#(starts with r and ends with ism)

[based-and-rinpilled]

how have some of you on this site not heard of Kendrick or Drake. Like I get not listening to their music but not even knowing who they are?? Cmon.

[bensdavies]

this has pissed me off beyond belief. firstly how is THAT what you take away from that match? secondly… this is just so insulting to sonny? i could understand the argument to make madders captain is sonny wasn’t there - a new head (who has won a club trophy in recent years lol) with new ideas, he’s the kind of the player to push his team over the line, and he’s very clearly stepped up (almost seems like he matured overnight) since being here. but sonny is here. and was clearly the natural choice to be captain. who cares if sonny isn’t ‘shouty’ enough, it’s not the 90s anymore where you captain has to be a shouty hard man à la roy keane. you really think sonny won’t speak up when needed? sonny has done so much for us, has always been a great example to every other player on and off the pitch, and bar a patchy first season with us and last season where we had a manager who drained the life out of every single player bar one, has always stepped up for us when we’ve needed him. the players all love him and would run through a brick wall for him. he is a perfect representative for our club and he deserve more respect from the fans.

[loquarocoeur]

PLEASE make a list. For research purposes ofc🫶 (to further my obsession with yoursverse lestappen)

Sighs dreamily

Just off the top of my head this morning, I'll say some Max-isms that Charles finds cute are:

• Smacking/kicking/elbowing Charles every two minutes when Charles says something stupid, but it's so gentle it wouldn't hurt a fly

• Him saying 'Charles' at the end of every second sentence for no reason other than just to say it

• His lying voice

• His 'I'm so done with Charles' voice

• His embarrassed voice

• His voice in general

• The way he says his S's and T's and R's

• How much of a typical boy Max is

• Him being obsessed with video games

• Him checking out his own biceps in mirrors when he thinks Charles can't see him

• Him not knowing how to decorate/interior design to save his life

• Him not being able to put together a decent outfit that isn't red bull shirt and jeans to save his life

• Him not knowing what SPF is and not believing in skin care and hair routines even though he lets Charles do it for him and hasn't bought 2 in 1 again

• His wrinkly forehead when he's confused

• The crinkles at the corners of his eyes!!!

• His beauty spots, especially the top lip one

• His tendency to speak before he thinks, so even if his face wasn't expressive enough to be an open book Charles hardly ever has to wonder what he's feeling

• His tendency to hide his face in his hands when he's laughing

• Also his tendency to hide his face in whatever part of Charles he can reach when he's embarrassed

• Or how he sometimes just smacks his forehead into Charles' shoulder when he's done with Charles' antics, but he'll let them happen anyway

• Max's talent for finding things in life to be mad about

• How much Max laughs and smiles without even noticing

• How much Max is obsessed with kinder chocolates, tomato soup and carpaccio, like he will eat anything, but it's like his eyes are magnetically locked onto tomato soup and carpaccio on the menu at literally every restaurant, you can physically see when Max found it as an option and there's no hope of him eating anything else

• His love/need for forehead kisses

• The override button he has for being embarrassed to talk about his feelings whenever Charles is even the tiniest bit upset

• All the ways he tries to coax the cats into giving him attention when they just want to live their lives

• His insistence that Leo is Charles' dog and Charles' responsibility, but he keeps finding Max cuddling him where he thought Charles wouldn't catch him or teaching him new tricks which isn't working because Charles is feeding all the pets too many treats for them to still work as a reward system

• His panic response when Charles starts crying for literally any reason including sad movies, honestly even happy ending movies, any kind of tears just give him a panic oh god how do i fix it response

• Max always feeling the need to explain to Charles again that he does hate the crying, but he also doesn't want Charles not to cry because he's allowed to have all his feelings

• T-Rex typing

• His innocent look when he's trying to pretend he has no idea what Charles is talking about when he wants to start a conversation Max won't like

• The thin layer of fat Max never loses over his stomach. He likes it especially in the off season when Max gets to eat lots of chocolates and things

Idk, there are probably loads more, maybe I'll keep a list in my notes app

[basmathgirl]

For the ask game: N

Hello @lookmomitsmytmblr! Yay, another question.

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

Ooooh, let me see... Do I need to stress that my main fandom is Doctor Who? I do hope not. Anyway, I'd like

more acceptance of actors being a similar age (as opposed to the Leo DiCaprio method of dating) being possible love interests rather than 'friendzoned', or that horror of horrors - merely siblings! 😝Yes, I'm specifically talking about Ten x Donna and all the "she's too old to be his love interest" but with some magic wand waving, it's okay for River to be in a major pairing.

and while we're at it, can we get Donna's age right, please? She was not in her late 40s when travelling with the Tenth Doctor. According to tardis.wiki at the end of S4, she was 35. There's an awful lot of ageism about in this fandom; or other types of "anti-ism" if your character's name doesn't start with R.

I've been delighted with the amount of love Fourteen x Donna has received since the 60th anniversary specials. I wish for that to continue and/or flower into even more adoration, please.

[nitewrighter]

I’m hoping I can put my thoughts into words without seeming stupid.

I think part of the reason writers keep regressing Barbara from oracle back to batgirl (besides admittedly sexism, ableism, and retro…ism-getting rid of replacement heroes for the one the writer grew up with), is that’s the simplest version to present to a wider audience because of her “origin”. Ok, here’s where it gets rambly.

For a long time, the best way to introduce characters and concepts to new fans was in kids cartoons. I know that’s not true anymore, and audiences can be introduced to a character through an r rated movie or something, but the former shouldn’t be discounted as a strategy either.

Ok, say there’s a new all ages bat family cartoon. It has Barbara as oracle, she’s smart, cool and good disability rep, great, awesome. But then the kids at home might wonder “hey, how did babs end up in that wheelchair?”. I suppose the show could go into the killing joke…..but then you get to the sexual assault part. You may agree tkj is a great story, but I imagine any parent would go “OH MY GOD” and turn the show off.

I suppose this hypothetical show could have babs get paralyzed a different way, I don’t know the answers, I’m just giving my 2 cents on the upper management’s position.

Like I said, I hope this doesn’t all seem stupid

But like you literally just defeated your previous points in that second to last paragraph. You're right. Babs being put in a wheelchair isn't actually dependent on TKJ--it's not dependent on the sexual assault aspect of that story, either. The Arkham video games just had the Joker shoot Babs and take pictures of her bleeding on the floor, and you still had plenty of emotional devastation and trauma without the undressing factor. Hell, it's not clear if Babs was actually Batgirl at the time of TKJ because TKJ was meant to be this standalone story that was implied to be pretty late in Batman's career as Batman. You could easily replace Barbara's paralyzation in TKJ with any number of dirty, brutal scrapes she could get into as Batgirl.

The how of Barbara's paralyzation doesn't actually matter, what matters is that she rises from the ashes as Oracle and becomes something that's way more far-reaching and influential than Batgirl ever was. Oracle being wheelchair-bound isn't just important disability representation, either, it actually establishes that there are stakes in this comic book universe, that it's not always either 'good guys win' or 'dying heroically' that life is messier and more complicated than that, but you figure out ways to keep going and you have to grow into your own person, no matter how uncomfortable your presence makes other people (though clearly her presence in a wheelchair makes DC very uncomfortable...). It's also not just about Batman man-pain, but putting Batman in this very important morally ambiguous position where it's like, "Hey dude, fucked up shit can happen when you drag teenagers into your bullshit. You're supposed to be the adult, here." Again, it establishes stakes. Batgirl just shoves her back into Bruce's shadow.

