#oscar wilde 97

[soundlessroom]

Just my type from The vamps is playing in the background. Soundweavers with this Pansexual Bastard just hit the shelves, begging for your eyes! (He likes having all eyes on him)

[alternativeulster]

dont let anyone ever tell you the doctor who tv movie (1996) sucks. this is literally the best scene in all 60 years of doctor who

[v-akarai]

References in Servamp

Arabian mythology

Jinn. Ch. 16

Greek mythology

Elpis. Ch. 75

Moirai. Ch. 108

Pandora. Ch. 130

Pygmalion. Ch. 123

Pandora's Box. Ch. 97

Japanese mythology

Gashadokuro. Ch. 129

Kitsune. Ch. 3

Raijin. Ch. 85

Norse mythology

Baldr. Ch. 39

Bifröst. Ch. 88

Brunhild. Ch. 88

Fimbulwinter. Ch. 40

Freya. Ch. 65

Frey. Ch. 131

Gleipnir. Ch. 101

Hati. Ch. 91, 131

Hod. Ch. 39

Hliðskjálf. Ch. 96

Idunn. Ch. 65

Loki. Ch. 15

Mimir. Ch. 29

Mjölnir. Ch. 53

Ragnarök. Ch. 101, 122, 131

Sigurd. Ch. 101

Thor. Ch. 41

Yggdrasil. Ch. 42

Biblical references

Abel. Ch. 8

Adam. Ch. 128

Boaz and Jachin. Ch. 42

Eden. Ch. 21

Eve. Ch. 1

John the Baptist. Ch. 122

Judith. Ch. 147

Lucifer. Ch. 135

Noah. Ch. 145

Nod. Ch. 29, events

Hinduism

Asura. Ch. 57.5, 89.

Tarot

The Fool - Mahiru. Ch. 50

I. The Magician – Night trio. Ch. 41

II. The High Priestess – Mikuni. Ch. 42

V. The Hierophant - Shuhei. Ch. 77

X. Wheel of Fortune - Junichiro. Ch. 53

XII. The Hanged Man - Tsurugi. Ch. 50

XV. The Devil – Shamrock. Ch. 72

XVI. The Tower - Touma. Ch. 47

XVII. The Star - Iduna. Ch. 73

XVIII. The Moon - Yumikage. Ch. 69

XX. Judgement - Mikuni. Ch. 144

Literary references

 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 3, 4, 7, 19, 98, 122. Misono, Lily, Dodo, Mitsuki, Yamane, Hattori, Mikuni, Bad B and Good B.

"As You Like It" William Shakespeare. Ch. 10, 38.5. Mikuni's spell.

"My Fair Lady" English nursery rhyme. Ch. 10 Mikuni's spell.

"Dracula" Bram Stoker. Ch. 12, 30. Hugh.

"Romeo and Juliet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Ch. 29 Johannes.

"Through the Looking-Glass" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 29, events. Mikuni, Johannes.

"Julius Caesar" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 84. Hyde.

"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Robert Stevenson. Ch. 23, 37. Hyde, Licht.

"Macbeth" William Shakespeare. Ch. 24, 31. Kuro, Saint Germain, Mahiru.

"Night on the Galactic Railroad" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 26, 142. Higan, Tsubaki.

"The Little Prince" Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Ch 30, 67. Kuro, Mahiru, Sloth demon, Gear, probably Jeje.

"Hamlet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 33, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"The Phantom of the Opera" Gaston Leroux. Ch. 36 Licht and Hyde technique.

"Peter and Wendy" James Barry. Ch. 44, 56, 74. Tsurugi, Touma, Mahiru.

"Ring a Ring o' Roses" nursery rhyme. Ch. 53 Junichiro's spell.

“Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” James Barry. Ch. 53, 75. Tsurugi, Touma.

"Death in Venice" Thomas Mann. Ch. 55 Gilbert technique.

"Total Eclipse" a play by Christopher Hampton. Ch. 55 Rayscent's technique.

"The Morning of the Last Farewell" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"Spring and Asura" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"The Catcher in the Rye" Jerome Salinger. Ch. 62 Shuhei.

"Four and Twenty Blackbirds" Agatha Christie. Ch. 62 Shuhei's spell.

"Metamorphosis" Franz Kafka. Ch. 62 Shamrock technique.

“The Nighhawk's Star” Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 62, 76. Shamrock technique.

"Rock-a-bye Baby" an English lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

“Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein” lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

"Who Killed Cock Robin" an English nursery rhyme. Ch. 70 Yumikage's spell.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Lyman Frank Baum. Ch. 70, 88. Tsukimitsu brothers’ spells.

"Daddy-Long-Legs" Jean Webster. Ch. 74. Dark Night Trio, Touma.

"King Lear" William Shakespeare. Ch. 86. Hyde.

"The House of the Sleeping Beauties" Yasunari Kawabata. Ch. 86. Iori.

"The Divine Comedy" Dante Alighieri. Ch. 118, 120, 121. Niccolo, Ildio, Gluttony demon.

“A Brute's Love” (人でなしの恋) Edogawa Rampo. Ch. 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Coppelia" ballet Leo Delibes. Chapter 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Salome" Oscar Wilde. Ch. 122, 147. Mikuni, Lily.

"Turandot" opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the play by Carlo Gozzi. Ch. 129, 136. Lily.

"The Tempest" William Shakespeare. Ch. 131. Licht and Hyde.

"The Old Man and the Sea" Ernest Hemingway. Ch. 134 Hugh.

"Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes. Ch. 135 Hugh.

"Jane Eyre" Charlotte Brontë. Ch. 136. Hokaze.

"Madama Butterfly" opera by Giacomo Puccini. Ch. 136. Lily.

"Hansel and Gretel" the Brothers Grimm. Ch. 140. Faust and Otogiri.

"Girl Hell" Yumeno Kyusaku. Ch. 147. Mikuni, Noah.

