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inuyashaluver · 4 months

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Queen! Ur writing is always so perfect 💋 would u consider writing something for Mearps?

tiktok exposure - mary earps

mary earps x reader

description: in which your secret girlfriend exposes your relationship on her tiktok

warnings: reader gets slapped with a tortilla - funniest warning i’ve ever written in my life, little swearing, unhinged but so am i

a/n: omg, lovely, you’re so sweet! thank you for the kindness and the request, hope you enjoy ❤️

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you and your girlfriend, mary were in a relatively ‘secret’ relationship. your friends, family and teammates all knew about it, the only people really left in the dark was the media.

there wasn’t any specific reason for it, you and mary just thought it would be better this way in the beginning stages of your relationship. but the thing is, you’ve been dating for over 5 years and people still think that you and mary are just affectionate best friends. slowly but surely, you both didn’t want to hide it any longer.

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you met mary in the england youth teams. originally, she didn’t like you at first. you were a forward and she was a keeper, and even though you were on the same team, her body would burn in anger when the ball you sent to the back of the net would graze her fingertips everytime.

you were always labelled a sweetheart, one of the nicest girls on the team by a long shot and no one could deny it, not even mary.

she always claimed she didn’t like you but as the time progressed, she began to admire you. mistaking her ‘dislike’ for intrigue.

to ‘settle your differences’, you and mary were forced to room together at every camp, meaning the two of you would talk and goof off together. it was clear to your teammates that you both liked each other, so with a gentle push, mary made the first move and asked you out. and ever since then, you’d been inseparable.

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you and mary ended up playing together at all the same clubs, labelling the two of you as the unstoppable best friends, something that the two of you would laugh about.

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it was the women’s world cup, you and mary getting called up for the senior team at the same time in your shared flat. it was nerve wracking, yet exciting, as everyone had good feelings about the tournament.

during this time, your girlfriend had grown quite a love for frequently posting on tiktok, making random videos with your teammates everyday. occasionally she would vlog and get you to say “hi” the comments always saying how cute your friendship was.

“hello, everyone! millie and mary here,” mary holds the phone while she sits on the plane next to millie, you’re sitting behind her. “we’re gonna play around with this guess the country filter while everyone is sleeping” mary says in a lame attempt of a whisper while her and millie cackle.

millie glances around the plane until her eyes fall on your sleeping figure. “literally everyone is sleeping right now, look at your girl over here” millie gestures to you and mary’s face lights up, she lifts up her phone to show you sleeping next to maya, both of you bundled up in hoodies. though what mary didn’t realise, was that you were wearing her hoodie.

“sleepy girls” mary coos before laughing and propping the phone up so they could continue the video.

“what’s that?” millie asks

“jaw, teeth? mail teeth?” mary says in full confusion

you woke up to the loud laughs of mary and millie with a groan, you peer over the front of your seat to see the two of them goofing off on mary’s phone. you’re visible in the camera, your tired eyes evident on your face.

you slap them both on the back of the head and they both let out a gasp in surprise, snapping their heads to see a very grumpy you staring down at them.

“too loud” you grit out and mary smiles up at you affectionately, moving her hand to pinch your cheek gently. “sorry, love” she laughs, millie blows you a kiss in apology and you couldn’t help but smile. before you sit down, you wave at the camera, “it’s india” you say simply before sitting back down, hearing the excited yells of astonishment at your correct answer.

the video blows up, specifically the comments saying how funny you all were. there were some comments saying how you were wearing mary’s clothes and some saying the way mary looked at you was anything but friendly but fans were quickly shutting them down.

everyone truly believed the two of you were best friends but the video began to decay those opinions. the speculations were growing and you and mary honestly found it quite funny.

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you and mary room together, forcing you to film as many videos as she could with you. her tiktok page filling up completely with random videos during the day or challenges she would do with different teammates.

the social media admin was also having a field day with all the content being released from mary, they’d also been releasing their own. one that sparked a lot of interest in particular, was one of you and mary arriving to a game.

she’d gotten off the bus first and waved to the camera, grabbing your hand and helping you walk down the stairs. when you reach the ground, you look up at her and smile affectionately before she bends down slightly, showing you her back.

you instantly take the invitation and she piggybacks you while you wave to the camera.

“i only arrive in style” you joke at the camera, throwing it a wink as you rest your cheek against mary’s. “what about me?” mary mocks, you just smile and nuzzle into her.

in the distance, ella is speaking to alessia, “i wish my partner was here so i didn’t have to walk” she jokes, it’s barely audible but fans picked it up right away. at this point, you and mary didn’t really care, you were just being you and having fun and that’s all that mattered for the both of you.

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though, a video that fully confirmed your relationship was made by mary. she’d begged you to join her on a challenge and claimed it would be extremely funny.

“baby, please, it’ll be so good!” she pleads, hugging you from behind while you brush your teeth. “can’t you ask me later?” you muffle out, mouth full of toothpaste and she laughs affectionately. kissing your cheek repeatedly as she squeezed your waist gently. she stares at you in the mirror and you give in easily, “fine” you groan, finishing up brushing your teeth as she squeals excitedly.

you had training today, both of you agreed to film the video at the training facility as it involved water.

she’d clearly already organised this, when she walked you in the room, the entire team was there and had brought all the materials.

you laugh in disbelief as your water bottle and tortillas are thrusted in your hands. “what are we doing again?” you smile at mary while she gives the phone to another tiktok expert, esme to film. “so we fill our mouths with water and then do scissors, paper, rock and then whoever wins slaps the other person with the tortilla” mary explains, all the girls are in fits of giggles excited to see the video happen right in front of them.

you shake your head amusingly but agree, laughing when mary gives you your tortilla. she does a quick intro with her arm slung around your shoulder. “hello everyone, me and this hottie over here have a great video for you today, enjoy!” she says cheekily, you roll your eyes at the pet name and ignore the teasing coming from behind the phone.

you fill your mouth up with water and try not to laugh at mary’s appearance, she was clearly trying to make you laugh and it took everything in you to hold it in. you send her a warning glare before holding your hands up for scissors, paper, rock.

you win the first one and gently slap mary’s cheek with the tortilla, clearly missing the challenge. people awe at you from behind the camera and you look at them confused, mary swallows her water and laughs. “you’re so cute, (y/n/n)!” millie yells and you try not to laugh at her.

“you need to slap hard!” mary exclaims, your eyes widen but you nod, gesturing for her to continue. you win again and look at mary trying not to laugh. you slap a little harder but still quite gentle and mary smiles at you, swallowing her water and pulling you into a little hug.

“i’ve picked the wrong person to do this with” she coos, you swallow your water and laugh when she cradles your head to her chest. “you’ve gotta slap me really hard with it, love, don’t hold back!” mary smiles at you before separating again.

you get back into position and do scissors, paper, rock again, this time mary wins and you look at her nervously. she smirks and lines the tortilla up next to your face. you let out a little squeal in fear as she pretends to slap you but doesn’t. the team laughs brightly at the interaction, some of them a little scared for your cheek.

mary finally slaps you with the tortilla and your eyes widen in shock and you spit out a little water in the process. the slap was hard, so hard that she broke the tortilla in the process. people let out shocked gasps and laughs as they watch you recover. you were trying not to spit out your water from laughter but failing completely, you keep laughing with little spits of water coming out of your mouth while you hold your cheek.

mary looks at you in shock, swallowing the water and cradling your face between her hands. “baby! oh my god, i’m so sorry” she looks into your eyes and smiles when she sees you laughing.

“shit, mearps, the gym is working out for you” you joke, she kisses your slapped cheek repeatedly as an apology and you can feel yourself growing warm. “i’m so sorry, my love” mary says earnestly, you kiss her cheek back and tell her not to worry about it.

you walk up to the camera with a big grin, showing them your cheek with a laugh. “confirmed, mary earps is a tortilla abuser, slapped her own girlfriend” you joke, mary laughs brightly from behind you, “oi!” she hoists you over her shoulder and you let out a gleeful laugh, she playfully slaps your behind and runs off. esme stops the camera and the girls watch it back together, pissing themselves laughing at it.

mary takes you to a hidden corner of the room and pulls you into a loving kiss, it lasts for a couple seconds before she pulls back and inspects your cheek. “i’m so sorry, baby, i overestimated the strength of the tortilla” she laughs, “it’s okay, babe, now i can say mary earps slapped me with a tortilla, big achievement” you shrug, she smirks and closes the gap, kissing you again quickly before walking towards the girls again.

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the video blows up, becoming one of the most popular world cup videos as well as the confirmation of your relationship. everyone claims “they knew it” on the video and sending the two of you support. now that everyone knows, mary will make couple tiktoks with you and feeds everyone in the woso community their favourite couple content.

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you know the drill!!! - just pretend it’s you xx ily chlo

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yourname: mary earps slapped her own girlfriend with a tortilla

↳ 1maryearps: i said i was sorry!

↳ yourname: YOU. SLAPPED. YOUR. GIRLFRIEND. WITH. A. TORTILLA

↳ 1maryearps: I’M. SORRY.

↳ yourname: you’re lucky you’re cute

↳ mbrighty04: you’re the cutest (y/n/n)!

↳ yourname: no you mills!!

↳ 1maryearps: i’m sorry, am i missing something here?

