Unhinged Fangirl

Adhd-er|Demi|She/They|Adult|21+ in a QPP w/ firebirdlark x3

[darianias]

Questioning my labels.... help?

(I'll probably post this and forget about it but still, figured I'd ask things)

Important Context: Gender has always confused me as for me its what you feel on the inside, not to be confused with one's sex. When people start adding things like gender roles and the like to identity itself, it feels confusing and uncomfortable as they're sort of seperate entities for me. So those being what helped make things click for people is... rough for me to understand. I am very accepting, but it confuses me deeply at times.

I am AFAB with PCOS, neurodiverent & a realtively androgenous build and I always felt female, but in the sense that a dog or cat is a female. (I'm also demiaroace) So I always considered myself cis, not here to really steal the spotlight from our trans & enby comrades and siblings. I don't really hold onto much of any of the gender roles, and it's never been strict in my mind with it. I want to be known as a woman / female human/ etc., or even someone andgrogenous, just... not mistaken for a "penis weilder," (flesh or silicone both work lol) which I have a number of times. Just... recognized as female all without... the rest of everything.

Is there anything that I can call this?

Heck I'm willing to even drop the label woman as the norms/roles/typical presentation in clothing and such with it are... not my jive most of the time. I Just want to be recognized as female. It's something that has bothered me for a while, as because of my... extremely barebones version of gender, it honestly makes it harder to have a more indepth talk about gender identity as I just kind of feel like an anomaly. 😅 So just having something to explain to someone more easily would be amazing. I know gender idenity can come in many shapes or forms so just... finding a word for it would be great. 🥰

Regardless, Happy Pride everyone~! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Please stay safe out there!! 🥹🥰

[tweenypie]

My opinion of Monster Hunter Stories 3 (this is my own opinion, please be respectful and also WARNING SPOILERS TO AVOID!!):

So far the game has been very fun, challenging and interesting so far! But I have my own issue with the stories, I never felt this frustrated with an fictional character. First of all, The MC is BEEN too forgiving (I forgive my enemies and my ex friends and move on), nothing with forgiveness, the problem is how it is shown. The MC NEEDED to be mad at their own family, Simon/Kris (for LYING, yes he did save and help at the end. But still, the MC needed to be firm and express their feelings that they were clearly HURT and not just that, to show that they DO NOT TRUST SIMON/KRIS anymore after what happened. Yes, the MC can give Simon/Kris a second chance and perhaps will forgive him in the time being but the game needs to show that MC has been THROUGH so much and along with Eleanor. Oh Eleanor, I love you (platonic) but NOT your sister. The game let her go easy after all the TROUBLE SHE AND FIRO CAUSED, they clearly PUT THEIR KINGDOM MORE DANGER THAN TRYING TO SAVE. I am not dismissing their desperation. I am not, I understand genuinely. I might've be desperate too and do anything to save my own home and loved ones. BUT what I will NOT do is BRINGING WAR, Aenshin legit appeared earlier and clearly crystalisis their soldiers who HAVE family and loved ones to go HOME, and they got CRYSTALISIS. RIP NPC army. Eleanor clearly needed to be shown angry, hurt and pissed off at her sister, my honest opinion she is much better queen than her own sister. Also she cook at best. The MC needed a freaking crashout so bad, and the one who comfort them is Rudy. Rudy can be annoying but at least Rudy is LOYAL and more trustworthy to the point, he THROWS himself in the battle of Rey Dao and helped out. Honestly, the TRUE HOMIE IS RUDY AND GAU. Amara was very disappointing character, and no offense, I mean, but a bad mother for the MC. I understand she needed to save the world and I know that she said that the MC will be fine because they have their father. But seriously, that is also MESSED UP, because she LEFT while the MC SUFFERED without a mother figure. Amnesia or not, it DOES NOT excuse her actions as a mother for leaving her family behind. And Simon/Kris knew about Amara as well, more reasons the MC to crashout because Simon/Kris KNEW and STAYED SILENT. Honestly, I feel bad for the monsters and Elder Dragon so much. Seriously, the characters are given a chance for peace but freaking they chose WAR instead. Yayyyy, you almost end the world. But yeah, I don't hate it nor I would call it the worst game. Nope, it is a fun game and adventurous game! I recommend it ✌️. I do hope that Capcom gives more updates for Amara arc in DLC or more Monsties that aren't there (I miss you, Zamtrios, Qurupeco, Uragaan, Kecha Wacha, Congala, etc. I miss y'all). Anyways, God bless you all and Jesus loves you all. Have a blessing day or night!! And if you have your own opinion what you like or dislike, I will respect it! (P.S. Also Capcom, give us a new monstie thank Ratha and let us name our chosen companion instead the same name. Seriously, please stop naming them the same. I want Velocidrome justice, that monstie is TRUE homie as well and best friend)

