#sindhi people

[alijoharjatoi]

[paintedpineleaf]

the contrast between my brother who calls to tell my parents literally everything that happens ("i did my laundry" "i'm going to see a match among students" "the girls here dress skimpy" (theyre just wearing crop tops and/or shorts in 32° weather) "this is what i'm wearing" etc etc), they know about each of his friends by name and where they are and what they're doing and they ask about each of them ("how is A settling in in canada?" "has B talked to you yet?") and me who doesnt want to tell my parents anything, everything they know, theyve dragged out of me with so much resistance they couldve been pulling teeth.

i told them i had a friend in pakistan who goes to uni there and my dad goes "you have a friend in pakistan? how do you know them?". fucking insane bro. he didnt even know i had a friend in pakistan, let alone anything else. i genuinely didnt know i'd never talked about him lmfao. i changed the subject to my cousin who also goes to uni in the same city (thats what we were talking about, and i didnt want to talk about him and potentially reveal he's a guy cause then they'd ask questions about that)

its also so odd to refer to my male friends as if theyre female lol so im just kinda bouncing back and forth between using female versions of words and male versions and i barely know what im saying lmfao. (you use different words if youre talking about a guy vs a girl, in sindhi the word for "one" as in "one friend" is "hikro" if youre talking about a guy and "hikri" if youre talking a girl, i used "hikro" and my brother who was on facetime at the time corrected me and said "you'd use hikri" assuming the friend in question was female and i was like whatever there isnt a difference you get what i mean lmfaoo)

my siblings also get so surprised when i talk about anyone. i once told my soster about one of my friends and she stalked my followers/follows to see if they were real and she told me and i removed her from my followers (i later remembered j had a public account and it didn't actually matter), and my brother a few days later asked why she wasnt following either of her siblings, me or him, and i said that i removed for looking at my friends' profiles and she defended herself like jokingly yelling "ONE friend, i only looked at ONE friend" and my brother who's just saw this exchange goes "you have friends?" BRO???? WHAT????

but genuinely i fucking hate anyone in my family knowing anything about my friends but i dont mind the opposite, i've sent my friends pictures (one picture) of my parents and they know so much shit about them and my life lmaoo.

i just think its so funny

[warabola]

yelling and screaming about the B lore drop.

stories in FL giving a small nod to the erasure and forms of violence done to the cultures under the British Empire

[punkeropercyjackson]

I want legit Batfam rep.None of that 'Core Four Batboys ft.Girlboss Babs™️' nonesense,i want:

Afrolatino/third gen dominican inmigrant on both parents' side Jason who went to Ethiopia to find his 'real mom' because he discovered he had ethiopian ancestry and that black diaspora trauma took over even with all the connections to his dominicano roots his guardians made sure to give him

5th Robin Duke who gets officially adopted by Bruce at 11 due to Elaine and Doug's Jokerization happening way earlier and is autistic as the cause of his troubled kid status and fem/punk presenting just naturally and runs away from home post a Year One run and ends up getting taken in by The Outlaws as their Robin,most of all Jason(who is also autistic)'s and Jason's Duke's Robin right back

(And a complete overhaul of Rhato 2011 and Rebirth Rhato except Artemis as a member since everything about it except her was layer after layer of bigotry and just poor writing choices)

Blasian/jamaicain-korean Stephanie with a silk press in her early Spoiler days but starting to wear her hair natural as Robin which escalates into butterfly locs and purple hair dye and who's fat because fat black girls deserve to be confident and pastel and fun and smart and punk without masculinization and seen as beautiful without her love interests having to 'learn to love her beyond skin deep' first and also has an addiction to bubble waffles specifically

Butch comphet lesbian Cass with a deeply complicated relathionship to femininity and girlhood she can't even begin to put into words a good deal after she learns how to talk but has a gender journey of learning she dosen't need men to be a woman nor white western femininity or white western masculininty to be a valid lesbian.Also,her employing her tradgoth subculture with her chinese roots too and befriending other easian/woc tradgoths

Transfem4transfem Stephcass consisting of Cass and Stephanie falling in love with eachother's girlhood as much as they do eachother as people and Stephanie as an early egg crack that diy's her own estrogen and gender affirming clothes guiding Cass in transfeminism as both best friendship and a flirting/seduction tactic.Them growing to start a big biofamily too as Cass didn't want bottom surgery