↳ mbrighty04: mind your business

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hostilemuppet · 4 months

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Brozone (and friends (and enemies)) twitter drama au

Collaborative between me and @squirrelpatties. Truly our magnum opus

Jd: previously a frequent twitter e-clown infamous for name searching and starting beef with people who insulted him. His fanbase thought it was hilarious in a "grandpa escaped the hospital" way. Eventually was forced to relinquish control of @/brojohndoryofficial to his pr manager (clay) after he responded to 14 y/o @/j0ndryballzweat.

Floyd (part 1): his sex tape (with a fan he didnt know was a fan but thats hardly relevant) gets leaked. For the first three days everyone's timeline was full of "do NOT share it around, dont even look for it, if someone sends it to you IGNORE it, this is a disgusting breach of privacy" until Floyd addresses it by tweeting "decided to put on a different kind of show for you guys" and all hell breaks loose. Every tweets hidden replies are full of screencaps and reuploads for a month. People edit the video so just before anything explicit happens it's replaced by a video game cutscene or meme, which Floyd retweets a lot of. His brothers ask him to stop (both for publicity and bc it makes them uncomfortable) so he starts posting thirst traps on insta. Clay yells at him so Floyd tweets "clay just asked when I'm gonna get a girlfriend :/" which brings us to-

Clay: homophobia allegations. Admittedly the least serious and would have blown over quickly if it weren't for him panic tweeting "I'm not homophobic! My girlfriend is a bi lesbian!" People were NOT happy. It takes him three days of retweeting 'helpful educational threads and carrds' on lesbianism written by 14 y/os for people to get off his back. Viva understands.

Bruce: stays off social media bc its the mind killer so he lets clay take care of @/brobruceofficial. This goes well until clay gets drunk and thinks he's on his private account but is actually on Bruce's public. When he wakes up (hungover) in the morning hes got Bruce banging on his door asking why TMZ is reporting on him cheating on his wife. Bruce tells him to clear things up but clay JUST got the lesbians off his back and can't afford to be back in the hotseat...

Branch and poppy: branch was annoyed by all the branch/poppy rpf fanfic (poppy likes them bc she thinks they're cute and funny. When brozone go on tour she reads the smutty ones) so he suggested to poppy that they stage a fake breakup. Poppy is initially against the idea until branch brings up how much fun itd be to sneak around like a couple of teenagers. Poppy scrapbooks the tabloids about their breakup. Clay and Bruce blame clays drunken tweets on branch so clay seems like the victim. Poppy acknowledges this on twitter in a way that very heavily implies they broke up bc branch was cheating on her with her own sister. Viva does not understand. This one doesn't have a resolution yet bc we moved onto:

Barb: previous lesbian icon turned reactionary transphobe. Riff stopped associating with her once she started getting really public with it and now she keeps tweeting stuff like "you-know-who left me just to work with misogynists. Really makes you think 🤔 " which he ignores.

Riff: while still working with barb he was approached to collab with creek (damage control for the... unsavoury things he said about rock trolls). The second the song released he tweeted "wow that guy was an asshole LOL" bc he didn't realise he wasn't supposed to do that. Cut contact with barb once her transphobia went from "mild, I can fix her" to "jesus fucking christ". Briefly worked with Floyd until his second controversy at which point riff tweeted "cmon, man" and turned off his phone. Riff hasn't done anything wrong and he deserves a lot better

Velvet: crafted the perfect expose thread on Floyd when she was in prison, including "pro life" "publicly sharing inappropriate sexual content" and "uses the toothpaste flag". Posts it the second she gets let out of prison and instantly becomes #1 on trending (alongside "floyd" "pro life" and "#HUGS4CLAY).

Floyd (part 2): tweets "why does it even matter that I'm pro life if I'm gay and don't 'believe' in 'voting'" before doing another line off his boyfriends torso. People bring his leaked nudes back up and start insulting his dick size and its the first time hes ever let a controversy bother him. His next tweet is "I am not ashamed of my body" and the top reply (creek pfp) is "you should be ❤". Clay is biting the skin off his own tongue.

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thesweetnessofspring · 11 months

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So I was going to make this a Reddit post (since up until this week that was the only place to have any kind of real discussion online about Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), but I took too much time to think it over so now it has to go here. I can't hold it in anymore.

Nathaniel is a poorly conceived character and lacks a genuinely earned change of character as a result.

Warning: This is a long rant, hopefully with a point at the end. I just have so many complaints I hoped I pulled them together in a coherent way.

First, to be clear, Scott is amazing. No complaints on the acting.

But the character? For a show that took stereotypes and showed the human behind them in a a way that was grounded despite the ridiculous nature of the show, they just fell absolutely flat with Nathaniel's character.

Obviously Nathaniel is the "rich boy/antagonistic lover" romcom cliche. I think that is the first part which created a hurdle, because CXG is set in West Covina, not Scarsdale. The other characters are normal and relatable. I've seen Josh and Greg get more criticism for their characters than Nathaniel (which is honestly so ridiculous to me) and I think part of it is because we all know Joshes who haven't learned to grow up and be someone a partner could actually depend on. We all know Gregs who are bitter and make sarcastic comments and bring down the vibe in the room. So it's easier to hate them because they're grounded in our world. But it's rarer to know a Nathaniel, so the show builds his character based not how real rich people act, but perpetuates the idea that movies and TV shows have put in our head about rich people.

Why is Nathaniel a jerk? BECAUSE HIS DADDY DIDN'T LOVE HIM! WAAAAAA! HIS DADDY WAS SO MEAN TO HIM! POOR NATHANIEL IT'S NOT HIS FAULT YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM FOR TRYING TO HAVE JOSH'S GRANDFATHER MURDERED!

I know that parent issues can come across cliche anyway, but really? The rich boy's daddy puts pressure on him and doesn't give him affection? THAT'S the best they could come up with? Some Logan Huntzburger knock-off?

I loved CXG from the beginning because of how real it feels despite its ridiculous tone. I remember watching the first episode and feeling so excited, because wow! West Covina was so much like the SoCal town I grew up in and the characters I could tell were already like people I actually knew! Nathaniel failed in this way.

I used to work on occasion with rich people as a legal assistant. I saw a few third-generation rich people that Nathaniel was supposed to be like. Do you know what kind of so-called "men" they were? They were all spoiled man-children whose daddies were bailing them out of their legal problems with money, lying, cheating, and committing perjury. They were able to use their family wealth to dick around, not do any real work, and yet keep living life high. Did they have good parents? Hell no! Did they have parents who pushed them to the point of perfection? Hell no! These spoiled rich babies always got whatever they wanted, no consequences. And that is what made their parents so bad.

For Nathaniel to be so rich he has his own private jet, and yet be pushed to work so hard is not the way it actually works with people that wealthy. Yes, for rich people who are still on the lower-end of "rich" their kids will have to go to a good school and pursue a career with money-making potential. But Nathaniel has little need to do any actual work.

If you want a more well-known comparison: Donald Trump is a third-generation rich person. After all that came out in the media, you can't tell me that Donald Trump was pushed to perfection by his daddy.

And then there are other things that bug me like, Nathaniel is a water polo player...but that isn't a rich person sport. Not in SoCal anyway. A kid from my high school actually went to Stanford to play on their water polo team (like Nathaniel) and I come from an area that is very middle class at best. West Covina should not have been the place he was first exposed to normal people! He even says that his water polo team were his brothers, who would have been made up of normal people because water polo is not a rich person's sport. Which makes me wonder why it wasn't until West Covina Nathaniel starts "becoming nice." You're telling me away from his dad, as an independent adult, spending HOURS with normal people including traveling for games and team bonding, and it takes a lady with big boobs and a quirky personality to make him "nice"??? I'm not quite as familiar with Stanford culture, but again, from the people I know who went there, it's not as much of a rich people haven as the east coast prestigious school (from my understanding). Then Nathaniel's parents house looks like it's straight-up from Gilmore Girls (again the Logan Huntzburger comparison) when rich people's houses in LA look nothing like that. Why in a show so based in California culture are they making him into an east-coast cliche? He's a mirror of Rebecca, sure, but then why make him from LA if they based his character off of east coast old money? California is new money! Even if the wealth is across generations, it is not at all like east coast old money at all!

So in terms of keeping the character based in actually seeing this type of person in real life? I'd give Nathaniel...2/10. Just because how cruel he is at the start is how real-life rich people act so he gets a point for that.

And another thing that annoys me about Nathaniel is how hard the writers went to try and make him sympathetic. Because if you have a character who is straight-up sexually harassing a female employee, cheating on his lovely girlfriend, verbally and mentally abusing his employees they have to make him even more uwu than the other romantic leads. So they always pull out things to try and make people say, "Awwww, but he likes the zoo! And monkeys! Look at him hugging that alligator all sad! And he reads Harry Potter?! He's just a lil nerd!!" (at the time people still liked Harry Potter) I just feel manipulated by these "isn't he so cute?!" additions to Nathaniel's character. I don't see them as a natural fleshing out of the character, I see them as the writers trying to wave me over to distract me from just how downright awful he is as a person. And that makes me resent him more. Like...ok, you go to the zoo Nathaniel...but you were still going to have an immigrant deported and ripped away from his family, you jerk.

