#why stop now

[blood-orange-juice]

Ok, I want more posts in this blog that will age like milk.

A prediction then: our boy will escape Meropide through abyssal means because that's simply what he does. Glitches through walls and tropes and normal story progression.

[iqra-zahra]

Maybe I don't know what I'm doing?

Maybe I don't know where I'm going?

Maybe I don't know where to begin?

Maybe I don't know where to stop?

But why should that matter?

It never stopped me before;

Why would it now?

~Zahra

[flubnuggetpurple]

We have once more entered the season of other people being confused about my gender and me also being confused about my gender and enjoying us all being on the same page

[reineydraws]

this is a scene from opla s2, black leg gazpacho told me himself!!!

src by @op-trash-blog-of-hell

[anti-mf]

Meeting halfway? Lmao

No.

[indigo6f00ff]

need to share an experience i had 30 minutes ago

(edit: thanks to @walks-the-ages for providing and reminding me to put alt text, sorry it slips my mind alot lol)

[heartorbit]

if we could stay connected, just like this

[vaultnewt]

NO MATTER WHERE I HIDE MY DONUT FRYER NICK ALWAYS FINDS IT AND USES IT

I'M SO SICK OF HIM

HOW?!!?!?

NICK. NICK STOP MAKING DONUTS PLEASE NICK WE NEED TO BREAK INTO THE INSTITUTE AND GET MY SON NICK PLEA

~~~

UPDATE: he finally got his donuts :]

[gaogrotesque]

#Streetsnaps: BOBBY & 鄭尚洙

source. HYPEBEAST

※節錄翻譯及大概意譯，非逐字逐句翻譯※

時隔10年終於找到彼此之間的連結紐帶

iKON今年世巡快跑完了，有什麼感想呢？

BOBBY：只剩下雅加達和澳門了，又開心又有點不捨；第一次想要只靠著我們自己的力量來達成世界巡迴演唱會，這次除了亞洲，美國和歐洲也都去了

10月中第一次開個人演唱會

BOBBY：回到韓國的當天就要進行公演，所以原本很擔心「體力上會不會太勞累了」這麼想來著；幸好觀眾們給予很好的反應，很興奮愉快地跳起來玩耍度過了

介紹新專輯《ROBERT》

BOBBY：是一張100%乘載了本人意見的專輯；在嘻哈的基礎上加入了向來很喜歡的Rock sound，也嘗試了像是鼓點和BASS等等最近新關注的元素 歌詞則是以「自由」作為主題：「我要活出自己的樣子，不要阻撓我。」

和今年初公開的《S.i.R》相比，這次專輯黑暗的色調和歌詞顯得引人注目，有什麼心境上的變化呢？

BOBBY：心境上沒什麼變化，是因為《S.i.R》是在剛換到新公司後出的第一張專輯，所以採用了明亮爽快的氛圍，不想引起模稜兩可的那種曖昧感 （可能指的是大家對於前公司/現公司的臆測？而且像《ROBERT》這張就是喜歡的人就會很喜歡，不喜歡的人一定很不喜歡XD 和歌曲到底好不好比較無關，而是較極端、強烈的風格，大眾接受度本來就也比較兩極化） BOBBY：另一方面，《ROBERT》則是充滿了我放在心裡的歌曲們 BOBBY不是ROBERT的小名嘛，所以這次抱持著不只是 "BOBBY"、而是真正地要將我本人的面貌展現出來的含意，特地以 "ROBERT" 作為專輯的名稱

在音樂製作上和製作人有什麼對話呢？

BOBBY：主要是和THE PROOF兩位製作人討論了許多，包括「要怎麼做才會有趣呢」等等的話題，像是「最近英國又流行回Garage sound了，我們也試試看吧」這樣的話

在製作專輯時如何獲得成為靈感的要素呢？

BOBBY：比起說是尋找新的靈感，更集中於展現出trendy的樣貌，因為對於想做的音樂大致上的構成都已經有了明確的想法 不過如果一定要說一個的話，像是尚洙哥、JUSTHIS還有成炫等等featuring artists好像就成為了我的靈感 聽著他們以前作品中的verse，做出適合他們的beat，然後就會想著如果能請他們來做feat、一起寫歌的話��好了呢

主打歌〈f〉訴說了一個人逃脫壓迫的故事，那麼壓迫者是代表誰呢？

BOBBY：整體來說是「（這個）產業（文化）」：在現今的音樂市場當中，不是越來速食了嘛（很快做出來、也很快被消化），我們也不得不順應這樣的潮流；無論是以做音樂的人的立場來說、還是以行銷的立場來說，必須快速地去適應業界這種（求快的）風氣好像就是一種壓迫了 不過這次是確實地做出了我自己想要做的音樂

轉換所屬社所感受到的不同點？

BOBBY：以往像是在溫室裡，現在則是來到野外的森林的感覺：在以前的公司裡只需要寫歌、在舞台上表演就可以了；來到143 ENTERTAINMENT之後學到了更多東西 現在是與iKON成員們一起分攤了音源發售的過程中所需的大部分作業，甚至連像是校對歌詞這樣的小細節也是由我們親自完成；在過去的這一年裡，對於這（音樂）市場如何運行，好像更接近了、也真的學到了非常多

〈Why Stop Now〉邀請鄭尚洙作為featuring的幕後故事

BOBBY：事實上我在過去的夏天時就先透過IG DM了尚洙哥，那時候哥也爽快地接受了，之後就用獲得的哥的KAKAO TALK對話了 有趣的是，一開始尚洙哥似乎是不知道我是誰

