You can take the hoe out of the country.....but the hoe vibes will ALWAYS follow a good hoe 🤣🤣

Sightseeing and shopping for souvenirs in Taiwan is going.....well 🤭🇹🇼

Stańczyk by Jan Matejko (1862)

Description from Britannica (author: Ann Kay)

Stańczyk, oil painting created in 1862 by Polish artist Jan Matejko. It is one of Matejko’s best known works and is an iconic image in Poland.

Historical painting has always been a vital thread in Polish art, and Matejko chronicled Polish history with a verve and romance that earned him a central place in his homeland’s artistic consciousness. Court jester to several Renaissance-era Polish kings, Stańczyk was said to be a man of extraordinary wisdom. Not afraid to wield his satirical wit to criticize those in power, he came to personify the fight for truth over hypocrisy and even Poland’s struggle for independence.

In this painting, Matejko has turned the jester into a symbol of his nation’s conscience. While a ball at the court of Queen Bona (wife of Sigismund I the Old) is in full swing, Stańczyk sits slumped in depression, having just discovered—presumably indicated by papers on the table—that the Polish city of Smolensk has been lost (1514) during war with Moscow. Seating him apart from the rest of the court emphasizes that only he foresees that the war will be disastrous for Poland.

Matejko’s characteristic theatricality and lighting make the painting appear like a scene from a play. The principal player, in a fanciful costume that highlights his seriousness by its contrast, is placed centrally in a spotlight. In the wings, we glimpse the bit players, while outside a window a comet falls portentously. The face is a self-portrait of Matejko himself, and the artist’s finely detailed style adds to the mood, picking out everything from the plushness of the drapes to the distant sparkle of a chandelier. For centuries Stańczyk featured in the work of an array of Polish artists and writers, but this striking image is the one that has endured.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR -

Ann Kay is a writer and editor with a degree in the history of art and literature at Kent University and a postgraduate qualification in graphic design from London University. She has also studied book design and jewelry-making. Her work appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with the publisher of 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die and 1001 Amazing Places You Must See Before You Die, where the work originally appeared.

I swear to god the Resident Evil fandom has like. Five jokes total. And we won’t shut up about them.

Jill Sandwich (classic but very overdone)

Seven Minutes (I’m so sick of this line fr)

Chris punching a boulder (we’re right to meme on that honestly)

Lady Dimitrescu (Most of those jokes are pretty gross actually)

Where’s Everyone Going? (Bingo?)

gream is the biggest monstrosity, glad we picked a neat name with good 3 letter abbreviation

-🐛

i like gream i spent a night terrorising that fuckass nospace app with gream and got so many death threats it was awesome

Kendrick, Drake, and Ethnic/Cultural Identity

One of the most discussed topics during this exchange between the two is if Drake is a culture vulture. In short, yes. He's always been. It boils down to inherited cultural identity and respected history, not the upholding of a social construct of “race.” 

Race is a goofy non-biological caste system that operates in various countries and it’s a dumbass global push to get people to embrace a superior to inferior hierarchy in classifying the globe into 5 broad groups solely based on perceived skull sizes, hues of skin color, and perceived traits and phenotypic features via the teachings of François Bernier, Johann Blumenbach, Carl Linnaeus, and them other hoes. Get race tf outta here.

I’m gonna make this concise as possible, but fleshed out a bit for full understanding.

Kendrick Lamar is Black American on both sides with his roots most likely coming out of Mississippi and/or Alabama to Chicago to Cali by way of the Great Migration. (He may even descend from Duckworths from Louisiana). I haven’t done his genealogy, but now I may out of curiosity.

Black American is a double ethnicity. We’re citizens of America (nationality = US Citizen), and our ethnic group (Black) was created & descends from this land (ethnicity = American) through ethnogensis. It has nothing to do with one’s brown skin color or how the cops see us 🙃, but everything to do with the lineage of one’s parents and their parents, etc. (For info on lineage tracing, refer to my post here.) 

Black Americans are an ethnic group (the largest from this land and largest in this country after Germans), while “white Americans” are a self-identification race to remove ethnic identity and conflate numbers. I can break this down further in another post if y’all want since American history is complex and will explain why Black Americans have been reclassified seven times by the US government 🙃. 

