#desi cut

[hireathlove]

'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast

Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back

'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab

And I don't wanna have another heart attack

Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash

[zeherili-ankhein]

I might look normal but deep down I wanna cut wood...

[teaah-art]

Desi LGBT Fest 2023 (hosted by @desi-lgbt-fest)

Day 3 : Fear/Guilt

CW: Aphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny

POV you're Ace/Aro/Aspec/Arospec in a 'get hetero married, have kids' heavy culture but not really very out to people. I mean, at this point the marriage culture is so deeply ingrained being out will probably exacerbate the guilt haha hahahahahaha haha hah....haha

Anyway, text flowed better in Hindi for me but ALT text available with translation+transliteration of the scribbles as well as the narrative text. English translation+transliteration of just the narrative text under the cut

Transliteration:

Hath Peele Nahin Honge,

Na khilegi mehendi ki lali,

Ghar me baaraat nahin aayegi,

Rishtedaron ko nyota nahin jayega

Safar ka humrahi bhi nahi hoga,

Jeevansathi bhi nahi hoga,

Humdard hokar bhi dard nahin samajh aayenge.

Humraaz hokar bhi raaz nahin rujhayenge.

Kabhi kabhi ek sukoon sa lagta hai,

Na rishte banenge, na dard hoga.

Lekin kya dost ke dard me sukoon pana,

Wajib hai?

Translation:

Hands won't stain yellow,

Neither will the red of the henna flourish,

The wedding party won't come home,

The relatives won't get an invite,

The journey won't have any fellow travellers,

There won't be a life partner,

Pain doesn't make sense despite being empathetic,

Secrets don't seem enticing despite being a confidante.

Sometimes, there's a sense of relief,

Bonds won't form, there won't be any pain.

But is it fair to seek relief in a friend's pain?

[ariella-has-lost-her-mind]

hrithik roshan in war kept me alive in 2019

[siya-sayani]

Who is your guy friend???

Tuuuu sale tuuu

[kakushino]

what is a knot

Oh you sweet summer child...

Okay so basically it's an engorged part of a penis (+- the middle part or the base, depends) that "locks" the male to the female for more effective insemination. It's usually found in canidae family of animals = dogs etc. Which means it's also used in werewolf fanfiction and other kinds of monsterfucking, including omegaverse.

[hussyknee]

Litmus test for a believable brown immigrant OC: what is their family WhatsApp group like? If they're not in one, what was the political fallout of them leaving?

[redvanillabee]

wrong focus but as a girlie who likes wearing ties (read: always wanted to but too chicken to wear it at any other time than halloween and winter when i can hide it under sweaters) desi lydic is very swifly becoming my new style icon

[sea-shanthis]

from a (half) south asian american who's dark skinned, i think one of the best examples of south asian representation in video games as of recent is frye from splatoon 3.

i think they did so many things great with her. even though she's not really desi considering human culture has been extinct for over 1000 years in the splatoon universe, they did a great portrayal of her as a south asian. the inclusion of her dark skin really adds to that, because as someone who's half south indian, with dark skin, colorism and racism against dark skinned ppl in south asia is a really big issue, and is rooted in the caste system. and even though i doubt the inclusion of her dark skin was meant to break that stigma and stereotyping, it really adds to her regardless!

some other great examples of south asian influence in frye that makes her great rep:

- her singing in splatoon 3 is based on indian vocal music, especially carnatic (south indian) music. there's also traditional indian instruments such as sitar/veena, dholak, and nadaswaram used in songs where she performs. her dancing performance is also reminiscent of indian dances like bharatanatyam, odissi, and kuchipudi.

- her fighting style in her boss battle is based off of snake charming, using a pungi flute to control her moray eels to fight the player, in a manner similar to snake charming

- her outfit is based off of western-south asian or indo-western fashion and clothing, wearing a dupatta over what looks like a choli, and her pants resemble patiala pants. her headpiece also resembles mango chutney or another south asian condiment

- the locker decoration received from story mode that depicts her, sunken scroll 11, is based off of traditional indian art, especially from south india. the pose she strikes and the surrounding motifs are reminiscent of south indian and sri lankan sculpture and art depicting hindu figures; an example of a work of art similar to this depiction of frye is the bronze statue Shiva Natarāja, depicting the god shiva as nataraja, the cosmic lord of dance.

- and although i don't know for sure if her big forehead is based in south asian traditional beauty traditions, i still think it adds to her greatly as south asian representation. video game characters from any underrepresented culture are often depicted under western beauty standards, and frye's appearance that defies both western beauty standards AND colorist standards of south asian beauty truly makes her a great example of south asian rep in video games.

special thanks to twitter user rosierajin, who also compiled a list of examples of south asian influence in frye's character

anyways, that's my conclusion about why frye is an amazing example of south asian rep, hope you enjoy :3

[misssclumsy]

Bruh! Paper cuts are worse than injuries.

[dazesanddoodles]

butch wong is real

[meanslackofart]

people can say they are there to listen all they want but the child in me who has grown up learning to keep mum or has been shushed all her life finds it hard to just tell others what goes inside her mind. its not like i don't want to, I want to relieve myself of all the thoughts and everything but I don't know how without feeling like a burden, so I just choose not to.

[moonchild-in-blue]

Why are box braids so damn hard to do it yourself. I have a renewed and greater respect for my DIY people 💙

[usertoxicyaoi]

idk man as someone who is an asian (desi to be more specific) living in the west i find it hilarious what the west considers to be fit to label and pass as "high fashion". as in its only valid "high fashion" IF its designerwear originated from the west??? which is so weird to me???? sorry darlings but maybe if yall ventured out a little bit and took a look at eastern clothing and eastern designerwear, especially traditional wear, oooooft. yall would rethink what you class as "high fashion".

[natkhat-sa-shyam]

बिना दाँतवाले भी उठा शकते है लुफ्त इनका

ये चाय है मेरी जान,

इसे चबाना नहीं पड़ता।।❣️

[somerabbitholes]

i have attained indian motherhood — i’m peeling garlic while watching TV