#well done tamika

[eminsunnytoons123]

Tamika-San...

So, I drew this while I was at school, and this drawing is clearly Tamika somewhat dressed as Junko from danganronpa, but I even made a parody series with Tamika while listening to CoffeeCat12's Ruko Yokune covers on YouTube, and I've thought of making some japanese horror series involving Tamika.... But its something similar to happy tree friends, except the fact that this is the lore of the series:

- Tamika-San series lore: westley is just a dull dark town with dark history. And Tamika here is somewhat a young teenage criminal who steals lots of jewels, food, but even often weapons... And Tamika once killed Bambi by pushing her off the edge of a balcony of the westley school for performing arts which is now actually a court building here, which caused Bambi to fall into a sharp weapon directed right towards her, and Bambi's soul constantly follows Tamika around... And Bambi's ghost soul would even often posseses Tamika and turn her to look exactly like Bambi, but that only happens when Tamika gets frustrated or has a angry meltdown, and that causes Tamika to become overly defensive and... Well... Psychopatic and in a killing mood... And she would kill the person who made her frustrated, and even when someone gets in her way during the possesion, and she does this all just to protect Eddie. But after Tamika finds out that Eddie is actually afraid of her and what she has done, she... Brutally murders him... But there's actually a plot-twist here, she has actually been hallucinating and imagining all of this as if it all actually did happen, but then she snaps herself out of it when she finds herself in a court room with brutally destroyed mannequins that look like Sunny, and the other six westley music class kids, and all the others in the main "co3k:bttS!" cast, and all the actual real ones were in that room when she snapped herself out of it. And all the adults had to bring Tamika into an insane asylum....

I know this sounds dark, but... But! This isn't Canon in the reboot, and never will be, this is actually just made as a parody or just for the fun. And maybe even Eli @cheezekennith can sometimes help me aswell ^/////^

I hope y'all will like this =^//////^=; 🩵❤️

[dianastaurasi]

I am so done with mainstream media. All I read about is how Diana Taurasi did not deserve her USABWNT Olympic roster spot; I read shit like... "Dianosaur Taurasi", that her age is already a big huge problem; that she never contributed to anything in this league because you know, there comes a player whose cult fanbase is ridiculously obsessed and that particular fanbase denies everything that has been happening in the WNBA ever since it was founded. To the cult fanbase, it doesn't matter who Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Sheryl Swoopes, Tamika Catchings, Maya Moore, Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker and so many others are, it just doesn't matter, because yeah, WNBA was ''non-existent'' until 2024, you know?!?? (ridiculous shit!)

Also, all the articles and journalists are ever eager to know is... when is DT retiring. I am sick of this narrative. Indeed, it's starting to be unbearable. It's not just "a bit disrespectful" to her and her basketball career, it's disrespectful to everything that has happened in the WNBA so far. You guys had 20 years to write about the sport and make it more popular. And what did you do? Nothing. Just plain ignored these women and athletes and never cared about the WNBA.

I just stopped reading this shit. Really, is that the only question you have? And what about other teams and players as well? For example, asking Jewell Loyd how she feels about Fever's 22 and her growing in the past couple of games? SERIOUSLY??????????

Well, I can now admit that I truly lost interest in watching most of the teams this season, thanks to mainstream media. It's a waste of energy to read the hate comments about every single player except the one the cult fanbase worships like a God.

Mainstream media deserves nothing. The players should boycott mainstream media and not give interviews at all. (even tho it's not possible).

I have no respect at all to any of these people.

Here's my reaction to all this rudeness, disrespect, stupidity, ignorance that the mainstream media puts everytwhere, on and off the internet:

[noveratus]

Ok, I have just finished listening to the new WTNV episode and based on reactions here, a lot of people are having issues and while I agree it wasn't perfect, it's not for the reasons most people are, so let me give my two cents. Spoilers below

Alright, so let's start with the elephant in the room: People are upset that apparently nightvale is affirming that all abuse is cyclical and you cannot escape from it. That's literally not true, if anything, it's quite the opposite. What the Palmer lore has told us is that, yes, abuse cycles can be broken, you can always become a better person than your parents *however* it does require someone to make an attempt, to realize their own flaws and start working on them. You can only be better if you want to be better, which is the key difference in Kevin and Cecil in their respective arcs. Cecil wants to be there for his children, to his family, he wants to love them unconditionally and give them a better life than his father and mother ever gave him, and his relationship with his sister and in law and how much it has grown, even if he doesn't have the memories of their talks, is the best example of that. He is growing.

Meanwhile, we have Kevin who is someone who refuses to see his issues, who refuses to admit his flaws and uses religion and the idea of a perfect city as an excuse to hide the trauma he has endured. I know want him to be ok, to realize his wrong doings and be ok because people like Kevin but that just isn't how his character works. He is a tragic character. There is no way to put it. He is his own father, his own creator and his own greatest enemy as the boy wanted Kevin to be killed, possibly so he wouldn't end up like him, but ultimately he failed to realize what and how he would break the cycle. Its not through violence, its not through power and he didn't want to see that. He is a tragic character. I know people wanted a happy ending, but it's just not the character's point. He wasn't poorly written either or our of character. In fact, Kevin remains one of the most well written characters in the show.

