#idolizing masculinity/femininity respectively etc etc

[thecoolerliauditore]

jokes aside the scott post would have to include the whole gay thing like in character that's a massive part of his identity (tHiS is WhY I'm GaY referring to pearl). It's just that I always think the thoughts I have regarding that will get me firing squaded somehow but I think I'm at a point where I truly no longer gaf. whateverrrrrrr

[bakuhatsufallinlove]

So so sorry that I continue to beat a dead horse-I was just really curious if Katsuki's continued softening toward Izuku, +say a setting in which they're dramatically recounting their story for a formal documentary, would make it fitting for K to use more BJ-like/polite language. Seems the answer is a resounding no! And with 430 suggesting it's AM's hands in 377, how appropriate would it be for AM to say these lines? eg. use kare for Izk (less a Q abt the joke narration, more abt AM&Izk's rlshp)

Dead horse or not, I appreciate you clarifying what you were trying to ask about. I stand by my statement concerning Katsuki's language and characterization, but since you opened the door to a few different topics, I'll go ahead and explain some things.

In Japanese, formal speech and polite speech are technically different things. They overlap significantly, but one can in fact use formal speech without politeness and politeness without formality.

Take a gander at this little comparison.

From Wikipedia

I conflated the two a little in the way I talked about Katsuki because he uses neither while the 348 narration uses both: plain formal structure (de aru) combined with word choices that do not denote casualness or intimacy and thus read as polite (kare rather than aitsu).

However, this distinction is worth making because Best Jeanist generally does not speak politely, he speaks in flowery language with occasional formality.

The floweriness and formality are key parts of his characterization; he is a fanciful, image-conscious dude. He is classy and chic.

Interestingly, both Best Jeanist and All Might exclusively use watashi as their first-person pronoun, which can sometimes be notable for adult men. In situations that demand politeness (speaking to your superior at work, your teacher, etc.), watashi is standard and unremarkable. In social situations among peers or when they themselves are the boss at work speaking to their employees, many men will switch to ore to casually assert their masculinity.

All Might's use of watashi is actually a bit surprising—it contrasts with Endeavor, who uses the more expected ore. This is one of my favorite details about All Might and, to me, he comes across as a lot more approachable, humble, and gentle than you would expect because of it. I see it as an expression of that deep conviction he holds to be the Symbol of Peace. He views himself as a servant to the people; the need to assert his masculinity is not even on his radar.

Best Jeanist's watashi reads similarly, but he also reflects a very specific flavor of Japanese masculinity that is rooted in delicacy, self-control, intellectualism, virtue, etc.. English-speakers pretty regularly mistake this kind of masculinity for femininity, and it tends to make a mess of discussions about gender in Japanese media. As I said in my post about Monoma's speech patterns, gender and social class are huge factors in how the issue of formal vs. casual language is perceived.

Onto your question about All Might and Izuku: All Might uses plain (informal) Japanese and the second-person pronoun kimi for Izuku, both of which are normal and expected of him as the social superior in their dynamic. He has indeed used the third-person kare for Izuku.

In his position, All Might has the "right to be rude" to Izuku, so he could easily use casual words like aitsu instead, but I think he chooses more neutral words to avoid coming across as overly harsh or derogatory.

All Might makes considerations to sound gentle and supportive of his young pupils. For his part, Izuku is a respectful young man who idolizes All Might. He consistently and without exception uses polite Japanese towards All Might.

Izuku's politeness makes moments like these really fucking funny.

Chapter 62

"I'M SO SORRY, ALL MIGHT!!" Izuku screams in polite Japanese while unleashing a massive explosion unto him.

Chapter 65

"PLEASE STEP ASIDE, ALL MIGHT," Izuku utters determinedly in polite Japanese before punching the ever-loving shit out of All Might.

I know you're not necessarily asking about 348's narrator anymore, but just for the sake of argument, I can't say for certain that All Might has never used plain formal Japanese, but I also can't think of a time I've seen it.

But admittedly, the appeal of All Might as the narrator is the same as why I thought Best Jeanist would be delightful, except it's maybe even funnier because All Might has lightly scolded Katsuki for insulting Izuku before:

Chapter 217. Katsuki calls Izuku gomi (trash) and All Might tells him not to say that.

Hilarious to imagine All Might epically recounting the tale of the final battle only to suddenly swerve, forced to concede that, yeah, okay, Young Bakugou was right: that boy is a damn nerd.

But are you really one to talk, All Might?

Anyway, I think the social dynamics of Japanese can be hard for English-speakers to understand sometimes. Compared to Japanese, English grammar doesn't have such distinctly defined systems of formality, which leaves word choice as the main distinguishing feature people tend to notice.

But these things don't exist in a vacuum, so it is important (and fun!) to step back and consider the many layers to how people express themselves. :D

[mattoyaki]

hi. I read ur post and wanted ur advice but I’m shy so asking on anon

I’ve been dating this guy for a few weeks now. He’s honestly the man of my dreams, he’s very masculine, hairy, and he’s a top. However he’s made some comments to me that make me feel unsafe? And I thought I was just being dramatic until I read ur post about protecting feminine gays. There have been a few times during sex that he’s told me “stop moaning like a girl” that really hurt my feelings and also he’s said a few times that if I don’t toughen up he will leave me. I guess when I type it out it’s obvious I should leave him but I really like him. What should I do?

I’m really sorry that happened to you Anon. Listen to your gut and leave his ass, and don’t idolize him just for being masc/top etc lol. There’s nothing masculine about insecurity and meanness. He is not the man of your dreams if he mistreats you like that. You should ALWAYS feel safe with & respected by your partner, never settle for less ♥️

[whatudowhennooneseesyou]

LMFAOOOOO RUBYYYY that ask ab ur mommy!hwa series 😭 i mean i kinda get that there might be lots of people like that person who may be uncomfortable about 18+ fanfics but like????? idk why they take those seriously, tbh. it's literally a FANFIC. i dint think those that u write fanfic for would even take their time looking their name up especially here on tumblr. it is very easy to scroll away and let other people enjoy the things that they do.

is it invasive to write stuff ab how he is in bed according to his birth chart? not really but quite? however, i dont think it's something people should take too seriously. astrology is fun. his chart is literally out there for free lmao. u're doing us (whose knowledge ab astrology and stuff isnt broad) a favor. it makes us curious.

and if it's a genuine concern, idk how hard it is for that person to use a tad bit nicer language. fuming mad for something they put themselves into ijbol like plsssss do urself a favor and as per their language, scroll the fuck away???? bahdhshshsh

GENUINE QUESTION THO: what does "mommy" mean when u use it to hwa? is it also like daddy but since hwa is intuned to his feminine side, he's more of like a mommy than daddy? LMFAOFI3IJRKGJJT SORRY I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND ITTTTT : (((( coz i havent read such fic w the same theme— using mommy to a male subject. hope i dont sound rude. ><

and.. pls post more about seonghwa's natal chart observations because i enjoy yours so much. they're very detailed and i resonate with it well since i almost have the same chart as him (as i was born 8 days after him) so yeah!

LOVE UR BLOGS SO MUCH! <3

Hey! The response to this ask is legit over a year late but better late than never and I have been excited to reply to this one for awhile.

For context, this was sent after I was sent a hate anon ask in my inbox stating that I was gross for calling Seonghwa 'Mommy' and analysing his kinks in my natal chart reading.

I just don't understand why ppl won't take the easier route and just scroll, like you're expelling unnecessary energy writing and I'm expelling unnecessary cognitive energy by reading it.

The 'should ppl write smut about real life celebrities' has been a question asked for literal DECADES now and i'm always on the belief that if you don't take it srsly- it's all good.

I just watched an interview with Ryan Reynolds who admitted to reading the smut ppl have written about him and loving every second of it-

If the celebrity I wrote fanfics for actively said 'I'm uncomfortable with ppl writing smut about me' then I would respect their wishes and not do it but until then, I'm going to keep doing it.

Besides, the members of Ateez know about the fanfics written about them from that time San googled actual fanfiction on Naver in one of his lives.

And so I think they're all probably okay with it and too worried about being an idol to care about atiny's writing smut about them

I personally think my smut fics and readings are on the same level of invasiveness as 'the way I would let this man *redacted* *redacted* me'- like it's okay to say to Atiny's but maybe not so much to the members.

(although if the members read my natal chart readings I would love to get their opinion).

MOVING ON!!!

'Mommy' is just another authority title you would use in the same way as you would call someone 'Daddy', 'Sir', 'Master' etc.

It's not an age-play/age-regression thing at all and ppl confuse the two, I'm personally not into age-play/regression- it's not my thing.

For etc, my fics all use the term w/o de-aging the reader in anyway.

I wAsn't the first person who has affiliated 'mommy kink' with Seonghwa, that title goes to @hongism when I read her fic many moons ago and was in love with the concept.

I just found that the title fit with Seonghwa in such a beautiful way with his caring but dominant persona and I found it's a great way of dismantling gender norms and expectations surrounding masculinity.

In terms of not finding other male idols who have been called 'Mommy', there are a few Mommy!Hyunjin ones (I've written some too) and he's a popular idol for the concept too but there are other idols I've seen such as Lee Know and Mingi.

If you go on my blog and type in #mommy!may there are SO many fics I've reblogged where the mommy kink is used for all your smutty needs.

That's so cool you're born in 98 as well! I was born in April too so I completely resonate with parts of Seonghwa's natal chart as well.

In terms of more 18+ observation...uhh I'm not 100% certain that Seonghwa is low-key an exhibitionist but with his Aquarius Venus and the fact he looks at Atiny's with such a lustful gaze when he performs...

The chances are pretty high.

