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John Kasich has left the race for the Republican candidacy
According to a senior campaign advisor, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Donald Trump’s final opponent after Ted Cruz’s withdrawal from the race on Tuesday, May 3rd, will be suspending his campaign today, Wednesday, March 4th. Donald Trump will no longer have any opponents in the race for the Republican nomination, all but securing his position as the Republican candidate for the 2016 Presidential elections.
And you were ready to d r o w n with him
Regardless of whether you’re “shipping” Bellamy and Clarke, wanting them to get together romantically, it’s impossible to deny that the two have a deep bond and a unique connection. It was perfectly fitting that Clarke, of all people, was most willing to forgive Bellamy without a second thought and reassure him that she, too, has things that she struggles to forgive herself for. Bellamy’s redemption arc is far from over, but that moment with Clarke was definitely needed, both for Bellamy as a character and for contextualizing Bellamy’s mindset for the audience. “I was so angry at you for leaving. I don’t want to feel that way anymore.” Excuse me, I’ll just be over here sobbing at this line. Heart-breaking. Bob Morley’s delivery was perfect. Actually, his and Eliza Taylor’s performances during this entire scene were great. They have such strong chemistry. Of course, their really intense hug (Bellamy and Clarke just love their emotional hugs – seriously, these two have more passionate hugs than most TV couples have passionate kisses!) was interrupted by Grounders that literally rise from the depths of the water. How cool was that?!
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Title: The Dream Thieves Author: Maggie Stiefvater Published: 2013 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Length: 439 pages Rating:★★★★½☆ If you could steal things from dreams, what would you take? Ronan Lynch…
y’all should read my review of the dream thieves by maggie stiefvater from the raven cycle in honor of the raven king coming out :))
i think the thing that disgusts me the most about the “bellamy has white male privilege!!” arguments is that quite literally the only time you see these blogs talk or even think about the concept of white privilege in the 100 is in regards to the working class lead filipino opposed to you know… the actual white characters.
and the thing is, white privilege in the 100 (both in the fandom and narrative) is fucking prevalent. what we NEED in the fandom is more discussions about white privilege and how it impacts how characters are written and perceived. instead, what we have is a group of white feminists who will only ever utter the word “white privilege” when they’re screaming about how biracial brown boy somehow benefits from it because 2+2=5
let’s talk about the white privilege in the writing and costuming of everyone’s fave white girls; clarke, lexa and octavia.
clarke who is written as a White Saviour™, who is allowed to express her sexuality in a way that does not slut shame her, who is wearing dreads, who was able to refer to the grounders as savages for 2 seasons and have 99% of the fandom miraculously forget as they yell about characters of colour being xenophobic, who is shown to be so overly capable, intelligent and clever to the point where characters (of colour) around her look to her as a literal saviour, who gets to have her actions framed as justifiable by the narrative while the PoC on the show like bellamy, pike, jaha and monty are never extended that same privilege.
or lexa who is quite literally a white woman with her skin darkened 3 shades, wearing a bindi complete with maori tattoos. the mere casting of lexa reeks of white privilege, instead of just casting a brown girl they instead hired a white girl and did their damn best to make her appear brown. lexa gets to be depicted as a wise and calm and peaceful “visionary” leader, while indra, a black woman, is her angry, close-minded and violent sidekick. lexa is more or less a white female character who is leading a group of people who are clearly coded to represent the position of indigenous people throughout history (and if you can’t see how that fact alone is entrenched in white privilege both in hollywood as an industry as well as the writing in the show then yikes my pals).
or octavia who fits the mighty whitey trope to a fucking tee, who quite literally beats and abuses her filipino brother, her black boyfriend and her black female mentor and in all instances is praised by both fandom and narrative alike. who “teaches” her black boyfriend and her black mentor about their own fucking culture. while the fandom is conditioned to actually cheer her on for these disgusting acts. let’s talk about how the same fandom loves to talk about the fridging of female character to push forward male story arcs (which is an important discussion!!) but is suddenly quiet when both lincoln and wells, two black men, are killed off in ways that were meant to push forward the character motivations of two white girls (octavia and clarke)
if you want to talk about white privilege then get ready to talk about it in regards to your fave white characters, even the female ones (especially on this white fem show).
