#is it public vs private schools? it's probably that

[existencebringsonlypain]

I don't know if my elementary and middle school education was just leagues above some other schools or what, but sometimes I'm amazed at how much basic knowledge high-schoolers don't know

[floralcavern]

My dad: Would you like to go to a public school for your senior year?

Me: Oh, I dunno.. probably not.

Older brother: They would eat you alive.

[vide0-nasties]

Going to be rambling insanely about Ghost and probably what his feelings on the monarchy would be, coming from one deeply damaged povo to another.

Anyway, specifically around the time the parasite in chief in her idiot hat (thanks Eccleston lub u) died and passed said idiot hat on, I was seeing a lot of (fun and gentle-ribbing, mind you!) posts about Ghost getting razzed about the queen croaking and maybe him being sad about it or something - I don’t really remember bc I have shit for brains and I just latch onto what bits my adhd will allow.

SO. I really don’t think Bruv Innit gave two shits about Liz buying the farm, bc he grew up working class in a working class town to a drug addicted, drug peddling dad, and a fairly nondescript mom who likely didn’t have a way to get her and her kids out of that shit situation (per ‘09 MW lore and some presumption). I imagine dude was dragged around a shitload of council estates and his dad’s friends’ shitty crash pads, no stability whatsoever, where food insecurity was a big ass forever-looming deal, mom had no idea if her 20 year old vauxhall was going to make it another trip to her minimum wage part time job, and school was forever on the back burner bc when it came to school supplies/trips vs eating and keeping the lights on. You can guess which one won.

If we’re also going with him being about 35-40ish, he would’ve been 10-12ish or so around Diana’s divorce and then her death. So, here’s this starving, horrendously abused kid, with his starving, horrendously abused mother and little brother, drowning in a system that is pretty much just letting them sink to the bottom, nothing is being done about the evil sperm donor that ruins everything for them, and he’s obliterated constantly by TV coverage and tabloids and radio DJs talking about this goddamned family’s stupid fucking drama. Charles cheated, Diana left, her poor boys in their fancy private schools with their endless wealth and glowing skin and brand new clothes that don’t stink of consignment shops are sad.

Sorrows - sorrows, prayers. 🫶

It’s a story he’s seen countless times, the only difference is money and coverage. And, realistically, the women in the stories he knows aren’t killed in car wrecks, they’re killed by their infuriated husbands who think they’re owed something catching up. Maybe that’s why his mom doesn’t leave the cocksucker that trapped her, she could’ve ended up another council house Diana that no one gave a shit about.

He grows up, becomes a butcher’s apprentice, joins the army. Straightens his brother out, makes sure his mom is set up nice, finally beats the shit out of his dad. And all the while, there looms the most fucking pointless, parasitic family in England: living off taxes taken from the public, god knows how much land and how many castles, even owning all the fucking swans on the island.

Relics, vampires, leeches.

But, you know, twenty years down the road, he’s pushing 40, his services to the country are done in the dark, the family he tried so badly to save were brutally cut down anyway, and when he goes to Tesco, the price of a fifth of piss Smirnoff is insane, and he’s still got Soap swimming in his head mid-rant bc his mam’s fucking knee replacement appeal has been denied for the third time and she can’t even walk anymore, Gaz is moving for the second time in a year bc he just can’t afford to live close to his parents even on his salary, meanwhile there was a stretch where it looked like Philip was surviving solely by being pumped full of virgin blood and straight stem cells.

So, yeah, if anything he probably said cheers when the news broke and cracked a couple extra jokes that day.

“What d’you call one dead Windsor? A good start.”

Edit: This is picking up some traction. @50cal-fullauto-astarion is my CoD blog if you like my Call of Bullshit stuff, this is my main and I don’t really go into CoD here

[kenandeliza]

COMIC IDEAS MASTERLIST: ALWAYS UPDATING

And even when i have enough backlog of ideas, It's either having no time or no motivation ;w;

Ideas that have not been made into comics so far.... (a reminder for KD to actually draw them instead of being a lazy bum)

Fawcett citizens think that marvel has bad eyesight because he squints a lot, Marvel is confused. When they put on glasses on him, his dot eyes opens. This confuses marvel and the citizens even more (explanation: he does his out of instinct from seeing his dad with squinty eyes) based on mutual's post

Guardian Angel

Billy in an electric chair

Bio dad bruce wayne

Silly caller

Crutches

Freddy Freeman Meets Freddy Fazbear

A comic about Captain Marvel being oblivious about the women who's flirting with him, this caused Junior to talk out of his ass "He's still mourning you idiots!", this made people believe that the wife has passwed away and captain marvel hasn't moved on yet, this can lead to a misunderstanding with Black Canary with counseling marvel [Marvel is talking about his mom and how he misses her but BC thought he was talking about his wife]. Mary proceeds to slap Jr because of his impulsiveness

