#you are not immune to tintin media

[edorazzi]

I’ve followed you for a long time and your tintin stuff always looked so cool so I’ve been curious is tintin a book or a show if someone wanted to get into it where do you think they should start?

It's Tintin Day again, and an EXCELLENT question from a poor unsuspecting soul who fell right into my trap!!! >:3c

I've compiled a basic Tintin menu with some ways the character differs between depictions - not fully comprehensive but a nice selection of flavours! 🍦

Personally I'd recommend the 2011 Spielberg movie as a starting point; it's the most standalone piece of media and a real love letter to the whole franchise. Plus it's breathtakingly gorgeous, whether you enjoy the plot or not it's worth it for the visuals alone!!!

If you choose to continue - I'd pick either the comic books (the source media!) or the 1991 Ellipse/Nelvana cartoon series, which closely retells many of the same stories but shuffles the timeline around and generally sanitises things for a young audience. My late paternal grandparents rented the VHS tapes from the library whenever we visited - it's so very, very cute and has a real soft place in my heart! 💖

The 60s live-action movies are lovely; but less accessible and probably better with preexisting knowledge of the franchise. The 50s Belvision cartoon... exists. And we don't talk about 1929 Tintin, he isn't real and he can't hurt us.

I hope this is helpful, or at least fun! And it's important to remember that while the comics do contain period-typical racism, xenophobia and other outdated views; part of the joy is watching Hergé's deeply conservative stance change as 50 years of research took him around the world meeting real people and learning about their experiences. He shared his own education through Tintin and that's such an important thing!!! 🌎✨

[thegirlwhocriedfandoms]

Why is kpop so special to me?