Rebecca does messed up things, too. But the show gives her a diagnosis, she goes to therapy, they at least show her apologize to Josh about what she put him through, as well as the hormone-induced attempt to take a hit on Mona to Nathaniel, and own up to what she did to Paula. Nathaniel's response to trying to send a hitman to murder Josh's grandfather was "in my defense, I was promised sex." He never apologizes??? really apologizes??? to ANYONE??? He doesn't go to therapy or even get a life coach or...anything. I guess he does nice things for people (while reminding them HE'S NICE NOW and DEMANDING they get over the fact that he, again, TRIED TO HAVE THEIR GRANDFATHER MURDERED). I would argue that Nathaniel is way more messed up than Rebecca and doesn't do a fraction of the owning up to his past that she did, which imo is still lacking overall.

Like my dudes, Greg has his AA meetings, even Josh goes to therapy. But the objectively worst regular character on the show...doesn't. Huh.

And I think that's what drives me so bonkers about Nathaniel's character. Yes, Rebecca is this force that comes into West Covina and changes people's lives, but it makes sense for other people. She shows Heather unironic joy. She challenges Valencia's relationship with Josh, which pushes Valencia to grow. She gives life to Paula's dreams again. And I'd argue Greg is more changed by the result of their relationship (the DUI he got trying to drive to talk to her) more than Rebecca herself just being that amazing. But Nathaniel's character comes in hard and cruel. His actions and attitude are the kind that in real life, are above what I've seen ever actually change because it is so steeped in enormous privilege. Nathaniel would need to be drastically, drastically, and for a significant length of time humbled--not just pooping his pants in the office. And I'd say even that would likely be a stretch. The writers made him so unbearable to start that I can't believe even Rebecca could really help him change. Imo, they don't show it. They chalk it up to "he just wants to have sex with her really bad...and...uh...yeah his feelings are now just that strong for her. Mmmmhmmm, a woman really can change a man by his sheer desire for her!"

I just think they bit off more than they could chew with Nathaniel. I get they were going with another romcom cliche, but that cliche was too out there to start with and they jumped fully on board with it, not realizing that the strength of their characters are in how they reflect people we actually know. Nathaniel's character sticks out as not belonging or fitting in because he's simply a stock character they didn't add any real depth or nuance to or any earned change. His character being so privileged makes turning him into a good person all that more challenging.

And if I'm being honest? Since you've made it all the way down here...I do wonder what it would have been the response if Scott weren't so good-looking or white. Josh Chan, whose worst crime is a toss up between kissing Rebecca while with Valencia or leaving Rebecca at the altar without communicating with her at all about it, gets more derision from the fandom than Nathaniel, who again, would have orchestrated someone's murder without a second thought. I understand why Nathaniel is so popular, but it makes me worried that even a show as progressive as CXG with fans who have the same mindset still give such a quick pass to a handsome rich white boy.

#cxg #crazy ex girlfriend #anti nathaniel plimpton #anti nathaniel #mostly a rant with a small side of analysis

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lolipopjewel · 1 year

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a draculaura kinnie (me) explaining draculaura’s hemophobia (fear of blood/fainting) as somebody who also has the same phobia

So its kind of a joke in monster high that draculaura will faint if she sees blood or even meat due to her being a vegetarian, however there are some other canonical events that i believe play into her reaction to blood and i’ll also give you my two cents on what fainting from being exposed to blood is like for me!!

if you were unaware, draculaura is actually adopted! she was adopted by dracula after her human parents died due to the plague, and she also was born a human as well - dracula turned her into a vampire to save her from dying to the plague as well and adopted her and raised her as his own from then on. its not clear if draculaura had severe hemophobia as a young child or when she became vegetarian, but a popular theory is that due to her not being a natural born vampire, she is more sensitive to blood and the concept of feeding off of it.

now, i am a person with severe sensitivity to all things blood, gore, and medical related and i have a fainting disorder. if im exposed to any of my triggers, high levels of pain, or extreme emotional distress my body will automatically produce a vasovagal response, and i will faint. i can’t remember anything that caused me to form this phobia and most of my fear is related to not wanting to pass out, being unconscious is terrifying! so i don’t believe draculaura would need any sort of traumatic explanation for her hemophobia or fainting, i think it could be something she was born with and/or developed when she was very young like i was.

the way draculaura is shown to faint in the series is obviously very dramatic for the cartoonish effect and also for humor (which part of me hates as i was teased about fainting at the sight of blood all my life), but she seems to recover very quickly. just as quick as she is out, she can be fully awake and talking again as seen in episodes like “Fear Pressure” when she tells frankie to get her out of the situation only a few seconds to a minute after fainting. she even is able to walk out with minimal help from frankie, so she may not even have fully gone unconscious in some of these situations which is also known as “greying out.”

look i know its just a cartoon, but for the sake of spreading awareness about vasovagal syncope and using my comfort media to cope, here’s my take on how draculaura would actually experience a fainting episode in a more realistic setting;

- First, a trigger is presented (blood from an injury, a meal with meat and blood in it, etc) and she is exposed to it - Internally, her blood pressure would spike due to the extreme fear and rapidly drop causing her circulation to be all out of wack which causes the vasovagal response (fainting). - This can feel like extreme anxiety, tingling and numbness in her limbs, lightheadedness, weakness in her muscles, and her vision would darken until unconscious. - Then, in order to help with a swift recovery, she should be laying flat with her legs propped up to allow for proper bloodflow to the brain, this will help her regain consciousness after no more than 2 minutes on average - She may feel confused, have lingering numbness or tingling throughout her body, lightheadedness and other pre syncope symptoms, these could last until she has fully regulated her system again - It is unlikely she would be able to stand and walk on her own immediately after waking up, it would most likely take several minutes until she could do so without help, it could cause a SECOND vasovagal response if she attempted to stand up too quickly (iron deficiency gang where you at??) - Eating or drinking substances with high sugar can help with recovery as the sugar boost to the brain helps to basically kickstart it and get things moving again - After fully recovering from being unconscious, she may have no further problems throughout the day, or she may feel drained and tired after using so much energy in her body. it truly depends on how bad the episode was, how long the effects lasted after waking up, and the general stress of the situation involving her trigger

This is all explained by how i experience fainting and what i know about how vasovagal syncope effects the body, im by no means a medical professional. this is just for fun y’all. hopefully if you decide to include draculaura’s fainting and hemophobia in a writing, comic, creative project, etc. that this helped you understand a bit more! thanks for reading if you made it this far, it really makes me happy that anyone would be interested in learning about this condition and how difficult it can make life.

#draculaura #monster high #mh #monster high draculaura #draculaura fainting #fainting #vasovagal syncope #monster high headcanons #monster high hcs #monster high drabble #draculaura headcanons #draculaura hcs

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coochiequeens · 11 months

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A charity that received funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked kids questions like “Do you ever play with your dick?” Fucking groomers

A Dutch foundation dedicated to youth sexual education is under fire after producing a video featuring children being quizzed on sex and masturbation.

On March 20, the Rutgers Foundation uploaded a video titled Wat vind ik fijn (Eng: What Do I like?) to social media. The charity, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, purports to focus on issues of childhood sexuality and sex education.

The 5-minute long video produced by Rutgers was intended to kick off “Spring Jitters Week,” a national project encouraging the expansion of sexual education in primary schools.

In the video, young children of varying ages are seen discussing sexual topics with their parents or guardians. But the graphic nature of the conversations left many viewers disturbed.

In one of the first scenes, a 6-year-old boy named Loek is spoken to by his gay male fathers.

“Do you like it when someone is petting you,” one of the adult men asks, to which the boy shakes his head. The man continues: “And what about being tickled?”

Loek responds, “That, I do!”

“Oh, we’ll have to do that every night then before you sleep.”

Speaking to a 9-year-old girl naked Puk, her mother says: “Sex is not only for when you’re just making babies. I’ve said before that it’s also fun to do. You discover how your body works and how my body works.”

She continues: “Not only boys can have an orgasm. Girls, too, can have an orgasm. But they don’t have ejaculation then, because we don’t have sperm. But it’s a nice feeling. And uhm, you’ve obviously looked at your vagina before haven’t you?”

The adult later begins to describe the external female genital anatomy to the girl, as she sits silently.

“You have your inner labia and there are two little holes there, one for peeing and one where the baby comes out. And above those holes is also a kind of button. Did you ever see that or not?”

The girl shakes her head in disagreement, prompting her mother to respond: “You’ve never studied it like that before, huh? The little button you call your clitoris. When you touch that it gives a very nice feeling. It’s actually very nice when you’re touching that button. For example, you can rub it with your finger…”

To a 4-year-old boy named Mats, equally as invasive questions are posed about penises and masturbation.

“What about you? Do you ever play with your dick? Do you ever touch your willie,” his mother asks. “Yes, and how does that feel? And when do you do that?”

The young boy responds that he is unsure of how to answer.

His mother continues with a barrage of questions: “Do you do that when we’re eating? No, right? Or in the classroom? No, not at all. Why don’t you do that in class? When can you play with your dick?”

To another boy, referring to sex as “fucking or sucking” is suggested by his mother and father.

Less than 24 hours after the video was released, the Rutgers Foundation deleted the video, claiming it was being taken “out of context” by some.

“We find that the video is being taken out of context by some people online and used to spread misinformation. To protect the children in the video, we have taken the video offline,” the foundation wrote on their official Twitter.

But shortly after, Forum voor Democratie (FvD), a Dutch right-wing populist party, re-uploaded the deleted video to raise awareness for what they called the “sexually tinted propaganda” children were being exposed to.

Rutgers is now threatening to sue the FvD to have the content removed from the internet, but the FvD is refusing to delete the content.