What If the suspendium didn't happen? :The Marvel Family grows up normally, starts with young child reading a book to a grandpa

Billy gets cancelled

Captain Marvel snoring like a dad and Billy snoring (honk mimimimi) based on this post

Mary teaching Billy about Table Manners before meeting her adoptive mother

Mary being invited on the Wayne Gala, Billy and Freddy shenanigans ensued (they thought the wayne kid is hitting on their sister)

Mary Blackmailing Marvel to wear a tiger onesie

Crack comic: Billy Boasting over Superman because he got to join the army as Captain Marvel once but Supes didnt just because of an eye exam failure

Kid Eternity's Birthday

[Needs polish] A scenario after Batman adopted Billy, Billy told Freddy and Mary about it, Freddy has a flashback where he got adopted by rich parents and the snobby high school experience back in Captain Marvel Jr , probably ends with Junior confronting Batman to not send Billy to a hoity toity rich private school

The Marvel Family and how they handle publicity

Freddy picking up Billy's swearing habits "Holey Moley" (continues where the publicity comic ends)

Billy and his Caprisun

Billy and Freddy had a fall out but everyone else interpreted it as Junior undergoing teenage rebellion and proceeded to give the captain parenting advices [Pre Teen Parent Billy]

Post suspendium Billy in the modern DC world shenanigans (1950s boy meets 2000s)

Fawcett Toon Headcanon

Celebrity AU : Billy would post a banger song by accident online (not with his real name of course) and would later monetize it

Movie billy meets Golden Age Comic Billy/Movie Freddy meets Golden Age comic Freddy

The many hairstyles of Freddy Freeman

Captain Marvel vs Big Red Cheese

What if Bruce Wayne is Captain Marvel

The crooks that the Marvel Family caught discuss about how they got caught

Big Brother Billy Batson

Courtney x Billy Batson scenario

A crack Georgia/Freddy fanfiction. Premise: Freddy would sometimes go undercover in his comics, what if the Sivanas had something planning going on? It was odd for their criminal activity to stop for nearly a year. It is now up to Freddy to "betray" his family and gather intel on the Sivanas, perhaps assuming a new identity to pretend to be their lackey. meanwhile Georgia Sivana has a new crush

Fawcett city newsboys

Billy adopts a baby

A supersons Oneshot Comic

Premise: Jon and Damian wanted to see the new Fredbear's pizzeria Movie but the clerk said they're too young to enter. With Jon being 10 and Damian not looking like his age (13).

many shenanigans ensued as they attempt to enter the movie theatre before a new villain who can bring horror movie characters to life appears!

Can the two save the theatre when they're facing against slashers, Chainsaw killers, and a Horror-knockoff of Superman?!

A livewire vs Captain Marvel Comic

Connor had a nightmare where Jon had a zoomer haircut when he grows up

[iamnmbr3]

I hope you don’t mind if I bombard you with ask game questions 🫣♥️

May I request Remus Lupin/Severus Snape - 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19?

I most certainly do not mind! *Rubs hands together* I love this ask so much. What a disaster ship. I am SO here for it.

2) Which one proposed? Was it grand and public? Discreet and private? Was it expected?

Lupin proposed by mistake by blurting out "marry me" during sex. He tried to take it back which led to a massive fight in which Lupin's self hatred met Snape's insecurities and rejection sensitivity - compounded by their school history - and caused fireworks that culminated in him proposing again, half out of spite and Snape saying yes also out of spite.

6) Who were the first people to find out about the engagement? How did they react?

Voldemort checks Snape's mind, decides this is probably some sort of convoluted revenge plan, and is so sketched by the mess that is Snape's emotions that he nopes tf out. Meanwhile Dumbledore is doing some stealth Legilimency on Lupin because it's a habit of his (though he denies it strenuously) and nearly dies trying not to show any reaction on his face. He believes in the power of love...but not like this. Never have Tom & Albus been so aligned in their feelings about an issue.

7) Who are the maids of honor and/or best men? Why and how were they chosen?

Listen. I can't really see them having best men/maids of honor in most scenarios. But I absolutely insist on it in the following two situations because the absolute chaos entertains me. A) An AU in which this happens while the Marauders and co are still all alive and free and they each have their respective exes, Sirius & Lily, in the role of their best men bc I think it would be hilarious. (And yes it goes just as badly as you'd imagine). Or B) a dark AU in which the role is filled by Fenrir Greyback for Lupin and Lucius for Snape and Voldemort presides (and it's still kind of a mess, but somehow less of a mess than the first scenario).

10) Do they get married through court? Church? Third secret option?

Secret third option - highly traditional wizard style marriage that actually doesn't feel right to either of them because both grew up with way more muggle influence than they let on.

11) When do they get married? Night or day? Any specific reason for either?