No. My issue with this episode comes in the form of Tamika and Mother Lauren because I think that Mother Lauren was a genuinely interesting antagonist, however, she was done dirty by being so tied to Kevin. Despite the fact her actions affected all of Nightvale, all of her story was essentially solved by just Kevin and I don't know why the writers didn't just focus on that? Like, instead of having she fuck with the whole city, imagine if she just took young Kevin offering him the power to become stronger than his double while Cecil and Tamika tried their best to get him back, but he didn't want to. It ultimately ends with him trying to escape, getting absorbed and only being capable of being rescued by adult Kevin who takes him to be raised. Hell, maybe you can have Lauren's power to start reaching the other citizens, but she ends up feeling so powerful that it just falls flat. She is so powerful that she doesn't even have a goal anymore she just exists and a character without a goal isn't a character, it is just an obstacle. Compared that with the last arc with the university of everything that was genuinely terrifying, not because they held absolute power, but because the power they did hold affected the characters in a way that truly threatened them and changed their way of life.

Worst of all though, is Tamika. I don't know what the show is trying to do with her character anymore. Time and time again, she is shown that just diplomacy and talking without any actions doesn't solve any conflict. I thought that they were trying get her to be somewhere in the middle, someone who while doesn't enjoy violence, isn't passive as she has been lately. Someone who takes actions, pacifist actions, sure, but actions nonetheless but time and time again they just keep using her as this passive moral ground that is technically in the right, but never actually does anything about it and seeing what what she used to be, it just sucks, but hey, I still have hope. Maybe this is the point, maybe they are building her up and we will finally get to see Tamika grow to be, not extremes of violence and pacifism, but somewhere in the middle.

Mother Lauren though, I have no hopes for. After this ending, even if she does come back, she will be relocated as just a joke, a punchline for the arcs related to Kevin and the DOW that we might get in the future. That being said, I think it would be interested to see more residents of the other world as antagonis, like Charles for example using the intellect Carlos often uses against nightvale instead of in favor of it.

Also, I've seen some people complaining about this as well, so I will briefly tounch on it, no, Carlos didn't do much this arc, but I'm fine with that as the previous arc was essentially his arc and in character I can see his actions as being due to pressure and trying to get used to his new job as he has a much important role than before so he can't just fix all of Nightvale's problems anymore. I would like to hear more about his research and such, c'mon Cecil, you are lacking there, brag more about your husband pleaaaaaase.

All and all, I liked this arc, but I do agree that the ending fell flat in the sense that they misunderstood what should be focused on. You don't need to have an eldritch horror take over the city to have a worthy finale. You can have just a boy and a beloved character being taken away and get so close to a good ending only to end up being doomed by his own actions. Nightvale is not great because of the eldritch horrors, the aliens, and the magic. It is great because of the characters that were able to grow thanks to this environment and sometimes just focusing on these characters is enough.

[thousand-winters]

Okay, folks, we have a whole day left to theorize and I'm well aware there's two episodes left of this arc still, but:

Now my logic for these are: Cecil is the narrator and he's had his fair share of making things happen in past arcs, Carlos has history with getting rid of avatars of the Smiling God so there's that, Kevin I'm not sure at any given time that he's actually allied with Lauren and we haven't seen him so it could happen, the Boy heartbreakingly said next time he wouldn't fail and he was pretty much trying to erase his own grim future so I could see him trying, Tamika also hasn't shown up recently and she feels pretty relevant for this arc though I'm unsure if she would want to fight again, and Huntokar should not be done dirty like Lauren is doing so there's a chance.

Share your theories because I'm genuinely incredibly unsure of what will happen.

[softc0reearts]

OC Pride Month 2024 | TWD OC

( Late submission because I was on vacation until yesterday Teehee )

OC Pride Challenge (Day 1): Lesbian

Make something for an oc that identifies as a lesbian!

Tamika Davis : Her Song

Tara watched as Tamika stared at Yvonne, knowing the gaze all too well. She didn’t know if she should speak up or let Tami just stare in silence. Tara had been in her spot so many times before, yearning after someone who had no idea. Despite relating to Tami’s gaze, she didn’t know if the other was even out. 

Fuck it.

Tara took a deep breath, “You know, if you stare any harder, you might burn a hole right through Yvonne.” 

And just like that, Tamika's attention shifted to Tara. The two just stared at each other, Tami looking as if she’d been caught red-handed committing some heinous act. Instead of responding, Tamika stood up.

“I was trying to listen in.” A clear lie, since they were far out of earshot. 

Tara smirked, “Sure…”

This caused Tamika to part her lips to respond but instead, she started to walk off. She had done everything to avoid being exposed and the apocalypse was the perfect excuse to avoid shacking up with some guy. She just wanted to be left alone to watch her object of desire in peace. 

But of course, she went and ruined it by being too obvious.

[kevin--of-desert-bluffs]

WTNV quick rundown - 127 - A Matter of Blood, Part 1

Featuring the voice of Jasika Nicole as Dana Cardinal.

Read the rest here!

Sleep like there's nobody watching. Welcome to Night Vale.

Dana is in her fourth year as mayor and plans to give herself full control over the agents from a vague yet menacing government agency and the SSP, thus in theory allowing her to make things more just and imprison less people. Cecil accidentally reveals this as a statement when he wasn't supposed to.

