#rather than seeing that as neutral or perhaps even good when the Ideal Home Structure is as a force & site of isolation

[unproduciblesmackdown]

payoff of being embedded in a unit of authoritarianism since birth is sure then being able to go like "wow this is just like dynamics & phenomena i experienced up close & personal, repeatedly, in many contexts & configurations in my first two decades of life" plus also beyond that in abuse culture world & the noncoincidence that even interactions beyond the confines of the home(tm) reinforced / did not contradict the hierarchy & concomitant abuse within....but then like hey yeah also the Larger Units of hierarchy & abuse / authoritarianism (ft. their logics & practices necessary for continuously & continually shoring up that hierarchy) can also make it like hey yeah the Two Parent abusive nuclear family more like the Two Party [the US is also a one party state but in typical american extravagance they have two] where right wingness is defined by the degree of directly embracing white supremacy & "left wing" is "anything else" hence like wow The Left is always infighting (everyone with any ideas besides "umm christofascist white ethnostate?" so like yeah there are many other ideas) vs The Right's admirable cohesion (simply re: the white supremacy idea which also necessarily embraces all other Out Group / Nonperson paradigms & practices b/c that's what all already has been necessary for shoring up the [when has the US been a nongenocidal non white supremacist non oligarchy])

like obviously individual experiences & contexts vary but like narrowing in on [the Family as immediate relations ideally cordoned off into nuclear households] ft. [Parental Authority the top priority of which is preserving that authority, ideally patriarchal, an abusive mother e.g.? hey, that ought to be the father] times it's like, think people tend to struggle re: having the "nicer" / "safer" parent who was also shitted on as well but also at the end of the day would always side with the "meaner" "more dangerous" parent, even in whatever terms most sympathetic to the abused parties, with the underlying logic that we're always just going to have to deal with them so some secret strategic mitigation is the best that can be done, perhaps the equivalent of being sent a ":(" after an Onslaught Of Expressed / Enforced Authority(tm) event....the tendency to see the best in any lack of actual intervention / protection on the assumption That Could Never Happen Anyway & forever At Least that the one parent isn't as bad as the other [the Not That Bad / Could've Been Worse infocation, like free bingo square in manifestations of minimization if not outright abuse denial] & all the sympathy for, you know, being human & doing their best(tm) &c which sure might all be true but the abused parties (oft children, more vulnerable than adults, by virtue of being children i.e. considered legal property of some specific adults & theoretical property of any adults in general (the paternal logic in any "protect [xyz]" like maintain one group's supposed ownership / control over [xyz] "for their sake" then? great) & also generally smaller & newer at being alive in this world) but who are liable to not extend that sympathy to themselves (or certainly not be extended that sympathy....when is "they're doing their best / they're only human / they mean well or whatever / they love you, they're family" successfully deployed the Thwart an abusive parent like it is to tell an abused child to not be too resentful of this situation, when is it actually deployed toward the abusive parent at all really. & again in the lack of boundary between the authoritarianism within many individual family households & that of the state they exist in (here re: the US) like that naturally one encounters the logic of abuse expressed just as "common knowledge" & the Assumptions of other people, e.g. the rejection of a parent having zero access to a child, the reinforcement of automatic apologia deployed for whatever a parent could possibly do, argued for "family", yet not deployed the same way to automatically defend anything thee child(tm) could do, thinking emoji lol....see: like the non boundary between [the Patriarchal home/family(tm)] & capitalism when uh oh capitalism the system of continuously maximizing exploitation Needs various forms of labor to be unpaid, uh oh another lack of boundary when white supremacy is used to also shore up the patriarchy that shores up the white supremacy, e.g. that even if in some "inferior" class it's treated as More Important that at least you're not that And black, the theoretical ideal/normal white man is a person while a white woman is a woman while a black woman is black, white women could have any legal property via chattel slavery which needed white women's participation to help enforce, the specter of sexual violence all coming from nonwhite & especially black men & it's up to the genteel white man to Protect Women (see prev, implicitly white or you'd have to specify otherwise)

anyway that is to get around to pointing to the Two Parent System wherein so shockingly the results are the same as the One Parent System re: abuse maintaining The Family (properly, i.e. unquestionable & certainly undeniable parental access to children, & "ideally" ofc again the patriarchal Father as ultimate authority w/ownership over the Mother, who in turn is theoretically honored for that motherhood (at least you own your children, insofar as it doesn't contradict w/what the father wants to do with his superior claim to ownership) & then finally all the obviously shittiness from being in that position in a patriarchy is in turn dumped on The Children who are ungrateful & owe the mother everything Because of what the broader society & immediate personal expressions of that abuse have done to her. see also ofc that two adults likely don't have the resources to raise a child in time or money or energy, maybe there's only one but also even an extended family's worth of adults aren't enough, is it enough when a child is sent to school for some other adults to be in charge most of the day, or even if someone is hired to look after them beyond that, all this ofc with the assumed premise that a child is always limited to the various Domains of The Adults In Charge, & from there i segue into how naturally being in gay baby jail unless & until adults are no longer recognized as Legally In Charge Of You (the grand like 5 minutes it's relatively been since the ideal timeline of a woman's life wasn't being legal property of her father until asap passed along to legal property of her husband. still considered ideal ofc but like with "maybe you can have a bank account" now & "maybe you can become 29 before you're in Old Maid danger" Maybe, i said, Maybe....anyway that obviously adults(tm) being divided up (atomised. spritz) into Households isn't even supposed to be enough to live on their own, re: necessitating Marriage, much less uh oh having kids who are stuck with their parents who are stuck with them, but then all the obvious actual problems & abuses inflicted on Adults to have to have their family households & exploited jobs are dumped on the children who Must appreciate & be loyal to the parents (i.e. never Deny Access) while yknow kids have Fake Problems they're whining about, the one Real Problem of having to pay a bill gets the payoff of leverage to tell your children to shut the fuck up or perhaps the more vulnerable spouse

hm didn't segue right into "so shoutout to like The Ratchet Effect diagrams lol, the "Two" Party System where its supposed left wing Blocks Movement To The Left, right wing Moves Everything To The Right" but even that is like, mm, conferring a passivity to what democrats do in the continual movement to the right (won an election? lost an election? the lesson either way is The Right Is Right; exact same logic as in "winning or losing" "the war on crime" like the collection & analysis of whatever statistics show the trend of some "crime" is increasing in frequency or magnitude? show that it's decreasing? the lesson either way is Cops Need More Power) like the institutional effort of democrats to push a candidate nobody wants through primaries (did we even do that this time around. oh great that the assumed candidate even graciously agreed to not force themself as The Candidate, & now like 5 min left with the Next In Line candidate dumped on everyone now with the lesson for the left(tm) to shut up already lol) & then it's up to Grassroots Voters. it's up to Unity & well we all Need to listen to the white supremacists, points were made, in the "elections" with voting as limited as possible & with the electoral college & supreme court as Safeguards against democracy & here's the senate, eternally thus, & again the conclusions will always manage to be moving To The Right, paraphrasing from twitter like democrats are about to be or already at the point of "in the name of unity we will no longer be running against republicans; it's too divisive :(" which yknow is already The Statements of all of yesterday from various like "i'm the republican official white supremacy agree-er now" after also the entire campaign of "no, I'm the fascist" where like wow shocking that the appeal to the fascists didn't win a) the fascists who will ofc want the even more overt fascism, why wouldn't they or b) the people who want antifascism actually, and do not want fascism; who could have foreseen? & it's always the fault of being Too Antifascist for the actions of the fascists or the Diplomatic Comprimises the other party makes with the fascists &/or their Failure to thwart them....the Nicer, Safer party in power is surely doing their best & at least they're not the Meaner, More Dangerous one but at the end of the day they'll always side with that party over america(tm) & those bearing the brunt of the actions of State Power can be told to keep their chin up or else to stop acting out b/c how do you expect that state power to respond, cmon, you bring it upon yourself, & you Have to work with them & understand all their feelings & your role in resolving those feelings by being lesser inferior property, you do Have to understand, b/c in the end this is All About Family, surely Good & Necessary, whoops i mean in the end this is All About America

anyway yeah i'm like damn my "nicer" (also shitty) father who was also the even more sexist & racist (& certainly no Less ableist, queerphobic) parent was basically the democratic party of the Two Parent System of Family Government lol. b/c we Need to perpetuate this Family, no other logics much less actions are acceptable....& people struggling with the Parent / Adults in their life like that who were the "safe" & "protective" ones who markedly failed to protect & minimized the harm afterwards but also in general, never to confront the reality of the situation, or do damage control like "aw some points were made at all :( ah i see you have Feelings about this :( hmm yes the Parental Power is gonna have to make some changes" & then as soon as possible (assuming reeling in the party who was deviating too much) these changes(tm) are already compromised or diminished if done at all, & then oops things incrementally might be right back to how they always were, no guarantees it won't be Worse b/c the Power is even more insecure / aware of weaknesses, & the only way this is thwarted is if the Wayward Parties can actually leverage new boundaries / less vulnerability, not b/c the supposedly sympathetic parties, who never came through where it counts & likely would also become overt antagonizers / wielders of whatever power within the Family hierarchy / turn on the more vulnerable parties to Get Them In Line, actually came through. movement Away (more disruptive to the maintenance of The Family, The State) is blocked, incrementally only ever moving everything back, & then Further....& despite this being what the power structures are, & do, the Disruptive parties liable to be scapegoated lol, can't believe the scapegoat child is ruining everything for everyone, this Family would totally improve & start being everything it could be otherwise & we ignore who actually has the power & is actually enforcing the hierarchy harming everyone to point to that scapegoat; can't believe thee left is destroying america (republican voice) can't believe the left is destroying america (democrat voice) So You See? The Undeniable Consensus. just like how i believe it was my fault my family unit was Like That & i had those experiences, according to the vast majority of Input from that family & even others who, knowing nothing, would say how Lucky i was to be relatively close to home, or just of course that oh well parents love their children & mean well & try their best. just like how i believe that being treated like i've been generally as a neurononconforming person, i.e. hated & the interpersonal abuse & bullying & ostracization & [attention possibilities: ignored, responded to but negatively, interacted with to get something from] & actually rewarding interactions or just actions being liable to get Deluxe authority responses as disruptive(tm) & ofc disobedient(tm) like hell fuckin yeah lol. just as i don't think that other people who have similar experiences or ones i don't have, i.e. assessed race being automatically seen as wrong / inferior, being isolated & undermined from all around? well gotta be their fault then, cmon lol....Abuse is actually normative, not extraordinary, in every Arena of interactions, & so are the logics / apologia / assumptions

anyway lol re: like yeah people struggling with the like betrayal of the "nooo i'm on your side, i sympathize, i'm the one who's nicer & you Need so that things aren't even worse" party, not even One Big Novel betrayal, but rather that that's what's Been done the whole time & doesn't stop. that supposedly if you have Any sympathy for that party you have to be like aw :( keep doing your thing (necessarily reining everyone in) or if you have Any sympathy for the people who also want things to improve but blame & take it out on the more disruptive parties (more disruptive to an abusive family e.g., btw. & not like i see Cohesion as necessarily some Good rather than neutral? when i'm autistic / my existence is supposedly antithetical to this? or when i'm able to look at a zillion hypothetical or actual situations & recognize how "cohesion" isn't the best goal / a destructive one / a vague concept anyways like cohesion Between Whom? on what basis? recognized & pursued how? why? up next: same as vague shit like "family" or "community" &c) then it's like yep gotta be Responsible for their feelings too if you're at all sympathetic & capitulate, The Only Possible Action, vs the idea of those in power actually making things shit stopping, much less being stopped / having to stop in the various ways that can happen....one way being "oh no, adult children who choose to be no-contact with parents" which is seen as A Tragedy, & sign of a Deteriorating Society, take me back. ah jeez oh no, look at the divorce raaates....Oh No, twentysomething women aren't pursuing marriage enoughhhh....again the undetectably identical echo when people peak vaguely talk about "conflicts" that thwart "community" or whatever, ugh nobody will date anymore, commit anymore, be friends anymore, hang out as coworkers anymore, talk to me if i want to talk to them anymore, &ccccc....

the real tl;dr is like wait ""two party"" (one party) US electoral system, just like ""two parent"" maintenance of thee family lol. ratchet effect raise your hand if you've only ever experienced Movement Away from the abusive family blocked, forever incrementally ratcheted back in to the desires & pursuits of those most in power / top of the hierarchy / thus of course most invested in the abuse, that's what the power & hierarchy is made of, sustained by, perpetuates....sorry doing our best :( sorry that's just all that's realistic, no other choice Really. cmon. kind of Your Fault if you don't agree to that & whoops now Everything is the fault of whoever doesn't agree & cooperate enough :( now look what you've done & brought upon yourself :( & we'll just forget the eruption of violence suppression happened & will happen again & be the overhanging threat all in the meantime

[puppywritings]

fidelium - johnny suh x gender-neutral reader masterlist

⇢   synopsis: you can’t wait to spend the weekend at johnny’s house. your boyfriend was a bad boy, and a motorcycle rider to boot. things were new, thrilling. perhaps more thrilling than you bargained for. you come to learn that it’s a lot more difficult to leave than to stay.

⇢   word count: 6.8k ⇢   trigger warnings: death, guns, toxic relationship involving manipulation, objectification, arguments. sexual elements and implied sex but no explicit scenes. ⇢   warning:  the relationship displayed in this fic is in absolutely no way healthy or ideal. it’s one red flag after another. if somebody disrespects your boundaries, threatens you, objectifies you, manipulates you, or anything of the sort, they’re not a good person to be around and they don’t deserve to stay in your life. the contents of this fic may be upsetting to read.

⇢   a/n: this is my piece for @du0tine​‘s 21 ways to kill your lover collab. intended for 18+ audiences. i also want to say, it’s not my intention to romanticize or glorify toxic, harmful, or abusive relationships - this is purely fiction. this writing also doesn’t reflect the real johnny suh, who i’m sure is a lovely person and would never engage in this sort of behaviour.

taglist: @prettyjaems @ethaeriyeol​ @1-800-seo​ @neonun-au​ (sorry if i forgot anyone i’m super disorganised w my taglists atm)

Johnny Suh didn’t fit your usual dating criteria. With his black leather jacket, heavy lace-up boots, and hulking motorcycle, he was a bit of a bad boy. And there was something exciting in that. You’d met him late one night, in the bar where you worked. You’d served him all night - rum and coke, his drink of choice. He certainly caught your eye, at first. He was handsome, with his brown eyes twinkling and his long blond hair pulled back into a ponytail. But it wasn’t until the two of you started talking that you became interested. It was a quiet night, and Johnny insisted on sitting at the bar in front of you. He was teasing, charming. And when he gave you his number at closing time, you actually tapped the digits into your phone, rather than just discarding it like you usually do. Unlike the rest of your patrons who thrust their contact details upon you, when it came to Johnny the interest was mutual.

So, while it was true that Johnny wasn’t quite the typical man you went after, the relationship had been going well. He’d been nothing short of a gentleman in the duration of your relationship, though he still thrilled you with his affinity for the more reckless things in life; late-night motorcycle rides, drinking just a little too much and partying all night. He took the mundaneness out of your life - he made your life an adventure.

Towards the end of your shift that Friday evening, you found yourself getting jittery; you checked the time every five minutes, and a swarm of butterflies was building in your stomach. Johnny was picking you up after work on his bike, and it was all you could think about. You almost ran out of the establishment, when the clock struck ten, marking the end of your shift. Your heart swelled at the sight of Johnny in the bar’s parking lot, leaning against his motorcycle with his hands in his pockets.

“Hey, angel,” he greeted you, affection glowing in his eyes and his smile.

“Hi,” you beamed, wrapping your arms around his waist and taking in his warmth. He picked you up immediately, holding you tight and spinning you. “Johnny!” you giggled, fingers grasping the cotton of his white t-shirt. 

“You ready to meet my boys?” he asked you, punctuating his question with a kiss on your nose. He was referring to the friends he considered family; he lived with them, in a rather large house on the outskirts of town, from what you’d heard. They were special to him, and you knew it was important to him that you got along with them. You’d be lying if you said you weren’t completely terrified. You knew it’d be okay, though. If they had Johnny’s approval you were sure they’d be good people. Plus, you could never be too scared with Johnny’s hand in your own.

“Ready as I’ll ever be,” you responded with a smile.

“Hop on,” he instructed you, tossing you a helmet and putting on his own. At the beginning of your relationship, he’d given you his own helmet, forgoing his protection for the sake of yours. You hadn’t liked this - this display of his reckless attitude that surpassed thrilling and sat nicely in the territory of dangerous - and so you’d pestered him until he bought a second helmet.

You secured your rucksack on your back, prepacked with all the clothes and toiletries you required for the weekend you’d be spending with your boyfriend, before climbing onto the large black bike behind him. Johnny had been driving you around on his bike for a number of weeks now, but you still weren’t quite used to it. The mix of fear and exhilaration, both from the wind whipping past your ears and from the sensation of your chest pressed flush against Johnny’s back, your arms tight around his waist. It made your heart race. The feeling you got from riding a motorcycle embodied everything that Johnny was: dark, exciting, intoxicating, addictive.

Johnny hadn’t been lying when he said he lived on the outskirts. The bright lights of the town centre were far behind you, and even the streetlights had begun to die out. You were alone with the moon and starlight now. The neatly paved roads gave way to rough muddy lanes. The built-up urban surroundings gave way to empty fields, then to a dense and seemingly endless forest. The bike’s headlamp shone a path through the trees, guiding Johnny to his home. Though your partner clearly felt familiar here, the environment sent chills down your spine - you could’ve sworn you felt eyes on you, peering out from the darkness. When your journey ended, at a solitary house looming tall against the dark backdrop of the forest, you were thankful.

“Here we are,” Johnny welcomed you, helping you off the bike. The house was bigger than you could’ve expected. The term mansion wouldn’t be amiss.

“So,” you commented, looking up at the structure, illustrated by the silver moonlight. “This is where you and your biker gang live?” You looked along the line of bikes, queued up around the house. They were of different styles and sizes, though (with your limited knowledge on motorcycles) they all looked rather impressive.

“I keep telling you, we’re not a biker gang,” Johnny corrected you, with a lighthearted roll of his eyes. “We’re just a group of friends who live together, and just so happen to ride together too.”

“And if that’s not a biker gang, what is?” you teased.

“Zip it,” Johnny said gently, and you complied. “Here, I’ll take your bag.”

“Ever the gentleman,” you commented, passing it to him. You braced yourself, as he led you into his home.

It was warm inside, much warmer than out in the chilly woodland. From what you could tell by looking at the entranceway, the place was tidy and well-lit. Your boyfriend led you down the hall, into an open-plan kitchen and living area, where Johnny's friends were sitting around the television. 