A spokesperson for the party has said that the video will not be removed because they believe Rutgers is attempting to scrub their past.

“It is very clear that Rutgers feels caught and that it is doing everything it can to cover its dirty tracks. We consider it a matter of public interest to make public the sexually objectionable material of Rutgers.”

Rutgers has since submitted a copyright request to YouTube to remove FvD’s upload from the site, citing that the “parents and children have not given FvD permission to publish the images.” Rutgers claims that they are trying to “defend the protection of [the] children to the highest court.”

Rutgers Netherlands addressed the situation from their Twitter in late March, saying it is “utter nonsense” that the lessons as part of the “Week of Spring Jitters” sexualize children. They stand behind the claim that: “Research shows that children who are well informed actually start having sex later.”

Rutgers says that the video “has taken on a life of its own on social media.” They said they removed the video “to protect the children in the video,” but sexuality education expert Luc Lauwers says that both Rutgers “and the parents in the video remain fully committed to the content.”

The Rutgers Foundation has previously come under fire from critics concerned about the appropriateness of their recommended sex education curriculums, some of which encourage children to be educated on sex from birth.

In a document distributed by the Rutgers Foundation for youth aged “0-18,” a list of recommended reading materials are provided. Amongst them, a book recommended for 6-year-olds titled What is sex?features education and instruction on oral pleasure.

The book was the point of a Dutch parliamentary debate in March when the Education Minister, Dennis Wiersma, was challenged by Forum voor Democratie on its contents.

The Forum party was supported by DENK, a left-wing party focused on immigrant rights, which similarly expressed concerns about the “Spring Jitters Week” curriculum being pushed by Rutgers.

“There’s a teacher’s guide that says: ‘Tell students that it’s nice to touch yourself and that it’s nice to touch genitals.’ We are talking about children of 5 years of age being told this… Those teachers should teach children to read and write, instead of telling them that it is important or nice to touch genitals,” said DENK’s Stephen Van Baarle.

“Spring Jitters Week” took place in some 2,000 primary schools across the Netherlands in March of this year.

According to the website for the Spring Jitters project: “One of the goals of the Spring Jitters Week is to introduce schools to relational and sexuality education. It is a fun way to give school-wide attention to relationships and sexuality.”

The theme of “What do I like?” is advertised on the website as a positive introduction to sexual education.

On June 6, Twitter user Gender is Harmful uploaded a clip from the Rutgers video, commenting that it was an example of “queer theory in action.” The upload mistakenly attributed the video to the World Health Organization.

In response to the clip, many users expressed incredulity at the footage, with many questioning if the translations were indeed accurate.

“It’s one thing when children discover this for themselves, but why on earth do they think adults need to teach children to masturbate,” one user replied.

Many noted that the children looked “visibly uncomfortable,” and that it was inappropriate for adults to be filmed discussing intimate details on sexual pleasure with children.

By Yuliah Alma

Yuliah is a junior researcher and journalist at Reduxx. She is a passionate advocate for women's rights and child safeguarding. Yuliah lives on the American east coast, and is an avid reader and book collector.

#The Dutch #Rutgers Foundation #Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation #Wat vind ik fijn (Eng: What Do I like?)#Spring Jitters Week

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coelacanis · 1 year

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Meet Sweetums (Pt. 2)

As promised, this is my process post for the craft adventure I went on with my very first customized Furby ever!

Of course it started with skinning. As a first timer I was nervous about this first step but I quickly came to see how sturdy these things are. The screws toward the top were hard to get to but once I got it, I was able to remove the pelt!

Not pictured: I washed the pelt in lukewarm water and unscented Eucalan (a great soap for delicate things like vintage or natural fibers).

I knew I wanted to experiment with dye, and my research showed me that it would be a massive challenge. Synthetic fur is usually a polyester and acrylic blend, which is plastic. When faux fur gets colored, it’s done when the plastic is still in its liquid stage. Once it becomes the dry soft fur, it can no longer accept much color. Rit makes a great line of dyes for synthetics that are specially formulated for this, but I knew going in that I would still get limited results. This dye needs to be used on the stovetop with hot water. Faux fur can’t be exposed to that kind of heat because it will damage or even melt the fibers. Furby pelts also still have the plastic mask attached which could melt. Because of this, I would be using the dye in warm water, not hot - hence the limited results

Here’s the Rit I used. I mixed these three colors to attempt to get a reddish orange autumn-like color.

I actually had to dye the pelt twice because 24 hours in the mixture did almost nothing. The second time I only soaked it for 4 hours but I diluted the dye way less. In the photo below you can see how the fur is rejecting the dye.

While the pelt was soaking in the dye, I got to work on removing the beak. You’re supposed to just be able to slide that metal bar in their face out, but mine wouldn’t budge no matter what I did. I even removed the outer shell to try to get at pieces around it, but no such luck (this is why everything is open in the next few pictures). I had a custom beak I wanted to use, so the original had to come off one way or another. It took forever, but I sawed away at it with an X-Acto knife until I was able to get the beak off in pieces.

Next came the eyes. I used the well known hot glue trick where you melt the ends of glue gun sticks with a lighter, attach them to the eyes, freeze it for a little while, and then yank the eye chips out. This process worked beautifully first try and got me some of my favorite Furby pictures I’ve ever taken:

I had lots of time while the pelt was being dyed so I finished up my custom eyes. There were some really cool options on Etsy but ultimately I decided that I wanted to make my own. I traced the old eye chips onto thick mixed media paper and painted my own design with acrylic paint. Then I coated it with resin and cured it with UV light. I had a UV resin pen that I used for this. It actually didn’t work super well, the pre-mixed resin in the pen wasn’t blended well at manufacturing (is the conclusion I came to after some research) so it didn’t cure properly. It had this tacky feel to it. I had this problem all over this project, which I solved by giving everything I had painted (eye chips, eye lids, mask, beak, and tongue) a top coat of clear nail polish lol.

I also used my own waterproof mascara on her lashes. Slay.

I cut the eyes out with scissors and you can see it’s not quite perfect. Not horrible for being done by hand though! It doesn’t bother me on the finished Furby.

I painted the custom beak too. I linked it in my previous post, but I’m going to again because I can’t praise this beak from DuctTapeStuck on Etsy enough. Besides the really cool skull design, the best thing about this beak is how it has open hooks in the back. The original Furby beak has plastic that surrounds that metal bar as a closed ring, meaning that the bar has to be able to come out in order for it go on at all. Like I mentioned before, the bar on my Furby was not moving. But because DuctTapeStuck’s beak has open hooks in the back, I was able to get it onto that bar with it still on the Furby. It was a very tight fit, especially because I still had the tongue on the bar, but it was possible and that’s what matters!

By this time, the pelt was as dyed as it was ever going to get. I definitely lost control of the color but considering I was dying a synthetic under the wrong conditions, I decided that any change at all would be a good change. After I rinsed it, the body was a brownish purple and the mane was a light pink.

I pressed all the water out of the pelt with a towel and air dried it outdoors. After that, the shell and the pelt went back on and Sweetums was complete!

The earrings were some old things I found my jewelry box that I never really open. I’m glad someone is getting use out of my old stuff haha!

And that’s Sweetums! I had some challenges along the way but it was really fun solving the problems I came across. I’d really love to do more of these in the future!

#furby #1998 furby #Sweetums #furby customization #custom furby

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neitherabaron · 1 year

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CW: Mental health stuff. I might delete this later.

A serious question for writers (at any level of experience):

Have you ever written something that you, personally, found deeply upsetting - that triggered an emotional response that you struggled to control?

If so, did you manage to finish what you were writing? Even if you didn’t, how did you manage your feelings? How did you look after yourself through the process?

I’ve been writing something, and it’s become clear that even though it’s something I care about, it presses pretty much every trigger I have (and I have a lot).

I’m usually more or less fine when I’m actively writing, but every time I log off my pc, I have a panic attack. Every single time. I can’t keep up working like that, but to finish, I’d have to devote a very large chunk of my time to it and expose myself to potentially crippling anxiety the whole time.

I’m aware I could just walk away anytime I want. I walk away from media that triggers me all the time. I understand as best I can what spikes my anxiety response and manage myself accordingly. But in this case, this is my writing - it’s coming from me. And like I said, this matters to me. It’s something I want to make, I just hate making it. And I can’t separate my writing from the triggers it contains without losing what’s important to me.

I’m hoping that writing my triggers brings me some kind of catharsis and helps me deal with those triggers elsewhere in my life. But to be honest, I’m probably kidding myself - that’s never worked for me in the past. Talking about what frightens me doesn’t make me less scared. It doesn’t make the feelings less intense.

I’m kind of at a loss. If anyone reading this has dealt with something similar in a creative/artistic capacity and found something that helped them, please message me.

I don’t want or need specifics about what upset you - like I said, I have a lot of triggers. But I sorely need some strategies for how to tackle triggers within a creative process.

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favouritefearlesswhumper · 1 year

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Pspspsps, I'm back.

^-^

Team Leader kept their weapon up, not giving ground. Their team laid behind them, all knocked out by Villain standing behind Mentor.

"You will be the villain of this story, no matter what you do," Mentor talked for the first time, with a frustratingly flat tone. Like they hadn't abandoned the team for Villain, leaving Team Leader to explain why Mentor didn't come out of the base. Like they didn't try to kill Team Leader after the team went down. Like they didn't use their familiarity with Team Leader's tactics to lure them into this trap. Like—

"Your team will wake up, see you, standing against me, and Villain, who is seeking redemption by exposing Agency's corrupt Headmaster."

