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jiraisupportgroup · 3 months ago

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Can jirais be white? Maybe this is a stupid question, maybe it’s a white privileged ass question, but I’m genuinely wondering because I keep seeing people on Jirai Twitter flaming the opinions of white jirais. Like, I’m white and I’ve spent a long time couch surfing, doing sex work to survive, having my interpersonal relationships crumble at every turn, I cut I drink I smoke I do drugs…but what, my opinions don’t matter because I’m not from Japan?? I’m honestly fucking lost, I found a place I fit in but I don’t know anymore. And what about jirais who don’t live in Japan, that don’t do sex work, don’t spend frivolously in host clubs or aren’t homeless??? Are the rest of their issues that make them a landmine forfeited simply because they don’t check a few of the other boxes? I don’t understand, I need to ask someone. People are always going to complain that you aren’t fucked up enough.

Help.

I don’t think it’s a stupid question at all!

Please note that I’m not an expert or a spokesperson for Jirai Kei, I’m also not Japanese, I don’t speak Japanese - I would take my opinion with a grain of salt. I don’t actually feel qualified to talk abt this tbh T_T

The general sentiment that I see is that white (or otherwise non-Japanese) people can be Jirai Kei but be respectful & understanding about it.

To my knowledge “Jirai” is a term used to stereotype someone as a “crazy girl” or “crazy girlfriend” - it’s not really tied to any specific action or set of symptoms. It is often used against girls who do have scars or wear ryousangata or work in sex work or con cafes, but it’s also used against people who don’t do those things. Its not an endearing term or point of pride, it’s used derogatorily. “Jirai Kei” is playing off of that term. It’s similar to how in western societies people call anyone who looks slightly alternative “emo” but to my knowledge “jirai” has stronger negative connotations than “emo” does & is still used in a derogatory manner.

I think it’s important to know that Jirai Kei was born out of Kabukicho. There are a lot of themes of sex work, self harm, emotional instability, addiction, host club or boy band obsessions, homelessness, etc. They are important parts of the subculture, but it also has grown a lot since 2019. You don’t have to engage in or have a history with those things to be “Jirai Kei”, but you have to understand & be respectful of the fact that those are very common themes in the subculture.

Generally, it’s agreed that Jirai Kei is a space for mentally unstable people. This doesn’t mean that you have to be venting online or constantly in distress or anti-recovery: more so, you know what it’s like to be in a dark place and you’re respectful / understanding of that, whether you’re currently in that place or not. It’s similar to menhera but a bit more jaded. Menhera’s core things are accessibility, awareness, support, positivity, understanding, acceptance, etc. Some people find more comfort in Jirai Kei because sentiments of not being ready to or able to recover are generally a bit more accepted, although many people are part of both subcultures.

Additionally, it’s important to note that as foreigners, we can’t really “reclaim” Jirai - it’s not a term that is used against us. We don’t live in the same socioeconomic setting that Jirai Kei was born out of. A big example of this is social reaction to the fashions associated with Jirai Kei, like dark girly kei and ryousangata. When I go out in my town in a dark girly coord I don’t get called an emotionally unstable mass produced sex worker, people usually say I look really nice or cute or generally compliment me. Very very different reactions, and that’s important to acknowledge. Our experiences are different. That doesn’t mean we can’t relate to or find comfort in or be a part of Jirai Kei, but it’s important to know that Japanese Jirais and foreign Jirais have very different experiences even with the same things. I liken it to foreign gals. Gyaru is a pushback against Japanese beauty standards, so when you’re a foreigner gyaru styles often aren’t contrary to beauty standards you’re subjected to, but it’s still generally okay to be gyaru as a foreigner as long as you understand that. Just be respectful / understanding about that ykwim?

Most of the time when I see people complaining about white girls in Jirai Kei they’re mostly complaining about girls who are only into the fashion or cute parts of Jirai and try to sanitize the subculture. Essentially - you can’t come into a Japanese subculture based around mental struggles as a foreigner and decide you’re going to denounce parts of it to make it more acceptable. That’s kind of weird & disrespectful in my opinion. It’s fine to only want to engage in the cutesy parts like girly kei and collecting boy band photo cards, but it’s not really Jirai Kei, which is fine just like… don’t call it Jirai Kei when it’s not.

Part of why there are people who are very intense about saying you have to be “fucked up enough” to be Jirai Kei is because they’re radically pushing back against people who come into Jirai Kei spaces and then complain about the toxicity or try to sanitize the subculture. In my opinion they do end up friendly-firing T_T

A lot of people don’t want post about their struggles online. Someone’s account could be super happy sunshine and sparkles and bows and positivity all the time, but they could still very well be struggling behind all of that. I think some people are so tired of problematic fashion Jirais that they end up saying people who don’t post about their struggles openly can’t be Jirai Kei. I disagree with that? You don’t owe people your history or struggles. You don’t have to publicly talk about your history or struggles to be a part of the subculture. It’s a bit strange to pressure people to talk about these things in order to be accepted in the community, even though I understand where they’re coming from. I don’t personally see this a lot but I also don’t use Twitter which is where this seems to be most common.

Overall - as long as you acknowledge the origins / history, don’t try to denounce the “dark parts” of Jirai Kei, and understand that Japanese Jirais and foreign jirais have different experiences you’re generally good as far as I can tell.

Idk if that all made sense - I’m crazy sleep deprived from work - but hopefully that makes sense / answers your question? But again I’m just a stranger on the internet and I’m also not Japanese so please take all that with a grain of salt.

#mara is yapping #asks #anon #tw sex work #tw sh mention #tw alchohol mention #jirai talk

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satans-helper · 3 months ago

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satans-helper: GVF Masterlist (Slash Fics)

Created: August 2019 // Last Updated: 07/09/2024

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Sam & Danny

Smother the Flame in Your Heart [vampire!Danny/smut/completed series] - Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV / Part V / Part VI / Part VII / Part VIII / Part IX / Part X / Part XI / Part XII / Part XIII / Part XIV / Part XV / Part XVI / Part XVII / Part XVIII / Part XIX / Part XX / Part XXI / Part XXII / Part XXIII / Part XXIV Spotify Playlist

Mine Forever // oneshot/dark/slight dub-con smut [Sanny]

Eat You Up // oneshot/threeway w/ HEAVY slash [V-Day smut]

Bring a Friend // oneshot/threeway w/ HEAVY slash [smut]

Touch Me & You’ll Never Be Alone - Part III - I Keep Him Forever [slash-smut-miniseries]

Scare ‘Em Off // oneshot/Halloween smut [Sanny]

Drop-Off // oneshot/Halloween fun-fluff-crack [Sanny]

Gold Isn’t Everything // ongoing series/mature [Sanny] [ON HIATUS]