[gaykey]

can you share your thoughts on the guilty promos? the outfits, the themes, the performances etc.

suuuuper late here anon, this has been in my drafts for ages, i'm sorry!

i can, but i make no promises that my thoughts will be anything interesting. i'm not really operating at full function at the minute, but, this ask has been sitting in my inbox for a little while now, and i feel bad.

so - i had to catch up with his performances and stuff for this, because i hadn't watched them all, but i have now, though i will admit, i'm not up to date with every single bit of promo he's done.

to start. outfits. now, i'd say they've been quite eclectic? in terms of? overall style and execution.

i think we've seen a few different sides of the taemin stage fit spectrum with this promo season. a few of my fave:

the culty uniform:

this was such a simple look but i really loved it. it's the fact that all of his dancers are wearing the exact same thing. not slightly more feminized versions like they usually tend to.

like, it's more of a totslly genderless vibe, in a different way to how taemin usually does it. his looks tend to be more of a straddle between tradition masculine and feminine styles, whereas this is neither. i think it's super unique.

and also, because it also is very fitting for the themes of guilty, and the music video. the themes of forced conformity ect. i find it really impactful for such a simple fit, paired with the 'no makeup' make up. it has layers. possibly my fave from his stages.

i have to talk about the fit that went viral lol

see, this is some standard taemin fare. the vampire vibes. lace, ruffles, victorian-esque, masculine and feminie touches. gloves. all around a good look. and it casued a little bit of hysteria too. very fitting for guiltys vibe. if it were anyone else, i'd actually say it was a publicity tactic lmaooo.

a few others are, the military-esque look he did, with that boxy black coat, the fuzzy jumper that he aldp wore to the fansign event, and the all white one with the rips, and drapes, and cut-outs (which is veeeery key during bad love era).

overall, i think the styling is really cool, and though it has some very taemin elements, and looks that we're used to seeing on him. it still is kind a new vibe for him? like, idk, it's giving more gritty dystopia. a slightly rougher look for him than we usually get with his solos.

still gender non-conforming, but yeah, rougher. dare i say, edgy?

taemin, usually has quite sleek and put together styling. this feels more chaotic, and thrown together, almost like something his ragtag group of escapees have rustled up themselves.

like the denim skirt look! i don't know how to explain it, other than that look gives me king of the junkyard vibes.

again, so fitting for guilty.

i'd also like to talk about the make up

like, on one side we have the cunty alien look from his the rizzness performances

because????? what a loook! obsessed actually. the make up, the nails, the baggy all black fit with the over the top gold accessories? so good. i really loved all of this looks for this song.

buuuut, he also did some really soft looks too which i loved. either pink blush right under his eyes, or just in his lids, with a bit of glitter. or, a total no make up look like i mentioned before.

almost 'clean girl makeup' but i really fucking hate that term.

the contrasting looks do it for me they really do.

something something "on that vague border between good and bad" something something.

and this one.

this fit was a grower for me. but now? wow wow wow. there's levels to this.

in terms of the overall promo, i think it's suuuuuper interesting, that's more focused on one, taemin's vocal ability, and two, how respected and loved he is as a veteran idol.

it's so great to see so much focus on his vocals because, they do tend to get overshadowed by his dance ability. he did killing voice! like, it's a crime that shinee or a member has only now been in killing voice but ok.

his musicality has been at the forefront this era.

and, wow. the videos featuring all his fan boys.

this was a taemin request, i'd fully believe it. he wants to feel loved and desired by boys, and he got his wish and them some with this promo.

i've never seen another male idols promo revolve around his desirabilty with men before. it's actually so interesting.

like taemin loves to perpetuate the parasocial realtionship with fans, we all know this, but, he's been doing that more on lives and stuff? lije more one-on-one fan interaction.

whereas his actual official promo has been all about how he's the 'idol of idols'. it's a unique approach.

um yeah, i think those are most of my thoughts about guilty era.

[peppertaemint]

WayV the Rolls Royce of NCT like saaaame lmao i love NCT but WayV like wow.

WayV are definitely the exclusive and "high-end" brand of NCT. If you liken NCT Dream to the BTS/Disney demographic, NCT 127 the more experimental and "adult", WayV are certainly in a category of their own.

Should you watch this fancam? Yes, yes you should.

WayV (WēiShén V) are C-pop, Chinese pop. They're on Label V, the Chinese sub-label of SM. I think one could argue they are a C-pop/K-pop fusion, and that's quite interesting in itself. The active members are Ten, Kun, Winwin, Yangyang, Xiaojun, an Hendery.

Essential song: Take Off (2019)

Their music has a sexy sophistication to it, along with their concepts. Ten's auteur-level dancing often sets the tone for their impressive performances. Album designs also reflect this "special" brand image.

There are two things that make WayV life a little difficult imo. 1) The on-going tensions between SK and Mainland China and b) Lucas-gate.

Popular Korean entertainment, including K-pop (the music), was banned from distribution in Mainland China for six years. It was only in November 2022 that K entertainment started to stream on Tencent once again. The ban was believed to have started due to the US missile defense system installed in SK in 2017. WayV is C-pop, so they circumvented this ban, but their Label is still owned by a Korean company.

There is also a culture of conservative backlash against fandom in Mainland China. This came to a head with the Yi/Zhan Ao3 fanfic debacle, but it had real-world consequences.

Fandom is big business in Mainland China. I'm sure this is why SM is interested in working in this market with a C-pop outfit, given that tensions haven't eased quite enough for K-pop groups to re-enter the market with tours, fan meets, brand ambassadorships, etc.

The culture of fandom backlash is against morals and consumerism in general. I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that there are laws now in place to limit fandom activities and that stars are legally responsible for their fandoms' actions through their studios (even idols need to set up studios as business fronts for their work). Anecdotally, I've heard of things like teachers getting fired for mentioning actors or idols or using them as examples in teaching.

One of the rules that came out of new legislation in the past couple of years is the limitation of "feminine" looks for men. Essentially, the flower boy K-pop look was effectively banned. Traditional masculine aesthetics were expected, and for quite a time, many who used to have flower boy looks reverted to the opposite. I think it's cooled a little bit, but it's still not what it was.

So imagine being WayV amid all of this political and cultural tension. You're a C-pop group whose "parents" (NCT) are K-pop. That's... not gonna make anything easy. I've heard that WayV fans are unsatisfied that the group don't get to do enough Korean content during their comebacks. Yet, I think it's a game of chess for SM and Label V. They want to do enough to make a splash but they don't want to make such a big splash that problems are caused.

The second challenge, and probably the more immediate one despite all of the above, is the Lucas situation. WayV should be further along and have more albums/releases under their belts by now, but the indefinite hiatus of Lucas seems to have extended to WayV in some respect. We don't know what goes on behind the scenes. What we do know is that there is enough evidence that Lucas was shady, and that he probably won't return. WayV have now come back as a 6-person group, so I can't see them reverting.

If you're not sure what happened with Lucas, you can read about it here (just use a translator browser add-in). The allegations were gaslighting and financial exploitation, which are quite serious. In cases where the claims are unfounded, SM has stated such and pursued legal action. That's not what has happened here; instead, both Lucas and the company issued apologies for the wrongdoing, which is indeed admitting wrongdoing.

My bottom line on WayV? They've been dealt some difficult cards, but their music and performance are outstanding, so over time, I think they will continue to attract attention and convert fans. They've just announced a global fan meet tour, which will be a huge treat to all those who have waited so long for them to return.

[magich0urs]

RULES

-mun info: vic. twenty-eight. he/they. bipoc.

-let me get this out of the way. i use fcs from asian media. this includes kpop idols, kdrama actors, thai actors (mostly from bls), japanese idol, cdrama actors etc but i want to make it very clear i am in no way associated with the krp community. i am autistic and have been hyperfixated on this industry since i was like twelve. i use these fcs because they're what i'm most familiar with and comfortable using. if this is an issue for you feel free to block me and move on!

-i am gay, all of my muses are queer in some capacity. you will find a lot of things here. one thing you will not find is a straight muse. if you try to coerce me into writing heterosexual smut with a gay character or an ace character (some of my ace characters will have sex it's a case by case bases) i will hard block you so fast. respect my muses sexuality.

-you will predominantly find m\m plots here. i love my sapphic plots too though. m\f is what i write the least however it will feature here at times.

-i will not interact with you if: all your fcs are white especially if they're all white, cis and straight, you only write one gender and you don't write queer ships, you write as real celebrities, you're writing as a fictional oc but have not changed their name from the fc, you are only interested in playing tops and or bottoms. if you are a cis het man only interested in playing dom men in m/f ships stay far away from me everyone of you i've met has been gross towards women.

-in addition to that previous rule pls do not interact with me if you're the kind of person who thinks 'tall and masculine = dominant top' and 'small and feminine = submissive bottoms' this is reductionist way of viewing sex that applies heterosexual standards to queer sex dynamics and i hate it. you will find muses of various roles and positions here, including switches and versatile muses.

-i am not super picky with fcs however i am very unfamiliar with a lot of white fcs and prefer writing against muses of color HOWEVER an interesting muse is an interesting muse and i go on a case by case basis.

-REBLOG FROM THE SOURCE!!!!!!!!! this drives me up the wall. this is less of an issue with mutuals i communicate with often but if you follow me and reblog stuff from me but never plot with me i'm blocking you so fast.

-if you reach out to me and it's clear you've not read my rules, i'm blocking you.

-more things will be added her most likely as time goes on.

[sharryash]

nnnnnnn feeling incredibly motivated to write an entire academic paper about masculine vs feminine gameplay styles

[talisidekick]

Femininity and Masculinity needs to be taken off this pedestal the patriarchy put it on. I've seen far too many people idolize the 'effortless hotness', 'casual attractiveness', etc of trans and cisgender men and masc leaning and presenting enbies and simultaneously turn around and heavily criticize trans and cisgender women and fem leaning and presenting enbies for not being pretty/hot/fem enough.

Being masc isn't effortless, these guys and enbies go through a lot of work to come off the way they do. Calling it 'effortless' or 'easy' is detracting and lessening their efforts. They've got goals to meet that aren't easy, and masculinity differs per person because no one is a cookie-cutter human being. Masculinity isn't synonymous with "lazy". Being masc doesn't mean you get to "try less". This perception that it does needs to be put to rest because these mascs go through a lot that gets put off to the side or overlooked by this mentality.

Being feminine isn't about being picture perfect 100% of the time, fems shouldn't need to be compared to a constant image of a porcelain doll. Those that put in the impressive amount of effort to hide blemishes, marks, and accentuate features through make-up are impressive, but should not be the standard. People are different, bodies are different, face shapes are different, and idolizing one set or select few sets of features as "feminine" and the rest as "masculine" is the kind of shaming crap the patriarchy puts on fems for not being "born ideal".

Femininity and Masculinity aren't two ends of a spectrum with Androgyny in the middle. It's three terms on a human spectrum of gender identity. When people talk about liberating gender, it's not just about freeing society from the idea that only men and women exist, that "there's only two genders". It's also about freeing society from this self-policing attitude that "femininity" and "maculinity" are pre-defined terms with specific benchmarks you have to meet.

The facts are that there are more than two genders, many more, and that masculinity and femininity is individually defined, that the goals and benchmarks are self-imposed and can shift depending on how a person wants to express. It's not hard to look at someone and understand their presentation is them and deserving of basic respect not unsolicited criticism.

If I want to express my femininity through combat boots, jeans, and leather jackets, then I should be able to do so without being called "butch" and told I've got a "masc" vibe, and that I need to "try to be more fem" as a girl.

If a masc individual wants to express masculinity through a skirt or a dress, or a crop-top and tight jeans, then they should be able to do so without being called "girly" or "fem" or "prissy".

Liberate gender. End the patriarchical definitions of masculinity and femininity. Let people express themselves without criticism.

[jikookisrealerthanmylife]

Sorry for ranting but I've to say, No jimin doesn't need screentime editors are providing him to shine.

He constructed his ' loyal fanbase ' from his talent and personality.

We knows who he is and he doesn't need to appear infront of cam every 2 secs to prove it.

I don't worry this affecting his solo stuffs one day.

He will still win with flying colors in his solo stuffs also. His filter has never left the charts , his promise is the most streamed song in SoundCloud , his self produced song is now selected as ost , all songs he have written and composed are so pure and lovely like Christmas love.

