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omgthatdress · 1 year

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Barbie made her debut in 1959. The way she was sold then is a little different than the way she's sold now. These days, individual Barbies come with their own unique looks & usually some kind of unique function or accessories. You can buy clothes separately, but those looks are still secondary to the expectation of buying a lot of Barbies. Back in the day, you bought the one Barbie and then bought her clothes separately. This is why back then Barbie came with a bunch of friends and always came wearing a swimsuit.

The oft-memed origin story for the classic Barbie is that she was modeled on a German sex doll named Lili, which is only partially true. In the 50s, most dolls available for girls were baby dolls that primed girls for being a wife and mother. Fashion dolls were a thing but they were generally more reserved for adults.

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband and served as its president from 1945-1973 (#girlboss much?), got the idea of making an adult doll for girls when she'd see her daughters playing with paper dolls. Instead of playing with babies, they chose teen-aged and adult paper dolls and played fantasized versions of adulthood. Then, on a trip to Germany, Ruth saw a Lili doll in a store, and asked her daughters what they'd think of playing with a doll like that. Apparently, they liked the idea.

Lili the doll wasn't an inflatable fuck doll. She was based on a popular comic strip character Lili created by Reinhard Beuthien and published in the Hamburg-based Bild Zeitung. Lili was a buxom gold-digger seducing her way through the wealthy men of post-war West Germany.

The comic was definitely adult-oriented, and the doll it created was a popular bachelor party gag gift.

The introduction of a doll with breasts did cause *some* controversy, but it was more pearl-clutching rather than tremendous cultural outrage. Barbie was actually an immediate hit. She fit in very well to late 50s ideals of femininity. I've heard it said before that parents liked her because she helped little girls get into the beauty, fashion, and level of grooming that she would need to catch a husband. IDK if that was intentional, but it seems to fit very well.

I don't want to get into whether or not Barbie is this huge feminist icon or not because, well, she's a toy. I think Ruth Handler was an incredibly smart businesswoman who saw a market demand and met it. Barbie is about the power of fantasy and imagination, and anything that people see in her are the things they want to see in her.

In her incredible multitude of careers, she also holds up an impossible and toxic standard of beauty. Mattel has always been very aware of Barbie's image. I'm pretty sure that the reason Mattel hated "Barbie Girl" so much wasn't because it was wink-wink sexual, but because it nailed the popular stereotype of the time that Barbie was this fake, plastic bimbo who was an unhealthy role model for girls (go listen to Aquarium, now!).

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The recent years of Barbie taking on a more empowering, feminist, and diverse lean is because Mattel is simply correcting course and keeping up with the times. Honestly, they've done a very good job of it, but I'm not going to kid myself into thinking they're doing anything other than maximizing profits.

I love me some Barbie but I was always an AG girl, ngl. However, I think Barbie and her cultural context are still incredibly fascinating and worth taking a look at.

#Youtube #Barbie

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gloriousstudentfury-love · 4 years

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Bobos and Mamitas ✰

y/n’s POV

"What's up, Alvarez's." I said, walking into their apartment

"Oh, nothing other than the fact that Alex's 40 minute showers are killing the earth." Elena groaned sarcastically

"40 minutes? Wow, how are you not a raisin." I laughed, looking him up and down

"I have to use water to get ready. Every time I show up at school, there all these eyes expecting perfection." Alex said

"And you give it to them, papito." Lydia cooed, lovingly

"You don't have to lie to him." I said, making Alex glare at me

Lydia ruffled his hair, and waved my insult off.

"Easy. It's setting." He said, fixing his hair in the toaster reflection

I rolled my eyes and walked into their kitchen to get food.

"Mija, why are you in your uniform before you shower and get ready?" Lydia asked

"I am ready, Abuelita." Elena said

"That's what I was afraid of." Lydia gasped, holding her heart

"Okay, everybody. Let's go. I can't be late. We're having one of our staff meetings at work." Penelope said rushing in with all her stuff

"Aren't there only four of you?" Elena asked

"And yet we take attendance." Penelope sarcastically said

I walked away to get my backpack, and when I came back in, Elena was talking about her plans for the day.

"Ooh, I have a lot going on today, too. They're implementing my composting initiative in the cafeteria." Elena said

"I wish I could make you excited about a comb." Lydia said very seriously

"Our school's waste stream will really shrink if we let the food decompose naturally. And once I'm able to introduce worms... triple the excretions." Elena excitedly exclaimed

"You have weird goals." Alex insulted

"Hey! No, she doesn't." Penelope said, smacking his shoulder

Elena rolled her eyes at her younger brother, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

"Yes, She does, right" Penelope whispered, taking back what she said earlier

"Little one, if I convince Elena to let me do her makeup, could I straighten your hair." Lydia asked, running her fingers through my very curly and frizzy hair.

"Yeah, it'd be nice to see what my hair looks like straight." I said

She smiled and I followed Alex out.

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After school, Elena, Alex, Penelope, and I walked into the apartment to find Lydia and Schneider salsa dancing.

"Churning the bottle, churning the bottle. Woo, hoo, hoo. Take my leg, bruto." Lydia said

" I cannot unsee that." I groaned, as Schneider dropped Lydia's leg

"Ugh, I get it, we're Cuban!" Elena said

Schneider dipped her and Lydia cheered.

"Can you believe this living stereotype?" Elena asked

"I know, It's.. Uh oh.. what's happening. I think it's my hot Cuban blood. I must dance." Penelope said beginning dancing

Everyone one started dancing. Schneider twirled me around while I laughed, but we all stopped when Elena got mad.