Also who's to say a show can't start out with Babs already in a wheelchair?

[creaturefeaturecommando]

Question, why do Ghostbusters fans act like Winston doesn’t exist ? I feel like I know the answer.

He’s such a good guy and he and Ray are so cute together. Like he’s so great and I’m sad that he’s mostly forgotten in fanart and fanfics. I’d mostly blame it on the movies giving him only a little dialogue but I feel like there’s another reason that starts with r and ends with ism

This prompted because my job was selling lottery tickets that were Ghostbusters themed and the tickets had Ray, Peter, Egon and even fucking Slimer but no Winston.

[nonnieapple]

⛈ ☂️ Peach Pit, 5- Long Season Through☂️ ⛈

• (Akura-ou x g/n reader x Tomoe)   • r a t i n g: m a t u r e • 1 5 2 3 w o r d s  •  p o s t e d 21.01.2024    🌧  navigation 🍑 previous chapter 🍑 next chapter • s u m m a r y: you're a peaceful farmer in the mountains during the sengoku period. someone starts stealing your peaches, and the thief turns out to be a chaotic oni, and the events that ensue flip your life upside down. • c h a p t e r s u m m a r y: an opportunity presents itself in annoying hues. TW: fire mention, (a copious amount of) alcohol(ism) (being ingested). .

The sound of a shovel hurling through the air and hitting a mound of mud made the birds in a three-hundred and sixty-shaku radius take off flying in a petrified haze. 

  Your mood was a rotten peach decaying in the mud. The amount of negativity surrounding you could summon a miasma. 

  You sat on the grass, hanging your head low. Last week had been tough. You didn't feel the same after what happened in the town. He stopped it, but he was so close to not. If not for your tears, everyone would've... 

  You pressed your hands into your temples. You focused on your breathing. Even writing hadn't gone well today, your strokes were lax and the words wouldn't flow. Neither did cooking go well. You ended up eating a ridiculous amount of bread and pickled plums. 

  You wouldn't need to eat for another century. And when you tried reading, your eyes and mind wandered far from the page. 

  A shadow obscured the dim sun. 

  You looked up. 

  A bold red shadow against the blue sky stood above you. Great. The last person you wanted to see. 

  "What do you want, oni?" You asked with a small voice, cracking throughout. 

  "Come with me, crazy human." He reached out a claw to you. It was framed by black, chrome feathers.

  You took it, and he lifted you easily. A soft reminder of his power. His hand was hot. 

  "Cool." You stood, waiting patiently for him to do some magic. 

  He rose a brow.

  "You're not going to argue with me?" 

  You shook your head. 

  "Take me away from this wretched place. I'm done." 

  After a delay, he smirked, flashing his razor-sharp shark teeth. 

  Instead of fog, everything swirled with black wind, like a thick smog that prompted you to cough. 

  You stood in a worn down castle, once abandoned but now lived in again, taken by force, made evident by the damage and odd decor. It was incohesive, cobbled together, the most expensive treasures and baubles someone had stuffed in corners and stuck on walls. 

  Akura kept walking. You tapped your foot in place. 

  "Huh? Aren't you coming?" 

  "Nah. I've decided to stay and rot here 'til I die." You smiled. 

  "I decide who rots and when in this castle. Move," He ordered.

  You didn't budge as he softly pressed on your back. Your sandals shuffled. 

  "Tomoe has your dagger. He's here. You could, you know, get it back." His hair ghosted over your neck. 

  Your eyes lit up, and you felt determination coming back to you. 

  "Really?" You began walking, his hand still on your back. 

  "Really. But don't think it'll be easy." He laughed behind closed teeth. You felt a chill run up your spine as his claws brushed your skin. 

  The castle was far from empty. It was filled with servants and goons of Akura-ou. You assumed that's what they were. Or maybe they were Tomoe's? 

  Your destination had been a large room with a few floor-to-ceiling windows and various tables. At one with three chairs, in the middle chair, sat Tomoe. Portuguese chairs, carved intricately. Such luxury. 

  Next to him on the table were several flasks of sake, sake cups, brushes, and... ink... and paper. How peculiar. 

  A sparkle. Your dagger was lying in his lap. His tail swung quickly. 

  "You're back quick." 

  The door closed loudly. It shook the walls. The room smelled of incense- standing in the other corner of the room- and... alcohol. And pine, and a subtle cherry smell. So much was going on, and your brain had trouble processing it, including the unusual spirits on either side of you. 

  "I don't like dragging things out."

  You plopped down in one of the other chairs, Akura-ou in the one opposite of you. 

  You inspected the table, glancing up at Akura and Tomoe with owlish eyes. 

  "You get your dagger if you win," Akura said, nodding over to Tomoe. His ears perked up. 

  "You and Akura-ou will drink undiluted sake until you're as drunk as can be. Then, you both will attempt to write [the kanji for] "melancholy rose". The one who manages to do so- will keep the dagger," Explained Tomoe. 

  Your joy faded as quickly as it came. 

  "Drinking with a yokai?! That's damn impossible!" You tangled your hands in your hair. Tomoe smiled. 

  "We'll see." Tomoe glanced to Akura, and their eyes met, smiles matched in mischieviousness, one face demonic, and one ethereal. 

  You inhaled. 

  You smiled smugly. 

  "Fine. I take your deal." 

  The first drink was a puppy. 

  The tenth was a hellhound biting off your head. 

  Some time after that you had stopped counting. 

  You groaned, hot face held in your shaky hands. The alcohol burned in your stomach all the way back up your throat. Your mouth had started to numb. You could see well enough, but your body was loose, and each movement seemed so much more broad and intense. You laid your head on the table. You kept feeling the fabric of your clothing with your fingertips. 

  Akura had a lightly flushed face and kept needlessly fixing his hair. You had an... uncontrollable urge to go for a run. And to knit. You never knitted. Or went for runs. 

  "How drunk are you?" Asked Tomoe, watching you with disinterest. Akura-ou flipped his hair, and it hung from his horns. He attempted to fix it, only managing to tangle another piece of hair on his golden disc earrings. He growled. 

  You tried to lift yourself. Your body was heavy. You huffed, clinging to your chair. 

  You gasped. 

  "Drunk... enough..." You sighed, folding over. Your hair obscured your vision. Akura-ou's eyes were glassy and squinting at a corner in the room. 

  You stared at him through your hair. 

  "How are you drunk? When you drank at the festival... you downed what seemed like bottle after bottle with no issue-" You forced out between breaths and nonsensical hums. 

  "I drank only.... a glass.... or two. The rest was... juice." He tried to lean back, almost falling and catching himself by gripping the table. 

  A screen was placed between you two. His horns still peeked out from behind. 

  You were given a brush, ink, and a piece of paper. You inhaled, trying to focus and pull yourself together. You only made yourself dizzier. 

  The melancholy rose kanji... the shapes were vaguely in your mind. One was like a chicken coup with a skewer on top. The other was like a wise old man squinting... or something like that. 

