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Let's Hateo Kaito Rapeo!
Prostitutes r' Us
Linny pic by friend of the blog Annasaugi2!
Pardon me while I continue to laugh at the people who comment, "Is she supposed to be childish?" and "What a terrible person she is for being feminine."
Let's Hateo Kaito Rapeo!
Prostitutes r' Us
Linny pic by friend of the blog Annasaugi2!
Pardon me while I continue to laugh at the people who comment, "Is she supposed to be childish?" and "What a terrible person she is for being feminine."
My knee jerk reaction to this page… I was just vaguely creeped out. By the page… by their 'sorry for the cockblocking' note… by the comments…
And then… What do the authors want us to think here??
That's she's some sort of child bride? That all this means she's an innocent person? That someone as "frilly" as this obviously can't be the right person for a man like Atros…?? I mean, look at all the teddy bears, no wonder the poor man acts like he does, or…?? Is that what we're suppose to think? Or that his expression in the last panel means he's realizing what a douchebag he's being to his wife, and so we are again to be reminded he's a 'good guy', deep inside. And the author's note says he's the 'guy everybody loves to hate', so are the Atros haters suppose to feel bad now? … …
Yeah, I'm lost!
And does it annoy me how they constantly jump between scenes like this… Yes, it does. If they ever stay with one storyline more than a page or two, it's only to add three more pages of meaningless filler!
I honestly think her child-like nature could be really super interesting . . . with a good writer. As it stands, it's just some way for the readers to mock her for being into bows and teddy bears.
I mean, I assume this girl has grown up rich and was coddled and babied by her wealthy parents. She never learned how to deal with reality, which could explain all the super girly paraphernalia. But you'd think being married to Atros would wake her up– he doesn't strike me as a very doting husband. In fact, he's prone to anger spurts, meaning that perhaps her previous inclination toward girly things changed into an obsession, a way to hide away from her unhappiness.
But whatever, let's just make jokes about bows on the chandelier.
Yes, I think they must have some kind of record in bringing up potentially interesting themes… that they then never make anything interesting of! It's rather frustrating!
It really does seem like they invented Yvette only to be an annoying enough character that readers (they hope) would feel Atros is at least somewhat justified in his behavior. Which is just… But it seems to be working rather well with some of their readership.
So many missed opportunities for some depth!
It's almost enough to make me want to write some AU where all the characters are non-awful adults with real personalities, but then I know that would mean putting more thought into it than the authors did, and that's a waste of my time.
I'm shocked they didn't make her more like Lilith, but yes, this is a definite way to make their readers be all "PFFFT, what man would want her anyway?" As if a woman's personality is a green light for her spouse cheating. I don't care how awful she is– if he had any gonads at all, he'd be honest with her. It's made even worse in that she does seem nice, if not clueless. It's not like she's abusing him or screaming at him or whatever. She's just, uh, odd.
I'm shocked they didn't make her more like Lilith
That would have been the easiest way to go about it, so I guess we have to give them some credit for taking the time to come up with several kinds of personalities we are suppose to hate so the "hero" can be justified in his shitty behavior! *snark*
Yeah, historically, women's personality and behavior has always been blamed for how men treat them. "If you were only more like this and that/if you were only less of this and that… He wouldn't have tried to escape your marriage/look for it somewhere else!" Women has always been blamed and held responsible for the choices of their men! -.-
Comics like this, and many of the fans' reactions in accordance, show that, in some ways, very little have changed!
If they had made a historical commentary about how shitty this attitude is… If there had been more discussions in the comment field about how this attitude prevails to this day… But, no…
Well, I did read some nicely put comments to the contrary, too, so that was encouraging.
I had actually drabbled around with an alternate version of Teahouse. Trying to make it better but changing as little as possible to make it so.
I'd love to read that! :-) As I've said, I kind of like the themes of Teahouse, it's just they handle them so badly!
Well, I rewrite my own stuff all the time, so, I'd say I have loooots of experience rewriting crap :-D
wanda that's PERFECT! it's like that heiress that died recently, Hugette Clark I think? who died alone, worth millions, but had a massive doll collection. the parallels to unhappiness and focusing on these collections of childhood memorabilia would be profoundly sad and an indication of extreme distress – particularly as she ages – and even more interesting if Atros married her early due to the death of her parents and her inheritance potentially no longer being hers at all!
but yeah like, lawlz, there's nothing of that at all.
I really think the authors are highly dedicated to the looks of their characters. Perhaps they did hours and hours of character creation, figuring out what tattoo and piercing went where. I see a lot of this from artists actually. They're really in love with the appearance of characters, but go any deeper and there's just . . . nothing. So I think the authors here love the LOOK of Atros's wife, but they haven't actually gone beyond that. It's just sad.
I think these authors and MIchael Bay would get along rather nicely.
Hahhah. Is it me or is Teahouse getting more and more dumb each update?
Like, I get the feeling we're supposed to feel sorry for Asstros because his wife is so immature and girly. Well, fuck that. It's super hypocritical because Linneus has pink hair and a jewellery fetish for fuck's sakes!! That's not much different if you ask me… This page only makes me feel more sorry for Yvette because she was so sheltered that she married a complete asshole and didn't know any better.
And this is the third page where someone arrives someplace and maybe makes a vague face. Get to the story, why don't cha?
As for KS, you riffs here are perfect. I love the idea of them just drooling for no reason. And AP has probably never heard of sex positivity…
that hypocritical comment was my first thought exactly. how is she NOT linneaus? I mean she doesn't have a penis, but as we've seen, Atros isn't interested in penises? he seems to like sex with women? I mean if his wife died her hair pink, her body is like… the exact fucking same as linneaus's. her taste in decor certainly is the same! Atros ignores her the way he ignores linneaus, hurts her feelings the same as he hurts linneaus's…. how are they different??
Well, if I have to take a moment to put myself into the mindset of a fangirl, I can vaguely see some differences. Linneaus, while being very fancy, does wear childish clothing, and with all his faults, he doesn't strike me as particularly naive. What we see here with Atros's wife and Lilith is the virgin/whore complex, and demonizing both. Atros's wife isn't a virgin, but she's clearly not designed to have any sexuality. Lilith has a sexuality and is condemned for it.
Meanwhile, Linneaus manages to encompass both: being both sexually experienced and yet innocent in appearance, with no agency or strength of his own.
it seems Atros has a boner for wilting flowers, amirite?
There were a few fans who kindly enlightened us about this most distinctive difference. You see Linneus does girly in an elegant and tasteful way. Yvette just does girly in a tasteless and stupid way, or… something. I mean… it's obvious, you guys!!!
I like your analysis of Linneus! Again, he could have been an interesting character, in the right hands!
There are "right" ways to be feminine, mind you. Step a toe outta line and we'll bitch your ass right out! That's basically the patriarchy in a nutshell: "It's okay to be girly, but you have to do it in the right way."
In the authors' comments, didn't they say that they were RETURNING to Rhys and Axis next page? What. The. Fuck. Pacing! Try it out some time! What was the point of inserting this page in the middle of that other scene? This could have been introduced at any point, and you choose it to be in the middle of a scene? I'm kind of scared that one of the authors is in film school now– it does not bode well for the layout of future films.
