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thekeatoncadet · 1 year ago

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8 9 14 for keres im Begging

8. What was your OC's most embarrassing moment? Does it still bother them or are they able to shrug it off?

- this one's kinda hard because Keres is always so serious, competent and stoic (when she isn't pissed) and even when I use her in goofy stuff she's usually playing the straight man. The only thing that comes to mind without making something up on the spot:

Keres had absolutely no idea how old Aspen was (in like a child/teen/young adult/adult sense) Kelpies aren't native to anywhere near Keres' territory, so she doesn't know a whole lot about them. So when Aspen told her she was 13 (or so, still nailing that down) she just kinda.

"Well Kelpies are just weird horses right? How old do horses get? 25? 30? So she's probably an adult" (nope) and while she picked up on the fact that Aspen was probably actually on the younger side than she estimated, she FLOORED when Valentine snarks about Aspen being a child (she's not in the present, but only barely) and is overall mortified to realize she basically indoctrinated a 7th grader. (And put way too much responsibility in her shoulders)

Neither Aspen or Val even realize she didn't know, so neither bring it up, but she's still a bit ruffled about it.

9. Is your OC laid back or do they thrive on drama? What role do they play in their group of friends/associates?

14. How important is friendship to your OC? Do they prefer to have one or two close friends or a large group of casual friends? Or do they prefer their own company over that of others?

Grouped these two since they kinda tread the same ground

- uhhhh idk I don't think "laid back" is the right term for Keres - maybe serious? Ironically cold? - but she's DEFINITELY not a drama hound. She hates the petty squabbling her subordinates get into. No patience for it whatsoever and will promptly shut it down if she's in earshot.

As for friends...she doesn't really have any? At least as far as peers go. Dragons of her kind are usually pretty solitary, or might stay in a small family group, so she's somewhat a loner by nature, but she's also hyper focused on her goal, and has a lot of unaddressed fears of...abandonment? Or like losing people she cares about is more accurate but I can't think of the term for it. Add in her infamy and unapproachable demeanor and she's hard pressed to bond well with others.

She genuinely finds Latch repulsive and would probably have just killed him if he weren't so damn useful, and Valentine is tolerable most of the time, but she finds him rather petty and his flair for theatrics obnoxious. And both of them are working with her for their own respective gains, rather than a true shared goal.

Aspen is complicated. She has a soft spot for her, especially once she realizes she's basically been the sole guardian in her life for her entire teenage life, and appreciates the fact that she's actually genuinely invested in Keres' motivations/shares them, and takes all this more seriously than the others. She's pleasant to talk too as well. But she's kind of hard on herself for not really acting like a guardian to her in her youth, and the fact that Aspen seems to be afraid of her. (She's not, she's afraid of disappointing Keres, but Keres lacks the social skills to realize that)

She's def the type to value a couple really close friends than a large group of casual friends - the later would be kinda overwhelming tbh. She values the idea of a trusted companion or too, and she's definitely feels lonely for a number of reasons, but she's not overly bothered by spending time alone, at least rn

#i have so many thought about my ocs my apologies #oc #keres #asks #keaton quiz

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gold-and-rubies · 4 years ago

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Fallout’s Use of Dead Wives For Companions

So this isn’t a full on essay, but I want to take a look at the dead wife trope in Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4, I haven’t played the others so I won’t make a comment on them. These are my opinions on it. I am not a professional at analysis, I just want to clear out my head. I will be talking about Boone, MacCready, Deacon, Valentine, and Longfellow. I thought about talking about Doc Mitchell, but I don’t really see people bring him up. Probably because it’s just used to explain why he has a female vault suit. I’m not going to talk about M!Sole Survivor, because in my opinion that is a different conversation. I talk more about Boone and MacCready, since I am explaining why it works for them. I don’t think many would argue with me that the others could use some alternatives though. Anyway, everything is below the cut.

So let’s start with Boone. He definitely is not the first, but he is the big one. If Bethesda did not overuse this trope in Fallout 4, I don’t think people would go off on him as much, but then again I am relatively new to the fandom. Overall, I think he is the best execution for two different reasons.

I already made a small post about it, but I want to expand on it. When people talk about how focused he is on Carla’s death, I don’t think most people realize that it was recent. It happened while they were living in Novac, and when you meet him he says he has been living there for a year. Meaning that at the most she’s been dead for a little over eleven months, but I think it is way less than that. I think if it had been that long, Boone would have already figured out who was responsible. He’d probably be long, long gone. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is as recent as a little over a week. Not only is it recent, but he’s the one who did the deed. And he hates himself for it. He knows what he did was wrong, but it was that or let her and their unborn child become slaves. That’s another thing I don’t think a lot of people know. Carla was pregnant, and I’m pretty sure they were planning on keeping the child. He was given a choice that consisted of two very dark shades of grey, and he had to figure out which one was just a little better. Not only is it very recent, and tragic, but it genuinely has a very deep affect on him. It is apparent from the beginning that it isn’t just something that is supposed to make the player feel bad for him, it is an important part of his character.

The second reason is that this isn’t the only thing affecting him deeply, though he is the slightest bit more open about what happened to Carla. His participation in what happened at Bittersprings, and how that affected his relationships and how he views Carla’s death make him a deeper character. It serves to show the horrors of war, how willing people are to turn on each other when afraid, and it makes Boone a deeply traumatized character. Unlike other things, it isn’t just some cheap grab at pain. It’s made clear that he isn’t getting over her anytime soon, or maybe he might not at all.

Let’s look at MacCready next, shall we? I think he is the second best execution of this in this group, and by far the best one in Fallout 4.

I think this is because while Lucy’s death was incredibly sad, and affected him deeply the focus is more on Duncan and how he mirrors the Sole Survivor. A parent with a dead spouse who desperately wants to save their child? They’re practically twins. But jokes aside, unlike the others in Fallout 4, Lucy’s death provides substance and cannot be easily switched out for another person.

While twenty-six is a young age to have experienced all that Boone has, twenty-two is even younger. MacCready lost Lucy in a horrific way and became a single parent at quite a young age. We know that he met Lucy after leaving Little Lamplight, and she obviously died after Duncan was born. We know she’s been dead for a least two years because MacCready says she’s been gone for a few years. That means he lost his wife, the person he trusted the most and became a single parent when he was likely still a teenager. And despite this he has arguably the healthiest relationship with the death. He still blames himself for it, but he has come to terms with it the best he can.

It serves as the reason as to why he is a single parent, which I think has more of an affect on him as a character than her actual death does. Growing up in Little Lamplight, and being in charge of it for a bit likely forced him to grow up faster than is healthy, but having a child at such a young age with no one to lean on but your partner who died sent that into overdrive.

Yes, the final affinity talk is about Lucy, but given this is when you are able to pursue a romantic relationship with him, it makes sense. But here is why I think it makes sense that she died, and didn’t walk out on him, which could be seen as an alternative. He says that he never got the chance to tell her who he really was. She died believing he was a soldier and not a mercenary, which seriously messed him up. Part of him feels like she might have not loved him if he had told her the truth. It not only adds to the grief he feels, but also the joy he feels when Sole tells him they love him, because they truly do know him for who he is.

They could have gone in about a million different ways with his character in Fallout 4, but with the way they went what happened makes sense.

Then there’s Deacon, who I have mixed feelings about. Him being violently against synths before joining the Railroad makes for an interesting story, and a good reason as to why he is the way he is, but I’m not fond of how Barbara fits into the story. I understand that there would have to be some sort of redemption in order for him to join the Railroad, but I don’t think Barbara’s death was the best choice.I mean a death of someone he is close to makes sense, but it didn’t have to be his wife. Unlike Boone and MacCready where it makes sense for them specifically to be dead, it doesn’t for Deacon. Her death is just seen as retribution for the pain he caused. They could have very easily have just made it a close friend. While it makes sense for him to have such a dark history, they could have gone with anything, as the specifics of what happened don’t play a large role in who he is as a person.

Now, Valentine. Yes, Jenny was his fiancée not his wife, but close enough. Unlike Deacon, where they could have done anything for his background, it makes sense that someone had to die to make sure Nick was well and truly invested. The thing here is that it absolutely did not not have to be his fiancée, his professional partner dying could have achieved the same effect for him. Now, what’s different here is that her death isn’t really the sad or important part, it’s his identity crisis and justice that are. It is the Original Nick’s memories that spur him on, but justice for her death specifically isn’t the takeaway. It is the desire to do the right thing, and your actions being your own are.

Finally, we have Old Longfellow. This one is going to be super short. Old Longfellow is old by human wastelander standards. While I understand they want to provide a proper explanation as to why he dislikes the Children of Atom, him just being around for a long time and seeing and hearing everything would be reason enough. Hannah, that was her name if you didn’t know, I had to look it up, dying does the opposite of what the writer’s want. Instead of gaining sympathy for him it pushes players away, making her death the most unimportant one. You can’t even tell that that’s what is affecting him. They should have just focused on the thing with Shipbreaker. That would fit both his character, and the whole aesthetic of Far Harbor very well.

#craig boone #maccready #Robert Joseph MacCready #nick valentine #deacon fo4 #deacon fallout 4 #old longfellow #fallout 4 #fo4 #fallout #fallout new vegas #fallout nv #fnv #new vegas #death tw #death trigger warning #tw death

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ninja-librarian · 6 years ago

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Commission for @sapphirenova, featuring a Vampire!Jalapeno and Human!Jade! Happy Halloween!

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“I know what you are.”

The bass from the speakers was pounding in Jalapeno’s ears, a suitable replacement for his heartbeat, which had stopped years before. Only he heard the girl, the crush of humans around him continuing to dance and laugh as if this exchange wasn’t taking place.

He stared at the girl with the large, glittery wings strapped to her back, her cropped dark green hair crowned with baby’s breath and fake white roses, her tight green leotard and tulle tutu revealing too much bare skin and cleavage. She held a red plastic cup in her hand, a wry smile on her face.

“You’re a vampire.”