This is met with protests from City Council who want to control everything themselves and seperately by Councilwoman Tamika Flynn who is worried about government overreach and how changing policies to give the government more power relies on the assumption that the government will always be made up of good well-meaning people. Dana is unavailble to defend herself as she is running around town asking people if they know who she is and spying on city hall.

This ends with her murdering a parking officer who tries to engage her in conversation. A statement comes through from Dana claiming that she is being framed. She says that a double of hers with shorter hair is the one who killed the parking officer and who has now come for her too. She says to keep away from all versions of her because they might not be her.

The SSP still want to charge Dana, any Dana, for the murder and claim it has nothing to do with trying to impede her physically as they've done before.

Weather: “J'Accuse” by Mucca Pazza]

Meanwhile, a rain of blood matter from space is due to happen all over NV. Cecil and Carlos are having a viewing party at the station.

Because stay tuned next for Bubble Gum Hour, the hour devoted to reviewing the chewing sound of popular varieties of bubble gum, hosted by today’s celebrity chewer, Mr. Tom Hanks. Good night, Night Vale. Good night.

Proverb: Hey, what’s your sign? Mine’s a stop sign. I stole it from an intersection, and I hold it up every time someone tries to talk to me.

[changingplumbob]

York Household: Chapter 8, Part 4

Time for my first in game high school graduation! Time to find out if it's worth it or everything just glitches to infinity and beyond. Deanna attempts to get a tan and Kelly spends time avoiding homework.

Snowball fight, check. Snowpals, check. Snow angels, check. Ice Skating, check. While Calista has high fitness skill Aaron has spent more time skating so can practice tricks out on the ice.

More of Aaron skating circles around the rest of the family.

Back home Kelly decided to warm up by riding his bike around. He seems to be turning in to a bit of a daredevil. Meanwhile Deanna got on to practicing her valedictorian speech

Deanna: We know why we have all come today... no. We know why we have spawned for... no. I am delighted to... Urgh

Aaron: I talked to her

Calista: And

Aaron: She wants to give Paris a home. I mean how can we disapprove of that without being in the wrong

Calista: I suppose. But amore what if-

Aaron: If anything goes wrong, we'll be right here to help. She told me we have to give her the room to make mistakes

Calista: I'll try not to worry I guess. Paris is a sweet girl, it’s not as if she’s a bad influence

Aaron: It's not like she's going to get her pregnant either

Graduation time! I think in future I'll see if I can play this separately to what appears on the calendar because... yeah things did not go smoothly, and the sims I wanted there didn't show up. Deanna got a moodlet for epic speech but the rest of the family had a boring speech moodlet...

Paris jumped on the stage, this should probably not be allowed... Kelly had fun finding some random background sims to terrorise. The other students who officially "graduated" all went before Deanna, but I suppose it could have been alphabetical. I tried to get her done first but no luck.

Paris: How did you know you were ready to move in with Samir

Reece: I didn't

Paris: Some genius

Reece: I just mean, he loves me and needs me there so it was really a no brainer

Paris: Well I do love Deanna, and I know she loves me...

Reece: So you're hesitating because why

Paris: It's tricky

Reece: This third party observer thinks you two are cute together

Paris: Oh we are absolutely cute together, that's not in question

Reece: Then what is in question

Paris: I guess I just don't know if I'm ready to start forever

Reece: Meaning

Paris: If I move in then we could be together like forever

Reece: And that's not a good thing?

Paris: I worry, do I even know who I am outside of being with Deanna

Reece: You seem young for an identity crisis

Paris: Maybe. I do want forever, a big house filled with grandkids, true love. But how can I know it's true you know

Reece: Talk to her about it, you need to be able to communicate

Paris: You're right. Maybe you're a partial genius

After a billion zillion years Deanna finally is called to get her diploma. Why are we high-tening the principal holding our diploma? Do you want it to get crumpled??? And of course the standard cap throw.

Middle of the night and Kelly wakes up with an evil smile. he hops out of bed and declares he's entering a picky eater phase. Mantis says, bloody hell dramatic much dude.

Deanna has an early morning jog while Kelly tries salad.

Kelly: What the duck is this

Aaron: Kelly!

Kelly: Why is there oil in this ship

Aaron: Watch your language. It's called dressing

Kelly: Well it tastes like poop

Aaron: Lot of experience with that huh

Kelly: Shut up pa

Aaron: Kelly! Timeout!

Aaron needs to use an archive for his work today so he and Deanna head to the recreation centre in Tartosa for the first time. I really tried with the lighting when I built it, but despite no lights being anywhere near Deanna her skin still lights up while Aaron looks normal.

Tamika: The hell are you doing

Deanna: Trying to get a tan

Tamika: With no clothes on

Deanna: It's not like kids are out of school

Tamika: You're doolally

Deanna: We can't all be born with the perfect shade of skin like you

Tamika: It is totally perfect

Deanna: Just be lookout a little bit

Tamika: That high confidence you have is ridiculous

Deanna: It's not like anyone will take pictures, we'll be fine

Tamika: What if your pa sees

Deanna: He doesn't see anything when he's working

Tamika: What if the bartender looks

Deanna: I'm sure she's seen crazier stuff in her line of work

Back home a freshly tanned Deanna hangs out the washing. I love how it actually gave her a reddish shade as if her pale self did actually get somewhat burnt. She takes time to test Gerald, second of his name. He doesn't say anything interesting this time.

