#google translate doesn't recognise

[nochoirliketheirsong]

Song #140

A lot of my discover weekly is relatively recent music (past 5 years) so I love it when I get a song that's older than that which I like. This one is from 2000, which feels at the same time as 'not that old' and 'forever ago'.

[mortalityplays]

huge uptick recently in people playing the put-upon martyred voice of reason going "umm are we allowed to point out that 99% of the fundraiser DMs are probably scammers yet or will I be murdered with rocks and knives and called a racist nazi and cast into the street for dogs to eat?" and straight up posting screenshots of spelling errors and translation mistakes to laugh at like we haven't had this basic fucking conversation repeatedly for the last year and a half

I'm not sure you guys recognise that almost every fundraiser I share under my 'vetted fundraisers' tag is one that has been sent to me via DM. the reason you don't recognise that is because I don't directly post the DM I received (no shade on those who do, just pointing out what you don't see!) I go out of my way to individually check the vetted status of the campaign, and then I share the person's pinned post or whatever version I can find that seems to have the most complete information/vetting credentials.

I would estimate maybe 1 in 8 of the messages I investigate end up having no verification source associated with them at all – and that doesn't mean they're scammers, mind you, just that they are unvetted. A few are 'vetted by association' (vouched for by someone in gaza who has been vetted, usually a relative) and I mark these as such. The vast majority are vetted, often by multiple sources. Many of them are names I see again and again, who have been reaching out for help since January or February or even earlier. The gofundmes are donor protected, some have multiple committed supporters who have been in regular contact with them for months.

If you don't see this stuff, it’s because you don't look. And part of the reason people don't look is because this insidious 'hmm why would someone frightened for their life use DMs to promote their fundraiser' 'umm emojis? to catch my attention? something fishy here' 'personally I just think anyone who needs financial aid should speak fluent english first' bullshit keeps worming its way into common discourse and making it acceptable to just assume your prejudices and anxieties are justified.

So yes actually I do think it's racist to reflexively assume anyone who reaches out to you using google translate to beg for their life is a grifter. I do think it's disgusting to absolve yourself of making the effort to recognise real people in crisis just because you think emojis are tacky or AI art is vulgar or whatever. Get a grip. Nobody can force you to care but stop mewling and snickering about something you can't even be bothered to investigate in good faith.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Bueno ahora que salio el Wukong enfermero entonces mostrare mas dibujitos uwu

el enfermero Wu en su turno, estuve buscando imagenes de los uniformes de enfermeros chinos y me salio este, tambien mostraba varios reel de enfermeros en instagram sobre como ''Wu'' tiene que aguantar situaciones de lo mas bizarras XD

Y tambien del uniforme de guerrero de Nezha adulto... de como se ve bastante mas maduro que su uniforme normal y este es el culmine de como paso a Soldado a Guerrero!

Y uno de Bai He y Yuebei; Queria compartirlo con todos! espero que les gusten uwu

Translation via google:

"Well now that Wukong the nurse came out then I'll show more drawings uwu Nurse Wu on his shift, I was looking for images of Chinese nurse uniforms and this one came up, it also showed several reels of nurses on Instagram about how ''Wu'' has to endure the most bizarre situations XD And also the adult Nezha warrior uniform... how he looks much more mature than his normal uniform and this is the culmination of how he went from Soldier to Warrior! And one of Bai He and Yuebei; I wanted to share it with everyone! I hope you like it uwu"

I love your art no matter what. And I especially love Nurse Wu! Wukong persuing his dream of praticing medicine as a nurse. After so many things he's seen on the Journey and while acting as doctor for the monkeys back on FFM, very little disturbs him! XD He rocks the nurses' scrubs!

Macaque giving his husband a well-needed smooch after a long shift at work <3

AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GROWN-UP LOTUS PRINCE!!!

Nezha aka "Nez" finally maturing as he would have in life - and his body and armour reflecting that change. The demonic traits his father and the celestial realm as a whole suppressed are now on full display. His limbs are thick with the lotus roots that Taiyi Zhenren used to revive him, and his hair peppered with lotus flowers. Li Jing doesn't even recognise him at first - he's only ever seen Nezha's true form when he was a child. I also just noticed the lotus pads along his waist - thats such a cool detail!!

The art with Bai He and baby Yuebei is referencing an idea I had a while back where Yuebei's birth as the reincarnation of LBD severely affected Bai He. The older girl wanted nothing to do with Yuebei for the longest time. Then a villain tries manipulating Bai He to "get rid" of Yuebei in a ritual setting. Bai He ultimately refuses since Yuebei is still just a baby - a baby who reaches out to Bai He, crying "Jiejie!!" (her first ever word) to her big sister. Bai He scoops up Yuebei and runs to reunite with their parents - sobbing with the guilt of nearly doing something so terrible to her baby sister. Macaque and Wukong are overjoyed to find them again amongst the chaos.

[senlinyu]

Hi Sen, I want to say something but I swear it is not with a mean intention at all, I am really glad you'll get to transform Manacled into an original work, I just have to say smtg, I don't like the title "alchemised" that much and i know that my opinion doesn't matter, you are the writer, you do what you think is good, I'll just give my reason: Manacled really had an impact the word itself felt cool, alchemised feels prosaic (I had to Google translate to find the word in english, but the dictionary explanation felt mean in english), I swear I don't mean to be offensive.

Anyway I try to think that the story gave the word Manacled its coolness, so maybe this new original univers AU will make the word "alchemised" as cool as "manacled" felt.

Anyway, sorry to disturb, just wanted to share this with you.

Yeah, my agents and I felt like keeping the title Manacled would be too confusing given how recognisable Manacled is in association with a fanwork. But I really want to stick with a one word title, and Alchemised has a lot of story relevance.

[shiraishi--kanade]

Why does google translate call An "Anzu"?

Well... Because it's technically not wrong.

I think a lot of people have already figured out that An's name literally means "Apricot". I mean, it's not a hard thing to piece together. This is why it might translate her name as literally just "apricot" as well, depending on context - single kanji names are by no means rare (although significantly less common than two or three kanji), but learning machines still struggle with them a ton.