There is so much potential with all of this page. It shows that Atros is never home and not in charge of the house. If he were, certainly it would not be overrun by lolita-style bows and shit. Anyone who obsesses over theme decorating to this degree has to be at least slightly unhappy with their own life, which is no real shocker because duh, Atros is a tool. I don't know. His wife just strikes me as someone who's kind of depressed and lonely.
Of course, the authors won't show that. They'll just make jokes about how she's totally immature and lol, Atros has a stupid ditzy wife.
Also, between panels 2 and 3 it seems they added a huge room on out of nowhere. I'm trying to figure out how the house works.
It's been said before, I think, but it bears repeating. It really does seem to me like the authors deliberately create all people around Atros to be "flawed" (what they consider flaws) in some way, or other, just so that poor Atro's behavior can be justified to a certain degree (or completely, I don't know how far they mean to take this).
"Lilith is a cold bitch who looks like a man in drag! Yvette is a childish airhead with too many teddy bears. Linneus is passive aggressive and sleeps with other men – is it a wonder that Atros treats them all so badly!?!"
Reading the comments, many readers ARE interpreting the situation just like this, and defends Atros on these exact grounds, with no regards to these peoples' situation! (Yeah, blame Linneus for sleeping with others, it's not like he's an enslaved whore who does what Atros demands of him, or anything… Sheesh!)
If the authors didn't mean for this to be the case, they sure aren't trying very hard to persuade people out of these notions.
Lilith looks like a man in drag?? do girls really say that? She is like… the hottest fucking gal in this comic! I mean, I know I have a thing for ice-cold bitches, but fuck, LINNEAUS looks like a man in drag!!
Yeah, way back, I saw a few comments to that effect. They thought with all the make up, she looked like a man in drag. I guess it's supposed to be an insult -.-
Is one of us commenting over there? :-) I saw a comment which criticized Atros, pretty much the way we do here, and it of course got several replies already, defending him
Yeah, they shouldn't talk shit about drag queens, man. I'd consider it a compliment to be compared to RuPaul or Willam or something. They're way sexier than I am.
Note: Lilith does not actually look like a man in drag. That's preposterous. God forbid any animu woman have a nose and small boobs.
God my brain is doing the OVERDRIVE "fill in the gaps because the actual content is shit".
I feel like they're trying to paint Pimpy as this guy who doesn't know how the FUCK to deal with people. He "does" actually spoil his wife rotten because he's allowed/supposed to, it makes him feel better about how he treats people at the whorehouse. And he "knows" he's a tool for doing it but cannot/does not stop.
He's barely at home because he thinks he isn't worth hanging out with and that in turn just hurts her more because a grownass man doesn't know how to communicate with the people he's wed to and he thinks MARTYRING himself is some kind of penance.
Her getting preggers could also be something that actually makes him feel worse since it is an undeniable reminder that he cannot "be" with the person he wants to be (Pinky) so that just makes him more aggressively avoid his wife as his last stand as a denial tactic. (How she got preggers is because again, he won't say no to his innocent wife, alternatively, he interpreted her decorating of childish things to be that she REALLY WANTED a child and again, he cannot deny her this since she is the only person he's allowed to be kind to- even if her obsession with ribbons/dolls could actually be HER coping mechanism for how lonely she feels as others have said.)
But THEN ALL OF THAT FLIES IN THE FACE OF HOW HE TREATS GODDAMN LILTH AND EVERYONE ELSE. How he treats her and how she's used as another player in this stupid dramatic orbit around his cock makes what I just typed out IMPOSSIBLE.
See that whole premise I laid out might WORK somewhat if Pimpy were NOT the sole-proprietor of the whorehouse or if there was a tighter focus on how classism in this setting works or you know, if he having these interactions with these people in fucking voids so that he is socially pressured in to acting this way. (Or *GASP* actually showing how he flatly cannot wrap his brain around the social indoctrination of how he is supposed to act)
AND if we went with this setup we could *GASP* feel bad/angry about the setting and circumstances all of these characters are thrown into instead of going ""hot man" make sad face, STORY SO DEEP :,,,(((("
Lastly, FUCK this pacing, nothing was established, at this rate this comic will just be "SAD STARES IN STERILE SITUATIONS: THE WEBCOMIC"
The fans' brains are going into overdrive too. Generally I feel like making your fans think is a good thing, but in Teahouse's case it's not. Speculating what characters' personalities are like is the very opposite of what you want fans to do. >.<
They should rename the comic "The Story of Atros's Boner", cuz that really does seem to be the main plot point. I don't feel bad for him because he put himself in this fucking situation. I'm not sure how women's rights are in this comic, but if it's like Victorian society, women do not have the right to divorce a man. Which means his wife cannot leave him, and the only way for her to get any love from anyone is to have a baby. Meanwhile, he owns a bunch of sex slaves that he could most likely free on a whim if he wanted to, and if they still wanted to whore around well dangnabbit they could still do that.
It drives me crazy in both real life and fiction when a person sits around and thinks "WHY ME" about drama that THEY THEMSELVES have created.
I don't mind "WHY ME" as an explicit personality flaw or has a cathartic payoff since people like that do exist and I'd be in denial I wasn't giddy when a character like that got punched literally or metaphorically.
But a LOT of stories get this wrong or have no payoff and TH manages to do the worst of it because of the character himself and the godawful pacing
Also I think AP has a drool fetish since I swear almost all of the sex scenes have drool, or the comic she "borrows" from just uses drool a lot, but what else is new about the KaitoShito?
"MY LOVER*cough*victim*cough*KISSES ME ON THE CHEEK AND ASKS FOR MORE DURING SEX"
Ha ha! Yeah, the fuck! You're actually enjoying the sex? What is going on!?!? Sure, seems like they've been having totally consensual and mutually enjoyable sex. Right. KS is such a piece of shit!
Considering she's the one with the money and, presumably, is the one buying the stuff for their home, she can decorate it any damn way she pleases. On top of that, she's the one that has to stay there all day while hubby fucks around with his sex slave.
A Pimp Named Jackass's wife deserves so much better than the douche she got.
I don't recall if she actually the one with money? IDK the "plot" of TH is so plodding I probably forgot it if it was mentioned.
Saying this because I cannot fathom a SINGLE FUCKING REASON why if she has that kind of money why Pimpy has to keep running hisill-researched excuse of a whorehouse.)
Because he's TEH MAN and TEH MAN has to be the top earner in the house! Even if he's the worst businessman ever and just uses his "business" as an excuse to enact his sick power fantasies over people who can't do anything to push back.
Of course!
(But in all seriousness is it mentioned if she does have money aside from being "lol upperclass")
Goodness… reading through the comments again, right now I'm just so pissed off, I think I need to not go there in a while. It's one thing to read a bunch of stupid comments, but when some people actually take the time to comment sensibly, they get the stupidest fucking push back and arguments! :-(
One comment lays out in nice polite words why they don't like Atros, and how their sympathy is with Yvette. Another person agrees and say they are doing some panel work at cons trying to put a light on the internalized misogyny in media like Teahouse, and asks if they can quote this comment about Yvette.