He and his performance captivates the eyes and heart of audiences. Jimin effect exists for a reason. Animal or human , Man or woman, old or young. Even if you are a hater you will secretly admire his performance ( the worst scare of tae solos and taekookers , watching all jimin fancams and disliking it , buying views for fancams by giving it as ads. No jm doesn't need it , he get organic views for his performance. His solo performances - techniques and flow and rhythm are studied by rookies )

He lives to perform and cherishes his work and fans so much and 100% gives hardwork for it. His filter is the most viewed solo work in mots 7 concert , IT WAS SO POWERFUL.

He is selected as the most reputed idol for almost 3 years straight now for a reason. In Gallup and in brand reputation.

He is the most mature among members ( along with namjoon ) , his love for his members, he includes whenever he feels one is feeling aloof like the times when Tae was feeling sad in 2019-20 period he was always encouraging him to talk to him and hanging out with him etc . He is always there for people who needs him not thinking how they treated him (good part is he knows who genuinely loves him and not using him for his stardom ). Jk have said JM is there for him since early days ( even when JM was a newbie trainee) , RM told JM knows him the best , hobi told JM was the 1st one to take care of him, Jin goes to JM or talks to him when he feels trouble , suga who cringes at hugging have no problem jimin hugging him or holding hands and JM was the 1st one to call him during surgery and JM was also the one remembered him to have a phone conversation while they were receiving award without suga.

He is so sincere, yes there will be a difference between them off screen and on screen , but whenever he speaks he speaks from bottom of his heart ( his speeches are praised by knets always ), he have tried to set a good example almost always not getting to issues woth others or scandals. He always share how he feels to us.

He was the 1st to call out the toxic masculinity existed in band before asking what is a real man? He came out of his shell bh gave him in debut years and became whom he is comfortable in (not bothering if society will call it feminine or weak , he drew a bigender tatoo to himself not bothering what his conservative country has to say about it , wearing bold eye makeups or feminine section clothes or accessories not bothering others opinions on it , later some other members also followed )

He is so humble and respectful to everyone on or off cam. You can just watch run episode where one of gamers said Jimin took care if them very much or one of their crew in billboard and dior stylist told he have such a great personality and best personalityin BTS ).His childhood friends and classmates are still his friends. He is a magnet for other idols. Bts Backdancers LOVES him lmao , carrying him and clapping for him.

He is known as charity angel for a reason. There are numerous examples of his donation to kids health and education etc. Animals treats him like a snow white and feels so safe with him , running back to him.

He is an incredible human being and a pure soul People who have a heart and eyes sees this and obviously he will be selected as most reputed idol among all 1000s of male and female idols.

He have given us his palate. cutie , sexy or lovely , if you have brain select all 3 and gets the best out of him bighit .

You wrote the thoughts of his every true army in a concised beautiful way . The man who just captivated eveyone in just 30 seconds in 2014 MAMA and again in 2018 MAMA ,, doesn't need company projected propaganda to form a narrative inside the fandom. His power is beyond that

So proud and thankful to him

[jiminieloved]

(Part. 1) Hey! Not really a question but I just wanted to share this since I saw the anon talking about "gay energy" coming from JM. In the lgbtq+ community, there are a lot of stereotypes, especially about how one's femininity or masculinity defines their sexual orientation. With jm, I've noticed that a lot of "locals" assume that's he's gay/queer bc of the way he might "look" or his mannerisms (although we know how locals are towards korean idols in general).

Among the fandom (not specifically jikookers/taekooker, etc.), it's also been an "on going" (if I can call it that) joke that JM is attracted to men (I mean, there's a bunch of videos and I honestly enjoy them bc I find his behavior amusing and he doesnt hide the fact that he finds some men attractive). I get how assuming somebody's sexuality can have a negative affect on the person (especially men who struggle with their masculinity or people in general who are surrounded by people who are against the community, in which case it can actually be dangerous for others to "out" them when really, they're not apart of the community). 

An example of sexuality jokes (that sounded wrong) gone too far is Shawn Mendes. He had to repeatedly deny the fact that he was gay and people openly ignored him and continued to insist that he's not straight. That's crossing the line, imo. Now, when I see how strongly some people attack others for saying innocent stuff such as "confident gay" or laughing about how JK is in love with x member (Namjoon, for example), it just irks me. I feel like that's just as bad as what happened to Shawn Mendes, but the other way around.

 I mean, imagine being a closeted gay and all your fans are getting angry at others for making innocent jokes about "being gay" and saying that such a thing is "bad and disgusting". It makes me so angry. I can't really properly formulate what I mean. I know that we shouldn't assume others' sexualities to begin with, but the response to even the tiniest mention of the possiblity that one of them isn't 100% straight is honestly just sad. Thought I'd share to see how other people feel about this bc sometimes the homophobia is real.

I’m with you. There’s definitely a balance that we need to be aware of, but ‘assuming sexuality’ does go both ways. There’s a myriad of cultural reasons behind the passion toward these topics, and it’s a really complex and sensitive topic because of this. I think in general we just have to all have a little bit more kindness and compassion for each other, and respect our artist’s wishes if they ask us to stop something. 

[canon-notcanon-warriorcats]

Im gonna come to you for this because you're honestly like an idol to me (Im sure you hate to hear that lmao) and I feel like you would understand. You're non-binary right? I can't remember if you spoke about it but you use "they/them" pronouns and Im gonna assume that for the sake of the question. Either way! I've been questioning identifying as something other than cis-gendered. How did you know? And have you told people? What's the difference between relating to and empathizing with a problem

oh my god klsnalksm;lakdns;am i’m so honored thank you, but really i’m no one to idolize i’m an unemployed adult who is stuck in life who makes jokes and shit posts about fictional cats but thank you sidjk;lsz;

sorry this took so long to answer i was too tired and i wanted to think on it for a while so i can answer everything well and be at least hopefully a little organized and my answers/explanations to be legible

also this is getting long so i’m putting the rest of this under the cut wheeeeeeeeeeeeee

Yes! I am (at least partially) non-binary, I’m genderfluid and for me in particular I’m a girl sometimes, both a boy and a girl mixed together, and something in between all at once and at different times depending on who knows what, i’m like when you put soda in a cup and then put all of the different fountain drinks in at varying amounts and you do that each time you go to the restaurant but with different amounts of each soda, but like it’s USUALLY a pepsi base

anyway, it took me a long time to know, or i guess realize that i wasn’t cis because i guess i didn’t know i could? but in hindsight there were a LOT of signs and starting when i was 17 i think i started dipping my toes in different gender identities after i found out about the term “demigirl” and that’s what i kind of stuck with for a while

and then i questioned myself like am i really trans? i’m afab and identify as a demigirl does that really count (yes it does) but anyway after i went to college i was like no i think it’s just because several of my friends were questioning their gender, i’m a girl, and it wasn’t until a couple years ago that i finally FULLY realized “no, my gender is fluid, and i am a girl PLUS somethings between boy and girl and sometimes they all mixed together, sometimes all at once, sometimes individually (though very rarely FULL boy)

some things that i recognize in hindsight were signs (or were just weird foreshadows/coincidences of me being a mix of genders and it’s amusing now) include:

-when i was like 7 or 8 or 9 or something i made an image of what i’d look like as an adult in my head (or just older since in my fantasy i was 13 years old because that was obviously old enough to be a billionaire and own a castle and adopt children and a million animals and be a pokemon master, but i thought of an adult body) and my face was pretty feminine but my body shape was very masculine, flat chest, rectangular body shape, wore men-styled-ish jeans, and thickish arms

-in 7th grade for “some reason” i spent several moments thinking about what would happen if one day i came in as a boy named michael (since that’s kInD oF the “male” or “masculine” version of my name) and if like they’d recognize me or if they’d change my name on the registration or if anyone’d get confused or anything, this was also the year i found out that sex changes were a thing, i think, either 7th grade or 6th grade

-and the big one(s) for like my ENTIRE LIFE, even to this day, i would feel so confused if a girl talked to me like i was another one of the girls, specifically if they would like ask if their shirt tag was poking out and asking me to fix it, or ask if their bra strap could be seen through their shirt, asking me if their hair or clothes looked okay, asking to walk to the bathroom with them, GOING to the girls’ bathroom in general, chaning in the girls’ sometimes even being called a girl entirely, etc. made me feel

weird

like an “i’m not one of you” or “i’m not entirely like you” feeling and i thought that it was just because i’m awkward and shy and anxious that i went into the wrong room and then later oh i’m just gay and then to my realization: “oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh that’s why” and “oh, i was anxious i went into the wrong bathroom/changing room, but i also felt like i shouldn’t be in that room anyway because i’m not just a girl or not entirely a girl”

i also have and had a lot of dreams where like i was either a guy, felt almost genderless entirely, or where i would for some reason go into male bathrooms/changing rooms even though i’m not a guy (entirely or mostly)

also i i realized my favorite shirts were the ones that made my boobs look smaller or less existent, my voice would confuse me, either it being too high or low and make me confused uncomfortable because it “didn’t fit” my gender, and sometimes being called a girl or someone saying i looked like a woman made and makes me uncomfortable, and i guess the most nsfw/graphic part of this is that sometimes i fantasize and/or wish i had like

a mix of genitalia and i wish i could change my breast size and upper body shape to be flatter/more rectangular, but it’s mostly the genitalia thing, the body shape changing parts don’t happen ALL the time and not as much, but still sometimes especially if i see someone’s more masculine body and i’m just like “wow i wish that were me”, though being overweight kind of helps in that because my body shape looks more neutral, if i was thin i might have more problems with that

also, especially lately for some reason i get very irritated or uncomfortable if certain people call me a girl or she/her, very certain people i’m okay with calling me a girl and she/her but to people i don’t know well or aren’t super close to i don’t want to be referred to as she/her i don’t want to be perceived as she/her i want to be referred to as they/them

a lot of people have much more intense feelings and it’s more obvious, but they can often times be a lot more subtle and it’s okay if you don’t have INTENSE feelings of dysphoria, there’s also gender euphoria, which i think i, personally, experience more than dysphoria

i like it when people act or refer to me gender neutrally, i like it when my chest looks flatter, i like it when people use they/them for me, i like it when i feel content about knowing that i’m not cis and that i’m a mix of genders, i like thinking of myself as a gender mutt/mix or whatever, it feels GOOD, euphoric

i guess it’s hard to tell if you’re empathizing or relating, and i can’t tell you which one it is since i don’t know the particulars and i don’t know you, but what i DO know, is like 99% of time, if someone has to ask themselves “am i cis?” or “am i straight?” the answer is “no” because cis or straight people almost never even think about it or question their identity and even if the answer DOES end up being “yes, i am cis” then that’s absolutely perfectly completely valid and fine, you figured out who you are and you were in a mindset and in a safe enough space that you could figure it out for yourself and find out more about yourself

and finally, as for the telling people thing, it depends on the situation, i don’t really talk about it in real life, none of my biological family knows because my parents have shown pretty transphobic and nbphobic tendencies and if i told my brother or his fiancee then they’d start treating it like it’s some special thing and basically do that straight people thing where they like overcompensate being happy for you or supporting you or where they start talking about their other friends who aren’t straight or aren’t cis and famous people or characters that aren’t cis or straight and like i can’t deal with that

all of my friends know though, and i’m open about online and i don’t have any significant other(s) to tell but if/when i get in a relationship and on dating apps i’m explicit that i’m non-binary and genderfluid and basically not cis and before i get in a relationship i plan on talking to them about it and being like “hey if you see me as a cis girl this will not work out” they’ll also have to respect my sexuality of course and see me AS bisexual and demiacearo, not straight if i’m dating a guy and not a lesbian if i’m dating a girl, never date someone who doesn’t respect your gender or identity or doesn’t see you as who you are, or won’t let you have some wiggle room to let you figure out who you are, so that’s an extra piece of advice there for ya

i hope that made enough sense! sorry this was long and i might have blabbered on, but i hope at least some of this helps!