"Okay, there goes my shoulder. Whatever, I needed that. I had a crazy annoying." Penelope said, rubbing her injured shoulder

"It couldn't have been as bad as mine. At lunch, no one scraped their food into the new composting bins. Even when I stood in for the of the trash cans." Elena said

"Zach Miller hit her with a hamburger." Alex laughed

"No! He threw it in the wrong bin and I deflected it...with my face. No one was listening to me!" Elena said when the adults all gasped

"So she started screaming and calling everyone, "Earth murderers." Alex said

"Look, Elena, I get it, cause it's in me, too. In five seconds, I go from nodding thoughtfully to lighting a car on fire." Penelope said

"You lit a car on fire?" I asked

"That happened only once, Okay? And it was kind of an accident. But that's why you and me, we gotta watch it. You know, like today, I barely got a word in before el bobo started interrupting me, talking over me. I couldn't even get my point across." Penelope said

"Well, that's just sexist." Elena replied

"No. He's not smacking me on the ass and going, "Oye, mamita!" Penelope argued

"Oh, That makes me miss your abuelo." Lydia sighed, lovingly

"You wanna see real sexism? Be a woman in the Army, Okay? You got a 22 year old white boy from South Carolina marching behind you going, "is it hot out here or is it you?" Of course, it was hot out there. It was a freaking desert. But you wanna know how I felt with that bobo? By being a better soldier than him. And eventually, that's how they saw me, not as women at all." Penelope said2

"I would prefer to die. Yo no entiendo cómo these men and women all want to be the same. We should celebrant our differences. I would never trade these for that." Lydia said, pointing to herself then Schneider

"Mami." Penelope groaned

"No, no, I agree with her. Everybody wants to see those. Nobody wants to see this." Schneider said

"Okay, everybody stop gesturing." Penelope said, flinging her hands around

"Mom, I'm not talking about old people sexism. It's much more subtle now. Men assert their power through microagressions and mansplaining." Elena said

"Oh, mansplaining. Is that like manscaping? I just learned that and I love it." Lydia asked

"No, mansplaining is when a—" Elena started

"It's when a man explains something to a woman...that she already knows, but acts like he's teaching her. Does that make sense?" Schneider asked, making all the girls glare at him

"What? I was just explaining what mansplaining— Oh, Wow!" He said, mimicking an explosion

"Elena, microagressions and all this little crap...if I got bent out of shape every time a man said something stupid, you wouldn't be here." Penelope said

"Mom! This is a real problem. The sexism I'm talking about is all the little disrespectful things that men do that-" Elena started

"They don't even realize." Schneider interrupted

We glared at him again

"Sorry, I cut you off. Talk as long as you want. Not that you need my permission. I'm just..You know what? I'd like to hear from the ladies. Women. Females. You guys.. not guys, humans." Schneider said

"Wow, you broke Schneider." I laughed

"Mom.. this stuff might not seem like a big deal, but it chips away at you. You gotta call Scott out." Elena said

"Why would I waste my time?" Penelope asked

"That is right. You will never win men over by confronting them. You flirt with them. You hypnotize them. And then you do whatever the hell you want. And then.. they will think they are boss, but really, you are the boss." Lydia said

"Why can they just know you're the boss?" I asked

"Oh, no, they would be upset." Lydia said

"That is horrifying." Elena said

"Oh? Well, nobody ever threw a hamburger in my face." Lydia bragged

"Man, I'm glad I'm a guy, so I don't have to think about sexism." Alex said 2

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Really early the next morning, Lydia came right to my house and woke me up. She told me to get my school clothes and follow her.

"But is so early." I groaned, picking up my clothes

"I'm going to do Elena's makeup and straighten your hair." She said, leading me to Elena's room.

She quietly opened the door, and we tip toed in. I sat on the ground while she opened her makeup box. She tried to put make up on the sleeping Elena, but she woke up and screamed causing me and Lydia to scream.

"What are you doing? And why do you have y/n?" Elena asked, putting on her glasses.

"I was thinking that if you wear a little makeup, you would look presentable... and maybe the people in your school would listen to your garbage ideas. Also, y/n agreed to let me straighten her hair." Lydia said

"Wake me up when it's my turn." I said, flopping on the floor and close my eyes.

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Later that morning, Lydia had done Elena's makeup and straightened my hair.

"Wonderful news. Elena can be in the Christmas card this year." Lydia said, turning to take pictures of Elena

"Wow." Alex said, smiling

"I know. Doesn't she look great." I said

"I meant you, but ,yeah, she looks good." He smirked

"Thanks, Alex." I said blushing and nudging his shoulder

"You look so nice." Penelope complimented, squeezing Elena's arms

"Thank you!" Lydia cheered

"I meant them two." Penelope said, pointing at us

"What? They didn't do anything." She said, offended

Alex got up close to Elena and closely inspected her face.

"What?" She asked, swatting him away

"Nothing. Just, if you get hit with a hamburger today, it's gonna stick." Alex said

Elena sighed and walked away, as I laughed and followed Alex to pack for school.

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After school, I followed Elena and Alex into their apartment. Elena had taken her makeup off as soon as people began to have her attention.

"What happened to your face?" Lydia asked

"Um, I took the makeup off after first period, because people were staring at me and all these boys were talking to me? which is the last thing I want." Elena said

"I wish they would talk to me." I laughed to myself

"I don't understand any words you are saying to me." Lydia said, still confused as to why she removed her makeup

"It was terrible. My friends were calling Elena and y/n names like cute and pretty. I'm the pretty one in this family." Alex said

"Wait, who called me cute? Is my real hair that bad." I asked, patting my head

Alex looked at me sadly, and flicked me in the face to make me laugh

"Yes, you are, papito. Elena, I thought you were going to listen to me." Lydia said

"I'm gonna go wash my hair." I said, still rubbing my head and walking out of the apartment

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"It's on! It's on! It's on!" I yelled, running through the Alvarez house.

"What are you doing?" Penelope asked, being the only one in the living room

"Is Alex in his room? Our show is on, and we're gonna miss it." I said, gripping my IPad.

"I'm his room. Go, go." She said, laughing

I ran to his room and busted through the door, making Alex screamed, also making me scream.