  You were thankful you had eaten a lot that day, as it seemed you were faster to sober up. Akura... by his shadow, it seemed like he wasn't writing at all, only swaying back and forth like a maple sapling in the wind. 

  You made your best guess with the parts of the kanji you remembered. You cringed. And empty page- a writer's worst nightmare. Shapes swirled before you and your world spun as you felt nausea rise in your throat. Your body felt weightless and you felt yourself floating away into a reverie. 

  You closed your eyes. A while ago you wrote something with those exact words. You audibly hummed as you thought and your face scrunched in frustration. You wished you could shove your hand into the deepest parts of your brain and retrieve the memory and slap it on the page. You bit your lip. 

  You opened your eyes. The page stared back expectantly. 

  "Don't look at me like that." 

  It didn't reply. You huffed, tapping your brush. 

  Your hand trembled as you dipped the brush into the ink, and set it down on the paper. If you never tried, you'd never win. And you couldn't miss the opportunity. So you steeled your nerves and wrote like you weren't drunk and being scrutinized by sly purple eyes. 

  You placed the final stroke, checking the writing. It was as close as you were going to get. You chewed on the inside of your cheek as sobriety came creeping up to you. 

  The screen was removed. 

  Akura was in the middle of falling asleep over what was... well, it could've been an abstract painting, it could've been an ink spill, it could've been a hallucination; it was many things- but it wasn't "melancholy rose". 

  You looked down at your paper. You hadn't fared too badly. 

  Tomoe's eyes widened. He banged on the table. 

  "Akura! That's abhorrent!" He pointed a grey claw at the paper. Akura ou hummed incomprehensibly in response. Tomoe stared at him with disappointment. They switched places. Akura was shoved out of his chair and into Tomoe's. He didn't seem to mind. He was in a place far away now. Rest in piss. 

  Tomoe sat down. He placed the dagger on the table. Your hand reached towards it. He spawned fire in his hand. You slapped it away. The fire faded. Tomoe looked surprised. 

  "I... HATE... fire," You mumbled angrily. You glared at him. 

  He tapped the table. 

  "I request a rematch, with me." 

  Tomoe poured another cup of sake. 

  Things were never as simple as you wanted them to be, huh? 

[mr-glorbiezzz]

Ocs.

We have my alien lesbians that have been cooking in my head for a while. A running theme you will find with me is that barely any of my ocs have names, even the ones i’ve had for years (if i remember them at all). It’s just somethibg i push to last because i hate trying to think of names.

Uh, ⚠️ warning ⚠️, this ramble-ish covers some topics im not sure most people would want to read, such as war, racism but with aliens in different colors, teen pregnancy is mentioned, discrimination against pregnant teens is mentioned, people being bombed and blown up are briefly cover in the end (but not in detail). Still, dont read if you dont wanna think about bad things

Anyway, moving onto the actual lore, these two are teen parents. The one with the short, curly-ish hair is mom 2 since she’s not the pregnant one. Short-straight hair is mom 1 cause she’s pregnant. They’re aliens by the way, so for simplicity im going to refer to the short, straight hair as B; and short, curly-ish hair as R.

Deapite the fact they’re aliens, the communities they live in have adapted human morals and values and believe that all teen parents should be shunned, as if accidents dont typically happen. B’s family is slightly less mad, and more afraid for B as other aliens can get pretty hostile with mixed babies. Imagine a PURPLE alien baby! Eugh! This alien-ism is due to the fact that there is a war going on. It’s not a world war, Earth has longgggg been destroyed, each country is its own planet now! But the aliens are still here! Yay! Not so yay when they get dragged into the multi-planet war though (to sum up the cause; Christopher columbus 2.0 gets angry he can’t colonize another planet and wages a war because of it).

The war starts to affect the aliens, meaning there’s a lot of propaganda to slow birth rates seeing as it’s immoral to bring a child into a world of war. So, it’s not looking very safe for B and R right now. B’s family is helping spiritually, but in reality, they’re too embarrassed of B to actually help her in a way that matters. All they do is give her a very small sum of money and tell her to skedaddle. They have a reputation to uphold!

R’s family is less kind with it. They were already against the relationship because of B’s skin tone, but to hear of a potential baby? Oh, hell no. They give R less than a day to pack her things and leave, a horrible choice later on.

They barely have enough money to rent a very run-down and poorly built apartment, but at least they’re alive. They decide to keep their baby, and start saving and planning a way to leave their home planet to go to a neutral one. Y’know, one where there isn’t a whole war going on? B’s pregnancy means that she can’t work, however. Aliens aren’t fond of a pregnant parent working, they see it as the person neglecting to be excited or acknowledge the concept of their developing infant. A pregnant teen working would make the hostility so much worse. So, B’s stuck at home most of her pregnancy as R works to the bone praying she’ll be able to make enough money for their dinner.

Towards the end of B’s pregnancy, things start looking up. They’re so close to the funds they need, their landlord is a very kind old man who tries to help prepare for the incoming baby any way he can (since it’s becoming increasingly clear that B will end up having this baby BEFORE they can even pack up to leave). Happy right? Dun dun dunnnn, draft notice!! Not enough aliens are willing to sign up and put their lives on the line, so the government issues a draft.

Now, the draft works in a specific criteria:

- Any alien of any gender can be drafted

-Any alien of any sexual orientation can be drafted

-Any alien of any color can be drafted

-No pregnant aliens will be drafted

-No disabled (physically/mentally) alien will be drafted

-No elderly aliens will be drafted

-If both a child’s parents are drafted, they are to be put with next of kin or into a foster family

-If deemed extremely important to a household (emergency caregiver, single parent, etc,), an alien can be excused from their draft.

-If the alien is deemed too dangerous or too unstable (suicide risk, suicidal ideation/tendencies), they will not be considered for the draft.

-Any alien 18 or above will be drafted.

-Any alien living on their own/with a spouse, with the household making minimum wage or above, will be automatically eligible for the draft unless proven otherwise.

-Drafts are drawn randomly, pulled by last name alphabetically.

-Avoidance or negligence of the draft notice will result in imprisonment or exile.

With all this, obviously B can’t be drafted seeing her current physical status and the fact she’s been checked into a mental ward for suicidal ideation. Guess who is though???? R! She got her draft notice not long after the government broadcast aired. Now, obviously, she’s going to protest it, claiming she’s important to the household as the sole income provider. Issue is though, the government doesn’t share the same values as the public when it comes to pregnant teens or pregnant aliens in general working or going through daily life. If their spouse or family is drafted, they’re drafted. Unless it’s appealed, no way to fight it. So, R is officially drafted and has a week to either prepare, or try and appeal against it. First, they figure B shoukd just stay living with the old man and pray R makes it out alive to see her future wife again.

Unfortunately, the old man’s son claimed to be an important figure to the household, claiming that he’s a caregiver due to the old man’s mobility issues. The government doesn’t look into any further, and approves the appeal of the draft. Since the son is an important caregiver, the girls are evicted due to medical privacy laws. B suggests that she begs to move back in with her family, just until they have enough money to leave. R shuts that down immediately, knowing that B’s family would just treat her as a housewife seeing as she’d be at home all day everyday. Finally, they acknowledge that there really is no other option. There’s not enough emergency money to leave the planet, and it doesn’t seem the government will approve the appeal anytime soon. B moves into another apartment building, about the same quality as the last, beginning her search for a job as R shows up for her military service. B promises that she’ll leave the planet the moment she has enough money for her and the baby (she does not and stays just to save enough for R to leave too).

