#The Nonconformist Revolution

[rosemariecawkwell]

Pen & Sword TBR Pile Review: The Nonconformist Revolution, by Amanda J. Thomas

By Amanda J ThomasImprint: Pen & Sword HistoryPages: 280ISBN: 9781473875678Published: 23rd June 2020 Blurb The Nonconformist Revolution explores the evolution of dissenting thought and how Nonconformity shaped the transformation of England from a rural to an urban, industrialised society. The foundations for the Industrial Revolution were in place from the late Middle Ages when the early…

[your-favorites-mbti]

Raven Queen is an INFP

Introverted-Intuitive-Feeling-Perceiving

INFPs are known for being future-oriented, creative, being highly philosophical, and being nonconformists.

Raven is very future oriented, deciding to carve her own path out into the future rather than follow in the footsteps of her mom. She’s very creative, playing the guitar and is a rather free thinker. Raven being a nonconformist is no surprise, creating a whole revolution of kids who want to go against their fairytale destinies.

[alonee-together]

For the DPS girlies, I present my 10th grade English literary analysis of Dead Poets Society.

no I do not know where the works cited is. yes I have always been a Knox apologist.

Transcendentalism in Literature and Dead Poets Society

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind,” (Emerson 1) states author Ralph Waldo Emerson when discussing nonconformity. During the beginning of the nineteenth century and in a society of monotony and repression of individualism, thinkers such as Emerson and Thoreau began to question these social morals, creating a genre of literature called transcendentalism. The ideals of this movement involved themes such as living life to its fullest potential and defying conformity in society. Similarly, Peter Weir’s film Dead Poets Society touches upon the conformity of American society in the 1950s, in which several issues such as fear of communism drove citizens to submission. The film Dead Poets Society is a transcendental piece through the themes of living life to the fullest and nonconformity as seen in several works of transcendental literature.

In the essay self-reliance, Emerson tells the reader, “speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks and hard words again though it contradicts everything you said today” (Emerson) Like many of the greatest transcendental thinkers, Emerson acts on the principle of speaking one's mind and never holding back.Another piece of this is to not worry what others think of the ideas and the contradiction Express because “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little Minds”( Emerson). Mr. Keating also expresses this idea when quoting Thoreau, “most men lead quiet lives of desperation. Don't be resigned to that break out.”Mr. Keatings sole purpose throughout the movie is to let the boys have the chance speak out and be themselves and a society of Conformity and similar thinking. To promote the idea of seeing what One Believes rather than every person and what Society wants to hear. similarly Thoreau also believes this.

The idea of living life to its fullest is pervasive in the film Dead Poets Society. A man in love, Knox Overstreet stops at nothing to get the girl he adores so dearly. A popular theme of the transcendentalists is the power of romance and passion. Knox decides to call up Kris, stating: “I’ve been calm all my life, I’m gonna do something about it,” (DPS) and in true nature of these authors, takes a chance and decides how his life will play out. Their new english teacher Mr. Keating, an almost replica of Ralph aldo Emerson, teaches the boys to see for themselves and dictate their own paths. He remembers his days at Welton Academy where they: “let [poetry] drip from our lips like honey,” (DPS) as they took control of their lives and defied strict doctrine of the school by forming the original Dead Poets Society. As if these young souls were: “nature without check with original energy,” (Whitman 1) their formation of the society is much like the nonconformity and nonviolent rebellion justified by transcendental authors such as Emerson and Thoreau.

In order to live one’s life to the fullest, one cannot submit themselves to the monotony of society. Ralph Waldo Emerson discusses in his essay “Self-Reliance” that a man: “must be a nonconformist” and if one is able to: “absolve you to yourself”, then they can achieve: “suffrage of the world,” (Emerson 1) reminding readers to think for themselves and disassociate oneself with conformity. Of course no transcendentalist would endorse violence, however peaceable revolution in the means of civil disobedience is called for by several thinkers. Why should citizens be forced to fund a nation built upon corruption and negligence? In Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience,” one should be oppressed no longer, yet: “break the law. Let your life be the counter-friction to stop the machine” (Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” 4). The “machine” is a representation of the never-ending cycle of conformity and individualistic repression in society. Thinkers like Thoreau proposed that people should strive towards governments which: “governs not at all” (Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” 1), and that: “we should be men first, and subjects afterwards” (Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” 3).

The film Dead Poets Society is a transcendental piece due to its connection to the theme of living life to its fullest and nonconformity seen in transcendentalist works of literature. The main ideal for transcendentalists was to be able to think for themselves and live their lives to their fullest potential in a society of conformity and monotony. This theme is present in the film by the character Knox Overstreet’s actions in the name of love, and the formation of the Dead Poets Society itself. According to transcendental literature, to be able to achieve full potential in life, one must walk to the beat of their own drummer, and defy conformity by means of civil disobedience. This ideal is present in the film by the final scene in which Todd Anderson finally gets a voice in defiance of the “machine.” Over 100 years later, the works of transcendentalist authors, poets, and thinkers, still resonate in the world. Complete global peace has yet to be achieved, so there will always be peaceful rebels inspired to overthrow their oppressors, with justifications from authors such as Emerson and Thoreau.