In the daylight. Lupin's not into seeing the moon for obvious reasons. Neither is Snape, due to the trauma of almost getting eaten that time in the Shrieking Shack - though he'd never admit it.

14) Do they follow any familiar, cultural, and/or religious traditions at any point of the wedding?

No. Not even basic decorum is respected. The guests are scarred. Is this a revenge thing? A hate thing? A fetish? Are they just like that? Who's getting revenge on who tho is not clear and frankly everyone is too afraid to ask questions.

18) did anyone oppose the marriage? Did they speak then, or did they just forever hold their peace?

If Sirius is invited or knows about it he definitely speaks his mind...a lot. If this takes place after the first wizarding war and the public gets wind of it then 'ex death eater marries werewolf' is not exactly a headline that precedes kind coverage.

19) What was the ceremony like? Any highlights?

Imagine the hilarious crack potential of Lupin inviting his friends, who hate and are hated by Snape. And Snape inviting HIS friends who are all Death Eaters. Everyone is looking daggers at each other across the isle. A full on Death Eater vs Order member brawl is only avoided due to the fact that unbeknownst to them Snape slipped a few drops of Calming Draft into all their drinks.

Send me a ship and a number.

[deusvervewrites]

Now that you said that the First Years are taking Calculus in Japanese First year of high school, it reminds me of the fact that not only are there standards between the different countries(and the US tends to be on the lower end unless one has money and goes to a more rigorous school and Japan is on the higher end), the qualities and stereotypes of the dumb and worst ranking students are going to be different as well. Assuming that there no corruption and UA is truly one of the best school in Japan, Denki, Mina and Kirishima are the idiots in 1-A but they’re the idiots in one of the best schools in the East. They would absolutely beat 90+% of IRL American high school students in a majority of subjects(assuming if they take the exact same tests). I took AP Calc in Senior year and didn’t truly get it until Freshman College, and I think some of the issues in a lot of people’s cases are that we don’t have good teachers that care, students are don’t care about school, and/or parents being helicopters. So the Japan vs US schooling systems are going to be at an disadvantage against the Americans, whose frame of reference is the American system and not do basic research on the Japanese system.

There’s also the situation that UA is a private, elite school and not a generic public school that is available to everyone. UA would have a lot higher standards what is normal for the average Japanese school. American stereotypes for a bad student that goes to class is one who doesn’t turn in homework, doesn’t get the subject, and gets lower than Ds. Denki, Mina and Kirishima don’t seem like that in canon and had they gone to a much easier school, they could easily get Bs and As. If they were truly that bad then UA probably would have to give them more help, restrict them on certain activities, or even threaten expulsion on account on not improving or doing well in grades. It is a reminder that all students in 1-A passed the written exam for Finals, the three only failed in the practical portion.

I blame fanon for the problems as those three are a lot smarter than believed, ignorant yes but not failing classes bad.

It's interesting (in the 'may you live in interesting times' way) that Japan tends to rank students competitively. Kaminari and Ashido are at the bottom of the class... but that's meaningless. Unless a significant number of students get the exact same score, someone has to be at the bottom. For all we know they have an 80% in every subject at their worst.

We also know that Ashido struggles with studying (shown in the preparation for the End of Term Finals) and while I don't have a source off the top of my head I'm sure if I spent a few minutes I could find something similar with Kaminari besides him being dumbstruck by that calculus problem I mentioned in the previous ask. So they do struggle academically, but that doesn't change the fact that, again, they are keeping up with one of the most demanding curriculum in Japan.

[ryuichirou]

Hi! Love your art but if I can ask, can we hear some of your KaliJami NSFW hcs? I’m a sucker for Bottom Jamil :) thanks

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Anonymous asked:

KaliJami NSFW headcanons. Hit me with it all: favorite positions, first time it happens, kinks, public vs private sex, etc.

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What I noticed about you guys… you really seem to enjoy KaliJami, huh. People with good taste, I see!

Alright, I’ve talked about these two a bunch of times already, so with nothing else to add, here are the headcanons. I hope you enjoy them :)

Jamil does whatever Kalim wants and doesn’t think twice about it (he tries not to…). He’s lucky Kalim isn’t as psychotic and sadistic as some other guys are, but he is still pretty spontaneous and kinky, and sometimes he really surprises Jamil with his ideas, especially when it comes to poses.

I probably mentioned this one in a different headcanon list already, but still: despite being the top out of the two, Kalim is also the loud one. He lives his life breaking stereotypes and yelling Jamil’s name… with Jamil wanting to shove his fist into his mouth most of the time sigh

Jamil prefers to keep anything even remotely sexual as private as possible, and on paper Kalim agrees that it’s better to have sex in the bedroom, where no one can walk in on them. It’s also very difficult for Jamil to relax while knowing that other students aren’t asleep yet and walk around the dorm, so it’s better to wait until everyone’s asleep. But in practice, Kalim gets clingy and needy during the day pretty often, and a lot of times Jamil can’t really reason with him. So they end up having sex at random places from time to time, be it at the school’s kitchen, at the Ramshackle dorm or anywhere else.

