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firsttraintovictoriaville · 1 year ago

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Just Leave a Comment Winter 2023 Totals

two days late but better than never!

Total comments left: 55

Fandoms read from (in no particular order): Merlin, MyScene Dolls, Harry Potter, Miss USA (Webseries), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ted Lasso, Winx Club, Xmen Evolution, Succession, Sense and Sensibility, Law and Order: SVU, The Vampire Diaries-TV, The Vampire Diaries- Books, Justice League Unlimited, Smallville, Hawaii 5-0, Yugioh, Littlewood, Rise of the Guardians/Frozen, School 2013, Romance Is A Bonus Book, Aggretsuko, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Teen Titans

Now for some fanfic recs for every day of the fest (disclaimer: I truly loved every single fic I read for the fest and if asked, I am more than happy to give out links to every single one of them)

Day 1: First Fandoms: Dedicated To... by MissHyperbole (MyScene Dolls, G, 1,173 words, Barbie/River)

"The bass player dedicated a song to me! But then we saw him giving his number to another girl."

Barbie and River have a moment at the 11c gig.

I adored this fic so much, it felt exactly like reading a MyScene webisode. The River/Barbie plotline was also my fave from the CD-ROM game and this just brought me back to that game quest with Barbie tying that red string around her finger and tracking down dog tags.

Day 2: Bookmark Day: The Poet's House by spacewitchbot (Romance Is A Bonus Book, E, 4,467 words, Cha Eunho/Kang Dani)

Cha Eun-ho slid a tiny piece of paper across the table to Dan-i. She unfolded it and read the note. “Marry me, Kang Dan-i,” he’d written.

She looked up at him with a smirk and shook her head, just enough for him to see. Nearly everyone had filed out of the room. He smiled and turned away, saying nothing more. But, he noticed as he glanced back, she hadn’t crumpled the paper. She folded the note neatly and tucked it in her notebook.

This fic felt so much like watching the drama. If you finished the drama and wanted to settle into the post canon world a bit before re-watching then this is the fic for you. The first chapter especially!! All of the Gyeroo employees together was just ahhh!!! so so so much like their interactions on screen

Day 3: Old Favorites: An Unexpected Attachment by umbrafix (Sense and Sensibility, G, 11,532 words, Colonel Brandon/Elinor Dashwood)

While Marianne was ill at Cleveland, Colonel Brandon was everything that was kind and attentive to Elinor.

Re-reading this fic (and commenting on it finally after reading it two years ago at least when I first finished S&S, eek!) reminded me of how much I loved Colonel Brandon and Elinor and how much I need more of them all the damn time. umbrafix's writing style pairs perfectly with Austen's and this fic was so good and scratched all the right places in my brain that if S&S had played out like this fic then maybe it would top Northanger Abbey as my fave Austen

Day 4: Fandom Curiosity: Dark But Just A Game by linnycarol (Succession, E, 3,952 words, Gerri Kellman/Roman "Romulus" Roy)

Gerri spends Fourth of July weekend with the Roy family and sparks fly between her and Roman.

This fic accomplished the goal of fandom curiosity and seeing Succession on my dash and making me finally want to watch the show. It was such a well done fic with spice and tenderness and realism. I can't wait to watch Succession, finish Succession, and then go back and read this fic with the knowledge of the canon

Day 5: Rec A Fic aka I Used This As A Free Day: party of one (party of none) by uncut (deadwine) (Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, G, 540 words, Yoon Jinah)

Jinah searches for everything the day takes away from her in the night.

This fic was a treat for the senses. Every detail brought me into Jinah's world alongside her. It was an excellent character introspection that was so beautiful and poignant to read. If you have yet to watch Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food AKA Something In The Rain if you're searching for it on Netflix, I highly highly recommend reading this fic before watching because it captures Jinah's feelings at the start of the show so well.

#justleaveacomment #justleaveacommentfest #fanfic recs #myscene #romance is a bonus book #sense and sensibility #succession #pretty noona who buys me food #personal #i can't wait until the next round of this fest! no excuses just results

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heartstopper-described · 2 years ago

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[Image Description: Gifsets of scenes from the Heartstopper show, with text pointing out trivia about the show.

1: Nick and Charlie turn to look at each other and smile. Nick is wearing a yellow shirt, and Charlie is wearing a green sweater. The text on the gif reads: Nick and Charlie wear their outfits from the Volume 3 cover in Season 2. The art department also found the matching backpack and more elements from the Volume 3 cover.

2: Elle spins, showing off her prom dress to her friends. The text on this gif reads: Finney was excited about her character's new look, which moved away from her "younger" style. Her mum's a bit bohemian, so that influenced her and in the comics, Alice said there's a bit when they're into vintage clothes. So we got loads more vintage stuff in for her dress. "They basically asked me what my dream prom dress would be, and I said I'd love it to be backless and have gorgeous sequins. It was more of a collaborative thing," said Finley.

3: Darcy pours alcohol into some of her classmate's drinks at Tara's birthday party. The text on this gif reads: The exteriors of the kids' French hotel were shot in Paris, but the interiors for the boys, girls, and teachers' rooms were built where the show films in Slough, England.

4: Charlie puts on Nick's hoodie. The text on this gif reads: Nick and Charlie's Season 2 outfits were designed to reflect their evolution as a couple and to show their closeness. The costume department intentionally made their looks converge more this year while keeping them simple. Nick was very sporty last year and Charlie had his vintage and his stripes, so they've started to influence each other, noting how the pair's looks are beginning to converge. And obviously Charlie's stealing way more of Nick's clothes this year, like his jumpers.

5: Tao, Charlie and Isaac walk together, wearing the Truham school uniform. The text on this gif reads: The T on the Truham blazers shifts seasonally. "It's our little magic thing," said costume designer Adam Dee. In Season 1, the T's sewn onto the blazers reflected the different seasons, starting with winter and evolving as the narrative and character's progress. It's literally about them blossoming.

6: Tara sits on her bed in her room. The text on this gif reads: Tara's room showcases her identity. Corinna was excited to see so many details that are representative of a young Black girl in Tara's room, like a Black Barbie doll and a scarf for wrapping her head up at night. Looking back on the shows she watched growing up, Corinna said, "I can't really remember a Black person going to bed with an actual headscarf on their head. On a lot of TV [shows], their hair's still out, and I'm like, 'That's not true.'" She's also canonically a Swiftie.

7: Imogen and Ben hold hands outside the school, and Ben pulls Imogen in closer to him. The text on this gif reads: The actors wanted Imogen and Ben to date. Sebastian Croft wanted them to have matching necklaces.

