#unbelievable so i included that one under the cut. i don't even know if i can consider that “prey eyes” at this point. what is this thing??

[front-facing-pokemon]

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Brigitte Bardot (Contempt, And God Created Woman)—unbelievable charisma off the charts, post-war France could barely handle her because she just radiates sexuality in the deepest, hottest way. i've never seen a woman who fit so clearly in my head the "beautiful woman" category. also i'm including her little suit number because why not [pic below]

Vanessa Redgrave (Camelot)—Partially submitted as justice for her father, and you should all know her birth was announced to a theatre audience by Laurence Olivier. But for herself, she is a wild untameable beauty who was in some of the best avant garde cinema of the period.

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Brigitte Bardot:

"Los Angeles Times in 2011 ranked her as the second most beautiful woman in film, she won a David di Donatello award and was nominated for a BAFTA. Literally nicknamed a sex kitten, she used her fame to promote animal rights. And God Created Woman was so scandalous to US audiences that some theater managers were arrested for screening it"

"She was a sex symbol and her style is influential even today"

"She's just so iconic! Wikipedia extracts because why not : "In 2011, Los Angeles Times Magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful Women in Film" ranked her number two" "The Guardian named Bardot "one of the most iconic faces, models, and actors of the 1950s and 1960s" "According to the liner notes of his first (self-titled) album, musician Bob Dylan dedicated the first song he ever wrote to Bardot. " I mean of course she is iconic in France, but she inspired many women outside of France"

"She wasn't just a sex symbol because men found her attractive and then that imagine of her was further promoted. But she was actually one of (if not) the first women to stand for emancipated women in a sexual way in a time when women were considered to mainly exist to please their man. She was famous for portraying women who lived their sexuality for their own pleasure and knew what they wanted. Very important! And also what's hotter than a woman driving men wild because they don't even know how to handle a woman with her own ideas and needs lol"

Vanessa Redgrave propaganda:

[letshaikyuu]

can i um request sugar daddy au with kuroo bokuto ushi and iwa 😔👉👈

> haikyuu's sugar daddies.

a/n: i love this request and the amount of comments my friends and i make about wanting sugar daddies, this request is right up my alley AND APPARENTLY, there are 7 types of sugar daddy relationships so let's get started

warnings: if you don't like money or sugar daddies, do scroll past and i do mention sex a few times so under the cut ✂

×××

> kuroo tetsurou

"Sugar dating - combines the intertwined life of companionship with sex"

i can't see Kuroo as only being a behind the scenes man and sending you large amounts of cash out of the blue. nu uh, he's too interested in other people's lives, especially the life of his sugar baby.

the relationship will quickly developed if kuroo finds you interesting and his interest shows with him sending larger and larger sums of cash with each transaction.

as written above, sex does end up becoming a staple of this situation of yours. mind you, he is very upfront about his desires, so he immediately tells you that this situationship might turn sexual, giving you the opportunity to back out.

he does bribe you into doing things like: "if you give me a kiss, i'll give you 10€" or "give me a blow job and i'll buy you that new phone you've wanted"

> bokuto kotarou

"Compensated dating - monetary or material compensation for grabbing a coffee, a meal or attending a specific event together"

i don't think he'd have time or think much about having a partner, especially with a life as busy as his. so, that's where a sugar baby would come in! honestly, questions this possibility very frequently, but gives in in the end.

i feel like he'd ask you first how much money you'd like to be sent and if you need the number to be raised. will splurge on you all the time if you don't tell him to stop.

if he takes you out for coffee, it's a super pleasant experience because he's super nice and interesting to be around, and if he sees you reacting well to him, his behaviour and jokes, you bet your bank account is going to be singing as you finish your cup of coffee.

takes you to volleyball events as his "partner" and boy, the money you get afterwards is unbelievable. never pushes you too far and only does PG-13 things.

> ushijima wakatoshi

"Compensated companionship” includes a wider range of activities and often involves the person becoming more intertwined in the man’s life.

he'd want his sugar baby to be more of a partner to him, but without being labeled such? that sounds like such an asshole move, but oh well. also, this type of companionship rarely includes sex, like in this case.

he just wants someone who is willing to come to his games, greet him afterwards and go back to his place for a nice celebratory meal - no strings attached.

also the one who splurges unbelievable amounts of money and still thinks he's giving you too little. texts you quite often and asks of you to accompany him to the store, go buy some new gear for him and so on...always ends up buying you some stuff as well.

very very open about this situationship and isn't afraid to talk to anyone about it. it's his money and time he's spending with you, so why would anyone care about what he does?

> iwaizumi hajime

"Pragmatic love - the sugar baby is more than happy to let a sugar daddy care for them, and hopes eventually to be in a romantic, long-term relationship with him."

come on, who wouldn't want to end up with this man? he's like the epitome of all that's sexy, manly and appealing to the eye AND he's super cute and nice, so totally understandable. at first, he doesn't even know the effect he has on you.

out of the four, i believe he's the one who'd most likely convert or "upgrade" your situationship into a real relationship because iwaizumi seems like an emotional person - he loves love.

he also loves taking care of people, so besides giving you money for everything you need, he frequently invites you over to his place for a nice home cooked meal, movie marathon, some good sex if it's his birthday and such...it hits him pretty quickly that he's fallen for his sugar baby.

you don't have to wait long for him to properly ask you and start referring to you as his partner and not just someone he spends his money on because it feels nice to care for others.

×××

ending note: i forgot how annoying it is to tag things here...

[cherrypikkins]

FE3H OC: Kitt Burgess (they/them) - Academy Phase Art

Featuring some canon characters :3

cw: mild body horror for some of the images

The first part of their backstory can be found on my previous post!

I've also included some additional support and quote information under the cut :3

Dining Hall

Flayn - B/C Support

Flayn: "I do enjoy having these meals with you, Kitt. …Though, not so much the awkward silence."

Kitt: "Better than awkward conversation, if you ask me."

Flayn - A Support

Flayn: "You should allow me to cook something next time, Professor! Kitt here agrees, do you not?"

Kitt: "You know I always look forward to your inventions, Flayn. But let's make sure it's something that the Professor can actually digest first."

Seteth - C Support

Kitt: "Look who emerged from the office. Don't you have work to do? Some poor soul to lecture about the dangers of falling from divine grace?"

Seteth: -sigh- "So that's how it's going to be. Very well, then."

Seteth - B Support

Seteth: "There's no need for those sidelong glares, Kitt. Can we at least sit and eat together in relative civility?"

Kitt: "Oh, I don't know. Can we?"

Seteth - A Support

Kitt: "Well. I suppose it isn't so bad sharing a meal with you every now and then." Seteth: "Any small amount of improvement is better than none at all."

Linhardt - C/B Support

Linhardt: "By the way Kitt, there is something I've been meaning to ask you-" Kitt: "Do you really expect me to split my attention between the food on my plate and the topic you have in mind?"

Linhardt - A Support

Kitt: "I'm glad that you're chewing your food in silence, but must you stare at me all the while?" Linhardt: "Oh, does that mean you're finally willing to hear out my questions? Wonderful."

Lysithea - C/B Support

Kitt: "I wonder if there's cake on the menu today. No? That's a shame." Lysithea: "You could have picked some other way to poke fun at me without getting my hopes up!"

Lysithea - A Support

Kitt: "Seriously though. Why is there never any cake on the menu? I want to know what all the fuss is." Lysithea: "Oh, alright. I'll share some of mine with you later. Then you'll finally know what you're missing."

Working Together

Flayn - C/B Support

Kitt: "If anything goes awry, I'll never hear the end of it from Seteth." Flayn: "Then we must simply see to it that he remains blissfully unaware."

Flayn - A Support

Kitt: "You've been pulling your weight a lot more these days. You're more capable than you look." Flayn: "Did you not think me capable to begin with? Truly, I'm hurt."

Flayn - Result

Flayn: "Did we do well? I think we did well. Please say that we did well, Professor." Kitt: "You're not going to get any honest praise acting desperate like that."

Felix - Picking Weeds

Felix: "For someone who's always avoiding the training grounds, it's alien to see you put in this much effort." Kitt: "Who says I'm avoiding that place? You're always there, so maybe it's you I'm treating like the plague." Felix: "That's… ugh, forget it."

Felix - Clearing Rubble

Felix: "I don't get it. I never see you at training, so how are you hauling more rubble than I am?" Kitt: "Excuse me? Sounds like you're the one who needs to train a little harder." Felix: "Unbelievable."

Felix - Result

Kitt: "Why the sour look, Felix? We got the job done. You even helped a little." Felix: "Hmph. I wasn't about to let you make a fool out of me."

Marianne - Cleaning Stables

C/B Support

Kitt: "Hello, Dorte. You look fine today." Marianne: "Kitt? ...Are you talking to the horses?" Kitt: "I've seen you do it, thought it wouldn't hurt to try."

A Support

Kitt: "Oh Dorte, we're really in it now." Marianne: "Kitt… That's not Dorte." Kitt: "…Wait, have I been talking to the wrong horse this entire time?"

Result:

Marianne: "Um. We finished, Professor. Kitt was the one who did all the real work." Kitt: "Oh, please. You don't expect the Professor to believe that, do you Marianne?"

Hapi

Kitt: "Just a little sigh, Hapi. Something to help us get away from all this work." Hapi: "Watch it, Kitty-Cat. I might actually take you up on that offer."