[transsexualvampyre]

i dont discourse post about queerness whatever im not that type of blog but it makes me so mad like. bi lesbians dont affect you persosnally. bi gays dont affect you personally. asexuals and aromantics dont affect you personally. lesboys and gaygirls dont affect you personally. queer revolution is about accepting nonconformists and stupid internet drama is becoming too restrictive and label heavy

[gcdeater]

𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈.

brittany o’grady . demi-woman . she/they ➶ I RECOGNISE THAT FACE ! that’s ERIS DOUGLAS , the TWENTY-SEVEN year old UNDERCOVER ASSISTANT GAMEMAKER from DISTRICT FOUR THIRTEEN  . they’ve been in the capitol around TWO YEARS , long enough to gain a reputation for being so COMPASSIONATE & HOTHEADED . they’re so lucky getting to live in the tribute center for the duration of the games! ( character IS part of the uprising ) 

STATS

name: eris douglas birthday: november 3rd zodiac: scorpio sun, capricorn rising gender: demi-woman pronouns: she/they orientation: pansexual panromantic role: rebel district: four thirteen family: unnamed mother, unnamed father, apollo redfield (half-brother) faceclaim: brittany o’grady

PERSONALITY

positive traits: compassionate, protective, courageous, perceptive, witty, resilient negative traits: hotheaded, dogmatic, impulsive, sensitive, guarded, paranoid moral alignment: chaotic good mbti: estj-t (the consul) enneagram: 8w7 (the nonconformist) temperament: choleric deadly sin: wrath heavenly virtue: charity parallels: arya stark (game of thrones), june osborne (the handmaiden’s tale), imperator furiosa (mad max: fury road)

BACKGROUND

In a career tribute household, parental love is frequently conditional. Your family is no different. You watch as your older brother scrambles for it pained you each time you’re forced to witness it.

You are resistant at every moment. When you’re older, you skip training. When you fail to escape attending, you purposely tank your performance.

The flame of the rebellion always existed within you. You dedicate much of your adolescence to researching the history of revolution— learning more about how much your ideals aligned with the uprising.

It is knowledge you know your family would disapprove of. You are careful, even with your older brother. You want to believe he wouldn’t betray you, but you already saw how he reacted to your minor rebellions. For him to understand the fullest extent of your rebellion could threaten your already imploding sibling bond. Your allegiances did not align— simple as that.

Your brother is fifteen when he volunteers. Amidst the commotion, you manage to get your first real taste of rebel activity. Even more so after he ends up winning. You adamantly refuse to live in the Victors' Village, deciding then that you’d overstayed your welcome in your familial home.

You skip town alongside someone you became close with at the meetings you attended— a risky, reckless decision that ends up working in your favor. You live with your friend in District 13 with the woman who’d taken them in, earning your keep completing odd jobs, continuing your life with a new name, stripping yourself wholly of your former identity. It is here that you finally find a place you belong.

Today, you remain an active participant in the uprising, working undercover in the Capitol as a gamemaker. There’s only telling how reckoning with your past will alter the current state of things.

FUN FACTS

When she runs away from District 4, she sheds her birth name, Kore, in favor of an alias, Eris.

Passionate and caring, but with a temper to match. Is easily goaded into fights. Instigation couldn’t be easier with them.

Has a mutt named Nyx that she found on the streets 5 years ago in District 13.

Has a tattoo of a trident behind her ear, along with a net inside of her wrist. 

PLOT HOOKS

district 13 friends, enemies, exes, hookups / a select few people who knew her in district four (she left 15ish years ago / rebel friends, enemies, hookups / unlikely capitol friends / capitol enemies / maybe like (1) capitol hookup she can treat like ides of march / maybe someone who knows just a little too much about her and is blackmailing her / “work friends/enemies” who truly just think she’s an assistant gamemaker

[julesssyy]

went through ur birth chart last night before i went to sleep, here are my thoughts (prob rlly incoherent):

rising - gemini

people may also underestimate you on first hand, you can be sharper than you appear

you prob have a very specific level of online “weird” humor like some extremely like analog horror-esque picture and it’s just captioned “being a girl” and ur like “omg let me post to my story”

sun - aquarius

aquarius placements sometimes struggle with the idea of being known intimately so strap in as i pick at your chart babes

i feel like you have a lot of complex or just interesting opinions on topics maybe political ones but considering ur gemini placements it’s more likely like niche, off the wall stuff like fandom debates or a tiff in some other micro community.

rip you’d prob like frutiger aero aesthetics just vibe wise

moon - gemini

i am once again imploring you to journal instead of doomscrolling 

you prob don’t enjoy ruminating on the past a lot! which is cool as long as you’re not running from your past self or past mistakes

mercury - aquarius

reaffirms my headcanon that you have weird or eccentric humor primarily.

you’re very creative, intelligent, likely idealistic but you can also be rebellious and independent to the point where you’re hard to pin down

venus - pisces

it’s likely you still have your childlike whimsy or an adultified aesthetic version of childlike whimsy, water venuses r kind of like that i feel like

psychoanalysis of people is not flirting.. just throwing this out there..  

love may be a fluid concept for you, you might fall abruptly for people or question your sexuality or find yourself in love triangles a lot

true lover girl vibes honestly

mars - virgo

most likely to stress yourself to the point of being physically sick; my mars is in aries so when i’m angry i’m very expressive of it and since my mercury (communication) is in cancer i can be EXTREMELY passive aggressive (or just aggressive, depending). 

virgo in mars, I feel like you’re less outwardly angry but it ends up impacting your health (mental & physical)

you can be critical & picky but also helpful & wise! it’s not what you say but how you say it. 

you might enjoy putting people in their place a little too much. also scale of 1-10 how icked are you by typos in your posts & in others?

jupiter - taurus

people with this placement tend to be lucky with finances & their career!

jupiter is the planet of fortune and growth being the biggest planet while taurus is a sign of wealth & stability. very practical.

however, taurus is also a sign that rarely says no to treating itself and jupiter grows without bound. try not to overindulge 

i think this placement is very demure, very considerate.

saturn - libra

everyone is scared of saturn bc it stands for boundaries, limits, hard work; it’s the last planet that can be seen in our solar system with the naked eye. 

likely you strive for balance in life & relationships 

probably a strong sense of justice or fairness! this placement absolutely gives law & legal energy

you’re also indecisive. and you may strive for perfection which goes with the balance thing. 

saturn is exalted in libra ^_^ so the energy is favorable. 

uranus - aries

rebellious

uranus is a revolutionary planet, you’re into doing what’s bold and new but you’re impulsive about it which makes it hard to take seriously sometimes.