But why does it call An "Anzu" even when recognising it's a name, like when it has a honorific to it?

Because that's the "standard" pronunciation of the kanji.

As you can see, "Anzu" is, indeed, the intended pronouncuation of 杏. Disregard the "On" ("kyu") reading for now, it doesn't matter at the moment, as Kun readings are most commonly used for non-compound (as in, single word) kanji, as we see them here.

So does that mean that An has an unusual (kira-kira) name with out of the left field reading?

Well... Also no.

See, one of these readings (the first On one) is actually read as "An". This is exactly what we're looking at here; Japanese naming allows parents to choose whatever reading of the kanji they see fit (and sometimes it doesn't even have to be an actual reading...), so An simply has an unusual, one of the three Chinese origin readings of her name. Cool!

But Google translate doesn't know that. Even if it knows it's a name and therefore should not be translated literally, and also that single kanji are typically read with Kun reading, it doesn't understand the intricacies of naming; and frankly, not a lot of people would be able to guess it from Kanji alone.

Nevertheless, both "An" and "Anzu" are absolutely valid readings, with both being almost evenly popular. Anzu is just a little bit ahead.

I think it's a neat detail. Makes An a little bit more unique, don't you think?

[acrossthewavesoftime]

When the Translation Gets... Unexpectedly Fruity

And this, dear people of the internet, is why one should always hire a professional, or at least a native speaker to look over what translations you've cooked up with the help of some online translators.

This is from the official website of Het Loo Palace, and this little genealogical overview contains a mistake that is rather hilarious.

For all my German-proficient esteem'd readers of this post, I'm leaving the two, three smaller issues going on besides out.

Now, in German, the Dutch dynasty of rulers and the colour you get mixing red and yellow are not the same word, as, by contrast, is the case in both English and Dutch (Orange/orange and Oranje/oranje, respectively). In German, the dynasty is called (Haus) Oranien-Nassau, while the colour is orange. Now, if you capitalise the word Orange in German, it becomes a noun and means orange, as in the citrus fruit.

So the sentence Mit wem waren die Orangen verheiratet? reads as

Who were the fruits of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae* married to? *thank you, Wikipedia

Which... unfortunately makes me think of this most Jacobite of memes I ever created:

Switching to the Dutch version of the website, copying the sentence and throwing it into the slavering jowls of Google Translate reveals that this is possibly how this shoddy translation came to be in the first place:

Translate seems to recognise that Oranjes is the Dutch plural for members of the House of Orange, but doesn't seem to 'know' the correct German equivalent, Oranier, and so goes with the English equivalent, Oranges. Now, whoever read this through before publishing it on the website knew at least enough German to know that Oranges is not the plural of Orange, and corrected that to Orangen. Which is essentially correct if talking about the fruit, but not if talking about any of the many Willems listed on the website.

The correct way to phrase the sentence to eliminate any accidental fruitiness (a sore spot for some historical members of the House of Orange already) would be Mit wem waren die Oranier verheiratet?, by the way.

I am a tad amused by this (as you can tell), and debating whether I should drop them a line so they can fix this.

[amaliazeichnerin]

What to do when something terrible happens regarding politics?

Good advice from the psychologist Pia Lamberty (Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCBhT-isaKP/)

I have translated her full post from German into English and quote it here in full length. I hope this is helpful for some of you. „ 🟢Deal with stressful events: Pay more attention to your current needs and take time for them. Don't suppress your feelings, talk about them calmly to people you trust. Try to return to your usual daily routine as soon as possible. Give yourself time. Don't expect time to erase your memories. Your current feelings may continue to haunt you. Spend some time doing the things that usually give you pleasure and help you relax. Do not hesitate to seek psychological and counselling help. (Source: BBK: ‘Dealing with stressful events’ (German)) 🟢 It is okay to not be okay: During political crises, we often feel anger, fear or despair. This is completely normal - recognising these feelings is the first step towards processing them later. Such feelings are not necessarily negative, but can also be constructive. They can help us to continue working for a better world. 🟢 Take care of your mental health: It's important to consciously take small time-outs to calm down inside: Exercise, meditation, chocolate, breathing exercises - anything that helps you stay stable. Take good care of yourself, especially in times of crisis. It doesn't help if you can't cope because you haven't looked after yourself enough. Long-term commitment to a better world requires self-care. 🟢Try to stay calm: When something bad happens socially, all kinds of emotions are activated and many people find it difficult to keep calm. Anyone who spends a lot of time on social media will probably also be confronted with extreme emotions. In extreme situations, it sometimes helps to take a step back and analyse the situation first. The more challenging the times, the greater the threat, the more important it is to remain calm in order to be able to react. Of course, this rarely happens immediately. Be patient with yourself. 🟢 Seek contact and dialogue: Talk to other people you trust. Sharing helps you to feel less isolated and more feel more connected. In community, more constructive perspectives can often be developed that provide support and orientation - especially if people are concerned about similar issues. concerns. Look beyond the horizon to other countries: how have people there tackled bad developments, what approaches have worked? 🟢 Focus on what you can influence: Think about where you can take action, even if it's just small things. Getting involved can help to reduce feelings of powerlessness and gives you the feeling that you can make a difference - for yourself and for others. However, you don't need to get carried away immediately. Sometimes it helps to take a short break so that you can carry on later. 🟢 Seek support if everything becomes too much: If you realise that the stress caused by socio-political developments is becoming too much, seek professional support.“ (End of quote) Depending on your country, you can find help lines, community support, therapy and other resources. Please google this for your region. Stay safe out there and feel free to reblog this.

[didishawn]

I dreamed the night with something similar and would like to place a request: Rodrigo de Paul comments on his storie praising his body, Yn shows Pedri and this becomes a confusion during Barcelona x Atletico de Madrid. The stress of the game becomes violent sex after the match. forgiveness for English translated by Google

saludos desde Brasil ❤️🥺✊🏻

Dios, como amo a Rodri

Cuidado con el 7 (Pedri x Reader) smut

Warnings: misunderstandings, Rodri de Paul vs Pedri, smut, rough, fights, maybe some DE Paul x Reader, there could be a part 2 with the three of them if anyone wants it

Masterlist

"Pero bueno, que cuerpazo, ¿no?" that is all it takes for Pedri to turn to you with an alerted look, you are just lazily laying on the coach on your phone. (oh well, what a great body, hm?)