R attends her service and within the first few days is bombed and watches as her newfound friends her age are blown into itty bitty alien flesh pieces. This ending is going to be rushed as this was supposed to be a ramble but i got excited and extended this further than i wanted to. Also because i haven’t wuite figured it out yet.

Basically, R is forced into military service for over two years, until the war ends with the death of Christopher Columbus 2.0. Yahoo. Freedom. Half of R’s face has been blown off due to a very traumatic bombing and shootout on a military base. She makes a full recovery seeing as it wasn’t anything internal, but external. (Note: now im just covering plot points becuase i haven’t fleshed this part out just yet, sorry) B has her baby, a boy, and has moved back in with her family after a nuclear bomb landed nearby and caused extreme damage and radiation effects. She, thankfully, was not near enough to be affected, but still pretty close by to be shaken up.

Her family FINALLY swallow their pride and take her back in, knowing how much danger she’s in just living. She lives at home for a while until it’s broadcasted that the war’s over, woohoo!! B and R reunite after the last two years of the war and save enough money to leave their stupid planet with their nearly two year old purple child! Oh and they get married but that isn’t as important. For once, i have a story that doesn’t involve in death, yahoo!!

That’s the end for now until i touch up the ending. Sorry for rambling for so long on minuscule details, i just physically cant tell a story without adding nearly every detail in my mind.

[mad-intersex-mermaid]

Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter Review and Commentary:

(trigger warning: discussions of religious cult abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, trafficking, torture, r*pe, murder and criminal c*****ism)

Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter is truly a work of art. Granted, I'd been playing "Family Tree" on repeat beforehand, but then I decided to listen to the entire album from start to finish and I'm glad at did. Everything about the album from its production, to the merging of different genres, to the lyricism and narrative storytelling, the southern gothic and midwestern gothic atmosphere and thematic overtones and Ethel's soulful and haunting vocals are all perfection.

Now onto the narrative storytelling and lore of the album: I was seriously very deeply emotional and misty eyed near the end of the album. Cause the life story of the main character Ethel is genuinely disturbing and harrowing as it is heartbreaking and devastating...Ethel grew up an outcast in a small town, was raised in a twisted abusive cult, was r*ped and sexually assaulted by her disgusting sick preacher father who was supposed to be protecting her, which played a role in Ethel constantly falling into toxic relationships with abusive guys later in life, among one of those boyfriends was named Logan whom Ethel would lose when Logan was killed in a shoot-out with the police which caused Ethel to go on the run from the police. Then Ethel ran away from home and met Isaiah while hitchhiking to California and Isaiah seemed nice at first, but then Isaiah turned out to be a scumbag as he ended up getting Ethel hooked on heavy drugs such as heroin and started pimping her out/trafficking her as a prostitute while also subjecting her to domestic violence and beatings daily, culminating in everything escalating further in Isaiah exposing himself as a psychopath and his abusiveness towards Ethel intensifying into outright physical and sexual torture that Ethel endures as she's hallucinating while high, which in turn dredges up all of her old trauma based scars and wounds, and then ends tragically with Isaiah murdering and eating Ethel.

Ethel lived a sad tragic life and ended up dying a horrible, violent death. She deserved so much better 💔

I was still reeling from listening to Lingua Ignota's Caligula (itself an indescribably harrowing piece of art), then Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter took me through another roller coaster ride of a wave of various emotions. In terms of the album's gothic themes, it wholeheartedly fits. As disturbing and harrowing as it is, it fits the southern gothic tone and midwestern gothic tone throughout the lore--and frankly in my honest opinion, a lot of popular media that tries to lean into gothic themes have been playing it safe so Ethel came along and said, "Lemme show ya'll how it's really done!", and did exactly that. The track Ptolemea epitomizes this along with August Underground, and they're the most chilling, unsettling, horrifying and disturbing tracks on the album, and the final track Strangers along with Hard Times earlier on are the most heartbreaking, to where I found myself getting emotional.

Preacher's Daughter is a modern day southern gothic and midwestern gothic masterpiece. And like Caligula, I won't be forgetting it anytime soon.

Top favorite songs: A House in Nebraska, Western Nights, Family Tree, Ptolemaea, Hard Times

P.S.: Also, it means a lot to me that Ethel's late diagnosed autistic and transgender, and talks about religious trauma and personal trauma throughout her music. I'm also late diagnosed autistic and neurodivergent and I deal with a ton of personal trauma and religious trauma though the main difference with me is that I was born intersex which I found out later in life and I'm an intersex woman/femme, and I'm of color. I'll probably explain more of my story in another post, but considering my own life story and my own mental health journey and journey of sitting at many levels of marginalized identities while being a believer in Christ, that makes Preacher's Daughter and Ethel's overall themes and story mean that much more to me.

[coffincoitus]

also. lbh. not knowing africa is a continent is not just about "being bad at geography". it's a thing that starts with r and ends with ism

[carusolikey]

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Last Song: The Dogs of B.A. by Mirah

Currently Watching: Oof. So, I've taken a break from writing, and this summer has seen some pretty great shows while knitting up a storm. Currently rewatching Hacks so that I can catch up on s3. My personal watch style is to always watch the preceding seasons in a lead up to whatever new season has happened. I do not watch things as they air, I wait until all episodes are available, watching a full season with no other shows. For me, as a snooty tv purist, this provides a deeper, more meaningful experience (cackles to self - but seriously, my memory is not great, I need a full season recap in complete detail).

Honorable Summer Show Mentions:

Kevin Can F**k Himself - an excellent use of "play within a play" that Wes Anderson wishes he could master (I love Royal Tenenbaum Wes Anderson, I despise with a passion his recent films, especially Asteroid City - what a sterilized, kill-room set-up for any potential of human emotions), with a powerful take on the subtlety of DV and imperfect victims.

Evil (ooky, kooky, spooky trailer!) - horror comedy that's more cheeky than the camp of Ryan Murphy (I love half of his stuff; Feud was amazing), it addresses the evils that haunt us from the perspective of logic, and the characters are not impressed by bumps in the night. Satisfying for those who've "studied" the classics, from Romero, King, Kubrick, Wes Craven, Hideo Nakata, Vincent Price, Hitchcock, Takashi Shimizu, John Carpenter, Ira Levin, et al.