"What are you doing here?" He yelled

"What are you talking about? We're going to miss our show!" I said

"Supernatural is on?" He asked13

"Yes! Now scoot over." I said, pushing him so I could sit on his

As we were watching Supernatural, I decided to ask him a question.

"Alex, is my hair really that bad?" I asked, touching it

"What? No, no, it's really not. It may be a little frizzy. But I like it, it's not like all the other girls." He said1

"Then why did the guys only say I was pretty today." I asked, tugging on the finger that got stuck in a knot

"Because they're stupid." He said2

"Thanks, Alex." I said hugging him

"No problem." He smiled

We ended watching our show so late that we fell asleep hanging off different sides of the bed.

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Second chapter down! Also about Alex and Aria's relationship... it will be a sorta slow burn. They will have their cute moments but any relationship things won't come until later.

#odaat #alex alvarez

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lavender-buck · 7 years

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Hello, Laurence! I am writing a novel and I need your help. I am writing a character with autism, and I most definitely want to portray him as accurately as possible, seeing that I don't have it myself. The story is told through his best friend, Zyah, and I was wondering how to portray his autism through his friends without butchering it. You do not have to answer this question if you don't want to, but it would certainly be helpful so I can his autism as accurately and real as possible!

Hello Anon! I can’t answer very well in just one ask, but I can vaguely give some tips on stuff some people tend to slip up on/not think of! I really don’t mind this so don’t worry, I’m happy to educate people! If you would like something more in-depth or accurate to what you’d like to know, feel totally free to come off anon asks and message me, or you can send more asks like this. It’s up to you. c:

Don’t try too hard to shove it in there. To be honest, a lot of people just think I’m a little bit weird if they don’t know, all they see is a guy who gets a bit excited sometimes and is a picky eater and other very small details like that. Unless your character is severely autistic, remember that he’s still just like any other person too.

On the other hand, I still stim in public and touch things a lot if I think they’d feel good, so there’s no shame in him showing it either. It depends. I also sometimes get overly excited in public and my mother says I raise my voice or talk very fast, and once I calm down and look back on it I notice it too. Excitement and stimming are hard to stop even in public! So are negative sensory experiences, but I’ll get to that.

Stimming can be anything really, but we do it a lot and it’s most commonly flapping our hands (”Happy flaps”), making small noises (Clicking, tapping, rubbing clothing fabric together), touching or adjusting our clothing, touching something we like (A keychain, shirt, rock, etc), rocking on our feet, bouncing, swaying… You can be creative! I wave/shake/jiggle my hands in front of myself and my mom calls them “Jazz hands”, and I sometimes do them with a fist instead. A little bit off track but my mom finds it really funny and laughs and waves her hands too because she knows it means I’m happy about something. Even if he won’t do it in public, most of us will do it with our friends and around others we feel safe with.

Bad sensory can be anything too, so be creative. Though it’s most commonly food, clothing, lights, sounds, or showers. Some of us may not like a certain fabric or shirt cut. Some of us may HATE crunchy foods. Some people hate certain noises. When faced directly with the bad feeling, as a child I would literally find something sharp like a pen and stab myself with it or rip my flesh out in chunks just to focus on any other feeling. I got angry and screamed and cried. Some of us gag, some of us get violent, some of us just cry in a ball… I’d rather have my finger chopped off than eat a hamburger, to be honest. I won’t go into detail but I hate the texture and flavor and it makes me sick for DAYS just thinking about it. Sick as in like… HURK– BLEEEEGGHHH. Now’a’days I can hold it together kinda but if I wear a fucking sock I’m gonna bawl my eyes out and find something to destroy as violently as possible even if it’s just an empty cereal box. That shit does NOT feel okay. Your main character may have to help his friend with this a lot, so be prepared to think of what calms your autistic character down. Pressure stimming (Hugs or heavy blankets), soft talking, etc?

Onto a lighter note! Let’s talk about special interests and obsessions. An autistic person can have more than one, contrary to popular belief. Usually though they’ll have one BIG one, a favorite thing, and one or two other smaller things. For me, my big thing is Armin and my smaller things are taking care of animals (I particularly love fishkeeping and dogs though) and cooking. They can also change! When I was a child, my special interest was Pokemon! I would memorize all the names and numbers and Pokedex entries in English AND Japanese and look up every bit of information possible and buy ANYTHING Pokemon I saw regardless of WHAT it was and I would never shut up about it and I’d talk about it until my mouth got dry and my spit foamy. Special interests can be ANYTHING. I know of a boy who’s interest was trains. I know another who’s into dinosaurs. I recently talked to one guy who was into Lush products. Literally. ANYTHING. A person, an animal, a hobby, an item, a machine… Anything can be a special interest. What are your character’s special interest(s)? How do they react when they see it or talk about it?

How about childishness? This can be controversial. Some autistic people are mentally younger than their physical age, while others aren’t affected. It depends on severity of the disability, and what symptoms they have. For example, I have an adopted cousin in his mid-20′s but he’ll always be an 8 year old boy mentally. Meanwhile there are people like me. Some people even temporarily regress in age. Autistic people being cutesy-wootsy babies is a very harmful and popular stereotype, though it’s true for some. Just not NEARLY as many of us as you may think. I myself have a LOT of childish habits, to be honest. I can ignore it and fess up but I feel like most of us do temporarily or partially regress at least SOMETIMES. This does not discredit us from being functioning human beings though, and it does not make us actual children if we aren’t literal kids. I can like my stuffies and blanket and being babytalked and still get my taxes done, and so can other autistic people. Is your character mature? Are they mentally stuck at one age? Do they act small and young and vulnerable when they’re upset or after calming down from excitement? Do they secretly or even openly carry stuffed animals around, watch kid’s shows, etc? Does this affect them in any way?