[darianias]

(None of this is hate more so my own tangent in response to yours lol also im typing this at 1am while sick bc i woke up an hour ago and cant sleep now.)

I feel like there's missing plot points that are illuded to but not blatantly told/left us to fill in the blanks. Ontop of what I feel like is rushing the end a bit, and slightly using some of the drama to feed us flashback info that could have been done... less dramatically.

I also feel like Fiero is somehow the reason behind alot of the bad shit of this generation. He's involved in everything and has been a terrible influence.

My point being that because so much info is left out, having such a forgiving mc makes the story smoother. Especially with the bullshit pacing of it all.

Even then with the info we do have, I can't quite blame or be mad at everyone. Though Clarissa I defs understand being mad at lol.

Simon was in a literal dungeon when he regained conciousness, looked like he didn't really want to be doing most of what he did, and seemed to have been manipulated/groomed into being a spy at a young age and likely got trapped into everything because of it. Because of some likely threat as well as being desperate to protect and save everyone he cares about. He's a mess and aside from the drama extending so we can get flashbacks, we don't get why exactly he's being so extreme despite it hurting him and those he cares about. Everything I said is rough speculation from what we get in game. I feel like he should have been able to just get away from Vermeil with Ratha V (and un-battle bound him) once they moved to Plan B (the egg) if they didn't rush this whole section of the plot and need to reveal the flashback of simon and amara getting attacked by aenshin. Like it feels like there's more reason/explanation we just AREN'T GIVEN. Instead we just got him trying his best to be uncaring and an edgelord and failing because he does care too much and looks like for much of everything he doesnt want to be doing it, but still inexplicably does, incapable of reasoning at all suddenly now the trauma whale is here. Like I love him, but this all frustrates me.

Amara I feel had every intent on coming back and was trying to save the world which was the only reason why she left, to get the information needed in how to do so, and then got amnesia after being attacked by aenshin. So like, tbh, I feel like she's the most excusable. Aenshin rampaging would put her kid at risk as well as the rest of the world. What the hell gave all this away tho is another mystery. Yes the twin rathalos hatched, but like thats it. And leaving the one twin with us I feel is the biggest sign of her intent to get intel and return. But again, I have to infer this capcom. Rather than delaying finding out what trangression our ancestors did, we could have used those chapters more wisely.

Clarissa is obviously desperate to help her people, but I feel like she keeps going the worst way about it. Like whats the point of the war if Fiero and others easily get past the meridian somehow? Also the consistent use of battle bound monsters when its shown that using them makes everything worse (ignoring literally the cruelty of it period.) Like Aenshin comes to EAT THEM and then spreads the crystals and crystalisis more. Ignoring the fact that the sacrosanctum is uninhabitable atm even tho there's so much more habitable land elsewhere that you can try to negotiate and find refuge for your people. Not to mention the supposed whole ass continent(s) to the south that we never see in game. Thankfully, none of this is hidden other than possible Fiero manipulation. Like she just makes the worst decisions consistently and is willing to sacrifice her sister during it all too. Yeah, I get the pressures and all, her people starving to death + worse but like.... these are the dumbest solutions lady. 😭

Also YESSS GAULLLL!! I love the rest of the rangers too, but yeah... the story feels better than what all I've played of Monster Hunter Stories 2, which is most of it, for a few reasons. I just hate that there's so many missing pieces and we are left to our own devices despite a a story clearly being there but kept away from us.