Cherokee on Janet's side Tim and not malicious but white ass ignorant dad Jack that didn't teach him his culture so Tim takes it into his own hands and ends up a long haired skapunk urban eco-activist with a huge collection of shirts with messages/memes that make white people uncomfortable and doning the mantle 'Hawk' as an adult and visiting his mom's reservation in her hometown during Red Robin 2009

Sindhi romani Dick who's Discowing fit takes both Disco and Bollywood influences and talks with his hands all the time and carries around homemade puffed rice candies out of habit of feeding them to his siblings as they grew up and tweaking whenever somebody calls them rice krispie treats and was gifted a rroma flag by Bruce as a 'welcome to the family gift' and jewish/romani solidarity

Kory as an official Batfam member through marriage to Dick and bonding with The Batkids,including Robin!Jason as a massive Starfire fanboy(platonically + not of Wonder Woman.Jason's black,he wouldn't view a white woman as the ultimate form of 'women i look up to'),and Mar'i and Jake as extended Batfam members too

Damian not actually being unknown to Bruce,just a surprisingly by Batfam standards well-kept secret as Bruce and Talia had him unambigiously consensually and it adding juicy angst to their relathionship as it broke Bruce's heart he could not only never see Damian but that Damian couldn't even know he existed for his own childhood safety

Talia as a stepmom who's sort not really dating Batdad but nonetheless treated Jason as her own son in his Robin days and extends it to Robin!Stephanie as an older woc and earns her the title of 'Bird Mom' by the Dead Robins Club.In the meantime,she also took over Lexcorp to turn it into an international solarpunk organization and renamed it 'Taliacorp'

Damian's team aka the All New Teen Titans consisting of an afrolatino Jon,a 6th Robin Maps,Maya,Surren,Colin,Nell,Kathy,Irey,Bobby,Nika,Keli,a transfem Laurel and Tai and mentored by Jason,Adult!Signal!Duke,an even older adult Batwoman!Stephanie and Wonder!Cassie(and even more queer heroes of color!!!)ft.T4T autistic4autistic Damimaps

Black biracial natural redhead Babs who's found siblings with Dick from the get-go and keeps trying to deny her feelings for Dinah not out of internalized lesbophobia but out of emotional constipation and refusal to let her win after all the shameless deliberately embarrasingly flirting she put her through

Bear Jason,midsized Duke and Tim,dad bod Dick,scrawny flatchested narrow-hipped Babs,stocky Damian,boft(buff but soft)Cass

Batgyal Tam given the mantle by Luke post-waking up from her comma and joining the Rhato lineup as an Honorary Outlaw

I just love the Batfam so much,okay?But DC clearly dosen't so they're mine now

[themakeupbrush]

Miss Universe Pakistan 2023 National Costume

The name of the National Costume is Pehchaan or in English 'Identity' Meaning: the distinguishing character or personality of an individual: INDIVIDUALITY Everyone has their own Pehchaan (Identity Miss Universe Pakistan message on her national costume is 'Unity in Diversity by celebrating its own Identity' Erica aims to celebrate the rich and diverse culture, history and lifestyle of Pakistan through her outfit. Pakistan is home to multiple ethnicities based on region, religion, language, and culture. Few of the existing ethnicities include Baloch, Brahui, Sindhi, Punjabi, Muhajir, Saraiki, Memon, Kalashi, Balti, Wakhi, Afghani, Kashmiri, and Hindkowan. This costume is a vibrant celebration of Pakistan's diverse cultures, seamlessly weaving together its distinct beauty and the profound love and unity embedded in its people's hearts. The intricate patchwork blends the rural and urban elements, paying homage to the rich crafts and heritage of Pakistan. The handcrafted fan, a major part of Pakistan's tribal lifestyle, is a symbol of power, and elegance and an ode to its roots. Meanwhile, the grand silhouette serves as a powerful visual testament to Pakistan's remarkable growth and evolution over time. It embodies the nation's journey from its roots in tradition to its strides toward modernity since gaining independence.

[teaah-art]

Desi LGBT Fest 2023 (hosted by @desi-lgbt-fest)

Day 7 : Faith/Rituals of Love

Definitely geared heavily towards the 'Faith' part of this prompt as soon as I read it!

If being Queer is defying conventions and if being a part of the Queer community means going against heteronormativity and gender conformity, is it not Queer to forego materialistic ties and the love of a human partner and embrace the love of a greater being you have only heard about in stories?