Solar Opposites - Hilarious, dark, uplifting (?), intriguing (The Wall - IYKYK), and they got rid of Justin Roiland in the most amazing, best way possible, replacing him with Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey, who admittedly, is an adjustment at first, but does an amazing job. I love him, and I ship what I ship, no spoilers. I'm also certain that I need at least a few of Terry's T-Shirts. Alexa, Stop. ✋

And finally, I started the summer comfort-rewatching Archer. 🥃

Those coma seasons + the season right after? Always, always get me, because the versions of everyone in his coma, are projections of how he sees them, and he respects all of the women in his life a lot, and in every iteration, he's always in love with Lana. Plus he thinks of Woodhouse as his partner, not just his equal, but his mentor, and the person that he would do anything to avenge. *Cue ugly bawling.* 😭😭😭

Last Movie: I did a double feature knitting party! Drive-Away Dolls and Lisa Frankenstein. 🧟

Current Obsessions: 2024 U.S. Election, not being impressed with both-sides-isms that instill apathy with younger voters who don't remember that's how republicans win, and for some reason are either unaware or don't remember that Trump put children younger than 3 years old in detention camps. Separating them from their parents, without rudimentary, basic supplies, like toothbrushes, mattresses, blankets, and medicine, where they were often r*ped by ICE agents, refused access to abortions, and given hysterectomies without their knowledge or consent, and for some reason, that's.... comparable. People tried to donate supplies, but were met with resistance by agents. While Melania's agenda as First Lady was "Be Best" and "I don't really care, do you?", Dr. Jill Biden's agenda was to find the children and reunite them with their family after Trump's monstrous deportation decree. FUCK THAT GUY. Current migrant reunification information under Biden here. I could easily list (Project) 2025 more reasons why Trump's the worst, but I'll just end with, Vote Kamala - we're not going back.

Also, I've been reading Isabel Allende, currently deep in Portrait in Sepia after finishing Daughter of Fortune, and The House of Spirits. The history of Chile feels particularly and eerily relevant, and it wasn't that long ago. Pinochet was arrested in London in 1998, held on house arrest, until plans to extradite him for trial in Spain were thwarted based on "medical grounds" in March 2000, and he was sent back to Chile. Guess what happened in Chile? "In March 2000, Congress approved a constitutional amendment creating the status of "ex-president", which granted its holder immunity from prosecution and a financial allowance;" Does that sound familiar? In July 2002, the prosecuting attorney attempted to hold him accountable, and the Supreme Court of Chile dismissed Pinochet's indictment because of his "mental faculties", with his defense team saying, oh he's senile, he doesn't remember his human rights violations. But then, in 2004, they overruled that previous hearing, because he'd given a recent television interview that was pretty damningly coherent. "Questioned by his judges in order to know if, as president, he was the direct head of DINA, he answered: 'I don't remember, but it's not true. And if it were true, I don't remember'." Again, this rhetoric is super familiar - red flags could not be redder than if they were worn proudly as hats, and some people will try to use history as a playbook.

Alright, back to the fun questions.

Relationship Status: Completed my last long term relationship, and currently enjoying life as a free agent, a benefit with friends. 😌

Last Thing I Googled: Outside of the articles above for source material, Forced Teaming, the technique I believe Vance used during the Veep debate. But two things that I googled that are more "fun" are the corrosiveness of titanium, iridium, and aluminum when used as a metal alloy for parts of a skeleton - for a writing prompt I received, and the Ropes Mansion, which was used as a setting in the original Hocus Pocus movie, in Salem, MA. It's a pretty cool place to visit if you ever get the chance.

Add your own question - what's your favorite fall tea flavor: Currently into Yerba Mate, but I love some Apple Cinnamon OR Fireside Vanilla Spice. And sometimes I make it adult with a bit of bourbon, whiskey, or spiced rum, depending on the mood.

np tags: @thebeldroramscal @montanaly88 @theinvisiblewoman73 @timelordfreya @movievillainess721 @jensensational71 @lotusbxtch @sheepdogchick3 @nicolethered @alltheglitterandtheroar

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US Stocks Climb Higher, Crude Oil Rebounds

US stocks ended higher on Thursday at the start of a new month as tariff worries eased, with tech issues standing out after robust earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, although after-hours tech news was less positive.

On foreign exchanges, the US dollar extended its two-day recovery lifted by hopes that fears of global trade disruption due to the imposition of additional tariffs by President Donald Trump have peaked. The White House signalled on Thursday that it could announce bilateral trade deals with a number of trading partners in weeks.

The greenback shrugged aside some more cautious US data. Ahead of Friday’s key April non-farm payrolls report, the latest initial jobless claims rose by 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted total of 241,000 for the week ended April 26, higher than the estimate for 225,000.

Meanwhile, the ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for April fell to 48.7, lower than March’s figure of 49.0, but higher than estimates for a fall to 48.0.

On Wednesday, first quarter GDP data surprisingly showed the US economy contracted for the first time in three years.

With the dollar firming, gold prices came under pressure, retreating further from recent record levels. Spot gold dropped 1.6% to $3,255 per ounce.

At the stock market close in New York on Thursday, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrials Average was up 0.2% at 40,752, while the broader S&P 500 index gained 0.6% to 5,604.

Meanwhile, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.5% at 17,710, boosted by above-forecast earnings from two of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ mega cap firms reported after-hours on Wednesday.

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Meta Platforms gained 4.2% after the Facebook and Instagram reported solid quarterly results, with its forward guidance topping consensus as it raised its planned capex to accelerate the construction of AI data centres.

And Microsoft jumped 7.3% after the software giant’s first-quarter revenue increased by 13% and it forecast cloud-computing revenue growth of 34% to 35% for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Two more mega caps reported after the Wall Street close on Thursday - iPhone-maker Apple and online retail giant Amazon.

After gaining 3.1% during the session, Amazon reversed 3.0% in post-market trading after reporting softer guidance for the current-quarter which offset better-than-expected Q1 results despite underwhelming growth in its key cloud computing segment.

Similarly, Apple added 0.4% in the session, but fell 2.3% after-hours as its Q1 earnings only narrowly beat expectations, reflecting caution on the outlook given the uncertainties over Trump’s tariffs.

Away from tech, there were plenty more corporate earnings to assess, with around one-third of all S&P 500-listed firms posting results this week.

Eli Lilly dropped 11.7% after the drugs firm posted disappointing sales of its popular weight-loss drug, Zepbound.

McDonald’s fell 1.9% after the fast-food giant posted a surprise decline in first-quarter global comparable sales.

Meanwhile, Estee Lauder shed 1.8% despite posting better-than-expected third quarter results, as it highlighted ongoing challenges in its travel retail business and subdued consumer sentiment in Asia.

And General Motors fell 0.4% after the automaker said expected the financial hit from tariffs could reach $5 billion and slashed its annual guidance.

Meanwhile, oil prices bounced back from a sell-off on Wednesday as President Trump threatened secondary sanctions on Iran after a fourth round of US-Iran talks was postponed.

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US WTI crude added 1.3% to $58.99 a barrel, and UK Brent crude gained 1.3% to $61.84 a barrel.