"You're sacrificing whole agency for one person," They tried to keep their voice normal or angry, but it was more like a cry. Team Leader had formed the agency, from scratch to one that rivals the top ones. They had formed the first team, and they had appointed their former second to the agency's head. They were aware that Headmaster was betraying them since the last months, but exposing them to public would only do everything worse. They were trying to take them down, and if Mentor had waited one more month, just one more, they would have enough materials on their hand to do that silently. Without destroying their years of efforts, without giving the enemy something to feed on.

But now, Team Leader stood uncertain and felt lost, just like when they had a team and an ideal but no backup, waiting at Mentor's door, their last chance for a sponsor.

They knew the team was suspicious since they came back without Mentor at their side. Team Leader knew they also began to realise what Headmaster was doing, and they knew no matter what they did, how they acted, the team would choose Mentor over them any given time.

"So do I, seeking the majority's wellbeing were never going to save them. The public will turn on your agency, and I will be there to pick up the pieces. Agencies will work as they always did before your one, caring their own members rather than an ungrateful public."

Team Leader stared at them and saw none of the kindness Mentor carried before. The determination in their eyes were so clear, burning for victory, so real. The act was when they were dear to Team Leader.

"But I can't have you running around even with a crushed pride. Villain will look after you well," As it was their sign, Villain and Mentor began striking. Team Leader went down easily, rage burning by betrayal and torn between taking down both of them and trying to protect the team that was going to betray them.

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You can have this since there isn't much Team Leader whump around. Im no writer, but I hope you enjoy it~

ANON THIS IS AMAZING AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I dont even have any words to say, really, there's nothing I can add, it's so perfect.

I love this so much!

I think a lot of media has these spunky heroes who are super active openly and very publicly and outwardly defying what they disagree with, and whilst I have nothing against that, I think more credit should be given to the ones who don't. The ones who, like your wonderful Team Leader, bide their time- try to do what they can without tearing everything to the ground in doing so. A lot of heroes are very radical in their actions- and, again, though I have nothing against that, there's also something to be said for the ones who fight for peace and harmony- who want to salvage what they can, what they've fought so hard for. Some people think it's cowardly, even, but I dont think that's fair. There's merit in fighting for something, and there's courage in defending something of value to you, that you know is worth it, worth trying to keep alive, even when you know you stand alone.

One thing I both adore and loathe about Team Leaders is just how much they sacrifice that goes unseen. So much of Leadership is a sacrifice. Even now- as you said- they're standing against those who oppose them, fighting for people who they know won't be on their side. To me, that's the mark of someone worth backing. Team Leaders are like the nervous system of whump, the ones who keep everything together, connected, and yet- also the ones who feel the most.

Team Leaders are often the unsung heroes of whump. The ones trying to keep everything together, the ones pushing down their own feelings and wants and needs, the ones looking out for others, the ones who suffer, time and time again, and the ones who endure. Who get back up, and do it all over again.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this anon, it's amazing and I'll no doubt be thinking about it for days. I LOVE the "whumper turns everybody against whumpee" when said whumpee is a hero/team leader, ESPECIALLY when said whumper is also a villain/traitor. It makes my blood boil- but in a good way! I love the idea of Team Leader being aware their team will pick their (I suppose former) Mentor over them, too- that hurt :"). It's a super painful realisation, and pushing forward and still protecting someone(s) despite knowing they'd betray you is... oooohhgh it gives me whumperflies!

Great job anon, I really liked this <3

#anon #ask #writing #snippet #(not mine)#emotional whump #betrayal #team leader #hero #mentor #traitor #team #team leader whumpee #traitor whumper #whumper #whumpee #villain #hero and villain #fave

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the-fiction-witch · 1 year

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Agent Y/L/N

Media The Queens Gambit

Character Benny Watts

Couple Benny Watts X Reader

Rating Flirty

Concept CIA Operation 197

I sat on the small metal folding chair I had placed by my bed my note bad beside me with the pencil held between my teeth. I folded my grey button down and set it into my Duffle bag taking the pencil from my mouth and checking it off my packing list. Next underpants how many do I need? Well I'm going for two weeks minus the flight there and the flight home. Ummmm no I always do this why do I always do this I always pack way more then I need. I perked up suddenly as I heard a loud knocking on the door of my basement apartment. Immediately I perked out my bedroom door, eyes narrowed with suspicion as the knock came again.

I went over to the door keeping my hand on the hilt of my knife as I unlocked the door and quickly pulled it open being met by a strange sight two men in black suits, and a woman in a long black trench coat with red lipstick and black glasses.

"Mr Benjamin watts?" One man asked

"Who's asking?"

"Agent Franklin and Agent Marshall. CIA" he says grabbing a CIA Badge from his pocket "may we come in"

"Uhh sure" I answered as I couldn't really think of a reason to not let them in. I opened the door letting the three inside shutting the door up again "what's this about?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest getting a better look at these three.

Franklin was a tall but thin guy his suit fit him perfectly I could tell but the fabric of his suit that his pockets had items in and I could see the gun holster on his belt. Marshall was a bigger guy definitely someone I wouldn't wanna take on a fight he held a small brown envelope sealed up.

And then this girl who was yet to say a word, she wore black knee high boots with sharp heels, her body hidden below the long trench coat that met her boots and went down to her wrists. The buttons all done up and the waistband tied around her. A red turtleneck all I could see above the jacket stopping just below her jaw, it matches her lipstick. Her hair pulled into a tight bun without any bangs to speak of, her hair flat possibly even gelled down to her head her expression hidden below her dark sunglasses.

"We have come to ask you a few questions"

"About what?" I asked

"Your allegiance"

"Allegiance?" I chuckled but his face made it clear he wasn't joking "how so?"

"You depart for Moscow tomorrow if I'm not mistaken?"

"Yeah"

"You've been to Moscow more than once"

"Yeah Moscow Invitational happens end of every chess season US champion gets invited. I haven't got to all of them during time as US champion for one reason or another but I've been enough" I explained

"You read the paper Mr Watts?"

"What concerns me yes"

"Then surely you'd know about the situation"

"The situation?"

"The Soviet Union committed an unprovoked act of aggression"

"Unprovoked?" I asked but given the look I got probably not the time "So what's that got to do with me?"

"How do you feel about the Soviet Union?"

"What do you mean how do I feel about it?"

"Do you like Moscow?"

"It's cold. It's a very impressive place from a design perspective. The places they take us to play chess are always amazing. Foods a bit shit"

"Would you go to Moscow without having a chess match to play?"

"No."

"How do you feel about the Soviets"

"They're smart. Clever. They work as teams which can really bite you in the ass if your not careful they help each other out something no American players do" I explained

"Why do you think that?"

"I don't think that I know that. We're all such individualists"

"That your thoughts on it?" He glared at me moving closer resting his hand on his gun and exposing that he had handcuffs in him and suddenly it all clicked why they were here and what it was they wanted to know.

"I'm a chess player. I'm not a fucking communist"

"Just checking," he says "but that's not why we're here"

"What is then?"

"We have a… proposition for you"

"A proposition? What kind of proposition?"

"We will cover your trips expenses. All of them"

"All of them?!"

"All of them"

"In return for what?"

"For giving one of our agents a cover story. As I'm sure you can imagine we have information coming and going at all times meaning agents coming and going at all times. What you have is an excuse for one of our agents to be in the country" he explained the other agent handing over his protected envelope

"You want me to help sneak a CIA agent into the Soviet Union?"

"Correction sneak in and back out." He explained

I opened the envelope seeing arrangements they had made they'd paid off my hotel, changed my tickets for a more private flight, an even a bunch of cash, along with a few agreements to sign and a few concepts for cover stories.

"Half now. And half when our agent is back on US soil"

"I'll be busy I have matches to play"

"Our agent can take care of themselves they just need an in and an out that's not too suspicious"

"What do I get out of this?"

"The cash. And supporting your country"

"Couldn't give much of a shit about this country"

"Your American are you not?"

"I am"

"You not proud of that?"

"I'm proud of who I am, what I've done, where I've been, regardless of whatever country my mother happened to be in when I fell out of her"

"All we need is you to get them in and get them out. You can play your game all you want in between"

"And you'll pay all my expenses?"

"Yes."

I thorough about it for a moment. I didn't like it, or would be risky, but I can't pass up that kinda money that meant all the chess federation funding and the church money I could use for my own ends. And god knows I need some cash. "...deal" I sighed

He made me sign paperwork to agree to do with most of it all swearing to secrecy and he took his paperwork back leaving me with the envelope of cash. "Where's this agent then? if the flight leaves at ten tomorrow things need sorting out before we board the plane" I explain

"Agent y/l/n" she spoke up until not I'd kinda forgot about the girl, she removed her glasses setting them in her pocket and offering her hand

"Pleasure" I smiled taking her hand

She smirked slightly tightened her grip slightly digging her blood red nails into my hand as she moved by hand to her own lips giving my hand a kiss

The three of them then left my apartment for a moment I had to kinda recoup after all that and a few moments later she returned with a bag.

