#see elephant Mario as cursed

[cozystars]

the bros now have a new passion to share :)

bonus!

[id in alt]

[obligatebureaucrat]

I haven’t seen a single person be horny about the elephant powerup in Mario Wonder, but I’ve seen like a thousand Twitter Comedians be like “HOLY SHIT IT’S A FETISH! LOOK A FETISH! NINTENDO PLEASE DONT UNLEASH THIS CURSED SHIT ONLINE”

And like, yeah some people are gonna be into it (and more power to you), but it’s obnoxious that a good chunk of the discourse about Wonder is people seeing the most benign kids-show-grade animal character and pretending like Nintendo just unveiled Ball Gag Mario or some shit.

[beggingwolf]

crybaby and/or dreamer??

Ah, sweet Crybaby.

Sid is drafted by his childhood favorite team, the Canadiens. Not all is well in paradise; the team Sid dreamed of reaching and the actual team are two different beasts, and Sid struggles to piece together a life under the watchful, calculating gaze of management and Montréal’s bloodthirsty media.

Captain of the Penguins Geno should know better than to chase after rookies in the league, but after his relationship goes sour, the mouthy, angry kid in the Centre Bell draws his attention.

Of course, the first time they meet on the ice, Sid tries to punch him, but Zhenya’s overcome worse than that in the pursuit of a one night stand.

Crybaby is about... a lot more than just that, really. On the surface it's a rivals-to-fuckbuddies-to-lovers age gap story, but beneath that it's about two men discovering (sometimes unwillingly) what they REALLY want.

Sid's main arc in the story is about internalized homophobia and how he's just a much meaner, harsher version of himself in this world. The hockey world was not kind to him, and he molded himself in its shape so he could continue doing what he loved: playing hockey. When suddenly his childhood dream starts falling apart--his dream team isn't what he imagined it to be, his life in Montreal isn't what he thought, his absolute lack of interest in women is killing him--he's stripped down to a very raw, hurt form of himself and I really hope I can do it justice. I'm really looking forward to it.

Dreamer, meanwhile, is much newer. I don't have a lot of concrete ideas for it just yet, but I'll say that it's based off of my desire to have multiple!Sids and also my love for the raven cycle series of books.

The gist of Dreamer is this: Sometimes, Zhenya plucks things out of his dreams. He'll wake up with an impossible creation between his fingers or tangled around his legs. Animals, impossible dream beasts, strange gadgets, books in languages that don't exist... if he can dream it, he can bring it into the waking world with him.

Though it's blessed (or cursed) his family through the generations, neither Zhenya nor his forefathers have been very good at mastering it. It's a thing to keep hidden, which is hard when you're at a tournament and you wake up with a miniature trumpeting elephant falling out of your sheets. Zhenya has done his best, managing to get through life with his secret kept safe. That's his biggest secret.

His second secret is that he's in love with Sid. Zhenya has had a hopeless crush for years, ever since he met Sid across Mario Lemieux’s foyer. Zhenya has gotten better at hiding those feelings, too, but he's still lost for Sid.

But sometimes, you see, Zhenya plucks things out of his dreams.

One day he wakes up and there's a human body in his bed. Warm. Breathing. Alive.

Sid.

No, wait--not Sid. Not the real Sid. It's the Sid Zhenya first met, sweet and 19 and with a soft jaw.

Not-Sid opens his eyes, and he looks exactly like the real Sid. Zhenya's heart knows Sid well enough to spin him perfectly from memory.

Except Not-Sid opens his mouth and says, voice all Sid's and perfectly fluent, "Доброе утро."

[phanfictrashnumber1]

The Quiet

In which Dan falls into such a spiraling existential crisis he goes mute and Phil misses his voice. 

Words: 1.1k

He can’t take it anymore. It’s 9pm and this has been going on since 1:00, when Dan finally stumbled out of bed.

At first, he passed it off as Dan just being tired, maybe a little grumpy after just getting up. No good morning - or good afternoon, in this case. Phil sat in the lounge hearing Dan rummage through the kitchen and that’s when he remembered he may have munched on a little too much of Dan’s cereal that morning. Great, first no good morning, now there’d be yelling. When 10 minutes went by and Phil didn’t hear a word from Dan, he got up and made his way to the kitchen to see it now empty with just a bowl in the sink. He heard Dan’s bedroom door close.