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AKKADIAN WITH VIVI - PART 2. ROOTS AND PHONETIC CHANGES

here is part 1!

from here on out, posts should get shorter (i hope) !!! anyways, for this one, i studied everything that has to do with akkadian roots of words (very similar to other semitic languages), and i went through the long list of phonetic changes. this post is actually a combination of two weeks of studying, cause on the first one i only managed to get through the vocalic ones and i realized i probably should include the consonantic changes in the same post, so the next week i went over those, as well as some excercises cause i reached the end of the first unit!

anyways, everything will be explained in detail below the cut :)

word roots:

so, for those of you who don't know how semitic languages work, here's a quick rundown of it. their main characteristic is that consonants have all the semantic value, whereas vowels can change in order to alter the grammatical meaning (this is why you've probably heard of semitic languages typically not writing their vowels or having very few ones, they are not important to understand the meaning of a word).

in akkadian, words usually have a triconsonantic root (this is the same in arabic, and i imagine also hebrew). for example, p-r-s will always mean something similar to 'cut, divide': iparras 'he cuts', iprus 'he has cut', taprusī 'you (fem.) have cut', purussûm 'cut', 'decision', pirištu lit. 'what is separated', it means 'secret'. a rule for this is that C1 and C2 coud not be the same consonant (C2 and C3 could).

btw, as a heads up cause i see how this could be confusing; you'll see that all nouns end with -um. that's not part of the root, and in fact in these next examples i will be adding a dash to mark it. it's the nominative singular desinence, don't worry about it, we'll cover it in the future (also it tended to disappear as time went on, so without the -um the similarities with other semitic languages are more clear).

anyways. of course not all words have a triconsonantic root. some of them are biconsonantic, usually words that were very commonly used, and possibly because of that: m-t mut-um 'spouse', š-m šum-um 'name' (اسم ism, שֵׁם shemem), '-b ab-um 'father' (أب ab, אַבָּא abea).

just as you can see in that last example, all words that had ' as their first consonant have lost it. you can see which words originally had ' because as per akkadian rules, all words should start with a consonant, so all basic words that in standard akkadian start with a vowel most likely started with ' in paleo-akkadian. for example, '-ḫ aḫ-um 'brother' (أخ akh, אָח ach), '-k-l akāl-um 'to eat' (يأكل yakul, לֶאֱכוֹל le'echol),

there is also a very small number of words that have roots with more than 3 consonants, like '-q-r-b aqrab-um 'scorpion' (عقرب 'aqrab, עַקרָב ak'rav), š-m-'-l šumêl-um 'left (as in the direction)' (שְׁמֹאל shemamol). as you can see, ' is always at the scene of the crime. my messy best friend <3

finally, as with any other language, there's also loanwords! most of them come, as you could imagine, from sumerian: egal > ekall-um 'palace' (قصر qasr, castle (en.), castillo (es.), etc), engar > ikkar-um 'farmer' (חַקלאַי hak'lai), azu > as-ûm 'doctor'. there's loanwords from other languages like hurrite (ašušḫu, it was a unit of measurement), or some that we honestly do not know where the fuck do they come from (ḫuliyam 'helmet', siriyam 'leather breastplate').

phonetic phenomena:

vocalic changes

-/a/ changes into /e/ when:

before or after /e/ alef: *ba'lum > bēlum

nouns that are structured C1aC2C3 when C3 was /e/ alef, with a compensatory lengthening of the vowel: *zar'um > zērum 'seed' (بذرة bidhara, זֶרַע zara)

initial *ya- with the loss of the yod (y): *yanaqum > enēqum 'to lick'

/a/ in contact with /l/ or /r/ accompanied by an emphatic (ṭ ṣ q), labial (p, b, m) or sibilant (s, z, š) consonant: *lamnum > lemnum 'bad'

/i/ changes to /e/ in a closed vowel that ends in /r/ or /ḫ/: *ṣaḫir > ṣeḫer 'it is small'

progressive assimilation (if the previous vowel changes to an /e/, the next /a/ also changes): *ģarābum > *erābum > erēbum 'to enter'

regressive assimilation (the opossite situation of the progressive assimilation): *alqe > *elqe 'i took'

dipthong /*au/ changes to /ū/ and /*ai/ changes to /ī/: *mautum > mūtum 'death' (موت mawt, מָוֶת mavet), *baitum > bītum 'house' (بيت bayt, בַּיִת beiyit)

-vowel length changes:

long vowel + geminated consonant (double consonant) becomes short: *kīntum > kittum 'truth', idinnū 'they will judge' but idīn 'he judged'

V+ alef, wau (w) or yod + C looses the alef/wau/yod, with a compensatory lengthening of the vowel (*i'kul > īkul 'he ate', *iyniq > īniq 'he licked'). sometimes the alif assimilates itself with the consonant, provoking gemination (*uša'kal > ušakkal 'he makes eat', *ihlik > illik 'he sets out')

loss of the soft consonant at the start of a syllable, with a compensatory lengthening of the vowel: *mil'um > mīlum 'rise (of water)', *minwum > mīnum 'count (as in to count)'

before the particle -ma and pronominal suffixes the vowel becomes long: anākū-ma 'i certainly', šarrī-šu (his king)

in interrogative and exclamative phrases, the last vowel can be elongated for emphatic purposes: ul rakīb 'isn't he going to ride?', aplaḫmā 'i was so scared!'

-syncope of a vowel:

in a sequence of 2 open and short syllables, the second syllable looses their vowel (*parisum > parsum 'cut', *rapašum > rapšum 'wide'). however, if after the second syllable there's an /r/, there's no syncope (šikarum 'beer', zikarum 'man')

in the preterite and optative tenses of i wau verbs after ū / ī, short vowels dissapear: *ūbilam > ūblam 'he brought', *lībilū > līblū 'may they carry')

in possesive and pronominal suffixes there might be an apocope of the final vowel (-šun, -kun, -k, instead of -šunu, -kunu, -ka)

-vocalic contractions:

normally, when two vowels clash, a long vowel is formed by contraction, usually it's the second vowel that stays. however, in ancient babilonian and other archaic dialects there's still dipthongs of /ia/, /iu/ and /ea/: ibniū 'they (masc.) created', tabniā 'you (pl) created', išmeā 'they (fem.) heard'. exceptions to the general rule of the second vowel staying are ā + i / ī = ê, e / ē + a / ā = ê, e + ī = normally ê, sometimes î

in the mari dialect i / ī + a / ā can result in ê: *anniam > annêm 'this', *kīam > kêm 'like this'.

the particle lū + the verb prefix a- = lu (*lū-abdul > lubdul 'i will praise'), and lū + the verb prefix i- = li (*lū-iprus > liprus 'may he separate')

finally, in akkadian CC at the beginning or at the end was impossible, so in order to fix this when it might happen, they added an anaptictic vowel between the two C of the same sound as the closest vowel (*prus > purus 'separate it (you)', *arn-um > aran 'sin' in status constructus (don't worry about it). sometimes what they'll do is add an -i at the end of the word (*libb mutim > libbi mutim 'the heart of the husband'), *qišt awīlim > qišti awīlim 'the gift of the man')

consonantic changes

-assimilations:

/b/ tends to assimilate to the following /m/: *erubma > erumma 'he entered and...'

/m/ + pronominal suffix assimilates to the initial consonant of the suffix (*išpuram-kum > išpurakkum 'he wrote to you'). when /m/ is the third consonantic root before the suffix, it nasalizes into /n/ (*ikim-šu > ikinšu 'he confiscated it'). before /g/ /m/ is also assimilated (*tamgintum > taggintum 'reconciliation'). before /ṭ/ it could either be assimilated or nasalized (*ḫamṭiš > ḫanṭiš or ḫaṭṭiš 'fast')

/n/ is usually assimilated into the following consonant: *indin > iddin 'he gave', *ankašim > akkašim 'to you', *šuntum > šuttum 'dream'.