鄭尚洙：一開始收到DM聯繫時，還在IG上炫耀了「BOBBY的DM來了」呢，然後幾個月過去了、「我是金知元」像這樣的KATALK��息傳來了，那時候還以為是想要一起做音樂的年輕朋友呢！不知道（BOBBY的）本名啊！但是聽了傳過來的歌曲後，發現這嗓音很熟悉、rap也很強，所以就試著搜尋了名字，原來就是BOBBY啊

要說這首歌的特點就是「直進性」，是因為心裡想著鄭尚洙而做的嗎？

BOBBY：在最一開始的時候不是這樣的，但是在製作這首歌當中就不斷地想起尚洙哥；beat本身就有點類似尚洙哥的〈HOMEGROUND〉那種感覺，尚洙哥恰如其分地正是擁有符合這首歌主題的心態的人，因此我就做出了這個提案 儘管如此，也要感謝（尚洙哥）爽快地答應了featuring的邀請

在寫歌詞時有特別費心的部分嗎？

鄭尚洙：因為是featuring BOBBY的歌曲，我在歌詞上特地下了很多功夫；相反地我平常在做自己的歌曲時，會用freestyle的方式來寫歌詞，這次則是盡最大努力地在押韻和flow上力求聲聲入耳，而且verse也總共製作了3個版本之多，最後還是決定使用寫出了「BOBBY贏得了SMTM3，而我則是從TEAM YDG中下車退賽」這樣的故事的初版verse

BOBBY：其他版本中乘載了尚洙哥的個人故事（經歷），第一個版本則是包含了尚洙哥和我之間的連結紐帶這樣的內容

有期待〈Why Stop Now〉帶來什麼樣的反應或結果嗎？

BOBBY：尚洙哥是rap真的做得超好的一位呢，在網路上作為迷因被消費，（這種情況）真的很討厭 正好也有好的beat嘛，就想要加上尚洙哥的16句（verse）、做出帥氣的音樂來���看；如預想的一樣，似乎有很多人喜歡呢

鄭尚洙：比起說有什麼特定期待的反應，我對於BOBBY的影響力有了實際的體會，這首歌一發賣之後，進帳了比平常多10倍以上的製作權費

初見面是SMTM3，那時候對彼此有什麼印象嗎？

BOBBY：幾乎是10年前了，不過在那當時做出特別強調韻腳的rap的人並不多，因此對用三個字做出工整押韻（？）的尚洙哥的模樣留下了印象

鄭尚洙：出演SMTM3的時候，表弟（妹）要我去跟BOBBY和B.I要簽名，所以在現場得到了兩位的簽名，但是因為第一次出演節目、兵荒馬亂之下就弄丟了，想著「如果（掉了的簽名）被BOBBY和B.I發現的話怎麼辦啊」實在太抱歉了，所以馬上去道歉了 現在再次收到了（簽名），可以傳給表弟（妹）了（笑）

回到那時候的話有什麼想改變的嗎？

BOBBY：我的話，因為結果是好的，所以好像不改變也可以

鄭尚洙：我想要為自己對GIRIBOY說過的一句話道歉，當時是因為喝醉酒亂罵人，沒辦法再進行下��，以沒有準備好的狀態去參加（SMTM3），因此而從節目中下車，最後成了大眾只知道我的名字和臉（而不是作品）的那種「名人」 隨著時間過去，看著我周圍的藝人們，認知到自己的位置、才得以丟掉我那以自我為中心的狹隘視野

鄭尚洙後來以作為YouTube直播主成為話題，是在怎樣的契機下開始的呢？

鄭尚洙：以前我是為了展開音樂活動而離開釜山、來到首爾，在日山這裡落腳的時候，發生了各種事故（狀況）、成了一切又必須重頭開始的狀態，所以選擇了直播放送作為復出的手段

兩位都是相較來說跳脫出所謂 "Hiphop scene" 內部成長的Rapper，以你們各自獨特的背景來看，對於現在的Hiphop scene有什麼看法呢？

BOBBY：就像尚洙哥的歌詞所說的，像「雷區」一樣；最近不是又掀起了diss戰嘛，但是互相撕咬什麼的，終究這也是Hiphop呢 反而是Hiphop大眾化以來，似乎現在才又再次找回了以往的模樣

鄭尚洙：隨著各種contents和Rapper持續推陳出新，這個scene的發條好像也自然而然地重新歸位 但是萬一（有這種想法）Hiphop是「僅屬於部份人的文化」這好像是不太健康的；我覺得在品質上的成長、與多樣化的相關文化合作是必要��� 像是在廣場劇（마당극）中導入Hiphop，試試看用rap來詮釋我們國家的傳統敘事（史詩）好像也會很有趣呢

兩位以後在Hiphop scene中想扮演什麼樣的腳色呢？

BOBBY：無謂地擠進Hiphop scene當中、要成為「Hiphop傳教士」我沒有這種想法；演藝人、Idol、Rapper，雖然這些都很好，但是比起被固定在特定的分野中，我只想單純地做為一名歌手呢 自然而然地在我的聽眾當中留下屬於我的印記，也嘗試著去做我想做的（音樂）類型

鄭尚洙：雖然托BOBBY的福我在（職業）生涯上得到了很大的機會，我想回去釜山，在那裏和辛苦為了音樂打拼的弟弟（後輩）們一起為地方文化創作音樂 釜山獨有的、可以用rap來呈現的傳統敘事（史詩）有很多呢，如果能夠成為Hiphop界的釜山宣傳大使就更好了

用一句話來介紹彼此

BOBBY：尚洙哥就像〈Why Stop Now〉這首歌一樣呢，因為他正是朝著本人想要的方向勇往直前

鄭尚洙：「K-Hiphop皇太子」，現在也要來征服本土了吧

Credit 글 Jonghyun Je

[chloesimaginationthings]

Those were Vanessa's friends too in the FNAF movie

[michelleplayswithfire]

when someone tells me that i'm better off finding a man to live with i get a little offended

it doesn't make my living situation any easier and the last thing i need is constant arguing over useless bullshit and i hate dragging anyone along with my adventures if they clearly don't wanna be there

again i've done so much on my own that bringing someone along would be a mental drag and i want to be happy

i went record shopping (before the pandemic by the way) with one of my ex-boyfriend and he complained that i was taking too long in buying a record where a) not all records have barcodes and b) transactions are done in a very old-fashioned way and c) i'm on a tight budget so in my mind i'm calculating the total