Jalapeno—head of the Capsicum Coven—froze, teeth gritted as he stared at her.

He was already plotting his escape, determining the best way to round up his siblings to get them out of this place, trying to remember where the fire alarm was to pull it to cause a distraction, to disappear in the chaos.

He knew coming to this party was a mistake, coming out amongst humans was a mistake. He just had to cave into his sisters’ begging and arguments. That they’d feed before they leave, that it’d be good to be among so many humans, that they would be on their best behavior, how even Cayenne—the most cynical of his siblings—agreed, stating that Mylo and Topaz of the Yuuka Coven would be there as well to aid in reigning in Bell, Pepper and Chile if needed.

When he didn’t respond, the fairy girl tilted her cup at him and said, “Your costume. Very subtle, but I think I’m right. But I’m guessing I’m off, by your silence.”

His… costume.

He wasn’t wearing a costume. Refused to, dressing solely in the black and red of his Coven’s colors. He had even left his cloak—the symbol of his being the head of his Coven—back at their penthouse. His siblings had dressed up to blend in with the crowd, blend with the humans, but he thought that he himself had taken enough precautions.

But it was enough to fool the humans. And that was all that mattered.

He relaxed, feeling the tension leave his shoulders, his fight-or-flight instincts fluttering away like the fairy wings on the girl’s back.

Thank the stars for Halloween.

“No,” He said, voice a low rumble that even her delicate human ears heard over the noise. “You guessed correctly.”

In more than one way, he thought to himself wryly.

Her smile grew. “Jade Fukomoto.”

“Jal.” He responded, not wanting to give her any more identifying information.

“Pleasure to meet you, Jal. Wanna dance?”

He didn’t exactly recall giving her an answer, but he was dragged onto the dance floor anyway.

Jalapeno didn’t consider himself a dancer, or a partygoer in general. He definitely did not dance with human girls.

But there was something about this one that was just… different. Her wicked grin, her confidence, the way she carried herself, presented herself. She was friendly and kind and the way she looked at him... It was almost enough to restart his heart, the heart that had not beat since he turned thirteen and became an adolescent vampire.

He danced with her for three songs, and it only ended because a friend called her name.

“Do you have a phone?” She asked over the roar of the crowd and the DJ over the microphone.

Wordlessly, he handed her his cellphone, not even sure what he was doing until the deed was done. She tapped away at it for a moment, then stuck the phone back into his hand, grinning again as she said, “Text me.”

Then she bounded away.

Jalapeno watched her go, holding his phone to his chest protectively.

“Looks like we’ve both had good nights in the romance department.”

Jalapeno did not jump at hearing Chile’s voice beside him, the teenager smirking slightly. He followed where Chile’s eyes were fixed, on a teenage boy wearing a hideously tacky and stereotypical vampire costume.

Jalapeno arched an eyebrow and Chile just shrugged in response. “You have your type, and I have mine.”

Jalapeno fixated one of his trademark glares on his younger brother.

“I am not too young for a lover,” Chile argued. “And I’m not stupid. I know not to take any risks with humans. So,” He waggled his phone in front of Jalapeno. “I know I’m going to follow through on tonight’s gains. What about you?”

Jalapeno looked down at his phone.

That was, indeed, a good question.

*****

The next evening, Jalapeno’s gaze kept drifting from the papers in front of him to the phone laying on the desk. He couldn’t stop thinking about the human girl.

Jalapeno was the youngest Coven leader in all of Asia and the second youngest internationally. He hadn’t been much older than Chile when his father abandoned the Coven to go rogue and his mother soon followed, marrying the head of another Coven. While it was supposed to have been a merger of the two Covens, Jalapeno refused and fought for his right to lead his family, his right as first born. It wasn’t because he would be shunted to third-in-line, but because he knew that his siblings would not last in a different Coven. They would be ostracized and made slaves, shamed and constantly reminded of their father’s actions, his abandonment to all of the rules and order of the vampire world. He preferred the scandalized whispers but silent admiration from the community instead.

He couldn’t afford to be romantically inclined towards a human girl. Not on the heels of scandal coming from the Ikisatashi Coven. The Ikisatashis had never been very traditional to begin with, but the heir—first-born by five minutes, Pie—was the most traditionally minded of the Coven. Yet, in late summer, Pie had been spotted leaving a planetarium with a human girl on his arm. While not unusual to specially treat and financially provide for select humans in return for feeding privileges and secret keeping, there was not a bite mark to be seen on the girl’s delicate skin. The Ikisatashi’s officially confirmed that the human was a romantic partner rather than a feeder sometime later, with the intention of courtship.

Jalapeno had only sat back and enjoyed watching the other Coven Heads take their ire out on someone other than himself for a change.

That did not stop him now from thinking of Jade.

Ridiculous, he told himself. You merely danced together for three songs. That is all. You know nothing about her.

However, another voice in the back of his head said. If you meet her once, perhaps you can stop thinking about her. Know for sure that it is not meant to be.

He grabbed his phone.

******

“I really didn’t think you’d text,” Jade said, sipping at her water.

Neither did I, he thought.

“You don’t strike me as the type to go out with strange women you met at parties,” Jade continued.

“And yet you took a chance by giving me your number,” Jalapeno commented.

She grinned. “What can I say? I like taking chances.”

Jalapeno felt a grin slide easily across his own face as he picked up his menu. “Duly noted.”

Dinner was lovely, though it was human food and most of it was flavorless to him. He much preferred his company. He learned that Jade was a college student, studying computer science while waitressing part-time. He gave her as little information about himself as possible, though that wasn’t too hard. He rarely spoke or could hold a verbal conversation for a long period of time. But he told her that he was working for his family’s company, and that they sold fine wines. Both of which were true. He just also happened to also sell—to select clientele—wine that contained blood.

He left cursing himself.

For he had agreed to a second date.

*****

“Are you courting her?” Bell asked several months later, her smile and eyes wide from where she sat cross-legged on the couch. “You’ve been seeing her for six months now. She sees you as a boyfriend in human terms. But is she being courted in vampire terms?”

Jalapeno shook his head. No. Courtship meant more, and would mean bringing Jade fully into his world.

He was not quite ready to see her leave when she found out he was a monster.

“Do you intend to court her?” Mylo asked from where he was sprawled out in an armchair across from Jalapeno, sipping from a crystal glass containing blood-tinged wine.

As typical, Jalapeno did not respond with words, only staring at the assembled group over the rim of his own goblet.

“You have been seeing this human for two months now,” Chile said, resting his glass on a coaster. “Are you courting her or is she to be a feeder? Both possibilities have been heavily gossiped about.”

“Yeah, wonder whose fault that is,” Pepper snapped, eyes flashing over to Mylo’s cousin, Topaz, who put a hand to her chest in offense.

“I did not start the courtship rumor. I was merely attempting to help the Capsicum Coven save face,” She said.

Words that would have led to a bloody brawl elsewhere were brushed aside by Jalapeno. He had known Topaz too long and knew that her actions and words were not in malice. They had given him some leeway of protection from the Covens at this time, and he was grateful.

Mylo righted himself in the armchair, holding the wineglass in both hands between his knees, eyes sharp as he stared at his best friend. “Is the human girl truly worth all the trouble she will cause you and your family, my friend?”

Jalapeno merely nodded. Mylo copied the action.

“Then you have the Yuuka Coven’s support. No doubt the Ikisatashis will back you, given their situation. All three sons—and Rindou—have begun courting humans.” Mylo said. There was quite a bit of bitterness in his tone; he had expressed interest in Pie’s twin and eldest daughter, Rindou, on previous occasions.

“That girl is too nice for you to treat her like a toy,” Cayenne added. “Either court her properly, or let her go. We have enough scandal attached to our name as is.”

Jalapeno nodded again.

He and Jade would be having a long conversation the next time they saw each other.

*****

Jalapeno met Jade outside her apartment. He listened to her chatter about work and school and her pregnant sister-in-law’s latest ultrasound all the way to the restaurant. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.

Tonight would change everything. He just didn’t know for good or for ill yet.

Then a tall man stepped out in front of them. Jade sucked in a breath, her eyes going wide as a glint of silver flashed in the low light. Jalapeno immediately stuck his arm out in front of Jade, falling instinctively into a fighting stance.

A hunting stance.

“This doesn’t have to be ugly,” The man said with a sneer. “Hand over all your valuables.”

Jalapeno could hear the thump of Jade’s heart, frantic and fast like a rabbit’s. He could smell the fear that overcame her usual scent of confidence and hyacinths.

Her fear sent his every instinct, his every emotion into overdrive.

His lip curled, exposing his fangs. The knife lowered briefly, but it was too late.

Jalapeno leapt with inhuman speed and strength, dragging the man into the alley, throwing him on the ground, snarling. The smell of Jade’s fear was replaced by the man’s in his nostrils. Jade’s frantic heartbeat was replaced by the man’s scream as Jalapeno sank his teeth into the flesh of the man’s shoulder.

Mouth bloody, Jalapeno grasped the man by his shirt, hauled him to his feet and shoved him against the wall.

“Go,” He growled. “And never try that again. I will be watching.”

The man scrambled away.

Endorphins still pumping through him, Jalapeno watched. The further he got, the more dread filled him.

Jade had seen it all.

He swallowed, and turned slowly around.

Jade did not appear startled, or scared, as she stared at him.

They were quiet for a long moment, then,

“I knew it wasn’t a costume. When we first met.”

Jalapeno blinked. “How?”

Jade smiled softly. “My cousin is Lettuce Midorikawa.”

Jalapeno’s brow furrowed, knowing that he should know this name but didn’t.

“She’s dating the Ikisatashi heir.”

Oh.

Well then hopefully that meant that the Ikisatashis would lend their support.

Jalapeno ran his sleeve over his blood-stained lips. Then he looked directly at Jade.

“May I… court you?”

To his surprise, she came up and grabbed both of his hands, not caring about the blood at all as she smiled up at him.

“I thought you’d never ask.”