Now.

Culture is largely passed down through your mother, and her mother, and her mother, and so forth for Black Americans (and I’m sure other ethnic groups). No matter if it’s a two-parent or single-parent household, she’s your ultimate teacher in setting the foundation of your cultural upbringing. It’s the same if one is raised by their grandparents. It largely stems from the grandmother. If one’s father is their main parent, that’s a different case of course. 

Drake falls in line with this as someone from a single-parent household. He is half Ashkenazi of Latvian and Russian descent (ethnicity) through his mother and of half Black American descent (ethnicity) through his father. He is a dual citizen of Canada and America (nationality), who was raised in Canada with his Ashkenazi Jewish mother and Ashkenazi relatives with an Ashkenazi upbringing. He went to a Jewish day school and was engulfed in all aspects at home. 

Kendrick is ethnically and culturally Black American. Drake is ethnically and culturally Ashkenazi. He is also ethnically Black American (through lineage), but not culturally Black American. Does that make Drake a culture vulture? No. He just didn’t have the cultural upbringing but could always immerse himself in learning, appreciating, and respecting the other half of his history and culture.

What makes him one is how he operates as an outsider. He participates in an aspect of Black American culture (Hip-Hop) for his monetary gain, adopts a manufactured image for his perception of believability, and disrespects the people of this culture. “…run to America to imitate culture.” It’s like a jacket to him. He takes it off to try on another (like a Jamaican accent) and swaps for another, etc. 

A few examples that’s been touched on: He blackened his face to depict blackface while wearing a Jim Crow t-shirt… That’s specific disrespect towards Black Americans, mocking our history and our ancestors. “Whipped and chained you like American slaves.” That’s specific disrespect towards Black Americans, mocking our history and our ancestors. “[You] always rappin' like you 'bout to get the slaves freed.” Do I even need to explain this? Hopefully it’s understood.

The muthafucka is not like us.

I think there’s a big misconception between red and blue viewers about the nature of feeling defeated.

I can’t speak for red, because I don’t watch them, but I see people using red’s first day as a counterargument to what’s happening with blue practically every day. As I understand, their first day was hell, because they were in a severe disadvantage as a team. They’re lore-heads and ‘dumb lucky’ (i am NOT calling them dumb, they are actually all really smart, i am just saying that they are stupidly lucky sometimes), this is not what can give you a win when you are thrown in that game. On the first day. They did get killed a lot and they were going insane. And they were having fun! Listen, I’ve read SO many posts about how funny and cool red’s first day was and hoe people absolutely enjoyed it. And it’s cool.

But it’s COMPLETELY different to blue. Blue are not in the ‘fuck it we ball’ defeat mood. Because they are never given a chance to just enjoy their wins.

1st day – they got SO much backlash for everything that it was genuinely horrible

2nd day – red found the global task strat. Which is fine. But blue had the whole day of just struggling to understand how FOUR PEOPLE TRYING AND TRYING cant overtake one Etoiles on a leaderboard.

3rd day – they’ve been leading the score all day. Did everything they could pretty much. And again, last minute strat. Which was fair, but it’s a big hit on their morale.

4th day – they win, using the same strat. they specifically did it the way they did just to show how broken it is. they get layers and layers of hate from twitter.

5th day – both red and blue give win to green. this day was neutral.

6th day – the egg preparations. blue decided to just give this day away as well. but bad and pac were hunted for hours just two of them.

7th day – the Egg Wars. we all know what happened :D

8th day – elimination. blue won. blue could’ve easily win without even trying to tie with green, but they did. they almost succeeded. it didn’t feel as a victory when they won, because everyone just blamed them. that wouldn’t happen if green won, everyone would cheer, and it’s a fact.

9th day – that’s today. bad and bagi were constantly hunted for about 3 hours. they couldn’t get into the base for like 4,5 hours (they can now because tubbo is guarding the bounty npc).

Each day when they lose – they lose without sympathy and any kindness from others. Each day they win – this victory is bitter, clawed out and they are hated.