but i got upset and part of me wanted him to leave if he wasn't going to stay and i would've gladly taken the bus back home while the sun was still out but he stuck it out but during the car ride to my house i got upset but i didn't say anything more because i didn't want to start an argument

and this attitude is why i'm still very choosy when it comes to who i want to be with

[kittyprincessofcats]

ICJ Ruling

Okay, let's get into this.

First of all, I get the frustration at the court not ordering a ceasefire. I was disappointed and frustrated at first too, since a ceasefire was the biggest and most important preliminary measure South Africa was requesting - and of course we just all want this horror to finally end for the people in Gaza. So I get the frustration and disappointment, I really do.

However, I do think this ruling is still a major win for South Africa, Palestine, and international law as a whole and here's why:

The court acknowledged that it has jurisdiction over this case and completely dismissed Israel's request to throw out the case as a whole. It will now determine at the merits stage (that will probably take years) whether Israel is actually commiting genocide.

The court acknowledged that Palestinians are a "distinct national or ethnic group and therefore deserving of protection under the genocide convention". Pull this out next time someone tells you "there's no such thing as Palestinians, they're all just Arabs".

The court acknowledged very unambiguously that "at least some" of Israel's actions being genocidal in nature is "plausible". South Africa has a case, officially. Israel is accused of genocide, in a way the ICJ deems "plausible", officially. This is huge. (And seriously, how freaking satisfying was it to hear all of those genocidal statements by Israeli politicians read out loud and used as justification for this rulling?)

The court might not have ordered a "ceasefire" in those words, but they did order Israel to "immediately end all genocidal acts" (which includes killing and injuring Palestinians) and submit proof that they actually did. How are they going to comply with this ruling without at least severly reducing or changing what they're doing in Gaza?

In fact, this wording might actually be more appropriate for a genocide (vs a war), as author and journalist Ali Abunimah notes on Twitter:

He's completely right. Israel lost today, by overwhelming majority (I mean, 15 to 2? I heard people predict the rulings would be very close, like 9 judges vs 8, but instead we got 15 to 2 (and even 16 to 1 on the humanitarian aid). Holy shit.) The court disimissed almost everything Israel's side of lawyers said, while acknowledging that South Africa's accusations are "plausible".