Music

"Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 34

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Ch. 125

Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 131

Movies

"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946). Ch. 131

"Life is Beautiful" (1997). Ch. 131

I believe this list can be expanded. Somewhere I’ve written only chaps when some reference was mentioned for the first time and omitted all further mentions.

Special thanks to hello-vampire-kitty, joydoesathing and passmeabook, because some works wouldn’t be included in the list without their observations.

[anotherblondcompanion]

Introducing myself Hey so I am new in this app and I just wanted to put a few details about me out there.

Hey so ,I'm LJ and nineteen. I am from Germany.Besides being politically interested and active through demonstration (for LGBTQ+ rights, against the far-rigth) and similar things, I have a lot of other interests.

My favourite Fandoms are by far Good Omens, X-Men (especially 97) and Doctor Who. But I love gathering cool information about the world of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit too. Additionally I recently re-entered into the Marauders fandom.

I have quite a few hobbies, I like creating art (my favourite materials are acrylics watercolour and fineliner altough i got qn ipad so im trying out digital stuff too), enjoy video games ( could play Skyrim and Sims for hours), like to read ( more to that at a later point) and I write poetry, which to be all honest isn't that good, but I love it regardless. Sometimes I even try to write my own songtexts but that is a bit difficult to me.

Speaking of songtexts and music, my favourite artists are Hozier, Elton John, The Oh Hellos, Florence + the Machine and The Velvet Underground. But I like to listen to some German artists to, especially Kraftklub, Alligatoah, Die Ärzte , Yu and Nachtkinder. The last one is pretty unknown, but they've got a bit of a Nirvana vibe going on and I can recommend listening to them.

I also love books and stories in general, especially Oscar Wilde or Neil Gaiman (my favourite of his is Good Omens but The Sandman is a close second). And as cliché as it migth sound, I adore Shakespeare. I've fallen in love with his works when I was 13 and saw a rendition of Macbeth, but I must say that I love the sonnets even more.

I hope to find some people to talk about mutual interests on this app, and maybe even find some friends. I am a bit socially awkward but once I'm more comfortable I am pretty talkative.Anyway I hope everyone who reads this has a good day/nigth.

[trailmixedup]

!!Spoilers for RQG!!

Was listening to The Night We Met by Lord Huron and started thinking about how much longer Cel will live than all of the rest of the party… like, they’re only 97, which is about 13% through their lifespan. Barnes went first, they talk about his funeral in the epilogue. Then Azu would have passed because an orc’s lifespan is only 60. She was already getting old and achey in the third epilogue (which made me fucking sob btw). Wilde would have gone after Azu, I don’t think we ever really got an idea of exactly how old Oscar was in the campaign but he’s also just human. Zolf and Hamid would have a decently long time together in the pub after Oscar’s death, but I can’t imagine them spending another 70/80 years together consistently without Oscar. Then Hamid would pass and it would just be Zolf and Cel left. I don’t see them keeping in close touch unless they’ve bonded over losing everyone else or something. Of course people come in and out of Cels life, they live a really really long time, but within the context of the song, eventually they are the last one left of the party. Just like- “ I had all and then most of you, some and none of you, take me back to the night we met, I don’t know what I’m supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you” while the party slowly ages and passes away and Cel is just there, aging so so slowly until it’s only them left, middle aged and alone.

(They wouldn’t be completely alone, obvs, because they’re sociable and friendly and stuff, but like, in the context of the party.)

ANYWHO!

[fastlanehqs]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟔𝐓𝐇, 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟏

The first Sunday paper since graduation and of the summer is out. The air is fresh and sweet around you. You shuffle into the bright summer sun to grab the latest copy of The Midway Tribune. You're trying to determine if you're still drunk or just hungover as you head back inside, paper in hand, for whatever reason that may be. Open it up to read about Midway's happenings, or use it to swat flies. Whatever, man.

𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄!

(covered by Buster Rafferty) As some of our readers may recall, back in May the Midway High cafeteria suffered great damage in an intentional fire. While there were ten suspects in total, none were found guilty by school administration or law enforcement. This has left citizens concerned. It has left me to draw a few conclusions. Is there a troupe of arsonists freely roaming Midway? Is it possible one of these ten miscreants got away scot free? We can now name them as: CHERRY GALLO (19), DOUGLAS GRECO (19), FRANKIE TERRELL (18), GWENDOLYN GOODWIN (18), ISAAC BRIERLY (19), JESSE PEARCE (19), KASUMI NISHIMURA (19, FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT), OSCAR HARJO (19), PAULINE JOHNSON (18), ROBERT LEE MORRISON (20, KNOWN CRIMINAL). While the teens served several Saturdays in detention in an effort to illicit a confession, one never came. Some concerned citizens demanded they not be allowed to graduate, but school leadership, headed by Principal Grauss, choose to massage the Midway High graduation rate instead of pursue justice at all costs. In my opinion, there needs to be a serious investigation into how the Midway police department has failed to identify a suspect. This is supposed to be a safe community, and if we are letting arsonists roam free, who will pay the price next? What will it take?

𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐘

This Week in Midway, by Kimberly Williams Monday through Sunday there will be theme nights at the Midway Country Club pool! The themes are as follows: Mod Monday, Tropical Tuesday, Wild West Wednesday, Theatrical Thursday, Floral Friday, Swimsuit Saturday, and Silly Sunday. Happy hour is from 3-5 and the pool will close at 11. Members and non members are permitted, though non-members must pay an admission fee of $5. (that's like 40 dollars in 2024 btw) Those not in dress code will not be admitted. Food and entertainment availablewith entrance fee. There will be a showing of Fiddler on the Roof at the Midway Drive-in on Friday at 7 pm and a showing of Escape from the Planet of the Apes on Saturday at 9 pm. Midway Blood Bank is looking to pay donors $6 for blood donations and $8 for plasma donations. Potential donors can donate in the Midway High gym from 8-3 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Volunteers are gathering on Saturday from 9-5 to paint an 'Integrity is the Midway Way' mural at MHS, organized by First Baptist Midway.

𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

Brought to you by Sonny Caldwell Our sweltering summer is getting off to a simmering start! This week, expect highs as high as 97 and a cool off at 68. Saturday will be the hottest day of the week, so don't forget to drink plenty of water and wear sunscreen-- and homeowners, better water that foundation this week so you don't trade your conversation pit for a sinkhole! Stay cool, Midway!

[soulbrothershow]

Halle Berry: The Only Black Woman to Win Best Actress in 97 Years—Why?

In the nearly century-long history of the Academy Awards, Halle Berry remains the only Black woman to have won the Oscar for Best Actress. Her groundbreaking victory in 2002 for Monster’s Ball was supposed to mark a shift in Hollywood—a moment of progress, a breaking of barriers. Yet, more than 20 years later, no other Black actress has followed in her footsteps.

Berry’s acceptance speech that night was emotional, acknowledging the historical significance of her win. “This moment is so much bigger than me,” she said, dedicating it to every unknown woman of color with a dream. But in the years since, that moment has remained an anomaly rather than a turning point. The question remains: Why?

A History of Snubs

Hollywood has long had a complicated relationship with Black actresses. Despite powerhouse performances, legendary women like Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It), Cicely Tyson (Sounder), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), and Diana Ross (Lady Sings the Blues) were nominated but never won. Dandridge, the first Black woman ever nominated for Best Actress in 1955, paved the way, but the doors have remained largely closed.

Even in recent years, the pattern continues. Viola Davis (The Help, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) won Best Supporting Actress but was overlooked for Best Actress. Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) and Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) were nominated but denied the win.

The industry has awarded Black actors in supporting categories—Lupita Nyong’o, Octavia Spencer, Whoopi Goldberg—but when it comes to leading roles, the Academy has been far more reluctant.

A Blessing and a Curse

For Berry, winning the Oscar was both a career-defining moment and, ironically, a career obstacle. Rather than opening doors to top-tier roles, her post-Oscar career has been marked by underwhelming projects. Instead of being flooded with high-quality scripts, she found herself in films that failed to capitalize on her talent. Unlike white actresses who experience career surges after Oscar wins—think Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Jennifer Lawrence—Berry did not receive the same opportunities.

This speaks to a broader issue: Hollywood’s limited imagination when it comes to Black women in leading roles. While white actresses are given diverse, complex characters to play, Black actresses are often confined to narrow, stereotypical roles—or overlooked altogether.

Could Cynthia Erivo Break the Cycle?

This year, all eyes are on Cynthia Erivo, whose performance as Elphaba in Wicked has already garnered critical acclaim. If nominated, she could finally break the nearly 25-year drought since Berry’s win. But will the Academy recognize her? Or will she join the long list of Black actresses who delivered Oscar-worthy performances only to be overlooked?

Berry’s Oscar win should not stand alone. It should have been the beginning of true representation, not a lone exception. Until the Academy—and Hollywood at large—fully embraces Black women as leading forces, her victory will remain a symbol of both triumph and the work still left undone.

[igazikutya]

Grand Traxelektor 2024 / 2 – „Move!”

Az éves visszatekintés második része, a táncos válogatás, nem csak techno! 103 felvételt tartalmaz, és egy perc híján 10 órás hosszúságú.

Grand Traxelektor 2024 / 2 – „Move!” Spotify Playlist

A Spotify relatíve jobban bánik a dance anyagokkal, ez most is így van, 97 felvétel található meg online, és 32 perc hiányzik a 10 teljes órához (94%).

Grand Traxelektor 2024 / 2 – „Move!” – Full Playlist

Ø [Phase] - Exiting the Delusion [VA - Rødhåd presents: CRIMSON RUBEUS, WSNWG] 9beats - Hanokh [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Al Wootton - Midnight Paseo [Albacete Knife, Trule] Al Wootton - Xana [River Songs, Trule] Altinbas - Sustain [Sustain, Fuse Imprint] Ambien Baby - Baila (Roza Terenzi Remix)[Masa, Turbo] Arnaud Le Texier - Late Night (Original Mix)[Late Night EP, Children Of Tomorrow] ASC - Nexus[Isometric Projection, Curvature] Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor - NRG LVLS [NRG LVLS, TRUST] Audio Units - Jupiter Landing [Atraxia, Illegal Alien] Axel Karakasis - Creatures [Over Lap , Modularz] Black Dot - Losing Game (Marcel Dettmann Remix)[Love at Glance, Italo Moderni] British Murder Boys - I Saw the Set Up Man [Active Agents and House Boys, Downwards] British Murder Boys - It's in the Heart [Active Agents and House Boys, Downwards] British Murder Boys - It's what you hide [Active Agents and House Boys, Downwards] Claudio PRC - Celotex [Golden Scales, Delsin] Claudio PRC - Focal Zone (Oscar Mulero Remix)[Drifting Northward, Warm Up] Cyberaktif - Locked Away [eNdgame, Artoffact] Damon Wild - DMT [Pleasure Builder, Sonic Groove] Damon Wild - Moving Parton [Pleasure Builder, Sonic Groove] David Holmes feat. Raven Violet - Necessary Genius (Phil Kieran Remix Dub)[Blind On A Galloping Horse Remixes, Heavenly] Dense & Pika - It House (Stripped)[It House, Turbo] Detroit's Filthiest - Fear in Your Eyes [Proceed with Caution, Syncrophone] Developer - Hexican [Rhythms Translated in Volstron, Modularz] DJ M.A.X - Ask Your Body [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Dotdat - Shoulder Shake [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Dubfire - Dark Matter (L. B. Dub Corp Remix)[EVOLV (The Remixes) Part 5, SCI+TEC] Dustin Zahn - Conduit of Chaos [Temporary Vandalism EP, Blueprint] Dustin Zahn - Temporary Vandalism [Temporary Vandalism EP, Blueprint]