F O O D. Most of us will practically jump off a bridge for food, or at least certain ones. Maybe it’s the texture, or flavor, or smell, or the fact that they stim with their mouth, but food is a Godsend. I like to feel things with my mouth but I know better than to do that because of germs or choking hazards. So when I eat, I LOVE EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRUNCHY FOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO GRAINY FOODS!!! We will eat anything we like, it seems. Sand is one of my favorite things in the world, and as a kid I used to go to the beach hungry on purpose so I could eat as much sand as possible. To this day I still drool thinking about the texture, it’s so GOOD in your mouth. It is not pretty, no, but it is funny in a gross way and I joke about it a LOT. I had to be curbed off literally eating sand and rocks, and now I cope by putting way too many bread crumbs on my mac ‘n’ cheese (My mom says my personal mac ‘n’ cheese bake is like eating on the beach on a windy day, haha!) or eating grits, or crunching hard candies into that texture. I also now have to portion my food very carefully and with rules because I would over-eat SOOOOO badly. A ton of us over-eat because we love eating SO much. What foods does your character like? Do they eat non-food items, or want to? Is this an endearing trait of theirs, or a weakness/gross one? Do they find it funny, or is it embarrassing? Does it make them chubby?

Last but not least, read through the first thing I said again. People tend to try too hard when writing autistic characters, which only pushes them to seem like the fake stereotype. Write a person, not an illness - We’re just people with interesting quirks and like I said most people don’t even KNOW I’m autistic, they just think I’m a tiny bit eccentric. There are definitely challenges or noticeable things when you have an autistic friend or loved one, but all in all we’re just people.

Good luck, and feel free to message me or something if you need more or I didn’t answer how you needed.

#autism stuff #Anonymous #ask

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earthbounddreamers · 7 years

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Ask meme - Scarlet

Here’s all 100 questions from that ask meme for @atrue-whovian cause he’s insane This one is for Scarlet James is next Have fun I’m on mobile so I can’t put it under a cut rip

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1. What do they smell like? She usually smells of masculine deodorant (that feminine stuff is bullshit and expensive) and/or sweat.

2. What is their voice like? Her voice is somewhat feminine but mostly deep, very intimidating and loud.

3. What is their biggest motivator? She wants to make sure all her friends - who are now family - are safe and happy.

4. What is their most embarrassing memory? When she thought she was flirting with a gay girl but she was actually straight and was suuuper embarrassed when she tried to ask her on a date.

5. How do they deal with/react to pain? Usually she just swears loudly, takes a deep breath, applies pressure for a moment, then controls it with harsh breathing to channel her pain. If it needs treatment she applies first aid while swearing the entire time. If adrenaline is high and she’s in danger she doesn’t consciously react, and though her body might flinch she doesn’t even feel it.

6. What do they like to wear? Baggy masculine clothes most of the time, band merch and sweat pants, sometimes jeans but they’re always torn. Other times she wears tight fitting workout clothes or just a tank top and shorts to show off the guns.

7. Which of their relationships have impacted them most positively? Sam was the first person to make her start exploring herself, give a second thought to the things running through her head. Sam helped start her healing process, even if it was a little slow. While all her relationships have helped in different ways, Sam really started it all.

8. What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten? Once when she was high someone caught a grasshopper and cooked it over the fire - cooked being a generous word - and she ate it without hesitation. Don’t do drugs kids.

9. Describe the way that they sleep. Sprawled out, snoring loudly, usually with an arm wrapped around Sam.

10. What is their favorite food/kind of food? She loves hamburgers with all the toppings you can fit on it. Five Guys, Burger Factory, that kinda thing is her shit. She loves going to fast food joints and ordering the craziest combinations.

11. What do they feel most insecure about? Her abilities in anything really. She hates herself the moment she can’t do something. Even if it’s something small like playing a stupid Mario Party minigame she needs to be able to do it.

12. How do they like to dress? Masculine and functional, looking good and ready to kick ass.

13. How do they react to feelings of guilt? Beats herself up infinitely, hates herself and never really talks about it until someone convinces her to and then they can hopefully comfort her.

14. How do they react to/deal with betrayal? Initially wants to kill them. Then wants to beat the shit out of them. Eventually like, four years later, gets over it.

15. What is their greatest achievement? Breaking out if the institution and making it home safe, that was badass and awesome.

16. What are they like when they’ve gotten too little sleep? Irritable and cranky. Throws back coffee and energy drinks to help stay awake until she eventually crashes and passes out.

17. What are they like when they’re drunk? Depressed, nostalgic for better times. She cries a lot and apologizes for everything ever. A sad sight to see, really.

18. What kind of music do they enjoy? Hard rock and heavy metal. She wants to feel the bass in her bones and rock the fuck out. Has a soft spot for a few softer bands but usually refuses to admit it.

19. Are they right or left handed? She was born like technically left handed, but due to the missing finger she quickly took to using her right hand.

20. Fears? Scared of losing people. Scared of disappointing her friends. Scared of becoming like her parents. Scared of hurting those she loves.

21. Favorite kind of weather? Windy and somewhat sunny, but not too bright. She loves the rain too.

22. Favorite color? Red, which was probably obvious.

23. Do they collect anything? She tends to keep bottle caps around, accumulating a pile in her room until Sam inevitably recycles them all and she has to start anew.

24. Do they prefer either hot or cold weather more? Cool but not cold weather.

25. What is their eye color? Pale blue like iceberg water.

26. What is their race/ethnicity? White, specifically white trash by birth.

27. Hair color? Dark brown, likes to dye it red.

28. Are they happy where they are currently? Living with Sam and Max in a decent apartment with a decent job, she’s happy.

29. Are they a morning person? Not in the least. She’s basically a zombie before 11am.

30. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset, she likes knowing darkness is right around the corner.

31. Are they more messy or more organized? Messy, everything has it’s place - wherever it happens to be dropped.

32. Pet peeves? When people follow rules like it’s the law - even when it’s literally the law. See: Refusing to jaywalk Taking off hats in restaurants Never walking on the road even when it’s 2am and nobody else is awake jesus christ live a little dude

33. Do they own any objects of significant personal importance? She still has this little bracelet Sam gave her when they were like 12. It’s made of silver and has a little S engraved in it. She refuses to admit she still has it.

