#lhw

[saraden-designs]

Representing Ireland at @londonhatweek 2022! 110 worldwide milliners enters @hatalkemag competition and Saraden Designs is in the top 10. This design will be on exhibition at @londonhatweek August 2nd - 7th and the judges will make their final decision during that week! #irishfashion #irishdesign #fashion #millinery #hats #londonhatweek #lhw #irishbusinesswoman #sustainability #sustainablefashion #slowfashionbrand #sustainablefashionireland #circularfashion #handmade #handmadefabric #wearableart #ladyinred #roses #sculpture #sculpturefashion (at Ashbourne, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4qYvdsoaA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thedesignair]

Hot Hotel: The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon

On a visit to Tokyo soon after travel restrictions ended, we were keen to find out how the city had evolved. Where better than at The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon which, despite officially opening in late 2020, had until that moment been denied a real launch. And while at the time of our stay there was still only a trickle of overseas visitors to Japan, at breakfast we found ourselves sat next to…

[thepravasitraveller]

// Making each day a new Horizon 🌅 #ThePravasi #ThePravasiTraveller #LHW #LHWFanGirl (at Hôtel Negresco Nice) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNiSJwSgf5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lolitalempicka]

omg i had no idea the love has won lady died last year....

[everythingshinesunderthesun]

Genuinely find it a bit upsetting every time Jones wins, yes because he's a generally detestable person, but also because he should have by all means tanked his career a dozen times over by this point.

Maligning the sport in front of the media, fighting during press conferences, jeopardizing main events after testing positive for drugs, putting on dull performance after dull performance followed by years of inactivity — these are the sorts of things that most fighters in the UFC couldn't get away with once, let alone as many times as he has. Yet because this dude seems to have some sort of unshakeable kinship with the owner of the company, he keeps being given incredible opportunities in spite of blowing them over and over again.

And when he capitalizes on those opportunities, he's amazing, I know: He's an unparalleled talent. But I can't help but thinking if other fighters were given that kind of push, it would do so much for them. Meanwhile Jones has done so comparatively little to earn his position of privilege in MMA.

It's just one of those things that really frustrates me about the current state of the sport.

[lynne-monstr]

ngl I kind of want the silly coming-of-age crack fic where lu hanwen turns 18 and goes on a quest to seduce all the older glory legends he has admired for so long. but what he didn't expect is that all of them still think he is babey. it's a hard (pun intended) challenge but lu hanwen has always been the determined sort

[puckngrind]

Post LHW I beg you… I don’t even care if it’s fully written or edited or literally anything.. thx 😘

Thanks for this love! 💚

Leave Her Wild in it’s entirety will be posting before the end of the month.

[theanticool]

Alex Pereira KOs Jamahal Hill in the 1st round!

On a night with one of the greatest finishing sequences of all time, this one was up there. For different reasons.

Hill throws a body kick that goes low and hits the cup. Herb Dean jumps in to give Pereira time to recover but Pereira waves him off. Pereira than proceeds to KO Hill immediately with the very next punch he throws, a left hook that splits the guard. He follows up with some GnP and the fight is over. Not much to mention before hand. Hill was trying to pick off Pereira but it seems Pereira was just building reads while slowly pressing Hill to the cage.

Poatan finally gets a title defense on the MMA resume. Guy also has three former UFC LHW Champs on the resume. Fuck it, send him up to heavyweight to fight Tom Aspinall for the heavyweight championship when Jones and Stipe retire.

[junesaintfrancis]

"Mother God," the Ultimate White Thief [ramble]

I was aware of Amy Carlson's death when it first hit the news (and subsequently AskAMortician’s YouTube channel), and I laughed and brushed it off. I so often fall into the trap of simply dismissing cult-related deaths, of thinking, ‘Well, another idiot died and it’s no one’s fault but theirs.’ But I watched the HBO docuseries and was left feeling somewhere between disappointed and pissed off at the pandering they did to these batshit, evil, and racist individuals. 

FULL DISCLOSURE: I, myself, am white. If you are interested in yoga, meditation, or other non-Anglo spiritual practices, please learn them from people who belong to the culture from which they originate, and be mindful; do not appropriate from other cultures.

SECOND DISCLOSURE: This is a ramble post. These are just my thoughts and observations; I have not looked at academic literature for this post, and neither is it properly sorted. I may turn it into an actual piece eventually. 

I could talk about the mechanisms of cult hivemind all I want, but something else caught my attention. I think Amy Carlson and LHW is a fantastic example of white [Conservative] women co-opting [appropriating] Eastern spirituality for their own malignant gain.

Watch this amazing, in-depth video that gives much more context and history if you don’t know who I’m talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f81Az_2Fvek I won’t be discussing the history of Love Has Won; this is simply me pointing out how common it is to see appropriated Eastern spiritual principles within these Neo-Nazi white ‘spirituality’ groups and talking about why this phenomenon may be so common. 