They roll around the bed changing sexual positions a lot. Despite Kalim being the king of weird poses, a lot of times they start with the cowgirl, but then Kalim gets impatient and pulls Jamil down, rolls onto him and continues to move in the missionary position. Kalim likes it, because he loves kissing Jamil and seeing his face, but at the same time at some point he figured that Jamil gets hornier when they are doing it in the doggy position. Kalim is surprisingly attentive to Jamil’s reactions in general, and he keeps them in mind.

Kalim’s ideal fun time with Jamil consists of a long prelude making out session, long sexual intercourse and long post-coitus cuddling. He is romantic, passionate and full of love, he really enjoys it when the world ceases to exist for him and Jamil for like 3 to 4 hours, and the only thing they have is each other’s bodies to touch and love.

Which might sound romantic, but is actually a huge pain in the ass, because Jamil would prefer to have this entire process take ~1 hour, and then it’s shower and sleep time. Sometimes he insists on that and even ends up convincing Kalim that he is going to regret not sleeping an entire night, but a lot of times he just gives in and allows Kalim to continue kissing him “for a little longer”. Can’t help but spoil his capricious boyfriend when he looks at him with his big stupid loving eyes.

Kalim loves dressing Jamil up. The moment he realised that all those expensive silky scarves he had in his treasure room would look great on Jamil, he became obsessed with the idea. Jamil considers this to be one of Kalim’s many whims, but doesn’t completely hate it, even though he was very uncomfortable with it initially. Still, this doesn’t happen too often, even though Kalim talks about it a lot when they are alone.

Kalim is surprisingly intense at times. His stamina is wild, Jamil gets tired way before him. One time he managed to literally fuck Jamil until he passed out and felt very guilty about it. Turned on, but guilty.

All the preparations and cleaning up is entirely on Jamil, he just doesn’t let Kalim help him even if he says that he wants to. Jamil just knows that Kalim isn’t reliable when it comes to these things, and even if he helps him this one time, he’ll just forget about it and expect Jamil to do everything the next time.

Kalim, on the other hand, subconsciously or not, tries to catch Jamil unprepared from time to time. Jamil fully believes that he does it on purpose, just so see Jamil trying to clean up their mess with a small napkin with his legs shaking afterwards…

[iguessthisismenow]

Lighting round! TTPD+A Songs, their public meanings and their actual meanings (red text means im unsure):

Fortnight - Matty - Taylor's public and private personas

TTPD - Matty/maybe Joe - Taylor from Karlie's perspective

My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys - Joe breaking Taylor's heart - Joe acting like a child and ruining their bearding contract that started off really good

Down Bad - probably Matty, maybe Joe - Taylor hating bearding and loving Karlie and hating how distant she and Karlie have to be

So Long London - Toe breakup - Taylor being terrified of the power toe held over her relationship(???)

But Daddy I Love Him - Loving Matty (maybe travis?) despite the public hearing him - loving women/karlie despite public opinion that its wrong/mocking the heteronormative ideals she's been slotted into (you should see your faces!!)

Fresh Out The Slammer - idek what the public are supposed to think. Maybe this idea that she was dating Joe while in love with matty?? Who knows. - Her bearding relationships being like prison while she steals as much time with Karlie as she can

Florida - escaping from the drama of her life for a bit - same. Maybe from karlies perspective

Guilty as Sin? - emotionally cheating on Joe with matty - being queer in a society where it's seen as sinful

Who's Afraid of Little Old Me - taylor vs her haters within the entertainment industry

I can fix him (no really I can) - matty?? Maybe travis - another bearding song, this time about Taylor taming a difficult beard / maybe just a fun song she wrote

loml - Joe - maybe karlie and the way they both struggled with bearding

I can do it with a broken heart - taylor performing in one of the biggest tours ever during a breakup - Taylor's betrayal when her masters were sold, her being able to rerecord her albums with stunning success

Smallest man who ever lived - joe / matty - her trust of the man who sold her masters

The Alchemy - Travis - Karlie at the Eras tour

Clara Bow - how women are treated in the music industry

The Black Dog - Joe - no clue

imgonnagetyouback - Joe??? Matty??? - potentially laying the groundwork for getting back together with karlie

The Albatross - Taylor's reputation - the open secret of taylor being queer in the music industry and how that's frowned upon / potentially taylor coming out soon

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus - Taylor being in love with Matty for 10 years or something - Karlie and Taylor beading and both loathing it / potential set up for kaylor reunion

How did it end? - Taylor being angry at people being nosey over her relationship ending - almost coming out during lover only to be forced back in the closet

