#not too many flags per icon

[mogai-headcanons]

Here's my second one, and it's huge

BanBan is a monstergender devilgender redgender confettigender demongender greedian kidcoric partygender funfetti-cakegender xenoboy demonkin individual with PTSD, DID, NPD, and Autism who's bisexual, asexual, arovague, and aroflux

Banbaleena is a monstergender blancagender sciencegender mathgender biogender wrathian xenogirl individual with PTSD, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizoaffective Disorder who's lesbian and aceflux

Queen Bouncelia is a monstergender, queencoric, boudican, purplegender, lunarian, pridian, luxurian, xenogender individual with NPD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder who's lesbian, polyamorous, and erosflux

and Slow Seline is a monstergender genderslow snailgender absorgender yellowgender slothian slimegender xenogirl individual with Autism and OCD who's lesbian, ace-spec, and abroromantic

Sorry if it's too much lol

queued!

[zombii-ships]

SDJ BOYS AS : BARTENDERS

Jack:

Probably a restaurant bar kind of guy. Loves to make a show out of pours, lots of tricks and pretty drinks and unexpected ingredients. You know that one video of the guy pouring out shots that make a rainbow? Yeah that’s him. He’s a total ham and he loves chatting up patrons, gives very polite advice. Jack’s a real sweetheart, he checks in on frequenters and he’s quick to cut people off if he needs to. Def gives out too many freebies but he’s just kind. He’s got a fun pun name for every custom mix he does. A hopeless romantic that loves giving cute drinks to people on dates.

Shaun:

Def at like a rave club or a goth club. Besties with the dj, so quite a few of the songs in the playlist are per his recommendation. Lots of jokes and super snarky with patrons. He’s the type to people watch and flag down regulars to catch up. He gives really unbiased opinions, like talking to a friend. You cannot out flirt him dude, but he will think it’s cute if you try. Def the type of guy to name his custom mixes after horror icons. He’s always jamming behind the bar, he’s got an ear to the ground and he’s plugged in to all the cool places in town if you ask. Get him talking about films and you’ll be there all night, but it’s a great talk.

Nick:

Gives me Jazz Club/ Night Club vibes

Quiet, but smirks a lot at patrons conversations. He’s in his element, dude’s like hypnotic. He kinda grooves while he mixes, like he’s on beat with it. Starts patrons off with a couple questions, then makes them something that he thinks would suit them. He’s mostly going on feel, but his instincts are almost always right. He’s really quippy if he knows you, but you’ve got to get to that point. He’s got all the regulars favorites memorized.

Ian:

Theater Bar. Every show he’s got memorized, you can absolutely hear him singing along when a musical is showing. He’s shy, and a little clumsy, but he’s charming with patrons. A great shoulder to lean on, loves listening and secretly relishes in the drama he hears at the bar. Doesn’t do a lot of original drinks, more-so just tests things out while he’s at home and writes them down. Will hand out his headshots if the occasion calls for it. They’re just. on a shelf under the bar. Most likely to take lil shots every now and then. You can hear him occasionally rehearsing for his own acting career under his breath as he works.

Bonus Jacktor:

Biker Bar all the way. Definitely picks up shifts whenever he drifts into another town. He seems really really reserved but in the occasional quiet moment you can hear him snickering at a joke. Breaks up fights SO fast. All it takes is for him to talk to folks for like a minute and it’s all good. Never stays in the same place for long, he likes the changing energy and hearing people’s stories. Puts the crowd pleasers that everyone knows on the jukebox just to see everyone have fun. Master of keeping the vibes cool. Does that thing where you slide the glass down the counter to somebody. Huge flirt, but just as easily flustered. He looks like he’s exhausted being there, but really he’s just focused. Seems really intense, but hes just quiet. Huge sweetie.

[triflesandparsnips]

(eta 10/10/23: Having just realized that this is now a very easy to google explainer, please also see the full end-of-game roundup here: "when something is definitely not a game, but most definitely a gift" or my related #definitely not a game tag. We now return you to your regularly scheduled nonsense, currently in progress.)

So... so.

So this just dropped.

And listen. LISTEN. For people who haven't been following this Our Flag Means Death-related alternate-reality-shenanigan fest, the following will make no sense to you-- or, wait, fuck it--

A Brief History of the Javid Denkins Alternate-Reality Game

(I didn't intend "overly long essays about in-depth fandom-related shenanigans" to be my brand, but by god I'm here now and I will make us all suffer through it.)

Reality (As We Know It)

Established and verified gay pirate showrunner David Jenkins is a regular shenanigineer on twitter: retweets fanart, retweets cosplays, calls fans sluts (endearment), has ongoing fight with medieval cats.

Back in 2022, David Jenkins implied heavily that he had joined tumblr, but did not cough up his account name.

This is the sum total of real and actual events and identities.

Through the Looking Glass

Fans started looking for David Jenkins's tumblr. What fans found is the tumblr of one Javid Denkins, who appeared to be new, had a variant of Jenkins's twitter icon, and seemed to be cheekily maintaining an incognito by steadfastly asserting that he is definitely not David Jenkins.

Fans got weird about it, because that is the nature of fandom. I said something about it here, because I have Feelings about the Rules of Incognito and also about Not Being Weird About People Who Make the Content We Like. I put it as a reblog to the post, as per regular tumblring, no response requested/required because babes, if I'm going to be perceived, I want it to be organic. (ahem... FOOTNOTE 1)

I kept a cursory eye on things, because it can be Really Lonely to be a famous person who just wants to have a regular online experience, and if that's what whoever was on the other end wanted, then that's what they should get to have imo. Unlike a regular tumblr that I might reply to directly or engage with on a same-level kinda way, I let them set the rules of engagement because unless/until they came clean, they would always be Schrodinger's Showrunner to me, and therefore subject to my internal Don't Be Creepy ruleset.

