of the gc fic should be abt 😔 what do people talk about !!

Pulling out the big guns for this one (my laptop bc I might take this too seriously to just type this out on my phone) :

Random nonsense debates. If there is one thing I know about big friend groups it is that they will at all possible times have the most useless arguments about nothing. Bonus points if the group is full of people who take it entirely too seriously and then there's just one person who's like "ok what the fuck is this and why do we care so much" (it depends entirely on what the convo is about who the designated normal person is tbh) (I feel like Auristela would pretend to be the normal person but then the second the side she doesn't agree with makes an argument she's like 'no ur so wrong actually, dumbass')

Random gossip. This one might not work as well because they don't all know the same people (you know, living spread across the country and all) but honestly I don't know most people my friends gossip about and yet I'm all up in their business.

Most of these people have known eachother for a long time which means there's a very good chance that they'd threaten to reveal random childhood facts/ pictures/ embarassing phases etc. (i.e. emo phases, those random stories of Teo's tween years Niya confessed in the fourth trial, etc.). That's usually a pretty good convo starter too ("hey I'm bored, anyone wanna know something super embarassing Ocelo did when they were twelve")

It's also usually pretty fun to see a convo while two people in the gc are hanging out because it's pure chaos (my friend recently sent a picture in the gc of her and one of our other friends with the caption 'breaking into a theater' and then dipped without explaining as we all inquired about wtf that was about, just to name an example)

Collective procrastination. Most of these kids are still in school and if they're not they probably still have shit to do that they don't want to do, so they just text eachother random bs about how much they don't want to do things instead

Friendgroups have random inside jokes that some people can and will have hour long conversations about, the down side is that you'd have to come up with one because I am not creative enough for that

"Guys this was a good choice right.." [literally the most horrendous thing that you have seen in your life that can range from a weird as haircut to adopting a random possum you encountered on the street]

Going back to something I mentioned in point 2 about people living spread across a country because they'd probably have small culture shocks about it (think, like, festivals, children's games or dishes specific to a region or something. Coming up with those is literally so fun omg) example: "sorry, I just learned you don't have [food] in Selva de Flores. Do all citizens of Selva de Flores hate themselves and the experiencing joy Xochi?"

Okay those were all the ones I could come up with from the top of my head in the last 10 minutes, I hope that helps a bit!!

[hwanswerland]

dont u find it actually puts u off the group even more? like the only way to interact nowadays feels like its only on social media and even then its hard to genuinely get a comment in here or there bc theres hoards of overzealous tweens who desperately want the validation from these idols whereas some ppl who want genuine interaction dont want to do much to get that... fancalls require albums being bought multiple of them, fanmeets like i say barely happen from any of the groups, send offs and other shit are a no from me bc i hate being squished in large crowds plus i feel like u have to always be extra and do extra just for a simple interaction or the off chance of being noticed by them and its not like even if u get a good seat that theyd give a genuine shit if ur there or not cause they dont know u anyway.

okay so honestly? I don't care if they notice me or if they know I exist. I don't live for an interaction with seonghwa or any of the others and I don't interact with their music/concerts/etc as if I do. Like if I randomly were to find myself right in front of them and they waved at me from the stage that absolutely would be really cool, but in no way would I ever try to be extra or superficially draw attention to myself 😅 in Amsterdam last year I was absolutely close enough to the stage that they could have seen me, and I didn't expect that with my ticket lol. And everytime a member came close it was 50/50 of me going omfg they're so gorgeous and omg the people around me are so fucking cringe screaming and crying his name just for .5 secs of y/n moment. Like idk ahsgsgsg they're just some guys and I'm there for their music, but not to get their attention you know? If I could just sit down for a coffee with hongjoong I'd do that in a heartbeat but it's the "I have to buy tons of shit to even get the chance to see them from closer" that just feels very icky to me.

What does actually put me off the group, and I'm sure I've said this before, is how they never get a real break, kq is releasing stuff at a rate no one can keep up with, at least the last album being americanised and the entire cb feeling rushed and low effort and disjointed (concept pics to mv pipeline ???), and with then getting bigger the fanbase getting more deranged and even getting fuckass concert tickets has turned into a competition with people buying 20 tickets JUST IN CASE they're not getting the other 18.

