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cosmogyros · 1 month

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Five years late (typical me) but I finally watched Rocketman and I'm OBSESSED, IN LOVE, CRYING, DYING, HAVE REACHED NEW HEIGHTS OF FANDOM FOR BOTH ELTON JOHN AND TARON EGERTON

#rocketman #omfg i'm so in love with this movie #i'm going to rewatch it so many times i can already tell #jfc but taron did an incredible job #i already vaguely knew and liked him but now i'm a die-hard fan #this film is everything i never knew i wanted holy shit #elton john #taron egerton #also this movie made me one thousand times gayer than i already was #(yes i know i'm a queer woman and i'm talking about a movie full of male gaiety but shhhhh don't nitpick)#(i am gay for their gaiety)#(gay people will understand what i mean)

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words-of-wonderland · 27 days

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the quote:

"I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay. I am no longer young; and my heart, through weary years of mourning over the dead, is not attuned to mirth."

my analysis: so dracula isn't young, but he is gay

#dracula daily #may 7th #dracula #vampires #queer fiction #queer reading #queer analysis #gay #duh #literature #gothic literature #fangs lace and youre gonna tell me it isn't queer????

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yallemagne · 1 year

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Dracula: "I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay. I am no longer young––"

Jonathan: "Still gay, though?"

Dracula: "What?"

Jonathan: "Are you still gay?"

Dracula: "Yes."

#yes yes gay as in happy #shhh #he also likes men #dracula #dracula daily #jonathan harker #count dracula #shitpost #incorrect dracula quotes #may 7 #re: dracula

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lauralot89 · 27 days

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In the library I found, to my great delight, a vast number of English books, whole shelves full of them, and bound volumes of magazines and newspapers. A table in the centre was littered with English magazines and newspapers, though none of them were of very recent date. The books were of the most varied kind—history, geography, politics, political economy, botany, geology, law—all relating to England and English life and customs and manners. There were even such books of reference as the London Directory, the "Red" and "Blue" books, Whitaker's Almanac, the Army and Navy Lists, and—it somehow gladdened my heart to see it—the Law List.

you know, if Dracula wasn't the worst this could have all gone very Beauty and the Beast, but no

"But, Count," I said, "you know and speak English thoroughly!"

this obviously wouldn't work for narrative purposes but I would find it extremely amusing if Dracula actually was terrible at English and Jonathan Harker, in his continuing quest to be the most oblivious person alive, kept chalking up every horrific thing to come as being the result of the language barrier

I am master.

I have been so long master that I would be master still—or at least that none other should be master of me.

"You may go anywhere you wish in the castle, except where the doors are locked, where of course you will not wish to go. There is reason that all things are as they are, and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge, you would perhaps better understand."

Mr. Harker are you familiar with the story of Bluebeard

I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay.

I will not use the "Hah! Gaaaaay!" gif again, I will not use the "Hah! Gaaaaay!" gif again, I will not.

You must make your conversation regarding my dear new country of England less interesting, so that I may not forget how time flies by us

Dracula is the worst and I love it.

#Dracula Daily #Laura reads Dracula Daily

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vickyvicarious · 9 months

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I found Miss Westenra in seemingly gay spirits. Her mother was present, and in a few seconds I made up my mind that she was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious. I have no doubt she guesses, if she does not know, what need of caution there is. [...] Then Mrs. Westenra went to lie down, and Lucy was left with me. We went into her boudoir, and till we got there her gaiety remained, for the servants were coming and going. As soon as the door was closed, however, the mask fell from her face, and she sank down into a chair with a great sigh, and hid her eyes with her hand. When I saw that her high spirits had failed, I at once took advantage of her reaction to make a diagnosis. She said to me very sweetly:— 'I cannot tell you how I loathe talking about myself.' I reminded her that a doctor's confidence was sacred, but that you were grievously anxious about her. She caught on to my meaning at once, and settled that matter in a word. 'Tell Arthur everything you choose. I do not care for myself, but all for him!'