/d/ and /t/ are assimilated before /t/ and /š/: *tanādtum > tanāttum 'glory', *edšum > eššum 'new' (ח��דָשׁ hadash)

/š/ assimilates into the following /s/: *išsi > issi 'he screamed'

the infixes -ta- and -tan- preceded by sibillants (exept š) or dentals assimilate their consonant to the previous one: *ustaḫim > ussaḫim 'he afflicted', *idtūk > iddūk 'he has killed')

/gta/ and /gtan/ sonorize the dental in -gd-: *igtamar > igdamar 'he has finished'

the feminine suffix -t could be enfatized if it followed /ṭ/ or /q/: *muballiṭtum > muballiṭṭum 'enlivening', *mušeniqtum > mušeniqṭum 'midwife'

from middle babilonian onwards, /bb/, /dd/, /gg/ and /zz/ could become /mb/, /nd/, /ng/ and /nz/ respectively: inaddin > inandin 'he gives' (נותן noten), imaggar > imangar 'he agrees', inazziq > inanziq 'he gets irritated'.

law of barth; the m- in nominal prefixes nasalizes in /n/ when the root of the word its attatching itself to has a labial (/p/, /b/, /m/): *mapḫarum > napḫarum 'set' (מַעֲרֶכֶת ma'arehet), *markabtum > narkabtum 'cart', *ma'apašum > nēpešum 'activity'

-n'- and -ny- in verbs I-alef and I-yod become -nn-: *in'akkal > innakkal 'it is eaten' (נאכל ne'achel, يؤكل yukal), *inyeššer > inneššer 'it is put in order'

final dentals and sibilants before the /š/ of 3rd person pronominal suffixes become /ss/, sometimes simplified to /s/: *bīt-šu > bīssu / bīsu 'his / her house', *ikšud-šu > ikšussu 'it reached him', *ipuš-šunūti > ipussunūti 'he made them'

-apheresis, syncope, apocope, and metathesis:

apheresis (loss of the first consonant in a word) in the following cases:

>/n-/ in the imperative of G and Gt of the verbs I-n (*nidin > idin 'give (you)'), in the infinitive of Gt (*nitqurum > itqurum 'to destroy one another'), and in the imperative, infinitive and stative of Ntn (*nitapras > itapras 'be separated time and time again (you)', *nitanprus > itanprus 'he is continually separated')

>/w/ in some forms of verbs I-wau: *wiṣ > iṣ 'it is few'

2. syncope (loss of a consonant in the middle of the word) of /'/, /y/ and /w/ between vowels, with a resulting vowel contraction: *ruba'um > rubûm 'prince', *banāyum > banûm 'to create'; *manāwum > manûm 'to count'

3. apocope (loss of a consonant at the end of the word) in some prepositions (in instead of ina 'in', an instead of ana 'to', 'for') and in roots where C3 is alef (*išma' > išme, *ikla' > ikla)

4. metathesis (position change of two consonants in a word) in Gt and Gtn verbs without any prefixes when the first consonant is a /d/, /ṭ/, /s/, /ṣ/ or /z/, it changes position with the infix -t-: *ṣitbatā > tiṣbatā 'hold on to each other', *zitkan > tizkan 'speak!'

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it has been A Full Year and i finally finished DR season 1. so that's right fuckers. it's time for the grant return of Feli's Season Review

the short of it: i like it!

the long:

Okay it's been a bit since i watched the first episode (a year.) but i remember that I really liked the opening. The set design is gorgeous, the character designs are extremely varied by ninjago standards, i love including more of the weird and wacky species across ninjago that only get their one off appearance.

love seeing serpentine again, and skulkin, and those underwater snake guys, and all sorts of new creatures brought in. it really opens pandora's box to potentially bring in any setting that was usually only reserved for special appearances.

like the realm of madness. the administration as an extension of it is so fucking funny. passierschein A58 bitte. it's just that asterix and obelix skit. it's FUN that they can just pull as many places out of a hat as they want without having to justify it at all. also chima is canon and i think that's where raz is from.

arin and sora are also just a great first duo. i have mentioned it before (a year ago.) that having arin as the fanboy and sora knowing fuckall is a great setup for some natural exposition, AND YET it doesn't overstay it's welcome, with arin (and later, the ninja) only ever giving as much info as is required to understand something and not a single bit more. no we are not going to explain in depth what the geckle and munce are you can understand enough to interpret this as an allergory for a mixed race bastard unwanted by either of his cultures god bless

sora is so trans coded i love it. generally a lot of really good rep going on! it's down low, but i do think a lot of ppl r gonna see themselves in this show. again, sora trans real, arin being black coded (his VA is also black, i believe), it's good!

and cole is gay godspeed. (alive, but gay.)

I LIKED THEIR ARCS AS WELL... i think it was very hamfisted when cole just went "wow the power was in me all along and geo just helped me believe in myself!" and sora was standing Right Next To Him and internalized none of it. girl. girrrrl. mädel.

but generally harkening back to the s1 arc of sora having to find her true potential and then making nya her mentor figure in that, pretty great. the entire story seems to revolve around sora and her potential as she also gets to be the one to dismantle beatrix' weapon right at the end. lloyd gets to do the final bit but sora got the big moment ysee.

and from discussion floating about arin not having powers and being mildly sidelined in the big moments in favor of sora will actually be relevant to his arc?? i'm so excited for that?? especially since it was revealed that beatrix, our big bad, hates elemental powers because her older sister had them and she was jealous. (reminds me of pre s5 nya a little bit??? why does my big brother get to save the world and i just have to sit around when i'm also capable of doing shit). if all that gets paralleled against arin's increasing feelings of uselessness, that'll be fucking fantastic.

arin's so charming. it's a bit sad to watch that he starts out starry eyed and enthusastic, yet his fanboy-isms wane as he trains with lloyd because he sees himself as a burden, no matter how often lloyd reiterates that what arin did, teaching himself spinjitzu, is Fucking Incredible.

in that way, putting arin in a duo w lloyd was also great, because lloyd is once again, The Plot's Special Boy, being the dragon conduit and all. i like all the new dragon lore.

love how more and more it seems like the first spinjitzu master was a hack, lol.

oh he created ninjago? well, um, the world already existed before he came there. it was just a big ocean. he created the elements? wellllll, the source dragon did that, actually? it's really funny, considering he's canonically a neglectful father and the plot probably could've been prevented if he told garmadon "i'm proud of you" just once, he can take the L.

but again like, Lloyd, Grandson of God, up with Arin. And Arin at first doesn't know all the previous adventures, just what's shown to the public, so seeing the actual day to day of his heroes AND how much more they did than he thought, tis sobering. AND YET, HE TRIES HIS BEST. ending the season with arin making pies to cheer everyone up was cute.

as you might notice, i really like the duo structure set up with the cast. first, we meet our new Main Characters and then we're reintroduced to the ogs one by one. It keeps up suspense, obviously, to see what's become of the ogs, but it also stops them from stealing the spotlight and lets the new faces find their footing first.

I also just, kinda, appreciate that not all the og ninja have to be main characters. Zane is pretty clearly a side character, and Cole has other shit to worry about. And Jay has less than a minute of screentime that is SO fucking funny because a new viewer isn:t even going to know he's important.

Anyways yeah, the focus is on Lloyd, Kai, and Nya, for the old characters, and they get much stronger scenes as a result. Narrowing the focus, yknow.

wyldfire is fucking hilarious and her and Kai are probably my favorite duo. Again, great to make duos of one new one old (even with Cole & Geo, and Zane & Frohicky) (i dont know how his name is spelled). Allows the new character to find their footing while also giving old viewers the characters they're familiar with. By connecting the cast so thoroughly across generations, you prevent old cliques from forming, stop the plot from separating the new and the old out. It's more transformative and cohesive that way, it's interesting new character constellations.