Kelly once again neglects his homework and school project, choosing instead to calls his friends, play with toys, and bike around the place. Deanna tries to build some parts and despite reaching level 2 robotics, still hits her head with the hammer.

Poor Calista woke up in the middle of the night having had a bad dream. Then after managing to get back to sleep, she has another, resulting in being very scared. She tries online therapy while Kelly takes the opportunity to have what he wants for breakfast, cupcakes over salad.

Community centre time again. Deanna meets up with Noe this time to have a kick about. Aaron is meant to meet prospective clients but runs into best mate Harvey instead. How come sims bond well when playing soccer, even if they get hit in the face, but football practice is so destructive? Make it make sense EA

Paris: Hey babe, got time for a movie

Deanna: I fried myself earlier so yes

Paris: You did what?

Deanna: It was a minor electrical shock, so long as I don't tinker for the rest of the day I'll be fine

Paris: You have to take better care of yourself

Deanna: Isn't that your job

Paris: True

Aaron: We've got to talk about this picky eater phase

Kelly: I said I was sorry for snapping at you over salad

Aaron: You didn't actually

Kelly: That you heard. I don't want to talk now

Aaron: Kelly, sit back down and listen

Kelly: Why

Aaron: Do you want to be grounded and not have friends over

Kelly: This is stupid

Aaron: I hear you neglected your school project, again

Kelly: It was boring

Aaron: How do you know if you didn't try

Kelly: I just do

Aaron: Well you can sit here and "just do" your homework

Kelly: Or what

Aaron: Or no friends over

Kelly: Fine. But a B isn't a failure pa

Kelly: You know how I'm your favourite

Anya: Are you trying to get me to kill you, I said keep it to yourself

Kelly: Want to swap friendship bracelets? We can be bracelet buddies forever

Anya: Fine but only cause you're desperate

Kelly: Boom! Swapped!

Anya: Up top bracelet buddy

Calista has a day working from home and has to give an inspirational speech. Who stops by but an as normal irate Ava (Tamika's mum, Noe's step-mum). I'm sure we're bound to fail but Calista pulls it off and gets Ava smiling.

Previous Part ... Next Part

[podcastgirlsweek]

At least one kind soul sheltered each of our women on the run, but Tamika Flynn was the runaway favorite. Well done, Tamika!

[noizchild]

City Lounge: London (Book Seven, Chapter Twelve: Back in the Living Room)

Chapter Twelve: Back in the Living Room: -Paul- So there we were. The four of us sat in the living room in silence. It was like we were daring each other to say a word. Soph held my hand as she sat next to me. Jay and Tamika were staring at us. When did this become uncomfortable? I pressed my lips together. Well… “You done?” Jay asked. Soph and I didn’t answer. She wouldn’t even look at him.…

[enwrcorsetry]

Rhetorics of Mobility and Immobilization in Corsetry Critique and Defense

By Katherine Larson.

ENWR 3500 with Tamika Carey

12/9/2023

Constellations Project

Mapping Document

Hello, and welcome to the mapping document for my ENWR 3500 Constellations Project! This is the central post that contains the introduction and conclusion, as well as links to individual posts for each artifact. To be clear, each artifact has its own tumblr post, and they all are linked in this document; if any of the links do not work, please contact me! Additionally, the "tags" (at the very bottom of each post) contain keywords relating to specific recurring concepts: specifically, documents may be tagged "delicate doll trope" "anti delicate doll trope" "immobility" "mobility" "social mobility" "counterstory" and "context dependent values". Clicking these tags at the bottom of the post should lead you to the other posts relating to this concept.

Introduction

There are few garments as controversial as the corset. Once a staple of many women's wardrobes, corsets now have a reputation as oppressive, painful tools of the patriarchy, binding women to painful extremes and causing injury and disease and overarching immobility. But who controls the narrative of corsetry, and how does the control of corsetry control the narrative of corseted women? Specifically, the rhetorical use of mobility and immobility in commentary on corsetry will constitute the focal point of this archive; sources included are those that develop, reflect, or challenge norms and understandings about what corsetry means for the mobility (both physical and social) of women. Overall, a balanced analysis of these diverse sources illuminates how people using rhetoric targeting any particular cultural norm, even one that may be oppressive to those most active in its execution, must be highly conscious of the implications that their assertions carry for the marginalized group in question, as they may accidentally counteract their own goals with heavy-handed rhetoric wielded clumsily.

Before delving into the archive itself, there are a few facts and concepts that should be clarified. First is that women as a whole have always done work, whether it be farm work, homemaking, childcare, factory labor, or any other such work; as such, one must be highly conscious of any source that claims that any group of women as a whole were prevented from performing labor, as this does not reflect the historic facts of labor distribution.

Second, a project-specific term must be introduced: the Delicate Doll Trope. This term will be used to refer to the phenomenon in which some anti-corsetry activist fervently (over)exaggerate the inhibiting and immobilizing effects of corsets to such an extent that it is implied that corseted women were incapable of performing labor: in these cases, the corseted woman is characterized as being so repressed and constricted that she is nothing more than a delicate doll, left on the shelf and incapable of movement and work. Given what we know about the prevalence of different types of labor for most women in society, this trope is inaccurate to the lived experience of most women, and thus is a harmful rhetorical tactic, as it erases and obscures the actual labor carried out by historic women, a remarkably anti-feminist impact from the supposedly feminist anti-corsetry activists.

