#samoan himbo

[thebookofthings]

So... since The Magnus Archives is being brought back from the dead I thought I'd share this piece of gold:

"Also i'm not fond of Annabelle Cane...

Orchestrated everything and killed the samoan himbo smh"

[sexynbabyarethesmartones]

Okay, so I have been conversating with myself as per usual, and I have a thing to put out there.

So, my YT feed over the last couple of days has given me some interesting videos of shows/movies I have not seen, and the one today got me started on this train of thought. Seeing clips of the movie "Cruella," there was one that showed Anita. And I thought to myself how interesting it was that as a people, we have decided to look at some characters and go "they are definitely Not White." Anita in particular went very quickly from a slim, red-haired, white woman to an average-sized, curly-haired, black woman. Which works way better for her character imo. And yesterday, a YT video on the show "Velma" came up on my feed. It was someone breaking down what that show got wrong compared to another one, but in this case, the choices for the characters' ethnicities gives me Opinions. So first off, we have Shaggy. Shaggy in "Velma" is black, which was probably chosen because of him being a laid-back stoner from a middle class or poor (I believe, can't quite remember for sure) family. Bad stereotype much? I think of Shaggy as a character is definitely a middle-class kid from a white, HOA member, suburban family who never had to worry about much and got into cannabis as an extension of that. Later on, in canon, he comes into an inheritance from a distant relative who comes from generational plantation wealth. What part of that screams Black American? Shaggy funds Mystery Inc because he's happy not to have to work a regular job, and he gets to live with his best friends. As for his money, I assume he has Daphne take care of it because she does come from old money. The reason she doesn't fund their adventures is because her parents have 4(?) other daughters as well; they've got bills to pay. And speaking of that old money part, Daphne is also of European descent imo. Maybe more Mediterranean instead of English, and you could probably make a case for Indian if you wanted. "Velma" has her as East Asian. That feels to me like they were looking at a checklist and realized they forgot one. Velma herself as a character has such a distinct personality, that you could probably make her just about any ethnicity and have it work. She might be a little short for a Samoan, but I think it could work. And that brings us to the other major stereotype character. Good ol' down home nice boy Fred. People looked at this Chad himbo frat boy engineer and decided he would forever be white. No. For this sweetheart with his super special interests, may I recommend that his next iteration be a bear of an autistic black boy. He is socially awkward, only smart in the stuff he cares to be, and is absolutely delighted to be living with his chosen family and doing fun things. Ya know, now that I think about it, he could be Samoan instead of Velma XD. Or another indigenous ethnicity as well.

But my point still stands. People look at these older characters from a specific time period and decide that what they were imagined as originally doesn't always work for their personality, and we can do better with much more interesting backstories; and that is beautiful.

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5 Reasons The Strip nz is... not that bad actually

While media discourse on here tends to just about straddle the divide between the snobbish purity culture of ‘you can only enjoy quality programming’ and ‘let everyone be guilty-pleasure-loving trash’ there do exist a handful of shows and films which we can all collectively agree aren’t great (whether through bad acting, low-quality cinematography, low-budget set-design, lazy story-lines or all of the above) but which have plenty of redeeming features.

I’ve seen posts claiming that The Strip deserves to be lost media (at the time of writing it exists virtually nowhere on the internet, you can watch the first and twelfth episode for free, but the rest of season 1 is only available on vimeo and season 2 may well be lost to the world) but like a lot of shows from the 00s which are routinely mocked for being kind of trashy, it doesn’t deserve to be condemned to the great cultural dustbin.

If you find yourself skipping large chunks of it, or you don’t like the characters, or you cba with the frequent romantic subplots, that’s fine. But there are five reasons The Strip actually deserves some credit:

1. It’s one of the only shows whose narrative continually rewards women for setting reasonable boundaries and calling out men who break them.

The show’s brand of have-it-all white liberal feminism may grate on some, understandably so, but if you’d lived through the tidal wave of misogyny that was TV when I was a kid, you’d find it refreshing too. The majority of guys (and gals) when I was growing up believed that once a woman had ‘led a man on’ enough, whether it was kissing him, getting involved with him, or letting him treat her to things, she was somehow contractually obliged to have sex with him. The view that you should settle for a ‘nice guy’ even if he was extremely flawed, because thinking you deserved better made you a bitch was also quite prevalent. The Strip tackles both of these misconceptions head-on.

