Kettle

🌺21 || Artist || Quiet🌺 🎨Digital Art, Traditional, Mixed Media🎨 🇲🇽Hispanic🇺🇸 🎵Music Enthusiast🎵 Devianart: https://www.deviantart.com/kettletime

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something i embroidered for my mom’s upcoming birthday 🫑🥕 pattern by yula!

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Common Words & Phrases from AAVE

Gullah & Early AAVE

Gumbo – From Bantu kingombo (okra), brought by enslaved Africans and became the name of the Creole stew thickened with okra.

Goober – From Kikongo nguba, the Bantu word for peanut that entered American English via enslaved Africans.

Yam – From West African languages (e.g., Wolof nyami, "to eat"), brought over during the slave trade and adopted into Southern cuisine.

Banjo – From a Bantu root (mbanza), the instrument was crafted by enslaved Africans based on West African string instruments.

Bogus – Likely from Hausa boko-boko (deceitful, fraudulent), entering American English through African American speech in the 19th century.

Juke (box/joint) – From Gullah juke (rowdy, disorderly), derived from Wolof dzug (to live wickedly), later attached to roadside bars.

Tote (to carry) – From West African languages (e.g., Kikongo tota, "to pick up"), recorded in Gullah before spreading to mainstream English.

Dig (to understand) – From Wolof degg (to understand), popularized by jazz musicians in the 1930s after entering English through AAVE.

Jazz – Possibly from West African or Creole slang for energy/sex, first documented in AAVE in Chicago around 1912.

Okay (OK) – Though its origin is debated, strong evidence traces it to West African languages (e.g., Wolof waw kay) via enslaved Gullah speakers.

Hip/Hep – From Wolof hipi (to open one's eyes, to be aware), entering jazz slang in the early 1900s before going mainstream.

Hepcat – A compound of "hep" + "cat" (jazz slang for a person), literally meaning "one who has his eyes open" in West African-influenced jazz culture.

Jazz, Blues & 1940s–60s Era

Cool (as in fashionable/calm) – Originated in jazz circles, likely from saxophonist Lester Young, and entered mainstream via West African aesthetic concepts of composure.

Cat – A jazz-era term for a skilled musician or cool person, derived from West African-influenced jive talk.

Crib – Jazz slang for a house or apartment, popularized in the 1940s before becoming mainstream in the 1990s.

Hokum – AAVE slang for nonsense or BS, used in blues and jazz before being adopted more widely.

Diss – Short for "disrespect," coined in AAVE and popularized through hip-hop in the 1980s and 1990s.

Bad (meaning good) – From AAVE, where inversion of meaning creates emphasis (something so "bad" it's actually good), used since early jazz era.

Jive – AAVE slang for deceptive talk or a style of jazz dancing, used by Cab Calloway in his 1930s Hepster Dictionary.

1970s–90s (Hip-Hop & Pre-Internet Era)

Homeboy/Homegirl – AAVE for a close friend from one's neighborhood, popularized in hip-hop and later shortened to "homes" in casual speech.

Dope (meaning great) – Shifted from "stupid" in standard English to "excellent" in AAVE during the 1980s hip-hop era.

Props – Short for "proper respects" in AAVE, used in hip-hop to acknowledge skill or achievement before entering mainstream slang.

Word (as in "I agree") – AAVE interjection ("Word!" or "Word is bond") meaning "I'm telling the truth," derived from Nation of Islam teachings.

Phat (meaning cool/great) – AAVE acronym believed to stand for "Pretty Hot And Tempting," though likely an invented backronym; popularized in 90s hip-hop.

The Bomb – AAVE phrase for something excellent or top-quality, widely used in hip-hop lyrics before mainstream adoption.

Def – AAVE slang for "excellent," popularized by Run-DMC's "King of Rock" and 80s hip-hop culture.

Fresh – AAVE for stylish or excellent, used in early hip-hop and 80s pop culture before spreading globally.

Wack – AAVE for "bad, inferior, uncool," popularized in hip-hop and later mainstream youth speech as the opposite of "cool."

Hella – AAVE intensifier meaning "very" or "a lot of," originating in Oakland/Bay Area AAVE in the 1970s-80s.

Cap / No Cap – AAVE meaning "lie" and "no lie," popularized by Bay Area rap in the 2010s, derived from "capping" (exaggerating).

1990s–2000s (Internet Adoption & Ballroom Culture)

Slay – From AAVE and Black ballroom culture (Paris is Burning, 1990), meaning to do something extremely well, now mainstream via social media.