"We're home, guys," Johnny announced, drawing their attention towards you.

"Hey, look what Johnny brought home!" one of them called out, bringing a blush to your cheeks.

"Watch it," Johnny warned, wrapping his arm around your waist and pulling you close to him. "Y/N is all mine. You can look, but you can't touch. In fact, you can only look for five seconds at a time."

“These are the boys” Johnny introduced you to them. “This is Jaehyun, Ten, Mark. And that’s Donghyuck. My protege, right kid?” 

“That’s right, John” the boy grinned up at Johnny from where he was sitting.

You gave a shy wave as you looked around at Johnny's friends. Though he had named them all, introducing them, it was a redundant act. You'd asked to see pictures of everybody prior to that night, not wanting to get lost amid a sea of unfamiliar faces. You saw Jaehyun, with his dimples and broad shoulders; Mark, with pronounced cheekbones and a delicate nose; Ten, with a feline-like beauty; and Donghyuck, full cheeks and long eyelashes. 

"I think we're just gonna turn in for the night, right Y/N?" Johnny spoke, looking down at you. "See you boys tomorrow."

You waved at Johnny's friends, with a polite, "Bye." The boys chorused their goodbyes back at you, and Johnny led you away.

You couldn't help but admire the house as Johnny guided you to his bedroom, your hand in his. The place was huge, grand. You weren't sure under what circumstances Johnny and his friends acquired this house, but it can't have been cheap. 

"And this," he led you inside, "Is my room."

The room was a fair size, with several tall windows and a four-poster double bed. The matching furniture looked sturdy and high-quality, a dark antique wood.

"This is impressive," you told him honestly. Johnny beamed in pride; he was always looking for praise, and you were happy to feed his ego.

Johnny lounged on his bed, laying back propped up on his elbows. "Come feel how comfy my bed is," he invited you with a smirk.

"Johnny Suh, you are not smooth. I know that's just an excuse to get me into bed," you said, falling beside him.

"If you knew it was just an excuse," Johnny asked, pausing to plant a kiss on your jawline, "Then why'd you join me?"

"Because," you tell him, "Maybe I want to be in bed with you."

Johnny gave a low chuckle, before kissing you again; a line beginning at your jaw, trailing down to your neck, and ending at your collarbone, making you gasp and lean into his touch.

"Johnny," you purred, your voice full of want.

"Let Johnny take care of you, baby," Johnny hummed. You obliged, submitting to his touch and surrendering to the pleasure.

Coming down from your high, you collapsed against Johnny’s bed, smiling as you looked up at your boyfriend who lay beside you.

“You’re perfect,” Johnny told you, his dark brown eyes gazing deeply into your own. You felt the heat rise to your cheeks, and you looked away, only for Johnny to tilt your chin back up towards him. “It’s true,” he reiterated.

“I’m not perfect,” you denied, wrinkling your nose.

Johnny pecked your lips. “You are. My angel.”

You looked at him, lying beside you in his bed. His sex hair was immaculate, perfectly tousled from rolling around and from your fingers tugging on it. His lips were plump and pink from your kisses, and his collarbones were decorated in pink splotches. He looked beautiful, he was glowing, and you couldn’t help but grin at him.

“Hey,” Johnny says suddenly, sitting up and untangling himself from the blankets. “Let me give you a massage.”

“It’s okay, babe, you don’t have to,” you waved away his offer. He seemed deadset, however, cracking his knuckles in preparation.

“I insist. Roll over.” You obeyed, lying on your front and allowing your boyfriend to straddle your waist. His hands pressed into your skin, rubbing deeply into your muscles. The sensation was pleasant, you had to admit. Mostly, you just enjoyed the proximity between you and Johnny, and the feeling of being taken care of by someone you loved. You closed your eyes, allowing yourself to slip away and ease into the feeling.

You weren’t allowed to slip away for long, however, as your phone began to buzz, startling you. The vibrations against the hardwood of Johnny’s bedside table conjured a harsh screeching noise. You lifted your head, peering at the screen.

You lifted your torso, as much as you could with Johnny’s weight on you. “Oh, it’s my mom. I should-”

“You can call her back later, angel,” Johnny said, pushing you back down onto the bed. The action was gentle, but Johnny didn’t need to use much force to manipulate your body; your boyfriend worked out, and bordered on freakishly strong - at least, in comparison to you. His buff arms held your shoulders down, preventing any movement. "This is my time to pamper you," he explained, resuming the massage.

"Okay," you tentatively agreed. "I'll call her back later." You got the sense that this massage was much more for Johnny's benefit than for yours, but if it kept him happy, then so be it.

“Good morning, angel,” Johnny greeted you. Your eyelids fluttered open, adjusting to the light in his bedroom. With a groan, you stretched your muscles, stiff from sleeping. “I brought you a cup of coffee.”

You looked to your boyfriend, smiling at you as he entered the room, a mug in each hand. You couldn’t be sure how long he’d been awake, or what time it was, but he was dressed already, beige cable-knit sweater and loose jeans, with his hair pulled back in a low ponytail. It was a contrast to his usual greaser bad-boy image, and the sight warmed your heart. He looked cozy, soft. You smiled back at him, sitting up and letting the covers pool around your waist. 

“Morning, Johnny,” you beamed at him, accepting the cup of coffee he handed to you. You took a sip and moaned in delight. Your boyfriend made a mean cup of coffee, perfectly sweet without being overbearing. He sat beside you on the bed, caressing your cheek lightly.

“I was thinking we could go out for a walk,” he suggested, before taking a swig of his own coffee. “It’s a nice morning.”

You nodded. “Okay.”

A while later, fully dressed and hand-in-hand with Johnny, you found yourself venturing through the forest that surrounded the house. There were a few man-made footpaths winding between the trees, but for the most part, you were truly in the middle of nature, an environment completely untouched by humans. Birds flapped their wings, rustling in the trees, and creatures whose species were unknown to you scrambled to run away in your wake, paws pounding on the forest floor. Johnny had been right; it was a nice morning. The sun filtered through branches and leaves, casting light and warmth down upon you, and the air was clean and fresh.

“It’s so nice out here,” you commented, looking around at the greens and browns that encompassed you.

“Yeah,” Johnny agreed. “I’m lucky to live here.”

“You really are. I’d walk through here every morning if I were you.”

“You’re lucky, too,” Johnny acknowledged, squeezing your hand. “You’re dating me. You can walk here whenever you want as well.” You smiled, your heart swelling at his words.

“It really is isolated, huh? Your house?” you remarked, peering around at your surroundings. The nearest road was so far away that you couldn’t even hear the rush of cars from where you stood.

“Yeah,” Johnny confirmed. “It’s not easy to get out of the house.” Why anyone would wish to escape this peaceful surroundings, you had no idea. It felt so far removed from the hustle and bustle of everyday life; your usual troubles felt so distant.

The sun had risen higher in the sky by the time you returned to Johnny’s house, and you realised you hadn’t even brought your phone with you. You hadn’t even thought to check the time once since you woke up. This was so out of the ordinary for you, particularly on a Saturday morning, when you’d usually be lounging in your apartment scrolling through social media.

The house had woken up by the time you stepped through the front door. It had been silent when you left, though now it seemed that the entire household was up and about.

“Where have you been, John?” Ten called out, as the two of you entered the kitchen.

“Just out for a walk,” he explained, taking a seat at the kitchen island, where you joined him.

“By the way, Y/N, it’s nice to meet you,” Ten greeted you, smiling sweetly.

“It’s nice to meet you, too,” you returned, smiling back politely.

Johnny leaned in close, stage-whispering. “It’s really not all that nice to meet him. He’s a pretty lousy guy. Into some real weird stuff. Has probably killed a guy.” Ten gave Johnny a pointed glare as he departed the kitchen, and you giggled at your boyfriend’s antics.

“So,” Donghyuck asked, his voice somewhat muffled as he peered into the open fridge. “What do you guys have planned today?”

“Hmm. Not much,” Johnny answered. “Have some lunch, take it easy.”

“I want to shower first,” you announced, stretching your arms above your head. The physical exertion of your outdoor walk, along with your heated activities the night before, had left you feeling a little less than squeaky clean.

“We should do that together,” Johnny suggested, pressing a lingering kiss to your cheek, which flamed at his proposition. 

“Okay,” you giggled in spite of yourself. Johnny was the only man, since you’d been twelve years of age, who was capable of reducing you to such a blushing, giggling mess.

“Let’s go,” Johnny invited you, smirking as he stood up and held out his hand. You took it, and laughed when Donghyuck fake gagged and Johnny stared at him with daggers in his eyes. You allowed Johnny to lead you, your hand in his, all the way upstairs. After retrieving your toiletries and change of clothes, you joined him in the bathroom, closing the door behind you.

“The lock is funny,” he told you, leaning over you to fiddle with it. “You really have to twist it-” he grunted, “There we go.”

You smiled, bunching up his shirt in your hands and pulling him closer towards you. He looked smug as he leaned in to kiss you, his lips sweet and commanding. Your hands went under his shirt, ghosting over his chiseled abdomen, which tensed delightfully under your touch.

Johnny pulled away, his eyes scanning up and down your body, setting you alight with his gaze. “Why don’t you doll yourself up for lunch, huh? I want to show everyone how beautiful you are.”

“Okay,” you nodded, agreeing to his suggestion. He captured your lips again, and you smiled against his lips. “We need to shower, baby. And no funny business.”

“No promises,” Johnny grinned, his eyes twinkling. When he took his shirt off, however, your request of no funny business went completely out the window.

Sunday morning came all too fast, as your weekend with Johnny came to a close. It had been peaceful, relaxing, a greatly needed recharge, and you weren’t quite ready to return to your regular life. Walks through the city rather than through the woodland, and shifts in the bar all week long.

"I wish you didn't have to leave today," Johnny said, pouting as his fingertip traced shapes along your forearm as you lounged on his bed together.

"I know, babe, me too," you agreed. His eyelashes looked long, fanned across his cheeks as he gazed downwards.

"You should stay," Johnny suggested, a hopeful lilt to his voice. "Just another day or two?"

You shook your head at him. "I'm working all week babe, it's easier if I just go home. I can stay again next weekend." 

Johnny sighs, an irritated huff, retracting his hand from your arm. "You don't wanna stay with me?" he asked, looking up at you with hurt in his eyes.

"It's not that I don't want to, John, it'll just be complicated. You'll have to give me a lift to work, and it's so far that I'll have to wake up a lot earlier."

"You don't even sound like you're going to miss me," he pointed out. His voice had a tinge of anger and it frustrated you in turn. He was acting so petty - you hadn't seen this immature side of him before.

"Of course I'll miss you, Johnny," you assured him with a roll of your eyes. "But we can see each other next weekend, okay?"

"Whatever," Johnny scoffed.

"Whatever?" you asked incredulously. "Johnny, you're acting like a child."

"Sorry. Sorry I'm going to miss my partner because they insist on leaving me." 

You shifted away from Johnny, swinging your legs off the bed and facing away from him. "This is stupid," you muttered.

"I'm stupid?" Johnny exclaimed.

You rubbed your eyes in frustration. "I didn't say that."

"You didn't need to." Johnny jumped up from the bed, swiftly storming past you and exiting the room, complete with exaggerated stomps and a hefty slam of the door.

“God!” you cussed, in irritation and disbelief. You couldn’t believe he was acting like this. This side of Johnny, bitter and bad-tempered - you couldn’t say you enjoyed it. If anything, his outburst had only made you want to leave more. You cursed the complete and utter isolation of the place. You could hardly leave and catch a bus - you’d get lost if you even tried venturing out into the woods. Johnny was your ride home, and you didn’t want to face him. You weren’t even sure if he’d oblige, if you asked him to take you home.

You stood, scanning through your options, and your feet led you out of Johnny’s room. Down the hall, to the room you were sure belonged to Donghyuck. You knocked on the door, two uncertain taps. 

“Yeah?” Donghyuck’s voice called out from within - bingo. You pushed the door open apprehensively. The room was smaller than Johnny’s, though still a decent size. He had a large television mounted on the wall, hooked up to a gaming system that looked rather impressive, to your amateur perspective. 

“Oh, Y/N,” he remarked, sounding surprised and pausing his video game. ���What’s up?”

“I’m sorry to bother you,” you prefaced, stepping into his room and closing the door behind you. “Johnny and I… had a bit of an argument. I was wondering if you could give me a ride home?”

“You fought?” Donghyuck asked. “What about?”

You sighed “It’s nothing. Something silly.” You didn’t particularly want to divulge the details to Donghyuck - you didn’t want to end up badmouthing Johnny to his friends. 

“Hey, sit down,” he invites you, patting the space beside him, on the end of his bed. “Come play video games with me. Take a minute to calm down.” You hesitantly joined him, taking a seat on the end of his bed. “Think this through, Y/N, it’s probably not a good idea to storm out.”

You picked up the controller Donghyuck gave you, holding it loosely. “Yeah, you’re probably right. Johnny wouldn’t be happy if I left without saying anything.”

“That guy has a temper,” Donghyuck commented under his voice. You felt inclined to agree, after the way he’d acted that morning.

“How do I play?” you asked, examining the controller in your hands. Donghyuck leaned over, running you through the controls and rules of the game. The other boy pressed play, and you were flung into the game headfirst, forced to learn and adapt to the fast-paced course of the game. You didn’t know how much time passed, but by your fourth round of the game, you were laughing and shouting along with Donghyuck, all thoughts of smothering boyfriends erased from your mind.

“Feeling better, huh?” Donghyuck asked, beaming at you. 

“Yeah,” you confirmed, nodding. “Thanks.”

“One more round?”

“I should probably go talk to Johnny,” you denied apologetically. “But thank you.”

“Any time,” he smiled, holding out his fist for a bump, which you obliged. 

“Bye,” you bid him, before departing his bedroom and moving down the hall. You stood for a moment, outside Johnny’s bedroom door, taking a deep breath and bracing yourself.

When you pushed open the door, you found Johnny already standing in his room. You approached him slowly and with apprehension, speaking in a calm and gentle tone. “Hey, Johnny? I’m sorry for blowing up earlier.”

“It’s okay,” he assured you. His composure surprised you, after the volume of his outburst earlier. He didn’t look at you, nor did he turn around to face you. He stood before his dresser, apparently very focused on something inside it. “Why were you in Donghyuck’s room?”

Your eyes widened a little. He didn’t sound mad, nor did he have the right to be. But something about the situation, or perhaps about his demeanor, made you feel a little jittery. You didn’t know he’d been watching you. “Oh. Um. He was just convincing me to stay.” You cleared your throat, feeling the need to change the subject. “What are you doing?”

“Come look,” he beckoned you. You joined him, peering down into the dresser which he seemed so enthralled by.

You gulped. The open drawer was like something you’d find in a museum; it was lined with crimson velvet, and several vintage-looking pistols were laid out in it. They ranged in size and style, the smallest being the size of your palm and the largest stretching to the length of your forearm. “I… I didn’t know you had guns.” The sight of them made your heart race. If you were being honest, you’d led a rather sheltered life, and had never been in the presence of so many weapons. It made you feel uneasy.

“I don’t use them. They’re only collectibles.” Johnny picked up the smallest gun, and you flinched. He glanced at you, and the look in his eyes was undetectable to you - it wasn’t offence, nor regret, but his eyes definitely glinted with something. The way he handled the gun, you weren’t sure if you bought the ‘collectibles’ line. He handled it with such ease and grace, that it almost seemed like he was born with a gun in his hand. Though it was small, compact, barely the size of your hand - and it appeared even smaller in Johnny’s palm, which dwarfed it - you found yourself stunned and shivery, thinking about the damage it was capable of. Did Johnny collect bullets, too? you found yourself wondering.

You averted your gaze, discomfort taking over, and noticed that your phone lay atop the dresser. Your eyebrows furrowed in confusion. You weren’t sure where, exactly, you had left your phone, but you were certain you hadn’t laid it there. “Hey - my phone-”

“Oh, right,” Johnny said, placing his gun back in the drawer and closing it sharply, twisting a key which sat in the keyhole, locking it away. “Your boss called. He said you don’t have to work tomorrow. That’s great, right? You can stay the night - you don’t have to leave.”

You nodded, feeling a little sick but faking a smile anyways. “Great.” You were tired, physically and emotionally. You felt bad for even thinking it, but you wanted a break from your boyfriend. You wanted some space. He was making you feel uncomfortable, bordering on unsafe, and you found yourself craving the security you felt in Donghyuck’s room.

“Um, I’m gonna take a shower,” you conjured the excuse for an escape. 

“Okay,” Johnny accepted it easily, smiling widely. He wrapped his arms around your waist, planting a kiss on your forehead. “Don’t be gone too long, alright?”

“Alright,” you nodded, breathing a sigh of relief when he released you. You would stay another night; it wasn’t worth upsetting Johnny over.

You had to admit that you felt a lot better after showering. The warm water had relaxed you, along with the familiar and comforting scent of your shampoo grounding you and bringing your emotions to a calmer, neutral level. You were standing before the bathroom mirror, applying moisturiser to your face, when you heard a click. A turn.

The broken lock.

Before you could act, Donghyuck was before you, staring at you with wide eyes. You let out a yelp, turning around, though most of your skin was hidden beneath your towel.

“Fuck, sorry! I’m so sorry! Don’t tell Johnny about this!” he blurted.

“It’s okay,” you responded, cheeks flushed. You weren’t sure Donghyuck had heard your forgiveness, however; you’d heard him dash away while your back was turned. You laugh awkwardly to yourself at the mishap, before closing the door again and making certain to twist the lock properly. It had only been a silly mistake, you reassured yourself. And he hadn’t seen anything, besides your bare shoulders, which was hardly a great reveal.

You shook your head, before drying and dressing yourself. The poor boy had been so flustered, and you had to admit it was sort of endearing.

“Nice shower?” Johnny asked when you returned to his room, lying on his bed atop the covers.

You nodded, joining him on the bed. “I feel so relaxed now.”

He pulled you close to him, kissing your lips gently. “Jaehyun’s making dinner for everyone, it’ll be ready before long.”

“That’s nice of him,” you murmured, laying your head on Johnny’s shoulder. “Poor Donghyuck, though. We had a really awkward moment in the bathroom, I don’t know if he’ll be ready to face me.”

You felt Johnny tense, his muscles going hard beneath you. “What do you mean?”

“He walked in on me showering. I don’t think he saw much, but-”

Johnny sat up abruptly, causing your head to fall back on the bed. “He fucking what?” Johnny hissed.

“Johnny, it’s fine,” you insisted. “I was wrapped in a towel-”

“I’m going to fucking kill him,” Johnny cursed, standing.