Why is kpop so special to me? It's been 8 years since I've become a kpop fan. Way back year 2009, where everyone thinks you're odd because you like kpop. People will call you an addict, weird, crazy, delusional, and many other harsh words you couldn't imagine. They'll call your faves gay, because they wore make up and extravagant clothes. As a 10 year old that time, I'm easily hurt and offended by that. I know I've been immature at that time because I'll really fight anyone who says anything bad about my faves. My mindset at that time is that, it's okay to call me a freak or a weirdo or delusional, but Never ever say anything bad about my faves. It's funny to reminisce the times when I joined fanwars. Those immature days that I've had. But as I grew older in age and as a kpop fan, I realized a lot of things. There are times that people asks me "bakit ba gustong gusto mo yang mga koreanong iyan? Hindi mo naman sila naiintindihan. Di ka naman kilala ng n mga iyan." (Why do you like those koreans so much? You don't even understand them. They doesn't even know you.) And sometimes I ask myself, "Bakit ko nga ba gusto ang kpop?" (Why do I like kpop?) I always tell them that it's because of their catchy music, woderful fashion sense, and screaming visuals. Which is really true. But what I realized is that it's beyond that. Some people find healing through ballad songs, OPM, Classic, Rock, Raps, R&b, and many other genres of music. But it's Kpop that heals me. I don't even understand the lyrics but I can feel the connection. It makes me calm whenever I'm having breakdowns. It affects my mood. Especially if I'm out and suddenly I'll hear a kpop song randomly playing somewhere, it excites me. But like what I've said, It's way more beyond their catchy music, woderful fashion sense, and screaming visuals. but it's also the artists itself. First, I love their passion and dedication. After watching Produce 101 Season 2, it opened my eyes. Now I understand why I really love them. It's their passion. Their hardwork to achieve their dreams. Their love for what they're doing. Their dedication to reach where they are right now. Honestly, before, I am that kind of fan who's really annoyed when there are new groups debuting because there are so many kpop groups emerging lately that are always using the same concepts. For the past 8 years, my perspective changed and after observing them for a very long time, it made me see the things clearer and wider. It's not easy to become a kpop idol. You have to train hard, work hard. You have to make sacrifices. Just to pursue your dreams. You'll be training for so many years without the certainty of debuting. It's physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting. But they'll endure it just to be an idol. And that's why I appreciated kpop idols even more. Rookie or legends. All of them deserves to be gamous, all of them deserves to debut. Second, I realized how ugly the Korean entertainment industry is. That it is not like what we see on tv, and online. It's cruel, ugly, sickening, and disgusting. It's hard to find a company who really cares about the trainees and artists. It's really rare. It's always all about the money. There are so many abuses and maltreatment. Slave contracts, sexual harrassments, mismanagement, unfair treatment, companies who doesn't give their artist's rightful income, harsh manipulations. These are just some of the cruelties in the Korean entertainment industry. The big entertainment and broadcasting conpanies can bully anyone who threatens or diss them. They can ruin your career by manipulating the media. Korean Artists are also often used to block the corruption in the government. If there are big issues, the media will release rumors and issues so that the public's attention will shift. And it may ruin the artists image like what happened to 2ne1's Park Bom. She was accused of using drugs. It was all over the news, and it ruined her career. It was used to block the public's attention to the sewol incident. Same as Exo's Baekhyun and SNSD's Taeyeon's relationship. It was revealed to the public so that their attentions will shift from the sewol incident to the issue. There are also companies who abuses their artists. They're not giving them their incomes rightfully, slave contracts, mismanagement, and the worst, there's this company (I forgot what it is, but it's small) that was said to be sexually harassing their female artists/trainees and if they refuse, the company will not produce their albums and they'll not be funded and promoted by the company. These are just some of the few cruelties of the entertainment industry. Third, I am amazed on how the artists endure all the sasaeng fans just for their dreams. Sasaeng fans are the worst fans in the world. They're the obssessed fans. To the fact that they'll be following their faves anywhere they go (you'll be shocked to know that there are sasaeng taxis who sasaeng fans rent to follow their idols and if they run out of money, they're willing to use their bodies instead to pay for the fare. You know what I mean), they'll be creeping inside their faves dorm, stealing things, hacking their phones and accounts, poisoning them, leaving sanitary napkins with blood on it inside their faves dorm, asking for their faves' sperm cells, hurting their faves (these fans are often the reason why the artists experience car crashes because these fans keeps on following the artist's vans). These are just SOME of their obssessive activities. It's unbelievable and disgusting but yes, it is happening. And it's worst than what you think. (If you want to know how extreme these fans could go, you can look at the web. Search "tvxq sasaeng fans" or "sasaeng fans activities" or "exo sasaeng fans" and you'll be very shocked) The fact that these Idols are enduring these for the sake of their dreams and passions, I am so amazed. Because If I were on their shoes and these happened to me, I'll just give up and leave. But they didn't. Fourth, Their fan service. This is what I loved about Super Junior, Infinite, Nu'est, and Sechskies. Unlike other groups that I stanned, their fan service can't be compared to other groups. Their love and gratefulness for their fans are unexplainable. Ugh. I don't even know how to explain this because their overflowing love for their fans are undescribable. It's self explanatory for fans who are in a fandom. Fifth, their talents are legit. They trained to gain skills, or sometimes they're just born with it. But no one can't deny the fact that Kpop Idols are not talented. Even if you're a hater that always say that they don't have talent. I know that deep inside that they're amazing and you're just envious to them (Haha!) Unlike here in the Philippines, Anyone can release an album as long as you're famous even if you don't have the talent to sing. Sixth, their visuals. Yes when you're new, the first thing that you'll notice is their face but when you get to know them more, it'll be much more than their visuals. In my case, yes I sometimes do look on visuals but If I started stanning someone just because of their visuals, It doesn't last long. But if you're a vocal, regardless of the appearance, I'll definitely stan you. (And also variety skills and humor is a big plus too!) People will say that "Retokada naman iyang mga iyan" (They did plastic surgery anyway) but It's normal to them. And just because plastic surgery is known in Korea, doesn't mean that all of them did plastic suregry. And Lastly, I realized that Kpop has become a part of me. I am not Tintin without kpop. It's planted inside my heart already. 8 years. 8 long freakin' years of ups and downs, of people's criticisms, of people making fun of me being a kpop fan. People may call me delusional, weird, crazy, or a freak. It's okay. I don't care. I've been immuned to it. Kpop makes me happy. It's the only thing that makes me genuinely happy these past few years. It saved me. It saves me. It heals me. You guys may not understand it especially if you're not a fan of any kind but the impact that my faves gave me is much more than what you think. It's more than what you think. I love them so much to the extent that I'll protect them with all my heart. Why? Because their music protected and saved me when I almost pulled the trigger inside me. They're my only companion. Not physically though, but through their music. If I'm feeling really sad, or if I'm having a mental breakdown, their voices soothes my soul and heart. When I'm happy and excited I also listen to kpop because it makes me even more happier. Like what I've read, Music can save lives. Regardless of the fact that you can't understand it. It's the emotion that connects us. Because music has no language barriers. That's why we cannot judge the fans in general. We never know what these fans are enduring. We never know that their faves and fandoms are the only ones that keeps them alive and happy.