[silverfangnetwork]

Alright Ginga fans! Manga Planet is taking suggestions for print versions of their English translations. You know what to do...

The form: https://forms.gle/ERU8y7iJa9A5482o6

Series link for the form: https://mangaplanet.com/comic/5f22454553b78

[darianias]

I filled it in! Idk if it's too late but this would be a childhood dream come true!

[darianias]

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Eng Vs Japanese Voices

My roommate and I have well beaten the games in English (I married Subaru and had 2 kids, am now playing an altered fate with Murasame and 1 kid so far meanwhile she married Kurama and Kai thus far with 2 kids each and decided to restart the game for Subaru,) and my roommate started a new game with the japanese voices so I figured I'd post my reactions thus far to the voices.

I'm usually a whatever voice acting is "better" type person or more recently, what casting feels like- as often I feel like talented voices get hired but now its more so giving them ill fitting roles or direction they're given. (For this reason for example I can't stand the English dub for Demon Slayer, I'd rather watch it in Japanese or even Spanish first.... great VAs as well but casting could have been much better imo.) However, in games I usually roll with the english first at least as not all games even have that option and frankly, I often just want to dive in and forget that it is an option.

She MIGHT switch to playing in English if Kurama, Kai, Murasame or Subaru's voices bother her, but I'm still willing to run around and test the voices just to talk about them if I find anything notable.

Woolby:

Most of the chaarcters so far notably fit the same vibes butttt she just started so here are my/our notes.

We knew about this thanks to tiktok but so far one of the most different. Woolby in English sounds like an adult but the type of character you dont take seriously all the time, affectionately calling him a dweeb, the wooly jokes feel fitting because of that, meanwhile woolby in Japanese sounds like a child, kind of like Happy from Fairy Tail in vibes as well. So I see how the joke still lands and how it had to be different in english as japanese woolby fits stereotypical japanese mascot character vibes.

Mauro:

Holy hell is the Japanese so much better for him, but that could just be a "us thing" in the english the version of the game, he is very noticably part of the Sainte-Coquille family- in all of the RF games I've played characters of that family could be... "a lot" at times but they were always to the side enough to not be a problem and have us feel comfortable around them... Mauro, on the other hand, can be... frankly, overstimulating due to him playing a larger role. That could just be due to everything being almost fully voiced or just be because he overstimulates our particular type of neurodivergent.... but still, it's a lot. In Japanese he defintely feels eccentric enough to make sense but god... is the japanese voice so much more tolerable, might be able to actually befriend him and get to know him in Japanese. Like in english I wanted to like him, he seems like a character I normally would enjoy overall too, a weird lil guy, a blorbo at the very least.

(We have both played RF4 and RF5 and a teensy bit of Tides of Destiny and she has also played RF 3 so we're both decently aquainted with this family but it has not been a problem until now)

Ulalaka

Not a horrible difference, she sounds a bit quieter maybe a bit younger as well, but defintely still fits the "Big Sis" vibe of the dieties (or at least well within why I can see Fubuki calling her that)

Kaguya

It's a bit of an adjustment at first, she's a bit quieter in Japanese and at first she sounds at least a bit less confident? Of a character? Which makes sense from a character just recivering from amnesia and a large fall, but overall I like both voices still, it's just something a bit more noticable)

Subaru

So she decided to change the voices after the intial cutscene and even that isnt much to go off of. I will say I do love his english voice, so I'm very curious about the Japanese.

Murasame

More noticably different than characters I didn't include in this but defs still very fitting. His japanese voice feels more mysterious than we feel he is, but again he's still very mysterious at first so very fitting lol. Both english and japanese feel great for him, so far I have a slight preference for english but she only just unlocked him in japanese so it's probably more of an adjustment thing.

Sakaki

Voices both fit, english he sounds like the badass former warrior and chief who was forced to retire, meanwhile retiring sounds more befitting in Japanese as he feels even older and wiser.

Will add updates to this post once we get more voices in!