[genderstereotypeschildren]

Reinforcement of Gender Stereotype’s through Children’s Television Programming

Young children are very impressionable, they can easily be persuaded to think and act in very specific ways. These behaviors can be learned through what children are verbally taught or through other means they enjoy and figures they admire. Some of these behaviors relate to social norms and what can become stereotypes. A huge stereotype that ravages society today is based on gender and the differing expectations of men and women. The behaviors and beliefs children develop in their early years are characteristics they take with them for the rest of their lives, which can include the gender stereotypes they learn throughout childhood. The things young kids learn become behaviors, and further reinforce components of societal and cultural norms.

           Children adopt beliefs and behaviors through numerous mediums. The most influential, however, are through the people who raise the children and other people who are often around them, as well as media. Media today is so developed and spans across so many that the impacts it makes on people, culture, and society is incredible, making it so it has “a lot of power to endorse stereotypes” (Mass Media, 2). This generation born into and growing up with such an immense amount of technology and media are learning how it works at a younger age, leaving them to be more impacted by its effects in their future. One of the most widely used forms of media for children is television. Children watch TV for educational and entertainment purposes, but regardless they form a bond with their favorite characters and absorb real concepts and ideas that they then bring into their everyday lives. Young kids watch so much TV that “they spend more time watching and interaction with screens than in any other activity and they learn from TV about societal values, who matters in society, what one can aspire to become etc.” (Staff, 2). Television as a “communication medium is the most important tool in the socialization of children” (Wallner, 1) because they want to embrace the characteristics of the characters helping them form friendships and relate to others. Seeing that one of the most prominent relationships they have are with screens, the impact children’s programming has on their physical and cognitive behavior only intensifies.

           One of the biggest influences television has on young kids, and on culture in general, is its portrayal of men and women, and the different gender stereotypes that accompanies. Gender stereotypes have existed for many years and resulted from norms within society. These beliefs are passed on generation to generation because “gender role stereotyping is a belief that is learned” (Wallner, 1), whether it be reinforcing women as housewives or cultivating the hypermasculinity attitude, the portrayal of these stereotypes are ingrained in the impressionable minds of youth impacting their thoughts and behaviors carrying-out into future lifestyles. A number of studies have been conducted analyzing the extent gender stereotypes are present in children’s programming and exactly how kids interpret them and utilize them in their own lives. Two specific studies resulted in opposing results, one showing significant gender stereotypes and impacts on children’s behaviors, and one showing a lack of stereotypes in children’s programming. One study, Playing Princess: Preschool Girls’ Independent of Gender Stereotypes in Disney Princess Media, conducted by Julia C. Golden and Jennifer Wallace Jacoby, Psychology professors at Mount Holyoke College, analyzed how the idolization of Disney princesses’ young girls have impacts their behavior in play time and how to define beauty. Another study, Gender and Emotion Stereotypes in Children’s Television, conducted by Professor of Psychology at South Dakota State University, Rebecca Martin compared the expression of a variety of emotions between male and female characters in eight different children’s television programs. Although both studies agree that the programs children view have serious impacts on their beliefs and behaviors, the two demonstrated varying amounts of stereotypes.

           Golden and Jacoby’s Playing Princessdemonstrated how specific behaviors portrayed through television or movies can have a real impression on how young children act and think. Seen in “their 11 officials princesses, Disney circulates powerful and consistent messages regarding gender norms and roles” (Golden, 299). Many young girls idolize these figures, wanting to be like them, considering their physical and emotional characteristics as ideals. Unfortunately, the way the majority of these princesses are presented shows a “strictly one-dimensional vision of femininity and a rigidly defined set of gender roles” (Golden, 299). The values and norms shown through these characters are teaching young girls, deliberately or not, that these are their expectations and the proper behaviors of young girls and women. The reason these principles are transferred so well is because of the relationship the young girls have with the princesses, they see them as friends and role models whom the girls look up to. Modeling the princess’ behavior occurs because “it’s important for kids of all ages and identities to see themselves reflected in the media they view” (TV shows), their lives feel validated when they can see a resemblance between themselves and those they look up to on the screen. This modeling stems from a connection they feel with the princesses but results in practices that restrain the way they play.

Through play observation and interviews 31 preschool girls between the ages of 3 and 5 were analyzed to examine the weight they put on the respect and adoration they had for Disney princesses. Through the examination four themes presented, beauty, a focus on clothing and accessories, princess-like body movements, and the exclusion of boys. When the young girls are pretending to be princesses they place a huge emphasis on their physical appearance, commenting on how the dresses make them beautiful and holding their postures in very specific ways (Golden, 302-308). The young girls are emulating the behaviors they learn from the princesses. The resulted behaviors are a reinforcement of gender stereotypes, presenting very specific ways women should act and things they should do. The young girls are provided with “ideas of a princess as a poised, though passive observer” (Golden, 310) which then is how they behave when playing princess. These stereotypes are reinforced into their normal behavior and beliefs they will take into adolescences and potentially even adulthood.

     The ideas young children learn from such behavior that the princesses exhibit can have serious effects on them in their later lives. Gender stereotypes, as seen in the way Disney princesses are portrayed “do have a negative effect on girls’ and young women’s mental health” (Golden, 300). Living up to the expectations of the Disney princesses is unrealistic, and the continuous want to be like them will take a toll on the girls’ self-image and confidence. Along with that, carrying these beliefs through life will prevent them from achieving their true potential because later in life, the girls who embrace these gender stereotypes more often “believed that women should avoid leadership roles” (Golden, 300). The behavior seen in young girls in Golden and Jacoby’s Playing Princess stems from a complete idolization of the princesses, but the behaviors those characters exhibit impress serious gender stereotypes onto the young children which they then carry throughout their life, impacting the view they have on themselves and reinforcing gender norms throughout society.

     Dr. Rebecca Martin’s study, Gender and Emotion Stereotypes in Children’s Televisionexamined a number of television shows and how they depicted the emotional responses differently between male characters and female characters. The majority of television characters today are male, representing 64% of characters (Staff, 2). This is significant because it leads children to believing that males are the dominant figures and who should have all of the power. The presentation of more male characters than female “reinforce[s] the idea that masculine traits and behaviors are more valued than feminine traits and behaviors” (Watching Gender) Additionally, many stereotypes surrounding men and women are the emotions that are socially acceptable for them to express. The way children’s television character’s express emotion can seriously impact how kids perceive the expression of emotion and how they view those expressions based off of sex.

Analyzing four educational programs; Dora the Explorer, Little Einstein’s, Magic School Bus, and Barney and Friends, as well as four entertainment programs; Spongebob Squarepants, Mickey Mouse Club House, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Curious George, the study looked at a multitude of aspects. First, comparing the number of male characters versus female characters, regardless of whether they were human characters or not, and tracked how often each character exhibited some sort of expression of happiness, sadness, anger, or fear (Martin, 505). The findings of this study were interesting because although there was a greater number of male characters across the eight shows, they showed a less significant case of gender stereotype in that the male characters showed all four emotions more often (Martin, 508). It is much less common for men to demonstrate emotion, this counter-stereotype could be progressive, showing kids that all people have emotions and that it is okay for everyone to express them.

     The two studies demonstrated variances in the presentation of gender stereotypes through children’s television. Playing Princess: Preschool Girls’ Independent of Gender Stereotypes in Disney Princess Mediadepicted high levels of gender stereotype that were evident in children’s behaviors whereas Gender and Emotion Stereotypes in Children’s Televisiondid not express as high levels of gender stereotype. Although the studies demonstrated varying degrees of gender stereotype, their arguments were very similar. All researchers saw some amount of stereotype and sees a direct effect in children who view the content and their behavior. The programs children watch impact their behavior and outlook on life positively and negatively. Some negative impacts could range from “how girls should look and behave to how seeing violence can affect boys’ belief about themselves” (Knorr). The gender stereotypes depicted through television influences children and their behaviors in the present, but also lead to specific mentalities effecting future achievements and reinforcing societal structures surrounding gender and expectations of both men and women. Young children are so impressionable what they learn from things they watch and the people surrounding them formulates who they are as people and what kind of life they live.

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[aidollcandy]

notes on Ai Candy members' pronouns and speech patterns:

Akino talks like a modern teenage girl in casual settings, and humbly and politely with industry folks.  plenty of aizuchi.  as her idol persona is basically her natural self, she uses atashi onstage, in interviews, etc like she does with family and friends.  quite respectful when first meeting a reporter, photographer, fellow entertainer, etc; will call hir lastname-san or, if she doesn't know hir name, anata-san.

Marin uses keigo at all times and never uses any first-person pronoun other than watashi.  when she tries to use slang she sounds like a character in a 90s sukeban show or something.  knows all the readings of all the words, and uses way too many kanji when she writes.  her own autograph is her full name in legible kanji, top to bottom (she practiced being able to write it quickly for a long time).

Sayu tends to mirror her conversation partner's tone, and generally has little trouble hitting the right balance of not too uptight and not too rude.  prone to slipping in double ententes.  she's also the one who laughs at bad puns.  used to use atashi, but switched to watashi full-time when she accepted her role as the big sister of the group.  if she uses a second-person pronoun it will pretty much always be anata.  could probably successfully impersonate any of her bandmates.  loves it when people speak in their native dialect even when it's not considered professional.

Kazuna talks like a typical friendly edokko.  a little less formal with management than akino is.  refers to herself as atashi or sometimes watashi; was considering switching to boku to diversify the group before minoe joined as the official ore.

Minoe uses the roughest, bluntest, most masculine speech, barely stopping short of ore-sama.  simply can't use teineigo.  they stopped letting her answer the phone at her office job.  people assume she's picking a fight.  loud voice, too.  short sentences.  oi!  ha??  some of her fans probably fantasize about her shaking them down for money.

Kozuki always uses feminine speech, but sounds haughty rather than humble- atakushi, obaka-san, kashira, etc.  she initially used atashi; atakushi is her playing up the character, but she quite likes it.  like marin, she knows a lot of big words, and has also picked up some foreign slang as a model.  if she were to speak harshly to someone, she'd use anta or hir last name without an honorific, as opposed to minoe's teme and omae and kisama.  also disinclined to use uchi, ostensibly because she doesn't like to speak for anyone but herself, but more because she has a hard time feeling connected with the rest of the group.