Fan 1 then chimes in asking what exactly they mean by the work they do against misogyny. The fan gets an explanation, and then Fan 2 jumps in with this pearl of a comment:
So basically you are shaming women who, in fiction works, have a preference over a trope or some kind of characters instead of other ones.
I consider this quite misogynistic.
But I come from a country where women still have to fight for basic civil rights in real life, so that's probably why I don't get your effort."
That just pissed me off!
Yes, people have the right to have whichever preferences they have, but that doesn't mean that we can't criticize the fictional work which stems from these preferences, and that we can't study how it plays into the real life instances of misogyny we see. How much are these works a symptom of, and a mirror of the real world – how much does it influence people, and perpetuate the problems?? and so on… There is much to say and discuss which isn't necessarily about shaming women for liking m/m stuff or for having kinks and preferences.
As for her second remark… Yeah, of course, we can't fight misogyny in many different ways, on many different layers, attacking the problem from different angles, and each do the piece we can, or point out in just how many ways these things can manifest itself… We can't possibly be doing several things at once either, no. You talk about this at con panels, you have probably never done anything else about the problem ever. This commenter can tell, because… No they can't!
No, according to them, we must only fight the biggest and most obvious cases, and everything else is a wasted effort and probably just whining!
I wonder do they realize how often this is used as a silencing tactic against feminists? "Shut up! Unless you lose the right to vote again, you have nothing to complain about!" I see it all the time.
Well, I promised myself to never comment there again, so I just had to come here and rant! Sorry!
Anyone who uses the "you can't complain about sexism here because it's so much worse elsewhere" is a fucking idiot. Yeah, well, there are people dying of ebola in Sierra Leone. Does that mean we're not allowed to treat people with less severe sicknesses here? People are being beheaded by IS in Iraq. Does that mean the people in Ferguson don't have the right to protest a kid being murdered by a cop? It's such a dumb fucking argument.
Lol "shaming women who have a preference for misogynist characters". What did that become a thing? They sound like MRAs with their "creep shaming". Just because it makes you feel bad doesn't mean it's "shaming". In order to shame someone, a history of oppression has to come with it. I don't think any of us here are "oppressing" Teahouse fans.
"____shaming" is just one of those terms that has been overused by certain types to the point of having become absolutely meaningless.
Yeah, it becomes one of those buzzwords that loses meaning, like "hipster". WHEN EVERYONE IS A HIPSTER, NO ONE IS. Plus, what shame is there in liking stupid stuff anyway? I love certain Jeffree Star albums. They are terrible. But whatever man, YOLO. However, if someone told me they were terrible, I wouldn't be like "STOP SHAMING MY ABILITY TO LIKE SHITTY MUSIC". I'd be like "lol, yeah."
The self-awareness is not strong with these ones.
Jeffree Star is awesomely terrible. One of my guilty pleasures as well, haha.
I gotta give him some credit, because when I look over his Tumblr, he generally seems like a supportive, nice person. His main audience is teenage girls, and he's always talking about accepting your weird self and ignoring bullies, which I think is a good message for them to hear.
Had not heard of Jeffree Star, so went to google his name!
Oh, I've seen pics before, he's gorgeous!! But had no idea who he was or what he did.
J Star became famous on MySpace many years ago and did his first music track as a joke. Then it got popular and so he decided to do more. It's sad that I know this, but now he's creating his own make-up line, which is much more catered to his talents (because he is VERY good at make-up).
because he is VERY good at make-up
Yeah, I'll say… if he does all his own make-up, he sure is!
It's up there in the top five of most stupidest arguments ever, all right -.- You translate that into any other kind of problems, as you did, anyone sees at once how stupid it is, but it gets used against feminist all the time. Pisses me off!
Ha ha, yes :-) When is it a thing? Creep shaming sounds if it's in the same category yes!
Many people do have sexual fantasies that aren't politically correct, but it's another discussion.
Yeah, there's certainly no shaming over there of fangirls making a hero of a misogynistic douchebag! There is a discussion about it, a very polite one at that, and then a bunch of defensive fangirls! -.-
Also, my main concern with Teahouse in particular has always been that the authors and many of the fans obviously have these misogynistic ideas in real life, and don't even understand what the problem is! And how that comes through in the comic and in the comment field.
If this had been a dark comic, dealing with problematic themes, with the authors showing awareness of the distinction between a kink which works only as a fantasy, and fucking real life concerns and problems. If they had warned properly for the content, and had been willing to discuss the problematic issues. If they had shown by, again, warnings and disclaimers, that they are aware this would be problematic in real life… I would have had no problems. There is kink, I get that, I have them. If there is also awareness, then, I personally, am usually okay with problematic themes in fiction. It can be done with awareness, with discussions, with subversions of tropes, with warnings and disclaimers, and… again… awareness.
I think it's this complete unawareness, and this dismissive attitude I have the most problem with.
I always think that the more defensive you are of something, the more you doubt its integrity. Like those homophobes who are CONSTANTLY bitching about gay people– clearly they have something inside of them that feels doubtful. Same goes for crazy Christians who can't accept any science. If they were completely confident in their faith, then they would just shrug and say "Yeah, okay, whatever, climate change, evolution– none of it disproves God's existence." My dad has said it's the difference between knowing and believing. Those who know aren't intimidated by outside opinions, just those who "believe".
So I do think these fangirls know deep inside that these are not good themes or tropes. If they were utterly confident in the work, then they'd accept the criticism and move on. I have read criticism of things I've enjoyed, and I feel absolutely no desire to attack that criticism (well, unless it's totally ridiculous). Part of me hopes it's because they're young, and they don't know how to deal with criticism yet. But I'm sure many of them are older, because hey, without older morons, we wouldn't have 50 Shades of Grey.
The biggest problem is that you can't talk to them. You can't explain yourself, because they have no interest in what you have to say. And if you're not talking to a rational person, then you kinda just have to throw up your hands and say "I'm out". That's why I don't read the comments of Teahouse. Just too much illogical stupid, and no one's looking to be educated.
I am so over fandoms in general. It's not possible to just like something, you must let it be your entire identity. For instance, I like Lady Gaga a lot. Been to concerts and all. But I'll never ever label myself a Little Monster, because what music I like has nothing to do with who I am as a person. It feels really.. I dunno, assimilative.
Sorry, slightly off-topic. It just bugs me a lot is all ;x
You and your dad are completely right by the way. And again, I'd have a lot more respect if someone took the honest route and went "Yeah, I know some of these themes are problematic, but I get off to it, so I really don't care".
Denying the misogyny in Teahouse and its kind is no different from denying that US Angel Corpse has some issues with sex and women.
..Actually this is worse, because you can at least say that USAC's fans are creepy delusional manchildren and what the hell do they know anyway, but this fandom is mainly women. Internalized misogyny is the worst misogyny :c
That way you use the word educate, that is very patronizing. It makes you sound like a self-righteous jerk. But it's very entertaining to see you dig yourself a deeper hole.
And you, just like a good Christian mission marching on, fighting the good fight. Oh wait, you called them crazy christians. Well you still act just like a crazy Christian. So why should I listen to anything you say. For just like the crazy Christian you are a hypocrite.
Now please, continue tell how you are right and how others are so.
