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onenettvchannel · 5 months ago

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BALITANG INTERNASYONAL: From Online Raffle Game Show Charity Host to Suspected Mastermind - Former Negros Oriental 3rd District and Congressman 'Arnie Teves' was arrested in Timor-Leste, yet deported back in jail to the PH

DILI, TIMOR -- From 'Teves Cares' to political genocide! The former, expelled Congressman, along the Negros Oriental (3rd District), and also a former online personality, once prominent figure known for his charitable initiatives & a raffle game show host of "Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon" named Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves was arrested this week in Timor-Leste.

The journey from a beloved online personality alleged to be a newly suspected mastermind of murder, was how the question, such transformation could happen. Teves' online raffle game show gained popularity with a large following because it claimed to be for a cause and to help people in need in Negros Oriental. Now, the bright spotlight that once shone so bright on Mr. Teves has been replaced by the harsh glare of suspicion and intrigue.

For those don't know about before the political massacre (behind his murderous mastermind himself), the independent online raffle game show of "Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon" is a charitable initiative organized by the said former Congressman and Negros Oriental (3rd District) himself in Bayawan City. Started in August 10th, 2024 on Monday afternoon (Bayawan local time)… It is designed to support various causes and provide assistance for the Filipinos. The show features a raffle draw where participants in Negros Oriental and around the Philippines can win prizes, and the proceeds from the raffle are used to fund community projects and aid programs.

It was streamed LIVE nationwide on Facebook (owned by Meta Platforms Inc. [MPi]), allowing a wide audience to participate and contribute to the cause. While in mid-December 2022, as due to insisted public demand, DZRH-AM 666khz in Metro Manila (under MBC Media Group, formerly Manila Broadcasting Company) inks the deal to launch new radio and televised programme under the same name.

Things have changed in a sinister side. Almost 9 hours after last year's Pamplona massacre in a first weekend of March 2023, who completely assasinating the late-Negros Oriental governor 'Roel Ragay Degamo' and among others… The pre-recorded telecast of 'Teves Cares: Aksyon, Tulong, Solusyon' at 6pm, aired each week on Saturday nights on 'DZRH Television' and DZRH-AM 666khz will be its final new episode on TV and radio nationwide when the horrific event took place-its natural ending, when the exposés on Teves' alleged criminal activities began to explode like a bombshell in Negros Oriental, and the whole world is at large.

The downfall of Mr. Teves was swift and decisive. The Teves Cares Foundation (TCF), a local non-profit organization in Dumaguete City, formerly a beacon of hope to many are forced to cease its operations after the murderous mastermind scandal. The radio broadcast contract for the program with DZRH-AM in Manila reportedly banned & terminated (following after the pre-recorded last new episode), and the 'Teves Cares' website closes down forever that uses for registering raffle codes for new and returning players online..

The House of Representatives expelled for public absence and attempts to evade justice by seeking asylum in various countries, ultimately led him to Timor-Leste, where he was apprehended while playing golf. He did enjoy brief release for over 30 minutes, but was rearrested in no time. The drama shows this man's time in court is far from over. Court hearings of Timor-Leste will now decide on the fortunes of Mr. Teves, and whether he would be deported back to the Philippines to face crimes against him and putting into its maximium security jail.

For many, the precipitous fall of 'Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves' is a lesson worth learning about how power could suddenly come unglued in the face of developing scandals and criminal accusations. From charismatic personality in the online game show host, to a fugitive on the run, Mr. Teves' story of exposition but no less ill-fated than the thin line separating fame and infamy in the political cosmos of criminal raffle game show of entertainment.

As the legal drama continues to unfold in Timor-Leste, the public gaze is very much glued on the plight of Mr. Arnulfo Alipit "Arnie" Teves as a long-forgotten beacon of hope, now half the man he used to be as he awaits the law's retribution for his supposed transgressions.

The former Negros Oriental 3rd district & congressman, and the now-murderous mastermind is facing several charges in court, once later deported back in his own country to jail.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO COURTESY: Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.facebook.com/ArnieTevesOfficial/videos/3823203201029588/ [Referenced Classic FB LIVE VIDEO via ArnieTevesOfficial] *https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/teves-cares-mbc-holds-media-launch-for-aksyon-tulong-solusyon-sa-dzrh-tv [Referenced News Article via DZRH News] *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHDE1moYkrs [Referenced YT LIVE VIDEO via ArnieTevesOfficial] *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qt-hgIWNiQ [Referenced YT VIDEO via News5Everywhere] *https://news.tv5.com.ph/search/read/murder-charges-lawmaker-five-others-face-murder-raps-over-killings-in-2019 [Referenced News Article via News5] *https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766828/suspended-rep-teves-flees-to-timor-leste-seeks-asylum [Referenced News Article via Philippine Daily Inquirer] *https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/janice-degamo-statement-first-anniversary-husband-roel-murder-pamplona-massacre/ [Referenced News Article #1 via Rappler] *https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/21/expelled-congressman-teves-arrested-in-timor-leste-2205 [Referenced News Article #1 via ABS-CBN News] *https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/22/drone-shot-teves-arrested-while-playing-golf-1411 [Referenced News Article #2 via ABS-CBN News] *https://www.hatutan.com/2024/05/20/governu-timor-leste-deside-halo-estradisaun-ba-fujitivu-arnolfo-teves-jr/ [Referenced News Article #1 via Hatutan News Bureau] *https://www.hatutan.com/2024/05/25/fujitivu-arnolfo-teves-jr-haruka-karta-nakloke-ba-xanana-husu-salva-nia-vida/ [Referenced News Article #2 via Hatutan News Bureau] *https://www.hatutan.com/2024/05/29/presiza-iha-investigasaun-klean-ba-fujitivu-arnolfo-teves-jr-neebe-hakarak-hela-iha-timor-leste/ [Referenced News Article #3f via Hatutan News Bureau] *https://www.abante.com.ph/2024/06/10/teves-pinalaya-sa-timor-leste/ [Referenced News Article via Abante] *https://balita.net.ph/2024/06/11/matapos-ang-ilang-minutong-paglaya-teves-muling-inaresto-sa-timor-leste/ [Referenced News Article via Balita Tabloid] *https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/news/102377/doj-arnie-teves-rearrested-not-out-of-jail/story/ [Referenced News Article via GMA RTV: Balitang Bisdak for GMA News] *https://www.bomboradyo.com/pamplona-mayor-degamo-tinawag-na-media-stunt-ang-pagpapalaya-kay-ex-cong-teves [Referenced News Article via Bombo Radyo] *https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1226652 [Referenced News Article via Philippine News Agency] *https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/10/lawyer-says-teves-released-in-timor-leste-1726 [Referenced News Article #3f via ABS-CBN News] and *https://www.rappler.com/philippines/arnie-teves-house-arrest-timor-leste-department-justice/ [Referenced News Article #2f via Rappler]

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

#international news #dili #timor-leste #teves cares #bayawan #negros oriental #police report #fyp #awareness #arrested #OneNETnews

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zsofiarosebud · 1 year ago

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A miña serie fotográfica fav de todas as que fixen ate agora...

Máscaras, Museu do Oriente, Lisboa, Portugal, 01-06-23

#a cultura é #Timor Leste #creo #A ver entendo as implicacións colonialistas da Funda��ao Oriente e o Museu do Oriente...#Non deixan de ser pezas que deberían seguir en Timor Leste...#but disfrutei moito de velas

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wolfgirlwithahalo · 3 months ago

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“Hi! I’m Maddy! Nice to meet you! Please, come on in!” *I smile brightly and my tail wags softly behind me*

Hi! I’m Maddy! I’m a wolf-girl! This side blog is my safe space for comfy and cozy and cuddly and cute things alike! Everything all about me, you can find right here! I’m suuuuper duper emotionally sensitive, so please be considerate and nice when interacting on this page! Thank you! Oh! And this intro post will probably be updated regularly, as I love to think up of more things to share about myself with everyone, and make my bio more pretty, too! Make it more…well, me themed!

Below the cut, is all about me!

Anywhos it whatsit, here’s some things about me!