Earl Grey - Break Stride [Water Damage, YUKU] E-Bony - Fantasy [Shapes and Frequencies, Distant Gaze] EROS feat. Rosa Anschütz - Schlag, spiel mir in die Hände [Your Truth Is A Lie, Downwards] Exos - Mocoa Beats [Icebreaker, Mutual Rytm] Exos - Spliffmatch [Icebreaker, Mutual Rytm] Eyvind Blix - Expedition 33 [VA - Arkiv I, Forsvarlig Arkiv] Ezines - Headcleaner [Headcleaner, Self-Released] Ezines - Reassemble [Headcleaner, Self-Released] Fake Youth Cult - Messing [White Light / Black Noise, Shipwrec] Fake Youth Cult - Smear [White Light / Black Noise, Shipwrec] Furious Frank - Raving Lunatic [Raving Lunatic, Kalahari Oyster Cult] Furious Frank - Wize Guy (3AM Acid Mix) [Raving Lunatic, Kalahari Oyster Cult] Gesloten Cirkel - I Live In The Midwest [I Live In The Midwest EP, Selvamancer] Human Rebellion - Alien Radio [Alien Radio, Science Cult] Human Rebellion - Light and Shadow [Light and Shadow, LDI] Human Space Machine - Cell [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Human Space Machine - Searching (Original)[Searching EP, De Lichting] Imogen - Summer Kiss [Metanoia, Tresor] Ivy Lab - N.V.T. 01 [Mild Snake, Sneaker Social Club] Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code - Direct Drive [Jensen & Friends, International Chrome] JK Flesh - ECM ONE THREE [Echo Chamber Music 01, Avalanche] K.O.P. 32 - Sined [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Kalumet - Kronosphere (Original Mix)[Kronosphere, Oslated] Kangding Ray - Etos [Zero, ara] Konduku - Ebedi [Ebedi, Nous'klaer Audio] Lawrence - Blue Moon (Tobias. Remix)[Epiphany Remixes, Giegling] Len Faki - Friedrichshain Funk (Polygonia Remix)[Fusion Remixes, Figure] Len Faki - Shri Yantra (Luke Slater Deep Heat Remix)[Fusion Remixes, Figure] Len Faki - Tor 8 (rRoxymore Remix)[Fusion Remixes, Figure] Maara - Giving Me Ecstasy [Drama On, Punctuality] Mist Gasp - Fractal Resonance [Faith & Fate, Nachtstrom Schallplatten] Mist Gasp - Vital Signs [Faith & Fate, Nachtstrom Schallplatten] Moisk - 13th Floor [VA - Chakravyuh, Qilla] Neel - Riflesso [Movimento, Spazio Disponibile] Neel - Visione [Movimento, Spazio Disponibile] Nene H - The Rise of Monsters [ISSA SCAM, Live From Earth] Nesa Azadikhah - Reverie (Polygonia'S Fantasme Mix)[Tension, Paryìa] Nesa Azadikhah - Wanderer's Path [Tension, Paryìa] Obscure Shape - Children of Men [ZUKUNFT, Planet X] Om Unit - Entity [Fragments, Self-Released] Or:la - Fired Up [Trusting Theta, fabric Originals] Orlando Voorn - Tech IQ [No Cellphones, Kompakt] Oscar Mulero - A Hundred Baby Spiders Came Out [Have You Ever Retired A Human By Mistake?, Warm Up] Oscar Mulero - The Sweat and The Salt [The Stranger, Token] Oscar Mulero - Viaje Interior [Viaje Interior, Warm Up]

Paranoid London feat. DJ Genesis - Up is Down [Arseholes, Liars, and Electronic Pioneers, Paranoid London] Paranoid London feat. Jennifer Touch - Fields of Fire [Arseholes, Liars, and Electronic Pioneers, Paranoid London] Phase Fatale - Altars [Altars, Bite] Phase Fatale - Introjection [Love Is Destructive, BITE] Phase Fatale - Lament Configuration (Setaoc Mass Remix)[Altars, Bite] Phase Fatale - Magma Driver [Love Is Destructive, BITE] Ploy - Eyez On U [They Don't Love It Like We Do, Deaf Test] Polygonia - Shen Wai Shenfa [Da Nao Tian Gong, Midgar] Priori - Sub Lux [Lexica, Kalahari Oyster Cult] re:ni - BURSTTRAP [BeautySick, Timedance] Reeko - Morador De La Oscuridad [El Retorno De Saturno, KR3] Remotif - U-15 [The Elevated Place, Emotional Especial] Schwefelgelb - IO [Trigger, n-PLEX] Schwefelgelb - Open World Game (UFO95 Remix)[Trigger, n-PLEX] Shoal - Howlin [VA - 5 Years of Danza Nativa, Danza Nativa] Terence Fixmer - Shore Break [The Paradox In Me, Novamute] The Exaltics - Sieben (Gesloten Cirkel Remix)[Das Heise Experiment (The Remixes), Solar One Music] The Hacker - No Señor [No Señor, Italo Moderni] Tunik - Nosferatu [Nosferatu, Dekmantel] Univac - H Beat [VA - Xuntanza Vol.III, Fanzine] Viels - Effetto Bilaterale [Pensieri Ricorrenti EP, Mord] Viels - Il Quarto Respiro [Il Quarto Respiro, Semantica] Viels - Lontano da Casa [Il Quarto Respiro, Semantica] Voiski - Romance Mentale [Hanging In The Stars Part 1, Funnuvojere Records] Yage - Sun Risen [The Future Sound of London Presents Pulse Five, De:tuned] Yan Cook - Hydraulic [Hydraulic EP, Planet Rhythm] Yas Reven - WhoO-Oo [HARD20, Hardline] Zenker Brothers - Workhorse [IT065 - Workhorse Supply, Ilian Tape]

[soft-likethesunset]

NEENSSSS 9, 45, 49, AND 97 FOR THE WEIRD ASKS <3

JUNEEEEE HELLO LOVELYYYY

9. favourite smell in summer?