Result

Kitt: "I'm just saying, a monster showing up would have made things a bit more exciting." Hapi: "Would've been more of a hassle to deal with too."

Bernie - Clearing Weeds

Kitt: "Don't pick up any dangerous-looking rocks, Bernie." Bernadetta: "Wait, r-rocks? Why rocks? Don't you mean dangerous-looking plants?"

Result

Kitt: "We're done, Professor. Bernie did really well today." Bernadetta: "Hey, don't put me on the spot like that! Even if it means I get to have a little more credit…"

Seteth - Sky Watch

C Support

Kitt: "If you're going to lecture me, Seteth, I'm just going to look the other way." Seteth: "Actually, I was going to comment on how you seem to be putting in more effort these days. But… I suppose silence works just as well."

B/A Support

Kitt: "How about a race, Seteth? You and me, just like old times. Seteth: You know I will do no such thing, Kitt. Although, I suppose if no one is looking…"

Result

Kitt: "All done, Professor. Seteth did his best today." Seteth: "A little condescending, but I'll take it as praise regardless."

Generic Quotes

Dining Hall

Favorite: "Now that's an interesting dish. I can't wait to try it." Regular: "Do you ever get bored eating the same old thing every day? Makes you glad for the variety here." Disliked: "I don't hate this kind of dish… just feels a bit plain is all."

Gifts

Favourite: "For me? I must be dreaming!" Regular: "I'm grateful." Disliked: "...Is this a joke?"

Cooking "I know a thing or two about cooking. Can't promise that our tastes align though." "Back where I'm from, we did all of our cooking outdoors. Why don't we try something like that next time?"

Choir "There's no need to think too much when singing. Just do what feels right."

Tea Time:

Greetings:

"I'm here, Professor." "Hello there."

Favourite Tea: "Do you like this kind of tea, Professor? It's actually my favourite."

Expensive Tea: "Ooh, you brought the fancy stuff! For me? You shouldn't have."

Conversation Phase:

"Professor, did you know that you can use tea leaves to divine the future? Looking at your cup, I'd say… good fortune is heading in your direction!"

"How much do you know about Demonic Beasts, Professor? Oh. Sorry, I guess that's not something I should bring up over tea and cookies."

"You know, I often get super anxious when things are this quiet. But for some reason I feel perfectly calm when you're close by."

"I know I shouldn't skip sparring. But aren't you worried that things could get… I don't know, dangerous?"

"Whatever happens in this war, you're the one person I trust to set things right. Try not to let me down, okay?"

"I'm not fond of these small dorm rooms, but yours isn't so bad."

"The others may call me superstitious. But when the future is so uncertain, what's wrong with hedging your bets?"

"I try to be nice to everyone. But not too nice."

Observation Phase:

"Is my face really that fascinating to look at, Professor?"

"Just so we're clear, it's only fair that I get to stare right back at you."

"This scarf? I've had it since I can remember. I take extra care to keep it looking good as new."

"I always keep this knife around. With all due respect, Professor, you don't need to know what it's for."

Leaving: "I had fun today. Let's do this again some time!"

Thanks for making it this far! Here is a theme song for Kitt for your troubles. :3

Fast as you can - Fiona Apple

[svltzmans]

more hope mikaelson nśfw headcanons <3

a/n: i feel like you all will appreciate these gay thoughts i've compiled

warnings: smut (18+), this is so filthy i'm sorry, if you are under 18 and read this i'll call ur mom, semi-public sex, phone sex, etc.

hope is such a boobs girl it's crazy

she's obsessed

and when she can't touch them she is ALWAYS staring

like always

especially if you wear anything low cut

she loves ass too, of course

and sometimes when you're walking in front of her she'll grab yours

(when you're in private)

but not always in private

hope is the type of girlfriend to take you out to the shops

and stand closely behind you, hidden by a rack of clothes

and she'll move her hands down from your waist

and get close to your face and whisper

"god, you're so sexy. can't wait until we get home."

hope has quite the sex drive, she takes "anywhere, any time" to a literal level

and that includes when you are away from her for any reason

if you're on vacation for a week or if you're just in class for an hour

you'd pick up your phone and see that you got a photo message from hope

and you'd open it to see a collection of photos of hope in front of the mirror, starting with her wearing lingerie and ending with her being completely naked

she'd also send something short but unbelievably hot and needy

wish you were here to fuck me

i miss your tongue baby

thirsty stuff like that

inevitably this would escalate to phone sex because duh!

i've said this before but hope has big switch energy

one day she'll be telling you exactly what she wants you to do for her

hearing your moans though the receiver

and the next she'll be begging for you to take the control right out of her hands

hope's biggest kink is dirty talk so hearing you encourage her and tease her over the phone gets her off effortlessly (a/n: this might be slightly self indulgent)

after a few minutes of you saying things like

"good girl, hope. faster baby, just like i would do it"

"you sound so pretty when you whine for me"

"that's it, let me hear you"

hope would be a MESS

trying to respond to you in any way she can

probably just nonsensical mixes of words

"y/n, feels so good. more. please more, oh god.."

"gonna cum, can i cum? please let me.. fuck"

phone sex with hope >>>

in the summer hope would plan swimming dates specifically to see you in a bikini

and you'd have some fun with it of course, buying some slightly more revealing swimsuits

because it's entertaining to see hope trying to keep her hands to herself

if she took you to the beach, she would use the ocean to her advantage

because the water is cloudy and hard to see through

(see where i'm going with this?)

"c'mon baby, let's go for a swim."

and you'd agree, because it's hot on the beach

hope would take you out far enough into the ocean that nobody could see what you were doing

and to any bystander it would look like you and hope were just swimming next to each other

hope would swim behind you and wrap her arms around your waist, innocently enough at first

until she leans close to your ear

"think i could make you cum out here without anyone noticing?"

at first you don't think you heard her right

until you see the look on her face, mischievous as ever

and you realize she absolutely said what you thought she did

and meant it

"you're so naughty, mikaelson," you'd tease, not being able to help giggling at the boldness of your girlfriend

she wouldn't even respond, positioning herself behind you and sneaking her hand into the water

and directly into the bottoms of your swimsuit

something about the thrill of possibly getting caught turns hope on to the absolute max

and she doesn't waste any time, toying with your clit with no mercy

"my god, hope," you'd whisper, trying to hold back any unintentional noise.

"you like this, huh? me fucking you out here? where anyone could see you being my whore?"

when hope takes control, she does it one hundred percent, knowing you are putty in her hands

before you can even respond, hope puts two fingers inside of you and curls them

and you almost completely lose it, your composure draining by the second

"close, hope," is all you can manage, feeling your body start to collapse in hope's arms

"there you go, pretty one. gonna cum for me, huh? come on baby, wanna feel you cum on my fingers."

before hope's last word is off her tongue, you're already crashing down, biting your lip and sinking deeper into hope's arms

hope finally swims out from behind you, letting out what sounds like a fake evil laugh

"well that worked out well, huh?"

a/n: guys is this too much i'm a whore but i'm also shy i don't usually write smut this intense 🫣

[s4ndg3m]

COMMISSIONS! FROM ME! YAY!

Status: Open!

okay, gonna start this with.. i have no idea how to make a comms info post. i was going to try and make a carrd but it's... a lot! so, under the cut, i'll have some examples and prices and some info on what to expect! (LONG POST) (YE BE WARNED)

Rules! (and some general info)

because we need that

Don't haggle with me. I'm not selling you old furniture, you're paying me for my time and effort.

For smaller commissions, I require pay up-front

Larger commissions (over $30) can be paid half up-front, and half later. For both ours' insurance!

I can do cashapp, zelle, or paypal.

Time taken on each piece will vary, of course, and I can give you an estimate when we hash out details. For pieces that take over 2 days, I can provide updates! Don't be afraid to check in whenever! I won't feel rushed or hassled if you just want to know how progress is :)

If you have literally ANY questions. ANY OF THEM. at all. just message me. Even if you're not sure if you want to commission, or don't intend to at the moment. Have a curiosity? My dms are open, friend. And my ask box too, if you'd rather. I'm so open to questions it's unbelievable. I am almost begging you to ask... If you have something to ask.

YAY / NAY / MAY(or, what i will and won't do)

YAY!

Furries

Humans

Roblox avatars/characters

Fandom

Oc

Light/medium mech

Ships (including selfship)

Suggestive

(Artistic) nudity

Multiple characters

Whatever's not on my "no" list! Please please just message me and ask if you're unsure. Even if you're not sure about commissioning and just want to see if it would be possible! I won't bite, I promise. :)

NAY!

Nsfw

Fetish (even if not explicit)

Heavy mech

Heavy gore

Anything proship/comship/whatever the hell they're calling it. NO KID DIDDLING! OR INCEST!

Anything vivziepop related. I don't like her or anything that she makes. (her absolute slop doesn't deserve to be drawn by my hands)

Celebrities (actors in a role, sure, but just the guy? the plain dude? just some guy on our earth who works a job? a real person with a life? no.)

MAY! (or, things I'm on the fence abt)

Horror

Minor gore

Large scenes (not my strongest skillset)

Whatever! I'm okay with stepping outside of my artistic comfort zone, so long as you're okay with the result varying in quality (and possibly taking longer, depending on what you ask for) Again, and I CANNOT say this enough, JUST ASK ME!!

WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER!