Hmmmm, let’s see…well, I’m 20 years old, my birthday is on May 25th, I’m a female, my pronouns are she/her, I’m 5’6, I’m a Gemini, I’m straight, and currently mateless. My persona is a wolf-girl / animal-girl hybrid because it makes me feel comfortable in my own skin and happy! It’s how I express myself, so please be open and understanding of that!

And no, this persona is not apart of the therian/otherkin, agere/petre, or did system communities, though it does represent a more animalistic and childlike side of me, and all mentioned communities are welcome here ( as this blog will probably only be sfw ) as long as you follow my dni!

Here’s my personality and general appearance!

Appearance: Short, tiny, hourglass body. Long, wavy brunette hair. Lavender doe eyes. Long eyelashes. Fair, flawless, pale skin. Sharp teeth/claws. White wolf ears & tail. Short pretty flowy lavender dress!

Personality: Innocent, pure, sensitive, fragile, delicate, weak, vulnerable, kid-gloved, easily hurt and scared and overwhelmed, timid, shy, skittish, timorous, introverted yet extroverted, oversensitive, soft, touchy, emotional, moody, overly emotional, impressionable, dependent, reliant, pack-oriented, family-oriented, clingy, needy, bratty, pouty, naive, childish, childlike, cry/whiny baby, ingénue, sinless, virtuous, giddy, giggly, ingenious, genuine, honest, sincere, loyal, devoted, committed, caring, loving, sweet, gentle, naturally affectionate, compassionate, considerate, thoughtful, passionate, kindhearted, trustworthy, trusting, blissfully ignorant/unaware, essentially dumber than a virgin, and I has separation/social anxiety and have occasional attachments!

My hobbies, likes, dislikes/hates, favorites, & fears!

Hobbies: Drawing, sleeping, listening to music, playing video games, cuddling, watching movies and YouTube, playing, napping, collecting figures and plushies, laying in bed with my plushies, buying more plushies, snuggling, and taking baths!

Likes: Animals!, pet/nicknames, being called by name, father/big brother figures, other wolf/fox/dog boys! :0, protectors, big strong nice males, gentlemen, love and affection, cuddles and snuggles, hugs and kisses, nuzzles and closeness, touch and attention, ear and back rubs, being pet, my tail, my hair and tail being pet and brushed, baths, naps, games, gentleness, sweetness, innocence, wholesomeness, playtime, nap time, praise, cleanliness, being asked for consent or permission to touch and pet, especially my fur!

Dislikes/Hates: Animal abuse! >:0, being teased, females, meanies, bullies, mean males, roughness, pain, smokers, hunters and the like, dirt and crumbs in my fur, not being asked for consent or permission before touching, especially my fur!, and males who only talk to me because they’re feeling naughty! T^T

Favorites:

Color: Lavender/Lilac purple! 🪻💜

Animal: Wolves, or canines in general! 🐺🦊

Food/Snacks: Cucumbers, potatoes, smoothies, and anything and everything sweets! 🥒🥔🥤🍪

Time of Day/Weather: At night, or when it’s gray and raining/thundering! 🌑⛈️

Season: Fall or winter! 🍁❄️

Flower: Lavender, lilacs, roses and peonies!🪻🌸🌹🌺

Fears: Fireworks, bugs, especially cockroaches and spiders!, ghosts, and overly dominant males

And here’s some more things & medias that I’m into!

Anime: Attack on Titan, Black Butler, Demon Slayer, Haikyuu!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Komi Can’t Communicate, My Hero Academia, Spy X Family, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Revengers

Video Games: Animal Crossing, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Kirby, Genshin Impact, Honkai Starrail, Zenless Zone Zero, Wuthering Waves, Spyro, Super Mario Bros.

Movies: How to Train Your Dragon, Howl’s Moving Castle, Luca, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Raya and the Last Dragon, Super Mario Bros., Tangled, Turning Red

“Where’s Mr. Ratio…? I miss him…can we go find him?” *My fluffy ears and tail droop low and I whimper sadly*

I’m also a vegan for the animals! So talk about animal abuse / cruelty with me will not be appreciated in the slightest! And if you are, or support or are neutral about the following things, please do not interact, and leave me in peace without any comments or confrontation, or even if you’re just curious about it!

DNI: Hunters/hunting, trappers/trapping, smokers/smoking, vapers/vaping, juulers/juuling, four-twenty/weed/marijuana/drug related, fishers/fishing, animal farmers/farming, taxidermists/taxidermy, vulture culture/enthusiasts, “oddity” manufacturers/collectors, animal part ( fur, skin, pelts, bones, skeletons, claws, teeth, feet, hooves, antlers, horns, jackets, coats, boots, leather, clothing, jewelry, accessories, decorations, insects, roadkill ) selling/buying/collecting, z••iles, pro-/self-shippers, etc. etc.

You will be blocked immediately if you violate my DNI

( Will not be answering asks/questions about any dni topics on this blog, this is for my safe topics only! Makes my heart beat and hurt like crazy…too stressful, too scary…If you absolutely must, please go to my main blog to ask about any unsafe stuff: @grimmwolf )

Tags because I want to find people to follow!

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southeastasianists · 1 year ago

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Kantina Matak, the vibrant presidential cafe serving up 500 free meals a day to neighbourhood kids in Timor Leste’s capital, Dili, is characteristically lively when I sit down for lunch with Bella Galhos. It is a liveliness matched by Galhos, 51 and with an aura that draws you in.

Only three when Indonesia invaded, Galhos was exposed to the violence of the military from an early age, and it was in her teenage years she situated this violence in its broader political context — leading her down a path of activism. A survivor of the Santa Cruz massacre in November 1991, she hatched a plan of escape, and via an exchange program in Canada she relocated — beginning a tireless five-year solidarity building campaign.

In Canada, Bella’s personal experiences served as a testimony emblematic of life under Indonesian occupation in Timor-Leste. A compelling and charismatic speaker, she became a potent symbol within and of the international solidarity movement, connecting and inspiring a wide network.

Amongst her initiatives since returning in 1999, following independence, are the Leubrora Green School in Maubisse that teaches children sustainable agricultural practices and good nutrition, a women’s cooperative farming group and flower garden, and the Kantina Matak where we are sitting, employing and serving as a safe space for LGBT community members. She is serving her second term as presidential advisor, this time to Jose Ramos Horta — a role she loves, and describes as “a bridge between the people and the president”.

Her organisation Arcoiris (Rainbow) Timor-Leste offers shelter for members suffering violent situations, a place that “stands and defends the rights of the LGBT community in Timor-Leste”.

“Not only do they need the shelter, but also they want to feel secure. So, whenever they come to my compound, they feel secure. By giving the people a chance, opportunity and resources without looking at who they are.”

With first-hand experience, Bella is well-situated for this work; “one of my struggles was recognising who I am”.

“When I came out it was a process of being vilified over and over again, falling down on my knees … I was meant to be a minister in the government but because of my sexual orientation I was removed. My own family, my own brothers have tried to kill me … but it hasn’t stopped me.

“Young LGBT that I help care for are struggling to be accepted, loved, cared, protected, or invested in by their own family …They experience hardship, physical abuses, sexual abuses, abandonment, they drop out from school because they cannot handle the bullies, not only by their classmates, but also by their teachers who are not understanding and have no background whatsoever or no knowledge of what LGBT is. I think people really justify their homophobia and action against LGBT people by coming out with their own theory saying: Why you turn yourself to be this? Why can’t you just be a normal woman? Why can’t you just be a normal man? Why are you against God's will?”

Bella identifies the Catholic Church as a powerful institution perpetuating patriarchal ideals, and she makes a point of their hypocrisy.

“Why can’t we talk about priests who abuse children in convents, or uncles, fathers and brothers who ruin their own family? Instead you choose to talk about LGBT.”

In a country that is 98% Catholic, where churches dot the hills and priests hold prominent sway, being an LGBT activist is hard. “I risk a lot for saying what I say and doing what I do. But I always believe that a struggle, any struggle, whatever it is, whatever time it is or where it is, somebody needs to start it.

“Being an activist is a privilege, and it is my responsibility of speaking out for others.”

Inevitably, this has drawn the ire of the church, Bella tells me. “One time there was a huge public letter coming out from the Church about me because they know I was the one that was the voice of dissent. They claimed [in the letter] that [they] supported the LGBT community, [and] are only against [people choosing their] sexual orientation.”