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durifmdarchived · 6 years ago

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guess who’s back,, back again. ah yes, it is, once again, anthony! i decided that i really needed to revive my entire smol son, duri. just this time around, he’s older, and in the form of one of the lomls, choi minho! oh and also now the main vocalist 1 of knight (because c’mon, my ass is so in love with exo like when i was still high after my colonoscopy on friday, i told my family i was gonna go home and listen to exo,, so now we know who fully owns my entire ass.) anyways ! we’re going to move on from that and get right until it! here is duri’s biography, profile, and plots!

just a friendly reminder that under the cut, there will be mentions of post-traumatic stress disorder, car accident, parental death, and anxiety! any bullet point that deals with any four of these topics will have the tw at the beginning!

duri was born on december 25th 1990 to two young college students, oh jangmi & park seah, in incheon, south korea. even though they did something rather irresponsible, the two of them were still very responsible and were going to work so hard on taking care of little duri.

he spent a lot of time with grandparents since the both of his parents will still college students and they wanted his parents to be able to get their degrees. which of course, the two would later do; seah in business and jangmi in pharmacy.

when he was three years of age, his parents wed in a beautiful spring ceremony. there’s a bunch of pictures of him looking cute as heck at the wedding. but, he doesn’t really remember it, he only has the pictures.

he was honestly... the cutest little child who was just so happy and energetic, always respectable of people. he would easily melt your heart honestly.

TW: CAR ACCIDENT & PARENTAL DEATH; when he was five years old, his life took a turn for the complete worst. one spring morning, when the remaining of winter was still hanging on, and on his way to school; himself and his family would be involved in a car accident. his mother died instantly with the impact, while his father died sometime after. duri would later wake up in hospital; remembering every detail that happened with the car accident, as well as remembering his family members, but his memories before than would sit as a blur in his mind, and he would be haunted by this accident for the rest of his life, most likely.

was sent to live with his uncle, minho, and his aunt, taekjo, in seoul. they own a really popular cafe and it’s literally come to age a lot; i’m thinking they live and work somewhere in itaewon. the two took really good care of duri, as if he was their very own son (minho and taekjo couldn’t have any children because taekjo is unable to bare children) basically he was born through their hearts. they taught him happiness, the wonders of the world, and everything else in between.

he really only considers incheon his birth place and not really a hometown due to the bad memories that linger there. he considers seoul to be his hometown due to living in seoul the longest and stuff like that.

TW: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; he really started suffering from post traumatic stress disorder; he would often relive the car accident in his sleep and he’d wake up basically screaming, then would cry once he came back to reality. he would also panic if something would accidentally smash in the cafe and no one really understood what was going on. but, minho had looked for answers and finally came up with what matched duri’s symptoms. he would later attend counseling. his dreams were never the same, they’d follow the same general thing, but something about it was always different, which is why duri can’t remember the accident fully.

he found and interest and solace in music; which was something that later became a love and something that he wanted to do for a career. he would take singing lessons before going on to learn guitar and piano as well. he would partake in the café’s open mic nights for something fun to do.

even though he had all this interest in music; he didn’t have an interest in auditioning for entertainment companies yet. he didn’t feel like he was ready, he wanted to take care of himself fully, focus on his studies, and studying music. even though minho & taekjo really thought he should audition, they respected his wishes.

as high school rolled around, he attended seoul school of performing arts (sopa) where he basically focused on music and performing for his later use. he was pretty popular with people due to his happy and caring attitude as well as his skill level in music (ofc there were some jealous but w/e.) at showcases, he was always scouted by a load of entertainment companies but he always turned them down due to the reasons stated above.

after graduating high school, duri decided that he was going to enlist in the military. he thought it would be better to do this, believing he’d finally be ready to chase after his dream once he did his enlistment. he would become a public servant due to the ptsd (but it wasn’t that bad, which was why they had allowed him to stay) and he’d even get to be in the military band, which he was really happy about.

though, while he was in the military, he got bad again mental health wise due to the fact he wasn’t keeping him with his therapist and etc, so he started having his pervious issues once again. he thought it was just a phase that he’d get over but spoiler alert, it’s not.

after graduating from military enlistment, he decided to finally audition for an entertainment company. bc entertainment was the first one to have auditions, so duri decided to go for that company; besides, he really liked both decipher and bee, so it just seemed like it would be the place for him. he auditioned without the knowledge of his uncle and aunt because he wanted to surprise them if he got in.

so, he went to the open auditions, felt a little odd because he felt like the oldest person there among a bunch of teenagers and stuff. but anyways, he went over what he had to do in his head to himself as he waited, before his audition group would finally be called.

they all lined up in the room and went one by one, but the guy who was doing the auditions, was hella strict and kept stopping people and yelling out next. he would always give people a look of sympathy and told them they did well. and before he knew it, it was his turn.

he stepped up to where he had to be, before introducing himself, and proceeding to strum his guitar and singing decipher’s “replay.” the trainer finally stopped looking down and writing, looking up at duri and being memorized by his voice. duri was the only person to go for the full allowed time. after that, he was asked to dance and like he had no idea what to do?? so he just kind of.. busted out the moves to bee’s tell me and hoped for the best. it worked and he got the paper to go into the next room, where he would pass the audition completely, later going on to sign the trainee contract.

he wasn’t a trainee for very long (hoping i did the math correctly ajknfakkn but we’re going to pretend i did) basically he was almost immediately placed into the lineup of knight and his entire training was basically the nine months before debut that knight was known by the public. guess word got around about his voice, which was why he was there so quickly. i’m like 99% sure some people probably didn’t like duri for that sole reason that he was going to be debuting so quickly over some other trainees.

duri is one of the members that are basically without scandal to be honest. though, he did have a small thing once where a large group of netizens were saying that he was faking his personality for the cameras that there is no one he’s so sweet, caring, and generally really happy all the time. but, it was shut down quickly by non-fans of knight whom had great experiences with duri, letting people know that he really is the way that he presents himself to the public. soon, netizens felt like duri was someone they could trust and someone who wasn’t going to cause problems like some of the other members (no shade i promise xx)

bc 100% pushes duri for his voice over everything else. he lost out on a lot of acting opportunities, since bc rejected all acting offers for him; only accepting the ost offers, basically. though, they did let him star in lipstick’s excuse me last year. otherwise, it’s just pushing him for his voice. while he doesn’t mind it since he does want a solo, he still feels like he’s easily missing out on acting opportunities.

so personality wise, duri is a vv good person. he’s really nice and sweet without a mean bone in his body. he’s someone that people can really take advantage of because he has such a big heart and doesn’t really ever say no. he’s always happy and smiling; even though his mind is in pain. has fake maknae energy, one big ol’ puppy. the softest boy !!

he’s also such a big brother like your his younger friend?? suddenly he’s like your big brother !!

obviously member of knight’s hyung line !

he’s fluent in two languages korean (obviously his native language) and japanese.

in his free time, he really likes reading books and watching movies/dramas.

he so badly wants to move out of the knight dorm just so that he can get a dog(s).

gg enthusiast (i mean he does really enjoy bgs too but he loves ggs ok !!) and also a vv big ariana grande fan.

night sky enthusiast; has a connection to the stars due to a story his grandmother told him when he was younger.

TW: paranoia / anxiety / claustrophobia; he doesn’t drive because his paranoid about it & he always takes the stairs, never going in the elevator because he feels like it’s closing in on him and he starts to panic.

this got really long and i think this is all i can say about duri ?? but anyways thanks for reading,, i love duri sm :(((