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Heartstopper season 2 + trivia

#heartstopper #tv #gifset #season 2 #nick nelson #charlie spring #tara jones #elle argent #imogen heaney #ben hope #id by: heartstopper-described

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chunkecheeks · 4 years ago

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Thoughts on the evolution of Barbie head sculpts?

i’m not a big fan of modern barbie, the sculpts themselves are okay i guess but they’re pretty boring and paired with the way they paint her she just ends up looking very soulless

as far as sculpts go i think mod era - superstar era had the best sculpts, i think the mod sculpts are simple but have enough space for the paint jobs to be more expressive and cartoony (plus i like the closed mouth sculpts a lot more and mod era barbie’s sculpt has kind of a kissy face w/ her lips which i think is cute). superstar barbie has a super charming face sculpt and they got a LOT of use out of that one, i love the dimples especially

modern barbie sculpts have no personality (for barbie herself that is, the fashionistas have VERY good sculpts) and it seems like they’re trying to go as realistic as possible instead of aiming for stylization like they used to and i’m not a fan of it. I really want barbie to overhaul everything and give her a fresh new style

#this was a VERY good ask thank u #ride-a-dromedary #asks

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evolutionvintage · 4 years ago

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🪐 Me before COVID-19 quarantine, before disconnection, chaos, Forrest fires, bad air, border closures, distance learning, and daily anxiety/worry 🪐 Also me, optimistic enough to wear a legit Barbie cape as a jabot with a vintage Saturn brooch and running head first into 2020 🪐 🌙 108 days until 2021 🌙 (at Evolution Vintage Style & Creative Headquarters) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFK-2OYA1UH/?igshid=1vpptnt4sf04i

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lunathebabysblog · 5 years ago

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@vanessajasminexx

1: How tall or short do you wish you were? 5ft 3"

2: What’s your dream pet? (Real or not) unicorn

3: Do you have a favorite clothing style? Prety, frelly and cute.

4: What was your favorite video game growing up? Left 4 Dead

5: What three things/people do you think of most each day: my mom, my family, and my friends

6: If you had a warning label, what would yours say? not safe for woona

7: What is your opinion on [insert person/thing here]? No?

8: What is your Greek personality type? [Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Choleric, or Melancholic] idk

9: Are you ticklish? Very much so

10: Are you allergic to anything? No

11: What’s your sexuality? Bisexual

12: Do you prefer tea, coffee, or cocoa? All of them

13: Are you a cat or dog person? Cat

14: Would you rather be a vampire, elf, or merperson? Elf and Mermaid

15: Do you have a favorite Youtuber? Not really

16: How tall are you? 6ft

17: If you had to change your name, what would you change it to? Aiko

18: How much do you weigh? [Only ask this if you know the user doesn’t mind!]

19: Do you believe in ghosts/spirits? No

20: Do you like space or the ocean more? Both are scawy

21: Are you religious? Not anymore

22: Pet peeves? Idiots

23: Would you rather be nocturnal or diurnal [opposite of nocturnal]? Nocturnal 100%

24: Favorite constellation? Little dipper

25: Favorite star? The sun

26: Do you like ball-jointed dolls? Like barby and Ken dolls?

27: Any phobias or fears? Clowns and spiders

28: Do you think global warming is real? Yes and no.

29: Do you believe in reincarnation? I do.

30: Favorite movie? My little pony: the movie

31: Do you get scared easily? Yes

32: How many pets have you own in your lifetime?

33: Blog rate? [You’ll rate the blog of the one who’s asking.] 5/5

34: What is a color that calms you? Baby Pink

35: Where would you like to travel and/or live? Japan, UK

36: Where were you born? Albuquerque NM

37: What is your eye color? Hazel

38: Introvert or extrovert? Majorly introvert

39: Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiacs? Not at all

40: Hugs or kisses? Both

41: Who is someone you would like to see/visit right now? My mom

42: Who is someone you love deeply? Idk

43: Any piercings you want? No

44: Do you like tattoos and piercings? Depends on the person

45: Do you smoke or have you eiver done so? No

46: Talk about your crush, if you have one!

47: What is a sound you really hate? Donald Trump

48: A sound you really love? Trump dying

49: Can you do a backflip? No

50: Can you do the splits? No

51: Favorite actor and/or actress? Arnold Schwarzenegger

52: Favorite movie? Jurassic park

53: How are you feeling right now? Bored

54: What color would you like your hair to be right now? Baby Pink

55: When did you feel happiest? When my mother and grandmother were still alive

56: Something that calms you down? Anime

57: Have any mental disorders? [Only ask this if you know the user doesn’t mind!]

58: What does your URL mean? Idk

59: What three words describe you the most? I HATE idiots

60: Do you believe in evolution? No

61: What makes you unfollow a blog? Pushing agenda

62: What makes you follow a blog? Idc

63: Favorite kind of person: funny, Kinky

64: Favorite animal(s): T-rex

65: Name three of your favorite blogs.

66: Favorite emoticon:

67: Favorite meme:

68: What is your MBTI personality type? Idk

69: What is your star sign? Idk

70: Can your dog roll over on command, if you have a dog? No

71: What outfit out of all your clothes do you like to wear the most? My abdl onesie.

72: Post a selfie or two? Maybe

73: Do you have platform shoes? No

74: What is one random but interesting fact about yourself? I like diapers

75: Can you do a front flip? On a high dive

76: Do you like birds? Yes

77: Do you like to swim? Yes

78: Is swimming or ice skating more fun to you? Swimming.

79: Something you wish didn’t exist: Donald Trump and Disney Studios.

80: Some thing you wish did exist: an age regression machine

81: Piercings you have? None

82: Something you really enjoy doing: video games

83: Favorite person to talk to: anyone

84: What was your first impression of Tumblr? Coool

85: How many followers do you have? Idk 25

86: Can you run a mile within ten minutes? Nope

87: Do your socks always match? No

88: Can you touch your toes and keep your legs straight completely? Sometimes

89: What are your birthstones? Idk

90: If you were an animal, which one would you be? Unicorn.

91: If a flower could aesthetically represent you, what kind would it be? A weed, or a rose

92: A store you hate? Walmart

93: How many cups of coffee can you drink in one day? 35+

94: Would you rather be able to fly or read minds? Read minds

95: Do you like to wear camo? Depends

96: Winter or summer? Summer

97: How long can you hold your breath for? Last I checked 1 minute

98: Least favorite person? Donald J Trump

99: Someone you look up to: My cat

100: A store you love? Abdl stores and GameStop

101: Favorite type of shoes: high heels

102: Where do you live? New Mexico

103: Are you a vegetarian or vegan? If so, why? No

104: What is your favorite mineral or gem? Idk

105: Do you drink milk? Like it's a milk jug

106: Do you like bugs? Kinda

107: Do you like spiders? Scary

108: Something you get paranoid about? Being followed

109: Can you draw: no

110: Nosiest question you have ever been asked?

111: A question you hate being asked?