Okay, so, as shown here, for a standard commission i'll have 3 sizes, along with 4 stages of completion.

The stages are sketch, line art, flat colors, and render (shading/lighting)! sketch is the cheapest, and render is the most expensive. I'll list some prices for each size below :3

Head

Sketch - $5

Line art - $7

Colors - $10

Render - $15

Half

Sketch - $10

Line art - $15

Colors - $20

Render - $25

Full body

Sketch - $20

Line art - $25

Colors - $30

Render - $50

Add-ons!

Background (any commission automatically comes with a simple one, to be pictured in examples) - $15

Extra character - $7-$20 depending on what you're getting! just ask

COMPLEX object (like a weapon) (simpler ones r free) - $5-$10 (again, depending. just ask)

Anything that would take me more time and effort than usual, really. Time and effort is what you're paying for! I try to keep most of these pretty cheap, cus you're already paying for the drawing itself lol. Just ask if you're unsure.

Other kinds of stuff I'll do!

Icons! (or emojis, they're very similar)

These are basically just the head w/ colors, so $10 If you want an emoji set (or icon set, i guess?) it'll be +$5 for each additional one!

Reference sheets!

These are fun to make! They'll include 2/3 full-body shots of your character (front, side, and/or back), 1 head shot, flat colors, and some spaces for info! You can add in the info yourself, or have me add it in for you (no additional cost). They'll run you around $50 (however, you can add/take away stuff to change the price.)

Character page!

I will just. draw the character a bunch of times. $30 base price (sketch quality) can go up to $70 if you want them VERY spruced up (full render)

FINALLY. What we've all been waiting for... Examples!

These are rendered fullbodies! (with simplistic backgrounds, which are free!) (also, the first 2 are from 2022, so they don't look like how I would draw them today) (Last one is moff, @/sneablebeable 's character!)

these are rendered pieces w/ backgrounds! (though pokémon like these, I would consider chibi, making them a slightly lesser price.)

Reference sheets! Highly customizable, these are 2 I did for art fight last year :)

sketches! (with complex background, with extra character) For these, I can include basic values to help with composition. Will be done at my own discretion (no extra charge if I do).

Half body (in the style of a valentines card)

Icons!

Thanks for considering me! or... just checking this out! reading this far! whatever!

[outlawcare]

Minecraft's New Usage Guidelines Are Extremely Stupid And Dangerous, And Here's Why

Hello everyone, and welcome to a section by section breakdown of Minecraft's new usage guidelines. I do not have an education related to law or legal terminology, but I know enough to know that these usage guidelines are stupid, and downright dangerous when you get down to it.

Let's get started, shall we?

(Long post under cut)

Purpose

This section does not have many issues on its own, I'm mostly providing it for context. But, I do think that it is ridiculous that they count 'any names which are confusingly similar to our name' as part of 'their name'.

And pay attention to the assets section. That'll be important later.

Target Audience

So. I don't think banning non profits from hosting events to raise awareness using your game as a medium is a great idea. Everything else I can get, but the non profit clause strikes me as weird.

Also, this would likely apply to projects like The Uncensored Library, a project created as a collaboration between Blockworks and Reporters Without Borders. Anti-censorship is an 'agenda unrelated to Minecraft', and both of the organizations involved would fall under the groups they say cannot use Minecraft to promote an agenda.

While I understand that Minecraft likely wouldn't go after The Uncensored Library, it is discomfiting that this section appears to say that Minecraft cannot be used as a platform to promote awareness and change, at least by non-individuals.

Legal Agreements

It's good that these guidelines do not form part of the legal policies. However, I do not like the last sentence, as it implies that if they decide it is not a 'good idea' they will not 'allow leniency with respect to how you use Minecraft.'

Subject To Change

While it is common practice to have the guidelines be subject to change, most services will inform you when they change. Minecraft does not appear to be planning to do that. Also, it is unbelievably tone deaf for them to count any part of this document as having 'good intentions' with what we'll get into later.

All Uses

"If we don't like what you are doing." That is quite possibly the most concerning sentence in this entire document. That leaves them so much room to get rid of anything that they 'don't like'. What if they decide they don't like The Uncensored Library? Or if they dislike a particular content creator, so they revoke their ability to monetize content based in the game? It is also a ridiculously unprofessional statement.

Also, "feel free to make requests"? This is just asking for people to attempt to put hateful guidelines in this document. As we'll discuss later, some of the guidelines already provide a platform for hate.

Essential Guidelines

This is just a summary, but I'll use it to talk about some of the issues.

"Do not be obscene." This applies even if you are on a private server, as far as I can tell. Policing what users do on private servers is again, ridiculous. If they are on a private server and using swear words or making obscene builds, they have in fact consented to see that content. You should not censor what users are doing privately.

They don't want you to include gambling or violence. What does this mean for PVP? For chance based games on servers? This cannot end well.

The disclaimer. I get that they are trying to cover their legal bases, but I honestly think that this is stupid. The people that use it aren't the ones who Mojang are worried about, and the people that won't use it, won't use it.

I'll talk more about the other issues in the sections specific to them, but trust me, it gets worse.

"We are trying to be open, honest, and most importantly, trusting."

I don't feel very trusted right now, what with the insane restrictions, Mojang/Microsoft.

Naming Guidelines

Great to know that no one can name their videos things like "Minecraft- How to find netherite" anymore.

Also, "don't use any other aspects of any of our brand or assets as part of any related branding, including as a logo or part of a logo."

So, no one can use any Minecraft assets in their channel icons, anymore. Remember how the assets include stuff like all the blocks? Heck, they would probably count DanTDM's old logo as disallowed under this policy.

Also, it's again, horribly unprofessional to use "(we're cool with this)" and "(we're not cool with this)"

This is supposed to be a guideline for how to use their brand, assets, and name in an 'acceptable' way. They tell you to contact a lawyer if you're unsure about what the guidelines mean. I'm pretty sure most lawyers would laugh their ass off at the wording in this.

Personal Use

That's not what commercial means. For something to be commercial, it quite literally has to have the intent of making money.

So if someone has a Tumblr blog, devoted to talking about Minecraft, that they do not make money off or intend to make money off, is counted as a 'commercial thing'. Again, very unprofessional wording there.

So, let's take a look at those commercial guidelines.

Commercial Use

The commercial use section has multiple subheadings, and as such we'll go over them one at a time, starting with the first section.

Again, commercial does not mean any content that you publicly share. Commercial means something created and shared with the purpose of making money. Content shared for free, with no intention of making money, does not qualify as commercial use.

But they are counting it as such.

Let's start in on these guidelines.

In General & Domain Names And Websites

(I combined these two because the first is so short.)

In General just says not to break any laws, which is totally fine.

Now, let's look at that domain name stuff.

"Your website only relates to the Minecraft game." So, if I mention a third party game at all, even in passing, I'm in violation of this. Cool.

"Any third party advertising does not harm our brand." You haven't defined what that means. Also, what the heck is someone meant to do if they run the website through a service that puts ads on websites run through it? Or, if they post a video related to Minecraft, that advertises for a third party brand that you would consider 'harmful to our brand'? Is it on the website owner to make sure that every little thing they post perfectly aligns with what you consider acceptable for the brand?

Constructed Promotions

Oh, so individuals aren't allowed to promote charitable causes either, I guess. Or events.

Unless, of course, they gain written approval from Mojang or Microsoft.

Just think about that. You'd need written approval to build something referencing a specific charity, and post it on Reddit. You'd need written approval to make a skin that had the Make A Wish logo. You'd need written approval to build a Minecraft version of Tesco on stream.

Oh, and let's not forget, you would need written approval to post a build of anything from a movie, TV show, or video game.

Because they define anything shared publicly as being under commercial use, that means that you can't build and post a pixel art of your favorite anime character. That's not allowed. You need written approval.

You can't build the Upside Down from Stranger Things, and post it to Youtube. That's not allowed. You need written approval.

You can't build a tribute to Peewee Herman, whose actor Paul Reubens recently died, and post it here on Tumblr. That's not allowed. You need written approval.

This may be the stupidest part of these whole guidelines.

Videos, Streams, and Screenshots

Are they seriously saying that you're not allowed to monetize content that doesn't have voice over? As fireb0rn said in his video on this subject, "What about speedruns?"

The first few viral Minecraft videos didn't have commentary. And they want to make it so you can't monetize the type of videos that built this community.

Also, apparently you're not allowed to charge money for Minecraft events using big screens to showcase gameplay, or anything displaying gameplay in public. Neat. What about conventions? (Oh don't worry, we'll talk about conventions later.)

"Sponsors and any callouts must be suitable for children and minors." There are multiple groups in the US, where Minecraft and Microsoft are based, that think that transgender people's existence isn't suitable for children. Hell, there are people who think that gay people's existence isn't suitable for children. This rule could be used to push queer content creators out of the game very, very easily.

Even discounting that, can a streamer take a sponsorship for a first person shooter game? Remember, they don't want you to include 'violence' in anything relating to their brand. Can a Youtuber take a sponsorship for a self-help product? Would that count as unsuitable for children, because it discusses mental health? Where is the line?

It seems like they're going to go after anyone who's put Minecraft content on subscription services. So, people like Aphmau may be in trouble. Twitch creators who put content about Minecraft behind a subscription will be in trouble. This honestly feels like a great way to drive away some of the most popular creators currently involved in the Minecraft community, but I guess Microsoft hasn't been thinking about that.