Yes, red and blue both know this feeling of not being able to do anything. But Red have so much support on their side. Both in-game and in-fandom. They are praised for everything they do. They got so much less troubles from blue and green because they kept walking away to not ‘punch down’ from this whole underdog narrative. Meanwhile blue just keep being screwed by everything around them. I think arguably the only thing they have over red is the favor of Lil Buddies, because they are constantly hanging out with them. That’s all. All material stuff they have will be easily matched like tomorrow. They’ve never really had a PVP advantage in the first place because Green’s skills and Red’s players count.

It’s genuinely demotivating to even watch their stream. Like I think I would genuinely cry in their place. All their efforts are either useless, because they immediately get nerfed, or get hated on by literally everyone and everything. It’s such a deep-rooted feeling of loosing before you could even play, that it transfers over the screen.

Red burned in that fire on the first day. And it powered them (in a cursed but fun way). Blue keeps being drowned by everything around them like unwanted kittens, and they are fighting for their life.

So no, I do not think it’s fair to compare Red’s first day to anything that happens to Blue. It’s not the same. I do understand however that it defied them as characters, so it’s a fair point to analyze. But in meta-arguments? Yeah, no. [insert a poll ‘Who suffered more? Blue Team Jesus]

And yet they try. And yet they have nice moments. And yet they are friends. Love prevails.

For the people in my phone and various inboxes and IN MY FAMILY asking me what I think about the Only Friends trailer since I’ve been yapping about it for nine months now.

My global reaction (yes to the logo being bisexual purple now)

They did not scrap Force’s character drug addiction. Mew will have a *very college experience* of discovering sex and love with a DRUG ADDICTED LYING CHEATING FUCKBOY. At last a director is using Force’s very specific look/ eye shape to the fullest. This man looks off and you know Jojo watched Shame (2011) (His character is not neurotypical in Abab its true)

So. Ray is mentally ill. Yes huh huh I totally think Jojo gave a complex bipolar/depressed coded queer character to the strongest actor on his cast Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan. Sand, my good good Judy, you need to watch skam/ The eighth sense. The manic sex is mind blowing but you are falling in love with gasoline. Well it’s First what else ?!

I stay confident that they did not scrap the sex work(ers) storyline.Nick and/or Boston ? Even if Ray is richer than I thought he is still at least pro-hoe.

Firstkhao is going to make me cry. Book too probably. Mark getting slapped around already a lot on my spirit. The show places friendship (and friendship heartbreak) at the same level as romantic relationships. I’m already sold.

I don’t even recognize Neo under Boston’s violent ass. I’m old I can say it : OUR BOY IS ALL GROWN UP.

The first artist on Jojo’s only friends playlist is Amy Winehouse AND IT SHOWS.

My fave Thai cinematographer, Rat Rungruang (Moonlight Chicken, Never let me go, 3 will be free, Mama Gogo) is back with the 3 will be free filter but NVLM neon heavy. I am ecstatic.

Khaotung under Jojo’s lense. Whew.

Pixie sponsors ! 

Nike Global Ambassador (Pre-debut – now) 

When Pixie was 15, she got a modeling gig for Nike Korea, and the rest was history. She has John Donahoe’s number saved in her phone as “Boss Hoe man” to distinguish him from JYP’s number “Boss man” 

F1’s Sergio Perez (2021 – now) 

Met when she went to a Redbull car race. They quickly became friends, and now he sponsors her. Whenever she goes to an F1 game, she goes to dinner with him and his PR team. And she always pays, because “Boss bitch era” or something like that.