the funny thing about actually caring about white supremacy and the mistreatment of PoC is that you don’t get to use these issues as a stepping stone for other movements or for shipping agendas. if you want to open the discussion of white privilege, be my guest, just be ready to learn that the white girls ya’ll froth at the mouth for are the ones who benefit from it.
not the biracial brown boy.
i dont watch this shadow hunting show all i know is that Tall Dark And Handsome deserves to marry mike from Glee
Writing References
I decided to make a reference post on most of the writing topics I’ve covered so far. If you’re looking for something specific, this might make it easier. Hope this helps!
General writing posts—
Ideas Worth Your Time
Antagonists
How to Keep a Deadline
How Anthropology Relates to Writing
Incorporating Flashbacks
When to Use Bad Language
How to Write What You Know
Is Your Novel Working
Introduction to Screenwriting
Writing with Others
Working on Multiple Projects Simultaneously
Picking Up an Old Story
Developing a Well Paced Novel
When to Include a Prologue
Dialogue Writing
Embarrassing Writing Habits
Developing Good Writing Habits
World Building 101
The Opening Hook
Developing Your Style
Types of Endings
Plotting Failures
Forging Friendships
Editing posts—
Easy to Miss Writing Mistakes
Staying Motivated During the Editing Process
Is Your Story Too Telly?
Editing: Who Should You Trust?
When to Begin Editing
On Editing
Easy Editing
Content Editing
Character posts—
My Character is Drunk
Writing the Significant Other
Writing the Best Friend
Writing the Best Antagonist
Introducing Your Characters
Character Trait Cheat Sheet
Characters You Need to Stop Writing (Or Reinvent)
Making Your Characters Likeable
Prewriting Characters
Writing a Young Character
The Importance of Characters
Is Your Character a Mary Sue?
Character Development Exercises
Strong Characters
Too Many Characters
Genre posts—
The Space Opera
Historical Fiction
What is High Fantasy?
Figuring Out Your Genre
The New Adult Genre
Different Types of Science Fiction
Writing Horror Novels
Teen Sick-Lit
Fantasy Clichés
Motivation—
Keep Being Weird
Important Writing Lessons
My Favorite Writing Quotes
You’re Not Perfect
Where to Write
Negative People to Avoid
Quick Motivation Tips
Using Rejection to Motivate
Finding the Courage to Share Your Writing
Staying Motivated
How to Stay Motivated Over the Weekend
Publishing—
Writing a Blurb
How to Make Sure Your Novel Won’t Get Published
Full Querying Guide
What is a Crossover Novel?
Body Language—
The Importance of Body Language
Further Understanding Body Language
Random posts—
Why Everyone Should Continue Writing Love Stories
Why Writer’s Are Insane
Don’t Preach to Your YA Readers
Overused Situations in Fiction Writing
Male Readers and Female Protagonists
The Power of Silence
Studying People
Trends I’m Sick of in YA Fiction
Virginity as an Identity
Sorry I couldn’t replace the link with the title of the post. CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THINGS ON TUMBLR NOW. Also, you can obviously follow my blog for more writing tips or suggest topics for me to cover. Thank you!
-Kris Noel
We’ve reblogged a lot of these already, but this is an awesome resource!
…often women aren’t allowed to be characters in history, they have to be stereotypes. Cleopatra was a poet and a philosopher, she was incredibly good at maths; she wasn’t that much of a looker. But when we think of her, we think: big breasted seductress bathing in milk. Often, even when women have made their mark and they are remembered by history, we are offered a fantasy version of their lives.
