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I think it’s time to address the Mallorca lesbians comment, isn’t it?
If you’re not from a Catalan-speaking country, you won’t have heard about this, but people in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) are mad, and rightfully so.
This week was the beginning of Palma Pride Week, an event (named in English, of course) that is pretty much the textbook definition of the capitalist party Pride event. It’s held in Palma, which is Mallorca’s capital city, and organized by the association Ella Global Community.
The inauguration speech was given by Kristin Hansen (president of Ella Global Community), who has been living in the island for 15 years but was unable to give the speech in the island’s language (Catalan), because she has never bothered to learn it.
In the speech (in Spanish), she said that Pride is a good opportunity not only for LGBTI people to attend to it, but also “people from the countryside who have never seen a lesbian. They will come and say, ‘Look! A lesbian is just like any other person’. It’s important because you go 15 kilometres inside the island and the mentality changes.”
Of course, Mallorcan people have felt deeply insulted with this ignorant and prejudiced statement.
Legislation and the social normalization of LGBTQIA+ rights has been way more advanced in Mallorca than in Germany (where Kristin Hansen is originary from) for decades, and in the island there has been a grassroots LGBTQIA+ movement for longer than she has lived here. And this movement was born from the Mallorcan people, in all the island, and not from rich tourists nor only in the capital. The organization Ben Amics has been working since 1994. Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Balearic Islands since 2001, while in Germany it was only legalized in 2017.
The matter is easy: everyone wants to live in paradise, so many people from Northern Europe move to beautiful Mallorca or other sunny Mediterranean places; but nobody wants to live with its people. Hansen has showed absolute ignorance and disrespect towards Mallorcan people, accusing them falsely and acting like we need them Germans or Central/Northern Europeans to save us and bring us to progress. Well, that’s false. Mallorcans are way ahead of Germany when it comes to LGBTQIA+ rights, and they don’t go around saying “those backwards people from Hünstetten and Waltershausen will see a lesbian for the first time thanks to us!”
There are lesbians everywhere. And there are gay, trans, bi, ace, aro, intersex, questioning and queer people everywhere. But there are also self-centered and ignorant people everywhere. The Palma City Hall should not have left the organization of an event like this one to someone with this prejudiced mindset.
Mallorcan organizations are asking Ella Global Community to apologize for her words and to change the objectives of Palma Pride Week. Because, right now, this is how Kristen Hansen described the event: "We will position Mallorca as an LGBTQI destination. It's a business opportunity: LGBT tourism spends much more money than the average tourist, about 180,000 million dollars, and it's an interesting, learned, and pleasant tourism."
Exactly one day after the Federació d'Entitats Veïnals de Palma (Federation of Neighbour Associations of Palma) met with the city hall to demand measures against the massification of tourism and the gentrification it brings, Hansen said that they expect Pride Week will bring between 7,000 and 10,000 tourists to the Sa Feixina neighborhood in one week. She added "Then these people will come here and buy apartments. We make a living from tourism, from real estate, from ships", as if it were a good thing.
Palma Pride Week's programme is centered on conferences about entrepreneurship, yoga, and "soul worshipping" to make the collective visible and to make Palma "the cosmopolitan city we want it to become". No, Palma is a city where local people can barely afford to continue to live in, where massive tourism doesn't let them live their lives.
The interests shown by Ella Global Community and its wealthy members are aligned with the interests of rich owners who are making life hell for the inhabitants of the island. They don't represent the interests of Mallorcan LGBTQIA+ people. In their objective of creating a paradise for rich LGBT tourists, they are kicking out local people, including local LGBTQIA+ people.
Ben Amics organizes a Pride month too, this year titled "30 years of fight: rights and resilience", with a programme that actually aims to fight, raise awareness and discuss gender and sexual diversity and dissidence. Created by Mallorcan LGBTQIA+ people answering to their needs. If you are going to support a Pride event in Mallorca, be it this one.
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coochiequeens · 1 year
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Transwomen are no threat yet the transcult is sending bomb threats to two professors
Two Spanish psychologists are under siege by violent trans activists at one of Spain’s top universities following the release of their book critiquing gender ideology. 
In February of this year, Drs. José Errasti and Marino Pérez Álvarez published a book titled Nobody is Born in the Wrong Body: The Success and Misery of Gender Identity. The book was intended to provide an academic critique of queer theory, and refutes current transgender trends in medicine and psychology as a byproduct of postmodernism. 
Immediately after the release of the book, Errasti and Álvarez began receive disturbing threats from trans activists across Spain.
At a conference for the book held at the University of Palma in April, a photo of Errasti and Álvarez with death-like crosses over their eyes was circulated by activists looking to brigade the event. The conference was ultimately cancelled due to the overwhelming threat of violence. 
Later that same evening, multiple police vans had to protect the entrance of a book launch at the Casa del Libro in Palma de Mallorca, but that event was similarly cancelled due to the risk.
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Another event for the book at a store in Barcelona was met with similar threats, and also had to be cancelled after police informed Errasti and Álvarez that activists were intending to set the bookstore on fire. 
But a fresh wave of terror has erupted at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) this past week, where graffiti has emerged around the Faculty of Politics buildings threatening violence against “transphobic professors.” 
While neither psychologists are currently teaching at the school, the threats were written on the pages of Errasti and Álvarez’s book.
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Threatening to burn “TERFs at the stake” and leave bombs under the cars of gender critical professors, some of the signs have been marked with the slogan “the Inqueersition” — a clear reference to the group of powerful institutions within the Catholic Church established in the 12th century to punish heretics.
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On October 27, a trans activist group claimed responsibility for the signs, issuing a short Twitter statement that the action had been prompted by the discovery that Errasti and Álvarez’s book had been stocked in the University’s library. 
The Asociación TransMariBiBollo (LGBTI), which loosely translates to the Trans-Sissy-Bi-Dyke Association, wrote on Twitter: “We are tired of transphobia on the part of the teaching staff and the UCM. We want all transphobic books out of our libraries and an end to hate speech on our campus.”
LGBTI had reportedly taken out all copies of Errasti and Álvarez’s book from the library and destroyed them in order to make the signs.
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Despite the often-violent nature of the disruptions, Errasti doesn’t express much concern for his safety, and instead points to a Streisand effect taking place.
“Every time there has been an incident, it has caused a significant increases in book sales,” he says. “In fact, the highest moment of book sales occurred as a result of what happened in Barcelona, ​​where our book trended as the 4th best-selling book in Spain in all categories for about 24 hours.”
Trans activists in Spain are notoriously aggressive, and have frequently used threats of death or violence against political opponents in the past.
Earlier this year, a trans rights organization in Basque, Spain began releasing a series of disturbing videos in which balaclava-clad activists read off disturbing statements while standing in front of a trans-pride flag, obviously in the styling of a terrorist group. OZEN!LGBT members used a voice changer while appearing to call for the gender identity clinic at the University Hospital Cruces to be burned down. 
The activists were dissatisfied with the service at the clinic, but did not elaborate on why.
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In 2021, a corpse-like effigy of Spain’s then-Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo was strung up from a tree in the Plaza 8 de Marzo in Compostela ahead of International Women’s Day. 
Calvo had become a target for trans activists after she signed a Socialist Party statement criticizing gender self-identification, and voiced concerns over transgender legislation.
By Nuria Muíña García Nuria is a news contributor and the head of Spanish translation for Reduxx. Nuria is a passionate advocate for the rights of women and girls, and seeks to connect feminists across borders. A Spanish native, Nuria currently lives in Switzerland.
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warmau · 5 years
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Professor!AU Johnny
shout out to the person who asked me to continue this on kofi!  tw: mentions of heartbreak, general angst but it’s still a warmau au so you know it’ll end up ok 
“just forget me like im trying to forget you!” 
