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you know how i feel about fantasy royal fairy etc etc etc bull shit so tell me about the prince who is also a cat or cat prince or whatever exactly that title was i would like some deets svp <3

Absolutely! 💕

In this fic, everyone has a magical power of some kind that they 'unlock' when they turn 18. Adrien, as the crown prince, is expected to have some very powerful, flashy, and suitably royal power, like his ancestors, like his father expects him to. Unfortunately, his only power seems to be shapeshifting, not into anything, but only into a little housecat. His father is not happy.

Meanwhile, Marinette is a commoner and recently discovered witch, who's learning how to do a summoning spell for her familiar. There's no way this could go wrong, right?

You got lucky and picked a fic I have a lot written for, so here's a snippet:

They hadn’t told the country what his power was yet. According to the magazines, it was going to be a “big surprise” that would be revealed for the 120th anniversary of the capital city’s founding.

Adrien wondered what his father was plotting to disguise the disgraceful reality of his son’s power with. False telepathy, perhaps. That would be easy to fake, until the first meeting with anyone he didn’t know from the palace. Which was, of course, a lot of people; most of them, in fact.

For now, his father’s plan remained a secret, and Adrien resigned himself to another afternoon of boredom as he sat down with Lady Bourgeois for another lesson in royal fashion.

As she began to ramble on about the key differences between mauve and indigo, Adrien closed his eyes and held back a sigh, taking care not to let his perfect posture slip. Forty more minutes and he would be free from this lesson… and then he’d be delivered into the hands of yet another boring tutor.

I wish I was anywhere but here, he thought, silently bemoaning the fact that he hadn’t been given the gift of teleportation, after all. That would’ve impressed his father and been useful for evading redundant lessons.

Suddenly, the sounds of Lady Bourgeois’ voice faded away, replaced by a thoughtful hum, several awed-sounding murmurs, and a high-pitched squeal.

“A black cat! See, Marinette, I told you you could do it!

Adrien’s eyes shot open. He looked around, taking in the bland-colored room, full of desks and perhaps fifteen people his age.

Had his wish somehow worked? Had he switched powers and been granted one his father could finally accept?

He took a hesitant step forward, but then Adrien froze.

The tile floor hadn’t vanished when he touched it, so this wasn’t a dream, but he could’ve sworn he hadn’t had paws just a few seconds ago! If he had the power of teleportation now, then how could he still be able to turn into a cat? And why had he done so without even noticing?

“A black cat for your familiar, how lucky!” a redheaded woman said, stepping forward to examine Adrien, who suddenly felt more on display than he had at his birthday party earlier that year, when everyone had been watching to see what his power was.

Beside the woman who seemed to be the class’s teacher, a girl with dark hair pulled back in pigtails scratched her cheek.

“Er, do you really think so?” she asked, looking nervous as she glanced back and forth from Adrien to the teacher.

“I knew it, girl!” Adrien recognized that voice from before. He watched as a girl with ombre-colored hair elbowed the nervous one and offered her a grin. “You’re going to be the best witch this country’s ever seen! Only the best witches ever summon a black cat to be their familiar.”

Adrien’s heart momentarily stopped.

“Meow?” he asked, forgetting that no one could understand him in this form.

The girls and boys in the class let out a chorus of awwwws. He was so flustered that he sat down and flattened his ears while he tried to figure out what had happened.

He’d been summoned as a familiar? A witch’s familiar? Despite being not only human, but magic on his own, and the prince, to top it off?

How on earth was this possible?

Thanks for the ask @aidanchaser!

#tag game #wip game #the prince is a cat :3

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spacenutspod · 5 months

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Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on in this image taken at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17, 1903. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last.

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explo-bit · 5 months

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cavenewstimes · 5 months

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120th Anniversary of the First Powered, Controlled Flight

In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the very first powered, managed flight in the world as his bro Wilbur searches. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds throughout the very first flight of the day. The Wright siblings made 4 flights that day …Read More

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sbknews · 1 year

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The Harley-Davidson Experience Tour Has Launched Across The UK

