#nta but your brother is

[itsabouttimex2]

I have been going insane about the not beloved au.

The idea and sheer emotions of it just cling to me and haven’t left me for days and I blame you. Just the idea of [User] not only not being the beloved- but in a way being solely viewed that way- and in a sense being completely treated as such where it is very obvious- just- I love it.

The pure angst potential with the au is there and I -‘ screeching about it.

Y/N’s Not The Beloved?

(Monkiefam)

Exactly- Y/N is so heavily defined by being “not the beloved” that it kinda becomes their entire character.

Just like some people get jammed into slots they’re undeserving of by born traits or mere appearances, Y/N is out here getting pigeonholed into the “not our favorite” just because MK is the little monkey demon that their parents dreamed of having for so long.

And it doubly sucks ass, because Sun Wukong and Macaque are such good parents to MK that any criticism on your part will be questioned and “debunked” by well-meaning peers who probably just see you as “spoiled” or “jealous”.

Like, imagine this: your classmate, Y/N, is the adopted child of the fucking legendary hero, Monkey King. He’s married to; of all people, to the infamous Six-Eared Macaque. They have an adorable adopted son who is also a demon monkey.

And if what Y/N has to say about this whole family dynamic is “they spoil my brother too much/love him more than me/expect me to constantly look after him” and like…

From their perspective?

Bitch! You are privileged beyond compare and comprehension! You have two unimaginably powerful parents! They could crumble a civilization and raise a new from the smoldering ashes! They could impose themselves as gods and demand proper tribute! And instead they adopt a silly little mortal out of the goodness of their hearts, and you have the gall to “whine” about it not being enough?

Some of your classmates get beaten for bringing home bad grades? Some of them have dead parents? And a few were disowned for being queer! Others live in filth! Some have literally nothing! Why are you so damn “ungrateful”, Y/N?!

And then desperately trying to explain that yes, you are grateful for them and everything they’ve done, it’s not right for you to miss out on fundamental life experiences just because MK didn’t want you to go, or to nearly flunk a test because you couldn’t sleep on account of MK demanding your attention, or to lose friends that you were never allowed to hang out with because MK didn’t like them.

It’s especially bad in the situation that Y/N is particularly young, around say… under thirteen, or maybe semi-verbal, if they’re shy or anxious, and they haven’t learned how to properly communicate and express themselves in a conducive and effective manner, which leads to exchanges where what Y/N says is utterly ineffective at conveying what they mean, like:

“My parents love MK more than me.” (My parents unhealthily prioritize him even at a cost to myself.)

“Aww, sweetie! He’s just new to your house! You’ll get used to him!”

“I have to babysit MK so much that I don’t get to hang out with my friends.” (My budding social life is beginning to crumble under the weight of being a caretaker to my little brother.)

“You’re such a good older sibling! I bet your parents are really grateful to have a babysitter on hand!”

“MK wanted to go somewhere new yesterday, and he made our dads take me. I didn’t get to sleep.” (MK’s immediate happiness is becoming more important to both of our fathers than my physical health.)

“I bet you all had a lot of fun if you’re this tuckered out, huh? You’re lucky they took you!”

It gets to the point that Y/N, as they grow up, turns to the internet for validation and support in their life, probably to results that are equally split towards positive/negative.

“NTA- Clearly your fathers do not respect your health or feelings! Pack up and move out!”

“I can’t move out though? We live on a sacred mountain and I’ve never had a job because they make me babysit MK instead.”

“ESH cause y’all sound exhausting. I’d beat the fuck out of this “MK” TBH. What a brat.

“He’s nine though??? WTF dude?”

“Honestly all these NTAs and ESHs are so confusing clearly OP is a fucking ungrateful brat who’s gonna regret pushing their family away when they’re alone and have nobody. MASSIVE YTA kiddo.”

“I just want to stay home and sleep because I’m tired as hell from all the other family trips that I went on with my family? This is the first time I’m saying no?”

