My world through a camera

Just a site created so someone special who has no chance to see them, can see the world through my eyes

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It’s rare for threads about religion to be wholesome

[imawomanwhatsyoursuperpower]

Yes, I am pretty…

Pretty damn strong

[celebratingamazingwomen]

Lotfia Elnadi (b. 1907-2002) was the first woman not only in her native country of Egypt, but in the whole Arab world and the continent of Africa, to earn a pilot’s license. She achieved this in 1933.

She attended flight lessons while keeping it a secret from her father, who expected her to follow a traditional path in life of becoming a housewife. Instead, she made international headlines for her achievement, and inspired generations of other women to take up aviation.

[dailydoseoffeminism]

Happy Halloween all you confident witches!

[profeminist]

“Pro tip: every time you think of replying with, “not all men,” replace with, “men who don’t do this should speak up and stop the men who do.”

-  @emrazz

[simplystefanie-rae]

For the record, Adrien’s anger towards people being happy that Chloe is leaving the country simply because she was his friend when he had no friends (except she was a bad friend but he only kept her because it was her or no one) is super judgmental and wrong. Marinette apologizing to Adrien for feeling happy and relieved that someone who bullied her for years on end is finally getting out of her life is wrong. Marinette partly blaming herself for Andre being akumatized when it was clearly because his daughter and wife kept hounding him to death is, you guessed it, wrong. 

If this episode ends supporting these stances, it means complete invalidation of the people Chloe routinely hurt over the years. Just letting that out there. 

[thelittlepalmtree]

This is BS. All of these kids are KIDS. Guess what, bullies are people too, and most kids who bully have a reason for doing it. It’s up to teachers and adults to modify their behavior. Chloe has no one in her life who loves and understands her enough to tell her when she’s wrong. Her mother doesn’t even remember her name and her dad just gives her whatever she wants to make up for it. 

The truth is, respect, kindness, and empathy are LEARNED traits. Some people (like Marinette) are lucky enough to be taught those traits, and some people aren’t. This show is about learning to empathize with people who were mean to you, reducing the amount of pain in the world by being kind to people who are lashing out. Marinette’s powers are literally about undoing damage and hurt and rescuing people who are lashing out because they’re in pain. 

Has Chloe acted badly? Yes. She’s mean and causes more Akumas than anyone else. But she also doesn’t have anyone to guide her the way all the other students do. She’s shown that when given the opportunity to do the right thing, she can make the best choice, but her desire for validation and understanding often causes her to act cruelly. 

[simplystefanie-rae]

It’s amazing that somehow you seemed to miss the entire point of my post and validate what I was talking about in the first place, aka, putting Chloe’s feeling above aaaaaaall the people she hurt routinely over the years. If people want to be happy the person who’s hurt them was leaving they’re well within their right to feel those feelings. Chloe isn’t their friend and she never tried to be their friend. They don’t owe her anything.

As for bullies being people too, that’s still no excuse for her behavior, most of it which had nothing to do with attention and validation, it was just to assert her dominance and be mean because that’s how she’s written until her convenient mom issues need to be brought up so we can pity her. Even if these deep seeded issues were present for episode one it isn’t an excuse. She shouldn’t get a free pass for that kind of behavior just because she’s sad and might not know better. Especially since Chloe SHOULD know better.

Ms. Bustier. Adrien. Ladybug. Her butler, who we know has been around from the beginning trying to teach her how to be better. Actually, she’s surrounded by good people on a daily basis who she could have taken clues from. Marinette has offered her understanding on multiple occasions this season but Chloe could not give her the time of day. This newest episode Chloe mocks her heroes day idea. Bullshit she doesn’t know better. Also it shouldn’t take this much effort from others for someone to understand what bad behavior is and how to correct that.

I get what the themes are, thanks. I just think they’re very poorly done and not applicable in this situation because, like I said, it’s forced forgiveness given to Chloe and invalidates the feelings of all the people she hurt. Unless she happened to already like them (barring Sabrina who had no role in her best friends redemption at all) the people she hurt didn’t matter in her story. It was all about poor Chloe. If you don’t see the problem in that and can only be on the bully’s side in this whole thinking that the feelings of her victims don’t matter just because Chloe was sad sometimes then we’re not gonna get any farther here.

