#indian idol voting

[i-cant-sing]

just wanted to say Kashmir has always belonged to India

And you were saying why people of India is always about Pakistan is because Pakistan is always sending terrorist in India and we are not going to forget about the death of our indian army

And you were talking about BJP, BJP is the first political partie in India that has guy to ban the three times saying divorce means divorce many of female muslim in India support BJP for this

By your logic, Pakistan and Bangladesh also belong to India? Should they all just reverse their independence???

Personally, as someone with Kashmiri ancestors, I think yall should have Kashmir vote whether they wanna stay in India, join Pakistan or be independent altogether.

As far as the whole "announce divorce 3 times" goes, that's an Islamic thing okay? There's a way things are done in each religion, they don't have to provide u or the state reasons for that. I'm sure, whoever passed the ban probably thought he was helping Muslim women out or something but it wasnt BJPs problem to deal with. Besides... why... why are they banning hijab?? What good is that bringing to the world? Is it fair for the Indian Muslims to not be able to practice their religion freely, while Indian Hindus get to do it??? What about Muslims slaughtering animals on eid? Should we ban that too because the BJP, a majorly Hindu party, feels its uncomfortable, if not outright disrespectful because they worship cows??? Then, should Muslims be allowed to bash all the idols because they consider it disrespectful to have so many gods????

And look, Im mot saying Pakistan is completely innocent. I'm sure they've done terrible things too when minoritiesare considered (like blasphemyaccusations end up costing u your life there), but to consider the actions of few bad people and assume everyone of association is a terrorist is just downright stupid. Not even sad, pathetic, its stupid.

Should you be afraid of me because I'm a Muslim? Huh? Do you hate me now?

Thing is u are probably wondering why I'm being all Pro Muslims rn when every other community in the world is also suffering/had suffered through something bad... why I'm soooo "insensitive" to the Hindus pain?

Because you/whoever that anon was decided that the time to bring up the Hindu suffering is when I'm talking about Palestine. The fucking nerve. What you/that anon was trying to do was overshadow the Palestinian suffering, by bringing up Hindus. Not to mention, how they mentioned being afraid of Muslims now?? Idc how old u are, its not okay to be racist and its not my job to teach you right from wrong.

Now, you could say whatever you want about me- I give two shits. If you really care about Hindus suffering and what not, post about it on your blog. Raise awareness. But you can't guilt me into sympathising for your cause by making me stop talking about Palestine. I'm not forcing u to raise awareness about Palestine, am I?

[beardedmrbean]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram in the flashpoint city of Ayodhya.

He said it heralded "a new era" for India - the temple replaces a 16th-Century mosque torn down by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots in which nearly 2,000 people died.

Top film stars and cricketers were among guests at the event in Ayodhya.

But some Hindu seers and most of the opposition boycotted it, saying Mr Modi was using it for political gain.

General elections are due in India in the next few months and Mr Modi's political rivals say the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be seeking votes in the temple's name in a country where 80% of the population is Hindu.

Critics have also accused the government of exploiting a religious celebration in a country which - according to its constitution - is secular. For Muslims, India's biggest minority, the event evoked fear and painful memories, members of the community in Ayodhya told the BBC in the run-up to Monday's ceremony.

Televised live, it showed Mr Modi performing religious rituals inside the temple's sanctum along with priests and Mohan Bhagwat, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - the ideological fountainhead of Hindu nationalist parties.

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"Today's date will go down in history," Mr Modi said after the event. "After years of struggle and countless sacrifices, Lord Ram has arrived [home]. I want to congratulate every citizen of the country on this historic occasion."

The temple has been constructed at a cost of $217m (£170m), funded from private donations. Only the ground floor was opened - the rest is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The construction work is part of a revamp for the city, estimated to cost more than $3bn.

The building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya fulfils a decades-long Hindu nationalist pledge. Many Hindus believe the Babri mosque was built by Muslim invaders on the ruins of a temple where the Hindu god was born.

The movement to build the temple helped propel the BJP into political prominence in the 1990s.

There was a festive atmosphere as tens of thousands of chanting Hindu devotees waved flags and beat drums - military helicopters showered flower petals on the temple. Saffron flags with pictures of Lord Ram line streets in the city festooned with marigolds, as do banners with the faces of Mr Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Some of India's biggest celebrities, including Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, attended.

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Transforming a flashpoint holy city into the ‘Hindu Vatican’

In many other northern cities Hindus lit lamps, and saffron flags carrying images of Ram are fluttering on rooftops, including in several parts of Delhi. Cinemas screened the event, and big screens relayed pictures from Ayodhya to town squares and residential neighbourhoods.