Limitless experiences and limited places on the Harley-Davidson® Experience Tour. To mark the iconic motorcycle brand’s 120th Anniversary, Harley-Davidson have kicked off the Harley-Davidson® Experience Tour at the first of many venues which will happen across the UK, giving those seeking to embody the spirit of freedom an opportunity like no other. With limitless experiences and limited places, the Harley-Davidson® Experience Tour is now open to book. The tour is the perfect way for Harley-Davidson fans to experience pure power on the open road, enjoy some refreshments and chat with local Harley-Davidson dealership experts to gain further knowledge and insight into Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and the lifestyle they offer every rider. Date: 27th May 2023 Venue: Sam’s Diner Location: St Austell Date: 1st July 2023 Venue: Poulson Creative Customs Location: Essex Date: 8th July 2023 Venue: Docks Beers Location: Grimsby Date: 9th July 2023 Venue: NY500 Location: Pickering Date: 15th July 2023 Venue: Bridge House Cafe Location: Lancaster Date: 29th July 2023 Venue: Baffle Haus Location: Pontypool Date: 6th August 2023 Venue: Rivos Hub Location: Poole Date: 19th August 2023 Venue: The Green Welly Location: Crianlarich Date: 23rd September 2023 Venue: Rykas Café Location: Dorking The Experience Tour will happen across the summer throughout the United Kingdom, spread over a range of dates. Those who are new to the world of Harley-Davidson® and would like to experience this pioneering two-wheel transportation brand can book their place by visiting: https://bit.ly/HDExpTour23 Anyone who secures a place on the Harley-Davidson® Experience Tour will need to bring their full, valid motorcycle licence, helmet and riding gear to be ready for the open road. For more Harley-Davidson UK news check out our dedicated page Harley-Davidson UK News or head to the official Harley-Davidson UK website www.harley-davidson.com/gb/en/index.html Read the full article

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Faye Wong stars in Helena Rubinstein’s 120th anniversary film (2022)

In honour of its 120th anniversary, L’Oreal-owned beauty brand Helena Rubinstein invited iconic singer and actress Faye Wong to star in its short film called “Beauty Beyond Time”.

In the one-minute video produced by renowned Chinese director Wong Kar-wai, Faye Wong highlights Helena’s signature Re-plasty Age Recovery Cream and pays tribute to the eternal beauty behind the century-old brand. This marks the first collaboration between the two in 18 years.

Apart from the short film, the brand additionally carried out a tour of celebratory pop-up exhibitions across China, with the first one kicking off in Hangzhou from September 15 to 21.

Meanwhile, on social media, Faye Wong’s participation in the campaign became an instant hit among Chinese netizens – especially among millennials who grew up watching Hong Kong films. On Weibo, the teaser for the short film garnered more than 11 million views. Netizens took to the comments to express their excitement over the potential comeback of the star, who rarely engages in brand partnerships.

In China, nostalgia marketing is especially effective among millennials and Gen Z. As the Chinese value collectivism, they tend to share memories and develop collective identities. Faye Wong is one of those very shared memories among Chinese millennials. Her main roles in blockbusters Chungking Express and 2046 have made Faye a timeless icon in Chinese pop culture.

Looking ahead, Helena Rubinstein intends on leveraging live streaming content to reach young, tech-savvy audiences. In 2022, for China’s 618 e-commerce festival, the cosmetics brand became the first self-live streaming luxury beauty brand to reach 100 million RMB (around 14 million USD) in sales.

By incorporating Faye Wong into its 120th anniversary campaign, Helena Rubinstein demonstrates the power of nostalgia marketing in China. Brands looking to captivate the Chinese market can leverage these collective memories to tug at audiences’ nostalgic heartstrings.

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bloodtroth · 5 years

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Grindeldore 120th anniversary fic

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Gellert raised his head as he heard the distinctive sound of heels clicking against the concrete floor. As he identified the footsteps, he lowered his head back down again, not bothering to look at the person that was now standing behind the door of his cell.

“I see you’ve finally decided to come to see me,” he said, his voice hoarse from lack of use. The sound of it felt enormous in the silence of the prison. The quiet, he thought, was the worst aspect of his punishment. It had driven him mad more than once.

When he received no answer, he looked up to confirm that the person was not merely the product of his own mind. It would not have been the first time. But, no, the shadow Albus’ figure cast on the floor was there, and from his position on the floor, Gellert could just see the top of his head.

Unnerved by his silence, Gellert sneered, “What may I thank for this great honour?”

In answer, a hand reached for the flap on his door and passed a small packet through it. “Happy anniversary, my dear,” Albus said, and Gellert closed his eyes against the feeling hearing his voice arose in him. It had been years since he had last heard it. Albus’ voice was different now; whereas before it had still held the lingering notes of youth, it was now slowed and dragged down by age and remembered grief.