"Flight leaves at ten tomorrow best I stay. Gives you time to get comfortable and get cover stories straight" she explained shutting my door and coming in putting her bag in the table

"Yeah course I'll uhh I'll put the air bed up for you"

"Good. The cover story I would recommend is siblings"

"Ahh no I uhh I have been vocal to chess review about being an only child"

Perfect Relationship it is then. The cover is relationship pre engagement but heading there that then gives us excuses for traveling together as well as having separate hotel rooms given the expecation of using church funding fus haing to cater to their views, and yet taking breakfast and dinner together." She explained

"Uuuhhh yeah sounds good"

"Good." She says unbuttoning her jacket until she completely slipped it off her body leaving her in those heeled black boots, black sheer stockings, a skin tight high waisted skirt that didn't even hit her mid thigh and a red turtle neck jumper with long sleeves, it was pretty clear she didn't have a bra on given I couldn't see… everything. And honestly given how tight the skirt was I wasn't convinced she had panties on either. she set her jacket ontop of her bag resting her hands on the back of her hips "where's your bag?"

"What?" I asked being a little out of it for a second

"Your bag. Let me sort through it. Trust me Soviet passport control can tell the difference between a bag packed by a man and packed by a woman. So where is it? I'll make my adjustments and leave you to your business"

"Uhhh yeah on the bed. I'm still packings thought"

"you have a list?"

"Yes"

"Good. I'll pack the rest for you" she says walking past me and into my bedroom

"Uhh okay"

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Hey! Sorry, I'm kind of a rando here, and I'm gonna be on anon. But about your ARG post. I think it would be in poor taste to try to solve the ARG using info exposed about an abusive relationship, but also there's nothing particularly morally wrong about it. The arg is really old at this point, and not many people in this community even care about Wilbur Soot's projects anymore. Some people will probably find your plan weird and wrong, others won't give a fuck. In the end, you can do what you want. However, a lot of real life actual people were hurt by his actions, particularly his ex-partners. And using information about those actions to solve his arg may be pushing it too far, and psychoanalyzing the creators is always taking it too far in this community. (yes, even psychoanalyzing the bad ones)

I think your goal here is very important. Do you just want to solve the arg (made by an asshole that has been ostracized by the community) or is there a greater purpose to doing this? How are planning on presenting the information on the arg if you do find something? What if you find something ugly, can you share it in a manner that is respectful of the victims? Will solving it continue to platform an abuser? You cannot treat this situation like it is a spectacle, or something to theorize about, or something to take advantage of.

To summarize: There is a lot to consider, and some lines you shouldn't cross. As long as you are careful and conscientious of the people affected, I think it would be fine. But just have awareness of your own motives for doing this, and how it could affect others.

-🥝

Hello!

Thank you for asking. I would first like to say that my intention is not simply to solve the arg, since that would be in poor taste seeing as we are dealing with actual people and traumatic circumstances. My actual goal is to figure out if by realizing the corrupt nature of the author/creator a story could have a different impact or could be simpler to solve. Simply put: does the way we see people affect the things they make even to a point where the author is subconsciously telling us things about themselves without meaning to.

I’ve been researching the psychology behind storytelling and media creation and I do believe this is a solid way to try out my hypothesis, however like you said I don’t wish to cause anyone emotional distress. I have reached out to Shelby along with the other victims asking for their explicit permission to continue this train of research and will not be sharing any more information on the topic unless the state that they are comfortable with me doing so

I also wish to know the communities opinions on this as I know these things can affect people on a mental level, especially since Wilbur’s popularity peaked during the coronavirus and probably helped people who were going through the pandemic.

I hope this makes my intentions a bit more clear and lets you know I am fully aware of the difficult ground I’m on. Thanks for asking

#wilbur situation #wilbur soot #Mcyt

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heyharoldsboo · 1 year

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Hi ARIES, look we know you lurk around here because Ana has mentioned how she gets weekly asks calling her a dickriding cunt. Gotta assume it’s you at this point. I know this is a long message but i suggest you read it.

We know you are the reddit poster. We also know who “the minor that percy groomed and abused” is and we know the age difference between them is not 5 years like you said (even though initially you said about 3-4…you should have read your proof better tbh) but about 2.5 years and we also know that this girl still follows percy and katie on ig. (For those who dont know, dont try to find this girl ppl its impossible she changer her name in ig). And he followed her before your army of minions bullied him into unfollowing all his friends and art pages on insta. If she was so terrified and abused by him why is she still following him and his current gf or ex gf wtv they are? Ohh and speaking of this minor, there is proof on ig of you doing drugs with her when she was still a minor and you were over 18. Thats not a great! People are not exposing her because its obvious she does not wanna get involved, shes only 18. But thats because Percy defenders have respect and dont wanna scoop low. That is also the reason why the reddit post proof has not been shared. So keep that in mind.

as for your SA allegations, i dont want to assume what SA is like for any given person but if you did meet him at a party, you yourself said he “ touched your back and hips and asked you to chill”. So basically he hit on you? you also said it was not violent and that you know some people will say its nothing. Why would you say that at all if what he really did was SA? I also find it strabge how you seem to post insta stories from ever party you ever go to lately but you didnt back then? During the age of smartphones. And also you should tell Kayla DMs dont get deleted when someone blocks you or an app gets updated.

but anyways, dont wanna get too much into debunking proof, there a lot if that on twitter. I wanna tell you that it is more than clear you are not well. The way you post on reddit, especially facebook. I know its not easy mental health wise and you need help. Those tweets you tweeted yesterday, about how you have done horrible things and cant apologise, dont know what thats about but if its about Percy you should come clean. I know you never will though, too much to ask for because what you and your friends have done is truly inhumane. You took a small toxic part of a teens life, when he was probably troubled and part of an awful group of friends with those girls and that brycen guy and embelished a situation to put a narrative out there that he was some weekly rapist. And you all know this, thats why you dont have better proof, thats why the only things you could provide was proof he cheated on Karis and told Desiree she wasnt a liar and had to inform himself because it was the first time he had to deal with this and it was a delicate situation. If he raped girls every weekend, why was it the first time he had to deal with that when desiree says she got raped at a party? Desiree does not deny whatbhe says at all. Also, why did Kayla text a rapist to call someone to make all this end? Why give a rapist any chance to apologize or “explain himself”? Makes no sense. you see Aries the very own ss you girls shared invalidate the narrative you were trying to put out there. Because you all knew simply saying he was a womanizer and a bully would not be enough to cancel him.

Not a lot of people have any compassion left for you. Maybe im soft but I kind of do. Because I had a family member who had the issues that you are dealing with now and I know how hard it is. You need help, professional help and to find the right medication and the right dosage as well. And you need to get off social media, it is the worst thing for someone in your situation. You should come clean about how you feel and what you did and close it off. Disconnect, clear your mind and girl i dont know if you are seeing one or not, but you need a better doctor or therapist. I do feel for you a bit, even if so many people dont because i dont think you’re thinking straight and i think you are very confused and in crisis.

i dont know about the rest of the girls, but wtv grudge they held against percy from high school, they got their revenge. He will have haters forever, this will forever be a stain on his life and career. You have all done SO MUCH damage, you have no idea! So congratulations but now ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! From all you!

i truly wish you get the help you need one day

I'm glad there are still compassionate people in this world, because I am one of the people who have no kindness or compassion left for her or any of the Shitshow sisters.

I hope karma gets her good.

#i stand with percy #percy is innocent #heyharoldsboo

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My thoughts on... Ghost-Spider 2019 Annual (#1)

So i wasn't innitially planning to make a separate post for the Ghost-Spider Annnual, however it really surprised me with how much depth and character exploration it had for Gwen. So here we are! The annual seems to take place during Gwen's early days at ESU before all the crazy stuff with the jackal started happening. We see some of her classmates invite her over to grab some food after class, however she refuses stating that she has some stuff to take care of. Although she was actually lying about this because she doesn't want to put them in danger, she states that she has a responsibility to keep people safe and that it sometimes means that she isn't supposed to be around. It's very clear that after the events of Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider (2018) Gwen is scared to put even more people she cares about in danger, especially after her band and friend Harry almost got killed because Man-Wolf's gang was hunting her down. It makes sense as to why she thinks that way. Although we later on see her take on a more carefree attitude in issue #3 of Ghost-Spider (2019), so my guess is that this annual takes place between issue #2 & #3. Which would make the most sense given the character development she goes through during this annual. As she heads home she gets trapped in arcade's murderworld. However, it's made for Spider-Man causing it to have a whole different effect on Gwen. In order to escape she has to win a game, which consists of saving someone. As she tries to get through the building where she has to save said person she comes eye to eye with some of Spider-Man's greatest foe's. The first one is the lizard which startles her because her mind immediatly thinks of her earth's Peter Parker. She gets up fast and decides to fight. However she does some thinking on whether or not this lizard thinks, if he feels, if he wish things were different. Which probably comes out of a place of wondering if her Peter would've wished things were different. After some fighting it's revealed the lizard is just a robot, and so would all the other foe's she takes upon be. When she finally defeated the lizard she tells him that he deserved better than be used for someones sick game. Honestly this line also kind of had a double meaning for me, on earth-65 Peter's death after he became the lizard was used as some kind of game by the media and police to get the people to hate Spider-Woman and hunt her down. It's really interesting that even though this game was meant for Spider-Man, it still ends up affecting Gwen and makes her reflect on her past and what happened with her friends and foes. After taking down some more villains of Spider-Man's rogue gallery arcade decides to test "Spider-Man" by having him fight his greatest allies. Ironically enough for Gwen these allies turn out to be some of her greatest foes; being Matt Murdock & Frank Castle. She has a lot of joy in taking down their 616 robot counterparts and at one point even copies Black Widow's signature move that she learned from "viewtube" (Sidenote: i love how robot Frank Castle has part of his robot face exposed like he's the terminator, cool stuff!). During this fight she does some self reflection and talks about how she's been so tired latetely, as if there is a rock around her neck. As if the more she focussed to do the right thing the more she's crushed under that weight (this ties back nicely to her once again experiencing the expectations and responsibilities that she didn't want at the beginning of her carreer as Spider-Woman, so will she make the same mistakes or has she truly grown as a person now?). However her fight with Murdock and Castle rejuvenates her in a way, she kinda enjoys it.