EVERYTHING about Lucy this entry breaks my heart. This is what I've been talking about all along, it's nothing new, but rarely is it ever stated so bluntly. She feels absolutely awful and yet she cannot relax in her own home at all because she's constantly putting on an act for her mother and for all the servants. I'm pretty sure it's only because Arthur already saw through her that Jack decides she is acting, too; otherwise he would have been fooled as well.

But since Arthur already knows how badly she's doing and has gotten her to admit it to him, she's able to finally relax when she is alone with Jack. She can collapse and just try to breathe and hide her eyes and show that she feels awful. I am so so so grateful to Arthur for giving her the freedom to do this, even when he isn't the one in the room. If he hadn't been called away though he would have been, and I can perfectly picture him kneeling by her side and holding her hand. Of course, I think Lucy would have felt it difficult to relax to the same extent if he were there, even if she knows he knows... she'd still want to protect his feelings and not make him worry. In a weird way both his calling this meeting and him not being there for it are necessary for Lucy to finally be honest about her condition.

And she hates doing it. She hates talking about herself. God, there's so much to dig into there with her background and family and just the way she lives her life usually. I want her so badly to have the support and encouragement to no longer feel such antipathy to expressing her own needs. She only feels like she can accept here for Arthur's sake, not her own. Even when it's literally her own health on the line she can't make it about her.

#dracula daily #lucy westenra

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0owhatsamsays · 7 months

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Dark Horse - Good Omens

I am down the rabbit hole again.

Ever since I heard that phrase several times in s2, it bugs me. People keep saying "It's a common phrase". Yeah, I know. However, they repeat it several times, and there is an actual dark horse statuesque that Crowley leaves his glasses on.

I decided to look it up. Of course.

Besides the common meaning of the phrase - "someone who surprises you with some hidden quality", I didn't know exactly where this phrase derived from.

It comes from the book "The Young Duke" by Benjamin Disraeli.

The first thing that caught my eye here was the "Duke". So I searched the book. The second thing that caught my eye was that it was published by "Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley".

The subtitle of the book is "A moral tale, though gay".

I found out that the phrase is taken from Byron's Don Juan. But why?

There are several interpretations of the connotation the word gay had in the past. Quoting from an article that I read and to which I will add a link below if someone is interested in reading it, "(The world ‘gay’ did not carry its present connotation as relating to homosexuality, though an 1857 Punch cartoon reveals that two decades after The Young Duke it referred to prostitution). William Kuhn suggests, Disraeli associated ‘gaiety’ with cheerful disposition, although Kuhn finds ‘a hint of Byronic licentiousness in Disraeli’s quotation’ and speculates on his latent homoerotic fascinations with good-looking young men (104). In The Young Duke, Disraeli introduces not only episodes from his early adult life but also presents his passion for politics. He makes a satirical picture of the English aristocracy that indulges in a hedonistic lifestyle while avoiding its political responsibilities.")

Then I decided to check Disraeli, and forgive me, I am not from the UK and I didn't know, but it turns out he has been Prime Minister of the UK twice.

Also, he was the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and Terry Pratchett is born in Beaconsfield.

Disraeli's sexual orientation has been questioned by others.

I read the article by William Kuhn that is cited above and this is what it says:

"Disraeli's previous biographers have noticed that there were some romantic irregularities in his past: he preferred old ladies to young women; he married late; he had a passion for male friendship. The standard explanation for this is that in those pre-Freudian days there was a Romantic cult of friendship and that love between men was sexually "innocent" (the underlying assumption being that sexual contact is "guilty"). Some of his earliest biographers (such as W. F. Monypenny and G. E. Buckle) explained away Disraeli's odd history of affectionate relationships by saying it was due to the "oriental" part of his nature. By this they meant that he was Jewish and thus partly "foreign" and un-English. They were also hinting at a Victorian prejudice that sexual license, including same-sex contact, was more common in "the East" or what we would call the Middle East. Lord Blake, whose 1966 biography is still authoritative, hinted that Disraeli was a lot like Oscar Wilde, and left it there. Two more recent biographers (Sarah Bradford and Jane Ridley) have been more comfortable referring explicitly to the homoerotic element in Disraeli's personality, but neither has regarded it as important enough to give it more than a page or two."

Anyway, let's leave his sexual orientation aside and go back to the book.