Overview of Sources

Below is an overview of each source, including the basic information about the source, its connection to central themes, and what rhetorical work it does. The title of each source links to an individual post that goes further into detail about the source and its rhetorical work.

“Jack Sparrow Saves Elizabeth Swann | Pirates of the Caribbean | Freeform” YouTube, uploaded by Freeform, 11 Nov 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIisZi_e5UQ.

This source, a scene from the 2003 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, serves to represent some of the common conceptions of corsetry in modern times. By centering around the supposed constriction of breathing of Elizabeth Swann's corset, the scene features stereotypes and tropes that conform to the dominant modern narrative of corsetry as immobilizing. As such, it implicitly conforms to the Delicate Doll Trope, as the exaggerated portrayal of constriction caused by corsetry implies a consistent level of immobility for women, which would imply lower labor participation.

2. Safford-Blake, Mary J. “Lecture I,” edited by Abba Louisa Goold Woolson. Dress-Reform; A Series of Lectures Delivered in Boston, on Dress as It Affects the Health of Women. Roberts Brothers, 1874, pp. 1-41. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, link.gale.com/apps/doc/APYKZQ993817081/NCCO?u=viva_uva&sid=titlelist&xid=72b9d8bb&pg=57. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.

This source contains the transcript of a lecture by Dr. Safford-Blake on the topic of dress reform delivered in 1874. This lecture is included because of its demonstration of stereotypes and tropes regarding the corset and its effects on women, specifically the perpetuation of the Delicate Doll Trope. The rhetorical work done is stereotyping, perpetuation of the dominant narrative (despite attempting to be feminist), and contribution to the Delicate Doll Trope.

3. Galen. “From the Poughkeepsie Journal.[:] Corsets.” The Monticello gazette. (Monticello, Miss.), 13 Sep 1823. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86090962/1823-09-13/ed-1/seq-4/>

This source, a newspaper section from 1823, contains a section discussing a mother's concerns about her daughters' corsetry practices, and the response made by Dr. Galen. This source is relevant because both figures perpetuate beliefs about corsetry's effects on mobility; additionally, Dr. Galen offers an interesting rebuttal to the Delicate Doll Trope, as they recognize the constrictions of corsets while praising the perseverance of women, thus counteracting the negative anti-feminist labor-erasing implications of the Delicate Doll Trope. As such, this source does rhetorical work by engaging with stereotypes but augmenting tropes.

4. (two works by Bernadette Banner)

Banner, Bernadette. “I Grew Up in a Corset. Time to Bust Some Myths. (Ft. Actual Research).” YouTube, uploaded by Bernadette Banner, 2 Mar. 2019, https://youtu.be/rExJskBZcW0?si=UftHfqWjhDOoYVuf.

Banner, Bernadette. “I Wore a (Medical) Corset for 5 Years. How do Victorian Corsets Compare?” YouTube, uploaded by Bernadette Banner, 7 Nov. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y25Go12sUg&t=1513s

These sources, both created by fashion-history YouTube creator Bernadette Banner, center around the physical and lived experiences of wearing a corset. They are relevant for their demonstrations of mobility in corsets, and thus the rebuttal of dominant narratives about the immobilizing nature of corsetry (and, implicitly, a rebuttal of the Delicate Doll Trope). Banner’s opening montage of the video “I Wore a (Medical) Corset for 5 Years…” contains media examples of the rhetoric surrounding corsets, including the examples from Enola Holmes and Pirates of the Caribbean (this montage inspired me to include those pieces in this collection); as such, Banner is also in active conversation with other pieces of modern media, tailoring her rhetoric to react to prevalent dominant narratives. Additionally, by drawing on her personal experiences to extrapolate the lived experiences of women who wore corsets and were silenced, Banner is engaging in counterstory (Martinez; Castelli).

5. French Meadows Corsets [@french.meadows]. Video of corseted woman breathing. Instagram, 11 Nov 2023, https://www.instagram.com/p/Czg1YopRJcO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again. Accessed 9 Dec 2023.

This source, a short video posted on Instagram by the company French Meadows Corsets, depicts a woman wearing a corset and breathing, all in response to a comment implying that corsets restricted breathing. This source does rhetorical work by demonstrating to the mass public a perspective that challenges the dominant narrative about immobility in corsetry, and does so through personal experience, making this an example of counterstory.

6. “Alexandria: Monday, January 15.” Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] Image 3,  (Alexandria [Va.]), 15 Jan. 1816. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024014/1816-01-15/ed-1/seq-3/>. Accessed 9 Dec 2023.

This source, an article from the Alexandria Gazette published in 1816, describes an interaction that revealed the perspective of a corseted lady. She has a positive view of her corset, and ascribes positive symbolic value to it. As such, this source does rhetorical work as a counterstory, as it gives voice to an underrepresented group (historic women) speaking on their personal experiences to challenge dominant narratives (Martinez; Castelli).

7. “Enola Holmes (2020) | "A Lady" Clip [HD] | Netflix.” YouTube, uploaded by CLIPS with Subtitles, 25 Sep 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8CdopmUxnY.

From Enola Holmes. Directed by Harry Bradbeer, performance by Millie Bobby Brown, Netflix, 2020.