All four individuals featured here were integral part of the Bhakti Movement and/or Sufism in South Asia. None were married other than Meerabai.

(Panel order from top to bottom)

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534) : A key name of the Bhakti Movement and the Gauriya Vaishnav tradition in 15th Century Bengal, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was believed to have been a vessel for both Radha and Krishna. Bengali doesn't use pronouns or gendered language and we may never know what they would have preferred to be identified as in a language they didn't know (English), I will simply resort to using They/Them for them. Their written teachings are few and far between but the verse mentioned here is the seventh verse of the only written record of their teachings, the Shikshastakam - a collection of 8 total verses. The translation here is my own and quite literal so that the interpretation is left to the reader.

Meerabai (1498-1597) : [CW : IMPLIED QUEERPHOBIA/APHOBIA] Meerabai was born into Rajput royalty and was married off, also to Rajput royalty, in likely an arranged marriage. While most of the stories surrounding her are folklore whose historicity is yet to be confirmed, her marital status can be confirmed, and so can her devotion and affection for Krishna and the divine, which she has herself penned in numerous poems and songs. Folklore does strongly imply that she was non-committal to her marriage and that her in-laws tried to poison her to death multiple times for it.

Kabir (1398–1448 or 1440–1518) : Found as an orphan by a Muslim weaver couple, Kabir's religion grew to become somewhat of an enigma for future generations. His stance, however, on the topic romance and marital relationships is quite clear - he looked down upon them and a huge chunk of his couplets strongly imply that romantic and sexual relations simply obstruct spiritual enlightenment.

Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) : Bulleh Shah, though an ardent proponent of loving the divine, was declared a Kafir, a non-believer/non-Muslim by a quite a few Muslim clerics of the time. He was known for speaking up against existing power hierarchies of the time and used vernacular speech for his writings (Punjabi, Sindhi) which not only served to popularize his works, but also let people connect to his words.

A personal note on my motivations under the cut.

A while back when I was actively going through the anxiety of finding out that I am ace and that I will never fit into the current South Asian society that the wedding industry has a chokehold on, I desperately wanted to see people from my own culture living happily without a partner. During one of my history rabbit hole escapedes, I restumbled upon the story of Meerabai, how she always insisted on loving and devoting herself towards Krishna, despite being married into a normative and wealthy household and despite her in-laws repeatedly attempting to poison her for not committing to her husband. Most of us from India grow up hearing about Meerabai, her spiritual connections to Krishna, and her struggles. The moral of those stories is always framed as 'believe in god, he will help you through tough times'. But this was the first time I was making a different connection, I was drawing different morals. And when I took Meerabai's non-conformity to her married life and started looking for more examples like hers, I was overwhelmed by how many more individuals existed without a partner, condemned being in a normative, married relationship, admitted to having lost human connections and faced resistance even, and yet stayed true to their orientation and sounded HAPPY! It was extremely hard to narrow it down to these four, but these do make my point! Labels are hard to transpose across cultures and history. But if being queer means being nonconforming of marital structures and being aspec/arospec implies neutrality, indifference, or aversion to romance and intercourse, then no one fits the label if they don't.

[damian-al-ghul-wayne]

Arabic, Spanish, French, Japanese, Mandarin, and Latin in canon is what Damian speaks. However, Nanda Parbat is based off of a mountain range in Pakistan so it's possible he would also know Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, and Balochi. Talia I think is partially chinese so she would probably teach Damian Yue (Cantonese), Xiang (Hunanese), Min dialect, Gan dialect, Wu dialect, and Kejia or Hakka dialects. She is also Arabic so that would mean she would probably speak either Najdi Arabic, Hejazi Arabic( aka Hijazi Arabic) or West Arabian Arabic. She would probably also teach Damian those.

- 💀

★°•.: Damian is said to speak multiple different languages, including the first few that you mentioned he speaks in canon. don't worry skull Anon, I've done my research 🤧

Either way, I do believe that Talia saw it fit that Damian should learn more than just the main ones that most people mention of Damian speaking. He's a very diverse character, and basically a genius when it comes to these kind of things.

Its alot like the fact that people forgets he can mimick anyone's voice to perfection as well, and speak as them!

[travelbeing-blog]

Main Languages Spoken in Pakistan

Pakistan is a linguistically diverse country with a rich cultural heritage, home to numerous languages spoken across its provinces and regions. Each language reflects the identity and traditions of its people. Here are some of the main languages spoken in Pakistan:

Urdu

Urdu is Pakistan’s national language and serves as a unifying medium across the country. It is widely spoken and understood, especially in urban areas. Urdu poetry and literature hold a special place in the cultural landscape of Pakistan. Explore Urdu phrases for travelers.