Danny, You’re A Star // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Convinced? // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Crush // oneshot/fluff [Sanny]

Bet on a Chance // oneshot/smut-ish [Sanny]

Since You’ve Been Mine // oneshot/smut-ish [Sanny]

Under the Stars // oneshot/fluff [Sanny]

It Means Something // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Beautiful // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Swapping Sugar // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Lovers // oneshot/fluff [Sanny]

No One Else // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Touch Me // oneshot/smut [Sanny]

Between Us // oneshot/threeway/smut

Between Us II // oneshot/threeway/smut

Between Us III // oneshot/threeway/smut

Between Us IV // oneshot/threeway/smut

Jake & Danny

Wisdom of the Fool / completed series / Chapter II // Chapter III // Chapter IV // Chapter V // Chapter VI // Chapter VII // Chapter VIII // Chapter IX // Chapter X // Chapter XI // Chapter XII // Jake realizes he has feelings for Danny that are deeper than just friendship

Pretty Baby // light sub!Jake & dom!Danny in the dressing room [smut]

Scream for Me // Danny likes when Jake gets scared [smut]

Touch Me & You’ll Never Be Alone - Part II - In the Middle of the Night // slash-smut-mini-series

Strawberries & Cream // threeway [smut]

Don’t Get Behind Me // oneshot/slash

Josh & Danny

Loopy // high car sex [smut]

Make It Better // Josh has an injury while carving pumpkins with Danny [smut]

Touch Me & You’ll Never Be Alone - Part I - Lights Down Low // slash-smut-mini-series

#masterlist #Greta van fleet #Greta van fan fiction #satans-masterlist

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sitp-recs · 2 years ago

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Hi Liv! I just want to let you know that your blog is the only thing getting me through grad school. It's my one moment of solace before going to sleep. Do you know any fics where Draco is some kind of hedonist and introduces Harry to all the luxuries he's been missing so far? I need that in my life!

Oh anon, I’m sorry grad school has been rough! I know I don’t miss those days 😔 very happy to hear the blog offers you comfort and solace. And I love the hedonist!Draco take, I wanna find more fics like that tbh! Here are some great reads that came to mind:

Still Life, orphaned (2019, M, 3k)

Cake by astolat (2016, M, 4.3k)

Harry tried not to care when after the war, everyone he knew seemed to have made an agreement to stop paying attention to birthdays.

Steal/Keep by @shealwaysreads (2021, E, 4.6k)

The stealing was all Hermione’s idea, though Harry still doesn’t think anyone would believe him if he told them.

push and pull you down by @bonesliketambourines (2020, E, 5k)

Harry's resigned himself to petty, inconsequential cases and no real connection to his job at the Auror department—after all, what else would he be doing with his time? He's not happy, not really, but that hardly matters. A chance encounter with a mostly-naked Draco Malfoy exposes him to an entirely different world, one much more colourful than the lonely one he currently occupies—but at what cost?

Reparatio by astolat (2016, E, 17k) - maybe not a perfect fit but I couldn’t resist, this fic is brilliant

Draco snorted. “I’m not reduced to penury. I want something considerably beyond money, and I rather think you’re the only one can give it to me.”

amid this warm and steady sweetness by warmfoothills (2019, E, 21k)

Harry is not living in a period drama, no matter what his friends or his new house or Malfoy’s sudden affinity for horse-riding might suggest, and if one more person uses the word courting, he’s going to start hexing people.

A Summer in Bordeaux by @zigster-ao3 (2021, E, 28k)

Harry turns. Malfoy leans against the doorway to the back garden under the halo of a gaslamp dangling overhead. The warm glow of the flame casts him in a golden light, and he’s framed on either side by trailing grapevines cascading over the garden walls. So soft, Harry thinks, where the Malfoy in his mind once seemed so sharp.

Shine, Even in the Darkness by raitala (2014, E, 41k)

Harry hasn’t seen Draco for over fifteen years, but now he’s showing up everywhere and Harry is sort of weirdly attracted to him, but that can’t be right?

Sweeten to Taste by @saintgarbanzo (2021, E, 51k)

It starts with Draco's buckwheat crepes with honeyed oranges. Or maybe it starts with his porridge with toasted walnuts and homemade apple butter. Or perhaps it starts with the cinnamon buns Draco made from scratch with mascarpone icing. Harry just knows he's hungry for more.

Against All Odds by momatu (2015, E, 54k)

Beauxbatons is hosting the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe, and Harry has promised to enroll Teddy as his birthday present. Meanwhile, Draco is stuck in his office, putting together the first ever Quidditch Summer School for children from all over Europe during, when he should be enjoying summer holidays.

Nights With You by @the-sinking-ship (2022, E, 58k)

Draco is mortified when moments prior to departing for the most anticipated destination wedding of the year, he is cruelly dumped. But when he learns that Harry Potter has, at long last, split with his horrible boyfriend, Draco is certain his luck has changed. Never a man to squander an opportunity for revenge (and what would probably be a spectacular shag), Draco vows to make Potter his for the weekend.

Criminal by @the-sinking-ship (2020, E, 83k)

Things were going just fine for Draco Malfoy. He successfully conned and counted cards across Europe and America, amassing a small fortune, along with a lengthy rap sheet. That was until he made the grave mistake of returning to England for a high stakes card game and got himself caught – by Harry Potter no less.

#asks #anon #drarry reclist #hedonist Draco spoiling Harry #good food 🥘#sending much love anon!

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himluv · 2 months ago

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DA Review Series: Deception

<<< Previous Review: Knight Errant

Title: Deception Author/Illustrator: Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir/ Fernando Heinz Furukawa Year Published: 2019 In-World Year: ~9:44 Dragon Verdict: According to Goodreads, I've read this graphic novel before, but I have no memory of it. It's the shortest of the graphic novels and I think definitely worth the hour or so it takes to read. Not only do we see some familiar faces and meet some new ones, but we see a pivotal point in Tevinter's war with the Qunari. So, like, important stuff.

Deception starts with an all new character, a con artist named Olivia Pryde. She's got a mark in Ventus (formerly Qarinus) she's eager to steal from, only to discover that the boy isn't who he claims to be. He's another con artist! With the Qunari preparing to invade and her old flame Ser Aaron in town, Olivia is eager to put Ventus behind her.

But, of course, nothing is that simple. Ser Aaron and Vaea are in town to help Dorian prepare the city to evacuate, in exchange for a chance to steal an artifact from a reclusive magister's mansion. That's where the con artists come in.

With a little help from a pair of Antivan Crows (they aren't named but this is our introduction to Teia and Viago!), Olivia and her failed mark, Calix, steal the blueprints of the mansion from the Ventus Archive. And that's all Vaea needs to get inside.