aries is the baby of the zodiac, uranus is the planet of freedom and change; uranus actually rules of aquarius, it’s why they’re usually such independent free thinkers! but considering you have the womp womp baby sign of the zodiac in uranus i cannot take you seriously so sorry babes

something about it just gives “revolution!!” whenever you stub your toe.

neptune - aquarius

nonconformist / individualistic

you can be scatterbrained and unusual. but also very modern and daring.

too weird to live, too rare to die.

pluto - capricorn

pluto is a planet of transformations and power; i like to think of the tower tarot card because it destroys things so they can level out and be rebuilt in a better manner

reveals corruption in power structures, urges you to look at your own relationship with earth’s resources 

off topic you are younger than me. based off this alone LMAO i didn’t calculate ur age or anything dw

sincerely & with love - 🐠

are you in my walls. do you have secret cameras in my house. how do the stars and planets ACTUALLY MEAN SO MUCH LIKE WHAT THE FUCK HOW IS THIS TRUE. I HATE TYPOS SCREAMS???

[moochilatv]

Mary Ocher presents: The Rubaiyat Medley

Mary Ocher's upcoming album Your Guide To Revolution arrives through an art-rock political prism based on her upbringing (born in Moscow to Jewish-Ukrainian parents, immigrating with her family to Tel Aviv during the Gulf War).

About the artist:

Mary Ocher has been pushing the boundaries of pop and avant-garde music for almost two decades, transcending the lines between high and low cultures. Your Guide to Revolution is her 7th album and a sibling to last year’s thought provoking Approaching Singularity: Music for The End of Time, which was released together with an essay that explores authoritarianism, unruly technology, and the diverse political and ethical implications of the impending changes for humankind. 

A punk poet, sound artist, director and visual artist - Mary Ocher is likely one of the most misunderstood artists in the European underground today. Focusing on topics as grave as war, authoritarianism and nationalism from personal trauma, from her debut album on (War Songs, 2011); Your Guide… joins a series of apocalyptic and politically charged concept albums.

Ocher's unique perspective as an artist can be traced to her background. Born in Moscow to Jewish-Ukrainian parents, Ocher and her family emigrated to Tel Aviv during the Gulf War. There she grew up absorbing xenophobia and nationalism, which subsequently left a distinct mark on her creative output: questioning authority, capitalism, religion, and the myth of nationhood. Since moving to Berlin in 2007, Ocher has become an icon of the city’s underground music scene.

Throughout her career, Ocher has collaborated with a diverse array of artists including Mogwai, Die Toedliche Doris, Julia Kent, Felix Kubin, King Khan, Red Axes, and many more - Showcasing her versatility and passionate commitment to the preservation of underground music. She has toured extensively, playing in over 40 countries and performed at festivals such as CTM, Le Guess Who?, Meakusma, Supernormal and Pop Montreal, to name a few.

The album will be released along with a text on survival for artists and other nonconformists titled "A Guide to Radical Living - A no nonsense guide to living comfortably with just enough; Why wealth needs poverty and how not to play along".

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[aiciglobal]

The Rebirth of Grunge: A Tribute to Vivienne Westwood

This term refers to both the musical genre and the fashion and cultural style that emerged in the 1990s, primarily associated with the music scene of Seattle and bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Grunge is characterized by a distorted sound, introspective lyrics, and an informal and unkempt aesthetic in fashion.

Grunge 2.0 has emerged as a prominent trend, featuring worn-out garments, ripped stockings, and mismatched plaids. This trend has been described as a tribute to the iconic Vivienne Westwood.

Vivienne Westwood passed away at the age of 81 in 2022. She left a significant legacy in fashion, being recognized for her innovative designs and nonconformist attitude, becoming an iconic figure of the UK punk aesthetic. Her influence in fashion and her commitment to various causes have positioned her as a legendary figure in the industry.

The influence of Vivienne Westwood on activist causes, such as sustainability, has been significant and endures as an integral part of her legacy. From her commitment to ethical and sustainable fashion to her activism on environmental issues, Westwood has used her platform to advocate for change and social awareness. Vivienne Westwood has been a passionate advocate for sustainability in fashion. Her collaboration with the Ethical Fashion Initiative of the International Trade Centre, which began in 2010, has been an example of her ongoing commitment to ethical and sustainable fashion. This collaboration has helped improve living and working conditions in the fashion industry, demonstrating her influence in promoting more responsible practices.

Furthermore, Westwood has used her fashion shows as platforms to raise awareness about environmental and social issues. Her Climate Revolution platform, created to protest against extractivism and climate change, has been an example of her activism in favor of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

On recent fashion runways, a trend has caught the attention of designers and fashion enthusiasts alike: Grunge 2.0. This evolution of the original grunge style has emerged as a prominent trend, characterized by worn-out garments, ripped stockings, and mismatched plaids. It has been described as a tribute to the iconic designer Vivienne Westwood, who left an indelible mark on fashion with her punk approach and rebellious attitude.

Grunge 2.0 brings with it a nostalgic sensibility, recalling the rebellion and authenticity of the 1990s grunge movement. However, this new interpretation presents a renewed sophistication, combining worn-out elements with contemporary touches to create a style that is both casual and chic. Worn-out garments, unconventional plaid patterns, and ripped stockings are key elements of this trend, reflected in several renowned designers' collections. This reinterpretation of grunge has been acclaimed as a celebration of individuality and authenticity, reviving the anti-establishment aesthetic that defines the original movement.

Vivienne Westwood, known for challenging fashion norms and her avant-garde approach, has been honored with this tribute through the rebirth of grunge style. Her legacy as a pioneer in punk fashion and her lasting influence on the fashion world has inspired a new generation of designers to explore the grunge aesthetic in a renewed and exciting way.

Several designers have embraced the Grunge 2.0 trend, presenting collections that reflect this reinterpretation of style in contemporary fashion. Among them are Alexander Wang, Saint Laurent, and R13, who presented a modern interpretation with worn-out garments and a casual aesthetic that captured the essence of Grunge 2.0.