The ceremony, called Pran Pratishtha, which loosely translates from Sanskrit into "establishment of life force", lasted about an hour. Hindus believe that chanting mantras and performing rituals around a fire will infuse sacred life in an idol or a photograph of a deity.

Several domestic TV stations built huge sets by the side of the river Saryu, a tributary of the Ganges, just behind the temple, and provided wall-to-wall coverage of the event, some proclaiming the moment of consecration as the start of "Ram Rajya" (Lord Ram's rule) in India.

Hindus celebrated the inauguration in other countries too. Massive billboards of Lord Ram graced Times Square in New York, where a group of devotees braved the freezing weather to gather in the middle of the night.

Temples all across the United Kingdom - where Indians are one of the largest diaspora groups - marked the event. Colourful posters had been shared inviting devotees to honour the occasion and celebrations involved flowers, sweets and music. There were also some celebrations in Muslim-majority Dubai - where Indians are a significant population - but from Indian news reports these appeared more muted than elsewhere.

In 2019, the Supreme Court gave the disputed land to Hindus after a protracted legal battle followed the mosque's demolition. Muslims were given a plot outside the city for a mosque but have yet to build one.

One member of the community the BBC spoke to in Ayodhya ahead of Monday's inauguration agreed that Hindus have the right to build the temple after the Supreme Court gave them the site.

"We did not accept that decision happily, but what can we do," he said. Another man said he was happy Hindus are building the temple - "but we are also sad because it was built after destroying a mosque".

The new three-storey temple - made with pink sandstone and anchored by black granite - stretches across 7.2 acres in a 70-acre complex. A 51-inch (4.25-ft) statue of the deity, specially commissioned for the temple, was unveiled last week. The idol has been placed on a marble pedestal in the sanctum sanctorum.

Thousands of police were deployed for Monday's event, despite Mr Modi having appealed to pilgrims not to turn up and to watch the ceremony on television. In many states a full or half day holiday was called, with schools and colleges closed and stock markets shut.

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But a sour note was struck with some top religious seers saying that as the temple was not yet complete, it was against Hinduism to perform the rituals there, and many opposition leaders deciding to stay away.

Some opposition-ruled states also announced their own plans for the day - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would pray at the iconic temple to goddess Kali in Kolkata and then lead an all-faith rally. The eastern state of Odisha (Orissa) unveiled huge plans to bring pilgrims to the Jagannath temple in Puri, one of the holiest sites for Hindus.

Authorities say they expect more than 150,000 visitors per day once the temple in Ayodhya is fully ready.

To accommodate this expected rush, new hotels are being built and existing ones spruced up as part of a major makeover and in recent weeks, a new airport and railway station have opened.

Officials say they are building a "world-class city where people come as pilgrims and tourists", but many local people have told the BBC that their homes, shops and "structures of religious nature" have been either completely or partially demolished to expand roads and set up other facilities.

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[shut-up-rabert]

Do you think that despite everything and despite the nature of Sanatanis as a majority being starkly different from any other majority in the world, we still have any priveleges as a majority? Of course we've already established that being a majority doesn't necessarily mean we cannot be oppressed but do you think we still exercise some degree of privelege that minorities don't? I'm looking for as many viewpoints as I can and you're the only hindutva blog I know.

Hmm, If I’m being honest the only “majority privilege” I can think of is of Sanatan being seen as an inseparable part of our culture in the media.

If you see India being portrayed in other countries, you have a highte chance of seeing a Sanatani person or an idol or a temple in the background than you have of seeing mosques or churches. But I guess the fact that this is the birthplace of one of the largest religions of one and virtually the only country with a sizeable population of us (Nepal, Bali, Mauritius, Fiji and Trinidad aren’t as known still sadly) , so I think half of the times it can be them showing Indians when they have to portray Hindus rather than them showing Hindus when they have to show Indians, though it is certainly the latter at just as many times.

Other than that, being a majority in democracy certainly pays. We have voted in a government we found benificial to ourselves, goes on to iterate that we hold a massive amount of power united. 80% is big afterall. This might sound problematic and it is pretty fucked up aswell, but Godhra and Delhi riots are a negative outcome of “hindus” deciding to unite for the wrong thing, even if for a reactionary reason. The Hindus all over the country uniting against them for righteousness such as in Bilkis Bano case, is a positive example of same. The dominance of Sanatani sentiment in states like Maharashtra,UP and Gujrat is also a result of us unitedly taking action to propagate the Hindu side.