As he rose to shaky feet and made his way to the door, Gellert wondered if the grief had all been due to him, or if Albus had faced other tragedies since the day he had locked him here and walked away without looking back. Gellert was uncertain; his Visions were hazy at best, fragmented by the wards restraining his magic.

Bending down, Gellert picked up the packet. It was wrapped in a green paper that was sprinkled with stars. Gellert nearly smiled. It was very much to Albus’ taste. He turned it with his hands, trying to guess what was inside.

After a moment, he slipped the packet inside the pocket of his torn prison robe and, raising his head, met Albus Dumbledore’s eyes for the first time in years. The sight of his aged face shocked him, although it shouldn’t have. He knew that it had been decades between the last time and now, but knowing it and seeing it were two different things. Albus looked old. Ancient. A far cry from the auburn-haired youth Gellert had first known, or the grim, dignified professor that had been his doom. Albus smiled at his shock, and his eyes were suspiciously moist.

Gellert averted his eyes; tears had always made him uncomfortable. Clearing his throat, he asked, “We’ve never celebrated anniversaries before. What’s different this time?” Albus did not answer, but Gellert could hear him shuffling in place, his hands sweeping across the expansive fabric of his robes in an unconscious gesture. Sharply, Gellert looked at him. Albus did not meet his eyes.

“Show me. Now,” Gellert commanded, his heart beating furiously at his chest. Albus sighed before lifting his hand through the bars of the small window. Gellert sucked in a breath as he saw Albus’ hand. The skin was black and withered, clearly as a result of some powerful curse. Quickly, before Albus could withdraw it, Gellert grasped hold of it. Albus let out a small wince, but Gellert ignored him as he closed his eyes and felt for the extent of the damage. His magic confirmed his fears. “You’re dying.”

“Yes,” Albus confirmed, his voice resigned. Gellert looked at him and saw the calm acceptance on his face. Desperate, he pleaded, although from his mouth it sounded more like a command, “Let me use my magic. I can heal you. You know I can.”

Albus smiled sadly and shook his head. “No, Gellert.”

Switching tactics, Gellert lifted the hand to his lips and whispered, “Mein Schatz-“

“I said no,” Albus said, his voice sharp as he extracted his hand from Gellert’s grasp.

Narrowing his eyes, Gellert grasped the bars tightly and leaned his head against them. “What are you planning?” he hissed. Their eyes met again, and within seconds Gellert knew everything Albus had done and would do for his version of Greater Good. Gellert wondered if he slept at night. He had always been a slave to his guilt.

“It’s a necessary sacrifice,“ Albus answered, his face detached as if they were talking about the weather and not his oncoming murder. Gellert wasn’t fooled for a second; Albus only appeared detached when he was trying to restrain his emotions. Scoffing, Gellert shook his head and hissed, the accusations practically dripping off his lips, “So, that’s it then- you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the Greater Good. Just like you were willing to sacrifice me. To sacrifice us.”

Something flickered behind Albus' eyes - a flash of hurt perhaps - before he composed himself again. “You speak as if you hadn’t been willing to do the same. Wasn’t that what you had planned with that poor boy? To kill me.”

Gellert shrugged. “I won’t deny it. But I didn’t.” Leaning his head as far as the bars allowed him, he whispered, “Do you know why you won our duel?”

Uncertainty flickered across Albus’ face. “I was always more skilled in duelling.”

“True,” Gellert acknowledged, “but that is not why. You know I could have killed you when you stumbled. You have always known, haven’t you?”

“Yes,” Albus admitted, his voice soft.

“So, why didn’t I?” Gellert asked, even though he did not expect an answer. Albus looked down. Gellert pressed closer, the bars digging into his skin. “Because when it came down to it- when it came down to killing you- to letting you go- I couldn’t. Because I love you.” Gellert watched as the impact of his words hit Albus as if he had been smacked. A single tear made its trek down Albus’ cheek. Ignoring his pain, Gellert continued, “You have imprisoned me, you have not visited me, you have taken from my everything I once held dear. And now you would take yourself as well?”

Albus looked fragile. Gellert wondered why he had come at all. Perhaps he had thought that Gellert would comfort him. He was wrong. If he was so determined to force Gellert to live in a world without Albus, then he deserved none.

“Don’t be selfish,” Albus admonished, but his voice lacked conviction.