#⌜ about. ⌝#⌜ anthony in your area. ⌝

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On the frontline with Britain's new feminists, fighting for women's rights “Did women get the vote by waiting for it to be granted to them?” activist Steph Pike bellowed into a loudspeaker. “No! they fought for it,” she said. “We’ll come back time and time again to fight for our rights. And,” she roared towards lawmakers across the road, “you can’t stop us!” As the crowd cheered, I thought of how lonely Fawcett’s statue seems on calmer days in Westminster, facing down the UK’s still largely male-dominated seat of democracy across the road. The monument to the leading women’s suffragist carries a banner emblazoned with one of her most famous quotes: “Courage calls to courage everywhere.” Until Fawcett’s statue was unveiled here three years ago by, among others, Britain’s second female Prime Minister Theresa May, the green patch outside Parliament had only commemorated men. Yet on a windswept Monday in March, despite Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, this traditional protest site was filled with hundreds of women clutching signs and slogans under Fawcett’s protective gaze. “We demand the proper funding of services that women need and women rely upon every day,” shouted Helen O’Connor, a representative of the UK’s GMB union. “The government has spent billions on this pandemic. My members are health workers and mostly women. Where is the pay rise they deserve — and need — during this pandemic?” she asked. Expectations vs. reality Readers outside Great Britain may wonder where this upswell of resentment has come from in a nation normally known for its mild manners and modern values. As a major world economy, the UK often makes interventions with other countries on human rights, including for women. Women here have had the right to vote for a century, while equal pay legislation has been around for half of that time. Even the UK’s head of state — the Queen — is herself a woman. However, what many British women — of which I am one — will privately concede is that there remains a big difference between the liberties they are awarded in principle and what they can expect in practice in many aspects of their lives — from the right to feel safe on the UK’s streets to the right to expect equal treatment in the workplace. Igniting a national debate This issue came to a head last month after the disappearance of 33-year-old Sarah Everard while walking home from a friend’s house in the peaceful south London suburb of Clapham. The suspect charged with her killing is a serving officer of the UK’s largest police force — London’s Metropolitan Police. Everard’s death prompted an outpouring of grief, culminating in a vigil around a local park bandstand — which the same police force then aggressively broke up, ostensibly because it posed a danger to public health. A review ordered by the Home Secretary vindicated the Met’s handling of the vigil. But to those of us who were there that night, the response, given the occasion, felt decidedly uncomfortable. When scuffles broke out as women were handcuffed a few meters away, my all-female film crew was asked to show credentials five times and urged to move on, almost disrupting our ability to document the events unfolding. It was amid these scenes that Pike and O’Connor met at the vigil. Also there was Alia Butt, a psychotherapist for the UK’s National Health Service. What they all saw prompted them to form a pressure group called “Women Will Not Be Silenced,” under whose banner they spoke at the protest days later next to Fawcett’s statue. “It just ignited a deep-seated anger, which I think we all recognized,” said Pike, speaking in an interview with CNN in April. “This violent culture against women in the UK isn’t new to women, but it’s come on top of years of austerity that has disproportionally affected women,” she said. “I see it in my job as a welfare rights adviser: women who are single mothers may need access to services more, yet those services they need are often the ones being cut.” Butt told CNN she witnesses the effect of this trend every day as well. She’s seeing more and more patients who are younger and younger suffering from the effects of psychological or sexual violence, perpetrated either in person or online. She has even had to change her job to focus solely on minors due to the increased caseload of teenage girls presenting with mental health problems caused by violence against women. “There are so many different forms of violence,” Butt says. “It can also be institutional and economic. The threat of that can have a huge effect on people’s mental health.” For O’Connor, who suffered abuse while growing up in her native Ireland, this is about standing in solidarity with other women who have shared similar experiences, advocating for what they are entitled to. ‘Rape culture’ Since Everard’s death, women across the country have come forward with their stories of daily sexual harassment and mishandled cases of serious sexual assault. There has even been a debate about a pervasive ‘rape culture’ in some of the most elite schools and universities. Women took to the streets again over the Easter weekend to protest police brutality and the need to “police themselves” by avoiding the streets and public transport after dark. At those marches I met Daphne Burt, wearing the pinkest outfit she could find in her wardrobe. Burt claimed she had survived rape, reported it, and never seen the case pursued. Another woman, who did not wish to be named, carried a sign saying she could get more years in jail for protesting during the pandemic than her rapist got for what he did to her. Also among the crowd, thousands strong, was photographer Lily-Rose Butterfield, who said her sexual assault experience had prompted her to tattoo parts of her body to demarcate her “physical boundaries.” She showed me some of them, including a Venus de Milo on her leg. Crime bill What had brought these women together was not the hope of being able to secure more of a say in their country, as Fawcett and her fellow suffragists had done, but a fear they were losing their voice. Everard’s death occurred just as a controversial policing and crime bill began to pass through Parliament — legislation which critics say would curb Britons’ ability to protest and hand more powers to police at a time when they should be facing tougher scrutiny. Covid restrictions mean fines of up to around $14,000 for those found to be organizing or participating in large gatherings, even if the UK courts have ruled that people’s right to protest should be protected. That risk has pushed some of Britain’s more radical feminists underground. “D” would only go by her first initial when we met via video call. An activist for the group called “Sisters Uncut,” which campaigns for the rights of women and non-binary people to live in safety, she is among some of its organizers who now feel compelled to hide their identity. Wearing a mask, hood and glasses, she also sat so far away from the camera it was impossible to tell who she was. “We’ve had to go online to keep our movement going,” she said. “There are real risks to our members for being identified. The fine is a lot of money and we are conscious of the risks of being documented as organizing a protest one maybe two years down the line.” Sisters Uncut have drafted a 10-point “feministo” demanding an overhaul of the UK’s domestic violence services, of its immigration and family courts systems and campaign for more welfare funding to be made available to women and the LGBTQ community. Statues vs. sex offenses The UK’s new crime legislation also contains a clause introducing a maximum 10-year sentence for those who deface a statue. Critics note that, in comparison, the average sentence for rape is just under 10 years. “What message does this send to victims?” Bell Ribeiro-Addy, a Labour Member of Parliament for the South London suburb of Streatham, told CNN in an interview in Clapham after coming to pay her respects to a makeshift floral tribute in memory of Everard. “What example does it set of us as a country?” It was while contemplating the irony of Fawcett’s stone likeness being potentially awarded better protections than her flesh and blood sisters, that I noticed something all too familiar. She has been interrupted. Her quote — “Courage calls to courage everywhere” — should also read, “and its voice cannot be denied.” CNN’s Lauren Kent and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou contributed to this report. Source link Orbem News #Britains #feminists #fighting #Frontline #Rights #womens

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Marvel’s Future: A New Main Trio?

I don't think it's any real debate at this point that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has made its impact on both film and popular culture at large. That studio took characters that few outside of comic book fandoms had ever even heard about and turned them into a billion-dollar franchise, creating a series of movies rightly regarded as greats. And all this culminated in Avengers Endgame, a decisive cap-off to the story we'd come to know and love, as well as serving as a farewell to many of the characters who had served as the heroes of this tale. And its those characters I wanted to talk about today, or rather, the now-lack of them. Because the cast is undoubtedly one of the major highlights of this franchise, and standing at the center was its three biggest stars; Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. But, as Endgame now showed, those are three costumed crimefighters that we're likely to never see again, thus taking out a lot of the draw that made the past films work as well as they did. And since the MCU is likely going to want to continue for a long time, that leaves the worrying question of who can take the place of those three greats. Who can stand up to fill the void left behind by the original core trio of the Avengers and serve as the face of the franchise from here on out?

Now this is a pretty big thing to speculate on, I know. These three characters brought the franchise to life and are, within the MCU itself, absolute giants that would be pretty daunting to try and follow in the footsteps in. But if Marvel is going to want to continue to draw people in, we're going to need a central cast around which everything else has to revolve. And my big idea here is this. Don't just focus in on a new cast, but specifically a younger one. A trio of younger heroes who have grown up in this world of monsters, heroes and aliens, who have, with the rest of the world, seen the world change from the mundane to the fantastic, and have them be the ones to take up the mantle left behind by Tony, Steve and Thor. Young people who not only have coming-of-age stories of their own, but also have to have them during an age that has been irreversibly influenced by these powerful, larger-than-life figures who, without even realizing it, have shaped just what life is going to be like for the next generation. Thankfully, the MCU has already provided a pair of characters that I feel can be a part of this new hypothetical core trio, and as for the third, well, I'll get into that one a bit later on.

The first of my proposed new trio would be none other than Peter Parker, the amazing Spider-Man himself. And this one, I think, is probably going to be the least contentious of my choices, because Peter has proved himself to be a well-liked and popular addition to the Marvel films since his debut in Civil War. In fact, the reveal that his character was going to be a part of that movie was likely a big reason why so many people were drawn to it, even though that film would likely have been considered great even without him. Tom Holland has been a real standout performance in the role and every subsequent film he's been in has only cemented my belief that he is not only a worthy Spider-Man, but someone who will probably go on to be one of the key figures in Marvel's future. And since the movies have already set him up to be a sort of successor hero to Tony Stark, I'd say him being considered as one of the new mains is going to be something a lot of people will want. And hey Tony himself personally "knighted" him as an Avenger back in Infinity War, and if that's not a blatant "I choose you" moment for the character, I don't know what is.

Second on my list would be Princess Shuri, younger sister to T'challa, the King of Wakanda and the Black Panther. Much like Peter, Shuri has proved to be a likeable addition to the MCU, with some even citing her as the most enjoyable character of the Black Panther film. And while her brother might himself be more associated with the Avengers, we cannot forget that he is a national leader, and therefore will probably be occupied with a great many responsibilities. His sister, by contrast, is not only unhindered by such things, but also seems to have a greater affection for the world beyond Wakanda's borders, and as the end of her brother's film showed, she'll be getting out there pretty often as part of Wakanda's efforts to better be a part of international affairs. So she'll definitely have more opportunity be out there, and if rumours are to be believed, there's even a chance of her perhaps taking on the mantle of Black Panther herself one day, if only during those times when T'challa himself won't be able to do it. As a funny, intelligent and witty young woman, I think Shuri would be a welcome addition to the new main cast of the MCU, especially since there would be a need to have a hero whose abilities didn't solely lie in some extra-human powers like other characters have.

As for my final choice, I thought long and hard, and eventually decided on the character of kamala Khan, AKA Ms Marvel. Now, this one is likely less-known than the other two since she hasn't appeared in the MCU yet, but to give a brief rundown on her she's a Pakistani-American teenager who, like Peter, acquired her powers (in this case super-elasticity, in sort of the same vein as the likes of Mr Fantastic) by accident and decided to take on the role of a costumed hero as a result. As for her personality she is, to be perfectly frank, an utterly unapologetic Marvel fangirl, completely obsessed with the bigger name heroes of that world, in particular Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, whom you can probably tell she took her hero name from. There's a bunch of other stuff with her but that's more or less the gist of it, that she's a super-stretchy girl with an total love of superheroes and would, most likely, be the most enthusiastic about not only the work of heroing but also being a part of whatever new Avengers form up in the wake of the departure of the old guard. And with her, we hopefully have our new core trio for the franchise going forward. A group of youngsters who come of age in an era of superpowers, gods, aliens and all manner of other world-changing events.

However, much as I would love for Kamala to be included in this, I must concede that her being a part of the new Avengers would present a very specific problem. You see, while Ms Marvel has indeed been confirmed to be a future addition to the MCU, her arrival will not be by way of a theatrical film, but rather television, specifically a Disney Plus exclusive. Now that might not sound like an issue since it's all Marvel, but consider this. The movies will, by and large, be the main form of Marvel that general audiences will be watching or otherwise be aware of. So, for instance, while not everyone going into the original Avengers will have seen all the other movies, they will have likely at least heard of characters like Tony, Thor and Steve. Kamala has no such luck, especially if she's thus-far only going to be appearing on a streaming service that not everyone has access to. So if we're going to have her as part of this new trio, there's probably going to have to be more explanation with her than there is with Peter or Shuri since audiences would already be familiar with the two of them. Fortunately, I've given this some thought and I think I've come up with a workaround.