My second Javid reblog was pretty much what I would do to any other newbie tumblr person (as they professed to be): adding on to a gag by referencing the "color of the sky" meme and also a seagull, for OFMD-related reasons (which fit within the ruleset, because Javid was actively connecting himself with OFMD type things). And Javid reblogged it, so hey, I was winning at tumblr interactions, a thing that is normal to want and possible to achieve.

Time passed. Javid dropped (what will be revealed to be the first of many) photo manipulations. (FOOTNOTE 2)

On the same day, Javid posted what looked like an accidental smashkey. I reblogged with a seagull, because again, established rules of engagement and me winning at tumblr interactions. He reblogged himself, though, with what looked like another smashkey, but was actually a goddamn Caesar cipher-- and started using the tag #definitely not a game.

From there, Javid started up a stream of fairly fun puzzles. I didn't keep up with it fully, but since it looked like Javid wanted people to interact, I interacted (while trying to ensure that other people could keep having fun too). He also started subtly changing his icon, his tumblr header, etc., expanding the bounds of the puzzle space, as it were. (And if you want a complete rundown of the puzzle history and the associated answers, this twitter thread is enormous and thorough, thank you @eefaevie.)

The seagull made an appearance every once in a while; I threw together various season 2 bingo cards in response to these potential spoilers; I spent my time largely keeping back so I could eat popcorn and Not Be Creepy. But... but.

The thing was, Javid's method of posting (in a "heeeere fishy fishy fishy" manner) seemed, to me, to be the actions of someone trying to play with the audience and/or provide enrichment for the enclosure. So after some thought and, again, remembering the loneliness of being a Creative Person but trying to be mindful that this person was still incognito and could be the actual dude, I started using the seagull to reblog extra content, links, whathaveyou, with the tag #enrichment can go in BOTH enclosures-- with the idea that, if Javid wanted to look, he had the option to do so-- and if he did, he'd be rewarded with, again, no demands on him or his attention, but just: some content. Some enrichment. Some fun. A "picking up what you're putting down" kind of vibe from one person to another, both of whom are, at the very least, interested in communicating with an audience.

To be clear: For me, at the end of the day, it had to be a choice. I needed to provide room for Javid to choose to enter the magic circle of my additional game play-- but I also wasn't going to hold my breath about it. This was Javid's space, with intentions and purposes I had no way of knowing (nor should I)-- I was just, metaphorically, bringing another set of dice and maybe some graph paper with an extra room drawn on it that he could easily enter if he wanted, to play in a space intended to complement his. He was putting in a shitton of labor for what was essentially just a gift; I wanted to show appreciation for that labor, while putting in some of my own to gift back.

So when the first round of puzzles ended, and a new one began, I linked the answers to one of his anagram puzzles inside some seagull gifs-- but I figured, why not add something extra? I used his pigpen cipher to dare him to use a book code next. To even see the dare he'd have to want to decode the gifs-- and if he ultimately didn't want to engage, no skin off my nose. (That's why there's a border around the magic circle with clear entrances and exits.) Either way, I was having a nice time.

The next puzzle type was a stereogram. (Neat.) The puzzle after that, though? I get tagged and informed that Javid has, in fact, posted a motherfucking book code. (FOOTNOTE 3)

Enter the Thunder Parasocial Dome

This is the point where I first have to be pulled down from the curtains by rational people who have only my best interests at heart.

(Having a whole Thesis Statement about why I was engaging with Schrodinger's Showrunner is one thing. Having possible evidence that my engagement was, like, actually engaged with is quite another.)

By sweet and loving friends and family I was reminded that:

Other people are, in fact, allowed to be clever about things too.

That all sorts of pre-planning may have gone into all this, and that therefore the timing was a coincidence.

That there are a limited number of easily accessible ciphers out there, so the code type could also be a coincidence.

And that either way I still have my important Don't Be Creepy code of ethics.

So. I took a deep breath. Cool. I was totally and absolutely cool about this.

...And in a totally normal manner I proceeded to lay an elaborate trap.

AHAHAHA JUST JOKING what I mean is: I replied to the tagged post, acknowledging that the sphere of potential puzzling had now expanded beyond tumblr. I used Javid's own fake-link trick to link to a seagull laugh. And in the tags I threw in a lot of potential internet-related alternate reality stuff.

But also, crucially... some more ideas for Javid to use. (FOOTNOTE 4) If he wanted them. If he was actually looking.

Since I was now playing In Earnest, I spent some time putting together a youtube channel, an alternate tumblr, a neocities account -- a whole new field of play, if Javid wanted to engage there. I pulled out the dusty memories of a Yuletide fic I wrote several years ago that used similar shenanigans to tell an interactive fiction story about Monty Python. (Hilariously enough, my first RPF.) I continued to play with all these new and fascinating toys.

A Strange Ship on the Horizon

What with one thing and another three years pass, a Javid puzzle eventually lead to an AO3 account-- which to me definitively opened Schrodinger's box: maybe this was a member of the production playing with fire, more likely it was a clever fan whose brain is fucking fascinating, but it most definitely was not David Jenkins.

But. Javid was still in incognito. And I still don't know if I had been perceived.

