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arcadeii Ā· 5 months ago
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KAMALA HARRIS 2024
as a queer 15 year old in one of americaā€™s most progressive cities, I urge everyone who can to vote for kamala harris. If itā€™s somehow not harris, vote for whatever democrat is on the ballot.
I am dead terrified of what trump could do to this country, and many of you suggest voting for a more progressive independent candidate. In mine and mostā€™s eyes, there is absolutely no way an independent candidate would win. project 2025 is such a disaster that my younger brother genuinely thought it a myth. I genuinely cannot read their ideas without wondering how such an evil thing could be thought up, much less widely known and supported as it is today. If I were feeling philosophical i might doubt the existence of an evil and good in the world, but here is one of the circumstances where I feel completely confident. Project 2025, and what it could do to america, is evil.
setting up the necessary campaign for an independent candidate to be even widely known about in years would be unprecedented. much less, 3 months. Regardless of a democratic candidateā€™s potential blunders, anything will be better than inadvertently contributing to the downfall of democracy in america (an exaggeration? I donā€™t know. you tell me. :) ). Maybe biden or harris have done something you could consider evil. All of us know that biden continues to support israel in the current conflict. That stance and the war itself is on my list of evils and I truly believe it is something that everyone should be able to see the evil in.
However we cannot forget that trump has said he would be harsher on palestine. this article highlights just some of that. In specific reference, trump had reportedly said in reference to the college protests that swept the nation:
ā€œWell, if you get me elected, and you should really be doing this, if you get me reelected, weā€™re going to set that movement back 25 or 30 years.ā€
That is not someone we can elect. Those are the words of a man who will do nothing but worsen the problem. perhaps kamala harris will be more progressive on the issue than biden, even.
yes, this election will be a bit of a trolley problem. yes, it may not feel great to vote for someone who you donā€™t agree with. but much worse would be electing a president that will do absolutely nothing good and turn this country not greater, but into a ditch by the road, thereby taking the rest of the world with it.
on a lighter note, earlier today I was more scared than I am now. a lot of you online are hopeful and I will join you in that. My doomscrolling has turned to ā€œhopeā€scrolling as the day progressed, as I saw someone else say. Once again, I canā€™t vote, but Iā€™m going to be helping my mom and my grandma write postcards encouraging others to vote. I canā€™t vote but I will try my hardest to help out in any ways, i suppose starting in small part by this post. Alone I will have little impact but I believe that if we can raise 52,000,000$ in one day, 27,5000,000 in FIVE HOURS, we can win this election.
Keep the energy up,
KAMALA HARRIS 2024!!!!
ps. i found out biden dropped out 2 hours after leaving a vacation with my republican grandparent. bullet dodged. then had a wonderful hour long conversation with my awesome grandma at home ā¤ļø
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taxreturnslut Ā· 5 months ago
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Just posting this so I have an idea of where all the pieces are at the end of Egghead:
(for real, don't read this if you haven't caught up with chapter 1123)
1 - the strawhat pirates, *Lilith, Bonney, Kuma and the giant pirates are now heading to elbaf.
2 - Trafalgar Law & Bepo are at some unknown location, heavily beaten, the rest of the crew remains at large. Their pirate ship has been sunk.
3 - Eustass Kidd & his crew's current status is unknown, but they were last spotted near Elbaf. (I am assuming they are still alive because this is one piece.) ((Potential reunion with the strawhats incoming?))
4 - the Marines, Kizaru and St. Saturn are at Egghead. (This arc definitely seemed to be sowing seeds of doubt into Kizaru's resolve in the Marines.) They could possibly head to Elbaf, like the fleet is still at Egghead and they know the giant pirates are with Luffy so it would make sense to continue pursuit. But they also may stick behind to clean up Egghead. It is also worth noting that they thought they destroyed the civilian ship that was leaving. I am not sure if this will be brought back up, but afaik they don't think there are any civilian survivors from egghead.
4.5 - SWORD, recovered Koby and left Garp behind. Currently discussing their next steps while Koby resolves to stop Luffy.
5 - Vegapunks. All dead except for Lilith and York. York does not know Lilith is still alive.
6 - The Revolutionary Army is still at Kambakka Island. Sabo has informed Dragon & Iva about the existence of Imu. And VP's broadcast confirmed Sabo's story about Lulusia so they have no reason to doubt him.
7 - the world knows about an ancient weapon, the rising sea levels, the disappearance of Lulusia, & that the void century exists.
8 - Perona was last seen on Hachinosu trying to free Moria but we don't know the results of that.
9 - the Cross Guild is hyping themselves up to find the one piece thanks to Buggy strengthening his resolve.
10 - Shanks, annihilated Kidd and then presumably bounced from Elbaf, whereabouts unknown.
11 - Blackbeard is about to learn a lot of thanks to Caribou. It's unclear if he has returned to Hachinosu and seen the aftermath of the raid. *Blackbeard is confirmed not at Beehive as of 1121, doubtful he's made it there within the last two chapters.
12 - Smoker was last seen leaving the SWORD HQ presumably after talking with X Drake, current destination is unknown. *I take this back up on further review it seems like Smokey is heading towards the hospital/SWORD
13 - it is worth noting that the gorosei (minus Saturn) have returned to Mary Geoise. We also keep getting small frames of the dude with moon shaped hair who's name I'm forgetting. So something will presumably happen with them + him and his other holy knights.
There are so many moving parts and I still feel like I'm forgetting something. If anyone knows something I messed up or knows a person or group I missed pls let me know.
14 - we got a new silhouette a chapter or two ago. Man marked by flames?
15 - CP0. We know Lucci, Kaku & Stussy are still on Egghead. It's unclear but it seems like their loyalty to the WG is starting to waver.
16 - Vivi & Wapol are aboard Big News Morgan's airship. Vivi is wanted by Imu & we learned she is a bearer of the will of D & Wapol witnessed King Cobras assassination as well as the forms of the gorosei. We do not know what part of the world they are flying over.
17 - The Straw hat grand fleet is currently out and about in the world. I mention them because at the end of Dressrosa we were told they are the cause of some historic event, so we shouldn't forget about them.
18 - the og Stussy is on Sphinx island with Marco. We saw Weevil captured by greenbull and it seems like Marco is being pressure to save him.
* Thank you @brookstolemybrand for the help! I really appreciate it!!
** Please read through the comments. I did not remember this all on my own and had a lot of help. I appreciate everyone who mentioned something.
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randoimago Ā· 1 year ago
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Can I please request Jonathan, Speedwagon, and William A. Zeppeli(assuming they both fall under jobro, sorry if I misread) adopting a child with a stand that causes inexplicably damage when the child is scared pls? I know they can't see it, but that's why I think it'd be interesting especially with you writing it ^-^
Thank you for writing!
Helping Child Reader with Their Stand
Fandom: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Character(s): Jonathan Joestar, William A. Zeppeli, Robert E.O. Speedwagon
Type of Request: Headcanons
Note(s): You're good! I definitely count Jonathan's Zeppeli as a Joebro (the guy sacrificed himself to save JoJo, if that's not a homie idk what is).
But this is such an interesting concept because they can't see Stands. I really would love to know what Stand each of them would have if Araki did include stands for Part 1
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Jonathan
When Jonathan sees that his child is scared, he's ready to jump in to calm them down. But he stops when he sees a wave of destruction unleashed. Thankfully they're unharmed even if he might get some injuries from shrapnel and such.
It just makes him want to protect the kid more. He does his best to talk to them about what just happened, but doing so in a way that doesn't make them fearful again. He's so worried about his child and doesn't want harm to befall them at all.
Would look into so many historical books to try and find some kind of answer with what is going on with his child. He wants to be able to help and his knowledge is too limited at the moment. So, his time really is divided between caring for his child and helping them feel safe and calm while he's also trying to look through any text he can about the strange power his kid has.
Speedwagon
Definitely the most lost the first time he watches destruction being dealt to whatever had scared his child. While he wants to think it was a random event, he knows better. His travels with JoJo and Zeppeli taught him that something is going on with his kid and he needs to get to the bottom of it.
He'll happily hold his child and keep them happy and safe, but he has sent letters to both JoJo and William in hopes of receiving some help with looking into this matter. I'm sure that whenever he does get the Speedwagon Foundation running that he makes sure to have them pour some resources into this too.
While Speedwagon is a very good father, he just knows this is way out of his element. But he still does his best to be emotional support for his kid and keeping them calm or providing alternative means to deal with their fear while he hopes that his friends can help look into what's going on.
William
I feel like even though he can't see the Stand, he definitely knows something is up. Maybe it's his Hamon telling him that his kid has some sort of power that hasn't been identified yet.
But he notices how scared they get, and he easily pieces together that destruction follows when they are afraid. What he finds interesting is that the majority of that destructive energy is unleashed on whatever had scared them in the first place. It helps him figure out that whatever this is, he knows it's trying to protect them.
Does his best to help his child. He has the patience of a saint. In fact, William probably teaches them some Hamon and breathing techniques to keep them calm and help them be able to control their stand quite a bit.
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grand-theft-carbohydrates Ā· 8 months ago
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN TANG DYNASTY CANNIBALISM?? /gen /that sounds so interesting /pls ignore if you don't feel like talking about this
Oh ho im always down to chat about history. I actually cant name any specific instance of tang dynasty cannibalism, since my knowledge of chinese history stops after 300 CE, but in general the cultural attitude towards cannibalism has been fairly pragmatic. It's not considered a moral event-horizon you can't return from. Of course, every society has instances survival cannibalism, e.g. youā€™re under siege/ theres a famine/ some other infinitely nuanced circumstance. But outside of actually history, cannibalism shows up in basically every single story. Not even as a major plot point itā€™s just there.
Take the 4 great classics:
Romance of the three kingdoms: a hunter kills his wife and uses her flesh to feed the virtuous Liu Bei. This is framed as a noble and selfless act. bonus autocannibalism; Xiahou Dun eats his own eyeball due to *checks notes* filial piety.