Her final fight is against a robot version of Spider-Man! Who is holding a robot version of 616 Gwen Stacy captive by dangling her from a ceiling. The scenario is supposed to simulate Gwen's death. However due to 65 Gwen being here instead of Spider-Man the entire scenario has a wholely different effect on her. She's pissed that this is what this world thinks of Gwen Stacy, nothing more than a victim and nothing more than an inciting incident for a man in a mask. She's more than that, they are more than that. She's has a really beautiful quote following that moment:

"We matter, and not just because of what we represent. We are people, with our own wants and desires. Our own hopes and dreams. we deserve to be happy, to live in the moment."

I really love this moment and it's consistent characterization because Gwen always hated how 616 viewed Gwen Stacy and always thought that she was more than just her death. I really love how she keeps reminding people of that. This moment in particular was a really good and heartfelt one.

After that speech she realizes that she too deserves to be happy and that for a second she forgot that she needs to want those things for herself too. She realizes once again that she can't just do this alone and that if she wants to become the person she wants to be, she can't do it alone. Ultimately she saves robot Gwen and escapes murderworld. With her newfound realization that she too deserves to be happy she decides to go and take up her classmates on their offer to grab food that she initially declined. The annual ends with the following quote:

"I think I had a hard time being kind to myself -- realizing that i deserve the chance to just... live too."

I really love this quote and it's a super relatable one for me, it's one of those moments that just further reestablises why she is my favorite character.

I really really loved this annual, the dialogue reminded me a lot of her 2015 run and i love the character development she went through. The art was also amazing. All by all it was an amazing read that really managed to surprise me.

#spider gwen #earth 65 #comics #gwen stacy #marvel #ghost spider

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fadingluminaryruins · 2 years

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the thing about carlos this season is that those times when he actually had a better result than charles was because ferrari was messing up so bad he just did what he wanted and didn't listen to the pitwall. Which again, it's not wrong in fact kudos to him for being so quick in those situations. Charles listened to the team, which is not wrong as well, f1 is a team sport people forget that like all the time lol. And like they've had unfortunate dnfs, charles made some mistakes and carlos did too. What it comes down to is that ferrari when it counted didn't deliver, it's just sub-par after sub-par strategy. Everyone is talking about of ferrari's updates are made to favour carlos, when really they didn't, the guy this weekend started from pole but the redbulls were that much quicker. The blame lies with people that are not as exposed to the media and that ferrari doesn't seem that prone to replace nor maybe idk regroup and understand where things go wrong. it does feel helpless and unjust, bc the guy who's winning the championship this year literally can't even overtake his teammate w/o team orders. charles talent is getting wasted in my opinion, bc binotto doesn't even take responsibility for the teams mistakes, a team he runs.

Totally agree with you !

I have to admit it, but I don't feel much for Carlos. I am very indifferent to him. But I admire the fact, that he has more confidence in himself, than Charles. I think it may be due to his background. Charles has always believed in Ferrari, since he was a child, his whole career is finally linked to Ferrari. While Carlos has been through different teams, he has been able to see what works and what doesn't. He has been able to gain a kind of greater confidence. As I said in a hashtag, for me, Charles needs to mourn Ferrari and not worship a team that is ruining him. He has a great tendency to blame himself, even when it's absolutely not the case. And it's double-edged, because he did make mistakes at times, but mistakes are human. But I'm wondering, if they don't blame him internally for the strategic mistakes. Binotto knows very well, how Charles loves Ferrari and I’m really asking if he doesn’t take the opportunity to clear his name and make it clear that Charles' mistakes and the "so-called" bad car, are bad luck.

Charles, in interviews, has a huge tendency to question himself, while the only thing he did was listen to his engineer (very incompetent and not at all reassuring when he talks to him, by the way). I agree with you when you say that it's a team effort, and that's where Redbull has understood a lot, in my opinion. They manage to be clear and efficient about the status of their drivers, internally and in the race. They know where they need to get to and how. Even if it's true that their car is also incredible and in another dimension.

But I agree with the fact, that even in the defending champion team, with the defending champion, it’s hard to decide who will be favored or not. That's what bothers me a little bit, in f1. Some will be destined to be a kind of number 2, because they can't have two winners. We saw it with Mercedes, especially Bottas, who was clearly a kind of stooge for Hamilton. You have to favor the team, but not only. It’s so complex because the drivers have to build up such competitive confidence. You fight for the team, with a teammate, who’s also your rival. It’s the game, I guess. Except that some teams manage it better than others and Ferrari’s clearly drawning, for me.

#anonymous questions #replies #thanks for reacting <3 #sorry i wrote an essay it’s one of my problem #charles leclerc #carlos sainz

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dgcatanisiri · 1 year

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I apologize for bringing up discourse that I legitimately am trying to not unleash yet again, but... Well, it hit my dash, I'm gonna clear things up and word vomit this out so I don't just get into fights with strangers on a subject I'm trying VERY hard to just... put behind me because I'm just spent on trying to understand how things shook out.

ON PAPER, maybe you could argue that TLJ is not sympathetic to Kylo, and sure, Rey and Kylo as a pairing did not spontaneously appear only after the second movie of the trilogy.

TLJ is still responsible for the massive spike of these things.

Let's start with the second point - that ship was certainly around as of TFA, sure. But the audience for it was... if not more restrained, then at least a little less... INTENSE. Y'know, with the big mystery of Rey's parentage, there was a legitimate concern that maybe she'd turn out to be Luke's daughter, or the secret second Solo child, something that gave her and Kylo a blood relation. So they were there, they were certainly annoying for anyone trying to not interact, but they weren't the overbearing EVERYTHING of the response.

But then TLJ made everything revolve around the two of them, doing its damnedest to shove Finn out of the picture entirely, after the previous film had been spend building up the Finn-Rey relationship. It spends all this time, emphasizing the similarities between Rey and Kylo... Which, honestly? Was also FINN'S place in the prior film, because Finn was the only one who had done anything when Snoke says "there has been an awakening." The events that made Finn defect from the First Order were actions outright ordered by Kylo himself. Finn explicitly came from nothing, given that he was a rank and file stormtrooper, given only a number, not even a name, by the First Order, while, of course, Kylo is the son of Rebellion/New Republic heroes. Kylo was trying to make Rey his counterpoint, but TFA plays FINN as such.

Likewise... Why does Rey even CARE about Kylo? Her experience with him is him kidnapping and torturing her, killing her father figure (and his actual father - I'll be back to this point late), and grievously wounding Finn, the first person she's had who would come back to her. And also leaving him for dead on Starkiller, a planet that exploded a short time later - why isn't she surprised he's even alive, let alone why does she decide to bring him back to the light?

TLJ was what gave the spotlight to the Rey and Kylo relationship, so yeah, it's fair to call that the spark that spurred on the worst of that pairing's attitude and fans.

And then to the first point... Again. On paper, sure, you can argue that the story is not sympathetic to him because of, say, that final shot of him having attained the highest point of the fascism and found it hollow and empty, cutting him off from those who offered him kindness...

But it doesn't change how the film still goes face first into what tends to be call the Satire Paradox, the inability for those being criticized by the media to understand that THEY are the punchline. Or the trope "Do Not Do This Cool Thing," of putting forward something negative, but in such framing that the things it's criticizing are actually things that are positive. This is a common concern for anything that centers on the calling out fascism, of how in exposing it and bringing it to light, those already inclined to it will take it as a recruitment film, rather than a warning - we see this with American History X, a film meant to put the spotlight on and show the dangers of hatred and neo-natsees specifically, but you know who love the imagery of American History X? The neo-natsees. Fascism is pagentry, it's about visuals and the appearance of the machine, so if you give them something that looks cool, it will be all they focus on, ignoring the message of how the fascism is bad, actually.

That's something I've been pointing out as of late in my other non-tagged Star Wars takes, that, up until Andor, a series it did not produce until 2022, Disney has tried very hard to soften the edges of Imperial fascism (an act that, genuinely, I do attribute to Disney wanting to make a buck of Imperial merch and utilizing the masked Imperials as mascot figures in their parks, rather than the more individualized and distinctive characters on the side of the heroes, as opposed to being intentionally and actively endorsing these things, but it is still a problem), and this is obvious in how the sequels are so much the story of Kylo, a fact that begins HERE. Where the film spends much time focusing on and caring about HIS inner conflict. It's what comes from having him remove and destroy his helmet - now he is not a faceless figure, we get to see his eyes and expressions as the film spends so much time building up his struggles and story, portray his inner struggles now that we can see his pensive glances and such (there's a reason the saying is that the eyes are the windows to a person's soul - actors often cite their eyes as a valuable acting tool to convey emotions).