I read the fic the Javid account is writing (which is still a work in progress and pretty great ngl)-- it's a fandom AU, where Ed and Stede are fans of a gay pirate romcom called Blow the Man Down, featuring Sam Bellamy and Olivier Levasseur. The showrunner is named Javid, who doesn't have social media but gets cornered into agreeing to join twitter (rather than our universe's tumblr). And Ed decides, on a lark, to start a fake twitter account, tag it #definitelynotjaviddenkins... and then freak out because a large contingent of fandom shows up on his metaphorical doorstep saying HELLO, JAVID.

As if this weren't enough: beyond the fic itself, suddenly a whole multimedia alternate universe suddenly appeared, with multiple twitter and AO3 accounts beyond just Stede and Ed, forming an entire fucking fandom, Goncharov-style, around Blow the Man Down. It was and continues to be fucking wild. It's also amazing. And the porn is surprisingly approachable. (BUT SEE AGAIN FOOTNOTE 1)

Grappling Hooks Breaching the Parasocial Divide

The thing is, though. The thing. That is.

I have officially reached Level 2 Curtain Clawing.

As I read the fic and the accompanying universe, I started to. Notice things.

References to soap (but... but surely that's normal. Many people talk about soap, not just amateur history enthusiasts like myself).

References to obscure scents (LABDANUM. Someone referenced labda-motherfucking-num. But surely. Surely it is not an entirely unheard of thing; I am not the first person to discover it or the fact that it gets combed from goats jesus christ the goat thing I forgot about that--)

References to the drilled coin from the wreck of Sam Bellamy's ship, which appeared as a random bit of possible future lore for Javid in this bit of enrichment (but I put in lots of possible lore! I had a whole thing going about figureheads! Bad luck to kill a seabird! I had a whole thing for a while where I thought maybe the digraph code Javid was hinting at was actually a Playfair cipher! I have been wrong many times before and added lots of random possible narratives. SO SURELY THE COIN IS A COINCIDENCE).

References to... okay not really references, and I've never articulated it quite like this (though this is definitely my vibe), but references to the idea of these puzzles and enrichment being a conversation in and of themselves, held at a remove and existing entirely in call (Javid) and response (the audience).

Finally... I started to notice that Stede decodes/interprets Ed-as-Javid's puzzles in a long twitter thread (like... like the one linked above) but also... sends back puzzles. Like, well, me.

"But STILL," I screech from the top of the curtain rail. "This could ALL BE COINCIDENCE," I yowl as friends and family try to bat me down with a broom. Even, by god, today's drop... which uses a password-protected url shortener. The exact same one I used in an earlier enrichment. But! It's not like there are a lot of those! Maybe this was just the first one that cropped up for Javid, just as it was the first that cropped up for me! (BUT THEN AGAIN, MAY I REFER YOU BACK TO FOOTNOTE 4)

The fic is at chapter 14. There are, if AO3 is to be believed, 7 more chapters to go, plus who knows how much additional extra-universe material. There is so. much. here.

...And so many more opportunities to climb all the curtains.

“It's a great huge game of chess that's being played—all over the world—if this is the world at all, you know.”

So at this point... what, in fact, is happening?

I'm inside a Schrodinger's box whose sides are entirely composed of parasocial uncertainty.

Maybe Javid is here. (HELLO, JAVID.)

Maybe he isn't! (HELLO, THE MIRROR IN MY ENCLOSURE.)

Maybe I'm not actually being referenced at all, but the writer of that twitter thead, @eefaevie, is (HI EEFAEVIE WHAT'S UP HOW'S THE PARASOCIAL AIR IN YOUR ENCLOSURE DOIN')

I don't know. I can't know. Unless someone opens the box.

and my god, what if they never do?

tl;dr. This is the most enriching fun I've had in months, and if the magic circle is going to widen to include me, then friend, I intend to BRING MY A-GAME.

---

FOOTNOTES

1. During the course of that mini-essay, I say the following:

"If it's someone who is not the dude but just a tumblrite who managed to catch on really quick? Well goddamn, good for them, and also A+ Wink-Nudge acrobatics. Real dude can have a peaceful time reading critical analyses of Goncharov, Javid here can quietly start introducing strange lore and running gags and other fun-with-plausible-deniability shenanigans".

One day later Javid starts answering questions about characters with enigmatic season 2 spoilery things; a little less than ten days later, we get the first fake link (which, imo, is the real start of the game).

2. This is now only 24 days after my "strange lore and fun with plausible deniability" post.

3. My dare: January 26. Javid's book code: February 4.

4. My tags on the post wherein I acknowledge that the dare has, possibly, been taken up, read: #you know what's cool? besides how #enrichment can go in BOTH enclosures #is how much you can do with html #like sure sure we've all seen the embedded links #but I remember the days of hidden source code messages #websites with delayed redirects #passwords hidden on one site to open the locked contents of another #you know #~normal things~ #I'm certain none of this will become relevant #because this is #definitely not a game

[tamapalace]

Tamagotchi Booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2023

image source: marketinggenome on Instagram

San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is part of the World Tamagotchi Tour that Bandai is on following the global release of the Tamagotchi Uni. This is also the first event to kickoff the World Tamagotchi Tour in North America. Bandai Namco US did NOT disappoint, as the Tamagotchi booth was gorgeous!

image source: ABC 10News San Diego

First, per usual the booth was built by Marketing Genome, a display manufacture who has made Bandai’s booths for several years and really do an awesome job!

image source: Coffretchi on Twitter

The first thing you see is a large Tamagotchi Original, like you did last year, with a screen inside playing the promotional video of the Tamagotchi Original. This year the shell is Mametchi Spaceship, if you like it enough then you could buy it! The Tamagotchi Original is mounted on a large box, and the front of the box’s design is actually on the back of the display.