the first thing people realize about their new professor is that he’s tall 
and that for such a handsome, young looking guy
he dresses like a grandpa
we’re talking knitted sweater vests and corduroy pants
wood brimmed glasses and shiny oxfords
but none of that matters, because by the end of the first class most people know that it’s going to be a fun semester 
because professor suh ,,,,,,,,,,,, is a goofball
prof. suh teaches introduction to film studies, it’s a core class that all film majors have to take
and if anyone is passionate about films ,,,, well you haven’t met johnny
he especially likes to rave about likes of brian de palma, john carpenter and william friedkin
the 70s horror wave is kinda his jam,,,,,,
also love documentaries and if you were to pluck his headphones (never in his life will he spend money on airpods) off his head you’d probably hear a fleetwood mac album resounding through them
even though,,,,,,this guy is barely even thirty,,,,,,
but anyway back to the fact: 
johnny is the funniest and cornball-est professor there is
in the sweetest kind of way
he’ll go out of his way to organize movie viewings on the quad
ask students to come up to the front of the class and act out a favorite scene of their’s
even bring in his black lab puppy to class and be like 
“if you handed in your essay on time - you can give jordan a pet”
totally got called in with the dean to discuss smuggling animals onto campus and johnny was just like hey,,,,,it worked. no one submitted their essay in late
you can tell he really loves teaching and he really loves film, he just gets so animated when he talks
pointing at his slideshows, rocking excitedly back and forth on his heels when a student gives a deep and insightful comment on a directors work
the absolute look of pride on his face when students present their final projects 
and he can tell they enjoyed their time working on it
got featured in the university newspaper because he wore one of those newsboy caps
and the caption was: film department fashionista professor ~
johnny got a good laugh out of it
but drama professor ten INSISTED the newspaper do a cover on him too 
because johnny? fashion? no,,,,,,,if you wanted fashion, looks, serves then you had to come to him
ten’s assistant professor hendery: all you do is wear black
ten: shuttup i have a masters degree
johnny is friends with all the other professors, no matter the department or the area of interest
he’s on great terms with the engineering departments heartthrob taeyong, the studious physics department head kun, and even the coach for the uni football team jaehyun
he’s basically irresistible - he’s a positivity magnet 
and everyone wants to befriend him
or date him
(several times he’s had to politely refuse advances from students and faculty alike - though the one time a love letter found its way onto his desk he really just,,,,couldn’t find it in his heart to throw it out)
basically the entire campus has a crush, platonic or not 
and everyone just cannot fathom how professor suh is single
“he is suuuuuuch a catch”
you overhear, while pouring yourself some coffee and trying to remember if you sent out the right links for the homework yesterday
“i know, i heard he’s finally interested in dating again.”
“he wasn’t before?”
one of the teachers shrugs
“he just keep rejecting everyone - but there was a rumor of him going around with someone last week-”
you don’t really care for the rest of the conversation
because you know it’s blatantly untrue
you were the person who had been with johnny last week
all you’d done is meet up to discuss a possible group project between your students
nothing more, nothing less
you’d only recently gotten a job at the university teaching in the history department
and johnny had been kind to you since day one
talking to you on campus when you’d bumped into each other, giving you a little rundown of where to find what and who professors could go to in case of emergencies
he’d been bright and welcoming and just like anyone else
you liked him, not in a romantic way or anything - you just could tell he was a good person right off the bat 
after a couple of days you’d run into him after a mandatory meeting for professors 
and you had brought up the fact that you were going to be doing a class on the 70s and johnny had excitedly offered that your class join his for a viewing of the ‘79 film version of ‘mad max’
you’d talked about it over coffee at the campus cafeteria, and to your surprise it had gotten blown out of the water
several people, including students, had asked you about it 
‘are you into him?’
‘you know faculty aren’t allowed to date right?’
‘didn’t you just get here - you should probably slow down...’
more than anything, you were surprised at how everyone thought they had the right to pry into his business
and it had made you wonder 
maybe johnny is too nice for his own good
but either way - you didn’t want to get stuck in any of this drama
keeping this job was your priority, falling in love? you hadn’t thought about it since college
the work day dwindles down, you teach your last class and barely have a chance to let them know about their projects as they all rush out of the door when the period ends
you take a little time putting your things together when you hear the door open
thinking it’s a student, you get ready to see if they have any questions
but instead you see johnny in the doorway
a beige cardigan thrown over his button up shirt and dad fitting jeans
“ah! looks like my students were right - this is your classroom.”
you give a little smile, but ask why he’s ultimately here
johnny doesn’t answer for a second, he looks like he’s collecting himself 
“i just wanted to make sure you’re ok, there have been some rumors floating around and -”
you’re reminded of the dozen or so comments you’ve gotten and the whispering of the other professors and ta’s in the lounge this morning
“oh, i’m ok. i keep telling everyone they’ve taken it the wrong way.”
johnny’s smile softens
“im sorry to cause you so much trouble when this is your first semester teaching here.”
you put a hand up and shake your head, not noticing the way johnny ‘s eyes dull just a bit 
“don’t worry. everyone will know it was simply school stuff when we have the shared class.”
he agrees with a small nod and you think that’s the end of it
when suddenly he walks over and helps collect some of the heavy books on your desk
“let me carry these.”
“oh you don-”
“please?”
his smile curls up at the corners, the gentle plead leaves you incapable of saying no
and so you watch him gather up the books in his arms and you walk out behind him
yeah, i think he is too kind for his own good.
you and johnny plan to merge your classes on thursday
instead of meeting up, you simply email each other about the arrangements
and everyone seems to forget about the momentary rumor that you and him are anything more than co-workers
but still, even through emails, johnny is charming and sweet
you start to question it too
hovering over his profile picture on the email, the empty ring finger and the way you hear stories everyday about confessions turned down by the film professor
thursday finally rolls around and all the students are beyond happy to be watching a movie rather than doing classwork
johnny cracks jokes about the film while you set up the projector, you get a little jealous seeing how engaging your students are with him
when sometimes you can’t even get them to say a word
he’s a great person and a great teacher, it’s like he was made for this profession 
you muse, before catching yourself mid thought, embarrassed to be thinking about johnny when you’re in the middle of a class
when everything is good to go, johnny gives you a thumbs up and all the student inch forward in their seats as the opening scene plays
you and johnny move toward the back of the room
where he leans up against the wall and you switch the lights off before catching his side profile in the corner of your eye
he’s handsome, it’s undeniable 
but looks are only surface deep, so you wonder if someone so beautiful could also be so kind and caring
johnny turns and you want to pretend you weren’t looking, but it’s too late
the sides of his lips curl up into a smile and he tilts his head, black hair parted perfectly around the frame of his handsome face
“have you seen this movie before?”
he asks in a low voice
“n-no”
“ah, well if you look at the setting the director makes sure to-”
the buzzing of his phone stops him and he excuses him from the room
you think it must be a call from a friend, maybe an appointment reminder 
but when johnny doesn’t come back for almost an hour - you start to worry
half of the class is trying to pretend they’re not on their phones while the other half is engrossed in the film
so you make a quick decision to leave the room for a second and find where he’s gone off too
“no, i don’t want to see you again.”
the voice makes you stop in your tracks
that,,,,,,,,sounds like johnny,,,,,,but,,,,,,,harsher?
“i don’t think you understand what you did to me. do you think i can forgive you? do you really think -”
he’s talking faster, but the pitch is higher 
“stop, i don’t want to hear it. you chose him, you chose him when you slept with him in our bed!”
you freeze, feeling your blood go cold
this isn’t a conversation i should be hearing ,,,,, 
you swallow and want to start backing away, but for some reason your feet are planted
refusing to let you leave
“no, no - just forget me like im trying to forget you!”
at just the right moment, your senses kick in and you manage to turn yourself around and back toward the classroom door
when you step inside, you get spared some glances but the action scene on the screen awards you a clean entrance
you go back to your spot, arms crossed over your chest
was he talking to his ex? it sounded like it,,,,,,but his voice,,,,,
he sounded so broken
johnny doesn’t come back for another couple of minutes
when he does, he enters the room and gives a little smile to students who giggle his way
he sees you and the smile widens  
but you can’t smile back
his voice, the pain you felt in every syllable - they make this happy johnny in front of you feel fake
thankfully the ending credits save you from having to make awkward conversation
you and johnny move toward the front of the room and as you shut down the projector you hear him talking with the students
the same pep, cheer, and happiness that’s always there 
seems duller
or maybe it’s only you who hears the small change 
the rest of the students are reacting and chatting with him as they normally would
and when johnny turns and asks if you want to say anything
you let your students know about their projects, a wave of groans passing through the sea of bodies
you and johnny let the class out a little early, you sort of panic because you think being alone with him will somehow be weird
so you make up an excuse about having coffee with professor ten
you dash through the door, leaving a confused johnny behind and make way for cover in your office
im an adult, why am i acting like some kid who just almost got caught with a secret?!
you reprimand yourself, but still you don’t feel like it would have been a great idea to stay around and chat
like what would you say to him? especially after hearing him ,,,,,, like that
you take cover in your office, closing the door and setting yourself behind your desk
you distract yourself grading some in-class work when your phone lights up with a notification
you think it’s a faculty email so you open it up without another thought
when you see johnny’s names
‘thanks for letting me show the movie to your class! i hope everything is ok, you seemed a little distressed. did professor ten do something to you - let me know~’
the signature on the email is the same one all teachers use in their school emails
you want to answer because you feel bad knowing he’s worried
but at the same time you feel awkward now
am i the only one who knows about his ex? no one has ever brought it up before.......
you pick up your phone and hit reply, but instead of typing anything you just stare at it
whatever, it’s not my business. let’s just forget what i heard and move on.
you lock the screen and go back to grading
the time passes and a couple of days later you find yourself so busy with your classes projects that nothing else manages to cross your mind
you’re rushing down campus with a couple of large display boards when you almost crash head first into someone
“oh sorry - i can’t see over these-”
“here, let me help.”
johnny’s voice reaches you first and then you feel the boards being lifted from your hands
with his tall stature, they look smaller than before
he pouts when you make eye contact and goes
“you never answered my email! are you ok?”
it takes you a second to remember what he’s talking about, but when you do you just make up another excuse
“oh i sent it, maybe it didn’t go through?”