The book plot: The protagonist of the novel, George Augustus Frederic, Duke of St James, is an orphan, who has inherited an enormous fortune. The young Duke becomes an unprincipled dandy who wastes much of his wealth on luxuries, debauchery, and gambling. He wears effeminate clothes and has adulterous affairs with women. Gradually, he becomes reformed by his honest guardian Mr Dacre, and his lovely daughter May, whom he eventually marries. May helps him realize that his privileged social position requires him an extraordinary sense of duty and commitment to society.

Basically, the story follows the Duke’s slow transformation, under the discreet influence of a beautiful and benevolent woman, from a self-indulgent, selfish dandy to a responsible aristocrat who takes part in the social and political life of his country.

So yeah, I don't think "dark horse" was just a used phrase. Nothing in GO is "JUST"

Link to article:

https://victorianweb.org/authors/disraeli/youngduke.html?fbclid=IwAR0fuLb1df0cow0xgwRoah5KegHArLf7-XCHsulME5q6oCWEoJBKWr7hNVw

#good omens rabbit hole #good omens 2 #good omens #hyperfixation #go2 #good omens analysis #good omens dark horses #good omens rabbits horses ducks the whole jungle analyzed

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lesblizzard-ultradyke · 2 months

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ok here's the thing first time I talked to that orbiter I was confused when he was like yeah actually you don't know your fucking history because gay also meant a shit ton of a bad shit before being used to refer to homosexuality.

I think I kind of have it settled in my head now but I am kind of confused why I never saw anyone on radblr say this. I literally beg someone to talk with me about this.

according to wikipedia

In English, the word's primary meaning was "joyful", "carefree", "bright and showy", and the word was very commonly used with this meaning in speech and literature. For example, the optimistic 1890s are still often referred to as the Gay Nineties. The title of the 1938 French ballet Gaîté Parisienne ("Parisian Gaiety"), which became the 1941 Warner Brothers movie, The Gay Parisian,[10] also illustrates this connotation.

this part I heard from people a lot ig, it's somewhat a common knowledge that gay means happy.

The word may have started to acquire associations of immorality as early as the 14th century, but had certainly acquired them by the 17th.[2] By the late 17th century, it had acquired the specific meaning of "addicted to pleasures and dissipations",[11] an extension of its primary meaning of "carefree" implying "uninhibited by moral constraints". A gay woman was a prostitute, a gay man a womanizer, and a gay house a brothel.

this was what confused me! I literally never heard about it and maybe shame on me but I also never saw anyone talk about it on radblr. like. doesn't anyone else find it interesting how "gay" changed from meaning "carefree" as in "happy" and "free" to "carefree" as in "uninhibited by moral constraints" or "immoral"? actually I don't even think it changed it's meaning just got a whole other while still having this "carefree" one.

The use of gay to mean "homosexual" was often an extension of its application to prostitution: a gay boy was a young man or boy serving male clients.[14] Similarly, a gay cat was a young male apprenticed to an older hobo and commonly exchanging sex and other services for protection and tutelage.[2] The application to homosexuality was also an extension of the word's sexualized connotation of "carefree and uninhibited", which implied a willingness to disregard conventional or respectable sexual mores. Such usage, documented as early as the 1920s, was likely present before the 20th century,[2] although it was initially more commonly used to imply heterosexually unconstrained lifestyles, as in the once-common phrase "gay Lothario",[15] or in the title of the book and film The Gay Falcon (1941), which concerns a womanizing detective whose first name is "Gay".

so it wasn't that gay was a specific word for insulting homosexuality as I thought at first but just a word that was used to shame on all of the "sexual deviancy" which could literally mean both homosexuality and pedophilia. so it's not like "gay" meant "sexual deviancy" or "homosexuality" or "pedophilia" but was used to describe those. the same way "freak" doesn't mean homosexual just because people call homosexuals freaks. maybe it's not even something that hard to understand but it really took me time to fully realise that.