Water Margin: i cant remember the name of this guy, but there was this inkeeper who was killing passerbys and feeding them to the guests. He joins the main lineup of heroes. This is never brought up again.
Journey to the west: every demon wants to eat the Tang Monkā€™s flesh to gain immortality. Happens every 10 pages. Not technically cannibalism by the standard definition but it is a) consumption of human flesh and b) they are humanoid/are embodiments of human vice. So im gonna count it. my blog my rules.
Dream of the red chamber: havent read it and at this point im afraid to ask.
Historical tidbit: Lingchi (death by slow cuts) was sometimes followed up by selling the person's flesh to the crowd, either as medicine, or if the person had committed a particularly egregious crime, it was a way for the people to show their hatred. The phrase "the people want to eat your flesh" is a byword for "they fucking hate you, dude." though this is more to do with desecration of a corpse than the actual consumption, because if a body is destroyed, the spirit will not be whole in the afterlife.
followers feel free to chime in!
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sonyanightmare Ā· 6 months ago
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This is a multi-fandom story I been working on and off on for a long ass time lmao!
But if your interested in me writing more of it, lmk pls, the encouragement helps a lotttt
(Things that are highlighted are mostly for myself to help keep in mind of the timeline and when/where certain events happen but yous can go by them too if yall want)
-Btw none of these images belong to me, credits go to original creators/artists-
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Immortality vs Love: Which do You Choose
Keep in mind about the timeline era
Team Fortress 2 takes place inĀ 1968, and the storyline extends up to 1972.
Cold War: March 12, 1947 ā€“ December 26, 1991
Tf2 started and ended in the middle of the Cold War according to the actual historical event and the game itself: TF2 official comics help know what happens
Random storyOc x Sniper Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  +18 content: includes possible sexual themes, detailed gore, etc., multi-alternate universe crossovers (cringe-worthy)
!Read at your own risk!
(most likely going to be an unfinished story anyway, haha)
More research to one of few of my main OC story timelines where she takes place during the Vietnam War/Cold War, so that some characters will come from the Call of Duty franchise, specifically the Cold War.
ā€¢ TF2: 1968-1972
ā€¢ Historical Vietnam War & Cold War: Vietnam; 1955-1972 CW; 1947-1991
ā€¢ Call of Duty Cold War/Vietnam War: 1968(during both wars)-1980s (atomic Bomb tensions) might be mentioned
Love Over Immortality
ā€œYa bloody wanka!ā€ Sniper had woken up from his nap to the feeling of his hat being taken off his face, where he had placed it to shield any possible shine from the afternoon sun.
The Aussie should have known better, for the only woman on their team would always do something like this to the Marksman. She and the Sniper were close, though their bond was so tight the rest of the Mercenaries were getting irritated that neither of the two made a move. It was obvious that they liked each other but damn the annoyance that the team even tried to help them get together, from leaving the two alone at the base while the rest went into town to mixing up their sitting spots at the dinner table so that they were sitting next to each other. But enough about the impossible couple to happen.
The woman that caught the Assassinā€™s heart was Sonya Nightmare, and itā€™s now the second year she has been with the R.E.D team. The team is close to her, although the team doesnā€™t know her painful past and secrets. They were so close to her, yet they knew little to nothing about her. That doesnā€™t stop her from enjoying as much time with them as their mortal lives will allow.
Sniper had gotten up from the chair he was napping on as he saw Sonya look at him with that adoring smile as she placed her free hand on the wall side where a door could be. With the other hand that held his hat, she teasingly shook it behind her back as she turned the corner and ran, hearing the familiar sound of boots clicking the wooden floor as they ran towards her, not even close to catching up with her. She giggled the whole way, turning corners sharply as she let Sniper catch up to her now and then, looking back to see a tripping friend trying to do those sharp turns. This continued until she arrived at the destination of her choice; it was Snipersā€™ tower. Sonya thinks she has lost Sniper, so she climbs the ladder to try and hide her cornered self. But the sound of those boots was getting louder and louder. She backed up as much as possible, hitting her back on the small table in the shadowy corner.
The window nearby may be boarded, but it gave off enough lighting in the room to see a possible shadow below if the sun was high enough. The Sniping from the window was perfect from enemy fire. But the two were in danger because they ran outside the base and into the battlefield, on their side at least; who knows if neither their Spy nor the B.L.U enemy Spy was near.
Sniper finally made it up the ladder, plastering a playful but sinister grin on his handsome face. Sonya played around with her bottom lip as she giggled with a speck of pink that was dusted on her face. His forehead was littered with scraps of sweat, and his breath was raspy; he must have been exhausted chasing her throughout R.E.Dā€™s side of the battlefield.
ā€œYouā€™re a real pain in me arse, love.ā€ Sniper led out a breathy response as he walked long strides toward Sonya. Biting her bottom lip with a smirk, she backs up as much as she can, hat still in both hands behind her back.
ā€œAm I too much for you to handle, Mundy sir?ā€Ā 
ā€œYa know bloody well you are, Shelia.ā€ Sniper was almost chest-to-chest with Sonya, her question lingering in their small space. Standing straight, Sonya was only an inch or two shorter than him, but he didnā€™t seem to mind as he tried to distract her by leaning dangerously close to her face. Sheā€™s seen this trick before and got out of the mini trap she was in, and the marksman was playing a game of ā€˜try and catch me as the long-haired woman and himself chased each other around the sniper towersā€™ space. Finally, Sniper caught her and pinned her to the boarded window, not realizing their position.
Mundy had pinned Sonyaā€™s wrists with the left on top of her left and his right on top of her right, his chest touching her slightly arched back, and his private area sat firmly on her curvy bottom. Sonyaā€™s hitched voice made him realize their awkward position, but he didnā€™t say a word to her. They looked at each other for a moment, Sonya breaking contact first as she quickly looked down, then back to him, then to his slightly chapped, parted lips. Without warning, Sonya arched her back, pressed her firm ass more onto his pelvis, and started to grind slowly and roughly. Letting out a deep breathy grunt, Sniper began to do the same and pressed up against her body. Both let out occasional moans as the man rested his head on her shoulder; neither looked at the other as they started getting rougher in their grinding. Mundy let go of one of her wrists and placed his now free hand firmly on her hips, Sonya reaching around and holding his neck as she leaned back and went directly onto his ear, letting him hear her delicate moans more clearly.
Mundy then let go of her other wrist and onto the other side of her hips, forcing her to grind more. Mundy started to lightly kiss and lick at her neck and earlobe, causing her to let out more shaky breaths and moans and hold onto one of his hands that grabbed her hips, dropping the hat. He made Sonya turn relatively fast, almost impatient. He lifted her, her back against the boarded windows, and they continued to grind on each other, a prominent bulge causing friction between the two of them, creating a symphony of moans. Their faces were close, but neither pulled the other closer, letting their hot breaths run all over their flushed faces. Sonya grabbed Mundyā€™s vest and pulled it off him as he carried her to the small table not far from them. Sonya was laid out for him as they grew closer to one anotherā€™s faces; her struggle with his belt left him in a breathy laugh, and he started to take it off. The belt was off, and the pants were loose enough on him that they were beginning to slide the faster they ground. Sonya grabbed the sides of his face with her hands, forcing him to look at her, and they could not stop staring into each otherā€™s eyes. As Sonya was about to pull him in for a kiss, they were interrupted by none other than the Engineer himself.
ā€œSniper Sonya, y'all up there?ā€ Mundy almost ignored him and was about to kiss her, but she stopped him by placing a singular finger on his lips. He knew Sonya was too kind-hearted towards the Texan to ignore.
ā€œY-yeah, we are Dell. Weā€™ll be down in a moment.ā€
ā€œAlrighā€™ then darlinā€™. All I wanted was to know ā€˜cause dinnerā€™s ready.ā€ The sound of his boots distancing from the two started to fade.
ā€œBloody hell Sonya, that was too close. Iā€™m sorry, love.ā€ Mundy finally spoke as he grabbed his belt, then the vest and hat.
ā€œOh, do not worry yourself, Mundy. It will pass by momentarily, so do not be so paranoid.ā€ Mundy was confused as he watched her fix her silky, smooth black hair and set her kimono. She had already finished going down the ladder as she waited for Mundy. Once he was down, they started walking towards the home base as they walked and chatted the whole way to Dellā€™s delicious dinner.
Sonya had always been such a mystery to Mundy, the whole R.E.D and B.L.U teams. Coming to the hidden base in the mountains without a record of any sort, sheā€™s a ghost to them. All the team knows they are the slight hints she says in her stories or when she was a part of some critical and dangerous military group (must be Special Forces, they all thought). Spy could not find even her military records, nothing under a Codename Altair or her actual name, anything! All the Frenchman found were photos willingly taken with a specified group, the time during Vietnam, but that war is still ongoing. Even if they have a lead from Spy, how would they know where to look for one of these two men? One looked rough and beaten but still could kill, and the other, despite all the cuts and dirt, had slick black hair with the eyes of a sharpshooter. Only one person knows, and she sits right next to their Marksman at the dinner table.
Dated flashback; 2 years, seven months ago
Day 1 at R.E.D
The car ride to base was quiet, even a little too soft for Ms. Pauling's taste. Now and then, Ms. Pauling would look from her driverā€™s seat to the woman in the passenger's seat, wondering if she should say anything. Being a woman experimenting with relationships, she wasnā€™t sure if what she was feeling towards the woman in the kimono was a little crush or something else. Ms. Pauling wasnā€™t sure what her increasing heartbeat was from, to begin with, not from the tense atmosphere or from the attractive woman that sat next to her.
ā€œSo, Ms. Pauling.ā€ Sonya started, breaking the silence.
ā€œOh, uh, yes, dear?ā€
ā€œWhat is the team like?ā€ Sonya turned her head from the window to look at the woman in purple.
