The Unknown Universe

I still believe that a teacup can hold an ocean 我相信一个茶杯可以装下大海

[milkylilt]

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old ER technician and former EMT, was lying in her own bed when police broke in and shot her eight times without so much as announcing their presence. Say her name. Do the work. Text. Call. Sign. Donate.

All graphic credit to @xonecole on Instagram.

[sonofnjobu]

Therapy Resources for Black People

Dear Black people,

You are going through trauma. I encourage you to seek therapy if you can. Here are some resources to help you find a therapist who understands you. Please share.

MA and RI Therapists of Color Directory: shorturl.at/mwDI0

Therapy for Black Girls Blog, Directory/Podcast: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

Therapy for Black Men: https://therapyforblackmen.org/

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: https://www.nqttcn.com/

Taraji P Henson’s Free Virtual Therapy Campaign: https://borislhensonfoundation.org/resource-guide/

TWLOHA Comprehensive Resource Guide: https://bit.ly/2AwGMOA

If you know of more resources, please link them down below.

[sonofnjobu]

Black women and girls can apply for financial assistance for mental health services from the Loveland Foundation (currently accepting applications for summer/fall 2020):

 https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/

[sonofnjobu]

I’m glad this post took off a bit. 

I haven’t been posting fics lately, but I’m still around and my #1 priority is taking care of you all. You’re my tribe and I want to make sure you’re good.

If any of you would like to talk about the process of finding a therapist (in the US), please let me know. 

[miscreant-side-puffs]

Thanks. ❤️❤️❤️

[fuwaprince]

US Helplines:

Depression Hotline: [phone]

Suicide Hotline: [phone]

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: [phone]

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253

Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453

UK Helplines:

Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail [email protected]

Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111

Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: [email protected]

Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 [email protected]

b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: [email protected]

b-eat youthline (for under 25’s with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)

Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: [email protected]

Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600

Drinkline: 0800 9178282

Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail [email protected]

Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight

India Self Harm Hotline: [phone]

India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669

Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868

FREE 24/7 suicide hotlines:

Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

Australia: 13-11-14

Austria: 01-713-3374

Barbados: 429-9999

Belgium: 106

Botswana: 391-1270

Brazil: 21-233-9191

China: 852-2382-0000

(Hong Kong: 2389-2222)

Costa Rica: 606-253-5439

Croatia: 01-4833-888

Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67

Czech Republic: 222-580-697, 476-701-908

Denmark: 70-201-201

Egypt: 762-1602

Estonia: 6-558-088

Finland: 040-5032199

France: 01-45-39-4000

Germany: 0800-181-0721

Greece: 1018

Guatemala: 502-234-1239

Holland: 0900-0767

Honduras: 504-237-3623

Hungary: 06-80-820-111

Iceland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90

Israel: 09-8892333

Italy: 06-705-4444

Japan: 3-5286-9090

Latvia: 6722-2922, 2772-2292

Malaysia: 03-756-8144

(Singapore: 1-800-221-4444)

Mexico: 525-510-2550

Netherlands: 0900-0767

New Zealand: 4-473-9739

New Guinea: 675-326-0011

Nicaragua: 505-268-6171

Norway: 47-815-33-300

Philippines: 02-896-9191

Poland: 52-70-000

Portugal: 239-72-10-10

Russia: 8-20-222-82-10

Spain: 91-459-00-50

South Africa: 0861-322-322

South Korea: 2-715-8600

Sweden: 031-711-2400

Switzerland: 143

Taiwan: 0800-788-995

Thailand: 02-249-9977

Trinidad and Tobago: 868-645-2800

Ukraine: 0487-327715

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[uie-deactivated20230402]

ALWAYS REBLOG WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PLEASE; ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO SOMEBODY AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THIS IN THE SAME LIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT. INFACT YOU REBLOGGING THIS COULD STOP SOMEONE TAKING THEIR LIFE TONIGHT.

[kitten--aesthetics-blog]

I noticed there isn’t one here for Ireland, so

Irish free suicide helpline: 01-116 123

[thescientificviolist]

last time i reblogged this, i got this ask:

so please, please reblog. this could actually save a life.

[scum-vullage]

keep yourselves safe!

[echolessvoid]

THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”

[caelestianymphalidae]

Always missing you...