At 2:00, Dan had finally joined Phil in the lounge, sinking into the sofa crease while in browsing position. The two sat in silence, scrolling through their laptops until Phil audibly laughed at a new meme. “Dan, you’ve got to see this.” he said as he turned his laptop to face Dan. Dan simply looked at the screen before turning back to his own. “Hey, are you all right?” Dan didn’t respond. “You’re mad about the cereal, aren’t you?” Phil winced, but Dan shook his head. “Then what’s wrong?” Dan looked over at Phil and wanted to answer. He desperately wanted to answer, but just couldn’t bring himself to. He sighed and turned back to his laptop.

By 3:00, Phil finally knew what was wrong when he found Dan lying on the floor in the hallway. “Another existential crisis.” Phil realized. “Do you need anything? Want some chocolate?” Chocolate always made Dan feel better. Dan shook his head, his face rubbing against the carpet. “All right, well, let me know if you need anything.” Phil said before walking away and leaving Dan to it.

Dan spent from 3:00-5:00 lying on the floor and Phil figured he had to be hungry by now. “Hey, Dan, I thought we could order pizza for dinner. What kind would you like?” Dan didn’t respond; he didn’t even acknowledge Phil’s presence. “All right, well, one pizza topped with crickets, coming up!” Dan didn’t laugh. 

The pizzas arrived by 6:00 and they were now back in the lounge. Phil flipped through the channels on the TV. “What do you want to watch?” he asked, knowing he probably wasn’t going to get an answer. “Oh, look what’s on!” he then said as he settled on a channel. High School Musical 2 - this brought back memories. He remembered the Manchester days, when he and Dan would make fun of the Disney movie and pretend to cringe at it even though they both secretly enjoyed it. “Bet On It” was currently playing on TV and Phil knew it was coming. Any second, Dan was going to join in with Zac Efron and start singing it; he always did. Bet on it, Bet on it, Bet on it... The song ended and Dan didn’t sing a word; he didn’t even bob his head. 

By 7:00, High School Musical had ended, they’d finished their dinner and Dan was back to browsing while Phil cleaned up the flat a bit. He was worried about Dan, but he didn’t want to annoy him by hovering or asking him questions. The only thing he could do was try to distract Dan; try to get him to talk. “Hey, want to film a gaming video? I miss Dil.” Dan looked up at Phil, a glint of eagerness apparent in Dan’s eyes. Phil could tell Dan wanted to, but then it faded and Dan shook his head before turning back to his laptop. “Well, we don’t have to film. Want to play some Mario Kart?” Phil asked as he grabbed the controllers. Dan sighed and put out his hand, accepting Phil’s offer. Phil smiled as he handed Dan the controller and they played, their personal Dan vs. Phil. The only problem was, Phil managed to get ahead of Dan without even trying. Dan’s head wasn’t in the game and he’d yet to complain and curse about Phil beating him. This was the game Dan prided himself on, was he really that far gone that he didn’t care he was losing Mario Kart? Phil’s previous smile quickly turned into a frown. 

They were finished by 8:00 and Dan had retreated back to his spot on the floor in the hallway. And that brings us to 9:00. Dan was sat in silence in the hall and Phil was sat in silence in the lounge. He’d tried distracting himself, but he couldn’t help but worry. But more than that, he missed Dan. He missed Dan’s voice. The flat was usually filled with Dan’s loud banter, his off-the-wall cursing, his contagious laugh and his annoyingly wonderful singing. But not today. Phil didn’t realize how quiet their flat actually was. He felt lonely. Dan was there - he’d been there all day - but he wasn’t really there. It all reminded Phil of a Troye Sivan song.

Phil looked at the clock that read 9:15pm. He got up and made his way into the hallway where Dan lay face-up on the floor. Without saying a word, Phil got down and lay beside Dan. There was silence for a moment, both of them looking up at the ceiling, the old apartment filled with cracks and dents. “I see an elephant,” he said as he pointed to some cracks on the ceiling. “What about you?” he asked as he looked over at Dan, who remained silent. Phil couldn’t take it anymore. “I’ve missed you today.” he blurted out. “I’ve missed your voice.” Dan looked at Phil. “Please, will you talk to me? Talk to me about stupid memes. Laugh at the dumb things I say. Sing cringy High School Musical songs at the top of your lungs. Hell, yell at me for stealing your cereal.” he rambled. “I know you’re having a crisis and I feel bad, but you know you can talk to me.” he continued. “Just tell me. Say anything.” 