ā€œWell, from what you told me, youā€™re used to being the only woman on a team, right? So this is a mercenary group of men.ā€Ā 
ā€œHmm, so nothing new I have to worry about then,ā€ Sonya said, smiling kindly toward Ms. Pauling.
When the woman in the driverā€™s seat looked at Sonya, she couldnā€™t help but blush at how kind she was, especially when she smiled so nicely.
The drive was quiet as it was long, and even the small conversations were still awkward, but it helped the two become closer, hopefully in a future friendship.
ā€œSo, Ms. Pauling.ā€ Sonya started as she looked over at the woman in purple.
ā€œA-ah er, yes, what it is?ā€ Ms. Pauling responded, looking at her with a smile and then back on the road, awaiting her question.
ā€œWhat are these men like, might I ask?ā€ Sonya questioned, looking outside through the driverā€™s seat window to avoid the awkward silence lingering in the vehicle.
ā€œWell, most are foreign men. I should warn you if the accents are too much-ā€ Ms. Pauling started ā€-One comes from Russia, the deep snowy mountains; oneā€™s a German medical scientist; one comes from Boston, the marksmen come from Australia, and the last is a french man whoā€™s stealth is as skilled as his flirts for women -womanizer- that you should try and avoid, in my opinion.ā€
ā€œAh. A German Scientist and a French Spy?ā€ Sonya sounded irritated and almost displeased when she looked at the woman in the passenger seat.
ā€œWell, the German is nice, but he is sorta out of it- a psycho when on the battlefield, and the French man, heā€™s known for his actual skilled fighting compared to the others, and he can make you fall for such careless charms so please be careful around that one.ā€ Ms. Pauling answered, sounding worried near the end.
Sonya smirked at the thought, ā€œOh, Ms. Pauling, please, I donā€™t fall for careless charms and those trying to earn my hand. Besides, you know very little about me; you have no idea what Iā€™m capable of...ā€
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When the two arrived at the base, Ms. Pauling pulled their little truck into a small but perfect spot in the shade of the trees around them; Soya was greeted with the fog-like aura of nature. The sun settled low enough that the bottom barely grazed the distant mountains. The slight squeak of the car as the truck door reared opened and finally stepped out for a well-deserved stretch of relief.Ā This base location was very different from the desert Valley one Sonya was for sure going to until he met with Ms. Pauling. 'Hardwood' was this locations name. It was a nice area, and Sonya was most for sure going to enjoy this future battlefield experience.
"Hopefully the team is waiting behind the volt doors for us; as I made it clear to them, by calling twice yesterday, they should be eager to introduce themselves to you." Ms. Pauling sounded a bit agitated at the 'calling twice' part.
'Must be something that happens often,' Sonya thought holding back a chuckle as she followed behind the woman in purple.
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"Agh! How long we gotta wait for Pauling to get 'ere, huh?" Scout was walking around, waiting impatiently for the two to show up.
Spy then sighed in annoyance and shook his head, leaning against the wall a freshly lit cigarette rested between his lips. Medic was seated on the couch trying to ignore the Boston man as well. Heavy was with Pyro, Demo, and Engineer in the kitchen helping set up a small variety of the food presentable for their new addition to the team. And the only other member of the team was most likely hiding away in his camper or room within the base that he basically never uses coincidentally right next door to the room their new Mercenary will be sleeping in. We'll not for a long while for the poor quarters is still under deep cleaning of useless stored items and decor, trying to find somewhere to put these items at.
"Zhe more jou complain, nerviges kind, Zhe more agitating jou get Scout." Medic was finally able to speak up after trying to make sure what he was going to say to their newbie about sleeping arrangements. He had the small Hospital beds in the Med Bay, he just hopes that will do for now.
"Well, what 're ya gonna do about it, huh, doc?" Scout taunted, spreading his arms out in a 'come at me stance' towards the German.
"Zhat's it!" Medic grabbed his bonesaw not far from where he stood and started at the Boston.
Scout was running and tripping around the room, dodging a few of Medic's swings and managed to trip just out side the exit area and startled the two women, Scout almost hitting at the bottom of Sonya's Kimono.
Sonya instinctively moved in front of Ms. Pauling blocking the commotion but nothing of danger happened other than the Boston man grunting on the floor from the impact.
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drowninginthoughts27 Ā· 9 months ago
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Em I am intrigued pls tell more about history repeating itself
OK OMG YES!!! Iā€™m gonna put this under the cut cause I rambled quite a bitā€¦
For background Iā€™m a history major so I could talk abt this for ages but a lot of itā€™s relatively dark topic and mostly involving genocide war etc. which I donā€™t really want to talk about on dash so Iā€™ll keep this brief so I can stay away from more triggering topics but fair warning this is a bit depressing but the topic of history repeating itself is basically that we tend to experience the same variations of historical events in cycles such as a global pandemic every 100 years and the most impactful empires lasting only about 250 years. A lot of these are a result of butterfly/domino effects and are all interconnected which is part of this historical repetition but a lot of it has to do with the generational effectsā€¦ basically a lot of major events repeat every generation because the new generation didnā€™t live through the last event and therefore they donā€™t remember the impact that it had and the proceed to make the same mistakes again and again similarly leading to these issues happening in other parts of the world cause those regions had less to do with the previous issue,,, as humans we are creatures of habit and there for tend to cause history to repeat itself over and over againā€¦ but whatā€™s really cool is that with things like social media and more documentation as well as the problems never fully going away and instead gradually stacking on top of each other we are starting to see merging in some things especially in more minor patters such as fashion and art (which I think is really cool but I donā€™t know as much about) any way I could say a lot more about this and go into a lot more detail cause this is the topic in history Iā€™m super passionate about but Iā€™m gonna stop here :)
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quodekash Ā· 2 years ago
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OUR SKYY 2 IS HERE ITS FINALLY HERE THIS IS NOT A DRILL
first lemme make myself an ice tea and then weā€™ll get into the ridiculous commentary (which will probably be entirely keysmashes but anyway)Ā 
fingers crossed for something benchopperĀ 
also i find it rly interesting that the series i finished with when going through all the our skyy shows is the one that theyre start withĀ 
also also idk anything about the order for our skyy but i do know that thereā€™s no way bad buddy isnt the final oneĀ 
ICE TEA HAS NOW BEEN ACQUIRED, NOW WE SHALL COMMENCE THE COMMENTARY (that a lot of you seem to like, why do you like my commentary)Ā 
literally shaking what the hell
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STOP IM GONNA CRY, HE HAS HIM AS HIS LOCK SCREEN????Ā 
WEā€™RE LITERALLY LIKE TEN SECONDS IN AND IM ALREADY FILLED WITH TEARSĀ 
IM SORRY, ITā€™S BEEN THREE FREAKING YEARS??? WHY WERE WE NOT AWARE OF THIS INFORMATIONĀ 
ok so judging from the intro, itā€™s nlmg first, and then simm, then THE ECLIPSE MY BOYS AAAAAA, AND THEN VICE VERSA, AND THEN MSP HEGUERIHBGKREJB, im literally vibrating with excitement rn help, and then abaab, AND THEN BAD BUDDY GERJHBGUKREJBKGURBJ, AND THEN 1000STARSĀ 
ITS LITERALLY HAPPENING IN FRONT OF MY EYES RN AND I STILL CANT BELIEVE THIS IS REALĀ 
HOLY BAJOOLIESĀ 
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HE HAPPY
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HE;S SO FREAKING EXCITED TO SEE HIMĀ 
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NO STOP IM GONNA CRY AGAINĀ 
palms hair is so freaking pretty what the hellĀ 
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i sense a sponsorship
palm is so happy to see him and heā€™s trying to be sweet but nueng is moody and i guess i get why but also pls just be happy to see him againĀ 
okay they are happy now yayyyĀ 
yup i was right theyre sponsored by suzuki thats kind of hilariousĀ 
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damn, two sponsorships within like ten minutes of each other, they really went all outĀ 
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CRYING AGAIN, THATā€™S PERFECTĀ 
well that guy was confusing.Ā ā€˜you guys are soulmates and youre fate but also you cant be together but you will be but you wontā€™Ā 
HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT THEM, NUENG WAS ABOUT TO SAY HEā€™S DECIDED TO STAY IN BANGKOK AND FINISH HIS STUDIES THERE RATHER THAN OVERSEASĀ 
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bRO HAS A SWORD?? I WANT A SWORDĀ 
also like oh shoot they might be about to dieĀ 
but also just imagine walking around every day with a swordĀ 
the powerĀ 
id never like actually hurt anyone with it and id probably rarely take it out of the sheathĀ 
but seriously. sword. its so cool.Ā 
not cool that theyre probably about to hurt nuengpalm and probably that poor womanĀ 
holding hands and running for their lives, absolutely nothing new hereĀ 
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heh i paused it at a funny momentĀ 
heā€™s such a good bodyguard/protector/boyfriend/whatever ghrjgbhrĀ 
ill show you what happens to heroes. they wake up in historical clothing.Ā 
why are the roles suddenly reversedĀ 
and why is palm the only one with knowledge of the present time and the only one without a clue about whats going on in this auĀ Ā version of eventsĀ 
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DAM OKAY THAT WAS QUICKĀ 
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see, at first i was pretty sure he was faking it cos it didnt make sense that only palm was aware of the present, surely it would be both of them, but then he confused me, but its fine cos he remembers him YAYĀ 
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IM SORRY, LITERALLY ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS THAT ONE TIME IN BBC MERLIN WHERE MERLIN GAVE ARTHUR AN ORDERĀ 
ALSO PALM IS LITERALLY JUST DOING WHAT NUENG DID AND ITS SO FUNNYĀ 
wait this entire thing is a complete repeat of the series just switched and historical
their first major interaction was being introduced via parent sending child to work for the other childĀ 
their second major interaction was at the pool, and in this version its by the lakeĀ 
their third major interaction is the master making the servant eat with them becauseĀ ā€˜theres too much food for me to eat by myselfā€™ when really its just bc he wants to spend time with himĀ 
wait please let chopper and ben be in this historical version of lifeĀ 
phum is thereĀ 
surely its plausible to think that benchopper could be there tooĀ 
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IM SORRY????? WHAT THE HELL WAS THATĀ 
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NOOOOOO I WAS WRONGGGG
NOOOO CONFLICTĀ 
its okay tho theyll iron out the conflict, its fineĀ 
see, they figured out the conflictĀ 
well that was wonderful but it is now 1am so i need to go to sleepĀ 
goodnight folks! im gonna spend the next 24 hours Thinking About ThemĀ 
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//cn spoilers
hey zak!
the new pv had my friends & i looking at everything to try and figure out what the au might be about. we've pegged it down to a 1920s Mafia AU (and i hope it's true). But if it's really set in 1920s China err... Stellis, this AU is going to be chaotic. For the sake of my sanity I'm only gonna cover the shit that happens in Shanghai because it involves a gang so I can insert Marius in there xD.