Hermès Global Ambassador (2023 – now) 

Met Axel Dumas during the 2023 Paris Lollapalooza. She had been wearing Hermès for several years now, and he was impressed with her vocals. She will be a part of the 2024 Paris Fashion week

 

Tags: @mynameisnotlaura, @palindrome969

MUST BE NICE

Jay x fem!reader

Synopsis - Jay found himself fortunate when the global structure crumbled, allowing him to reside in the secluded enclave of "high society" amidst the chaos. However, as his hometown began to fall apart in the same way, Jay and his companions sought solace in the less-coveted city for refuge. To their dismay, they soon discovered that the comfort of feather pillows and gourmet meals they were accustomed to was a stark contrast to the harsh reality awaiting them in their newfound haven. Having spent their entire lives in the city, Y/N and her two brothers have developed a keen awareness and readiness for a myriad of scenarios. Whether it be natural disasters, gang conflicts, empty threats, or even attempted resource-driven homicides, they've navigated these challenges by cultivating a circle of trusted friends. When the group observes a group of well-dressed, well-fed individuals strolling through their familiar streets, a decision looms — will they extend a protective wing, drawing these strangers into their fold, or will they leave them to confront the uncertainties of the outside world?

Genre - Dystopian au, strangers to enemies to lovers

Warnings - blood, violence, alcohol consumption, drug use,

Included - ONEPACT members (Lee Yedam as younger brother) Lee Hoe Taek as older brother (do u think i wouldn't) EVNNE members ZEROBASEONE members

Taglist -

Part 0 | Part 1 | Part 2 |

crazy that there's currently a global strike for Palestine and hoe ass OFMD fans trying to get it renewed still wont shut their asses up for a second. yalls morals are so backwards no matter how you spin it. you'd rlly rather get a show with a known zionist creator renewed than stfu and spread awareness of a genocide? be so fucking fr

im not the biggest acc, but its worth using the following I gained to support those whos voices are being taken away. donate to palestine in any way you can. this website is a free way to do so but i especially implore u to buy esims too as its the way Palestinians in Gaza are able to communicate with the world.

additionally no art will be posted from the 21st to the 28th in solidarity with Bisans calls for a strike. something yall couldn't follow for an hour. you should all be fucking ashamed

As a Greek i find hilarious and bitter that people still remember the ancient tales of our ancestors and are studied globally hoe well written they were but we modern Greeks don't produce that anymore like why?

Where did all the creativity go instead of making the same stories everyone globally make that sometimes don't even reflect our society?

I understand what you mean cause I've heard the same comment many times, but let me come to this from another angle.

Fuck what foreigners think. The ancient Greek works have great merit and no one in the world is wrong for studying them and appreciating them. However, the overstudy of these manuscripts has led to needless over-analyzing of texts and the overlook of other great Greek works. The Western world has focused so much on ancient Greek works and has talked only about them for such a long time that more than half the world has forgotten that Greeks existed beyond that era.

We have GREAT literary Greek works from medieval times. It wasn't "the Dark Ages" for us, baby! I'm talking about the Alexeiad, the Digenes Akritas Epic cycle, the satiric works "Timarion" and "Mazaris", the poem the "Spaneas", the (huuuge) "Fountain of Knowledge" by Ioannis Damaskinos, the historical work of Ioannis Malalas, the works of Mihail Psellos, the HUNDREDS of medical and scientific books, and other works that influenced the East and the West alike. That's just the tip of the iceberg!

Why don't we feel proud about those? Because we don't know them. Why don't we know them? Because it's not trendy to study these periods.

We also don't talk about the hundreds of amazing writers we had the last century - including those who got Nobels - because that's not trendy right now.

We have to stop seeing the value of Greek literature through the eyes of foreigners. We have to promote Greek works because we can't just wait for a Shannon in New Jersey, US, to discover it and like it, in order for us to appreciate it too.

Also, we cannot re-invent the wheel. Our ancestors wrote some great stuff for their era. In 2023 this stuff is still great but it's not THAT revolutionary. So there's no comparison in regards to novelty. But we can produce good works regardless.

Greece is not a colonial power or a former colonial power like the European "Big Powers" (these 8 countries), or an empire like the US. Our nation is still recovering for 400-600 years of slavery and occupation AND the dozens of traumatising conflicts and wars that came after that. We can't expect the same growth at the same numbers as these luckier countries. We can't afford as a nation to have extremely popular events and promote the arts like they do in LA, or in Berlin, or London. Let's be kind to ourselves.