Spill the Tea – From AAVE (originally "spill the T," with "T" meaning truth), popularized by drag culture and Black queer communities.

Shade (as in insult) – From Black ballroom culture (documented in Paris is Burning), meaning a subtle insult, now used broadly in pop culture.

Reading (as in insulting) – From ballroom culture ("reading" someone), meaning to publicly insult with wit, immortalized in Paris is Burning.

Kiki – AAVE from ballroom culture meaning a casual gathering for gossip or chatting, later mainstreamed through pop music (e.g., Kesha).

Fierce – AAVE and ballroom term meaning exceptionally good or intense, applied to fashion, performance, or attitude.

Woke – From AAVE meaning socially and politically aware, first used in 1940s Black activism before resurging with Black Lives Matter.

Shook – AAVE meaning startled or upset, used in 1990s New York hip-hop (e.g., Mobb Deep) before mainstream adoption in the 2010s.

On Fleek – AAVE phrase meaning perfectly executed, coined in a 2014 Vine by Peaches Monroee, one of the last pre-AI viral AAVE innovations.

Finna – From AAVE contraction of "fixing to" (preparing to), documented in Southern AAVE for decades before wider use and dictionary recognition.

Chile – A phonetic spelling of "child" in Southern AAVE, used as a term of endearment or exclamation since at least the 1970s (The Wiz, 1978).

2010s–Present (Social Media & Gen Z Slang Pipeline)

Lit – AAVE meaning exciting or excellent (originally "intoxicated" or "on fire"), popularized in hip-hop before becoming a Gen Z staple.

Bae – AAVE term of endearment meaning "before anyone else" or just a shortened form of "babe/baby," mainstreamed in the 2010s.

Ratchet – AAVE originally meaning a rowdy, aggressive woman (from "wretched"), later used to describe anything wild or out of control.

Turnt – AAVE meaning excited or intoxicated, from "turned up" in hip-hop lyrics, mainstreamed in early 2010s party slang.

Clap Back – AAVE for a sharp, witty comeback or retaliation, popularized in hip-hop (e.g., Ja Rule's 2003 song "Clap Back") before internet slang.

Bussin' – AAVE meaning delicious or excellent, applied to food or anything great, popularized on TikTok in the 2020s.

Sus – AAVE shortening of "suspicious" or "shady," used for decades before Among Us made it a global meme in 2020.

Snatched – AAVE originally describing flawless hair/makeup or a tight waist, now used to praise anything perfectly executed.

Periodt – AAVE emphatic form of "period" (meaning "end of discussion"), with a hard "t" for emphasis, popularized on Black Twitter before global use.

Bonus: My personal favorite AAVE term that I see used online religiously is receipts! AAVE meaning the proof shown to back up an accustation

[goth-queen]

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Damn skippy

[reni-xus]

Hey.

Don’t claim a character as a sociopath to be portrayed completely wrong. That goes for any mental illness.

Because that says your writing isn’t as developed as you’d like it to be. Most writers research their stuff and others talk with people with those disorders, which is the best course of action.

Because, first of all, sociopathy isn’t even diagnosed in children until they reach the age 18. It’s called Child Conduct Disorder. Even then, it’s not fully developed until around puberty. You hit nothing right.

Catch up. (:

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🖐Here

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My OC Lux's private animated show that she'd watch in particular that would help in age regression voluntarily to cope with her past traumas; especially to make up from losing her younger years to those old figures. An 80s animated show titled "Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater" that parodies a well-known fairy tale or movie. In this case; surprisingly Catnip was that character she found to relate to; likely since she's used to fall under negative labels but the complete opposite when others take a chance to meet that character. That character was likely what had her interested to watch it; it's cathartic but nuanced that she could handle. Alongside emotional shifts such as intense crying. It manifests as temporary developmental steps backward. It serves as an escape from, or a way to process, "stored" traumatic memories and can involve childlike signs or "headspace" to regain some safety. Therapeutic approaches often focus on treating the underlying PTSD or trauma. The goal is to reframe past traumatic experiences, manage emotions, and eliminate the need for the protective mechanisms. This was a short periodic phase in; at least a week before her punk identity. Before leaving this VHS tape sealed as a decent memory and well; selling it to someone else. If you're gonna ask if she purchases official merch of Hello Kitty and whatnot; the answer's no; she refuses so. She would care if there were stories that would be engaging to the audience to teach values.