So High School - Being in love with travis - openly mocking travis and even the idea that she loves him

I Hate It Here - hating the public eye / rebounding from Joe with matty - hating the public eye / hating bearding

thanK you aIMee - hating Kim K - maybe hating KK, maybe others who are more homophobic

I look in people's windows - losing joe/matty - having to be separate from karlie for bearding / potential kaylor reunion set up

The Prophecy - Taylor wondering if she will ever find love - her wanting to find a place in her career where she can finally come out

Cassandra - the kimye drama - taylor worrying about coming out

Peter - a kid she loved when she was also a kid - the failed coming out

The Bolter - Taylor not being able to commit ?? - not sure, maybe setting up for a kaylor reunion

Robin - THEY HAVE NO IDEA. THEY HAVE NO CLUE. THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN IT. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE SAY ITS ABOUT HER FREAKING CAT - her son! her eldest SON! there is NO other explanation!

The Manuscript - Joe/Matty/maybe Joe Jonas or one of Taylor's old boyfriends who were much older than her - Karlie bearding with Josh

LMK if you want credit for a theory, I'm not sure how a lot of them started :)

[9800sblog]

Bella Hadid tarot reading

personality in public vs in private

do I have her energy permission to do and share this reading? 10 of pentacles

right off the bat, her energy seems defensive, almost aggressive, but once you gain her trust, she is incredibly sweet and patient.

in front of cameras, celebrities, bosses and fans

in general, I think she tries on different personalities as public personas, having fun, lying a little here and there, cause she gets bored. she says she is a different person for each one she meets.

in front of bosses, her personality is almost prescribed to her, she tries to be a blank page since she's a model, she likes to blend in and act similarly to a professional they already know and love. traditional, likes to look healthy but also open for networking. she doesn't talk much, but her opinions are very loud, she's also very precise in problem solving. with fans, she tells little white lies to please them, she just wants to make them satisfied. she lets go of all her troubles and worries and focuses on each person, bringing out the version of herself that will fit each of them the best. she doesn't show much of herself, she's a follower, overall. with other celebrities, she's similar to this but shes way more direct as other celebrities are also her friends. either way, she tries to look impressive, she likes to look mean, like she will steal her man and you'll watch her do it. she shows off her money and assets to adress power, (literally the opposite personalities of her casually)

alone, with close friends and family

really intelligent and observant, would say learning is one of her hobbies, has difficulty learning through just reading books with other people's theories, prefers to watch and analyze then discuss (and genuinely enjoys doing so, it's probably part of her daily life). deep and considerate, knows social constructs very well, reminds me of jane austen's protagonists. a perfectionist, grammar obsessed, a school nerd, definitely class conscious and way smarter than people assume. has a whole lot of energy, could talk for hours without stopping, very loud, and jump from activity to activity without really concluding them. definitely makes fun of her exes, in realistic, accurate ways, precise with her observations. she doesn't feel superior or looks down to average people, but she understands that there is a social pyramid and she is at the top half, she's very patient and understanding when people make mistakes, and likes to use her positions to help whoever she can. if you do hurt her, she may understand but she will not get you back, unless you really show maturity and growth, she's very realistic but definitely doesn't let things go. she has rich people hobbies like yachts and fencing, likes to go through her closet and see what she still likes and how she can use her clothes in different ways, playing dress up, salon, beauty pageants, talent competitions and mimics with friends, may love wine and board games nights. in her job most things are borrowed and sponsored, so she loves to enjoy her money and the things she owns when she has the opportunity, to really ground herself and realize she's doing real things, making real money and her life is palpable and her own.

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I’m sure I did a post like this a while ago, I tried to look for it an couldn’t find it. Anyway, here’s what comes to mind if I write it now.

In terms of different ways to use the English language specifically, ways in which British English is different from Canadian English (which is not the same as American English, we in Canada talk like Americans in some ways and like Brits in other ways, ie. we use the metric system and put the U in colour and say Zed instead of Zee), here are some things the British are right about:

- I really like the expression: “To slag [someone or something] off” to mean to complain about them. I feel like it captures a really specific type of shit talk that no phrase in common usage here quite covers (the closest would probably be “shit talk”, but it’s not quite the same).

- Having “fancy” mean specifically “to like in a non-platonic way” is so useful, it’s weird that we don’t have a good equivalent here. There’s “in love with” – often more intense than what people mean. “Crush” – I actually rather like that word but it does make you sound eight years old. People often end up just using the word “like” and hoping their meaning will be clear, but this is an area in which it’s good to avoid misunderstandings, so nice to have a word that’s not as easily misinterpreted as “like”.

- Similarly, I rather like the phrase “to chat [someone] up” to mean “to flirt”.

- Football – obviously, “football” is a better name for that game than “soccer”.

- Posh – again, just a great word, captures somethings specific that no word in common usage here quite covers. “Rich” and “fancy” don’t hit quite the same meaning.