In continuation of the previous point, Greece today doesn't have enough powerful publishing houses to back great writers. Our writers, except 4-5 names in the whole country, don't see a penny from their work even after selling hundreds of copies. Even if you earn something, it's not even enough for a month's groceries. So writers either have to choose to spend only 10% of their time writing, or 80% of their time writing and live penniless.

The creativity is there, but Greeks rarely have the time and resources to pursue their writing passion to the point of greatness.

Warren Haynes’ “Soul” Shines Around the World

- Allman Brothers track is Playing for Change’s Newest Song around the World

There was a time - from, say 1996 until late 2023 - when Sound Bites didn’t care if he ever heard “Soulshine” again.

But then Warren Haynes, on acoustic guitar and vocals that seem to defy the passage of time, re-recorded his 1994 Allman Brothers Band composition with a global cast for Playing for Change’s Song around the World campaign, and “Soulshine” shone brightly once again.

Turns out the overwrought song works perfectly in this setting with Shemekia Copeland, Ivan Neville and Hawaii’s Kawai Hoe on co-lead vocals - the latter also playing uke - and fantastic backgrounds emanating from ensembles in Jamaica and South Africa.

Add slide guitar from Italy; bass from Brazil; percussion from Ghana and Brazil; and a surprisingly effective saxophone solo from France, and the song takes on an entirely new meaning. And that bad taste Sound Bites has been carrying for lo these many years disappeared.

12/27/23

youre telling me poyt steve loses his girl in 3 months?!? Damn son. thats what you get for being a big stinky thirsty hoe stevie. he bagged her, fucked her then fucked it up 💅✨ and now hes in his depression era 🤾🏻

the way sharon must be demon laughing right now.

i guess steve gonna learn that being hot does NOT solve the global climate crisis 😭

*2 months 😂😭

Let me do a quick timeline.

So, POYT 1 and POYT 2 take place in the span of two days. Day 1, he sleeps with her for the first time. Day 2, he marks her.

Then in POYT 3, it’s mentioned that immediately after he marks her, they spend a whole week just inside her room together (doing 😏😏) Then, they make their debut as a couple at their college lecture. Then there’s a mini time jump of like one more week. Then the Sharon confrontation happens and Steve moves omega into his house.

THEN there’s a one month time jump where everything is peaceful and Steve is kinda good and omega thinks he has changed (Top 10 moments before disaster RIP). Then Bucky murders Steve Jr and then Steve cheats. And when POYT 3 ends and she finds out she’s pregnant, they’ve officially been together about a month and a half.

Then POYT 4 starts immediately after, like the next day. And the whole being locked out and the bathtub scene happens. Then omega’s depressions lasts another 2ish weeks. So by the time all that is resolved and she tells Steve she’s pregnant, she’s about 2 months along. She doesn’t know that though, bc all she’s done is take a pregnancy test. But we know lmao. She doesn’t know how far along she is.

You're a fucking pussy mainly because you stand for nothing and have no real input on the matter and to make yourself feel better about it, you assume everyone who does stand for something is a "performative activist". It doesn't take a lot to stand against an ongoing genocide and occupation of Palestinians.

You're adding your own unnecessary input and dialogue into a matter that you also have no real stake in and posturing around like you're above it all, like you some "voice of reason" when you haven't said anything of real value or anything new. You're so cool and different for recognizing you don't understand the full compacity of a global issue, better hyperfocus on the bad faith actors like that's the most important thing to do at the moment. You're truly better than everyone for not giving a fuck about anything and telling everyone you don't give a fuck. Suck a fat fucking dick from the back bitch.

when reading comprehension is swimming along with bad logic in the septic tank that is your cranium.

That's exactly what i said you dumb fucking hoe that y'all act like fucking heroes for saying genocide bad. When it's the least you could fucking do, you waste of space, time and resources.