Remember, Peter's own introduction in Civil War clearly showed that he'd been having a career as Spider-Man for some time before Tony recruited him. He never had any in-movie depiction of his origins. The same thing can be done for kamala. Have her go through her TV stuff sure, but wen it comes to the team-up have her inclusion be like Peter's, where the other heroes find her and include her with only a vague acknowledgement to the stuff she's been getting up to before that meeting. So those who've seen her show might understand what she's been referring to and moviegoers will, like with Peter, get this sense that there was this whole other story that they just haven't been told yet. As for how to bring the three together, maybe Peter will come across some baddie he can't fight alone, and with the Avengers kaput he decides to seek out other help. He goes to Shuri (with the two of them having maybe established an acquaintance during Tony Stark's funeral and wake) and together they try and stop the villain between them. And during their attempt they come across kamala, who has been getting involved with the antagonist while they were tracking them. Details can maybe be worked out later.

But while getting the characters all together is all well and good it'll all be for nothing if they don't work well off each other. That was, after all, one of the things people loved about the original Avengers. Thankfully, I believe these three kids have a lot they can do together once they become a team. Shuri and Peter, as one example, could pick each others' brains over some random new technology they discover during their combined villain-fighting, all while Kamala looks on totally confused as to what they're talking about. Kamala and Peter could share a moment where they consider how their chance for an ordinary teenage life is gone for them because of what happened to them. Or perhaps they could share an avid fan moment where they discuss who could win in a fight between two of the older heroes, all while Shuri watches them with amusement. Maybe Kamala and Shuri could have a talk about feeling like they're in the shadows of their respective predecessors, Captain Marvel and Black Panther, and assure each other that they're just as worthy of being heroes. Really, there's no end to the kinds of interactions these three could have once they're all together, and I think it has the potential for some truly great character moments.

Now, I realize that it's unlikely that such a team-up will happen. It was all just a bit of fun speculation. But I do think it's worth considering. After all, the MCU, at least as we've known it for the past decade-plus, can no longer continue as it was because of the massive cast change that Endgame gave us, and I truly think that the franchise will need some new main face if it's going to want to continue onwards, trio or otherwise. Thankfully, if nothing else, we know by now that this is a studio that has enough experience at making great movies that, no matter what form their franchise takes, at least it'll be fun for us to see play out 😊

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A Lifetime of Competition: Growing Up in Chihayafuru

While watching some sports and competition dramas, I often get the strange impression that nothing in these universes exists apart from the sport or competition they’re pursuing. Every single person in Tennisworld is obsessed with tennis, everyone in Cookingworld frames all of their conflicts in terms of cooking challenges, etcetera. When the meat of your story’s drama and appeal is found in how dedicated competitors clash through some specific mode of competition, it makes some sense for your story’s world to feel a little insular, and for the central mode of conflict to bleed into other aspects of characters’ lives. But in real life, our lives are never all one thing—we balance our competitive passions against our personal and professional lives, and ultimately are forced to make compromises in how the sports we love fit into our larger world.

It’s understandable that a medium and genre so focused on the trials of adolescence would maintain such an all-or-nothing focus—but not all sports shows ignore the wider world. Chihayafuru’s third season has been directly grappling with these questions, as half of its cast start to approach the end of high school, and the other half are already struggling with the trials of adult, or even senior living. The sport of karuta doesn’t discriminate based on age, so long as you’re still able to compete. The most recent arc focused on characters ranging from teens to competitors in their late fifties, all fighting to claim the titles of Master and Queen.

These characters are not single-minded instruments of karuta glory; they are individual people, each with their own life circumstances, yet each united by their passion for the sport they love. Their trials go beyond their efforts to simply be the best, or to work together with some particular group of teammates. As it turns out, when you expand the scope of your characters’ life circumstances, you expand the scope of your story’s overall drama, as well as the poignant questions it can ask. And in Chihayafuru’s case, that expansion of scope has refocused the show on questions that are crucial to any athlete: how do you find healthy joy in competition, and how do you grow up alongside a beloved sport?

The recent Master and Queen tournament arcs have explored that directly, through the contrasting circumstances of the reigning karuta champions and their new challenges. Master Suo, who has reigned as Master for several years straight, is considered an unimpeachable demon of karuta. Yet as we explore his narrative, we find his dedication to the sport comes from a place of deep loneliness and self-doubt. Taken in as a child by a much wealthier household, Suo is guided by the words “be sure to make something of yourself”—to make some value out of himself, rather than pursue his genuine passions. Karuta was simply something he could prove his value through; but as his college education drags on and his vision deteriorates, Suo is finding himself within an increasingly narrow world, and unable to see the person he will be once karuta is gone.

Shinobu, the teenage karuta Queen, seems even more isolated than Suo. Shinobu has never had genuine friends; instead, the karuta cards became her friends, and eventually her source of strength. Shinobu drew strength from karuta, but eventually, her sole focus on karuta led to a rejection of all else, and a disdain for the “emotional weaknesses” tying down other players. But Shinobu’s route has only led to fragility and despair; she might say she doesn’t need attachments, but when she feels abandoned by her grandmother or her few friends, she has no one to fall back on at all.

In contrast, Suo and Shinobu’s challengers seem to both embody a healthier spirit of karuta, while also demonstrating our ability to age alongside the activities we love. Coach Harada missed his chance to become Master back in his youth, and was only able to return to the sport in his middle age, with weak knees and failing stamina. But Harada does not let his physical age get him down; in contrast, he actually embraces the scrappy tactics he’s absorbed over a long lifetime of karuta play, and takes pride in facing off with much younger opponents.

Queen challenger Haruka is actually a former Queen herself, who took off time from the sport in order to raise her children. Now playing with two children and a supportive husband in tow, Haruka lacks the acuity of game sense she possessed as a young challenger. She’s also plagued by doubts regarding her theoretical “selfishness” in returning to karuta, rather than focusing on her new life and demanding children. And yet, when the time for Haruka and Shinobu’s match approaches, Haruka is actually cheered on by her children; rather than distracting her from her passion, they become a source of strength, the bedrock of her competitive spirit.

As we grow older, we gain attachments and obligations that limit our ability to live entirely for ourselves. As teenagers, we’re able to compete entirely on our own terms—but as adults, our time is rationed, and we become responsible to others. But as Chihayafuru sees it, attachments are not weakness—and being groundless is certainly not a strength. Lacking in strong personal bonds, Suo’s motivation is tainted by his obligation to be a “productive adult”—he plays because he has nothing else. Shinobu, as well, is treated as a useless child with one potentially marketable talent; and when the flimsiness of her bonds is revealed, she crumbles into despair.

In contrast, characters like Harada have a support structure that embraces them even in defeat. Whether Harada wins or loses, he has proven to himself that he can still compete—and more importantly, he’s offered inspiration to the hundreds of students he’s trained along the way. Rather than tying him down, Harada’s age and attachments have given him both emotional strength and a vital sense of community. And as one karuta reader tells the nostalgic Haruka, we’re all young from a certain perspective; embrace all the fruits of life you can, because you’re never too old to return to your passion.

Both Harada and Haruka represent a happy vision of aging alongside the sports you love, while embracing all the rambling paths life will take you on. Embracing other passions need not diminish your love for the game; your relationship with a sport may change, but change in all things is inevitable. Harada and Haruka both found communities in the larger world that they brought back to their passion, and their experiences were richer for it. If you make your victory larger than yourself, you can find great strength and comfort in the support of others, and joyous discoveries even in defeat.

Unfortunately, while Chihayafuru’s adult characters have largely graduated into a healthy, emotionally fulfilling relationship with karuta, its teenage leads are still bound by limitless anxieties regarding their karuta performances and personal futures. But that’s how life is, and either way, I appreciate Chihayafuru’s efforts to illustrate the full experience of growing alongside a sport, and the profound vitality of its adult characters. Here’s hoping Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata grow up as gracefully as their karuta seniors!

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#BoisLockerRoom: Delhi teen arrested, 21 identified after leaked Instagram group chat screenshots promoting violence against women went viral in India

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Following the #BoisLockerRoom controversy that stirred up a storm on social media on Might 4, in India, a 15-year-old Delhi boy was taken into custody yesterday, in connection to the case. Police had been additionally in a position to establish 21 different teenagers who had been members of the Instagram group chat known as “Bois Locker Room”, on which obscene messages and morphed photographs of underage ladies had been shared.

On Might 3, leaked screenshots of this personal Instagram chat group, run by teenage schoolboys, principally from grade 11 and 12, drew large shock and disgust on Twitter in India, and led to discussions over rape tradition in the nation. Hashtags associated to the ‘Boy’s locker room’ trended in India.

The 21 college students who research in south Delhi faculties had been identified with the assistance of the teen in custody. They had been questioned yesterday and their telephones seized. Indian information stories say that the interrogation will proceed at this time.

Reportedly, when questioned by the police, the scholars principally claimed that they weren’t lively contributors of the group. And, that that they had been added to it by others.

The police have but to get a response to their request for particulars from Fb-owned Instagram.

The chatroom was uncovered after teen influencers in India shared particulars about it in their Instagram tales. The boys had been sharing nude and morphed photographs of underage women, adopted by lewd discussions on their our bodies, in a group chat that grew to become lively throughout India’s COVID-19 lockdown.

Does #ToxicMasculinity begin younger in India

Whereas some contributors had been above the age of 18 and have been identified, it’s believed that some boys as younger as 13, had been additionally members of the group. The #BoisLockerRoom or #Boyslockerroom pattern additionally led to a debate on poisonous masculinity and objectification of ladies beginning younger amongst boys in India.

Many took to Twitter to debate how such an perspective in the direction of ladies was normalised in the nation, and that usually youngsters decide up the behaviour from the best way grownup males round them deal with women.

Some urged mother and father of boys to speak to their youngsters about violence, gender, intercourse, respect, boundaries, consent, at this time.

Tweep @AgentsofIshq noticed: “The #BoisLockerroom conversations have made clearer than ever that there needs to be a serious place of reflection around masculine privilege and conformity, and to create a new language of respect, self-respect, consent and emotional resilience.”

Some debated the necessity for higher management over youngsters’s web exercise.

Instagram assertion

In an announcement, Instagram stated it gave prime precedence to make sure that its customers can categorical themselves in a “safe and respectful way”.