[actualaster]

@thelittlepalmtree really out here defending bullying. Amazing.

Chloe is a grade-A asshole. There is literally no excusing it.

All you claim simply EXPLAINS her behavior but she in no way is excused.

She has tormented people for literal years.

Actually, let’s back up here–you’re straight up defending abuse. Bullying is a form of abuse that can and does have long-lasting and even permanent psychologically damaging effects on the victims.

Chloe is not the victim of her behavior–everybody else is.

Bullies are people, sure, they’re just shitty people and their victims are under zero obligation to forgive them no matter how garbage their life may be.

I literally lived 3 years in a dynamic similar to what marinette has with chloe and sabrina–aka the victim to a bully pair of girls who were shitty people and who were hell-bent on making sure they came out on top of everybody else.

15 years later if I saw either of them today, I would nope the fuck out no matter what. I literally quit a college class day one because one of them was in it and sat next to me, and there was no way in hell I was spending a semester next to a person who dedicated themselves to making my life a living hell.

But we were all kids, and they probably had reasons for their behavior so I should give them a break, right?

Marinette is a kid, too. Where is HER break from literal years of verbal and emotional abuse? Why does CHLOE deserve slack?

Chloe and people like her are assholes who are capable of knowing better–they make the choice not to.

Miss me with that defending bullies bullshit because all it does is invalidate psychological trauma from actual victims of bullying.

[thelittlepalmtree]

Yes you should give them a break. CHILDREN are not responsible for their behavior. The adults frequently fail to keep Chloe in check. If you were treated the way chloe is you would be Chloe. That’s how humans work, you are a series of random traits fashioned by biology and your environment. You can’t help who you are any more than your bully can help who they are.

The fact that neither of you grasp one of the major themes of the show is incredible to me. Whether you like it or not Chloe is going to be redeemed. Guess what, Gabriel likely is too. If you honestly think that is wrong then you disagree with the fundamental premise of the show. Literally every episode is about someone who acted badly in a time of emotional turmoil being redeemed.

[simplystefanie-rae]

Alright, enough of this idea that she has no accountability for her actions just because of how she grew up and that she’s young. Chloe’s 14, not 6. When exactly is the age limit for you where someone finally understands that maybe they shouldn’t try and frame another person for pulling a fire alarm (Marinette), or humiliate them while recording it on their phone only then to send it out to everyone she knew (Kim), or destroying a chef’s dish out of revenge because you don’t like their niece (Marinette’s uncle)? Unless you’re telling me Chloe has the mental capacity of a 6 year old and doesn’t understand the basics of right and wrong, and if that’s the case what she needs is therapy, not a generic redemption arc. 

I don’t know how else to spell it out that having a shitty mom doesn’t give someone a license to lie, steal, be mean, and cause trouble in any way someone can because at the end of the day, nurturing aside, she knows right from wrong. Chloe wouldn’t be able to feel guilt for some of the things she’s done in this arc if she didn’t know right from wrong, and if she can grasp that, then her actions are still her fault only. Besides, way to ignore how I pointed out that Chloe does have other examples she could have taken cues from, but I’ll repeat it for you. Adrien, Ms. Bustier, Ladybug, her butler, the rest of her class who has been giving her chance after chance this season. Here I’ll even bold this part for you so I know you paid extra attention. Chloe has had good influences in her life and you’re suggesting that she never did, that’s why she doesn’t know better. Well, you’re wrong. She has, we see this clearly on screen, yet she still chooses to be a jerk.

At the end of the day you are not understanding my problem with how Chloe is being written. I cannot tell you how much I don’t care what the themes are. I’m not an idiot, I know forgiveness is a big thing in the show but it’s handled poorly as I already said. Forgiveness should come if both sides put in work, and they don’t. Instead, the people she bullies are expected to be considerate of Chloe and her problems, while the adults don’t give a shit about what Chloe does to others. You point this out as a problem the adults have and that’s why Chloe can’t change, but the writing isn’t treating this as an issue to begin with. It treats Chloe as someone that does know right from wrong, but because she has a bad mom all the kids she tormented over the years need to get over it and be patient with her, therefor the adults are right to give her no consequences for her actions. It’s all up to the kids she bullied, and if they lose patience with her like Marinette and Alix do, then they suffer consequences or get a good talking to. Why do yall get made and defensive when all I want is for Chloe to be treated the same way?