Bringing Up Baby (1938) was the first film to use the word gay in an apparent reference to homosexuality. In a scene in which Cary Grant's character's clothes have been sent to the cleaners, he is forced to wear a woman's feather-trimmed robe. When another character asks about his robe, he responds, "Because I just went gay all of a sudden!" Since this was a mainstream film at a time, when the use of the word to refer to cross-dressing (and, by extension, homosexuality) would still be unfamiliar to most film-goers, the line can also be interpreted to mean, "I just decided to do something frivolous."[19]

also I don't understand why they call this line here a reference to homosexuality when it refers to cross-dressing and has nothing to do with homosexuality??

By the mid-20th century, gay was well established in reference to hedonistic and uninhibited lifestyles[11] and its antonym straight, which had long had connotations of seriousness, respectability, and conventionality, had now acquired specific connotations of heterosexuality.

I used to not like using "straight" to heteros because it reminded me a lot about the russian word we usually use for heteros which is literally "natural" and I really hate that word because it implies that something is not natural with gays, but then I started using it because literally everyone here is using it and I kind of thought maybe it's not like that in english but this part of the page makes me think it's actually way too similar to how it is in russian.

and then homosexual people decided to use the word "gay" in its positive meaning to describe themselves. and I think this is the answer I was looking for? the problem with "queer" is that it started as "strange" and it is being "reclaimed" as "strange" or "positive strange" or "unique" or "unusual" rather than homosexuality just being seen as normal and usual.

so when people started calling themselves gay they called themselves happy and free and joyful and when people started calling themselves queer they called themselves strange and different.

idk!!! maybe it is all so painfully obvious that no one sees a reason to talk about it but it's so interesting to me can someone please please please talk about it I also have only one source in the face of wikipedia because all those other sites I find all are "queeryqueer.com" and copy-paste from wikipedia mostly.

#come one friends talk to me #i am curious #of what other people think about it #:(#radblr

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semusepsu · 2 years

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Something struck me about this line of Van Helsing’s today:

“But we are face to face with duty; and in such case must we shrink? For me, I say, no; but then I am old, and life, with his sunshine, his fair places, his song of birds, his music and his love, lie far behind. You others are young. Some have seen sorrow; but there are fair days yet in store. What say you?"

It struck me because it reminded me of a Dracula line from back in May which stuck with me all this time:

“I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay. I am no longer young; and my heart, through weary years of mourning over the dead, is not attuned to mirth. Moreover, the walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements. I love the shade and the shadow, and would be alone with my thoughts when I may."

The wording is not exactly the same, but there is a parallel to it which is interesting. The contexts are also contrastive; Dracula is here trying to deceive Jonathan as to his motivations, trying to convince Jonathan to lower his guard, while Van Helsing is trying to encourage him (and others) to fight. There is a note of rhetoric in both, however. While we may see these lines and believe that they reflect the thoughts of the speaker to a greater or lesser degree, they are spoken with a purpose, and chosen for that purpose, in a way which is almost certainly premeditated.

#dracula daily

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eolewyn1010 · 1 year

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Dragging Frankenstein - Chapter 6

Victor's got mail, so let's forget all about that patchwork guy stumbling around!

Oh, so we can blame Elizabeth that Frankenstein sr. never came over to the university to slap some sense into his dumbass son. Greeeeaaat.

And how she gets whiny that someone else gets to take care of her sweetie Victor, as if he wasn’t basically her older brother. *sigh* EVERY WOMAN IS A MOM: 4

…this gets a double count because she talks about Victor’s siblings also as if she were their goddamn mother. EVERY WOMAN IS A MOM: 5

Plus, she always uses “we” and “our dear children”, as in, she as a parental figure together with what his her adoptive father and was already a pretty old partner to his actual wife. INCEST VIBES: 6

This family, I swear to God.

“My trifling occupations take up my time and amuse me, and I am rewarded for any exertions by seeing none but happy, kind faces around me.” …No, this sentence doesn’t drive up a particular count; it just legit makes me wanna slap Mary Shelley across the face. Woman, your mother fought for occupations that didn't have to be trifling, and for more meaningful rewards than other people's happy faces!

“Let me tell you about Justine who lived with us for years and whom you should therefore know well enough!” Another bit of this strange introducing-life-details-to-someone-who-should-already-know-them. Justine has been around for years even before Victor left???

But then, we quickly need to introduce her so she can die tragically.