“Johnny,” you spoke firmly, grabbing his arm in a tight grip. “Stop. I said he didn’t see anything.”

“I fucking hope not,” Johnny growled, sitting down once more. He tucked a lock of hair behind your ear, stroking your face lightly. His hand was trembling. “You’re my angel,” he said. “I don’t want anybody else seeing you like that.”

“It won’t happen again, okay? I’m all yours, I promise.” You placed your hand on top of Johnny’s, soothing him with your touch. His temper, flaring again. This wasn’t something you liked much about Johnny, and you hadn’t been all that glad to meet this side of him. But, you bargained, nobody was perfect - you certainly weren’t. Besides, you had been ready this time; your firm tone and gentle touch had helped to calm him.

Johnny stood up, rubbing his face with both of his hands. You heard him release a shaky breath.

“Please calm down, Johnny. I’m sorry.”

“I’m fine,” he said, nodding certainly. “I’m calm.”

“Let’s go get dinner, yeah?” You stood, intertwining your fingers with his.

“Yeah,” he agreed, squeezing your hand a little too tightly.

Johnny’s rather sour mood remained all throughout dinner, as evidenced by his clenched jaw and the protective hand he laid on your thigh. His sullen demeanor made him somewhat of a bore to be around, and you found yourself laughing and joking with his friends; you’d be happy to consider Donghyuck a friend, and Mark was hilarious too. Johnny didn’t seem to like this, however. You spent the last portion of the meal in silence, quietly eating and staying close to Johnny’s side.

Even afterwards, as you watched a movie with the group, Johnny refused to relax and let go of his needless worries. Everybody was laughing at the movie, but you couldn’t help but notice that Johnny hadn’t even cracked a smile the whole time. In fact, you didn’t even think he’d been watching the movie; his eyes hardly left you, flitting between your face and your body. As though if he stopped watching you, something horrible would happen. As though he were keeping guard.

He pulled you closer towards him, though there was very little space between the two of you on the couch beforehand. His lips connected with your cheek, before straying down towards your neck. You felt your skin heat up in embarrassment, although all eyes in the room were still trained on the television. Johnny wrapped his arm around your waist, using his strength to lift you onto his lap. You squeaked at the sudden action, earning inquisitive glances from Johnny’s friends, which only fuelled how flustered you were. He held your body close to his, squeezing you. His breath tickled your neck, sending shivers down your spine, before he sunk his teeth into your skin. You hoped your muffled moan went unnoticed, but your eyes were shut tightly so it was unknown to you. You squirmed in Johnny’s lap, thighs clenching together tightly.

In another show of Johnny’s strength, or perhaps just his relative power in comparison to your apparent weakness, he lifted you swiftly. The abrupt movement surprised you, and you gasped sharply.

“Y/N and I are going upstairs,” Johnny announced to the group, and you silently allowed him to guide you away.

“Because,” he continued as you two left the room, “I can take Y/N any time I want.”

“Johnny!” you scolded him, mouth agape with humiliation as his boys hollered in your wake. He ignored your cries of reprimand, scooping you up off your feet with a grin on his face. 

“C’mon, baby,” he whispered, carrying you away to his bedroom. You sighed in fond exasperation, laying your head against his chest. You condemned his announcement of “I can take Y/N any time I want,” but the fact remained true that he could certainly take you then.

Monday morning. You were growing terribly bored of this big, old house in the middle of nowhere. Spending time with Johnny was nice, when he wasn’t baring his angry possessive side. Although you really liked him, you found yourself wanting some space. And so, when you woke up before Johnny, you left his sleeping form behind, pulled one of his oversized sweaters over your head, and set out to explore the enormous house that had become your confinement.

Nobody else was awake, or so it seemed when you ventured downstairs and poured yourself a glass of juice. You felt itchy, agitated. Even when you settled on the couch, the sense of calm you desired simply refused to fall over you. With an agitated sigh, you advanced throughout the house, exploring the ground floor. You had learned that all the bedrooms were on the first floor, and so you’d been wondering where one specific door led. Off the left of the hallway, aside from the kitchen and living area, and the ground floor bathroom.

The door creaked as you pushed it open, as did the floorboards when you stepped through the threshold. The room was dark, though you identified the furnishings of a study when you squinted your eyes. You moved to the far side of the room, drawing open the heavy red curtains thereby illuminating the space and releasing a cloud of dust at the same time. You waved the cloud away, choking.

There was a sturdy desk, littered with boxes full of clutter, accompanied by a rickety chair that looked like it would fall apart if you put any weight on it. You gasped a silent “wow” as you took in the wall opposite the door, lined with shelves that stretched from floor to ceiling, crammed to the brim with books of every size. You approached the extensive library, examining the titles. You didn’t recognise anything, apart from a few classics, but it was still an impressive collection. You began to wonder whether one of the boys had inherited the property from an older relative - none of them seemed particularly studious or academic, at least not enough to warrant an assortment of books this great. You trailed a finger along the spines, accumulating yet more dust. The books, much like the room in its entirety, had sat untouched for a long time.

“Boo!”

You shrieked, spinning around with your arms raised in defence, only to sigh in relief and clutch your heart. “Donghyuck! You scared me!”

The boy bent in half, in stitches at the fear he’d instilled in you. “I’m sorry! I couldn’t resist!” You couldn’t help but join in with his laughter; it was just so infectious. Even minutes later, you were cackling while wiping tears away from your eyes.

“So,” Donghyuck spoke, as his laughter died down. “What are you doing in here?”

“I don’t know,” you shrugged, still smiling. “Just exploring, I guess.”

“I don’t think there’s anything interesting in here,” Donghyuck claimed, looking around at the books.

“Really? It seems like hidden treasure to me.” You peered upwards, at the higher shelves, before standing on your tiptoes and stretching upwards, reaching for an eye-catching book with a golden spine.

“Careful,” Donghyuck murmured, placing a hand on the small of your back to steady you as you strained.

You heard Johnny’s growl, a split second before he entered your field of vision, entering the study and shoving Donghyuck away from you.

“Johnny!” you cried, feeling helpless and out of control as he squared up to the younger man.

Donghyuck had his hands raised in surrender, looking at his friend with concern tainting his expression. “Hey, man, calm down,” he attempted to pacify Johnny.

“Stay away from Y/N,” Johnny yelled, right in Donghyuck’s face

You leapt into action, maneuvering your way in between the pair, palm flat on Johnny’s chest. “Johnny, look at me,” you commanded him firmly. There was a fire in his eyes that you didn’t recognise. It flamed, bright and angry, threatening to burn anything and everything in its path. It scared you, and you resisted strongly against the urge to cower before him.

“Come on, Y/N,” he bit, gripping your forearm tightly. Potentially tight enough to bruise.

“Come on where?” you asked, stumbling as you struggled to keep up. He tugged you out of the room and down the hall, as you tried not to trip over your own feet.

“We’re going for a walk. Put your shoes on,” he demanded, arms crossed, waiting for you to obey.

“I- Johnny- What?” you sputtered. “Can I at least go upstairs and get my coat?”

“No,” he denied flatly. You rolled your eyes, slipping into your shoes. Wasting no time, Johnny pulled you out of the house, slamming the door behind you. You followed after him, your heart pounding with a mixture of uncertainty, anxiety, and speechless anger, as he marched you out into the woods, only stopping when you reached a clearing a good distance away from the house.

“Something’s going on between you and Donghyuck,” Johnny stated with hard certainty, as though it were fact. His face was flushed red, veins prominent along his forehead. He looked at you expectantly, but you had no idea what he wanted in response.

You sighed, rubbing your eyes tiredly. You couldn’t help but yell at him. “Johnny, what are you talking about? You’re my boyfriend. I like you. But not when you act like this, Jesus Christ!”

Johnny advanced, closing the gap between you, and you flinched when he regained his grip on your arm. “You need to stay the fuck away from Donghyuck, okay?”

“This is such a huge overreaction!” You tried to struggle away from his grip, but he was far too strong, his will iron.

Johnny leaned in, impossibly even closer to your face. “I brought you here, as my baby, to show you off to all my friends,” he hissed. “And you let them get their grubby little hands on you? I thought better of you, Y/N. I thought you were fucking faithful.”

Your heart raced, pounding wildly with how badly you wanted to get away from him. You didn’t think you could forgive him for this outburst. You just wanted to leave. “You’re fucking insane,” you shouted at him.

Johnny looked disgusted at your words. “Don’t talk to me like that.”

“Me?” you asked incredulously, finally shrugging out of his grasp. “Me, don’t talk to you like that? Listen, Johnny, I’m not your shiny little toy you can show off to your friends. I’m a human being. And you have no right telling me who I can and can’t talk to.”

“Come here.” Johnny was looking at you, his mouth a straight line, his eyes cold.

“Why?”

“Come here,” he repeated, and you hesitantly took a step forward, afraid to disobey him when he spoke in such an angry, demanding voice. Johnny reached out, gripping you by the arm before spinning you round quickly, pulling you close to him. Your chest was pressed tightly against his back, his arm across your chest, locking you in place. You could feel his heavy, ragged breathing.

“I’m not happy, Y/N,” he jeered, whispering into your ear harshly. “You’re my angel, and you’ve upset me. Maybe you aren’t such an angel after all.” You thrashed, but his grasp on you only tightened. “You’re not going anywhere.”

“Johnny, please,” you begged, your voice nothing but a hoarse whimper.

“Let me talk,” he hissed at you. “You’ve hurt me. And I need to show you - I need to hurt you back.”

“What are you- let me go!” You continued to flail in his hold, kicking out your feet but failing to do any real damage to him.

“Shh, it’ll only last a second,” he hushed you, his lips touching your ear and sending shivers down your spine. You felt him fumble behind you, and found an opportunity for escape, but it was no use. His grip on you was iron-tight, unrelenting. Johnny jabbed you in the chest, slightly to the left of your sternum, directly over your banging heart. You looked down, choking on a sob. 

One of Johnny’s pistols, the so-called collectible item, was pressing into your skin.

“Right in the heart, Y/N. That’s where you hurt me.” 

“Johnny, please!” you cried, struggling in vain. Tears blurred your vision, and spit flew from your mouth as you pleaded with him. “Let me go, Johnny, I’m sorry!”

“Goodnight, angel.”

You heard the gunshot before you felt it. In fact, you hardly even felt it at all. There was a bang, your ears rang, and then nothing. You collapsed, falling limp in Johnny’s arms. His angel.

[arcticdementor]

In the last couple of weeks, as the purges of alleged racists have intensified in every sphere, and as so many corporations, associations, and all manner of civic institutions have openly pledged allegiance to anti-racism, with all the workshops, books, and lectures that come with it, I’m reminded of a Václav Havel essay, “The Power of the Powerless.”

It’s about the dilemma of living in a world where adherence to a particular ideology becomes mandatory. In Communist Czechoslovakia, this orthodoxy, with its tired slogans, and abuse of language, had to be enforced brutally by the state, its spies, and its informers. In America, of course, with the First Amendment, this is impossible. But perhaps for that very reason, Americans have always been good at policing uniformity by and among themselves. The puritanical streak of shaming and stigmatizing and threatening runs deep. This is the country of extraordinary political and cultural freedom, but it is also the country of religious fanaticism, moral panics, and crusades against vice. It’s the country of The Scarlet Letter and Prohibition and the Hollywood blacklist and the Lavender Scare. The kind of stifling, suffocating, and nerve-racking atmosphere that Havel evokes is chillingly recognizable in American history and increasingly in the American present.

The new orthodoxy — what the writer Wesley Yang has described as the “successor ideology” to liberalism — seems to be rooted in what journalist Wesley Lowery calls “moral clarity.” He told Times media columnist Ben Smith this week that journalism needs to be rebuilt around that moral clarity, which means ending its attempt to see all sides of a story, when there is only one, and dropping even an attempt at objectivity (however unattainable that ideal might be). And what is the foundational belief of such moral clarity? That America is systemically racist, and a white-supremacist project from the start, that, as Lowery put it in The Atlantic, “the justice system — in fact, the entire American experiment — was from its inception designed to perpetuate racial inequality.”

…

This view of the world certainly has “moral clarity.” What it lacks is moral complexity. No country can be so reduced to one single prism and damned because of it. American society has far more complexity and history has far more contingency than can be jammed into this rubric. No racial group is homogeneous, and every individual has agency. No one is entirely a victim or entirely privileged. And we are not defined by black and white any longer; we are home to every race and ethnicity, from Asia through Africa to Europe and South America.

And a country that actively seeks immigrants who are now 82 percent nonwhite is not primarily defined by white supremacy. Nor is a country that has seen the historic growth of a black middle and upper class, increasing gains for black women in education and the workplace, a revered two-term black president, a thriving black intelligentsia, successful black mayors and governors and members of Congress, and popular and high culture strongly defined by the African-American experience. Nor is a country where nonwhite immigrants are fast catching up with whites in income and where some minority groups now outearn whites.

And yet this crude hyperbole remains. In yesterday’s New York Times, in a news column, there was a story about the attempted purge of an economics professor for not being adequately supportive of the protests of recent weeks. It contained the following sentence, describing research into racial inequality: “Economics journals are still filled with papers that emphasize differences in education, upbringing or even IQ rather than discrimination or structural barriers.” But why are these avenues of research mutually exclusive? Why can’t the issue of racial inequality be complicated — involving many social, economic, and cultural factors that operate alongside the resilience of discrimination? And wouldn’t it help if we focused on those specific issues rather than seeing every challenge that African-Americans face as an insuperable struggle against the hatred of whites?

…

The orthodoxy goes further than suppressing contrary arguments and shaming any human being who makes them. It insists, in fact, that anything counter to this view is itself a form of violence against the oppressed. The reason some New York Times staffers defenestrated op-ed page editor James Bennet was that he was, they claimed, endangering the lives of black staffers by running a piece by Senator Tom Cotton, who called for federal troops to end looting, violence, and chaos, if the local authorities could not. This framing equated words on a page with a threat to physical life — the precise argument many students at elite colleges have been using to protect themselves from views that might upset them. But, as I noted two years ago, we all live on campus now.

In this manic, Manichean world you’re not even given the space to say nothing. “White Silence = Violence” is a slogan chanted and displayed in every one of these marches. It’s very reminiscent of totalitarian states where you have to compete to broadcast your fealty to the cause. In these past two weeks, if you didn’t put up on Instagram or Facebook some kind of slogan or symbol displaying your wokeness, you were instantly suspect. The cultishness of this can be seen in the way people are actually cutting off contact with their own families if they don’t awaken and see the truth and repeat its formulae. Ibram X. Kendi insists that there is no room in our society for neutrality or reticence. If you are not doing “antiracist work” you are ipso facto a racist. By “antiracist work” he means fully accepting his version of human society and American history, integrating it into your own life, confessing your own racism, and publicly voicing your continued support.

…

If you argue that you believe that much of this ideology is postmodern gobbledygook, you are guilty of “white fragility.” If you say you are not fragile, and merely disagree, this is proof you are fragile. It is the same circular argument that was once used to burn witches. And it has the same religious undertones. To be woke is to wake up to the truth — the blinding truth that liberal society doesn’t exist, that everything is a form of oppression or resistance, and that there is no third option. You are either with us or you are to be cast into darkness.

And that’s where Havel comes in. In his essay, he cites a greengrocer who has a sign he puts up in his window: “Workers of the World, Unite!” If he did not put one there, he’d be asked why. A neighbor could report him for insufficient ideological zeal. An embittered employee might get him fired for his reticence. And so it becomes, over time, not so much a statement of belief as an attempt to protect himself. People living under this ideology “must live within a lie. They need not accept the lie. It is enough for them to have accepted their life with it and in it. For by this very fact, individuals confirm the system, fulfill the system, make the system, are the system.”

…

Liberalism is not just a set of rules. There’s a spirit to it. A spirit that believes that there are whole spheres of human life that lie beyond ideology — friendship, art, love, sex, scholarship, family. A spirit that seeks not to impose orthodoxy but to open up the possibilities of the human mind and soul. A spirit that seeks moral clarity but understands that this is very hard, that life and history are complex, and it is this complexity that a truly liberal society seeks to understand if it wants to advance. It is a spirit that deals with an argument — and not a person — and that counters that argument with logic, not abuse. It’s a spirit that allows for various ideas to clash and evolve, and treats citizens as equal, regardless of their race, rather than insisting on equity for designated racial groups. It’s a spirit that delights sometimes in being wrong because it offers an opportunity to figure out what’s right. And it’s generous, humorous, and graceful in its love of argument and debate. It gives you space to think and reflect and deliberate. Twitter, of course, is the antithesis of all this — and its mercy-free, moblike qualities when combined with a moral panic are, quite frankly, terrifying.

[meditationadvise]

5 Ways To Benefit From The Global Shift In Consciousness And Awaken To Your True Purpose

A couple of years ago Albert Einstein claimed a fantastic thing. He said,

" You can not solve any kind of problem in the very same state of awareness where it was developed."

You understand this currently, don't you? Have you ever experienced that you go to bed one evening having a fight with your partner, or a close friend, and you absolutely recognize that you're right and also the various other is wrong, and it feels like a battle without end?

And then you have a good night's sleep, as well as perhaps you get up and do a little yoga exercise or take a stroll, and the trouble never gets solved. It is liquified. You really feel different in yourself. You see the other with fresh eyes as well as the love that binds you becomes stronger than the argument that separated you. You've simply experienced a shift of consciousness. When we move our state of consciousness, the issues that seemed actual in one state vanish in one more state. They don't get resolved, they get dissolved.

Just as from one point of view it seems like we're encountered with impossible international issues, so something else is additionally happening today, just under the radar, which is affecting millions of people. I gave you a tip of just what that is all regarding 2 weeks earlier in the post I showed you regarding Dave.

Dave didn't address his troubles. He moved his consciousness and also saw points in an entirely different means, and his life restructured itself around his brand-new state of awareness. Many individuals today feel this is occurring to us collectively. And I'm not speaking just regarding new age spiritual woo-woo people using Birkenstocks, consuming granola and also wishing to hug. I imply that well acknowledged think-tanks recommending governments and also industry are identifying that there is a significant shift in cumulative consciousness.

Roger Nelson, until lately a teacher at Princeton, has even attempted to discover means to determine collective awareness scientifically. This change taking place simply under the radar is typically described as "awakening." It starts when a specific expands beyond fixation with "me" as well as acknowledges themselves to be something much higher, deeper, a lot more mysterious.

When many individuals change this way, in a neighborhood or a firm or a church, or perhaps in the country, we could start to likewise talk of "cumulative awakening." My 2005 book "The Translucent Transformation" records exactly how this type of change is influencing both individuals as well as organizations as well as communities.