“maybe, you know all the students use up the school wifi.”
you laugh with him and for that split moment it feels like everything is normal
you’re just two coworkers, two friends
but then
“no, no - just forget me like im trying to forget you!”
the words close in on and you abruptly feel the calmness of your situation turn into dread
“i can carry those-”
you start, trying to get away from johnny again, but he simply refuses to let them go
“what room are you in, let me help you.”
you want to insist that you can do it yourself, but panicking you just blurt the number out
you both start your way toward the building and johnny makes casual conversation
but the words you’d overheard nearly overshadow everything he says
why do i care so much? why is it bothering me?
you groan and johnny suddenly asks what’s wrong
you can’t take the feeling and you grab the board back
“sorry - just forgot i need um markers, i have to go!”
your excuse is utter bullshit, you’re sure johnny doesn’t believe you 
but you don’t like the sinking feeling you get around him and so you disappear again and johnny almost calls out 
but even if he did, you wouldn’t hear him over the pained memory of that phone call
at some point you start avoiding him
or at least avoid any contact with him
you don’t want to seem rude, so you just go out of your way to be in any place that he’s not
so he can’t ask you about it and so you don’t have to be faced with knowing that the happy character he plays
isn’t all that happy
you think that’s what bothers you most - the fact that everyone else sees him as this 
positive light, cutely dressed in sweaters over button downs and oxfords
adjusting the glasses on his nose as he flips through a script submitted in one of his classes
but now you just see the pain - the cracking voice - just the visualization of johnny walking into a room
and being faced with something so heartbreakingly cruel that to this day he’s shunned away affection
no wonder he rejects just about anyone - maybe he just can’t trust someone like that again?
“excuse me, can you tell me where the film department is?”
you startle, looking up to see an unfamiliar face
the individual smiles, apologizing politely for scaring you before explaining that they need to see one of the film professors
you have a couple of minutes to spare and even though you don’t want to go to that building 
because of the off chance of bumping into professor suh
you still feel like you can’t just give this person vague directions
so you take the chance and tell them you’ll walk them over
they don’t say much, so you assume they’re either a transfer student or maybe a visiting professor
you swipe your id card to get through the entrance of the building and hold the door open for them to step through behind you
they’re rather plain, you’re not struck by anything about them - just that they’re neat and very mannered
so you don’t expect that once you get off the elevator and lead them into the professor’s lounge 
that their demeanor to change as drastically as it does
because the moment they set eyes on johnny
who you didn’t even notice in the corner 
they lose their posed attitude and run at him with open arms
your confusion is apparent, is this his relative? they don’t look at all like him-
but then it dawns on you
because johnny’s eyes turn cold and his lips thin out into a straight line
“what are you doing here?”
he asks and the tone of voice sets a tension in the room that’s nearly suffocating
“john - don’t be like this! you were so mean on the phone and i thought in person you’d be -”
“you need to leave.”
he’s merciless, motioning to the door with his head 
and catching a glimpse of you, frozen in the corner with shock
the pit of your stomach churns
is that,,,,,,,,,,are they,,,,,,,,,,,,,,his ex?
“oh c’mon, you won’t even talk to me now? after everything we’ve been through? johnny love you know-”
even though his anger is nearly blazing off of him like an open flame
johnny touches them gently - his hands barely grazing their upper-arm as he starts to walk them over to the door
you want to escape, that or just plain disappear 
but you can’t move a muscle 
johnny is nearly two feet away when his ex jerks themselves away
“john - listen to me! you can’t just leave me like this! look - look at this - it’s the ring you got me, we’re still engaged! you can’t just -”
johnny seems to snap, the kindness and the happiness he exudes almost daily is no where to be found
he turns, broad shouldered and standing tall 
if you had never known any other side of him you would have found yourself frightened 
“that ring means one thing, it means you’re a cheater. im sick and fucking tired of you thinking i will ever take you back - get out of my life for good.”
the cursing sounds unnatural in your ears, everything about this johnny is off
he’s harsh and sharp and his energy is just pitch black
but at the same time you can’t blame him
this person has some kind of chip on their shoulder about hurting him and thinking they’ll get off scottfree
it even stirs up an anger in you as well
johnny turns and with one glance you can tell that the rough, pissed off expression on his face is going to turn into devastation 
you don’t want him to breakdown in front of this person so you decide to do something you know you’ll probably come to regret
you intervene, stepping in front of johnny and giving him the fakest smile you can
“oh professor suh did you remember we have papers to grade together, come with me!”
you reach out and touch his wrist, his skin is hot and you tug him out of the room
his ex makes a move toward the door, but you nudge johnny forward and then take the chance to slam the door shut in their face
the sound echoing through the halls and earning you questionable looks on all sides
but you don’t care 
you know johnny needs to go somewhere and be alone and you find that place in the fire escape staircase
dingy and old, but free of students and pesky exes
when you find yourself in the small, dark area you realize you should excuse yourself
and let him maul over the many emotions he must be feeling right now
but when you turn to go, you hear his deep voice softly ask you to stay
he sits down on the steps, large hands cradling his head 
“why can’t they leave me alone?”
“im sorry, i don’t know why.”
you say the only thing you can say even though it makes you feel terrible 
johnny shakes his head, his dark hair falling over his eyes and making it hard to read the expression on his face
although it’s not hard to assume that it’s pained
“you know, i was going to marry that person. i was going to walk down the aisle with someone who - who -”
johnny loses his words 
“who would betray you?”
you finish and he looks up, his eyes ringed red and bristling with haziness 
“yes.”
he chokes back a sound
“someone who doesn’t really love me.”
he shrinks, large shoulders closing in on themselves
you want to comfort him, but you’re not sure 
after all it isn’t as if you and him are particularly close
so you give a small bow as you mutter that you’ll leave him be for now, that he needs his space and you don’t want to invade it
but before you can turn around, johnny rises up off the steps and stops you
for a moment he’s just got a hand on your wrist, holding you in place - maybe he just needs someone to hear him out 
maybe he wants to thank you for getting rid of the person who hurt him so bad
but something twists in the pit of your stomach as he tugs you toward him
and you feel weightless, falling into his arms easily and fitting into the plane of his chest perfectly
“im sorry”
he apologizes, deep voice cracking
“im sorry - i just want to hold -”
you give a weak nod, knowing you should be the bigger person and step away from this 
he’s vulnerable, you’re the only one around, there isn’t any other reason for his actions
but a little voice in your head prods it says
maybe johnny actually trusts you! maybe you’ve made him feel like being open with someone is possible again!
but you refuse to fall into that trap 
johnny is handsome, kind, and didn’t deserve to be cheated on and scarred
and so it’s impossible that he’d ever find healing in you 
“can you close your eyes for a second?”
you freeze at the request - wanting to ask why, but somehow all you end up doing is letting your lashes flutter closed
“im sorry, im so sorr-”
johnny doesn’t even finish his sentence, he presses his lips to yours and you let out a sound of confusion
that he interprets as protest so he pulls away just as fast as he started and tries to stumble over another apology
when you just reach out with your hands and pull him back into you
i don’t care if im just a coping mechanism for him right now, just feeling his lips on mine for that moment - it’s obvious he’s missed affection. he needs this. im just being a good person.
no matter how you reason in your mind, your thoughts melt away when johnny’s hands wrap around your waist and his large body nearly envelops you whole
one hand finds the hem of your shirt - but hesitates and stays on your hip as you tilt your head and johnny groans when your teeth pull at his lip
he’s burning up, his skin gets hotter and hotter as the kiss gets deeper and deeper
and you feel your back against the wall - johnny placing his hands on the surface beside your head as he keeps himself from doing anything you might not want him to
but you’re at a point where you’re willing to take his own hand in yours and move it back onto your body
because johnny suh deserves to be loved and he deserves to have someone that’ll give themselves to him and only him 
and in this moment it’s you - and you want him to know that
“did you hear about the physics quiz for professor qian?”
two voices from below shatter the bubble around you and johnny
disconnecting from each other - you take in a breath and react faster than he can
you open the door to the stairs, scurrying out 
just in time for it to shut behind you as two students round the top stair and find professor suh alone 
staring at the door
they giggle, greeting him and he just nods, speechless and touching the curve of his lips 
“what the hell did i just do?”
you say to yourself, trying to fix your hair as you pass through the campus and back to the parking lot
you thankfully don’t have any classes to teach today so you just book it home and ignore the notifications that litter the screen of your phone
you feel like you’re in high school again - being a giant child about this sticky situation
but you just don’t know what to do now
why did you let yourselves get carried away like that? you work together for gods sake you’re going to have to see each other TOMORROW
you groan into your pillow 
you try to carefully deleting notifications from your work email that have johnny’s name in them
and only feeling worse when they pop up again
you accidentally press on one and it opens
it’s the same profile photo on the email icon, smiling, happy johnny
the same .edu email
everything is the same but the message
‘please don’t hate me’
you take in a breath, tap reply 
‘i don’t, but - what did that all mean?’