“…through a strange perversity, her mother could not endure her.” I. I don’t know what to do with that sentence. Link it back to Justine being her father’s favorite, swallow down the bile, and set a count, maybe? INCEST VIBES: 7

“The republican institutions of our country have produced simpler and happier manners than those which prevail in the great monarchies that surround it.” – Huh. I’m genuinely interested in dissecting this alleged correlation.

“Justine, you may remember, was a great favorite of yours” – then WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU NEED TO REMIND HIM OF THAT???

“Justine was the most grateful little creature in the world” – y’know, it really undermines the importance of human dignity for everyone when Elizabeth makes such a point of how kind it was to let Justine partake in education etc. and how fucking grateful she is. Then it’s obviously not the self-evident course and you very much do make that distinction between “your equal” and “servant”, don’t you?

“her disposition was gay”, “restore her gaiety”, “I love her tenderly”, “she is extremely pretty” – aw, they were girlfriends. (Yes, I know that’s not what that word meant then. Let me have my fun.) DAS GAY: 16

“She was a Roman Catholic […] and her confessor confirmed the idea” – Elizabeth being a judgy Protestant, I guess.

Justine being sent back into an emotionally abusive household sucks. Poor girl.

And then the bit about William. I literally cannot even. “He has already had one or two little wives, but Louisa Biron is his favorite, a pretty little girl of five years of age.” WHAT. Yeah, yeah, play-dating among children, fine, except – William is eight, iirc. How many eight-year-old boys hang out with five-year-old girls?? What is the power dynamic there??

And why on earth is it necessary to apply this kind of vocabulary? “LITTLE WIVES”??? “HE HAS HAD [them]”??? “HIS FAVORITE”??? What the actual FUCK? What is this? Stop fucking sexualizing children hanging out with their playmates!

This paragraph made me hate William, seeing as it’s all Elizabeth tells us about his behavior / personality. Everything else is how nice he looks, fuck off.

And then it’s some city gossip and she’s finally done. Whew!

“In another fortnight I was able to leave my chamber”, “the sight of a chemical instrument would renew all the agony” – Victor is a real wimp. Kiss that career farewell, I guess.

Also, I’m amazed that his professors at university remember him enough that he gets to introduce Henry. Didn’t he, like, ghost them all two years ago?

I hate Victor’s attitude about his professors. Oh, how dare they torture him with talking about their subjects of expertise! IT’S ALL ABOUT ME: 6

And “M. Krempe was not equally docile”. Docile? That is your professor, you twat, not your servant!

Henry wanting to study Arabian, Persian and Sanskrit makes me love him a little more, ngl.

And… of course Victor is brilliant at those, too, and studies along with Henry even though that stuff doesn’t interest him. He’s just an all-around genius, I guess -.-

“How different from the manly and heroical poetry of Greece and Rome!” …Force him to read some Ovid and Aristides, see how he likes it.

“I felt this delay very bitterly, for I longed to see my native town and my beloved friends” – sure you do, buddy. How much time is passing!? Victor is just dawdling, I swear.

“I became the same happy creature who, a few years ago, loved and beloved by all, had no sorrow or care.” I SO PRIVILEGED: 6

But at least “Henry rejoiced in my gaiety.” *immature snicker* DAS GAY: 17

Time for the shit to hit the fan.

And after this long chapter with a whole lot of Nothing happening, the next one, where actions have finally consequences and conclusions are drawn, is really short. Pacing, Shelley!

#Frankenstein #personal opinions #disclaimer: this is just for shits and giggles

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wildfernflower · 1 year

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I think Sam is gay

His personal life is devoid of women completely seriously..

I guess this is your conclusion after you have watched the WWHL show. I'm convinced nothing what Sam said can be taken seriously. He did it for fun, laugh and promo, to sell and promote himself, the shows he’s acting in, his ventures, whatever … He adjusted his answers to the low format of this sleazy talk show as well as to the low tastes and same expectations of the coarse audience. No way he would openly reveal any “spicy details" as we know he never says a word about his private life.

