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So I just finished Wonderland of Love. I can't pick what to watch next and ended up starting The Legend of Zhuohua.

I already know I love Xu Kai, and now Jing Tian too because they are both epic and Wonderland of Love was so awesome. I have long been crushing on Xu Kai since I watched him in Falling Into Your Smile.

As a girl and then a woman and a creative spirit and as a cool person in general, I always prefer stories where girls and women save themselves and then others (even the heroes) because for the love of everything, the damsels in distress thing is NOT all we can do. Heck, we're way stronger, smarter and more capable than that if we actually put effort into it. On that note, that is also why I love books like 'The Princess Saves Herself On This One by Amanda Lovelace' and things like that.

But going back to Jing Tian, so it's only my second time watching her in 'The Legend of Zhuohua' and once again, she's that strong, independent, brilliant, wiseass and cunning female lead. Can I just say I love her roles?⭐ Like, she's so great at picking them!

Now, in my fav cdrama cast/heroines, she's right there with Zhao Lusi as Bai Fengxi/Princess Xi Yun in Who Rules the World. I'll also add Enola Holmes to the list haha.

So yup, I think Jing Tian is awesome. And google says she's 35. She's still so beautiful and super talented and I think she's a role model for it.

The thing is, I have also seen posts about people targeting actors/actresses for their age and having younger partners/leads. The one I saw was targeted on Bailu in SOKP. I can't speak about the casting truth be told. It isn't my place. But personally for me, 5-10yrs is alright.

The only one I wanted to watch but ended up feeling cringe about is 'Dating in the Kitchen'. Sorry if you're a fan. Tbh, I love the story plot too and I love Zhao Lusi. It seems like a good show, but I tried it and the age gap is just too vast for me. I couldn't fully enjoy it like the other shows, so I just watched clips.

If you have suggestions for dramas/books with strong female leads and handsome heroes, do share please :)

Bottom line, yup, Jing Tian is awesome haha.

Imagine Danny describing Jazz to Dick, and our dear Richard thinking "Omg, we are a match made in heaven!" Only for Jazz to immediately ask him "Was your mom a ginger?" upon meeting him because "Then why is "ginger" your type? Did you have a strong female role model that was a ginger when you were a child? Perhaps someone else in your family?"

Sorry, Richard, but Freud is always right

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relief

I think we often underappreciate the fact that The 100 gave us Raven - a strong female character who also happens to be a mechanic, a genius, a Latina AND last but not least happens to be disabled!

I mean, what are the odds? No really, what are the odds?

She is brilliant in her profession, does not take shit from anyone - especially not from other men, and genuinely loves what she is doing. She's proof that women can be anything, and more importantly, that a disability doesn't always have to define what you can or cannot do. But at the same time we do see her struggling, but we also see her (and others) accommodating her disability, while also not glossing over how it affects her sometimes, especially mentally/emotionally.

I really feel like this character was ahead of its time in terms of representation, and I am appreciating this even more now, because any combination of these characteristics/traits is still hard to find these days, so thanks to The 100 for giving us the one and only Raven Reyes all those years ago!

Happy Women’s History Month!

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To celebrate here are a couple of examples of historical women from around the world that showcase how we have always been leaders, in every sense of the word!

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Ashley found Jessica at the gym and hopes to learn from Jessica as her mentor.

But first, tears from a rejected first kiss.

Esteban had a Q&A session on instagram (teamestebanocon) and I was asleep 😭...anyway here are his answers

Realizing Leo goes after girls that are like the ones Captain Ryan falls for…

literally my role model ⋆｡°✩

You came down harsh on Hermione and I’m going to say I think the whole wizardry world sees violence as fun and probably don’t share our views because everything can mostly be easily fixed. Like the Weasley’s testing their product on the younger student population (who most likely can’t defend themselves) and sell love potions (aka date rape drugs essentially). Hermione meanness should be pointed out, but like how fanfic writers whitewash Draco (reduce him to a misunderstood kid) I think it’s fair that others do the same for her. Also, with Draco we have the knowledge that he associates with a racist and I’m not talking about blood supremacy which makes him trash already. I’m talking about Pansy worm comment to Angelina. We are aware that Draco willingly cast two unforgivables. One successfully and the other unsuccessfully. Like they are both trash, but it’s funny on how you went on a Hermione tangent when Draco himself is basura too. Seriously though Hermione should have never attack Ron she was trash for that and should have been called out by Harry or Ginny. Then again Ginny also attacks ppl so yeah.

Hello anon.

First of all, why is it a problem that I came down harshly on Hermione? I tagged my post as anti Hermione and I hate her. Well, I don't hate her really, I hate how her character is handled.

I find most characters in HP intolerable. I can count the number of characters I like/tolerate on one hand maybe. I think the wizarding world is full of disgusting people who see muggles as lesser and have a high tolerance for abuse.

Why do I need to criticize Draco when I criticize Hermione?? The point of my post is that Draco is heavily criticized already for his part in Dramione but the same is never done for Hermione. So I criticized her part in dramione since no one else will. I clearly stated in my post that Draco is not good for Hermione either. You can find multitudes of people who hate Draco and multiple anti Draco posts. I think we need more posts calling out the golden trio for being terrible people too.

Before getting into HP, I thought Harry Potter was a great hero. But after examining his character I realized Harry is an awful person and has little consideration for other people. I actually find Harry more abhorrent than Draco. Because Harry is supposed to be the hero of the story but he is clearly lacking.

I actually hate fanfics that whitewash Draco. Draco is snarky and fun and awful a lot of times. I find him very interesting and entertaining. I don't like him being made into a super victim abused by his daddy and I don't like when he is overly demonized.

So yeah. What exactly is the problem? My post was about Hermione. Not Draco. I don't care if people want to whitewash her. But I sure as hell won't be tolerating it. If girls want female role models, there are other female characters out there 1000 times better than Hermione. Female characters who don't abuse their love interests for one.

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Molinari was fined and taken home by police.

“I will buy myself a Vespa,”

Molinari told local newspaper La Nuova Ferrara.

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Currently She's somewhere else while they are probably on a trip in the woods.

Hope you all enjoy

@sassysaxsolo hope you like too

I will forever be thankful to those who create backgrounds

Clare Daly slaying 💚

Only in my dreams I voice things this brilliantly and have this much intellectual and emotional and moral clarity 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