Live In-Game Events

So, how are y'all planning to shut down live events taking place on private servers, that are being streamed? Is it terminating people's accounts? I have a feeling it's terminating people's accounts.

Also, great to know that all the constructed promotions bullshit applies here, too.

In-Person Events

Oh boy, this one is a doozie.

Let's start with the fact that they are functionally banning conventions, unless of course you have an official partnership with Microsoft.

Heads-up, banning conventions will not help grow the community, Microsoft. It'll do the opposite.

Also, these guidelines are...interesting.

The 150 people limit means that a standard elementary school couldn't host an all grades (Ages 6 through 12) party themed around Minecraft, without entering into an official partnership with Microsoft. You see why that's insane, right?

And again, you can't use any assets on marketing materials. That includes all blocks and mobs.

This is insane. They say that this is to keep community gatherings from 'becoming commercialized'.

It seems likelier to me that this is to make sure that if an event is going to be 'commercialized', to turn a profit, a significant amount of that profit will go directly to Microsoft, through their partnership program. That's why they're requiring it. Not out of some 'good of their hearts' instinct to protect the community from big, bad advertisers.

Music and Audio

Yeah, pretty sure this means you can only use royalty free music. Which is fine, but I have one question:

Does this apply to note blocks?

Would I not be allowed to create note block songs, unless I obtained proper copyright permission.

I know that under copyright law, I would be allowed to under fair use, as it's transformative, but-

Does Microsoft agree?

Servers and Hosting

Great, there goes half of the popular servers.

Because loot boxes count as gambling.

Say bye to any server that uses them.

Seriously, what does the violence rule mean? Is PVP allowed or not?

How is someone supposed to make sure pirated accounts don't access their server?

I'm pretty sure that under these rules, you're not allowed to run subscription tiers on your servers, as that would qualify as 'charging different amounts'. And I know that some popular servers do that.

And you're not allowed to have "Explicit lyrics, or other unsafe/mature content." Basically, everything has to be perfectly child friendly. And we've already discussed why I don't like that.

And what the hell do they mean by "unsafe/mature content."? What counts as 'mature'? Does saying 'hell' count? Does mentioning depression? Does saying that you're gay? Is it anything that the strictest parent would object to? I know teenagers who aren't allowed to watch a video that even mildly references anything mildly objectionable. Like references to partying. These guidelines need better definitions, if they want anyone to take it seriously.

"In short, don't do evil things to players and you'll be fine." This is wildly unprofessional and vague.

Extended Functionality and Modifications

Mmm.

So, if I use part of their mob AI code in my mod, to make it a bit easier to code my own original mob, does that violate this? What do they count as substantial?

Also, they can just decide that something 'doesn't count as a mod' and take it offline or sue the creator.

And while this is overall reasonable (I don't want people locking skins behind NFTs either!), I don't think that restricting modding is the solution they need here. I especially don't think that they should have the authority to say what is a mod and what isn't.

Books and Other Publications

Again with not using any 'assets' anywhere. Seriously, this is unreasonable. That includes every block and mob.

And of course, you're not allowed to use the word Minecraft unless it's a 'secondary title'. And it can't be in the official font. Yay.

Oh, and you must include 'enough of your own unique content'. What does that mean? Their examples leave something to be desired. Does a book explaining Redstone count as 'unique content'? Oh, and would this apply to fan-run magazines? I don't know if we currently have any going, but I want to know.

"(we're not cool with that)" great to know that I'm no longer allowed to sell any merch using your assets.

Well, any printed merch.

Oh wait.

Hand-Crafted Products

Great to know that we're not allowed to sell anything using any of the assets, unless it's subtle. Lovely that all of those great stickers of stylized diamond blocks aren't allowed anymore.

Oh, and we can't sell remixes of Minecraft sounds or music now. Or monetize it at all, in all likelihood.

Oh and let's not forget.

You're not allowed to sell more than twenty pieces of merch of any specific design.

What the fuck.

Seriously? They're restricting how much of your own damn product you can sell?

You can't make more than 5000$ off it, either.

This is going to ruin lives.

That is not hyperbole.

There are vendors who make the majority of their money off of Minecraft related merch and designs. This is going to cause so many problems on the convention scene, not even bringing into account the aforementioned ruining lives.

In Summary

This will be my summary, as well.

These guidelines do not help me understand what you do and do not want people to do.

They are overly vague in some sections, and overly restrictive in others.

These guidelines are pushing to make anything even remotely related to Minecraft entirely child friendly.

These guidelines are ripe for abuse.

Some people don't consider trans people 'child friendly'. Some people don't consider opposing views 'child friendly'.

You are taking away people's livelihoods.

And for what?

To try to prevent the game from being commercialized?

Newsflash, you're the top-selling game world wide.

You're already commercialized.

These guidelines are idiotic, and actively hinder the community that has been built around Minecraft.

If you don't backtrack, and quick, you are going to lose content creators.

You are going to lose players.

You are going to lose the community.

To my fellow players, spread this.

Make sure that Microsoft knows that we won't stand for this.

We cannot let them set a precedent of companies policing what type of content is made about their game, down to how much merch you can sell.

Down to if you can swear or not.

Down to making sure that you, as a person, player, consumer, are completely and perfectly child-friendly.

This is censorship, clear and simple.

Feel free to add to this post, and correct me if I got anything wrong here.

But most of all,

Feel free to tell Microsoft, Mojang, Minecraft

That We Will Not Be Censored

That

Minecraft Players Will Not Be Censored

[mylevisdontfitanymore]

If the muse strikes you, I’d really love to read something about a super curvy chubby!Bucky? Big hips that stick door ways and a butt to match. Moobs that Steve is obsessed with shaking around. Maybe a sugar daddy Steve who likes to buy Bucky things that compliment his physique?

No pressure, just a little something gnawing at my brain.

Curvy Bucky

I didn't make this Bucky quite as big as your prompt because I went down a different rabbit hole but hopefully you still enjoy this-!

Unbeat'd stucky belly kink content under the cut. Warnings for sugar daddy au, semi-public, feminization, stuffing, weight gain, slight humiliation, slight slight mentions of upset surrounding weight gain (Bucky's worried that Steve will make him lose weight when he "realizes" for like a sentence):

It starts with Bucky's hips flowing out over the waistband of his jeans; love handles and hips and a little spare tire that doesn't fit in his denim because his sugar daddy keeps taking him out to fancy restaurants. Restaurants where he can't resist the unbelievable flavors, eating until he's full except... eating until he's more than full too, since he can't resist his daddy's puppy dog eyes when he tells him he wants to order more for him and he wants him to eat it, please? Not that it's not that hard to always finish it when he asks... Bucky hates feeling wasteful. He hates leaving parts of his plate unfinished or untouched when he gets that full that he can't stomach any more food. He hates it even though he knows his daddy has more than enough disposable income; clearly he does, he's wasting money on paying for a companion that would be around him 24/7 anyway. No questions asked. So he should get over feeling wastful sooner rather than later but he just can't. Not with food at least.

So, yeah, at first when Bucky realizes he's gained weight, it's because he gets stuck in his jeans. Unable to peel them down his plump thighs after fighting tooth and nail to get any excess room to manipulate the fabric enough to unbutton them. Hips squeezed by the too tight fabric because that's where the weight of indulgence is going primarily so far. His hips and thighs and butt. Pear shaped.

However, the problem grows (as Bucky grows 🥴) when he moves onto his sweats and rips the seat of them as he bends over to sit down. His fat ass overcoming his biggest clothes. Literally ripping them to shreds. Spilling out. Fat and jiggling. He's lucky it happens when he's not at daddy's. Face instantly red. Frozen in place. So embarrassed. Oops. 😳😳😳

After that, Bucky buys himself some new jeans and sweats quietly. A little spooked that if Steve notices the weight gain, his daddy might comment. Right? Daddy might mention that he needs to stay in shape in the same way Steve has to, high society being so vain. But... Steve's never cared about how Bucky appears to anyone else. He doesn't care if his manners don't match prissy, high society. And Bucky doesn't know for sure how his daddy feels about it generally. The weight gain. And he doesn't know whether he's noticed it or not... so, Bucky doesn't mention it.

Daddy hasn't stopped buying him lavish meals constantly though. Always taking him out to eat - and making sure he eats as much as he physically can while they're out - or sending him treats to his door step or to his work- making sure he's well fed, more like, too well fed. So, yeah, Bucky doesn't know if Steve doesn't care or hasn't noticed.

Although, it's hard to imagine that he wouldn't notice. His hands are always all over Bucky. Squeezing, or rather, groping him. Grabbing. Pinching. Biting. Kissing. They're like horny teenagers all over again. Unable to not be handsy around one another. Obsessed with each other.

Once Bucky sizes up his bottoms and his growing problem doesn't stop because his sugar daddy is pushing of literal sugar (and literal salt and every other flavor/flavoring (including flavors Bucky had never tasted before living the high live)) into him doesn't stop either. His shirts go next. Getting too small.

It's not so much his tummy, even though his tummy is getting softer and softer, not really hanging out in a round dome- not unless he's just had a date with Steve and is stuffed to hell and back. He's just... Thick. His waist is thick and yet jiggly. Not swelling into a ball though, just stocky. His shirts start to get small because his pecs are puffing up. His pecs turning into little breasts.

