raffles hate blog

what it says on the tin: UNSERIOUS self-indulgent history sideblog, shitposting, 19th century dumbasses and doodles

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happy pride month

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that genre of british paparazzi photos

i call this one raffles after java

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A Bibiliography Project - Gillespie

Little weekend project

Cover image inspired by Matthew Oey's Reimagining Singapore's History: Essays on Pre-colonial Roots and Modern Identity

Compared to other figures I've worked on, there really doesn't seem to be much on Gillespie. Addtionally, unlike biographers of Raffles, there seems to be a collective agreement amongst Gillespie biographers that he was indeed a great man. Whether or not that is true - I'll leave it up to you to decide.

Most of the printed material came from the John Bastin Collection, which is currently housed in the Central Library at Bugis.

While I've elected to only include Tim Hannigan's book Raffles and the British Invasion of Java in this bibilio, every Raffles biography will have something to say about Gillespie, and usually it's nothing good.

Special thanks to Desmond Rainey and the Comber Historical Society for answering some queries I had on Gillespie.

Feel free to DM / Ask if I've left anything out

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I wrote this the other time and I think it's still funny

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What the hell sure

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you just know he wouldve bought an ugly monkey nft and gone for dubai chocolate labubu matcha raves

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raffles in 2025: TRAVERS LOOK AT CHATCHIPITI SOLVI NG MY DEBTS

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you just know he wouldve bought an ugly monkey nft and gone for dubai chocolate labubu matcha raves

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need this printed and put up in my room

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blogging abt a relatively niche historical figure is so funny. js reposting the same 3-4 portraits of him

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to this day im still so baffled by what the hell he's wearing in this portrait

various theories i've come up with/heard:

described at one point as a "venetian costume" (why tho???)

possibly 16th century dress (WHY THO???)

portrait was taken to promote the History of Java or his knighthood???

i looked through the rest of the artist's (james lonsdale) catalogue and there isn't any such similar costuming in his other portraits

i'm partial to the 16th century dress theory because the high collar is extremely similar

so ??? either this fella has a really interesting sense of humour or he's like. let me do a little cosplay for my book promo and continental tour hyuk hyuk

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if raffles did the "bring something random to work" trend he wld pull out a fuckass javanese theatre mask (topeng) or something. GIRL WYERE DID YOU GET RHAT???

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when u want to write old man yaoi rpf but have to do a shit ton of historical research first

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raffles exorcism ingredients

- durian scented candles

- lots o' salt

- one (1) financial advisor to chant financial advice at him

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if leyden lived 200 years later you know he wouldve been a soundcloud rapper

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i get that opening up opium/gambling dens is possibly a controversial move but why do u have to also attack his swag. cant willy let his willy hang ykwim

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uni is kicking my ass but we press on lads...

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i keep forgetting "brat" is a real word people use and not charli xcx's hit 2024 electropop album

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bringing this back in light of the bridgerton 360 orchestral remix 😭😭😭😭😭