[kkukkung]

Im crying in the school bathroom rn I seriously love wonho so much I'm in pain why is he my ideal guy in every way he's so amazing and handsome and sweet but whO CARES BEVause he don't kno me haha am I right

big mood all the time im always in pain bc he rly................ doesn’t KNOW i would let him shave off my eyebrows if he wanted 2

tardy replies as usual under the cut!

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I wouldn't even care if wonho was a high maintenance boyf tbh I'd just sit and comb his hair all day and tell him he's pretty

hdjkfh this was so long ago but i think i was mostly kidding abt him being a high maintenance bf... like he would do so much giving? but i guess the only thing he’d need is constant reassurance that his s/o loves him imo jfdhgjk... i also think he’d b someone who either doesn’t settle down ever or does it very late in his life!

annie 🌹literary queen ❤️ literally crowned with a laurel wreath! not be drum attic but this midsummer nights monsta au is so!!!! give me sistar as the four star crossed lovers then drag me to h*ll and give me this doctor faustus au i'm itching for with kihyun as faustus and k.will as mephistopheles bc i love to watch my faves s*ffer but don't let me rip until i get my much ado about nothing au with the entire cast of starship ent and a lil cameo from giriboy!

(in refence to this monsta x as shakespearean archetypes ask!) fjdshgkjs shh i lov u... why is k will as mephistopheles so Accurate esp no.mercy k will lmao. um u should write all of these? in fact if... if anyone has mx literary aus.... hmu...... i’ll n*t

another thing about that incident is that it seems like the fan doesn't think Changkyun and Jooheon undersood them?? (an extension i guess they assumed they don't understand english very well) and that's pretty problematic. it seems to me that when they didn't respond the fan assumed they didn't understand and kept repeating it, as a joke. but they literally did That to the two with the most proficient english in the group... it's rly a mess all around. it's disrespectful through and through

(in relation to that gross “d*ddy” incident from a while ago) ik i feel like some intl fans think korea is a land completely culturally and linguistically alienated/divorced from the rest of the world or something and while cultural relativism is real to some extent... the idea that koreans are completely unaware of ~outside~ things is deeply racist. like mostly white ppl think that diasphoric poc are completely Different from them? when my mum went to the states 15 years ago some ppl literally asked her if there were newspapers in china lol...

i just randomly thought of monsta x as sesame street characters mostly bc i wanna see kihyun and wonho duke it out as bert and ernie (kihyun w/ the waste paper bin on his head and wonho asking 'where's the waste paper bin' and kihyun saying 'ask me that again and look into my eyes') and also minhyuk being elmo tbh...

JKGHKJDF PLEASe!!!! when will something like this b photoshopped... minhyuk as elmo is... spot on... i remember once elmo appeared on a now-discontinued late night talk show program i used to watch when i was in primary school and he was like “elmo likes wasabi, that’s why elmo has no eyebrows” and idk why ive never been able to forget this????? very lmh. also this made me think of a monsta x muppets au n minhyuk is the pic of ass-gape kermit.... next post of mine will b monsta x as kermit reaction pics

Hyungkyun is such an under appreciated ship. Like, they just get each other so well? Why do people overlook it. ㅠ.ㅠ Do you have a moment that made you ship them? How would you describe their dynamic?

it’s bc they’re intp x intj they don’t rly... Understand each other with minimal effort/real communication lmao it’s very efficient. both quiet lil darlings who aren’t emotionally That Open but enjoy their own little space together sometimes?? their dynamic is like... they’re weird in different ways but they’re v chill together. u can tell hyungwon is super fond of changkyun like he has this Expression when ck does anything at all.... i think these two rly love each other’s personalities bc they’re both kind/gentle/peaceful types and their overall ?? vibe is just highly compatible... they’re absolute darlings... v soft together... i can’t think of a favourite moment but i rly rly love their birthday messages for each other last year like changkyun’s message for hyungwon was like “ur rly cool bruh ur rly such a great person” and hyungwon’s message for changkyun was rly... just him obviously doting on him n finding him cute jksfdhg i lov them a lot :(

soyou: i know how to make hair pretty :))) knetz: dirty fckn iljin why can't she be out there being being PRODUCTIVE in society by having babies and learning how to be a good wife for her future husband ://// smh how dare she be successful now when i'm stuck doing what society wants me to do but also anonymously attacking ppl i don't personally know on the internet bc THATS respectable the irony of ugly knetz is so transparent

The whole thing about Knetz and wonho's "scandalous" past reminded me of something. As a PSA to those people who are so insistent and pushy that idols aren't allowed to have sex/date/be anything but straight: Fuck all of you. You do not own these people, and if you really cared about them you'd be happy if they were happy. Like tbh, if anyone that famous and busy could also balance out a relationship at the same time, I'd be so happy for them. It really bugs me how all idols are supposed (1/2)(2/2) have this squeaky clean innocent image where they have to look and act a certain way and have these stupid fucking dating bans because once they don't meet up to that image their success suffers. Idols already give up so much privacy, and the last thing they need is millions of people scrutinizing every little thing they do. I don't even know where I started this rant from, but basically, GIVE IDOLS PRIVACY AND DONT JUDGE THEM FOR THEIR PASTS OR FOR BEING IN RELATIONSHIPS OR WHATEVER

yeth ty for highlighting the gross obsession w purity and productivity (like the first anon said -- a very confucian sort of ideal)... i don’t rly have anything else to add here i think. also i would fight for soyou i fact i would fight lmh who said she was his ideal type in no.mercy era... she’s rly one of my faves and the way she was slandered for the hairdressing thing was one of the most ridiculous things knets ever did lmao honestly yuk

u a kihyun stan now👀👀👀

im a @fhiz​ stan it’s the same thing tbh

ahh so i saw your tags on that jh gifset! as one of the few jh stans (or maybe there are way more than i think there are lol) i rly love his "reversal charm." he has a lot of what i lack as a person: a strong presence and a lot of confidence! i respect him so much as a person alth i rag on him a lot LMAO. sorry if this is a bit long winded but i just rly wanted to put this out there ;;

this is rly cute i lov hearing ppl talk abt their faves lovingly it rly... Heals Me. i think it’s strange how underappreciated jooheon is in this fandom especially bc he’s usually the one who catches ur eye first bc he’s so hyped by starship as being a one-in-a-million talented rapper u know? and he rly shines in mvs and no.mercy but............. y does he have the least fansites jkfhdg ?? you’re v right abt the reversal charm thing but i feel like sometimes it’s very overdone like... on lots of shows he’s asked to do aegyo when rly he should be asked to... idk... rap or dance or something?? i actually think jooheon is the most serious member of monsta x sometimes bc he seems to have a sense that he’s.. the pillar of mx if that makes sense? and that’s why he’s always pushing himself and working tirelessly like he feels very Responsible for this group, more than anyone else. idk if that makes sense!!! i love him and i want him to... unwind a bit bc sometimes he looks so stressed and tired but he still feels the need to pretend to be energetic like my heart rly hurts for him :/ this got so emo im sry i do rly love to hear that u respect him sm i love jooheon stans :(

i can see what u mean about jooheon being 1 of the most masculine. (iirc u also talked abt kihyun being that in a post a while ago) like with his face and his physique he really is striking; his body=like that slim,upside-down Y that you'd learn to draw men w/ in Anatomy 101 , but i think.. ,--not that u asked, but,, i think the jury's still out on if he's comfortable w his masculinity with the way he acts feminine lyk misogynistic comedians Can sound like dead ringers for women,? idk & i take +

(not sure if there was a 2nd part to this? there’s nothing else in my inbox so i’m sry if there was and tumblr ate it) yeth i think i meant that his demeanor is the most ~~masculine~~ whereas i think kihyun is still the most... idk... mature-masculine?? if tht makes sense, and i definitely agree w u on that second point! i didn’t think of that at the time but now that i... do... think abt it... ur right and also the way he comes back from it by putting on the >swag demeanor again in an attempt to polarise it is definitely a bit 👀👀👀 he probably doesn’t want to risk his Manly Rapper Image for real u kno? that said it’s ingrained in kpop that behaving cute --> “girly” entails that sort of “comedic” high-pitched voice + compact body language etc.... like i’m not condoning that ofc but i definitely think it’s broader than this particular case! :/ hm

maybe i'd be doing better in school if i could major in kihyunology ;~; i stan him but i def think we still don't know much about him even after all this time after debut. especially when i look at him compared to wonho who wears his heart on his sleeve (bless him i love wonho sm, gotta protect this bun at all costs!!)...but ya it just makes me wanna learn more about him like who is the real kihyun??

i want to write a kihyun meta when i have time... i feel like i Get him a bit more these days but it’s also very hard to put into words bc u kno when u kinda sorta mb get some1 but it’s a feeling rather than anything conveniently expressable gkjdhfjk.... idk if anyone wants to send in some Kihyun Thoughts + Meta feel free! :>> i don’t think he’s actually... as complex as we sometimes make him out to be lol like his behaviour is actually kind of predictable? more on his later

wait is the february comeback actually true? ugh i'm so conflicted cuz on one hand i'm excited if there's really gonna be a full length album, but i also think they need more rest but then there's the matter of getting their first win and idk i'm super psyched but i'm also worried that the boys are being overworked

i still feel like they had a comeback like yesterday lol like looking at their schedules stresses me out bc they do so much..... im glad wonho got to go to his mum’s cafe recently tho! all we can do is have faith in them rn and when it’s time... stream, buy things if ur able to, spread the news and the hype etc. i am definitely Worried abt some things like the competition they’re up against but.... gotta have faith u kno... and i feel like all active idols are kind of... permanently worked very hard but i think currently only jooheon and shownu are a bit Overloaded. also has the date been confirmed yet... it’s february already...

[delwray-blog]

WHY NATIONS DIE?

WHY AMERICA WILL DIE?

“Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. Therefore, thou shalt speak all these words unto them, but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them, but they will not answer thee. But thou shalt say unto them, this is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.” Jer. 7:26-28

“And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. Zech. 14:12

By Pastor Del Wray

Make no mistake about it! This is a “Nuclear Bomb” spoken of here in Zechariah that will literally destroy America. It well could be a Thermonuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb destroying all communications. Hydrogen and Neutron Bombs are so powerful; soldiers are terrified at the very sight of one. We best prepare for a catastrophe! Our leaders are selling us out and our blatant rebellion, morally wallowing in sin, is an attack against God and His Bible. Jesus warned “come out of her” or could I say, cut loose from the things of this world. Sounds like I’m becoming a “Dooms-dayer.” No! Only quoting Scripture! Look it up yourself! Take it up with God whom you claim you believe!

 The main thesis of this document is “that the family, with traditional biblical roles for men and women in a life-long monogamous marriage relationship, is the abiding natural foundation for social order, happiness and stability. When that view is abandoned for selfish individualism the society will collapse and die.”