He recognises the voice, of course he does, one of your greatest friends, World Cup champion, Rodrigo de Paul doing such comments towards his girlfriend, she giggles.

He scoffs, you pause the story and turn to him "¿Todo bien, Pepi?" (everything good, Pepi?)

He doesn't answer, rolling his eyes.

You shrug your shoulders, you guess he is another one of his moods, you keep on watching your friend's story.

"Madre mía, que maravilla, que rica que estás, boluda, no se como no te probe antes" (my goodness, how wonderful, you are so delicious, girl, I don't know how I didn't taste you before)

The weird man talks like that to the asado he shows off on the next story, the definition of food porn, you tell him just that and he answers inmediatly, starting an even weirder conversation.

Pedri passes by you, frowning as he looks the name of the Argentinian man on your screen, but doesn't stop to read.

That night, he fucks you hard.

Your brain hasn't really catched up on everything that has happened on the last couple of hours.

Atlético de Madrid vs Barcelona, one of your dear friends against your boyfriend. Everything during the game went good, Barça won and you were happy for Pedri, you went down to meet him, maybe even see Rodri.

You saw the two men, facing each other, Pedri looks mad, Rodri confused.

"¿Pero que os pasa?" you ask, they both turned to you. (what is going on?)

"Decime vos. A mi me vino tu noviecito a preguntarme qué por qué coqueteo con vos y que si habíamos chapado" Rodri explained, you turned to Pedri, wide eyed. (you tell me. Your little boyfriend came to me to ask why I flirt you and if we have fucked)

"Pedri! ¿Qué cojones?" (what the fuck?)

"¡Escuche como te lo decía!" (I heard him tell you that!)

"Así por saber, ¿decir que?" you asked (just so I know, say what?)

"Que tenías un cuerpazo, que que rica estas y que no sabe como no te probó antes" (that you have a great body, that you are so delicious and that he doesn't know how he didn't taste you before)

Rodri laughted out "Naah, pará, esto es buenísimo" he turned to you "¿Se lo decís vos o se lo digo yo?" (noo, stop, this is great. ¿Do you tell him or do I do it? )

Yours and Rodri's explanations were not enough to cease Pedri's jealousy, so now wonder how you are here, body against the door in some janitor's closet, Pedri fucking you, hard and fast from behind. He enjoys it, really, so do you, having your boyfriend's hard cock almost destroying your insides.

"Te parecerá bonito, ponerme celoso con ese amiguito tuyo" he groans into your ear, just being inside of you makes him want to cum. "Pero tú sabes que solo yo te puedo follar así como te gusta" (real pretty, making me jealous with that friend of yours. But you know only I can fuck you how you like)

There are marks on your neck, deep purple bite marks, your ass red from the slap of his hips against it, his fingers are marked on your fingers.

You feel his balls hit you, your hands against the door, so is your face as you try to muffle the sounds coming from your mouth, you are a whining mess, groaning, moaning and grunting. His fingers almost hurt your clit, yet all you can feel is pleasure as he plays with it.

Your juices go down your thighs, you have already cummed in so little time, there is no way you have been at it longer than twenty minutes, you can still hear some shouts from players on the back. You really hope Gavi is not waiting for you.

"Lo adoras, ¿no? Que te folle aquí cuando cualquiera nos puede encontrar, deseando que tu amigo el campeoncito pueda ver a quien le perteneces" (you love it, don't you? That I fuck you here when anyone can find us, wishing your little champion friend can see who you belong to)

"Pedri!"

"Shhh, de verdad no quieres que nos escuchen, ¿hm?" (shhh, you really don't want anyone to hear, hm?)

You hake your head, but even you in your hazed mind know that anyone who passes by will know what is going on in the closet as Pedri's hard thrusts have the door rustling.

The stimulation on your clit, the hard thrusts, the kisses, his hands, him, finally pushes you over the edge, you cum once more around him, your walls once more tightening on him for what must have been the third time.

He groans into your ears, his release finding it's way deep inside you, you are so full of him, he pants, the two of you are truly breathless, he kisses your cheek.

The two of you walk out together, hand in hand, you can see Rodri from afar, he waves at you with an ample smile, winking an eye, Pedri's grips tightens on your grip.

Mierda, shit - you think

This is not over, you are sure of that.

[anxious-dumpling]

♡ Fandoms: BTS!

♡ Genre: SFW Littlespace, One-shot, Fluff!

One day, you're invited onto a shoot with BTS called, 'BTS Meets a Little for the First Time'.

(2,300 words.)

Notes: In this universe, Littlespace is permanent. If you don't know much about Littlespace, please research the topic elsewhere, since this story doesn't reflect how Littlespace functions in real life! Thank you!

When the director's countdown reaches zero, Kim Namjoon puts on a pleasant smile and begins greeting the camera in English.

"Hello, everyone! We are-!"

"Bangtan Sonyeondan!"

"And today we are gunna be meeting a Little for the very first time."

The interviewer watches them from behind the camera, holding a clipboard of simple questions for the seven K-Pop stars. When Hello82 first contacted BTS's managers and proposed an interview with them, they knew they had to accept. The concept of Littlespace has been getting more attention on the internet recently after a celebrity mentioned it during a live show, so they're hopping on the trend.

"How much do you know about Littlepsace?" The interviewer asks in English.

Namjoon translates quickly.

Hoseok pulls a cheeky grin and exaggeratedly points down at Taehyung.

"Him!" He says in English. "Him. Yeah."

Namjoon chuckles, his cheeks punctuated with two charming dimples. "Yes. Taehyung has been doing a lot of extensive googling about this topic before we got here."

"Little bit." Taehyung smiles shyly, pinching his fingers together.

"I think he would be the most knowledgeable out of all of us, to be honest. He loves kids, you know, so this is like his time to shine."

"And you guys have never met a Little before, right?"

"That's right."

"Are you excited?"