[pearlzier]

omg some tween boy on a scooter tripped me up in tesco and he was FUCKING FILMING IT. I HATE MY LIFE

i called him an ugly little cunt

—🍒

OH FUCK HIM WHAT THE FUCK 😭😭😭 so real of u he is a cunt dude whats his issue i HATE teenage boys i swear

[goongiveusnothing]

Omg that person is completely unhinged. I hope they’re not an adult because at least if they’re a tween they can somewhat be excused for their little fantasies. Anyone else is deranged and insane. I feel like his quick descent into ugliness and aging like milk is making his fans desperate to make him a victim/supehero. Dude’s literally got nothing going on except grow new hair plugs and it’s making them super defensive like they know the clocks ticking on his expiration date.

lol

for these specific fans it looks like they're upset by larries because they hate louis, so they latched onto taylor russell i'm only guessing because she's a POC and the least problematic of any of his girlfriends and probably the one who they consider the "coolest" aesthetically, so they're afraid to let go as we said before. they are so afraid of who he could date next. they're so afraid his real babies will be to people like olivia or worst! and while he was with her they could placate themselves with her over louis/larries.

so strange to be mad about louis/larries at this stage in harry's life. at least find something about harry you actually like to fixate on during this time. like idk his music???? maybe buy some $20 nailvarnish and $300 shirts and calm down russellsaveusfromthelarriesheads?

[placeinthisworld]

i am relating to SO much of what im reading on ur blog rn. do not get me wrong - i LOVE ttpd and love taylor. it's kind of one of those things that's like "always have, always will." im always going to be so grateful for her work and this community, and as i said - i AM loving the music rn!

BUT. she feels different, and feels so far away. i know we are not owed her time or attention, but when you've built your entire brand on fan connection and being "different" than any other celebrity in that regards, it's going to feel off and unexpected when it suddenly stops with no explanation. most of her little interaction is on tiktok, which is half the time not with actual fans, but rather anyone who uses her song in the background (which a lot of times is influencers!) ppl say "yeah but now she does so much more for us" .... yeah... so many new THINGS to buy.

i also think she's at a place where she KNOWS she is on top of the world rn (good for her!) but it has come with a complex - she knows now she doesnt NEED to be close with her fans, doesnt NEED to use her platform for good, doesnt NEED to take constructive criticism - because the gp likes her enough to where she doesn't even need a strong centralized fanbase. as of rn, no opposition can make a dent in her fame or income and she knows it. and it feels icky, and honestly makes her feel less human (which is interesting, because the ttpd is imo some of the most raw humanlike work)

the new social circle is off too. i dont hate travis, and i was happy for her, but have come to like him less and less since realizing he's a bit sleazy and is kind of only liberal for pay. he's publicly made r*pe jokes and xenophobic comments in the past couple years (NOT from 15 year old tweets! recent!) his dad is also super transphobic and mahomes brother is a charged SAer yet taylor gallavants w both of them. travis just seems like an oaf and while im glad she had something more easy and fun, it's telling that there's been a lack of backlash towards him when he's exhibited the same behavior as matty and the only things taylor could write ab him were sports and high school references. i hate to even touch on her personal life like this but god forbid this is a forever thing :/ omg this is a lot but yeah im glad we're having this convo

yup!! bestie your feelings are so valid and i feel very very similarly about everything!!

she knows she doesn’t need to appeal to a niche audience of tween girls anymore. she knows she’s beyond that. fate worked its magic and now she’s america’s it girl without any of drama of having to censor her work. and while yes i’m very proud and happy for her, you’re exactly right, she’s more than happy to continue to push things for us to buy in order to feel close to her. she’s already established a group of life long fans by those who she’s interacted with, invited to things, sent money too etc. so she really doesn’t have to do anything else besides make more music and have the world speculate about her personal life. at the end of the day she just feels sooooo disconnected to us now, compared to how we used to have it at least.

ugh i knew icky meathead was sleazy without even needing taylor to bring him into the limelight but now everyone and their mom is obsessed and up his ass too. EVEN with all those gross things about him (we all saw the recent commencement speech excuse 🤢) he’s definitely democratic for pay. i definitely don’t think he’s gonna stick around forever, either he’ll fuck up and get caught w another girl or she’ll get bored of his ass (speculating that this is a legit relationship and not PR at least lol) she’s a girl that needs a new boy every now and then i fear.

generally i’m just disappointed in her now in a lot of aspects. but completely disconnecting from the world, acting like a whole ass genocide is not actively happening, only ever promoting of talking about herself or her own work just seems so bland and selfish. she’s mentioned voting like what, twice this year? in generic ghost written sentences on an IG story?