 The crux of this  article: “I hope to show the main cause of the nation’s troubles is that many men in America have turned from the worship of God and have selfishly distorted their role in the pursuit of wealth and status, giving them an over exaggerated prominence compared to the role of women. In doing so, they have neglected their wives and their children. Some women, following the values of materialism and status set by the men, have revolted against the role of wife and mother for their selfish individual rights, producing dislike, abuse, neglect and rejection of children, who become a hindering responsibility. This over-emphasis on the rights of the individual by men and women has spread the disintegration of society even further. Men have been the chief causal agents in role distortion, but some radical feminists, homosexuals, and proponents of children’s rights are now actually attempting to strike a fatal blow to the family by other selfish role distortions.” This I’ve quoted from Carl Wilson’s book, “Our Dance Has Turned to Death.” Men and Women are exchanging their God-given roles in absolute rebellion against God, against their own well-being and that of the children. Anarchy can only be the aftermath.

 What roles has God established and created for men and women? Look at these roles in context as we are living in a world that is in rebellion towards God. The writer believes that all the character traits, ones generally divided into masculine and feminine traits were originally intended to be human traits. He points out that Jesus, God incarnate, had traits considered both masculine and feminine. It’s an excellent point. Think about it: Toughness and authority combined with compassion and tenderness, a carpenter, judge, and king, who loved children, cared for the sick and wept with the mourners. Jesus ruled and He served. Jesus threatened and He loved. This writer believes that as a result of the “fall,” God divided the traits and roles in order for man and woman to be dependent upon one another, in order to help them “overcome their selfish individualism.”

 Because of sin, God temporarily redefined the sex roles for mankind’s benefit and for His own glory. The offense today is not because God is identified with maleness but because maleness is identified with God’s authority. Sinful men and women do not wish to be submissive to the control of another, God or human Romans 8:7-8. This is the core of the whole matter! Sin expressed as selfish individualism is the great human problem. The essence of sin is the desire to exalt self, to be like God.

 Everyone’s toes are about to be stepped on, but remember that rejection of God-given roles, the roles found in Scripture, is still rebellion towards God.

 Men: Let’s begin with men first. Men’s responsibility, first and foremost, is service and submission to God, Genesis 2:15-17, Hebrews 12:9. If a man is in the right relationship with God, through Christ alone might I add, John 14:6, 1 John 2:23 then he will, by the grace of God, work toward understanding and fulfilling his role as a man, as a husband and father. He is to lead, work, provide, and protect. He is to be a loving, selfless, and humble servant. But if he abandons God; he loses his moral compass and his self-worth, for it is God who gives direction and God who gives us value and worth. A man who abandons God will end up bowing to another god. More often than not he will turn to worship the person in the mirror, himself. He will come to see himself as the center of the universe, the one to whom all must acquiesce, bow down to and serve. He may also worship and serve money, possessions, status, power, and sexuality. This man needs a new sports car, a younger wife, a gym membership, and the V.P.’s corner office. A man who refuses to serve God and submit to his God-given role is the problem. A man who thinks he is God, a man who worships money, possessions, status, power, or sexuality will certainly not be a good, loving, humble husband, father, or member of society for that matter.

 Women: Woman’s responsibility, first and foremost, is also to God. But within the roles set by God, they are to be submissive to their husbands as head of the family, Colossians 3:18, 1 Peter 3:1. The woman was created to share in the management of the world and the family, Genesis 1:27-28, Genesis 2:20-24. Her authority and responsibility are predominantly over the home and the children, Proverbs 31:10-31, 1 Tim. 2:15. She is to be respectful, nurturing, encouraging. She is to be a loving, servant. A woman best fulfills her role as wife and mother when in a relationship with a man who is properly fulfilling his role. But since men have abandoned God and abandoned their proper role, women cannot fulfill the role for which they were intended. How can a woman submit to the leadership of a wicked husband? She is, after all, first and foremost to be submissive to God. And if she cannot rest on the safety and provision and love that her husband provides, her hand, then, is almost forced to fend for herself, to seize the reigns, so to speak. She then assumes the role of leader, worker, provider, protector. She loses her moral compass. She abandons her primary role of home and children. And thus she also, just like the fallen man, begins worshipping and serving the same things he does. This woman chooses career over family, becomes as promiscuous as men have “traditionally” been, aborts her offspring because she does not want to be “inconvenienced” and believes she owns her body. She believes she does not need a man; she can do anything a man can do; she can go to a sperm bank if she wants to become pregnant; she does not need to be married to have children. A woman who refuses to serve God and submit to her God-given role is a problem. And a woman who thinks she is god is certainly not a good, loving, humble wife or mother or member of society.

 Children: What is the role of children? It’s pretty straightforward, to be obedient to their parents Ephesians 6:1-3. Fathers are not to frustrate or embitter their children Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21. Mothers are called to love their children and be busy at home Titus 2:4-5. And parents are called to discipline and, yes, spank their children Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18. What happens when men and women violate these commands, or when they show more interest in the procreating part than they do in the parenting part? When father and mother have abandoned God and turn to worship idols, when they have abandoned their proper roles, the children are left to others or themselves. When children spend more time away from home than at home, when they are raised by family members who are not their parents or raised by nannies, daycare, pre-school, television, etc., it means that fathers and mothers have somehow forgotten their roles.

 When a mother’s love and care with a father’s loving discipline are lacking, the children are left insecure, unresponsive to authority, and undisciplined. When a mother or father are absent from the nurturing process of raising children the children are severely damaged. Without controlling oversight and adult example, young people develop selfish individualistic, independent, antisocial attitudes and actions. These are reinforced by their peers. Some parents, in rejecting their God-given roles, are modeling rebellion to their children. Tough words but they are probably true for a great many of us, if not the majority of us. “We thereby are mass-producing unstable people for the next generation a bleak future indeed.” “When the family collapses the nation dies.”

 When the first institution God created, the FAMILY, collapses so does the nation die? Now let’s switch tracks and see how and why America is dying? History has always shown that God will use a nation’s enemy to punish His rebellious people. Why should He change now? Look at our modern day world and America and see if we see any resemblance?

 While Barack Obama is busy gutting the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Russia and China are rapidly preparing for the day when they will nuke the United States. To most Americans, it sounds very strange to hear that Russia and China are concerned about nuclear war.  After all, isn’t the Cold War over?  Isn’t that what politicians from both major political parties keep telling us?  Unfortunately, the truth is that Russia and China both consider the United States to be their number one geopolitical threat, and both nations have been systematically strengthening and updating their strategic forces. At the end of last month, Russia held a large-scale military drill that involved the launch of four nuclear missiles, and the Chinese government released a major report for the public which included maps showing what would happen to major U.S. cities in the event of a nuclear attack by Chinese submarines. Obama may blindly believe that wishful thinking and unilateral disarmament will keep the United States safe, but Russia and China are taking a much different path. Both of them believe that a military conflict with the United States in the future is quite likely, and they are rapidly preparing for that eventuality.

 Do Barack Obama and those in Washington DC think they and NATO can somehow launch hostilities against Russia that won't come home to haunt us? They are likely vastly mistaken though the more we look at it, the more we think that's exactly what the Luciferians’ want, World War 3 in America as a way to “ensure” America's death will be the final resting place for liberty as a boot prepares to stomp on the human face of the United States forever.

 I’m afraid that what is coming to America is well-deserved. Every nation has a ‘cup of iniquity,’   and when it is full, well, it is time for it to be destroyed. It is even worse when a country claims that they worship God while engaging in such astronomical rebellion and sin. It should be clear to all of us that America has become an incredibly sinful country. It is engaged in every kind of vile and sinful act imaginable. Even to the extent of passing laws to protect those that commit such evil. And, it promotes this terrible sinfulness to the rest of the world. At the same time, we claim God for ourselves. Our iniquity is full and our blasphemy is great. Our sin cries out to heaven, and God will respond and there is only one possible response. Judgment! “Whatsoever a nation soweth that shall it also reap.” Look at the crimes that our leaders are forcing down the throats of the American people. They are more wicked and vile than the people publically flaunting their sin. Take the immigration problem for instance.

 It has been reported from various sources that the Obama Administration knew years in advance of the growing problem of immigrant children attempting to enter the United States under the guise of seeking asylum from Central American violence. The administration did nothing about it and was said to be caught off-guard in 2015 as upwards of 100,000 children are expected to cross into the United States.

 Now the federal government is secretly moving illegal children and their family members to locations around the country and dumping them without informing local authorities. It is even reported that this administration is considering granting these illegal immigrants refugee status and flying them directly from Central America for release into the United States where they will have little fear of being deported. Obama has signed executive orders illegally changing immigration law to permit illegal aliens less than thirty years of age to stay in the United States and not be deported. Obama has refused to secure the border. Now we are hearing that this administration is considering granting amnesty through executive action to upwards of five million illegal aliens including Muslim killers.

 My friends, this is literally the intentional destruction of American culture and values that we are witnessing before our eyes.

 America has always been open to immigration and historically it has been a plus for the country’s future that is legal immigration. Immigrants have typically been vetted and assimilated into American culture and have contributed to the multi-ethnic nature of the United States.  However, currently, these illegal immigrants have no education of American culture, history, or values.  They are simply moving their own culture, language, and values onto the North American continent, with Obama’s assistance. There are also serious criminal and terrorism concerns as we don’t even know who these people are. The wave of humanity is also hurting the economic prospects of other American minorities who need the jobs these immigrants will acquire.

 But Obama doesn’t care. Why? Because it’s all in his grand plan, his plan to destroy the United States as we know it today. He says he doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism as most Americans do; however, he must, as he is purposefully attempting to destroy the culture that made this country exceptional over the last two centuries. Besides the successful culture of independence, Obama hates the white nature of America. He is attempting to manage the ethnicity of America and quicken the demise of the white majority. All military personnel are required to take a new training course called “How to make the white the new minority” He is attempting to crowd out the American culture of self-reliance and the rule of law with the culture of gang violence of Central America dependent on the federal government. This is a racist strategy that only Hitler could be proud of.

 Progressives hate America. They hate the success it has enjoyed economically, militarily, and culturally. They want what America has without having to work for it; they just want to take it.  What better way to destroy America than to turn her into a mirror image of the rest of the world? That is an image of corruption, violence, and conquest.

 It is said that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. While listening to the details about Congress’ latest financial deal, along with all the hype regarding the Newtown tragedies, several similarities between ancient Rome and these United States came to mind. I then decided to do a little research into the reasons Rome fell, thinking that the similarities between the gladiator games and our violent entertainment, along with our out-of-touch bureaucrats and Rome’s notoriously out-of-touch Senate would take center stage. I was not prepared for what I found. The list of similarities nearly knocked me off of my feet.

 The debate about all the issues that lead to the collapse of Rome is still going on and probably will be for some time. The truth is that there were many issues that contributed to the fall of Rome. The ones listed below are the ones that most historians agree with and the ones that bear disturbing similarities to conditions in America today. Read them and weep, or get mad and do something to change the road we’re on. Everett Hale once said: “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do!”