Oh boy..
@krissa: Speaking of "illogical stupid" . . . I shouldn't reply, but I will anyway.
People should always be willing to be educated. People who refuse to accept new information to inform their opinions are idiots. If you only want people to agree with you all the time, then you talk to yourself in the mirror. Otherwise you have to accept that sometimes others will disagree with you, and their opinions can sometimes be better informed and more educated than your own. It's called "learning" and it's a good thing, and it happens far beyond high school and college (hopefully).
I cannot figure out if you like Teahouse or if you just object to my opinion of fundamentalists, but please, if you want to educate me on your point of view, I'd be very interested in hearing it.
I've kind of withheld commenting because on one hand I get your gist, on another it's easy to twist and reinterpret what you mean into "if you have a lot to say, you're in denial".
I *personally* just tend to stick to the basic argument rules since 99% of the time they are most objective way to deal with arguments or discussing conflicting ideas while still retaining content to be educated about.
Take for example what Krissa just did, the entire post is just ad homenim, there isn't an actual argument present because she did not actually address any of the points you posted.
I also have a tiny bit of sympathy for some of the younger fans, because in a way "just accepting" the criticism is easy to spiral into other things- we all can't ignore that most media aimed at women is either shit-talked or it's intention/creation by or for women is stolen and then they're told they aren't allowed to enjoy it.
I don't agree with how some defend works but I can see how they are more emotionally invested in something.
This doesn't mean we should stop criticizing problematic things, but I feel it's a bit of a disservice to do that kind of "you defend it more so that must mean you know you're wrong" kind of thought. This is especially true of other media which does have problems but then good elements (if they have them) are ignored or incorrectly criticized.
Oops, sorry for the info dump but TL;DR I don't agree with the assessment that "defensive" = self-admitted defeat. I'm kind of certain that that is not your intent but I can see how someone reading from the outside could interpret it as such.
I get what you mean, because everyone defends what they believe in (for me, that'd probably be feminism, civil rights, etc). But there's a difference between sticking up for what you believe in and attacking people who respectfully state their opinions.
I myself can tell the difference, because I don't get defensive over feminism, but I have gotten defensive over criticism of my stories. It feels different to me. Like, I don't believe feminism, I know it. I've lived through experiences that feminism talks about. My stories are different. I am so emotionally involved in my characters, and so at times my mind would shut the door and say "NOPE. STOP IT. I AM ALWAYS RIGHT. GO AWAY". Of course, with time and maturity I was able to go back to the criticism and say "Yes, you were right. I am sorry. I reacted emotionally."
Usually this kind of emotional reaction ends up in ad hominem, insults, threats, etc. I'm not going to tell a person with legitimate concerns about feminism to fuck off and die because I don't have a purely emotional response to it. Some emotional response, sure, but also an intellectual one.
That's the best I can explain it. XD
"Christians who can't accept any science"
Such a weird thing to me… As I mentioned somewhere below, I'm Scandinavian. Over here, our societies are mostly secular, and though there are, of course, religious people over here as well, religion isn't really done that much here, on the whole. There are probably, for example, creationist here as well, but you could easily go most of your life without ever running into one. I've only ever met one, in person, in my whole 44 year old life, and he was an American visiting over here :-)
He talked about Satan planting dinosaur bones in the earth to confuse us and tempt us, and that the earth was 6000 years old, and so on… and I was completely stunned! Back then (almost 20 years ago) I had never heard of those view points before. Well, then I got the Internet and realized he wasn't alone…
Well, yeah, we have problematic stuff over here as well, in many ways, but not so much of this particular kind.
Yeah, for some reason my ancestors had the bright idea to leave Scandinavia and come to the US, which SUCKS cuz I could have been born in Sweden and I think I'd be happier. XD
I think the US can track this particular brand of crazy back to the Puritans. Apparently they thought England was too tolerant of other relgions, which is why they came here. And we've been dealing with their shit ever since.
Yup, Sweden is my country! :-) Some of my ancestors emigrated, too. I have relatives still living in Washington (the state, not DC).
Heh… some things do seem better here (though I might be biased) but, yeah, we have plenty of problems over here as well. Few fundamentalist Christians, yes, but plenty of other annoying people :-D
Well, the USA have an interesting history. Another reason I've heard for the prevalence of religion in the USA, while western Europe is rather secularized is that, ironically, over here we had a monarchy and a single state church, which turned into a bland boring "obligatory" and rather lethargic institution that, eventually, almost no one cared about. While you had separation of church and state, which made competing churches actively fight to draw members.
Could be something to that I guess.
Well, Sweden simply got rid of our state church (the Church of Sweden) in, I think, 2000, and now also have complete separation of church and state. Very few even noticed when this happened.
Firstly, if I were a hater I would have gone to your comic and spewed my hatred over each page. Or I would have created a page where I would distort your work. Day in and day out, year after year. That's what a hater does.
But this is about education, and when you are talking about educating people, it doesn't get me thinking about higher education or analysis or discussion. No, it reminds me of indoctrination.
Hello: like Gulag in URSS, detention camps where prisoners had to learn the correct doctrine and concept were forced on them agains their will.
But maybe you do not like democracy, where every person has the right to think, and have ideas of their own without fearing retaliation.
Maybe you agree that preachers should be able to stop the women who are on the way in to have an abortion. They just want to teach the woman that she is "wrong".
Educating people go in two directions. If You get to "educate" people on how wrong they are, then so do the MRA.
However good an idea may be, one must remember that the end do not always justifies the means.
This is getting to be a pretty interesting discussion of free will and the desire to force anyone to agree with one's own ideas.
Now how was this page called? Kawaii is cute …?
"Firstly, if I were a hater I would have gone to your comic and spewed my hatred over each page. Or I would have created a page where I would distort your work. Day in and day out, year after year. That's what a hater does."
Let's get one thing straight, criticism and parody does not equal to hatred.
Also the false assumption that all people will react the same- I for one would welcome such lavish attention and harsh criticism.
The million dollar question of this discussion is what, in your opinion is the difference between a hater and someone who criticizes or sporks a work's problematic elements/and or weaknesses.
"But this is about education, and when you are talking about educating people, it doesn't get me thinking about higher education or analysis or discussion. No, it reminds me of indoctrination."
And there we go off topic because you cannot put forth the effort to read or construct an actual argument to what Wanda said.
"Hello: like Gulag in URSS, detention camps where prisoners had to learn the correct doctrine and concept were forced on them agains their will."
Ah yes riffing a yaoi comic is the equal of Gulag.
"But maybe you do not like democracy, where every person has the right to think, and have ideas of their own without fearing retaliation."
Democracy is a political system. Freedom of speech means that the government cannot censor you from voicing your opinion. There is no one policing anyone's thoughts here since it is kept to an isolated site and it has no power over who chooses to view its content or not.
It is also not "retaliation" to have people tell you that your ideas are wrong, especially since you have not actually constructed an argument aside from extremely vague and tangential topics that have nothing to do with the content being riffed on this site.
"Maybe you agree that preachers should be able to stop the women who are on the way in to have an abortion. They just want to teach the woman that she is "wrong"."