First, 1920s was at the turning point that marks the end of 青åø® (green gang) rule over Shanghai (and yes, they were like the unofficial rulers in place of a real government).
Second, there was the two political parties, Nationalists vs Communists, fighting for control over the country. (temporarily forming an alliance against the other factions)
Third, a bunch of foreigners essentially split Shanghai after China lost the Opium Wars, so the French, the British, Japanese, and Americans all had a mini colony within the area (French Concessions, International Settlement), and they were basically colonizing the area, though it wasn't ever "official".
Finally, as the rotten cherry on top of this long-melted sundae nobody wants, due to the awful working conditions and shit wages that didn't even let you feed yourself, labor unions were standing up against foreigners and gangsters. there were hundreds of strikes with hundreds of thousands of workers alone in Shanghai in one year, demanding fair treatment.
No matter what year of the 1920s it's set in, shit is going down fast due to the aforementioned issues. Of course, if they get closer to 1930s, even more shit happens cause Communists and Nationalists stop being allies and turn against each other, and they'll recruit whoever they can to dispose of the other party.
With all that history said (HELP I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THAT LONG), I'd be really interested in seeing one of the boys represent each of the factions.
Luke as a political spy
Marius as head of the Pax Gang
Vyn as a foreigner
Artem as someone related to the workers (factory worker artem is a weird concept)
Rosa as someone close to the four, being different in every card ofc xD
irt the new cn server teaser
oh mANNNNN, pls first off i really appreciate the long rundown of history because aside from vaguely being familiar 1920s shanghai Look (from old movies and the like), i did not know anything about the legitimate history behind it. so, tot aside, this was a really interesting read :DDD
but taking it into consideration WITH tot, you are SO RIGHT THAT THE FACTIONS OF EACH BOY WILL BE INTERESTING!!
given that this will be adapted to stellis (maybe? idk, i didnt spoil myself on the actual plots of the bakerlon event, which also was a regional-historical au, did they just say it was london? or did they make a tot world version like uh.....lobdon..HVKSDJHFVSJDH), thatd be really cool cuz since im an insane person who constantly reads Big Data Lab entries, im aware that stellis city has a pretty interesting history.
orchidshine district was the city's birthplace, but it's not mentioned just how far back it had Begun. but by the 1930s, stellis city went through a Lot of development and was participating in international trade via stellis harbor (now called the airport district, because theres an airport there now. thanks for the creativity, stellis city govt jhvjhVKJH), which ended up turning into the hub for all commerce. by the 1970s, the fancier districts like hemingway heights and long beach are getting spruced up further
BUT WHILE ALL THAT IS HAPPENING. THERES A PLAGUE. in the 1930s, the trading via stellis harbor brought in the NXX gene which cause "a pandemic of an unprecedented scale" and all the consequences that come with a shitshow widescale pandemic
haha........
ANYWAY i bring that all up just cuz the 1930s seems like a perilous time in stellis' canon history, with many opportunities but also a lot of danger too. it'd be cool if they delved into that while incorporating some of the actual history of 1920s shanghai
also, your assignments for the boys are SO SPOT ON and im excited to see how this event's au plays out and how it will look like in the full card cgs and full event pv :DDD
(.....tho i most probably wont be spoiling myself for the actual stories HAHA, i quite like the experience of playing it on my own firsthand without knowing any spoilers beforehand. though ive broken this rule many times cuz a card just looked SO DAMN COMPELLING JHVKJVKJH)
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m1ckeyb3rry Ā· 3 months ago
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Ohhhhh lowk almost forgot about that whole thing but SHSSHSHS Iā€™m ngl I was/am so confused about whatever that was about rika eating shit was so Iā€™m just gonna leave it okay then akutami (also just saw this autocorrected to Akita in a prev ask whoops)
HAHSH someone on the tumblr team make a bug fix update plsā€¦.
Wait lowk hiiragis visuals truly give historical drama LMAO ofc our majestic king yuki too!! I bet if you asked otoya about his hair heā€™d say something like ā€œyeah my ninja disappearing arts are so strong that most of my hair turned white and one strip turned green so I can hide in grassā€ jk this is kinda non-hollyhock dumbass otoya coded but anyways
OMG WAIT YEAH THIS IS NEW NEWS LMAOAOAOA pauseeee reader girlbossing and using her big brain ofc otoya thinks heā€™s rizzing her LMAOOO him becoming the rizzee is so funny too THE APA CITATIONS HAVE ME CRYING LMAPSOSKOD wait speaking of i forgot to ask this way earlier but Iā€™ve always wondered about the reasoning behind your user LOL
JUSTIN BIEBER THEME 2k event is choose a jb meme and get a fic BAHAH the way I also kinda avoided the belieber crew too but I also just didnā€™t gaf about him his gif memes now are just too funny
TIKTOK BINGE SESSION COMMENCING
HAKKK this is reminding me I should pickup the manga again (I only stopped because I forgot when it came out because itā€™s monthly shshsbsiwksn) Iā€™m crying the Inumaki one LMAOOO I fr slapped my hand over my mouth to stop myself from laughing that was fr us the dude bringing up the recorder has me laughing so hard
MEGUMIII wait the one with chase Atlantic really hits hard omgā€¦..also glad heā€™s alive though SJHDJSBD
IM CRYING WHAT IS THAT AUDIO AND WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE SONIC AIAHSHAHAHDBS
omg the mahito editā€¦but wait youā€™re so real for that actually every time I go to scro through old TikTokā€™s I see like 1 for every 5 are deleted or unavailable itā€™s kinda crazy (crazy annoying)
- Karasu anon
LMAOO i think itā€™s been a popular theory for a while so i was just kinda like eh okay and moved on without questioning it too much LKSDJFSJ at that point i was truly only reading text leaks in order to know what was going on but i wasnā€™t invested enough to actually care about what was happening so i didnā€™t even question it LKSJFH
RIGHT honestly get hiiragi out of bllk he doesnā€™t even contribute anything there he was meant to be a vaguely sinister manhwa character with beautiful visuals KLJSDFDK omg wait ig thatā€™s another character with the black hair and purple eyes comboā€¦tbh his color palette is actually really pretty it was fr wasted on him i wish they had given it to someone else šŸ˜© LMAO not the ninja disappearing artsā€¦unfortunately yeah hollyhock otoya is more sassy and sharp as opposed to being a dumbass itā€™s the only story of mine where heā€™s not lowkey an idiot
OKAY GOOD i was like 99% sure i hadnā€™t told you but then i was like ā€œwait maybe i didā€ HAHA but yeah reader lowkey gagged him there she ate with that šŸ˜­ omg username lore!! there really isnā€™t much behind it nglā€¦my first name irl (mira is just a pseudonym hehe although ngl itā€™s not that different from my actual name) if you mispronounce it based on how itā€™s written phonetically ends up sounding like part of the mickey mouse clubhouse theme song so when i was in like middle school and weā€™d have roll calls and the substitutes would say my name wrong people would always tease me by singing the song and it became my trademark?? to the point that everyone always called me either mickey mouse, [my actual name] mouse, or mouse/mousey HAHA they mostly stopped after middle school but even still everyone from high school knows that thatā€™s my thing hence the ā€œmickeyā€ part and then the berry is just because i have an ethnic-ish last name and once a guy read it as berry instead of what it actually is LMAOOO hence the berry so thatā€™s where i got mickeyberry but then mickeyberry without any numbers was taken on ao3 i think so i added in the 1 and 3 to make it m1ckeyb3rry and thatā€™s the story pretty much HAHA
PLSSS omg that would actually be hilarious no one would get it but it would be funny to USā€¦justin bieber x bllk collab when??
hak my man omg heā€™s so perfect i love himā€¦and MEGUMIII ahh i miss him sm and i miss being into him/jjk as much as i used to be šŸ˜“ HELP THAT NANAMI EDIT MEME THING IS SO ICONIC I LOVE IT IDEK WHERE THE AUDIO IS FROM BUT I REFERENCE IT CONSTANTLY i literally had to stop because people had no idea what i was talking about and i sounded insane saying it but itā€™s so funny KDSLJFHSK and yeahhh bro like all of my old saved edits are gone now itā€™s so tragic i always wonder what happened to the people who made them šŸ™
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a-god-in-ruins-rises Ā· 1 year ago
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What is a historical event you would like to see turned into a movie?
so many. i'll list a few. and not all of these would necessarily be a movie but maybe a miniseries.
the expedition of the ten thousand. would be an epic adventure film. full stop.
a comedy drama about santa anna. seriously, if you look at him from a certain perspective this dude's life is a comedy. seems like his whole life was just him failing upwards and getting himself in the craziest situations.
syagrius and the kingdom of soissons. it's little detail about this so there's a lot of room for artistic license but i think it's an interesting setting. the last remnant of the roman empire in gaul, alone surrounded by enemies.
honestly, anything pirate. i love pirates and there is a lack of good pirate movies. i'll take anything but i'd love to see something about henry avery and the ganj-i-sawai.