Having 4/5th of power helps outside the political sphere aswell. The Ram Mandir Movement, Temple restoration movements and massive success of Kashmir Files has to show for that.

But our power as a majority is pretty harmless mostly because we don’t bear any ill will, and like you said it does not stop us from being oppressed because we rarely tend to take any fragmented attack on us seriously. So while yes, there are majority perks, it certainly is not half as decisive as media tries to portray it. This is for 2 reasons:

We aren’t inherently malicious. We have a live and let live philosophy which makes us totally harmless sans a few extreme right looney bin dropouts.

We tend to unite less. The examples I stated above are some of the few times we stand together and work as a majority. More often than not, like Bilkis or Kanhaiya case, we are all internally aware of right and wrong but lack the momentum to make things right or fight back against the injustice. And while 1 is totally great, 2 is something we need to change. We hold the power of majority and can get things done, but we waste it on things like a bikini colour and lose the heat instead of channeling it on right kind of stuff. I think people need to speak up more instead of all of us internally agreeing on what is wrong and what is right. so yeah, this is all I can think of, but I hope it helps. Thankyou!

[billmaher]

Republican Debates

I was taping Club Random last night when the debate was on, but I watched it later, and here are my running thoughts about the #GOPDebate: the striking writers should be worried about AI, because ChatGPT could write the SNL sketch version of this in 2 seconds��� Who is that stiff on the end? And Asa Hutchinson?? Yes, that's what we want, the one old white guy in America that looks older than Biden… Vivek cannot stop smiling, and is it my TV, or are his teeth blindingly white?

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Is that the way to let us know he's the young one?… I hadn't really seen DeSantis speak before, and wow, he is every bit as awful as everyone says - terrible voice, robotic and canned, creepy straight-ahead stare - yikes!…who in real life ever says "thank you for the question"?: 'I'm going out, can I grab anything for you?' 'Thank you for the question: a pack of Luckys'… I need blueblocker glasses for this guy's teeth…the way they all think anyone cares about their cherrypicked brags:

'I'm the only one who lowered taxes with a Democratic senate in a southeastern state' Shut the fuck up…who is this freak Doug Burgum?? He looks like a salesman at a high-end department store. I think he sold me a tuxedo at Neiman Marcus… Thank you, Karen; I'll be sure to tell the manager…Jesus, Pence's hair is whiter than Vivek's teeth!…climate change is a hoax?? Oh Vivek, we all wanna be president but come on man…" We have to tell India and China to stop polluting."

Yeah, nobody ever thought of that…'I had trouble having both my children' TMI!…oh yeah, I think we all know Penny - Around the World Penny, yup"…no, not the Constitution-in-your-pocket thing!…wouldn't it be great if President Burgum foiled an assassination attempt when the bullet hit his pocket Constitution?…THIRTY no-abortion bills you passed, how many ways are there to say 'don't kill it?'…' abortion on demand,' like there's a Drive-Thru out here in Cali: "You want fries with your abortion?…" We need a president from a new generation." - Yes, but who? Who do you have in mind? Are you thinking of anyone in particular? "When a farmer gets sick…" WHAT? What year is this debate taking place? Jesus, he can borrow my cow…Asa is talking about stopping Smash-and-Grabs in the inner city?? "As president I'll stop it!" How? You're gonna go undercover with Richard Greico?…

Christie is brave to call out Trump, but good luck prying this crowd away from him, he is Taylor Swift to these people…I swear they all could switch each other's canned lines and no one would notice…also I don't think anyone would notice or care if Brett Baeir and DeSantis switched bodies, they all look completely interchangeable…" We need someone who fought in the military." But who?? Who do you have in mind, anyone in particular??…

I was wrong, and President Burgum looks like an undertaker… Pence and Vivek are wearing the exact same tie…"I chose the constitution" BOO!!!, oh Republicans, you are scary…I stand by what I told Vivek on Club Random last week: "I find you both disarming and Alarming."…you gotta love how these snakes pretend they don't know how to pronounce Vivek's name. Just in case anyone forgot he's the, um, "foreign-sounding" one - Et Tu Nikki Haley?? Wow, really Nikki, YOU don't know either?…