His nipples jutt through his shirts all the time. Perky and hard and embarrassing. Like breasts. The fabric of his shirts pull across his chest. The buttons on his formal shirts pull and create gaps; the tighter ones gap over both his tummy and chest, and the more forgiving ones gap over just his chest. Either way, its embarrassing but also hot. Especially when a server's eyes flick down to the gaps, they make a face, and then look back up, lifting their nose up at him in a way that draws Steve's attention. Making Steve look at his ill-fitting shirts. His daddy.

And eventually, they get so small he has to buy himself a new selection of tops too, both because of his tummy and his breasts. His boobs- moobs. His tits whatever you want to call them. Mostly his growing tits make for his need for new shirts though. His growing chest is the reason for new shirts day-to-day, living his life, and his belly the reasons for new shirts nightly. Whenever he goes out with Steve he goes to bed stuffed, bloated, and so full he's sure he'll never need to eat again and then its his belly that's the problem. But the rest of the time, his shirts are too tight around his chest, rubbing his nipples raw or gapping or making it hard to breath. It's a constant reminder of the weight he's put on 🥵🥵

...

Steve tells him, both in the proverbial bedroom and outside of it, that he enjoys taking care of Bucky.

"Daddy loves seeing his boy well taken care of-" then, after a lengthy pause "-and daddy loves seeing his boy well well fed too."

That's the first time Bucky gets a hint that Steve might be into this. This- his body. His... uh... growing body 😳

The second hint, not just a hint and more an obvious shove, is when Steve has him in his lap, they're still kissing like they both didn't just get off, Bucky jiggling and bouncing in Steve's lap, riding him and letting Steve's big hands grab and squeeze him all over- all his soft places. His thighs. Hips. Bloated belly. Tits. Puffy upper arms. And Steve tells him between kisses - because they're both still half-clothed, so frantic to get their hands on each other after brunch - "let daddy buy your next wardrobe, baby, don't do it all by yourself, c'mon, let daddy help, daddy wants to help-"

That hint let's Bucky know that Steve knows he's been buying, in clothing size, bigger and bigger wardrobes for himself. Steadily outgrowing everything he owns. Steadily getting curvier and curvier. Softer and softer.

Bucky agrees, moaning, "a-anything, daddy, anything you want," because he wants to keep kissing him, not talking, and... well, less work for him, right? It's totally not that Bucky wants Steve to pinch at his fat sides and fat thighs and fat ass while looking at him in the plain light of day, telling him he's been eating too much and has gotten fat. Right?

And with his next larger wardrobe, Steve lets him pick out a majority of the clothes but he also gets his sizes and buys him things that he doesn't get to pick. Buying Bucky what daddy wants to see him in. He tells Bucky to trust that he knows what he likes. Bucky blushes and agrees, allowing him to do so (not that that makes any sense because it's Steve's money, he can do whatever he wants with it and Bucky could just choose not to wear it if he doesn't like it).

Steve buys him more than just regular clothes, formal or causal, though 👀

Steve buys him underwear.

Women's underwear.

Steve buys him panties and bras, stockings and garters, teddies and baby dolls. He buys him things in lace and silk and mesh. Steve buys him pretty things that are his size and-

Steve buys him pretty outfits that are too big that come in sleek boxes with delicate tissue paper concealing the naughty lingerie inside. There are cards inside all of the expensive lingerie boxes, but the ones with too big pretty things say, in gorgeous, handwritten cursive: "for daddy's boy to grow into"

Bucky blushes horribly, knowing someone had to write that with expensive, pretty ink and had to know what it meant. Someone else knows about what Steve is doing to him- feeding and feeding and feeding and clothing and loving him like a little (not for long) pet.

Oh, God.

...

Bucky wears his first set of lingerie to dinner under a brand new suit. His suit jacket and pants are light blue to match his eyes, specially made. Theres no tie. His shirt is plain white, not yet tight around his tits or belly (it will be tight around his belly by the end of the night though). Under his suit- the high waisted panties and bra are pink. Baby pink. He can feel the lace rub against him every time he shifts in his seat in the candle lit corner of the restaurant. His nipples. His dick. Rubbing, rubbing, and rubbing as he eats.

The lacy, pretty, pink bra makes his chest really look like tits through his nice dress shirt. It's unfairly hot to think about everyone looking at them. Looking at him. A chubby, fat, curvy young man sitting next to such a powerful, handsome, chiseled CEO. Chatting and stuffing his face while the powerful CEO rests one hand on his sharp, bearded jaw. He's been done with his salad for ages. The rest of the food has gone down the chubby kid's throat. Puffing up his tits and belly where he sits, panting like eating is hard work...

By the time they are finally ready to go home, the elastic waist of his panties is digging into Bucky's belly, leaving red marks that daddy will kiss and mouth at and rub with lotion (then after they're gone, massaged away, daddy will paint his skin where they were with his release).

And the second time Bucky wears lingerie, he's wearing nothing else at all. Steve has had food specially prepared and brought to his home. He feeds it to Bucky by hand. Murmuring all the while that daddy can't wait until you rip your lingerie with your round, bulging ass and thick thighs, until your tits are too fat and big to fit into the nice lace daddy bought you. Beyond that, he murmurs about feeding you up, keeping you as daddy's pampered pet. Feeding and feeding and spoiling you until when you walk through our doors your hips brush either side of the frame and all of you wobbles deliciously. Daddy can't wait for you to get even bigger. Larger. More. Heavier. Daddy wants you so big we have to custom make you lingerie. So curvy and pretty.

Daddy wants more of his baby to worship and play with and touch. He wants more soft, pale fat that's sensationally orgasmic to touch, wrapped in luxurious, exorbitant fabrics just for Steve. Just for Daddy. Daddy's pet.

Yeah... 🥵🥵🥵

[lumberjackloverboy-moved]

Re: wtf is going on in the UK.

This is LONG. TWs: sexual assault mention, conversion therapy mention (brief), ableism/transphobia/racism mentions, COVID, death mention (brief).

I'm unfortunate enough to live on the hell island so:

Boris Johnson, PM, massive cunt. Hated by everyone including the people who voted for him, he took over following Theresa May's resignation (who took over after the previous guy's resignation too because no PM wants to even touch the whole Brexit mess because the whole thing is a political and logistical nightmare).

Boris fucks up a whole bunch. First he fucks up Brexit more than anyone thought possible, getting the UK the absolute least amount of anything because he's so far up his own arse that he can't accept that sometimes, other countries give stuff to each other as exchanges. Wild stuff.

He cuts benefits to lower classes, raises prices, all the usual evil Tory bullshit. ("tory" uk slang for "conservative", specially the conservative party, which is kind of like our version of republicans). Life for almost all classes gets objectively worse under his regime, but particularly for minorities (as fucking always). I'm trans and disabled myself and he: cut benefits for disabled people, refused to review the Gender Equality Act (the only thing allowing trans ppl to transition/be recognized legally, super outdated and in desperate need of review), and refused to ban conversion therapy for trans people. He's also INCREDIBLY racist (what a shock) and has passed bills that essentially make it legal for immigrants to be locked up without trial. At one point there was a plan in place to abduct immigrants, put them on a plane and ship them to Rwanda rather than allow them to live here. I wish I was joking - the European Human Rights Council literally had to step in to tell Boris that no you can't just fucking do that to people wtf.

Then covid hits and Boris fucks up so unbelievably badly that it's been deemed criminally negligible. Refusing to go into lockdown, easing lockdown too early, refusing to fire members of Parliament who broke lockdown rules, refusing extra funding to the NHS to help them deal with the crisis, etc. Etc. If I listed everything this would be a novel. At one point, it was advised by healthcare experts that a lockdown should take place over Christmas (coz winter = more infections) at which point Boris said and I quote "let the bodies pile high". As in he'd rather the "bodies pile high" than go into quarantine.

During this time, there are also a number of sex scandals - Boris' marriages (plural) fall apart because he cannot for the life of him stop cheating, and multiple Tory MPs (members of Parliament) are caught in sexual harassment scandals. Boris handles these extremely poorly, attempting to brush them under the rug.

Aug 2020, the Tories under Boris' leadership refuse to allow funding to pass that would provide free meals to impoverished children. Luckily the whole country freaked the fuck out over this (funny enough even the most bigoted far-righters generally don't want children to starve to death) and they changed their mind. Still, the initial decision and the fact that it was only repealed after the public reacted was. NOT popular to say the least.

THEN a little while later it turns out that Boris attended and hosted a bunch of parties at No. 10 during quarantine. Since he was the one enforcing quarantines, this hugely tips the country against him - especially since his initial reaction is a continuously-unbelievable string of lies. It started with "There were no parties", but then photos of parties were uncovered. Then it was "The parties weren't at my place and I didn't know about them", photos of parties specifically at No. 10 (his literal house) were uncovered. Then it was "Ok yes the parties were at my place but I didn't go to them I just stayed upstairs whilst the party was downstairs " (bruh. Fucking what.) Photos emerge of Boris AT A PARTY in his house because of COURSE he was there, at which point he panics because his lies have bitten him in the arse and gives out a halfhearted apology.