34. Least favorite food? She can’t stand salad. Why would you eat leaves?

35. Least favorite color? Orange. Never did care much for it.

36. Least favorite smell? Like 99% of perfumes, they just smell like chemicals to her.

37. When was the last time they cried? Last week she had a nightmare and some traumatic memories came back and she couldn’t help but cry.

38. Were they with anybody the last time they cried? She woke Sam up without meaning to and they comforted her.

39. Tell us about one of the times they got injured? She and Max were playing chicken, running straight at each other until someone bailed out. Nobody bailed out. She got her forehead cut open and Max got a huge bruise on his cheek.

40. Do they have any scars? Jesus does she ever. Scar across her left cheek, left ear reconstructed from skin grafts, scars up and down her arms and thighs from self harm, leg amputated above right knee, scars on her stomach from when her mother attacked her, burn marks across her back, and she’s missing her left index finger from a birth defect. We call her Scar for a reason.

41. Do they struggle with any mental health issues? Major depression and anger issues, as well as other shit left over from emotional and physical abuse. She’s pretty broken. On antidepressants but they aren’t quite enough, she’s doing her best.

42. Do they have any bad habits? Drinks too much (working on it though), used to smoke weed too much, leaves in the middle of the night without warning and worries everyone to death.

43. Why might someone dislike them? Lots of reasons. Resting bitch face, defensive and rude, she’s very loud and refuses to apologize for who she is

44. Why might someone love them? She has a lot to talk about. She’s intensely loyal and will protect you with her life. Once you realize what she’s working to fight through, she’s trying her hardest to be a good person. She’s a fight worth fighting for.

45. Do they believe in ghosts? She believes that if someone dies in a bullshit way they’ll stick around until they’re satisfied.

46. Is there anyone they would trust with their lives? Any four of her best friends. Sam, Max, James, and Simon alike she’d trust with her life.

47. Are they romantically interested in anyone? She loves Sam.

48. Are they dating/married to anyone? Sam is her gorgeous partner and she loves her very much.

49. Do they like surprises? She would if she could be awake enough to enjoy them. When she stays up for an all nighter she loves watching the sunrise.

50. When is their birthday? August 18th, summer child.

51. How do they usually celebrate their birthday? Used to drink the night away, now gets friends together to eat cake and junk food and watch good-bad movies

52. Do they have any family? Parents are long gone. This gang of misfits is her new family. A bunch of brothers and a beautiful partner.

53. Are they close to their family? Biological family no, she wants nothing to do with them. Her new family definitely.

54. What is their MBTI type? I’d say ISTP, the Virtuoso. I think it suits her well.

55. What is their zodiac sign? She’s a Leo but can literally never remember her sign.

56. What Hogwarts House would they be in? Gryffindor, like the cliche kicking down the door Gryffindor.

57. What D&D alignment are they? Chaotic neutral-good. She wants to be good, but only when it concerns her or her friends.

58. Do they ever have nightmares? If so, what about? The infinite amount of hit that has happened to her still haunts her every week or two, usually waking her up in the middle of the night.

59. What are their views on death? Pretends not to care, actually scared of what might be waiting.

60. What is something that they’re sure to laugh at? Any stupid joke for pun. Like what’s a fish without an eye? Her favourite joke.

61. When bored, how do they pass time? She works out, drinks, gets high, or just sleeps. She’ll also cuddle with Sam then fall asleep.

62. Do they enjoy being outside? Yeah, she loves the outdoors. She’ll get cranky if it’s too hot though.

63. Do they have an accent? She’s got the typical American/Canadian accent that doesn’t sound like an accent when you’re in north america. She has a few words out of the stereotypical Canadian accent but you’re dead if you point it out.

64. Upon seeing a slice of chocolate cake, what is their first reaction? Step one: acquire cake Step two: ingest

65. If they knew they were going to die, what would they do/say? She’d be terrified, crying as she spends every moment she can with all her friends. Telling and hearig stories, terrified that she’ll be forgotten.

66. How do they feel about sex? She enjoys it but doesn’t need it. Really depends on her partner.

67. What is their sexuality? She’s bisexual, leaning towards female and nonbinary people.

68. Do they become squeamish at the sight of blood? No way, blood can’t phase her at this point. She’s stitched and bandaged too many wounds to care about blood anymore.

69. Is there anything that they find really gross? Rotten food, just the sight of it makes her want to puke, and the smell will definitely make her puke.

70. Which TV Trope(s) best describes them? The cold-hearted bully who actually has a Tragic Backstory and can’t cope with it. Just needs someone to understand her.

71. Do they enjoy helping people? Her friends, yes. Sometimes strangers, but usually busy taking care of herself.

72. Are they allergic to anything? Nope, her immune system is chill.

73. Do they have a pet? James has Pequeño and she’s basically his aunt. She also has a rose haired tarantula named Princess she keeps in her room. Sam pretends they aren’t terrified of Princess.

74. Are they quick to anger? What are they like when they lose their temper? She’ll get angry in a heartbeat. She has two possibilities when angry: brooding and internalizing it all, or yelling and screaming until she ends up breaking down crying (usually someone is bleeding at this point).

75. How patient are they? She isn’t.

76. Are they good at cooking? Good enough. Nothing special but it’s pretty good.

77. Favorite insult? Do they insult people often? All the time. Big fan of “go die in a barn fire” and “who’s this clown?”

78. How do they act when they’re particularly happy? She’s grinning, laughing at everything and loud as can be.

79. What do they do when they learn about other people’s fears? She’s super careful to protect them from it and try not to mention that stuff.

80. Are they trustworthy? If you’re established as friends, she will die before she betrays you.

81. Do they try to hide their emotions? Are they good at it? She hides them on instinct, and is good at first but everything quickly overwhelms her and shows through.

82. Do they exercise regularly? All the time.

83. Are they comfortable with the way they look? She’s not terribly confident, but comfortable with her looks. She doesn’t plan on changing.

