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I don't really post/write here anymore
I've fallen out of my love for Newsies- | *may* come back, but most likely won't. All my fics are on my A03
Newsies Hcs!
My other accounts:
@roachs-pet-roach -my COD/RDR (and more) blog
@homelanders-left-boot - My The boys/Supernatural blog
@little-felt-arts - where i post little things i sew
Any Specs headcanons that I don't know about yet? <3<3
Hi Vee! I probably don't have that many you don't completely know, but I'll try to list most things anyways:
Specs' name is Victor, I to this day cannot decide if he's British or Russian
His parents are named Victoria (who he is named after) and Valentin
He hasn't been in the lodge too long, comparitively to Skittery or Swifty, but he worked himself into the fold relatively quickly
Though he used to be a much shorter-fused person without Dutchy
Most times he is just a helpful guy with smart remarks, a bit quiet occasionally, but always involved, but sometimes all the sounds and chaos of the lodging house gets So Much, and he wants to just rip his hair out - or stab whoever is loudest
Dutchy helps a lot with that, he'll pull him to wherever is quietest and talk to him - or read to him - in a language he doesn't understand, letting him focus all on the sounds of that, with no meaning as he doesn't know it, and that calms him down
He helped Dutchy with reading English - after Dutchy adamantly refused to learn for months, because he could read, thank you very much
Dutchy and Specs often sell together, and of course they've accidentally swapped glasses, which is disastrous, but at least very easy to notice as Specs is nearsighted and Dutchy is farsighted
Specs likes to sneak close to concert halls to try and hear the big brass or string orchestras, Medda's is fine, but he wants to hear just a bit of that giant soundscape, so many instruments working together to create wonderful songs
He used to be able to play the piano a bit, but he forgot most of it over the years, not able to train sitting in his mother's lap anymore
Though he still loves music just as much as she did
in modern Specs is very peculiar - to most people - with his personal style. He dresses very goth or fancy (idk is astronomy academia a thing??)
He's been childhood friends with Dutchy and the progression to dating was surprisingly very easy and natural
He plays in Blink's rockband - on the piano - along with Sarah and Snoddy
There's definitely been multiple instances where only the thought of Dutchy has kept him from committing a murder (even if, if justified, Dutchy would probably encourage him. But that is for other kinds of AUs)
Specs is a deeply romantic person, he loves with all he has, which is too much for some, but just right for who he loves more than anything, his dark prince, his nightshade, his moonshine
aaaaa i LOVE your art!!!!
may i request spromeo if you feel up to it? no pressure, i love your art!
Thank you!! These guys once again❤ (also how have I not used this pose before for a newsies ship 👀)
HELLO I HAVE A REQUEST BORN FROM A CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY COMBO.
“Heartwarming orphans in my fettuccine alfredo.”
Please. please. I beg of you. Any newsies, I just wanna see this realized
I... I don't know what to say for myself. This blursed image now exists in my files
shoutout to newsies gotta be one of my favorite genders
i love spock collin from newsies
absolute banger thoughts I had on the other bus ride running on 4 hours sleep and a rice krispy treat
Just wanted to say thanks for all the likes and reblogs
ofc!!
Sleep Token fandom every time they find a picture of Vessel wearing shoes
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IT'S JUNE. TIME TO GET SPOOKY.
Every June until the end of time.
Soap x Minecraft AU cause i can
+ his concepts
i really dont know how big this'll be but im having way too much fun with these AUs
his full ref is not done BUT
the concept was enderman x wither/wither skeleton, ill go more in depth when ill settle on the full body design i guess
i love this
Soap lowkey looks like octane and i am HERE for it
newsies lyrics i think are severly underrated
"summer stinks and winter's freezin' when you works outdoors / start out sweating, end up sneezin', in between it pours" (carrying the banner) this is just fun and relatable. also the double meaning on stinks is funny
"though you wander lost and depraved" (carrying the banner) calling them depraved is lowkey crazy
"turns out that love ain't blind, it's dumb!" (don't come a-knockin') realer words have never been spoken.
"and a prayer becomes a vow" (seize the day) this is just beautiful imagery
"if the life don't seem to suit ya, how 'bout a change of scene? / far from the lousy headlines, and the deadlines in between" (santa fe) this is so tortured teenager
"we'll get your pay back with some payback" (brooklyn's here) i love the wordplay here
"the world finds ways to sting you / and then someday decides to bring you something to believe in" (something to believe in) if i ever got a newsies tattoo this would be it
"and if you're gone tomorrow / what was ours still will be" (something to believe in) this is such a lovely way to look at something with an uncertain future
Wait explain the double meaning to me english isnt my first language
I assume u mean the brooklyns here one:
we’ll get your pay back with some payback
like
we’ll get you pay back (pay back as in the money they earn) with some payback (payback as in revenge)
No i meant the first oen
mom says it's my turn to carry the banner.
hear me out!! what if... you drew... 92sies javid 🥺👉👈
There’s your Javid as requested :>
#OMG ITS JAVID I LOVE THEM #THIS IS SO FREAKING PERFECT #JAVID #jack kelly #david jacobs #newsies #92sies
My A03 Is up!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
If the link isn't working my username is Rat_in_your_wall
Enjoy!