uhhhh literally everything yk me bro i love summer and everything about it but if i had to pick one it would be either salty hair after coming back from the beach or like just the smell of the air? like that doesn't make sense but it smells SO GOOD to me like you don't understand

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

ohhhh it's basic but i'm gonna have to go superhero i'm a bit of a massive marvel fan

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

i have a couple! anything from winnie the pooh mainly, i think one would probably be "some people care too much. I think it's called love." (my nanny really really likes winnie the pooh so yk) OR OR OR "to live is the rarest thing in the world. most people exist, that is all" BY OSCAR WILDE

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

a whole two. i know bits of mine, but i know my mums and dads off by heart and that's it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASKS LOVELY HAVE SUCH A GOOD DAYYY XXXX

[murfpersonalblog]

LDPDL, Incarceration, and Oscar Wilde's De Profundis

I was writing this up as a tangent in another post, thinking about IRL gay men at the turn of the 20th century as another source of Gothic literature Anne Rice was inspired by when she wrote the VC, and most importantly, how IRL Victorian-Edwardian era homophobia might have affected AMC!Louis as he struggled with his own sexuality/vampirism. Particularly, a point I made awhile ago about homosexuals & the mentally ill being locked up in sanatoriums. It just got way too long and off topic, so I've decided to post this bit first.

@wordforworldisforest noted that for all the reading Louis does in Eps2-7, we NEVER see him reading in Ep1 while he's still human. Iolanta's the first time we see Louis enjoy stories (plays/opera/books), but after he marries Lestat, Louis' reading whole libraries about heterosexual & homoerotic love & marriage. So I'm wondering what bb!Louis might've read during his human lifetime, too, and why he was keeping it such a secret from everyone--what/why was he hiding? And I started thinking about Oscar Wilde.

Closeted: Oscar, Louis & Vampirism

Oscar Wilde was the MOST (in)famous gay man during the late 1880-90s while Louis was growing up. If Louis was born 1877 (as per his gravestone in Ep5), he would've been 13 when The Picture of Dorian Gray was published, and 18-20 when Oscar was arrested for sodomy from 1895-97. De Profundis is the letter Oscar wrote to his male lover (Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas) while he was in jail, which was published posthumously in 1905. Ain't no way Louis didn't read it, or at least hear about it. 👀

Like, Dorian Gray's a known homoerotic book that was brought in as evidence during Oscar Wilde's sodomy trials. But Louis was 13 when it came out--MAYBE it flew under the radar for him, fine. But Louis's super stylish--he followed fashion trends (even in Dubai he's STILL casket sharp). And Oscar Wilde was a fashion icon/maverick in his heyday; an international sensation. But there was ALL KINDS of sexist/homophobic crap printed about Oscar cuz of the way he looked & dressed & styled his hair & carried himself in public (newspapers, Punch magazine, etc), before his love affairs with men were even made common knowledge.

Oscar was a well-connected rich white man, and even HE caught flack from homophobes/xenophobes on both sides of the Pond for his effeminate behavior, and critiques against British and American aesthetics. While anti-Irish sentiments PALE in comparison to ACTUAL anti-black racism--(the Irish enslaved & lynched black folk same as any white racist colonizer, just look at Scarlet O'Hara--I've mentioned this before about racist Finn O'Shea, who burned the Azalea down in 1917)--Oscar being Irish definitely didn't help his reputation in British-American circles, as seen in anti-Irish caricatures from Victorian magazines like Punch.

Oscar, a world famous white man, served only TWO years of jailtime and it nearly KILLED him--so just IMAGINE what a gay black former pimp in Jim Crow South would've gone through.

Vampirism's linked to xenophobia, as seen in my Brides of Lestat Dracula post (and speaking of Dracula....). But xenophobia against a white man's different from racism against a black man. Homophobic cops threatening Lestat's one thing--if he was on his own he'd've hypnotized the cops, ate a few of them, and skipped town long ago. He felt ZERO affinity or allegiance to the human world, populated merely by "the meat." Lestat embraced his alien status--Frenchness & vampirism, delighting in unsettling people & flouting social mores & gender norms. Since Louis insisted that they live as regular mortals, Lestat was "caught up in human affairs, too." But the ONLY one in any real danger of suffering the consequences of societal pariahism was LOUIS himself.

(De Profundis, Wilde)

Louis enjoyed a high degree of protection living with Lestat--the magical Frenchman who gave Louis the impetus to live more or less "out" in an open-secret gay relationship. But before meeting Lestat, Louis would've had ZERO security. Louis would've been around 18 when the scandal broke & Oscar was arrested, 22 when De Profundis was partially published, and 23 when Oscar died. His downfall likely would've been a frightening reminder for teen-20s Louis to stay in the closet; validating the need to keep up his image & the lies; but also contributing to his alcoholism, avoiding going to Confession, and ultimately his resistance to Lestat.

Loustat: Gilded Cages & Hubris/Pride before the Fall

So, I wonder how much Louis (AR/AMC) was pulling from Oscar Wilde in his own interview. Louis' access to Gothic/Victorian literature likely contributed to his excuses for Lestat's obvious vampirism (on top of NOLA's overall occult subculture); and Louis' own affinity for things that went bump in the night ("days were for sleeping off the previous night's damage," etc). But Oscar's lifestyle leading to his ruination & depression might've struck a chord with Louis too, considering his own fears/struggles with his sexuality.

“[Louis] is so good at grieving! He wears woe as others wear velvet; sorrow flatters him like the light of candles; tears become him like jewels.” (TotBT).

Louis' life was dictated by fear--of being oppressed/disrespected, shamed, outed & ousted--publicly shunned. But vampirism proved to be the very embodiment of ostracism & imprisonment; with his Maker/"Massa" Lestat as the ultimate oppressor in their townhouse--the gilded cage/trap he built specifically for Louis. It's no coincidence that the Great Depression coincided with Loustat going "underground" to lay low after Claudia's murder sprees brought the cops to their door, and her running away from home led to Louis to stop taking care of the house or himself. (Accidia is the deadly sin Sloth.) Louis spent 14 years doing nothing but reading in the townhouse--7 while Claudia was gone, and 7ish while Lestat was gone. De Profundis was reprinted in 1912, and catholic!Bosie started openly repudiating Wilde & other homosexuals by 1918. So Louis definitely would have had time to read all of Oscar Wilde's works from 1923-37 (Claudia leaving & Lestat coming back).