84. What are some physical features that they find attractive on people? She loves their arms, like muscular or small and dainty she loves the shoulders, biceps, forearms, hands. Can’t get enough.

85. What kind of personalities do they find attractive? Calm, helpful personalities, but still enough energy to go out and have fun. She wants someone to balance her out, but have fun when they can

86. Do they like sweet foods? In small amounts, she usually prefers salty or savory stuff.

87. What is their age? She’s 18.

88. Are they tall or short or somewhere in between? Damn tall, she’s 6’3”.

89. Do they wear glasses or contacts? Nope, her eyes are fine.

90. Do they consider themselves attractive? Somewhat, but not much.

91. What is their sense of humor like? Usually based on stupid puns and morbid jokes.

92. What mood are they most often in? Used to be depressed like 24/7, now is actually happy or at least content for the most part.

93. What kinds of things anger them? Basically anything, but especially people being rude, at least as she perceives.

94. Outlook on life? Kinda shitty but she’s stuck here so she might as well make the best of it.

95. What kind of things make them sad/depressed? Life. Basically anything. Anything had the potential to be sucked into the depressive vortex and made to be depressing.

96. What is their greatest weakness? Being insecure in herself. Also girls.

97. What is the greatest strength? Fighting for what she believes in.

98. Something that they regret? The years spent drunk and high that she could have been enjoying.

99. Biggest accomplishment? Getting out of the institution with James and Simon, alive and well.

100. Create your own! Ask anything you’d like!

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Flash Ethnography at “Soli Rave 1 Year After G20“

There is a guy in a red raincoat and a bicycle standing in the middle of the road on a traffic island. Behind his bicycle, he has a trailer, carrying a big subwoofer and a sound system. A crowd of about 40 people is around his bicycle trailer, 15 of them are dancing more ecstatic, the others less. The most conspicuous of them is a couple in the crowd which looks like the stereotypical ravers. He is wearing construction worker trousers, neon yellow with reflective stripes, a weird hat and a jungle patterned shirt. She is wearing a wide dress with flowers on them. Both of them have their faces painted. Then there are some Hipsters dancing beside them. But most of the other people are wearing black clothes. Some of them wear T-Shirts of the local football club St. Pauli. Others are wearing shirts with “FCK NZS” written on them. And again, some others are standing around those dancing people, watching them while drinking a beer.

This heterogenous peaceful dancing crowd gathered after a demonstration one year after G20-Summit in Hamburg. The G20-Summit is the Event where the 20 countries with the strongest economy in the world gather to discuss about world trade. Even though, they meet with a good aim, the summit is criticised for not changing the grievances in the world and being an exclusive group without hearing the interest of the weaker economies.

To attract attention for these problems leftish organisations from all over Europe organised huge demonstrations. Likewise, 2017 in Hamburg. But the situation in Hamburg escalated and there were riots in the streets and fights between protesters and the police and criminal offences happened on both sides. The happening I am talking about was announced to not forget the riots and the positions oft the G20 criticisers. It was called like a demonstration 1 year ago: “Lieber tanz ich als G20” which is translated to “I prefer dancing more than G20”.

The demonstration was planned not to be a typical demonstration but as a party. It consisted of 4 trucks playing techno music mixed by a DJ on each of the trucks. The demonstration started and ended at a key point of the riots 1 year before, the Neuer Pferdemarkt. From there the controversial left centre for culture Rote Flora isn’t far. And news reported, that parts of the Rote Flora team were the key organizers of the protests and riots in 2017.

The new Lieber tanz ich als G20 Demonstration was announced on facebook. It attracted our research interest as an unusual space for dance music, as it is not staying in one location, but moving through the city. We expected it to differ from most other parties which are on a fixed location in many points. One is that People cannot stand in one place just nodding with their head nor can they stay and dance. Another one is that this event is highly political. This is an interesting point, because there is a public discourse whether Techno as part of the rave scene can be political or not. On the one hand it is seen as reclamation of urban spaces and on the other hand it is seen as a place for hedonistic drug users to dance. I also expected a different drug use than in other dance events which may be caused by the fact, that the demonstration starts at daytime at 16:00 o’clock and because of the political background. The political background will also affect the composition of the participants of the event. When in normal dance events there are many unpolitical people, I expect only political people to be at the demonstration. And I expect the composition of the crowd to be in contrast to the non-participants. At this event those two groups of participants and non-participant will not be as separated as it might be the case in a dance club event. I wanted to give a special attention to the interaction of both.

For our Ethnography, we planned to observe one specific place, where the demonstration will pass. We arrived one hour before the protest march did. For our observation, we chose a critical point in last year’s protests. The Hafenstraße where the Welcome to Hell demonstration escalated. It has the advantages that there is a Bridge above the street, where we planned to stand, and that the street is quite narrow. In the beginning it was a quiet place. There is a park next to the road which is on the same level as the bridge. Many people stayed there and drank their beer, as it was a Saturday afternoon and one could see the harbour and the Elbe river from there. There was still traffic on the road, but since the park is a bit elevated above street level one had no vision to the street. The first sign of the approaching protest was the music. We were the only ones who noticed it so went to the bridge. At first four police vans passed. 20 meters behind them followed 36 police men and another 50 meters behind them was a dense wall of people holding a Banner. A few meters behind them was the first truck with music. About 100 to 200 people were around this truck. Some of them were walking normally and others were walking and moving to the music. This scene repeated 3 times for the next trucks. Only the last music van differed from the first ones, because it was the guy with the bicycle trailer, I talked about in the beginning. Behind him were only twenty people, and he was playing music from his phone. But all of them, including the bicycle guy played similar music and the composition of the crowd behind the trucks was similar. Only in the first group of protesters which were holding the banner, the majority wore black clothing and almost no one had colourful t-shirts. This group of people looked more serious compared to the other following people.