And slowly growing more and more ostracized and confused by everything in their nonconventional little family and how MK’s obsession with them is both fueled and enabled by Wukong and Macaque’s obsession with him, all slowly heading to a peak-

And when you snap, you are inevitably going to snap hard.

[daenystheedreamer]

AITA if i choose love over duty?

(Asshole)

I [24m] have found the love of my life [15f] and have run away with her. Unfortunately I am already married to my wife [27f] (it was arranged) plus my girlfriend's fiance [20m] is really mad about it and is threatening to wage war against my father's crown. I feel like this is an overreaction especially since I really need to bring about the salvation of the world and also I really like my girlfriend she's really cool. AITA?

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u/ladygaydy

-ESH SOMEONE CALL CPS?????

u/frogeater420

-YTA + KYS

u/fleatop4bottom

-INFO what is your dad like? is this just the straw that broke the destrier's back? waging rebellion is a HUGE risk

--u/silverprince

---My father is very opiniated (My wife says he's racist) but he's got untreated PTSD and all his employees are taking advantage of him. I'm hoping to get him some help and take over his duties. Obviously this is on the backburner for now.

u/swordomorning

-NTA You have the weight of the world on your shoulders my brother. Gods speed and may love and light be with you on your journey. Dawn stands with you.

--u/silverprince

---Thank you. I will remember your loyalty.

--u/frogeater420

---inshallah i will end your bloodline

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for telling my her ex I read her poetry?

I (F19) dated my ex (F18, Lacy) for about 9 months. I broke up with her because she had a lot of issues I just didn't know how to deal with and I also fell in love with my best friend (NB19, Alex, he/his pronouns), so I decided it was the best course of action. I broke up with Lacy on January of 2023 and started dating Alex in February.

Around this time, I found an Instagram account that posted poetry. There was nothing that could identify the author, but the poetry was really good so I started to follow them. With time, however, the poems started to look... familiar. Not the writing style, but some situations on them, for example: one of them said something like "your brother's night sky truck that took us to the stars" (my older brother has a dark blue truck he would lend me so I could take Lacy on dates) and another said "that old guitar you had that you never learned to play like you played me" (I have an old guitar I inherited from my father and I indeed never learned how to play it). These are only two examples, but I found many others that convinced me that account belonged to Lacy.

I know I should have left it alone the second I realized the account belonged to her, but it was so flattering to see she wrote all of that about me. I didn't tell anyone, not my friends or Alex, but I kept following the account and reading Lacy's poetry. I think my feelings for her started to rekindle after that, because no one ever wrote about me like that and, as months passed, she kept writing about me. She never got over me.

My relationship with Alex also started to have problems during this time. He got a job at an ice cream parlour and he started a D&D campain with his friends, which means we started to spend less and less time together. He didn't seem to be as interested in me as he was during our first months of relationship, and I feel like he's taking me for granted. Lately, more specifically since December, we started to fight a lot over small things too.

We went to a New Year's party one of our friends was hosting and Lacy was there too. That enough was reason for Alex to start complaining, since he has a lot of feelings of jealousy regarding her. We ended up having a fight because he thought I knew she'd be there, which I didn't, and he went to stay with our friends, avoiding me the whole night.

It was New Year's eve and I had just fought with my partner, who was monopolizing all of our friends and leaving me by myself, so I started to drink. I know that wasn't a good idea, but I was angry and frustrated and I thought that would help. It didn't, I just got super drunk.

Since my filter disappears when I'm drunk, I went after Lacy and told her her poetry was really good. At first she was confused, so I said I found her poetry account and her poems were amazing, and I was flattered she still thought about me like that, because I didn't think anyone else ever saw me in such a beautiful way.

After that, the panic in her eyes became clear. She started to cry, not full on sobbing but some tears rolled down her face and she didn't answer me, just left. Alex saw the interaction and came to ask me what happened. I ended up telling him about Lacy's poetry account, we fought again and I decided to go home. In that same night, I searched for the poetry account and it was deleted.