Sindhi

Sindhi is spoken in Sindh province and is known for its ancient literary heritage and deep connection to Sufi poetry. The language is written in a script derived from Arabic and is rich in folklore and traditional music. Learn Sindhi phrases to connect with locals.

Punjabi

Punjabi is the most spoken language in Pakistan, primarily in Punjab province. It is vibrant and expressive, famous for its folklore, songs, and Bhangra dance. The language is written in Shahmukhi script in Pakistan. Discover Punjabi phrases for your trip.

Pashto

Pashto is spoken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and parts of Balochistan. It is a key part of the Pashtun culture, rich in oral traditions, poetry, and hospitality practices. It has its own script and distinctive linguistic style.

Balochi

Balochi is the primary language of Balochistan. It has ancient roots and is influenced by Persian and Arabic. The language is known for its storytelling traditions and epic poetry.

Seraiki

Seraiki is spoken in southern Punjab and parts of Sindh. Known for its soft and melodic tone, it is closely related to Punjabi and has a strong tradition of folk music.

Brahvi

Brahvi is a Dravidian language spoken in Balochistan. Its unique linguistic roots make it distinct from the surrounding languages. It is often associated with the cultural identity of the Brahvi-speaking tribes.

Shina

Shina is spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan and is a key language in the mountainous northern regions. It is vital to preserving the oral traditions and stories of the region.

Broshiski

Broshiski is an isolate language spoken in Hunza and Nagar Valleys. It has no known linguistic relatives and is treasured for its cultural significance.

Balti

Balti is a Tibetan-origin language spoken in parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, including Skardu. Its script and traditions reflect a mix of Buddhist and Islamic influences.

Chitrali (Khowar)

Khowar, or Chitrali, is spoken in Chitral and surrounding valleys. It is known for its poetic nature and deep connection to the region’s mountainous culture.

Makrani

Makrani is a dialect spoken by communities in southern Balochistan and coastal Sindh. It blends influences from Balochi, Sindhi, and Swahili, reflecting the area's maritime heritage.

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[daenystheedreamer]

i always read the ironborn as south asian, specifically sindhi (from pakistan)! the bawarij pirates sailed barija, a type of dhow that are unsuited to warlike maneuvers. they kinda look like longships, which the ironborn use. obviously gurm didn't completely base the ironborn (or any ethnic group) on people in real life, but i like to think he drew some inspiration from the bawarij pirates when writing the ironborn. also, gurm describes theon as "dark" which i think is interesting!

that's SUCH a cool headcanon, i liked chinese ironborn too cos of the historical south china sea chinese piracy during the 1700s/1800s. whenever grrm uses dark or fair thats technically in reference to their hair and general aesthetic but i hate when people use that as a gotcha cos like can you PROVE it? naur!

[solarishashernoseinabook]

Google Translate Writes: Will, the Bog Monster

Hey, look what day it is - it's April Fool's Day! We all know what that means: It's time for the fourth annual Google Translate Writes! For those who haven't read them yet, every year I take a light-hearted oneshot of mine and put it through ten layers of Google Translate, then post the results here on Tumblr (and now on ao3 too!). This year, we're doing Will, the Bog Monster, a quick lil thing I wrote nearly a year ago. Read it at the link - then look below the cut (or on ao3!) to see how this simple story survived being translated into Corsican, Shona, Basque, Hausa, Belarusian, Nepali, Afrikaans, Lao, Sindhi, and Urdu!

Yes, Demon Lord

After five years, Hill thought he would learn about parenting. He left Will in the ward for the long missions, traveled to Will and stayed with the people on the short missions. In a few years from Wensley, when she's more confident, maybe start dating him. Will was now loud and reckless, preferring to play rather than be quiet, and Halt saw no harm in being quiet for a while.

Love is a good thing, all things considered. It is very social, social and social. He was slightly intimidated by Helt and sometimes tried to mimic Helt's expressions, but his quick smile disappeared after a few minutes.

Now the wand is ready for reception. He put Will's things on one seat and his on the other, but that meant he didn't have to pay a lot for two seats. He finishes packing Will's things and tries to figure out how to get Will's horse in—Will has trouble sleeping without him.