‘this isn’t something we should talk about over......’
‘yeah, let’s do it in person.’
 you gather up a bit of your courage and tell yourself it’s ok. mistakes happen, the air will clear up when you face each other
your students don’t notice that you’re jittery 
when you drop the pen you’re holding, they just keep typing away on their laptops
and for the first time as a professor, you’re happy to have no one paying attention to you
when the bell rings and you start walking toward the campus cafe where you’ll be meeting johnny
you feel a mixture of butterflies and sickening poison invade the inside of your stomach
he’s already there, sipping a coffee, wearing a ridiculously long sleeved cardigan and rounded glasses
a student greets him and he gives her the smile you’re so used to seeing
that the image of him curled up with tears on the brink of his eyes just doesn’t seem real anymore
but you saw it. you know you did.
you approach slowly and johnny seems to hesitate between getting up and staying in his seat
“do you want me to get you a coffee?”
he propositions, but you shake your head
“johnny - i mean, professor suh - i hope you know you don’t owe me anything.”
he had been drumming his fingers on his thigh, but he stops
“you don’t owe me any explanations about ,,,,,,,,,,,, that person or about the situation or about,,,,,,,,,,,, why what happened - happened. i just want us to be good colleagues,,,”
your voice trails off when the smile on his face isn’t showing up
it’s just a blank - long stare
“professor suh,,,,,,?”
“did you think i did what i did just because i feel lonely?”
you sit back and look around
“i-”
“you’ve got it wrong.”
he slips out of the chair and you think he’s about to just leave - but he’s thinking what you’re thinking
which is that you can’t talk about making out with each other when there are about one hundred students within earshot range
so you end up again in the stairwell, not the same one - but it’s the only private place on campus
and the second you’re alone, johnny chucks the cup over his shoulder and wraps his arms around you
your body is pressed, perfectly again, into the shape of his chest
“you’re not a rebound, or a coping mechanism, or any of those things.”
he mumbles, deep voice against the skin of your ear
“you’re the first person ive had an interest in in a long time - i just chose the wrong time to act on it.”
you think you’re making the words up in your head, but they’re really coming out of johnny’s mouth
“i know you said you want to be good colleagues, and i want that too. but outside of work i want-”
 you shift a little, arms coming up to embrace him back
really you’re not even thinking about it - your body just feels safe and comfortable
and it speaks for you as he pulls back 
to look at you with those almost amber like eyes
“i want something more - if you’re ok with it?”
you nod, lips parting a little as he leans in to kiss you again
there isn’t the same desperate, driven by pain feeling as there was yesterday
but it’s still loving and passionate
“but prof - johnny,,,”
you start against the skin of his cheek
and he slows down a little to hear you out
“if i see your ex on campus again, i wont be nice about it now.”
he chuckles
“don’t worry, you have my permission to do your worst.”
you both laugh over it - before kissing again and again and again
until his phone goes off and he picks it up and the head of the film department is frantically asking if he meant to be late to his class or if he got into another accident on his bike
“you bike to work?”
“yes - and ill be picking you up on my bike on our first date.”
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granvarones · 5 years
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yesterday, on the first day of pride month, johana "joa" medina, a salvadorian trans alum seeker living with HIV, died in an el paso, texas hospital after ICE purposely delayed medical treatment.
according to a press release from grecia, trans leader from casa migrante in juarez, mexico who accompanies joa until her death, joa had pleaded for weeks that she was in need of medical care due to hiv complications. the press release states that after two months of suffer, joa was finally taken to las palmas del sol hospital in el paso, texas after johanna became extremely ill.
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johana “joa” medina died june 1, 2019 at 21:00 hours. .
just a little over a year ago, rosxanna hernández, an hiv positive hundoran trans woman, died while ICE custody last year after being denied medical treatment and physical abuse.
we speak your name, joa.
we speak your name roxsanna.
we speak the name of every trans woman murdered.
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freehawaii · 5 years
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ITʻS NOT SCIENCE VS. CULTURE - ITʻS MONEY VS. PEOPLE
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The Daily Bruin - February 26, 2019
Activists said they think students should pressure the University of California to divest from the construction of a 30-meter telescope on a sacred Hawaiian site.
The Pacific Islands’ Student Association organized a town hall and teach-in Monday where students spoke with activists about the controversy surrounding the UC’s involvement in the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii.
The telescope, which would allow researchers to look into space at greater distances and higher resolution, is set to be built on the summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the world. However, Mauna Kea is a sacred site in Native Hawaiian culture and is believed to be the dwelling place of the god Wākea, according to a brief presentation at the beginning of the town hall.
In late 2007, the UC received a $200 million commitment from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for the development and construction of TMT on Mauna Kea. In 2014, the UC helped found the TMT International Observatory LLC, the nonprofit spearheading the telescope’s construction.
The UC, as a partner of TMT, currently has representatives serving on TMT International Observatory’s Workforce, Education, Public Outreach and Communications board and its Board of Governors.
Plans for the telescope moved forward after the Hawaii Supreme Court upheld its construction permit in 2018. Native Hawaiians have protested TMT’s construction on Mauna Kea in the past, which sometimes resulted in arrests.
Activists Liko Martin and Laulani Teale encouraged efforts to push the UC and other partnered universities around the world to divest from TMT International Observatory at the town hall.
“We are resisting that destruction, not science,” Teale said. “We are asking science to do better.”
Teale said while the telescope supports scientific research, its construction would desecrate the summit of Mauna Kea, which stands as one of the last major Hawaiian cultural landmarks that have survived colonization.
“There’s an assumption that you can destroy,” Teale said. “Once it’s okay to destroy, then (destruction) becomes a must because that’s where the funding is going to go because quite honestly, the funding doesn’t care about whether a sacred mountain is destroyed or not.”
Martin and Teale have also visited other universities in California, including UC Berkeley and California Institute of Technology, over the past few weeks to discuss indigenous and Native Hawaiian efforts to prevent TMT’s construction.
Uriah Blackwell, a fourth-year earth and environmental science student, said he hoped the activists would remind attendees that the mountain’s sanctity holds great significance for Native Hawaiians.
“It’s easy for us to think about, but for (others), they don’t really know what that truly means, … why it’s called the birthplace of aloha,” Blackwell said. “Maybe give the people a better understanding of the crowd so that when they go home tonight, they have a better viewpoint.”
Karla Thomas-Mamani, the president of PISA, said she thinks UCLA students need to pay more attention to the needs of indigenous peoples in order to more effectively support their efforts to organize.
“As a student who’s not Native Hawaiian but who is an ally who understands indigenous land rights, how can we pride ourselves on being a university that stands for equity, diversity and inclusion when we don’t consider the voices of indigenous peoples?” Thomas-Mamani said.
Claire Doan, a spokesperson for the UC Office of the President, said in an email statement that the UC welcomes discussion concerning this project.
“We appreciate the input of the individuals and groups who have helped shape the evolution of TMT, and will continue working to ensure that the project – in its efforts to advance science and astronomy – will honor and respect the cultures and traditions of Hawaii,” she said.
The telescope will be built on an alternate site in La Palma, Spain if Mauna Kea becomes inaccessible, according to a press release from TMT International Observatory. TMT has involved the Hawaiian community in the planning and construction process and received increasing public support for the project, according to the press release.
TMT added in the press release it believes the project will benefit the Hawaiian community by creating more jobs, supporting local education and promoting scientific discovery.
Thomas-Mamani said PISA plans to submit student testimonies and organize a student protest during the UC Board of Regents meeting in March.
Teale said the upcoming meeting is an opportunity for students to raise their concerns directly to the UC Board of Regents.
“If (the UC Board of Regents) can say no, the whole deal can be off,” Teale said.
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bolbianddolanhouse · 5 years
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Nani the heck is this? Read here!
Chapter 12: Ni es Secreto, Soy un Pinche Chingona!
It’s a few days before Culture Week and I have everything ready for the whole week. Only thing left is to make some treats to sell at the festival, I got permission to use the school kitchen to make conchas and agua fresca for that and got them done the night before day 1. Mimi and Jin get their outfits done and we practiced a group thing to talk about culture shock, it was going to be lit and I was showing excitement.
Day 1: Family and Home culture
I was the last one to leave the dorms to avoid spoiling my surprises. I was in traditional wear of long skirt, hand embroidered shirt and serape. Along with the braids in ribbons pinned up into loops and simple makeup, I looked like a real muchacha. I roll up with the squad in their traditional robes and we didn’t care about the stares we got as we walked the halls. We sat in homeroom just to hear the announcements and we parted to our mini tour of the classes to talk about our culture. I gave my family and home presentation along with a sampling of the conchas I made to boost my sales at the end of the week. I walk to hero class when I usually have that class and run into the Big Three.