 Here is a list of factors that occur when any great nation dies, Rome, the USA any nation, Taken from Jim Nelson Black’s book, “When nations die.” Ten (10) reasons a nation dies:

 1. Increase in lawlessness

2. Loss of economic discipline

3. Rising bureaucracy

4. Decline in education

5. Weakening of cultural foundations

6. Loss of respect for traditions

7. Increase in materialism

8. Rise in immorality

9. Decay of religious belief

10. Devaluing of human life

 The primary reason why a nation dies is that it forgets God.

 Lord Macaulay (1800-1859), the English writer and historian, made a similar observation about the fate of democracies. He said that the average age of the world’s greatest democratic nations has been 200 years. Each has been through the following sequence:

 From bondage to spiritual faith

From faith to great courage

From courage to liberty

From liberty to abundance

From abundance to complacency

From complacency to selfishness

From selfishness to apathy

From apathy to dependency

And from dependency back again into bondage.

 (A letter from Lord Macaulay to an American friend, May 23, 1857)

 The questions of course that arise are these: Where are we in this progression? How far along are we on the road to decay? Can we escape this fate?

 WHAT CAN WE DO?

 What is needed more than ever is a rebuilding of the foundations, as the Psalmist said so long ago, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3. The job will not be easy, but it must be done. We need to preserve what is good and resist those radical voices who would take it away from us.

 And a big part of this is to learn from history and to avoid the problems we encounter there. As the Spanish philosopher, Santayana reminds us, “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes.”

 But it is not enough to just recall the lessons of history. We must be willing to act, to take a stand, to make a difference. We cannot sit on the sidelines in a time of danger and threat. It was Dante in his Inferno who remarked that “The hottest level in hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in a moral crisis”.

 We must get involved. It is not enough just to talk about the problem, or to theorize about our current depression. Karl Marx knew the importance of action: “Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the thing is to change it”.

 But I am just one person, you might protest, what difference can I make? The problems are just too big. But the anthropologist Margaret Mead would have us believe otherwise: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

 Or as Edmund Burke has written: “Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.”

 A radical Black Panther activist of the sixties, Eldridge Cleaver, wisely said: “If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.” God 2000 years ago put it this way: “You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world” Jesus Christ, Matt. 5:13.

 So what do we do, as believers? Often people debate as to whether we should seek personal revival or social reformation. The argument is often presented as if it is either or. But can I suggest that it is both and the need of the hour is to both, we must get our own act together, and to seek to be a light in a dark world, to be a preserving salt in a corrupt nation?

 Indeed, the bottom line is this: Society is in a mess because the church is in a mess. And the church is in a mess because you and I are in a mess. We need to get back to our first love. We need to stop our trivial pursuits. We need to realize that we are here for a purpose, and the purpose of our existence does not revolve around ourselves, but around Him who gave His very life for all of us. We can do no less for Him.

 Thus, we need to get back to basics. And we need to seek forgiveness for losing His program. As we were reminded so long ago: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” 2 Chronicles 7:14.

 In the end, we must agree with Toynbee: “Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his self or God.”

 The question now is how will we respond?

 NOW BIBLICAL PROOF AMERICA WILL BE DESTROYED:

 Did you know America will virtually be destroyed because of her moral corruption against Almighty God? You will be utterly shocked when you read the following biblical passages about America in biblical prophecy. Did you know virtually all ancient faiths had the story of Adam & Eve, The Tower of Babel, The Great Flood, Ten Commandments and more in their sacred writings?

 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 “And for this cause God shall send them “strong delusion,” that they should believe a lie: That they all might be “damned” who “believed not the truth,” but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” This is one of the most shocking verses in the Bible. The average American is so dumbed down with entertainment and their cell phone, he or she has no idea what’s going on around the world and in America.  No wonder! America will be easily destroyed in the uncertain days now before you and me.

 Almighty God warns you! “And I Will Punish the World for Their Evil” Isaiah 13:11.  “Therefore, I Will Shake the Heavens, and the Earth Shall Remove Out Of Her Place, In the Wrath of the Lord of Hosts” Isaiah 13:13.

 If one looks at current world events and especially the moral decay of America, it’s clear we are that generation living in the “End Times.”  The bible makes it clear The True Church of God will be removed from the earth and the “Lukewarm Church” will be “left behind” to face the wrath of the antichrist.

 Jeremiah 50:12: “Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed.” The founder of Ancient Babylon was Nimrod. Great Britain is the mother of America and Canada. Confounded means Great Britain will become dry, in disarray as a world power and that certainly has happened with the loss of her seaports and spiritually she’s drying up now.

 Jeremiah 50:12: Behold, the “Hindermost” of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. This is America, and true enough, she allows Abortion, Satanism, Hatred of Christianity, and our Politicians-Lie-Steal and Cheat us, our Legal & Political System is corrupt and Obama’s “Open Borders” is allowing our enemies to infiltrate and overwhelm us now.

 Jeremiah 50:23: How is the hammer to pound of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How Babylon or America becomes a desolation among the nations. America is the greatest world power the modern world has ever known. The government has technology One Hundred years ahead of your personal computer they’re keeping secret. When the government exposes this frightening technology it will utterly terrify the average human. Our fascist government has created conflicts throughout the world since World War II for the expansion of occult power.  

 Jeremiah 50:24; “I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon and thou were not aware: thou art found, and also caught because thou hast striven against the Lord.

America has allowed False Religions, Idols, and Philosophies to consume it and Almighty God will let our enemies, Islam takes us down not long from now.

 Jeremiah 50:29 and 31: “For her America hath been proud against the Lord against the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, said the Lord of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. America is Proud, Haughty, Insolent, Presumptuous, Arrogant, Stubborn, Rebellious, Independent of God and allowing Satanism into the heart of America. Virtually all of America’s biblical institutions have now been corrupted with a “Lukewarm” theology. Even more shocking is the fact that virtually all of the today’s biblical publishers have altered and or removed Bible verses from the Bible. Almighty God warns! And if any man shall take away from the Words of the Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the Book of life, and out of the Holy City, and from the things which are written in this Book, Revelation 22:19.

 Jeremiah 50:37: “A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her,” mingled represents a country that’s a Melting Pot of countless nations. Canada and the U.S. are excellent examples of these verses. Almighty God will use America’s enemies to finally bring her down not long from now.

 Jeremiah 51:7: “For it is the land of graven images, and they are mad,” nuts-my reference upon their idols. We are “mad” which means to covet for oneself, glorify oneself; the worship of money, entertainment that includes sports, clothes, gambling, luxuries, parties and other unimportant interests avoiding the truth.  I receive hate emails every day from brainwashed human beings who “Refuse Truth!” Our churches don’t want the truth we’d rather continue in our blindness, we love our sin too much.  

 Jeremiah 51:13: “O thou that dwellest upon many waters.” It’s long been taken for granted America and Canada is what’s pictured here since both countries are a land of countless waters. Ancient Babylon was not surrounded by many waters.

 Jeremiah 51:25: “Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make of thee a burnt mountain.” It’s clear here Almighty God will allow Russia, China and Muslim terrorists to bring America down not long from now. America allows Child Porn, Sex with Animals, now legal in America, Child Sacrifice, Homosexuality, and is the “porn” capital of the world. History has recorded the nation that allowed immoral corruption to enter its coffins, that nation was eventually destroyed by its enemies.

 Almighty God warns! Zechariah 14:12 “Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume, literally melt, in their, socket holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouths.” Make no mistake about it! This is a Nuclear Bomb that will literally destroy America.

 Jeremiah 51:32: “And that the passages are stopped,” could be a Thermonuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb Destroying All Communications and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.” are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, surface of the planet is destroyed by fire, and the men of war are affrighted. This last passage reveals hydrogen and neutron bombs are so powerful, soldiers are terrified at the sight of it.

 Jeremiah 51:33: “For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; the daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest, destruction shall come.” This means the daughters of Babylon will be punished and this could include Great Britain.

 Jeremiah 51:36-41:”Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea and make her spring dry. And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling place for dragons, astonishment, and a hissing, without an inhabitant. They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps. In their heat, I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the Lord. How is Sheshach taken! And how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations? Revelations 18;

Jeremiah 51:42: The Sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. This could mean America’s enemies, Russia, China and the Muslim nations will approach by sea to overthrow America? Russia’s bombers have already flown around America and her submarines constantly cruise near our borders on a constant routine.

 Jeremiah 51:53: “Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.” Mount up to heaven means she’s into space exploration. The height of her strength looks like America’s SDI program, Star Wars. America has killer satellites operating around the earth and our fascist government has hidden the truth from you for decades.

 Revelation18, the sudden destruction of modern day Babylon in one hour!

Revelation 18:2 “And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.” The USA is rapidly evolving into the world’s Occult Empire through the deceitful New Age Movement. The Whole Earth Catalog brags; we are as gods and might as well get good at it. So far remotely done power and glory, via government, big business, formal education, “lukewarm” church, has succeeded to the point where gross defects obscure actual gains. In response to this dilemma and to these gains a realm of intimate personal power is developing, power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventures with whoever is interested. In other words, like a black slithering slimy snake, this corrupt theology will consume all facets of society proclaiming, “we are all gods and there is no other!”

 Revelation 18:3: For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication (OCCULT CORRUPTION), and the kings (RULERS) of the earth have committed fornication with her...Worldwide, immorality is coming to its highest level of deceit since prophetic Babylon was birthed. America’s government is the largest drug trafficker in the world. America used to have the best medical system in the world and now fatal diseases run wild in this once great nation. GMO’s in the food and Fluoride are killing every American by design now. Sexual diseases have exploded in America over the past few decades. The CDC and FDA work in conjunction to destroy common American’s.

 Revelation 18:3b: ...and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of  her delicacies=STRAYNOS meaning luxuries---importing manufactured goods to satisfy the lusts of their people while millions are STARVING WORLDWIDE NOW! Corrupt human beings become ever more corrupt in taking advantage of low salaries in 3rd world nations.

 Revelation 18:4: And I heard another voice from heaven , saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. This is a reference to the “Catching Away” of the true saints of Almighty God. Of course, the “LUKEWARM CHURCH” will be “LEFT BEHIND” to face the wrath of the anti-messiah. Revelation 3:10: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Anti-Christ will tempt the whole world into his evil deception. Those who submit will be sent to the pits of hell when they draw their last breath!

 Revelation 18:5-6: For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Wars are divine judgments thrust upon nations who refuse to repent as instructed by Almighty God.  

 Revelation 18:7: How much she hath glorified herself and lived deliciously (sinful luxuriously), so much torment and sorrow give her...She is boastful of her riches and luxuries. Occult America flaunts her luxuries before the world and boasts none can bring her down. In essence, America is a fool in the eyes of God and will fall as the historical nations before her who fell into non-belief.

 Revelation 18:7: ...for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. WRONG! America hasn’t learned from the mistakes of the past and is now doomed to repeat itself! Almighty God has destroyed every nation in the past who rebelled against Him. America will be the last great nation to fall when Almighty God’s terrifying judgment comes upon her in the very near future.

 Revelation 18:11 and the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise anymore. America is the richest nation on planet earth right now. Leading economists are now warning the world’s stock market crash could come at any moment. America is over Two Trillion in debt. Nothing is backing up this worthless currency since corrupt Richard Nixon removed America from the gold standard in the 1970’s. The world will be terrified when the house of cards comes crashing down not long from now.