Vivek wins the battle of 'I'll say the most red meat, fuck the future, get applause and clean up the repercussions later' tactic that works best at Republican debates… this Indian-American on Indian-American violence must end!… What does President Burgum's wife tell him after this is over: 'You won! It wasn't even close'… can we please vote this guy off the island? There is less dignity on this stage than with the most embarrassing first-rounder on American Idol, Sanjaya is Abe Lincoln… I like drugs, but OK, I guess that's a bad one…you guys can call Putin a thug and tell us how he rapes women all night, this is a Republican debate, know your audience: 'Ukraine is far away, we hate Mexicans!'…are we really that convinced that the strands of hair that Asa is pulling from one side of his head to the other side is covering the top?…"I alone got the funding for…" - You did? Awesome! Done! I was gonna vote for Richard Greico's kick-ass partner, but…

President Burgum, if we're just gonna cremate her, why do we need such an expensive coffin?… What is that, wool? It's August, but OK, I get it. They crank the AC in these places… "We don't need a president who's too old or who's too young." Who then?? Who could it be that you mean who's the right age?… "We led the nation in computer science education" - you did?! Well, why didn't you say so at the beginning before Asa joined 21 Jump Street? That's a great accomplishment, maybe President Burgum will make you Secretary of something… I love how in the closing statements, they ordered it from the least likely on up: President Burgum, you're the first, then let's hear from Asa, the other guy with a 0.0% chance… "We need a conservative who has shown he can win in a blue state" - But who? Who do we have like that here today??… "God said to America, I'm not done with you" - really, God says that to people: "I'm done with you? What a little bitch… "I was born in 1985", old WhiteHead next to me has ties older than that, and blah blah 1776, which I think is the year the dude on the end was born… we're so fucked, and Trump wasn't even there.

[clodstargazer]

People whining about japanese players' votes are on another level.

Yes, japan likes Shiver, but so does the rest of the world! I saw people claim that most people in the US voted for Frye, but what's your source? People being loud on twitter? Cuz people talking about a popular game on social media generally aren't representative at all of said game's playerbase: I guarantee you that the average Splatoon 3 player doesn't care about the idols or thinks about them too hard, they just see Shiver, think "ooooh pretty girl" and vote for her.

And it's undeniable that Shiver is popular in part thanks to colorism: Frye has dark skin, isn't (conventionally) hot and her design is Indian-inspired and therefore unusual, and so many people are put off by her appearance (just look at how many less votes she got than Big Man, ideally they should be equal), meanwhile Shiver has ivory white skin, a pretty face and a cool japanese aesthetic, and that's enough to get more that half of the playerbase to flock to her. And we all know that colorism and nationalism are bad in Japan, and that many japanese players will be drawn to the fair-skinned japanese girl and dismiss the "weird-looking" desi girl.

While all of this is true, I don't like that so many of you are claiming that Shiver won BECAUSE of Japan, implying that, if it wasn't counted, Frye would have won: claiming that your comrades in your country all believe in this opinion (yours) and that it wasn't realized because the people of a far away country have the morally wrong one... doesn't sit right with me, no matter how true it may apparently be, and especially because of how frivolous the subject matter is. (And more specifically claiming that the country in question is superficial or racist in a special way unlike the rest of the world is, like, kinda shitty)

Besides even if it WAS true, and Japan really is influencing the outcome to such a degree, why is that such a problem? Why do so many people want region-locked splatfests back? People have been crying about it since the chocolate splatfest and I just don't get it: these festivals are celebrations where the whole playerbase comes together, and most of the playerbase is in Japan, so deal with it. How come the second that an event isn't centered around North America, you want to make it so that it is? The splatfests are for Splatoon players, why is it important what country the players are from? I bet that if the majority of the playerbase was in the US you wouldn't think twice about the possibility of your own biases slipping through.

I can't believe i have to say this but please watch y'all's fucking mouths when you go and try and blame Japanese players for "skewing the vote" or whatever because some of y'all are actually starting to sound racist with how aggressive y'all are being

[localreport]

Abhijeet Sawant reacts to Amit Sana's claims on Indian Idol 1 winner, voting lines: He shouldn't forget he was runner-up

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[incorrectmahabharatquotes]

1. If you don't understand the concept of cognitive biases, then I encourage you to read up on the concept. Of course it matters that most of the politicians active are Hindus and upper caste Hindus, for that matter. It doesn't matter which party they belong to, either. It's not gibberish just because you refuse to comprehend reality.

2. Well, if you have done even the basic research about whenever the act is talked about in the parliament and the Supreme court, you will learn that the stated intention was to try to create a welfare measure to help poor muslims and encourage community building. Now, you may not find it particularly tasteful and that's your opinion. I, for one, dislike how the corruption in the board has systematically kept any financial aid from reaching the poor muslim community who actually need the support of the welfare scheme.