Dr. Bettany Hughes on women’s absence from history, and the ways historians need to actively put women back into the narrative. (via hecatese)
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Watch: The contrast is clear, but the amount of love in the video is overwhelming.
your korean translation in that post was wrong :(
my grammar is shit when im writing HAHAAH my bad correct it if you want!!
me: why are you destroying earth!!!
aliens: because theres people who think that english is the only language they need to speak
me: thats fair i understand
For some reason I find this all the more amusing because it’s written in English
moi: pourquoi vous détruisez le monde!!! l'extraterrestre: parce que il y a des gens qui pensent que l'anglais est le seule langue pour parler moi: ah ça c'est bien
ich: warum zerstört ihr die erde!!!
aliens: weil es leute gibt die glauben dass englisch die einzige sprache ist die sie sprechen müssen
ich: das ist fair ich verstehe
ég: af hverju eyðileggið þið jörðina!!! aliens: af því að það er fólk sem finnst að enska sé sú eina tungumál sem þau þurfa að tala ég: oh, það er vit í þessu. ég skil.
ik: waarom vernietig je de aarde!!!
aliens: omdat er mensen zijn die denken dat engels de enige taal is die ze hoeven te spreken
ik: oh zo, ik snap het
minä: miks te tuhootte maapalloo?
alienit: koska tääl on ihmisiä joitten mielestä englanti on ainoo kieli jota niitten täytyy puhua
minä: toi on reilua, ymmärrän
私: どうして地球を滅ぼしているんですか？
宇宙人: 英語しか喋る必要がないと思う人がいるからです
私: なるほど、わかりました
me: Wosück maakt ji de Welt twei!!!
aliens: wieldat dat Lüüd gifft, de dinkt dat Engelsch de allenige Spraak weer, de een snacken mütt
me: jo, daar seggst wat. Nu versta ik’t
aniga: dhulka maxaad u burburinaya !!!
shisheeyaha: dadka intiisa badani u malaynayaan in Ingiriisidu tahay afka oo kaliya ay u baahan yihiin inay la hadlaan
aniga: waxaan fahamsanahay. waa wax cadaalad
我：你们为什么在毁灭地球?！！
外星人：因为有人以为他们只会英语就可以了
我：懂了，说得有道理
ako: bakit niyo sinisira ang mundo!!!
taga-ibang planeta: kasi merong mga taong akala nila Ingles lang ang kailangan nilang matutunang lenggwahe
ako: ah, sige naiintindihan ko
Aku : kenapa kau hancurkan bumi!!! Alien : karena masih banyak orang berpikir hanya bahasa inggris satu-satunya bahasa yang terpenting Aku : oh, oke lah..
tôi: tại sao các người hủy diệt trái đất!!! người ngoài hành tinh: bởi vì có người nghĩ rằng tiếng Anh là thứ tiếng duy nhất mà họ cần biết tôi: ồ thế thì tôi hiểu
Eu: Por que vocês estão destruindo a Terra?! Aliens: Porque há pessoas que pensam que o inglês é a única língua que eles precisam falar. Eu: Isso é justo, eu entendo.
jag: varför förintar ni jorden!!!
utomjordingar: för det finns folk som tror att engelska är det ända språket de behöver kunna
jag: rimligt, jag förstår
Já: Proč ničíte Zemi?
Mimozemšťani: Protože tu jsou lidé, kteří si myslí, že angličtina je jediný jazyk, který potřebují znát
Já: To je fér, to chápu.
ja: dlaczego niszczycie Ziemię?
kosmici: ponieważ są ludzie, którzy myślą, że angielski to jedyny język, którego potrzebuję
ja: rozumiem, w porządku
eu: de ce distrugeti pamantul?? extraterestri: pentru ca sunt oameni care cred ca engleza este singura limba pe care trebuie sa o vorbeasca me: o, atunci inteleg
ja: Prečo ničíte Zem? Mimozemšťania: Pretože sú tu ľudia, ktorí si myslia, že angličtina je jediný jazyk, ktorý musia vedieť Ja: rozumiem, je to fér
я: зачем вы уничтожаете землю!!!