Dan looked at Phil with wide eyes and took a deep breath. “That meme from this morning was so funny and High School Musical is so ridiculous but Zac Efron is really cute and thank you for not actually getting crickets on the pizza and I can’t believe you ate my fucking cereal again.” he rattled off, as if he’d been unwillingly holding it in all day. “And I’ve missed you too.”

Phil couldn’t help but laugh, relieved to finally be hearing Dan’s voice. 

“And don’t think I’ve forgotten you beat me at Mario Kart, you fucking spork.”

Anything hurts less than the quiet.

[multifandom-heaven-blog]

Introducing Bangtan to a a Newbie like

First, we have a fashionista philosopher whose raps sound like magic spells. He may be called a monster but is actually Sailor Moon. Jackson Wang suffers since he’s playing hard to get. This oblivious brainiac will clumsily break… your heart lmao once you see the dimples and hear his mastermind insights there’s no turning back. And that’s Bangtan’s leader for you.

Next: Salt, a sparkling bisexual icon. Thanks to him, Hong Kong is hopelessly overpopulated. Kumamon connoisseur and in charge of savagery aka artistic arson. Living (or, sleeping) proof that words can and will beat weapons: lyrics so sharp Zorro gets jealous. Swag'n'smug 101 lessons galore, ladies and gentlemen. Cursing out bs and telling the truth all day. His crying moments are sacred.

Then we have the performance genius fluffy prince with a harem. That tower guy from EXO joined just a couple of weeks ago, good choice. Because Floof can park and ride a beat blindfolded. Was born in Busan first at 3:33 AM - you better believe it, beach. Perfect Man, hands down. Love on two legs that were sculpted by Michelangelo himself. The person who dares to hurt him causes World War III.

Listen up who’s next. The almighty sunshine dance mentor who’s not only your hope, but your angel, too. Versatile rapping styles as iconic as Salt flipping everyone off. 1 Verse saved KPop and you know it. Seeing his forehead impregnates everyone, that’s why they hide it. Sadly not an American, otherwise he’d be the president. Boom.

Flying kiss lord and jungle survivor is next. This ethereal being still dances better than all of you infidels. Flawless. Fab. His laughter and bad puns save lives. The Princess Peach that Super Mario was looking for all the time. Stuck in the one-liner club with Sehun and needs to get out of there asap. Serves that traffic dance goodness.

There’s also the eternally aspiring Cypherist who can rock a bowl cut. Legend has it that mole elephants will haunt your dreams when you don’t bias him. Voice deeper than the leader guy’s musings. His mom invented eyeliner. Rectangle smiles himself into your heart before you even notice it. Wins at life because he can touch perfect man’s ass 24/7. His Halloween selcas kill millions.

Finally, Sir Coconut of Coverington. A shy wrestler who’s done with your Oppa complex. Loves Iron Man, could win the Iron Man. Awh yeah, this bisquit baby boy is fit. Ideal type: tatted sunbaenim dressed in Chanel, green mop hair, screeches occasionally. His stans pray to the holy bunny trinity of bowling, timbs, and ramen. Eat his burgers OR ELSE.

[newssplashy]

Lupita Nyong'O: Oscar-winning actress covers Porter's 'Desire' issue

Lupita looks glorious in red as she covers the 'Desire' of Porter talking about self-acceptance and driving change in Hollywood.

Lupita has had quite the year with the global success of Black Panther. The actress certainly knows what it's like to be desired both in her career and personal life. The oscar-winning actress sits down with Porter to discuss self-acceptance and driving change in Hollywood.

Porter gets personal with the iconic Mexican- Kenyan actress who discusses driving change in Hollywood, empowering women, redressing beauty standards for people of colour, and why no one should dare touch her hair.

Photographed by Mario Sorrenti, Lupita is the epitome of desire as she poses for the cover in a vibrant red Gucci dress.

 Read excerpts from the interview below:

On her Mother's influence: She shared a rough draft of her story with her mother, to whom she credits much of her success and who fully supported her op-ed. “I don’t underestimate how much she influenced who I am,” Nyong’o says, playing with the tiny gold elephant that hangs from the long, gold rope around her neck. (She loves elephants, which are, of course, native to her home country, and supports NGOs fighting to protect them from hunting, poaching and habitat loss.)

“I come from a very patriarchal world, but not within my family. My dad listened to my mom. My mom held her own. There was never a sense of her deflecting from my father. She had the power to say no to things, and I saw her hold that power.”