Oscar painted a grim picture of what prison was like on the inside, and what public humiliation was like on the outside. For a prideful man like Louis, shame & humiliation was his worst nightmare--Icarus "flying too close to the sun," as the Alderman put it. (Louis was in his 60s the first (& last) time he openly kissed Lestat at the Mardi Gras ball--the night he was gonna leave America for good anyway.)

So I'm certain Oscar Wilde's scandal would've negatively colored Louis' developing outlook on his own homosexuality. And if Louis was (re)reading Wilde after Loustat's separation/divorce, it must have resonated, perhaps even moreso, as history repeated itself.

Lestat & Louis have been compared to Oscar & Bosie before. Their stories aren't perfect 1:1s ofc, but it's the overall Mess that most resembles Loustat. Oscar was an older, worldly, far better educated man; Bosie was a spoiled but broke little lordling whose hedonistic lifestyle of male prostitutes was bankrolled by Oscar. Bosie's homophobic father was determined to see Wilde ruined, and had him arrested for sodomy. Oscar was sentenced to 2 years of hard prison labor. Jailtime made Oscar reevaluate his life, his impending death, and his relationship with Bosie--"the love that dare not speak its name." Oscar was HELLA critical of Bosie in De Profundis, and after being released from jail they split up; Oscar fleeing to Paris where he soon died. Bosie converted to Roman Catholicism, and after Oscar's complete letters were published in 1912 he publicly repudiated Wilde, renouncing homosexuality and marrying an heiress, only to die penniless anyway. Ohhhhh, Louis would've eaten that news up, I know he did.

Just look at how Oscar talks to Bosie in his letter, and tell me it doesn't sound like Louis' talking/complaining about Lestat:

Plenty of scholars have pointed out Oscar's hypocritical criticism of Bosie, as he reams Bosie for filth for half the letter, then talks about not being bitter towards him & finding Jesus & forgiveness for the second half. Likewise, I've said before that Book!IWTV reads like a hit piece, Louis skulldragging Lestat while downplaying Louis' own culpability in his downfall. However, AMC!Louis takes more accountability than book!Louis, focusing on the ways HE in particular failed Claudia (and himself), rather than blaming so much of it all on Lestat. Louis' more forgiving of Lestat than Daniel/the show leans--perhaps cuz Claudia's older; able to act against Lestat the way Louis couldn't bring himself to, even for her.

But naturally, AMC!Louis has more on his plate than book!Louis ever did, as the racial/societal challenges of their time also played a much more significant part in Lestat's relationships with Louis and Claudia souring. Louis' far more ambitious, but doomed, so his fall from grace hits that much harder, as he blames himself more for the things he could and couldn't control.

Loumand: Wardens, Austerity & Suffering

My final point concerns Louis' time in Dubai with Armand. Here, the notion of imprisonment takes on a far more disturbing flavor, because Louis is mentally ill/traumatized. He's completely surrendered to Armand; who isn't pampering/spoiling him like a prince(ss), so much as nursing/babying him like a mental patient in a padded cell.

Loumand's cold & hollow penthouse is the polar opposite of Loustat's lush & vibrant townhouse. They're living like monks. Ofc that tracks with Catholic austerity (see this awesome post about Louis & Anchorites); but I also suspect Louis might've consulted New Age Buddhism as a form of therapy/meditation too--cuz what's with the tangzhuang outfit? 🤨

It's the most out-of-place piece in Louis' Dubai wardrobe of highwaisted slacks & tops. And for a show that's so dang particular about clothes & colors & cuts etc, this HAS to mean something. And considering Louis' penchant for monastic self-denial, I think De Profundis has interesting parallels with Catholicism and Buddhism.

Like, Louis has access to all the modern marvels of science, and as much blood as he can get--"AB- fresh from the Farm," Damek, Dr. Fareed, blood banks, exotic animals, etc. Yet he's also eating human food, even though it tastes like chalk/paste, just to humble/deny/punish himself. (It's as hypocritical as it is sincere, crazy enough.)

It's all sus, cuz we know Armand's a master hypnotist with the Mind Gift & Spell Gift. Louis' interview seems less like the confessions of a suicidal/grieving man, or the unburdening of an incarcerated/rehabilitated man's guilty conscience. Instead, Louis seems like he's speaking from the Sunken Place; like he's one trigger away from a complete and utter meltdown.

Which makes it veeeeery interesting that Louis keeps pushing/suffering through the interview, despite his pain; while Armand seems to be VERY against the entire endeavor--the one who keeps trying to get them to stop talking about the past at all.... 👀

So yeah, this was all swirling around, keeping me from getting any effing sleep. I hate this show.

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Family movie recommendations but hey have LGBT in them

I might as well make this post before I forget, and even though I'm straight, I still support LGBT. I just ended up falling in love with a man, but that doesn't take away the fact that I will support anyone who gay, lesbian, bi, ect... Just love who you want to love. I'm also a Christian and I know that people think Christians don't support LGBT but a lot of us do, we believe that Jesus wants us to support everyone and love everyone, and not hate them for a stupid decision. As a straight person, you might think I might not be the bets person to pick out nice LGBT family movies and maybe I'm not, but I am an expert when it comes to underrated family and kids movies. My best friend is bi and she has most of the same feelings about these movies as I do. When Disney tries to be "inclusive" and supportive, they either sneak a gay kiss in the background, or make a big deal out of it. Got news for ya, none of these movies on the lists are Disney!