It's played as a tragedy when he will not go with Rey and abandon the First Order. His fall is treated as something done to him and not a conscious choice on his part to turn on the organizations that his loving family built up, after having Luke Skywalker - the man who looked to Darth Vader and said "I feel the good in you, father," after years of him being the enemy - contemplate killing him simply because of what he might do.

The film threw out the established characterization of the legacy character, didn't try to connect the dots in how that changed, and tries to frame this all as the established character's fault.

That's what it comes to. NO ONE is calling out Kylo's actions and behavior as HIS responsibility. If I'm generous, the film is leaving it implicit... But unfortunately, when you leave it implicit, it also leaves the door open for the worst people to dismiss that message and try to take it in that direction of "but it looks so cool while he's doing it."

The movie is centered on trying to show Kylo wavering, uncertain, looking back towards the light after being immersed in the dark... And this is a decision that he made rather definitively in the prior film, when he MURDERED HIS FATHER. Why are we now, after the fact, spending this time questioning if maybe he can be redeemed? When the prequels had Anakin Force choke Padme, it was a sign that he had crossed the line. Why is Kylo impaling Han Solo on his lightsaber a sign that he really wants to be good?

If pressed, I would call TLJ a fine standalone film. The problem it comes down to, however, is that it was NOT meant to BE a standalone film. It was supposed to be part two of a trilogy, part eight of a saga. Rather than build on the elements established in the prior film, TLJ wants to go off in its own direction, tripping over the elements that it can't discard from the prior film.

And any writer who goes into this situation, knowing they are writing a middle part of a story, and approaches things as "well, [thing] introduced in [prior film] doesn't fit with the story I want to tell, so I'm going to ignore it"? Yeah, I'm comfortable calling them a bad writer and their story a bad story, because you were hired to WORK with those elements, not just discard them.

#dg rants #the last jedi critical #anti the last jedi

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sonuoseaner · 1 year

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Quit smoking, I can‘t take it

This is a massive rant attempting to communicate my rejection towards smoking, cigarettes, drugs and the attitude people have regarding it. This is not a debate nor a study. This is me speaking up loud and clear for once.

One thing to know about me is that my body actively tries to reject the smell of cigarettes, cigars and weed. If I smell something that I connect to these drugs, I exhale all the air I can, trying to make my lungs empty, I guess in order to expel it from my system (I don’t think that’s how it works though). Trying to inhale oxygen afterwards, if the smell persists, only causes me to instantly exhale again. Again, again, and again, I am exhaling and running out of air. In summary, I can’t breathe. When the smell disipates or my brain doesn’t process it anymore, I can breathe again. Regardless, it is inconvenient, irritating and something that puts me in a vulnerable, weak position. This has caused me to fall on my knees on the street, cry and puke several times by now. It is a given that every time I get out, I have to hold my breath when passing nearby restaurants, benches or people smoking. It is something I am exposed every day, so I am “used” to it. But I am also very tired of it. Annoyed, exhasperated, but above all, very tired. The psychological consecuences these drugs have caused on me must be something serious, but I haven’t gone to a therapist to treat it. As of today, I struggle to see it portraited in media like series, movies, and even memes. I gag just by seeing it. Talking about it in my native tongue also creates discomfort, which makes it harder to communicate my rejection. It haunts me like a nightmare.

Let me elaborate on more specific experiences now. For as long as I remember, I have struggled with these smells. When I was a kid, people could still smoke inside restaurants, bars and cafés. My family enjoys those kind of places, so I was taken there frequently. It was torture, so I would always need an adult to accompany me outside. My family enjoying coffee or beer, inside that poisonous cloud, while I had to remain outside... While I very much prefered that, it made me feel rejected as well. I’m sure we could have tried a better solution Aprox. when I was 4 or 5 years old, my grandpa accidentaly burned me behind my ear with a cigarette. Luckily, it wasn’t something serious and was treated quickly. I didn’t hold a grudge against him. For 3 years, I had an irritation in that zone though. It was just that, an accident. When I learnt in media that it was used as a torture method, I couldn’t help but feel disgusted about myself. When any adult was driving a car and decided to smoke while driving, I would pop my head out of the window. I was yelled several times about how dangerous it is and that I shouldn’t do it. I would think “Why am I getting yelled for this, instead of the person who can’t use a hand to drive because they are smoking?”. My friends invited me once or twice to “botellones” (big parties with obvious presence of alcohol). Ignoring the teen culture for some reason, I accepted those times to spend time with my friends. Those parties were a massive focus of drugs and such. Once, I tried to endure it, spending half an hour with my friends, before finally snapping and leaving. Never again. In driving school, in the third session of practical training, my teacher started smoking in the car with me at the wheel. I panicked and I tried to tell her to not do that. It took her a couple of minutes to finally comply. In the upcoming sessions she would point out several times how weird I was. She said that I must have some kind of psychological problem to be this intolerant to cigarettes. She still tried to smoke in the car (when asked, she would remember I can’t take it and stop it). For a couple of sessiones, it was obvious she smoked in the car beforehand, which unfortunately didn’t go unnoticed. I don’t have fond memories of that teacher.

Besides all that, I can point out the obvious traits smokers have (obligatory “not ALL smokers” comment). They are dirty, throwing the rests on the streets, on the beach, on parks... “If I throw it in the trash can, it will start a fire”, they say, trying to excuse themselves without attempting real ways to be clean. They have no regards over people who are disgusted by their smell, being absurdly defensive when told so. They don’t care about being surrounded by children or sick people. They don’t care about their roomates or their families, the “need” to smoke home too. They may approach any stranger with a cigarette in hand to ask for directions and such instead of throwing it out first. They, simply, do not care about others. They can’t comprehend people are disgusted by it.

The worst case in my life is my mother. Obligatory parent issues comment. Here are the things I have to deal with. - Smokes in home. She does so in her bedroom (with the door open, so it reaches the kitchen as well, the center of our apartment). She also smokes in the bathroom, which makes me unable to go to the toilet for a solid span of 40-50 minutes. Can’t have shit in detroit. - When going to a restaurant, we MUST eat outside. All so she can smoke. I ask to eat inside, she knows why, she tells me to not be nagging and force me outside. - Walking with her entails smoking at least once. She would tell me to “walk ahead” so she can smoke in peace. Why are we even walking together? Anyway, inmediately after she is finished, she wants to catch up with me. She still smells. I can’t complain because “I was ahead the whole time, I couldn’t have smelt it”. - Her constant attempts at gaslighting me. I cough or hide my face as a reaction to the smell of cigarettes. Inmediately, she says “Why do you do that? I didn’t smoke just now”. Constantly. Every single time. I don’t understand why she lies in this way. She also doesn’t understand why I get upset, or why I don’t listen to her when she tells me that. I SMELL IT, there is nothing to explain. - She uses deodorant to hide the smell? But like... A LOT of deodorant? So much deodorant that the deodorant itself becomes unbreathable. If I show discomfort in this way, she replies “You can’t have smelt it”. This trick works for month and a half before my nose gets used to it and I can recognize her smell again. She doesn’t understand that and hasn’t changed it since last year. - The constant comments of how I am exaggerating. Her remarks of how oppresive and nagging I am. Her sense of pride over something as ridiculous as smoking. Her inability to understand me. Her inability to respect what I have been saying to her for over two decades. - Her excuses to keep smoking. She has tried to quit twice, only after being told by doctors that she has risk of getting cancer. The first was with the mechanic cigars, but she felt “unsatisfied”. The second was with pills, but it lasted for like a week. She says that if she stops smoking, she will get fat. THAT’S her reason to not quit smoking. She prefers to have cancer that being slightly fatter. Getting fat after quiting is due to stress and overeating, not because it inflates you. Trying to explain that to her results in her saying “But I am trying, I am smoking less” and ending the argument. - The worst of all are her false promises. Several moments throughout my life, I have asked her to stop smoking. I have asked it on my birthdays and on christmas. Many times, she said she would quit. My grandpa stopped smoking when I was 14 or so. My uncles stopped smoking a year and a half ago. The smokers in my family have quit it. Except her. My mother is the only family member that still smokes. The one person who has a child who can’t stand it. I have BEGGED her to stop, and she is the only one who still does it. I can’t express how much it angers me when she says stuff like “You are the person I love most”, or “Nobody is going to love you more than your mom”. I don’t want to be loved then.

Last century, smoking was the cool trendy thing teens and adults did to feel better about themselves. Smoking gives people this small boost of happiness or calm. It was also included in the general aesthetic and beauty of those last decades. However, it was discovered not so long ago that it was dangerous for the human body. It is being sold with this sign that says “Smoking kills you”. This is taught to children in school nowadays, alongside alcohol. Some of these drugs are even illegal to consume. There are restrictions in which places you can smoke in. My point with this is... Why? WHY can’t we move on? Why can’t we say that smoking is not cool nor aesthetic anymore? Why can’t we say that mass producing cigarettes is somewhat inmoral now that we know how dangerous it is? Why am I the “bad guy” for telling a strange to not smoke near me, when I am ALSO at risk of being affected by it?

That’s it, that’s the end of this massive wall of text. I have yet to meet someone who rejects these drugs as much as I do (and I am sure there are people like me in that regard), but I have met a lot of people that are disgusted by it. But what do I know about them, or what do they think? Not much. This is just my rant, mine alone.

#quit smoking

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