He got up and sat on the table. "Father?

"Huh?" He stopped without looking. He tried to be a horse.

- what do you study?

He stopped and looked. - What do I know?

"Children are doctors. I was a child," said Mrs. Cherry from the ward.

A smile tugged at the corner of Halt's mouth. "He said you are alive, don't wake up."

Thinking this, Halt tried to mount the horse. He gave up and decided to wear some clothes though he left the rest.

But he had to remember that Will had repeatedly asked follow-up questions, and then Will had asked him what he was afraid of. - Where did you find me?

Several possible answers flashed through Hilt's mind in a split second. For some unknown reason the solution is "I went into the ground, dug a hole, and found you on the ground."

- Did I go in the water?

He stopped and took off the rest of his shirt. After a while he thought he could get away with it, he couldn't go back now. "Yeah, it took weeks for the stomach odour to go away."

He will have a smile on his face. "I know I have feathers in my hair!"

And trees also came out of the mine. Get Abelard out of his bed, go,” said Halt, lowering the chair.

*

Stop forgetting all about the second day of the conference. He collected a large log, occasionally listening to and watching other first-timers.

Crowley walked down the hall, still looking at them. - Is he waiting?

"Huh?"

"Do you know why Willy spends all day looking at people like this monster?"

"I don't know," Halt said with a knowing look on his face. If Crowley had known the truth, Holt would never have heard the end of it.

Crowley raised an eyebrow. 'Are you sure? No one understands us.'

"Sure," said Holt. He put the figs in the pot and stood up. "Now stop asking awkward questions and help them prepare."

[alijoharjatoi]

بڑے اور عظیم خواب دیکھنے والا کبھی چھوٹا نہیں ہوتا

[jem-in-eyee]

“Cameras began duplicating the world at that moment when the human landscape started to undergo a vertiginous rate of change: while an untold number of forms of biological and social life are being destroyed in a brief span of time, a device is available to record what is disappearing. The moody, intricately textured Paris of Atget and Brassaï is mostly gone. Like the dead relatives and friends preserved in the family album, whose presence in photographs exorcises some of the anxiety and remorse prompted by their disappearance, so the photographs of neighborhoods now torn down, rural places disfigured and made barren, supply our pocket relation to the past.”

“A photograph is both a pseudo-presence and a token of absence. Like a wood fire in a room, photographs- especially those of people, of distant landscapes and faraway cities, of the vanished past are incitements to reverie.”

—“On Photography”, by Susan Sontag

[before & after photographs of the old half broken house of a Migrant Sindhi Family that was positioned in the centre of my housing society. It was broken down a while ago. The first picture, (furthering Sontag’s understanding) depicts the ‘pseudo presence’ of the house & the second one is ‘a token of absence��.]

[1/n]

photograph of jamnaben jamariya’s house, after death.

[2/n]

[shentheauthor]

I know I already asked for a harbinger headcanon srry :< But I gotta know what would happened if you mixed Cookie Run and the Harbingers sksksksk. You don’t have to make it ofc! Whether it’s them playing the game or being a cookie or even not making the headcanon is totally up to you! I just gotta say I rlly like your work!

Hey dw about requesting multiple times, I’m happy to do these!

I kinda feel like cookie-ifying them, so here we go

Pierro:

Ok so we don’t know much about Khaenri’ahn food

But I think flowers suit him well

I’d make him a petunia cookie

Why? Well, petunias once symbolized anger and resentment

So like how he feels about Celestia and the archons

Nowadays some of the meaning has been lost, but I think that works with how Teyvat has moved on on the surface

However, there’s still a lasting effect from the tragedy

He also wouldn’t go by petunia cookie, since that’s not super intimidating

So I’m gonna give him “jester cookie”

He would definitely take some bitter amusement in the irony

Capitano:

Another flower guy

I’m giving him poppies, since those are traditionally used to remember fallen soldiers

He also wouldn’t go by his ingredient name, bc poppies aren’t very intimidating

So he would be something like “captain cookie” or “warrior cookie”

He has definitely lost soldiers on the battlefield, so I think poppies are fitting

Maybe he even lost some of himself on the battlefield too…

Since most of his appearance is hidden, you wouldn’t be able to tell poppies are his ingredient

But if I were to design his cookie clothes, I would place poppies on his uniform

Hm maybe I will design them all

Dottore:

Biryani cookie

Why? I feel like he would like the food, next question

God I want biryani

Anyway! I think the fact that you can add different ingredients to biryani fits him well