Gellert snorted. “Selfish? Are you sure I’m the one who is being selfish?” he asked, his voice mocking. “You are the one who is planning to take themselves out of this mess you’ve created and leave it to others to solve. When it comes down to it, mein Lieber, you have always been more ruthless than I,” Gellert hissed. With every accusation, Albus’ veneer of calm was breaking. All it would take was one more blow. And Gellert had always known just how to hurt him. His voice carried a pitying tone as he delivered the final strike, “If they knew the full extent of what you had done, I’m sure those boys of yours would agree.”

Albus turned away abruptly, and his voice shaking, whispered, “Goodbye, Gellert.” He made his way hurriedly down the corridor, running away as if the force of Gellert’s words could not reach him anywhere he went.

Throwing himself against the door, Gellert shouted after him, “Don’t think you can get away from me by dying! I will follow you to death if I have to, I can promise you that!”

Albus stopped at the end of the corridor. His back turned to Gellert; he said, “Gellert, I’ve never been under any delusions that I could.” Then he turned down the corridor and disappeared from view.

As Albus’ footsteps faded, Gellert fished the packet Albus had left him out of his pocket. He ripped open the green wrapping, revealing a ring box. With hands still shaking from rage, he opened it. Inside there was a marble ring in the shape of the Deathly Hallows. He picked it up, rolling it between his fingers. The back of it was engraved; The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Smiling wryly, Gellert slipped the ring on his ring finger. It fit perfectly. Closing his eyes, he sat down and leaned his head against the cold rock wall. Behind his lids, there was a pale face with glowing red eyes, his own laughter and the sudden flash of green light. He smiled.

Wait for me, darling, he thought, wait for me.

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rudylozanole · 3 years

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10 best designer belts to buy in 2021

One of the most ubiquitous, practical and undoubtedly essential accessories is, somewhat surprisingly, the most often neglected. Of all the leather goods out there, the only one that everyone needs is a belt. Whether it’s a dressy black leather version to wear with your suit or just a sturdy roughed-out calfskin option as part of your daily rotation, all of us need a reliable belt to secure their pants. While big buckle designer belts have been a finance bro and rapper favorite for generations, for many, most belts are either wildly garish or much too mundane. In reality, though, when we talk about developing a daily uniform and personal style, adding a signature belt to the daily rotation is crucial.

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While Salvatore Ferrangamo’s infamous belt has had its share of unflattering associations–finance lackeys, B-list rappers, seedy jewelers—as we officially embrace early-2000s fashion, its inevitable return is imminent. It also provides an alligator skin belt and highly modern ostrich skin belt. A slightly cheaper alternative to a Louis Vuitton or Gucci belt, the Ferragamo iteration features the house’s “Gancini” logo, or two backwards horseshoes linked together to form a clasp. The hardware is a reference the family’s farming roots and the founder’s history as a shoemaker.While negative associations helped the design fall out of favor with the fashion set, as fashion as a whole pivots towards the early-2000s for inspiration, the label's history, newfound design chops and sordid past prime it for a comeback. It is also known for its elephant leather belt and shark skin belt.

7. B.B. Simon Fully Loaded Swarovski Belt:

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8. Bottega Veneta Black Intrecciato Belt:

For those who miss the #OldCeline and who always wished for Phoebe Philo-designer menswear, Daniel Lee’s Bottega Veneta debut was monumental. Cheekily referred to as #NewBottega, Lee’s designs were lauded for possessing the same sort of luxurious practicality that Philo made famous. His menswear in particular struck a chord, and various items ranging from woven loafers to leather pants were immediate hits with best alligator skin belts and shark skin belts. Of course this being Bottega, leather—particularly the house’s proprietary woven leather technique—was a focus and what Lee has managed to conjure up using the signature intrecciato is marvelous, belts included. While old Bottega Veneta leather accessories were often mundane, featuring the same weave time and time again, Lee has played with proportion creating belts with a much more substantial leather weave with elephant leather belts that not only look striking, but will age incredibly. Though Lee’s aesthetic—and price point—is surely not for everyone, the new Bottega Veneta leather intrecciato belt is an amazing entry point.

9. Rick Owens Studded Performa Belt:

Historically, Rick Owens collections are marked by androgyny, drape, extensive use of leather and a limited color palette as they have alligator skin belt and stingray belts. As of Fall/Winter 2020, however, Owens’ has opted to move in a different direction. Following collections inspired by Kiss costume designer Larry LeGaspi and tribal dress, Owens presented Performa, a collection that referenced both Kansai Yamamoto and Joseph Beuys, combining color with performance and structure in a wholly unprecedented way. The result was daring, bold and surprisingly colorful, with pieces ranging from bubble-gum blue leather pants to blood red officer’s coats.