I don’t think religio-cultural appropriation is always obvious, either. Yoga is incredibly mainstream (and there’s even a massive Christian population who bitches about it being ‘demonic’), and so is meditation; but both of these have been appropriated by the Anglo world from South Asian spiritual practices (and other indigenous cultural beliefs) with zero regards to their cultural origins. I mean, think of all the little plastic dreamcatchers you can buy at the store. Think of the growing popularity of “healing crystals” and how now even stores like Claire’s and Target sell jewelry meant to balance, or heal, or ease anxiety. These practices are beautiful, complex, and meaningful--and they are now becoming mass-produced, watered down, and stolen by some of the most insidiously evil and/or stupid folk on the internet. 

Conspirituality is the term for this. Not the appropriation, but the mixing of it with a conspiratorial obsession with alternative beliefs, big government conspiracies, paranoia, 5G, aliens building the pyramids, you name it. It’s especially dangerous when white people are the perpetrators--now, not only do you have someone stealing from another culture and using those cultural practices to actively harm others, but this person, in their whiteness, now has social power over the oppressed groups who actually own these practices. And it gets rebranded as “new age spirituality.” The new age spirituality provides a sense of community and panders to the Covid fears -- and pre-existing racism and antiSemitism -- and provides someone, or something, to blame. Thus we begin heading towards the antiSemitic point of no return. “We declare peace on earth” my ass. 

And obviously, Love Has Won is guilty of all of this and more. If you’re familiar with Amy and LHW, then you’re probably already aware of the time she went to Hawaii and then claimed she was [Tutu] Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. She is clearly not afraid to appropriate whatever indigenous culture she can in order to build her facade of being a god herself, and it’s specifically her whiteness (and perhaps schizophrenia and plenty of drugs) that emboldens her. This just scratches the motherfucking surface. 

Here, Amy takes credit for her Chakra system ‘cleansing’ sessions (which may or may not include poisoning yourself with colloidal silver). Further down the document, she mentions opening your third eye. Zero mentioning of the true origin of these practices, nor their cultural weight.

This is the third page of her “5D Healing Guide” document. Not only is she claiming Chakra knowledge and healing crystals, but . . . I mean, come on. You can’t use Sanskrit and then claim the fucking practice. Also, nowhere on her websites nor ‘guides’ includes the Sanskrit words for the Chakras.

Like I said before, this shit is dangerous. The watering down of these beautiful spiritual practices and then subsequently claiming and disfiguring them is almost always tied to Neo-Nazism, QAnon conspiracy theories, and a rejection of common-sense medical philosophy. Why do white women in particular so often fall into this wellness-to-Nazism pipeline, even if they weren’t overtly racist before? It’s because these white folk will always fall into the comforts and power of white supremacy; and make no mistake: much of this ‘mystic spirituality’ is white supremacy. The power to take from cultures and claim it as your own -- and the immunity to criticism -- is also white supremacy. White supremacist spirituality isn’t just a spiritual belief, either; it’s a thriving market that is powered by racism and medical Orientalism. 

But still, why? ‘Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections’, edited by George Yancy and Emily McRae, has a wonderful chapter [titled ‘The interdependence and emptiness of Whiteness’ by Bryce Huebner] which discusses the emptiness and fragility of whiteness, the teachings of Buddhism, social castes, and their interconnectedness. Whiteness has no connected culture; it is a feeble social category. What ethnic culture do white Americans belong to? Most cannot name one. Rather than connecting with their ancestral cultures, white Americans often choose to steal from others which are closer, and those from which they have the power to steal from.

And, as I’ve made abundantly clear by now, this is exceptionally dangerous. White wellness culture so often leads into the paranoia, the distrust, and feeds off of the pre-existing racism that is ingrained into every white American. 

“It’s the same thing with the Jews. It’s like Hitler knew the truth…” (said by Ashley Peluso). They explain that the dark forces conspiring against them, the ‘Cabal,’ don’t have souls. This is rhetoric that has excused entire genocides of people. Have you seen ‘NPC’ dramas in spiritual circles? This is that cranked up to the max.

A bunnnnch of antiSemitic bullshit. The ‘Cabal’ is a common QAnon talking point; the Cabal are members of a Satanic, baby-eating, pedophile ‘deep state’ (and Donald Trump will save humanity from them??). Who is the deep state, you might ask? Well, usually it’s Jewish people. 

“Hitler didn’t want to go into the same banking system as the cabal. He didn’t want to join their mafia, so they took him out and they blamed him. They are the ones who bombed the concentration camps, created dysfunction, lied, faked the numbers, they did it to themselves and blamed it on them just like they lie about Trump.” Those are the words of Ashley Peluso. It always, always, always comes back to hating Jews. In other videos, she claims that Black people are “out of control” because of Jewish “programming.”  

Jason Castillo, the co-leader of LHW, is also on video saying the N-word repeatedly. He says, “There’s nowhere to hide, cockroach. A [N-word]. That’s what a cockroach is. An [N-word].” Love Has Won members also subscribe to the “All Lives Matter” BS, and claim that BLM is a ‘cult.’ How ironic.

