#Local idols

[michiruze]

Still thinking about the new Defunctland video and I am happy that this time, Defunctland managed to UNITE Latin Americans, Southeast Asians, AND older Americans through ONE video.

The Kid City video felt like Defunctland saw that some of his non-US audiences noticed that his content, while amazing, are very US-centric (though not his fault), and decided to cover a theme park trend that came from outside of the US (and is big outside of the US) this time.

I know that it's probably coincidental. He probably intended the new video to be ABOUT the American theme park chain Wannado but during his research, discovered that the concept of Wannado originated in Mexico and through that, found out about La Ciudad De Los Niños (part of the origin story of Wannado -- which came from Mexico, and is big in Latin America) and Kidzania (which took off in Asia), then....well, the video now is about something that non-US audiences can reminisce for once!

That's MAGIC and now i feel glad that now I can follow Tumblr's Defunctland reaction posts without feeling left out for not being American, for once.

It's also interesting how some Southeast Asians latched onto discussions about La Ciudad De Los Niños with Latin Americans in the wake of this video too. Truly, Kevin Perjurer has ignited a small Latin American-Southeast Asian solidarity moment.

On a more humorous note I see a number of Americans going "wait we do not have this in the US" (since Wannado closed in 2011) and I'm here like "THE TABLES HAVE TURNED, AMERICANS. WE SOUTHEAST ASIANS CAN HAVE OUR DEFUNCTLAND MOMENT NOW"

[respect-the-locals]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

*Finding Nemo Series #4*

The Morrish Idol's unusual name was given to it, because in some areas of south-east Asia fishermen have respect for these fishes, releasing them when caught and honouring them with a bow after their release. The genus name Zanclusis derived from zanklon, meaning "sickle", and is an allusion to the long curved dorsal fin.

[raelyn-dreams]

In light of fine's event announcement, I would like to formally welcome Eichi to the "Event 5-Stars Going Through The Horrors™️ (2024)" squad.

[lilita4ever]

[mooniety]

the hc that susie & bandana dee have this parent-child dynamic will never die in my heart, i imagine that ever since they met for the kirby battle royale trailer they've just had this sort of friendship

like i imagine susie would cut & peel him apple slices, pack him lunch with all his favorite foods, provide him spare change in case of an emergency, celebrate his successes no matter the size, excessively worry about whether he's wearing enough/had enough sleep/eating well, or provide him guidance if he's struggling with something --generally things that are similar to how a parent would care for their child (this is from the perspective of someone from an east asian cultural context where some of these actions that appear odd are very conventional ways of displaying affection from parents)

it's cute & she does these things because she can see a lot of herself in bandana dee (the girlfailure) & wants him to have the opportunity for, if not a normal, then at least a happy & safe(r) childhood unlike the one she got

god forbid she watch him fight some newly arisen ancient godly entity with kirby the third time today.

[saddybildaddy]

just gonna put this out there because I haven't personally seen enough of this on tumblr

[starlocked01]

My show tonight went so well. Apri wants me to host my own shows too

[funishment-time]

on critical thinking (and Sayaka Maizono)

i think what happens a lot in Danganronpa, and with Fandom in particular, is that people assume the Problematic Narrative Issues most stories have ALWAYS exist. we end up so used to seeing the Annoying or Problematic thing we sometimes feel like it's there when it isn't. combine that with underused media literacy/critical thinking skills and it's often a recipe for misplaced anger and weird character interpretations.

as a random example: i see Sayaka's treatment maligned a lot as Sexist/Misogynist. it does look like that on the surface, right? she's the cute idol girl love interest, and she dies first in a selfish grab to get out of the school, attempting to pin Male Normie Protag for a crime he didn't commit. ask yourself, though: is this narrative Sexist, or have i seen similar shitty Snake in the Grass Succubus Harpy Girl Attacking The Innocent Bunny Man type narratives so much that i'm projecting? finding evidence of Misogyny that isn't there?

related questions, both in general and for this situation specifically:

how does this situation relate to the themes of the story, to Makoto's arc, to the arc(s) of the rest of the characters?

does Sayaka have depth? or is she just a plot device for Makoto and the others?