Namjoon repeats the question in Korean, and all seven members answer with varying degrees of enthusiasm, from Jimin and Taehyung clapping with cheesy grins, to Yoongi and Jungkook just smiling mildly.

"Okay, great. Well, today we have a very special guest who has kindly come from the Seoul Littlespace Care Centre with her Caregiver, Park Jongsuk, to see you." They give a small round of applause. "And to make things interesting, we are going to be putting you into three groups and giving you some challenges to complete." Ah, Jinjja?, Jungkook mutters. "You will have to attempt to feed her her favorite food, receive a hug from her, and make her laugh. The group to succeed in all three of these challenges will win."

"Woooow," They all exclaim, looking around at one another.

Jimin raises his hand, speaking in Korean. "I think she will like me the most."

"Yah," Seokjin leans forward. "I don't want to hear an amateur speaking on this matter. I deal with you guys all day, so how should this be much different? Tsk. Exactly. No doubt I'll win her over."

Hoseok barks a laugh, grabbing Jimin's shoulders while he doubles over with embarrassed giggles.

"He-" Namjoon laughs, trying to translate his bandmates' silliness, "He's saying he will win because he has experience dealing with the younger ones in the group."

"Shall we bring her out?"

He smiles. "Yeah, let's do it."

Be calm, you think to yourself, Jongsuk said they're nice!

Your caregiver leads you around the corner and into the filming studio. You squeeze his hand, using your other to tug nervously on your piggy tail. All of a sudden, three men in front of the camera greet you with bright smiles and exclamations of Gwiyeooo.

He leads you to sit on the fluffy white rug with them and sets you in his lap.

"Hello," Jongsuk says softly in Korean, bowing slightly.

The men copy his greeting. You eye them curiously, tilting your head. The one sitting closest to you and your caregiver is Kim Seokjin. You recognise him from the photocards the studio gave you to prepare for today. In the picture, he had brown hair, but you see now that he actually has pink hair! Wow. You want to reach out and touch it to see if it feels as soft as cherry blossoms, so that's exactly what you do.

He rises from his bow with a shocked chuckle.

"Aish, sweetie, hands to yourself." Jongsuk gently chides, pulling your hand back into your lap. "I guess that's her way of greeting you."

"Hello." Jin mutters sweetly, giving you a small wave. He tilts his head toward you, letting you tug on his hair again.

The two other men scoot forward, offering you some more greetings. The one in the middle is Hoseok, and he's got a lovely smile. The one beside him is Namjoon, and he's big and scary and has muscles, but he's also got a lovely smile, so you don't get up and run away just yet. Jongsuk promised you that his new friends are all very nice, remember!

You let go of Jin's hair and nervously fiddle with your sweater, making them laugh.

"You're scaring her already!" Hoseok jokingly scolds Namjoon. "Don't ruin our chances!"

"She's shy around new people." Jongsuk explains, grabbing your hands and bouncing them around playfully. "Isn't that right?"

You nod, staring Namjoon down. 

"Has she done anything like this before?" He asks.

"We've actually worked with Baby Cloud on a few videos in the past, but this is her first proper interview-style video."

"And she speaks...?"

"Korean and English." He answers.

"Ah. Korean and English."

"Hi." Hoseok smiles at you in English.

"Say hi." Jongsuk encourages you.

"Hi, Hoseok-Samchon." You obidiently greet, using the title Samchon just like Jongsuk taught you, which roughly means Uncle.

You didn't think it was possible, but Hoseok looks even happier when you say that. You think he might've swallowed the sun for breakfast this morning. "Aaaah. Hi!"

"Hi, Seokjin-Samchon." You continue, offering a small bow. "Hi, Namjoon-Samchon."

"Hi," They both respond excitedly.

"Are you hungry, Jagiya?" Seokjin asks you. "We hear you like banana bread."

That's one of your favourite treats!

"Banana bread?!"

"Yeah!" He reaches behind him and pulls a packaged slice of banana bread from the coffee table, carefully tearing it open.

Jongsuk suggests, "You wanna go sit with Seokjin-Samchon?"

You think about it for a second. Hm. Then you nod. You like Jin's hair and he has a tasty snack for you, so of course you'll sit with him. You rise from Jongsuk's lap and plop down in Seokjin's instead, which is very spacious and comfy, opening your mouth eagerly.

"Aaaaah," He mirrors you, popping a piece of bread on your tongue. "Mmmmm. Good?"

You nod enthusiastically, grabbing for more.

"Aigooo, finish the piece in your mouth first." He exclaims, making you giggle.

"He's a natural." Hoseok exclaims in surprise.

"So, what does she normally eat?" Namjoon asks.

"Well, we feed her according to her mental age, which mostly ranges from two to six," Jongsuk answers, "So, you know, mashed fruits, boiled vegetables, yoghurts, but sometimes bigger meals. Meat, rice, stews. And tteokbokki. She loooooves tteokbokki."

"She doesn't have trouble using chopsticks?"

"Hmm... Sometimes. Her motor skills are mostly that of an adult's, but applying them can be challenging when you're in the mental state of a two or six year old, you know, so we sometimes have to help her with that. Or we get her children's chopsticks."

"Ah."

"Some people think she might have poor hand-eye coordination or something like that, but she doesn't."

Hoseok listens with interest. "So, physically, she's not on par with a child?"

"Correct. Unless you count chemicals and hormones in the brain," He jokes.

"And her height," Giggles Namjoon.

"Hey. Can Seokjin-Samchon have a hug?"

Without even thinking, you wrap your arms around Seokjin and he returns it, hugging you tightly.

"Gwiyeooooo," They all say at the same time.

Then Hoseok tries feeding you the banana bread while Seokjin and Namjoon ask Jongsuk some more questions. They're curious, because you're not like them. You're as tall as an adult, you look like an adult, but you know you're not really an adult. You like to play with stuffed animals and watch cartoons. You can't drive a car, get a job, or use a bank card. You don't even live in a normal house!

Not until you find a family, at least. But most people don't want a Little. They want a real child.

Once you've taken a piece of bread from each of them, they all clap lightly, making you smile around your stuffed cheeks.