“Palma-san! You look so decorated! I always forget that you’re not Japanese.” said Nejire.
“You really do look like a woman from your culture” Amajiki said shakily “so colorful”
“Yes so effortlessly beautiful” said Miro as he grabbed my hand to kiss it. I pull my hand away before his lips met them.
“It’s impolite to kiss an un-courted woman in public in my culture” I said to integrate the theme of culture “Oh but here! have a sample of the treats I’m selling at the festival. I’m raising money to fund scholarships for international students going into hero work and I’d appreciate it if you’d tell your classmates to come and buy from me.”
They take a bite of the concha and their eyes widen “This is delicious! Palma-san you made this?!” exclaimed Amajiki.
“Yes I did! glad you liked it!” I said as I gave a polite smile “well I have to go and give another presentation, hope to see you at my stand later in the week!”
I briskly walk to the class just so I don’t run into anyone else I didn’t want to talk to. Meanwhile in the hero class...
“I wonder if Palma-san made it to school?” said Uraraka concerned “I didn’t see her leave the dorm.”
“I heard she’s here but she’s in full traditional wear” said Momo “I can’t wait to see her! from what Kendo said, she looks like a natural beauty!”
“She’s been so busy lately, maybe she was late?” said Jiro “I saw her car in the parking lot.”
“Class to your seats” said Aizawa “its a bit early but we’re having Midnight and All Might sit in today’s first half of class this week for a special presentation.”
“What kind of presentation sensei?” ask Midoriya “does it have to do with laws?”
Midnight and All Might walk in quietly and shuffled to the back of the room to take a seat as Aizawa spoke “No, not that type of presentation. It’s a peer presentation by somebody you know very little about.”
The class starts to murmur on who it could be, then I slide open the door. Everyone stops to look at me in my traditional wear, the room so silent that you can hear the click of my ankle boot heel on the tile as I walked.
“Buen dia a todos! Thats hello everyone one in Spanish!” I said putting my wicker hand basket on the front table.
“What simplistic beauty you exude Palma-san! OH! what should we call you since your the presenter?” said Aoyama.
“Hmmm, you can call me senorita Palma or Itati, both are honorifics in my culture.” 
“How is your full first name an honorific?” asked Kirishima
“My first name is from a dialect spoken by the natives in Mexico and part of South America, it means flower that grows in the water. We take great pride in our given names that we address each other by full first name basis to show respect to the name and the person.”
“Such beauty and loveliness within the name too!” said All Might “you really grew into your name.”
I blushed and diverted my gaze to my basket “oh please have mercy, it’s superstitious to make an un-courted woman flushed with such compliments! It’s said that if a man makes the single woman flustered with compliments, it will delay further the day they’ll meet their future spouse!”
Midnight teased All Might “Seems like pushed that day too far ey Yagi?”
“Anyways, any body in the mood for a sweet treat?!” I said opening my basket and using my quirk to pass out the conchas and explaining my stand and what I’m fundraising for.
“So soft and yummy! You made this?! Such a talented young lady! Your mother must be proud to have raised such a young woman! I will definitely buy from you!” are all the compliments I got for my conchas. As they were distracted, I loaded up my slide show presentation of home videos and pictures of my culture and family.
“Ok lets get started! As you know, I’m American born but my roots are from Mexico. Today I will be sharing a glimpse into my culture and family and why I am the way I am. Here’s my family, and here’s my family before coming to America. It was just my parents and that little girl right there, that’s my older sister! In my culture, you’ll often see families of 3 or more children. If you want to see it in terms of quirk types, double quirks is a very common thing. The 2 most common quirks are elemental and telekinesis, science believes it has to do with the environment in Mexico but I think it has to do with our lively hoods for survival. Here you see a bunch of men and women fishing, cooking and crafting goods with their quirks...these people are working. Just like how heroes here use their quirks to work, they do too but for more practical reasons. There’s not a huge hero culture in Mexico, we do however have a HUGE tourist culture so all of our energy and business is geared toward the tourists and visiting heroes that come and enjoy our weather and beaches. Here’s a picture of my family’s businesses, on my mom’s side, my grandpa owns a seafood shack and uses his water and low range telekinesis to fish. And one of her uncles owns a denim pants brand and designs them using his quirk that manipulates thread, kind of like Best Jeanist. On my dad’s side, grandpa was a farmer and an english teacher, he had the earth and plant growth quirk to manage a farm and his 8 children. Grandma was a nurse and used her super speed quirk to assist doctors and upkeep the household. My family now, consists of 3 children and my hard working parents. We have a very strong sense of family and dynamic to support each other. My dad would set up heavy things, older sister would help him, little brother would clean the unreachable areas and I would help my mother with the cooking and other housework. I learned how to cook for a large family with all that time I spend in the kitchen helping my mom. I can cook anything and make it delicious for a group of 15 or more with my experience. You might ask, well what about your fighting techniques? Heres a short home video of my siblings and I fighting over who’s turn it was to get on the roof to clean it... if you paid attention, my sister lands some heavy punches on me and my brother but they’re with form and I grabbed her at just the right time to suplex her right on top of my brother before they ganged up and threw me over the garage. They have the power quirks, so I have to get crafty with the fighting moves for the copy or, if my mom shows up to use the erasure, keep fighting without quirks to assure my dominance. In Mexico, these wrestle like moves are called Lucha Libre and it’s become more of a spectator sport than an actual fight technique nowadays. As you see in this picture, these luchadores are masked and in a hero-like uniform, this is all part of the performance/fight. It’s an amazing thing to watch! Heres a short clip of one of my favorite matches as a child...See that freaking finisher?! That’s called the flying golden eagle and I have yet to use it on somebody so who knows! Maybe in our next training session I’ll use it on one of yall. Even though I’m a middle child and in my culture, middle children don’t get married or finish school to take care of their aging parents until they die. I’m breaking that cycle by being here to fully finish school and go to higher education because I crave knowledge. To finish this presentation with something cool, heres a home video of me and my siblings cracking open coconuts with our quirks!”
Everyone claps at the end and I get a bunch of hands up “oh jeez uh I have time for 3 questions, lets go with Midnight.”
“Yes I have a question about Lucha Libre, who taught you how to do the techniques?”
“Oh I taught myself and I practice them on my siblings when we’d get into fights on a near daily basis. Over time I just made it my default to pick up on new moves every other day.” I get murmurs and I pick my next person “next uhhh, Mina”
“What was that meal you were cooking in the picture with your mom? Those were some big pots of food.”
“Oh that picture was when we were cooking christmas dinner! In the pot I was stirring was beans, next to it was fideos or tomato pasta, on the stove is ponche or cinnamon tea with seasonal fruit and the one next to my mom is birria de chivo or goat cooked in red chili paste.”
“YOU EAT GOAT?!” said the class in shock.
“Yes its good meat! always reminds me of christmas mmhm... ok uhhh last question, Todoroki.”
“I don’t fully believe you were the weak one in your family, what are your family’s quirks?”
“Great question! My mom has Full range Telekinesis and Erasure, my dad has metal manipulation, my sister has Rampage and Fire and my little brother has Elasticity and Flight. My mom is the most powerful that she can stop our fighting with just one look! My dad can make anything out of metal, he can do this thing were he takes a small piece of scrap metal, put it in his mouth and chew it around, spit it out and its a whole new thing like a screw or hook. My sister has two power quirks but they’re hard to control because of Rampage, if you didn’t know, thats in the emotionally triggered category and hers is triggered by anger. When you get her angry, she gains super strength and speed plus with her fire, boy you better pray you don’t get on her bad side. My little brother can stretch his body and fly with speed, excellent for air attacks. Though I can levitate, I can’t move at his speed so often if I’m not careful when in the air, he can air strike me down.”
“So what you’re saying is, you aren’t the strong one, you’re the smart one” said Todoroki making sense of it “I understand now.”
“Yup! and that concludes my day 1 presentation. Thank you so much for listening, tomorrow I’ll be doing folklore storytelling so get ready to be enchanted!”
I go to my next 2 presentations then lunch, I met up with Mimi and Jin to wind down a bit. We’re just happy that we’re not wearing pants and nobody is being racist. I go make the rest of my presentations until the end of the day. I drive back to the dorms to prepare and rest for my storytelling portion. I get praise for my commitment from the others and ask if I can make them some of that ponche when it gets colder out. I go to bed much happier than I was a week ago, my favorite parts of me were coming back.
Day 2: Folklore Storytelling
I dress up in a plain orange huipil and a white ankle length skirt with the same makeup look and ankle boots. The braids were simple with ribbon weaved into them and I brought a bunch of small hand instruments and puppets to do my storytelling. Mimi and Jin were doing food presentations and I got a bit booty tickled because theirs are so easy to talk about. I do my rounds and get really into my storytelling. When I get to the hero class, I get a bit more special with the experience.