[joeyclaire]

you are not an endearingly rude and unfriendly cartoon character you need to be nice to people

[joeyclaire]

coming from a place of love btw i still have to remind myself this often. i’m very autistic i know what it’s like to think of yourself as like a lovable character with quirky flaws because your sense of identity comes from fiction but you are a Living Person and that’s not how it works to be a living person

[joeyclaire]

not enough people are reblogging this version which is fine but i think they should. I Know Ball i still struggle with this i Get It

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New crop of babies from Lucy! I gave them some corn

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wood whittled przhevalsky horse

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process

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25 ways to be a little more punk in 2025

Cut fast fashion - buy used, learn to mend and/or make your own clothes, buy fewer clothes less often so you can save up for ethically made quality

Cancel subscriptions - relearn how to pirate media, spend $10/month buying a digital album from a small artist instead of on Spotify, stream on free services since the paid ones make you watch ads anyway

Green your community - there's lots of ways to do this, like seedbombing or joining a community garden or organizing neighborhood trash pickups

Be kind - stop to give directions, check on stopped cars, smile at kids, let people cut you in line, offer to get stuff off the high shelf, hold the door, ask people if they're okay

Intervene - learn bystander intervention techniques and be prepared to use them, even if it feels awkward

Get closer to your food - grow it yourself, can and preserve it, buy from a farmstand, learn where it's from, go fishing, make it from scratch, learn a new ingredient

Use opensource software - try LibreOffice, try Reaper, learn Linux, use a free Photoshop clone. The next time an app tries to force you to pay, look to see if there's an opensource alternative

Make less trash - start a compost, be mindful of packaging, find another use for that plastic, make it a challenge for yourself!

Get involved in local politics - show up at meetings for city council, the zoning commission, the park district, school boards; fight the NIMBYs that always show up and force them to focus on the things impacting the most vulnerable folks in your community

DIY > fashion - shake off the obsession with pristine presentation that you've been taught! Cut your own hair, use homemade cosmetics, exchange mani/pedis with friends, make your own jewelry, duct tape those broken headphones!

Ditch Google - Chromium browsers (which is almost all of them) are now bloated spyware, and Google search sucks now, so why not finally make the jump to Firefox and another search like DuckDuckGo? Or put the Wikipedia app on your phone and look things up there?

Forage - learn about local edible plants and how to safely and sustainably harvest them or go find fruit trees and such accessible to the public.

Volunteer - every week tutoring at the library or once a month at the humane society or twice a year serving food at the soup kitchen, you can find something that matches your availability

Help your neighbors - which means you have to meet them first and find out how you can help (including your unhoused neighbors), like elderly or disabled folks that might need help with yardwork or who that escape artist dog belongs to or whether the police have been hassling people sleeping rough

Fix stuff - the next time something breaks (a small appliance, an electronic, a piece of furniture, etc.), see if you can figure out what's wrong with it, if there are tutorials on fixing it, or if you can order a replacement part from the manufacturer instead of trashing the whole thing

Mix up your transit - find out what's walkable, try biking instead of driving, try public transit and complain to the city if it sucks, take a train instead of a plane, start a carpool at work

Engage in the arts - go see a local play, check out an art gallery or a small museum, buy art from the farmer's market

Go to the library - to check out a book or a movie or a CD, to use the computers or the printer, to find out if they have other weird rentals like a seed library or luggage, to use meeting space, to file your taxes, to take a class, to ask question

Listen local - see what's happening at local music venues or other events where local musicians will be performing, stop for buskers, find a favorite artist, and support them

Buy local - it's less convenient than online shopping or going to a big box store that sells everything, but try buying what you can from small local shops in your area

Become unmarketable - there are a lot of ways you can disrupt your online marketing surveillance, including buying less, using decoy emails, deleting or removing permissions from apps that spy on you, checking your privacy settings, not clicking advertising links, and...

Use cash - go to the bank and take out cash instead of using your credit card or e-payment for everything! It's better on small businesses and it's untraceable

Give what you can - as capitalism churns on, normal shmucks have less and less, so think about what you can give (time, money, skills, space, stuff) and how it will make the most impact

Talk about wages - with your coworkers, with your friends, while unionizing! Stop thinking about wages as a measure of your worth and talk about whether or not the bosses are paying fairly for the labor they receive

Think about wealthflow - there are a thousand little mechanisms that corporations and billionaires use to capture wealth from the lower class: fees for transactions, interest, vendor platforms, subscriptions, and more. Start thinking about where your money goes, how and where it's getting captured and removed from our class, and where you have the ability to cut off the flow and pass cash directly to your fellow working class people

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My OC Lux's confirmed as a punk. She's more interested in how she can strive a better approach on cutting costs and help more in small gestures. As well focusing on her future as a mostly stable adult.🤭

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EW Lulla-Cola AU: Bartenderness

A short glimpse of Lux as a bartender in her future job.