"Well, team Hyung," The interviewer says, "I think you succeeded in all three challenges."

"Yaaaaaay!"

Hoseok gives you a gentle double high-five.

Jongsuk was right! These new friends are great. They're friendly, they're gentle, and one of them even has pink hair!

The second group comes out after the first leaves, making you a little sad.

"Hi, Yoongi-Samchon," You shyly greet them as they sit on the rug, "Hi, Jimin-Samchon."

Yoongi gives a shallow bow, while Jimin grins and leans forward, offering you a high five like Hoseok did. Ah! His face is suuuuper close to yours! You shrink back into Jongsuk, shaking your head nervously. The poor man giggles and turns red at your rejection, covering his face.

"Aigoo," He exclaims, "I'm sorrrrrryyyy!"

Yelling?! Why's he yelling? His loud voice disturbs you even more, and just like that, your eyes are stinging and filling with tears.

"No, no, no, please don't cry," Jimin panics. "Oh, no. We just sat down!"

"Jimin-ah," Yoongi laughs, "You're awful at this."

"It's okay," Your caregiver laughs along with him as he wipes your eyes. "Oh, it's okay. Jimin-Samchon didn't mean it."

Jimin tells you in English, "I'm sorryyyy."

"Here, you want some yoghurt? Strawberry yoghurt?" Yoongi reaches behind him for a small tub of pink yoghurt and a spoon. He rips the seal off and Jongsuk pushes you off his lap, encouraging you to go over to Yoongi. "Here. Come here."

Sniffling, you kneel down beside Yoongi. He opens his mouth and you copy him.

"Shuuuuuuu," He does the areoplane with the spoon, and you eat the yoghurt with no problems.

"Aish," Jimin flops onto his back dramatically. "Hyung, what's your secret?"

Jongsuk pats him on the shoulder.

As Jimin sits back up, he opens his arms and wiggles his fingers, asking for a hug.

You get back up and run behind the camera.

"Aigoooooo," Yoongi hits him with the spoon. "Look what you've done."

The interviewer chuckles. "Okay, I think we should move onto the next group."

"I'm sorry, Jagiyaaaaa." Jimin pouts.

Seokjin cackles at him from the back of the room.

The final group is Taehyung-Samchon and Jungkook-Samchon. When they enter, they make sure to keep their voices low and their movements small, not wanting to make Jimin's mistake of being too loud. Taehyung's smile almost takes up his whole face.

"Helloooo," He says in English as the two of them sit down. "My name is Taehyungie. Nice to meet you."

"Hi, Taehyungie-Samchon." You mutter. "Hi, Jungkook-Samchon."

"Hello." Jungkook also says in English.

They offer polite greetings to Jongsuk as well, and then Taehyung pulls a watermelon flavored lollipop from his shirt pocket and takes the plastic off, offering the candy to you with a warm expression. How did he know that's your favorite flavor of candy?

You take it from him and pop it in your mouth, making him clap giddily and pet your knee. "Yaaaay."

Jungkook laughs. "Hey, you can't bribe her with candies!"

Tae ignores him, keeping all his attention on you.

The interviewer asks, "Taehyung, was this part of your research?"

"I watched all the Baby Cloud videos she's been in," He explains, "And I saw that the watermelon candies were always her favorite."

"Smart." Jongsuk praises him.

While you suck on the candy, Taehyung shows you a stuffed animal plush that was on the coffee table, and Jungkook asks, "So, is this what her everyday life is like? She doesn't ever... I don't know, behave like an adult?"

"Right. Her brain is perfectly healthy, and she's perfectly smart, but she'll always function within the emotional range of a child."

"Ah. Okay."

"It can take a bit of getting used to, can't it?"

He hesitates for a moment, not wanting to say anything offensive. "Uuhhh. A little bit."

"I understand that. I mean, it can be hard to grasp the fact that she's not pretending or exaggerating. But this is just how her brain works."

"Do people think she's pretending?"

"All the time. They keep waiting for her to snap out of it or drop the act, but of course, it won't ever happen."

"Mmm." He hums thoughtfully, gazing at you.

"Can Taehyungie-Samchon have a cuddle, Jagiya?" He asks you nicely, opening his arms.

You scoot over to him and give him a short, loose hug just to be nice, because he gave you a candy.

"Aaah, thank youuuuuu."

"You're welcome, Taehyungie-Samchon."

"Good manners, Jagiya." Your caregiver smiles at you. "What about Jungkookie-Samchon? Does he get a hug?"

"Mmmm...." You look at Jungkook's heavily tattooed arm and his facial piercings, shaking your head. "No."

All three of them laugh at your blunt answer.

"Alright, I think that concludes this segment."

Taehyung waves goodbye to the camera with you. "Buh-byeeeeee."

"So, what did you guys think of this experience?"

"So cute!" Hoseok exclaims, his Korean accent thickening under his excitement. "Her- Her face. Awww. So cute! Right?"

"Well, Jimin wouldn't know anything about that," Jin sasses, turning to his junior, "Because you made her cry, didn't you?!"

"Aigo," He groans, "I didn't mean to."

"Can you believe this guy?"

The interviewer swiftly cuts off their shenanigans. "Team three - Taehyung and Jungkook - managed to get two points during their segment. Taehyung expertly charmed her with a candy, and received a hug. Team two, however..."

Laughter breaks out among the seven members.

"Only received one point. They impressed us by upsetting her in record time, but Yoongi saved it with the strawberry yoghurt."

The mentioned man gives the camera a smug thumbs up, while the younger of the two continues to fake-sob dramatically.

"That leaves team three as our winner!"

"That's right!" Jin shouts suddenly in English, clapping loudly. "That's right! What I tell you, huh?!"

"After a small hiccup in the beginning, she managed to overcome her nervousness thanks to the help of her charming Jin-Samchon, and happily ate some banana bread with all three members. They also made her laugh and received a hug! Well done!"

"Well done," Namjoon repeats with a smile, clapping along with everyone. "Thank you for letting us meet her."

"Thank you, Hello 82!" 

"Thank you!"

As they bow and wave goodbye to ARMY, the video comes to an end.