Early Man (It looks like the villain has a boyfriend. Dino is his assistant, while he has another man named Stefano, come and rub his back while he's in the bathtub. There's a gay kiss scene with two cavemen in the background after they win the soccer game and there's also a gay kiss scene with Dug and Hognob, but Hognob's a pig.)

One Stormy Night (Okay, I don't think Mei and Gabu are gay, but Zack and Beach probably are. The author of the books didn't flat out confirm this, but he doesn't care if people used their imagination and made any of the characters gay. I feel like Zack & Beach are either gay, or just really close friends. They're not confirmed to be though)

Duck Duck Goose (The two cranes are actually confirmed to be gay. Though they maybe minor characters, they're adorable and funny. Duck Duck Goose is also an unforgettable movie with great characters. The story focuses more on family and a goose learning to make the right decision and help ducklings, so anyone can enjoy it)

These next ones are technically SHOWS, NOT MOVIES!

George and Martha (It's a cartoon that focuses on two hippos, a guy and girl, but they have two male alligator friends who are confirmed to be gay... and this was a 90s cartoon! This is the oldest one on the list, it's like from '97 or something. And before you go on judging it for being a 90s cartoon, it's not like Rockos modern life or PPG, it's way more kidlike than those. It's not filled with a ton of dirty jokes or anything. The two alligators are named Oscar and Wild and the have a puppy who George and Martha babysit, in an episode, and both alligators refer to themselves as "Daddy" to the puppy, meaning that they're both fathers to the puppy. Pretty woke for a 90s cartoon, eh? The show was based off a book series and no one ever heard of it because it aired on the Qubo channel and even though I had cable, I was one of those lucky ducks who got to watch Qubo.) I'm an American btw, idk if people outside of the U.S heard if it either

ToddWorld (Okay, yeah, they showed gay lions in the background but it's still a little bit of representation and it's explained to little kids in a nice way so that they can learn to accept it later on. I mean, it's not explained in a way that they won't understand. I also heard they mention it in the books saying "Some families have two mommies or two daddies" or something, but I never read the book, I just heard someone on Instagram mention it).

Even if you're not in the LGBT community, these are still amazing movies! You can still watch them. Again, I am NOT apart of the LGBT community, but I still support it. If you ever heard of any of these movies or shows, tell me about how you feel about them. Which ones surprised you the most, probably the 90s one, huh? It surprised me too. If you give these a try, tell me what you think

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OK I don't know how to bold stuff on my phone app

But I've read 1, 2, 3, 4 parts of 6, 7-12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, started 27 and 28, 29, 30, 32 I think, 33-42, maybe 43 it was one of his but can't remember the title, 45, 46, 48-51, 54, 58-61, 65, 70, 76, 85?, 87, 90, 91, 94, 97-100.

Books that should be on this list

12 years a Slave - Solomon Northup

My Family and other Animals - Gerald Durrell

War of the worlds - HG Wells

The Day of The Triffids - John Wyndham

I, Robot- Isaac Asimov

Homer's Odyssey

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Picnic at Hanging Rock - Joan Lindsay

How many have you read?

The BBC estimates that most people will only read 6 books out of the 100 listed below. Reblog this and bold the titles you’ve read.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkein 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens 11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy 13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 14 Complete Works of Shakespeare 15 Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier 16 The Hobbit – JRR Tolkien 17 Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffeneger 20 Middlemarch – George Eliot 21 Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell 22 The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Bleak House – Charles Dickens 24 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams 26 Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh 27 Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky 28 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck 29 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame 31 Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis 34 Emma – Jane Austen 35 Persuasion – Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh – AA Milne 41 Animal Farm – George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney – John Irving 45 The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery 47 Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies – William Golding 50 Atonement – Ian McEwan

51 Life of Pi – Yann Martel 52 Dune – Frank Herbert 53 Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons 54 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen 55 A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities – Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World – Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck 62 Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History – Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 66 On The Road – Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick – Herman Melville 71 Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens 72 Dracula – Bram Stoker 73 The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses – James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal – Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession – AS Byatt 81 A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens 82 Cloud Atlas – David Mitchel 83 The Color Purple – Alice Walker 84 The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro 85 Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert 86 A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web – EB White 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 90 The Faraway Tree Collection – Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupery 93 The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks 94 Watership Down – Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole 96 A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas 98 Hamlet – William Shakespeare 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

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A Simple Favor 2 Gets Fancy in Capri

Remember that twisty, hilarious movie "A Simple Favor" with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively? Well, get ready for another round of murder, mayhem, and maybe some overpriced wedding cake, because a sequel is officially happening! Mark your calendars and get your fascinators ready, because things are about to get wild in Capri, Italy. Deadline spilled the tea two years ago that a sequel was brewing, but now it's officially official. Amazon MGM Studios is bringing the whole gang back together, including director Paul Feig and the original cast. That means we get to see Anna Kendrick reprise her role as the quirky Stephanie Smothers, and Blake Lively back as the seemingly perfect Emily Nelson. Henry Golding (hello, eye candy!), Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack are also returning, so basically, it's gonna be a party. Lionsgate Crashes the Wedding Remember that crazy rich ex-husband from the first movie? Lionsgate is co-producing this sequel, so get ready for some serious high-society drama. The first movie made a killing at the box office, raking in a cool $97 million, so it's no surprise they're jumping back on board. Cameras are already rolling this spring, and the plan is to release the movie on Amazon Prime Video in a whopping 240 countries! This time around, Stephanie and Emily are ditching the suburbs and jetting off to the stunning island of Capri for Emily's extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Sounds fancy, right? Wrong! Because with these two, things never go according to plan. Expect murder, betrayal, and enough plot twists to make your head spin. Think "The Talented Mr. Ripley" meets "Wedding Crashers," with a dash of "Bridesmaids" thrown in for good measure. The Dream Team Behind the Scenes The script is being penned by Jessica Sharzer, who wrote the first movie, so you know the witty dialogue and killer twists will be on point. Oscar-nominated director Paul Feig is back in the driver's seat, so expect his signature blend of humor and suspense. Basically, this sequel has all the makings of a major hit. While we wait for the wedding bells (and inevitable drama) to ring out in Capri, here's what the cast has been up to: - Anna Kendrick: This multi-talented actress is making her directorial debut with the Netflix film "Woman of the Hour," while also starring in and producing the movie. - Blake Lively: She's starring in the film adaptation of the bestselling novel "It Ends With Us," and is also gearing up to make her feature directorial debut. - Henry Golding: This heartthrob is currently filming season two of Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers." - Basically, this cast is booked and busy, but they all cleared their schedules for a trip to Capri (and maybe a little on-screen murder). Mark Your Calendars, Drama Lovers! "A Simple Favor 2" is shaping up to be an epic follow-up to the first film. With its killer cast, hilarious script, and exotic location, this movie is a must-watch for fans of dark comedies and anyone who appreciates a good plot twist (or ten). Keep an eye out for more updates, and get ready to witness the return of Stephanie and Emily! (Source: Deadline) https://youtu.be/SUEFYZTFXkY Read the full article