There is a challenge in the tension; both staunch public activist and sensitive individual, caring deeply about others.

“The way people look at you, [you] already know that you do not belong there … I am always ready to be crushed and screened out … I fight my way forward even though sometimes it’s hard.”

Laughter comes easy around Bella, and her answers are splashed with colourful anecdotes and allegories. Asked what progress has been made 24 years on from the vote for independence, she likens the government to getting ready for a party where “you don't know which clothes to put on first. If you want to put your pants on first or your underwear. So I think that's what we need to be putting in place, things in sequences, you know, we should not go to the sky first, start with the earth.

“We cannot keep on using the excuse ‘new country’ as a way of saying it's okay to make mistakes … We cannot keep running the country by just turning on our Petroleum Fund. That is for me very worrying.”

“More than 20 years putting money into all these key sectors but we have not seen the results, we need to see the result and if the result is not seen it means that we are wrong in how we are investing it … we are already getting at least two or three generations that almost have no future to hold on to and most of them are already taking off and the younger ones are also hoping to get out and that's not a good sense of staying in the country to feel and to see what is going on here.”

The valorisation of veterans in a country where resistance leaders are constitutionally enshrined as “national heroes” often comes at the cost of everyday people in the sharing of power.

“Today we are still talking about veterans, all about veterans. Basically the country's owned by the veterans and the veterans are putting all the money into the older people and we forgot to bring money to the younger people, the future of the country, the future leaders of the country, and that’s worrying.”

It’s a dynamic that means the same faces have been in power since independence, and Bella references corruption as a feature of this ruling elite. Timor-Leste rated, in 2022, as having the highest hunger and malnutrition in Southeast Asia, according the global hunger index — a statistic that sits oddly with the US$19 billion sitting in Timor’s Petroleum Fund.

“Development is going at a snail’s pace because the government is too busy distributing power among people who actually don’t have the ability to work or serve the public. These people claim, ‘I did this, I did that, I lost my family, I was with you, I suffered the most, so I deserve to be a minister.’ It’s still like that.

“We are still pleasing each other by providing each other jobs — you know, to make people happy, make followers happy. And the majority of people are suffering because this is not what they were promised when campaigning is taking place.”

Bella believes a possible pathway forward would allow the mixing of “the younger generation into the process of developing the country”.

“Over 60% [of the population] is young. They should be prioritised. They should be dignified. By giving them space, their voice should be heard, should be counted.”

This sort of people-driven participatory philosophy underpins Bella’s outlook: “The priority, the centre of all development should be people, people, people and people means you don't see the classes that you don't see the categories; it’s the people. And first you have to get them involved, not just use them when you need the vote but [so that] their voices can actually be heard and counted in the program.”

What next for Bella? Energetic, with a life loaded with experiences, maybe a presidential run? “Winning or not, I don’t care. I just want to challenge the norms.”

#Southeast Asia #East Timor #Timor Leste #Bella Galhos #People #LGBTQIA Issues

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lalignedujour · 4 months ago

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Je passais de plus en plus de temps chez Cybercity. Je me prenais de passion pour les quizz géographiques. La journée filait comme ça. Et, alors que je commençais à être satisfaite de ma connaissance des Caraïbes, je remarquais qu'il faisait nuit. L'atmosphère sombre du cyber-café et son ronronnement me faisait perdre les heures. Son ventilateur imperturbable, ses clics réguliers, ses paroles dans une langue étrangère entre les gérants constituaient une nappe sonore de fond envoutante. J'y posais Kingston et le drapeau de Sainte-Lucie. Mais bientôt, je m'intéressais plutôt à la botanique, ou à l'Histoire de la Chine.

Je m'obstinais jusque là à rester à un tarif horaire classique. Ce n'était plus pertinent et je passais à un forfait journée - "de l'ouverture à la fermeture", indiquait l'autocollant sur le comptoir - et en faisait un usage complet. Pendant la transaction, j'essayais de reconnaître la langue des gérants. Indonésien ? drapeau : rouge en haut, blanc en bas ; capitale : Djakarta ; villes principales : Djakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan ; population : 275 millions ; commerce : premier exportateur mondial de charbon ; pays voisins : Malaisie, Timor Oriental, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.

Le dimanche, la ville m'accueillait. Je le vivais comme on vit un weekend lorsqu'on son travail est une passion. (Enfin, j'imagine.) Une pause bienvenue, nécessaire, mais teintée d'une hâte de retrouver une routine. Je mangeais mieux le dimanche, à des horaires plus raisonnables et réguliers, du moins. Un snack proposait des oeufs brouillés et des crudités dans une baguette. Je demandais si c'était une spécialité de quelque-part, et le gérant me répondit que non, que c'était une spécialité de Nicky. (Le commerce s'appelait sobrement Nicky Snack, et je soupçonnais ce Monsieur d'être le Nicky en question.) Je le félicitais et m'installais pour manger sur place. Au bout de la deuxième fois, j'y avais déjà mes habitudes. J'étais seule sur un tabouret haut, je mangeais face à la rue. J'étais "en vitrine". C'était ça ou un miroir, et la rue m'allait. J'aurais bien mis quand même cet écriteau modeste qu'on voit dans les vitrines de boutique de décoration ou d'ameublement : vitrine en cours. C'est l'équivalent professionnel du "ne faites pas attention au désordre" des gens chez qui c'est pourtant bien plus en ordre que chez nous.

Je regardais les ombres s'allonger en collant les miettes de sandwich à mon doigt moite. Quand la tablette était parfaitement propre, je saluais Nicky, et je partais. Une fois dehors, je ne ressentais pas le besoin de rentrer tout de suite à l'appartement. Je faisais quelques pas. Je marchais en direction de l'église avec le projet d'en faire le tour, comme si je voulais créer un moment romantique pour pécho, mais avec moi-même. Puis le clocher s'approchant, j'en déviais un peu pour prolonger la balade. L'air était doux. Les couleurs chaudes. Les rues calmes, entre les clameurs de l'après-midi et celles de la soirée. Les pavés étaient encore gorgées de soleil. La marche était si agréable que je me serais crue en Italie.

Mai était passé. Juin commençait. Mes balades du dimanche m'étaient de plus en plus agréables. Elles se prolongeaient de quelques minutes chaque jour : celles gagnées par le soleil. Mon tour de l'église s'étendait jusqu'aux confins du centre-ville et je perdais bientôt de vue le clocher. Je prenais plaisir à marcher dans des endroits pas faits pour : sur des pistes cyclables, des trottoirs étroits, en slalom entre des voitures stationnées et des platanes centenaires, au bord des rocades. Je défiais ce que l'aménagement urbain attendait de moi. Mi-juin, j'ai atteint mi-juin le jardin botanique. Les grilles se sont fermées devant moi. La semaine suivante, même histoire. J'ai fait le tour en reconnaissant les arbres les plus notables et les plantes les plus proches (j'avais depuis deux semaines abandonné la géographie pour me concentrer sur la botanique).

Le dimanche suivant, je laissais des miettes chez Nicky pour aller au jardin botanique. Ma visite fût courte mais choquante. Depuis l'intérieur du jardin, je pouvais sentir les plantes. Leur évapotranspiration de la journée se retrouvait plaquée à ma hauteur par l'humidité soudaine de la fin de journée. Ces odeurs étaient sexuelles.

Directement après la fermeture des grilles, j'ai sangloté. Je réalisais que des choses essentielles allaient me manquer, parmi lesquelles l'amour et l'argent. "Oui, les gens y pensent avant de tout quitter, en général, tu sais ?" me dit une voix dans ma tête (la voix dans ma tête, elle a la voix de ma mère, donc je l'écoute pas). Je me suis perdue. Je n'ai jamais vraiment su m'orienter durant des états émotionnels intenses, et ma mère le savait très bien.

En me jetant enfin sur mon matelas à minuit passé, je décidais de ne plus aller chez Cybercity que pour le strict nécessaire. Je renonçais sans regret à mes cinq étoiles sur la dynastie Liao. Je passerai désormais mes journées au jardin botanique. L'amour et l'argent suivraient.