[sseureki]

YG has a huge ego and destroys his competition and enemies and this was the day he saw Hanbin as his enemy. YG entertainment won but it wasn’t him. It went to iKON’s producer… which is Hanbin.

[sseureki]

Y’all know how mad YG was at Love Scenario? YG wasn’t happy for iKON and it showed. Getting any kind of posts about them from him was like pulling teeth. He didn’t want to or didn’t at all. He was happier for his other artist’s weekly music show wins vs iKON’s end of year daesangs. He wasn’t bragging about it because YG couldn’t claim Love Scenario’s success as his own. Because Hanbin made it clear over and over YG rejected the song. It was their win and his loss. And they didn’t thank him either. 

That song beat Big Bang’s Lies’s record. 40+ days at number one. Record-breaking 204 paks. Do you know how long he has been waiting to be like, YG has done it again! But unfortunately, it was iKON. And he couldn’t. All praise went to Hanbin and iKON themselves. All awards went to Hanbin and iKON themselves. YG has a huge ego, he’s obsessed with control and praise and being the best and number one. iKON was number one but it wasn’t because of him. He was losing control over iKON because of Hanbin. YG knows Hanbin’s talented as fuck. He straight up steals his songs and he’s still stealing his music. But if he can’t claim his success as something he did, then what’s the point of him? 

[mad-ncity]

some of yall be acting like weed is on the same level as sex trafficking and thats a problem

[sseureki]

Whoever signs Hanbin instantly gets the person who was iKON’s sole producer for every single one of their albums, 10 number one hits on Melon to his name, broke the record for the longest days on Melon (previously held by BIG BANG LIES), broke the record for paks, multiple daesangs, producer of the year, received the ultimate all kill when his song topped every single end of year chart and my personal favourite,

songwriter of the year.  

he ain’t some bum bitch

[caelestianymphalidae]

Disappointment. Really.

I have no words. Honestly, I am beyond myself. I have no more words. This is not just about Korea. I am so disappointed, angry and sad.

Is this what we think is the right thing to do is? Is this our solution? To break people, to drive them into despair? Then, when they develop mental issues and try to find ways to cope with them we categorize them as “drug heads” and shame them. We publicly shame them and dehumanizes them. We strip them of any compassion, turn them into monsters. We ostracize them and push them to the borders. When they fall down the cliff, we act shocked and send a hypocritical message of sorry to pretend that we still have moral counsciousness?

I am absolutely tired and disappointed at people’s pure hypocrisy. The people who are the quickest to shame are always the same. They stand on a pretended “moral high ground” and put down people to feel a sense of moral accomplishment and feel like that they “did something good”. Their shaming is constant and they follow anything that the media pretends is “bad”. They are the people who shame criminals, but they are also the same people who shame people needing support and empathy. They are the same people who are yelling at the abusers while abusing other people. Without making any informed decision, without doing any research, without taking the time to reflect, their actions are much more nefarious than they think. This is what helps the media manipulate people so easily.

Are we, as a society, really going to pretend to be understanding and supportive of mental health while shaming someone obviously suffering psychologically for trying to cope with their mental issues? Are we, as a society, really going to pretend that we are empathic when we are so quick to destroy someone in need of help ? Are we, as a society, really going to pretend that we promote tolerance, when innocent until proven guilty has become only a meaningless sentence?

This message is not only about knetz but also about the people on Facebook, on Twitter, on Weibo, and on Allkpop trying to throw very vile accusations around, trying to equate this scandal to something of the caliber of human trafficking, trying to say that this is another reason why YG is problematic, trying to pin Hanbin himself down as another reason why YG is a problem, calling Hanbin a “drug-head”, being sarcastic and saying very snide things like “as if he would admit buying from the drug dealer” and “another from YG’s drug den”. I don’t think he needs your “help” to feel more guilty. I don’t think he needs your “help” to feel more down. I don’t think you need to drag him even lower than he is already. I don’t think you need to push him over the cliff. Sometimes, all people need is a small push to drop over the edge. Literally.

I also think that the fact that he did drugs or not should not be a decision on whether to hate him or not. I, personally, do not believe that he took drugs. However, even if the truth turns out that he did take drugs, what difference does it make? Since when is taking drugs an indicator of someone’s moral values? Does taking drugs inhenrently make people bad people? Furthermore, can we think about the reason why he would take them?

