I sometimes get asked if Scandinavian countries have cryptids like Big Foot and Mothman, and not just old folklore creatures like elves and trolls, and though I’m sure there are some they must to be very local because I haven’t heard about any.

I think Americans have to understand that your Frogmen, Nightcrawlers and Jersey Devils are your folklore creatures. You’re in the process of making your own folklore and I think that’s beautiful. Now you just have to get creative with it and imagine what type of culture those creatures have, the same way Scandinavians imagined trolls and gnomes to be enemies because gnomes protects houses and churches, or how the long-breasted troll/elf women Slattenpatte were hunted by the dark hunting party of the night, and of course the elf king sometimes had parties where he invited all the other creatures.

You need to imagine Big Foot and Mothman having tea parties where the nightcrawlers aren’t invited because they only drink soda or something.

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okay i’ve got to vent about the nicki minaj situation bc yeah. i used to be a hardcore barb for almost 10 years (2010-2019). and when i say a HARDCORE stan i truly mean it, i had a twitter account dedicated to nicki, she was even following me and often interacted with my tweets when she was online. i was absolutely in love with her and her work. i met my best friend, who’s like family to me, because of her. the pinkprint helped me survive middle school bullying. i followed her through europe when she went on tours. i supported every project, stayed chronically online for her and engaged in petty arguments with people on stan twitter to defend her. i fell out around late 2019 because i felt like most of her lyrics had sounded the same for a while but mostly because she started seeing her current husband, a confirmed rapist. seeing nicki pick up a beef after beef with every young female rapper gives me a huge ick and internalized misogyny vibes. but the beef with megan? it’s been years since i last followed news on nicki, but now i find myself losing my mind every time i see something on here or tiktok. not to mention her twitter omg. it truly feels like i’m witnessing her downfall caused by no one but nicki herself. she’s literally destroying her legacy, a legacy tied to so many memories i made during those 10 years while being her fan, and it just sucksssss. it feels like she no longer has a pr team capable of damage control or persuading her to take a break from social media. she seems to be spiraling with everything she posts. not to mention that ben shapiro tweet, congratulating a white, homophobic supremacist. and the barbz who let her remain in her perfect little bubble, shielding her from any criticism, constructive or otherwise (perhaps out of intimidation – i know, i've been there) and doxing people in the name of what? a millionaire to whom you’re a literal stranger?

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Let this be a lesson: never submit the rough draft

How to Get a Menacing Bully to Spiral & Destroy Their Reputation and Brand 😮‍💨

Back in 2021, I reviewed The 48 Laws of Power. One of my favorites. As stated then, it's a well-researched “handbook on the art of indirection” that’s filled with stories and strategies on how societies, groups and individuals throughout history to the present-day have navigated to obtain and/or maintain power. People consider this book to be evil if you're viewing it from a perspective of offense. But if you're an observant and analytical person like myself, you'll simultaneously view it from a perspective of defense on how to protect yourself from someone else's power.

Megan Thee Stallion's "Hiss" to unbothered silence and Nicki Minaj's 3-day unhinged crash out is a perfect 48 Laws of Power moment.

Megan epitomizes Law 4 and Nicki, who's always viewed herself as untouchable, superior to "her sons," and the self-proclaimed Queen of Rap, destroys Law 5.

Law 4: Always Say Less Than Necessary

When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

"Power is in many ways a game of appearances, and when you say less than necessary, you inevitably appear greater and more powerful than you are. Your silence will make other people uncomfortable. Humans are machines of interpretation and explanation; they have to know what you are thinking. When you carefully control what you reveal, they cannot pierce your intentions or your meaning.

"Your short answers and silences will put them on the defensive and they will jump in, nervously filling the silence with all kinds of comments that will reveal valuable information about them and their weaknesses. [...] In most areas of life, the less you say, the more profound and mysterious you appear. [...] Once the words are out, you cannot take them back. Keep them under control. The momentary satisfaction you gain with your biting words will be outweighed by the price you pay."

Law 5: So Much Depends On Reputation — Guard It With Your Life

Reputation is the cornerstone of power: through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips however you are vulnerable and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable. Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.

Before I continue with more excerpts from this law, I wanna point out that Nicki's behavior and slander felt like a struggling display of an overt narcissist trying to discard their perceived enemy. People with that condition, lack empathy overall, spiral and lash out to end you emotionally and mentally when you publicly embarrass them and/or privately shut them out when you cause their mask to fall. Manic anger. Just keep that in mind.

More excerpts:

"A solid reputation increases your presence and exaggerates your strengths without your having to spend much energy. It can also create an aura around you that will instill respect, even fear.[...]

"Make your reputation simple and base it on one sterling quality. This single quality — efficiency, say, or seductiveness — becomes a kind of calling card that announces your presence and places others under a spell. [...] Perhaps you have already stained your reputation, so that you are prevented from establishing a new one. In such cases it is wise to associate with with someone whose image counteracts your own, using their good name to whitewash and elevate your own.

"Once [your reputation] is solid, do not let yourself get angry or defensive at the slanderous comments of your enemies—that reveals insecurity, not confidence. Take the high road instead, and never appear desperate in your self-defense.

"You must not seem to engage in petty 😏 vengeance. If you do not break your enemy's reputation cleverly, you will inadvertently ruin your own."

Emotions cloud reason while silence is golden.

Nevermind that Nicki emboldened her cult following of fans to dox Erykah Badu, Victoria Monét, Lil Ju (Megan's producer), the resting place of Megan's mother 🪦, and anyone who verbalized or appeared to be on opposition... There's a whole chapter in this book on cults: Law 27.

Checkmate, Megan.

I Made a little series of cryptid designs :3

And they can be on buttons and stickers and stuff thru this link :3

they could never make me hate you.

my opinion on nicki vs megan 😜

first, nicki is married to a registered sex offender. second, nicki bailed her pedophile brother OUT OF JAIL and supports him and his actions. third, nickis best friend (like six nine or smth) is ALSO a pedophile. lastly, nicki has a song called old enough that is a collaboration with a 16 year old boy saying that she likes little boys, and she has given a 13 yo boy a lap dance. she is a pedophile who surrounds herself around pedophiles.

megans line in hiss has absolutely nothing to do (or so we thought) with nicki. it was calling out pedophilia in the music industry and nicki threw a fucking hissy fit because a kicked dog will holler and she is an abhorrent piece of shit.

STAN MEGAN FOR CLEAR SKIN AND GOOD GRADES

Head canons

Cub is a doctor

Grian knows between 40 to 100 different languages

Kralis is a mystical creature like Bigfoot

Jevin can change color after eating dyes 

Etho will pick up Bdus for fun

Grian has killed people

EX is scared of Zed



Nicki is just so mean spirited and it makes her look ugly she has a lot of hate in her soul for anyone who does not kiss the ground she walks on and rides her dick daily

You've got to read the Youtube comments under "Big Foot" because people are dragging the shit out of Nicki for releasing this weak, awful song.

never saw a sasquatch?? i see sasquatches all the time...

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Lighting and foreshortening practice, don’t think I succeeded lol