The questions were strictly sexual, provocative and intrusive, for me unacceptable. I think nobody being asked these type of questions would give true answers and everybody would deflect – what might be difficult, however, since the way the questions are structured and the interviewer himself require fast and direct answers, no room for hesitation, what surely makes the guests feel uncomfortable and under pressure. Moreover, whatever the answer is, one may feel publicly exposed unless they are thick-skinned and resistive to public humiliation. Perhaps Sam regrets accepting the invitation to this talk show: he had to force himself to play someone he is not and he overestimated his “survival skills”. However, he’s not innocent either, he knew the interviewer and his nosiness, knew approximately what awaited him in the show, he could have tried to handle the questions better but he chose otherwise. I’m sorry to say but obviously he doesn’t care that this (false) gross image of an attractive, frivolous eternal “fuck boy” deprives him of dignity and so much contradicts the image he aspires to: a serious actor and businessman. His goal was to entertain and please the audience, and gain more popularity, and this image surely appeals the best to the average, not demanding fans. If Sam’s goal was to distract from what his real life really is by purposedly creating a totally opposite image, the option he has chosen is risky. It may permanently put many people off. He should be more careful, once he crosses a line there’s no way back.

I think with his controversial answer to the question “Are you single?” Sam alluded to the interviewer’s sexual orientation and played a spontaneous joke on it. But it may turn against him. Sam was dispelling the gay gossip some time ago, and now, because of one ill-considered answer and so to speak - on his own request, unwanted rumors will be revived.

Sam’s elevated mood was feigned imo (or he was drunk, as some say), he responded with exaggerated gaiety and excessive frivolity. Was this his way of getting through to the end of this cringe worthy show and shallow questions? Or did he have in front of his eyes the image of a stereotypical American actor/celebrity, who achieves popularity and success by selling their fabricated or souped up privacy to the talk shows and tabloids, who is considered cool when - in a goofy way - gives away fabricated spicy secrets about his dating habits? Anyway, Sam did his best to follow that cliché.

And what a contrast! He’s promoting a rom com, has said he’s romantic, likes flowers (no matter if true or not) and today he openly plays a womanizer card: ghosting after one date, sex on first date, sending nudes to your partner, staying close to your ex when in new relationship … or even implying he might be gay … I felt disgusted.

I don’t know what is happening to Sam, he has lost his way, where is that happy, spontaneous, charming man he was 10 years ago? Does he still recognize himself?

I am having hard time to deal with that all.

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scriptflorist · 2 years

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If a character to mine were to make/get a bouquet of Heliotrope, Amaranth, Dogwood, Laurestine, Jonquil, Milk vetch and yellow lilies, what would it mean?

That’s quite specific, let’s see what they mean and what message your character might get from this.

amaranth – immortality

amaranth (globe) – immortality, hope in misery, unfading love

dogwood – love diminished by adversity, durability

heliotrope – devoted attachment, I love you, intoxicated with pleasure, devotion, devoted affection, infatuation, faithfulness

jonquil – desire, affection returned, I desire a return of affection, love me, sympathy

laurestine – I die if neglected, delicate attentions, a token, cheerful in adversity

lily (yellow) – coquetry, falsehood, gaiety, I am walking on air, false, gay, gratitude

milk vetch – your presence softens my pain(s)

What exactly that translates to now is rather subjective, but certainly a message of strong emotions strongly related to love.

– Mod Jana

Disclaimer

This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.

#flower language #writing advice #victorian flower language #amaranth #meaning of amaranth #dogwood #meaning of dogwood #heliotrope #meaing of heliotrope #jonquil #meaning of jonquil #laurestine #meaing of laurestine #lily #meaning of lily #milk vetch #meaning of milk vetch #mod jana #ask answered

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lizlemondyke · 1 year

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I am on the thinnest of ice in my country bumpkin tavern right now….. kid who works there called me sir on accident, I said oh I like that, he was so befuddled he spilled a cup of soup…. said the word ‘gaiety’ and reportedly “terrified” one of the old regulars…… drew a rainbow on the welcome whiteboard and simultaneously the ire of half the men, who decided it’s all a bit much and insisted i stop….. hm. time to go to my gay lair and begin planning my next homoterrorist attack.