- Saying “zebra crossing” in stead of “crosswalk” – you guys are adorable.

- Saying “lollipop lady/lollipop man” instead of “crossing guard” – even more adorable. You’re right, you nice British people! It does look like one of those!

- “Dodgy” – just like “posh”, we have lots of words here that mean similar things, but I like the connotations of “dodgy” and wish I could use it without sounding like I’m pretending to be British.

- The expression “swings and roundabouts” – I like that one. I wish I could steal it.

- “Kit” to mean “clothes” – again, you guys are adorable.

Things the British are wrong about:

- In terms of societal amenities, “public” means “paid for by the state”, and “private” means “paid for by the user”. In Canada, schools follow that rule, because why the fuck wouldn’t schools follow that rule? Public schools are schools funded by the state, private schools are funding by the parents of students. In Britain, for absolutely no sensible reason whatsoever, “public school” and “private” school both mean “private school”. And if you want to talk about a school that’s actually publicly run, according to what “publicly run” means in every other instance, there are like eight different names for it, which I realize all mean different things from each other (state school, comprehensive, grammar school), that school system is complicated. It’s one of the few things I once had to sit down and actually study a bit just so I could get the references to it in British TV – most things I could pick up naturally by osmosis when I watched enough TV, but the school stuff took some reading because it makes no sense.

- The correct way to write a date is year-month-day. If you write a date that way and then put those dates in alphabetical order, they’ll naturally sort into chronological order (which also means that putting the date first is the correct way to write any file name that contains a date, so your files will automatically sort into chronological order – that’s not a British vs. Canadian thing, that’s just how I do it and it’s correct). Any other way will not make that happen, and therefore is not the right way to do it.

- I’m sorry, but I need you British people to accept that “rubber” is slang for “condom” in too many other places for it to be an acceptable slang for “eraser”. You have to stop using it that way. Though that cultural difference did add a few extra dimensions of humour to James Acaster’s “museum rubbers are terrible” bit.

- I don’t mind what you people call the last meal of the day, just pick one word and stick with it. Though it would be nice if you didn’t pick “tea”, since that means a different thing and it’s confusing.

- Why do you have a hundred different words for “breasts” and a hundred different words for “small bit of bread” and sometimes it’s the same word? Pick like four of each. Your four favourites. Go with those so that Canadians watching panel shows don’t have to keep hearing new ones, Googling them, and saying “Holy hell, you’ve got another word to mean that?”

- I genuinely cannot tell whether having sex in cars with people watching is such a common activity in Britain that it actually needed its own word, or whether the term “dogging” is some kind of mass national inside joke. But whatever the answer, it's probably not right.

[filthyjanuary]

ok so like here is my opinion even though absolutely no one asked and i am going to attempt to say the first part of this from an objective standpoint ignoring the dream situation of it all 

quackity ignoring this externally imo is not a big deal. it’s very nikita dragun school of ignoring controversy until it disappears which i think is generally a good strategy unless you’ve been accused of Literal Crimes like celebrities are not sitting on twitter writing up twitlongers to every single petty drama that they or their stans are involved in

that said, i do think (if this is all true) ignoring private messages is kind of immature and stupid on his part like at least internally sort this out. the ignore and cut off move was one of my standards in high school and then i grew up and stopped doing that because it’s not a very adult way of handling things. i don’t think anything else that he (allegedly) said or did was particularly wild or wrong though, like i can think of multiple reasons off the top of my head that he wouldn’t want people on both servers that have nothing to do with being malicious. i just think articulating things once internally would’ve probably been Smart. courteous even.

on dream’s part dear god dude when are you going to learn to shut up!!! just be quiet!!! talking about it just publicizes it MORE and is dumping kerosene on an already burning house. no one who was already sending death threats or doxxing is going to stop because you tweeted asking nicely lmfao please get a reality check. the people who are doing that are going to keep doing it because i promise everyone already knows that doing those things is wrong and they don’t care!!! they do not care!!!!!! you do not need to publicly answer to every fucking thing (except the thing you should probably actually answer to but i digress). and as a multimillionaire you actually have the resources to protect yourself and the people you care about. lots of people don’t. and if anything publicizing all of this after already having stirred the pot publicly for weeks is literally just going to make the vitriol worse so like congrats, go girl give us nothing.

basically imo they should’ve coordinated their responses to either be both of them put out a statement (think ned fulmer and the try guys) and then stopped talking about it or neither of them said anything because this one person says nothing and one person does not shut the fuck up does not look good for anyone. for the love of god GET PR PEOPLE I KEEP SAYING THIS I AM BANGING MY FISTS ON TABLES GET PR PEOPLE YOU CAN AFFORD IT

at present it’s very nikita dragun school of controversy vs jeffree star school of controversy sorry i keep comparing everything to beauty gurus i hung out in that corner of youtube for a very long time (#blockedbyjeffreeontwitter)

having said that taking the dream situation into context!! i actually don’t care even if i thought he’d done everything right in this situation i still wouldn’t care!! i am not going to sit around and tweet mournfully about a multimillionaire who takes advantage of his status to be weird to fans peace and love on planet earth

[expatesque]

Real random question but, how would you manage income disparity in a relationship? I’m from a working class household, family struggled most of my life, went to Cam, fell in love with a boy whose family are titled, went to private school, million pound homes etc, and I can’t shake the feeling of feeling inferior.