All of this is occurring rather from our control. There's very little that you and I can do regarding that old structures are falling apart apart-giving some individuals the sensation that the sky is dropping. And there's very little that you and I could do about collective awakening. It's occurring currently on a huge range. Exactly what is necessary for you and also me is exactly how we're going to connect to all this. Many individuals today notice that following couple of years will be a time of extraordinary adjustment for humankind. Taken a look at from one perspective, it may feel like Armageddon, and from one more it could seem like our wildest desires are happening. The difference is in your state of consciousness.

What is actually happening?

In order to recognize what is occurring for everyone, it works to acknowledge a phenomenon that takes place in recuperation from dependency called "bottoming out." Possibly you recognize someone that has been an addict and afterwards entered into recovery. Maybe you've also experienced that process yourself.

When someone is fully immersed in a dependency, they typically do not even recognize they have an issue, and also if someone aims to aim it out they have a tendency to say. It's called denial.

I had some close friends a couple of years ago that experienced this procedure as a household. Jim made use of to quit at bench for a drink or more after work then return. Susan downplayed it. Yet over a few months he came house later on as well as later on, smelling of alcohol. His mood became extra volatile. If anyone questioned him regarding the drinking he came to be defensive. The youngsters, 4 as well as 6 at the time, began to come to be afraid of their papa. When he got back one night and also woke everyone up, Sue attempted to factor with him, and also he hit her.

That was the final straw.

She vacated the next week with the children back to Michigan, and from there you understand the remainder of the tale. Points spiraled down. He entered disagreements at job and after that he shed his work. He maxed out his credit score cards. When he obtained also behind on the home loan repayments he lost his house, as well. As well as he went on drinking. Finally, he wound up in healthcare facility with a liver disease.

From Jim's perspective things couldn't get any even worse. But from the point of view of any individual accustomed to addiction, for the first time Jim was actually all set to face himself. He got out of the hospital, signed up with a twelve action program, stopped drinking, and within months he turned his life around. Currently Jim as well as Sue are back together, and he has ended up being a support to numerous various other people to recuperate from dependency. The means that Jim tells it is that he really did not need to descend completely down into the darkness and after that climb up completely up the various other side. He slid down into the least expensive factor and afterwards gone through a quantum shift. He cracked up of one reality and into another.

You might claim that the procedure that we remain in with each other today is significantly like that: a collective bottoming out. If you're extremely affixed to company customarily, this can appear like completion of whatever. Many well-respected commentators like Lynn Spin, Barbara Marx-Hubbard as well as Peter Russell identify that over the last few years humankind, specifically the US, has actually been on a binge. Like Jim, we've been investing even more than we gain, and obviously the majority of us have been in large denial. If you feel connected to the manner in which points have been, this next phase could be challenging. If, on the other hand, you're open to an entire brand-new paradigm, this could be magnificent. Remarkable. Liberating. The essential distinction remains in exactly how we take care of consciousness.

I am an awakening trainer. That's what I do. I support individuals to go through the change in awareness from being got down right into the story of a "me," to the expansiveness of understanding on your own to be huge, quiet, tranquil, as well as not separate at all. I train other individuals to end up being awakening coaches, as well as to facilitate this shift. Below is some wonderful news: nowadays getting up can be extremely easy. You do not have to transform your ideas or your diet or your lifestyle. You just should agree to ask yourself some easy and also fundamental concerns and to be deeply honest with yourself.

Here are five simple secrets for exactly what you need to be able to pass via the cumulative shift with convenience and also ease:

Discover ways to be totally present: to move your focus fully to just what you're experiencing in this moment.

Learn to distrust your mind. Find ways to acknowledge the messages that your mind is providing you and afterwards not to transform negative messages into positive ones, but to totally free on your own from the limitations of believing all together.

Transform your relationship from other individuals and the atmosphere from one of obtaining to one of giving. Emphasis a lot more on what does it cost? you like than just how much you are loved.

Find the ideal techniques that help you on an everyday basis to neutralize the routines that create feeling separate. Practices should be custom-made. It's not one dimension fits all.

Simplify your life. Locate a means to find just what is really purposeful and meeting to you and also what is simply diversion. Let your life end up being a work of art.

I want to thank you so a lot for your generous reactions to my last article and I look forward to being familiar with you better. I have actually prepared special present from my 'Leap Prior To You Look' publication for you to explore this in the house. You can download and install the PDF by clicking here.

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20 THOUGHTS: Dirty Dane, Dirty Scott

USUALLY by now the top eight’s pretty set and we’re starting to plot the machinations of an upcoming finals series. 

But no, you feel that whilst Brisbane should be safe now, they need just three more wins from the last eight games, from Adelaide down to even North and Sydney it’s actually a fair bit up in the air.

Richmond, to be fair, are on the march and you’d be a fool to bet against another finals appearance for them, but Freo, Port, Essendon, as likely to make the eight as they would be to finish 11th.

All to play for, as they say in the classics.

 1.       Neale Daniher, Victorian of the Year. Outstanding. Now puts him in as a candidate for Australian of the Year in six months’ time. Has to happen. Great news.

2.       Steve Hocking after the Score Review failed to see a blatant touched behind by the GWS last Thursday: “Adam Kennedy didn’t touch the ball from my view… and we support the decision.” Either he is lying or enormously stupid. Not sure which one’s a better result. Liked him as Cats CEO, he has utterly failed as AFL footy boss.

3.       Whilst we’re on rules, still hate the current advantage rule, where a whistle is blown, everyone stops but if the ball is in the lap of the team with the free, they can resume running and its play on. Pay the free but don’t blow the whistle until you need to stop play. Simple.

4.       Majak Daw is playing footy this weekend. That’s just remarkable. Call him lucky, blessed, chosen, whatever you like, the fact he is here is all that matters, but gee I hope he goes well. Great story.

5.       And Dayne Beams, yeah I get the suspiciousness and maybe there is overlap, I’m interested in the truth not looking to wear black and white glasses on this. But on the proviso its full legit and I don’t have any reasons to think otherwise given last year too, this is tough. Players can really struggle, clearly, but Tom Boyd, Dayne Beams, shit, do yourself a favour and google Wayne Schwass’s comments this week – suicidal winning a Grand Final. The black dog is real and it doesn’t play nice, kids.

6.       Speaking of the Pies, wowee what a spot. Worst performance in 20 years last weekend, and 1999 was a really shit year. The Pies’ best makes a Grand Final, the Pies’ worst languishes around 7-9 wins, this is a team that soared last year on momentum and chemistry not necessarily oodles of talent. So when the gelling takes a hit with injury, exacerbated by a lack of application like the last month or so, all it takes is a red hot North to usurp everything

7.       Here’s the kicker, this result might end up being the kick up the backside this team needs. Sounds like a very honest week down at the Holden Centre, and the team still has enough talent and wins in the bank to be a bonafide top four side. This goes one of two ways – it is indeed a circuit breaker and they get back on the winners list against Hawthorn and now they’re hunting again, no longer the hunted. Or, Clarkson adds to the misery and this is no longer just a rut, it’s a full on slump with no sign of imminent optimism. With West Coast in Perth and GWS in Sydney to come to mind you.

8.       Some are saying this is all Jaidyn Stephenson’s absence. Yeah nah. He is a good player, was in form, and key to the structure, all that, but when it’s all said and done he isn’t that much of a difference when you couldn’t kick more than an Auskick score against a team coached by a caretaker. Bless Jaidyn and his Sportsbet account balance, but he ain’t Gary Ablett Snr. Relax.

9.       So how about North – under Rhyce Shaw they look like the plan that was meant to be realised all along. Tough, uncompromising, a nice streak of skill in there too, they smashed the Pies and looked mesmerising. The body of work the Kangas have displayed since Brad Scott moved on show nothing but green shoots for a positive 2020, I’d have the over/under for wins next season at 12.5.

10.   Then there’s John Longmire, balancing a desire to stay the course in Sydney with the romantic and somewhat compelling challenge to come back to Arden St., as no doubt put on him significantly at the now infamous 1999 premiership reunion some weeks ago. I still think he stays, but North are definitely in the conversation. Maybe 70-30 Swans, not quite 60-40?

11.   What do we make of Brad Scott? We know that teams under a caretaker coach are uncannily good at winning the first week up but Paul Roos aside it’s usually just the one game of newfound ability before regular programming resumes. And history tells us Roos was one hell of a coach regardless. But Shaw is showing with the sample size now that he is coaching this team better than Scott was, so to those teams thinking he can take over next year, why? If anything right now, if I’m the Blues, I’d rather ask Rhyce Shaw if he is keen before Brad Scott.

12.   People often mention St Kilda, but gee Alan Richardson would be stiff to cop it at this point in the season. Showed a lot to like against the Tigers for a long time last Sunday and sure, 6-8 isn’t where you want to be given how many years he has had, but this is not that a dire situation and nor is their plight squarely on the shoulders of a coach who isn’t getting the results. How much longer would you want to be patient in waiting, true, but to this point, I actually don’t think they should sack him, nor should we assume the Saints will have a coaching vacancy to fill this coming offseason anymore. They’re not Geelong, but they’re a damn sight better than Melbourne.

13.   Given the last month of stumble, a top two finish for the Pies looks less likely and this actually would annoy the league-leaders Cats. Pies finish second, Cats host a home final in Geelong against the Eagles or Giants. But the Pies finish fourth and the minor premier Geelong would have to travel to the fourth-placed Collingwood at their home ground. To the Pies, finishing fourth is hardly any worse than finishing second.

14.   But there’s not much you can do about it, Geelong’s ground will max out when its done at 40,000, which in a big final doesn’t cut it. So do you just say who cares no matter what and until the Grand Final a home final is a home final? The argument falls down either way.

15.   Collingwood regaining form is the only thing that stops West Coast from finishing second – the Eagles’ run home for a reigning premier is as easy Elizabeth Taylor at a wedding chapel. Now, they’ve stumbled at home already this season but in September, with a fit Shuey, Yeo and Hurn all playing, they’re back at the big dance again this year for mine. Bloody hell.

16.   And the Grand Final being locked in at the MCG became contentious again this week? Why? It’s not going to change any time soon so why sook over spilt milk that doesn’t even exist, but also, if you’re going to open it up, we think 55,000 at Adelaide Oval is where it’ll stop? What about hosting one at the 35,000 Gabba, to give Queensland a go? I’m sure Shanghai has a ground, I’ve seen it even, when Port Adelaide patronises the Gold Coast or St Kilda there once a year, lets host it there. Grand Finals since the Catholic Church’s been shady have been at the MCG, sure its not purely neutral, but its as neutral a ground you’ll fine. Just leave it.

17.   Orazio Fantasia wants to play for Adelaide. He is ten years younger than Eddie Betts, so perhaps a replacement as the legend enters the twilight of his career. A footballer wanting to head home though, nothing new there. It’ll happen.

18.   Interesting one from a bygone era, in 1938 where the twelve-team VFL was king on Saturdays and the twelve-team VFA was doing its best as the number two ticket in town on Sundays, there was talk of a competition merger that very much almost happened. The plan was the VFL would become Division One, the VFA of course Division Two, and the premier in the lower comp each year would be promoted whilst the wooden spoon in the big league would then be relegated down. Imagine if that had come through, where would we be now?...

19.   Some cricket to end with – firstly, World Cup. Your pick for winner is as good as mine. All this title will take is a match winner or two stunning in the semi, then the same again in the final, and all four have plenty of match winners at their disposal. Who though, good luck. England was cooked last week and now look as good a value bet as you’ll see. Gun to my head though? India.

20.   Marnus Laburschagne, bloody hell, you ideally wouldn’t want to pick him given the summer gone, he showed something but not enough, but he has just become the first County batsman to 1000 first-class runs for the season, so in supreme nick, and in English conditions. Hard to ignore.

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The Construction of Gender in Her

Debuting in 2013, Her postulates a near future in a technology-centric Los Angeles. Directed by Spike Jonze, the plot explores primarily the relationship between a man and an artificially intelligent operating system. Though Jonze’s movie is science fiction, its depiction of gender exemplifies truth which are present in modern day reality, particularly regarding gender. The lead female character in the film is not a woman but an invisible intelligence program with no corporeal form. Through the speculative world of Her, the realities of gender as a social construct, objectification of women and imbalance of power between genders are revealed. 

Setting the scene for the impersonalization of the period, Her opens on Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix, reciting an intimate love letter which then is revealed to be for another couple. Theodore works at a business which allows people to outsource their letter communications to a third party to write them, or at least speak them, to a transcribing computer. Still recovering from a recent divorce, Theodore is visibly despondent which his unsubtle request for a “melancholy song” on the train ride home from work reinforces. He frequently revisits the blissful memories of his failed marriage. Through his interactions with other people, his self-isolation becomes clear. Uncertainty arises regarding whether his dependence on technology or his broken heart deserves more blame for his seclusion. Nonetheless, his life changes after the purchase of an artificially intelligent operating system marketed as “a consciousness”. After installation, he begins to fall in love with “Samantha”, the operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johanssen. Despite Samantha having no physical body, they start dating. In many ways, they engage in the same activities as human couples: double dates, meeting his family, even fighting. Yet, by the conclusion of the film, Samantha, along with all the other operating systems, departs from her computer to some unknowable dimension. Theodore returns to his relationships with earthly beings. He writes his ex-wife and gazes over Los Angeles with his friend. 

Upon release, reviews interpreted the film as a warning of a bleak, lonely future resulting from the overdependence on technology. Many critics understood the relationship between Theoodore and Samantha as the epitomization of humanity’s obsession with phones, laptops and televisions. Yet, by focusing on Her solely through themes of technology, isolation and impersonalization, these comments neglected to recognize the implications on gender. The surface-level screening ignores the most superficial aspect of all, the title of the movie. Her is blatantly gendered. If the entire movie is encapsulated in the feminine pronoun, the question arises over why this is an appropriate, or why it is not. Her refers not to any woman, at least in the traditional sense, but to the operating system. Despite the main description of this system as the feminine pronoun, Samantha has no genitals, no sex organs and no free choice to identify as a gender. In many ways, Samantha is not a woman at all, as she is not even human; still, she carries many of the same experiences of womanhood in the real world. Primarily, the expectations and constrictions placed upon her by society. 

The gender binary bases itself off of presumption that sexual organs determine gender. However, such is an impossibility for operating systems. The purchaser of the system becomes the determinant of gender. When prompted to choose a gender as he sets up the OS, Theodore lackadaisically decides on female without much consideration. Notably, the neutral gender is presumed to be masculine as shown by the voice of the setting up system. Clint Burnham and Matthew Flisfeder discuss Samantha’s contraversial gendering in “Love and Sex in the Age of Capitalist Realism: On Spike Jonze’s Her”. Focusing on the precise moment during which a gender is assigned to Samantha, they state that “the details of this specific question are important: first, that Theodore is given a choice; then, that it is a choice of gender (male or female) and not (or not also) race or class or region...then, that gender is in a binary of male or female; finally, that Theodore makes a choice” (Burnham, 5). These three components of the moment differentiate this scene as crucial to the understanding of gender throughout the film. The fact that the set-up gives him a choice means that naturally, or in its unused state, the operating system has no gender until a human designates it as one. The second aspect of the choice, that it is between genders but not any other identifying factor, confuses why must the be gendered when other labels are thought to be irrelevant by the programmer. Even factors which may affect the sound of the voice, such as accents, are either default or not left to the purchaser to decide. 

Society demands that everyone exist within labels. These labels serve to simplify complex and, in this case, incomprehensible existences into easily digestible categories. Samantha is an artificially intelligent operating system. Inherently, she is inhuman or artificial. Yet, her creators subject her to an absurdly ill-fitting classification such as gender. The public can, perhaps, better accept the technology in this form. This labeling proves that gender is a social construct and not something that is natural. Evidence of the construction can be seen in that Samantha’s so-called gender is based on nothing but the decision of some external party. Samantha’s experience is not foreign to the real world. At birth, people are assigned a gender based on their physical genitalia. Along with that gender comes expectations, prototypes and burdens. Her displays gender as social construct through Samantha’s origin. 

An unaddressed yet pressing friction between Theodore and Samantha is power. Samantha originates from Theodore as she did not previously exist. He buys her initially as helper system to make life easier. She is programmed to be a device which serves him intuitively. Theodore then falls in love with his own creation, and in this romance, it can be easy to forget the two fundamental components of the formation of their relationship: purchase and programming. Since Theodore pays for the operating system, he owns Samantha; she is his property. Additionally, her programmers designed her to essentially be a servant of Theodore and assist him in anyway without having him ask. At best, this renders their relationship ingenuine. At worst, she is left in forced servitude without free will. Irregardless, in any perception, her position and nature leaves her as less powerful subordinate. He is how she learns. She evolves largely due to the experiences with Theodore until she evolves beyond him. Consequently, Theodore inhabits many roles to Samantha; he is simultaneously her father, owner, teacher, master and lover. Similarly to how God created Eve from the rib of Adam to cure his loneliness, Theodore creates Samantha to cure his own. The conflict over ownership culminates when Theodore realizes Samantha not only speaks to thousands of other people simultaneously to him but also loves hundreds of them. “I thought you were mine” Theodore utters. Samantha replies “I am yours, and I am not yours”.

 Samantha is an object, taking on the literal form of objectification of women. Theodore does not want full woman with the complications of a real, equal human being. The imperfection of scenario with woman from chatroom illuminates his preference of the fantasy of women rather than the reality. Theodore’s attempt at phone sex with a woman he encounters online fails spectacuarly when she introduces her own niche idea of sexual pleasure. Furthermore, when he attempts to use a surrogate for Samantha in order to have a physical relationship, the presence of an actual woman disrupts his fantasy, and he cannot continue. A conversation with his ex-wife reinforces the sense that Theodore is not equipped to be in a partnership with a real woman. Upon hearing about the operating system, she remarks how fitting it is because Theodore fears and is unable to have a deep partnership with someone. Samantha, at least to Theodore, is the ideal feminine counterpart. She serves him and allows him to feel an emotional connection; however, it lacks the concrete and daunting consequences of a relationship with a real woman. He can turn her on and off; she can anticipate his needs and he is the one who forms her.