“Hola clase 1-A! Como estan hoy?” I say in high energy.
“Hola senorita Palma!” said everyone in unison.
“Ok for this presentation, I’m going to need the desks to be pushed back quite a bit and everyone to sit on the floor please.” Everyone quickly does what I requested and gathered around as I finished setting up. “Really quick, Shoji, may I copy your quirk for this one?”
“umm yes sure” he said softly as I put my hand on his cheek. I spout 4 arms and 2 mouths for all the instruments I was going to use. In the other presentations I just used my levitation to do some of the instruments but I couldn’t play the wood flute and talk at the same time.
“Today, I will be sharing some of my favorite folklore from my culture the way a street performer would story tell. Heres the story of the Legend of the two Volcanos, a love story of Princess Iztaccihuatl and Valiant Warrior Popocatepetl.” I hear the soft gasps as I played the music and moved the puppets with my quirk and the shocked expressions when they saw that it was a sad story. “...and today you can see the two volcanos as they stand vigilant as an eternal testament of the love Popocatepetl had for his Princess.” I look at the class and see tears as some of them were moved by the story.
“That warrior is so manly to beg to the Gods to stay by his love” Kirishima spoke up, wiping his tears away.
“Oh my, well I’m glad you were moved by that story! Let me tell you a more light hearted one, how about the patron saint of Mexico Virgin Guadalupe and how Juan Diego’s faith brought hope to the people of Mexico.” As I told the story, I heard the awes and wows from the class as they see the journey Juan Diego went through to bring hope. “...and so on that very hill, you can visit the shrine with the people’s symbol of justice and hope with rose bushes planted everywhere. All thanks to one man’s faith, every year on the day of the apparition, we sing La Guadalupana to show our faith to celebrate our symbol and Juan Diego.” I start singing the shorten version of the song and the class started clapping in rhythm, really getting into it.
“Wow! what beautiful singing” said All Might “as one symbol of justice to another, that was a very touching story.”
“Thank you, thank you for your kind words and claps” I say as I check the time “hmm, it seems like I have time for one more story! What do you want to hear? A ghost story? Another love story? OH I KNOW! How about the tale of the Rabbit and the Jaguar?”
“Yes please! That one!” said the class in unison.
I start to tell the story and I take a quick peek at the audience during the chasing of the rabbit and everyone is intrigued by the puppets and story. It made me really happy that I wasn’t being ignored. “...and legend has it that you can still see the rabbit on the moon, laughing at how he tricked the Jaguar.”
“If I were the Jaguar, I’d eat the rabbit before it tricked me!” growled Bakugo “no way I’d let some cutesy animal get the last laugh.”
“Oh si? Then why do you fall for my tricks mighty Jaguar?” I said snidely as I put the puppets away “I’m the quick witted Rabbit, and you the gullible and cocky Jaguar”
The class went ballistic with that roast, Bakugo got mad that I made a factual point. I say my good byes and set off to do the rest of my presentations. After school, when I got to the dorms, I saved my voice and rested for the next day.
Day 3: Holidays
I woke up extra early to put on day of the dead skeleton makeup and a catrina outfit. I changed up the colors to greens, golds and yellow just to mix things up. I put on a crown of silk sunflowers, posies and lilies on my head to accent my braid loops. I was going to talk about day of the dead and milestone birthdays. Mimi and Jin were doing the same and they were just as decorated as me, you would’ve thought we were aristocrats of our country. As I walked class to class to give my presentations, I played the guitar and sang La Calaca. The sound of my singing echoed throughout the halls that some people peeked out of there classes to see who was singing but I guess I was singing well because nobody asked me to stop. As I made my way to the hero class, the others heard the music softly playing down the hall.
“What beautiful singing! thats definitely Seniorita Palma!” said Hagakure “I wish I understood Spanish to resonate to what she’s singing.”
“I’ve been picking up on some Spanish, I want to make some conversation with her today” said Iida so proudly.
“Are you gonna confess in Spanish?” asked Midoriya.
“nnn-No! I just want to practice is all!”
“Practice for what? to ask her father for her hand in marriage?” said Kaminari “are you going to claim your princess oh valiant warrior! Better say it quick before she turns to into-”
He was cut short as I walked in singing, everyone gasped at the change of colors and skull makeup.
“Seniorita Palma! you look like a spring goddess!” exclaimed Momo.
“Oh gracias! Your compliments on my looks make my heart flutter.” I put my guitar down and start setting up for my presentation. I start of day of the dead and set out the offerings while explaining the history and what everything means. “...for this alter, I’m paying respects to 3 very important people in my life, for my grandfather Joaquin, Frieda Kahlo and La Fiera.”
“Why those people?” asked Sato.
“Glad you asked! Joaquin is my grandpa on my dad’s side, he inspires me to be the very best at what I do and go beyond with education and hard work. Frieda Kahlo is a famous artist that became one to cope with her chronic pain and traumatic events, she inspires me to be expressive as an outlet for my emotions and that even the worst things can be expressed beautifully. La Fiera is a famous and decorated lucha libre westler, I admired his stage presence as a witty and zingy tough guy. I aspire to be as witty and crafty as he is and I pay homage to him every time I fight, I use his spin moves and flying finishers.”
I then moved on to the next few things like Quinceanra, Christmas, birthdays and religious rites of passages. “...and for being good ninos y ninas, I brought some Mexican candy for yall.” I use my quirk to pass out the candy and everyone was perplexed by it.
“Question, this is candy?!” said Iida standing up “this is covered in chili powder!”
“Mine is just chili and lime powder!” said Mineta.
“Thats the norm in mexican candy, spicy and sour covered sweet things. My favorite is the dried mango in chamoy, spicy plum sauce!”
“Its DELICIOUS!” cried out Bakugo with a sandia con chile lollipop “The spice is perfect! I’ve been missing out on this stuff!”
“I thought you might like it!” I said packing my stuff “that wraps up today’s presentation, tomorrow I’ll be performing at the open stage with my squadron and some other students! Sensei will let you know which time slot you guys will see our performance.” I said my good byes and picked up my guitar to sing to my next presentation. When lunch came, I got a text from Iida
[Hola Itati! Puedes comer conmigo hoy?]
I giggled at his attempt [Si puedo, adone?]
[estoy en la patio]
[ok a yi voy]
I walk over from the classroom I was at with my guitar playing Ay Mama Inez as I was walking to the patio. Little did I know, I was being watched from the second floor,
“You’ve been spying on her for a week already Shinso” said his friend Tetsutsu “you should go talk to her!”
“I’m trying to find the opportune time” Shinso said sighing “she seems like a girl of reason, I can’t just go up to her and say that I’ve been spying on her. She’ll get on defense and end me.”
“nah! she’s a nice girl” Tetsutsu said as he took a sip of his drink “when she trained with some of us, we swarmed her with fighting questions and answered all of them with ease and kindness that when we fought, I didn’t expect her to kick all of our asses so brutally!”
“Not surprised, she’s got the guts and beauty” he said as his eyes followed me to the patio to meet up with Iida “seems like I’m not the only one who wants her attention.”
Cut to Iida to the patio and hearing me approach. I do a quick spin as I ended the song. 
“Brava! Lovely singing Ita!” he said clapping.
“Gracias Tenya!” I said leaning my guitar against the tree we were under. “oye, estas aprendieno espainol?”
“uhhh translation? I don’t know that much spanish hehehe” he said nervously.
“You just answered what I asked hehehe, I asked if you were trying to learn spanish.”
“OH! yea I am, I wanted to try my conversational with you, if you’re alright with it.”
“sure! lets start” I said without missing a beat “Dime un secreto”
“Did you say tell me a secret?” he asked as I nodded “ummm.....ok! El jugo de naranja es my gasolina, por esto tomo mucho de eso.”
I bust out laughing “con razon! Ay Tenya es muy chistoso! Por esto es me cais bien.”
“how do I ‘fall good’ on you?”
“Oh its a spanish saying, to ‘cai bien’ means to get along or to be eased by. With us, I get along with you.”
Iida gets a bit blushed “Tu me cais bien tambien Itati, looks like I have alot to learn huh?”
“Why did you pick up on spanish anyways?” I said taking out my tupperware of fruit salad “You tryna get married?”
“WHAT?! No! wait- is that a thing?”
“Yea, if you learn the home language of someone you fancy” I said chewing on a piece of melon “it’s with the intention of asking their parents for their hand in marriage. Thats what the spaniards did to native mexicans post invasion society.”
“Well I don’t know about all that but I just wanted to learn because” he started as his gaze shifted onto me “because I thought it was interesting and I don’t hear you speak it really. I-i really like your accent when you speak in spanish, it’s sounds very warm and inviting.”