112: Ever been bitten by a spider? Yes

113: Do you like the sound of waves at the beach? Yes

114: Do you prefer cloudy or sunny days? Sunny

115: Someone you’d like to kiss or cuddle right now: idk

116: Favorite cloud type: normal

117: What color do you wish the sky was? Pink

118: Do you have freckles? No

119: Favorite thing about a person:

120: Fruits or vegetables? Fruits

121: Something you want to do right now: be diapered

122: Is the ocean or sky prettier? Ocean

123: Sweet or sour foods? Both

124: Bright or dim lights? Both

125: Do you believe in a certain magical creature? Unicorns

126: Something you hate about Tumblr: it's anonymous

127: Something you love about Tumblr: it's anonymous

128: What do you think about the least?

129: What would you want written on your tombstone? I hate idiots

130: Who would you like to punch in the face right now? Donald Trump

131: What is something you love but also hate about yourself? Nothing

132: Do you smile with your teeth showing for pictures? No

133: Computer or TV? Both

134: Do you like roller coasters? Yes I love them

135: Do you get motion sickness or seasickness? No

136: Are your ears lobed or attached?

137: Do you believe in karma? Yes

138: On a scale of 1-10, how attractive would you say you are? 0

139: What nicknames do you have/have had?

140: Did you have any pretend or imaginary friends? Yed

141: Have you ever seen a therapist/shrink? Many

142: Would you say you are a good or bad influence to others? Bad

143: Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts/help? Receiving but will help out

144: What makes you angry

145: How many languages do you speak fluently? 2

146: Do you prefer boys, girls, and/or non-binaries?

147: Are you androgynous?

148: Favorite physical thing about yourself:

149: Favorite thing about your personality:

150: Name three people you would like to talk to right now in person.

151: If you could go back into time and live in one era, which would you choose? The era of anime

152: Do you like BuzzFeed? No

153: How did you meet your spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner? [If you have one.]

154: Do you like to kiss others’ foreheads or hands for platonic reasons?

155: Do you like to play with others’ hair?

156: What embarrasses you?

157: Something that makes you nervous/anxious:

158: Biggest lie you have ever told:

159: How many people are you following?

160: How many posts do you have on your blog(s)?

161: How many drafts do you have on your blog(s)?

162: How many likes do you have on your blog(s)?

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164: Do you have long or short hair?

165: Longest your hair has ever been: neck length

166: Why do you like, dislike, or have neutral feelings about religon?

167: Do you really care how the universe and world was created? No

168: Do you like to wear makeup? Yes

169: Can you stand on your hands or head for more than thirty seconds? No

170: Did you answer the questions you were asked truthfully? Yes

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shorthaircutsmodels · 5 years ago

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Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles - 15+ - https://shorthaircutsmodels.com/chrissy-teigens-short-haircuts-and-hairstyles/ - Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles, In this case he seems to be waiting for his hair to be cut for a long time. she was excited for her hair to be done I do this all the time which is completely relatable and she showed herself to us in the middle process of the chair. Chrissy Teigen is known for priceless comments and relatable failure in her candid tweets. What you may not realize is that your hair has undergone too many changes over the years. There's always a new short hairstyle to obsess about. Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles, The latest one is courtesy of our head's best friend. It's no secret that the model host and writer we're actually dealing with is a celebrity. 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Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts Chrissy Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles, Chrissy Teigen 34 has been rocking the same long brown hair with light blonde highlights for the past few years but she only S that December. 6 came to look when she debuted her brand new lovemaking cut. Stars on this are the answers to literally everything being famous. But pass this very entertaining thread and you'll also see Chrissy Teigen's haircut on her favourite social media account and the content you really want to see. Chrissy Teigen's Short Hairstyles Christine Diane Teigen's Short Haircuts and Hairstyles, In the background viewers can hear the 34-year-old gushing. Luna's first haircut."Ouai founder atkin made sure his new client could pay. Do you have money? Or Apple Pay? she asks the toddler in the video about getting Apple Pay.” This simplicity turns into her beauty look. Teigen revealed her favourite date night for dinner with husband John Legend was a hair bun. 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ACT III: A new beginning Chapter 22: What changes?

!Since starting on a journey toward the feminine in my life I have gone through changes of the physical, mental, emotional and the spiritual.

I have been on hormones for a couple of years now and I will not claim anything beyond what I know from living this journey. The experts can ply their mumbo jumbo to enhance or discredit many of the things I have to say and thats ok; I don’t know everything. I will not attempt to present you with every angle or show you “realness” or how to live you life. I pass this on to you as I know I learn many things from the most unlikely places.

I want to dive into the changes that I have succumbed first hand, going from a bearded viking, caveman, Navy SEAL into a delicate flower of a woman. Alright, maybe not a delicate flower, but I am getting closer and who knows where I will end up?

Physical:

The physical changes are the easiest to see if you wish to look. There are any number of books and films on Transgender people that spend 90% of the time on physical. They go into operations and photo montages of the effects of hormones. In all of my work I have tried to avoid this topic as it is over done and is a stereotype of a transgender person. We are more than our bodies, we are more than our jobs, we are more than this time on earth.

The little I will add to the physical changes that I have seen is the following:

I have gained weight in places that I normally would not have. I am developing breasts naturally and I have extremely increased sensation in some of my private areas, you would not believe how sensitive some areas have gotten.

My skin is softer and I have found less hair growth all around my body.

The one thing to point out is this is ALL due to a “chemical” change in my body, lack of testosterone and increase of estrogen. These hormones are amazing and the balance that we all have in our bodies is very delicate. This minor change in my chemical make up has had immense physical changes; makes you want to ask how different are we as men and women?

! ! Mental:

Women are smarter, thats about it. Next topic.... just kidding. But there are people out there that think one gender is superior to the other. People are living in a world that is built on misinformation. We all have potential and if you limit that potential to the physical world then yes, there are divisions to be made. Not everyone can make the cut to be on a professional football team, nor can everyone achieve the talent to be in a philharmonic. We all have gifts that let us wander along this life and learn what it is to be a person, we also have the ability to witness, enjoy and learn from others talents. There are many people that are smarter, faster, stronger, taller, darker, bigger, more compassionate, more graceful, and also the contrary. This is not a contest in any of the attributes that are measurable on this earth. This is an experience to bring to the next place. What are you doing with your talents and with your experiences you gain while walking on this journey?

! ! Emotions:

Women contain an innate divine of service and compassion that men do not have; I think this can be traced back to caveman instinct. The men hunt and kill and to have thoughts of compassion or nurturing pop

into your head during a kill will only get you killed. Women on the other hand were back at the home taking care of everything, expressing love through giving, nurturing and cherishing life. Women are the life givers and men were the life takers.

Spiritual:

I am a spiritual being, made up of energy or a spirit. That spirit energy does not have a gender, your penis is not going to any type of heaven or valhalla. I have come to understand that we are what we are and gender doesn't define who I am and it is not my spirit. We need to stop defining everything in terms of gender and stop the hierarchy of gender with women subjugated and inferior to men.