I'm working on moving my COD fics so those may not be up yet but they will be soon!
A History of Girlsies
After a rise popularity of the 'girlsies' after Newises UK introduced Brooklyn as an all-female group of Newises, I decided to look deeper into the history of newsgirls at the time.
This is only for fun and a way for me to acknowledge the women at the time who until Newsies UK, were rarely given a spotlight in Newsies media.
Late 1800s
In 1868, there were roughly 300 newgirls and 2000 newsboys living in New York, but exact numbers were hard to state as newsies were 'at all hours in all public places’
Prior to mid 1800s, many newsgirls had to dress as boys in order to bypass social prohibitions
There were newsgirls of different backgrounds, education, class and age, but most were age 8-20
Many newsgirls were expert sellers, making names for themselves, having their own territories and gaining devoted customers
Multiple sources state the intelligence of the newsgirls being higher than that of the newsboys, likely having to work more than the newsboys to make the same wage
The media at the time presented newsgirls as pretty, witty and resourceful, whilst the newsgirls described themselves as real people in unfortunate situations
People within society had opposing reports on newsgirls, as some stated them to be stylish, respectable and intelligent, whilst others stated their crudeness, and raggedness and coarseness
There are many more mixed accounts, as others report newsgirls as heroic, behaving far better than the newsboys, respecting the city more and going out of their way to help civilians
The newsgirls were widely disliked as the idea of girls working on the streets was seen as evil and it was believed that the girls would put the newsboys out of business
It was also believed that the girls would be corrupted and lose their innocence and therefore should leave the work to the boys
This led many newgirls to work in less seen areas of the city, as the newsboys ran the city, making their presence known
What was most loved about the newsboys, such as their camaraderie and hardwork, was hated about the newsgirls
The girls often faced injustices and dangers far greater than the boys. Newsgirls as young as eleven were often harassed, robbed by male street workers, abducted and assaulted. This was used in the defence of banning all newsgirls under sixteen
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
In the late 1880s, the community disliked the newsgirls so deeply that they wanted to get the girls off the street for good. It was passed that girls under 16 were no longer allowed to sell papers
They disguised this cruelty as an act of kindness to protect the girls and guide them to a life of motherhood and domesticity
The girls listened before one day fighting back, all swarming to the streets
A few years later, another attack on the newsgirls occured due to complaints from newsboys, publishers and patrons
Newsgirls were given warnings, and if they were to return to selling papers, then and their parents would be arrested and punished severely
By the end of the 19th century as few as 12 newsgirls under 16 were left in New York City
This ban extended to the newsboys in 1899, but little consequence was given and enforcement was low, unlike the ban on newsgirls
Newsgirls in New York:
Notable New York Newsgirls
Winnie and Sadie Horn (‘the soubrette newsgirls’)
In the late 1800s, they were two of the most famous newsgirls, working from 3pm to 3am everyday
Winnie was blind in one eye and dressed eccentrically, reporting to have spoken in Shakespearean English. She would scribble quotes from literature, such as the bible and Shakespeare, on her newspapers
Winnies loyal customers ranged from the New York City mayor to Theodore Roosevelt
Winnie was known as ‘winsome Winnie’ and ‘queen of the newsies’
They stated that them and their sisters were ‘born newsgirls’
Winnie was notable and had many mentions in the papers up until her death:
Mary Welter
Marywent to school until she was 13 and wanted to continue, but she had to support her family
She sold papers at twenty-third street ferry and upwards of 10 dollars a week ($328)
She would stay focused on business when and the competing newsboys inevitably began to act up throughout the day, she would take their customers
Newsies the musical
Before Newsies UK, there were no newsgirl characters. Despite claims of characters such as Smalls being women, they were dressed as newsboys and the Smalls Broadway actress, Laurie Veldheer, stated that Smalls is a boy.
Smalls in Newsies OBC:
With characters as old as 17 (Jack Kelly), and newsgirls of over 16 being allowed to work at this time, along with evidence of newsgirls taking part in the strike, there is no reason for newsgirls to have been left out of the story. There are arguments that may be made about Brooklyn being all women and the inaccuracies of this, but I pose to that how accurate is it for the newsies to be singing, dancing, and flying.
Brooklyn in Newsies UK:
A final note: This may seem redundant after titling this post ‘the history of girlsies’, but I feel the need to point it out: ‘Newsies’ isn’t a gendered term. Newsgirls throughout history have referred to themselves as ‘newsies’. There is no need to other newsgirls and separate them from the term. They are newsies and their gender doesn’t change that.
I hope this can shed some light on newsgirls and their history, and why their stories should be heard alongside the retellings of the newsboys.
Sources:
Extra: The history of America’s girl newsies
Backstage at “newsies” with Ben fankhauser and Tommy bracco
“The newsgirl question”: competing frames of progressive era girl newsies
Newsies vs. The World