[darianias]

Update 1

SO my roommate played until fully freeing Kurama which bothered her enough to change to the english voice, so the next update I will be switching over to the Japanese vocies in my save file and we'll check them all out, as well as watch some scenes online for better exposure to it as we are still curious. I plan on also starting a new save file and will likely be switching between languages as I go to help fill this in more. (For the same reason as her, I am married with two kids with Murasame and want to do another Subaru route [I am starting to aslo generally ship Subaru and Kaguya as characters honestly, and am waiting freverently to see the "platonic" bond supports for Kaguya] but also replay the story as only doing the same limited repitive things via another alteref fate would kill my adhd and in the past I typically fully play through a game twice when in prime hyperfixation)

Again anyone who isnt commented about in this to me, it is like english and japanese voices are pretty much 100% interchangeable and the only notable difference for me is how much I need to rely on reading lol.

SO UPDATE 2 will likely have any comments of the rest of the cast of characters- at least those more readily accessible, the Hound for example, might be harder to find and listen to enogh/well.

A General Issue First

We noticed that Woolby is much louder (ontop of being generally high-pitched) than the other voices, making it so she was trying to balance the voice volume to the best of her ability- which wasn't perfect at all. I think audio balancing needs a bit adjusted in the Japanese version, as his high pictched voice wasn't bad as stated before but at higher volumes can really grate the neurospicy braincells.

Matsuri

Noticeably quieter and calmer seeming than the english voice, but most to the characters in the Japanese version are, probably from the English version so far being more dramatisized. From watching too much anime in sub, she seems to fit a trope of some sort but I do not know the name of it. Overall it fits very well still but was a bit at first jarring given the english version she's just as openly loud and fiery as thr fireworks that set off when you unlock her.

Kai

Not much to comment as his Japanese voice is almost exactly as I expected, but I was slightly hoping it to be a bit more rough/abrasive/scratchy than it was, a feature added in the english version. To put it simply it is defintely a ruffian/yakuza type voice already, but adding a bit more vocal grit like what Bakugo from My Hero Academia has would have been great. (I know there's better examples of this I just can't quite recall.)

Kurama

HONESTLY, both her and I agree that the Japanese voice is still very good for him, very serious sounding, however, we feel like the english va was pretty much made to be casted as this role, or vice versa. The english is just *perfect*, serious and pompus enough but also fits the nerdy of him aspect soooo weelllll. Given she is a Kurama lover, she still approves of the Japanese voice but not having J Michael Tatum's performance anymore bothered her enough to switch over.

"The White Dragon"

Frankly still a good voice, there is a very slight vibe difference but that's about it. Though it does make me appreciate the fact that Mark Whitten does both the dragon and woolby's voice in english, meanwhile I think it would ve ridiculous to ask woolby's japanese VA, Ai Kakuma to do the same.

[darianias]

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Eng Vs Japanese Voices (Update 1 posted)

My roommate and I have well beaten the games in English (I married Subaru and had 2 kids, am now playing an altered fate with Murasame and 1 kid so far meanwhile she married Kurama and Kai thus far with 2 kids each and decided to restart the game for Subaru,) and my roommate started a new game with the japanese voices so I figured I'd post my reactions thus far to the voices.

I'm usually a whatever voice acting is "better" type person or more recently, what casting feels like- as often I feel like talented voices get hired but now its more so giving them ill fitting roles or direction they're given. (For this reason for example I can't stand the English dub for Demon Slayer, I'd rather watch it in Japanese or even Spanish first.... great VAs as well but casting could have been much better imo.) However, in games I usually roll with the english first at least as not all games even have that option and frankly, I often just want to dive in and forget that it is an option.

She MIGHT switch to playing in English if Kurama, Kai, Murasame or Subaru's voices bother her, but I'm still willing to run around and test the voices just to talk about them if I find anything notable.

Woolby:

Most of the chaarcters so far notably fit the same vibes butttt she just started so here are my/our notes.

We knew about this thanks to tiktok but so far one of the most different. Woolby in English sounds like an adult but the type of character you dont take seriously all the time, affectionately calling him a dweeb, the wooly jokes feel fitting because of that, meanwhile woolby in Japanese sounds like a child, kind of like Happy from Fairy Tail in vibes as well. So I see how the joke still lands and how it had to be different in english as japanese woolby fits stereotypical japanese mascot character vibes.