the peloponnesian war, especially the sicilian expedition and all that drama. probably better as a miniseries.
literally so much about rome. from the gracchus brothers and their land reforms to sulla and his civil war to aurelian and the palmyrene empire.
bleeding kansas. probably a good miniseries.
the war of roses. miniseries. i mean, it inspired game of thrones. come on.
so many colonial america things. king philip's war, the plundering times, the merrymount drama, etc.
lewis and clark expedition. again probably better as a miniseries.
vikings colonizing america.
robert matthews and his little kingdom. or, alternatively, joseph smith and the mormons and their journey across the country.
biopics about various figures: cesare borgia, da vinci, hypatia, tycho brahe, lorenzo de medici, robert guiscard, john hawkwood, oleg of kiev, alexander hamilton, eleanor of aquitaine, justinian, abd al-rahman i, philip the good, charles martel and pepin the short and so so so many more.
oh you know what i've always wanted? a miniseries about jesus' followers after his death. i wanna see all the internal politics and competing theologies of all his disciples. then i want it to culminate in the jewish-roman war and the destruction of the temple.
a good movie about the politics and intrigue of the french revolution, especially the reign of terror.
munster rebellion.
i think some mass migrations could be interesting. like the proto-indo-european migrations (so many options), the sea peoples (it's probably a mass migration and little is known so lots of artistic license), or the germanic migrations (follow the visigoths and their internal power struggles as they march across europe), or even the alans (going all the way from central europe to north africa? wild).
coal wars.
war of the league of cambrai.
abbasid revolution.
a horror loosely inspired by whatever was happening at herxheim.
columbus discovering, exploring, and governing the new world.
fourth crusade.
the constitutional convention (pls).
horror loosely inspired by roanoke colony.
i can keep going but you get the idea.
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raethedragon Ā· 2 years ago
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can we stop having historic events happen pls
I woke up late today and it was so dark I thought I'd somehow slept all day.
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poke-puff Ā· 2 years ago
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what is going on guYS??? pls can historical events stop happening every other year
i wakeup, go on rotomblr, find out weird things are coming out of the crater, proceed to ignore it
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momowho34 Ā· 4 years ago
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Here are some jewish myths you might still believe!!!!
(Pls read and reblog Iā€™m tired of people echoing shit like this)
Jesus was not a rabbi. He lived a hundred years before rabbinic judaism even started to develop. Please stop saying this as if it lends him credence in our religion, because no. It doesnā€™t.
Yeah, Jesus was jewish, but he also rejected mainstream Judaism and hated it. Stop pretending he means anything to us. Idk if you guys have even read your own books, Matthew is like 60% about how the Pharisees are bad and wrong and evil for sticking to the traditions that have kept them alive for 100s of years. Itā€™s also, yā€™know, historically inaccurate to the actual behavior of the Pharisees in that time period. Seriously man he is not ours and means nothing to us, keep your Jesus and stop trying to shoehorn him into judaism.
Our god is not yours ā€œminus the Jesus.ā€ In trinity terms; divide the Holy Spirit by the Father and then subtract the Son and that is a bare bones grasp of what god appears as for Jews.
Jews are not white as a whole. Are there white Jews? Yes. Are there jews who are literally every other skin tone? Also yes!! We are all over the place. India, numerous Middle Eastern countries, Morocco, Spain, and a lot more I canā€™t be bothered to list. You are actively hurting poc jews by pretending that all jews are European, holy shit stop doing that please!!! Most white jewish people are Ashkenazi, which is just one type of judaism.
Actually, the historical relationship between Jews and Muslims is a lot more complicated then you think it is. Sometimes we got along, sometimes we didnā€™t. Some would argue that Jews were treated better by Islamic caliphates in the Middle Ages then they were by Christian kingdoms. Stop trying to pretend we are and have always been ā€œarch nemesesā€ or some fucking bullshit (that would be the Amalekites for us, actually, and not the Muslims) Also weā€™re honestly more similar to them when it comes to traditions then christians so like take that into account thanks
Hey guys listen to Romani when they talk about the Holocaust too!!!!! Please, they have a different experience/perspective and deserve to have their voices heard. Donā€™t pretend they donā€™t exist and that it didnā€™t effect them because uh.... it did. To a degree that I donā€™t think I can properly explain. Do not overlook them and then pretend itā€™s just because ur a ā€œjewish allyā€ or whatever the fuck.
Stop pretending that weā€™re the same as Christianity. We arenā€™t. Stop stop stop holy shit stop. Thatā€™s not how any of this works at all. Christianity is so so so different, it takes like a handful of jewish beliefs and runs with them. Christianity is its own thing and so is Judaism, stoppp.
Not all Jews are zionists. some are explicitly anti-zionists. Not all zionists are anti-Semitic, but some of them are. Basically, jews arenā€™t inherently zionists and anti-Zionism isnā€™t inherently antisemitic. That being said, some people do use anti-Zionism as a cover for their anti-semitism. Watch out for those people, theyā€™re not that hard to spot. Thatā€™s all Iā€™m going to say about that, donā€™t want to start on this issue because it isnā€™t what this list is about.
Jews never actually lived by the literal laws of the Torah. We did not stone people. There is no archeological evidence of that and actually more evidence pointing to the opposite. jewish communities actually held capital punishment as being inherently immoral and was very very very rarely used in some communities. Understand that. Donā€™t ever say shit like ā€œbut the Jews used to live by the Bible too, and they stoned gay people!!!ā€ No. No we didnā€™t. Ever. Nobody did that in ancient times.
Guess what, jews are not rich or greedy! what the fuck are you talking about??? Quit it please. This stereotype has literally been used since the Middle Ages to alienate Jews as a more privileged ā€œotherā€ that deserve their prosecution. Stop stop please stop, please!!!!! People actually believe this shit and commit hate crimes, stop, even as a sarcastic joke.
The Old Testament is not the same as the Torah/Tanakh. Itā€™s just not? For one thing, the Old Testament is a translation of a cut down version of a translation of a different modified version, so no. Not the same. Also the books are ordered differently and the sections are mixed up.
God does not abandon the Jews in the Tanakh or the Old Testament for that matter. Itā€™s like... sort of implicated to happen between the two testaments in Christianity. The Old Testament basically structured the books non-chronologically so that the last one would be Malachi because his prophecies are supposed to echo Jesus. We end the Tanakh on Nehemiah, and there is no ā€œNew Testamentā€ for us because thereā€™s only one and it ends at the end of the story.
Antisemitism is definitely still a thing. I donā€™t know who the fuck told you about this one? The Jews got treated like shit after the holocaust, and some of the few survivors 70 years later got reparations so now everybodyā€™s acting like antisemitism doesnā€™t exist. It does. It really, really fucking does. Please listen to us.
Holocaust denial isnā€™t ā€œa fringe conspiracy theory,ā€ itā€™s genuinely awful and dangerous and hurts real people. Iā€™m serious about this one, holocaust denial (and any genocide denial for that matter, whether itā€™s talking about the Armenian genocide or Holdomer or any others) is legit dangerous. Pay attention to it and have 0% tolerance for that shit
You are allowed to be invited to a jewish event if youā€™re not jewish! We literally do not care. Respectfully participating in traditions if youā€™re invited to is fine! The issue is when people take a jewish tradition and twist it into something for them. Thatā€™s a no-no, but getting invited to a seder/bar mitzvah/bris is fine. just show respect to traditions you see, even if you donā€™t entirely understand them. Do that and youā€™ll be fine.
Jews are a ridiculously diverse group of people with a lot of different beliefs! We all have vastly different ideas of fucking everything from god to the purpose of pomegranates (not a joke). Accept that we think differently form eachother and arenā€™t a monolith please
These are all the ones I could think of lol, jewish friends add more if you can think of some. Ok and encouraged to reblog for everyone.
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witchthewriter Ā· 2 years ago
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Hey love, I wanted to ask if you could write me some ships pls?šŸ¤šŸŒæ
Fandoms would be: Grishaverse, Harry Potter and LotR (I didn't see it on your ship list, so if you don't write for those characters, you could pick a Marvel character)āœØļø
My pronouns are she/her, infj, Aries ā˜€ļø leo šŸŒ™ libra ā¬†ļø, I'm bisexual (tho mostly attracted to men) and a hufflepuff.
Physical description: I'm 5'4", 20 years old, I've got very long dark brown hair down to my butt, my eyes are also dark brown. I've got tan skin. Not a size 0 but I'm quite happy with my figure. I don't personally think I'm that short, but my friends are all taller than me.
Character: I can be a bit shy and awkward at first, but I've gotten a little more confident over the years. I overthink a lot, sometimes my brain can't stop running in circles. That's why I'm not a very spontaneous person, I might say I'll do something but the closer that moment comes, the more hesitant I get. I can get angry very fast (fire signs complicating my life) and I may not forget, but I certainly forgive. I'm smart and a quick learner. I'm also stubborn and don't cope well with being criticised by friends or family.
Hobbies: I like staying in reading or watching films, I'm very excited for autumn, cause I just moved to a very woodsy place. I'm studying textile design, so I like knitting, sewing, crafting, I started making my own clothes a few years ago. Other than that I also draw a lot. I played a few instruments in my life, currently trying to teach myself how to play the ukulele, and I like singing (don't know if I'm good tho). I'm interested in mythologies and really enjoy watching documentaries about different civilisations and ages. I love period dramas and am obsessed with historical fashions. I like cooking but don't like doing the dishes afterwards.
Okay, that's all I can think ofšŸ¤šŸ„² I'd be so happy if I could get a ship from you! I already read some of your writing and you're so damn talented!