This whole situation didn't leave my head since it happened and I don't know what to think. Alex has also been avoiding me and I don't understand why everyone seems to be against me. Lacy blocked me everywhere and I'm beginning to think leaving her for Alex was a huge mistake. It was also never my intention to make Lacy feel like she had to delete her account.

AITA for telling her I knew about the poetry account?

What are these acronyms?

[t4tails]

worst type of aita post is anything like "aita for yelling at an autistic person" "aita for telling a disabled girl to fuck off" etc especially if its about a sibling because you already know the comments for those are all gonna be like

NTA its obvious youre a poor little glass child and your brother is a spoiled brat

[oifaaa]

AMTA for trying to kill my brother?

I (M10) grew up with my mother, but I recently moved to live with my birth father. Upon arriving I released that my father loves my adopted brother (M16) more than me and my brother is trying to steal my birthright even though he’s adopted and it’s rightfully mine. I naturally try to kill him to prove myself worthy of my inheritance and earn my fathers love but now everyone’s mad at me :(

Tim needs to stop pretending to be Damian on reddit its weird and just makes him look worse anyway NTA what 16 year old loses a fight to a 10 year old maybe your dad should think about unadopting you

[markantonys]

AITA for joining a "cult" that thinks my sister and mom are Darkfriends?

First, some backstory. I (30m) have always been an outsider in my family. It wasn't anything to do with my parents - dad (dead) always spent all his time with me instead of my younger siblings, and (step)mom (43f) always gave me extra attention compared to her bio kids because she didn't want me to feel neglected - or with my brother (21m), who's always looked up to me. It was all because of my sister (19f). She's hated and bullied me ever since she was a toddler, and I have no idea why. I guess maybe she doesn't think I'm her real brother, or blames me for telling on her whenever she did irresponsible things like climb trees and talk to strangers. All I've ever done is try to keep her safe, but she's never appreciated it.

Anyway, there's this organization (my sister claims it's a cult, though I don't think that's fair) that's dedicated to serving the Light. My mom always hated them and kept them banned from our country because she thinks they have an agenda against women who can channel, and she's one herself, as is my sister. I used to believe her, but after reading one book written by the organization's founder, I realized that my mom has a totally biased view of them and they're actually doing really important work founded on admirable principles. So when my sister went missing at the hands of women who can channel, I decided I'd had enough of those women lying to everyone all the time and I joined this organization.

I did have my view of them shaken when I found out my mom had been kidnapped, abused, and murdered by one of their leaders (turns out she's actually still alive though, don't worry about that), but I challenged that leader to an honorable duel and killed him to avenge my mom, and my friends and I rooted out a handful of other corrupt members of the organization, so now with that small minority gone, the rest of us can continue doing the Light's work and spreading awareness of the evils of the One Power.

To be clear, I OBVIOUSLY don't think my sister and mom are Darkfriends; it's only everyone else who uses the One Power who is. I've explained this to my sister multiple times but it only makes her angrier instead of grateful that I'm making an exception for her and choosing to believe the best of her. It feels like I can never do anything right in her eyes, but maybe I've somehow got the wrong understanding of the situation. So, AITA?

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u/dainbornhald: NTA. Your sister's problem isn't actually that you joined this organization (which totally does sound 100% Light-serving). She doesn't think you're her real brother and is just looking for any excuse to continue the bullying, manipulation, and gaslighting she's been using on you since she was a toddler. [+5k votes] u/childbyar: Came here to say this. Sister sounds like a textbook abuser, and, honestly, almost definitely a Darkfriend. I'd go no contact with her, OP, and maybe get a restraining order if you have to - she's obviously unhinged. [+1.2k votes]

u/amyrlinseat: You joined a cult that thinks your sister is a Darkfriend based on an innate characteristic about her that she didn't choose and can't change (unlike you, who DID choose to join this cult), and you're whining that she's mad at you for it??? YTA [-749 votes]