As you move to the left you’ll see the theme this year is all about space, Mimitchi is shown in an out of space background where the line is formed for visitors to make purchases. The iconic Tamagotchi UFO is featured at the top and center of the Tamagotchi booth, remember when it dropped off those Tamagotchi’s in the Tamagotchi Uni teaser videos?

Then you’ve got the Tamagotchi Uni photo op, which is a large Tamagotchi Uni in pink with a cutout screen surrounded by statues of both Mametchi and Kuchipatchi, and there’s even a cute backdrop too!

image source: anzfalcon on Instagram

Behind the Photo Booth is the Tamagotchi Original wall which features a picture from the latest photoshoot and these circular frames which each hold a Tamagotchi Uni inside, the frames are in blue, pink, and green, and honestly are really stylish.

After the Tamagotchi Original section, you’ve got the collaboration section which is also on the walls. Bandai pretty much brought every collaboration including Star Wars R2-D2, Grogu, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaiden, Toy Story, Spy x Family, Harry Potter, Jurassic World, and TinyTAN.

image source: anzfalcon on Instagram

On the opposite side of the Tamagotchi Original and Tamagotchi collaboration wall is a display of the new Tamagotchi Uni which is in a showcase with lights on it. Both Purple and Pink shells are displayed, along both wristbands and lanyards which were available for purchase. The Tamagotchi Uni showcase is displayed on a white podium surrounded by a Tamaverse backdrop.

Visitors spent time waiting in line for the shop which as art the booth were they could purchase so many exclusive items, including the convention exclusive Tamagotchi Original shells, and the new Tamagotchi Uni, along with Tamagotchi Uni accessories that have yet to be released!

image source: marketinggenome on Instagram

Tamagotchi Uni buyers were also given one Tama Sticker with a 16-digit download code! The three Tama Stickers are UFO Hat, Tama Tour Flag, and Tama Tour Rainbow.

image source: anzfalcon on Instagram

All purchases were accommodated by a World Tamagotchi Tour reusable bag, and a World Tamagotchi Tour pin! How cute is that?

image source: Coffretchi on Twitter

To everyone’s surprise, Mametchi made several surprise appearances! The fans went wild, and Mametchi was available to take pictures with, dance with, and even just admire. Mametchi was such a hit that several appearances were made throughout each day of the convention.

[kakusu-shipping]

4, 5, and 6 for the agere asks for.... all of your BNHA regressors? :D

That's... a few too many characters for me to answer all in one ask, so let's limit it to just The League sense they all go together well

minus a Dabi icon because I can't find flags for any of my headcanons for them

Asks from Here

4. Does your regressed f/o collect things? If so, what is it and how much do you enable it?

I'll enable my League babies in anything and everything, first of all. Second, the only one of the four who actively collects things is probably Himiko. She's a bit of a hoarder of anything she deems cute and tends to just pick things up and stuff them in her pockets.

Not an active collection he does on his own but Tomura has more Dog stuffies than much anything else, though he does also have Pokemon and Minecraft ones his older self has placed on shelves he can't reach because they are Mint Condition back at AFO's manor. He use to get pretty fussy about that some times, but it's become less of a problem sense moving to the Bar.

Jin and Dabi don't collect anything, nor do either of them have much that could be considered a collection (or much at all)

5. Does your regressed f/o have any gear that they want really bad? If so, what is it?

Tomura and Himiko both get everything they want without question, so neither of them have anything they really really want at the moment and are rather satisfied with their little gear at the moment.

Jin is constantly back and forth about wanting a pacifier. He's worried he'll chew right through it and ruin it, but it'd make it harder to talk making the other him less likely to say something he doesn't agree with (tantrum triggering when they fight), but also he'd have to take off or at least lift his mask to put it in his mouth which can easily trigger an even bigger meltdown than infighting does, but also also he sees his Big Sister Himiko and Baby Brother Tomura each with want and his tiny baby heart is just so over come with jealously he can't contain it. If I got him one, I'm almost sure it'd fix the whole thing, but just cause another problem, so I'm waiting patiently for him to decide himself what he wants.

Dabi doesn't have any little gear and refuses any I've tried to gift to them. They try very hard to push their regression down and ignore it, and they don't want me or anyone else in the League to be apart of it. I try to give them space, but I have hidden a few of little Dabi's favorite snacks around their room, along with some sparklers to play with. They seem content enough with that for now.

6. What is your favorite thing in your regressed f/o’s playroom?

For Tomura it was back at the Mansion, he had a crib with a mobile on it, it was the only thing his father had ever contributed to his Regression space, so of course it was his favorite. It played a lullaby as it spun I'd never heard before, and always put Tomura right to sleep. I wonder if it's still there...

Himiko has a lot of toys, most of which she's stolen from dollar stores and gas stations, but one Jin got her; A 4ft tall Valentine's day Teddy bear. It's big and soft baby pink holding a big red heart. I ended up cutting the heart free from the bear's stomach so now Himiko can wiggle herself behind it and sleep in the bear's arms. It's very cute <3

Jin doesn't have playroom per say, he doesn't have a lot of gear either. Rather than sit still somewhere with toys and games he'd rather follow me, Magne, or Himiko around while regressed. Though out of the few things I've seen him get attached to I think my favorite is the baby blanket Himiko got for him. It USE to be soft baby blue but he won't let me wash it at all and carried it everywhere with him, cries into it, uses it to cover his face, and sleeps with it, so it's gotten pretty grimy and is more of a muted color now. Himiko thinks it's gross now and won't touch it, but I've convinced her not to comment on it, sense if she doesn't like it, Jin is likely to throw it away... and then regret it.