Vivienne Westwood has left a significant legacy as an advocate of sustainability and social activism in fashion, demonstrating that fashion can be a powerful tool to promote change and awareness in society. Her dedication and tireless efforts throughout her career have earned her this recognition for her remarkable trajectory. 

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[lboogie1906]

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his speech at Riverside Church condemning the Vietnam War. Declaring “my conscience leaves me no other choice,” he described the war’s effects on both America’s poor and Vietnamese peasants and insisted that it was morally imperative for the US to take radical steps to halt the war.

He declared that “millions of dollars can be spent every day to hold troops in South Vietnam and our country cannot protect the rights of Negroes in Selma”. He told reporters on Face the Nation he had “a prophetic function” and as “one greatly concerned about the need for peace and the survival of mankind, I must continue to take a stand on this issue”. In the “Transformed Nonconformist” sermon given in January 1966, he voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, describing American aggression as a violation of the 1954 Geneva Accord.

He stepped up his anti-war proclamations, giving speeches in Los Angeles and Chicago. The Los Angeles speech, “The Casualties of the War in Vietnam,” stressed the history of the conflict and argued that American power should be “harnessed to the service of peace and human beings, not an inhumane power against defenseless people”.

His address emphasized his responsibility to the American people and explained that conversations with young African American men reinforced his commitment to nonviolence.

He noted, “We are on the side of the wealthy, and the secure, while we create a hell for the poor”. He suggested a five-point outline for stopping the war, which included a call for a unilateral ceasefire. The Vietnam War was the most pressing symptom of American colonialism. He claimed that America made “peaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investments”.

The Washington Post and New York Times published editorials criticizing the speech, the Post noting that his speech had “diminished his usefulness to his cause, to his country, and his people” through a simplistic and flawed view of the situation. The NAACP and Ralph Bunche accused him of linking two disparate issues. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[merkabici]

La Warm Series 2022 de Gobik llega con potentes novedades en diseño y modelos

La Warm Series 2022 de Gobik - Revisión en los modelos “icónicos” de la marca, con evoluciones tanto en confección, como prestaciones técnicas y propuestas gráficas. - Prestaciones probadas por el UAE Team Emirates dan el salto a la temporada verano. - Nace CX PRO Land, la primera piedra de la marca en el camino hacia la sostenibilidad. El viernes 11 de marzo Gobik da a conocer el primer avance de su colección Warm Series 22, en una propuesta cargada de novedades y evoluciones en el producto que van desde calidades y prestaciones técnicas a nuevos diseños e identidades gráficas. En este último aspecto, Gobik perfila tres grandes bloques en el diseño para este verano.  “El primero sigue nuestra línea gráfica habitual, pero consiguiendo una evolución hacía unos diseños algo más conceptuales que en colecciones anteriores” comienza explicando Ángel Lencina, desde Desarrollo de Producto de Gobik. Sigue por un segundo bloque “bajo el concepto “Streak” -prosigue Ángel-, unos diseños de franjas horizontales ampliadas con colores potentes y llamativos sobre una base monocolor, aunque sin perder nuestra identidad”. Y, por último, saliendo a otros campos: “llegan unos diseños más atrevidos y corporativistas de lo que habitualmente hacemos, con nuestro famoso claim “NONCONFORMIST” como protagonista, enfocados más a líneas como freeride, ebike y gravel”. Maillots: mejoras en el “CX PRO 2.0” e “Infinity” En lo que a maillots se refiere, Gobik ha revisado su emblema “CX PRO”, con una versión 2.0 “con el objetivo de mejorar el rendimiento aerodinámico. En este sentido, hemos reformulado su estructura para que dirija el flujo de aire hacia la parte trasera inferior. Para ello, hemos ampliado el panel delantero hacía esa zona, llevando el bolsillo hasta la orilla y reduciéndolo levemente en el ancho. Los paneles laterales, más afilados, quedan ahora en el interior del bolsillo, ofreciendo un aspecto más estilizado y minimalista” relata Ángel. En el maillot “Infinity”, por su parte, se ha dado otro paso a una prenda de costuras sin hilo. De esta manera la pieza deja entrever un cambio significativo en el área de la confección “evolucionando desde conceptos más tradicionales a nuevos procesos como la termo soldadura o costura sin hilo” asegura Ángel, quien marca su inspiración en el UAE Team Emirates con el “Infinity World Tour”. “Hablamos de una prenda muy funcional, en la que hemos querido integrar todas las mejoras sugeridas en la competición más exigente. Lo vemos en la cintura, pero también en la terminación de mangas y los bolsillos, con dobladillo termosellado. También destacar que tiene una cremallera vista sin costuras. La pieza está basada en un nuevo tejido aerodinámico gofrado en mangas y hombros que constituyen una sola pieza con cinta posterior dotada de grip y reflectante bajo bolsillos para mejor ajuste y visibilidad”. Novedades en los culottes Los culottes de Gobik, históricamente muy apreciados por su badana y fijación tanto por ciclistas profesionales como aficionados, también traen importantes cambios. El destacado “Ultralite” viene a sustituir al “Gravity”: “Se trata del culotte técnicamente más evolucionado que hemos creado hasta el momento. Es el más ligero de la gama, con una estética innovadora, donde las costuras pasan desapercibidas y la comodidad y ligereza de la prenda se perciben desde el primer momento”. “La prenda esta confeccionada con un tejido de una solidez y opacidad mayores, tipo bielástico y con micro perforaciones -sigue presentando Ángel-. Incorporamos siliconado en la parte inferior, sin costuras y un tirante oversize de tejido sólido, con espalda en dos capas ultra transpirables que le confieren la estabilidad que requieren”. En la línea “Absolute”, la versión 5.0 significa una revisión de este clásico de Gobik con un cuarto color disponible. En la versión “Revolution” apreciamos la incorporación del modelo utilizado por el UAE Team Emirates al catálogo de Gobik. De él Davide Formolo, comentó: “Es un extra en competiciones tan duras como las nuestras”. Señalar que en el “Absolute Revolution” se ofrece el color “ferro”, muy de la estética de gravel, una tendencia creciente en la que Gobik pondrá el foco en la presentación de nuevas gamas, junto a urban, ebike y all mountain en próximas semanas. El Maillot “CX PRO Land”, explorando la sostenibilidad Entre las novedades importantes figura el “CX PRO Land”, “nuestra apuesta indudable por la responsabilidad y la sostenibilidad medioambiental” puntualiza Ángel. “Se trata de la versión de mínimo impacto del modelo “CX PRO”, que inicia el esfuerzo de Gobik en la implantación generalizada de materiales reciclados dentro de sus colecciones”. En este sentido Ángel añade que “nuestra idea es ir introduciendo materiales reciclados en nuestros artículos y conseguir reducir la cantidad de emisiones y materias primas empleadas y hacerlo de manera considerable, empezando por el packaging hasta la prenda en sí”. Read the full article