[yamada-ryo]

Watched Godzilla Minus One (spoilers)

Why is it another kamikaze pilot not carrying out his mission. This is just The Eternal Zero- (google search) What do you mean it's the same guy. Did he do this just to reiterate his anti-war stance.

2nd Godzilla movie I've seen and there's the common theme of shitty government bureaucracy

The accuracy of a 2nd blast wave from the vacuum created by the atomic breath heat ray

Interesting detail that they specifically used named ships that actually survived the war (Takao) and in UN handover markings and stripped of their weaponry (Yukikaze, HIbiki, Yuukaze, Keyaki)

The main guy being ex-navy personnel immediately stands at attention when he recognises his ex-commander entering the room but goes on to make a scene like 3 minutes later

Not really specific to this movie but it's always strange to see translations change a positive question into a negative question and vice versa which leads to characters verbally saying "yes" but the captions saying "no" at points which was quite jarring. That and statements becoming questions and vice versa.

There's like 3 chekhov's guns and they chekhov gunned the ejection seat twice, once with the german writing and once with the cutaway shot

I really want to build a 1947 modified Yukikaze but it doesn't seem like they made any kits for that which is a shame. There was however a J7W1 kit released by Hasegawa but it's completely stock, no special markings or parts or anything. Come on.

Speaking of the J7W1, a few years ago a museum suddenly had a 1:1 replica on display and nobody knew where it came from. Personally I thought it Kadokawa built it like their previous A7M and E16 1:1 replicas. Turns out the museum funded it for the movie in exchange for it being put on display which is nice considering the sorry state of the only remaining genuine J7W in the US.

[gaykey]

Hi! I'm Kshawol. I've just recently gotten into SHINee and I have a few questions that I was hoping you could answer (I'm using a translator right now, so I can't help it if my English is awkward).1. actually... I'm pretty sure some Kshawol's besides me don't think Key is straight, seriously, not just an RPS thing. Of course, they don't say that on their public Twitter accounts, they just talk amongst themselves on their private accounts. To be honest, I think that's what the public thinks, too, just, "Everything Key does and says makes me feel like he's gay!" And we report those YouTube comments when we see them, because it's rude to make assumptions about someone's sexuality anyway. So, I'm just curious, because I've been Googling and there's a lot of stories, and you have them on your account right now, that Key used to frequent gay bars in the early days of his career (was that in the early 2010s?) and that Minho used to pick him up when he was drunk, and I'm wondering if that's true, and if he's been saying queer-coded things in interviews and Instagram posts and stuff. I got that feeling recently when he was explaining why he gave his fans the nickname Lil freak. Personally, I don't think he'll ever come out of the closet, even if he is queer, and he'll continue to live in his frosted glass closet. Coming out in Korea is very difficult and takes a lot of courage, especially for celebrities. Right now, the most famous gay celebrity in Korea, he was outed unwillingly, and he immediately had his whole career in jeopardy, and as far as I know, it took him about 10 years before he was able to go back on TV again, with all kinds of sexual harassment and bigoted comments from people. Anyway, that happened. Umm... what do you think about that?

2. talking about Taemin, his queer performance is already widely known, so I won't ask about it. Sometimes some people talk about him having ADHD or even being on the autism spectrum, though they're in the minority, and I know of a tumblr blog that talks about it, and it's a very interesting hypothesis! As an ADHD person myself, there are times when I'm pretty sure he does have ADHD, but of course, that's... Kshawol doesn't really like it and it's not even talked about... In Korea, that interpretation is considered very rude and insulting, because we don't have good awareness of neurodiversity, so it's kind of a cultural difference. I wonder how Taemin's ADHD/ASD behaviors are viewed abroad.

hello, hope you're well! oooh, well your translator must be pretty good, because your english is coming across pretty perfect.

ok, so i'll try to answer all your questions as best as i can.

i've said before, and i've heard, that a lot of kshawols & the general public, pretty much know key's gay, especially in the queer community. in regards to making assumptions being rude - it depends on if those assumptions are from people assuming based on negative stereotypes. i think queer people, like myself, assuming based on seeing parts of ourselves in him, is not rude or harmful.

the kind of comments you report, are probably intended to be hateful.

when we talk about key's sexuality here it isn't. straight isn't the default, and there shouldn't be a this weird stigma around queer people, seeing and recognising other queer people!

the stuff about gay bars are all rumours. i noted that in the posts about it, that they're really old (yeah it was the early 2010's) and have no source, and should therefore not be taken too seriously. it was just a bit of fun to talk about the kind of things that were floating around the fandom at the time.

has he been saying queer coded stuff? tbh, i think soooo much of what he does, says, likes, dislikes, sings about, is interested in, ect. is queer-coded. i genuinely couldn't pick out a singualr incident.

and like yeah! i have an entire tag about how he calls fans lil freak alone, and what that means, and why it's significant to me, and to other lgbt+ people. and why it's very telling that kibum chose to call us that.

i've gone back & forth a lot about whether i think he'll come out one day, and i agree with you. whilst he's in the industry, he'll stay in his glass closet situation.

he doesn't need to come out if he doesn't want to. the ones that get it, already get it!

and yes, i know about hong seokcheon, and what happened to him, and whilst he's doing well now, it wasn't easy, and he endured so much. he clawed his career back, and it's incredibly inspiring, but.....

nowhere near enough progress has been made since.

i would never want key to have to face that in the current industry climate.

in regards to taemin!

i don't have adhd and i'm not on the spectrum in any way, so i would not at all feel comforable with making any judment on taemin in that way - but yes, i have seen a lot of discussion from neurodivergent people in regards to it.

it's definitely not something that's taboo to talk about in some cases, but, i would still say there's still a stigma in regards to neurodivergency in the international fandom. possibly moreso than kibum's sexuality?

some fans get sooooo angry when people with autism suggest taemin might have it too. again! it's not a negative thing!

anyway, i hope i answered your questions???? i don't know how well your translator picks up my all over the place way of talking lol

hope you have a good day/night! 💕

[arsonistbunny]

FNAF movie review under the cut (contains heavy spoilers)

Also, I wrote this right after the movie.