Acting like welfare politics is something new or something unique to Muslims is weird to me, though. Indian politics has always been played with welfare measures. Even our dear beloved Prime Minister Narendra Modi loves to use welfare schemes in politics to ensure votes. What else do you think the ration scheme, the housing scheme, electricity line connection etc schemes are? It's a way to ensure that the poor people vote for him. Like I said, you can't really act like this is a Congress-unique thing. Literally every political party does it. You have only an issue with this one specifically because you happen to dislike the people the scheme was for.

3. One, hindutva=hindu and it never has been. It's a religious nationalist movement. You can't just act like all hindus believe in hindutva. It would be a demonstrably false claim.

You clearly have a whole issue with the anti-caste movement and honestly nothing I could say will rid you of this. I personally don't think there's any issue with people who have been discriminated against by the Hindu supremacist nonsense speaking up about wanting to get rid of the source of their oppression.

4. Your entire fourth point is honestly so Islamophobic, I don't know how you didn't shrivel up with shame writing that. You should read what you wrote again. Mandirs and masjids are both buildings. They can both be extremely well made and serve their function well. Just because you happen to place an emphasis on one, doesn't make the other inferior. Maybe try taking off your hindutva glasses once in a while.

Hindus pray anywhere. There are many different forms of Hinduism and not all of them require having an idol in sight. Are you one of those people who thinks all other forms of Hinduism are invalid? There are even tiny temples made on the side of roads all the time and it's normal. Also I don't know why you're acting like people just sit on busy roads all the time. Do you not go outside on your own?

5. ...are you very young? Are you new to voting? This is just normal voter behaviour. People vote for whoever serves their needs. I'm sure you voted according to who you believe is the best for your hindutva interests. You're just okay when the parties are appeasing you and bothered when they're appeasing others. You have to start thinking that other people are actual fellow human beings or your brain will rot away, buddy.

You really don't understand the difference between relative and absolute in terms? Look it up, it'll make sense, I promise. "Second largest majority" as opposed to close to a BILLION Hindus? Kuch bhi mat bola karo na. Thoda soch liya karo.

- Mod S

Would you also have the same issue if the masjid was built instead of the mandir? then I agree with it otherwise not

Yes, if I lived in a Muslim majority country and masjid was being built and communal hatred was being incited against the country's minorities in the name of said building, I'd be saying the same thing. OBVIOUSLY. If something is wrong, it's wrong. Unlike some people, my stance on human rights doesn't change because they happen to belong to a different label.

On a different note, why are people always doing this strange what-aboutery? Do they think the situation changes just because you change the arbitrary labels? Or do people want a "gotcha!" moment for me?

-Mod S

[ashutentaran]

Inspired by the British show ‘Pop idol’, Indian Idol began in 2004 and became one of the most entertaining shows on TV. The music reality show has been adapted in various regional languages. The latest to start is Telugu Indian Idol.

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Indian Idol 12 Contestants Elimination – Who Got Eliminated

Indian Idol 12 Contestants Elimination – Who Got Eliminated

The names and reasons for eliminating Indian Idol 12 contestants can now be found on this website. Please take the time to read our post if you want to learn all there is to know about Indian Idol 12. We’ll let you know which Indian Idol competitors have been booted from the competition in this post. Aside from that, we’ll fill you in on all you need to know about the program in our story today.…

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Some good things about Little Men 1998-9

Someone finally posted all the episodes of Little Men 1998-9 on YouTube (here’s the link). I know I destroyed Amy’s characterization in a recent post. But it’s the only adaptation that I’ve seen about the sequels, so I watched... most of it? I looked at the scenes that were about the sisters especially (I’m wasn’t interested in watching the scenes between Jo and Nick. They didn’t even give Jo time to grief the love of her life! 😡). Yet, turns out the series does have a few interesting topics. 

Laurie deals with toxic masculinity!

In Episode 1x08 “Bluffing” Laurie feels a bit intimidated? insecure? See, The Laurences are visiting Plumfield and talking to Jo about taking Bess to a recital of Mozart in Boston, and then they tell her about watching Giselle’s ballet 😊 . And he’s so excited! But then Nick comes and he’s talking about doing manual work, cleaning the chimney or something like that and it makes Laurie feel bad about himself. Cause of course, he doesn’t do any of that work. Yes, because he’s rich, but also because he’s just not that type of guy.