And I won’t even get started on the racism of believing aliens built the fucking pyramids. 

And, finally: 

I don't doubt it.

[saraden-designs]

As some of you know earlier this year I entered the @hatalkemag 10th millinery competition and Saraden Designs was shortlisted in the top 10 Milliners to showcase at @londonhatweek from 110 worldwide milliners. @hatalkemag have since interviewed me and the article went live today! It’s a great moment for Saraden Designs and to delve into my design process! #hatalk #magazine #londonhatweek #LHW #interview #hats #milliner #chat #design #irishdesign #irishmillinery #millinerycouture #handmade #irishmade #sustainablefashion #handmadefabrics #madeinireland #networkireland #womeninbusiness (at Ashbourne, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj56OG6Mg-o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[charmedrumblings]

2/2 But then I realised. There's another big difference. Evil witches renounce their rights to a whitelighter. They are no longer under the "guidance" of the Elders. So... what if the Elders are responsible for the all personal gain thingy. What if they put those limitations on the magic of good witches. Maybe they realised that in the end, the good witches wouldn't need them anymore or some BS and they wanted to retain some control ?! Anyway, the Elders are real villains of the show. Poor LHW.

Again, part one of this seems to be missing, but yeah. Elders are for sure the villains.

[thepravasitraveller]

// Teleport me back to this very moment at @kamphotel in Helsinki! One of my favorite @leadinghotelsoftheworld property. This one transports you back in History and ultimately makes you feel ultra special! 🎄🎄🎅🏻 #ThePravasi #ThePravasiTraveller #Finland #Helsinki #Christmasiscoming #winteriscoming #magicalmoments #lhw #luxuryhotel (at Kämp Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck2qcX1NHSD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ror-art]

lamp left on...

werewolf Jung Heewon and her gf Lee Seolhwa for the ongoing orv vampire au 🎉

[ID: Lee Seolhwa and Jung Heewon from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. LSH is a tan Korean woman with long curly silver hair wearing a purple tanktop and dark purple sleep pants. Her stomach is visible showing stretchmarks. JHW is a tan Korean woman with dark hair pulled into a bun wearing a ripped up yellow shirt and yellow-brown sleep shorts. She's in a half-transformed werewolf state with wolf ears, a fur-covered arm and a tail and some fur on her legs. The two are deep asleep ontop of the sheets and comforter of the bed with a warm yellow light coming from offscreen. JHW is curled around LHW, head on her chest with LSH's arm wrapped around JHW. The second pillow has a sword on it that is tucked under the covers. /end ID]

[gabbiadicarta]

La mia migliore amica mi ha chiesto di fare delle foto(io ho un problema con le foto, mi mettono molto a disagio, ci sto davvero male a vedermi), Io le ho detto si perché è la mia amica più cara, però poi ho scoperto che ha inviato la foto a un suo amico, perché questo suo amico era curioso di vedere come fossi fatta; ci sono rimasta davvero male e l'ho vista come una mancanza di rispetto, perché mi sembra abbia anteposto il desiderio di un tizio al mio vero e proprio disagio, soprattutto perché non è un tipo che conosco e sapere che ha visto una mia foto mi fa stare davvero male. Però non capisco se sono io che sto esagerando o se sia stata effettivamente una grande mancanza di rispetto, io credo avrebbe dovuto chiedermelo, ma non lhw fatto perché sapeva avrei detto di no, e voleva accontentare sto tizio.....

certo che è una mancanza di rispetto, per quanto possa non essere capita dalla maggior parte delle persone, la tua è veramente una forma di paura e ansia, che va pienamente compresa e rispettata.

la cosa si aggrava perché ha deciso di compromettere il tuo benessere per accontentare una persona che tu manco conosci, hai tutte le ragioni per essere incazzata, non provare minimamente a sottovalutare la cosa o ad addossarti colpe che non hai.

[trashisnice]

Look at my LHW division tee-shirt

[lynne-monstr]

So i was reading saxi’s yuhuang glasses fic when i was sudden hit with the fact that in a world where yuhuang are together… lhw has them and his parents as an example of romantic relationship, and the rest of blue rain as an example of friendship and camaraderie and trust and love and!!! Im getting so emotional 😭

yesssss saxi's glasses fic is so good, I love it such much! so many good shenanigans and team stuff. blue rain, best team :D

(also ywz is RIGHT, hst is very sexy in glasses, what a smart captain)

you are so right that blue rain is such good role models. one of my favorite parts about the yuhuang ship is how constant it is over the years. in glory, having a team partnership doesn't necessarily mean it will last. there are transfers and retirements and general life stuff that can happen. but yuhuang has been so lucky in the fact that none of that has touched them. throughout their whole careers, they stay partners on the team! combined with yu wenzhou's deliberate emphasis on team work, it means that blue rain is such a good environment for their players. it's fine i'm fine 😭😭😭😭