I nearly choke on my melon chunk and get flushed. We did more conversation but I had a feeling at the back of my mind that maybe he does like me. But he has a chance to ask me everyday but never takes the chance, I guess I’ll never know I say to myself as I walk to my next presentation. After school, I prepare and sleep early for all the things I had planned.
Day 4: Performance Arts
I get up early to get all my costume changes and instruments ready for my set. I get to school to do a quick sound check and set up. I do a marching band parade kick off, the members are some of my intelligence classmates of all levels and years & the rest were me using a clone quirk I copied from a 2nd year. And of course I was the drum major, big hat and mace fantasy along with custom uniforms for everyone since UA doesn’t have a marching band. I did my songs between acts with costume change.
“I can’t wait to see what senorita Palma has planned for their acts!” excitedly exclaimed Uraraka “I bet its something over the top!”
“I don’t know how she’s going to top herself after yesterday” said Tokoyami “but whatever it is, it’s going to be impressive.”
Everyone gets settled in the outdoor assembly area and Present Mic gets on stage.
“Everybody say HEY!” crowd is slient “oh boy- lets give a welcome to our opening act! Take it away UA MARCHING CADETS!”
In the distance you can hear a booming “BAND, TEN HUT! HoooOOORA!” followed by a 3 whistle blows. The marching arrangement of Can’t Hold Us starts and the crowd was looking around to see where was the music coming from.
“We don’t have a marching band” said Jiro confused “who and where is that music coming from?”
“LOOK! over there!” gasped Midoriya as the parade of 20 people came down from inside the school. Everyone was perplexed by the sound and the in sync all the marching was. The song changed to Funkytown and everyone was getting in the groove. I was doing fancy mace work to wow the crowd.
“I wonder if Palma-san in that group kero?” asked Asui “she mentioned she played the saxophone and knows how to play jazz and blues.”
“I want to know who’s the person in the front” said Kirishima wiggling to the beat “the way they’re twirling that staff is breathtakingly stylistic! I bet that’s their support item!”
As the parade made it up the stage and arranged themselves as the song ended, Mic walked up with the microphone “WOW! That projection! Give it up to our super cool drum major that made this marching display possible, the stage is yours!” he said as he held up the microphone.
“Thank you Mic sensei” I said as a took off my hat to reveal my face and curly hair “HELLO UA! For those that don’t know me, My name is Itati Palma, intelligence 1st year! I am American born with Mexican roots and while in America, I actually was part of a school marching band, I played saxophone and trained to be a drum major. Crazy how I went from a band kid to agent in training huh? I couldn’t do it without the talents of my band members here! Why don’t y’all take off your hats and show our audience?”  
They took off their hats to show that 5 of the members were me. “thats right folks your eyes don’t deceive you! I made 5 clones of myself to fill in the missing saxophone, cymbal, tuba, quad and clarinet players. Everyone else is from the intelligence program across all levels and years! Shout out to them! We have one more song and our first act will start, band are you ready?”
“CADETS!” they shouted as I conducted them to the tune Fly Me to the Moon. The song ended and we got backstage to get my next set ready. After Mimi’s polka dancing and Jin’s mini drama act was my latin jazz set. I played Vida es Un Carnival and Girl From Ipanema with my clones and 2 other members as the drummer and bassist as my ensemble. Next 2 were some folktale acts then it was my classic jazz set, same ensemble but in jazz club fantasy, we played Summer Wind and Moonlight Serenade. That was supposed to be it for my sets but one of the student acts got their costumed teared at a crucial place and couldn’t do their dance, I swooped in and said that I’ll do a solo bilingual song. Mic announced me in and I walk out in a back up dress, in case my latin costume ripped or stained.
“I dedicate this song to all the people that are in love and can’t find the right words to tell that special someone how you feel. Maybe this song will help.”
I start playing Tu Amor and all of 1-A looks at Iida, but he doesn’t notice them, the song made him feel like it was just him and Palma. At the end of the song their was an uproar of cheers and I was taken back at first but I smiled and bowed before turning it back over to Mic to end the assembly. I had to do that assembly one more time for the other half of the school then I had down time before school ended. As I was loading everything into my Jeep, Iida walked up to me.
“Ita! oh good thing I caught you before you left.”
“hehehe silly we live in the same dorm!”
“right hehe WELL I wanted to tell you that I was impressed by your performances! You never cease to amaze me with your talents.”
“thank you! I loved preforming for everyone, I feel so at home when I get up in front of everybody to entertain.”
“It shows! umm I wanted to ask you something” he said hesitantly “I was wondering if you’d like to see the fireworks with me at the festival, I wanted to tell you something important under them.”
“Oh that sounds nice but it would have to depend if I sell out before they start”
“Oh right your stand! I’ll tell everyone to buy from you so you can join me.”
“I’d love that! Thanks, but why can’t you tell me your important news before the fireworks?”
“Oh because um” he stammered “I wanted to make it memorable, it’s your first festival here. Since you can’t really look around the stands, I thought we’d enjoy the fireworks at least.”
“Thats very sweet of you, now I really hope I sell out before nightfall!”
We head to the dorms in my car and I rest up for the next day. Meanwhile the girls confront Iida.
“So so so so, did you ask her?” asked Mina as she bounced.
“Yes I asked her but she can’t unless she sells out at her stand” said Iida full of nerves still “I can’t believe I’m finally going to tell her...what if I mess it up? what if she doesn’t sell out and misses the fireworks? what if-”
“Chill out Iida-kun!” said Jiro “its hard to mess up, she’s a smart girl, she’ll understand and give you an answer. And if you’re so concerned about her missing the fireworks, just go to the stand and watch them from there.”
“Jiro-chan is right! Palma-san is going to spend time with you regardless, I’m rooting for you two.” cheerfully said Momo.
“Momo-chan, are Iida and Palma your OTP now kero?” asked Asui “I thought you wanted Mirio and Palma to happen?”
“Yea but given the current situation, Palma doesn’t have anyone on their tail nor is seeking” explained Momo as everyone uncomfortably listened “Tokoyami and Palma isn’t suitable, all the other boys are either already shipped or undesirable, that leaves Iida as her best option.”
Everyone goes to bed just to make Momo stop talking about her ships because it was starting to get cringy. Iida lays in bed acting out how he was going tell Palma how he feels.
Day 5: Culture Shock
Nothing special planned for this day, it was a talk show/interview situation on the school broadcast hosted by Mic sensei. Myself and the other international students of UA, all 10 of them across all grades and programs, talked about coming over to Japan and hero culture. I didn’t talk too much about it to avoid that traumatic event that lead me here. Everyone tuned in to hear and see us. I go about my normal school day to upkeep with the lessons I might of missed and got my baked goods and agua fresca ready to transport and sell for the next day.
Day 6: The Festival
I get up early to get ready so I can set up my stand before the grounds opened to the public. I get dressed in the back of my car with Mimi and Jin covering me as I changed into my blue campeche dress with white ribbons in my braid loops. I paired it with a simple make up look, mexican flag seprape and yellow rose hair pins to hold up my braid loops. I wore my huaraches because I know I’m going to be standing all day to sell this bread. Right away I get a bunch of customers and it was nice but after a while I didn’t get steady customers. I was selling agua fresca faster than conchas by midday because of the heat and the other stands were running out of bottled water. By 4pm, Iida came by my stand.
“Hola senorita, como se pasa aqui?”
“Hola Tenya, mas o menos aqui.”
“uh, translation, sorry hehehe”
“I said I was doing more or less here, like at this rate I’m not going to sell out in time to see the fireworks with you and it’s making me a little sad.”
“I see, well it so happens that I’m in the mood for something sweet!” he said taking out his wallet “give me 20 conchas and a large of the jamica.”
“Oh jeez ok, your total is 3,200 yen. Let me get you a bag for all that bread” I said using my quirk to serve his drink and putting the bread in the biggest paper bag I had “here you go, thank you for your donation to my cause! Come by later to see if I’m free.”
“Thank you Ita! I will!” he said walking away. I had no idea what he did with all that bread but business slightly picked up, I saw some familiar faces and had nice interactions with them. Then familiar face that I didn’t have a name to came up to my stand at sundown.
“Hi! Welcome to my stand” I said warmly as he raised his head to meet my face.
“Hmmm mexican sweet bread and drinks? Interesting” he said in an almost monotone voice but from the eye bags under his eyes, I could tell he was on day 2 of no sleep “say, aren’t you that intel student that took down the big three in that practice test?”
“Oh you tuned in for that broadcast? Yup thats me” I said trying not to brag or scream at him to hurry up and buy something.
“Cool, I’m Hitoshi Shinso, you train with my friends in 1-B” he said awkwardly like he didn’t know when to introduce himself or if he should’ve at all.
“Oh you’re Tetsutsu’s friend! He tells me about you” I said to bring this awkward conversation to an end so he can buy something and leave “did he tell you about my stand?”
“sort of, I just came by because I’ve been meaning to approach you since the broadcast but I’m a bit-” he said straining to keep his cool “just a bit of scaredy cat to come up to talk to you because of your uh talents.”