Mauro:

Holy hell is the Japanese so much better for him, but that could just be a "us thing" in the english the version of the game, he is very noticably part of the Sainte-Coquille family- in all of the RF games I've played characters of that family could be... "a lot" at times but they were always to the side enough to not be a problem and have us feel comfortable around them... Mauro, on the other hand, can be... frankly, overstimulating due to him playing a larger role. That could just be due to everything being almost fully voiced or just be because he overstimulates our particular type of neurodivergent.... but still, it's a lot. In Japanese he defintely feels eccentric enough to make sense but god... is the japanese voice so much more tolerable, might be able to actually befriend him and get to know him in Japanese. Like in english I wanted to like him, he seems like a character I normally would enjoy overall too, a weird lil guy, a blorbo at the very least.

(We have both played RF4 and RF5 and a teensy bit of Tides of Destiny and she has also played RF 3 so we're both decently aquainted with this family but it has not been a problem until now)

Ulalaka

Not a horrible difference, she sounds a bit quieter maybe a bit younger as well, but defintely still fits the "Big Sis" vibe of the dieties (or at least well within why I can see Fubuki calling her that)

Kaguya

It's a bit of an adjustment at first, she's a bit quieter in Japanese and at first she sounds at least a bit less confident? Of a character? Which makes sense from a character just recivering from amnesia and a large fall, but overall I like both voices still, it's just something a bit more noticable)

Subaru

So she decided to change the voices after the intial cutscene and even that isnt much to go off of. I will say I do love his english voice, so I'm very curious about the Japanese.

Murasame

More noticably different than characters I didn't include in this but defs still very fitting. His japanese voice feels more mysterious than we feel he is, but again he's still very mysterious at first so very fitting lol. Both english and japanese feel great for him, so far I have a slight preference for english but she only just unlocked him in japanese so it's probably more of an adjustment thing.

Sakaki

Voices both fit, english he sounds like the badass former warrior and chief who was forced to retire, meanwhile retiring sounds more befitting in Japanese as he feels even older and wiser.

Will add updates to this post once we get more voices in!

[darianias]

AroAce Options/Inclusivity In Games

(Idea/Concept/tangent)

It's pride month and while I amnewly hyperfixating on Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, my demisexual & demiromantic desire for strong platonic options instead of romance kinda came up again with a vengence.

⚠️ Very Mild and Brief/Vague Spoilers for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (who all is romanceable really and pretty small details) & Baldur's Gate 3 (mentions of an event in game that allows players to have a potentially spicy encounter with other characters) ⚠️

I WOULD KILL for games to have a platonic or romantic option ontop of same sex and/or gender romance for romanceable characters (+ other inclusive features.) Not like a Crobus situation in Stardew Valley, but a yes/no prompt when you get close enough to a character.

It'd be awesome in general as someone who is aroace spec or just be able to play games with the same level of bonding but a different type of it if nothing romantic sparks for me, unless its literally a game like FF7 where it's more of a shipping the character with Cloud type of thing than a "I am romancing this character" type of thing.

I think it'd also be nice for anyone who like just isn't interested in any romanceable characters in a game (in or wants to be closer to one & go thru their story more but isn't attracted them in THAT way.

Yes, youtube and the internet exists, but it still has some level of uncomfortable feeling to it still for me.

Like it could be as simple as having a version with the romantic bits, romantic context and romantic subtext and one that's just... without all of that.

Yes, I understand it would be more expensive, require more coding and more labor, but it'd be so worth it within any game with romanceable npcs and at least some modicum of plot/story and character development- especially when it doesnt fully finish up without romancing the character(s).

As a DnD fan/player, I CAN'T play Baldur's Gate 3 due to how vague/subtle the romance decisions are- or even how mean they can be! I felt like I was walking on eggshells to avoid an adult scene during the thiefling party. I alsp want to be able to care for, support and bond with the party without having to be mean, rude or break hearts just to avoid an unwanted romance. 💀

I want the inclusivity for all people who are within the asexual or aromantic specturms or even just those who love a good story or some good/fun character development.