Another tangent and even citing this issues proves how little you grasp. This site actually criticizes misogynistic subtext and actual text of the comics being riffed here.
"Educating people go in two directions. If You get to "educate" people on how wrong they are, then so do the MRA."
The problem here is that you have not actually constructed an argument or topic you wish to discuss making all of these topics utterly unfocused and makes you come off as being someone grasping at straws and false equivalences to make people stop riffing a comic you enjoy or the imaginary "hurt" feelings of authors who are either unaware of this site or don't care.
"However good an idea may be, one must remember that the end do not always justifies the means."
I would love to hear what "end" this site is hoping to achieve and how it goes about achieving those means is somehow in the wrong.
"This is getting to be a pretty interesting discussion of free will and the desire to force anyone to agree with one's own ideas."
Is English your first language, honest question here.
No one expects to change your mind (Wanda said as much), and I expect even less for you to construct an argument since you pretty much came out of nowhere because Wanda dared to call out misogyny in media. Especially since you're preemtively talking about "force" and whatnot.
What on earth constitutes as discussion if dissenting opinions are considered acts of indoctrination?
Some tips:
-Have an actual argument or idea of what you want to discuss
-If your statement can easily be found on a list of fallacies there is a problem (the personal insults and comparing riffing a yaoi comic to stripping people of free will is hyperbolic and irrelevant)
-Get some evidence or state the logic of how you think the criticisms of the comic or comic's elements are unfounded
eg: If you think TH isn't misogynistic, explain! If you think KS is well-drawn, explain! If you think that someone kicking and screaming "NO" while sexual things are done against their will isn't rape, explain!
We want some discussion, so discuss something!
@cc: Thank you. I think you about covered what I considered saying. XD
@krissa: If you have legitimate criticisms about my webcomic and how it can be improved that run in the same vein as some of the critical yet polite opinions on the Teahouse page, I'd love to hear them! And if you want to start your own website called "WANDASCOMICSSUX" then you are within your right to do that. You can even find followers who agree with you to talk about how I'm a USSR sympathizer and anti-Christian and anti-abortion. It's a free country, man. I'm sure someone out there hates my work, and that's cool. I probably don't want to FIND those people because I don't have a thing for self-flagellation, but they can say whatever they like about me.
The thing about a free country is that no one is being forced to learn anything. I am not "indoctrinating" anyone unless I somehow conjure a militia and point guns to people's heads. This is one website out of millions on the internet, and I'm allowed to lament that anonymous fangirls are super defensive and reactionary about polite critiques to maybe the fifteen or twenty people who are regulars here. If Faps and any other adminstrator doesn't like it, they can tell me to go to hell and I'll leave.
I learn things all the time here, or are made to see things from a different perspective, or get a chance to reflect on myself.
I agree, it's easy to get defensive, and maybe not always because what you get defensive about might be indefensible (and deep inside you know it) but sometimes because you perceive the criticism as personal in some way, or you mistake the criticism for being personal, when, really, the critic talks about a bigger picture.
We probably all do that, from time to time, about different things.
I agree with that women's likes and interests are too often belittled and looked down upon, and that it's easy to see criticism of yaoi, and similar genres, as yet another way to dismiss what women enjoy to create and consume. It IS not an easy question, because a lot of stuff online that women create and consume are things we've done on our own conditions, and much of it is a well-needed counterweight to the mainstream.
But it's still a fact that there is a lot of internalized misogyny in stuff women create and consume online, and it can never be a bad thing to discuss that.
I wish there could be a way to discuss these things, and maybe get rid of it, that could, at the same time, balance with women creating and consuming stuff which caters to our differing needs, interests, sexuality, preferences and kinks, on our own terms.
Teahouse doesn't help.
I know that, people with kinks who do try their best to handle things responsibly, and who are very well aware of consent issues in real life and where the boundaries are, are not helped by people like the Teahouse authors!
Well, I don't have the answer to how to make things better, but it can at least not become worse by discussing things.
However, personally I'm probably not the right person to discuss on their turf. I get too pissed off! I agree, too, that, yes I do have sympathy for them in some ways, because, of course, I'm far from perfect myself.
I grew up in a way that these things were never discussed in any way shape or form, and in a quite misogynistic "redneck community" (the equivalence of it anyway, since I'm Scandinavian, and not from the US). The little I've learned, and become aware of, I've had to figure out myself, and probably later in life than I should have.
There was no Internet when I grew up, and that's where I've learned! When I see very young people today who discuss at forums and communities and are so well-versed and aware and argues so well, I get very encouraged and hopeful. They are a million times smarter than I was at that age, and that is just so good to see! :-)
I should be more hopeful then, when I see people online who reason and think like the worst of the Teahouse fans, that they can change too, and that the good arguments are out there for them to, hopefully, find!
But, most of the times I just get angry and frustrated and discouraged… and go rant where I think people will know what I mean, instead. So, yes, I do have some sympathy, but it too often drowns in frustration.
There were some people bitching about the people bitching about 50 Shades of Grey, saying that such harsh criticism of that book was "misogynist". Which is bullshit. That book is insanely harmful to real life women, and we need to talk about that MORE, not less. Just because it's written by a woman doesn't mean I can't say it's a piece of crap. Is stuff written by James Patterson and Dan Brown a piece of crap? Maybe. But it's not introducing people to a lifestyle that, if done wrong or without education, can be dangerous and prime for abuse. It's like Sarah Palin. Sure, she's a woman. But I'm not going to vote for a woman who will enact policy that actively hurts women.
At the same time, people who discount the Hunger Games as "the next shitty Twilight" need to shut it. XD Those movie are one of the very few where I can watch a woman be competent and fend for herself all without being sexualized. It felt good. It felt really, really good. (The books too, obviously, but there are lots of books about competent non-sexualized women. Hollywood movies . . . not so much). Unfortunately, the 50 Shades movie exists so . . . one step forward, two steps back.
In summary, I don't feel bad about making fun of media made by women for women if it's shitty. If they're 15, maybe I'll hold my tongue. But if they're in their thirties (or forties, like E.L. James) they can take it like a grown up.
At great risk to myself this brief message is smuggled out with a one legged carrier pigeon. But the truth has to get out there!
All the comments I've made here… it wasn't really me!
You see, I was happy at home as usual, reading my western yaoi comics, loving Atros, and fangirling about him with the rest! When suddenly… The Soviet police broke down my door and sent me – without trial, mind you – to the Siberia!
I'm in GULAG!
I endure unspeakably bad conditions, every day, and are forced, under threat of execution, to rant against internalized misogyny!
HELP – I'm being indoctrinated and are not here on this blog of my own free will!!!!
True story, people!
Don't forget the discussion panels (I mean INDOCTRINATION SESSIONS) you are forced to attend, such as:
White People: Why They Deserve to Die
The Underground Society CIS-SCUM and Their Obsession with Their Genitals
The Vegan Crisis: Are Farms Concentration Camps?
How to Cure Yourself of Heterosexuality in Three Easy Steps (The First Step is Castration . . . BREEDER!)
If you're not foaming at the mouth demanding a soy latte and a FEMINIST KILLJOY shirt by the end of it, we make you do hard labor for, like, four hours because more than that would be totes harsh and you gotta have enough time to knit that cozy for your guinea pig.