This scene from a modern movie involves a character discussing her corset; it is relevant for its recognition of the nuanced and ambivalent effects of corsetry, especially in the context of social mobility. As such, the source does work by communicating a nuanced (and thus non-dominant) narrative to a wide audience, while transforming discussions of mobility into the sphere of social mobility.

8. Summers, Leigh. Bound to Please: A History of the Victorian Corset. Berg, 2001.

This source, a book about the social aspects of corsetry, contains important commentary on the class-dependent aspects of corsetry, tying corsetry to concepts of social mobility. As such, the source does rhetorical work by adding nuance to the discussion of mobility in corsetry and transforming the discussion of mobility to include consideration of non-physical forms of mobility.

Sources: Mapped and Connected

To map and categorize the artifacts of this archive, the following list of assertions has been compiled. Each sentence highlights one perspective about corsetry, with some sentences expanding on others or conflicting with each other. For ease of organization, the statements have been color-coded for the central claim about whether corsets are oppressive and/or mobilizing, though the rest of each sentence is vitally important. The source(s) corresponding to each assertion is/are linked at the end of each sentence, with a phrase denoting the source. Please view the sources in the order presented.

Corsets were oppressive and immobilizing (Pirates)

Corsets were oppressive and immobilizing, and women are therefore immobile (Dr. Safford-Blake)

Corsets were oppressive and immobilizing, but women persevere (Monticello Gazette)

Corsets were NOT oppressive or immobilizing (Banner, 2 videos) (French Meadow Corsets)

Corsets were NOT oppressive or immobilizing, and could be seen as "armour" (Alexandria Gazette)

Corsets had different meanings to different people, and could be useful in facilitating social mobility (Enola Holmes) (Summers)

Conclusion

Why does this all matter? If corsets are not regularly worn anymore, and nearly nobody is actually affected by the mobility aspects of corsetry today, why do we need to talk about it?

As highlighted in these sources, any attempt to discuss corsets implicitly comments on the experiences and tendencies of the women that wore them; as seen in the lecture by Dr. Safford-Blake, convictions that corsets are immobilizing can be easily tied to implications that historic women were immobile, and did not contribute to work or labor (an inaccurate and anti-feminist assertion, as it invalidates and erases the contributions of women). As such, we must be conscious of the ways that dominant narratives about corsetry affect dominant understandings of historic women and their contributions to society. While the argument over whether corsets were immobilizing or not will continue to be a source of debate (and one that I certainly have no definitive answer for), it is the character and implicit rhetoric of this debate that we must analyze. After recognizing how our rhetoric in regards to historic fashion influences our societal conceptions of the women of the past, we can begin to be more conscious of this issue when discussing other practices that were oppressive and/or important to the lives of marginalized groups. We must learn to be conscious of the implications of our critiques, recognizing when we are projecting unintended ideas on groups we may be trying to defend. In sum, we must learn to cut the garment (whether physical or metaphorical) without unduly cutting the wearer.

Works Cited

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I’m still workshopping ideas on how Mel gets out from under Arturo’s thumb, so here’s the one I’m working with rn:

Agathon and Qadir both independently get some idea of what happened to Mel at the end of Coteries. Agathon learns that she was taken in by Arturo from Callihan during their meeting on Ellis Island, and Qadir figures out her involvement during the course of Julia’s investigation. After bringing D’Angelo into the Camarilla’s protection, he carefully reveals a few choice bits of information to him - that Mel is alive, under the control of a powerful elder, and was involved in Callihan’s murder.

Tamika’s already headed west but Hope is still in town so D’Angelo goes to her. Qadir doesn’t get any further involved than that, but he hopes these dumbass kids manage to achieve something with what he has provided. Meanwhile Agathon has managed to get a message to Hope through Nastya in the meantime, and convenes with her and D’Angelo at Ellis Island to conduct a ritual that might help them figure out precisely what happened to Mel and how to help her. They learn that Arturo dominated Mel into killing Sophie, then forcefully blood-bound her to him with the intention of having her take Adelaide’s place as his go-to assassin. Agathon is confident that he can break the blood bond with a ritual, but suspects that the moment they do, Arturo will know they’re onto him and they’ll need a way out.

Hope suggests turning to Julia for help, as she helped Tamika to leave the city, and Double Spiral can provide the necessary funds without a problem. While she covers that, Agathon and D’Angelo get to work on a plan to lure Mel in so that they can try to get through whatever mental conditioning that Arturo may have put her through and break the blood bond. They decide to use D’Angelo’s haven and wait for Hope to show up.

Julia agrees to get the group out of the city in exchange for payment and a share in Double Spiral. She also agrees to shield Hope from any potential fallout so long as she gets a say in Double Spiral’s operations. With a deal settled, Hope meets up with the others and shares the good news, as well as her plan to stay in New York as part of her deal with Julia.

However Mel arrives and tells them that they should have just left the city when they had the chance because now she has to kill them. They have to subdue her so that Agathon can break the blood bond. With Arturo’s influence waning, Mel pretty much has a break down because of Everything that’s been done to her, and Hope has to hurry D’Angelo and Agathon to take her and leave before Arturo can retaliate.

The three of them leave New York and head west to find Tamika in LA, while Hope becomes one of Julia’s most staunch allies to shield herself from Arturo’s reprisal over losing his second assassin. Meanwhile Qadir successfully remains off of his radar and is vaguely hopeful that they’ll eventually be okay.