Imagine trying to appease the gods of morality by having an opinion on noah fucking schnapp's opinion of zionism. lmao. when there's not enough problems in a 100km radius, folks like you shoot ICBMs of sympathy and pathological need to appear as being in the right. why is that you fucking phony ass bitch?

what voice of reason? i am not defending idiots out here or discussing how the conflict affects byler endgame. neither am I hyping up other actors at the cost of another actor's support for imperialism.

you woke up and chose to bleed out for this cause. good on you? i guess noah did end up doing more for your dead conscience than idk everyone else of actual import.

maybe suck your fat fucking thumb cuz you've got to be too young to suck a dick if this is your stupid fucking diatribe on anon about something that's clearly hit a nerve but not the prefrontal cortex.

i don't have to understand the full complexity bitch cuz it isn't complex. y'all wanna pretend. stfu and your infantile notions of what complex means. lemme try and fuck up your life and see how you find the complexity in allowing people to debate the morality of my actions and the impact of it on byler endgame or some shit.

also shut the fuck up you germ. the 99% is not always right. (reference to my post lest your enraged dick starts typing at the keys before your upper intestine processes any of it)

Hank's wife's is NOT unSussexful she's simply the victim of unfortunate circumstances. by u/KarenDelaneyWalker

Hank's wife's is NOT unSussexful, she's simply the victim of unfortunate circumstances. Our Saint is perfection personified. She's a heart-attack beautiful, whip smart duTchess who will modernize the BRF by creating a branch of the RF in the good ol' USA. She has been and is currently "in talks" to be a politician, a reality TV star, a global humanitarian, a celebrity friend magnet and the face of a major fashion house.None of these manifestations will come to pass, of course (except maybe the reality TV show), but it won't stop our gal from trying. Unfortunately, every time she tries to elevate her trash status in the eyes of the public, the universe smacks her down with a backhand.Obviously, none of these failed attempts were or are Hank's wife's fault. It's the fault of uncontrollable forces, whether it be the death of a beloved monarch, the media or simply jealous hoes. So let's clarify who is really to blame for Hank's wife's mishaps:​Megxit = QEII's fault, for not wanting to "collaborate" with the GriftersUnable to establish an extension of the BRF in the US = BRF's fault, and COVID, for making it impossible to "hit the ground running"Not knowing how to curtsy = Medieval Times' fault, because apparently how they curtsy and an actual curtsy are not the same (and no one told her!)Disliked by most people = Jealous hoes, and Kate's fault (Duh!)South Park's World Wide Privacy Tour = British media's fault, because the Prince of Canada and his ILBW never said they wanted 'privah-SAY!'Lack of incoming funds = Hank's fault, as he is incapable of finding a decent paying grift job, and the public's fault, because how dare we not donate to fund their grift charityNo US Senate seat = MObama's faultArchetypes = Spotify's fault, for failing to provide the Grifters a "formal lay of the land to kick things off," and consumers' fault, because why wouldn't everyone pay to hear a grating voice drone on and on about nothing?"Near-castastrophic car chase" through the streets of NYC = dump truck's fault for getting in the way and slowing down the high-speed chase​In summary, Hank's wife's failures have nothing to do with her. She's out here trying to live her best life, and things just inexplicably happen to her. Poor gal.​ post link: https://ift.tt/siTK5hj author: KarenDelaneyWalker submitted: October 14, 2023 at 09:46PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

evi was right about one thing which is that like we all are so so so mean to each other like universally globally and we need to be nice. we need to be nice. idk man im allegedly drunk (even though i dont feel it even a little bit pensive emoji) and i know when im drunk i turn into a big ol loverboy who needs everyone to be very niceys but like im right im fucking right!!!!!!!!!!!! the tragedy of evi is that she was fucking right!!!!!! BUT EVERYONE IN HER VICINITY WAS A SKANK AND A HOE literally everyone everyone was mean to her nobody was nice to her it was all just people being horrible and killing and killing people horribly and she tried to stop it she tried to stop the killing she tried so hard and SHE DIED SHE GOT BURNED TO DEATH and now this could have been just in dalinars head so i take it with a grain of salt but SHE POSTHUMOUSLY FORGAVE HER HUSBAND FOR BURNING HER ALIVE like who does that who goes i think that even though my husband (who did NOT love me) burned me alive i think i forgive him and i wish nothing but the best for him! who does that who does that evi does that EVI DESERVES BETTER AND SHE DIDNT GET THAT AND NOW SHES DEAD!!!!! AND NOW IM CRYING