On what her hair means to her: “My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” she says. “I mean, how often do you hear, ‘You can’t get a job with hair like that’?” I ask if that’s still true. “Oh, yes,” she says. “Natural, African, kinky hair – it’s often been painted as uncivilized or wild.”

On Instagram, she added to her initial post, writing, “Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me, as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are.”

On breaking boundaries in the beauty industry: Nyong’o became the first black woman to represent Lancôme after signing a major endorsement deal in 2014, representing a shift for the brand toward what she diplomatically described at the time as “the idea that beauty should not be dictated, but should instead be an expression of a woman’s freedom to be herself.”

Her recent Calvin Klein campaign, for its new fragrance, Women, sees her pictured alongside two female icons, chosen by Nyong’o for their influence on her – Katharine Hepburn and Eartha Kitt. “By defying their times, they defined their times,” she says. “I want to emulate that.”

On avoiding the Oscar's curse: After winning an Academy Award for her 12 Years a Slaveperformance in 2014, she became terrified by the supposed Oscars curse, when winners see their careers plummet. “I remember sitting in a pitch meeting for some comedy show. They said, ‘What if we do a skit about what’s going to happen to Lupita? And then we have you go down all the wrong roads all other Oscar winners before you have gone down.’ I said, ‘That’s my nightmare. There is nothing funny about that.’”

She shakes her head, laughing quietly. “I got so many offers for slave roles,” she continues, rolling her eyes. “I didn’t want to do any of them. I did not want to be pigeon-holed.” She found the pressure of deciding what to do next intense. “There’s that thing: ‘You gotta catch your wind! This is your moment!’ It’s suddenly all about what people expect you to do.” So she retreated, and took time to listen to just herself.

source http://www.newssplashy.com/2018/08/lupita-nyongo-oscar-winning-actress_7.html

[rosecolored-gay]

All them questions bitch

Okayyyyy

1. Are you a side, back, or front sleeper?

- Side or stomach, mainly stomach.

2. When you hum random music what song is it?

- Probably the jeopardy theme song.

3. Explain your username

- I am a gay, and rose colored because of the Paramore song.

4: Explain my username

- Anon?

5: How did you fall into the tumblr hellpit?

- Lol, my friend Tuna from high school marching band.

6: What fan interest of yours would you least prefer to explain in your workplace?

-My hidden love for Degrassi, and other shows from when I was kid.

7: What fan interest or yours would you most enjoy explaining in your workplace?

- Definitely my love for Grey’s Anatomy

8: Last song you listened to?

- High Hopes - Panic! At the Disco

9: Weirdest thing on your dash today?

- Not weird, but saw a lot of porn

10: In a perfect world, what animal would you most like to adopt?

- A polar bear!

11: What animal would you most like someone else to adopt?

- This question doesn’t make sense to me

12: What’s something trivial you have strong opinions about?

- OOH man, if you want to get me fired up, I have a strong opinion on LGBTQ rights, gender inequality, a woman’s right to choose, and race inequality. I’m a sociologist, so.

13: What would your super-villain finishing move be?

- Spiderweb like Tom Holland did in Homecoming.

14: Explain your icon.

- It’s me, looking hella gay.

15: You meet your true love(s) today. Possibly again. Describe your ideal hilarious romcom meetcute. (can be aromantic)

- Ummm, I always love the idea of two people picking up each others coffee order by accident and then they go to switch it and the one person is like “why’d you order this like this?”, idk and it leads to conversation, lol. I have a wild imagination when it comes to writing.

16: Your comfort food, and why.

- I really really really love Matzo Brei made by my dad. 

17: What type of mad science will you Show Them All with? (ex: mad chemical engineer, mad library scientist, mad linguist). Which of your creations will probably turn on you?

- I have no clue

18: Favorite cheesy trope?

-The having to share the bed trope

19: Favorite trope nobody writes enough of?

- Fake dating

20: Rec me a book, comic, or anime, or other piece of media you wish there were more like.

- Mmm, I could always go for more LGBTQ fiction.

21: Wierdest tumblr drama you’ve been a part of or stumbled across.

- Uh well, someone was harassing me on anon for a while. 

22: You know those things from a million years ago your brain suddenly reminds you to feel embarrased/guilty/bad about in full technicolor? Tell me one of them.

- L O L, how about the time I decided not to listen to my mom, and I was swinging my body back and forth on my grandmother’s walker, and it was on concrete, it moved, and I fell on my ass and bruised my tailbone so bad I couldn’t sit for a week.

23: What is something you collect?