We were the first people who came to the bridge. But when the protest marched under it, the bridge was full of people. Some seemed to be journalist’s others were protesters who wanted to have a look from above and others were passers-by.

I noticed only two interactions between protesters and observers which were the opposite of each other. The first was a middle finger shown by one of the protesters in the first group. The other was a welcoming waving in the second part with the music trucks.

After five minutes the whole march passed. The bridge was empty again and also the park looked the same as before. No trash was left behind and one could not see, that anything happened.

I decided to join the march. It ended 45 minutes later, where the demonstration has begun. All the trucks turned of the music. Except the guy with the bicycle. It was not the first demonstration I participated in. I also joined the protests during the G20 in 2017. Which was good as a comparison to this year’s demonstration but since I sympathize with the protesters, my description might not be completely objective.

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The 5 Oddest American Trends That Other Countries Stole

America is the great melting pot. Generations upon generations of disparate cultures, all just stewing together in the tasty broth of freedom. That’s what made the country what it is today: A barren hellscape patrolled by Corporate Overbots, murderous brand-enforcement drones whose every thundering step sends fear into- Oh, sorry, that’s tomorrow. We skipped ahead a bit in the chronology. We meant to say, “That’s what made the country what it is today: a cultural powerhouse.” In fact, America Americas so hard that even other, less-American countries have to get in on this All-American action. Like …

North Koreans Hate America (But Love American Brands)

North Koreans are taught that everything wrong with the world — and especially everything wrong with North Korea — is solely the fault of America and the evils of capitalism. That’s why it’s so odd that, when French photographer Eric Lafforgue toured the country to capture a photographic essay of its people, he came back with pics like these:

Eric Lafforgue “Just Do It … Or You Go To Gulag.”

All across Pyongyang, Lafforgue encountered people sporting distinctly American corporate logos: Nike, McDonald’s, Mickey Mouse, and … Bart Simpson?

Eric Lafforgue Better to eat shorts than to eat nothing at all.

When asked about the products, citizens didn’t see any problem: They told Lafforgue that they were Chinese in origin. And that’s not entirely wrong — the vast majority of North Korea’s goods are imported from China, aka “America’s sweatshop.”

It doesn’t end at clothing: Here’s an obvious rip-off of America’s favorite soda, creatively relabeled “Cocoa Crabonated [sic] Drink.”

Eric Lafforgue GET CRABS.

After six successful trips to North Korea, and smuggling out hundreds of photos, Lafforgue was eventually banned from the country — whether for exposing its rampant poverty, its hypocritical love of Western products, or just to keep Coke from sending Copyright lawyers to Pyongyang, we simply do not know.

American Subcultures Never Die; They Just Retire To Japan

Japan has no shortage of unique subcultures, ranging from people who dress like dolls, all the way to people who dress like other, more disturbing dolls. But there’s plenty of America in that mix: Take, for example, Chicano Rap, coming at you straight from Tokyo (by way of East L.A., by way of Mexico). It all started when record label owner Shin Miyata became fascinated with everyone’s sixth favorite ’70s cop show, CHiPs, and the Chicano culture depicted therein. The subculture has since grown into a veritable phenomenon, complete with lowriders, black-and-white tattoos, and seriously on-point makeup.

They’re repping Eastside. No, farther east. Farther still …

Performers in the genre don’t mimic cholo lifestyle lightly — they full-on embody it, adopting entirely new identities like MoNa aka Sad Girl, El Latino, and GARCiA. But even Tokyo’s Cholos aren’t as dedicated as Tokyo’s Rockabillies.

This is revenge for Elvis’ “kimono” period.

Unlike America, where Rockabilly has been largely forgotten, the genre saw a huge resurgence in ’80s Japan, and it only grew in the ’90s. Now, on any given Sunday, you can find the Tokyo Rockabilly Club in Yoyogi park. Don’t worry, you can’t miss them: They’ll be the ones decked out in full leather, rocking out to the finest of the ’50s, and sporting duck’s ass hairdos you could — nay, should — ramp a DeSoto off of.

The line between “pompadour” and “anime lightning hair” is a fine one.

European “American Parties” Feature Red Solo Cups And A Million Calories

If Instagram is any indication, “American Parties” have taken Europe by storm, presumably landing at Normandy before sweeping south and to the east.

And you thought they hated us!

Everyone knows the only thing Americans love more than Old Glory and casual racism is fueling their ever-growing waistlines, so one of the most important aspects of an American party is the food: Sloppy Joes, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, donuts, popcorn, French fries, soda, and anything else with at least a 500:1 calorie-to-nutrient ratio. But the single most important element of any American Party is, of course, the humble red Solo cup.

And their version of beer pong is somehow more American than ours.

As any ’90s teen comedy film can tell you, it is literally impossible to throw a party in the U.S.A. without red Solo cups. They’re so crucial to the experience that Europeans have taken to begging their U.S.-bound friends and relatives to bring back as many packs of them as their luggage can handle.

That’s presumably also how they smuggle in their party attire, because there’s simply no other way to dress so authentically American:

That cop is missing, like, three layers of riot gear.

Of course, there’s a thin line between authenticity and “wildly offensive.”

Actually, this is pretty authentic too.

Germans Have A Strange Obsession With Playing Indian

Adult Germans have an inexplicable obsession with playing Cowboys and Indians. Well, with the “Indians” part, anyway.

Hey, if your most memorable cultural stereotype was the Nazis, you might widen your net, too.

Actually, digging into it a bit, it may be more explicable than we first thought: When American soldiers liberated Berlin at the end of World War II, they were surprised to find that, just like the kids back home, German children loved to play at a romanticized version of the American Old West. This was largely due to the work of German author Karl May, who drew upon his vast experience of having once read The Last Of The Mohicans to pen a series of novels recounting the thrilling adventures of Old Shatterhand, a German immigrant to America who travels the plains with an Apache leader known as Winnetou.