I guess my main complaints are the pacing in the middle kinda dragged. Splitting the plot three ways during the search for the dragon cores REALLY stalled progress to a standstill. That's what I loved about wildbrain era of the original - every 10minutes, every episode, you Accomplished Something. The plot moved forward in blocks. With it split three way, you'd have moments where all three duos eat shit at the same time. As much as I love the dynamic between Kai and Wyldfire, their segment was definitely the weakest outside of that.

And also the fight scenes are kinda boring. Really doesn't take advantage of elemental powers in any cool or interesting ways. They're all just lobbing around recolored fireballs. (Or just regular fireballs). Those then plink of the enemy, and they get smacked around. The fight choreography was overall just Lame. The fights were never my favorite part anyways.

yeah so like, i think i talked myself outta words. I could talk more how all the duos parallel each other, but I kinda don't want to atm. ninjago says trans rights

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How to record roles & responsibilities by 27001 Certification in UAE?

 ISO 27001 Certification in UAE

ISO 27001 Certification in UAE is an across the world diagnosis widespread for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). For corporations in the UAE pursuing ISO 27001 certification, one of the maximum vital components is certainly documenting roles and duties. This guarantees duty, transparency, and efficiency in dealing with the ISMS. Properly recording these roles aligns with the requirements of ISO 27001 Certification in UAE, especially clauses concerning management, organizational shape, and data security. Below is an in-depth guide on the way to report roles and responsibilities for ISO 27001 certification in UAE within the UAE.

Understanding the Importance of Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and duties are pivotal for the success of an ISMS implementation. They offer:

Clarity: Define who is accountable for what, minimizing confusion and overlap.

Accountability: Ensure each crew member is familiar with their function in maintaining and improving the ISMS.

Compliance: Align with ISO 27001 Certification in UAE requirements, which include Clause five.3 (Organizational Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities) in UAE.

Risk Management: Assign obligations to perceive, assess, and cope with statistics security dangers.

Consistency: Ensure procedures are consistently observed.

For businesses inside the UAE, this structured technique becomes even more critical when demonstrating compliance during an ISO 27001  Certification in UAE audit

Key ISO 27001 Requirements for Roles and Responsibilities

ISO 27001 Certification in UAE requires businesses to establish and communicate roles and obligations, mainly inside the following regions:

Top Management Commitment (Clause five): Leadership should demonstrate commitment to the ISMS and assign specific duties.

Information Security Policies (Clause 5.2): Responsibilities must include developing, imposing, and communicating protection guidelines.

Risk Management Process (Clause 6.1): Roles have to be assigned for threat identification, assessment, and remedy.

Operational Controls (Clause eight): Define who implements and video display units the controls to deal with dangers.

Incident Management  Responsibilities for reporting, investigating, and resolving protection incidents must be absolutely defined.

Internal Audit : Roles for engaging in audits, reporting findings, and ensuring compliance ought to be allotted in ISO 27001 Certification in UAE.

Understanding these requirements enables businesses to make sure that their ISMS shape meets the certification standards

Steps to Record Roles and Responsibilities for ISO 27001 Certification in UAE

Step 1: Identify Key Stakeholders

Start by means of figuring out key stakeholders in the organisation who're involved in implementing, coping with, and monitoring the ISMS. This typically includes:

Top Management: CEO, Directors, and Senior Management.

ISMS Manager/Information Security Officer (ISO): Responsible for managing the ISMS implementation and compliance.

IT Department: Technical groups coping with structures, networks, and statistics property.

HR Department: For dealing with roles, get right of entry to rights, and worker focus.

Audit Team: Internal and external audit employees.

Compliance Officers: Overseeing compliance with laws, guidelines, and ISO 27001 Certification in UAE necessities.

Employees: Individuals who usage of or interact with the ISMS.

Step 2: Develop a Responsibility Matrix

To systematically record roles and duties, use a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RACI). This method maps out roles and responsibilities genuinely:

R = Responsible: The man or woman(s) who performs the assignment.

A = Accountable: The character in the end is chargeable for the final results.

C = Consulted: Individuals whose entry is sought.

I = Informed: Individuals who want to be saved and knowledgeable.

Step 3: Document Roles and Responsibilities within the ISMS Manual

Roles and responsibilities have to be formally documented inside the ISMS guide or associated policies. Each position must consist of:

Title of the Role

Description: Key duties and scope.

Reporting Lines: Who the individual reviews to.

Authority Level: Decisions the person can make inside their role.

Specific Tasks: Duties associated with ISO 27001 Certification in UAE compliance (e.g., undertaking danger checks, dealing with controls, and coping with incidents).

Example Role Description:

Title: Information Security Officer (ISO)

Responsibilities:

Oversee the implementation and renovation of the ISMS.

Monitor compliance with ISO 27001 Certification in UAE controls and regulations.

Conduct everyday threat checks and recommend remedy plans.

Train personnel on statistics safety awareness.

Act as the factor of contact for ISMS audits and outside certification of our bodies.

Authority: Approve ISMS-associated documentation and suggest enhancements.

Reports To: CEO.

Communicating Roles and Responsibilities

To ensure a hit implementation, roles and responsibilities need to be communicated to all applicable parties:

Internal Communication: Use conferences, emails, and education classes to explain duties in ISO 27001 Certification in UAE.

Training Programs: Conduct function-based total facts safety cognizance education.

Documentation Sharing: Share documented obligations in ISMS manuals, activity descriptions, or internal portals.

Visual Tools: Use organizational charts or workflow diagrams to demonstrate responsibilities.

Regular communication minimizes ambiguity and ensures that everyone is aware of their function in preserving the ISMS.

Monitoring and Reviewing Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities have to be reviewed periodically to make sure they remain effective and aligned with organizational adjustments:

Internal Audits: Verify that assigned roles are being fulfilled as documented.

Management Reviews: Assess the effectiveness of roles and duties as part of the ISMS evaluation method (Clause nine.Three).

Change Management: Update roles and responsibilities in reaction to adjustments in personnel, approaches, or era.

Performance Evaluation: Use KPIs to measure the effectiveness of assigned roles.

For example, an organization can tune the variety of incidents, audits completed, or dangers mitigated to assess performance.

Ensuring Compliance with UAE Regulations

Organizations within the UAE ought to don't forget nearby legal guidelines and rules, consisting of:

NESA (National Electronic Security Authority): Cybersecurity standards for authorities and crucial sectors.

Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC): Local cybersecurity compliance necessities.

UAE Federal Law No. 2 (2019): Protection of personal data and sensitive records.

When assigning roles and responsibilities, ensure compliance with each ISO 27001 and neighborhood UAE policies. This can also require collaboration with prison advisors or compliance experts

Leveraging Tools to Record Roles and Responsibilities

Organizations can make use of equipment to streamline the procedure of documenting and dealing with roles:

Project Management Software (e.g., Trello, Asana): Track obligations and tasks.

ISMS Management Platforms: Automate function-based totally get entry to manage and documentation.

Spreadsheets and Documentation Templates: Record and update the RACI matrix.

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