Thank you so much and I hope you have a lovely day !!šŸ¤āœØļø
Want to be shipped? Here be the instructions šŸ¦‹
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I ship you with Matthias Helvar! I think you would suit characters that have a noble, chivalrous personality. Someone who would always do good by you, no matter what.Ā 
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惻He is SO PROTECTIVE OF YOU. And I mean overly - on multiple occassions youā€™ve had to command,Ā ā€œDruskelle,ā€ while grabbing his arm. Heā€™s honestly like a guard dog.Ā 
惻He loves eating and always overbuys; so you never feel hungry because thereā€™s always a feast
惻You love making him blush, and heā€™ll pretend to hate it. But really he absolutely loves it.Ā 
惻He is actually very very funny. Itā€™s a lot of witty remarks and blunt statements. It takes you aback, but you always laugh. Because he doesnā€™t mean it to be funny, heā€™s just saying what he thinksĀ 
惻Relationship Tropes:Ā 
Ā  āœ§ Big Reserved x Smol Fiery
Ā  āœ§ Mutual Pining But Neither Saying Anything Until A Dangerous Event Happens
Ā  āœ§ Would Die For The Other
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I ship you with Harry Potter! I think you two would have a very genuine, authentic relationship. He would be so excited to have someone - a person who he can call family and feel secure with.
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惻With Harryā€™s inheritance from his parentsā€™, and along with your in put, you guys are able to buy your own house from a young age (4 years after the Battle of Hogwarts)Ā 
惻Itā€™s very cottage-like, and Harry wanted it that way because he always felt safe at the Burrow. So having aspects that reflect the Weasleyā€™s made him immensely happy.Ā 
惻Definitely buying pets, and Harry is a bit hesitant at first but youā€™re so excited.Ā 
惻Heā€™s probably an auror, and whatever job you choose, you would come home to a tired yet happy Harry, whose already started on dinner.Ā 
Ā  Ā  Ā ā€œHoney, arenā€™t you tired?ā€ You cooed, coming up behind him and wrapping your arms around his waist.Ā 
Ā  Ā ā€œNot too tired for food,ā€ he replied, turn in your arms and kissing your forehead.Ā 
惻On your one year anniversary, he gave you a beautiful necklace with a gorgeous pendant. It was a sapphire stone laid in an oval gold plating that seemed to be enchanted, because it glittered even in the darkness. (Hermione helped him ... he knew what he wanted to get you, but he knew Hermione could make it even better. So the enchantment isnā€™t just for beauty but also for protection).Ā 
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I ship you with Arwen! I just think you need someone with a soft touch, but is also ready to fight when necessary. She would always protect you, but nurture and care for you as well.Ā 
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惻She loves braiding your hair; her hands are so soft and her nails gently scratch your scalp. Itā€™s in those moments when you understand why dogs allowed themselves to be pets
惻She gives you the MOST SOFT YET MEANINGFUL KISSES. LOOK HOW PLUMP HER LIPS ARE. THEY LOOK SO SOFT AND KISSABLE
惻Gives you a weapon and makes sure you know how to use itĀ 
惻Teaching you words in Elvish and giving each other pet names in the language
惻Playing with her hands and she feels giddy because Elves arenā€™t very affectionate.Ā 
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still-a-morosexual-help Ā· 3 years ago
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OBEY ME! LESSON 53 DETAILED SUMMARY + THEORIES
Some time seems to have passed between the end of the last lesson and the beginning of this one. Leviā€™s tired after pulling an all-nighter with Diavolo to finish a game and Mammonā€™s laughing at all the pictures Luke is sending him of all the desserts his making and the step by step process heā€™s following. Beel happily notes that Mammon & Luke have been chatting a lot lately. Mammon red in the face but smiling happily says itā€™s like heā€™s got a new minion whoā€™s also fun to mess with, Asmo says it looks more like Mammonā€™s got a tiny little brother with the way Mammonā€™s being fawning over him (my heart this is so cute I need to write more fics with them interacting), Mammon denies it but Asmo says it holds no ground when Mammon canā€™t seem to stop smiling so happily. Lucifer has found an art book that Satanā€™s being looking everywhere desperately for and invites Satan to come take a look at it together, Satan postures a bit but agrees. Belphie says thereā€™s a lot of strange friendships popping up lately, though Beelā€™s happy that Satan & Lucifer have been getting along better, Asmo thinks the way Satanā€™s being acting around Lucifer recently is strange and Belphie says itā€™s a sign of Armageddon. Asmo asks MC if they knew any reason behind the sudden change and they just say the two discovered new sides of each other which makes the other 3 more confused, with Asmo particularly lusting for the gossip. Belphie wonders if this means the anti-lucifer league would disband and Satan who hears this says thatā€™s dumb cause he can take the chance to pull a prank of Lucifer when he goes to his room to check out the book. MC says they thought him and Lucifer were finally friends but satan says even the thought makes him sick, Asmo asks if heā€™s sure since the two seem like the best of friends recently. Satan quotes Sun Tzu saying ā€œIf you know your enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battlesā€. A door bell rings and Lucifer tells MC to go get it. Itā€™s Solomon & Barbatos and MC asks them what theyā€™re doing here together. Solomon revealā€™s itā€™s time for their sorcererā€™s preliminary exams. (Did MC get all 7 stars already? Or 6 I guess if this exam gives the last star)
Ok so MC has 4 stars the preliminary is for the 5th star and final is for the 7th. Asmo has apparently filled the others on whatā€™s gonna happen. Mammon asks for compensation, Beel wishes MC good luck, Lucifer tells them they should actually fill MC in, Asmo says Solomon had contacted him asking the brothers to help with the exam, MC says ā€œcool what do I gotta doā€, Solomon says they have to win a game of Tail Thieves and gets Barbatos to explain, Barbatos complains how Solomon always makes him explain things to people and I completely forgot that Solomon has a pact with Barbatos meaning they must be pretty close, meaning Asmo & Barbatos must be pretty close too and I need to see the dynamic between these 3 more. Solomon is going to use magic to give everyone animal tails and MC has to be the last one standing, if they lose their tail they fail the exam. (AND AHHHHHHHHHHHHH Iā€™d love to see the animal event costumes being used in the main storyline and MC getting a tail? Itā€™s have to be a sheep right?) To motivate the brothers to steal MCā€™s tail, stealing someoneā€™s tail means theyā€™re cursed to obey one command from you and sure thatā€™s not gonna end in disaster. MCā€™S A SHEEP!!!!!! Iā€™ve had this idea of what their costume would look like for a while ahhhh Also Barbatos is a bat? Do batā€™s have tails? I feel like I should know thisā€¦ (it apparently depends on the species of bat, given his colour lets just say Barbatos is a devildom bat). MC goes hey so this is 1 vs 8???? And Solomon says heā€™s giving them Asmo & Barbatos. Mammon brings up the fact that MC can just command them and Solomon says thatā€™ll be against the rules. Barbatos asks if MC can use his or Asmoā€™s powers and Solomon says itā€™s fine as long as itā€™s a direct order from MC meaning they canā€™t use their powers themselves. MC brings up the fact that since they donā€™t have a pact with Barbatos they canā€™t use his powers and to make up for it Solomon gives MC Barbatosā€™ grimoire which will give the bearer full control over the demon who it belongs to even without a pact. MC has a flashback to the tomb under the HoL and the brothersā€™ grimoire, remembering that a command powered through a grimoire can overpower a command from a pact & that everything about a demon rides on their grimoire meaning they can never let it be stolen. Levi is absolutely stunned that Solomon has something so personal and precious and Barbatos reveals that he entrusted it to Solomon on his own free will and holy shit Barbatos & Solomon must be way closer than I realisedā€¦ which even Levi says. Lucifer says if they steal MCā€™s tail and command them to hand over the grimoire they would be able to read it and Barbatos laughs and says that theyā€™d find out everything about him and suddenly the whole game has become about reading Barbatosā€™ grimoire (even Asmo seems interested), which Solomon seems pleased about since itā€™s given all the brothers a more solid goal. Solomon starts the game.
The brothers all scatter to hide leaving MC, Asmo and Barbatos in the living room. Barbatos says the brotherā€™s have probably left to find a place they can use to their advantage and that if they are able to figure out what that place would be for each brother they could make strategies to counteract them. Asmo swoons about how Barbatos is the whole package by being handsome and intelligent. Asmo says this makes him more interested in finding out more about Barbatos and he asks MC if he can take a teensy peek at the grimoire and they immediately shut him down. Barbatos thanks them for being a decent person (honestly the lowest bar to clear) and says because Solomon thought it was the best decision to give MC the grimoire he wonā€™t object but also ā€œwe donā€™t really know each other at all so pls donā€™t use that it literally contains a record of my entire pastā€ MC readily agrees because ā€œthe only conversations weā€™ve ever had is about tea weā€™re definitely not ready for any deep therapy sessionsā€. Heā€™s grateful but emphasizes on it again and MC promises they wonā€™t use it. Asmo complains about this, saying itā€™ll be impossible to beat the others while only using Asmoā€™s powers. Mammon hears that MC wonā€™t be using the grimoire and reveals himself, Asmo says he was stupid for not finding a place where heā€™d have the advantage and MC says maybe this is that place for him, Asmo says that maybe cause this is where Lucifer always ties him up he thinks of this as his home turf. Mammon gets ready to fight Asmo & MC, Barbatos says ā€œlol lemme take care of this and prove to you that Iā€™m dangerous even without my powersā€.