2. Its portrayal of bisexuality was way ahead of its time.

We’re still fighting bi-phobia, bi-erasure, and reducing-bi-experiences-to-cheap-laughs a full twenty years on from when The Strip first aired, but the show’s handling of Glenn coming to terms with being bi, telling his ex-wife and daughter, and being open with others in his life about it, was textbook. The show even allowed him to quash common misconceptions by having him explain to a woman who thinks bi = adventurous and experienced in bed, that he’s only ever been with the woman he was married to, and the guy he was seeing for three months after they got divorced, so he’s really no more savvy than the next guy.

3. It provided work for Maori, Samoan, and other Polynesian actors.

Are some of the scenes given to the non-white half of the cast problematic? Absolutely. Adam, the head stripper, probably comes off worst, by featuring frequently in Mel’s fantasies performing the kind of animalistic hypermasculinity which comes pretty close to overt racism in these enlightened times.

But since mainstream Australian and Kiwi TV back then was so incredibly white, the primary roles offered to Polynesian actors were as miserable melancholic underdogs in social realist dramas. If, in 2002, someone had said to you ‘hey, instead of playing homeless alcoholic #5, we’ve got you a part as a series-regular in a sitcom, you’ll be working in a strip-club, but you’ll get plenty of lines, and the chance to play someone with an actual personality’ idk why you wouldn’t be thrilled. One scene even pokes fun at the white savior complex in a big way, which doesn’t excuse all the Adam stuff, but it’s progress I guess. 

4. It promotes found families over nuclear families.

How many workplace comedies have you seen where the workplace consists of a divorced woman in her 30s, her teenage daughter, a gay guy, three Polynesians, a Samoan, a Maori-Jew, and an Australian who tries to out-himbo the lot of them? The entire premise of The Strip is that the conventional family unit of a well-off, successful opposite-sex couple and their kid implodes spectacularly, because it isn’t making anyone happy, while the alternative family structure that replaces it is a joy to behold.

No-one would argue that Mel’s story-line gets far too much screen-time, but, though they’re fleeting, the scenes at the club, with Jack, Samara, Adam, Clint, Mostin, Ian, and Daniel are just a straight-up delight to watch. The writers could have made a very depressing show about a group of people from various oppressed minority groups having to work at a strip-club because they had no choice, instead they chose to show them having fun, forming friendships, hooking up, and generally being there for each other. In fact, I reckon if the writers had chosen to ditch all of the main characters entirely and just made a show about Jack, Sam, and the five male-strippers it would have been a masterpiece revered to this day.

5. Not to objectify on main, but one of the strippers is played by a 26-year-old Taika Waititi, which has been reason enough for many to watch it

You thirsty hoes are still going nuts over one glimpse of his midriff 20 years later, wait until you get a load of this absolute snack:

The irony is that the writers clearly made an executive decision to cast this, then unknown, alternative comic as ‘the funny one’, which explains why Mostin gets a lot more lines than the other four, features in fewer routines, and is treated a bit like an annoying kid-brother by many of the other characters. But in his first appearance (1x07), when he and Sam perform a sexually-charged shirtless Flamenco dance following some very poorly written flirting, you can tell at least one person behind the camera let out a fanfic-worthy ‘Oh.’

On a side-note, this blog supports all male-strippers, and actors playing male-strippers, because if Taika’s ted-talk is to be believed, he started writing the script for Two Cars, One Night while sitting backstage in his g-string wondering what he ought to be doing with his life. Never let it be said that geniuses aren’t found in the unlikeliest of places.   

[sunnyfuneral]

More will Graham's dogs as kids headcanons

Jack 19 he/they Butch lesbian. First child found ,very sporty. Wants to be a mechanic. Has a crush on one of the volunteer rangers.

Harley 18.5 he/him found shortly after Jack. A bit of a himbo. Great with kids wants to be a kindergarten teacher. In first year of university.

Max 17 he/him. Quiet and nerdy. Samoan. Given to will by his grandma. Still has close relationship to bio family. Like to sit in on dad's lectures

Ellie she/her 15 petty autistic and cute. Buster's twin sister. First in the family to officially come out. Like fashion but still fishes with daddy. Born hard of hearing. The reason everyone in the family signs

Benicio (Buster) 15 he/him Ellie's twin brother. ADHD bisexual demon. Has broken multiple bones plays hockey and lacrosse .

Zoe she/her 12 baby of the family. Autistic and ADHD. Loved music and wants to a country singer. Learned to play guitar from dad.

Winston any pronouns 15 newest addition. Mute. A bit shy. Loves outdoors. Wandered onto the property. gave themselves the name Winston.

Picrews by foxgvr

[henrytcasey]

# Watch This Wrestling 22 (6/4—10)

Thankfully, I say wearily, this was a week with a manageable amount of wrestling. Of course, that still included an NJPW event and a Progress event, on top of the weekly regulars.