Once there, the group discovers that the Magister wasn't a hermit. He was dead, and his elven servant has been impersonating him for years. And he's found a new master. It's not stated, but it's easy to infer that he works for Solas.

Apparently Vaea and Co., were hunting a "red lyrium weapon" from Kirkwall, but the Agent of Fen'Harel traded it away for information. Which leaves me with so many questions! Is this Meredith's weapon? If so, how did Solas get it and for what purpose? If he wanted it, why trade it away? Can this servant even be trusted?

We'll never know because the Qunari invade Ventus before Vaea and Co., can get the answers. With Dorian's help, and Olivia's sacrifice to hold off the Qunari, our heroes escape the falling city.

Calix, moved by Olivia's sacrifice, decides to take her last name since, as an escaped slave, he doesn't have one of his own.

And that's where we leave our new friends, on the run from a fallen Ventus.

#himluv reviews dragon age #dragon age #dorian pavus #tevinter imperium #dragon age comics

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endlesstwanted · 8 months ago

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Winter Wonderland Bingo masterpost

Winter is over and so is @seasonaldelightsbingo’s winter wonderland!

I got two cards and managed to fill fourteen squares, mostly in MCU fandoms but also for other Marvel projects, two series and a crossover with two of my fav European films. It was a blast, and even though I didn’t get to finish every WIP I started, I’m excited to keep working on them later on. ❄️🩵

All info, ratings and pairings are below the cut and titles are linked to my Ao3. The 3x3 card will come first, the 5x5 last.

We Stayed Halfway

❄️ Being taken care of

Fandom: Captain America Movies Steve Rogers/Brock Rumlow | Explicit | 2,2k words WARNINGS: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Porn Without Plot Summary: After being exposed to an unknown toxin in a SHIELD’s laboratory, Brock and Steve deal with the effects of it in the Captain’s office.

I’m Not Going To Say Goodbye So I Don’t Have To Go

❄️ Peppering kisses all over their face ❄️ Covered in blankets ❄️ Playing with their hair

Fandom: 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV) Carlos Reyes/TK Strand | T | 2,039 words WARNINGS: Post-Episode: s02e12 The Big Heat, Trauma, Angst Summary: After their night gets ruined by a home in flames, Carlos and TK go to the Strand’s house.

Two Trains And Cold Coffee

❄️ Simply enjoying each other's company

Fandom: Deux Moi (2019), Verdens Verste Menneskee (2021) Julie/Mélanie Brunet | Teen | 200 words Summary: A quiet morning with Mélanie and Julie.

Ten Revolutions Around The Sun Later

❄️ Pressing Forehead Together

Fandom: The Avengers Movies Bruce Banner/James Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark | T | 500 words WARNINGS: Flashbacks, Temporary Amnesia, Implied past Torture and s/h Summary: Bucky’s flashbacks are triggered by the snow. Bruce and Tony are there to help him get back to his own self.

Pros and Cons of Being Hawkeye

❄️ “I’ll be with you from dusk till dawn.” ❄️ Unsteady || X Ambassadors

Fandom: Hawkeye (Comics) Clint Barton & Kate Bishop | Teen | Modboard Summary: A moodboard made by endlesstwanted (and Kate - Hawkeye!) Tumblr link

Broken Oath

❄️ “I’m fine.”

Fandom: Black Widow Movie Yelena Belova/Natasha Romanov | Mature | 742 words WARNINGS: Red Room shit, Angst, Implied past non-con (not between the pairing and not in the fic) Summary: Yelena turns fifteen, and Natalia has to prepare her for the real world. At least, according to what the Red Room thinks a woman needs to work with for them to take over the world.

Boyfriend’s Spider-Sense

❄️ The Most Beautiful [insert] That They've Ever Seen

Fandom: Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies) Hobie Brown/Miles Morales | Teen | 683 words Summary: Miles pays Hobie a visit when he feels he’s not feeling alright.

Chasing Some Warmth

❄️ Being the Little Spoon for the First Time

Fandom: The Avengers Movies Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton/Sam Wilson | Explicit | 795 words WARNINGS: Casual Sex, Porn Without Plot, Established Clint/Sam Summary: The nights at Barton’s farm are very cold since the generator broke down. Bucky’s interested in learning what Clint and Sam do in these cases.

I Can’t Like That

❄️ “I’d rather it be me than you.”

Fandom: Chicago Fire Joe Cruz & Brian "Otis" Zvonecek | Teen | 569 words WARNINGS: Hurt No Comfort, Implied Canon Character Death, Episode: s08e01 Sacred Ground Summary: Joe waits, helpless, for his best friend to leave.

The Good Win Over The Bad

❄️ Wishing on a Penny

Fandom: Captain America Movies Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers | Teen | 100 words Summary: Ten years after graduating from high-school, Bucky reunites with the one that got away from him. At least, if staring at Steve for half an hour counts as a reunion.

Great Things For Kind Hearts

❄️ tis the damn season || Taylor Swift

Fandom: The Avengers Movies Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark | Gen | 100 words Summary: Tony reflects on how his life changed after meeting Bucky.

Someone Like You And Me

❄️ Forced to quit

Fandom: Thor Movies Jane Foster & Sif | Teen | 581 words WARNINGS: Canon Sick Character Summary: In New Asgard’s hospital, Jane reunites with an old friend.

Our Fake Love Story

❄️ Can’t Tell a Soul

Fandom: What If...? (Cartoon 2021) Carol Danvers & Darcy Lewis | Teen | 100 words Summary: Carol shares with Darcy the only thing they can do to stop her wedding with Howard to become legal. Darcy has her doubts.

So Pretty, Hanging

❄️ Hanging from the Ceiling

Fandom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV) Bucky Barnes/Sharon Carter | Mature | 100 words Summary: When her dom shows up with a new toy to try, Sharon has her reservations. Luckily, she has also thought of something fun to do while being tied up and taken care of.

#seasonaldelighstbingo #winterwonderlandbingo #endlesstwanted masterlist

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nerdsworld · 5 months ago

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Where's Quinn??

Funko drops their newest NFTs for MTV's Daria.

But,her sister Quinn is still not included even in this batch.

First Daria Funko was released in time for New York Comic Con 2019.

Fall and NYCC Edition.

Second Wave included her best friend Jane and classmate Jodie,with the flames in Daria's glasses for the CHASE.

Third Wave:

MTV's Daria

Friday

06.21.2024 🥵🔥

L.G

#daria mtv #daria morgendorffer #funkodaria #daria #darianft #nftfunko #quinn #quinn morgendorffer

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bassimelwakil · 1 year ago

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Such a Little Thing

Friends make Magic fun.

I had always wanted to build a custom draft environment. To play with friends, to maybe play at game stores, cons, and maybe, if I was lucky, with some of the designers who make the game that gave me so much.