u/luckyfox: YTA for the cult thing, but this whole family's got serious mommy AND daddy issues (take it from an expert). Sister resents you for getting all your parents' attention growing up, and you have a victim complex about being a stepchild/half-brother. I can only wonder what might be going on with the middle brother who wasn't mentioned much here. You guys need to go to therapy. [+2 votes] u/galaddamodred [OP]: My brother always seemed very well-adjusted, but a few hours after I made this post he actually died going on a suicide charge in battle because he thought he was unimportant enough to risk and no one would care much if he died in the attempt. Which sucks because now the only sibling I've got left is my sister who hates me. [+273 votes] u/luckyfox: oh my god [+312 votes]

[aita-blorbos]

AITA for making my brother happy?

Look, I get that I tried to brainwash the entire world the first time, and I learned my lesson the hard way that when you try to achieve world domination the twin brother who betrayed you at age eleven by getting adopted without you will infiltrate your fake school with smart children one of which is psychic and shut down the operation.

And I also get that I was sorta trying to brainwash the entire world the second time. BUT! This time I was doing it by making everyone experience happiness!

Of course my twin brother had to show up and be like, it’s UNETHICAL, and ARTIFICIAL, and blah blah blah. As if he can say anything about ethics. He betrayed me as children. He got adopted and never came back for me. Who is he to be all morally high and mighty?

But I guess I sorta missed him so… I hypnotized into having the happiness too! So then he was happy! And this kind of happiness didn’t even trigger his narcolepsy, which is a good thing, right? Cause “real” happiness makes him fall asleep, so this is better!

But um. My technique appears to be making people go eventually catatonic and lose the ability to feel or move or speak or experience life. I am beginning to think I may have screwed up.

AITA?

[godsofhumanity]

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aita for not giving my nephew his inheritance?

i (M) come from a family 4. i have two sisters and a brother (older than me). growing up, my brother was always wayyy more favoured than I. Our father gave him all of his property and titles instead of me when he decided to retire. i was annoyed about this since i should’ve been included in the inheritance, but didn’t say anything because i’m pretty strong myself and not a crybaby. Anyways, a little while ago, my brother passed away (unrelated story, do not ask me for context. it was a NATURAL passing), and so i, like a good brother, took over my brother’s property and household and have been managing it peacefully ever since 😌.

However, recently my brother’s wife decided to come back to town and claims that her son should be managing the property instead of me. i politely told her that i’m a lot older than her son (he has no real world experience and would definitely be overwhelmed by the role), and so it really would be better for everyone if i stayed in charge. She argued that since it was originally my brother’s property, therefore his son should get everything, but i think that since my brother’s property was actually our father’s property and i’m the only remaining son of our father, it should be mine. my SIL decided to throw a big stink and has gotten all of our extended family involved too and no one can really make a decision about who the property should go to. my nephew and i have been forced to participate in all sorts of weird “trials” to try and see who’s best suited to stay in charge, and it’s just been incredibly exhausting 🙄 (yes, i have been winning ALL of them!). none of this would have happened if my SIL hadn’t gotten involved.

I’m really saddened by the way my SIL has handled the whole thing, and i know that her son just isn’t ready to take over from me 😒. He’s incredibly immature, short-tempered and generally unlikeable. Some things he’s done during this whole scenario include: chopping his mother’s head off, jacking off in MY LUNCH!!, and making an “L” sign on his forehead every time he sees me. i just can’t stand the idea of a little brat like him taking what i’ve worked so hard to protect and grow 😡😡.

☀️ sun-official Follow

NTA!! your nephew sounds stupid, and you sound like a good, strong, upstanding member of society. don’t give up the fight! ignore all the idiotic replies. i’m sorry you had to go through this, if you need some more advice, feel free to DM me.

🪓 desert-storm69 Follow

no, i never even TOUCHED him. i’m nice to him all the time. he’s just crazy.

🪄 i-want-my-mummy Follow

uhmmm Set?? is that you. i s2g if this is you.. YTA stop lying about everything and please keep your hands and feet to yourself around my son!!