- Notebooks

24: Pens. Do you know where the one closest to you came from? Would you be distressed if someone took it?

- Its a pilot precise pen, it belongs to my mother and if I took it she’d murder me.

25: The last game you played is crossed with the zombie apocalypse and now going down outside your window. How boned are you?

- Like video game? Uh, Super Mario Bros.

26: What was the last thing that made you cry?

- Getting a job that I really wanted.

27: Most embarrassing/weird/personal body thing you’re willing to talk about.

- Umm, I have a lot of freckles just randomly placed all over me.

28: Your icon is now the voice of your inner therapist. How is this gonna go?

- So, I’m my own therapist?

29: Name a kink you only like hypothetically.

- I’m so vanilla

30: Name a kink you find bewildering.

- Anything with animals is just fucking weird

31: You have acquired: a mouse, a lizard, a rabbit, a spider, a domestic fox. Name them! Who gets to sleep on the bed?

- Mouse is definitely now named Mickey, the Lizard is Godzilla, Rabbit is Dash, Spider - No way in hell am I keeping a spider.., Fox is named Zeus

32: What was your favorite childhood toy? Do you still have it?

- It was a barney plush, and he’s in a box in my closet

33: Hit “shuffle” on your media player and tell me your favorite lyric from the song that comes up.

- “Did you take him to the pier in Santa Monica? Forget to bring a jacket, wrap up in him cause you wanted to? I'm just curious, is it serious?”

34: What fan media (of yours or someone else’s) would you most like to see art/fic for?

- These Strange Steps, it’s a Faberry fic on AO3. 

35: What do you ship that you think would be hard to explain convincingly to other people? Attempt an explanation.

- Uhhhh, I kinda shipped Arizona and April from Grey’s Anatomy.

36: What meme gets on your nerves?

- The salt bae one I guess

37: Showers or baths?

- Showers

38: Who was your biggest childhood nemesis and why?

- This kid Talia, she lied to a kid that liked me and told him I hated him and almost ruined our friendship.

39: First writing prompt that comes to your head.

- AU on fake dating

40: Least favorite color.

- Purple

41: What was the last thing you got really obsessed with?

- Cutthroat Kitchen

42: What’s the weirdest experience you’ve ever had on a mind-altering substance? (prescription, recreational, otc, or food)

- Uh, got high and drunk at the same time and just felt hella fucked up

43: Shuffle up a random song on your media player. Now tell me what ship/story goes with it.

- Wowwww, its How To Save A Life by the fray, it just means someone on Grey’s is prob gonna die.

44: What’s making you happiest recently? :)

- Rach

45: What’s scaring you these days? :(

- Writing 60000 papers, will my brain turn to mush

46: Post a funny video for me.

- Too much work

47: Did you ever have a dream/nightmare that stuck with you for years?

- YES, ok make fun of me all you want, but one night I had a nightmare that a hippo chased me up a palm tree, been scared of hippos since. Absolutely the most irrational fear ever

48: What’s a movie you thought you’d hate but you turned out to love?

- Honestly, I thought I’d hate marvel movies, but I love them now that I’ve given them a try

49: Tell me a really obscure fact you know.

- There’s a spot in the brain where if someone smoke cigarettes and you injure this part of the brain, they’ll immediately quit cold turkey

50: Hot or cold?

- I hate hot weather, love the cold

51: How did your parent(s) punish you as a kid? What do you think of that?

- Taking away my phone or something I wanted to do. It was good incentive not to misbehave anymore

52: What’s something you thought was true about yourself that your feelings have changed on over the years?

- That I wasn’t smart

53: Write a story in seven words.

- uhhh

54: What is your favorite curse word?

- fuck

55: Favorite food for every color of the rainbow.

- pink - cotton candy, green - broccoli, yellow - pineapple, red -strawberry, blue - acai berry

56: If you were a poltergeist where would you haunt and what would be your preferred style of prank?

- I’d haunt my enemies, scare the shit out of them

57: What is an art style, craft, or skill that you can’t do, but you really admire in others?

- anything art like

58: What is a skill you have that people probably don’t know about?

- I can write poetry well

59: Name a pet peeve you have, and something you do that is probably a pet peeve for others.

- PEOPLE THAT CHEW WITH THEIR MOUTH OPEN, uhh i click pens constantly. Sorry lmao

60: Dragons, dinosaurs, or aliens?

- dinosaurs

61: What was the last big fight you had with someone about?

- About what show to watch at dinner, with my mom.