Since starting this new journey of the feminine I am coming closer to myself as a spirit. I understand the Native American “Two-Spirit” idea and why many two-spirit people were shamans within the tribes. I can see both sides of gender male and female and can exist in between and bring the two closer to the middle where they should reside.

Why should male and female reside more in the middle?

Think about it for a minute. Wage in equality, subjugation, mis- treatment of women in religion, division of labor and all of the stereotypes that keep women in an inferior position to men. Think of all of the underutilized intellectual capital that was never fulfilled because of prejudice against women for thousands of years. (Take this same thought and apply it to color, race, religion and all the other aspects we constantly prejudice against in society)

Where would humanity be RIGHT NOW if throughout history there was NO LIMIT on any person except their own motivation or potential?

OoO

My current focus is just on gender and the problems that have persisted when it comes to gender.

Gender, Male and Female are totally divided. One one hand you have the radical feminists and on the other are the chauvinistic man. In the middle is everyone else and we are ALL affected by gender norms that are engrained into culture and thought over thousands of years.

First I want to go into Gender a little bit and then go into some of what I am feeling and what I have learned about gender over the past few years on this journey. Three things that Gender can be divided into for study and understanding.

1. Gender Expression is in almost everything, its all the way from how we dress to how we act... its perpetuated by corporations and the media. This is just the outside covering and mannerisms that appear to be “gender” normalized.

2. Physical Gender in your body is the anatomy of yourself. Male and female genitalia, but as we look deeper into the subject we find that this is a very very gray area and there are thousands and maybe millions of combinations of “gender” and there is no 100% male or female.

3. Intellectual Gender is our thoughts and deep inside our “spirit.” This aspect of gender is the hardest to come to terms with and understand. I liken it to being born with blue eyes. You don't have a choice as to your eye color; it is just part of you.

Notice that sex is no where in the discussion. Sex and sexual orientation have nothing to do with gender and this is constantly confused by many people. Sex and Gender are separate and different.

Gender when you get right down to it is NOT ONE OR THE OTHER... it is all fluid and gray.

But our LAWs are set up for one or the other. our SCHOOLS are set up for one or the other. our clothing is designed for one or the other.

our sports, our jobs, our expectations, our salaries, our color schemes, our shoes, our jewelry, our models, our hair styles, our EVERYTHING....

Most of the media perpetuates this concept of total exclusion of one gender over the other. Religion for the most part does the same.

AND it is WRONG....It is a MYTH and a MISTAKE. How do we fix this if the two biggest influencers on peoples lives are behind the curtain and keeping the genders DIVIDED?

The general population needs to see GENDER NON- CONFORMING people and actions. The population needs to see transgender and queer people for who we are.... we are you and we are the same.  

Basically I am at peace with both genders in one body and accept both genders as equal. I have been able to move past gender to just what the spirt of a human is at its core. I have also now see past gender in other people and can treat them as who they really are as a human and as an “energy being.”

Have you ever seen old people acting like tough guys or primping around like peacocks on the seashore? When you see most people in their 80s or 90s they are closer what we should be as people. BUT we never see it, because we lack the respect for elders. We take to long to get there also and waste all of this time acting like animals with no compassion, no patience and just running around like Tarzan and Barbie and living in our body and not in our souls. It is too bad we can’t live till we were 200 so we could have a good hundred years to live and step into the next level of humanity. Can we become more if we had a chance to develop or evolve

into something greater than the animals who still fight over race or religion and any other difference we find on the surface?

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Here is a further thought on the subject just to bounce around.

Evolution of every species on earth or the universe occurs because the organism has a potential and has a NEED.

Orcinus whales and some other higher beings have developed an enlarged limbic system or the area of the brain where emotions are processed. Some people refer to them as a "super-herd" and with this super herd mentality they are able to be much more than just a fish.

Can you imagine if we as humans acted as a “super-herd” with an emotional connection to each other with a common goal of becoming better and rising to a new level of humanity? If we continue to separate and divide each other and be negative with this constant struggle against each other we will never be able to know our true potentials as humans. We will always just be animals and not even as evolved as an orca in the wild.

What if there was a thousand acres of land where the only rule was to be human and endeavor to evolve the limbic system. If you think it then it could become real. 

#Kristin Beck #transgender

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A child opens a box. He starts jumping and screaming with joy—not an unusual sound in the halls of Mattel’s headquarters where researchers test new toys. But this particular toy is a doll, and it’s rare for parents to bring boys into these research groups to play with dolls. It’s rarer still for a boy to immediately attach himself to one the way Shi’a just did.

An 8-year-old who considers himself gender fluid and whose favorite color is black one week, pink the next, Shi’a sometimes plays with his younger sister’s dolls at home, but they’re “girly, princess stuff,” he says dismissively. This doll, with its prepubescent body and childish features, looks more like him, right down to the wave of bleached blond bangs. “The hair is just like mine,” Shi’a says, swinging his head in tandem with the doll’s. Then he turns to the playmate in the toy-testing room, a 7-year-old girl named Jhase, and asks, “Should I put on the girl hair?” Shi’a fits a long, blond wig on the doll’s head, and suddenly it is no longer an avatar for him, but for his sister.

The doll can be a boy, a girl, neither or both, and Mattel, which calls this the world’s first gender-neutral doll, is hoping its launch on Sept. 25 redefines who gets to play with a toy traditionally deemed taboo for half the world’s kids. Carefully manicured features betray no obvious gender: the lips are not too full, the eyelashes not too long and fluttery, the jaw not too wide. There are no Barbie-like breasts or broad, Ken-like shoulders. Each doll in the Creatable World series looks like a slender 7-year-old with short hair, but each comes with a wig of long, lustrous locks and a wardrobe befitting any fashion-conscious kid: hoodies, sneakers, graphic T-shirts in soothing greens and yellows, along with tutus and camo pants.

Mattel’s first promotional spot for the $29.99 product features a series of kids who go by various pronouns—him, her, them, xem—and the slogan “A doll line designed to keep labels out and invite everyone in.” With this overt nod to trans and nonbinary identities, the company is betting on where it thinks the country is going, even if it means alienating a substantial portion of the population. A Pew Research survey conducted in 2017 showed that while 76% of the public supports parents’ steering girls to toys and activities traditionally associated with boys, only 64% endorse steering boys toward toys and activities associated with girls.

For years, millennial parents have pushed back against “pink aisles” and “blue aisles” in toy stores in favor of gender-neutral sections, often in the name of exposing girls to the building blocks and chemistry kits that foster interest in science and math but are usually categorized as boys’ toys. Major toy sellers have listened, thanks to the millennial generation’s unrivaled size, trend-setting ability and buying power. Target eliminated gender-specific sections in 2015. The same year, Disney banished “boys” and “girls” labels from its children’s costumes, inviting girls to dress as Captain America and boys as Belle. Last year, Mattel did away with “boys” and “girls” toy divisions in favor of nongendered sections: dolls or cars, for instance.