🧟‍♂️ hi-im-mummy-deactivated00200121

YTA, can you please just give @i-want-my-mummy's and my son what he deserves... we've been arguing about this for like 80+ years.

🪓 desert-storm69 Follow

how the hell are you even replying on my post?!?! i thought i got you deactivated!!!! @ staff deactivate everyone voting "YTA" immediately!!!!11!!

#y'all only hate me because i threatened to kill you all on multiple occasions #weaklings

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[deepwithintheabyss]

abyss I need Slade doing the am I the asshole but with his relationship with Dick. And he’s like “his father is younger than me. And disapproves. Problematic? Also my boyfriend is 23 and pregnant. Thanks.”

Tim would obviously find the account and flip his shit

This had me cackling, very specific request. (fuck how old is Slade again?), also this would probably be something he gets advised for going to the relationships thread (okay not anymore after I edited my first idea) (I'm talking like I know and use reddit xD I just see some screenshots)

fullfilled the first part of the prompt but not the second, hope you're happy anyways

AITA threatening to whisk my partner away after his father threatened to make us break up?

I'm gonna be frank, I only am writing this because my boyfriend thinks it's a funny idea.

Aparently the fact that I was a teenager while my partners adopted father was just a child is one of the man's main concerns and he tries to bring it up ever single time we see each other. If it's not that it's about my job and what I do and the rules he tries to impose upon me for being "part of the family now" or when I'm in his home city.

I think he's being unreasonable and needlessly concerned. It's not like the he is much older than my partner, age-wise they're more like brothers than father and son (not to mention that the whole family relationships are a mess anyway, I swear they change it every few months just to fuck with me)

After he learned my partner was pregnant he threatened me with several bodily harm and a promise to ensure that I would never be able to touch my partner again or be able to come near him, much less see my child. He even tried to imply that he would try to convince my partner to abort but we are all aware that my partner wants to have children and wouldn't listen to such a request. (Also the Bastard is weak for children as well so that was most likely a bluff to begin with).

Upon this I told him that if he even tried to seperate me and my partner I would flee the country and move somewhere where even the bastard wouldn't be able to find us.

He took this very seriously and got even more problematic, instead of backing down (not that that was to be expected). His... there is no good word to describe that person, my partners adopted grandparent disapproved of my choice of words and tried to tell me I was very out of line for it.

I do not think I am in the wrong whatsoever, nor does my partner. We are both allowed to do what we want with our own lives and I think it would actually be helpful if my partner left the controlling clutches of his father, at least for long enough to raise our child.

While the rest of the family is a bit wary of me it is for very different reasons and no one else has opposed our relationship yet. (Ignoring my partners youngest brother but that's more childish jealousy from suddenly having to share my partners attention with me.)

So am I the asshole for threatening to distance myself and my partner from his adoptive father until he learns to calm down about our relationship?

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lillypads98 WAit wait wait wait we need more information, you are how old??? and you think it's just okay to be together with your patner? and whats up with the fmaily anyway??? hello is no one questioning this??

TforTimeSpentThinkingAboutSpleens lmao if this is who i think it is and i dont think im wrong then im going to make sure all the others see this too also i would NEVER let him vanish like that nice try

neoforhero NTA for sure, sounds like your partners father has some serious control issues, while I think you might have reacted a bit extreme it seems to be something that has been building up for a while. (He tries to control your behaviour when you enter the city??? Who does he think he is? Fricking Batman?

[jrwi-aita]

AITA for just trying my hardest to tend to someone's wounds?

I (m,19) have a condition known as vampirism that makes blood and such a bit difficult to be around. Normally, I am very civilized and drink from a cup as I was taught to do. This night was... shamefully different. While trying to tend to the wounds of my brother's gang members (long story, I do not have time to explain :( ) , I found myself in a bit of an uncontrollable frenzy and I may've torn the guy into shreds... now that whole gang of at least 30 people hates my guts. I didn't mean to attack, it was just so much blood...