Regardless he wants to fix that (as if there was something to fix). Then, Jo is worried about Nick’s doings, he spent the night out and stuff. And Laurie thinks it’s a perfect opportunity to hang out with him to “check on him.” Turns out, Nick gambles. And so Laurie follows him and it causes a mess.

The point, and why I love this episode, is because in the end Laurie confesses to Nick that he only wanted to fit in with the men, you know the “manly” men who drink and smoke at the bar, who play cards, who are strong and carry things, bla bla bla.

Laurie: I wanted to be one of the guys.

Nick: Laurie, playing cards at the tavern might not be the right thing for you. But y’know what? Goin’ to the ballet is not the right the for me. But neither way makes you or me any more or less of a man.

I really love that. Cause I think one of the reasons Jo was more into “manly” men was because they get the job done. If Laurie gets a pass is because he’s rich. But Nat, for example, wasn’t rich, so Meg and Jo worried that he wouldn’t be able to give Daisy a good life. 

Suffragette movement

I like that they addressed the movement in episode 2x09. Jo and Nan are all excited about it. But I also liked that Amy and Laurie are a bit reluctant to help, not because they don’t support it wholeheartedly but because it can affect Laurie’s business greatly. Many of his clients have threatened him on ending business if he supports the women. So the have to be very careful. It just reminded me how Bronson Alcott took a black boy into his classroom and that was devastating for him and the family cause few people were okay with that. It’s very easy to order someone to risk it all but it comes at a cost.

Anyway, in the end Amy, Meg and Asia join Jo and they vote... and they get arrested 😂. I just love the image of Amy in a jail. Of course they know they did something great but it’s a bit funny. Don’t worry, Laurie paid the bail for all of them.

The kids at Plumfield

For some reason Demi and Daisy are not in this series. They exist but they don’t attend Plumfield. Which is a shame because they deprived us from DaisyxNat cuteness!

So Nan and Bess are the only girls. At first they fight because they are like oil and water but eventually they become besties (they’re about the same age in this adaptation). I really like that they accept their differences and care for each other a great deal. And they kept the plot of Nan wanting to be a doctor!

Also, because they kind of made BessxDan a bit more plausible in this one. They are also the same age in this one. The problem is not precisely the age difference in the book, but their incompatibility and the way Dan idolizes her. But here, they’re cute. Whatever. And they did establish Dan’s connection with the Indians.

Amy (they tried)

Episode 1x13 has Amy trying to impress a member of the Organization of American Women. She wants in but has to go to an interview. For some reason, she says she lives in Plumfield. I think everyone would know she’s lying. But anyway, she invites them to a dinner. Aunt March used to be in that organization and Amy wants to continue that legacy. So far, that was great. I was very happy to see that.

One of my headcanons is that Amy did belong to a organization of the sort, precisely following Aunt March’s legacy. And I really liked how she talked about everything her aunt did for her and how much she owns her. Cause a big part of who Amy is, it’s because of Aunt March. But guess what? They used it as an opportunity to imply that Amy was ashamed of her parents. So I’m going to leave it at that.

Then in episode 2x02, I love that they showed how good Amy is at organizing events. And we see her and Laurie dance 😊 . They do have a couple of cute moments in the whole series. But I’m still mad at most of it.

[chris-evans]

I don’t enjoy posting too many personal posts, but I haven’t been able to stop crying this past hour. This is the closest Indian-Americans have ever gotten to the Oval Office. I grew up with two immigrant parents, with a father who had a love for politics, even though he knew no one cared about the opinions of a poor working class immigrant. He always said he’d never get to see an Indian American President, but he always hoped it’d happen someday. He died in November 2011, so I’m very heartbroken today that he didn’t get to see a short nine years later, the first Indian American WOMAN Vice President. I’m so happy for all the immigrants and their children today. I cannot explain enough what this moment means to all of us and me. I spent my entire life wanting to go into politics and government work because of my father’s love for politics. I chose to go to law school so that I could hopefully someday be a public servant. The only politician I could idolize growing up was Hillary Clinton, who was at that time the senator of my home state. The 2016 election broke my heart, but today my heart is full. This is a huge win for all of us. We matter. We don’t have to just be grateful to be allowed to come into this country and get a piece of the American Dream. We can rise to the high ranks or the U.S. Government. Thank you to everyone who voted for making this possible. Thank you to all of the wonderful and beautiful black women who carried Joe Biden in Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. I cannot thank you all enough. I love this country with my whole heart and I’ve never been more proud to be an American.