But the Creatable World doll is something else entirely. Unlike model airplanes or volcano kits, dolls have faces like ours, upon which we can project our own self-image and anxieties. Mattel tested the doll with 250 families across seven states, including 15 children who identify as trans, gender-nonbinary or gender-fluid and rarely see themselves reflected in the media, let alone their playthings. “There were a couple of gender-creative kids who told us that they dreaded Christmas Day because they knew whatever they got under the Christmas tree, it wasn’t made for them,” says Monica Dreger, head of consumer insights at Mattel. “This is the first doll that you can find under the tree and see is for them because it can be for anyone.”

The population of young people who identify as gender-nonbinary is growing. Though no large surveys have been done of kids younger than 10, a recent study by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that 27% of California teens identify as gender-nonconforming. And a 2018 Pew study found 35% of Gen Z-ers (born 1995 to 2015) say they personally know someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns like they and them, compared with just 16% of Gen X-ers (born 1965 to 1980). The patterns are projected to continue with Generation Alpha, who were born in 2010 and later. Those kids, along with boys who want to play with dolls and girls who identify as “tomboys” and don’t gravitate toward fashion doll play, are an untapped demographic. Mattel currently has 19% market share in the $8 billion doll industry; gaining just one more point could translate to $80 million in revenue for the company.

Mattel sees an even broader potential for Creatable World beyond gender-creative kids. In testing, the company found that Generation Alpha children chafed at labels and mandates no matter their gender identity: They didn’t want to be told whom a toy was designed for or how to play with it. They were delighted with a doll that had no name and could transform and adapt according to their whims.

Photograph by Angie Smith for TIME. Shi’a, left, and Jhase play with Mattel’s gender-neutral doll

But it’s parents who are making the purchasing decisions, and no adult is going to have a neutral reaction to this doll. In testing groups, several parents felt the “gender-neutral” branding of the toy pushed a political agenda, and some adults objected to the notion of their sons ever playing with dolls. Mattel’s President Richard Dickson insists the doll isn’t intended as a statement. “We’re not in the business of politics,” he says, “and we respect the decision any parent makes around how they raise their kids. Our job is to stimulate imaginations. Our toys are ultimately canvases for cultural conversation, but it’s your conversation, not ours; your opinion, not ours.”

Yet even offering customers that blank canvas will be seen as political in a country where gender-neutral bathrooms still stir protests. Mattel joins a cohort of other companies that have chosen a side in a divisive political climate. Just in the past two years, Nike launched a campaign starring Colin Kaepernick after the NFL dropped him from the league for kneeling during the national anthem to protest racism. Airbnb offered free housing to people displaced in the face of President Trump’s travel ban. Dick’s Sporting Goods stopped selling assault-style weapons after the Parkland shooting. All these companies have reported eventual sales bumps after staking their claim in the culture wars.

When pressed with these examples, Dickson admits that staying neutral is not an option if you want to be perceived as an innovator. “I think being a company today, you have to have a combination of social justice along with commerce, and that balance can be tricky,” Dickson says. “Not everyone will appreciate you or agree with you.”

In fact, dissent among boomers, Gen X-ers and even millennials may be a positive sign, according to Mattel’s own researchers. “If all the parents who saw the dolls said, ‘This is what we’ve been waiting for,’ we wouldn’t be doing our jobs,” says Dreger. “That would mean this should have already been in the market. So we’re maybe a little behind where kids are, ahead of where parents are, and that’s exactly where we need to be.”

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Walking into Mattel’s headquarters, it’s difficult to imagine a gender-neutral world of play. A huge mural depicts some of the company’s most recognizable toys. A classic bouffanted version of Barbie in a black-and-white bathing suit and heels squints down at visitors. In another picture close by, a little boy puffs out his chest and rips open his shirt, Superman style, to reveal a red Mattel logo that reads “Strength and Excellence.” Even a toddler would be able to discern the messaging on how a woman and a man are expected to look from these images.

But the evolution within Mattel is obvious once visitors make their way past the entryway and into the designers’ cubicles. Inspiration boards are covered with pictures of boys in skirts and girls in athletic gear. The most striking images are mashups of popular teen stars: the features of Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse, who play Veronica and Jughead on Riverdale, combine to create one androgynous face, and Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, who play the main characters on Stranger Things, blend into a single floppy-haired, genderless person with sharp cheekbones.

In the past decade, toy companies have begun to tear down gender barriers. Smaller businesses like GoldieBlox, which launched in 2012 and builds engineering toys targeting girls, and large companies like Lego, which created the female-focused Lego Friends line the same year, have made STEM toys for girls more mainstream. Small independent toymakers have pushed things further with dollhouses painted green and yellow instead of purple and pink, or cooking kits that are entirely white instead of decorated with flowers or butterflies.

Perhaps it’s surprising, then, that nobody has beaten Mattel to creating a gender-neutral doll. A deep Google search for such a toy turns up baby dolls or strange-looking plush creatures that don’t resemble any human who ever walked this earth. Nothing comes close to the Creatable World doll that Mattel has conjured up over the past two years.

Scientists have debunked the idea that boys are simply born wanting to play with trucks and girls wanting to nurture dolls. A study by psychologists Lisa Dinella and Erica Weisgram, co-editors of Gender Typing of Children’s Toys: How Early Play Experiences Impact Development, found that when wheeled toys were painted white — and thus deprived of all color signaling whether they were “boys’ toys” or “girls’ toys” — girls and boys chose to play with the wheeled toys equally as often. Dinella points out that removing gendered cues from toys facilitates play between boys and girls, crucial practice for when men and women must interact in the workplace and home as adults. She adds that millennials (born 1981 to 1996) have pushed to share child-care responsibilities, and that battle ought to begin in the playroom. “If boys, like girls, are encouraged to learn parental skills with doll play at a young age, you wind up with more nurturing and empathetic fathers,” she says.

And yet creating a doll to appeal to all kids, regardless of gender, remains risky. “There are children who are willing to cross those gender boundaries that society places on toys, but there’s often a cost that comes with crossing those boundaries,” Dinella says. “That cost seems to be bigger for boys than it is for girls.” Some of those social repercussions no doubt can be traced to parental attitudes. In Los Angeles, the majority of the seven parents in an early testing group for Creatable World complained the doll “feels political,” as one mom put it.

“I don’t think my son should be playing with dolls,” she continued. “There’s a difference between a girl with a truck and a boy with a Barbie, and a boy with a Barbie is a no-no.”

The only dad in the group shrugged: “I don’t know. My daughter is friends with a boy who wears dresses. I used to be against that type of thing, but now I’m O.K. with it.”