Dabi, much like Jin, doesn't have a little space or many little items. Usually when they regress they lock themselves away in their room and don't come back out until they come out of it, so I don't know what their little space looks like, or anything they might comfort themselves with... I hope they're okay in there...

[thetoweringneedle]

WELCOME TO MY G/T BFDI BLOG! - 🪡

Soooo this is me Laddy, and im here to post a lotta giant/tiny fanfics of battle for dream island!! so this is essentially going to be an account full of fanart with characters being huge or tiny, aka size difference!

For those who dont have an idea about what g/t is, it's a domain about size difference and related traits such as size shifting (growth or shrinkage), and to some extent physical contact with giants. This blog specifically will be dedicated to g/t fanfics of bfdi, made in form of stories or art! (before you ask, i have NO bad intent of running this blog as it's supposed to be fluff and NOT kinky, just to make sure that no one gets concerns about it. I also respect people's opinions on size difference, and so should you!)

MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW if interested, i'll always try to post frequently and stay in touch with g/t fellas out there on tumblr! not that i care so much about clout, my life priority is to be creative which is why i'm also interested in coding, composing, making 3d models and much more...

i'm also on other platforms (which aren't exclusively tied to g/t), so you got my other links:

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❗️REQUESTS FOR ART AND ICONS ARE OPEN!

if you ever have an urge to see ur bfb/inanimate insanity favs as giants, then don't hesitate to send me a note to ask me to draw them (chat is not allowed)!! i will allow 1 request/week and person to avoid having too many of them in my queue, since im a pretty slow artist. no pricing, it's free! (KEEP IN MIND that you shouldn't urge me to complete ur request as fast as possible as it will only get me more stressed, i take a long time to finish my stuff and i appreciate your patience)

and this also applies to icons! you just gotta tell me whom you want me to make an icon of, and which object or other character they'd tower over or be smaller than. flags are also allowed! Unlike art, I can make those icons pretty fast, so you can request 2 per week!

[mightyflamethrower]

A self-described transgender graphic designer made national headlines this June when a number of her designs were used in Target’s controversial pride collection. One design found on the London-based designer’s own online apparel shop has the message: “Satan respects pronouns,” encircling a goat head. 

The designer, whose shirts feature phrases like “astrology made me queer” and whose UFO-shaped pin says “no gender no problem,” doesn’t claim on her site to be a Satanist per se. Instead, “Erik” says, “There’s something magical about the unknown, the frightening, and the mystical which is why I so frequently feature these themes in my art.”     

Erik’s work isn’t the only pride-adjacent satanically inspired activity to feature in pop culture recently. The brand Nair, which supports pride as evidenced by its Instagram posts, ran an audacious “worship yourself” ad campaign that harks back to the “father of modern Satanism’s” motto, “Hail Satan! Hail thyself.” 

At the 2023 Grammy award show, self-proclaimed “nonbinary” singer Sam Smith and transgender Kim Petras’ performance of their hit single “Unholy” included blatant satanic imagery.

Smith and Petras don’t publicly identify as Satanists, but many LGBT members and “pride” proponents do. A simple search of “Satanist” among Twitter accounts brings up countless results that include rainbow flags and gender tags such as “nonbinary” and “she-they.” 

Lucien Greaves, cofounder of the Satanic Temple, says most members of the Temple are LGBT folks who consider themselves rejected by orthodox churches and other such religious establishments. Greaves told Out.com, “We will always fight them, we will fight them to the death to ensure that there are equal rights for the gay community.” 

History shows, too, that Satanism has been a fitting spiritual home for the pride “community.” Aleister Crowley, the early 19th-century occultist credited with being the “grandfather” of modern theistic Satanism, was keenly interested in ancient pagan deities, many of whom are seen today as “gender-bending.” Androgyny or hermaphroditism was seen by Crowley and other forebearers of the modern occult as mystical, powerful, and closer to the divine. Crowley’s “Gnostic Mass” includes the phrases:

Male-female, quintessential, one Man-being veiled in woman-form. 

The infamous icon of Satanism, the goat-headed “Baphomet,” represents a fusion of the male and female, with the two halves of the body representing each sex. The “divine androgyne” is “the hieroglyph of arcane perfection,” according to Crowley. While Baphomet has a complicated history of iterations and interpretation, it’s not unreasonable to imagine that gender-confused young people might welcome this binary-breaking symbol of “balance and harmony” and see a satanic sect as a spiritual home for them. 

The two most famous philosophical statements of the 20th century’s most iconic Satanists, Crowley and Anton LaVey, serve to illustrate the strong ties between modern “pride” and their belief systems. The life of Crowley especially finds continuity in the gender-expansive, free-love universe of pride. 

‘Hail Satan! Hail Thyself’

In the 1960’s, LaVey, known as the “Black Pope,” created a Satanism that differed from other, older satanic traditions in that it claimed to be atheistic, considering Satan to be a literary figure. LaVey’s most famous chant is “Hail Satan! Hail Thyself.” His Satanism prescribes self-worship and gratification: staples of LGBT pride culture.

Two of his Nine Satanic Statements are: “Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!” and, “Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!”