This is the best problem. I'm sorry, I don't mean to minimize, it is a real issue, it's just such a great issue.

So: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent (Eleanor Roosevelt). This is a very ~therapy~ sounding answer but I do think it's the real one: why do you feel inferior for succeeding against harder circumstances vs someone who had a much easier time of it? Is someone (or ones) making you feel inferior or is this a purely you thing? In what ways exactly are you inferior? What do you think you're lacking or not up to par in and, if they're important enough to you, can you change those things?

Because of course, there will be superficial things like what clothes you're wearing and certain table manner nuances and probably a social cue or two that you won't pick up on, but the vast majority of that can be learned or bought. And with your degree, you can go off and earn enough money to pay for the things to fit in. Whatever else you're missing, start reading vogue and world of interiors and any of the less sexy conde nast publications and you can pick it up. And ask your boy of course, he can fill you in when needed.

But if someone in his family is making you feel inferior, that's a you and your boyfriend problem that you need to talk out. Because this disparity is something the two of you should be navigating together, it's not purely a you issue and you will definitely need his support if the issue is coming from within his house. And I want you to be honest with yourself (and him) about whether he's doing anything to make you feel that way -- intentional or not, it's important to nip this in the bud before it festers and rots.

I know class is complicated and highly contentious here in the UK but you've jumped the system by going to Cambridge, now go do something fabulous for a career and you're sorted. Go enjoy the houses and the holidays and remember that generosity is a two way street - by graciously accepting gifts, you're being polite and respectful to your hosts. Be kind and grateful, always show up with a hostess gift (homemade or thoughtful is definitely best in this case, flowers are always a good backup), and enjoy yourself. He loves you, you love him, this problem is completely overcome-able as long as you get out of your own head. You've got this babe.

[dr-jem-nutcase]

MvA H/Cs

Derek

His parents are divorced. They split when he was 11. His dad lives in West Virginia, which Derek avoids talking about cuz he knows a handful of people associate West Virginia with hillbillies

The apple of his mom's eye as the youngest, a son she always wanted and her source of comfort when her marriage fell apart. He can almost do no wrong

Has an older brother named Jason who was rather successful and a bit popular throughout school, college, and his career. This brought up a lot of insecurity and a sense of competition for Derek. This brother was one of his groomsmen for the wedding at his mother's insistence

Was considered handsome in high school and college but never as much as his brother. Was only nice and considerate to the pretty/cute and popular girls; a good handful of girls were jealous of Susan

Also has an estranged older sister named Hannah. She got tired of her family's drama and moved to Austria to study art 4 years before the timeline of the movie. So far, she has only returned to see her family in California once and didn't bother coming to her brother's wedding

Isn't a total butthead but, again, has lots of insecurity he tries to deny. He always had to be the best out of everything he was a part of in high school and college

Has to really work his way back to the top after Susan turned him down in front of audiences across at least some parts of central Cali and soon audiences worldwide after someone leaked the camera footage onto YouTube

The President

Did a really good job about following the basics for a modern-day American election campaign: brown nose his target audience, talk smack about the opposing candidates/party, make a truckload of promises that are impossible to keep, and have incredible charisma. That's the only reason why he was elected

Has had all his social media pages suspended indefinitely

Thinks Hamilton was the first USA president and that Lin-Manuel Miranda just fictionalized part of his life story. After finding out over half of The Greatest Showman was fictional, he's lost his trust in anything that's a biodrama/biopic/whatever

A really good pianist and tennis player. Tried his hand at golf but it didn't end well

Married. The first lady of the USA is just a little smarter than he is

Honestly, the vice president is the saving grace of American politics. For example: he has to take international affairs into his hands, lest the President screws up by cracking jokes about stereotypes about other countries or suggesting strategies of violence. Like, saying "Thatsa spicy meataball" when meeting the Italian president or saying "just nuke [insert name of problematic region of the world here] and it'll take care of everything"

Releasing the monsters is the saving grace of his presidency. His approval rates would've probably dropped into negative digits if it weren't for the "Monsters vs. Aliens idea thingy"

Tried to make his birthday a national holiday, like a bank holiday, but it never happened

Has a Michael Scott type of approach to his job and different parts of his life

The only time this man is allowed to drink is during very private and very personal affairs, like a family vacay. The most this guy can have in public is a diet Coke or a mocktail

His presidency will only last one four-year term. He'll always try running for his second term until his dying day

His name is George

[diarrheaworldstarhiphop]

> Are Americans just forever fated to being incapable of viewing the world outside of a condition of phantasm around the democrat vs republican parties, merely only ever projecting their own sentimentalities onto everything else[?]