Those books, in turn, inspired an immensely popular series of 1960s films, and that’s how you wind up with countless Germans — who already have a “thing” for nudity — citing authenticity as an excuse to barely cover their dongs with miniscule strips of leather.

“Hey, baby. Wanna help me use every part of the buffalo?”

Germany is host to hundreds of hobbyist clubs in which “thousands of Germans with an American Indian fetish drink firewater, wear turquoise jewelry and run around places like Baden-Wurttemberg or Schleswig-Holstein dressed as Comanches and Apaches.” These enthusiasts spend their weekends camping out in teepees, reenacting battles between tribes, giving themselves native-sounding names like “White Wolf” and “Great Eagle (but not the Nazi kind),” and just generally doing lots of things involving feathers.

“THIS IS SHAWNEE!”

Brazil Has An Annual Festival Honoring The American Confederacy

If you’re a shitty person looking to flee the consequences of your own shittiness, look no further than South America. You might think we’re referring to its notorious infestation of Nazi war criminals, but they were just following in the grand tradition of defeated racists before them …

Eighty years before the Nazis fled to the sun and fun of Brazil, at least 10,000 Civil War Confederates did the same. Today, their descendants, known as the Confederados, honor their Southern American roots every April at the Festa Confederada in — no shit — Americana, Brazil.

In direct contrast to literally everything you’d rightfully assume about it, the “Confederate Party” is actually a multi-ethnic celebration, where people of every skin color gather to eat fried chicken, dress in period-appropriate clothing, square dance, and remain entirely oblivious to the bigoted roots of the culture they’re celebrating.

“We were told it was about states’ rights and nothing else, yes?”

If anything, the celebration is actively anti-hate, with festival organizers instituting a gate check where burly bouncers filter out anyone displaying the SS, the swastika, the KKK insignia, or any other imagery commonly associated with white supremacy … the obvious exception being, you know, all the rebel flags.

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The 5 Oddest American Trends That Other Countries Stole

North Koreans Hate America (But Love American Brands)

Eric Lafforgue “Just Do It … Or You Go To Gulag.”

All across Pyongyang, Lafforgue encountered people sporting distinctly American corporate logos: Nike, McDonald’s, Mickey Mouse, and … Bart Simpson?

Eric Lafforgue Better to eat shorts than to eat nothing at all.

It doesn’t end at clothing: Here’s an obvious rip-off of America’s favorite soda, creatively relabeled “Cocoa Crabonated [sic] Drink.”

Eric Lafforgue GET CRABS.

American Subcultures Never Die; They Just Retire To Japan

They’re repping Eastside. No, farther east. Farther still …

This is revenge for Elvis’ “kimono” period.

The line between “pompadour” and “anime lightning hair” is a fine one.

European “American Parties” Feature Red Solo Cups And A Million Calories

If Instagram is any indication, “American Parties” have taken Europe by storm, presumably landing at Normandy before sweeping south and to the east.

And you thought they hated us!

And their version of beer pong is somehow more American than ours.

That’s presumably also how they smuggle in their party attire, because there’s simply no other way to dress so authentically American:

That cop is missing, like, three layers of riot gear.

Of course, there’s a thin line between authenticity and “wildly offensive.”

Actually, this is pretty authentic too.

Germans Have A Strange Obsession With Playing Indian

Adult Germans have an inexplicable obsession with playing Cowboys and Indians. Well, with the “Indians” part, anyway.

Hey, if your most memorable cultural stereotype was the Nazis, you might widen your net, too.

“Hey, baby. Wanna help me use every part of the buffalo?”

“THIS IS SHAWNEE!”

Brazil Has An Annual Festival Honoring The American Confederacy

“We were told it was about states’ rights and nothing else, yes?”

Follow Alyssa on Twitter.

Also check out 5 Bizarre Subcultures Way Crazier Than Anything From Japan and 5 Insane Subcultures That Might Become The Next Hipster.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and check out Why Americans Suck At Partying, and other videos you won’t see on the site!

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The 5 Oddest American Trends That Other Countries Stole

North Koreans Hate America (But Love American Brands)

Eric Lafforgue “Just Do It … Or You Go To Gulag.”

All across Pyongyang, Lafforgue encountered people sporting distinctly American corporate logos: Nike, McDonald’s, Mickey Mouse, and … Bart Simpson?

Eric Lafforgue Better to eat shorts than to eat nothing at all.

It doesn’t end at clothing: Here’s an obvious rip-off of America’s favorite soda, creatively relabeled “Cocoa Crabonated [sic] Drink.”

Eric Lafforgue GET CRABS.

American Subcultures Never Die; They Just Retire To Japan

They’re repping Eastside. No, farther east. Farther still …

This is revenge for Elvis’ “kimono” period.

The line between “pompadour” and “anime lightning hair” is a fine one.

European “American Parties” Feature Red Solo Cups And A Million Calories

If Instagram is any indication, “American Parties” have taken Europe by storm, presumably landing at Normandy before sweeping south and to the east.

And you thought they hated us!

And their version of beer pong is somehow more American than ours.

That’s presumably also how they smuggle in their party attire, because there’s simply no other way to dress so authentically American:

That cop is missing, like, three layers of riot gear.

Of course, there’s a thin line between authenticity and “wildly offensive.”

Actually, this is pretty authentic too.

Germans Have A Strange Obsession With Playing Indian

Adult Germans have an inexplicable obsession with playing Cowboys and Indians. Well, with the “Indians” part, anyway.

Hey, if your most memorable cultural stereotype was the Nazis, you might widen your net, too.

“Hey, baby. Wanna help me use every part of the buffalo?”

“THIS IS SHAWNEE!”

Brazil Has An Annual Festival Honoring The American Confederacy

“We were told it was about states’ rights and nothing else, yes?”

Follow Alyssa on Twitter.

Also check out 5 Bizarre Subcultures Way Crazier Than Anything From Japan and 5 Insane Subcultures That Might Become The Next Hipster.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and check out Why Americans Suck At Partying, and other videos you won’t see on the site!

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