This "apology" is followed by a scheme he sets up with his most trusted followers to save his dead reputation. The scheme was uncovered (unfortunately for him) and it was called "Operation Save Big Dog" im fucking dying he called himself big dog what a sad pathetic man lmaoo

Anyways. Basically, everyone hates him and the Tory government enact something called a "Vote Of No Confidence". It's them saying "yes he's the leader of our party but we all hate him too". Normally, a PM or party leader resigns after one of these (not much point being in charge if even the rest of your own fuckin party all hate you), but Boris is a sad wet leaf who can't accept defeat so he refuses.

Tensions build, everything is kind of a mess politically. The opposing party, Labour, is run by a man who has never made a decision in his life and is essentially unelectable, but nobody knows how it's gonna work if Boris doesn't step down. Nobody is happy, and life gets progressively worse for another few months.

Then.

The breaking point.

Another sexual assault. This time, Tory MP Chris Pincher, who has had a NUMBER of allegations of assault before and was only IN parliament because Boris insisted on re-hiring him, is caught assaulting two people after he got drunk on a night out. He is only there because Boris claims he, and I quote, "forgot" about his previous assaults.

This is the final straw. On Tuesday 5th July 2022, within the space of an hour, two of the most powerful and prominent politicians in parliament (whole lotta Ps but you get me) quit. Specifically, the Health Secretary Sajid Javid and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. So the guys at the HEADS of the departments in charge of the country's Healthcare and Money both quit, within minutes of one another, and one of them does it live on TV.

These resignations trigger a whole shit ton more; within the next 24 hours, over 40 MPs resign - the previous record was 6 resignations in 24hrs and that was decades ago.

Since Tuesday when this all started, over 60 people (around 1/6th of the entire Tory government) has quit, including highly important Cabinet positions that essentially means the country currently has no government leaders.

Boris finally, FINALLY admits defeat. He announces his resignation on 8th July 2022 with all the dignity and grace of pile of wet dogshit falling out a broken doggiebag and slopping onto the pavement. He's publicly and privately humiliated (as he SHOULD be). He's currently saying he'll leave in a couple of months so they have time to find his replacement- most people are pretty sure it's just so he can use government funding to pay for a fancy wedding party he wants to host in a few weeks.

And that's what's happened in the UK right now. The United Kingdom is on the brink of collapse (I'm Irish, FUCKING MANIFESTING🌟💫❤️🌟💫❤️💫), the government HAS collapsed, the UK is currently left with no government leaders, no political party in charge, and no Prime Minister. The Tory government has officially burned itself down after years of bullshit, and now we're waiting for the fire to go out so we can see how the fuck to pick up the pieces.

I, and everyone else who hates the Tories (which is most of the country at this point, including those who voted Tory to begin with), am sat back with popcorn watching the motherfucker burn. Hope he dies lol

holy. fucking. shit.

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Brigitte Bardot (Contempt, And God Created Woman)—unbelievable charisma off the charts, post-war France could barely handle her because she just radiates sexuality in the deepest, hottest way. i've never seen a woman who fit so clearly in my head the "beautiful woman" category. also i'm including her little suit number because why not [pic below]

Sara Montiel (Vera Cruz, Serenade, Run of the Arrow)— She began her career in the 1940s and became the most internationally popular and highest paid star of Spanish cinema in the 1960s. She appeared in nearly fifty films and recorded around 500 songs in five different languages. She always tells how when she met Marlon Brando, she cooked fried eggs for him and he said they were the best eggs he had ever tasted. She confronted Franco himself first by rejecting his invitation to sing at his Christmas party, and then when she went to the barracks to ask that the police let the homosexuals that they had detained be let out. She defended them tooth and nail, and that's why they returned all the love by turning her into the icon of the gay community in Spain.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Brigitte Bardot:

"Los Angeles Times in 2011 ranked her as the second most beautiful woman in film, she won a David di Donatello award and was nominated for a BAFTA. Literally nicknamed a sex kitten, she used her fame to promote animal rights. And God Created Woman was so scandalous to US audiences that some theater managers were arrested for screening it"

"She was a sex symbol and her style is influential even today"

"She's just so iconic! Wikipedia extracts because why not : "In 2011, Los Angeles Times Magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful Women in Film" ranked her number two" "The Guardian named Bardot "one of the most iconic faces, models, and actors of the 1950s and 1960s" "According to the liner notes of his first (self-titled) album, musician Bob Dylan dedicated the first song he ever wrote to Bardot. " I mean of course she is iconic in France, but she inspired many women outside of France"

"She wasn't just a sex symbol because men found her attractive and then that imagine of her was further promoted. But she was actually one of (if not) the first women to stand for emancipated women in a sexual way in a time when women were considered to mainly exist to please their man. She was famous for portraying women who lived their sexuality for their own pleasure and knew what they wanted. Very important! And also what's hotter than a woman driving men wild because they don't even know how to handle a woman with her own ideas and needs lol"

Sara Montiel:

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Life Talk/Creative Talk

Life Update beneath the cut!

The Creative Stuff first, for anyone looking for fic update info.

I will be traveling soon! When I return, I will have a few digimon fandom events to prep for (Koushiro Week, the 02 countdown, and Jyou week). I am not sure if I'll be able to get to all of these things, so apologies if it doesn't pan out.

I'm not sure what's going to happen next with my fics and the drawing series I have open. I usually have a schedule of updates and an idea of where I'm going, but right now, I need to focus on other things. I'll still be here, and I'll even be creating, but not with the intention of maintaining constant/consistent updates.

I also haven't decided what my Nanowrimo 2023 project will be, nor if I can even participate this year. I have a few ideas, including making a time-based goal for myself in November (ie, write for 45 min per day) instead of a word count goal (ie, write 1,667 words/day). That will remove the pressure, but keep me writing. But I don't know what project I'll work on.

Life Stuff

I'm not really sure what to write here, if I'm honest! Work remains stressful, my relationship with my mom is strained following all of that nonsense, and every day is a fight to scrape energy together. It's sad and wild to think that there were times I wanted to scrap the vacation I have coming up because of how stressed I am and how much work planning it is.

My husband and I have been talking about making some big life changes, namely the possibility of having a child. He's more into the idea than I am, bluntly. He's not pushing me, but for the first time, he's saying he wants one when I bring it up (I tend to ask how he's feeling about it once or twice per year, he has always said, "Maybe someday," now he's saying, "Yes, if you want a kid, too.")

I've always told my husband that I can't do a child and work. I can barely crawl through the days with just the job, and I am made to understand that children bring more work with far less sleep. My husband's job could support a three person family, although we will be sitting down to work all of that out before we make any plans.

Truthfully, I've never liked my career or found fulfillment from work. I'm interested in what I do, yes. But the stress of working in biopharma is unbelievable, and it does not play nicely with my anxiety disorder. I work for money- or, more accurately, for a sense of security. But I do have an active mind that requires exercise and feeding. My husband suggests that I try to become a novelist as I take care of our kid, if I don't want to work and have a kid. He works from home and can work whatever hours he feels like, so I wouldn't be alone.

Right now, we're in the "what if" discussions. I don't know, for me, I've never seen kids or family as a positive thing; my childhood was something I survived. My understanding is that some people from similar situations want to give the love/security they lacked to their own kid. But I can't fathom being a mom or having a kid around. My husband, in contrast, came from a healthy family and has no mood disorders.

He would be the best father in the world. I would love to give a kid such an amazing dad. Bluntly, I am not sure if they'd have a great mother, though. When asked if I want a kid, it's just like... How the heck would I know? How do I know if I want something I haven't experienced?

If anyone has been thinking of this stuff, I'd love to hear what you have to say! Parents, too. Just know that this is very much in the "maybe" area, lol, I am under zero pressure or duress. I just have no idea what I want.

I hope you're all doing well <3

[kiefbowl]

i think people (not feminists) find reasons to hate on GoT because it's very "white lady" show about white female empowerment in that sort of culture, which can become a little white savior-y. But i personally like the books and show(s) because they use interesting metaphors to show how women gain power. Like dragons representing Daenerys' propagandized exoticism as a woman, her motherhood, and her pedigree. And how people will overlook a clearly female "messiah" for the dudes with big swords and money.

Hmmm, idk if I completely agree with what you said or even understand it all but I'll go ahead and springboard off this anon to muse a bit about the whole GoT/ASOIAF deal.

To start: I am completely neutral on what other people have to say about ASOIAF. I love those books, I think there's a lot of good stuff in there, I don't think they gotta be read. If a woman (or anyone) doesn't want to read them, totally get it. If a woman (or anyone) reads them and is like "yuck that was bad", I get it! different strokes for different folks! I am also high key critical, too, but I love to be critical. I enjoy taking apart media, whether I like it or not. I don't think there's a single thing on this planet I love unequivocally top-down. Everything has something you can raise an eyebrow at.

more under cut bc it's long....

I think a lot of people, including me, have a lot of good reasons to hate GoT. GoT was a very good adaptation for about 3 seasons, and then dropped off in quality. I'm one of the few who thinks it started getting bad in season 4, while others like to say it was good even until season 6 or whatever. idk cause I gave up on it. They made wild choices that didn't make sense, and they seemed to make choices that were just to be more shocking and violent than they needed to be. For example, the Red Wedding is already insanely brutal and shocking, but for some reason they had to write in Robb's boring love story, cutting the political intrigue of his supposed set-up with his actual wife, just to show some ass and then show a pregnant woman get stabbed in the belly. That fucking sucks so bad. That's bad adaptation, bad writing, bad tv. And that was in season 3, which I already said was still pretty good adaptation. So I got annoyed with GoT good and early, both as a lover of the books and a lover of television in general. I dropped off, but I would keep tabs on it, and delighted in the shitty fuck up it became in seasons 7&8. Still, it's infuriating to know that when it comes to the general public perceptions of some of these characters, the TV show is going to reign supreme.