Barbatos manages to defeat Mammon and hang him from the ceiling using only hand to hand combat. Asmo tells Mammon if he canā€™t beat someone using only hand-to-hand combat MC might end up firing him, Mammon gets freaked out MC nods along and asks if theyā€™re serious and they tell him not to worry cause they arenā€™t, heā€™s happy and calls MC the best, Asmo just sadly calls MC a simp. Asmo says that Barbatos has tied the ropes looser and that Lucifer ties them in a tight artful style. Whether MC pulls the tale off in one swift movement or gently itā€™ll tickle. He returns to normal and immediately starts yelling at MC to hurry up an give him an order and Asmo realises how scary Solomonā€™s curse really is. Asmo says even when Mammon is not cursed MC can get him to do pretty much anything by asking the right way cause Mammonā€™s whipped, so really they wonā€™t be getting anything new or special. Barbatos provides a solution for this by telling them they can get him to admit something he usually wouldnā€™t. MC asks him; 1.) who his favourite brother is ā€“ Ā he says, ā€œThatā€™s easy! Itā€™s Lucifer, of course. Iā€™ve always loved him and I always will.ā€ I like to think MC knew exactly what he was going to say and took out their phone to record it to later show Lucifer. 2.) If thereā€™s a brother heā€™s keeping a secret from ā€“ He took clothes and shoes from Asmoā€™s cupboard and sold them. Asmo swears to kill Mammon once all this is over. 3.) If thereā€™s anything he loves more than money ā€“ MC. He says thereā€™s nothing and no one more important to him. He says he loves them and that heā€™d take them over money any day. Asmo whoā€™s honestly MC and Mammonā€™s #1 shipper (remember the beach event, and the parfait devilgram and the chat where he got excited when MC smelt like Mammon) laughs and says ā€œI knew it!ā€. For all 3 Mammon realises what heā€™s said and tries to take it back. They are later unable to find Lucifer ā€“ who would be the hardest to beat according to Barbatos - in the music room, Barbatos recalls Simeon telling him how Satan and Lucifer have started getting along and Asmo says heā€™s suddenly got a bad feeling.
they donā€™t find anyone in either Satan or Luciferā€™s rooms, Asmo suggests MC using the grimoire to locate Lucifer, MC shuts it down and Barbatos thanks them and tells Asmo to drop it. Asmo asks MC why they have to be so serious despite him loving that part of them. Asmo asks MC if they know what Barbatos can do, how powerful he really is, they say he can see through time and Barbatos agrees with it but Asmo asks him to give MC a more detailed description of his powers since he anyway made them promise not to use his grimoire. He then says he has the power to create a portal to anywhere, including through time but creating portals through time has much more limitations than creating a normal portal to just a different place and that his control also becomes less stable. Asmo asks if thatā€™s why Barbatos doesnā€™t let him go to the past or future no matter how much he begs. Barbatos says, ā€œno thatā€™s cause ik if I did youā€™d either fuck some powerful historical figure and mess up the entire timeline or youā€™d try to fuck yourself and the entire universe would implodeā€. Asmo calls him mean and Barbatos laughs but does say that since his control through time is not the best a person may end up skipping either backwards or forwards through time each time they pass through a doorway after they travel through his portal to the new time. He says thatā€™s all heā€™s willing to tell MC. Asmo asks MC where they would go if they could go anywhere. If they say past Barbatos asks if thereā€™s something they want to change or if thereā€™s someone whoā€™s past they want to spy on. If they say future Asmo says heā€™d love to go to the future to see how much more beautiful heā€™s become and to see how his and MCā€™s relationship has progressed. MC asks Barbatos where heā€™d like to go and he says nowhere, cause his place is by Diavoloā€™s side. MC asks him why he serves Diavolo and what he did before it ā€“ he says heā€™s not gonna answer cause he isnā€™t sure if itā€™s a good idea to trust MC the same way he trusts Solomon. Asmo giggles about how cold Barbatos is but says thatā€™s one of the things he loves about him. Barbatos asks Asmo if he might know where Satan is and he says he has an idea.
They go to the home theatre where one of Satanā€™s favourite movies ā€“ about a deadly monster shark ā€“ is playing until suddenly everything goes dark. Someone wraps their arms around Asmo and he squeals telling MC theyā€™re so naughty for wanting to do something here in the dark when Barbatos was with them, Satan tells him that heā€™s restraining Asmo not embracing him. The lights are off cause despite being brothers Asmo could charm them by looking into their eyes. Asmo complains but also loves the ā€œroleplayā€ theyā€™re doing and how Satan snuck up behind him and restrained him and now he needs a moment to get his boner down, Satanā€™s understandably very upset by this. Lucifer ends up sneaking behind MC and restraining them (despite it being dark Barbatos is able to see him coming and tries to warm MC), heā€™s impressed that they were able to recognise him but says they shouldnā€™t have left their back open. Barbatos asks why they left him free and Lucifer says he knows MC wonā€™t use the grimoire, even if itā€™s their last option, cause it would upset Barbatos. Lucifer goes to remove MCā€™s tail but MC signals Barbatos with their eyes and he sees the remote next to him and grabs it & throws it to MC (so I guess this establishes that Barbatos can see in the dark). MC catches it and presses a quick combination of buttons that plays a movie about three cats going on a journey together. Satan obviously starts gushing about the cats and lets Asmo go, Lucifer calls him an idiot and MC commands Asmo. Satan initially doesnā€™t even notice Asmo cause of the cats which pisses him off but in the end the roleplay made him excited which made his charm more appealing. Lucifer had used every ounce of his willpower and just managed to escape but they take Satanā€™s tail.
In the twinsā€™ room Asmo laughs about the face Satan made at whatever his order was and Barbatos says Satan making such a face could signify the end times and Asmo says itā€™s no joke if Barbatos is saying that. Belphieā€™s fast asleep in his bed and MC leaves him for later cause it wouldnā€™t be fair to take the tail now. Asmo wonders why Solomon made this MCā€™s exam when their final exam wonā€™t give a shit if theyā€™re good at tail thieves or not. MC says maybe he thought itā€™d be funny to see Barbatos disagrees with thar but Asmo says itā€™s natural to jump to their own conclusions when Solomon never answers questions and that Solomon hasnā€™t changed in that way since they first made their pact. MC asks for the story behind it Asmo says Solomon knew exactly what to say to get what he wanted from Asmo but could also dodge questions without making it obvious he was doing so. On the first night heā€™d met Solomon Asmo had been really depressed cause heā€™d spotted a cute human but the other people who were hanging around her had stated calling him ā€œevil and wicked and other horrible thingsā€ and he couldnā€™t get close to her (so last yr someone told me the actual biblical story behind this and itā€™s FUCKED UP and I like to imagine thatā€™s what actually happened in OM! too but Asmo is heavily censoring it for MC. Remember the pretty graphic description Asmo gave to MC about how heā€™d kill them in S1? Yeah I 100% believe heā€™s lying to MC about how things went down here). Heā€™d been sitting in a tavern sulking when Solomon had started talking to him. He had listened to Asmo and had been so warm and caring Asmo had accidentally let it slip that he was Luciferā€™s brother, theyā€™d drunk the night away and when Asmo woke up the next day he had somehow made a pact with Solomon and HOLY SHIT this is so shady Solomon wtf. Barbatos says it probably wasnā€™t a coincidence he ran into Solomon and Solomon would have known who he was from the beginning (imagine how pissed off Lucifer must have been when Asmo came back with a pact). Asmo says Solomon and Barbatos meeting wasnā€™t a coincidence either and Barbatos agrees but says it happened long before Solomon and Asmo made a pact. Solomon had summoned Barbatos using a special incantation that heā€™d created himself and Asmoā€™s shocked that doing all that and summoning a demon as powerful as Barbatos hadnā€™t killed him. Barbatos said that Solomon had actually been on the verge of death when Barbatos arrived. MC asked why heā€™d risk it to summon Barbatos, Barbatos said that even back then there was something Solomon wanted even more than his own life and that the encounter made Barbatos curious and he wanted to learn more about Solomon and eventually this would lead to him forming a pact with Solomon (given how Barbatos is Iā€™d imagine it took time for Solomon to form a pact with him because Barbatos would need to be able to trust him first). He says that though itā€™s hard to say what Solomonā€™s plans are he thinks highly of him enough to trust him with his grimoire. He says whether his decision is good or bad is up to them to judge but that their teacher is a genius unlike anyone else in the 3 worlds. Saying their breakā€™s being long enough they head to the kitchen.
They find Beel eating and Asmo scolds him for using the ice cream maker without permission after Lucifer banned him cause last time he ate so much he got sick. Asmo uses this to blackmail Beel into giving up his tail. Removing it tickles a lot and as heā€™s handing it over Beel blushes and apologises for ā€œthe weird little shriekā€ he made at the end. Barbatos wonders why the fuck the seven of them are considered to be among the mot powerful demons in the Devildom when this is what theyā€™re actually alike and Asmo says Barbatos should be disappointed in Beel and not the both of them. Asmo says that this whole exam seems pointless when this is what itā€™s like but when Beel starts begging for orders he tells MC to give one. They ask him what they would like for their final meal ever (the other two options are ā€˜letā€™s get romanticā€™ and for him to feed something to Barbatos) He says one of Simeonā€™s BLTs but then starts listing food from both the human world and Devildom before ending with apple pieā€¦.and isnā€™t apple pie the answer Beelā€™s VA gave for this same question? Thatā€™s really sweet that they added it. Ā Asmo says by the time he finished all that heā€™d have passed his death. Beelā€™s still begging for orders and they realise the curse is to follow the orders of the person who pulled the tail off and not MC. Asmo gets waaay to excited for this and Beel freaks out and uses puppy dog eyes to start pleading with MC for help, MC tells Asmo to cool it but Asmo says heā€™ll never get a chance like this again and Beel despairs. And thatā€™s it. Beelā€™s doomed to his fate and we have no idea what happens.
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hetalia rant
pls ignore how I won't use any proper punctuation or capitalization because my arms and fingers all hurt from volleyball :( Edit: My armā€™s are better now so Iā€™m actually using proper capitalization and punctuation (special thanks to my friends for proofreading and also Google autocorrect.) Special thanks to my friend for helping me out with writing this.
so i'm one of those people who joined the hetalia fandom like REALLY late, having first watched the anime in like 2017 or 18. Nevertheless, when I heard about how the anime was coming back in 2021 I was really excited!! Iā€™ve been reading world stars lately but thereā€™s just something in the hetalia anime that made me love it so much. the voice acting and how itā€™s animated and everything, it really brings the characters to life! out of curiosity I searched up hetalia on twitter. keep in mind that iā€™m pretty new to the fandom so i never really got to see the shipping wars, or really any toxic part of the fandom, since i wasnā€™t there when hetalia was at its peak.