[fashionxtra23]

Embrace the Edge: Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends

In the realm of fashion, where self-expression and creativity converge, few brands have managed to carve out a space as captivating and influential as "Official Trapstar." With a finger on the pulse of street culture and an unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries, the brand has become synonymous with urban authenticity and cutting-edge design. At the core of this fashion revolution lies "Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends," a collection that not only captures the essence of street style but redefines it with a bold and unapologetic edge.

A Symphony of Street Culture and Design Innovation

The fusion of street culture and innovative design is at the heart of "Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends." Each jacket within the collection is a masterpiece that tells a story—a story of urban landscapes, rebellious spirit, and fearless individualism. Drawing inspiration from the streets, where art, music, and attitude converge, the brand's jackets seamlessly blend these elements into wearable art that resonates with the masses.

The collection is a reflection of the brand's ability to absorb and reinterpret the raw energy of the streets, translating it into garments that transcend mere clothing and become a canvas for self-expression. From distressed denim to sleek leather, each material is chosen with intention, adding depth to the narrative these jackets portray.

Setting Trends with Unconventional Design

"Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends" are not defined by conformity; they challenge conventions and redefine norms. The collection embraces asymmetry, unexpected silhouettes, and a fearless play of textures. It's a bold statement that defies the predictable, capturing the essence of streetwear's nonconformist spirit.

The brand's designers push the boundaries of what jackets can be, introducing unexpected elements such as oversized zippers, unconventional pocket placements, and distinctive stitching patterns. This approach transforms each piece into a conversation starter, encouraging wearers to embrace their unique style and express their individuality.

Empowering Through Personalization

One of the most captivating aspects of "Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends" is the sense of empowerment it offers wearers. The jackets are not mere garments; they are canvases for personalization and storytelling. Embroidered patches, statement graphics, and bold prints invite wearers to curate their own narratives, creating a visual representation of their journey, beliefs, and aspirations.

This personalized touch is a manifestation of the brand's commitment to celebrating individuality. It empowers wearers to go beyond fashion trends and embrace a style that is authentically their own. In a world where uniqueness is treasured, "Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends" offers a platform to make a bold and unapologetic statement.

Shaping the Future of Street Style

"Embrace the Edge: Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends" is not just a collection; it's a movement that is shaping the future of street style. By seamlessly merging street culture, innovation, and personalization, the brand has crafted a new paradigm that resonates with the modern fashion enthusiast.

These iconic jackets are emblematic of the brand's commitment to fostering a community of individuals who embrace their edge, challenge norms, and redefine what it means to be fashionable. As fashion continues to evolve, "Official Trapstar's Iconic Jacket Trends" stands as a beacon of inspiration, encouraging us all to embrace our uniqueness and unapologetically embrace the edge that defines us.

[agape-philo-sophia]

People are being led along as unwitting participants without a clue as to how they are unconsciously supporting the deeper agenda (e.g. by cooperating with their own enslavement.

"Every part of our lives will be subject to control. This virus is about training us for submission, training us to do what we're told. To not go to the beach unless we're told, to not kiss our girlfriend without their permission. They're turning us into production units and consuming entities. They are going to rob us not only of our democracy and our liberties, but our souls. They are going to inject us with the medicines they want and they're going to charge us for the diseases they give us. They are going to control every part of our lives." — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The people who run the world are black magicians, and they are running this live exercise in a similar fashion to how they run their secret Satanic rituals. The goal: take initiates out of their normal mode of existence, break them down, engender submission, remold them in the likeness of their leaders, and return them to a new normal.

“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.” — George Orwell

People have to realize: it was never about a virus, it was always about the Great Reset.

"If someone wished to harm or kill a significant proportion of the worlds population over the next few years, the systems being put in place right now will enable it." — Dr. Michael Yeadon, former Pfizer Vice President and Chief Scientist for Allergy & Respiratory Illnesses

The people of earth will have to rise to stand together to take the accounting and then decide the consequences which lead to the path of Tyranny or Freedom.

"The lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the implementation of long-held plans to establish a new world order. Under the auspices of the World Economic Forum (WEF), global policymakers are advocating for a "Great Reset" with the intent of creating a global technocracy. A consensus has emerged at the annual WEF/Davos meetings that the world needs a revolution, and that reforms have taken too long. The members of the WEF envision a profound upheaval at short notice. The change must be so swift and dramatic that those who recognize that a revolution is happening do not have the time to mobilize against it. Projects like the WEF Great Reset leave unanswered the question of who rules the state. The state itself does not rule. It is an instrument of power. It is not the abstract state that decides, but the leaders of specific parties and of certain social groups. Earlier totalitarian regimes needed mass executions and concentration camps to maintain their power. Now, with the help of new technologies, dissenters can easily be identified and marginalized. The nonconformists will be silenced by disqualifying divergent opinions as morally despicable. The 2020 lockdowns possibly offer a preview of how this system works. The lockdown worked as if it had been orchestrated. As if following a single command, the leaders of big and small nations implemented almost identical measures. Not only did many governments act in unison, they also applied these measures with little regard for the consequences of a global lockdown. Months of economic stillstand have destroyed the economic basis of millions of families. Together with social distancing, the lockdown has produced a mass of people unable to care for themselves. First, governments destroyed the livelihood, then the politicians showed up as the savior. The lockdown and its consequences have brought a foretaste what is to come: a permanent state of fear, strict behavioral control, massive loss of jobs, and growing dependence on the state." — Anthony Mueller