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worldglobalatlaswiki · 8 months ago

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¿Cuántos países hay en Asia?

Si hablamos de países, solo hay 48 países y sus capitales están en Asia. Las naciones Unidas consideran solo 48 países en Asia basado en cultura política, región de origen y su capital.

A continuación, te mostramos la lista de los países y capitales de Asia con su población, ordenados por orden alfabético:

Afganistan (Kabul): 38.930.000

Arabia Saudita (Riad): 34.810.000

Armenia (Ereván): 2.963.000

Azerbaiyán (Bakú): 10.110.000

Bangladés (Daca): 164.700.000

Baréin (Manama): 1.702.000

Birmania/Myanmar (Naipyidó): 54.410.000

Brunéi (Bandar Seri Begawan): 437.483

Bután (Timbu): 771.612

Camboya (Nom Pen): 16.720.000

Catar (Doha): 2.881.000

China (Pekín): 1.403.500.365

Corea del Norte (Pionyang): 25.780.000

Corea del Sur (Seúl): 51.780.000

Emiratos Árabes Unidos (Abu Dabi): 9.890.000

Filipinas (Manila): 109.600.000

Georgia (Tiflis): 3.714.000

India (Nueva Delhi): 1.380.000.000

Indonesia (Yakarta): 273.500.000

Irak (Bagdad): 40.220.000

Irán (Teherán): 83.990.000

Israel (Jerusalén): 9.217.000

Japón (Tokio): 125.800.000

Jordania (Amán): 10.171.480

Kazajistán (Astaná): 18.750.000

Kirguistán (Biskek): 6.592.000

Kuwait (Kuwait): 4.271.000

Laos (Vientián): 7.276.000

Líbano (Beirut): 6.825.000

Malasia (Kuala Lumpur): 32.370.000

Maldivas (Malé): 540.542

Monglolia (Ulán Bator): 1.564.000

Nepal (Katmandú): 29.140.000

Omán (Mascate): 5.107.000

Pakistán (Islamabad): 220.900.000

Chipre (Nicosia):1.260.138

Singapur (Singapur): 5.686.000

Siria (Damasco): 17.500.000

Sri Lanka (Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte): 21.920.000

Tailandia (Bangkok): 69.800.000

Taiwán (Taipéi): 23.570.000

Tayikistán (Dusambé): 9.538.000

Timor Oriental (Dili): 1.318.000

Turquía (Ankara): 84.340.000

Turkmenistán (Asjabad): 6.031.000

Uzbekistán (Taskent): 34.230.000

Vietnam (Hanói): 97.340.000

Yemen (Saná): 29.830.000

#¿Cuántos países hay en Asia?#Las naciones Unidas consideran solo 48 países en Asia #Asia #china #turkey #cyprus #Mapa de Asia #Países de Asia

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transparentgentlemenmarker · 1 year ago

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Les 6 continents du monde sont :

L' Afrique

L' Amérique

L' Asie

L' Europe

L' Océanie

L' Antartique.

ILS SONT COMPOSÉS DE PAYS D'ONT VOICI LEURS CAPITALES

1- AFRIQUE

Afrique du Sud: *Pretoria

Algérie: *Alger

Angola: *Luanda

Bénin: *Porto-Novo

Botswana: *Gaborone

Burkina Faso: *Ouagadougou

Burundi: *Bujumbura

Cameroun: *Yaoundé

Cap-Vert: *Praia

Comores: *Moroni

Congo: *Brazzaville

Côte d'Ivoire: *Yamoussoukro

Djibouti: *Djibouti

Egypte: *Le Caire

Erythrée: *Asmara

Ethiopie: *Addis-Abeba

Gabon: *Libreville

Gambie: *Banjul

Ghana: *Accra

Guinée: *Conakry

Guinée équatoriale *Malabo

Guinée-Bissau: *Bissau

Île Maurice: *Port Louis

Kenya: *Nairobi

Lesotho: *Maseru

Liberia: *Monrovia

Libye: *Tripoli

Madagascar: *Antananarivo

Malawi: *Lilongwe

Mali: *Bamako

Maroc: *Rabat

Mauritanie: *Nouakchott

Mozambique: *Maputo

Namibie: *Windhoek

Niger: *Niamey

Nigeria: *Abuja

Ouganda: *Kampala

République Centrafricaine: *Bangui

République Démocratique du Congo: *Kinshasa

Rwanda: *Kigali

São Tomé et Príncipe: *São Tomé

Sénégal: *Dakar

Seychelles: *Victoria

Sierra Leone: *Freetown

Somalie: *Mogadiscio

Soudan: *Khartoum

Soudan du Sud: *Djouba

Swaziland: *Mbabane

Tanzanie: Dodoma

Tchad: *N'Djamena

Togo: *Lomé

Tunisie: *Tunis

Zambie: *Lusaka

Zimbabwe: *Harare

2- AMÉRIQUE

Antigua-et-Barbuda *Saint John's

Argentine *Buenos Aires

Bahamas *Nassau

Barbade *Bridgetown

Belize *Belmopan

Bolivie *Sucre

Brésil *Brasilia

Canada *Ottawa

Chili *Santiago

Colombie *Bogota

Costa Rica *San José

Cuba *La Havane

Dominique *Roseau

Equateur *Quito

Etats-Unis *Washington

Grenade *Saint George's

Guatemala *Guatemala

Guyana *Georgetown

Haïti *Port-au-Prince

Honduras *Tegucigalpa

Jamaïque *Kingston

Mexique *Mexico

Nicaragua *Managua

Panama *Panama

Paraguay *Asunción

Pérou *Lima

République Dominicaine *Saint-Domingue

Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis *Basseterre

Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines *Kingstown

Sainte-Lucie *Castries

Salvador *San Salvador

Suriname *Paramaribo

Trinité-et-Tobago *Port of Spain

Uruguay *Montevideo

Venezuela *Caracas

3- ASIE

Afghanistan *Kaboul

Arabie Saoudite *Riyad

Arménie *Erevan

Azerbaïdjan *Bakou

Bahreïn *Manama

Bangladesh *Dacca

Bhoutan *Thimbu

Birmanie *Naypyidaw

Brunei Bandar Seri *Begawan

Cambodge *Phnom Penh

Chine *Pékin

Corée du Nord *Pyongyang

Corée du Sud *Séoul

Emirats Arabes Unis *Abu Dhabi

Géorgie *Tbilissi

Inde *New Delhi

Indonésie *Jakarta

Irak *Bagdad

Iran *Téhéran

Israël *Jérusalem

Japon *Tokyo

Jordanie *Amman

Kazakhstan *Astana

Kirghizistan *Bichkek

Koweït *Koweït

Laos *Vientiane

Liban *Beyrouth

Malaisie *Kuala Lumpur

Maldives *Malé

Mongolie *Oulan-Bator

Népal *Katmandou

Oman *Mascate

Ouzbékistan *Tachkent

Pakistan *Islamabad

Palestine *Jérusalem-Est

Philippines Manille

Qatar *Doha

Singapour *Singapour

Sri Lanka Sri ayawardenapura

Syrie *Damas

Tadjikistan *Douchanbe

Taïwan *Taipei*

Timor-Oriental *Dili

Thaïlande *Bangkok

Turkménistan *Achgabat

Turquie *Ankara

Viêt Nam *Hanoï

Yémen *Sanaa

Albanie *Tirana

4- EUROPE

Albanie * Tirana

Allemagne *Berlin

Andorre *Andorre-la-Vieille

Autriche *Vienne

Belgique *Bruxelles

Biélorussie *Minsk

Bosnie-Herzégovine *Sarajevo

Bulgarie *Sofia

Chypre *Nicosie

Croatie *Zagreb

Danemark *Copenhague

Espagne *Madrid

Estonie *Tallinn

Finlande *Helsinki

France *Paris

Grèce *Athènes

Hongrie *Budapest

Irlande *Dublin

Islande *Reykjavik

Italie *Rome

Kosovo *Pristina

Lettonie *Riga

Liechtenstein *Vaduz

Lituanie *Vilnius

Luxembourg *Luxembourg

Macédoine *Skopje

Malte *La Valette

Moldavie *Chisinau

Monaco *Monaco

Monténégro *Podgorica

Norvège *Oslo

Pays-Bas *Amsterdam

Pologne *Varsovie

Portugal *Lisbonne

République Tchèque *Prague

Roumanie *Bucarest

Royaume-Uni *Londres

Russie *Moscou

Saint-Marin *Saint-Marin

Serbie *Belgrade

Slovaquie *Bratislava

Slovénie *Ljubljana

Suède *Stockholm

Suisse *Berne

Ukraine *Kiev

Vatican *Vatican

5- OCÉANIE

Australie *Canberra

Fidji *Suva

Kiribati *Tarawa

Marshall *Majuro

Micronésie *Palikir

Nauru *Yaren

Nouvelle-Zélande *Wellington

Palaos *Melekeok

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée *Port Moresby

Salomon *Honiara

Samoa *Apia

Tonga *Nukualofa

Tuvalu *Fanafuti

Vanuatu *Port-Vila

#capitales des pays #capitale #pays #monde #back to school

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"You'll meet her, she's very pretty even though sometimes she's sad for days at a time."