So like prime can be kolkata biryani, one of the clones can be sindhi biryani, etc etc

Idk it just suits him

He would go by smth like heretic cookie, doctor cookie, or even his actual name

It depends on the segment

The segments would also have ingredient substitutions to emphasize the “wrong” nature of them

Plus mechanical parts

Columbina:

So she’s a mystery for sure

But I would call her “seelie cookie”

Nobody knows her ingredients

But some believe she was baked from food directly made in the Teyvat equivalent of the fae wilds

I’m a big fan of fae/seelie columbina

Some wonder if she’s even a cookie at all

Personally, I think she would be a sugar cookie made from special or magical sugar, or even a very light cake, like chiffon

Regardless, she isn’t a normal cookie

I think she and angel cookie would get along lmao

Arlecchino:

Oof she’s another hard one, since we don’t know much about her

Gonna call her ice shard cookie

She’s a sharp and stern character, so she would be made of something harsh

Like the cold bite of winter

No she is not anything like the Tsaritsa

But she is still a force to be reckoned with

She would actually go by her ingredient name, bc fuck code names

If she must, she would be called “knave cookie”

She’s one of the few I actually have ideas for their skill so

She would use an icicle as a fencing sword

Similar to raspberry cookie, but I feel like arle would be an ambush and target the opponent with the least amount of HP

Maybe do some aoe frost damage

Pulcinella:

He’s a hard one, but kasha cookie

Kasha is a healthy, hearty grain dish, like oatmeal, but even more grain

If that makes sense

Partially bc it’s a health food for older people (sorry nella /lh)

But also partially because it’s sturdy and stable

Idk it just makes sense to me since he’s a government official that seems to do his job well

I just felt it calling to me

This is what happens when you do too much research for fanfics lmao, you remember foods you have never once seen in your home country

He would go by kasha cookie. No code name necessary, unless he truly must. As mayor, his name probably has to be public lmao

I love he

Scaramouche:

Puppet cookie

It’s basic, but like, he wouldn’t have been given another name before

He started out as puppet cookie, was called kabukimono cookie on tatarasuna, then became balladeer cookie

And now, he’s wanderer cookie

He wouldn’t be made with any normal ingredients, bc he’s entirely artificial

I feel like he would be made of wood and ingredient substitutions

Carved and molded into a perfect imitation of a cookie

Another one I actually have skill ideas for

As balladeer cookie, he would have lightning based attacks that just function as dps dmg

As wanderer cookie, he would have air based attacks that do less damage than balladeer, but also debuff enemies and buff allies

Sandrone:

French Sandy is my current religion so

Soufflé cookie

Her perfectionism just suits the food

She would go by “marionette cookie”

No ingredient substitutions here, but she would def still experiment on other cookies

Her attacks would involve puppet strings trapping opponents, dealing damage and debuffing them

Support cookie that can still pack a punch

Signora:

Bringing this back to flower town babyyyyy

Blood rose cookie

If you look up “blood rose flower,” you’ll see a beautiful dark red rose that gives gothic vibes

Honestly my reasoning lies in the name

Roses are romantic, but black roses represent revenge

So blood roses are somewhat a cross between the two

Do you see my vision

She would go by blood rose cookie before the Fatui, but after joining, she would be “fair lady cookie”

I have so many ideas for her design actually, I’m going insane

Pantalone:

Mora cookie /j

For real tho, he was born poor, so…

Millet cookie

Millet is a grain that’s great for protein and key fibers that you need

So an excellent food for someone who can’t access real well-rounded meals

The lower class of ancient China often used millet as a meal

Oh also I should mention that Liyue Pantalone is my other religion

Anyway tho, he would absolutely NOT go by millet cookie

He’d go by golden cookie, or regrator cookie

He would be embarrassed about his lowly origins, wanting to leave it behind

So millet cookie is OUT

Tartaglia:

Borscht cookie

Borscht is common, first of all

Second of all, it’s red, and ginger go brrr

Third of all, it can be served hot or cold, and I think that fits Childe’s personality well

Warm and welcoming around family

Cold and calculating around enemies

Imagine his blades being made out of soup lmao

He wouldn’t go by borscht cookie, since he doesn’t go by Ajax in canon

He would be called shashka cookie, after his weapons

Imagine being so badass you get to go by KNIFE /j

But Fr tho, the only ones who get to call him borscht cookie are his family

He would look so cute as a cookie, I love him

It honestly makes me really happy to get a request combining my two main fandoms. I want people to know that I will happily do headcanons for any of my fandoms, not just genshin. Hell I’ll do other characters besides harbingers too! Ik I made a bit of a name for myself with harbinger headcanons, but I would love to branch out!