“Oh well uh thanks but I’m really nice, I don’t fight like that unless you provoke me” I said as I understood why he’s acting weird, he has a crush on me “well what can I get you?”
“hmm? oh um can I get 3 breads a medium of this cinnamon rice milk”
“Ok, your total is 600 yen” I said pouring his drink and getting the money he hands me, its a 1,000 yen bill “Out of 1,000- let me get your change of-”
“No need!” he said getting his bag small baggie of bread “keep it as donation for the cause. Also are you going to watch the fireworks? it’s going to start in an hour and a half.”
“Oh shit really?” I said looking at my phone for the time, it was almost 6pm and I was at my last 151 breads and few cups of drinks “If I sell out of product before then, I can but from the looks of it I might not be able”
He leaves and ping Mimi and Jin to help me boost sales a bit. Things did pick up a bit but when the announcement came on that the fireworks show was going to start in 5 minutes, I still had 20 conchas and 2 large cups of agua fresa left. Feeling defeated, I just stood at my stand to finish selling and maybe catch a glimpse of the show between sales. As they started, nobody came by and I thought man, I feel bad that it kinda stood up Tenya but he’s probably with the others having fun. Meanwhile, at the viewing area, Iida was pushing through the crowd looking for Palma.
“Iida-kun! it’s this way to the stands!” yelled Uraraka over the sound of the fireworks.
“Ita?! Ita?! where are you?” Iida yelled not hearing the people around him as he pushed around.
I sell my last bread and drink as the fireworks finished and I just started to clean up. I felt terrible and wallowed in my shitty-ness over this, even though deep down I know this ain’t shit to stress over and I’m just feeling the ruined fantasy. As I took down my signs, I heard somebody approach me.
“Hey”
“Oh hi Shinso” I said turning around to face him “how was the show? I couldn’t see them.”
“They were cool but I was going to say that you weren’t there” he said fixing his jacket sleeve “I would’ve enjoyed your company.”
I visibly blushed and let out a sad sigh “That makes me feel terrible, I wanted to join you and the others.”
“Well, the festival isn’t done yet” he tried to say to keep his cool “would you like to look around, with me?”
“I’m down, just let me finish here and I’ll be ready.”
After turning in my makings to the coordinator I joined Shinso for a nice time and it made me feel better. I didn’t see Iida nor got a text from them and I just thought he was having alot of fun with the others. At the end of the festival, Shinso walks me to my car and said our goodbyes. On the drive to the dorm I was like shit, now I have a crush on him! It can’t be so bad right? I get to my room and see everyone is pretty much either in the rooms asleep or not here yet. I took a well deserved bath in the dim lights and just tried to just relax but then the crackheads bust in for real bro hours in the dark, I listen in trying not to give myself away.
“Poor Iida, lost his chance” sighed Kirishima
“I don’t know how all this could’ve been avoided if he just sent her a text.” growled Bakugo
“but did you see that one chick confessing to him and he straight up was like ‘sorry, please move out of the way I am trying to find someone’ and moved them aside!” snickered Mineta 
“I saw Palma-san walking around the grounds with that general ed student Shinso” Kaminari said gassing up the situation “looks like theres new competitor in the race to win her heart.”
I sit there in the tub thinking, they keep saying he likes me but I’m not convinced completely. Well, Shinso is kinda hot and nice to me, I wouldn’t mind being his girlfriend if he asked. And Tenya, he’s clean cut and gentlemanly, he’s ideal but he’s not convincing me that he wants to be more than just friends. Whatever happens, happens! I’m not letting some boys ruin me and my education. They leave and I emerge from my bath to dry off and teleport to my room. I change and walk toward the kitchen because a bitch thirsty and kinda hungry, then I see Iida hunched over the counter.
“Um hey Tenya”
“hmmm? OH Ita” he said as he stood up straight “I didn’t know you came back before me.”
“yeah, I sold out right when the fireworks ended” I said as I walked to the fridge “sorry I kinda stood you up like that, I feel terrible.”
“No! don’t be! I know you couldn’t leave until then so its ok.”
“But what was the thing you wanted to tell me?” I asked as I poured myself water “I really want to know, it sounded important.”
“Oh um I wanted to ask if...umm” he started and got nervous “if you wanted to uhhh be my, my.... my english tutor!”
“English tutor? thats it?” I questioned almost disappointedly.
“Yes! my english tutor and in exchange I can tutor you in math” he said adding on to his lies “I thought maybe we could make a habit of studying together since you wanted to take school more seriously.”
“Oh ok sure, I’ll be your tutor” I said as I got some strawberries from the fridge “for a moment there you were going to say something else! like you liked me or something.”
I didn’t see his expression but it was silent screaming and frustration “hahaha noooo, we’re good friends and I wouldn’t bring up such a thing!”
I fully didn’t know what to say to all that as I was suspicious of everything and every one. We talked over a study schedule and said good night. I went to sleep not knowing the hell I just started and will endure for the next few years with this Iida and Shinso thing.
-End Chapter 12-
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The 2018 Arkansas Razorbacks football season officially kicks off in less than eight weeks and we are already getting giddy about what we will wear for that first game day (Save the Date: 09.01.18 at 3pm CST). In keeping with this epic countdown, Monica Terminella, owner/founder of the women’s fashion boutique By Request in Fayetteville, has hatched a game day plan to host a two-day trunk show event featuring a new handbag line collaboration by Collins Tuohy Smith, Memphis entrepreneur, author of the lifestyle blog Collins Closets and subject in one of our all-time favorite movies The Blindside. 
Collins’ street style and sporting events inspired creative vision to curate a Game Day Collection with handbag and accessories maker GiGi New York has resulted in the design of a special Game Day Clear Bag Collection that meets NFL/NCAA stadium handbag regulations. The handbag designs are a chic solution to what could have been a total “fashion fail” in the world of college sporting event’s “outfit of the day.” 
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The Game Day Collection line features three different classic handbags with the body made of clear durable PVC plastic accented with Vachetta leather trim (colors: black or natural tan) that can also be accessorized with a leather tassel charm available in your favorite “team colors” (14 different color combos in which to choose). The Game Day Collection consists of three distinct styles: one inspired by Collins herself (The Collins Crossbody — our fav and a best seller show above) and the other two styles’ are named after Collins’ mother (The Leigh Anne Crossbody — shown below) and grandmother (The Virginia Hobo).
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By Request (24 East Meadow Street, Fayetteville, AR) invites you to shop the entire Game Day Collection of handbags and tassel charms this Friday, July 20th from 3pm-5pm and Saturday, July 21st from 10am-5pm (plus, remember that you can personalize your favorite bag with your initials too!). P.S. We’ve already pre-ordered our Collins Crossbody with a red/white Arkansas tassel charm — and, of course, personalized with our team spirit initials WPS! Totally game day ready to call those Hogs!!
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Coronado como uno de los mejores festivales de Europa, atrayendo a DJs de renombre mundial, Sonar es uno de los eventos anuales más queridos de España. Muestra lo mejor en electrónica, hiphop, indie y jazz y atrae a 40.000 personas cada año. La conveniencia de estar ubicado en la ciudad significa que los asistentes al festival pueden deshacerse de la carpa y encontrar alojamiento en Palma. Las fiestas diurnas comienzan en la Fira Montjuic en la Plaça d'Espanya mientras que las celebraciones nocturnas tienen lugar en la Fira Gran Via (en las afueras de la ciudad). Con los restaurantes habituales de Barcelona y las travesuras junto a la playa, este festival es un ganador. ¡Esté atento también a las fiestas fuera de Sonar!
Famoso por su procesión de toros líderes por el centro de la ciudad, este festival es uno de los eventos más inusuales de España. Se originó en honor al patrón San Fermín, pero hoy en día es una gran mezcla heterogénea de diferentes fiestas, corridas de toros y mercados. Palma, eventos, eventos culturales, eventos deportivos, agenda eventos, agenda cultural, exposiciones, ferias, congresos, espectáculos, desfile, festival, música, entretenimiento local Lo más destacado es el Encierro, un espectáculo de toros corriendo detrás de los corredores durante 800 metros entre la calle Santo Domingo y la plaza de toros. Se lanzan dos cohetes y comienza la carrera. Con una duración de solo unos minutos, es algo bastante espectacular y va seguido de mucha bebida y comida.
En pleno verano, Palma Pride Week es un gran evento en los calendarios españoles en el que todos celebran a la comunidad LGBT en todo su esplendor. El famoso barrio gay de Chueca explota durante el Orgullo, repleto de conciertos gratuitos al aire libre, 7 escenarios diferentes y diversas celebraciones de arte y cultura. Rico en diversidad, exhibido en el World Pride Parade, este evento es imperdible para personas de todo el mundo. Saca lo mejor de la cultura española y rezuma energía y buen humor. Es imprescindible para quienes buscan una siesta al estilo español.
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