In videos of those testing groups, many parents fumbled with the language to describe the dolls, confusing gender (how a person identifies) with sexuality (whom a person is attracted to), mixing up gender-neutral (without gender) and trans (a person who has transitioned from one gender to another) and fretting about the mere idea of a boy playing with a doll. A second mom in Los Angeles asked before seeing the doll, “Is it transgender? How am I supposed to have a conversation with my kid about that?” After examining the toy and discussing gender-fluidity with the other parents, she declared, “It’s just too much. Can’t we go back to 1970?”

After the session, Dreger analyzed the parental response. “Adults get so tied up in the descriptions and definitions,” she said. “They jump to this idea of sexuality. They make themselves more anxious about it. For kids it’s much more intuitive.”

Why, exactly, a new generation is rejecting categorizations that society has been using for millennia is up for debate. Eighty-one percent of Gen Z-ers believe that a person shouldn’t be defined by gender, according to a poll by the J. Walter Thompson marketing group. But it’s not just about gender — it’s about authenticity, whether real or perceived. Macho male actors and glam, ultra-feminine actresses have less cultural cache than they used to. Gen Z, with its well-honed radar for anything overly polished or fake-seeming, prefers YouTube confessionals about battling everything from zits to depression. When the New York Times recently asked Generation Z to pick a name for itself, the most-liked response was “Don’t call us anything.”

Perhaps their ideas of gender have expanded under the influence of parents who are beginning to reject practices like gender-reveal parties that box kids in even before they are born. Jenna Karvunidis, who popularized the gender-reveal party, recently revealed on Facebook that her now 10-year-old child is gender-nonconforming and that she regrets holding the party. “She’s telling me ‘Mom, there are many genders. Mom, there’s many different sexualities and all different types,’ and I take her lead on that,” Karvunidis said in an interview with NPR.

Perhaps it’s that a generation of kids raised on video games where they could create their own avatars, with whatever styling and gender they please has helped open up the way kids think about identity. Perhaps the simple fact that more celebrities like Amandla Stenberg and Sam Smith are coming out as gender-nonbinary has made it easier for other young people to do the same. Generation Alpha, the most diverse generation in America in all senses of the term, is likely to grow up with even more liberal views on gender.

“This is a rallying cry of this generation,” says Jess Weiner, a cultural consultant for large companies looking to tap into modern-day markets and navigate issues of gender. “Companies in this day and age have to evolve or else they die, they go away … And part of that evolving is trying to understand things they didn’t prior.”

Photograph by JUCO for TIMEMattel, which calls this the world’s first gender-neutral doll, is hoping its launch redefines who gets to play with a toy traditionally deemed taboo for half the world’s kids.

Mattel isn’t the first company to notice the trend among young shoppers moving away from gender-specific products. Rob Smith—the founder of the Phluid Project, a gender-free clothing store that caters to the LGBTQ+ community in New York City—says several large corporations, including Mattel, have approached him for advice on how to market to the young masses. “I work with a lot of companies who are figuring out that the separation between male and female is less important to young consumers who don’t want to be boxed into anything,” he says. “There’s men’s shampoo and women’s shampoo, but it’s just all shampoo. Companies are starting to investigate that in-between space in order to win over Gen Z.”

Still, Mattel enters a politically charged debate at a precarious moment for corporations in America, where companies that want to gain customer loyalty are being pushed to one aisle or the other. A study from the PR agency Weber Shandwick found 47% of millennials think CEOs should take stances on social issues. Some 51% of millennials surveyed said they are more likely to buy products from companies run by activist CEOs. Now, if you walk into a Patagonia store, you’ll see a sign that reads, “The President stole your land. Take action now.”

Such activism is often born of self-interest: companies want to appeal to liberal customers and retain young employees and their allies. They face little risk by speaking up, but major consequences by sitting on the sidelines. In August, customers boycotted Equinox and SoulCycle—two companies that have aggressively courted the LGBTQ+ community—when reports emerged that their key investor was holding a fundraiser for Trump with ticket prices as high as $250,000. According to data analyses by Second Measure, a month later, SoulCycle attendance is down almost 13%.

Weiner says SoulCycle’s experience should serve as a cautionary tale. “I think businesses of any size now recognize that their consumer base values transparency over any other attribute. They want to know that your board is reflective of your choices, and that’s caught a lot of businesses off guard,” Weiner says. “You can’t talk about gender equity in your commercial and then have no women on your board. They have to be savvy.”

Now, a toy company has chosen to make a product specifically to appeal to the progressive part of the country. Lisa McKnight, the senior vice president of the global doll portfolio at Mattel, says major retailers have been enthusiastic about Creatable World. “They’re excited about the message of inclusivity,” she says. “The world is becoming a more diverse and inclusive place, and some people want to do more to support that.” When pressed on the risks, she lays out the alternative. “Candidly, we ask ourselves if another company were to launch a product line like this, how would we feel? And after that gut check, we are proceeding.”

Photograph by Angie Smith for TIMEThe dolls faces betray no obvious gender: the lips are not too full, the eyelashes not too long and fluttery, the jaw not too wide. Here, the dolls faces are painted at Mattel’s headquarters on September 5.

Mattel will launch Creatable World exclusively online first, in part to better control the message. That includes giving sneak previews to select influencers and leaders in the LGBTQ+ community. Selling the doll in retail stores will be more complicated. For one thing, there’s the question of where to place it in stores to attract the attention of shoppers who might not venture into a doll section. Store clerks will have to be trained in what pronouns to use when talking about the doll and how to handle anxious parents’ questions about it. And then there are practical concerns. Dickson admits the company is ready for the possibility that protests against Creatable World dolls could hurt other Mattel brands, namely Barbie.

Mattel has taken risks before. Most recently, in 2016, it added three new body types to the Barbie doll: tall, petite and, most radically, curvy. It was the first time the company had made a major change to one of the most recognizable brands—and bodies—in the world in the doll’s almost-60-year history. The change helped propel Barbie from a retrograde doll lambasted by feminists for her impossible shape to a modern toy. She is now on the rise. Her sales have been up for the last eight quarters, and she saw a 14% sales bump in the last year alone, according to Mattel.

But Mattel felt late to the game when it changed Barbie’s body: For years the Mindy Kalings and Ashley Grahams of the world had been championing fuller body types. Parents had been demanding change with boycotts and letter campaigns. By contrast, Creatable World feels like uncharted territory. Consider children’s media: Disney hasn’t introduced a major gay character in any of its movies, let alone a gender-nonconforming one. There are no trans superheroes. Even characters whose creators say they are queer—like Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series—haven’t actually come out on the page or the screen. In that pop-culture space, a gender-neutral doll seems radical.