[groovesnjams]

10 / 50

"Ditto" by NewJeans

DV:

While it's not the consensus pick ("Super Shy", because the critics love Erika de Casier) or the cool kids' pick ("OMG", per cool kid Crystal Leww), "Ditto" was my absolute favorite NewJeans song this year, not to mention the one that kicked off their ongoing imperial phase. "Ditto" showcases the group's earnestness and emotional vulnerability, intense feelings delivered via straightforward hooks. It also proved irresistible to DJs and remixers - the first time I heard "Ditto" it was as an edit on Soundcloud, and in the past year I've heard this hook over everything from pinkpantheress-style garage (obvious, irresistible) to Jersey club (massive banger, would lose my shit if I was in a club) to amapiano (you know, it's a fun concept, good try.) "Ditto" is indelible and yet flexible enough to remain itself in any of these settings, but ultimately it's the original version that I return to the most. It's easy to see what the DJs love about "Ditto", and easy to fall in love with it for the same reasons: the synth washes add a subtle layer of melody, but this is a song for vocals and percussion - at a distance, you might forget you're hearing anything but snare and clapping and singing, and "Ditto" is so tightly composed that it can work at that level alone. It's a tapestry of hooks, stitched together by a series of nonsense words that carry emotional heft - from "ra ta ta ta" to the bookending "Hoo hoo"s to "ditto" itself. It can be sliced and stretched and still maintain its identity, still be recognizably itself even when it's moved to an entirely unexpected context. NewJeans deliver "Ditto" so sweetly that it's easy to miss how singularly unmistakable it is.

MG:

NewJeans, I learned from DV on the night of our SOTY summit, are a “little sister” group in the k-pop pantheon. I don’t keep up with k-pop; I fell into the “critics” bracket, preferring “Super Shy” because it was interesting to see Erika de Casier’s airy, petal-light R’n’B embraced by an entertainment and media machine. (I like her but she can be a bit Grimes-y where it’s like, lol, you’re not gonna get picked for the next Rihanna record, stop trying.) I’m not a little sister, either, but I appreciate their uphill battle for recognition. From Bianca’s scheming in 10 Things I Hate About You to Beth’s untimely death in Little Women to Solange Knowles and Ashlee Simpson, little sisters have to work twice as hard to get half the credit. NewJeans might be more “little sister” as a marketing class, aiming for tweens and under as a target audience, but “Ditto” really speaks to their experience, beginning with the title – a faint copy of an original – and developing further with lyrics about “stay[ing] in the middle,” the Promethean resting place of all younger siblings. I don’t know that this was the year of the little lister, I don’t know that any year ever will be, but it’s fun to shine a brief spotlight on all the babies out there.

[hirsuteandcute]

I’m truly over ‘relatable’/indie marketing on social media. I’m all for supporting small or locally owned businesses, but honestly they’re just as bad as big companies, especially since they seem to be held to a lower standard regarding what is featured in their ads/marketing, and they dress themselves up as having a “best friend/older sister” type vibe or being “run by women just like you” (as if women can’t also be judgemental or shame other women).

TikTok and Instagram seem to be flooded shaving ads (despite the fact I never interact with/purposefully view this content) - and almost ALL of the ads are about shaving your vulva. Keep in mind that TikTok/Insta has a huge demographic of tweens/teens/young adults, and these ads pop up every 5 posts or something.

I finally messaged a reasonably sized UK beauty brand about their ads being kind of gross and judgemental, and framing shaving as the only option despite the fact that so many of their ads basically joke about how painful and difficult shaving your vagina is. The company basically replied “omggg no we’d never say that, everyone should only shave if they want 🥰” like... what a useless and reductive statement lmao.“Only shave if you want” except that you and basically everyone else acts like it’s disgusting and shaving should be the default. And you’re going to continue to spread that message because you want to sell your stupid shaving butter. Several companies market their pussy shaving products the exact same way (but they all have their comments off - lol what a surprise). Even Gilette has a special range just for pussy hair now - but at least they keep their advert bland and professional, instead of this “omg bestie don’t you hate it when your disgusting bush starts to grow back in??” rubbish.

Idek what point of this rant is - just how insidious, shitty, and insincere the beauty industry is, even the ‘smaller’ brands, and how sad I am for the next generation of girls who will view shaving, especially their pubic hair, as the only option. I can’t tell you how many “hygiene tips” videos made by 15 year olds including shaving your pussy hair - despite the fact that it is actually safer and cleaner to keep it.

Women truly can’t have shit, even pussy hair lmao

[jassygay]

If The Chaotic Club play what time is it Mr Wolf but Mr Wolf had gone scary

101: why is there a timer on my head?

201: 101 YOU HAD TO SAY “WHAT IS IT MR WOLF”!

101: ok, What time is it Mr Wolf? Mr. Wolf: Breakfast time

201: 101 RUN

101: HELP ME!

Mr. Wolf: I meant I gonna eat your enemies not you kiddo

101: oh ok

During High School:

The Teens are still discovering the demon virus

The timer are on all the Chaotic Club members

75: OH SH!T!