Now, some feminists might be surprised at some of the female fans of ASOIAF since it's also, like, extremely brutal, violent, and full of rape. And it's true, and GRRM also has made some choices that are just blech. I hate Dany's wedding night scene with Drogo. That was a bad bad choice that hasn't aged well and never will. I guess if I had to choose that scene and a brutally violent scene, I'd choose the one we have, but honestly it would have been better if he just didn't write it. It's also such a strange choice bc in her next chapter it makes it pretty clear Drogo is rough with her going forward, so idk if the wedding scene was part editor's choice or what but it just is so uncomfortable to read. So yeah, GRRM makes some choices that I hate.

But honestly, he makes a lot choices I like. He excels at his mission, which is to write "character's in conflict with the heart." He shines there. And he's created this unbelievably detailed world and history that is really astounding. And even his exploration of misogyny and sexual violence is sometimes quite deft, it's just that it can also be clunky or oblivious a few pages later. But, he's a man, it comes as no surprise. Kinda like how Victor Hugo could write about the horrors of prostitution sympathetically and then go and be a frequent john. Men being men.

And I think ASOIAF has gotten a bit of a bad rep unfairly. Not that it doesn't deserve criticisms, cause it does, and not that women should read it or have to love it, because obviously not. But I think it has a misrepresentation that proceeds it because of 1. the show, which is just it's own mess, and 2. the popularity of calling the books "feminist" at the height of the show's popularity as a reaction to criticisms. It's not feminist, it can never be feminists: it is written by a man.

But if you enjoy fantasy, and want a long and winding series that has unbelievably detailed political intrigue (like it's crazy how the smallest actions and characters still impact the story!), with a deep lore that is surprisingly true to life (not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 different ethnic groups land in Westeros during it's history and they all matter to the culture, story, and plot?? insane I love it), and you want to be in the heads of female characters that treats their pain and suffering as real and important as best as a man could write it, well this has got some stuff for you to like. Otherwise, if you're meh on all of that and you don't want to read about sexual violence, skip it.

[pomgore]

tell us about rather death than false of faith!

me, sitting on my ass in the middle of the day, sick as a dog, eating a popsicle and watching a terrible sitcom: did i just get an ask from scary-grace

rather death than false of faith is a sort of sadder thorin-lives au where thorin makes it out of the botfa but fili and kili don't, so thorin cuts his hair and gives three braids to the people he deems most affected by his Poor Decision Making while under the influence of gold, these people being dis, dain, and tauriel

affectionately it is also entitled "the haircut au" for bullying thorin reasons

i really like thorin exile aus (again, bullying thorin reasons) so after his penintent dwarf rituals bilbo takes him back to the shire and they have some interesting adventures along the way, including but not limited to more thranduil vs thorin sassing (thranduil wanted a braid for his trouble) and thorin losing his right eye to a rogue warg

Tauriel stared at the lock of hair for a long while, silence echoing in the bright, cold hall they shared alone. It took a feat of discomfort to feel suffocated in the tall stonework of Erebor, but here Thorin was, feeling suffocated.

"What is this?" She finally asked. Thorin was near-winded by the emotion in her voice, unexpected and raw in a way he did not know elves to be. When he dared meet her eyes, he bit his tongue before dully observing that her age-wizened eyes were glittering with tears.

Thorin cleared his throat. "I believe," he said, "you and I may one day come to an understanding on the matter of my sister-son."

"... lord Thorin, I don't understand-"

"I have lost a piece of myself, one whom I loved dearly and terribly." Even now, addressing this elf-maiden, Thorin felt keenly the absence of any peer, any family. "So have you."

this one is definitely underdeveloped bc i love the idea so much i've drawn like three haircut thorins, but honest to god i just haven't found the spoons to really get it going (been writing hella oneshots, they're all on ao3)

thank you so much for the ask! i'm an unbelievably huge fan of your work and i'm reading/rereading kairos with vigor and fury pretty much every weekend <3 have a wonderful day

[titaniumpsychologist]

Duality of Light - Chapter 4 Deleted Scene

I guess for those that followed me for the sake of my fic (and for myself for the sake of posterity), here's another snippet from a previous chapter I had cut lol. It's super rough and missing bits and pieces, like interior monologues and character actions and other stuff for plot development. But here it is, since I haven't updated my fic in a while (though I'm still very much working on it), and wanted to kinda at least make it look like I'm making progress, of sorts lol.

If you'd like to read the fic that this was removed from, you can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37467820 Please heed the tags and warnings before each chapter.

Spoilers under the cut.

"Anderson, how the—"

"Reed."

"How did you get my address?"

"Personnel file. Anyway, I'm here to talk about what happened yesterday."

"Get the fuck out of my apartment."

"Not until I sort this out."

"And why would you want to do that?"

Anderson crossed his arms. "Because it's my job and unfortunately it looks like the commissioner wants to take away yours."

"The commissioner?"

"They want you taken in for identity fraud."

"Why the fuck would they do that? I thought it was just going to be a personnel reclassification."

"Yeah, it started out that way until there were things that weren't making any sense. And unless you want to keep your job, you better tell me everything since I'm the only thing in the DPD that's between you keeping your job or you being led away in handcuffs."

Gavin stepped away from the lieutenant, combing his fingers through his hair. "What do you want me to say?"

"The truth."

"Well, what part of it?"

"Did you know you were an android?"

"Fuck no. I'm just as upset about this whole thing as you are."

"I'm not buying it. You've got the resources to do such a thing like the goddamn dirty cop you are."

"I'm telling you the fucking truth, Anderson."

"Then you better start explaining, because honestly, I think this is just karma biting you back in the ass for all the shit you've done."

"So why the fuck are you here?"

"Connor. Bastard gave me a compelling enough reason to put up with the bullshit I knew was going to happen when confronting you."

"You want the truth? Well, you better find someplace to sit, because it's even worse than you could imagine."

"Just spill it, Reed. I don't got all day."

Gavin sighed. "I'm a fucking dead man. You know my accident? Yeah, apparently when everyone, including me, thought I miraculously survived that wreck, turned out that I… that Officer Reed died with Officer Stevens."

"So why the hell do you have his identity?"

Gavin paused. Should he tell Anderson about Elijah? Would that make his story even more unbelievable than it already was?

"I'm waiting, Reed," Anderson said. "If that's even your real name."

"What, people can't share names with other people now? I doubt you're the only Hank Anderson in the entire world." Gavin huffed a breath as he took out his phone, pulling up the files that Elijah sent him the other day. He handed his phone to the lieutenant. "Here, read it and weep."

xxx [I use these as a marker for me to go back and add/edit stuff for the sake of me just trying to get words out]

"Shit, Reed."

"Yup. My thoughts exactly."

"Kamski? Gavin Reed, a Kamski?"

"Seriously? All that of that stuff, and that's what disturbs you about this mess?"

"No, I'm more shocked that of all the stupid theories I had going for why the fuck you're an android, my most outrageous one is the right one. It was the only one that would make any of this bullshit make sense."

"Well, shit, Anderson. You really are an investigator. Next we'll learn how to write our names."

"Shut the fuck up, Reed." He handed the phone back to Gavin.

"Damn. Kamski's a fucking piece of shit, isn't he?"

"Yeah, and now that we're on the same page, you know why I can't let any of this get out. Eli's dug his fingers into places he shouldn't have and now we gotta deal with the consequences and all I want to do is just fucking live my life and have things go back to normal."

"You know I'm going to have to talk to him."

"What? Why the fuck do you need to do that?"

"Because I know what you're capable of, and you might've forged those documents."

"Anderson. I did not make it up."

"So? Give me a single reason I should trust you."

"You only have my word."

"Yeah, not good enough. You claim to be his half-brother? Let me talk to him."

NOTES: So that's the end of the snippet. This was cut because, I dunno, the dialogue didn't really feel that great, and it didn't feel like the buildup to the reveal didn't feel that... impactful so I scrapped it and opted to try for the other idea I had for the reveal. That idea is what ended up making it into the actual fic.

[thefirstknife]

It was a long time coming, but I have to compile all the evidence for Osiris being replaced by Savathun so people can learn.

Today's reset cutscene was truly an icing on the cake for the theory, but I see that there's still plenty of people who either genuinely don't understand or they straight up misinterpreted the lore we've had so far, including misinterpreting Osiris as a character primarily, leading to the idea that the theory is debunked, should be debunked or is somehow even less valid now. This is incomprehensible to me.