But whatever world concepts I had, Wizards executed their own version. Arranging playtests was hard enough. It would be impossible for a set with the same theme as one Wizards had already made and that my friends had already played. What I needed was something Wizards wouldn’t do, something that I could grind away without fear of duplication.

So I decided to make a multiplayer set.

Along came Conspiracy.

Mechanical hooks wouldn’t work. If I'm to make a set, it can’t be something Wizards wouldn’t do, or haven’t done, but rather, something they can’t do. Something they aren’t allowed to do.

Other intellectual properties.

Not wanting to waste a lot time in printing cards and roping in friends to play, my primary tool for playtesting was solitaire using existing cards, mentally replacing keywords with my new mechanics. For example, if I had an evasion mechanic to test, I’d just tell myself “all the flying creatures have my evasion mechanic instead of flying��. I’d find an analogue, counters for counters, tokens for tokens, I’d grab cards from other games with icons and say, “this icon represents this mechanic”. Whatever I could do to make it easy to remember while piloting two decks against each other by myself.

In 2019, I went to a Magic event in the London Excel and met Mark Rosewater and Aaron Forsythe. I went just to say “hi” and “thank you” but the queue to meet them was for spellslinging: you were supposed to play Magic with them. I didn’t bring a deck. I didn’t bring anything. I just wanted a moment. But Mark kindly sat me down to play pack wars with him. I got back in the queue and waited for Aaron Forsythe to be free. Again, I just wanted to say thank you and not take up his time. But a man behind me said, “I have my silver-bordered cube” and he gave us a random pile of cards each, and I played a 1v1 against Aaron. This experience is my most cherished M:tG memory.

Leaving with a beaming smile, it brought back all the work I’d done on my custom sets with the dream I’d had of sharing my sets with them. I considered the logistics: my idea of skinning other properties into M:tG meant I’d have easy access to a consistent resource for card images but the real issue was still printing prototypes.

The pandemic began. In the tumult, I discovered Tabletop Simulator. I could make my own cards, port them into simulator, and play online because everyone was in lockdown. For the first time, it felt like I could actually do this.

Gathering my many notes, I began blocking out the logistics of a Magic set, considering the as-fan, collation, sheets, and so on, I mapped out a half dozen sets (each with their own three-letter codename). One of which was The Lord of the Rings. I found friends to playtest with and I can only thank Triske, Coop, Jonathan, Lawrence, Pat, and Zefferal for their time.

I quickly understood why Mark Rosewater loves his job: every set posed a unique challenge and creative puzzle. I loved it.

And then... Adventures in the Forgotten Realms came out.

“This is fine” said I, sipping tea amidst the flames. “Wizards owns that IP, it’s not them licensing another IP. Which would be preposterous. Impossible. No, no. This is fine.”

Announcing… Universes Beyond. The Lord of the Rings.

I looked at my work, defeated. If I am generous with myself, perhaps my sets had made the progress in several years what a team at Wizards makes in several weeks. Were I ever to get my set into a stable, draftable form, the novelty would be long gone.

So I gave up.

But as the articles for their many Universes Beyond and Dungeons & Dragons set came out, I noticed that their design process was what I had been doing in my sets for years. Sad to say, but a bitter sense of rejection lingered. A feeling I wasn’t justified in having, but it's there. That pit in the stomach of how I wasted my time, and my friends’ times, on a sunk cost fallacy. I stopped reading articles. Magic design felt like a party I was unwelcome at. I still haven’t even read or watched any Lord of the Rings release videos or looked through the set. I've seen friends talk about some individual cards on twitter, but that’s all.

What I saw of Wizards' wasn’t like what I made. Though I freely accept that my work remains too raw and untested to be seriously considered as a 'set', I'd gone down a fun design avenue that Wizards didn’t. My work here is personal to me, but I'll share it all the same.

Here’s the framework for my custom set of The Lord of Rings.

Codename: JRR.

#gaming #magicthegathering #lord of the rings #middle earth #magic the gathering #tolkein #game design #custom magic card

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halconnoticias · 2 years ago

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Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol.3 | Un Conmovedor Cierre

Por: Hector Gaytan. 14 de mayo de 2023.

Sin Spoilers.

Seis años después de su segunda entrega y tras un controversial despido, James Gunn cierra su trilogía de los Guardianes de la Galaxia antes de encaminarse a dirigir el reinicio del universo DC. La más que recomendada cinta nos sitúa tiempo después de Avengers: Endagme (2019) y The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), donde el equipo de inadaptados galácticos deberá cruzar la galaxia en una última aventura para salvar al universo y a uno de los suyos, mientras aprenden a dejar el pasado atrás.

Sin dudas James Gunn se despide de Marvel en grande con una enternecedora película que se aleja de la obligación de estar conectada a otras para construir un gran evento, como la tercera cinta de Ant-Man. Desde el detonante uno se da cuenta de que esta película le pertenece únicamente a los guardianes, brincamos de un conflicto en el multiverso a algo más íntimo. Los personajes que llevamos 9 años conociendo tienen un cierre que brilla por el cariño y el estilo con el que se desarrolla.

Marvel Studios hizo lo que debió haber hecho desde el fin de la fase 3, darle la libertad a los directores de enfocarse en sus historias y no en exclusivamente construir su nuevo gran evento. La cinta toma riesgos al tocar temas sensibles y en romper las expectativas a las que la trilogía nos tenía acostumbrados. El viaje acompañado de los ex-criminales es disfrutable y crudo al mismo tiempo.

En lo negativo, para algunos espectadores los guardianes pueden parecer más caricaturizados y extravagantes que de costumbre, razón no les falta. La película brinca de un tono dramático a uno cómico sin paciencia o sutileza, el cambio abrupto a la comedia rompe la tensión que Gunn intenta impregnar y el misterio rompe una muy extravagante e irreverente comedia. Los chistes no siempre se sienten frescos, al contrario, se sienten fuera de lugar, a excepción de dos escenas a mitad del filme en las que un anti humor ejecutado con base en las personalidades y traumas de los protagonistas hizo reír a toda la sala.

La interacción entre los personajes se vuelve demasiado cursi, lo cual generalmente funciona con la historia, pero a veces termina cayendo en lo incómodo. Las actuaciones se vuelven demasiado frenéticas, como si los personajes se hubiesen tomado 5 tazas de café y tuvieran que hablar o moverse de forma extravagante cada vez que pueden; el ritmo se siente lento, hasta el punto medio de la cinta parece que el guión no sabe cómo resolver el conflicto que plantea o como seguir la historia.