Is that CARMEN HEARST? A JUNIOR originally from LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, they decided to come to Ogden College to study PRE-MED. They’re THE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

"You'll see, when she smiles, you'll love her."

STATISTICS;

BASIC INFORMATION;

full name: carmen ortiz hearst. nickname(s): car; carm; carmie. age: twenty. date of birth: october 12th, 2002. zodiac: libra. hometown: san simon, mexico. los altos, california. current location: ogden, new hampshire. ethnicity: mexican. nationality: mexican. gender: cisfemale. pronouns: she/her. orientation: biromantic & bisexual. religion: christian. occupation: student. language(s) spoken: english, spanish, french, semi-fluent mandarin.

FAMILY;

father: eduardo ortiz. born may 13th, 1966. charles hearst. march 1st, 1974. mother: carina ortiz. born november 27th, 1971. olivia hearst. january 8th, 1977. sibling(s): n/a. children: n/a. pet(s): n/a.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE;

face claim: fiona palomo. hair color: dark brown to black. eye color: hazel. height: 5'3''. weight: 112 lbs. tattoos: n/a. piercings: lobes on either side.

PERSONALITY;

character trope: the social butterfly. additional tropes: the artist, the caretaker, the demure, the gregarious, the mccoy, the princess classic, the philanthrope, the pristine, the reticent, the studious, the sweetheart, the timorous, the viscerotonic. character inspirations: chrissy cunningham (stranger things), iris (the holiday), juliet (romeo + juliet), kiki (kiki's delivery service), louisa clark (me before you), ofelia (pan's labyrinth), riley matthews (girl meets world), rory gilmore (gilmore girls), rose dewitt bukater (titanic), sofia (outer banks), wendy beamish (st. elmo's fire). positive traits: intellectual, sincere, idealistic. negative traits: codependent, naive, disorganized. skills: translation, communication, art. smokes: no. drinks: socially. drugs: yes.

SCHOOLING;

attending; ogden college. major: pre-med. sports: cheerleading, equestrian. extracurriculars: pre-med society.

BACKGROUND;

TW: drug dependency/use. ● Carmen was adopted as a toddler by Charles and Olivia Hearst, a couple from the upper class that had more interest in having a child they could brag about than merely having a child. ● She spent most of her childhood and life in classes of one kind or another, either expanding her brain or expanding her skill set. ● Between classes, recitals, pageants and family's functions, Carmen was nearly always on display and knew she had to present as such. ● Despite the endless schedule she was expected to maintain, Carmen always seemed to find time to reach out and talk to people around her, genuinely interested in the people around her and their stories. ● Her once lively personality was slowly withered down due to the exhaustion of rising to expectations and when she was only fifteen, her mother encouraged the use of stimulants. This has continued and become a dependency issue even though she neglects to acknowledge it. ● Finally away from home, she's experiencing some freedom but still doesn't know how to break out of her parents expectations.

BIOGRAPHY;

TW: drug dependency/use. The memory of her parents can hardly be considered as such, the images in her mind much more akin to attempting to remember the dream you had just been stirred from than seeing a picture of your past. The only thing Carmen knew for sure? Her parents loved her. A reassurance repeated time and time again by her nanny, words that were surely about her birth parents rather than her adoptive ones, whose presence was less commonplace than the woman's own. Charles and Olivia had always wanted a child. Or perhaps, more accurately, they had always wanted trophies — the biggest and best of everything that they could grasp onto, that they could put on display for those around them. Carmen was merely a more concrete piece that they could attribute to their greatness. The second they had welcomed her into the family was the second she was growing, a schedule crammed with whatever might help push her towards success; if she wasn't expanding her mind, she was expanding a skill. Classes, recitals, pageants and the older she got, the larger the list of events she was expected to be in attendance with her family for. The normalcy of a childhood spent making mistakes and getting into mischief not one that Carmen had been afforded. Despite the endless parade of events that filled her calendar, it never seemed to take away from the initiative Carmen had always had to reach out to the world around her. It seemed to not matter if it was a teacher, a classmate, a family friend or merely the employee of whatever business they had wandered into — Carmen seemed unable to keep herself from asking about their day, about their life. There was a genuine warmth and interest in people that even her parents money couldn't have afforded to teach, yet they made sure to harness it in whatever form worked best for them, ushering their daughter in the path of whoever's good graces they were attempting to win. However, expectations did not come without their drawbacks, withering down a once lively girl with exhaustion she shouldn't have while merely a teenager. It didn't go unnoticed and unluckily, it wasn't unknown territory for the Hearsts. She was only fifteen, in a dressing room before a pageant when her mother first gifted and encouraged the use of stimulants. It was the start of a dangerous path, leading to dependency that has followed her like a shadow, dependency that Carmen has yet to face the seriousness of. After all, what reason should she have to worry when her own mother had assured that so long as one didn't overdo it, there was no real harm. It was no surprise to anyone when Carmen graduated valedictorian, nor was it a surprise when she got her acceptance and made her way to Ogden University, Charles' Alma mater. It had never been a question to those around her just as it had never been a question for Carmen. There had never been thought or consideration for her own desires, for her own passions and wants out of life. Even now, Ogden may have opened a door for her, may have been an escape for the home that had suffocated her for the entirety of her childhood — yet the expectations lurk overhead like a storm cloud threatening to swallow her whole.

EXPAND ON HOW THEY EMBODY THEIR SKELETON TROPE;

The social butterfly, dynamic and charismatic, floating about so that you may always see her but never catch her. Carmen was outgoing even as a child, wrapping herself around anyone who would grant her their time and attention. It was an energy carefully sculpted over the years, taught how best to use that openness to charm the world around her, to make them feel welcome and seen when within her space. What she has yet to realize is the many ways in which this piece of her is both a blessing and a curse; the ability to seemingly adapt in any social situation, to befriend anyone around her coming without the knowledge of how to set boundaries or put herself first, how to distinguish who was actually worth investing her time in.

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER;

Like a moth to a flame, it’s hardly a surprise Carmen was pulled into Greer’s orbit — the girl with an interest in everyone and the girl who held everyone’s interest. It was unlikely that the two wouldn’t cross paths, wouldn’t exchange pleasantries from time to time, but what Carmen could have never anticipated was the friendship that formed. She had become used to a surface level of camaraderie in her peers and little more, yet it felt as if Greer mirrored the attentiveness that Carmen displayed for those around her, that she genuinely cared to know more about her. It’s only with Greer’s disappearance and the rumors that have spun in it’s wake that she’s been left to question the sincerity of their bond, to wonder if either of them had actually cared about the other or if they were merely displaying the manners they had been taught.

LINKS;

#ogdenintro #drug use tw #drug dependency tw

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reblrths · 1 year ago

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𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝚂𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴, never on a side. aloysius highbottom, capitolite.