“We absolutely do not allow behaviour that promotes sexual violence or exploits anyone, especially women and young people, and have actioned content violating our Community Standards as we were made aware of it,” a Fb spokesperson stated.

The corporate stated the objectionable content material that violated its group requirements was eliminated as quickly because it was made conscious of it.

Teen commits suicide, police probe connection

In the meantime, a teen in the town of Gurugram dedicated suicide in India, police are probing the matter for connection to the #BoisLockerRoom case.

In response to a report by the information company, IANS: “A category 12 pupil allegedly dedicated suicide in Gurugram’s upscale residential condominium in DLF part 5 space on Tuesday night time. The deceased, a resident of Gurugram, jumped from the balcony of his constructing at round 11pm on Tuesday. The native police are investigating the case.

Reportedly, police stated the teen appears to have dedicated suicide hours after he was named by a lady in a “#MeToo” publish on Instagram on the day when the “Bois Locker Room” group controversy went viral.

The native police is investigating his alleged involvement in Bois Locker Room Instagram account. The police began a suicide inquiry underneath Part 174 of the Code of Prison Process after mother and father refused to file a grievance.

“We have seized his mobile phone and sent to the forensic lab for analysis. We have also involved cybercrime cell to investigate his social media accounts and nature of chatting he does, to understand his character and the possible reason for taking the extreme step,” stated Deepak Kumar, SHO of Sector 53 police station.

“No suicide note was found but messages retrieved from the boy’s phone showed that fellow students warned him that he will be questioned by the police.” stated an officer. Additional motion might be taken solely after detailed stories of his cell evaluation is acquired.

Deepak Mathur, the forensic professional who performed the post-mortem, stated: “There have been a number of accidents, together with head damage, which induced the demise.”

The personal Gurgaon college the place he studied, stated in an announcement: “We are extremely shocked and saddened by the sudden death of one of our students under unfortunate circumstances. At this stage, we as a school together with our extended community, truly believe that it is the time to grieve this incommensurable loss that has hit our community. Our deepest and heartfelt condolences are with the family of the young and bright student we have lost, as we know, there are no means for us to fathom the anguish and grief they are facing.”

One other debate: Was this trial by social media?

The suicide additionally led to the dialogue of how this name-and-shame technique will have an effect on the younger members of the group.

Tweep @iMishraRavi known as #boislockerroom a “Social Media trial” and posted: “Even if he was guilty he had the right for a fair trial. I can’t say more. The unhealthy influence of mob justice is rising tremendously in India. #boislockeroom”

And, @flightofsand posted: “Regarding the boy who killed himself for fear of being arrested after being named in the Bois Locker Room fallout: it isn’t that feminism or metoo have gone too far but that our system of justice and policing is inhuman.”

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Top 10 Surprising Abilities And Facts About Rats

Apart from scientists who experiment on lab rats, many individuals scream on the sight of those creatures or attempt to kill them. The blanket notion is that rats are ineffective vermin. Nevertheless, the reality is extra uncommon.

These extremely smart mammals have jobs within the army and medical sectors. They rescue their fellow rats and talk over the Web. They even remorse issues and train their youngsters about risks. In the long run, they could survive Armageddon and dominate the world.

10 Distinct Metropolis Teams

Throughout a 2018 research, 4 cities have been chosen and 150 rats have been captured from every. They got here from Vancouver, New York, New Orleans, and Salvador, a metropolis in Brazil. Every rat’s tissue pattern was analyzed for 15,000 genetic markers.

The outcomes confirmed a principle from the earlier yr when it turned clear that a business district in Manhattan divided most of New York’s rats. The suspicion that the separation created two genetically distinct teams was proved when the 2018 research confirmed “uptown” and “downtown” rats.[1]

The three different cities additionally confirmed DNA divides. In New Orleans, rats from the French Quarter and the Decrease Ninth Ward have been genetically distinct. They have been separated by a canal. A valley cut up Salvador rats right into a northern and a southern group. A Vancouver pocket was remoted by highways.

The report additionally discovered that rats from smaller areas most popular their very own. Particularly in New York and New Orleans, rats with associated DNA have been extra obvious inside 460 meters (1,500 ft) of each other.

9 Males With out Y Chromosomes

In mammals, gender is decided by the X and Y chromosomes. Offspring inherit one from every mum or dad. An XX mixture creates a feminine, and XY is required for a male.

Nevertheless, Japan’s Amami spiny rat is the exception. The species has no Y, and but some are born as absolutely useful males. Much more odd, each genders solely have a single X chromosome.[2]

A 2017 research took stem cells from a feminine rat’s tail and injected them into mouse embryos. Feminine mice carried these to time period, and the pups revealed an fascinating clue. The spiny rat’s stem cells had tailored to each ovaries and testes. The latter was a world first.

Up to now, sperm couldn’t be grown from feminine stem cells as a result of a scarcity of the male Y chromosome. Nevertheless, spiny cells proved exceptionally versatile and sensed once they have been in ovaries or testes.

Researchers additionally discovered that the male rats stored their different male intercourse genes. When the Y was mysteriously erased, these jumped to different elements of the genome and the remaining X.

eight They Inherit Worry

A 2014 experiment confirmed that rats taught their offspring about hazard. Scientists first conditioned grownup females to dread the scent of peppermint. Each time the aroma was launched into the rat’s enclosure, she acquired a light electrical shock.

The herb-fearing rats later turned moms, which initiated the second part of the experiment. No extra shocks have been concerned. However when the peppermint odor got here, the adults burdened and their our bodies launched a sure odor.

The pups observed each smells and their mothers freaking out. Quickly, they discovered to worry peppermint, too, despite the fact that they have been by no means shocked. They have been merely taught by their mom’s conduct that this modification of their surroundings was a hazard.[3]

They understood this lesson inside a number of days. Quickly, the pups even feared peppermint with out their mom’s presence. This toddler notion of hazard might be one of many issues that make rats such a profitable species.

7 Regretful Rodents

In 2014, researchers constructed a restaurant for rodents. This was to check if rats might really feel remorse. The “restaurant” was a round enclosure with rooms. Every chamber allotted meals after a sure ready interval. The rats have been educated to gauge the totally different ready occasions from chimes.

Some rats have been prepared to attend an hour for his or her favourite dish. Much less affected person people selected a shorter time and grabbed the next-best meal. Since they might not reverse their selections, this left some room for remorse.

Researchers discovered that rats which selected the more severe deal typically glanced again on the room they skipped (holding their favourite snack and longer ready time). At that second, mind scans revealed a curious factor.

Because the animals seemed again, their brains confirmed what researchers analyzed as “a representation of entering that restaurant—not of the food they missed.” This was the primary proof that animals aside from people might remorse a selection.[4]

6 Bomb Squad Rats

In Mozambique, being an African big pouched rat can get you particular coaching. These cat-sized critters can clear up one of many nation’s deadliest issues—land mines. When a younger rat is on this profession path, it enters a Belgian group referred to as Apopo. There, it receives 9 months of coaching with plenty of yummy meals rewards till it will probably detect the scent of explosives.

As soon as prepared, they exit into the sector with mine-removal specialists. When a pouched rat smells a mine, it scratches on the floor. This alerts its handler, who’s at a protected distance.

The rats are in no hazard—they’re just too mild to set off the mines. Moreover, they’re so good at their jobs that they will clear an space in simply 30 minutes. It will take specialists three days to comb the identical place with metallic detectors.[5]

Mozambique was rigged with hundreds of land mines throughout its 16-year civil conflict. Though the battle led to 1992, the explosives continued to injure and kill individuals. Because of a small military of rats, Mozambique shall be land mine free.

5 They Might Rule The World

Up to now, Earth skilled no less than 5 mass extinctions. Most lately, the dinosaurs perished round 65 million years in the past. This occasion allowed tiny mammals to take over the world.

In 2014, scientists held a thought experiment. They reviewed geological data, previous extinctions, which species thrived, and the way. The thought was to see which animals would probably survive the subsequent nice extinction and take over the world.[6]

Drawing on the previous, some intelligent calculations, and current species with Armageddon-resistant expertise, the researchers recognized the winner. Rats, positive, however no bizarre ones.

Mass extinctions have a approach of beefing up the tiny underdog. Ought to rats emerge victorious after a worldwide catastrophe, they might grow to be large within the absence of predators. Cats and pigs have been additionally candidates, however the rodents had a confirmed historical past of surviving most environments and eradication packages. People didn’t make the minimize.

four Rats Detect Childhood TB

In 2016, tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.three million individuals, together with 130,000 youngsters. TB is troublesome to deal with, however youngsters face a further hazard. They can’t produce sufficient mucus and saliva to offer a correct pattern. In consequence, a toddler with TB has a 60–70 % probability of testing destructive. So, it seems as if the teenager doesn’t have the illness when he truly does.

Docs in Mozambique and Tanzania heard that different lung illnesses typically had distinctive smells, and this gave them an concept. Tuberculosis produces sure compounds which have been used to coach rats.[7]

Touring on motorbikes, the docs collected samples from sufferers at native clinics. The rodents, African big pouched rats, sniffed the samples to see what number of they might determine as TB.

Regular checks on the identical samples detected the illness in youngsters, however the rats discovered a big further quantity that the docs missed. The speed of constructive identification jumped by almost 40 %. Though the animals’ accuracy dropped with adults, they nonetheless discovered extra actual TB instances than the standard exams.

three Distant-Managed Rats

Previous research have produced some spectacular roborats. One research concerned hooking up animals to a processor, and afterward, some might management a robotic arm with their ideas.

In 2002, that experiment led to a different uncommon mixture of pc and rodent—electrodes inside brains that steered remote-controlled rats. The animals acquired coaching in a bizarre means.

The electrodes rewarded them with pleasure. Inside 10 periods, they discovered to comply with instructions. Researchers guided rats up ladders and timber and into harmful areas—all by typing on a laptop computer. The animals carried out appropriately for as much as an hour.