[dear-indies]

Hi Cat and Mouse! I was wondering if you could help me brainstorm some POC who are in the same (or similar)… genre of person as people like Steve Buscemi, Danny Devito, and Jennifer Coolidge? Age is just 35+! Resources would be preferred, but I know even these three don’t have many, so I totally understand if you can’t find any! In any case, thank you guys so so much!

Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952) Iranian.

Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956) African-American and Afro-Jamaican [including Cameroonian].

Giancarlo Esposito (1958) African-American / Italian.

Michelle Yeoh (1962) Chinese Malaysian.

Andre Braugher (1962) African-American.

Ming-Na Wen (1963) Macanese, Chinese, Malaysian.

Salma Hayek (1966) Lebanese / Mexican [Spanish, possibly other].

Lucy Liu (1968) Chinese.

Reno Wilson (1969) African-American.

Queen Latifah (1970) African-American - hasn't chosen to label her sexuality publicly but is openly dating a woman.

Don Lee (1971) Korean.

Sandra Oh (1971) Korean.

Laverne Cox (1972) African-American - is trans.

Gabrielle Union (1972) African-American.

Taika Waititi (1975) Māori, as well as distant British Isles, possibly French-Canadian / Irish, English, Scottish, Northern Irish, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish.

Sara Ramirez (1975) Mexican, Irish - is non-binary (they/them).

Tawny Cypress (1976) African-American, Accawmacke / German, Hungarian - is queer.

Kim Joo-ryoung (1976) Korean.

Karthi (1977) Tamil Indian.

Michelle Buteau (1977) Haitian [African, some Lebanese] / French, Jamaican [African, Indian, possibly other].

Kumail Nanjiani (1978) Sindhi Pakistani.

Gong Yoo (1979) Korean.

Conrad Ricamora (1979) Filipino / German, English, Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian - is gay.

William Jackson Harper (1980) African-American.

Rami Malek (1981) Egyptian, 12.5% Greek.

Jana Schmieding (1981) Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, Sicangu Oyate Lakota Sioux.

Riz Ahmed (1982) Pakistani, Indian [Muhajir Bhojpuri].

Brian Michael Smith (1983) African-American - is a trans man.

Wakeema Hollis (1984) African-American.

Rahul Kohli (1985) Punjabi Indian.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986) African-American.

Nicole Byer (1986) African-American - "doesn't identify as straight" but is uncomfortable with labels.

Here you go anon!

[dreamsofnightmares2035]

kapil sharma PS-1 extras

(bear in mind, not fully fluent in hindi here!)

[0:17]

kapil: a big round of applause for our guests!

my question is to all of you. [to the audience] you might already know, they're making a big-budget film.

[to the actors] so when you found out that the budget is so big, did you tell your actual price to the producers or did you add some ten thousand to it, like it's fine, it's already so expensive, let us ask for a little more as well? or did the producers say, we're making PS-1 now, there will be PS-2,3,4,5 so please lower your rate a little?

i heard from [somebody] that those who weren't lowering their rates would be dying in the war scenes in the film. is it true, sir?

vikram: yeah, yeah, definitely. 

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vikram: you can say amitabh sir's dialogue; "i can talk english, i can walk english, i can speak english" (dialogue from the movie 'namak halaal' in 1982; i think they cut to when they're talking about kapil's english)

archana: [kapil] can flirt english! anytime! 

kapil: i can what?

archana: you can flirt english. hindi, punjabi, sindhi, marathi, all!

kapil: thanks, thanks, pleasure. okay, you know that this film is based on kalki's novel and it's a 2600 page novel. so did you read the script or read the novel? and if you read the novel, how many days did it take you to read such a long novel?

sobhita: there are five books, each of them this thick.

kapil: you read the whole thing?

sobhita: yes.

vikram: half payment is for reading the novel.

kapil: for [a book] that long, actually yeah! 

vikram: and exercise also with that.

kapil: you read the book in seven days.