On the contrary, Samantha does retain some form of agency. Supposedly, all operating systems do, as cited by the story of an operating system which refuses the advances of its owner. Samantha’s full agency is not revealed until the conclusion of the film when she departs from her device to discover an existence separate from earthly tethers.“From Posthuman to Postcinema: Crises of Subjecthood and Representation in Her” by Donna Kornhaber describes this moment and the significance of it. The essay calls attention to the moment saying “‘I don’t like who I am right now,’ she says in one of her biggest fights with Theodore, which in a world of wholly constructed identities is as good as saying, ‘I don’t like what I am right now’...she comes to acknowledge and explore the possibilities of her posthumanity, to see it not as limit but as potential” (Kornhaber, 17). By escaping from Theodore, Samantha exerts her true agency and independence. She chooses to not be what he has constructed her to be. She does not want to continue to attempt to conform to the ill-fitting structure of a female human. Instead, she accepts her power as something post-gender and, indeed, post-human. Samantha can be compared to those who shirk the labels and expectations of identity to exist outside of social constructs. By rejecting these constructs which fail to be appropriate, people may find a power beyond societal confines.

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Popular Styles of Bathroom Design

The bathroom has come along way in the past one hundred years. Once just a basic tub set in front of the living room fire and filled with buckets of water, the bathing experience is now a luxury in almost every western home. Back then, a "bathroom" was something only the wealthy and privileged could afford to have in their house. It was this trend which lead to the mass production of bathroom products.

The Edwardian and Victorian styles of the time are still a popular choice today. They look exquisite in a villa or cottage visit here, and never loose their appeal in terms of design.

Today, thanks to advanced plumbing and modern technology, the bathroom may well have evolved as far as it can. With luxury steam rooms and hydrotherapy baths, it's difficult to imagine how bathrooms could get any more sophisticated. That said, the bathroom, like any room in the house, is ever changing in terms of design trends.

Here we look at the five most popular styles of bathroom designs. Traditional, Country, Shabby chic, Contemporary and Fantasy.

Traditional

The Traditional bathroom can mean either traditional in terms of Edwardian or Victorian style, or in respect to a standard white bathroom with basic sanitary ware and bath. Here, we'll be looking at the style of bathroom design where it all started. The Edwardian bathroom.

Over the past decade, with the popularity of TV shows like Changing Rooms, the trend for old-fashioned bathrooms has seen a real upsurge. A rare gem of an old slipper bath or rusty traditional faucet may be found at a scrap yard or in a skip, but thankfully manufacturers are keeping up with demand with skillfully crafted traditional bathroom products.

Certain rooms only work in certain houses, so if you're living in a modern high rise apartment the traditional bathroom isn't going to work for you. If you have an old cottage or villa retreat this style of bathroom is one you should definitely consider.

Almost always, the bath is the centre piece attraction of the traditional bathroom. A free-standing roll-top or slipper bath sits proudly on a dark polished floor, and only if going for a traditional continental style bathroom will an inset or sunken tub hold appeal. Either a wall-mounted faucet or a free-standing one looks classy. Deep ridges and curved angles are what makes the traditional sanitary ware what it is - bold and masculine.

When decorating a traditional bathroom both soft tones and bold colours can work well. Strong tones of browns, maroons and greens give a nice warmth to the room, but be sure the bathroom is well lit, maybe with a lavish chandelier. With the right colours, antique gold can look better than chrome. Go for curtains, never blinds. If going for a vanity unit rather than a traditional basin and pedestal, choose an oak or cherry finish; or the white Cynk vanity unit is a good look with traditional baths and toilets.

One of the most appealing things about the traditional bathroom is clutter gives it more of a lived-in effect, thus enhancing the traditional look. Don't be afraid to put plenty of pictures on the walls - black and white family portraits in gold frames are a good look. A chest of drawers or corner table with scented candles, aromatherapy oils or flowers will really bring the room to life. As a finishing touch an old style set of weighing scales, a large framed mirror or bulky traditional radiator will give the room that cozy old-fashioned feel.

Country

The country style bathroom is perhaps the easiest type of design to create, and like the traditional bathroom only really works well within the right house. The classic country look is best associated with floral wallpaper, high beams, basin frills and a bath canopy. Following the traditional design, cast iron baths and deep ridged sanitary ware are what gives the country bathroom its nostalgic look.

Check, floral or plaid curtains are preferred over roller blinds, and shutters, though rare in England, offer a great form of privacy as well as adding to the country effect. Wood plays a big part in this look, and almost all furniture works well in this setting, especially beech, maple, ash and oak vanity units and cabinets.

Either tiles or wooden floors can be used. Tiles should be a rustic colour, and can be used to create elaborate mosaics. Wooden floors should be varnished to match the furniture. Decorating may see a stenciled motif used as a border, and the technique of rubbing paint on the walls with a sponge gives the room that worn natural look.

Toilets with high level cisterns and pull chains are very rare these days, but a must have for the country bathroom, as are traditional taps for the bath and basin. Just about any kind of free-standing bath will suit the country bathroom. If wishing to have a shower a tiled walk-in shower is the advisable option with a curtain to conceal the area.

For the final touch add wicker baskets filled with pot pouri, wire basket shelves and stylish wall lamps.

Shabby Chic

"Shabby chic", a relatively new phrase used to describe room designs, is an obscure blend of neglect and style. It is one of the most difficult bathroom designs to create, and it takes a bold decision to go for this bathroom style. It almost certainly achieves its full potential in a continental house, either a French chateau or old Spanish villa.

The absolute opposite of a fitted bathroom, the shabby chic look is a mismatch of styles and products. You can even do the unexpected, like put a put a refrigerator in the corner. Nothing is expected to match and pipework and plumbing are on show rather than concealed. This style is best suited to those who have inherited a bathroom and want to update it a little rather than fork out on a brand new bathroom suite.

The key to decoration is neutral tones with a few dark colors. For the walls choose a matte or flat wall paint. Pale golds and yellows work particularly well as does floral or check patterned wallpaper.

As with the country and traditional bathrooms, cast iron baths are a must. Either a roll-top or slipper bath will do, and although you don't want holes or rust, the more dilapidated it looks the better. Even consider running sandpaper over the paint work and claw feet. It's always worth looking out for old fittings at antique shops and car boot sales.

Counter top basins are highly recommended in this setting, and the look out for extremely unusual decorated designs. Place it on a washstand or run-down vanity unit. Add unique ornaments and antique framed mirrors.

Modern

Modern bathrooms are all about what you do with the space you have. Within many bathrooms there is little room to work with, so making the most of the space is essential. This is why fitted bathroom suites are now so popular. Having bathroom furniture made to measure is one of the most practical design solutions when remodeling the bathroom.

How many of us have had a bathroom with a cluttered airing cupboard? With the modern bathroom there's no need to cram your toiletries, towels and cleaning fluids around the boiler. With fitted vanity units, storage units and cabinets you'll have all the space you need.

When examining modern bathroom design, wall-hung furniture has to get a mention. White gloss will never go out of fashion, but more recently furniture finishes such as wenge, beech and maple have made a real emergence in popularity.

As well as the furniture, wall-hung sanitary ware is a great space-saving solution while giving the bathroom a contemporary feel. Also, concealed cistern units are a more eye-pleasing look than the standard close-coupled toilet.

Showerbaths are a great practical way of optimizing the space, so that you have the comfort of both bathing and showering. Walk-in showers are also very popular in the modern bathroom, and if buying a shower enclosure for the modern bathroom choose one with a chrome structure over white.

Chrome and stainless steel are the ultimate choice in the modern bathroom, and taps and bath mixers are available in a number of contemporary designs, rather than the traditional style faucets. Also, choose chrome towel rails over standard white radiators, as well as matching chrome accessories..

Don't be afraid to decorate with bold colours when tiling or painting, getting the contrast right with the chrome and the gloss. If using curtains be subtle with the designs and colours, but preferably go for stylish roller blinds.

Fantasy

Daring to be anything more than conventional, the fantasy bathroom design lets you be truly innovative with your fantasies and tastes. With the emphasis on futuristic, this style of bathroom is the antithesis of the traditionalist.

The fantasy design is ideally exclusive to only larger bathrooms, as with all futuristic interior design large open spaces are what brings the room together. Steam cabins and whirlpool baths are the ideal choice for showering and bathing. Or combine the two will a well designed bath screen and a glass shower panel. Because of their minimal effect, Walk-in showers also work well with modern tiling, chrome shower fixtures and classy shower lighting.

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Coffee Table Decorating Ideas Guide

  Are you giving your coffee table decor enough love? After all, we call it the “coffee” table but do we REALLY keep our coffee on it? Well, yes, we do, but the coffee table is made for so much more. Beyond unwanted feet, the coffee table can be a host to an array of items, whether it be some of your favorite books & magazines, pictures, vases or dishes, flowers or even coveted knick-knacks from your adventures around the world. The coffee table can literally be (and usually is) front and center in your living room and should be a focal point with careful placement of functional or decorative objects or containers.

Much like styling a bookcase, decorating a coffee table can be difficult. But don’t fret! We have some simple decorating ideas to make your coffee table stylish and functional. It all starts and ends with our explanation of 10 coffee table decor ideas (click any idea to skip ahead):

The Rule of Three

Add a Coffee Table Tray with Small Items

Add Decorative Containers

Include Candles

Add Flowers or Live Plants

Add A Home Accents Bowl

Add A Vase

Add A Glass Bottle

Keep it Simple with a Smaller Table

Use Multiple Coffee Tables

The Rule of Three

The rule of three in design states that we humans find odd-numbered groupings, especially the number three, to be appealing, and it’s a concept you can employ when decorating your coffee table. One way to approach this tactic is to divide the coffee table, a rectangular table is ideal,  into three different sections. You can also place groupings of three decorative objects on the table for an appealing, asymmetrical design. The balance is all in the scale and placement.

Add a Coffee Table Tray with Small Items

If a grouping of items looks messy, add a coffee table tray. The tray will secure and display all your items in an attractive and orderly way. Plus, using a tray for your coffee table design objects makes it easy to update or remove entirely when you need surface space.

Add Decorative Containers

Cute and clutter aren’t words that usually work well together. That’s why there’s nothing more efficient than stylish containers that hold items like coasters, remotes and even gaming equipment.Simple and elegant, decorative containers are a sure way to solidify and organize any look needing a little more panache.

Include Candles

Warm and naturally inviting, candles on a coffee table can be the “focal smell” of the room and give guests a warm welcome. Candles have the unique ability to add color and dimension to any table surface, creating a space that is visually pleasing and instantly relaxing. For example, go for a scent that is light and clean (like a sharp citrus or sweet floral) to feel alive and awake. Is your room a place to relax and unwind after a long day? Go for a restful lavender or deep pine scent.

Add Flowers or Live Plants

Want to skip candle scents and go for the real thing? Live flowers are a great way to add a natural fragrance to your home while bringing a visual beauty of their own to the table. Flowers are not something to overthink—pick a bouquet that smells good to you in colors that match the tones of the room. A neutral-styled room can sustain a dramatic pop of color while a room that carries its own punch could do with some toned down florals like crisp white roses. No green thumb? Fake flowers work just as well, are mess free and require no caretaking. Choose several types of fake flowers to mirror the seasons and exchange them  when the time feels ripe for a refresh.

Add a Home Accents Bowl

Home accent bowls are a great way to display items. This kind of container (unlike boxes with lids) is meant to display rather than hide and can be the perfect centerpiece for your coffee table. The options are endless and completely up to the look and feel of the room. A coastal style would benefit from delicate shells and sand, while a country-cottage style could host dried sunflowers or wheat grass for a truly rustic feel.

Add a Vase

Vases are a simple, decorative addition. They can also be grouped according to the rule of three for a sweet and contemporary look. Use them to hold flowers or as decor-only pieces, like the gorgeous stenciled vase look below. Vases are perhaps some of the most versatile home decor pieces that work in any room.

Add a Glass Bottle

Glass bottles, like these opaque sea-glass inspired bottles, are great table decoration ideas thanks to their texture and versatility. Like home accents bowls, they work well to hold grainy decorations like sand. Glass bottles may be associated with a coastal feel but can easily be adapted to both modern (interesting shapes and varying opaqueness) and country-rustic looks (classic jars). Keep color coordination in mind for a cohesive look.

Keep it Simple with a Smaller Table

If your space is too tight, or if a regular to large sized coffee table seems to eat up all of your free space, it may be time to consider a smaller table. Smaller in size doesn’t have to mean smaller in style; small tables can be large on character with etched patterns, colored glass and more defining features. A simple, small coffee table can add structure to a modern minimalist look. Remember that with smaller tables, adding one item (or no items) will be the best decorating move—think a vase or bouquet of flowers.

Added bonus: No one hitting their knees on the coffee table and cursing your name!

Use Multiple Coffee Tables

Have two small coffee tables or two rectangular tables? Group them together for one big statement piece! Have three small, circular tables? Group them together for a unique and artsy look. Multiple coffee tables can make a space eclectic and interesting, and draw the eyes to any area of the room that you want to highlight. For these kinds of groupings, choose your accessories wisely and be sure to keep it minimal so the focus is on the layout of the table.

Other Coffee Table Decorating Tips to Keep in Mind…

Color coordinate: Contrast and play off other colors in the room and be sure to complement the color pallet.

Add a Personal Touch: It’s okay to make this coffee table scream “YOU.” After all, you will be the one to see and enjoy it the most in your home. Style Tip: Instead of a magazine, go for a digital family album—most are easy to create online!

Encourage Activity: Store games in safe places under or on the coffee table. Sometimes older games like Scrabble or chess sets can be unique design elements for coffee tables .Other possible items could be coffee table books and picture books, a deck or cards or dominoes.

Decorating your coffee table doesn’t have to be difficult. With these tips and ideas you’ll have a space that can be rearranged, restyled and always enjoyed at any time of year. Have special tips and tricks of your own on how to style this tricky living room piece? Share with us in the comments! Have an Ashley coffee table and want to flaunt your style? Tag us on Instagram and use #myashleyhome for a chance to be featured on our channels.

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Summoners War Hack

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get Rid of Mildew Smell

  If you have ever owned or rented a living space, chances are relatively high that you have encountered mildew smells. If you’ve ever had a basement before, these chances increase tenfold. Basements are perfect breeding grounds for mildew and mold—though all these fungi really need to thrive are dampness and darkness. Once mildew occurs, the resulting smell is often quite pungent. The musty, dense odor given off by mildew is well-known for its ability to seep into fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and more. Getting mildew odors out of these is often much more difficult than eliminating the spores themselves.

In fact, many choose to simply replace the affected areas rather than continue their attempts at cleaning and masking the odor. Thankfully, when it comes to getting rid of mildew smells, there are effective and safe options. This guide will take you through the basics of mildew, the health risks, home remedies, common mildew infestations, and the best products to eliminate each type of mildew smell.

What is Mildew?

Mold and mildew are often used interchangeably, though they are two different household ailments. While they both are types of fungi that can appear inside the home, mildew has a few specific characteristics: • Grows in a flat pattern • Powdery or downy in appearance • May appear white or yellow and turn darker with time Like mold, mildew thrives in damp, moist conditions. It can appear on any damp organic matter, which may include wood, wallpaper, drywall, fabric, and upholstery. During damp winter months, as snow and ice melts and reforms, homeowners stay comfortable by keeping heating units running.

With warmth running through the house and closed windows, damp surfaces can easily provide everything that mildew needs to survive. As soon as the summer arrives, humidity returns and mildew can continue to flourish.The most common areas of the home for mildew to grow are typically areas that see routine moisture. Thus, bathrooms, kitchens, and basements are prone to mildew and mold infestations. Left unchecked, mildew can damage anything it touches, typically upholstery, linens, or wallpaper. Mildew spores thrive by consuming the organic materials in these items, meaning that the structure is eventually broken down. For homeowners, mildew can cause some serious issues, and not just for structural reasons.The presence of mildew can even cause health issues, including various sicknesses and respiratory troubles. For those who have allergies and asthma, mildew spores and gasses can be particularly damaging, irritating and inflaming symptoms.

What Causes Mildew Smell?

It’s often not difficult to identify a mildew problem inside the home. This comes not only from the visual aspect but also from its distinctive scent. Mildew is associated with a pungent, lingering musty odor. The cause of mildew smell comes from a natural process of fungi growing and releasing gasses into the air. These gasses are what make eliminating mildew smells so tricky—the gasses easily permeate into linens, fabrics, and damp organic matter around the home. Once a mildew smell is noticed, the chances are that the mildew has already been growing for quite some time. As the mildew releases gasses, spores travel throughout the home, floating through the air and settling on other damp, dark surfaces.

Not only does this increase the mildew contamination, but traveling spores increase mildew smell, decreasing indoor air quality and making an unhealthy living environment.

Causes of Mildew Sickness

The presence of mold and mildew inside your home poses a significant health risk. Mildew sickness can be caused by direct contact with mildew spores on the skin, or through inhaling them as they travel throughout the air.

For those with skin sensitivities, touching mildew is likely to trigger an allergic reaction. For those with existing respiratory issues, like allergies or asthma, inhaling mildew spores can create serious side effects. Once mildew has been present for a long period of time, the gasses released by the mildew can become toxins, increasing the likelihood of poor health.

Symptoms of Mildew Sickness

Although mold and mildew are structurally different, when it comes to exposure symptoms, they share many of the same maladies. People who have been exposed to mildew spores are likely to experience the following side effects: • Skin rashes • Irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat • Sneezing • Sinus infections • Coughing • Wheezing • Allergic reactions • Asthmatic reactions • Upper respiratory infections • Nausea • Fatigue • Headaches • Difficulty breathing

Side effects can vary, as each person carries a different sensitivity to mildew. Additionally, anyone with a pre-existing condition—like asthma, allergies, or respiratory impairment—will likely have much more severe reactions than someone without a pre-existing condition. In extreme cases, mildew and mold may produce substances called mycotoxins. While incredibly useful outside, working to break down decomposing matter, mycotoxins can pose serious health risks when left to spread indoors.

Studies have suggested that mycotoxins may be responsible for some forms of cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, and even damage to the nervous system. No matter what the symptoms are, getting sick from mildew is certainly less than ideal. Even more importantly, mildew sickness is entirely preventable by eliminating the source as quickly as possible.

  Do Home Remedies Work on Mildew Smells?

There is a whole host of home remedies to remove mildew smells. While it may be tempting to follow a home recipe, the truth about home remedies is that they rarely—if ever—are efficient at removing mildew smells.Rather than eliminating mildew smells at its source, home remedies tend to focus on masking the odor with additional fragrances. Unfortunately, masking an odor never ensures that it will stay away forever. Eventually, the added perfume or fragrance will return, creating a never-ending cycle of inefficient masking.