[thelittlepalmtree]

You are so focused on judgment you’ve completely missed the point of the show and basically life. Forgiveness is not something you give someone because they deserve it, it’s something you give to let go of negativity and move forward. You can’t move forward with someone who doesn’t change, that’s true but Chloe has changed. When someone actually looks for goodness in her she come through (in Zombiezou, when Ladybug asked her to give up her miraculous, etc). The fact that you’ve failed to notice key moments of development isn’t the fault of the writers. Do you think it’s easy to change someone’s behavior? It takes a lot of time and work.

And by the way, behavior problems often look a lot like Chloe’s behavior. If she acted like that in a competent school (not one where the principal is beholden to her every whim) she would probably be given an IEP (or the French version of that). I’ve seen 14 and 15 year olds be very manipulative and cruel. If someone is acting like that it’s a sign of an emotional/behavioral disability. Your brain is literally formed in the way you were raised and different people present their symptoms differently.

Chloe’s behavior is bad, but bad behavior is a cry for help in a teenager. You’re so focused on accountability, you completely lack compassion. That’s something you and Chloe have in common.

This whole post is incredibly disturbing to me as a teacher. Sure these are just characters, but Chloe represents a lot of real teenagers. It’s great that Marinette is so sweet, creative, and kind, but not everyone is. Being able to see both sides of an issue and having compassion for others despite their behavior is something every adult should be capable of.

[simplystefanie-rae]

I completely lack compassion? My whole problem stems from the show not showing enough of it for the other characters, because sorry girl, it’s not all about Chloe. Regardless of her upbringing she still hurt other people immensely. At this point, I do not care about her upbringing, so stop mentioning it like it has anything to do with my argument. I do not know how much clearer I can possibly make myself, but somehow me wanting there to be consequences for Chloe’s actions equates to me wanting her drawn and quartered to you people. If someone would just stop letting her get away with her shit that would have been enough for me, maybe then she wouldn’t still be making nasty comments to Marinette still like she does in the newest episode. 

Like.. I don’t know how many times I have to repeat this. You even agree with me at the end there and you don’t even realize it. ‘Being able to see both sides of an issue and having compassion for others despite their behaviors is something every adult should be capable of’. Yeah, agreed, and the adults and writers of the show in general do not show this compassion for the other characters, only Chloe. 

Listen, before accusing me of lacking compassion again and making this weirdly fucking personal for no reason. Forgiveness is great. I’m not a moron. You know what’s not great though? Reprimanding the other kids for so much as making the tiniest comment about Chloe but letting Chloe get off scott free for everything. You are so focused on Chloe’s pain, her issues, her feelings, but you don’t seem to give any kind of a shit about the pain she’s caused to everyone around her. I guess in that regard you’re like the adults in this show? Regardless if you think her background explains her behavior, it does not excuse it. There is no ifs, ands, or buts. She was a bully who had lasting effects on the people around her, and she’s barely made an effort to change for the people she hurt most. Marinette was a scared girl who couldn’t stand up for herself at the start of origins because of her. Nathaniel still has major insecurities and has major trust issues now because of her, this girl who not that long ago said Ladybug basically thinks he’s worthless. Sabrina has been treated like a slave their entire friendship and that’s basically made into a joke now. And then the rest of the class, which I’m not going to get specific about because golly, I’d be here all day. 

I’m down with characters forgiving the wrongs of other characters if done right. I’m not down with the victims of Chloe’s bullying having no say in the situation, no chance to voice their feelings on the matter, because then it feels forced and unearned. The narrative is completely on Chloe’s side here, not the children she hurt. What is SO hard to understand about how fucked that is? Instead of these kids coming to a natural progression of forgiveness for their bully the lesson is ‘forgive her or you’re just as bad’. That’s fucked. I don’t know why you don’t seem to think so, but it’s completely absurd to put that burden on other kids.