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archana: about trisha, do you know this?

trisha: so actually, my first film in telugu, "nee manasu naku telusu" ('i know your heart/mind'), in that film, archana ji was my mother; and she's very hot, and the role was of a hot mom, so…

kapil: until now, there's no one in the industry who has said they haven't worked with archana ji. 

trisha: that's true.

kapil: some people were saying that when the british left in 1947, she was standing at the main gate to see them off.

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[2:24] to [8:11] is the game, as per this post.

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from [8:12]

kapil: karthi sir posted this photo. 

[reads comments] 

"it looks like they're pulling the TC (ticket collector for trains) aside to confirm their ticket on the waiting list"

(reply to above) "hey, that's not the TC, that's the director; they're confirming their roles"

please show more.

"karthi sir's smile is telling that his next scene is a romantic one"

"director be like: you're doing all the romance scenes; what share are we getting? take out a couple thousand [rupees]"

please show more.

[trisha's post]

"it seems like the producer is coming to discuss the budget, so she's taken out all the awards and put them there"

[another trisha post]

"by standing on that cake, you could even fix the ceiling fan"

[another trisha post]

"madam, a question: in horse riding, does the horse burn calories or does the person sitting on the horse burn calories?"

"you give your helmet to the horse and put on the horse's ears on yourself, then your height will be as much as the horse; free advice, there's no fees"

[jayam's post]

jayam sir posted a photo; back to doing what i do best. please show the comments below.

"i can also drive a tractor well; you are a good actor also"

"seeing the lion behind you, i remembered i have to (not sure what the word means exactly but i'm assuming it's some type of consumption) drink two bottles of glucose"

"sir, i have to shift my house, will you give your tractor? dm me the charges"

"he's also waiting for the ride; it won't move forward until the trolley is full (of people)"

please show more.

[sobhita's post]

oh this is anurag sir? (a filmmaker) show the comments.

sobhita: i'm feeling scared.

kapil: "boys are like this only. even if their own leg is broken, they are always ready to give a support to a girl" (referring to the fact that in the picture, anurag's leg is in a cast, and he's letting sobhita lean against him)

"sobhita ji, from looking at your shoes, it seems like you came straight from school"

(reply to above) "in that sense, then anurag ji looks like he just came after getting beat up"

please show more.

karthi: it's scary when it scrolls, huh?

kapil: "it looks like whoever they trusted and came to france, that person isn't picking up their phone" (because it looks like they're stranded somewhere)

"i have also sat like this is a foreign country; people started giving me money"

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[demigirlboss2girlrotboogaloo]

Microaggressions and manspreading are stupid fucking words and I will absolutely never be using them. I am a coloured faggot, I am unapologetically queer and south asian, and I am not going to integrate words into my lexicon which sound like they were made up in a fucking BuzzFeed video from 2014. It's not a microaggression, it's casual bigotry. Call it such. Stop laundering the moral repugnance intrinsic to the act through longer, more distant, softer, smoother words. Stop masking these as moral failings, a negative score on the credit sheet of one's political image, and say it like it is. We're all casually bigoted, every last one of us, and that's *fine.* It's okay. It's not the end of the world, and it's not a gaping crack in the foundations of your morality, your worth, your good as a person. It's just a thing that naturally happens, and which we should all do our best to correct for. Stop putting up a smokescreen of regret to veil the fact that you care more about saying the right words than doing the right thing. This isn't a callout. It's not an attack. It is me imploring you, from a place of love even if I can't show it, to stop worrying so much about whether you're using the right words and start prioritizing listening to the moral compass that came with your Xbox.

Also manspreading is an insanely dumb word. How did we ever actually unironically start using it to any extent whatsoever. If you asked me to invent an absolutely awful word that no one should ever use, I could not come up with something so fundamentally terrible. Holy shit.

Also, while I'm here, fuck the term BIPOC. Do not call me BIPOC. Call me a slur instead. I would greatly prefer that. Do not call me POC. I am not POC. I am coloured and I am queer, and I am turning those broken bottles into wind chimes so don't you fucking dare try to squeeze me into your Godawful western view of race and culture and ethnicity. I am Sindhi and I am Pathan and I am so much more by proxy through the people I grew up with and around and the heritage I defined for myself but westerners will never see that, and so to you who cannot fathom that we could ever exist without you, I am coloured, and I would never want to be anything else. I am not BIPOC, because my ethnicity is not defined relative to white people and the two most fashionable ethnicities for them to support. And if you're too blind to see the beauty rotted by your touch, however well-meaning, then I am coloured to you and you may call me nothing else.