To illustrate the point, take a look at the following common household remedies for clothing and carpets: • Spray tea tree oil & water over the affected area • Mix grapefruit seed extract and water to create a scented solution • Spray vodka on affected area and let sit for 15 minutes • Put clothes in washing machine & wash with vinegar • Use heavy detergents in the washing machine to clean clothes • Wash towels with ammonia & let air dry

When it comes to eliminating mildew smells from household fixtures, home remedies still aren’t well-equipped to handle the job. Consider the following home remedies for basements that have been affected by mildew: • Ventilate the basement with fans & open windows • Add a dehumidifier to decrease moisture • Pour baking soda, vinegar, or kitty litter into bowls & set them on the floor • Mix bleach and water together & spray around the floor and walls Home remedies may sound like great solutions, with many promising to get rid of mildew smells. Unfortunately, mildew smells can easily and deeply permeate into clothing, carpet, towels, and upholstery. Thus, getting rid of mildew smells takes much more than scents or fragrances.

What Causes Clothes to Get Mildew?

When it comes to mildew and clothing, there is a multitude of reasons mildew may appear. The chances are that everyone has experienced the frustration of wet, musty-smelling clothing that hasn’t been thoroughly dried, particularly if you’ve ever been a college student. One of the most common reasons that clothes attract mildew is from leaving freshly washed clothing in the washer for too long. In a similar vein, another common reason comes from taking laundry out of the dryer too early, leaving clothes to sit in a damp heap with just enough moisture to welcome mildew spores.

It is possible that clothes sitting in storage for long periods of time may also attract mildew. Putting clothes in storage without sunlight and damp conditions provide ample opportunities for mildew to grow. Additionally, stagnant water inside the washing machine can often provide a great environment for mildew to grow unchecked, infiltrating all subsequent laundry loads.

Ultimately, the factors that combine to create mildew on clothes are moisture and lack of sunlight. If these two factors are present, clothing is perfectly situated to host a growth of mildew.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

Getting mildew smell out of clothing can be a tricky process. Spores and gasses released from mildew are prone to be absorbed into fabrics and can permeate the entire article of clothing in no time. Effectively removing the mildew smell from clothes takes an advanced technology. To remove mildew odors from clothing, the best detergent is one which breaks down the compound structure of odors, like the OdorKlenz Laundry which utilizes an earth mineral technology which is not only safe but effective at removing odors.Rather than simply masking odors, the OdorKlenz Laundry line neutralizes them completely, eliminating unpleasant smells for good. Not only can the OdorKlenz Laundry additives remove mildew smells from clothing, but they can also remove:

• Gasoline odors • Perfumes & fragrances • Sweat & body odor • Pet & urine odors • Musty or wet smells • Smoke & tobacco

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the liquid, powder, or deodorizer from OdorKlenz offers a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from clothing.

What Causes Mildew Smell in Towels?

Often, thinking about mildew smells will automatically conjure up an image of towels. Out of all types of linen, towels are perhaps most likely to become a breeding ground for mildew. There are plenty of scenarios for damp towels to attract mildew, including: • Damp towels left out at the pool • Laundry removed from the dryer too soon • Improper drying • Towels left on the bathroom floor • Leaving damp towels to sit in a laundry basket • Letting towels sit in the washer overnight • Stagnant water in your washing machine

Another big cause of mildew smell in towels comes from the failed attempts at eliminating the mildew smell in the first place. Once mildew sets in, normal laundry detergent is largely ineffective at eliminating the musty, pungent scent. The best that laundry detergent can do is cover up the scent, though this typically means putting towels in the wash repeatedly without results.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Towels

With so many opporortunities  for mildew to grow on towels, it’s important to know exactly how to remove that musty smell. Since regular detergents are not equipped to eliminate mildew smells thoroughly, many homeowners end up throwing away their musty towels in frustration. Thankfully, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive offers a thorough and effective solution for getting mildew smells out of towels once and for all. OdorKlenz Laundry additive is designed to work alongside your regular detergent as an additive to eliminate pungent, lingering odors. For musty mildew smells, the additive is specially designed to address the spores and gasses that have absorbed into fabrics and also works to remove towels that have taken on a wet and damp smell as well.

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry additive works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the OdorKlenz Laundry additive provides a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from towels.Without harsh chemicals, masking agents, or fragrances, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive is a wholly efficient and safe way to permanently eliminate mildew odors, rather than temporarily hide them.

What Causes Carpet to Smell Like Mildew?

Carpet is particularly prone to absorbing noxious odors and fumes, especially when it comes to mildew smells. The gasses and spores from mildew can attach themselves to carpet fibers, allowing spores to multiply and grow.

Another reason why carpet is susceptible to mildew smells comes from its ability to retain moisture. Once water seeps into the carpet, it can be difficult to dry out. Not only does carpet retain moisture well, but it tends to cover a wide area, giving mildew ample space to grow. There are plenty of causes for carpeting to smell like mildew. Some of the most common causes are: • Burst pipes underneath the floor • Leaks and drips from air conditioning units • Carpet cleaning that doesn’t dry properly • Spilled drinks that are neglected • Melted snow and ice from winter boots • Damp padding below the carpet • High humidity & condensation • Flooding (typically regarding basement carpets)

Ultimately, mildew only needs moisture, darkness, and oxygen in order to thrive. When it comes to carpets, any moisture that is not resolved within 24-48 hours severely increases the risk of mildew. In fact, mildew can still begin growing even if moisture is dried and cleaned away within that time frame.Wet padding is perhaps one of the most severe causes of mildew smells in a carpet. Once the padding beneath the carpet is affected, options for salvaging the carpet severely decrease. If mold travels from the padding to the surface of the carpet itself, often the only option is to replace the entirety of the carpet.Getting mildew smells out of your home can certainly be challenging, and perhaps one of the most difficult smells to eliminate comes from mildew. After the presence of mildew has been eliminated, odors can linger within the fabric of the carpet, creating a less than desirable—and potentially dangerous—living situation.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Carpet

Removing mildew smells out of carpeting is a careful and calculated process. Many home remedies recommend vacuuming and washing,your carpeting with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar to remove the musty smells and although these methods may work to slightly reduce the odors, they are not thorough enough to eliminate musty odors for good. There are plenty of scented sprays and treatments that focus on adding pleasant smells to the carpet, but these are only temporary solutions to a permanent problem. Once mildew smells have permeated the carpet, masking the odor will not solve the issue

OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment

There are many products on the market which claim to be able to remove musty and mildew smells from carpets but the majority of those products rely on masking agents and fragrances to cover the odor rather then physically address them.For eliminating musty & mildew smells from carpets and upholstery. The OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is one of the best available natural deodorizers on the market as it works to attack the chemistry behind the odors without the use of masking agents or toxic chemicals. The product can be applied on any water safe surfaces  and can be also be applied to any fabrics, upholstery, or other surfaces that are water extractable.Rather than relying on fragrances or masking agents to temporarily cover offensive smells, it offers a permanent and thorough solution through patented odor-neutralizing technology. For a comprehensive, safe, and effective treatment of mildew odors from indoor and outdoor carpeting, the OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is a perfect solution.

Conclusion

Tackling the challenge of removing musty, mildew smells requires taking an in-depth approach. Using household cleaners or home remedies to eliminate mildew odors will only mask the smell, rather than removing it for good. Luckily, using OdorKlenz products allows for musty, mildew smells to be thoroughly and permanently eliminated from clothing, towels, and carpeting. Not only does this allow for these items to be saved, but it also restores indoor air quality, improving health and overall wellbeing inside the home

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get Rid of Mildew Smell

 If you have ever owned or rented a living space, chances are relatively high that you have encountered mildew smells. If you’ve ever had a basement before, these chances increase tenfold. Basements are perfect breeding grounds for mildew and mold—though all these fungi really need to thrive are dampness and darkness. Once mildew occurs, the resulting smell is often quite pungent. The musty, dense odor given off by mildew is well-known for its ability to seep into fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and more. Getting mildew odors out of these is often much more difficult than eliminating the spores themselves.

In fact, many choose to simply replace the affected areas rather than continue their attempts at cleaning and masking the odor. Thankfully, when it comes to getting rid of mildew smells, there are effective and safe options. This guide will take you through the basics of mildew, the health risks, home remedies, common mildew infestations, and the best products to eliminate each type of mildew smell.

What is Mildew?

Mold and mildew are often used interchangeably, though they are two different household ailments. While they both are types of fungi that can appear inside the home, mildew has a few specific characteristics: • Grows in a flat pattern • Powdery or downy in appearance • May appear white or yellow and turn darker with time Like mold, mildew thrives in damp, moist conditions. It can appear on any damp organic matter, which may include wood, wallpaper, drywall, fabric, and upholstery. During damp winter months, as snow and ice melts and reforms, homeowners stay comfortable by keeping heating units running.

With warmth running through the house and closed windows, damp surfaces can easily provide everything that mildew needs to survive. As soon as the summer arrives, humidity returns and mildew can continue to flourish.The most common areas of the home for mildew to grow are typically areas that see routine moisture. Thus, bathrooms, kitchens, and basements are prone to mildew and mold infestations. Left unchecked, mildew can damage anything it touches, typically upholstery, linens, or wallpaper. Mildew spores thrive by consuming the organic materials in these items, meaning that the structure is eventually broken down. For homeowners, mildew can cause some serious issues, and not just for structural reasons.The presence of mildew can even cause health issues, including various sicknesses and respiratory troubles. For those who have allergies and asthma, mildew spores and gasses can be particularly damaging, irritating and inflaming symptoms.

What Causes Mildew Smell?

It’s often not difficult to identify a mildew problem inside the home. This comes not only from the visual aspect but also from its distinctive scent. Mildew is associated with a pungent, lingering musty odor. The cause of mildew smell comes from a natural process of fungi growing and releasing gasses into the air. These gasses are what make eliminating mildew smells so tricky—the gasses easily permeate into linens, fabrics, and damp organic matter around the home. Once a mildew smell is noticed, the chances are that the mildew has already been growing for quite some time. As the mildew releases gasses, spores travel throughout the home, floating through the air and settling on other damp, dark surfaces.

Not only does this increase the mildew contamination, but traveling spores increase mildew smell, decreasing indoor air quality and making an unhealthy living environment.

Causes of Mildew Sickness

The presence of mold and mildew inside your home poses a significant health risk. Mildew sickness can be caused by direct contact with mildew spores on the skin, or through inhaling them as they travel throughout the air.

For those with skin sensitivities, touching mildew is likely to trigger an allergic reaction. For those with existing respiratory issues, like allergies or asthma, inhaling mildew spores can create serious side effects. Once mildew has been present for a long period of time, the gasses released by the mildew can become toxins, increasing the likelihood of poor health.

Symptoms of Mildew Sickness

Although mold and mildew are structurally different, when it comes to exposure symptoms, they share many of the same maladies. People who have been exposed to mildew spores are likely to experience the following side effects: • Skin rashes • Irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat • Sneezing • Sinus infections • Coughing • Wheezing • Allergic reactions • Asthmatic reactions • Upper respiratory infections • Nausea • Fatigue • Headaches • Difficulty breathing

Side effects can vary, as each person carries a different sensitivity to mildew. Additionally, anyone with a pre-existing condition—like asthma, allergies, or respiratory impairment—will likely have much more severe reactions than someone without a pre-existing condition. In extreme cases, mildew and mold may produce substances called mycotoxins. While incredibly useful outside, working to break down decomposing matter, mycotoxins can pose serious health risks when left to spread indoors.

Studies have suggested that mycotoxins may be responsible for some forms of cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, and even damage to the nervous system. No matter what the symptoms are, getting sick from mildew is certainly less than ideal. Even more importantly, mildew sickness is entirely preventable by eliminating the source as quickly as possible.

 Do Home Remedies Work on Mildew Smells?

There is a whole host of home remedies to remove mildew smells. While it may be tempting to follow a home recipe, the truth about home remedies is that they rarely—if ever—are efficient at removing mildew smells.Rather than eliminating mildew smells at its source, home remedies tend to focus on masking the odor with additional fragrances. Unfortunately, masking an odor never ensures that it will stay away forever. Eventually, the added perfume or fragrance will return, creating a never-ending cycle of inefficient masking.

To illustrate the point, take a look at the following common household remedies for clothing and carpets: • Spray tea tree oil & water over the affected area • Mix grapefruit seed extract and water to create a scented solution • Spray vodka on affected area and let sit for 15 minutes • Put clothes in washing machine & wash with vinegar • Use heavy detergents in the washing machine to clean clothes • Wash towels with ammonia & let air dry

When it comes to eliminating mildew smells from household fixtures, home remedies still aren’t well-equipped to handle the job. Consider the following home remedies for basements that have been affected by mildew: • Ventilate the basement with fans & open windows • Add a dehumidifier to decrease moisture • Pour baking soda, vinegar, or kitty litter into bowls & set them on the floor • Mix bleach and water together & spray around the floor and walls Home remedies may sound like great solutions, with many promising to get rid of mildew smells. Unfortunately, mildew smells can easily and deeply permeate into clothing, carpet, towels, and upholstery. Thus, getting rid of mildew smells takes much more than scents or fragrances.

What Causes Clothes to Get Mildew?

When it comes to mildew and clothing, there is a multitude of reasons mildew may appear. The chances are that everyone has experienced the frustration of wet, musty-smelling clothing that hasn’t been thoroughly dried, particularly if you’ve ever been a college student. One of the most common reasons that clothes attract mildew is from leaving freshly washed clothing in the washer for too long. In a similar vein, another common reason comes from taking laundry out of the dryer too early, leaving clothes to sit in a damp heap with just enough moisture to welcome mildew spores.

It is possible that clothes sitting in storage for long periods of time may also attract mildew. Putting clothes in storage without sunlight and damp conditions provide ample opportunities for mildew to grow. Additionally, stagnant water inside the washing machine can often provide a great environment for mildew to grow unchecked, infiltrating all subsequent laundry loads.

Ultimately, the factors that combine to create mildew on clothes are moisture and lack of sunlight. If these two factors are present, clothing is perfectly situated to host a growth of mildew.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

Getting mildew smell out of clothing can be a tricky process. Spores and gasses released from mildew are prone to be absorbed into fabrics and can permeate the entire article of clothing in no time. Effectively removing the mildew smell from clothes takes an advanced technology. To remove mildew odors from clothing, the best detergent is one which breaks down the compound structure of odors, like the OdorKlenz Laundry which utilizes an earth mineral technology which is not only safe but effective at removing odors.Rather than simply masking odors, the OdorKlenz Laundry line neutralizes them completely, eliminating unpleasant smells for good. Not only can the OdorKlenz Laundry additives remove mildew smells from clothing, but they can also remove:

• Gasoline odors • Perfumes & fragrances • Sweat & body odor • Pet & urine odors • Musty or wet smells • Smoke & tobacco

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the liquid, powder, or deodorizer from OdorKlenz offers a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from clothing.

What Causes Mildew Smell in Towels?

Often, thinking about mildew smells will automatically conjure up an image of towels. Out of all types of linen, towels are perhaps most likely to become a breeding ground for mildew. There are plenty of scenarios for damp towels to attract mildew, including: • Damp towels left out at the pool • Laundry removed from the dryer too soon • Improper drying • Towels left on the bathroom floor • Leaving damp towels to sit in a laundry basket • Letting towels sit in the washer overnight • Stagnant water in your washing machine

Another big cause of mildew smell in towels comes from the failed attempts at eliminating the mildew smell in the first place. Once mildew sets in, normal laundry detergent is largely ineffective at eliminating the musty, pungent scent. The best that laundry detergent can do is cover up the scent, though this typically means putting towels in the wash repeatedly without results.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Towels

With so many opporortunities  for mildew to grow on towels, it’s important to know exactly how to remove that musty smell. Since regular detergents are not equipped to eliminate mildew smells thoroughly, many homeowners end up throwing away their musty towels in frustration. Thankfully, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive offers a thorough and effective solution for getting mildew smells out of towels once and for all. OdorKlenz Laundry additive is designed to work alongside your regular detergent as an additive to eliminate pungent, lingering odors. For musty mildew smells, the additive is specially designed to address the spores and gasses that have absorbed into fabrics and also works to remove towels that have taken on a wet and damp smell as well.

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry additive works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the OdorKlenz Laundry additive provides a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from towels.Without harsh chemicals, masking agents, or fragrances, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive is a wholly efficient and safe way to permanently eliminate mildew odors, rather than temporarily hide them.

What Causes Carpet to Smell Like Mildew?

Carpet is particularly prone to absorbing noxious odors and fumes, especially when it comes to mildew smells. The gasses and spores from mildew can attach themselves to carpet fibers, allowing spores to multiply and grow.

Another reason why carpet is susceptible to mildew smells comes from its ability to retain moisture. Once water seeps into the carpet, it can be difficult to dry out. Not only does carpet retain moisture well, but it tends to cover a wide area, giving mildew ample space to grow. There are plenty of causes for carpeting to smell like mildew. Some of the most common causes are: • Burst pipes underneath the floor • Leaks and drips from air conditioning units • Carpet cleaning that doesn’t dry properly • Spilled drinks that are neglected • Melted snow and ice from winter boots • Damp padding below the carpet • High humidity & condensation • Flooding (typically regarding basement carpets)

Ultimately, mildew only needs moisture, darkness, and oxygen in order to thrive. When it comes to carpets, any moisture that is not resolved within 24-48 hours severely increases the risk of mildew. In fact, mildew can still begin growing even if moisture is dried and cleaned away within that time frame.Wet padding is perhaps one of the most severe causes of mildew smells in a carpet. Once the padding beneath the carpet is affected, options for salvaging the carpet severely decrease. If mold travels from the padding to the surface of the carpet itself, often the only option is to replace the entirety of the carpet.Getting mildew smells out of your home can certainly be challenging, and perhaps one of the most difficult smells to eliminate comes from mildew. After the presence of mildew has been eliminated, odors can linger within the fabric of the carpet, creating a less than desirable—and potentially dangerous—living situation.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Carpet

Removing mildew smells out of carpeting is a careful and calculated process. Many home remedies recommend vacuuming and washing,your carpeting with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar to remove the musty smells and although these methods may work to slightly reduce the odors, they are not thorough enough to eliminate musty odors for good. There are plenty of scented sprays and treatments that focus on adding pleasant smells to the carpet, but these are only temporary solutions to a permanent problem. Once mildew smells have permeated the carpet, masking the odor will not solve the issue

OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment

There are many products on the market which claim to be able to remove musty and mildew smells from carpets but the majority of those products rely on masking agents and fragrances to cover the odor rather then physically address them.For eliminating musty & mildew smells from carpets and upholstery. The OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is one of the best available natural deodorizers on the market as it works to attack the chemistry behind the odors without the use of masking agents or toxic chemicals. The product can be applied on any water safe surfaces  and can be also be applied to any fabrics, upholstery, or other surfaces that are water extractable.Rather than relying on fragrances or masking agents to temporarily cover offensive smells, it offers a permanent and thorough solution through patented odor-neutralizing technology. For a comprehensive, safe, and effective treatment of mildew odors from indoor and outdoor carpeting, the OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is a perfect solution.