While most who wave the rainbow flag no doubt would agree that, for instance, murder is wrong (a “so-called sin” Satan represents), pride nevertheless allies itself with the pro-abortion agenda. The right to murder a preborn baby leads to “mental and emotional gratification” for the abortive mother (and often her sexual partners). And ridding oneself of progeny to care for promotes further indulgence Satan is said to represent. Proponents of sexual libertinism and gender fluidity don’t usually describe themselves as Satanists, but LaVey’s philosophy of carnal hedonism is the bedrock of today’s pride culture.

Writing for the Encyclopedia of Religion, professor of religious studies Eugene V. Gallagher describes LaVey’s Satanic Bible as promoting “ritual and pageantry” and displaying “a flair for mockery.” On a ritualistic and philosophical level, drag queen, queer, and homosexual subcultures would mesh well with LaVeyan Satanism. What is drag but pageantry mocking femininity? And what would foment the mockery of Judeo-Christian sexual norms and family structure better than hailing Satan, the enemy of the God who made humankind into the “restrictive” physiological categories of “male and female”? 

‘Do What Thou Wilt’

One familiar repeated sentiment in Crowley’s 1909 The Book of the Law has echoed through culture for over a century now: “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. … Love is the law, love under will.” We may not know it verbatim, but we recognize its other iterations such as “follow your heart” or “do what you want” or “all you need is love.” These popular cultural expressions guide the pride movement; they encourage the unshackling of human expression from heterosexual mores. 

Unlike LaVey who came after, Crowley was an unabashed theistic Satanist. He wrote in his autobiography of his desire to “get hold of [Satan] personally and become his chief of staff” and “get into personal communication with the Devil.” His pride and egotism, modeled in today’s pride movement, would seem prerequisites even to aspire to such a position.

Activities the Bible labels sexual depravity, the kind celebrated in pride parades, were rampant in Crowley’s life. Early on, he rejected Christian morality and saw taboos as things to be deliberately shattered. The occultist was keen on “sex magic” and was bisexual, as evidenced by his more recently discovered homoerotic poetry. The Book of the Law reflects his belief in “free love,” a lifestyle most accepted within pride: “Also, take your fill and will of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will!” 

Today, we can see the blending with LaVey’s and Crowley’s philosophies under the rainbow flag: While so-called love is esteemed, the only true reverence is for the self, and the only allegiance is to its will. The highest virtue is the expression of one’s true self: to live authentically, or live your truth. “Hail thyself” and “do what thou wilt” are guiding principles of the pride movement. 

In Christian theology, pride is the original sin that prompted God to cast Satan down from heaven. He now leads a rebellion against God’s will. What a wonder is it that pride is the name taken on by the LGBT alliance, which is also leading a rebellion against biblical morality? Those who don’t support pride are routinely shocked by the rhetoric, imagery, and stated desires of the pride movement, such as offering graphic sexual material to young children in school libraries.

But it should come as no surprise that rebellion against God’s design for humanity is satanically inspired. That is, after all, his mission.

[echoes-lighthouse]

Pride Month Requests: Open!

Hey self-shippers! Do you want to celebrate Pride Month with your fictional others? I’d love to help! My requests will be open all month, and I’m going to be providing three main kinds of content! 

ONE: character moodboards! 

TWO: Selfship pride art (set poses)! 

THREE: pride icons! (art or edits) 

How Do I Request?  Just send me an ask with the details of what you’d like! Make sure you include self-insert references if I need them, and specify which flag you use if there’s multiple options! 

What Characters/Flags Can I Request?  Any of them! There are very few characters/flags that I wouldn’t draw, and there’s no harm in asking. However, I won’t be making content for youtuber sonas or real people (beyond the people requesting, of course!)

How Many Can I Request?  Because I’m doing these for free, I’m going to limit to people to one request per ask! That way, I can fill multiple requests for you if I’m not too busy, but if I have a lot of requests, I can focus on making at least one thing for everyone! (If you’re sending multiple requests on anon, just include an emoji or a sign-off so that I can tell and order my work accordingly) 

[joessmoncler]

event in a monogrammed zip-up Moncler Sale windbreaker by the label

At Louis Vuitton's menswear fall 2022 show earlier this month, Venus Williams hit up the event in a monogrammed zip-up Moncler Sale windbreaker by the label. In New York we declared the suit was back, but after today in Milan it's a lock. Another designer could spend a year making the patchwork coat just sort of tossed over a bubble repp stripe midiskirt. The smallest plan offers basic closet access to more casual styles valued up to $300 and one shipment per month. Additionally, Cohen redoubled his efforts around sustainability. If I'm not mistaken, whoever first said can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, was referring to their SO, but I would argue that the saying rings just as true in regards to a certain undergarment: bras.

At for fall 2021, Hedi Slimane showed hunter green windbreakers that made me think of Princess Diana back in the 1980s, when she wore a classic Barbour style in the same hue. The fashion-forward affair was first in the line of various upcoming summer music events, including Canadian festivals Osheaga and Veld. We're eyeing flag touches on backs of denim jackets for both men and women. The collection also includes some covetable pieces that take inspiration from classic American style too. When we Moncler Woman Jackets met for coffee on New York's Lower East Side-between stores like Bode, Cafe Forgot, and adjacent to the highly curated vintage emporium James Veloria, each of which represents the city's new style-Prost appeared like a vision in almost a dozen clashing and ethereal layers: vintage floral jeans worn under a pleated wool skirt inspired by my look at , a tie-neck blouse and crochet vest underneath a Collina Strada pink hoodie, and a long strand of pearls.