Even though there is no scientific evidence to prove that this is the case, there will be customers who say that even exposing their children to a gender-nonbinary doll through commercials or in a play group would threaten to change their child’s identity. This debate will spin out into sociopolitical questions about whether the types of toys children play with affect their sense of identity and gender.

That conversation, if it comes, is worth it, according to Dickson. “I think if we could have a hand in creating the idea that a boy can play with a perceived girl toy and a girl can play with a perceived boy toy, we would have contributed to a better, more sensitive place of perception in the world today,” he says. “And even more so for the kids that find themselves in that challenging place, if we can make that moment in their life a bit more comfortable, and knowing we created something that makes them feel recognized, that’s a beautiful thing.”

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Photograph by Angie Smith for TIME. Shi’a, left, and Jhase play with Mattel’s gender-neutral doll

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“I don’t think my son should be playing with dolls,” she continued. “There’s a difference between a girl with a truck and a boy with a Barbie, and a boy with a Barbie is a no-no.”

The only dad in the group shrugged: “I don’t know. My daughter is friends with a boy who wears dresses. I used to be against that type of thing, but now I’m O.K. with it.”

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A ‘Euphoria’ Star Wants to See the Show Get Even More Queer

LOS ANGELES — From across the lawn at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Barbie Ferreira, the 22-year-old actor who plays Kat in “Euphoria,” spotted her co-star and “bestie,” Hunter Schafer. The two, who have become inseparable through working on the HBO series about teens navigating drugs and debauchery at a Southern California high school, ran up to each other and embraced.

“Hunty, baby, you look so cute!” Ms. Ferreira said.

Ms. Ferreira and Ms. Schafer were meeting friends to see “Jawbreaker,” the ’90s cult film — and Ms. Ferreira’s “all-time favorite” — in an outdoor theater at the cemetery, part of the Cinespia film series there. Clad in a lime green bathing suit under a tangerine long-sleeve John Paul Gaultier top, electric blue bike shorts, complete with a yellow bathrobe tie fashioned as a choker, Ms. Ferreira had dressed for the occasion. Her look was “so ‘Jawbreaker,’” she said.

Ms. Ferreira has gotten a lot of attention for her personal style, and said she has learned to use clothing as a way to embrace her body. It’s something she has in common with her “Euphoria” character. “I also hated myself for so long, as a lot of young girls do, and then I just had to not fall into that trap and make a very conscious decision not to do it,” Ms. Ferreira said, sitting on a couch before the film started. After spending a lot of time in her teen years reading “thinspo blogs” — blogs that encourage and fetishize thin appearances, often to the point of praising anorexia — Ms. Ferreira said she needed to adjust the way she thought about food. “Every micro-problem with my body was enhanced in my head,” she said. “My dysmorphia was crazy.”

Ms. Ferreira found that, among other things, wearing latex and leather made her feel powerful and comfortable in her skin. “I was like O.K., ‘The cat’s out of the bag. I’m fat,’” she said.

Born in New York City, Ms. Ferreira relocated to East L.A. nearly a year ago after being cast in “Euphoria.” The city seems to suit her. “I get to have plants and an outdoor area, more sun, more farmer’s market and less running to the subway,” she said.

Raised by her Brazilian mother, as well as an aunt and grandmother, in Queens and New Jersey, Ms. Ferreira began doing theater at age 7 at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, and by 10, she knew she wanted to be an actress. “I started modeling to be an actress,” she said. She sent photos to American Apparel’s casting department at 16 and then became one of the brand’s more well-known curvy models, later earning internet fame for an unretouched campaign for American Eagle’s Aerie brand. In 2017, Ms. Ferreira began starring in Vice’s etiquette show “How To Behave” before taking a small guest-starring role on HBO’s “Divorce.”

In June, she got her biggest break yet: Her character, Kat Hernandez, is a high school junior who writes One Direction fan fiction and seeks to transform her reputation — and explore her sexuality — after losing her virginity. Spoiler alert: Part of her evolution entails becoming a secret “cam girl.”

Acting has been refreshing for Ms. Ferreira because, she said, “modeling felt like my physical body was a prop.” And Ms. Ferreira saw herself in the character of Kat “in every way.” While the actress worried that they would cast someone more established in Hollywood, she knew she had to persist through what was a lengthy casting process. Ms. Ferreira said she auditioned six times before she got the part. “I read the sides, and I was like, ‘This is too close to home, I need to do it.’ I felt such a need to do it. Like, I know I could fill this role out so well because I understand the character so much.” Though her anxiety festered, HBO “picked really authentic people” for the show. “It was down to me and someone else and that’s when I was the most anxious, I was just like please give me a chance,” she said.

Over the course of season one, Kat finds power in becoming a “dominant,” a sexual role that Ms. Ferreira almost took on when she was 18, and broke and living in Brooklyn. While staying at a friend’s house for an extended period, Ms. Ferreira needed an income, and one of her temporary roommates happened to work as a professional dominant. “I was like, ‘I need money. That sounds fun. I’d like to humiliate men for money,’” she said. She didn’t take that job though, she said. “That girl would come back home and be like, ‘I got $500. Some guy wanted me to pull out his teeth.’”

Ms. Ferreira did find one scene in particular emotionally challenging to shoot; in it, Kat confronts her crush about being romantically interested in him. “I couldn’t bring myself to cry,” she said, between coughs. “Sometimes I get in my head, everyone does.”

“Sorry,” she added. “I’m choking on my Juul.”

Ms. Ferreira is already thinking about Kat’s future story lines in season two. The actress recently came out as queer in an “Out Magazine” interview. “I feel like in my personal life I’ve been gay as hell,” she said, and she would love to see her character in “Euphoria” explore her sexuality more. “I think Kat’s a little queer, but that might be my perspective,” she said. She also wants her character to make “bad decisions.”

Why? “How else do you learn?” she asked. “You don’t. Until one day you make a good decision.”

As for Ms. Ferreira, she’s content with her own decisions and where her career is headed. Her mother feels the same, Ms. Ferreira said: “She’s just happy I’m not selling weed out of a basement in the Bronx right now.”

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What is your character's personal fashion style? For Barbie— Fashion. Is. Everything. Especially when it involves pink fabric. She’s a girl with an outfit for absolutely any occasion under the sun and nothing in her closet is of subpar quality. Not only does she keep up with the latest trend, she keeps up with setting them. From modern styles to vintage collections, the range of Barbie’s closet is nothing short of extraordinary. Did I mention that about half of it is pink?

If your character had one thing to say before their parents died, what would it be? Barbie would have a lot to say but would lack the capability to get it all out let alone get it out with any eloquence. However, through her stumbles, sobs, and ugly crying, there would definitely be an “I love you” and “you gave me everything.”