Back to Guardians of Azuma, I am currently with the second? Major story arc and I am so attached to pretty much all of the characters! (I developed feelings for Subaru & Murasame so far.) I decided to romance Suburu this save and realized some closure for him was locked behind romancing him! Him/Kaguya depening on who you play as are major parts of the story and character development of the character you play as! There's NO reason why the one part when you start dating has to be fully romantic only.

This game like Rune Factory 4 (My first rf game) really hit it out of the ball park with the characters, lore, world building and bonds again. I am very attached to almost all of the romanceable npcs (one is a major part of the story arc I'm in and thus isnt available as a regular villager atm) and many of the non-romanceable characters too! I want to see the full extent of their character, backstories and development, I plan on getting them all to 6 hearts!

But I would KILL to get 10 platonic hearts with full events- just a romance free version. I'd love to have af least a romantic partner and one person who is a platonic partner/best friend. You don't need to have them both move in and live with you in these types of games. Maybe just limit that to one person. (And let the modders do the rest if people want that.)

I do love what little they do have tho in the platonic hang out interactions, I can gush for hours how nice and fulfilling it felt to take Matsuri to the caves for an adventure, Kanata to tell me "Whenever I'm with you, I can be myself," the maternal attachment I have to Hina because of her being a literal small child in RF5, having Kai talk to me about his concerns for his people, how much I want to bother Kurama like a younger sibling just bc he calls the player a pest and so much more. They feel like friends and/or family in the game, strumming up some nostalgic feelings even.

I know most series only added even a modicum of inclusivity for LGBTQ+ people in games very recently, but I can dream of a feature like this. 🥰😍

[wigglewigglewigglenot]

Finished the cross stitch post-time skip lords! :D

These are based on this pixel art from x0_000 on Twitter!

[this-is-your-last-dance]

Ike appreciation post! Path of Radiance Ike is such a genuine and so sweet and pure-hearted🥹he's such a rare kind of main character!

He's blunt (to the point of being considered rude) and honest in a way they don't allow many main characters to be, he makes mistakes but he always does his best to learn and apologize when he messes up! He's not dumb or oblivious! He's actually very perceptive and understanding of others, especially of Soren! He seems to be able to read Soren's emotions and quirks as much as Soren can read his! Most would assume Soren isolating himself and looking depressed is just "typical Soren" (in Titania's words lol) But Ike can see through it and can tell how much he's truly hurting🥺 He wants to help Soren and protect him! He knows exactly what to say when he reassures Soren when Soren's being down on himself!🥹(Ike would hate anyone who hates Soren, he is Soren's #1 defender) He loves Soren so much, they BOTH know the most about each other. Ike wants to be a good person and do good things and be there for the people he loves! He values freedom and equality!

He believes in people and the goodness in others, but when he witnesses true evil he does not hesitate to strike them down. Interestingly (or not because or how stupid most misconceptions about Ike that are spread are) unlike most would assume about Ike, he's NOT obsessed with fighting. He is not the typical fe character obsessed with fighting trope. He takes no joy in being a part of the wars and hurting others. Most of his boss conversations is him asking the enemies to retreat or surrender, and when there is no other choice, he fights. Because he has no other choice. But his first choice is to be merciful. He enjoys sparring because it makes him feel close to his late father, he says sword training helps him him and (we also know that he is desperate to prove himself and avenge his father) he wishes to become stronger to protect his family.

Ike witnesses horrors and the harsh truth of the world what war really means. By the end of radiant dawn he's SO tired. But he still makes sure that the world of Tellius is doing well and recovered before he leaves with Soren.

He trusts that they can manage peace and harmony. He believes in them all!

(If i wanted to make a true Ike appreciation post I'd just post the entire two games if i could lol)

[maimais]

happy 5th anniversary fire emblem three houses!!!🎉 thank you changing my brain chemistry forever

[pakchoys]

claude… <3

[greiilock]

eepy💤

[slenbee]

This is the funniest blunder ever i'm--

Where's the science side of tumblr to debunk this lol.