What i saw was really different from what i expected to see. I kinda expected twitter threads hyping up the new season, or things like that but most of ones I found in the top section were hate comments about hetalia, and things about why it shouldnā€™t come back. I was reading these and I was like, wait why? Some of them actually made sense, and the others had flawed logic. Here are my rants on why hetalia ISNā€™T anti-Semitic or problematic (as of now).
Misconceptions About Hetalia
1.Ā Hetalia is About Nazi Germany or the Holocaust
If youā€™ve actually watched the show/read the manga, itā€™s quite obvious that although some of the events take place during WW2, it never mentions Hitler, Nazis, the Holocaust, or anything like that. and thereā€™s a good reason for it. In the first place, hetalia isnā€™t meant to be a serious comic. The manga only focuses on subjects like funny things that happened to historical figures/occurrences during a war, weird inventions; generally those kinds of things. It focuses on the cultural differences between countries, or wholesome moments in history (such as when two enemies stopped fighting on Christmas day to play soccer.) Hetalia itself is antiwar. Consider the main character himself: he absolutely hates fighting. I donā€™t see how hetalia can be anti-Semitic or pro-war at all. But what I will say is fucked up are those certain cosplayers that did the Nazi salute, posed in front of a Holocaust memorial, etc. But I can still guarantee that the MAJORITY of the fandom is not like this. Every single fandom has its bad apples, some more than others. Itā€™s not right to generalize the entire fandom as anti-Semitic, racist, disrespectful shits.
Do people realize that Germanyā€™s character in Hetalia isnā€™t Nazi Germany?Ā  In the first place the Holocaust wouldnā€™t be Germanyā€™s responsibility ā€” the depictions of these characters are meant to portray the people as a whole, not their systems of law or government. Itā€™s stated in the series that nations MUST obey orders from their ā€œbossā€ (which probably refers to the countryā€™s ruler, president, prime minister, or other leaders at the time. Nations canā€™t choose what their superiors do, or what those under that control do. Saying Germany is humanized Nazi Germany is like putting that label on all German people without considering factors like time period or representation. Hetalia characters are a mere representation of each countryā€™s people, nothing else.
How does mentioning WW2 in a comedy make it offensive? There are PLENTY of movies, novels, and other kinds of media that take place in WW2 and yet are in the comedy genre. Ever watched Jojo Rabbit? If you thought Hetalia was offensive, have you ever watched South Park or looked at CountryHumans? I do get why some people dislike Hetalia, but why does it receive so much hate for something that was never in the series (or generally speaking, for the wrong reasons)? It may have flaws, but thereā€™s a strong definition to what those flaws actually are. It doesnā€™t revolve around antisemitism or Nazism.Ā 
2. Hetalia is Racist and Stereotypes People
Now this is a pretty controversial topic. Being a comedy about personified countries, stereotypes are really something that HAS to be used at some point to make the characters funny. But does that automatically make it racist? No. I saw this on a YouTube video comment section somewhere, but stereotyping (generalizing) that all stereotypes are ā€˜badā€™ (or have negative connotations/associations) is literally stereotyping. Not all of the stereotypes are bad. Like the way Britain acts like a gentleman or likes drinking tea, which in a way, is a British stereotype. Thatā€™s not a bad thing, just funny to see in the show ā€” played for comedy purposes, and not necessarily offensive.
Although Hetalia characters are sometimes influenced by stereotypes that revolve around the actual countries and represent the people in general, they DO NOT always represent what those countryā€™s people are actually like. Also, Iā€™m pretty sure the point of comedy about personified countries is to use some of those generalizations. Specifically, stereotypes that the Japanese have about foreigners. France is portrayed as a flirty man because in Japan France is known for being a ā€œromantic country.ā€ But that doesnā€™t mean that they think all French people are like that ā€” itā€™s just a lighthearted joke. And now, Hetalia characters have grown to be more of their own character rather than simply a humanized country at its base. Despite being a personification, theyā€™re like their own person, not just used to depict stereotypes. Just because a character has a certain personality trait doesnā€™t mean Hima believes that everyone from that country has the same trait. Itā€™s not meant to be racist, and isnā€™t.Ā 
What I Think Was/Is Problematic
As much as I love this show, there were DEFINITELY some problematic things that people tend to ignore.
1. Korea Controversy
As a Korean American, I have to say that I was quite disappointed when I learned about how Hima portrayed Korea in the manga. I wonā€™t go that deep into this one since itā€™s not that relevant to what I'm talking about now, but it was definitely a HUGE problem and Iā€™m glad that he was removed from the series.
2. Iron Cross on Germany
The iron cross that Germany wears in Hetalia (in every time period) is a military decoration that was used since the King of Prussia until the time period of Nazi Germany in WW2. Today, itā€™s considered a hate symbol, similar to and alongside the swastika. To be fair, it wasnā€™t just a decoration used purely for the Nazis, unlike several other examples of Nazi symbols and memorabilia, so I suppose it could be up to each person to judge whether it should pass or not, despite the surrounding circumstances ā€” it isnā€™t up to me as part of the fanbase. But personally, I think it should have been removed/not used in the first place. I mean, it wasnā€™t that necessary, seeing all of the military uniforms drawn in Hetalia were simplified anyways. Perhaps it would be much less problematic if Hima didnā€™t draw the iron cross, and the same goes for the other presented issues.
3. Japanese Imperialism
The way Hima portrays Japanese Imperialism was pretty offensive in my opinion. An instance is the presentation of the Japanese invasion of Korea. It wasnā€™t just like how the colonies were under Great Britainā€™s rule. It limited much more of Koreansā€™ rights and was much more gruesome. I donā€™t know about anyone else and canā€™t speak for each individual, but as a Korean, portraying all of this as Japan merely patting Korea on theĀ  head is fucked up. This ties to the controversy of Koreaā€™s character. From what Iā€™ve seen, Hetalia is pretty close to a rightist (in Japan, not the US) series. I wonā€™t dive too deep into that, but rightist ā€” or in Korean, ģš°ģµ ā€” animes are animes that glorify their countryā€™s past/country, orĀ  use content to make fun of or criticize other nations. Actually, itā€™s probably much more complicated than that, but as of now I donā€™t know much about it. It mostly ties to the tension between Koreans and the Japanese, so if youā€™re not either, thereā€™s not really much to worry about. But (maybe because Iā€™m Korean) I found it weird that the manga seems to give every single character a bad/negative characteristic except Japan. I guess itā€™s only natural, since the creator is Japanese. But then again, France was basically drawn as a rapist/pedophile, but I have never seen a French person complain about it. Or maybe they just completely avoid Hetalia? If anyone knows about it, I would be glad to listen. Perhaps itā€™s just a bias that I have as a Korean. It could also be a cultural difference too, since we tend to be very patriotic.
4. The Title: Axis Powers
Although the main character is Italy, and the story revolved (emphasis on the past tense) around the 3 countries that were part of the Axis, Hima should have been more considerate with the title of the show, thinking about what the Axis Powers actually did during WW2. Just ā€œHetaliaā€ would have been fine. But it also should be considered that when Hima started drawing the manga, he did not expect it to become a long-term thing or for it to blow up so much. Thankfully, only the first two seasons of the anime were titled as Hetalia: Axis Powers, and later seasons were titled more acceptable things, like World Stars (manga) or The Beautiful World.
5. Seychelles
Personally I donā€™t find a problem with there not being that many African/South American countries in the show. Africaā€™s country borders (and all of that related material) were very different from what they are today, and it would be really fucking hard for Hima to keep track of all of those while still writing good characters. And unlike Europe, Africaā€™s history was not transcribed much, and is a lot less-known. The problem with Seychelles was her skin color, which wasnā€™t accurate. But thatā€™s since been fixed.
Is Hetalia Really Problematic?
My most straightforward answer for this question would be no, it is not problematic as of now. Something I realized while listing all of the aspects of Hetalia that I personally thought were wrong to put in was that most of them donā€™t exist anymore. Besides Germanyā€™s iron cross, all of them were removed from the show. Korea was banned from the anime, and he no longer appears in any of the manga strips. The manga strays further and further away from topics like Japanese Imperialism or WW2. Most of the time in the manga, countries do not wear their military uniforms anymore, but stick to more casual clothes. The characters stray further away from stereotypes that Hima used to use as a comedic effect when he first started drawing. My point is: Hima learned his mistakes. Which only makes sense, considering all of the criticism he probably received when the series first started. I think thatā€™s a good thing. Now back to what I was ranting about earlier. I donā€™t get why people are saying Hetalia shouldnā€™t come back! The new season is most likely going to be based off the most recent Hetalia manga series, which is Hetalia World Stars. If youā€™ve ACTUALLY READ THE MANGA AND DIDNā€™T JUDGE THE ENTIRETY OF HETALIA BASED ON ITS FIRST FEW SEASONS, you would know what World Stars is about. Itā€™s about all sorts of things. My personal favorite strips are the ones about ancient Rome! Itā€™s not just drawn to give readers a laugh but it actually teaches you some history. Other than Rome, the manga is also about the trends of clothes in certain countries/time periods, industrial revolutions, or just the interactions between the characters in general. I really donā€™t see how animating these would be harmful at all. The subjects donā€™t revolve around what a lot of opposers say/negatively connotate the series with. If you think bringing Hetalia back is a terrible thing to do because the fandom would return and start doing toxic/weird things, I really donā€™t know how to respond to that. The fandom already died out around the time the last season was released. Now newer fans will come around, and the former fans would return (hopefully) matured up. It's already been 5 years since the last Hetalia season aired, after all. And like I said earlier, toxic fans never represent the entire fandom. If you really hate the fandom that much, I recommend not getting involved at all.
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