[annebrontesrequiem]

Dickens Dashboard Simulator

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Hat fell into the street and I gotta get it back, hope the carriage drivers don't mind :)

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hopital

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artfulurchin-deactivated18390105

Everyone's always like 'Oh child gangs are bad' and 'Crime is rampant in London.' No one ever asks 'How was the business today? The business seemed like a lot of fun.'

bookstands-r-us Follow

I hope everyone who reblogged this stupid post gets shipped off to Australia just like OP

#oh it's just a bit of fun! it's just a joke!! #get back to me when people are filching the handkerchiefs from YOUR patrons #you're all losers

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To commemorate my dear father and I...

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I hauve consumption

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alordbyanyothername-deactivated18391130

We all know you got your ass handed to you by that child lmaoooo

mulberry-bush Follow

Say that to my face so I can slap it with a glove

alordbyanyothername-deactivated18391130

We all know you'd fire right into the sky

pikefish Follow

Guys, I think op killed him

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Christmas celebrators die challenge

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manofbusiness Follow

AITA for using my niece (young? I forgot her birth date) to try and reel in some rich business associates of mine? Yeah they're a little creepy, but like, money is money. But at the end of the night she left my house crying - just like my brother's child to do that - and I almost felt, bad??

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I'll track you down to the ends of the Earth to rectify the evil you have visited upon my sister and our family. You took in your only nieces and nephews in order to destroy and ruin them to benefit yourself. I hope you never sleep again at night. I curse your name and turn from you. If you were begging in the street I should be revolted by you and not give a single crust, I, in my infinite mercy should walk past you as you vanish into the shadows of obscurity.

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Anyone in this thread smoke opium?

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whereislove Follow

Finally arrived in London! Anyone want to meet up?

artfulurchin-deactivated18390105

Sure! Address is:

Bill Sykes Lair Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel London, England

Me and my friend would love to show you around!

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Yay!

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[bethanydelleman]

AITA for breaking my brother up with his girlfriend?

u/PrincessCaroline

I (F20) have a friend “Jane” (F22). I thought she was a very sweet girl, but then I began to suspect that she only was hanging out with me because of my brother (M23), who is an absolute catch (handsome and rich, the full package). We invited her family over for a party and her mother kept going on and on about how Jane marrying my brother would save the whole family from being poor. It was really rude.

A mutual friend of mine “Will” (M28), told us the next day at breakfast that he didn't think Jane actually liked my brother, she was just going along with her mother's plans. I agreed and we all convinced my brother to stay away and ghost her.

Here's where I might be the asshole. I sent a very passive aggressive text suggesting that Jane move on and that my brother would never marry her. I thought it was the best thing to do, I didn't want her mooning over him and wasting her precious time (she's already 22! Not much time left before she’s an old maid). But I showed the text to my friend and she thought it was a bit over the top. AITA?

Edited to Add: I do wish Jane the very best and I like her as a friend, I just don't think she's right for my brother if she doesn't love him! And Will has this really great sister that I think would be a better match (especially financially)

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u/HarpInAWindow

I’m going to go against the grain and say NTA. People here just don’t understand what it’s like having a wealthy family member. You can never tell who is getting close to you just for a chance at your brother and it really messes with your sense of trust.

In all likelihood, she’s just a gold digger. You can’t trust anyone these days.

AITA Jane Austen Masterpost

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

WIBTA if I reported my roommate for smoking weed?

🖍 for identification

Okay so I (19, F) live in the dorms on my university campus. Specifically, I'm in the normal, freshman-only dorms. This means that while weed is legal in my area, very few if any of of people in my building are legally allowed to use it, only the RAs would be old enough

My schools drug policy is basically "Don't, especially on campus or in a way where you can get caught on campus. It we smell it from your room there will be consequences, and if you're somewhere where it's happening but not doing it yourself you will still face consequences". A lot of people don't really care and will smoke it on campus, or return to their dorms still smelling of it anyway. In addition, the smell is a major sensory issue for me (as in, feel sick, break down crying if there too long, very much not okay level). I do what I can for dealing with this myself (walk a bit out of my way to avoid area I know tends to be a spot people will smoke, hold my breath if I can avoid the smell, etc). It's not my business what people do, I get that.