The unique design concept is derived from the iconic 1951 Ferragamo Kimo sandal, with its woven bucket and lightweight leather construction. Magugu never had the chance to meet Elbaz in person, but he was acquainted with his work growing up in Johannesburg. With so many jobs in the fashion industry, it's no surprise that he has killer personal style to boot. First released as a two toned leather bag, it's now available in a rainbow of solid colors with mini and full size options. For fall 2022 they teamed up with Melbourne artist Lara Merrett, an abstract colorist whose saturated surfaces translated powerfully from canvas to cloth.

Vogue's Phil Oh will be braving the elements on the street to capture all the best outfits from the City of Light. Emily Ratajkowski and Maluma star in Versace's eyewear campaign, Precious Lee and Barbara Palvin are sizzling Moncler Jackets Sale hot in Jimmy Choo's latest, Millie Bobby Brown gets shady for , and more. If I'm not mistaken, whoever first said can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, was referring to their SO, but I would argue that the saying rings just as true in regards to a certain undergarment: bras. I'm trying to do the most I can, personally, to help neighbors and to volunteer in the area.

[skyyclan]

Hey send me an oc reference and a pride flag (multiple if they apply!) in my ask box. I wanna do some icons for pride month coming up, but wanna change things up and do ocs instead of canon characters

I can't promise I'll get to do them all, but I'll do what I can! Try to submit only one or two ocs, just so I don't have to root through too many per person <3

[creatiview]

[ad_1] Presley's 1968 TV special proved that Elvis was back! I was astounded to learn that Elvis Presley, prior to his ’68 NBC “comeback special,” had not performed live since he got out of the Army. One of the most dynamic performers, Elvis wasn’t doing what he did best. Instead, Presley cranked out what was once called "drive-in movies." The response to his TV special was so great that Elvis did a Las Vegas residency a year later, and then took to touring with a vengeance—which may have been his undoing. Though Elvis Presley's special was the number one show of the week, when it aired Dec. 3, and the highest rated program of the 1968-9 season, it got zero Emmy nominations. This reminded me that Elvis won three Grammys in his music career—for his gospel music. Sometimes the greatest artists in their fields are the least rewarded when it comes to awards from the industry.   Elvis Presley decided to shake up his stagnant career with this TV special.        Allan Blye and Chris Bearde wrote the special, and they later went on to write for The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, which also gave those flagging pop stars’ a big career boost. At first, Elvis’ special was to be Christmas themed, per manager Colonel Tom Parker's wishes. But Presley thought that was too square, as did director Steve Binder. It's been noted elsewhere that Elvis performing casually surrounded by musicians and audience was a preview of MTV Unplugged. This was a unique opportunity for Presley to strip away the glitz of his movie image and proved that he was still the King of Rock.Elvis sharing a laugh with director Steve Binder, on the set of Presley's TV special. Elvis Presley easily showed that he still looked and sounded great. He performed some his favorite songs in a loose storyline. For the mini-concert/jam session, Presley wore the memorable black leather jumpsuit. He also sported some awesome suits, one that made him look like a rock version of Rhett Butler. What is outrageous to me is that the show’s creators had to scramble for an audience come taping time, because Colonel Parker was lackadaisical in the handpicked audience he had promised. So, the producers found most of their audience in nearby restaurants and bars!  The special opens with “Trouble” and “Guitar Man.” This is done so dang stylishly, that it looks like a forerunner to an MTV video. Elvis in huge close-up, then shown in black, save for red scarf, performs both numbers with great energy and confidence. The background gradually changes to silhouettes of guys with guitars in blocks, recalling “Jailhouse Rock.” The number ends with Elvis standing in a giant red neon light version of his name—talk about branding!Elvis Presley in the red-hot opening number, "Trouble/Guitar Man." The iconic Black Leather suit session starts with one of Elvis’ early numbers, “Lawdy Miss Clawdy.” Presley had an amazing voice live, his small audience is enraptured, and Elvis is obviously having a great time with them and his one-time playing buddies. “Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do?” stops when Elvis makes fun of his lip curl, "which I did for 29 pictures.” He then stands up for his next song, looking like a million in that suit, which would make Harry Styles green with envy. Funny, I thought Elvis was on the short side, like so many of his contemporary heartthrobs. Presley looks long and leggy in that slim cut black leather. And I love that powerhouse rock opening to “Heartbreak Hotel.” The audiences goes nuts when he launches into “Hound Dog,” and is that really pre-stardom Cheryl Ladd in yellow, sitting in the front row, as rumor has it? Ladd would have been 17. Probably not, but it does look like her!Some folks on the Internet think this is a young Cheryl Ladd in the audience. Likely not, but there is a resemblance. “All Shook Up” gets the sexy treatment, grunts and all. Elvis is very physical here, agile and all animal energy. Presley effortlessly slips into ballad mode in one his best, “I Can't Help Falling in Love with You,” though the orchestration and back up is