What's there to say about this week other than ... well, someone better cash in that white briefcase immediately if Lana wins the world title. If her Talking Smack appearance was anything to go on, WWE is possibly going to take the ravishing Russian's solo career seriously, rather than as a joke, as it did Eva Marie's never-started one.

Also, make sure to check out the Honorable Mention for best non-WWE segment of the week. It's a joy.

As always, if I'm missing anything that can be accessed without too much trouble, @ me on twitter: henrytcasey.

What I Watched

Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

WWE Extreme Rules, 6/4

Monday Night Raw, 6/5

ROH Wrestling, 6/5

SmackDown LIVE, 6/6

205 Live, 6/6

Talking Smack Live, 6/6

NXT, 6/7

Lucha Underground, 6/7

NJPW: Road To Dominion, 6/9

Upcoming Watch List

NJPW: Dominion, 6/11

Monday Night Raw, 6/12

ROH Wrestling, 6/12

SmackDown LIVE, 6/13

205 Live, 6/13

Talking Smack Live, 6/13

NXT, 6/14

Lucha Underground, 6/14

Non-WWE Segment of The Week

Backstage Bad News for Johnny Mundo

Lucha Underground, 6/7

No video here, but we've got a photo still that should be enough to make those of you with El Rey willing to give this show a chance if you haven't already.

John Hennigan is doing wonders with the himbo role of Mundo, and as-always, he's getting by with a little help from his friends in the Worldwide Underground.

Honorable Mentions:

"So, I spent the last few days remaking the Wrestlemania 17 Limp Bizkit 'My Way' promo w/ Jeremy Corbyn & Theresa May", 6/7

Non-WWE Match of The Week:

Tyler Bate vs Travis Banks

Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

I've heard a lot about Travis Banks, from those who love him and believe what he's selling. As someone who had originally seen him as great, but still the least engaging member of the South Pacific Power Trip, I was waiting for a match like this.

Not watching Progress? The three-day Super Strong Style 16 tournament is a great way to jump in. As you'll see below, even it's final day was filled with wonder.

Honorable Mentions:

Zack Sabre Jr. vs Travis Banks, Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

Matt Riddle vs Tyler Bate, Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

Kaylee Ray vs Katey Harvey, Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

Pete Dunne vs Jeff Cobb, Progress Chapter 51: Super Strong Style 16, Day 3, 6/4 (VOD post-date)

Mil Muertes vs Prince Puma, Lucha Underground, 6/7

Gedo and Tomohiro Ishii vs Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page, NJPW: Road To Dominion, 6/9

Roppongi Vice (Beretta, Rocky Romero) and Kazuchika Okada vs The Elite (Nick and Matt Jackson and Kenny Omega), NJPW: Road To Dominion, 6/9

WWE Match of The Week:

Samoa Joe vs Roman Reigns vs Finn Bálor vs Seth vs Bray Wyatt

WWE Extreme Rules, 6/4

First of all, I'd like to get some credit for calling the finish to this weeks before it happened, during The Ring Post 19.

Second of all, damn, what a fantastic showcase for the top talent of the WWE's flagship brand. Many are despondent over the absence of Braun Strowman, but this match reminded us that the five top regularly-working male superstars can still go.

Lastly, isn't the sight of Bray and Joe carrying those steps just the best?

Honorable Mentions:

The Miz vs Dean Ambrose, WWE Extreme Rules, 6/4

Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt, Monday Night Raw, 6/5

WWE Segment of the Week:

Samoa Joe and Paul Heyman Get Intimate

Monday Night Raw, 6/5

This segment is the official kickoff of Samoan Joseph's Big Chance Push. Those of us who'd seen him prior to his showing up in NXT to save Finn Bálor knew there was something fantastic in the guy, and this moment let the entire WWE audience find out.

Nobody can be as afraid as Paul Heyman, who did a masterful job here with Joe.

Honorable Mentions:

The Miz’s Intercontinental Championship Comeback Tour Kickoff, Monday Night Raw, 6/5

The New Day try to bribe Breezango in the latest "Fashion Files", SmackDown LIVE, 6/6

A Wild Lana Appears! Has demands!, SmackDown LIVE, 6/6

Mojo Rawley interview, Talking Smack Live, 6/6

Pete Dunne attacks Mark Andrews, 6/10

[cranberrybogmummy]

He’s not a himbo, he’s very cunning not dumb, man traded cursed objects for three decades and faked his own death.. he’s more like a spooky Samoan Grunkle Stan!

So... since The Magnus Archives is being brought back from the dead I thought I'd share this piece of gold:

"Also i'm not fond of Annabelle Cane...

Orchestrated everything and killed the samoan himbo smh"