10. Hermès “H” Belt Buckle with Reversible Strap:

Last—but certainly not least—is the best of the lot. While flashy finance types and fashion trend chasers may reach for a Gucci or Louis Vuitton belt, the subtly mega-rich pull out their Hermès “H” belt. If the day traders all have Ferragamos on, the C-Suite level employees are rocking their “H”s proudly. The sign of the elite the world over, Hermès—itself easily one of the most expensive fashion brands on Earth—has catered to the world’s business elite for decades, providing them with six-plus-figure suits and seven-figure furs for their significant others. Also with highly fashioned alligator skin belts and shark skin belts available. While the “H” belt is nowhere near that price point (clocking in at nearly four figures for a basic leather version) it is easily the most expensive “fashion” belt out there. That said, like a Cartier love bracelet or the label’s notoriously difficult-to-purchase Birkin bags, class comes at a cost. If you have the cash to spend and are looking to nonchalantly stunt forever, go with the Hermès. You won’t be disappointed.

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michaelgabrill · 5 months

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120th Anniversary of the First Powered Controlled Flight

In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight of the day. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last. The aircraft, Flyer 1, […] from NASA https://ift.tt/PZCFGpS

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spacenutspod · 5 months

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Library of Congress In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight of the day. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last. The aircraft, Flyer 1, was wrecked beyond repair after the fourth flight, but Orville took the wreckage home to Ohio and restored it. It went on display at the London Science Museum until 1948 when the Smithsonian Institution took ownership. The Wrights’ legacy has traveled beyond Earth; engineers attached a postage-stamp-sized piece of Flyer 1’s wing material to a cable underneath NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. As of Dec. 2, 2023, Ingenuity has traveled a total distance of 9.6 miles with a total flight time of 2 hours 1 minute 5 seconds. Its ground-breaking mission continues, paving the way for future aerial explorers of Mars. Explore this historic flight and its effect on aeronautics. Image Credit: Library of Congress

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armeniaitn · 4 years

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The man who coined the term ‘genocide’: Today is Raphael Lemkin’s 120th birth anniversary

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The man who coined the term ‘genocide’: Today is Raphael Lemkin’s 120th birth anniversary

Today marks 120th birth anniversary of Raphael Lemkin, the lawyer, who coined the term “genocide” and participated in the preparation of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of December 9, 1948.

The Armenian Genocide has a special place for study in Lemkin’s extensive scientific heritage.

Raphael Lemkin was, by all accounts, obsessed with genocide long before he invented a name for it. It began when he was a teenager in Poland, as he read about the Ottoman Empire crushing its Armenian population in 1915—what is now thought to be the 20th century’s first genocide. He was shocked not just by the killing, but by the brazen way it was conducted, as if there was no concern about outside intervention or repercussion.

Lemkin went to his law professor, and was told that the Turks were the rulers, and therefore had absolute sovereignty within their borders. The citizens of each country, the professor said, were just like chickens, and the ruler was like a farmer, and he could do with them what he liked.

Many years later, in 1943, he’d construct a word—scratching out many others (ethnocide, vandalism)—to properly convey the most heinous act of human evil. The equation for “Genocide” was half “genos,” Greek for people tribe or race, and half a derivative of “caedere,” Latin for killing or destroying.

“Why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?” he wondered. He decided this word would be the catalyst in which the international community would be forced to make massacres into a crime, and then use law to prosecute such acts.

By WWII, Lemkin had been peddling his ideas on genocide for more than a decade. He’d moved to the United States in the early ‘40s and watched the country standby as a mass slaughter played out across the ocean. President Roosevelt, who was eager to halt Hitler’s military advances, wasn’t going to justify a war just to stop an ethnic cleansing.

To get a resolution about genocide passed, he devised a letter-writing campaign. His strategy was to target the smallest of UN member states, writing to Haiti, Burma and others as a way to make the powers take note.

“This law shall not die, because so many human beings died to make it live,” Lemkin wrote.

Then, in 1948, it happened. Country representatives spanning the earth’s corners raised their hands to support a convention that would prevent and punish mass slaughter as a crime. “Genocide Now a World Crime,” the headlines screamed. The refugee from Eastern Europe had made his first entry into international law books.