➶ i recognize that face! that’s aloysius highbottom, the thirty-one year old assistant producer from the capitol they’ve been in the capitol around thirty one years, long enough to gain a reputation for being so adaptable & timorous. they’re so lucky getting to live in the tribute center for the duration of the games! ( character isn't part of the uprising )

BASICS.

name: aloysius highbottom

age: thirty-one

gender / pronouns: cis male he/him

orientation: clueless pansexual

occupation: priam's assistant producer

home: capitol

countenance: n/a

faceclaim: dev patel

BIOGRAPHY.

your lineage is nothing short of legendary -- your ancestors make up of some of the most strong, most brutal, most influential people panem has ever seen -- one of whom being your great uncle casca highbottom. you aren't quite sure why these traits seemed to have skipped over your generation -- but you fall short in most of these things. the people of the capitol are some of the most cutthroat people you've ever met, and no matter how hard you might try to fit the narrative they all seem to play, it never quite fit you. you get nervous easily, you stumble over your words, and no matter how many times you practice that speech in the mirror, no matter how confident you are alone, it all goes right out the window the moment you're surrounded by others.

the one thing you have going for you is your resilience, your willingness to do or say whatever it takes to climb ranks. whichever side seems like the best outcome for you is the side you will stand with -- it seems the capitol's influence did not entirely skip you. despite your lack of confidence, you are not stupid -- you have a good idea of who to keep your distance from and who to latch onto.

both your parents were head gamemakers -- you were expected to follow in their footsteps. when you were expelled from the university, though, this seemed to ruin all chances of anything simply being handed to you. you were lucky enough that your mother did not let your father leave you high and dry like he wanted to for nearly ruining their reputation. they clean up your mess and get you an in for a job at a family friend's company, one of the most powerful networks in the capitol, but explain very carefully that you are on your own from there.

you are dropped into a role you have no prior experience in and are learning as you go -- for even if you grew up surrounded by wealth and opportunity, you still suffer from the lack of guts everyone around you seems to have. perhaps if you stick to the right people for long enough, their ways will rub off on you. you suspect they already have -- no one would suspect you of all people to be able to keep up, but you have so far. you stumble your way through, but you have been right there this whole time. you would never believe the things you learn when people do not see you as a threat -- and if you play nice, play dumb, play the yes-man, you will be able to prove that you do not need to be cutthroat in order to make your way in this country.

PINTEREST | SPOTIFY (tba)

WANTED CONNECTIONS

friends/people who take him under their wing: this man is so pathetic!!! save him from social interactions!! it's painful to watch! any friends he does have would be gigantic influences on how he acts -- as stated b4 this man is a sponge

enemies: this would be one-sided i'm afraid < 3 i think even if he knows they hate him, he's still mingling in their friend groups and he also might be too dumb to know they hate him < 3

love interests: enter at your own risk that's all I'll say

literally everything he is so annoying and pathetic

#mj.intro #intro | aloysius highbottom

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animaletras · 1 year ago

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Presa, Coração, Coluna, Garra e Cauda. Há muito tempo as nações viviam em paz e harmonia, mas aí, tudo isso mudou, quando Fang atacou. Só os dragões podem impedi-los, mas quando o mundo mais precisou deles, eles desapareceram. Quinhentos anos se passaram e Raya descobriu um último dragão de água. Embora sua habilidade com magia seja ótima, ela tem muito que aprender antes que possa dizer: “Eu sou a Sisu”. Mas Raya acredita que o Sissu pode salvar o mundo!

Se a introdução parece muito com a de outra animação, não é por acaso. Raya, assim como Avatar, é a junção de diversas culturas asiáticas em nações fictícias, que faz um comentário sobre guerra, com a diferença de focar no Sudeste Asiático (Brunei, Camboja, Cingapura, Filipinas, Indonésia, Laos, Malásia, Mianmar, Tailândia, Vietnã, Papua Nova Guiné e Timor Leste) ao invés dos países do Leste Asiático (ou Ásia Oriental) que inspiraram ATLA (China, Coreia do Sul e do Norte, Japão, Mongólia, Taiwan, Macau e Hong Kong). As similaridades, entretanto, acabam por aí, já que Avatar e Raya, ainda que com temáticas parecidas, às abordam de maneiras muito diferentes.

Raya e o Último Dragão é um filme de 2021, produzido e distribuído pelo Wall Disney Animation Studios que conta com direção de Carlos López Estrada e Don Hall. Seu anúncio foi especialmente importante para essa comunidade, que nunca teve a oportunidade de se ver representada por uma grande empresa, e agora ganharia a primeira princesa Disney do sudeste asiático, dublada por uma atriz vietnamita. Uma das primeiras decepções com o filme foi a divulgação do restante do elenco, com quase todos os outros personagens, ainda que da mesma ascendência, dublados por atores, já renomados, do leste asiático: Sandra Oh (Virana) é canadense coreana; Awkwafina (Sisu) é americana e sino-coreana; Gemma Chan (Namari) é britânica-chinesa; Daniel Dae Kim (Benja) é sul coreano e Benedict Wong (Tong) é chino-britânico, só para citar alguns exemplos.

Para nós, brasileiros, pode ser difícil entender porque isso é um grande problema, mas é preciso entender que, se um país como o nosso, já apresenta diferenças culturais significativas quando pensamos em nordeste, sudeste e sul, imagine então em países diversos, com línguas, crenças e culturas diferentes, que não podem ser resumidas apenas aos países mais conhecidos do leste. Segundo o pesquisador Stwart Hall, em “Da Diáspora: Identidades e Mediações Culturais” (2003)

“Os asiáticos não constituem de forma alguma uma ‘raça’, nem tampouco uma única ‘etnia’ (…) são perpassados por diferenças regionais, urbano-rurais, culturais, étnicas e religiosas; (…) a nacionalidade é frequentemente tão importante quanto à etnia” (HALL, 2003, p.69).

Há algum tempo em Hollywood já se faz questão de escalar atores com nacionalidades correspondentes aos personagens da dublagem, não porque as vozes são diferentes, mas porque se entende que certas minorias recebem menos oportunidades de papéis. Em Moana por exemplo, temos uma gama de atores da Polinésia dublando os personagens e o mesmo acontece com Encanto, com diversos atores latinos nos papéis principais. Em Raya e o Último Dragão, percebemos que existiu uma tentativa, mas existe uma visão tão alienada sobre a comunidade asiática que todos foram colocados em uma única categoria, favorecendo atores do leste.

A caracterização da protagonista também recebeu críticas desde o primeiro trailer. Muitos acreditam que Raya parece filipina, pelas características físicas, vestimentas e pelo tipo de arte marcial que ela pratica, ainda assim, a Disney se recusou a dizer qualquer coisa mais específica sobre o país que inspirou sua ascendência. Isso se repete para além da protagonista, para todo universo criado para a história.

Uma frase que ouvi em quase todo o material que pesquisei para escrever sobre o filme é que “as culturas asiáticas não são um monólito” e a razão pela qual ela precisa ser tão repetida, é porque foi assim que o Ocidente as viu por muito tempo. Em 1978, Edward Said escreveu o livro “Orientalismo”, que o professor Fernando Nogueira da Costa da Unicamp define como:

“um ensaio erudito sobre um tema fascinante”: como uma civilização fabrica ficções para entender as diversas culturas a seu redor. Para entender e para dominar. (…) Um clássico dos estudos culturais, Edward W. Said mostra que o “Oriente” não é um nome geográfico entre outros, mas uma invenção cultural e política do “Ocidente” que reúne as várias civilizações a leste da Europa sob o mesmo signo do exotismo e da inferioridade.

O Orientalismo é basicamente um processo do Ocidente de transformar o Oriente em um “outro”: uma cultura estranha e exótica, em contraste com a “norma” ocidental, de modo a desumanizar. Assim como a invenção do oriente, foi feita para o ocidente, a produção de Raya, não parece ter sido construída tendo em mente o público dos países em que se inspira. Diversos estudantes e críticos de mídia do sudeste asiático se reuniram, durante cerca de nove meses, para produzir, no canal da autora e youtuber americana-chinesa Xiran Jay Zhao, uma apresentação dividida em três partes somando quase seis horas de crítica a Raya e o Último Dragão por espectadores de diversos países do Sudeste Asiático numa tentativa de tornar a discussão mais plural e acessível a uma maior audiência. Destaco as principais falas aqui, de modo a ecoar suas vozes e os vídeos podem (e devem!) ser acessados integralmente nas referências.