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So @carriageofaerietails and anyone else who wants to hear: the Time Someone Tried To Insist I Was Jewish.

Warning: anti-semitism.

I was still in school, probably somewhere between 13 and 15 when this story takes place and I was in RMPS (Religious, Moral, and Philosophical Studies) class which was one of my favourite classes and the one I passed my first exam in with 97% and then greatly disappointed my teacher in when I didn’t study for my Higher and only got 74%.

I was sat beside a boy we’re going to call Richard. Because he was a dick. Our surnames were right next to each other so I dealt with this boy for all of my school life because he also become House Captain the same time I did (no I did not go to private school, UK schools often have houses and shit because why not).

We were on a break and I being the nerd I was had whipped out my book to crack through a chapter before we got back to whatever we were doing. It was probably Buddhism because I swear to you, that’s the only religion we ever did. Every single year we studied Buddhism and I did this for five years. Honestly, I feel I have an excellent grasp on the religion and it seems like a cool one.

Anyway, Richard saw me reading and leant over to ask, “Is that the Jewish Bible?”

I stopped, confused as all hell, and said, “No?”

“Yes it is.”

“No, it’s not. Also, I’m pretty sure it’s called the Torah.”

“Are you Jewish?” He asked with a strange intensity.

I’m not. Honestly, at this point in my life, I’d never knowingly met a Jewish person and I don’t think he had either. This was a small rural Scottish school, not being Church of Scotland was already religious diversity.

I - for anyone who doesn’t know - am a half-Catholic, half-Protestant Northern Irish atheist. We had been raised atheist. I’m not even christened much to my Nana’s horror.

“No, I’m not Jewish,” I said.

“Then why are you reading their Bible?” he insisted. His entire face was twisted and I was slowly realising that Richard wasn’t joking. I’d spent my entire school life being accused of being things I was not: a trans woman, a lesbian, a member of the IRA, even a prostitute.

But all of those had been to hurt me. This was serious.

He leant towards me and spat, “You killed Jesus. It’s your fault.”

Dear reader, I was confused and shocked. You see, up until this moment I had never heard of this. And I’d done the reading. Jesus, if he existed, had been killed by the Romans. He’d been betrayed by Judas. Also, that was two thousand years ago. I was thirteen/fifteen. I feel like I would have remembered doing that.

I relayed this. I told him that even if I were Jewish, there was nothing wrong with that. He does not seem happy.

“Then why are you reading a book with gold pages?”

Back then, I didn’t understand what the fuck this would have to do with Jewish people. I had some vague knowledge of an incorrect connection, but couldn’t put it together. Now, I’m horrified I didn’t have a proper defence and that I was so naive.

At that moment, the teacher (who liked me immensely) returned and with one final antisemitic hiss, Richard retreated.

I didn’t tell my teacher because I was bullied so often that it was getting embarrassing but I remembered it.

The only thing I came away from that conversation with was confusion over Richard’s choice of attack.

You see, dear reader, the book I had pulled out to race through a chapter was none other than The Picture of Dorian Grey, by Oscar Wilde. A book with expresses antisemitic sentiments more than once.

I do remember my exact train of thought (but not exact wording because I was thirteen to fifteen and unaware of my sexuality if not my gender identity, I’m nonbinary masc) going as follows:

“If you were going to try and insult me and infer something about my character from my reading material… call me gay. It would at least be accurate! You utter philistine.”

That very Christian boy, by the way, as I already mentioned became a house captain alongside me when we were seventeen. He refused to participate (actually along with all the other house captains) in our mandated presentation about bullying the queer kids and - when I came out to the whole school in the middle of it - cornered me on the stairwell.

“I don’t approve of your life choices,” he said, looking me up and down, “and I certainly don’t approve of you pushing it on the younger kids.”

I - the founder and head of the only drama club in this school which was expressly for the bullied queer and neurodivergent kids to come and hide in during lunch due to memories of my queer friends and I being physically assaulted - said nothing back.

“And because of that,” he continued, “I don’t think we should ever speak again.”

I remember he was on the stairs below me because I remember taking a step towards him and still being taller. I remember thinking back to that moment in RMPS 4-2 years prior.

“Richard,” I said with surprising cheerfulness, “If I’d know that’d been the outcome, I’d have come out years ago.”

The shock on his face fuelled me for years. I’m not usually eloquent in face-to-face conflicts, I tend to need things at least half planned first, but that day it worked.

I don’t know what happened to Richard, I haven’t seen him since I left school but I don’t have hope he’s gotten better.

But yeah, that’s the really long story of the time someone insisted I was Jewish.

Sorry to disappoint…?

(Also, there are Irish Asian (sorry for the broad descriptor) people! Irish people can be wasian! Why would that disqualify you??)

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funny shit how for my english professor the only two movies about oscar wilde and/or his works ever made are the 2009 adaptation of the picture of dorian gray and the 97' biopic