🚨 THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR OUR PUPPETS, BELIEVING IN YOUR GOVERNMENT & REMAINING IGNORANT OF OUR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY - The Management

[arco-pluris]

Gender revolutionary/revolutionist flag by @whimsy-flags

Definition: being completely or predominantly gender inconformist/nonconformist/anticonformist/deconformist; advocating for radical and drastic changes in the structural gender norms (a gender revolution) or their abolition and complete disruption.

Once someone also told me volution (volutionist/volutionary) is also a term, alluding evolution.

[vicliloo]

W.I.T.C.H manifesto

W.I.T.C.H. Manifesto – 1968, W.I.T.C.H. (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell)

“ WITCH is an all-women Everything. It’s theater, revolution, magic, terror, joy, garlic flowers, spells, It’s an awareness that witches and gypsies were the original guerrillas and resistance fighters against oppression—particularly the oppression of women—down through the ages. Witches have always been women who dared to be: groovy, courageous, aggressive, intelligent, nonconformist, explorative, curious, independent, sexually liberated, revolutionary. (This possibly explains why nine million of them have been burned.) Witches were the first Friendly Heads and Dealers, the first birth-control practitioners and abortionists, the first alchemists (turn dross into gold and you devalue the whole idea of money!). They bowed to no man, being the living remnants of the oldest culture of all—one in which men and women were equal sharers in a truly cooperative society, before the death-dealing, sexual, economic, and spiritual repression of the Imperialist Phallic Society took over and began to destroy nature and human society.

WITCH lives and laughs in every woman. She is the free part of each of us, beneath the shy smiles, the acquiescence to absurd male domination, the make-up or flesh suffocating clothing our sick society demands. There is no “joining” WITCH. If you are a woman and dare to look within yourself, you are a Witch. You make your own rules. You are free and beautiful. You can be invisible or evident in how you choose to make your witch-self known. You can form your own Coven of sister Witches (thirteen is a cozy number for a group) and do your own actions.

Whatever is repressive, solely male-oriented, greedy, puritanical, authoritarian—those are your targets. Your weapons are theater, satire, explosions, magic, herbs, music, costumes, cameras, masks, chants, stickers, stencils and paint, films, tambourines, bricks, brooms, guns, voodoo dolls, cats, candles, bells, chalk, nail clippings, hand grenades, poison rings, fuses, tape recorders, incense—your own boundless imagination. Your power comes from your own self as a woman, and it is activated by working in concert with your sisters. The power of the Coven is more than the sum of its individual members, because it is together.

You are pledged to free our brothers from oppression and stereotyped sexual roles (whether they like it or not) as well as ourselves. You are a Witch by saying aloud, “I am a Witch” three times, and thinking about that. You are a Witch by being female, untamed, angry, joyous, and immortal. “

W.I.T.C.H. (Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) is a New York City–based radical feminist group founded in October 1968 by socialist feminists or “politicos” Robin Morgan, Peggy Dobbins, Judy Duffett, Cynthia Funk, Naomi Jaffe, and Florika. The group opposed the idea that radical feminists should only campaign against patriarchy alone. Instead, they argued that feminists should fight for a range of left-wing causes to bring about wider social change. The group was known for theatrical public actions such as hexing Wall Street in 1968 and protesting a bridal fair in 1969.

[specialagentartemis]

Mary Moody Emerson

Concord, Massachusetts, USA

1774-1863

Part of my Aro Week series on Romantic De-prioritization in History.

A detail from a painting by N. C. Wyeth, 1936, depicting Mary Moody Emerson.

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Mary Moody Emerson liked to tell people she was “in arms” at the Old North Bridge battle that kicked off the American Revolutionary War.  (She even said this to the Marquis de Lafayette himself!)  People would react with surprise—you fought in it?  And she would then (I imagine, smirking) correct people: no, she was a one-year-old child held in her mother’s arms, as her mother watched through the window in horror as a battle exploded in her backyard.

It's not like she had an easy experience of the war, though.  The youngest of five siblings, she was two years old when her father died in the Revolution on his way home from Fort Ticonderoga.  Her mother sent her to live with her elderly grandmother and mentally ill aunt several miles away, and Mary grew up lonely and independent, having to largely care for herself and often her grandmother and aunt.  She did a lot of basic labor, but was also a voracious reader.  The Emerson family was high-status and well-educated, but as a woman in the 18th century, Mary was shut out from attending Harvard University like her father and brothers did.  She was self-taught but had lots of access to books, reading everything from the Bible to Plato to Shakespeare.

As a teenager she moved away to live with other family members by the ocean.  She helped take care of her cousins and young nieces/nephews.  She moved from extended family home to extended family home, helping with the housework and childcare with whatever family member she stayed with.

She eventually ended up back in Concord.  And as a middle-aged woman, really came into her own.

She became an outspoken debater, theologian, teacher, and participant in the community.  She kept extensive diaries, wrote many letters, and wrote opinion pieces for literary magazines.  As an adult she wasn’t even five feet tall, but she had a personality that could fill up a room.  She also did not suffer fools—if she decided that you weren’t interesting or she was unimpressed with the conversation, she would just leave.  However, if she decided you were interesting, she would show up and adopt you as a student and protégé.  She was known throughout Concord for her strong personality, considered an eccentric but respected as brilliant.  She was liked by some, considered troublesome and rude by many, and was decidedly nonconformist in many ways.  She loved to discuss philosophy and hated frivolity and fashion.  She thought fiction was insipid.  She took pride in her independence, but sometimes felt lonely.