Sobre la selección musical tan característica de la saga, he de decir que de las 3 películas esta es la que más me ha quedado a deber. Pues, aunque esta incluye canciones de Radiohead o Do You Realize?? de The Flaming Lips la mayoría se sienten a priori desaprovechadas o que no encajan en las escenas en las que están colocadas y se sienten más como un relleno en la mezcla sonora, no hay armonía entre la imagen y el sonido. Como si estas hubiesen sido escogidas luego de terminar el guión, en lugar de que las escenas fueran escritas con base al ritmo de las melodías, a excepción de The Dog Days Are Over y No Sleep Till Brooklyn.

Además, el compositor de la banda sonora original de las dos primeras cintas -Tyler Bates- no regresó para el volumen 3 por su compromiso con la 4 parte de John Wick y la ausencia de su ambientación se nota. John Murphy (The Suicide Squad) y Kevin Kinner (Peacemaker) hacen lo posible por recuperar la esencia orquestal de los guardianes, pero las composiciones se sienten incapaces de evocar a otra emoción que no sea una bélica tensión que con el pasar del filme se siente sosa.

Aunque en los efectos especiales y prácticos el cierre de la trilogía se lleva las palmas, si bien sí hay ciertos errores que distinguen que Groot y Rocket son hechos por computadora, esta es la película de Disney/Marvel que mejor se ve en años. Gunn optó una mezcla casi perfecta de CGI y efectos prácticos, al punto que se le acaba de otorgar un récord Guinness por la mayor cantidad de aplicaciones de maquillaje/prostéticos creados para una única producción.

La fotografía de Henry Braham junto con la dirección de arte destaca tanto como en las primeras dos cintas, añadiendo una capa extra de extravagancia que es capaz de preocupar al espectador, sorprender y provocar risas y lágrimas.

El estilo de Gunn ya no es tan diferente e innovador como lo fue en su época, ya que todo Marvel y hasta otras productoras, se dedicaron a copiarlo, pero sigue sintiéndose carismático. El final es maravilloso, una despedida de Gunn a sus personajes que se que quedará en el corazón de los espectadores, es un final que revertirá toda expectativa de la publicidad y de los seguidores de la filmografía del director. Sí, puede resultar menos “impactante” de lo esperado, pero sin duda es emocional y hará a todos sacar una lágrima.

La película se siente más informal, menos de estudio, factor que le juega tanto a favor como en contra. No es la mejor de las 3, ese puesto sigue perteneciendo al volumen 1. Sin embargo, es una experiencia disfrutable que vale la pena ser vivida, una película de superhéroes que tocará en lo más profundo de cualquier espectador. La trilogía de guardianes se consagra como la más única del UCM, la que marcó un estilo en Hollywood que todos intentan copiar. Se entiende por qué nadie quiso el puesto de Gunn, el ADN de los guardianes está en su mente y en su alma, el nuevo universo de DC está en buenas manos. La película es un bello parque de diversiones que recuerda que en Marvel Studios deben dejar de expandir su universo y deben profundizar en él.

#marvel #guardianes de la galaxia

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Steamy Sex Movies Shows Netflix Hulu Amazon Prime - xoNecole: Women's Interest, Love, Wellness, Beauty

xoStaffSep. 29, 2021 04:00PM EST

Looking for something that makes you throb in all the right places, sans the guilt? We've got a list for you! When it comes to the explicit shows to stream, we've realized the plot is just as important as the nudity. You need to be properly teased, seduced, and entertained if you will by the stream-worthy shows and films tantalizing you on screen. Streaming platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Starz, HBO Max, and Hulu have a lot of movies and TV shows to watch, but which ones are the sexiest to watch?

Keep scrolling for TV series and films to stream that are basically porn, without sacrificing your viewing pleasure.

The Handmaiden (2016)

A South Korean film released in 2016, The Handmaiden puts the "erotic" in erotic thriller. In the film, a con man, with plans to marry a Japanese heiress to steal her fortune and have her committed, hires a pick-pocket to help him do his bidding. However, things get complicated when the "handmaiden" becomes romantically entangled with the heiress herself. Sex and seduction no doubt ensues.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

Premature (2019)

Summertime is the season for new love and this is portrayed poetically in this 2019 film. A love affair blooms between a music producer and a poet. The Harlem backdrop is poignant and their romance is just as hot as the actors portraying the lovebirds navigating the ups and downs of a budding relationship.

Where to Watch:Hulu

Sex/Life (2021)

Speaking of sex life, the title of this Netflix series says it all. Sex/Life follows a woman struggling with accepting her reality as a stay-at-home mom-of-two as the nostalgia of her younger years having amazing sex with a bad boy old flame come flooding back to her. Things become even trickier when her former beau returns into her present, shaking up her life and marriage with her husband. And can I just say... episode 3?? Netflix recently reported that 20 million viewers replayed it just to see Adam Demos showing us what he's working with. You've been warned.

Where to Watch: Netflix

The Voyeurs (2021)

What happens when your desire to partake in voyeurism reaches killer heights? The Voyeurs is a 2021 film that centers on a young couple played by Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Justice Smith (All the Bright Places). The Amazon Original plays with the idea of peeking into another couple's sex life, the obsession and the temptation around voyeurism, and the deadly consequences that may follow.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

Bridgerton (2020-)

With how this cast got done in the 1800s, we couldn't not include Bridgerton as one of the entries in this list. The hit Netflix series (Shonda Rhimes' first offering in her deal with the media juggernaut) follows the elite social circle of high society members and their affairs. You'll come for Regé-Jean Page, but you'll stay for the trysts.

Where to Watch:Netflix, of course.

Run the World (2021-)

Starz has been keeping the streaming streets hot with content that is explicit but doesn't sacrifice plot for porn. Tastefully done and beautifully executed is how you can describe the sex scenes shown in the recently renewedseries Run the World. The series follows four girlfriends and their love lives in Harlem as well as their friendships with each other.

Where to Watch:Starz App

Insecure (2016-)

Speaking of Black women navigating their love lives and showing that we too are sexual beings unapologetically, we'd be remiss not to include the GIF-worthy event that is Insecure. The series returns for its fifth and final season in October and we can't wait to see what Issa Rae and friends has in store for us.

Where to Watch:HBO Max, Amazon Prime

Adore (2013)

Adore is an Australian film that stars Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as two best friends who fall in love and have sexual relationships with each other's sons. What begins as a teenage tryst spans over a course of decades, interfering with the young men's ability to have fruitful relationships with women their own ages. What could be complicated by that? The cinematography, score, scenery, and sexcapades are what makes this one a must-watch.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

Euphoria (2020-)

Euphoria focuses on a cast of adults playing high school kids, yes, but there's no denying that Euphoria has a plethora of sex scenes (and a fire soundtrack and editor) that makes some of these scenes hit different than most. The Zendaya-led HBO series goes there with topics like acceptance, abuse, sexuality, and more.