Lux belongs to (c) Kettleprinter

Drunk In Love (Unreleased) by (c) The Weeknd (OG song by Beyoncé)

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EW Lulla-Cola AU (RP Indulge): Scrambled Affection

This musical bit would've portrayed how Stellarøse's (Makteløse Lux) hidden breakdown in these lyrics would represent as a call for help; a desperate conflicted plea for any breadcrumbs of cherisment due to how starved she was from her past trauma. Most likely; this song is utilized here to metaphorize her mask as a symbolic struggle of AVPD (Avoidant Personality Disorder); Stellarøse's her shield from emotional suffering. Her attempts to express love become overwhelming, and the song's lyrics and tone suggest she becomes suffocating to those around her, ultimately leading to a feeling of emptiness and a cycle of seeking validation in her way of risk-taking (people-pleasing). The recurring image of the mask she wears is a central symbol. It represents the army's dismission and the guilt she feels, which she further breaks from the "hynosis" (mask programming) as she grows older in a span of 8 years (Neo London Era) after attempting to take these "risks" for Red; reflecting the disorganized pressure and her growing desperation; fueled by past trauma.

If you're interested in knowing about more of TBATF Crossover, you can read it on my Devianart: Kettle, find the roleplays in my journals. Thank you :)

Stellarøse (Makteløse Lux) belongs to (c) Kettleprinter

Aishite Aishite Aishite by (c) Kikuo

Spanish cover by (c) Amanda Serey

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EW Lulla-Cola AU (RP Indulge): Red Leader's Pet

In this case; Nora ends up in a toxic relationship with Red Leader as she was starting to recognize why's she hidden from the army lately. Was he embarrassed of her occupation? Her demeanor? Then what was the answer? Redited the lyrics a bit to represent from her replies as her tinted enamored gaze cracks slowly once she notices Red's hesitation.

If you're interested in knowing about more of TBATF Crossover, you can read it on my Devianart: Kettle, find the roleplays in my journals. Thank you :)

Red Leader belongs to (c) Eddsworld-tbatf

Nora (my version) belongs to (c) Kettleprinter

Teacher's Pet by (c) Melanie Martinez

[theartofmadeline]

it IS spooky season. to me.

[kettleprinter]

My OC Lux's a spooky type. Watching mild scary movies with some gore unless she's in her group of trusted friends; in a safe and controlled area (she'd cover her face a few times but still has the courage to watch that scene and cover her ears; Edd and Tom help her with that if the two worry it's too disturbing for her to observe, so skipping a scene or allow her to take breaks. Remember she's a trauma survivor) not that afraid when those come. Maybe a safer approach to cope rather than involving in situations that can potentially lead her expose her to serious danger. Her preferred genre's amusement park/clown themed scary movies. Now dramas? (That's a different story. Otherwise; huge nope). For example:

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

The Funhouse (1981)

It (1990)

Dark Ride (2006)

The Clown At Midnight (1989)

Fear Of Clowns (2004)

Fear Of Clowns 2 (2007)

Stitches (2012)

Clown (2014)

It Chapter One (2017)

It Chapter Two (2019)

31 (2016)

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Ahem. Good Luck Chuck reference but that movie's kinda weird. The characters carry awkwardness as if trying to mimic this "attractive but dorky and clumsy but still attractive" trope in Cam's case. Her interest was penguins and she's a klutz. Charlie was this dentist character when younger; he's been cursed from a spin the bottle game; that when growing up as an adult; he's unlucky now; technically some chicks he used to date would end up with another guy after breaking up with him. But now he encounters her and mustn't sabotage this chance or he'd stuck single. So I find this humorous that this plot was absurd enough to apply onto these two. But I guess that was how that took on in the late 2000s...for an adult romcom movie. :/

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Lil bit of Fnaf

[kettleprinter]

My OC Lux's an approved fan of FNAF confirmed (Games). She's the type to try yet fail at passing those games but values the storyline more. Her favorite characters are Marionette from FNAF 2 and Circus Baby from Sister Location since the two are clowns (she's into the scary carnival/circus theme). She's aware the lore's confusing. So she'll watch Game Theory instead and base off that. :/