What do they think of creation? Do they believe in evolution or do they believe in God? What is their religion like? Technically Barbie was born into a Christian family but faith was never something of interest to her family and it was never something they practiced. Barbie does believe in a higher power but doesn’t think about it or question it. Sure she’ll pray from time to time but only if things aren’t going her way… plus it usually starts out something like “dear God or person or thing or whatever you are—“

What does your character most want to change about themselves? Barbie? Barbara Roberts? Change something about herself? Pfft…. She would do anything to change the outcome of her pregnancy; however, one thing she cannot do is change the past.

What is one of their long term goals? Having a happy and healthy child is definitely the greatest goal in Barbie’s life. But, while she dreams openly of owning her own fashion and beauty company, she secretly has hopes of opening a daycare for children.

Tell us 3-6 head cannons for your character in addition to the ones above.

Her four favorite colors are pink, pink, black, and pink…. But mostly pink.

Barbie is very short, standing only at 5’2.

Her favorite junk food is Hawaiian pizza.

Her wand is 12.4 inches, dogwood, unicorn hair core, and swishy.

Barbie was 10 weeks in when the miscarriage happened. The day before she had gone to the hospital, she had bought a purple and white binky both in preparation for the baby and in commemoration for this moment in her life. While the baby never got to use it, the pacifier is kept hidden under Barbie’s pillow as she feels the need to protect it and keep it close.

Barbie’s family is very active in the wizarding world, especially her father. Ever since she was a little girl her family would attend fundraising events, or host charity auctions, or throw parties for grand community and ministry affairs. Because of this, the Roberts name is very well known throughout all walks of wizarding family status. Barbie herself even has her whims of philanthropic actions but she doesn’t let that take away from her vain attitude.

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Ava Nirui: Turning High Fashion on it’s Head

By: Diana Soto

Digital influencer and sought-after designer [slash] artist Ava Nirui takes the concept of personal “handmade art’” to another level. Her field of expertise? Instagram. For her it is a blank canvas that exceeds expectations, where striking creation and transformation harmoniously coexist.

A self proclaimed “logo maniac” who adds her personal touch in every single customized element she posts on the Internet. Nirui is keen on luxury brands and also has a fondness for sportswear labels too. She sees no creative boundaries and is here to stay. This is good news for an industry that is always in need of new creative blood to keep fashion’s heart pumping.

In this exclusive interview, which first appeared in the pages of the 12th issue of ODDA Magazine, Nirui talks about why custom fake is now cool and how social media is a double-edged sword. A tool that can be a wonderful way to discover new talent but also is damaging our evolution as human beings.

Q: Your personal way of re-interpreting high fashion has gained followers in digital media by leaps and bounds. What was the starting point of everything?

A: I grew up in Australia with my mom who was obsessed with luxury brands. She had an impressive collection of designer handbags, including a bunch of fake LV and Chanel’s she had bought while living in Japan. She really never gave a shit if something was fake which was such a sick attitude to have at a time where bootlegs were pretty much unacceptable. My formative years really shaped my opinion of high-end fashion and style.

As soon as I graduated University, I moved to NYC and started working at Opening Ceremony in their web department. I felt like I was thrust into the fashion scene in New York and was fed so much info about designers and cultural scenes that are not spoken about in Australia. After moving to New York, I was introduced to one of my best friends, Alex, who has really unique and inspiring personal style. I gained so much knowledge from him and expanded my creativity after meeting him. He has a very interesting and unique point of view. We started this art project where we made alternative designer Barbie clothes inspired by gender fluid designers. I guess this project formally kicked off my obsession with creating fakes artistically, and I’ve been doing it for the last (almost) two years.

Q: A new fashion dialogue is conveyed by your unique savoir faire. What is Ava Nirui’s scope? Who and what do you create for?

A: I create only for myself and for those who think the way I do. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you’re probably going to hate my work.

Q: How is the creative process developed for your designs?

A: I just think of things randomly. I’ll be watching a movie or listening to music or walking down the street or reading or daydreaming and an idea will come to me. 90% of those ideas are trash and scrapped and 10% are executed.

Q: Is there a specific kind of guiding thread in your way of creating? And a reference point?

A: I am inspired by so many different things: Chanel sport, Lad culture, Australia’s Paddy’s Markets, Soulja Boy, Cam’ron, Juelz Santana, Helmut Lang, Rei Kawakubo, Helmut Newton, Vivienne Westwood, and my mom just to name a few.

Q: Is there a hidden purpose behind your work? Does @avanope want to change the way we conceive the fashion business?

A: I don’t think about what I’m making in terms of a message, really. But, I do think that myself, amongst other artists who engage in repurposing, are changing/manipulating what’s seen as acceptable in fashion. 10 years ago, wearing “fakes” was embarrassing. Now, a custom item is just as cool/ coveted as an original.

Q: What does the concept of luxury mean to you?

A: Luxury is a state of mind! It can mean Louis Vuitton grosgrain bags but it can also mean lying on the beach in Tahiti. If whatever the external factor may be is making you feel “luxurious,” then it’s luxury!

Q: How does your particular view of luxury fashion influence your way of creating such a visually striking art?

A: I think that consumers and brands should take themselves less seriously. Obviously, this view translates into my humour-driven work. I think that fashion is like a blank canvas and there are no boundaries. If you can mess around with it, why not?

Q: In the current digital era, what do you think of this tool as a way of communicating? Is it an advantage or disadvantage at times?

A: I love social media but also think it’s the most damaging thing to our evolution as human beings. Trends become way more momentary, you’re able to formulate ideas on people you don’t know and it aggressively drives narcissism. Although I hate it at times, especially when I witness or am a victim of online bullying, I think it’s amazing in terms of exploration. You can find really talented artists and people on social media, and it makes instant communication convenient and efficient.

Q: Taking a look at @avanope Instagram profile, it may suggest a delicate control over the elements disposition of what we can somehow call ‘luxury-fashion-still-life.’ Do you specifically play with the colour palette and have a fixed idea on the final layout or you just let it flow?

A: I definitely don’t have a plan. When I first started gaining popularity on Instagram, I felt weirdly pressured to maintain this super blown out, highgloss aesthetic, but recently I’ve become way less controlled. I feel like your online presence should be true to who you as a person, and I felt like my page was becoming so far removed from who I am in real life. No one knows, based on looking at my page that I am super interested in punk culture or 70’s erotica magazines or that I even am a writer – I don’t always think it’s the most accurate reflection of me.

Q: Big logos, kind of addictive excess and glamorous, sporty essence… we can deduce that the 2000’s are closely back by having a look at your site. What is your favourite age in terms of fashion?

A: This is a difficult question because I research and reference so many periods in fashion. I guess the obvious answer would be the 90’s or early 2000’s because most of my work is visibly inspired by the sportswear and “logomania” trends of that decade.Photography and fashion had this wonderfully tacky gloss that I think about and channel a lot. That being said, I am a huge fan of the 1970’s (that’s when Comme des Garçons was founded!!!) and the 1950’s because people were so obsessed with their appearance.

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