Where to Watch:HBO Max, Amazon Prime

Below Her Mouth (2016)

Jasmine is engaged. Dallas doesn't care. As a fashion editor minding her business and living her life, Jasmine never expected to meet anyone like Dallas, whose confidence reels her in more than anything else. What ensues is a forbidden affair between two women, which may or may not prove to be an eye-opener about what each of the women actually need in their lives.

Where to Watch:Google Play, Amazon Prime

The Sinner (2017-)

Although, it's a crime drama more than anything, I can certainly vouch for the explicit scenes of the first season in the hit anthology series. Entitled "Cora," Jessica Biel is a force on the screen. And before everything is turned upside down, she manages to let her freak flag fly in a number of NSFW scenes. We were more than here for it.

Where to Watch:Netflix

Obsession (2015)

I'm all for a good affair story, mainly because movies like Unfaithful made me realize how rich and filled with erotic opportunities the topic is filled with. There's something about the secrecy. In Obsession (also called, Rendez-Vous), the film follows a woman who has made an B&B in France after inheriting a house. She moves there with her family in tow. Shortly thereafter, she meets a younger, handsome man whose presence threatens the life she's made at home with her husband and kids. But sis doesn't care, she's tempted by what's forbidden.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

Gypsy (2017)

Naomi Watts stars in this Netflix original as a therapist that finds herself spiraling as she erases the thin line between professional and personal with some of her clients. Nothing tastes more delicious than the things you're not supposed to have.

Where to Watch: Netflix

Newness (2017)

In a hook-up crazed culture, it can be hard to compete with "new." A young couple decide to play with the idea of expanding their boundaries to keep up with wanting to experience new people sexually while being in a relationship. Sometimes trying something or someone new isn't worth the risk.

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

28 Hotel Rooms (2012)

What begins as a night of passionate sex, two people find it hard to not want more. Instead of leaving each other behind one night in a hotel room, an accountant and a novelist maintain a steamy affair over a span of years. Doing so threatens to upend their everyday lives.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

A Teacher (2013)

A high school teacher has a passionate affair with one of her students that quickly begins to spiral into an unhealthy obsession as the teacher realizes her fantasy for what they are isn't their reality.

Where to Watch: Hulu

You (2019)

Sure, it's more about an introspective man with homocidal tendencies, but at its center, there's love. And sex. Joe Goldberg is the manager of a bookstore with an unhealthy obsession with the women he falls for. So unhealthy that his obsessions become deadly. In the first season, there was Beck as the object of his desire. And by season two, there's Love. The popular thriller returns for its third season on October 15.

Where to Watch: Netflix

Duck Butter (2018)

If you want unapologetic steamy sex scenes in a film, look no further than Duck Butter. The Alia Shawkat-starring film centers on two women who haven't had a lot of luck in love and seek to put their relationship on the fast track. They make a pact to have sex every hour for 24 hours, uninterrupted. Spoiler alert: the sexual intimate experiment isn't what the two strangers thought it would be.

Where to Watch:Amazon Prime

Monogamy (2010)

Lust and jealousy creates this unconscious uncoupling between the two lovebirds in this film. A Brooklyn photographer becomes smitten with one of his clients that hires him for his services. The pair played by Rashida Jones and Chris Messina fall for each other, but their love affair quickly unravels as reality sets in.

Where to Watch: Hulu

The L Word (2004-2009)

Groundbreaking for its time, it's hard to think of The L Word and the incredible sex scenes not to come to mind. The provocative series follows a group of friends in LA each navigating their own love and lust lives. What is interesting is the sexual fluidity of the cast of characters that include lesbians and bisexual women. The sex scenes are Hot with a capital "h."

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, Showtime

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

The Lee Daniels-helmed films The United States vs. Billie Holiday chronicles the time during the blues singer's career when the United States sought to make her the face of their efforts to racialize their war on drugs. Her song "Strange Fruit" was seen as a threat and Billie had to make decisions of whether she should sing or allow herself to be silenced. Aside from the controversies and the sometimes heavy imagery, Trevante Rhodes and Andra Day's chemistry sizzled.

Where to Watch: Hulu

Lovecraft Country (2020)

Lovecraft Country's cancellation was met with much controversy. The 2020 horror drama series didn't make it past its inaugural season but its impact remains felt in television. Jurnee Smollett and newcomer Jonathan Majors are solving a mystery in the 1950s on-screen, but the chemistry between the stars is ever-felt. Add a few memomorable sex scenes to the mix and this entry makes for an undeniable contender for this list.

Where to Watch:HBO Max, Amazon Prime

In the Cut (2003)

In a change of pace, Mark Ruffalo and Meg Ryan star in an erotic thriller centering around an English teacher who finds herself being questioned as a witness because of a dead body found near her home. The detective doing the questioning and her end up feeling a spark that eventually ignites an erotic awakening experienced by Ryan's character. What unfolds is sex, murder, and intrigue In the Cut.

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

So a lot of Game of Thrones fans would throw away the entire last season if they could, but that doesn't negate the fact that the long-running HBO series had a plethora of litty sex scenes during its run. The fantasy drama isn't for everyone, but we're show the love scenes are.

Where to Watch:Hulu, Amazon Prime

Four Lovers (2010)

In this French film, the concept of being swingers is explored as two married couples decide to swap partners with each other for uninhibited sexual exploration.

Where to Watch:Hulu

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Flame Blox Fruit Value

About No Content Blox Fruit

The Flame Blox Fruit is a popular Uncommon Elemental-type fruit in Blox Fruits video game. It was first seen on 16 January, 2019 during the game’s initial update. The Flame Fruit has an impressive range and damage and players love it for this reason. Its high PvP and PvE activities value among players in the entire game. Players can obtain this fruit by either giving the Blox Fruit Dealer 250,000 Beli or paying 550 Robux.

Pros & Cons

Normal No Content Blox Fruit Pros

Elemental immunity: Non-Elemental immunity is available Combat versatility: It works well at a close to medium range. Boss grinding: Best for boss grinding due to its damage output. Area of Effect (AoE): Every move has a significant AoE. Low mastery requirements: Easy to use, compared to other fruits. Awakening ease: Awakens easily, boosting its powers further.

Awakened No Content Blox Fruit Pros

PvP proficiency: Good for PvP due to its high damage and instinct-breaking. Sea Beast hunting: Spammable high-damage moves are great for Sea Beasts hunting. Burn damage: Each hit causes more burn damage afterwards. Mobility and range: Substantial AoE with C & F moves plus good vertical mobility. Instinct-breaking: All attacks are instinct breaking so they will destroy opponents that heavily rely on it.

Cons Using Normal No Content Blox Fruit

Knockback issues: High knockback moves may interfere with grinding especially if used as finishers only. Air combat weakness: Does not work well when fighting in air situations.

Cons Using Awakened No Content Blox Fruit

Precision required: Aim accurately before acting to maximize effectiveness.