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Random thoughts

I love Mo'nique and I am glad she's being vindicated and getting everything she's been fighting for over the past 10+ years but her special, My name is Mo'nique should have been anything but a stand up special. It was very informative and I learned a lot about her and her life but maybe she should have done a documentary about her life over the last 10+ years or so or a loosely based biopic about her entire life and career but comedy specials are supposed to be funny and an hour of hearing about someone's trauma, while informative and well delivered, was not exactly funny. I enjoyed it but it wasn't a comedy special. I would have preferred it to be something else because I missed the jokes.

Side note, I hope Mo'nique has healed and made peace with her trauma or she's going to be in the same position she was in for the past 10 years. I am happy to see that Lee Daniels was in the audience supporting her. Mo'nique is so funny and talented and I'm glad she's working again.

As much as I've been secretly loving the Xscape drama from the past month or so, I need them to wrap it up by close of business next week. The finale is Sunday, which means everyone has three days to get their reviews out and say their peace and clear the air because after next week, I don't want to hear about it anymore. Whatever they say Latocha and Rocky did, they did, Tamika was a doormat who burned bridges and lost out on bags due to wanting the approval of her sister and mother, Kandi got to the bag and everyone is jealous, I am sure she has more than enough dirt on her and if anyone has any true tea on Kandi, now is the time to put it out there but since it's not even being rumored, I am going to assume that Kandi is less messy but just as messy, Tiny goes along to get along and she made a video to capitalize on this mess but spent 15 minutes saying not much of anything. SWV is creating drama on the show about being the "opening act" because these ladies know they don't want to do what needs to be done to get headliner money, which is truly invest in their shows. SWV may have sold more records and may have more bops but Xscape, namely Kandi and Tiny, are about their business and know how to get it done. SWV should get out their feelings and take notes.

So, it looks like Ashley and Wendy were seen filming for season 8 of Rhop, I wonder if Robyn will be back. She's not going to tell the truth about Juan and he won't tell the truth or even talk about it because he's trying to protect his mistress, so call it a wash. Robyn can make money another way.

As much as I applaud Bobby being where he is today in his life after all he's been through, maybe Bobby needs to figure out another way to make money because he is struggling through those New Edition shows. I get it, age, years of drug and alcohol abuse, health issues and just life in general but how long are y'all going to delude yourself into being grateful for Bobby being alive but he can't even get through one show without being helped on and off the stage. Maybe it is time to retire but Bobby has three young kids, probably does have not access to his catalog or masters as he only wrote a few songs, royalties may not be a lot depending on the business decisions he has made over the last 40 or so years, so all he has is touring and his life story, which is why he is always retelling his life story with Whitney Houston even though they've been divorced 17 years and she's been dead 11.

I get that music and art doesn't always age well but singing a song "back stage, under aged, the girl is gonna do me" at 20 or 21, when "underaged" may only be a 4 year or so age difference, is different than singing that line as a 54, 55 year old man. Maybe omit it, change it up, or let the audience sing it but t's a bit creepy. All of New Edition are old enough to have grandchildren that are teenagers or young adults and dating girls young enough to be your grand child is a bit, ick.

Speaking of underaged, I need Marques Houston to stop talking and just let people speculate. The math is not mathing. So there is proof that Marques Houston and his wife Maya, knew of each other when she was 13, nothing illegal there but we're supposed to believe that they magically began dating the day she turned 18, okay. It is weird and creepy but whatever. We're not stupid, stop trying to convince us of this math.

The reason why B2K can't get it together is because something nefarious, and probably very close to what Raz B has been alleging all these years, and they don't know how to reconcile everything that comes with that, including the confusing feelings, questioning of sexuality, probable attraction to their group mate, the anger, how Omarion was placed on a pedestal and given a pass, which is why it is always three against 1. They need a therapist but I don't even think a therapist can fix this because the issue is very deep and complex and no one seems to want to talk about it.

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"Oh, did you?" Tamika's grin grew in excitement at the revelation. "She looks incredible. You did a fantastic job! Now I know who to go to in case I ever need that level of formal wear." From what she had heard, Mika knew there were galas on other events that would require gowns. And it seemed Nari was the person to go to for that sort of deal. She would keep that in mind. Tamika let out a laugh at Nari's explanation of the wedding being great, no matter what, though especially in this case due to the couple. "It has been a great time, so far! I'm getting to mingle, meet new people, have done some dancing. The different activities are a nice touch. I take it all fits the bride and groom's likes and personalities well. This whole thing has been put together beautifully."

"I know what you mean," she laughed, nodding her head. "I made the bride's dress, so I had a little peek inside the planning to know what would and would not work, as far as attire goes, but still!" She had seen people in elegant dresses, things that were more dressed down, and in her opinion, it all seemed to work -- everyone fit in. That made for an even better party. "Weddings are normally a good time! Lots of dancing, good food, you know. The bride and groom are fun, too. So it's not as…" she trailed off, gesturing vaguely, "boring."

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So Let’s Cast the Night Vale TV Show - Part Two, The Palmer-Carlsbergs

Welcome back to So Let’s Cast the Night Vale TV Show, an idea I came up with that was supposed to be community-sourced, but seems to be mostly led by myself. However, if you DO want to add your ideas, use the tag #nightvalefancast and let me know what you think. 