Three years later, in 1951, it was entered officially. Today, a number of world leaders have already been charged with the crime of genocide, but more questions have surfaced: How can genocide be prevented? And how should it be stopped?

Lemkin died penniless at a bus stop in 1959, on his way to another day lobbying at the United Nations. Since then, he’s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize seven times, and though his name is still little known, others have taken up his cause.

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Students Defiant as Chinese University Warns #MeToo Activist

BEIJING — Students and professors in China denounced a leading university on Tuesday for trying to silence activism about sexual harassment, a rare act of defiance that is testing the limits of the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement.

The institution, Peking University in Beijing, remains in an uproar after a student activist said that an instructor accompanied by the student’s mother had visited her dormitory at 1 a.m. Monday to warn her against continuing to speak out about a 20-year-old rape case that had embarrassed the university.

In a letter that was widely shared online, the activist, Yue Xin, said that the university had frightened her mother so much that she had threatened to kill herself.

The backlash against the university was swift and fierce. In an unusually bold move, a group of students posted banners accusing the institution of betraying its values, saying that Ms. Yue was upholding the spirit of the May 4 movement of 1919, a patriotic uprising led by students.

“What exactly do you fear?” asked the banners, titled “In Solidarity with Our Brave Yue Xin.” They were quickly taken down, and Ms. Yue’s letter and name were censored on Chinese social media.

The debate has pitted students and professors against a government that appears increasingly intolerant of dissent. President Xi Jinping, who rose to power in 2012, has discouraged the propagation of Western influence at universities and has urged stricter oversight of classes and professors.

As the #MeToo movement has spread on Chinese campuses, officials have reacted cautiously, with some describing it as a foreign campaign with no place in China. Still, students have continued to call for better protections against harassment and assault, and many have taken to social media to report cases of misbehavior involving professors.

On Tuesday, students continued to share Ms. Yue’s letter online, with some using the public ledger underlying Bitcoin transactions to evade censorship.

In the letter, Ms. Yue spoke about her attempts, along with those of seven other students, to press the university to release records pertaining to a 1998 assault case involving the professor Shen Yang. A student at the time, Gao Yan, told friends and relatives that she had been raped by Mr. Shen. She killed herself soon after.

The case drew wide attention this month when friends of Ms. Gao, inspired by the #MeToo movement, posted remembrances online. As millions learned of Ms. Gao’s story and anger mounted, Peking University revealed that it had given a warning to Mr. Shen over suspicion of inappropriate behavior after the police investigated the case in 1998.

Mr. Shen, now a professor at another Chinese university, has denied the accusations.

Ms. Yue said in her letter that administrators had threatened to block her graduation and had forced her to delete documents related to her investigation of the 1998 case.

Gao Yan, a young woman whose suicide two decades ago has ignited a debate about sexual harassment in China.

Peking University’s heavy-handed attempts to silence discussion of the case drew widespread rebuke this week.

Some students vowed to boycott the university’s 120th anniversary celebration in May with the hashtag #NotMyAnniversary.

“Most people are just shocked and confused,” said one student, who gave his name as Martin Shi. “The political atmosphere is getting tense both inside and outside campus.”

Yuan Zeng, a 2006 graduate of the university, said its efforts to block discussion of sexual harassment were “stupid and outrageous.”

“I’m happy to see students like Yue Xin are courageously fighting for what they believe is right,” said Ms. Zeng, now a media scholar in Hong Kong.

Peking University did not answer calls seeking comment on Tuesday. A statement on Monday by the foreign languages school, where Ms. Yue is a student, said the university “respects the basic rights of each student.”

As outrage over the treatment of Ms. Yue has grown, commentators have urged the university to work toward reconciliation.

People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s main newspaper, published an online commentary on Tuesday saying that “schools and students are not antagonists,” and adding that universities should seek to better understand the thoughts and actions of young people.

He Weifang, an outspoken law professor at Peking University, said that many faculty members were upset by the university’s treatment of Ms. Yue, a senior who has campaigned against discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

Several other students at the university who have pushed for greater transparency in sexual harassment cases have also reported being intimidated by administrators.

Mr. He said that Peking University, as one of China’s most prestigious institutions, had an obligation to be truthful and transparent.

“The students’ demands for truth show they are socially responsible,” he said. “The university should apologize for not only what happened years ago but also what happened just now.”

Follow Javier C. Hernández on Twitter: @HernandezJavier. For more coverage of women and gender issues, sign up for Gender Letter, a new newsletter.

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