Conclusion

Tackling the challenge of removing musty, mildew smells requires taking an in-depth approach. Using household cleaners or home remedies to eliminate mildew odors will only mask the smell, rather than removing it for good. Luckily, using OdorKlenz products allows for musty, mildew smells to be thoroughly and permanently eliminated from clothing, towels, and carpeting. Not only does this allow for these items to be saved, but it also restores indoor air quality, improving health and overall wellbeing inside the home

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get Rid of Mildew Smell

 If you have ever owned or rented a living space, chances are relatively high that you have encountered mildew smells. If you’ve ever had a basement before, these chances increase tenfold. Basements are perfect breeding grounds for mildew and mold—though all these fungi really need to thrive are dampness and darkness. Once mildew occurs, the resulting smell is often quite pungent. The musty, dense odor given off by mildew is well-known for its ability to seep into fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and more. Getting mildew odors out of these is often much more difficult than eliminating the spores themselves.

In fact, many choose to simply replace the affected areas rather than continue their attempts at cleaning and masking the odor. Thankfully, when it comes to getting rid of mildew smells, there are effective and safe options. This guide will take you through the basics of mildew, the health risks, home remedies, common mildew infestations, and the best products to eliminate each type of mildew smell.

What is Mildew?

Mold and mildew are often used interchangeably, though they are two different household ailments. While they both are types of fungi that can appear inside the home, mildew has a few specific characteristics: • Grows in a flat pattern • Powdery or downy in appearance • May appear white or yellow and turn darker with time Like mold, mildew thrives in damp, moist conditions. It can appear on any damp organic matter, which may include wood, wallpaper, drywall, fabric, and upholstery. During damp winter months, as snow and ice melts and reforms, homeowners stay comfortable by keeping heating units running.

With warmth running through the house and closed windows, damp surfaces can easily provide everything that mildew needs to survive. As soon as the summer arrives, humidity returns and mildew can continue to flourish.The most common areas of the home for mildew to grow are typically areas that see routine moisture. Thus, bathrooms, kitchens, and basements are prone to mildew and mold infestations. Left unchecked, mildew can damage anything it touches, typically upholstery, linens, or wallpaper. Mildew spores thrive by consuming the organic materials in these items, meaning that the structure is eventually broken down. For homeowners, mildew can cause some serious issues, and not just for structural reasons.The presence of mildew can even cause health issues, including various sicknesses and respiratory troubles. For those who have allergies and asthma, mildew spores and gasses can be particularly damaging, irritating and inflaming symptoms.

What Causes Mildew Smell?

It’s often not difficult to identify a mildew problem inside the home. This comes not only from the visual aspect but also from its distinctive scent. Mildew is associated with a pungent, lingering musty odor. The cause of mildew smell comes from a natural process of fungi growing and releasing gasses into the air. These gasses are what make eliminating mildew smells so tricky—the gasses easily permeate into linens, fabrics, and damp organic matter around the home. Once a mildew smell is noticed, the chances are that the mildew has already been growing for quite some time. As the mildew releases gasses, spores travel throughout the home, floating through the air and settling on other damp, dark surfaces.

Not only does this increase the mildew contamination, but traveling spores increase mildew smell, decreasing indoor air quality and making an unhealthy living environment.

Causes of Mildew Sickness

The presence of mold and mildew inside your home poses a significant health risk. Mildew sickness can be caused by direct contact with mildew spores on the skin, or through inhaling them as they travel throughout the air.

For those with skin sensitivities, touching mildew is likely to trigger an allergic reaction. For those with existing respiratory issues, like allergies or asthma, inhaling mildew spores can create serious side effects. Once mildew has been present for a long period of time, the gasses released by the mildew can become toxins, increasing the likelihood of poor health.

Symptoms of Mildew Sickness

Although mold and mildew are structurally different, when it comes to exposure symptoms, they share many of the same maladies. People who have been exposed to mildew spores are likely to experience the following side effects: • Skin rashes • Irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat • Sneezing • Sinus infections • Coughing • Wheezing • Allergic reactions • Asthmatic reactions • Upper respiratory infections • Nausea • Fatigue • Headaches • Difficulty breathing

Side effects can vary, as each person carries a different sensitivity to mildew. Additionally, anyone with a pre-existing condition—like asthma, allergies, or respiratory impairment—will likely have much more severe reactions than someone without a pre-existing condition. In extreme cases, mildew and mold may produce substances called mycotoxins. While incredibly useful outside, working to break down decomposing matter, mycotoxins can pose serious health risks when left to spread indoors.

Studies have suggested that mycotoxins may be responsible for some forms of cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, and even damage to the nervous system. No matter what the symptoms are, getting sick from mildew is certainly less than ideal. Even more importantly, mildew sickness is entirely preventable by eliminating the source as quickly as possible.

 Do Home Remedies Work on Mildew Smells?

There is a whole host of home remedies to remove mildew smells. While it may be tempting to follow a home recipe, the truth about home remedies is that they rarely—if ever—are efficient at removing mildew smells.Rather than eliminating mildew smells at its source, home remedies tend to focus on masking the odor with additional fragrances. Unfortunately, masking an odor never ensures that it will stay away forever. Eventually, the added perfume or fragrance will return, creating a never-ending cycle of inefficient masking.

To illustrate the point, take a look at the following common household remedies for clothing and carpets: • Spray tea tree oil & water over the affected area • Mix grapefruit seed extract and water to create a scented solution • Spray vodka on affected area and let sit for 15 minutes • Put clothes in washing machine & wash with vinegar • Use heavy detergents in the washing machine to clean clothes • Wash towels with ammonia & let air dry

When it comes to eliminating mildew smells from household fixtures, home remedies still aren’t well-equipped to handle the job. Consider the following home remedies for basements that have been affected by mildew: • Ventilate the basement with fans & open windows • Add a dehumidifier to decrease moisture • Pour baking soda, vinegar, or kitty litter into bowls & set them on the floor • Mix bleach and water together & spray around the floor and walls Home remedies may sound like great solutions, with many promising to get rid of mildew smells. Unfortunately, mildew smells can easily and deeply permeate into clothing, carpet, towels, and upholstery. Thus, getting rid of mildew smells takes much more than scents or fragrances.

What Causes Clothes to Get Mildew?

When it comes to mildew and clothing, there is a multitude of reasons mildew may appear. The chances are that everyone has experienced the frustration of wet, musty-smelling clothing that hasn’t been thoroughly dried, particularly if you’ve ever been a college student. One of the most common reasons that clothes attract mildew is from leaving freshly washed clothing in the washer for too long. In a similar vein, another common reason comes from taking laundry out of the dryer too early, leaving clothes to sit in a damp heap with just enough moisture to welcome mildew spores.

It is possible that clothes sitting in storage for long periods of time may also attract mildew. Putting clothes in storage without sunlight and damp conditions provide ample opportunities for mildew to grow. Additionally, stagnant water inside the washing machine can often provide a great environment for mildew to grow unchecked, infiltrating all subsequent laundry loads.

Ultimately, the factors that combine to create mildew on clothes are moisture and lack of sunlight. If these two factors are present, clothing is perfectly situated to host a growth of mildew.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

Getting mildew smell out of clothing can be a tricky process. Spores and gasses released from mildew are prone to be absorbed into fabrics and can permeate the entire article of clothing in no time. Effectively removing the mildew smell from clothes takes an advanced technology. To remove mildew odors from clothing, the best detergent is one which breaks down the compound structure of odors, like the OdorKlenz Laundry which utilizes an earth mineral technology which is not only safe but effective at removing odors.Rather than simply masking odors, the OdorKlenz Laundry line neutralizes them completely, eliminating unpleasant smells for good. Not only can the OdorKlenz Laundry additives remove mildew smells from clothing, but they can also remove:

• Gasoline odors • Perfumes & fragrances • Sweat & body odor • Pet & urine odors • Musty or wet smells • Smoke & tobacco

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the liquid, powder, or deodorizer from OdorKlenz offers a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from clothing.

What Causes Mildew Smell in Towels?

Often, thinking about mildew smells will automatically conjure up an image of towels. Out of all types of linen, towels are perhaps most likely to become a breeding ground for mildew. There are plenty of scenarios for damp towels to attract mildew, including: • Damp towels left out at the pool • Laundry removed from the dryer too soon • Improper drying • Towels left on the bathroom floor • Leaving damp towels to sit in a laundry basket • Letting towels sit in the washer overnight • Stagnant water in your washing machine

Another big cause of mildew smell in towels comes from the failed attempts at eliminating the mildew smell in the first place. Once mildew sets in, normal laundry detergent is largely ineffective at eliminating the musty, pungent scent. The best that laundry detergent can do is cover up the scent, though this typically means putting towels in the wash repeatedly without results.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Towels

With so many opporortunities  for mildew to grow on towels, it’s important to know exactly how to remove that musty smell. Since regular detergents are not equipped to eliminate mildew smells thoroughly, many homeowners end up throwing away their musty towels in frustration. Thankfully, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive offers a thorough and effective solution for getting mildew smells out of towels once and for all. OdorKlenz Laundry additive is designed to work alongside your regular detergent as an additive to eliminate pungent, lingering odors. For musty mildew smells, the additive is specially designed to address the spores and gasses that have absorbed into fabrics and also works to remove towels that have taken on a wet and damp smell as well.

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry additive works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the OdorKlenz Laundry additive provides a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from towels.Without harsh chemicals, masking agents, or fragrances, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive is a wholly efficient and safe way to permanently eliminate mildew odors, rather than temporarily hide them.

What Causes Carpet to Smell Like Mildew?

Carpet is particularly prone to absorbing noxious odors and fumes, especially when it comes to mildew smells. The gasses and spores from mildew can attach themselves to carpet fibers, allowing spores to multiply and grow.

Another reason why carpet is susceptible to mildew smells comes from its ability to retain moisture. Once water seeps into the carpet, it can be difficult to dry out. Not only does carpet retain moisture well, but it tends to cover a wide area, giving mildew ample space to grow. There are plenty of causes for carpeting to smell like mildew. Some of the most common causes are: • Burst pipes underneath the floor • Leaks and drips from air conditioning units • Carpet cleaning that doesn’t dry properly • Spilled drinks that are neglected • Melted snow and ice from winter boots • Damp padding below the carpet • High humidity & condensation • Flooding (typically regarding basement carpets)

Ultimately, mildew only needs moisture, darkness, and oxygen in order to thrive. When it comes to carpets, any moisture that is not resolved within 24-48 hours severely increases the risk of mildew. In fact, mildew can still begin growing even if moisture is dried and cleaned away within that time frame.Wet padding is perhaps one of the most severe causes of mildew smells in a carpet. Once the padding beneath the carpet is affected, options for salvaging the carpet severely decrease. If mold travels from the padding to the surface of the carpet itself, often the only option is to replace the entirety of the carpet.Getting mildew smells out of your home can certainly be challenging, and perhaps one of the most difficult smells to eliminate comes from mildew. After the presence of mildew has been eliminated, odors can linger within the fabric of the carpet, creating a less than desirable—and potentially dangerous—living situation.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Carpet

Removing mildew smells out of carpeting is a careful and calculated process. Many home remedies recommend vacuuming and washing,your carpeting with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar to remove the musty smells and although these methods may work to slightly reduce the odors, they are not thorough enough to eliminate musty odors for good. There are plenty of scented sprays and treatments that focus on adding pleasant smells to the carpet, but these are only temporary solutions to a permanent problem. Once mildew smells have permeated the carpet, masking the odor will not solve the issue

OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment

There are many products on the market which claim to be able to remove musty and mildew smells from carpets but the majority of those products rely on masking agents and fragrances to cover the odor rather then physically address them.For eliminating musty & mildew smells from carpets and upholstery. The OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is one of the best available natural deodorizers on the market as it works to attack the chemistry behind the odors without the use of masking agents or toxic chemicals. The product can be applied on any water safe surfaces  and can be also be applied to any fabrics, upholstery, or other surfaces that are water extractable.Rather than relying on fragrances or masking agents to temporarily cover offensive smells, it offers a permanent and thorough solution through patented odor-neutralizing technology. For a comprehensive, safe, and effective treatment of mildew odors from indoor and outdoor carpeting, the OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is a perfect solution.

Conclusion

Tackling the challenge of removing musty, mildew smells requires taking an in-depth approach. Using household cleaners or home remedies to eliminate mildew odors will only mask the smell, rather than removing it for good. Luckily, using OdorKlenz products allows for musty, mildew smells to be thoroughly and permanently eliminated from clothing, towels, and carpeting. Not only does this allow for these items to be saved, but it also restores indoor air quality, improving health and overall wellbeing inside the home

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get Rid of Mildew Smell

If you have ever owned or rented a living space, chances are relatively high that you have encountered mildew smells. If you’ve ever had a basement before, these chances increase tenfold. Basements are perfect breeding grounds for mildew and mold—though all these fungi really need to thrive are dampness and darkness. Once mildew occurs, the resulting smell is often quite pungent. The musty, dense odor given off by mildew is well-known for its ability to seep into fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and more. Getting mildew odors out of these is often much more difficult than eliminating the spores themselves.

In fact, many choose to simply replace the affected areas rather than continue their attempts at cleaning and masking the odor. Thankfully, when it comes to getting rid of mildew smells, there are effective and safe options. This guide will take you through the basics of mildew, the health risks, home remedies, common mildew infestations, and the best products to eliminate each type of mildew smell.

What is Mildew?

Mold and mildew are often used interchangeably, though they are two different household ailments. While they both are types of fungi that can appear inside the home, mildew has a few specific characteristics: • Grows in a flat pattern • Powdery or downy in appearance • May appear white or yellow and turn darker with time Like mold, mildew thrives in damp, moist conditions. It can appear on any damp organic matter, which may include wood, wallpaper, drywall, fabric, and upholstery. During damp winter months, as snow and ice melts and reforms, homeowners stay comfortable by keeping heating units running.

With warmth running through the house and closed windows, damp surfaces can easily provide everything that mildew needs to survive. As soon as the summer arrives, humidity returns and mildew can continue to flourish.The most common areas of the home for mildew to grow are typically areas that see routine moisture. Thus, bathrooms, kitchens, and basements are prone to mildew and mold infestations. Left unchecked, mildew can damage anything it touches, typically upholstery, linens, or wallpaper. Mildew spores thrive by consuming the organic materials in these items, meaning that the structure is eventually broken down. For homeowners, mildew can cause some serious issues, and not just for structural reasons.The presence of mildew can even cause health issues, including various sicknesses and respiratory troubles. For those who have allergies and asthma, mildew spores and gasses can be particularly damaging, irritating and inflaming symptoms.

What Causes Mildew Smell?

It’s often not difficult to identify a mildew problem inside the home. This comes not only from the visual aspect but also from its distinctive scent. Mildew is associated with a pungent, lingering musty odor. The cause of mildew smell comes from a natural process of fungi growing and releasing gasses into the air. These gasses are what make eliminating mildew smells so tricky—the gasses easily permeate into linens, fabrics, and damp organic matter around the home. Once a mildew smell is noticed, the chances are that the mildew has already been growing for quite some time. As the mildew releases gasses, spores travel throughout the home, floating through the air and settling on other damp, dark surfaces.

Not only does this increase the mildew contamination, but traveling spores increase mildew smell, decreasing indoor air quality and making an unhealthy living environment.

Causes of Mildew Sickness

The presence of mold and mildew inside your home poses a significant health risk. Mildew sickness can be caused by direct contact with mildew spores on the skin, or through inhaling them as they travel throughout the air.

For those with skin sensitivities, touching mildew is likely to trigger an allergic reaction. For those with existing respiratory issues, like allergies or asthma, inhaling mildew spores can create serious side effects. Once mildew has been present for a long period of time, the gasses released by the mildew can become toxins, increasing the likelihood of poor health.

Symptoms of Mildew Sickness

Although mold and mildew are structurally different, when it comes to exposure symptoms, they share many of the same maladies. People who have been exposed to mildew spores are likely to experience the following side effects: • Skin rashes • Irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat • Sneezing • Sinus infections • Coughing • Wheezing • Allergic reactions • Asthmatic reactions • Upper respiratory infections • Nausea • Fatigue • Headaches • Difficulty breathing

Side effects can vary, as each person carries a different sensitivity to mildew. Additionally, anyone with a pre-existing condition—like asthma, allergies, or respiratory impairment—will likely have much more severe reactions than someone without a pre-existing condition. In extreme cases, mildew and mold may produce substances called mycotoxins. While incredibly useful outside, working to break down decomposing matter, mycotoxins can pose serious health risks when left to spread indoors.

Studies have suggested that mycotoxins may be responsible for some forms of cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, and even damage to the nervous system. No matter what the symptoms are, getting sick from mildew is certainly less than ideal. Even more importantly, mildew sickness is entirely preventable by eliminating the source as quickly as possible.

Do Home Remedies Work on Mildew Smells?

There is a whole host of home remedies to remove mildew smells. While it may be tempting to follow a home recipe, the truth about home remedies is that they rarely—if ever—are efficient at removing mildew smells.Rather than eliminating mildew smells at its source, home remedies tend to focus on masking the odor with additional fragrances. Unfortunately, masking an odor never ensures that it will stay away forever. Eventually, the added perfume or fragrance will return, creating a never-ending cycle of inefficient masking.

To illustrate the point, take a look at the following common household remedies for clothing and carpets: • Spray tea tree oil & water over the affected area • Mix grapefruit seed extract and water to create a scented solution • Spray vodka on affected area and let sit for 15 minutes • Put clothes in washing machine & wash with vinegar • Use heavy detergents in the washing machine to clean clothes • Wash towels with ammonia & let air dry

When it comes to eliminating mildew smells from household fixtures, home remedies still aren’t well-equipped to handle the job. Consider the following home remedies for basements that have been affected by mildew: • Ventilate the basement with fans & open windows • Add a dehumidifier to decrease moisture • Pour baking soda, vinegar, or kitty litter into bowls & set them on the floor • Mix bleach and water together & spray around the floor and walls Home remedies may sound like great solutions, with many promising to get rid of mildew smells. Unfortunately, mildew smells can easily and deeply permeate into clothing, carpet, towels, and upholstery. Thus, getting rid of mildew smells takes much more than scents or fragrances.

What Causes Clothes to Get Mildew?

When it comes to mildew and clothing, there is a multitude of reasons mildew may appear. The chances are that everyone has experienced the frustration of wet, musty-smelling clothing that hasn’t been thoroughly dried, particularly if you’ve ever been a college student. One of the most common reasons that clothes attract mildew is from leaving freshly washed clothing in the washer for too long. In a similar vein, another common reason comes from taking laundry out of the dryer too early, leaving clothes to sit in a damp heap with just enough moisture to welcome mildew spores.