[quicksilversquared]

The most alarming part of the other person’s completely misses the point replies is the “as a teacher”. Like, as someone who was bullied in middle school and whose teachers were great about responding to it, get the fuck out of the classroom if you can’t realize that Chloe needs to be held accountable for her actions, as do real-life bullies. You can’t be doing the thing where both the bully and the bullied have to apologize to each other for some bullshit reason when the bullied person did absolutely nothing to deserve it.

One of my bullies had both parents in jail and was being raised by his grandma. That’s one hell of a backstory, and yet he was punished for his behavior. We were put in different classes so that he would be removed from his target and I didn’t have to deal with him, too, because my teachers were actually proactive.

Also, children are absolutely responsible for their own behavior. We’re not talking about 3-year-olds here. And Marinette is being held responsible for her behavior (….and other people’s behavior) ALL THE TIME, and she’s the exact same age as Chloe.

[star2soup]

You can still be an absolute jerk even with a great family. My sister is the reincarnation of satan and we grew up the same way; with divorced and remarried parents. The difference between me and her is that I try to look for the best in our situations, she takes every chance to be a jerk and she’s held accountable for her actions.

Hey teacher lady, all were askin here is for Chloé to be held accountable not her to be sent to jail. We just want her too learn from her mistakes and be a better person. You as a TEACHER should be the best at doing this but it seems as if you are incapable of even having common sense. I personally wouldn’t want to have you as a teacher if you won’t treat your students fairly.

[photosfrommyworld]

Agreed. having suffered of bullying since for 10 years, with teachers doing nothing because I’t was just a child’s thing, I feel it personally. For some reason, that said teacher is overprotecting a character, maybe because she feels like her or has a relative with similar traits?

The only way to get people change is that take responsibility for their actions, and suffer the consequences of it. Usually the bullied one has to  suffer the consequences for both (IE Marinette having to tolerate Chloe destroyed the purse or Mlle. Bustier), an that helps none. Maybe the bullied has enough support from their family, but if is not the case, the damage caused can destroy every bit of kindness. Why being nice, if all you get is crap?

Adrien has the same background, as poor rich child and is not the same way as Chloe. Both were neglected. The hired one is the one who cares and shows it. Even though, Adrien has being isolated and had far more decency and kindness in just one episode than Chloe all two seasons.

And maybe she is his first friend, but we have seeing that as Chat and Adrien has little patience with her crap and is sassy enough to teach her some lessons (KungFood, DuduVillain, HeroesDay) while spending time with Marinette.

[ceejles]

FANFIC DUMP TIME! Cuz my heart is so mean for making me feel things… plus all the lousy hurried lines and uneven experimental coloring ;;;;;w;;;;;; what is wrong with me these days 

P 1. The Ladybugs and The Bees by BullySquadess  P 2. Rainy Days by Thelastpilot P 2. Lucky Strike by Inkkerfuffle P 3. Boutique by TheJulyCentury P 4. Satisfaction Brought It Back by siderealSandman

(the draws are my interpretation and may not be exact from the fanfics ok)

[miraculousepisodes]

i won't be able to watch the new episode live. How long do you think it would take to drop on youtube or other platforms?

20 minutes to 2 hours at most. People are really fast to upload it 😂

[paganinpurple]

It’s available on TFOU’s website officially immediately after broadcast. You do need a VPN to watch though

[miraculousepisodes]

You’re right

[sadrien-depreste]

“#people are lazy however #I tell people to use the official livestream but nahhh they don’t”

yes hello if you’ll allow me to add a little thing to help people use the official livestream, because y’all, the show won’t get a good budget without supporting official releases.

this is only for people that use google chrome, sorry, but that’s all i know lmao but using a proxy IP address really isn’t that difficult on chrome and you don’t need a VPN or any extra software! allow me to enlighten you:

first of all, you’re gonna wanna find some public french proxy addresses, just google “proxy list french” and you’ll find plenty of lists for you to choose from.