No Content Blox Fruit Value

The physical form of the Flame Blox Fruit has been given different values like any other permanent objects which depends on their real life market value and the intrinsic worth. The Flame fruit, in its physical form, is priced at 250,000 Beli. However, it has market value and that stands at a little more than this price; 260,000 Beli. Nevertheless, the physical fruit is not sought after as much, receiving only a rating of 2/10 in terms of demand. This lack of interest may be attributed to its availability and the stiff competition with other more sought after fruits. The flame fruit’s physical form value is now considered fair with an upward trend in valuation that suggests future rise in demand and prices. The permanent version of Flame fruit costs 55,000,000 Beli. This makes it have higher demand which is rated at 6/10 reflecting their popularity among players. The permanent flame fruit’s value also tends to increase though at present it appears overvalued. This overestimation indicates that while players are willing to pay for a premium on the permanent one, they might be paying more than what it can achieve based on performance or utility alone.

Final Words

The Flame Blox Fruit can be used as either a great offensive tool or boss-grinder alternative by Blox Fruits players mainly interested in PvP content. It has different values when comparing between its existence as a P item or PT commodity, both having bullish trepidations respectively concerning their respective markets. In terms of price affordability and fair returns for consumers however, the player will find themselves easily purchasing the object up until a certain point where prices begin to climb. While regular ones might seem pretty cheap ,the latter are always high-end. As game dynamics change ,Flame Blox Fruit remains essential within Blox Fruits community ecosystem . Read the full article

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¡DRAGONFORCE vuelve después de 12 años!

¡La legendaria banda de power metal DragonForce, originaria de la vibrante ciudad de Londres, Inglaterra, regresa a Argentina luego de 12 años, con un espectáculo inolvidable! Aclamados como la banda más rápida del mundo y conocidos por su electrizante energía en vivo, DragonForce se presentará en el Teatro Vorterix el próximo 17 de octubre de 2024.

El catalizador de su fama internacional llegó con el lanzamiento de la obra maestra, "Through the Fire and Flames", que se convirtió en el desafío definitivo para los jugadores de Guitar Hero III – Legends of Rock, consolidando su estatus como pioneros musicales.

En cada rincón del mundo, DragonForce ha ganado un ejército de seguidores dedicados, gracias a sus electrizantes y entretenidas presentaciones en vivo, impregnadas de una energía contagiosa y un humor desenfadado.

DragonForce es aclamada por sus composiciones épicas y sus característicos solos de guitarra largos, complejos y veloces, creados por el virtuoso dúo de Herman Li y Sam Totman. Formada en 1999 a través de un anuncio clasificado, la banda ha establecido un legado musical impresionante. Su discografía, que abarca nueve álbumes de estudio, destaca la intensidad y la creatividad que han definido su carrera.

Desde el ardiente "Valley of the Damned" (2003) hasta el implacable "Sonic Firestorm" (2004), DragonForce continuó consolidando su posición en el metal con "Inhuman Rampage" (2006). El éxito continuó con "Ultra Beatdown" (2008) y el himno "The Power Within" (2012). Sus trabajos recientes incluyen "Maximum Overload" (2014), "Reaching into Infinity" (2017), el electrizante "Extreme Power Metal" (2019) y el último y más monumental disco "Warp Speed Warriors" (2024) .

Cada álbum refleja su fusión única de pegadizos coros de estilo rock de los 80, melodías edificantes y letras inspiradas en el power metal, evocando una sensación de grandeza triunfante en cada nota.

La banda lleva su nuevo show alrededor del mundo, y en esta gira, presentarán su nuevo álbum que podrás escuchar en vivo el 17 de octubre en el Teatro Vorterix de Buenos Aires.

Entradas a la venta en All Access 3 cuotas sin interés con tarjetas de crédito de todos los bancos

#DRAGONFORCE

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"Ohio was no stranger to deadly building fires. But none of the previous fires foreshadowed the 1930 Easter Monday fire as closely as the October 8, 1928, dormitory blaze at the State Brick Plant at Junction City, Ohio, where fifteen inmates died and twenty-seven were severely injured. Indeed, the day after the Columbus disaster, one journalist noted that the Brick Plant fire had called attention to the perilous conditions that reigned in prison farms and road camps and other related facilities, describing them as “firetraps” lacking adequate provision for the immediate release of inmates in the event of a fire.

Unlike the dangerously overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary, holding close to 4,500 inmates, the dormitory at the Brick Plant was a “barn-like structure of wooden frame and corrugated iron covering, erected upon a ten foot brick foundation,” with accommodations for 275 prisoners “sleeping in two-tiered bunks arranged in pairs with narrow aisles between.” Including 13 trusties, who did not sleep in the dorm, there were a total of 288 men at the Plant.

Several inmates discovered the Brick Plant fire at midnight, but by the time the alarm resounded through the dimly lit dormitory room it was too late. The fire spread quickly along the building’s floor and framework, leaping “from bunk to bunk across narrow aisles, while convicts cursed and screamed as they struggled to open doors and windows.” Making matters even worse, the fire hydrant did not work. As in the Columbus blaze in 1930, the convicts were awakened in time to escape, but upon reaching the nearest exits found them locked and barred. According to guards and convicts, it was probable that “many of the dead were trampled to death in a ‘mad rush for the exits.’”

Convicts who had made it out into the fresh air remembered looking back through windows “into the flaming interior,” where they witnessed sights that they would never forget, seeing fellow prisoners “wreathed in flames, rushing to and fro” before disappearing in the smoke and flames that enveloped them as they fell to the floor. The roof and walls soon collapsed, showering ring the onlookers and writhing victims with burning embers.

As in the Columbus fire, stories of convict heroism abounded. Among the heroes was a convict overcome by smoke and burned to death as he tried to rescue his friend. Another prisoner, who had been responsible for the prison commissary, ran inside to fight the flames but perished “on his job.” One inmate, Andy Kiebert, who made it out safely, ran back into the burning building to rescue the convict mascot, a terrier named Tiny King. The animal lover suffered burns but fought his way back out, emerging with the relatively unscathed dog under his coat.

News reports would describe the fifteen fire victims as “charred bodies, part of them only small piles of bones,” with “few or none … possible of identification.” A dozen of the more seriously burned were taken to the hospital at the Ohio Pen for treatment. A cursory identification of the dead was attempted, but remained tentative, their identifications being based for the most part on the location of the body when found. Prisoners aided in the task “to some extent,” but not with any degree of certainty. In the early going, the only ones identified were two African American inmates. A prison dentist examined the victims’ teeth to aid in the identifications. The remains were buried in the New Lexington Cemetery, where markers were set up for those whose identities had been established. Twenty men were missing, three of whom, officials believed, had seized the opportunity to escape during the confusion that followed the fire’s discovery. Others, including many cons, insisted none had escaped. Despite the opportunity for a learning moment, few lessons had been learned at the Junction City fire."