It is possible that clothes sitting in storage for long periods of time may also attract mildew. Putting clothes in storage without sunlight and damp conditions provide ample opportunities for mildew to grow. Additionally, stagnant water inside the washing machine can often provide a great environment for mildew to grow unchecked, infiltrating all subsequent laundry loads.

Ultimately, the factors that combine to create mildew on clothes are moisture and lack of sunlight. If these two factors are present, clothing is perfectly situated to host a growth of mildew.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

Getting mildew smell out of clothing can be a tricky process. Spores and gasses released from mildew are prone to be absorbed into fabrics and can permeate the entire article of clothing in no time. Effectively removing the mildew smell from clothes takes an advanced technology. To remove mildew odors from clothing, the best detergent is one which breaks down the compound structure of odors, like the OdorKlenz Laundry which utilizes an earth mineral technology which is not only safe but effective at removing odors.Rather than simply masking odors, the OdorKlenz Laundry line neutralizes them completely, eliminating unpleasant smells for good. Not only can the OdorKlenz Laundry additives remove mildew smells from clothing, but they can also remove:

• Gasoline odors • Perfumes & fragrances • Sweat & body odor • Pet & urine odors • Musty or wet smells • Smoke & tobacco

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the liquid, powder, or deodorizer from OdorKlenz offers a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from clothing.

What Causes Mildew Smell in Towels?

Often, thinking about mildew smells will automatically conjure up an image of towels. Out of all types of linen, towels are perhaps most likely to become a breeding ground for mildew. There are plenty of scenarios for damp towels to attract mildew, including: • Damp towels left out at the pool • Laundry removed from the dryer too soon • Improper drying • Towels left on the bathroom floor • Leaving damp towels to sit in a laundry basket • Letting towels sit in the washer overnight • Stagnant water in your washing machine

Another big cause of mildew smell in towels comes from the failed attempts at eliminating the mildew smell in the first place. Once mildew sets in, normal laundry detergent is largely ineffective at eliminating the musty, pungent scent. The best that laundry detergent can do is cover up the scent, though this typically means putting towels in the wash repeatedly without results.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Towels

With so many opporortunities  for mildew to grow on towels, it’s important to know exactly how to remove that musty smell. Since regular detergents are not equipped to eliminate mildew smells thoroughly, many homeowners end up throwing away their musty towels in frustration. Thankfully, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive offers a thorough and effective solution for getting mildew smells out of towels once and for all. OdorKlenz Laundry additive is designed to work alongside your regular detergent as an additive to eliminate pungent, lingering odors. For musty mildew smells, the additive is specially designed to address the spores and gasses that have absorbed into fabrics and also works to remove towels that have taken on a wet and damp smell as well.

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry additive works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the OdorKlenz Laundry additive provides a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from towels.Without harsh chemicals, masking agents, or fragrances, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive is a wholly efficient and safe way to permanently eliminate mildew odors, rather than temporarily hide them.

What Causes Carpet to Smell Like Mildew?

Carpet is particularly prone to absorbing noxious odors and fumes, especially when it comes to mildew smells. The gasses and spores from mildew can attach themselves to carpet fibers, allowing spores to multiply and grow.

Another reason why carpet is susceptible to mildew smells comes from its ability to retain moisture. Once water seeps into the carpet, it can be difficult to dry out. Not only does carpet retain moisture well, but it tends to cover a wide area, giving mildew ample space to grow. There are plenty of causes for carpeting to smell like mildew. Some of the most common causes are: • Burst pipes underneath the floor • Leaks and drips from air conditioning units • Carpet cleaning that doesn’t dry properly • Spilled drinks that are neglected • Melted snow and ice from winter boots • Damp padding below the carpet • High humidity & condensation • Flooding (typically regarding basement carpets)

Ultimately, mildew only needs moisture, darkness, and oxygen in order to thrive. When it comes to carpets, any moisture that is not resolved within 24-48 hours severely increases the risk of mildew. In fact, mildew can still begin growing even if moisture is dried and cleaned away within that time frame.Wet padding is perhaps one of the most severe causes of mildew smells in a carpet. Once the padding beneath the carpet is affected, options for salvaging the carpet severely decrease. If mold travels from the padding to the surface of the carpet itself, often the only option is to replace the entirety of the carpet.Getting mildew smells out of your home can certainly be challenging, and perhaps one of the most difficult smells to eliminate comes from mildew. After the presence of mildew has been eliminated, odors can linger within the fabric of the carpet, creating a less than desirable—and potentially dangerous—living situation.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Carpet

Removing mildew smells out of carpeting is a careful and calculated process. Many home remedies recommend vacuuming and washing,your carpeting with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar to remove the musty smells and although these methods may work to slightly reduce the odors, they are not thorough enough to eliminate musty odors for good. There are plenty of scented sprays and treatments that focus on adding pleasant smells to the carpet, but these are only temporary solutions to a permanent problem. Once mildew smells have permeated the carpet, masking the odor will not solve the issue

OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment

There are many products on the market which claim to be able to remove musty and mildew smells from carpets but the majority of those products rely on masking agents and fragrances to cover the odor rather then physically address them.For eliminating musty & mildew smells from carpets and upholstery. The OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is one of the best available natural deodorizers on the market as it works to attack the chemistry behind the odors without the use of masking agents or toxic chemicals. The product can be applied on any water safe surfaces  and can be also be applied to any fabrics, upholstery, or other surfaces that are water extractable.Rather than relying on fragrances or masking agents to temporarily cover offensive smells, it offers a permanent and thorough solution through patented odor-neutralizing technology. For a comprehensive, safe, and effective treatment of mildew odors from indoor and outdoor carpeting, the OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is a perfect solution.

Conclusion

Tackling the challenge of removing musty, mildew smells requires taking an in-depth approach. Using household cleaners or home remedies to eliminate mildew odors will only mask the smell, rather than removing it for good. Luckily, using OdorKlenz products allows for musty, mildew smells to be thoroughly and permanently eliminated from clothing, towels, and carpeting. Not only does this allow for these items to be saved, but it also restores indoor air quality, improving health and overall wellbeing inside the home

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Get Rid of Mildew Smell

 If you have ever owned or rented a living space, chances are relatively high that you have encountered mildew smells. If you’ve ever had a basement before, these chances increase tenfold. Basements are perfect breeding grounds for mildew and mold—though all these fungi really need to thrive are dampness and darkness. Once mildew occurs, the resulting smell is often quite pungent. The musty, dense odor given off by mildew is well-known for its ability to seep into fabrics, upholstery, carpets, and more. Getting mildew odors out of these is often much more difficult than eliminating the spores themselves.

In fact, many choose to simply replace the affected areas rather than continue their attempts at cleaning and masking the odor. Thankfully, when it comes to getting rid of mildew smells, there are effective and safe options. This guide will take you through the basics of mildew, the health risks, home remedies, common mildew infestations, and the best products to eliminate each type of mildew smell.

What is Mildew?

Mold and mildew are often used interchangeably, though they are two different household ailments. While they both are types of fungi that can appear inside the home, mildew has a few specific characteristics: • Grows in a flat pattern • Powdery or downy in appearance • May appear white or yellow and turn darker with time Like mold, mildew thrives in damp, moist conditions. It can appear on any damp organic matter, which may include wood, wallpaper, drywall, fabric, and upholstery. During damp winter months, as snow and ice melts and reforms, homeowners stay comfortable by keeping heating units running.

With warmth running through the house and closed windows, damp surfaces can easily provide everything that mildew needs to survive. As soon as the summer arrives, humidity returns and mildew can continue to flourish.The most common areas of the home for mildew to grow are typically areas that see routine moisture. Thus, bathrooms, kitchens, and basements are prone to mildew and mold infestations. Left unchecked, mildew can damage anything it touches, typically upholstery, linens, or wallpaper. Mildew spores thrive by consuming the organic materials in these items, meaning that the structure is eventually broken down. For homeowners, mildew can cause some serious issues, and not just for structural reasons.The presence of mildew can even cause health issues, including various sicknesses and respiratory troubles. For those who have allergies and asthma, mildew spores and gasses can be particularly damaging, irritating and inflaming symptoms.

What Causes Mildew Smell?

It’s often not difficult to identify a mildew problem inside the home. This comes not only from the visual aspect but also from its distinctive scent. Mildew is associated with a pungent, lingering musty odor. The cause of mildew smell comes from a natural process of fungi growing and releasing gasses into the air. These gasses are what make eliminating mildew smells so tricky—the gasses easily permeate into linens, fabrics, and damp organic matter around the home. Once a mildew smell is noticed, the chances are that the mildew has already been growing for quite some time. As the mildew releases gasses, spores travel throughout the home, floating through the air and settling on other damp, dark surfaces.

Not only does this increase the mildew contamination, but traveling spores increase mildew smell, decreasing indoor air quality and making an unhealthy living environment.

Causes of Mildew Sickness

The presence of mold and mildew inside your home poses a significant health risk. Mildew sickness can be caused by direct contact with mildew spores on the skin, or through inhaling them as they travel throughout the air.

For those with skin sensitivities, touching mildew is likely to trigger an allergic reaction. For those with existing respiratory issues, like allergies or asthma, inhaling mildew spores can create serious side effects. Once mildew has been present for a long period of time, the gasses released by the mildew can become toxins, increasing the likelihood of poor health.

Symptoms of Mildew Sickness

Although mold and mildew are structurally different, when it comes to exposure symptoms, they share many of the same maladies. People who have been exposed to mildew spores are likely to experience the following side effects: • Skin rashes • Irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat • Sneezing • Sinus infections • Coughing • Wheezing • Allergic reactions • Asthmatic reactions • Upper respiratory infections • Nausea • Fatigue • Headaches • Difficulty breathing

Side effects can vary, as each person carries a different sensitivity to mildew. Additionally, anyone with a pre-existing condition—like asthma, allergies, or respiratory impairment—will likely have much more severe reactions than someone without a pre-existing condition. In extreme cases, mildew and mold may produce substances called mycotoxins. While incredibly useful outside, working to break down decomposing matter, mycotoxins can pose serious health risks when left to spread indoors.

Studies have suggested that mycotoxins may be responsible for some forms of cancer, liver damage, immune system suppression, and even damage to the nervous system. No matter what the symptoms are, getting sick from mildew is certainly less than ideal. Even more importantly, mildew sickness is entirely preventable by eliminating the source as quickly as possible.

 Do Home Remedies Work on Mildew Smells?

There is a whole host of home remedies to remove mildew smells. While it may be tempting to follow a home recipe, the truth about home remedies is that they rarely—if ever—are efficient at removing mildew smells.Rather than eliminating mildew smells at its source, home remedies tend to focus on masking the odor with additional fragrances. Unfortunately, masking an odor never ensures that it will stay away forever. Eventually, the added perfume or fragrance will return, creating a never-ending cycle of inefficient masking.

To illustrate the point, take a look at the following common household remedies for clothing and carpets: • Spray tea tree oil & water over the affected area • Mix grapefruit seed extract and water to create a scented solution • Spray vodka on affected area and let sit for 15 minutes • Put clothes in washing machine & wash with vinegar • Use heavy detergents in the washing machine to clean clothes • Wash towels with ammonia & let air dry

When it comes to eliminating mildew smells from household fixtures, home remedies still aren’t well-equipped to handle the job. Consider the following home remedies for basements that have been affected by mildew: • Ventilate the basement with fans & open windows • Add a dehumidifier to decrease moisture • Pour baking soda, vinegar, or kitty litter into bowls & set them on the floor • Mix bleach and water together & spray around the floor and walls Home remedies may sound like great solutions, with many promising to get rid of mildew smells. Unfortunately, mildew smells can easily and deeply permeate into clothing, carpet, towels, and upholstery. Thus, getting rid of mildew smells takes much more than scents or fragrances.

What Causes Clothes to Get Mildew?

When it comes to mildew and clothing, there is a multitude of reasons mildew may appear. The chances are that everyone has experienced the frustration of wet, musty-smelling clothing that hasn’t been thoroughly dried, particularly if you’ve ever been a college student. One of the most common reasons that clothes attract mildew is from leaving freshly washed clothing in the washer for too long. In a similar vein, another common reason comes from taking laundry out of the dryer too early, leaving clothes to sit in a damp heap with just enough moisture to welcome mildew spores.

It is possible that clothes sitting in storage for long periods of time may also attract mildew. Putting clothes in storage without sunlight and damp conditions provide ample opportunities for mildew to grow. Additionally, stagnant water inside the washing machine can often provide a great environment for mildew to grow unchecked, infiltrating all subsequent laundry loads.

Ultimately, the factors that combine to create mildew on clothes are moisture and lack of sunlight. If these two factors are present, clothing is perfectly situated to host a growth of mildew.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

Getting mildew smell out of clothing can be a tricky process. Spores and gasses released from mildew are prone to be absorbed into fabrics and can permeate the entire article of clothing in no time. Effectively removing the mildew smell from clothes takes an advanced technology. To remove mildew odors from clothing, the best detergent is one which breaks down the compound structure of odors, like the OdorKlenz Laundry which utilizes an earth mineral technology which is not only safe but effective at removing odors.Rather than simply masking odors, the OdorKlenz Laundry line neutralizes them completely, eliminating unpleasant smells for good. Not only can the OdorKlenz Laundry additives remove mildew smells from clothing, but they can also remove:

• Gasoline odors • Perfumes & fragrances • Sweat & body odor • Pet & urine odors • Musty or wet smells • Smoke & tobacco

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the liquid, powder, or deodorizer from OdorKlenz offers a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from clothing.

What Causes Mildew Smell in Towels?

Often, thinking about mildew smells will automatically conjure up an image of towels. Out of all types of linen, towels are perhaps most likely to become a breeding ground for mildew. There are plenty of scenarios for damp towels to attract mildew, including: • Damp towels left out at the pool • Laundry removed from the dryer too soon • Improper drying • Towels left on the bathroom floor • Leaving damp towels to sit in a laundry basket • Letting towels sit in the washer overnight • Stagnant water in your washing machine

Another big cause of mildew smell in towels comes from the failed attempts at eliminating the mildew smell in the first place. Once mildew sets in, normal laundry detergent is largely ineffective at eliminating the musty, pungent scent. The best that laundry detergent can do is cover up the scent, though this typically means putting towels in the wash repeatedly without results.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Towels

With so many opporortunities  for mildew to grow on towels, it’s important to know exactly how to remove that musty smell. Since regular detergents are not equipped to eliminate mildew smells thoroughly, many homeowners end up throwing away their musty towels in frustration. Thankfully, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive offers a thorough and effective solution for getting mildew smells out of towels once and for all. OdorKlenz Laundry additive is designed to work alongside your regular detergent as an additive to eliminate pungent, lingering odors. For musty mildew smells, the additive is specially designed to address the spores and gasses that have absorbed into fabrics and also works to remove towels that have taken on a wet and damp smell as well.

Rather than add more scents to mask the unpleasant smell, OdorKlenz Laundry additive works by neutralizing, breaking down, and eliminating odors at the source, without the use of toxic chemicals or perfumes. For those who have chemical or fragrance sensitivities, using the OdorKlenz Laundry additive provides a safe and effective solution to permanently removing mildew smells from towels.Without harsh chemicals, masking agents, or fragrances, the OdorKlenz Laundry additive is a wholly efficient and safe way to permanently eliminate mildew odors, rather than temporarily hide them.

What Causes Carpet to Smell Like Mildew?

Carpet is particularly prone to absorbing noxious odors and fumes, especially when it comes to mildew smells. The gasses and spores from mildew can attach themselves to carpet fibers, allowing spores to multiply and grow.

Another reason why carpet is susceptible to mildew smells comes from its ability to retain moisture. Once water seeps into the carpet, it can be difficult to dry out. Not only does carpet retain moisture well, but it tends to cover a wide area, giving mildew ample space to grow. There are plenty of causes for carpeting to smell like mildew. Some of the most common causes are: • Burst pipes underneath the floor • Leaks and drips from air conditioning units • Carpet cleaning that doesn’t dry properly • Spilled drinks that are neglected • Melted snow and ice from winter boots • Damp padding below the carpet • High humidity & condensation • Flooding (typically regarding basement carpets)

Ultimately, mildew only needs moisture, darkness, and oxygen in order to thrive. When it comes to carpets, any moisture that is not resolved within 24-48 hours severely increases the risk of mildew. In fact, mildew can still begin growing even if moisture is dried and cleaned away within that time frame.Wet padding is perhaps one of the most severe causes of mildew smells in a carpet. Once the padding beneath the carpet is affected, options for salvaging the carpet severely decrease. If mold travels from the padding to the surface of the carpet itself, often the only option is to replace the entirety of the carpet.Getting mildew smells out of your home can certainly be challenging, and perhaps one of the most difficult smells to eliminate comes from mildew. After the presence of mildew has been eliminated, odors can linger within the fabric of the carpet, creating a less than desirable—and potentially dangerous—living situation.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Carpet

Removing mildew smells out of carpeting is a careful and calculated process. Many home remedies recommend vacuuming and washing,your carpeting with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar to remove the musty smells and although these methods may work to slightly reduce the odors, they are not thorough enough to eliminate musty odors for good. There are plenty of scented sprays and treatments that focus on adding pleasant smells to the carpet, but these are only temporary solutions to a permanent problem. Once mildew smells have permeated the carpet, masking the odor will not solve the issue

OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment

There are many products on the market which claim to be able to remove musty and mildew smells from carpets but the majority of those products rely on masking agents and fragrances to cover the odor rather then physically address them.For eliminating musty & mildew smells from carpets and upholstery. The OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is one of the best available natural deodorizers on the market as it works to attack the chemistry behind the odors without the use of masking agents or toxic chemicals. The product can be applied on any water safe surfaces  and can be also be applied to any fabrics, upholstery, or other surfaces that are water extractable.Rather than relying on fragrances or masking agents to temporarily cover offensive smells, it offers a permanent and thorough solution through patented odor-neutralizing technology. For a comprehensive, safe, and effective treatment of mildew odors from indoor and outdoor carpeting, the OdorKlenz Source Odor Treatment is a perfect solution.

Conclusion

Tackling the challenge of removing musty, mildew smells requires taking an in-depth approach. Using household cleaners or home remedies to eliminate mildew odors will only mask the smell, rather than removing it for good. Luckily, using OdorKlenz products allows for musty, mildew smells to be thoroughly and permanently eliminated from clothing, towels, and carpeting. Not only does this allow for these items to be saved, but it also restores indoor air quality, improving health and overall wellbeing inside the home