A lot of links under the cut:

My most recent post about it

Early Season of the Splicer banter about the theory

Some earlier notes about Osiris' way of handling secrets and his relation to Savathun

Some important questions about the theory

A very important comparison with Eris

When did Osiris disappear

My post detailing more lore between Eris and Osiris

Osiris being suspicious to other people

How Osiris responds to grief 1

How Osiris responds to grief 2

Important distinction + continuation of this with some drama sprinkled in

Some general points about the theory

Great point about why using the lore tab Ripe to debunk it makes no sense

Possibly one of the most damning lines from Osiris during Splicer + additional analysis with more information about why this is so damning

Minor point about Osiris and titles

Multiple people remarking about the change of Osiris' tone and inflection

Very strange lines from Osiris in regards to the Vex and simulation of Light

Me reiterating the point of him not having lore from his POV

Osiris not acknowledging an obvious point of using Vex technology

Osiris not acting in character in regards to leadership

Osiris hopping into a conversation completely unprompted to ask Ikora and Mithrax if they would join hands with Savathun

Older post about the possible events of Epilogue

Where is Osiris and why he isn't dead

Osiris is touchy(TM) normally but hasn't been since Immolant

Osiris and disguise

Curious framing of the cutscene at the start of Season of the Hunt

EDIT 1 (August 12th): Got an ask about a potential other moment of him being replaced and additional info about the Enduring Abyss

EDIT 2 (August 13th): Got another ask so I took the opportunity to detail some extra suspicious things that don't really fall into proper evidence + extra information about Lakshmi's portal

EDIT 3 (August 15th): Great analysis about Osiris and honesty, care for the City and his views on the Vex

EDIT 4 (Post-confirmation), final discussions: A few things being clarified by new lore from SotL Is Osiris dead, an analysis Official article clearing the remaining points up EDIT 5 (Post-Exorcism): Final explanation about the possession discussion - he was not possessed

There is a lot more that I or others I know about haven't made posts about, but we also have a document filled with other evidence of extremely strange behaviour and out-of-character stuff Osiris says or doesn't say. I'll add some in-game lore here for additional clarifications:

In Memoriam ghost shell - the infamous Hangar argument between Saint and Osiris is strange for several reasons: Osiris dismisses Saint's concerns about incidents in Trials, Osiris refuses to be touched by Saint, final line. Osiris isn't like this with Saint.

Paradigm Shift sparrow - same incident, from Crow's POV. Absolutely unbelievable that Crow did not know about Saint while being mentored by Osiris. Also absolutely unbelievable that Crow had never heard of Trials of Osiris being a thing named after Osiris, considering he is being mentored by Osiris. It's almost like crucial infomation about Osiris has somehow slipped someone's radar.

Boots of the Assembler exotic - speaking of things slipping someone's radar, it's entirely not just possible, but probable that Savathun did not know about Saint and Osiris being involved in a romantic relationship. The way "Osiris" handles Saint asking him on a date is mind-boggling for someone who turned space and time upside down to get Saint back. It also plays into the previous two lore tabs. Savathun straight up had no idea because the two are very private people. Ever since, "Osiris" has been avoiding Saint because Saint turned out to be the only very likely person to crack the scheme due to how strange Osiris was behaving. Saint knew something isn't right.

A Play of Shadow and Light weblore - more about Saint being utterly unsettled by Osiris' post-Immolant behaviour. Ikora as well, but primarily Saint in the way he says that Osiris would "not let even me comfort him." Compare to Festival of the Lost lore on Tomb Rider sparrow where Osiris is distressed about losing Mercury and goes to Saint, without his helmet, mask and gloves, allows Saint to manhandle him, touch him, tell him to shut up and give him terrible candy.

There is more, but I'll cut it off here for now in order to talk about Epilogue's cutscene. First and foremost, when Osiris appears on screen, his theme starts playing but is then immediately corrupted.

Second, knowing everything about Saint and Osiris and how much they've been through (which I detailed in this post during an unrelated drama happening but I conveniently included a lot of links to Saint's and Osiris' history and how much Saint means to Osiris), the idea that Osiris would get up on the roof, stand cross-armed and watch as Saint is about to get overwhelmed by the Vex without doing anything... This is the ultimate proof that whoever or whatever is posing as Osiris is not Osiris himself. He let his Echoes go insane searching for Saint to bring him back. He would not sit and watch, Lightless or not.

As I said in another post, to think that Osiris would just sit back and that his behaviour is somehow tied to trauma, grief or his own schemes is quite literally homophobic (also borderline ableist). This is a gay man in love with his partner. He gave up everything for Saint.

Real Osiris would, first of all, not help Lakshmi open a portal to let the Vex invade the City. He views the Vex as the ultimate evil, worse than the Darkness. This is non-negotiable. There is no secret scheme Osiris would partake in that would help Lakshmi let the Vex in.

Second of all, he would not sit back and simply observe as Saint (and the Eliksni) are in trouble. There is no scheme or secret plan that could exist that would make me believe he would do this. Also, as I've noted in one of the previously linked posts, Osiris doesn't do secret plans. He walked up to a room full of Warlocks and straight up told them he's going to mess with time by making the Sundial for Saint.

And third of all, something or someone cut off comms between Saint and Mithrax and people who were trying to help them. Comms were also cut while we were in the Vex Network and Ikora was trying to reach Saint and Mithrax. As I've noted in an entire post before, in regards to Eris, communications interference is Savathun's signature move. It was her entire plot during Season of Arrivals.

I want to point out that this is not all evidence. I have much more, but it's far more difficult to compile into neat posts. However, I do believe this is enough to understand why this theory exists, why it's popular and why it's at this point, for all intents and purposes, confirmed by the events that happened in the game.

I'm willing to debate people who think otherwise, though I expect to see some really hard sources as to why all of this somehow isn't correct. I'd also expect some really hard sources on Osiris as a character and how him secretly scheming with Savathun to let the Vex invade the City is in-character for him. (It's not).

I will end the post with this HILARIOUS post by @infinitewarden and me from when we first started hearing about the theory and kneejerked about how it's a shit take. Feel free to laugh at our clownery. To be fair to us, this came at the height of some of the most vicious attacks on Osiris as a character that were coming from openly racist and homophobic people so we kinda went defensive on it right away. Still funny tho.

But also please note that starting with one opinion, being challenged, learning new information, admitting you're wrong and changing your opinion is fine. Seriously, it's fine. It's how science works. You don't have to clutch to your wrong opinions forever just because they were the first you've had.

Destiny lore is complicated and nobody knows everything about every character and event ever, me included. This is primarily a resource for people who want to learn more but also a PSA for everybody else who keep denying it.

[formulatrash]

Hello, Hazel! You posted the link to the gallery with photos from Anthoine's memorial ceremony in Spa, and I'm once again absolutely stunned that after this they sent the kids from F3 to race. I hadn't watched feeder series back then, so when I recently learned that their race wasn't cancelled, I was shocked. I understand that they are drivers, but they're also just teenagers, and surely it can't be safe to send them to race in a mental state like this. Maybe you know why it wasn't cancelled?

The short version is because they had paid for it to go ahead. I'm gonna put this post under a cut because it inevitably has to talk about death in racing.

There's a sort of mixed response to anything like this; on the one hand, some people want to get back on track right away and there's various reasons given, including honouring a driver's memory but the biggest factor is wanting to reset, replace the narrative, get rid of the fear.

I was working in F3 that year (although I actually quit immediately after the race before Belgium for unrelated reasons) and I knew people in the paddock. On the one hand, you can absolutely say Anthoine would have wanted them to race but a lot of it is the inertia of a race weekend, not being able to stop it once it's started.

I think a lot of why the race happened was no one could bring themselves to call it to make it not happen. Daniel Ricciardo talked about not being comfortable with the F1 going ahead but like. People don't know what else to do with themselves?

Of course there are some old assholes who are like you should be able to watch every single one of your peers die and then get straight in the car and act like a machine. Because there is something unbelievably wrong with the generation that deluded itself into thinking it won a world war it wasn't born before the end of. But for a lot of people it's just like. If we don't go racing now, what do we do?

The bubble of racing is so exclusive, even before COVID, that people don't have frames of reference outside it. I don't know, if I'd been Bruno Michel, what call I would have made. Let them race, if they want to? Or tell them that they can't and reinforce that fear?

I agree that drivers' mental state is so important and of course, it will have affected them. JMC talked this year about how he felt, returning to Spa, on a weekend where that corner had seen so many crashes.

"The first race start was the toughest. The races weren’t difficult, but I definitely thought about it. In Race 2, I almost crashed there (Eau Rouge), when (Calan Williams and Amaury Cordeel) collided in front of me, and the first thing that I thought about was the accident. I guess that’s part of the process of being there again."

I was in Silverstone that weekend with WEC. Went to find JEV after the ELMS race because I knew it would be extra upsetting for him, we had a hug and then he had to go to Spa for the F1, which is probably the best thing that could have happened for him tbh. I found it really hard but if I hadn't been around other people in racing it would have been harder. It's difficult to comprehend how cruel the sport is sometimes - fuck, he was only 22. Every time I think about it it rips the dressing off again. And JMC was in a coma at the time, too, so we were worried there'd be another.

I don't know, honestly, what the right call was. Sometimes we get too caught up in a weekend we should walk away from.

A lot of the Formula E drivers were affected by Jules Bianchi's death, especially Sam and JEV. JEV was a mess about it for years - lots of things were affecting his mental state but for sure some of the things he expressed that were most troubling were directly to do with Jules's death. It's hard to force people to take therapy and support, especially in such a hypermacho world where you have people dismissing mental health issues so often. But that's what they probably should have had, not a race.

(I don'twant to get into it because I don't think it was widely reported and he's doing better now but JEV was very, very unwell through the first two seasons of Formula E. I am so proud of him and so glad to see him in a better place now, it's genuinely incredibly inspirational.)

Max retired from the race with a puncture. Shitty luck - but far from the shittiest that weekend, obviously.