She was the aunt of transcendentalist philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.  He called her his most important teacher, more so than any of his professors at Harvard.  She wrote him frequent letters and had many clashing debates with him over philosophy and theology—she was a devoted Calvinist, and he was a broad-minded Unitarian—but in a way that, he would later credit to her, pushed him to refine his ideas and his rhetoric.  She was also likely somewhat of a matchmaker, bringing some of her students into the Emerson family.  As she got to be an old woman, she also became something of a morbid goth, sleeping in a coffin, dressing in a funeral shroud, and waiting for death to come.

Mary Moody Emerson was proposed to by a respectable young man, and rejected the proposal. In her otherwise usually loquacious diary, she didn’t say why.  She only wrote, “I walked to Captain Dexter's. Sick. Promised never to put that ring on. Ended miserably the month which began so worldly.”  It’s been speculated it was because she had spent her childhood taking care of her old relatives, her young adulthood taking care of her young relatives, and didn’t want to spend the rest of her adulthood taking care of a husband.  For me… that sure feels like an Aro Mood having to reject a friend who had since developed a crush on me.

Mary Moody Emerson was probably someone I wouldn’t enjoy spending time with if I met her, but I really admire her.  A woman who was proud to be independent, strong-minded, and weird, who stubbornly believed in herself and made that everyone else’s problem, who never married, who was off-putting to many but admired and even beloved by the people she engaged on intellectual grounds with, who was sharp and stern but earned glowing admiration anyway… it was learning about her that really made me feel seen, understood, resonant, in my aroace identity.  She made it work in the olden times and decided to live her best life, and she was unapologetic and still admired and loved for it.  I wanted to live up to that legacy.

[trans-advice]

Excerpt from “Transgender History” (2017) by Susan Stryker (“Chapter 3: Trans Liberation”)

[...]

Stonewall:

Meanwhile, across the continent [from San Francisco, California, USA], another important center of transgender activism was taking shape in New York City [New York, USA], where, not coincidentally, Harry Benjamin maintained his primary medical practice. In 1968, Mario Martino, a female-to-male transsexual, founded Labyrinth, the first organization in the United States devoted specifically to the needs of transgender men. Martino and his wife, who both worked in the health care field, helped other transsexual men navigate their way through the often-confusing maze of transgender-oriented medical services just then beginning to emerge, which (despite being funded primarily by Reed Erickson) were geared more toward the needs of transgenderwomen than transgender men. Labyrinth was not a political organization but rather one that aimed to help individuals make the often-difficult transition from one social gender to another.

Far overshadowing the quiet work of Martino’s Labyrinth Foundation, however, were the dramatic events of June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in New York’s Greenwich Village. The “Stonewall Riots” have been mythologized as the origin of the gay liberation movement, and there is a great deal of truth in that characterization, but—as we have seen—gay, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people had been engaging in militant protest and collective actions against social oppression for at least a decade by that time. Stonewall stands out as the biggest and most consequential example of a kind of event that was becoming increasingly common, rather than as a unique occurrence. By 1969, as a result of many years of social upheaval and political agitation, large numbers of people who were socially marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, especially younger people who were part of the Baby Boomer generation, were drawn to the idea of “gay revolution” and were primed for any event that would set such a movement off. The Stonewall Riots provided that very spark, and they inspired the formation of Gay Liberation Front groups in big cities, progressive towns, and college campuses all across the United States. Ever since the summer of 1969, various groups of people who identify with the people who participated in the rioting have argued about what actually happened, what the riot’s underlying causes were, who participated in it, and what the movements that point back to Stonewall as an important part of their own history have in common with one another.

Although Greenwich Village was not as economically down-and-out as San Francisco’s Tenderloin, it was nevertheless a part of the city that appealed to the same sorts of people who resisted at Cooper Do-Nut, Dewey’s, and Compton’s Cafeteria: drag queens, hustlers, gender nonconformists of many varieties, gay men, lesbians, and countercultural types who simply “dug the scene.” The Stonewall Inn was a small, shabby, Mafia-run bar (as were many of the gay-oriented bars in New York back in the days when being gay or cross-dressing were crimes). It drew a racially mixed crowd and was popular mainly for its location on Christopher Street near Sheridan Square, where many gay men “cruised” for casual sex, and because it featured go-go boys, cheap beer, a good jukebox, and a crowded dance floor. Then as now, there was a lively street scene in the bar’s vicinity, one that drew young and racially mixed queer folk from through the region most weekend nights. Police raids were relatively frequent (usually when the bar was slow to make its payoffs to corrupt cops) and relatively routine and uneventful. Once the bribes were sorted out, the bar would reopen, often on the same night. But in the muggy, early morning hours of Saturday, June 28, 1969, events departed from the familiar script when the squad cars pulled up outside the Stonewall Inn.

[Source text Inserts “Sidebar: Radical Transsexual” here]

A large crowd of people gathered on the street as police began arresting workers and patrons and escorting them out of the bar and into the waiting police wagons. Some people in the crowd started throwing coins at the police officers, taunting them for taking “payola.” Eyewitness accounts of what happened next differ in their particulars, but some witnesses claim a transmasculine person resisted police attempts to put them in the police wagon, while others noted that African American and Puerto Rican members of the crowd—many of them street queens, feminine gay men, transgender women, or gender-nonconforming youth—grew increasingly angry as they watched their “sisters” being arrested and escalated the level of opposition to the police. Both stories might well be true. Sylvia Rivera, a transgender woman who came to play an important role in subsequent transgender political history, long maintained that, after she was jabbed by a police baton, she threw the beer bottle that tipped the crowd’s mood from mockery to collective resistance. In any case, the targeting of gender-nonconforming people, people of color, and poor people during a police action fits the usual patterns of police behavior in such situations.