First of all. I loved the images. The probs, the animatronics, the looks were really good. I like the scenery, the composition, the mise en scène (I cannot find a word for it in English apparently you can say mise en scène too so take it. Directing would not be the exact translation of what I'm looking for, I think? I'm talking about visuals, not how the actors played even though they were ok).

Sadly I think that's the only point they nailed.

The scenario was... uh... like if a guy had to guess what FNAF was about? I have nothing against Vanessa being William's daughter but... Mike??? I really thought it was gonna turn out that Mike and Vanessa are half-siblings? (I thought Mike's dad in his memories could be his stepfather but he didn't know.) But then if he's not William's son... why was William like that when he read his name....??? (Because he recognised him as Garrett's brother? Mf really would pay attention to the names and family trees of his victims??? Stop googling shit and walk on set more often William)

Still scared of the thought that they could still make Mike and Vanessa end together please no-

I feel like breaking the family link between Mike and William breaks half of FNAF is about. The whole ordeal was that Mike was responsible for his brother's death and William also had responsibility which is kind of what happened but not exactly. Every fan feels like a part of why William dislikes his son is because he blames him for his brother's death. And here it's just. "Oh yeah I killed your brother lol. Anyway I don't really have anything against you personally. I didn't really think about you before last week."

Speaking of, William in the movie is so hollow. Like we got nothing. He kills kids. And then he has them kill some guys. He has a daughter he has scared into shutting up. He appears in his suit and immediately dies. Because of the cupcake of all animatronics - this is really funny in a sense seeing the cupcake so savage when in the games it barely does anything, it's just annoying in Help Wanted.

He's not even obsessed with bringing things to life or anything. He throws a "I always come back" out of nowhere, he could have gone "You think you can get rid of me?! I'll come back, I always come back." Which would have made more sense rather than having him saying the line without context.

Had a "he wouldn't do that" moment at the end when William stabbed Vanessa. He would not. hurt his daughter. :( not intentionally at least. I mean yeah I get she's not Elizabeth and doesn't have the same attachment but the thing is that William's attachment to Elizabeth is a big part of his identity too.

Now, it might have been because I'm an idiot who didn't eat enough before the movie (+ I had an upset stomach lmao) but the movie felt SO LONG. The good shit happens about 15 minutes before the end and lasts 10 minutes. The movie is 1 hour and 50 minutes long. It just goes back and forth very slowly to Mike finding out what happened and I feel he could have found out way sooner, leaving space for more plot twists or more action, I don't know.

I did like the portrayal of some characters. New characters like Abby, Doug and the teacher were so nice to see! I like that Mike is Mike in character like, yeah he would do that shit, and I think Josh was a perfect match too, but other than that he doesn't feel very much like Mike? Like who is he, he's not William's son, he's not motivated by stopping his dad just making it right for his brother.

Vanessa was pretty cool too. Like how she just keeps changing subjects to avoid answering Mike's questions. She's scared of the one manipulating her but ends up willing to face him with help.

The dead kids were on point! Personally, I love seeing Golden Freddy as a mad manipulative child with a bit of sadism. Would I have liked it better if he was a girl? Yeah but what can you do. Didn't think I would like how we keep seeing the ghost outside of the animatronics but that was actually very well done especially when the Foxy child steps back into Pirate Cove and comes out as Foxy.

About the horror, I saw some people complain that it wasn't scary, and they're right: it's not. I think it's made for a 13+ public, which is so good because I HATE gore in horror movies it's always free and feels cheap. But then again it was more like a teenager's first horror/thriller movie so it's more friendly than people would have expected.

Kept my eyes peeled for Easter eggs, and saw the motorride game thingy on the guy's sweater. Did notice all of the things that were ripped from the movie despite being in the trailers. William's humming of the Toreador... Why did you remove it.....

Oh, that reminds me why was Foxy's singing so wrong? He does not sing like that???

Didn't think that would happen but Matpat's appearance made me laugh especially since I did not recognize his voice at first so it was like a little jumpscare. Pretty sad other YouTubers/streamers' Easter eggs were not more seeable (like I knew whose photo was on the employee of the month thingy but I didn't have time to actually look at them in the movie). I know the taximan is also a YouTuber, never watched him but he's really good at acting and very funny! If they do more movies (which I'm not sure they would) I want them to bring him again.

There's this dissonance this William just like for Vanny. "Oh, you like the evil rabbits? Here is the merch! Lots of merch! Are you happy? Good! because there's no content."

Overall the universe's imagery is respected but the wiring is like the first Fnaf books, less wild maybe (Charliebot..) so if you didn't like the books like me you might not like the movie.

I'd give maybe 3 stars to the movie, mainly because visually it was almost perfect. Despite criticizing a lot, I'm still happy I went, because I wanted to see it and I kinda like a cinema treat from time to time.

[cycas]

Cycas? Hope you don't mind me asking? Is it Serindë or Perindë. Which one do you use? Or is it just a matter of preference.

If I were writing meta in English, I'd say Serindë because that's what the Silmarillion calls her.

If I were referring to her in a story, I'd probably still go with Serindë, because I default to the most commonly used and easily recognised version of a name, on the whole. I'm not really writing for an audience of Quenya-speakers, and if I were really worried about it, I might actually translate the name and go with 'the Broideress' which is also in the Silmarillion. I might go with Therindë if I were in-character as someone with a strong reason to Make a Point about the pronunciation (Fëanor or someone trying not to upset him, probably). Maybe Miriel herself, though I don't think there's evidence on how Miriel would feel about the whole kerfuffle about the Shibboleth. Maybe she wouldn't care that much. You can see why Fëanor had views about it, but Miriel doesn't have that whole bereaved-child thing associated with the pronunciation. Plus, the pronunciation change isn't being imposed by an outside source, it's possibly not really a challenge to Miriel's personal identity in the way that a mispronunciation by a foreigner might be. It's just the Noldor being changeable in their own language.