#this is all in the last like 4 days btw!#idk what it is about this winter that has made me go fuck it I’m gay here now.#probably thd 18yr old little gayboy. I won’t be outqueered.#anyway I got one confused 1/2 chuckle out of my closest homie when I said wd should start wrapping two forks & two knives as silverware set #to celebrate gay marriage #so that can be chalked up as a… not loss.#brewery posting #brewerycore

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simpinforrolinskin · 2 years

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Random Dracula Quotes because fuck you part 1

"'[...]I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay. I am no longer young; and my heart, through weary years of mourning over the dead, [...]"

#dracula #dracula bram stoker #Bram Stoker #quotes #i know gay had a different meaning back then shhhh #random dracula quotes because fuck you

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metalporsiempre · 6 months

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"I seek not gaiety nor mirth, not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay. I am no longer young; and my heart, through weary years of mourning over the dead, is not attuned to mirth."

Dracula by Bram Stoker

#Dracula #Bram Stoker

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returntosaturn271995 · 6 months

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Wednesday, December 6th: Zoom zoom zoom

10 things that happened today:

Enjoyed sunshine and coffee talk with Makenna in the little breakfast nook

Rosie is thisssss close to walking as per a video Dad sent me from him and mom's 5-star vacation in Mexico

The British trust fund baby Facetimed me from his games club wear another inspiring scarf

Connected with Kayla Jeter for the Special K campaign, she's all about 1 percent better every day.

Homemade smoothie and a long beach walk wearing my olive green workout set and "Gay for Soccer" hat.

Yoga session in my never-ending quest to be flexible

Soy-lime shrimp and scallion rice with buttery bok choy and chili crisp because I am a master chef baby

Meditation: "Let tenderness pour from your eyes, the way the sun gazes warmly on earth". Hafiz.

General vibes: feeling vibrant tbh. Want to focus more on goals for 2024.

Deep-cleaned the kitchen and read another couple of chapters of "Shrines of Gaiety"

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belovedrm · 1 year

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Hello! Happy June! It's Pride and I have another question (7/30)

Hello hello, today we are going to take a dive into the word "Gay".

The word gay dates back all the way to the 12th century, and comes from the Old French word "Gai" meaning "full of joy or mirth". This word might have evolved from the Old German word "Gahi" meaning "impulsive", however this is unconfirmed.

This was in use for centuries to mean any version of happy, carefree, mirthful, joyful or bright, and didn't have any sexual/sexuality link until roughly the 1600s.

At that point, the "carefree" gay started being used to call a person immoral or promiscuous, and the Oxford English Dictionary defined it at the time as "addicted to pleasure and dissipations. Often euphemistically: of loose and immoral life". So, a prostitute eventually became known as a "gay woman", and somewhat ironically now, a "gay man" was a womanizer or a man who had a lot of sex with woman (especially prostitutes). This also meant that a "Gay House" was a perfectly normal way of saying "Brothel", and this is also where the word "Gaiety" comes from ("lively celebration or festivities" <- it is a common word in theatre names nowadays).

Then in the 1890s, the term "Gey Cat" ("gey" was a Scottish version of "gay") was used to refer to a "younger man in the company of an older man" or a man who offered sexual services in return for food/protection. Because of the implications of "sexual submission2 in the first definition, this phrase is thought to be the origin of "gay" as "homosexual", rather than just as "sexual deviant".

In 1951, the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time defined "gay" as slang for "homosexual", but this usage was in less mainstream communities at least 30 years earlier, specifically in US prisons and homeless camps.

"Bringing Up Baby" in 1938 is probably the first movie to use "gay" in its modern context. Cary Grant wears a lady's feathery robe in one scene, and when asked why he ad-libbed "Because I just went gay". (<- however, it is unlikely that "mainstream audiences" understood this, and likely thought he meant the carefree definition)

So, with all these definitions, I want to ask you, what makes you feel ""gay""? (any definition you want! :))

Happy Pride 🌈 🎉

woah thanks for all that info :D

and awe, that’s a cute question! uh … tbh anytime i simply Look At A Women, that’s usually when i’m reminded of just how queer i am LMFAO. also just probably whenever i watch any type of gay media.

#belovedrm.ask #pride anon

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