Nevertheless, bioethics specialists aren’t proud of the invasive implants and digital management of one other being’s will. Because the challenge was funded by DARPA, the US army’s analysis department, some worry that that is the start of the militarization of nature. The researchers concerned stated that the roborats have been created with search and rescue in thoughts.[8]

2 They Have Empathy

Rats react to the feelings of different rodents. That is referred to as emotional contagion. It’s the similar factor that units off a gaggle of small youngsters. One cries and the remaining may begin bawling, though they have no idea why. Equally, rats displayed ache or worry conduct once they sensed it in others.

In 2011, researchers needed to see if rats had empathy. Emotional contagion might be seen as a pure response, hinged on intuition, however empathy requires a extra clever strategy. The rat should acknowledge misery in one other after which put apart its personal worry to offer help.

To start out with, pairs of rats have been stored collectively for 2 weeks. This allowed them to bond. Ultimately, one was locked inside a small clear tube. At first, the free rat was cautious concerning the new improvement.

Earlier than lengthy, they repeatedly freed their trapped associates. (The tube might solely be opened from the surface.) They ignored canisters that have been empty or contained stuffed rats. When introduced with containers holding tasty snacks and trapped rats, the free rats opened each forms of containers and shared their snacks with their previously trapped associates.[9]

1 They Use The Web

There are two rats that shared info over the Web. One rodent lived in North Carolina and the opposite in Brazil. Scientists hooked up units referred to as brain-to-brain interfaces to the pair of rats, which allowed them to work along with the Web as their hyperlink.

This achievement is exceptional. Though separated by hundreds of miles, the rats shared sensory info and taught one another tips. If one carried out badly at a activity, its companion appeared to vary its conduct to assist the opposite one succeed.

The rats acquired one another’s mind alerts by way of tiny electrodes inside their skulls that modified neurological alerts into an digital model. On this method, mind exercise was swapped with a excessive degree of success. They even collaborated on extra complicated duties, proving that a direct, refined hyperlink between brains was attainable.

Close to the top of the experiment in 2013, a number of rats on totally different continents have been linked by way of the Web. Regardless of transmission delays and noise, their mind exercise nonetheless communicated with one another.[10]

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Top 10 Surprising Abilities And Facts About Rats

10 Distinct Metropolis Teams

9 Males With out Y Chromosomes

In mammals, gender is decided by the X and Y chromosomes. Offspring inherit one from every mum or dad. An XX mixture creates a feminine, and XY is required for a male.

Nevertheless, Japan’s Amami spiny rat is the exception. The species has no Y, and but some are born as absolutely useful males. Much more odd, each genders solely have a single X chromosome.[2]

eight They Inherit Worry

7 Regretful Rodents

6 Bomb Squad Rats

As soon as prepared, they exit into the sector with mine-removal specialists. When a pouched rat smells a mine, it scratches on the floor. This alerts its handler, who’s at a protected distance.

5 They Might Rule The World

Up to now, Earth skilled no less than 5 mass extinctions. Most lately, the dinosaurs perished round 65 million years in the past. This occasion allowed tiny mammals to take over the world.

Drawing on the previous, some intelligent calculations, and current species with Armageddon-resistant expertise, the researchers recognized the winner. Rats, positive, however no bizarre ones.

four Rats Detect Childhood TB

Touring on motorbikes, the docs collected samples from sufferers at native clinics. The rodents, African big pouched rats, sniffed the samples to see what number of they might determine as TB.

three Distant-Managed Rats

Previous research have produced some spectacular roborats. One research concerned hooking up animals to a processor, and afterward, some might management a robotic arm with their ideas.

In 2002, that experiment led to a different uncommon mixture of pc and rodent—electrodes inside brains that steered remote-controlled rats. The animals acquired coaching in a bizarre means.

2 They Have Empathy

1 They Use The Web

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Top 10 Surprising Abilities And Facts About Rats

10 Distinct Metropolis Teams

9 Males With out Y Chromosomes

In mammals, gender is decided by the X and Y chromosomes. Offspring inherit one from every mum or dad. An XX mixture creates a feminine, and XY is required for a male.

Nevertheless, Japan’s Amami spiny rat is the exception. The species has no Y, and but some are born as absolutely useful males. Much more odd, each genders solely have a single X chromosome.[2]

eight They Inherit Worry

7 Regretful Rodents

6 Bomb Squad Rats

As soon as prepared, they exit into the sector with mine-removal specialists. When a pouched rat smells a mine, it scratches on the floor. This alerts its handler, who’s at a protected distance.

5 They Might Rule The World

Up to now, Earth skilled no less than 5 mass extinctions. Most lately, the dinosaurs perished round 65 million years in the past. This occasion allowed tiny mammals to take over the world.

Drawing on the previous, some intelligent calculations, and current species with Armageddon-resistant expertise, the researchers recognized the winner. Rats, positive, however no bizarre ones.

four Rats Detect Childhood TB

Touring on motorbikes, the docs collected samples from sufferers at native clinics. The rodents, African big pouched rats, sniffed the samples to see what number of they might determine as TB.

three Distant-Managed Rats

Previous research have produced some spectacular roborats. One research concerned hooking up animals to a processor, and afterward, some might management a robotic arm with their ideas.

In 2002, that experiment led to a different uncommon mixture of pc and rodent—electrodes inside brains that steered remote-controlled rats. The animals acquired coaching in a bizarre means.

2 They Have Empathy

1 They Use The Web

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Top 10 Surprising Abilities And Facts About Rats

10 Distinct Metropolis Teams

9 Males With out Y Chromosomes

In mammals, gender is decided by the X and Y chromosomes. Offspring inherit one from every mum or dad. An XX mixture creates a feminine, and XY is required for a male.

Nevertheless, Japan’s Amami spiny rat is the exception. The species has no Y, and but some are born as absolutely useful males. Much more odd, each genders solely have a single X chromosome.[2]

eight They Inherit Worry

7 Regretful Rodents

6 Bomb Squad Rats

As soon as prepared, they exit into the sector with mine-removal specialists. When a pouched rat smells a mine, it scratches on the floor. This alerts its handler, who’s at a protected distance.

5 They Might Rule The World

Up to now, Earth skilled no less than 5 mass extinctions. Most lately, the dinosaurs perished round 65 million years in the past. This occasion allowed tiny mammals to take over the world.

Drawing on the previous, some intelligent calculations, and current species with Armageddon-resistant expertise, the researchers recognized the winner. Rats, positive, however no bizarre ones.

four Rats Detect Childhood TB

Touring on motorbikes, the docs collected samples from sufferers at native clinics. The rodents, African big pouched rats, sniffed the samples to see what number of they might determine as TB.

three Distant-Managed Rats

Previous research have produced some spectacular roborats. One research concerned hooking up animals to a processor, and afterward, some might management a robotic arm with their ideas.

In 2002, that experiment led to a different uncommon mixture of pc and rodent—electrodes inside brains that steered remote-controlled rats. The animals acquired coaching in a bizarre means.

2 They Have Empathy

1 They Use The Web

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The Extremely Questionable Life-style of Dan Bilzerian

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The Extremely Questionable Life-style of Dan Bilzerian

Dan Bilzerian is an Web persona who has been dubbed the “King of Instagram.” He’s gained worldwide notoriety for his past lavish way of life stuffed with high-stakes poker, half-naked ladies, big weapons, non-public jets, and over-the-top holidays. He has utilized social media with a view to promote his picture and construct his Bilzerian empire. However though he has a cult following, there’s no scarcity of controversies surrounding Bilzerian — together with numerous questions surrounding the supply of his cash and his all-around morality. From kicking ladies within the face at nightclubs to having two coronary heart assaults at simply 25 years outdated, that is the highly-debated and infrequently unbelievable lifetime of Dan Bilzerian.

Would you imagine he lived in a Mormon group as soon as upon a time?

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Dan Bilzerian claims that he has managed to make a fortune of $50 million in a 12 months’s time by taking part in poker. In a 2014 video interview with ALL IN Journal, he went as far as to name himself the “Invoice Gates of poker – if poker was like a enterprise.” Did Bilzerian one way or the other handle to revolutionize the sport of poker? No. We are able to’t deny that he’s past set for all times after successful $10.eight million in a single night time of poker — or that truth that he’s financially superb even after flipping a coin for a pile of chips value $2.three million and dropping. Though folks could not query his poker profession, they do query the place his seemingly limitless wealth got here from.

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At any time when Dan Bilzerian is requested about the place his cash initially got here from, he at all times appears to draw back from the query or regurgitate that he’s earned all of it playing. However this appears extremely unlikely contemplating Bilzerian’s father, Paul Bilzerian, earned a whole lot of thousands and thousands of as a company raider and shadily strategized for years to guard his property from a Securities and Change and Commissions judgment. He even hung out in jail for securities and tax legislation violations referring to unsuccessful takeovers of firms within the 1980s. Although younger Dan admits that he obtained (quite questionable) cash from his father in a belief, he repeatedly declines to confess how a lot he acquired or the way it helped him in his poker profession.

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Dan Bilzerian was a comparatively unknown man in 2007 in each the poker world and on social media. Nevertheless, that 12 months, he confirmed up in a Lake Tahoe on line casino with a briefcase full of money seeking to play some high-stakes poker. Las Vegas-based skilled poker participant Todd Witteles remembers that he earned the nickname “Suitcase Man” that night time as a result of no one knew he who was, besides that he was arduous to overlook with a suitcase full of cash. Since then, he has moved as much as ultra-high-stakes non-public video games with thousands and thousands of on the road. Nevertheless, his declare that he has remodeled $50 million in winnings has been questioned by trading-firm founder Bob Shiny who says he’s by no means heard of something like that and he’s performed usually with Bilzerian for years.

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Ever surprise why Dan Bilzerian does what he does? Perhaps it’s as a result of he’s making an attempt to fill a void of some type with numerous quantities of intercourse, medication, weapons, and cash? Effectively, apparently, Bilzerian admitted that he hated highschool for a wide range of completely different causes and that he was extraordinarily unpopular as a teen. He was as a rule lonely and ridiculed by his classmates for what his father had completed. Whereas his dad was in jail, he moved excessive faculties twice and was expelled from each attributable to his habits. He additionally carried this unpopularity into the army making an attempt to stay as much as his father’s popularity after he had earned a bronze star in Vietnam.