Also, to the people coming up with the excuse: “but he would be breaking the law”. Having a law against something does not make that thing inherently bad. Law systems are inherently reactionary and laws only change when there is a big social movement observed. Someone breaking a law that has very reactionary values shouldn’t be inherently judged as a “bad person”. Instead, we should also question this law itself and further discussion about the validity of it. As an East Asian person, I am more aware than anything that a lot of laws in East Asian countries need a lot of reviewing and changing, as a lot of them are absolutely absurd, reactionary and can even be a threat to basic human rights. It is extremely important to speak up against unfair and outdated laws and encourage a conversation about them.

Also, please be informed about the effects of a drug and their usage before making quick assumptions. Please make an informed decision. Don’t just get an opinion because the media told you what you should think. Form your own opinion. Herd mentality is toxic. Just hating is not cool.

Be compassionate. Stay informed.

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On the other hand, I’m still really really really happy that a lot of people are supporting him and on a general positive attitude toward his situation. I am thankful to everyone’s support toward Kim Hanbin and feel a lot of hope when seeing the overwhelming support.

[illest-maknae]

If you’re with hanbin, reblog this post. None of what’s happening he deserves. He’s a sweet baby who wants the best for his members and fights for what’s right. He would never do what he thought about doing bc hanbin knows he’s more than that. Please support hanbin and iKON rn bc YG isn’t.

[bobhwa]

I am just leaving this here, to be heard by the world. That’s it. Goodnight.

[yongxtr]

I’m beyond heartbroken over this whole Hanbin situation. YG showed full support for a sexual predator and hid his unjustifiable crimes yet showed zero fkin support for an artist struggling with mental health. YG and Dispatch F u c k y o u.

Sincerely, the whole world.

[uwunnie]

whats your theories about b.i?

I just think it’s pretty ironic that something that occurred three (3) years-ago is just now turning up during the Burning Sun scandal. The articles I read talked about how YG/YGE hired a lawyer for the dealer during their trial and then in the screenshots, themselves, the dealer mentions how Kakao is checked and both seemingly agreed to delete the messages, so what I want to know is: How did the messages get leaked if they were supposedly deleted? I know everything leaves a digital imprint in one way or another and nothing is ever truly deleted, but who leaked them? And why now? And why over something he didn’t even do?

A cover up? Maybe. Distraction? Possibly. Is YG/YGE suddenly reprimanding (an innocent) artist(s) because of what’s going on with Burning Sun? More than likely.

Regardless, while Hanbin is an adult, he’s a young adult. He’s 22 right now, so he was 19 years-old at the time those messages were sent. Everyone does and says stupid stuff when they’re young - hell, even when they’re old. For people to sit around and act like they’re perfect is absolutely appalling. For Dispatch to drag a human being facing mental health issues through the mud is absolutely vile. For other fandoms, and even those that claim to be an iKONIC - yeah, I see you - to post insensitive messages is putrid.

Kim Hanbin is a human being.

A human being who has worked his heart out to be successful. Worked his ass for years just to be noticed by someone who just discarded him like nothing. Built a family type of bond with six (6) other human beings and thousands - no, millions - of supporters.

This is truly heartbreaking - like I’m actually feeling physical pain.

I’m so sorry you’ve been treated so wrongly, Hanbin. You don’t deserve this; you don’t deserve to be that company’s scapegoat.

[nctream]

anyways hanbin was clearly in a dark place in 2016, dispatch, yg and whoever have no right to point their fingers at him. they clearly have no idea what goes on in a person’s mind during tough times and you know what ? hanbin was stronger than anyone, because no matter how in pain he was and how bad he wanted to do shits, he still bit his tongue and didn’t. yg should really open his eyes and understand the that the evil one is not a kid going through dark times, but a motherfucking grown ass man who walks the streets of korea to this day even though he’s a fucking ra*ist.

[reigh0ul]

About Hanbin

Apparently YG set the entire thing up to cover up the Seungri situation and honestly I’m about to come for blood.

[airbf]

anyway the good news is “hanbin” and “ikon” are trending on twitter with 1.4m tweets each (virtually all supporting hanbin), there’s a petition with 200k+ signatures against hanbin leaving ikon and hanbin’s gained at least 6k followers on his personal ig and twitter since his statement was released. meanwhile yg entertainment’s stocks