Recently, after my roommate (F, don't know age but about my age) returns to our room she, and consequentially, the room, smell strongly of weed. This is, to me at least, a different situation than the walkway outside the dorm building/dorm lobby/other areas where I have to deal with the smell of weed because, well, it's partially my room. It's where I sleep and work and typically am when I don't have class or show work. And because it's a smaller more confined space, the smell is even stronger, permeates everything, and doesn't just go away.

While I've had things my roommate did cause sensory issues before, I always went with a "just deal" route because 1. She's paying the same as I am to live there and 2. It was mostly things like strong smelling food or having the TV running late at higher volumes, which I didn't know how to bring up with her and aren't Go To The RA type problems.

However, this is a different level, and I've slept in my car last night and tonight and avoided the room all day except to grab things like a change of clothes, my toiletries bag, my purse, etc. which when I went to grab, the room still smelled like weed. Because this is 1. worse than other sensory issues I've run into with her and 2. Something that could potentially get me in trouble if I was in the room and someone came by to check and noticed the smell, I've considered going to the RA/housing staff and telling them about this, but since I've never actually talked to my roommate about any problems, including this, I'm worried it would be an asshole move. Plus, it's possible the campus police would end up involved and thats a whole other level of trouble I would feel bad putting her through. When I first escaped to my car last night I sent a vent text to my brother, which my mom ended up seeing, and she's pushing me to tell someone but I'm worried about it

So, wibta?

What are these acronyms?

[omgkatsudonplease]

AITA for writing an expose about a political candidate in an upcoming election?

I (16F) am a member of a minority group that has faced centuries of systemic oppression in our society because I come from an outside group that historically persecuted said society in the 1500s-1600s. Up until the 1950s, our group weren't even considered full members of society; after 1951, they could only join society provided they agree with the doctrine governing the rest of the society and follow its lifestyle, which has numerous restrictive, outdated rules like women being required to wear their hair up at all times and giving your first kiss to your future spouse. If you don't assimilate, you are ostracised and discriminated against.

This year, there's an election happening to replace a former Prime Minister and there are four candidates. One of the candidates is a straight up murderous, lying megalomaniac who was exposed back in the 1980s to be the leader of a terrorist hate group bent on persecuting people like me. Another candidate is slightly less extreme than that but is a hard-line supporter of the current, very corrupt government and has pretty much based his entire platform on law and order and increasing funding for police to clean up the streets, etc. Another candidate is much more moderate, but she believes that all people like me should assimilate into the society and will only support those of us who have assimilated. And the fourth candidate claims to support my minority group, and has championed further integration and cultural exchange with the outside group. A pretty upstanding bloke, as one of my friends would put it.

I recently found out, however, that this fourth candidate was not what he seemed. In fact, when he was younger, he was actually a member of that terrorist group run by the first candidate. His entire family, save for a disgraced cousin and his disowned brother, hates people like me; his mother thought nothing of calling me slurs when I interned for his campaign this summer. Most concerningly, that connection to the terrorist group has some additional factors that make it impossible for him to fully sever ties with the leader, and could in fact give the leader means of compromising him if he should become the Minister, which I think is an issue of national security.

Other people working on this campaign have told me that I shouldn't inform the general public about this candidate's past, because he wants to move on from his mistakes. But I kept feeling like the public had a right to know, because it's just completely disingenuous for this candidate to hide his background in order to court the vote of people he used to persecute in order to gain power. So I wrote an expose about him, and I posted it at my school, and now it's getting into the press outside of school. Several of my friends have argued with me about it, and I think I ruined the relationship between two of my friends because of it. But I still feel like I was justified in informing people about this potential conflict of interest/national security concern.