Congrats everyone!

[darianias]

As someone wgo was originally a bio major amd switched to psych but still loves bio (switched due to being bad at chemistry) I can confirm.

Aside from that people can argue about chromosmes but chromosomally theres many variations, many of which would catergorize as intersex and no, you dont need what is often called "abnormal gentalia development" (or something similar to that) to be intersex as there are hormonally intersex conditions as well, ontop of just chromosomes with no... "intially obvious" physical traits.

In animals that are intersex, conditions akin to polycystic ovarian syndrome the animal is considered intersex but calling it that in humans is widely debated and controversial. (I have PCOS myself.)

Ontop of all of that, this largely ignories studies finding that trans inidviduals brains are structure more similarly to the gender they identify as at birth (you can google this or someone else can as I am tired and want to go to bed and I know I will Adhd tangent write a whole thesis paper in a tumblr post if I don't stop myself.)

[slenbee]

This is the funniest blunder ever i'm--

Where's the science side of tumblr to debunk this lol.

Congrats everyone!

[sami-onley]

Those who think the suffering ended after the war are mistaken, for the real war begins now. But this is not a war with weapons; it is a war against poverty, hunger, and psychological devastation.

The people of the destroyed city have returned to their devastated neighborhoods, walking through the sorrowful streets among the ruins of their homes that were destroyed by bombs. The streets that once pulsed with life are now empty, filled only with haunting silence. There are no schools for children to learn in, no hospitals to treat the sick, and no markets to fulfill their daily needs.

Water has become a distant dream, and electricity is now a distant memory, just as the hope for peace has turned into a lost dream.

In these tragic circumstances, the Sami family, who lost everything in the war, is facing the hardest test of their lives. Their homes were destroyed, their livelihood lost, and they are in desperate need of assistance.

As the suffering continues, the helping hand remains the only hope. Let us all come together and lend our support to this kind family and others who have no shelter or food. Donating to the Sami family, even with the smallest amount, is a step toward rebuilding hope and dignity. Let us always remember that solidarity through words and actions is the noblest thing we can offer in these difficult times.

May this be a new beginning toward healing, and may those who helped ease their suffering be blessed. Solidarity through prayer and donation is the least we can do.

Donate now🍁

[victusinveritas]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[number-1-deaf-clint-barton-stan]

it’s been two years, but i think that an icon like her deserves to be known about by more people.

her name was freddie oversteegen and she, at the age of fourteen, along with her older sister truus who was 16 and their friend johanna “hannie” schaft who was 19, was a part of the netherlands most famous all female resistance cell which was dedicated to fighting the nazis and dutch traitors.

among other things, they are known to have blown up bridges and railroads, smuggled jewish children from concentration camps and, as the tweet mentions, seducing nazis and then shooting them with guns that they had hidden in their bike baskets. freddie is quoted as having said that they “had to do it.” and that it was a “necessary evil, killing those who betrayed good people.”

though freddie and her sister truus were both lucky and survived the war, hannie schaft wasn’t. at the age of 24, hannie was caught and around three weeks later was executed by nazis, only 18 days before the netherlands were eventually liberated. she was shot with one only wounding her, and, before the final shot, hannie is quoted as having told the executioners: ik schiet beter, which translates to “i shoot better.”

though she didn’t survive, hannie is recognized as a national icon and a face of the dutch resistance, with her story even being retold in a movie from 1981 called “the girl with the red hair.” along with this, truus also founded the national hannie schaft foundation in 1992, on which freddie served as a board member.

freddie, at the time of her death, was 92 years old and the last surviving member of the resistance cell, with truus having died two years earlier at the age of 92.

though these women and all that they did played an important part in the dutch resistance, they are often overlooked in history outside of the netherlands. it’s important that they are remembered and that their work to save people isn’t forgotten. it’s incredible what they did, especially given how young they were, and they deserve more recognition than what they’ve gotten.

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“I shoot better” Holy shit an icon

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Father and son quality time…in the hospital(? I've been thinking about these two making up for lost time and memories.