Um dos primeiros pontos que destacam é o lançamento de Raya e o Último Dragão, apenas nos EUA, durante a pandemia, já que em diversos países que a empresa pretendia representar, sequer tinham o serviço de streaming funcionando na época em que o longa ficou disponível para o público. A verba destinada a divulgação também foi de apenas 1/3 das campanhas de Moana ou Frozen.

Pouquíssimas pessoas do sudeste asiático estiveram envolvidas no projeto. Parte da equipe chegou a fazer uma visita rápida a alguns dos países, mas mais para “uma apropriação estética das culturas para uma representação de fantasia genérica”. Afirmam que, apesar do marketing do filme repetir que “vai se tratar da primeira princesa do sudeste asiático” e retratar enfim a experiência real dessa comunidade historicamente apagada, o filme parece se destinar principalmente as audiências brancas, se ancorando no que os espectadores reconhecem da Ásia, pela mídia mainstream, disfarçado de diversidade cultural.

O que vemos na produção de Raya: O Último Dragão é exatamente o que Said escreve sobre a visão que o ocidente propaga da ásia: “exotificação, condescendência, apropriação, alteridade e tratamento geral do asiático como um bufê cultural no qual as pessoas se sentem à vontade para pegarem tudo o que querem e descartarem o que não lhes interessa.”

Sobre os temas e estrutura da história, o grupo também preparou uma apresentação sobre como o tema da “confiança” é abordado, levando em consideração o storytelling ocidental e o das histórias da região. Dentro do filme, a protagonista é retratada como alguém com dificuldades para confiar nos outros, e o filme parece trair sua própria proposta ao demonstrar que todas as vezes que confia, de fato, é traída e sua desconfiança se mostra justificada. Não ajuda que os personagens com discursos sobre confiança sejam os mais privilegiados: Benja (o pai de Raya, que é chefe da nação mais bem sucedida entre as cinco) e Sisu (que é um ser mágico e está acima dos conflitos humanos).

Como esse tema ecoa na vida real dos sudeste-asiáticos? As nações nunca foram unidas e passaram por diversos conflitos históricos, muitos que perduram até os dias de hoje. A moral de que “os países devem se unificar para ter paz” é uma fantasia imperialista que justificou diversas guerras, invasões e colonização.

Porque só é paz quando se é um? Por que a paz não pode ser múltipla e culturalmente diversa? Se as nações dividas do filme representam países reais, também é injusto justificar sua divisão como produto da ganância e desconfiança dos próprios governantes, quando, nos países reais, foi fruto de colonização de nações maiores, da europa e do leste asiático.

A filosofia do coletivismo, entre indivíduos, no sudeste asiático também é bem diferente da de Raya. São ensinados desde cedo que é através da confiança que se constrói uma comunidade e a ajuda mútua é grande parte da cultura dessa região, apesar dos conflitos. A desconfiança de Raya é americanizada e não parece autêntica com sua etnicidade. A união entre os personagens também tem um aspecto superficial: a função de cada personagem secundário é ser a representação de uma das nações, mas todos falam a mesma língua e não tem diferenças culturais relevantes o suficiente para que haja conflito e, portanto, resoluções o bastante para caracterizar a união. Mais uma vez, existe uma imensa diversidade cultural, étnica e linguística entre pessoas do sudeste asiático, e querer resolver séculos de conflitos complicados com “virem um grande país já que são todos asiáticos” é insensível.

O worldbuilding foi outro ponto de discussão. É inconsistente os países em que os animadores afirmam que as cinco nações foram inspiradas, já que essas informações mudam de entrevista para entrevista, e não batem com os países visitados pela equipe de produção para pesquisa. Em alguns a arquitetura parece vagamente inspirada em templos, castelos e outros pontos turísticos importantes, mas de forma geral, não se tem muita informação sobre as nações do próprio filme. Mesmo a fauna não é apropriada, já que os animais que inspiram as raças ficcionais não existem no sudeste asiático.

O que separa as cinco nações no filme? Nas cenas iniciais, Raya caracteriza cada uma das tribos como ladrões, violentos e assassinos. Benja, dá a entender que esses são estereótipos, vindos do preconceito, e que é necessário desconstruir, mas isso é subvertido de alguma forma no filme? Não. Cada personagem das diferentes nações, age exatamente como Raya descreve a princípio e a mudança em suas atitudes depois de conhecer Raya e Sisu é que passam a usar essas características negativas em favor delas, sem jamais deixar de reforçar os estereótipos.

Apontam também para a questão linguística e a redução que é chamar Sisu de “Dragão” e como a tradução, por vezes, acaba por apagar a real mitologia desses povos e as características mais específicas de seus seres. O argumento principal é que diversos seres, de diversas mitologias, foram misturados em uma coisa só e chamados de “dragão” para facilitar o marketing para audiências ocidentais.

Voltando à comparação com Avatar: o último mestre do ar, que foi feita a princípio, é indiscutível o cuidado de uma obra e o desleixo da outra. Mesmo que as nações do Fogo, da Água, da Terra e do Ar também sejam reinos fantasiosos inspirados em países asiáticos, cada um representa um, tendo referências na arquitetura, nas roupas, na fauna e até na filosofia e história. Também temos tempo o suficiente em cada um para que se aprenda sobre sua hierarquia e cultura enquanto em Raya tudo parece corrido e as regras de cada local não são claras. As mensagens de um e outro também são opostas: Raya defende um ideal utópico de unificação enquanto Avatar comenta essa mesma fantasia, mas apresentando as falhas desse pensamento. Mesmo a mensagem sobre confiança é melhor executada em Avatar do que em Raya: Zuko não recebe o mesmo tratamento especial de confiança cega que Namari recebe. Ele precisa de tempo para ganhar a confiança de seus pares e as diferenças culturais entre o grupo, é um ponto de discussão muitas vezes.

Também faço aqui uma breve menção ao queerbaiting, ao qual o grupo dedicou um vídeo inteiro para explicar. Afirmam que o roteiro tenta incluir uma dinâmica enemy to lovers, para Raya e Namari que não parece orgânica. As duas nunca foram amigas, apenas se conheceram em um dia, Namari traiu a confiança de Raya e as duas nunca mais se viram, por anos, de acordo com os diálogos do próprio filme. Ainda assim, temos diversas cenas com certa tensão entre as personagens nesse sentido. Ainda que as personagens fossem sáficas canonicamente, a representação ainda é muito alinhada à experiência branca e norte-americana de identidade queer, tanto em termos de design de personagem, quanto filosoficamente.

Joanna Robson, em entrevista à Vanity Fair, diz sobre o design de personagem em Raya que “(…) com o físico musculoso e o corte de cabelo assimétrico, Namari parece intencionalmente projetada para atrair a atenção da audiência queer”. Em comparação com Raya, a antagonista é muito mais codificada como queer, entretanto nada nela se parece com como uma pessoa sáfica do sudeste asiático realmente se apresentaria. Eles se preocupam a explicar como a masculinidade é percebida de formas diferentes no sudeste asiático e como as expressões de gênero não conformantes e a própria moda lésbica são em alguns dos países representados.

Se não se destina aos sudeste-asiáticos queer, para quem esse queerbaiting é destinado então? Para audiências queer brancas e ocidentais, criando uma versão palatável da experiência de uma pessoa asiática e queer. Muitos dessa audiência só foram ao filme por esse marketing alternativo, do filme ter essa “vibe sáfica”, ignorando a importância de ser uma história para o sudeste asiático.

Fica então a questão: a representatividade feminina e feminina asiática é uma boa representação? Para responder, li o artigo de Tamilyn Tiemi Massuda Ishida, “Fetichização da mulher leste asiática e de suas dispersões transnacionais: o papel do design em sua conscientização e resistência”, discutindo os estereótipos que mulheres asiáticas têm na mídia, ela destaca o da “Dragon Lady”:

(…) é a retratação da mulher leste asiática como misteriosa, exótica e ameaçadora, apresentada muitas vezes como a vilã, assim podendo ser considerada como uma versão feminina do Perigo Amarelo (ONO; PHAM, 2009). Grande parte das personagens as quais este estereótipo é aplicado usam vestimentas tradicionais e dominam alguma arte marcial (WANG, 2012).