пришельцы: потому что некоторые люди думают, что английский - единственный язык, который стоит учить
я: а, тогда ладно, справедливо
אני: למה אתם הורסים את כדור הארץ!!! חייזרים: בגלל שיש אנשים שחושבים שאנגלית היא השפה היחידה שהם צריכים לדבר אני: זה הוגן אני מבינה
Yo: Porque estan destruyendo la tierra!?? Extraterrestes: Porque hay personas que piensan que el ingles es el unico idioma que se deberia hablar. Yo: Ah entiendo, sigan.
나: 왜 지구를 파괴하고!!
외계인: 영어 그들이 말을 할 필요가있는 유일한 언어라고 생각을 사람들 때문에.
나: 그게 내가 이해 공평.
NARRATIVE PUNISHING/HOLDING BELLAMY RESPONSIBLE—Season 2 [S1] [S3]
NARRATIVE PUNISHING/HOLDING BELLAMY RESPONSIBLE—Season 3 (so far) [S1] [S2]
Kesha Was Just Offered Her Freedom- If She Agreed to Lie.
by Katherine Na.
On Sunday, April 3rd, Kesha revealed via her Instagram that she was offered by her opposition in the case against Dr. Dre the freedom that she has been seeking- on the condiiton that she lie’d lie.
According to Kesha’s Instagram,
“I got offered my freedom IF I were to lie. I would have to APOLOGIZE publicly and say that I never got raped.” - Kesha, via Instagram (@iiswhoiis)
Kesha has been locked in an ongoing legal battle between herself and Dr. Luke after suing Dr. Luke in October 2014 for charges of ongoing abuse- including accusations of drugging her, raping her, and encouraging her development of an eating disorder. Although her case has been largely publicized, there is, as Kesha reminds us, still much that happens on the inside that the public is not aware of.
“THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS behind closed doors. I will not take back the TRUTH. I would rather let the truth ruin my career than lie for a monster ever again.” - Kesha, via Instagram (@iiswhoiis)
48 Years Ago Today, Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated
by Katherine Na.
48 years ago today, on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
The general facts of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination are ones that most everyone knows- just after 6 p.m. on April 4, MLK was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was shot in the neck by a sniper’s bullet. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, and was pronounced dead at age 39 about an hour later. Following this, James Earl Ray was apprehended as the suspect in MLK’s assassination. He pleaded guilty to King’s murder on March 10, 1969, and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Most believe that this is where the investigation of King’s assassination ends, but this is not at all the case. What occurred after Ray’s plea was his recant, or taking back, of his confession, as he claimed that he was the victim of a conspiracy. Ray was actually supported by King’s family in this, and the Kings began actively arguing for a reopening of the case, which never occurred due to his death while in prison.
Due to a remarkable lack of coverage in both media and history books, almost certainly the result of systemic racism, the majority of people are unaware of the fact that the King family eventually filed a civil lawsuit against the United States government in 1999 for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - and won. The United States government and its agencies was found guilty for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., with an unanimous decision from the jury. (x)
Martin Luther King Jr. fought all his life against racism and for civil rights. He advocated for nonviolence in his activism, and sought equality for Black Americans, the economically disadvantaged and victims of injustice. From winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and bringing about landmark legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (x), he was always full of love for his fellow Black Americans, and full of pride to be Black.
“Somebody told a lie one day. They couched it in language. They made everything Black ugly and evil. Look in your dictionaries and see the synonyms of the word Black. It’s always something degrading and low and sinister. Look at the word White, it’s always something pure, high and clean. Well I want to get the language right tonight. I want to get the language so right that everyone here will cry out: ‘Yes, I’m Black, I’m proud of it. I’m Black and I’m beautiful!’” - Martin Luther King Jr.
As we mourn Martin Luther King Jr.’s death and continue to keep his legacy alive, it’s important to be aware of the truth surrounding his death. Anything less is an insult to everything that he stood for during his time on this planet, and an insult to the memory of a man who fought so hard against racism and for equal rights in the face of so much hatred.
“I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”
- Martin Luther King Jr., the night of April 3rd, 1968.