Annie: OMG WE HAD 15 MINS FOR THAT GAME!

Malia: ok here is goes

Annie: WE HAD TO SAY IT GUYS FAST ALL TOGETHER!

Jackson: ARE YOU DEAF ANNIE HE WILL EAT US!

Annie: Trust me guys

Jasper: Come on Guys you heard the leader

All of the teens in the Chaotic Club: What time is it Mr Wolf?

Mr Wolf: …….. Dinner Time, Time to eat you all

The Chaotic Club: RUNN B!T¢H RUNNNNNNNNN

During Middle School:

Billy: guys what just happened?

Annie: BILLY NO TIME TO EXPLAIN WE HAD TO GET PAYTON, 101, Garvin, Maya Kitty, and Ian

Minto: Oh sh!t here we go again with this stupid game

All the tweens of the Chaotic Club: What time is it Mr Wolf?

Mr Wolf: Dinner Time, Time to eat you guys you and the tweens

Chaotic Club: *grabs Billy, Minto, Emily, Demi, Phu, Shaic, Sky Bluey, and Bella* RUN B!T¢H RUNNNNN

During Elementary School:

Payton: uhhh why you guys are here you guys are too old to learn in here

Nina: GUYS RUN MR WOLF IS TRY TO EAT US!

Maya Kitty: oh h3ll god no, I hate that game

The kids of the Chaotic Club: what time is it Mr Wolf?

Mr Wolf: Still dinner time and time to eat you kids

The Chaotic Club: *grabs Payton, Maya Kitty, 101, and Garvin* RUN B!T¢H RUNNNNNN

Greg: AND FU¢K THE TEST!!!!

During Kindergarten

Ian: *just drawing*

Sean: IAN RUNNN NOW!

the timer is on the whole Crew heads

The whole Club while Ian holding the Sign: What time is it Mr Wolf

Mr Wolf: I STILL GONNA EAT YO @$$3$

The Chaotic Club: *grabs Ian and run* RUNNN B!T¢H RUNNNNN

Davis: FU¢K THE GAME!

Mr Wolf: FU¢K ALL OF YOU!

the chaotic club are hiding in high school in the music room

The whole crew heard the keys jiggling

Yajna: Omg he had keys I thought we just lock ourselves in the music room

Matthew: guys tell me that this is the time I will cry

Minto: yes this is the time for you to cry Matthew

Matthew: thx *cries weirdly* Dawn: MATTHEW THIS IS HIW YOU CRY

Matthew: NO

Dawn: ok that make sense Matthew

Tailka: Guys shut the fu¢k up he will kill us all day!

Jasper: I SRRY BUT THIS IS THE TIME I HAVE TO RUN NOW GUYS BYE

Brian: NO

Jasper: OK FINE Princess Hannah: ok I guess we all had to die together goodbye ungrateful world

Chaotic Club: AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Keith: Oh it just a fu¢king ghost

201: 200?!??

Dave: What are you doing in here

200: the lights had gone out, Mr Wolf turn them off

Mr Wolf is climbing in the vents and get out the vents Mr Wolf: You kids got nowhere to hide DINNER TIME

200: RUN GUYS RUN!!! IAN RUNNN!!!-

Ian: *smack Mr Wolf with a nailed bat, then holding a sign: he a idiot* Mr Wolf: OH YOU THINK YOU CAN KILL ME HAHAHAHA YOU TOO SMOL!

Ian: *middle finger at him and shot him with a sniper*

Mr Wolf: EH- EGHH- AUGHHH!- X___X *dies* Chaotic Club: ………..

Billy and the kids: *hands clapping* After all schools are over:

Annie: wait if Mr Wolf is ded, how did Ian kill him if he wasn’t behind us?

Sean: idk

Delilah: man, why would my uncle teach him how to criminal and grown up things if Ian is only 4

Emily: Man Mr Wolf is a mother fu¢ker

Demi: …… *slapping Emily in the face for 30 times* The Chaotic Club survived again! :D thx to Ian even tho he is 4 and Demi stop slapping Emily

Emily: are you done now

Demi: yes ok you may go

Billy: WE ALL SURVIVED YES H3LL YEA BOI

Garvin: YEA-

[demonlorddante]

Omg I just bought a new doll today (lol tweens series 5) and like an idiot I didn’t look close enough bc I assumed it would be just like the other ones (which I loved!!!) but turns out she has NO wrist articulation and NO STAND!!!!!! HOW THE FUCK DO I DISPLAY HER!!!!! Grrrrr I hate the new fashion doll thing of no stands most of these dolls can’t stand on their own!!!!