intrusive. Elvis gives a wow version of “Jailhouse Rock.” Some critics compared his energy unfavorably to the past... like when he was 18. Presley's a pistol here! He then plays around on “Love Me Tender,” but then gets serious and sells the song.Elvis Presley in the "unplugged" mini-concert segment, with very adoring fans! Presley introduces the gospel segment, one of the show's best, by talking about how he and others who have come along in rock music owe a debt to gospel and rhythm and blues. This belies the notion that Elvis just appropriated black music. He grew up with it, was actually immersed in it, and always acknowledged those roots.  Love Elvis in his red suit and Darlene Love and the Blossoms with their white dresses, who come out snapping their fingers to the beat! “Where Could I Go But the Lord?” gets things started. “Up Above My Head” kicks it up a notch, with the back-up singers and dancers getting their moments to shine. With Elvis in charge, he leads them into the showstopper “Saved,” and they all knock this one out of the park.Elvis and The Blossoms (the great Darlene Love at right!) --love Presley's red suit! Then, back to the black leather jump suit mini-concert, where Elvis’ guitar-playing was showcased on “Baby, What Do You Want Me to Do?” Presley then segues into “Blue Christmas,” an all-time fave of mine. And Presley’s, too! The effect Presley had on his audience is demonstrated here. Elvis is very playful with the audience and increasingly relaxed as the show goes on. “One Night with You” gets them standing up, with his musician pal holding the mike stand for Elvis! “Memories” has the women melting. Again, Presley was a great ballad singer as well as rocker. The mesmerized looks of adoration... wow! The “Nothingville” segment shows Elvis in all denim, backed by neon highway lines! He then reprises “Guitar Man,” which leads into him slumming through a shady side of town. Shouldn’t have this come before the “Gospel” section, finding redemption?Elvis Presley takes a walk on the wild side in blue denim in "Nothingville." The sexiness of this segment is very ‘60s, like the other staged segments, but comes off a bit dated. Still, it’s fun and there’s some great classic tunes mixed with the new material that strings these songs together. “Let Yourself Go” gets by but “Big Boss Man” and “Little Egypt” are great fun. The latter has Elvis sporting a glittering gold suit, another nod to the past. Elvis the peacock changes suits several times here, during another chorus of “Trouble.” Back to his audience and in black leather, a finale of “Guitar Man” and he walks off into the highway set.Elvis sings one more chorus of "Guitar Man" before heading off that highway set. "If I Can Dream" was specifically written for Elvis by Earl Grant, for this special. Grant took how Presley felt about the recent Martin Luther King assassination and wrote this song. Also noteworthy, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated during the making of this special. Naturally, controlling Colonel Tom Parker didn't like the song, but Elvis insisted on recording the number, and it later became Presley’s biggest hit in years. “If I Can Dream” was a nod to Martin Luther King much in the way Judy Garland performed “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” on her legendary series as a tribute to JFK, who had just been assassinated. In both cases, their respective networks were leery, but both stars insisted. And the result was two memorable, heartfelt performances.Elvis Presley gives his all for the finale, "If I Can Dream." This finale, so powerful, has Elvis singing his heart out in a white suit, who just says a simple farewell when he’s done. Elvis has been gone 45 years this Aug. 18, 2022—one of many singers gone before his time. This special proves that at 33, Elvis Presley still had a few great years left.Stay golden, Elvis Presley! Here’s one of my favorite Presley pictures, Loving You, with Elvis at 22!  https://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/2019/08/elvis-presley-fans-still-loving-you-1957.html

And here’s my take on the very first bio pic of Presley, 1979’s Elvis, with Kurt Russell, directed by John Carpenter: https://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/2022/07/kurt-russell-excels-as-elvis-1979.htmlElvis Presley's "Comeback Special" proved that he hadn't left the building just yet. [ad_2] Source link

[logotrivia]

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Guess the logo

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Guess the logo

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[namchyoon]

hii anna 💘 goddess of gif-making, photoshop queen etc etc. i'd be here all day if i had to choose my favorite gifsets from you so instead i'll kindly place the burden of choosing just five on you <3 all joking aside i'm really curious if anything's changed from the cc year in review tag game 👀

content creator appreciation! list five favorite sets you’ve made and send this ask to five other content creators 💖

alice, my friend, you have no idea what reading anything you say about my gifs does to me i'm literally [schoolgirl giggling blushing because her crush said something nice about her] i'm down bad actually <3 i think since the cc year in review, my overall favourite sets probably haven't changed at all (nothing i've made comes close to my joon month comps or festa last year honestly for bts sets) but i do like my tv sets i've made recently so i'm just going to take your ask as an opportunity to post those here (and maybe kinda sorta rec the shows to you too because i'm going to choose just one per show <3)

twenty-five twenty-one: cheating and choosing two sets bc i made like 50 sets of this show, i love the first gif of the first one cinematography my beloved and just platonic soulmates and the second one made me bawl and also i think i had to really relearn how to cut frames just to fit the whole scene and how to handle the transitions too so i think it was a learning experience for me too

kinnporsche the series: i know it looks super simple as a set but the original lighting of this was just so grey and dull and had practically no colors so i'm super happy with how it turned out! and bonus really dorky yet gorgeous mafia boss! <3

not me the series: the first one i personally think looks really consistent considering how many scenes and angles those are and i'm very happy with how they turned out! and the second one god makes me sob pride flag scene my beloved i think that's one set that definitely goes on every single favourite gifs i've made list purely bc of the number of times i've gone back to stare at them and just the joy not just the scene but the coloring and how it's cut and just everything about it brings me

bad buddy: i love my girls very much <3 but also the second and fourth gifs with the zoomed out shot and the colors i just really like it so much absolutely adore giffing those kind of shots even if they do have 15000 colors purely bc i think it adds so much character to the scene itself!

while you were sleeping: i've wanted to gif this scene for literal years (like since the show premiered years ago) and i think 17/18 year old anna would be super happy it finally happened! like this scene itself is iconic and is a sum of so many things i love like snow blues bokeh lighting just having someone Believe in you god yeah so i love this set and this scene very very very much

[bum-ju]

so maybe,, im being a little too ambitious w these icons