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observation: among a certain subset of tumblr users, the term “blorbo” has become unchic, but the concept it describes is still important; and so it has been replaced with “The Character”

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Emblematum libri II, 1556

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RM INSTAGRAM STORY

2025.06.24

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been thinking about fantasy/scifi rule systems and free will

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i HATE how people belittle jungkook for serving food and cooking in the military because it’s not high-rank, macho-masculine, significant nor apparently hardworking enough for them. that the countless arm skin burns/scarrings he got from constant heavy labors “aren’t worth as much as a badge” (my god i despise this discussion), needlessly trying to pit him against the other members - why???- who even wanted to help him out because they know its intense work, and not acknowledging that JK never had the weekends off which is cruel! the pay for cooks is already humiliatingly low (750,000 Won, sergeants get 5 million)! yes, jungkook is not in a position where he needs cash. but other cooks certainly will not be able to afford that. pay used to be so bad in that field, it was 127$ a month: people, that’s below inhumane. what would these folks say to yoongi, too? because social work apparently has neither notable military rank nor prestige either: they get only half the pay of cooks! that’s barely 217 bucks aka basically nothing in this day and age. how does yoongi deserve this, or anyone else? the korean ministry of national defense, aka basically the boss of all that, has a budget of 57 trillion, by the way. ask yourself where all that money goes if it isn’t mainly used to pay a living salary for soldiers. that yoongi was forced into that poverty sector out of his control because of his shoulder is only mended by the fact that he could avoid the maniacal procedures of the barracks, but paying social workers 300,000 Won a month should be forbidden. no, i don’t want to see idols humbled by zero pay and wrecking their body for their rulers (which they already do in the practice room anyway). yoongi’s done that twice now, then. i also want to see jungkook compensated and praised. cooking has immense value and we cannot go without it!

without social work, without food and drink, nothing in society works. just mentioning that. in case people slept on it. it’s the first thing you need to do to keep it all running. downplaying it is a sign of total buttkissing classist idiocy. jungkook famously loves anything related to food with good reason and chose wisely! a guy who cooks is mature, respectful, and well-adjusted… the bar is truly down there. he damn well didn’t just stir some soup either… have you seen how elaborate, colorful, healthy, varied and demanding the south korean army’s dishes are? would you refuse if THE jungkook made your meal? cooks should top the priority list of the s’korean society and any other country, not megalomaniac monopoly companies and the fuckass [military] police apparatus (which is responsible for what i ask? remember 2020 especially)! and no, i am not shading jimin or tae for their ranks and tasks, they didn’t come up with all that coincidentally so shut up, every soldier is put through the meatgrinder and has to bust their ass. i just see everyone feeding into this ‘heehee haha authority and power over as many men as possible means high rank = hooray, so sexy! VS uh-oh men doing stuff historically assigned to women = low class homo lazy bum!’ mentality and i reject it. just like glorifying such exploitations is a bad idea, as in people saying “oh JK’s scars are the badge, sacrificing and hurting yourself is so heroic!” as if physical harm is a good thing and the military a worthwhile place to perpetuate and slave away for, especially in this very tense political climate with late stage capitalism on crack, which is especially horrendous in south “highest suicide rate in asia” korea as we all know. cooking also means being heavily responsible for many people all around the clock so it deserves accolades & rest! (and safety from any preventable work injuries… ffs) the bottom of any hierarchy is always the pillar holding it all in place… and if anything, the kitchen should be a more masculine field since it’s a mostly physical strength-based task (where are all the muscle kinksters now? show up! all biceps but no use for it? y’all move like MRAs and have 0 respect for essential workers + anyone cooking for their family), especially when entire units of people have to be served: have you produced full meals three times a day as jungkook did, for a gazillion hungry exhausted guys with pots a person could sit in and shovels for spoons in the burning heat? y’all need a reality check and stop fawning over that crap system.

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(2/∞) favorite yoongi smiles

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“Min.”

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YOOOONNGIIIIII

We're so proud of you!!!!

MY SHAYLAAAA😭😭😭😭😭

This the first time we actually saw what 32 yrs old Yoongi looks like brooooo😭😭😭😭

ILUVHIMSOMUCH

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besides his obvious intelligence and badassery yoongi has what i call soft beauty and it’s not just the immaculately cat-like face (which i love) it’s also his presence and demeanour being just unobtrusively introverted. almost inexplicably he is so comforting to look at/listen to like even his most aggressive raps don’t make you feel uneasy because not only does this guy have the most attractive pillow-like baritone and the most relaxed body language ever but - despite him being a lil tease - he also gives you the feeling of being on your side. on any given day he would drive away all of your haters using nothing but a pair of chopsticks and then he’ll just blink and shrug because that goes without saying and then he’ll languidly clean up your whole living space and cook thai food

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music healed him. so he is using it to heal others as well.

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YOONGI 🥹

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i don’t even know how to begin to explain what this means to me personally. i don’t talk about it much online, and i hesitate to these days because of the current political climate in the US, but i want to say it now: i’m autistic, and as an autistic person, being an army has always had an additional level of meaning for me.

bts is my #1 special interest. as anyone with autism will tell you, that means that some days, bts is the entire reason i get up in the morning. they are what i like to think about more than anything else. they are a huge part of who i am and how i think and communicate and live my life.

bts is what i turn to when i’m overstimulated. when i’m nonverbal or shutdown, i’ll put on one of yoongi’s lives, because the low, even tone and gentle cadence of his voice calms me like nothing else. i’ll listen to his music to keep myself from having a meltdown, or after, when i’m recovering from one.

yoongi has helped me with my comfort and my confidence. he has helped me with my emotional regulation. he has given me so much joy. and now, for the person i adore and admire to actively put his efforts towards helping autistic children — it makes me feel so seen and accepted. this will mean so much to so many people, not just those that the facility works with directly. i’m overwhelmed because yoongi is so full of love, and this is just further proof of that 💜