This is probably the most self-indulgent casting so far, but I’m operating on the assumption that we can get literally anyone for the Night Vale show, and that several characters will be aged up for the show. (For example, when we get to Tamika Flynn next time, I’ll be aging her up as well.) In this case, it’s Janice who I’ve decided should be a high-school level basketball athlete at the start of the TV show, rather than the middle schooler she was in canon. 

Okay! Let’s cast the Palmer-Carlsberg family!

Steve Carlsberg: Originally voiced by Hal Lublin. Fancast, Sean Astin

Nobody does wholesome step-dad like Sean Astin. Nobody. As some of you may know, I’m a big Lord of the Rings fan, so I’ve followed Mr. Astin’s social media, watched his interviews, read his autobiography, and the consensus seems to be that he’s an all-around charming guy and a blast to work with. Based on his role as Bob in Stranger Things, he’s already sort of done the loveable dad thing, so he’d be a perfect Steve. Plus, he looks like he’d coach a basketball team. He just does. 

Abby Palmer: Not voiced. Fancast, Gina Gershon. 

Is she way too famous? Yes. Is she too old? Absolutely not. Abby Palmer is an immortal milf. Abby should be knowledgeable yet down to earth with just a smidge of intimidating, and I think Gina Gershon is all of those things. Also, insanely hot. Also, I’m an Abby truther and want only the best to play her. I love Abby. Okay moving on. 

Janice Palmer: Not voiced. Fancast, Kiera Allen

Kiera Allen is relatively unknown the industry, having just had her breakout role in Hulu’s “Run” opposite Sarah Paulson. However, that’s not due to her lack of talent; probably more due to the ableism that is still unfortunately present in Hollywood and LA. Kiera Allen was the second female wheelchair-user to star in a suspense thriller; a genre that’s been included in Night Vale multiple times. She’s a graduate of Columbia University! Janice is witty and charismatic, and I think Allen would bring that out well, having the chance to play something different from her horror-fied character in “Run”. 

Khoshekh AKA Silas: Originally voiced by Jonathan Attkinson. Fancast, Timothee Chalamet

This is just here for the memes. 

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Write/jotober 2024 - Days 1 & 2

Hiya! I'll be drabbling a short bit of WTNV fanfic based on the Inktober prompts but turning them into writetober/jotober things instead! Block #writetober and #jotober if you don't wanna see them!

Personal rules:

No less than 500 words featuring the prompt word or eluding to it. No more than 1000 words. Just write what comes to me and don't go back and edit. Day 1: Backpack. Day 2: Discover. Character focus: Tamika Flynn

There is a harsh ripping sound as Tamika tears off a strip of masking tape with her teeth. She uses it to repair a hole in her backpack. It was a large old beaten thing. It had seemed much bigger when she was younger and had swung it, heavy with books, at the snarling maw of a librarian. It's outside was littered with patches she'd collected over the years. Most were quotes from her favourite books.

Things like; "Inside of each person is the capacity for both endless cruelty and endless kindness, it is up to us which one we fill and which we dip into when the customer asks for the manager." - a quote famously uttered by Pippi Longstocking. Oh how she'd loved that fiery red-haired heroine as a child.

Not that she'd aged out of such tales now, Tamika thought, it was always fine to read easier material for the pleasure of reading. However, the leader of an armed teen militia could not allow herself to grow stagnant reading the same books over and over and never challenging herself to difficult texts (difficult here meaning both in terms of the words used and the topics covered). This month she'd wrestled a copy of John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' from the slimey tentacle of a librarian that seemed to half fear half hate her in particular.

Good. They should fear her. A girl with a thirst for reading could never be bested by a librarian keen to turn her into nothing but a smudge of blood on the tiled library floor.

That's where she was going today. The library. Tamika was in the mood for some lighter reading. She planned to pick up Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' and maybe something with a bit more meat if she happened to see it.

Into that useful backpack when her returns. They may be slathering venomous monsters, but they cared about books being returned and so did Tamika Flynn. She had a handmade slingshot large enough for most books attached to a custom holster on her hip. Much more useful than a gun where she was going.

It was funny, really, Tamika mused as she headed out into the hot desert sun. If someone had told her, before the Summer Reading Programme, that she would be fighting librarians over and over just to discover a tome she had not yet devoured she would have laughed. Laughed because that sounded like exactly the kind of person who belonged inside of a story not simply reading them. Yet she had stepped up, hadn't she? She had discovered not only a brand new intense interest in literature, but a talent for leading others and destroying the confident and sometimes the bodies of libriarians - Night Vale's fiercest creatures.

Tamika grinned to herself as she walked, with purpose, through town. People she didn't know by name but who seemed to know her well enough waved as she passed them. She gave them what she hoped was a grown up and very cool nonchalent nod in return - holding the straps of her backpack tight. She didn't mind that more people seemed to know her nowadays than ever before she just didn't want to embarass herself in front of them when they thought so highly of her. Well, she was still a teenager after all. Teenagers care a lot about what people think of them even if they say they don't.

The library loomed ahead of her. Even though she'd done this many times Tamika's heart rate still sped up just looking at the building. Her mouth went dry and a bitter taste spread over her tongue. She took a deep breath and reminded herself that bravery was not the absence of fear, it was doing what needed to be done despite fear. A valuable lesson she'd also learnt from a book.

Tamika strode forward and began her quest.