I love
big brother Faps onii-chan!


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Both my father and I are single and dating. Actually, he's dating and I'm hesitantly fishing the sea from a digital boat. He doing it old school – going out to social events to meet women. It's new school for me occasionally (ok, rarely) meeting men online.
Dad has a formula. Every Friday is wing night at the yacht club or he hits up a legion dance. Finding a woman he likes they hang out and dance. Then he calls for the first date – always lunch. If that goes well time for date #2, the "let's go for a Sunday drive" date, which ends with him taking the woman of interest to see the house I grew up in.Makes sense, I guess. He's proud of the beautiful property he built.
It's a strange formula for me but Dad's 62 and not looking for someone to build a life with. He's looking for someone to share his. Not one for accepting change he wants someone who will fit into his life without adjustments. Dad's told me more than once he's looking for a companion, not someone to replace my mother who died suddenly in 2004 (leaving him with a broken heart that will never heal.) He's looking for someone who'll let him keep his daily rituals of crosswords and Jeopardy while providing some small talk at dinner.
For me, it's a lot different. I'm looking for someone who's not only good for me but good for my daughter. Someone who's going to work with me, building the life I'm currently building. I'm searching for that better half, that soul mate, that person to share the beauties and trials of life.
Online dating seems to be great for that. But it's scary. Profiles hang like resumes of potential partners. Instead of awkward conversations you can read for hours about men who fit your wish list and those who don't. You peruse through smiling pictures of empty faces because, let's face it, a face has no soul until you really know the person. Yes, you get to read what a person is like, what they've been through, what they want… but, if you're like me, there's a lingering sense of wondering. Could this guy be speaking the truth? Is he for real?
Then of course there's the feeling of rejection when you message or send a flirt someone's way and you get nothing. Thanks to the sites you can see if they read your email and look at your profile which means if they did and didn't respond you can't help thinking they didn't like something about you. My picture? My hair? The fact I am a single mother with a toddler?
My sister swears by online dating. She found her prince this way. So I guess it's worth a try. Considering I have no social life and don't often get out of the house without my daughter, online dating is pretty much the only option I have.
Here I go… digital boat fishing is commencing. Both feet in this time.

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The BYU UXD (User Experience Design) and BYU AIS (Association for Information Systems) have teamed up with a non-profit organization and will be working to creating apps that will help this and other organizations serve more people both locally and globally.
Much like other hackathons that you have attended this will be a 24 hour event. The event will be October 13 – 14 (Friday and Saturday) and will start at 5:00 P.M on the 13th and end at 5:00 P.M. on the 14th.
This event will be held in the Information Systems Lab in the Tanner Building (TNRB W328).
Food for all of the meals that are during the event will be provided along with snacks and drinks to sustain energy. T-Shirts will be given to all participants and prizes will be given to the group with the winning app!
If you come from another tech clubs across campus, we have invited you because of the skills and knowledge that we know you have. We hope you can come and contribute the knowledge you do have and learn a few things along the way.
Please fill out this form if you plan to attend. See you there!
**There is a place in this form to put comments and questions, however; feel free to contact AIS directly through Devin Bennett at firstname.lastname@example.com
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The trips so far this season have been great… and each different from the others! This week we have seen a number of different individuals in the area, including an old favorite Mars, Ase, and Thumper, as well as a few mom and calf pairs- Palette, Spoon, and Prongs have all returned to Stellwagen with babies this season. We have seen a bit of feeding behavior from the adult whales each day this week. One of my favorite experiences of being out here is "getting to know" these whales and their feeding styles. I am thinking of Palette in particular, who we've seen slapping her chin at the surface, kicking her tail, blowing a ring of bubbles, and then coming to the surface to feed. We are also lucky to be able to watch the calf as he/she plays while Mom eats.
In addition to humpback moms and calves, we were also lucky enough to watch a fin whale mom/calf pair! We know very little about fin whale breeding grounds (if they have designated areas) or if the exact time of year calves are most likely to be born, and seeing this pair was a great treat. With fin whales reaching lengths of about 75 feet as an adult, seeing this 'small' baby swimming next to mom was awesome to watch.
We have also had the occasional sighting of seals, and also had our first basking shark sighting of the season. This particular shark stayed at the surface for a bit but seemed to dive down below the surface, so we began to move away. As we did, it suddenly resurfaced and then turned right toward the boat, giving us an amazing look right into the mouth! We are excited at the great sightings we have had lately and are hoping they continue as the season picks up into full gear.


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Finest Reasonably priced British Sports Automobiles
Check out our selections for the best sports cars of 2017 and 2018; if it's sporting an Editors' Selection badge, you will know that we expect it's among the finest sports activities vehicles available on the market. These cars look actually good and have related physique strains to an early Ford Thunderbird. Whereas the GTI might be specced up with fancy features like leather trim, an influence driver's seat, and touchscreen infotainment, the basic models include every thing it's essential extract loads of driving enjoyable from this low-cost sports automotive.
The layout of having a rear-wheel drive with the engine at the entrance has survived in sports vehicles. Manufacturing of the second technology Coupe/Quattro fashions ceased in 1995, however Audi returned to the sports activities automotive market in 1998 when it unveiled the TT coupe and roadster. And like the VW, this low-cost sports activities automobile additionally sends the ability from its turbocharged inline four—on this case, a 197-hp 1.6-liter unit—to the front wheels.
Porsche expanded its range of sports vehicles through the 1970s with the entry-stage 924 (a 4-cylinder hatchback coupe) in 1976 and the 928 a year later. They often have excessive running prices, however for less than the price of a whole lot of economy sedans, you'll be able to in all probability afford to purchase a sports activities car. We need to share our passion for cars by finding a luxurious automobile that suits your life-style, matches your character and makes you enthusiastic about getting behind the wheel.
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I have seen full venture cars sell for lower than $500 and respectable drivers normally hover round $2500 – $4500 depending available on the market you might be in. Anticipated production of Russian-built sports activities vehicles wearing the TVR badge by no means happened, however in 2013 hopes of the marque making a comeback had been raised when a syndicate of British businessmen bought the rights to the TVR identify with a view to developing new sports activities automobiles.


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Ashington goalkeeper Conor Grant is hoping to shake off a hip injury ahead of Saturday's FA Vase first round proper clash against Dronfield Town in Derbyshire.
The 25-year-old lost his ever present tag on Saturday when he was forced to sit out the Ebac Northern League first division clash against Bishop Auckland.
But he is keeping his fingers crossed to return between the posts at the Stonelaw Playing Fields.
He said: "I actually picked up the injury in our away game against Newcastle Benfield.
"The problem is the muscle in between my groin and hip flexor, and although I played the last two games, it 'went' in last week's midweek clash with Whitley Bay.
"I have missed the match against Bishop Auckland in the hope of being fit for next Saturday.
"It feels a bit better and at the moment I reckon the chances of me being fit are 70-30 in my favour.
"I will be doing everything I can and will be making a decision late in the week.
"We are on a roll after putting some results together recently and were a bit unlucky not to win against Bishops."