Maybe she'd just roll with it. Awww, Indis's babies say 's' when they mean 'th', how cute! * I probably wouldn't go with Þerindë, because I only write in modern English and Þ isn't a letter in that language and also I am a lightweight and don't actually know how to make my keyboard do a Þ without googling for it. But if I were reading a story where someone decided to call her Þerindë, I would know what they meant and would accept it as part of the world of that story.

Perindë looks almost like Þerindë, but I think is a mistake - the character Þ represents a 'th' sound rather than a 'p'. It's just that the letters are kind of the same shape. So I wouldn't use Perindë because even though I can see the P is standing in for a thorn there, and I do actually know how to type a P, which is convenient, because when I read that, I voice it in my head as Ppppperindë, which feels wrong. *Maybe Fëanor should have done this as the super-patronising big brother, I bet Fingolfin would have been pronouncing his Th's within a week if he thought Fëanor was treating him like a toddler. :-D

[arainmorn-art]

Do you like ciphers? I love a good hidden message and mysterious paintings, i really like how you set it up in deciphering, it's partially what drew me in to the comic, aside from your gorg art and funny&heartwrenching dialogue so. I was wondering if you liked mystery stories in general, what would be your favorite ones? Owo

Are you that mysterious person from DeviantArt who tried to decipher the canvas and Morse code sketches? If not, hi anyway! If yes, hello, dear!

The name of a last code type you asked about was really hard to track down because of some translation issue. I thought it was a cipher of the Knights of the Rose Croix, but Google was so confused it couldn't give me anything besides this next to the actual Rose Croix cipher, apparently.

And now I'm confused too, so let's make it easier and I'll show you the decoder. What is SPRC cipher Google doesn't know either.

And yes, I like ciphers, but before writing Deciphering I couldn't thought where I can use them. Now I know I can implement them into drawings x)

It's a little bit funny how I found out about ciphers outside of adventure and mystery movies. It may not look like this now, but in 2012-2014 I was pretty devoted fan of My Little Pony G4. I was 20 and went to Czech Republic to attend the pony convention Czequestria 2014. There was a quest, we split into teams and a part of it was to decipher little texts. It looked some gibberish and I couldn't thought what to do with it, until my teammate, a local guy Vojtech, took the paper sheet - and god damn recognised every type of coding was used. He was mumbling under his nose: "Ah, it's Caesar's one. Alright, rotate 4?.. No, it's rotate the alphabet 3 times". I was mesmerized. And you know what? We were the only team who finished this part and got the first place winning the quest - and all thanks to Vojtech! :)

Only a year after I've watched Gravity Falls - and still haven't figured that out how and where could I use ciphers.

And oh hell yeah, I love detective and mystery stories! As much as I love good romance stories, mysteries are my favourite genre. Isn't that the first reason a lot of us played Ace Attorney? It was mine for sure, besides being bored and wanting to play something silly. I didn't know ANYTHING about gay lawyers until I've launched the game last year.

What are my favourites, uf, that's a tough question.

I absolutely loved Endeavour TV series, watched 3 seasons in a row, and I should return to it. The main character is also so sweet, his large translucent blue eyes inspired me to paint Pheenie's eyes that way.

I also love The Silence of the lambs movie.

In terms of books I really love Alan Bradley's series about Flavia de Luce, the first part is called The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Flavia is a 12 years old genius chemist and the youngest daughter living in a manor with her father, two older sisters and several servants - and around her always happen murders. I like Flavia so much, I called my cat after her. She is so charming, funny and quick-witted, cynical and in love with chemistry, interested in poisons, graveyards, decomposition and, well, solving mysteries. It's really funny moments when adults are trying to hide her from corpses, but she leans in to investigate no matter what. She reminds me of Wednesday Addams, but still in a very fresh and entertaining way. I love a combination of sweet and jesus-fking-christ in one story, but it's mostly really sweet and wholesome. And, gosh, it's written so beautifully!

I also can recommend Daniel Pennac's La Saga Malaussene, first part is The Scapegoat. It might be not my favourite, but it is unforgettable experience for sure. The main character is an older brother of 10+ little siblings and the only adult, every one of his little ones are just a tiny bit magical, which makes the story a bit with magical realism. It also contains a combination of sweet and brutal, like Flavia, but here the contrast is even stronger. And the brutal murders, ouf, make the wholesomeness shine even brighter.

Woah, I feel like I should stop for now. Such topics make me really talkative, and I should go back to work. We can continue later, my inbox anywhere is open ;)

[phosphophylight-of-my-life]

the downside to getting better at japanese is that you can no longer read OC fics for japanese source material.

like i recognise that an integral part of fan culture is suspending belief to a crazy extent because fan creators are doing this for fun and do not have the time or renumeration to make everything perfect.

but i just simply cannot read a story with a protagonist named Kaeru, which is clearly the first google translate result for "to return", as a nod to their reincarnation backstory. Unfortunately kaeru (-to return) is a verb so this meaning doesn't register when I'm expecting a name. Instead every time i read their name my mind jumps to the other more obvious noun meaning: Frog.

[akajustmerry]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your opinion on TJR. Anytime I talk to anybody about her books, it's always endless love and praise that gets very annoying. Whenever I try to bring up that she is not great at writing characters of color, I am always put down and told that I just don't understand her characters and need to read the books again. Like, I don't. She can't write characters of color. TJR based a brown Cuban woman off a white Spanish woman. TJR pandered to white Taylor Swift fans who wouldn't recognise color if it hit them in the face. TJR used Google Translate for the Spanish scenes in TSHOEH. She can write, sure, but any hint of color and she is suddenly blind

thanks! i don't think she's a bad person or anything. i think she's in a way quite clever she's tapped into relevant pr/pop culture narratives and then weaves the essence of populist pop culture discourse on these pr tropes into exciting stories that feel so familiar. like, the concept is smart and the execution is compelling...but the writing itself lacks any nuance or meaningful context. it has enough to establish the settings and tropes but not enough to be really meaningful beyond the surface. it's very uncomplicated modern nostalgia. it's very white woman who wants to go back to the 1950s for the fashion. the minimal effort for language and culture doesn't shock me because TJR is very much just about the aesthetic, the drama and tropes . I'm sorry you've been shut down for trying to acknowledge that. readers of colour deserve better ❤️