Bottles, rocks, and other heavy objects were soon being hurled at the police, who, in retaliation, began grabbing people from the crowd and beating them.Weekend partiers and residents in the heavily gay neighborhood quickly swelledthe ranks of the crowd to more than two thousand people, and the outnumberedpolice barricaded themselves inside the Stonewall Inn and called for reinforcements. Outside, rioters used an uprooted parking meter as a batteringram to try to break down the bar’s door, while other members of the crowdattempted to throw a Molotov cocktail inside to drive the police back into the streets. Tactical Patrol Force officers arrived on the scene in an attempt to contain the growing disturbance, which nevertheless continued for hours until dissipating before dawn. That night, thousands of people regrouped at the Stonewall Inn to protest. When the police arrived to break up the assembled crowd, street fighting even more violent than that of the night before ensued. One particularly memorable sight amid the melee was a line of drag queens, arms linked, dancing a can-can and singing campy, improvised songs that mocked the police and their inability to regain control of the situation: “We are the Stonewall girls / We wear our hair in curls / We always dress with flair / We wear clean underwear / We wear our dungarees / Above our nellie knees.” Minor skirmishes and protest rallies continued throughout the next few days before finally dying down. By that time, however, untold thousands of people had been galvanized into political action.

Sidebar: Radical Transsexual

Suzy Cooke was a young hippie from upstate New York who lived in a commune in Berkeley, California, when she started transitioning from male to female in 1969. She came out as a bisexual transsexual in the context of the radical counterculture.

I was facing being called back up for the draft. I had already been called up once and had just gone in and played crazy with them the year before. But that was just an excuse. I had also been doing a lot of acid and really working things out. And then December 31, 1968, I took something—I don’t really know what it was—but everything just collapsed. I said, “This simply cannot go on.” To the people that I lived with, I said, “I don’t care if you hate me, but I’m just going to have to do something. I’m going to have to work it out over the next couple of months, and that it doesn’t matter if you reject me, I just have to do it.”

As it was, the people in my commune took it very well. I introduced the cross-dressing a few days later as a way of avoiding the draft. And they were just taken aback at how much just putting on the clothes made me into a girl. I mean, hardly any makeup. A little blush, a little shadow, some gloss, the right clothes, padding. I passed. I passed really easily in public. This is like a few months before Stonewall. And by this point I was dressing up often enough that people were used to seeing it.

I was wallowing in the happiness of having a lot of friends. Here I was being accepted, this kinda cool/sorta goofy hippie kid. I was being accepted by all these heavy radicals. I had been rejected by my parental family, and I had never found a family at college, and now here I was with this family of like eight people all surrounding me. And as it turned out, even some of the girls that I had slept with were thinking that this was really cool. All the girls would donate clothes to me. I really had not been expecting this. I had been expecting rejection, I really had been. And I was really very pleased and surprised. Because I thought that if I did this then I was going to have to go off and live with the queens. And I didn’t.

Stonewall’s Transgender Legacy:

Within a month of the Stonewall Riots, gay activists inspired by the events in Greenwich Village formed the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), which modeled itself on radical Third World liberation and anti-imperialist movements. The GLF spread quickly through activist networks in the student and antiwar movements, primarily among white young people of middle-class origin. Almost as quickly as it formed, however, divisions appeared within the GLF, primarily taking aim at the movement’s domination by white men and its perceived marginalization of women, working-class people, people of color, and trans people. People with more liberal, less radical politics soon organized as the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), which aimed to reform laws rather than foment revolution. Many lesbians redirected their energy toward radical feminism and the women’s movement. And trans people, after early involvement in the GLF (and being explicitly excluded from the GAA’s agenda), quickly came to feel that they did not have a welcome place in the movement they had done much to inspire. As a consequence, they soon formed their own organizations.

In 1970, Sylvia Rivera and another Stonewall regular, Marsha P. Johnson, established STAR—Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. Their primary goal was to help street kids stay out of jail, or get out of jail, and to find food, clothing, and a place to live. They opened STAR House, an overtly politicized version of the “house” culture that already characterized black and Latino queer kinship networks, where dozens of trans youth could count on a free and safe place to sleep. Rivera and Johnson, as “house mothers,” would hustle to pay the rent, while their “children” would scrounge for food. Their goal was to educate and protect the younger people who were coming into the kind of life they themselves led—they even dreamed of establishing a school for kids who’d never learned to read and write because their formal education was interrupted by discrimination and bullying. Some STAR members, particularly Rivera, were also active in the Young Lords, a revolutionary Puerto Rican youth organization. One of the first times the STAR banner was flown in public was at a mass demonstration against police repression organized by the Young Lords in East Harlem in 1970, in which STAR participated as a group. STAR House lasted for only two or three years and inspired a few short-lived imitators in other cities, but its legacy lives on even now.

A few other transgender groups formed in New York in the early 1970s. A trans woman named Judy Bowen organized two extremely short-lived groups: Transvestites and Transsexuals (TAT) in 1970 and Transsexuals Anonymous in 1971. More significant was the Queens’ Liberation Front (QLF), founded by drag queen Lee Brewster and heterosexual transvestite Bunny Eisenhower. The QLF formed in part to resist the erasure of drag and trans visibility in the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march, which commemorated the Stonewall Riots and is now an annual event held in New York on the last Sunday in June. In many other cities, this weekend has become the traditional date to celebrate LGBTQ Pride. The formation of the QLF demonstrates how quickly the gay liberation movement started to push aside some of the very people who had the greatest stake in militant resistance at Stonewall. QLF members participated in that first Christopher Street Liberation Day march and were involved in several other political campaigns through the next few years—including wearing drag while lobbying state legislators in Albany. QLF’s most lasting contribution, however, was the publication of Drag Queen magazine (later simply Drag), which had the best coverage of transgender news and politics in the United States, and which offered fascinating glimpses of trans life and activism outside the major coastal cities. In New York, QLF founder Lee Brewster’s private business, Lee’s Mardi Gras Boutique, was a gathering place for segments of the city’s transgender community well into the 1990s.