Ashington also have doubts surrounding defenders Paul Weldon and Ben Christensen but striker Dylan Williamson is expected to return to the squad after injury.
Head coach Ian Skinner said: "We are delighted to have a free midweek but are going to train twice.
"We had to protect Matty Grieve today who has got a touch of flu and who has also been carrying a little bit of a niggle.
"However, I would expect him to be ready and raring to go on Saturday, and there will be decisions to be made during the week leading up to the game."
As for the clash against a side from the first division of the Northern Counties East League, Skinner added: "Obviously we would have preferred a home tie, but on the positive side we have avoided facing opposition from our own Northern League.
"Dronfield are not a team we know too much about and we will therefore gather as much information about them as possible.
"However, from a player's perspective, the game will be treat like any other and we'll prepare meticulously."
Last weekend Dronfield came back from a goal down to win 2-1 away to Hall Road Rangers.


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On Saturday April 7, 2018, I'll be giving a 45-minute talk on Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Included: what the art world looked like when Parrish began his career; what made him unique; what made him so popular; and whether or why he's significant in the greater scheme of the history of art.
This event is being held at a private home, so I won't be posting the address: email me if you'd like to attend (email@example.com).
Not an academic talk
This talk was originally given at a private club in New York City, between the start of the cocktail hour and the moment when the finicky chef required that everyone sit down to dinner. Given the context, a ponderous academic style would not have worked. But then, by my standards, a ponderous academic style never does.
When are we?
Since this talk is organized chronologically, one of the biggest challenges was finding a way to keep the audience aware of the time frame. I know from personal experience that when a lecturer is speaking, I'm likely to miss the introductory clause ("In 1787…") because I'm focused on what's coming up. Then I miss a few words later, while I try to figure out what year we're at.
For this talk, I've added a timeline on the left side of each slide. The timeline always shows the same span of years (no need for reorientation with every new slide), and the period I'm talking about in a particular slide is always marked in red.
With the timeline in front of them, the audience knows the approximate date even if I don't mention it. I'll be using this same method on slides in my talk in July, "Artist-Entrepreneurs: Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish". (For details on the 2018 Cordair Arts and Wine Weekend, see here.)
- Date of the Parrish talk: Saturday April 7, 2018. Time: arrive at 3:00; talk will be 4ish. If you're interested, email me for the location: email@example.com.
- I will probably not release this talk as a video or publish it as a printed book or an ebook. Here's why. In the United States, any works published before 1/1/1923 are in the public domain. More than half the Parrish works in this talk fall into that category. However, the VAGA, which represents Parrish's heirs, told me back in 2015 that I must also pay a fee for pre-1923 works published digitally, because "online use is always world-rights (and the 1923 US Public domain date does not apply)." For the 75 Parrish images used in this talk, VAGA's rate was $800 for one year's license on YouTube, $2,400 for 5 years. For ebooks, the lowest price would be $1,500 for a one-year license. I'm not willing to risk publishing despite VAGA's statement, but I see no way to recover the cost of the license fees. So you'll only see the talk if you see it live.
- Want more art like this delivered weekly to your inbox? Members of my free Sunday Recommendations list (email firstname.lastname@example.com) receive three art-related suggestions every week: check out my favorites from last year's recommendations. For more goodies, check out my Patreon page.


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Former Horizon Radio presenter Helen Legh has joined MKFM for a new Sunday evening show.
Helen is a well-known voice in the city after co-hosting breakfast on Horizon Radio as well as presenting a dedicated breakfast show for Milton Keynes on BBC Three Counties Radio until 2012.
As well as a new show for MKFM, Helen will continue to present her Sunday Breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio.
She took a break from radio in 2014 when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and only given a few months to live.
Following brain surgery and some experimental treatment, her tumour has shrunk and Helen plans to make the most of every day in the city she loves.
Talking about the new show, Helen said: "I'm very excited to be joining the MKFM team, broadcasting to a city which I grew up in.
"Every week I will be playing my mixtape which will take our listeners back in time with some of the best music from the last 30 years. I can't wait to get started!"
Darren Dorrington, Managing Director at MKFM, said: "We're delighted to welcome Helen as part of our team.
"She brings a wealth of radio experience and local knowledge and this will be great for our team and our audience."
Here is a sample of Helen's Mixtape Playlist. Where were you when these were in the charts?
Miami Sound Machine – Doctor Beat; The Beloved – Sweet Harmony; Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance; Olive – You're Not Alone; Baby D – Let Me Be Your Fantasy; The Weather Girls – It's Raining Men; Real McCoy – Another Night; Taylor Dayne – Tell It To My Heart; Madonna – Vogue; Enigma – Sadness Part 1; Gwen Guthrie – Ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent; Bucketheads – These Sounds Fall Into My Mind; The KLF – 3am Eternal; Soul to Soul – Back To Life; Prince – Kiss; Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It; Suzanne Vega – Tom's Diner; Robin S – Show Me Love; S-Express – Theme From S-Express; The Bangles – Eternal Flame.
You can catch Helen every Sunday night at 7pm on 106.3FM or listen live online at http://www.mkfm.com


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These days, it seems as though you run into more and more people who want to have great hair and why not? With newer, high definition video cameras and the rising popularity that we have seen with social networking, people are exposed on camera more than ever before. This article is going to give great hair care advice for you.
When you find yourself dealing with dry, brittle hair, use this home-conditioning trick. When you are done washing your hair you should wring out the water and use the conditioner with a shower cap, leave it on for a few minutes. When you generate heat the conditioner will soak into your hair follicles.
For minimizing breakage, be sure that your hair is completely wet prior to applying shampoo. Don't use any more than about a quarter-size dollop. Then proceed to rub the shampoo in between your palms to start with. Be sure to lather up for no more than 30 seconds or so.
Your lifestyle influences the way your hair looks. Being stressed, not getting enough sleep or smoking tobacco means your hair will not look good. You also need to maintain a balanced diet so that your hair gets all the vitamins and nutrients it needs. Get rid of your bad habits and you should see a difference!
Drink more water! Your hair needs water to thrive especially during the winter months. Increasing your water intake will help no matter what your hair type is. Start carrying a bottle with you and make sure that you are going through at least a few bottles every day. Your hair will thank you.
Using appliances that are hot on the hair can prove to be very damaging, so you should limit your use of them. When using a blow dryer on your hair, it is a good idea to use the cool setting or the low setting, so that you will decrease the chances of hair getting damaged.
Try changing up the kind of shampoos and conditioners you use every now and again. Your hair may get used to the kind of products you are using and may not respond to them as well as they may have at first. Do not downgrade the brands you are using though!
When washing your hair, you should start by rinsing it with water to get most of the impurities out. Then, gently massage the shampoo into your scalp and in the hair. Take your time and make sure all your hair is covered with shampoo. Rinse until all the shampoo is gone.
To get the best shine possible to your hair, wash it with cool water. When you wash your hair with hot water, you are likely to dry out your hair in the process! Cool water, on the other hand, has the opposite effect – it can actually increase the shininess of your hair.
To wrap it all up, it is obvious that you need to look your very best, no matter what you are doing. Walking around with bad looking hair can have a major impact on your appearance. Go ahead and take a few minutes to try out these outstanding tips so that you can keep your hair looking beautiful. You will be able to achieve wonderful results.