62: Insult the asker of this question creatively.

- too lazy

63: In an ideal world, what would you like done with your body after you die?

- do that thing where i become a tree

64: Find me a weird stock photo and post it.

- no

65: What was your bedtime ritual as a kid? Did you have one?

- my dad used to come in my room and open my closet and check under my bed for monsters and yell at them to leave

66: What are the three traits you value the most in others?

- humor, loyalty, honesty

67: What are the three most interesting wild animals you’ve encountered in your life?

- manatees, elephants, trump supporters

68: What is a word you really enjoy saying?

- shitballs

69: Answer number 60 like it was a “fuck, marry, kill” rhetorical.

- dude no thats nasty

70: Describe something that happened to you today as if you were a narrator in a film noir, nature documentary, or 50s teaching video

- ummm no

71: Create five new nicknames for yourself as quickly as you can.

- hey you, asshole, gaymo, flaming homo, queerer than a deer

72: Shorts, pants, skirts, or other?

- basketball shorts, or jeans

73: What’s a song you hate and why?

- Anything by Meghan trainor or taylor swift

74: If you were a superhero, what would be your one weakness?

- id stop on my way to save people if i saw a cute puppy that id want to pet

75: Describe a weird encounter you had with a bug.

- I killed a spider yesterday that had hitched a ride in my car

[newssplashy]

Lupita Nyong'O: Oscar-winning actress covers Porter's 'Desire' issue

Lupita looks glorious in red as she covers the 'Desire' of Porter talking about self-acceptance and driving change in Hollywood.

Lupita has had quite the year with the global success of Black Panther. The actress certainly knows what it's like to be desired both in her career and personal life. The oscar-winning actress sits down with Porter to discuss self-acceptance and driving change in Hollywood.

Porter gets personal with the iconic Mexican- Kenyan actress who discusses driving change in Hollywood, empowering women, redressing beauty standards for people of colour, and why no one should dare touch her hair.

Photographed by Mario Sorrenti, Lupita is the epitome of desire as she poses for the cover in a vibrant red Gucci dress.

 Read excerpts from the interview below:

On her Mother's influence: She shared a rough draft of her story with her mother, to whom she credits much of her success and who fully supported her op-ed. “I don’t underestimate how much she influenced who I am,” Nyong’o says, playing with the tiny gold elephant that hangs from the long, gold rope around her neck. (She loves elephants, which are, of course, native to her home country, and supports NGOs fighting to protect them from hunting, poaching and habitat loss.)

“I come from a very patriarchal world, but not within my family. My dad listened to my mom. My mom held her own. There was never a sense of her deflecting from my father. She had the power to say no to things, and I saw her hold that power.”

On what her hair means to her: “My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” she says. “I mean, how often do you hear, ‘You can’t get a job with hair like that’?” I ask if that’s still true. “Oh, yes,” she says. “Natural, African, kinky hair – it’s often been painted as uncivilized or wild.”

On Instagram, she added to her initial post, writing, “Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me, as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are.”

On breaking boundaries in the beauty industry: Nyong’o became the first black woman to represent Lancôme after signing a major endorsement deal in 2014, representing a shift for the brand toward what she diplomatically described at the time as “the idea that beauty should not be dictated, but should instead be an expression of a woman’s freedom to be herself.”

Her recent Calvin Klein campaign, for its new fragrance, Women, sees her pictured alongside two female icons, chosen by Nyong’o for their influence on her – Katharine Hepburn and Eartha Kitt. “By defying their times, they defined their times,” she says. “I want to emulate that.”

On avoiding the Oscar's curse: After winning an Academy Award for her 12 Years a Slaveperformance in 2014, she became terrified by the supposed Oscars curse, when winners see their careers plummet. “I remember sitting in a pitch meeting for some comedy show. They said, ‘What if we do a skit about what’s going to happen to Lupita? And then we have you go down all the wrong roads all other Oscar winners before you have gone down.’ I said, ‘That’s my nightmare. There is nothing funny about that.’”

She shakes her head, laughing quietly. “I got so many offers for slave roles,” she continues, rolling her eyes. “I didn’t want to do any of them. I did not want to be pigeon-holed.” She found the pressure of deciding what to do next intense. “There’s that thing: ‘You gotta catch your wind! This is your moment!’ It’s suddenly all about what people expect you to do.” So she retreated, and took time to listen to just herself.

source http://www.newssplashy.com/2018/08/lupita-nyongo-oscar-winning-actress.html