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After Dan Bilzerian was expelled from his second highschool attributable to his antics and teenage angst, there have been plans to ship him off to a army academy with the hopes of straightening him out. Within the nick of time, his father, Paul Bilzerian, was launched from jail. Paul purchased a brand new firm and moved the household to Utah — particularly, the guts of Mormon nation. Unsurprisingly, Dan, the Utah scene, and the Mormon surrounding communities didn’t get together with each other. So, in an effort to get out of his present state of affairs, he went again to his outdated methods. Not solely did Dan get expelled from college however he was requested to depart the state of Utah completely.

Earlier than making a reputation for himself as a poker playboy, Bilzerian entered the army and spent 4 years coaching to change into a Navy Seal. Nevertheless, after a number of makes an attempt and 510 days of precise Navy Seal coaching, he was dropped or “honorably discharged” after verbally insulting one of many administrative officers. Though army officers have stated he was discharged for a “security violation on the capturing vary,” Bilzerian claims that he was dropped for no actual purpose. Studies declare that Bilzerian known as one in every of them a derogatory phrase simply two days earlier than he was anticipated to graduate. After his 4 years within the army, he went on to attend Florida State Univesity, the place he studied Enterprise and Criminology.

Hold studying to see why his cats would possibly be an indication that he truly has a coronary heart someplace in there.

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Dan Bilzerian is a recognized gun advocate and fanatic. On his social media platforms, he might be seen capturing large firearms within the desert surrounding by half-naked ladies cheering him on. He’s recognized for his in depth gun assortment (he reportedly personal 97 weapons and boasts that he has a loaded gun in each room of his Hollywood mansion). However this gun habit and odd obsession isn’t a current phenomenon. His senior 12 months of highschool, he was arrested and expelled for possession of a machine gun on college property. Clearly, that have didn’t flip him off of weapons by any means.

In 2014, a video of Dan Bilzerian went viral after he threw grownup movie star Janice Griffith off of a roof right into a pool for a shoot for Hustler journal. The stunt ended with Griffith breaking her foot on the sting of the pool and submitting a lawsuit towards Bilzerian and Hustler. She claims that the roof toss was Bilzerian and Hustler‘s concept and that it was unsafe from the beginning. Bilzerian’s attorneys responded with a lower than respectful response to Griffiths lawsuit. Shockingly sufficient, that wasn’t the primary lawsuit that Bilzerian was confronted with that week. Just some days later he was sued for kicking mannequin Vanessa Castano within the face at LIV nightclub in Miami. Bilzerian claims that he was simply defending the lady he was with on the time.

On December 9, 2014, Dan Bilzerian was arrested on the Los Angeles Worldwide Airport for allegedly possessing the gear essential to manufacture bombs. He was arrested by the LAPD and booked on the Pacific Division round 10 p.m. that night time. Unsurprisingly, he was launched from LAPD on the day of his arrest after the fees had been dropped however he was scheduled to be arraigned in January 2015 in Clark County, Nevada. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor cost of negligently failing to extinguish a fireplace within the open and was fined $17,231.50. After all, Bilzerian managed to shake the entire thing off and posted an image after being launched from jail in his non-public jet between two ladies with the caption “Jail…Let’s not try this once more.”

When you can inform by his Instagram posts @danbilzerian, he makes it very well-known that he’s continuously surrounded by engaging ladies. That is one in every of his most important methods on the Web to point out the world that he’s having a “good time” and trying to show to everybody that he’s the epitome of a women man. He’s well-known on Instagram for taking photos of him dwelling an expensive life with numerous women in bikinis within the background. He’s additionally not shy about discussing his sexual escapades claiming that he’s had intercourse with hundreds of ladies and even had intercourse with 16 completely different ladies in a interval of 12 days. Nevertheless, his depiction of ladies has additionally introduced some critical warmth, with folks labeling him as misogynistic, disgusting, and a foul position mannequin for younger males.

Dan Bilzerian had a surprising second of vulnerability when he skilled two coronary heart assaults on the younger age of 25. Because the story goes, throughout a five-day snowboarding trip together with his fraternity brothers — filled with snowboarding, ingesting, women, copious quantities of cocaine, ecstasy, playing, and 200 milligrams of Viagara — Bilzerian skilled a coronary heart assault. Whereas recuperating within the hospital from the primary coronary heart assault, he skilled one other solely 12 hours later. Fortunately for him, he recovered absolutely from the primary two coronary heart assaults in two weeks. Nevertheless, his coronary heart gave out once more in 2011, whereas flying between Maui and Las Vegas, twice in three days taking part in an around-the-clock event. Medical doctors then recognized him with a pulmonary embolism.

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When you didn’t already know, Dan Bilzerian has a cat that he holds pricey to his coronary heart named Smushball. For most individuals, Bilzerian’s affection in the direction of his cat is the one proof that the “King of Instagram” might need a coronary heart someplace beneath the entire cash, weapons, and girls. Smushball is a three-legged Persian Doll Face cat together with her personal Instagram web page that has nearly half one million followers. Bilzerian steadily posts photos of him and the cat on his personal web page in addition to the cat’s web page. Why achieve this many individuals need to comply with Dan Bilzerian’s cat? We don’t suppose we’ll ever know. He additionally has two goats, however they don’t have an Instagram. That’s reserved for Smushball.

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Dan Bilzerian was current through the mass capturing in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. He even posted a video on social media through the commotion of him operating away from the motion. This obtained a variety of backlash from Marine Veterans resembling Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Myers who stated, “That is why kids shouldn’t classify their heroes by their followers or their pictures…All the time taking part in operator costume up. A girl simply acquired shot within the head and also you’re operating away filming.” Within the video, Bilzerian may also be seen asking law enforcement officials for a gun however is denied for apparent causes.

Simply if you thought Dan Bilzerian had achieved all he might probably need, he confirmed everybody that he wasn’t happy simply but. He discovered a second profession as an actor in addition to a stuntman. He labored as stunt double for Gerard Butler on Olympus Has Fallen and in addition appeared within the movie The Equalizer with Denzel Washington, and The Different Ladies. Though it was all going effectively, he had points with Hollywood when it got here to the movie Lone Survivor with Mark Whalberg. Bilzerian invested $1 million into the movie in alternate for 80 phrases of dialogue and eight minutes of display screen time. Nevertheless, when the producers determined to chop his position to at least one line he filed a $1.25 million lawsuit towards the corporate however ultimately dropped it after making $1.5 million from the film.

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With Dan Bilzerian’s ego and all of that cash, you realize that he has some very huge and really good toys to mess around with. He has a high-end sports activities automotive assortment consisting of a 1965 Shelby Cobra, Lamborghini Aventador, Bently GT Continental, and plenty of extra. After all, these all have a license plate with phrases like “SUCK IT” and “MR GOAT” proudly on the again. Alongside together with his automotive assortment, he additionally owns a personal jet, yacht, helicopter, snowmobiles, quads, a Humvee, and absolutely anything with a motor which you could get your fingers on. He might be seen using them on his social media platforms whereas a flock of ladies follows behind.

Other than loving automobiles and proudly owning them, Dan Bilzerian additionally likes to race them. In 2011, he made $400,000 in a drag race towards fellow automotive fanatic and Supreme Court docket Litigator, Tom Goldstein. Goldstein drove his 2011 Ferarri 458 Italia whereas Dan drove his personalized 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra in 1 / 4 mile drag race. Dan received the race with a time of 10.47 seconds and a prime velocity of 132.88 miles per hour. Goldstein had a time of 11.54 seconds with a prime velocity of 121.97 miles. This was an enormous win for Bilzerian as a result of he proved that he wasn’t simply all speak when it got here to his automobiles.

Dan Bilzerian discovered one other technique to make much more cash in addition to promote his lavish way of life. He lately got here out with the sport “Blitz Poker,” which is an app that gives an genuine Texas Maintain ‘Em expertise with completely different sport choices and preferences. If poker isn’t your factor, the sport additionally comes with a “Life-style Simulator” that permits to stay like Dan Bilzerian and participate in his many loopy actions by way of mini-games like skeet capturing drones within the desert, undoing bras, and aiming at strippers’ underwear. Fantastic. When you’re tremendous determined to get a style of Bilzerian’s life, you would possibly need to begin right here.

Okay, however why does Dan Bilzerian have two goats?

In 2013, Dan Bilzerian invested $2,000 in his private pal and fellow poker participant Jay Farber, also called “Panda.” Farber ended up ending second within the 2013 WSOP Primary Occasion and received $5.1 million during which he gave Dan $1 million. Dan and him proceded to go on trip along with greater than sufficient ladies and partying to final them a lifetime. To be able to thank Bilzerian for his funding and the holiday, Farber gifted him with a goat. Bilzerian appreciated the present however felt that his goat wanted a pal so he went and acquired one other one for himself. Now he has two goats that are steadily featured on his social media pages.

In an interview with Howard Stern, Dan Bilzerian admitted that he wants three separate private cooks with a view to fulfill his meals wants. He stated that each time he had only one private chef they acquired too burnt out from all of his calls for. So, with a view to repair the issue, he employed three completely different cooks to allow them to rotate all through the day. Every of the cooks works 12-hour shifts at his houses in each Hollywood and Las Vegas. Alongside together with his cooks, he additionally has a employees of 20 staff that work immediately for him, together with three assistants.

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In November 2011, Dan Bilzerian (together with 10 others together with actors Toby McGuire, Nick Cassavetes, and Gabe Kaplan) had been requested to pay again their winnings that that they had received towards Ponzi scheme operator Bradley Ruderman. They had been requested to pay after Ruderman was sentenced to jail with a view to assist pay again cash owed to the victims that Ruderman had stolen from over the course of his profession. After all, this didn’t section him in any respect or make him query the sort of folks he was playing massive sums of cash with. The present should go on as Bilzerian would say.

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