For more context, please see AO3!

[soulmusicsongs]

Soul from Nigeria, part 2

Soul from Nigeria

Afro - We - Asiko (Take A Trip With Asiko, 1977)

Agboju Logun - Shina Williams and His African Percussionists (Agboju Logun / Gboro Mi Ro, 1984)

Alabeke (Part 1) - Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band Of Aba (Alabeke (Part 1) / Alabeke (Part 2), 197?)

Asalam Aleikum - Afro Express (Asalam Aleikum, 1976)

Be Yourself (And Don't Let Nobody Be You) - Akwassa (La'Ila, 1975)

Christian Community - W. Roy Featuring Rational Men (W. Roy Featuring Rational Men, 1979)

Cool Money - Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz International (Cool Money, 1979)

Igbehin Lalayo Nta - Dynamic Africana (Dynamic Africana In U.S.A. - Unity And Strength Vol 1, 1977)

I Wanna Do It - The Mebusas (Mebusas Vol 1 - Blood Brothers, 1973)

Just because You are a Woman - Frances Kuboye (The Black Way - La Mémoire Du Peuple Noir, 1979)

Let’s Love Each Other - Emma Baloka (Freedom, 1982)

Na Teef Know De Road Of Teef - Pax Nicholas And The Nettey Family (Na Teef Know De Road Of Teef, 1975)

Road Man (Mystic) - Mighty Flames (Metalik Funk Band, 1978)

Sako Sako - Effi Duke's Love Band (Joy Of Living, 1980)

Sweet Nothing - Saaji "A" (Lover Boy, 1979)

Take Your Time - Dan Satch & The Professional Atomic 8 Band (Ikoro's 70 Special, 1970)

Tenkim Kpoho - Mary Afi Usuah (African Woman, 1978)

Thief Man - Ogiza (Ogiza, 1977)

Tire Loma da Nigbehin - MonoMono (The Dawn of Awareness, 1974)

When Soldier Say No Coming Back - Audience Limited (Vol. 1, 1977)

More Soul Songs

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Ethiopian Grooves

Funk from Africa in 20 tracks

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[aita-blorbos]

AITA for not apologizing to my boss after playing meme songs on the radio?

Okay. Hi! My name is O, and I run the local radio station in my town. My boss, P, is really adamant about what things can or cannot be played on radio. They've even made a list for me (due to finding a bunch of loopholes in the manual) which entails:

Do not play any documentaries on radio that are longer than 2 hours. - REVISED: Do not play any documentaries on radio period.

Do not play "your brother's fire mixtape" on radio. Ever.

Do not watch or play any audio for movies on radio. There have been many complaints of spoilers.

Do not call your friends on radio. They can hear you.

Do not play any country songs on radio early in the morning. - REVISED: Do not play any country songs period.

Do not put songs or audio snippets on loop for longer than 1 hour. REVISED: Do not put songs or audio snippets on loop period.

And there's more rules too, but you get the gist of it.

So anyways, yesterday night I was bored playing the same popular songs over and over, so I got an idea. I have a good sense of humor and laugh at anything really, so I went onto Soundcloud and looked up a bunch of memey and silly songs. Once I compiled a playlist (it was about 2 hours worth of songs), I put in some designated ad breaks, loaded the songs onto the radio, and let it loose into the world.

When I clocked into work today, P was furious. Somehow, P was driving late last night, and he was subjected to my lovely playlist while on the highway. So anyways, now he wants to fire me.

I asked him why. He said that I wasn't a good fit for the work environment and that my "attitude" was getting out of hand. I reminded him that he made a list and I followed it, and that technically I didn't break any rules so he has no reason to fire me.

He said if I don't apologize for it then he'll fire me. My coworkers are telling me to just apologize and suck up to them, but I really don't see what I did wrong here? I was just having a little bit of fun, and it's not like I always do this?? I'm holding my ground for now, but I'm really starting to wonder if I'm the a-hole here.

So, AITA?