Felizmente, tanto Raya, quanto Sisu e até Namari não são sexualizadas no decorrer do filme, mas Raya e Namari, principalmente, acabam chegando perto do estereótipo de Dragon Lady, mulheres asiáticas cujas as maiores habilidades são em artes marciais. Não dá para abordar a feminilidade separada da questão racial nesse caso, principalmente quando mulheres não-brancas são colocadas em duas caixinhas: ou submissas e servis, ou violentas e perigosas. Até Noi (que é um bebê), é completamente “dragon lady”, misteriosa, habilidosa em artes marciais e que não pode ser confiada. Sisu é a única que parece ficar num meio termo, mas também é a única que não é humana, e portanto, não é de nenhuma nacionalidade específica.

Fora todos os aspectos culturais, Raya: o último dragão também não é excelente estruturalmente. A primeira meia hora é apenas infodump em cima de infodump, com um flashback dentro de outro flashback sobre como os reinos se dividiram e consultas sem fim ao mesmo mapa. O meio da história é entediante com a constante apresentação de personagens mal desenvolvidos e a conclusão é apressada, sem se preocupar com trabalhar bons arcos de redenção ou sequer de reconciliação entre as personagens.

Referências:

(6) How Disney Commodifies Culture — Southeast Asians Roast Raya and the Last Dragon (Part 1) — YouTube

(6) How Disney Commodifies Culture — Southeast Asians Roast Raya and the Last Dragon (Part 2) — YouTube

(6) Raya’s Queerbaiting of Southeast Asians — The Importance of Cultural Context to Queerness — YouTube

Da_Diaspora_-_Stuart_Hall.pdf (hugoribeiro.com.br)

ORIENTALISMO, resenha do livro de Edward W. Said — GGN (jornalggn.com.br)

Orientalismo — O Oriente como Invenção do Ocidente | Blog Cidadania & Cultura (wordpress.com)

Como o orientalismo persiste e continua a marcar presença no cinema americano (buzzfeed.com.br)

Artigo-4.pdf (senac.br)

#Danny #raya disney #raya and the last dragon #raya namari

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Francisco a Timor Oriental: Que vuestra fe sea vuestra cultura

Comunicado de http://www.vaticannews.va — El Santo Padre llegó este 9 de septiembre a Dili, Timor Oriental, en su primer discurso a las autoridades pidió a los ciudadanos vivir la fe en su misma cultura «que a vossa fé seja a vossa cultura!»: “Es decir, que ella inspire los criterios, los proyectos y las decisiones según el Evangelio”. Leer todo Se publicó primero como Francisco a Timor…

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#cultura #Francisco #Oriental #Sea #Timor #vuestra

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☼☾ ( froy gutierrez , 23 , he/they , demi-man , wagner 6 ) - have you seen lawrence "laurie" wagner? we’ve heard through the grapevine that they’re magnanimous but also timorous. when you think of them , you think of a summer breeze cooling your skin, rays of sun breaking through rain-soaked leaves, a bright laugh filling the whole room.

parallels : laurie ( little women ) ; aang ( avatar: the last airbender ) ; bolin ( the legend of korra )

BASIC INFO

FULL NAME: lawrence " laurie " arturo wagner

AGE: twenty-three

GENDER: demi man

PRONOUNS: he/they

ORIENTATION: pansexual panromantic

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: primary — french sign language, conversational — english, french, german

ACCENT: a mild deaf accent

LABEL: the fervour; someone who feels emotions very intensely.

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

FACE CLAIM: froy gutierrez

HEIGHT: five feet, eight inches

HAIR COLOUR: mousy brown

EYE COLOUR: light blue

USUAL EXPRESSION: focused, intentional gaze on people's faces and lips

POSITIVE TRAITS: caring, self-sacrificing, kind, loving, forgiving, joyous, optimistic, attentive

NEGATIVE TRAITS: naive, shy, stubborn, self-isolating, fearful, gullible, sheepish, overly trusting

FAMILY

FATHER: unnamed, deceased in a shipwreck

MOTHER: unnamed, deceased in a shipwreck

SIBLINGS: his eldest sibling, the new monarch; 4 other siblings

THINGS TO KNOW

laurie was born very sick and premature on a winter's day, and for the first few years of his life, he suffered from illness after illness, and it seemed like the boy would never truly be healthy. his mother tragically passed in childbirth — she and his birth father were poor farmers in a small prussian village and the stress of birthing twins on her malnourished body was too much.

his father did his best to raise laurie and their twin, but having two children, one of which being sickly as laurie was, was extremely difficult. their father turned to a life of crime — mostly theft and embezzlement — to try to support them. however, he got caught, and was imprisoned for his crimes despite his best intentions. the twins were sent to a nearby convent, where they were cared for by the nuns who resided there. soon enough, they were adopted together by the wagners.

when he was four years old, laurie contracted scarlet fever, which proved to be the worst illness of them all - he was sick for months, covered in rashes and running a boiling fever. he was isolated from the rest of his family out of fear they would also become sick. the disease riddled him with infection after infection, mostly in his sinuses and ears, and unfortunately, his ears never recovered - he was rendered permanently deafened.

somehow, miraculously, the rest of his body recovered, and by the time he was four, it seemed he had rounded the bend and would grow up relatively normally. however, he was of course very different from the rest of his family in the sense that he couldn't hear.

his parents did everything they could for him, hiring a litany of staffmembers meant to teach him how to communicate. they hired both educators who were oralists and educators who taught him sign language, just so he would have as much opportunity to communicate as possible. the sign educators were from france from the institut national de jeunes sourds, which was the first and most prestigious school for the deaf.

eventually, when he was around 12 years old, his parents decided he might be better off immersed in an environment with other deaf people, so they sent him to board at the academy in france to be able to learn and socialize more effectively. he had a wonderful time there, and would come home to prussia each summer. he recalls his childhood being very pleasant from that point on, as learning to sign and speak became much easier with other deaf people surrounding him. he was equally excited to go back to the school each year as he was to return home each summer.

his studies at the academy continued until just a year ago, when tumult struck back home. saddened by the news and implications of the broken betrothal among his siblings, and then blindsided by the sudden death of his parents, laurie left the school in paris in a rush and returned home as quickly as he could to mourn with the rest of his family.

the last year has been incredibly difficult for him and his family. he'll never quite get over his parents' death. despite being away for nine months out of each year since he was twelve, he loved them dearly, and felt very close to them through the constant exchange of letters and countless days over the summer spent with his family.

HEADCANONS

as mentioned above, laurie is deaf ! he can only hear about twenty percent of sounds, mostly in the lower register and very very high pitched sounds. because he was deafened at four, he had some grasp of speech already, but his communication was obviously stalled.

he primarily uses french sign language, since he learned to sign from french educators and at the institut national de jeunes sourds (school for the deaf) in paris. however, since not everybody knows sign, he also speaks, and is fairly good at it. he has a slight deaf accent, but it's surprisingly subtle considering the severity of his hearing loss.

he is VERY close with his siblings, especially after his parents' death.

he misses his parents dearly and has been in a somewhat depressive state since their passing. anyone who knew him before their death would be shocked to see the state he's in now.

despite the sadness, he is a relatively optimistic person and tries his best to be joyous, especially for his siblings. he does his best to cheer them up and to keep them looking at the bright side of things after the chaos of the past year.

he's very shy. its partially because his deafness makes socializing very hard but also that's just the way he is. he's very softspoken and has a difficult time initiating conversation.

he loves to read ! and he's extremely fond of animals. if he's not in the library he can probably be found in the stables tending to the horses.

despite being deaf, he enjoys music. the vibrations are very pleasant to him, and he can perceive basslines and percussion, so he finds it soothing.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

friends: maybe people he met while studying in france, or childhood friends ? or new friends ! all the friends !

a little unrequited love moment: maybe somebody he admires from afar, thinking he'd never be able to approach them ? maybe he thinks they're inaccessible because of his hearing ? who knows ! i think this would b extremely cute !!!!

his interpreter: in my head, this is someone he met while studying at the abée who his parents saw he had a connection with, and they offered to hire them as his personal interpreter. but really, they are extremely close friends, almost siblings, and they would have come with him to france.

#francehq.intro #!!!!

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