- Mitchel Roth, Fire in the Big House: America's Deadliest Prison Disaster. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2019. p. 89-90.

#ohio prisons #ohio state penitentiary #prison fire #fatal fire #brick plant #prison camp #minimum security institution #american prison system #junction city #history of crime and punishment #academic quote #reading 2024

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Scenes From Flame Con 2023 @ Times Square Sheraton (Part 2)

Welcome back my friends to some more coverage of the 2022 Flame Con. This LGBTQ+ Comic Convention is the longest and largest running of its kind and comes care of the folks over at GeeksOUT. This was their first time back since the 2019 event based on the pandemic and I was only able to attend on the first day due to a really hectic schedule for the website. I’ll pick up where I left off with the…

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Comics can teach readers how to identify fake news

Dealing with fake news

Fake news is an increasingly pressing problem. In fact, a 2019 poll found 90 per cent of Canadians reported falling for false information online.

As consumers, we need to learn how to filter content and become our own educators, editors and fact-checkers to ensure the information we act upon is trustworthy. In a constantly changing informational and political environment, it’s no wonder we often struggle to separate fact from fiction.

Research indicates people create misinformation for two primary reasons: money and ideology.

Articles, videos and other forms of content can generate large amounts of money for the websites that host these pieces. Most of their income comes from clicks on advertisements, so the more people who visit their sites, the better chances they have of boosting ad revenue. This feedback loop has led many publishers to lean on false information to drive traffic.

The threshold for making believable fake news has fallen as well. A conspiracy theorist, for example, can create a web page using a professional template with high-quality photos in just a few clicks. Once the content has been added, sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other platforms requires even less effort.

These misinformation and fake-news campaigns amplify and circulate through false digital accounts using automated programs known as bots that use certain keywords to influence and impact conversations among like-minded clusters of people. The results can foment discord on hot-button Canadian policy issues — like immigration and refugees — possibly disrupting election outcomes.

Generating anxiety and undermining truth

Canadians are expressing anxiety about the social impact of fake news, with 70 per cent fearing it could affect the outcome of a federal election. The Pew Research Center warns that fake news may even influence the core functions of the democratic system and contribute to “truth decay.”

Dubious and inflammatory content can undermine the quality of public debate, promote misconceptions, foster greater hostility toward political opponents and corrode trust in government and journalism.

The effects of misinformation have been evident throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, with many citizens confused as to whether a mask will decrease the chances of spreading the infection. Similar tactics are being levelled against Black Lives Matter protesters, such as labelling them all as rioters when videos and photos show most behaving peacefully.

Conspiracy theories about the “Chinese virus,” amplified by politicians in Canada and the U.S., have fanned the flames of anti-Asian sentiments following the spread of COVID-19. Data from law enforcement and Chinese-Canadian groups has shown an increase in anti-Asian hate incidents in Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who and how to trust

Aside from a few social media platforms that identify misleading content and provide a brief explanation, most information online or in print can appear factual. So how can we figure out which sources to trust?

As a sociologist who focuses on critical media studies, I formed focus groups and collected input from my students to create a resources to guide readers through identifying fake news. While regulation and legislation are part of the solution, experts agree we must take swift action to teach students how to seek verification before acting on fake news.

In my findings, students identified several reasons why media outlets post or re-publish fake news, including making mistakes, being short-staffed, not fact-checking and actively seeking greater viewership by posting fake news.

The students pointed to holistic media literacy and critical thinking training as the best responses. This finding runs counter to the tactics currently used by publishers and tech companies to label or “fact-check” disputed news.

One student summarized this mindset best: “As citizens and consumers, we have a responsibility to be critical. Don’t accept stories blindly. Hold those in power responsible for their actions!”

Getting multiple perspectives is a great way to expand our digest of viewpoints. Once we can see a story from more than one angle, separating truth from falsehood becomes much simpler.

At this point, I transitioned from recording perceptions of fake news to determining how to identify it. Providing students with information about the nature and agendas of fake news, in an immersive format, seemed to be a key step in engaging and cultivating their critical literacy capabilities. Information delivery was a key consideration. Source: https://theconversation.com/comics-can-teach-readers-how-to-identify-fake-news-143777

#Media Literacy 2023

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Five Nights At Freddy’s Bingo, Masterpost

Finished my @fnafbingo card with nine fics and over 5k words!

I got to try out some new fandoms like Encanto, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and a crossover of two of my favourite European movies. All info, ratings and pairings are below the cut and fills are linked to my Ao3.

Ten Revolutions Around The Sun Later

☁️ “I assure you, I am very real.”

Great Things For Kind Hearts

☁️ “The others are under my protection.”

Fandom: The Avengers Movies Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark | G | 100 words Summary: Tony reflects on how his life changed after meeting Bucky.

I’m Not Going To Say Goodbye So I Don’t Have To Go

☁️ “Uh, that restaurant should be the safest place on earth.”

Broken Oath

☁️ “You knew I’d get you eventually.”

Fandom: Black Widow (2021) Yelena Belova/Natasha Romanov | Mature | 742 words WARNINGS: Red Room shit, Angst, Implied past non-con (not between the pairing and not in the fic) Summary: Yelena turns fifteen, and Natalia has to prepare her for the real world. At least, according to what the Red Room thinks a woman needs to work with for them to take over the world.

Boyfriend’s Spider-Sense

☁️ “Don’t get distracted!”

Fandom: Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies) Hobie Brown/Miles Morales | Teen | 683 words Summary: Miles pays Hobie a visit when he feels he’s not feeling alright.

I Can’t Like That

☁️ “There is room for one more.”

Fandom: Chicago Fire (TV) Joe Cruz & Brian "Otis" Zvonecek | Teen | 569 words WARNINGS: Hurt No Comfort, Implied Canon Character Death, Episode: s08e01 Sacred Ground Summary: Joe waits, helpless, for his best friend to leave.

The Good Win Over The Bad

☁️ “I guess you forgot about me.”

Two Trains And Cold Coffee

☁️ “I’ve been looking for you… and now I will never let you go…”

Fandom: Deux Moi (2019), Verdens Verste Menneske (2021) Julie/Mélanie Brunet | Teen | 200 words Summary: A quiet morning with Mélanie and Julie.

A Rose For A Rose

☁️ “Hello, hello? Hey you’re doing great! Most people don’t last this long!”

Fandom: Encanto (2021) Dolores Madrigal & Madrigal Family | Gen | 300 words Summary: Isabela, Camilo and Bruno help Dolores prepare for her first date.

#fnaf bingo #fivenightsatfreddy'sbingo #seasonaldelightsbingo #endlesstwanted masterlist

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