once you do that, open up chrome settings:

scroll all the way down, hit the “advanced” drop-down, scroll all the way down to the bottom of that, and click “open proxy settings”:

it’ll open up this window, click “LAN settings”, and then copy-paste the IP address you found on your proxy list, as well as the port:

hit “OK” and you should be all set! you might have to try a few IP addresses to find one that isn’t too slow, though. but you can now use the TF1 site as if you were in france! that includes their direct livestream and the replay function:

(idk what the heck this show is i just wanted to show you that hey i can literally watch live french TV sitting in my bedroom in the US) https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/direct

and the replay function! https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/miraculous/videos the episodes are usually up there within a couple minutes of it finishing live.

the only other thing is that you need to make an account on their website, which isn’t difficult either. if you go to the main site https://www.tf1.fr/ just click “se connecter” in the top right, then “créer un compte” in the pop-up window. put in an email and password, hit “continuer”, and then you’ll be prompted to fill in some details:

simple, first name, last name, postal code (i just used 75000, the main postal code of paris), birthday, gender (”homme” for male, “femme” for female, those are your only options unfortuantely), and then choose the X mark so you don’t receive emails and whatnot from them, and then hit “terminer” i hit terminer by accident after filling this out and accidentally created an account with my business email with the name “first name goes here” lmao whoops

so yeah, with those steps, you can now support the official release, so please do it! even if you don’t want to have to watch without subtitles, at least play the episodes with the replay function a few times in the background if you watch them with subtitles on youtube or wherever, or put season 1 on netflix (if you have it) in the background too. this coming from somebody who does subtitles on youtube. please do it for me and make me feel better about being one of those people that allows people to watch the show on youtube instead of through here.

if you need any help navigating the site or changing your IP address, please, please, please come ask me for help!!! we have to support official sources!!! i cannot stress this enough! so i’m happy to help anybody that needs it :)

[miraculousepisodes]

There’s some fate! You can also do this guys! I feel bad myself for sharing YouTube links, but there’s an overwhelming demand of just sharing links from there. Youtube uploads are illegal! It does not support the show at all. Support the show guys, it’s free, and only involves very minimal effort from you. You can use the VPNs I provided earlier as well!

[asexualtuckerfoley]

protip: try it out before the episode airs. like, at least an hour or so beforehand. if you try to do it right before, you’ll get frustrated because something will go wrong (murphy’s law is no one’s friend).

[miraculousepisodes]

I can’t stress that enough either!

[photosfrommyworld]

Ese era el verde del perejil. No comeré hasta mañana, muy bueno, te lo dedico, Paulita (at La Vega Central de Santiago)

[the-ace-reader]

Best COMPLETED ML fanfictions!

Okay, I am looking for the best COMPLETED ML fanfics out there! So far I have found… “Trouble in White” by @imthepunchlord “Stray Chat” by @pozolegirl “Rainy Days” by TheLastPilot “Obsession” by @kryallaorchid “Heartstrings” by taylortot “Truthful Scars” by @frostedpuffs “On the Prowl” by ghostgirl19 “A Declaration of Love” also by @imthepunchlord If you could leave the title, author, and site of the best COMPLETED ML fanfics you have read besides those listed above I would be really grateful! :)

[portentous-offerings]

This is my favourite screen cap of Nino. Just look at him. Look at this good boy. Not only is he covering for his friend at the reception desk, he is reading a text book. Catching up on some classwork? Getting ahead on some classwork?I don’t know. But he is such a good boy and how dare Gabriel say he’s a bad influence.

[photosfrommyworld]

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[photosfrommyworld]

Frío amanecer (at San Bernardo, Chile)

[photosfrommyworld]

#nieve #snow #july #climatechange #winteriscoming #winterhascome (at San Bernardo, Chile)

[photosfrommyworld]

#nieve #snow #winteriscoming #climatechange (at San Bernardo, Chile)

[photosfrommyworld]

Bagel vegetariano, galleta vegana, chocolate con leche de almendras y galletas de chocolate vegano. Una rica once con Alejandra (at Café Forastero)

[photosfrommyworld]

No nos aguantamos y tomamos un latte y un matcha latte :) (at Café Forastero)

[photosfrommyworld]

Matcha latte y macaron de manzana y canela (at Café Forastero)