And this is important especially because of Mr Abunimah's second tweet there^. Because the question is, where do we go from here?

This ruling means that Israel is officially /possibly/ commiting genocide and that should have huge international consequences. The rest of the world now HAS to take these accusations seriously and stop arming and supporting Israel - and if they won't do it on their own, we, the people, have to make them. This is THE moment to rise up all around the world, especially in the countries most supportive of Israel (the US, the UK, Germany): Protest, call your representatives and demand a ceasefire and an end of arms deliveries to Israel.

We now have a legal case to back our demands: If Israel is, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" commiting genocide, then all of our governments are, according to the ICJ, "plausibly" guiltly of aiding in genocide. And we need to hold that over their heads and demand better. We need to do that right now and in huge numbers. Most politicians only care about themselves and saving their skin. We have to make them realize that they could be accused of aiding in genocide.

(As a German, I'm thinking of Germany here in particular: After South Africa's hearing, our government dismissed their case as having "no basis" - how are they going to keep saying that now that the ICJ officially thinks otherwise? Over the last months, people here have been arrested at protests for calling what's happening in Gaza a genocide. How are the police supposed to legally keep doing that now that the ICJ has officially deemed this accusation "plausible"? I used to be scared to use the word "genocide" at protests or write it on my protest signs - not anymore, have fun trying to arrest me for that when the ICJ literally has my back on this one 🖕🏻.)

So yeah - don't be defeatist about this, don't let Israel's narrative that they "won" (they didn't) take over. This might not be everything we wanted, but it's still a good result. Don't let what the court didn't say ("ceasefire"), distract you from the very important things that they did say. Let this be your motivation to get loud and active, especially if you live in any country that supports Israel. Put pressure on your governments to not be complicit in genocide, you now officially have the highest international court on your side.

[giantkillerjack]

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

[plain-text version of this post can be found under the cut]

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

Plain-text version:

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

P.S. Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

[reineydraws]

saw this quote off a v cute ushiten comic first haha check it out

i just drew them over a screenshot of hitsugibune from the back 'cuz i was lazy lol soz

[frenchublog]

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