what about the rest of the women/femme-aligned folks in the Narrative? are they only there for similar reasons as Sayaka?

especially with something like Danganronpa (translated/localized), what is the original connotation of the text (if available)? are there cultural nuances i might have Missed?

what are other examples i've seen of this situation in other unrelated works? is it Similar? not really that Similar at all?

what might the writers have intended? what is/are their Background(s)?

who is the intended market/audience?

how long has it been since i've played the Game (or read the book, etc)? am i misremembering something from the Game?

related to the above, am i letting Fandom/Fanon/Chuds on Reddit color a lot of my perception because i haven't interacted with the canon in a while?

and of course, to reiterate my first point: have i seen this narrative done poorly so often that i expect it's always written poorly?

maybe you'll come to the Conclusion it's still sexist (or transphobic, or...), and that's fine. i'm not saying there aren't Bigoted and Awful bits of fiction out there that tell us everything we need to know about the author's shitheadedness. but always take a moment to think first.

[oscarkelfbom]

where is the hallberle that raised me where is the kidline that raised me

[zinfinite-dreamer]

g'day everyone, I'm zinfinite dreamer, or zin for short! my pronouns are they/it, and I'm a cover idol from western australia! currently I do dance covers, though I'm planning on doing vocal covers too. I am also writing a fiction book about horror-themed local idols!

my image colours are red and teal! though I also accept the colours of whoever I'm cosplaying/covering as at the time, which frequently means purple.

my first performance was the best experience of my life, and I've been chasing that 💜dreamy, love-filled feeling💜 ever since! my main focus is love live! (which I've been into for almost 8 years now), and within that kanata konoe's solos and parts specifically! I do also enjoy idolm@/ster, zombieland saga, and vocaloid, so I hope to dance for them some day, too.

I made the SIF shirt myself, and yes I do have a playable llsif rhythm icon tattoo on my arm!

my YouTube channel is here

NEXT PERFORMANCE: TBD

credit for the photography in this post and my banner: @/hkphotographyperth.events on IG

I drew my icon myself!

[hauntingmiser]

Day 20!

Aka Uzi meets one of her fans

( even though she's questioning "who the hell is this?" She still feels weirded yet curious about what this goat has to say )

[greatwesternrailway]

probably hypocritical of me bc i’m a maniac but. if your life revolves around a pop star to the extent that one of your main concerns during world events is “what is pop star saying about world events?” then you should possibly step back and try to gain a modicum of perspective.

[ancestorsalive]

The Shigir Idol, discovered in the peat bog of Shigir on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, near the village of Kalata, is the oldest known wooden sculpture in the world. It was carved during the Mesolithic period, shortly after the end of the last Ice Age, making it twice as old as Egypt's Great Pyramid. The wood it was carved from is approximately 12,000 years old.

The sculpture was discovered on January 24, 1890, at a depth of 4 meters. It was extracted in ten parts and reconstituted to a height of 2.8 meters. Some researchers suggest that the original height of the statue was 5.3 meters. Unfortunately, some of these fragments were lost, so only drawings of them remain.

The initial radiocarbon dating gave an age of around 9,500 years. However, a later German analysis gave an age of 11,500 years, making it the most ancient wooden sculpture of its kind known in the world. In 2021, researchers published the results of a series of recent AMS-results dating the Idol close to the beginning of the Holocene (c. 10,000 cal BC) or about 12,000 years before present.

The Shigir Idol is a nine-foot-tall totem pole composed of ten wooden fragments carved with expressive faces, eyes, and limbs and decorated with geometric patterns. It represents the oldest known surviving work of wooden ritual art in the world. More than a century after its discovery, archaeologists continue to uncover surprises about this astonishing artifact. It is displayed in the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore in Yekaterinburg, Russia. 

- Source: Pagan Trader ThePaganTrader.com

[zinziinziiin]

me performing märchen star and ye mingzhu at the PIN picnic yesterday! I'm so glad I got to feel that 💜dreamy, love-filled feeling💜 again!

photos courtesy of @/hkphotographyperth.events on IG

[wolfvirago]

;; if I were brave, I'd add him to my multimuse

[deus-ex-mona]

l e t m e i n ! ! !