At what point during the last 20 years have US 'progressives' known what European policy actually was, vs. how many times did they praise what they assumed "more civilized" European policy to be?

The situation is worse than it was in 2012, as fewer "serious" liberals understand what's going on as well, but the general situation is probably downstream of being a big country + side effects of legitimizing mythology (for ex trying to introduce feminism to Afghanistan before factories).

Having a high international awareness is probably something for small countries with high human capital, done out of necessity because it's actual work.

So yeah, until the break-up of the Union, most likely.

Are you able to think in ways that aren't wool-eyed US chicago school fed talking points?

See, the coup in Afghanistan is 2 decades of redirecting bloating public pentagon funds into private contractors for extracting profit out of ultimately hollow nation-building but you dipshits cant see the wider picture for the "introduc[tion of] feminism to Afghanistan before factories" You're not gonna make it.

[imnotafrog]

omg i’m just realizing how crazy my childhood was

-adopted to wap (making it a transracial adoption which comes with a lot, but also don’t know how much still because like I don’t have a super strong urge to reconnect with chinese culture in the way some adoptees and not adopted people may expect but that might be a sign but I really don’t think so, I was called a banana by like the director of the orphanage I was in when I went back with my family but it seemed my dad was more upset than me, also like since I have so much going on like being queer, neurodivergent, non binary, and probs other stuff I would be more worried about the hypothetical if I wasn’t adopted)

-people thinking I didn’t have the ability to hear because I didn’t vocalize and going through hearing tests at like 18 months and doctors realizing i’m not hard of hearing at all and getting diagnosed with dyspraxia because I didn’t have repetitive movement so it wasn’t autism (lmaooo apparently this guy was a dyspraxia and asd specialist) so that meant having to go through speech therapy for 9 years and getting pulled out of class for it (I was apparently doing both public and private 💀) and that probably led to some of my internalized ableism

-diagnosed with adhd and being on stimulant for all weekdays of the school year starting at like 11 till I left for college and it made me feel physically ill and I felt no difference tbh except maybe it was easier to get stuff done but then my mom saying how my behavior was so much better and the dose just kept increasing cause I couldn’t really feel it and the slight easiness of getting stuff done would wear off quicker, my metabolism is fucked now I think cause of it

-growing up with a disabled parent who suffered traumatic brain injuries that may have changed behavior and personality a bit

-growing up not knowing I was autistic until like 2 years ago (my own fault too cause I was very uneducated on it) and that probably caused a lot of issues that now make sense in regards to conflicts with my mom and some school stuff

-my dad still saying how he doesn’t understand non binary as a concept while having non binary close acquaintances that he tries more on their pronouns vs. me who felt outed like 8 years ago

-a lot of loneliness and maybe some grooming by online ‘friends’ but also I don’t know, it was just weird and I was like 12 and they were early 20s and sharing hentai with me so what would you call that (they knew my age I never lied)

-probably more but that’s enough for now without too much detail

thanks for reading if you did lmao I just kind of broke down about this because yeah my childhood was not the norm (and I was thinking surface level too like not eating meals together, or my parents sharing separate bedrooms which was more uncommon imo when I was a kid now very relatable I think, and weird controlling behavior and punishments my mom gave and her think another controlling parent that was my friends mom was a ‘normal’ type of parenting style when me and some of my friends thought that parent was really too much) omg more venting it just came out lol

mwah :*

[wiria-lae]

Vil, as a celebrity, probably gets DMs from random people on his social media accounts. I don't recall if the game ever mentions if he has separate accounts for his public image VS a private one for personal matters (like for school, or a family and friends exclusive one). If he's that popular, then he should have a social media manager, too.

It's funny to think of an alternative Vil without all that though, getting weird messages from strangers. Not like scams or bots or anything like that, just anonymous people online, before he learns to turn off direct messaging from people he doesn't know.

Going into more explicit territory... after he graduates from NRC and starts doing more rated R work (he seems like he could be good at playing a more mature character), somewhere out there in Twisted Wonderland is a person trying to flirt (more like sext) with him on Magicam.

"oh sevens youre so pretty haha"

"you'd look better with your clothes off"

"just sayin ;) sheeesh"

"SO SO HOTTTTT MY QUEEN SLAYS????"

"mommy? sorry. daddy? sorry"

You can imagine the person to be a reader insert or whatnot. I don't think Vil would acknowledge what the messages say, but he'd definitely be aware that they exist.