 Revelation 18:9: The kings of the earth shall bewail her, and lament her when they shall see the smoke of her, America’s burning.

 Revelation 18:19: Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.  Standing afar off, literally ocean-going vessels would not venture near because the nuclear destruction of prophetic Babylon,  America meant this land would be radioactive and too dangerous to approach.

 Revelation 18:4: And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. America’s riches will be taken from her and she will be destroyed not long from now.

 Revelation 18:18: They stood afar off and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, what city is like unto this great city! We now see it’s more than a great city but, a once great country that’s now no more!

 Revelation 18:22: “...and no craftsmen, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee. America was once known for her tremendous manufacturing capabilities that have all but come to an end now, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee. This refers to the manufacturing of goods and services that have come to an end.”

 In One Day, plagues shall come to prophetic Babylon! Zechariah 14:12: “And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. in one hour,” Revelation 18:10, 18:17, 18:19.

 In that day: Isaiah 11:10 and 11:11, 12:1, 12:4

Isaiah 13:13”. . . Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the lord of hosts.”

                                                       CONCLUSION!

Americans and most of the humanity are brainwashed and fail to see the “End Time Signs” now before you and I. The following are some of the signs so you can be aware of them:

 1. Nations are arming for World War-III

 2. Homosexuality will dominate public thinking

 3. Abortion will be commonplace

 4. Satanism will be readily accepted

 5. Christianity will be attacked and mocked

 6. Christians will be beheaded

 7. Jews will be hated and murdered

 8. Islam will dominate the world and murder innocent humans

 9. Lying will become commonplace

 10. Children will disrespect their parents

 11. The family unit will be destroyed

 12. The educational system will be corrupt

 13. The legal system will become corrupt

 14. Paper money would become virtually worthless

 15. Russia would rise up against America

 16. Politicians would lie, steal and cheat taxpayers

 17. False Christ’s would rise up

 18. The lukewarm church would deceive humanity

 19. The Holy Bible would be corrupted

 20. Religious institutions would become corrupted

 21. Materialism would be worshiped

 22. New age movement would deceive humanity

 23. Deadly diseases would consume the earth

 24. Technology would explode

 25. Deception would consume the world

 26. A police state would arrive

 27. Internment camps would be exposed

 28. Innocent people murdered who profess truth

 29. Humanity would be forced to accept a microchip

 30. Wars and rumors of wars

  This by no means is a complete list but you can now see America is at the end of her greatness.

 What many have long feared is now at hand. America is dying. Tragically, its passing will not result in a slow, agonizing and torturous end. Instead, the whole of humanity will witness the thundering blast as the nation once said to be the world’s sole remaining superpower descends into a shattered era of darkness and misery. America will go out with a flash and not a cry, though, indeed, there will be moaning masses of surprised citizens whose minds and senses will be unable to register the horror that has befallen their once great and prosperous country.

 Regrettably, the once lustrous but now tarnished and fatally ill nation-state of America has been decadently transformed into an imperial, Orwell-like kingdom ruled over and plundered by capitalist cartel kingpins, secret society conspirators, and a thoroughly corrupt political leadership. The fury of the entire satanic culture will surely be released upon these decadent leaders as America’s Three Hundred and fifteen million citizens unleash all their electrically charged madness upon those whom they hold responsible for the catastrophe. But it will be far too late. The red masquerade party will be over. The cleanup of the staggering mess left behind will be impossible. And it all started with the decline of the family.

 Nations most often fall from within, and this fall is usually due to a decline in the moral and spiritual values in the family. “As families go, so goes a nation.”

 This has been the main premise of thinkers from British historian J. D. Unwin to Russian sociologist Pitirim Sorokin who have studied civilizations that have collapsed. In his book Our Dance Has Turned to Death, Carl Wilson identifies the common pattern of family decline in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Notice how these seven stages parallel what is happening in our nation today.

 In the first stage, men ceased to lead their families in worship. Spiritual and moral development became secondary. Their view of God became naturalistic, mathematical, and mechanical.

 In the second stage, men selfishly neglected the care of their wives and children to pursue material wealth, political and military power, and cultural development. Material values began to dominate thought, and the man began to exalt his own role as an individual.

 The third stage involved a change in men's sexual values. Men who were preoccupied with business or war either neglected their wives sexually or became involved with lower-class women or with homosexuality. Ultimately, a double standard of morality developed.

 The fourth stage affected women. The role of women at home and with children lost value and status. Women were neglected and their roles devalued. Soon they revolted to gain access to material wealth and also freedom for sex outside marriage. Women also began to minimize having sex relations to conceive children, and the emphasis became sex for pleasure. Marriage laws were changed to make divorce easy.

 In the fifth stage, husbands and wives competed against each other for money, home leadership, and the affection of their children. This resulted in hostility and frustration and possible homosexuality in the children. Many marriages ended in separation and divorce. Many children were unwanted, aborted, abandoned, molested, and undisciplined. The more undisciplined children became, the more social pressure there was not to have children. The breakdown of the home produced anarchy.

 In the sixth stage, selfish individualism grew and carried over into society, fragmenting it into smaller and smaller group loyalties. The nation was thus weakened by internal conflict. The decrease in the birthrate produced an older population that had less ability to defend itself and less will to do so, making the nation more vulnerable to its enemies.

 Finally, unbelief in God became more complete, parental authority diminished, and ethical and moral principles disappeared, affecting the economy and government. Thus, by internal weakness and fragmentation, the societies came apart. There was no way to save them except by a dictator who arose from within or by barbarians who invaded from without.

 Although this is an ancient pattern of decline found in Greece and Rome, it is relevant today. Families are the foundation of a nation. When the family crumbles, the nation falls because nations are built upon family units. They are the true driving social force. A nation will not be strong unless the family is strong. That was true in the ancient world and it is true today.

 My pastor would always say, writing on the importance of the family:

“One unforgettable law has been learned through all the disasters and injustices of the last thousand years: If things go well with the family, life is worth living; when the family falters, life falls apart.” “As goes the family so goes the nation.” Seeing we now live in a nation where its leaders are set on destroying the family unit. They’ve legalized “Sam Sex Marriages,” Interracial Marriage, between the black and the white and the union of a dog and a human “Beastiality.” If Jesus tarries, weep my friends!

 Marriage and family were the very first covenant relationships established by God with a man. The first wedding took place in the Garden of Eden and started with Adam and culminated when God formed Eve from Adam’s rib and then joined the two and gave them instructions for their roles in marriage.

 From the beginning of man’s existence, the family unit has been the most stable and important structure of all time.  It not only serves for procreation, but the very structure of the family actually helps to hold nations together.  It is the foundation for many of our morals and character.  It defines men, women, boys and girls and teaches them values and lessons that will shape the rest of their lives.

 Vladimir Lenin: “Destroy the Family, You Destroy the Country” America your leaders have brought you to the brink of destruction. We must rise up and restore this greatest of all institutions.

 God ordained the Family back in the Garden of Eden; therefore, Satan has always hated this institution. In pure Satanism, the Family is constantly under attack.  Satanists have always fasted and prayed that the Family is destroyed. The New Age Movement has always preached a communal atmosphere rather than the traditional Family. The Clinton Administration has been the most anti-Family in history, doing more to erode this institution than anyone could have ever imagined. From Hillary's book, "It Takes a Village, to raise a child, to Bill's flagrant sexual escapades that have seriously eroded the principle of fidelity within marriage, the Clinton Administration is trying to finally knock the institution of the Family down.

 You can thus see how this perception that America has replaced its national Christian foundation with a Satanic one, truly answers the question of “why” we are experiencing these many serious problems in an unprecedented manner. Keep this principle in mind, for it will further enlighten you as you proceed throughout the days we have left.

 All societies are founded on principles or rules called mores or norms. Certain activities considered to be outside the boundaries of acceptable behavior are called taboos. Mores and taboos are shaped by institutions. The major institutions in our culture are Government, Schools, Mass Media, and the Church. Satanism has definitely impacted each of these institutions.

 Remember, we are not saying that most Americans are practicing Satanists. What we are saying is that most Americans subscribe to some of the values of Satanism in their personal lives. To drive this point home, perhaps it would be helpful to review the 5 types of people in society.

 1. One who is on fire for his religion, attempting to convince others to join him in his persuasion?

 2. One who is serious about observing his religious practices and who teaches his children it's precepts?

 3. One who is mildly serious about his religion, but who solidly believe in those religious moral precepts.

 4. One who isn't serious at all about religion but who feels constrained to live according to its general precepts in his public life?

 5. One who is an outlaw, caring nothing about the religion of his culture and about living according to its precepts, even in his outward life? This type person generally is put into jail to remove his influence from society.

 Individuals whose attitudes are less than on fire but not completely cold about Christianity are now subscribing to some satanic values in the conduct of their personal lives. For some, it may be sex, for another it may be a desire for money or possessions, etc., but most Americans today and most American entertainment media have bought into some of the Satanic values. This is God's perspective.

 When you look at American society today from this perspective, you can clearly see why we are suffering from the crimes, perversions, and tragedies which are afflicting us. This situation is now so serious that America is now capable of leading the world into the Satanic New World Order.

 Carefully study this list above of the five (5) types of individuals in any society.  Can’t you see that this list is predicated on predominate religious values of society? In our society, the one who is on fire for his religion is the Born Again Christian and the one who is the outlaw is persecuted and put into jail for crimes like stealing, murder, and so forth.

 Yet, a satanically based society turns everything around and upside down. The one who is on fire for his religion is a Satanist, and society reflects his view that anything and everything are permissible. The outlaw is the Born Again Christian, who refuses to participate in this lifestyle. He will be persecuted and thrown into jail. His values will be under constant, overt attack.

 This fact is the reason the Kingdom of Antichrist will be so anti-Christian. They will not be able to stand our values, and will persecute and kill Christians wherever they find them. The very fact that we are seeing erosion finally in the Family is just one more proof that we are truly at the End of the Age. Can Antichrist be far behind?

 Are you spiritually ready? Is your family? Are you adequately protecting your loved ones? This is the reason for our churches existence, to enable you to first understand the peril facing you, and then help you develop strategies to warn and protect your loved ones. Once you thoroughly understand, you can also use your knowledge as a means to open the door of discussion with an unsaved person. I have been able to use it many times and have seen people come to Jesus Christ as a result. These perilous times are also a time when we can reach many souls for Jesus Christ, making an eternal difference.

 If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior but have been very lukewarm in your spiritual walk with Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for a closer fellowship with Him. He will instantly forgive you, and fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Then, you need to begin a daily walk of prayer, personal Bible Study and witness.

 If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, but have come to realize His reality and the approaching End of the Age, and want to accept His FREE Gift of Eternal Life, you can also do so now, in the privacy of your home. Once you accept Him as Savior, you are spiritually born again and are as assured of Heaven as if you were already there. Then, you can rest assured that the Kingdom of Antichrist will not touch you spiritually.

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