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It's Friday, and we've got another week of fly cuts and fierce fashion under our belts. Here's a quick look back at the most loved looks of the week:
Teyana paid homage to Janet Jackson with her VMA look on Sunday. Her classic bob was styled just right, and the touseled bangs gave off the sweet-yet-sexy vibe that Janet still exudes to this day.
Honored to receive the same award as my idol, @janetjackson!!! Anyone that follows me knows I STAN for her. I chose this look because of Janet's mindfulness of making a statement. My ups and downs have been publicized since 15 and "underrated" was the word I chose to sum up how often all the work I put in is overlooked. Nothing personal just something for me to know I'm headed in the right direction!! I named my first album "VII" because my mom always talked about it as the number of completion, and with my career, it took 7 years of working my ass off to finally get my album out and have people take me seriously as an artist, a woman. It's so easy for others to judge and criticize when they really don't understand your journey. One who hasn't experienced it, could never really understand the emotional roller coaster of an Artist that's so passionate about their work. That's why I continuously strive to go harder everyday. So I just want to give a HUGE thank you to the @vmas, as well as my supporters #TeamTeyana #NeutchNation who have been loyal to me since day 1! I Love you Guys Dearly! ❤❤
We all know Meagan is a hair chameleon, and she effortlessly wears long and short looks. This cut is giving us 90s vibes and the dark brown/cinnamon ombre effect is perfect for fall! She captioned this look with "Gonna miss this hair … time for something new." Well, Meagan, we can't wait to see what cut you try next!
Ashley, a.k.a. @mz_dubz, is a Charlotte stylist who's known for slaying short styles on herself and her clients. She recently started rocking icy finger waves and she shared the secret to her perfectly platinum hue on Instagram:
I live by Redken — I just love the results of their toners. This particular formula was 9v + 9p for 20 minutes. I love the look it's giving me two weeks later. It's pearl-ish (lol). *Some might say don't give away your formula, I learned this from vets that put me on to Redken, took me yeras to learn this, so I don't mind sharing!
Want the chance to make it into our top three next week? Tag your photos with #thecutlife on IG!


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The latest official figures suggest £90bn is laundered in crime proceeds through the UK each year. The Home Secretary announced a framework to crack down on money laundering, particularly in the City of London.
She commented: "Today we are taking action against economic crime, and by that, I mean the high-level crime, the billions that have been laundered through the City of London, making sure we reduce that, and we are very clear we expect higher standards of integrity in this country."
Under the new measures, a new National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) will be created within the National Crime Agency (NCA). The NCA will in turn be able to task the SFO to investigate the worst offenders. The government has also confirmed that the SFO will continue to operate as an independent organization.
These new measures have set out six priorities that include countering "corrupt insiders" in policing, prisons and the defence sector, reducing corruption in public procurement and increasing enforcement and financial transparency.
The strategy has been met with some criticism, however. It says almost nothing about extending corporate criminal liability beyond bribery and tax evasion to wider economic crimes and that there are no new measures to tackle issues related to offshore financial centres, forcing them to introduce public registers of company ownership. Another aspect of concern is the cost involved in abolishing the existing agencies and setting up the new organisation which could be high and that setting up of the new NECC would require new legislation.
The governments new, more robust approach to money laundering, bribery and corruption certainly brings reassurance that steps are being taken to secure our future prosperity. A "failure to prevent approach" is certainly the way forward to ensure that Britain remains one of the safest and cleanest places in the world to do business.
As a result of this announcement and the changes this will inevitably bring to AML regulations, firms are advised to review their risk appetite and approach to AML and financial crime prevention by reviewing and enhancing their AML Governance Framework.
Firms who are concerned about their exposure to risks involving anti-money laundering should consider a thorough AML Health Check to help them assess their position and remediate any gaps and shortfalls. If this is of interest to you, please contact me or email@example.com for more information.


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A couple of months ago this ridiculously tricked out cooler called "the coolest" set all kinds of crowdfunding records on the site Kickstarter.
Over 30 days, that fucking cooler raised $13,285,226. Let that sink in for a moment. 13 mill. Daaaaammn!
I'm sure this opened up people's eyes around the world to the potential of upgrading everyday items, so now I introduce to you *drum roll* the coolbox. It's basically the same exact concept of the tricked out cooler, but it's a tricked out Toolbox instead. check it out:
The amount of work and attention to detail put into this toolbox is absolutely mind blowing to me. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these things.
Terrible name, but awesome product. All jokes aside, this tool box looks fucking awesome and I believe that it's going to raise at least 10 million dollars in funding within the next 35 days- just you watch.
If you want to get in on this toolbox, you have 34 days to put up or shut up. Get one here and thank me later: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/coolbox-the-world-s-most-advanced-toolbox
some of you readers will probably be like "Salsa, I already have a decent cooler and a toolbox"
-okay fine, but I'm willing to bet a lot of pesos that you don't have a taco toaster.


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The Skyelands Pride Forum
New Forum!
The New Skyelands Pride Forum is now Active and ready for Members! When and if you Register, please Register with your Skyelands Character Name as your Username. Here is the Link!
The Skyelands Pride Forum
10/08/2012 12:30am
Yay! I made up an account although I can't seem to post anything yet lol XD
10/08/2012 3:49pm
Some of the Categories and Forums are locked, because I have yet to fill them with "Official" Topics XD
10/15/2012 3:49am
Hey Arckin, my internet died and i can't get back onto fh, i don't know why... Shall we talk on here for a bit?
10/15/2012 10:29pm
Skye! I didn't think to look here last night -shame on me- Anyways, hopefully the game servers will behave themselves, if not I'll check here and the forums, think I can post there now haha.
10/23/2012 4:30am
Haha ok Arckin, lol i only just checked this... Oops... Lol i think it will have to be that way, if you can't get onto the game, go onto the blog instead lol or something like that... xD
10/25/2012 3:17am
Aaannnnnnnd Fh is down. Can't even get onto their website.. oh well drawing time I guess :/
10/25/2012 11:38pm
Awwh why is it down... lol arckin what is your email? email each other?
I know it's a bummer! The websites up now but theres not really any help there http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=28426.0
10/26/2012 12:42am
Hmm, can i grab your email...? Mine is email@example.com
10/26/2012 12:45am
Sure ^_^ mines email@example.com
10/26/2012 12:50am
Ok, i shall email you ^_^
12/02/2012 4:34am
My FH is playing up and won't log me in... Grrrr, wanted to edit skye and make her begin to go grey because of the stress and age lol
01/25/2013 6:26am
Hayley!! It says i have been blocked! Don't ask me what for? But it says i can't get on for two months!!
01/25/2013 10:55am
0.0 THAT SUCKS! Try the forums, people have been getting randomly blocked....or so I've heard.
01/31/2013 2:29am
The prides so quiet lately... D':
01/31/2013 9:12am
From what I have heard, I think Codi is going to move Skyelands Pride to an IT server called Last Moon, I'm not positive though, you can ask her.
01/31/2013 9:11am
From What I've heard, I think Codi is going to move the Pride to Last Moon, an IT Server.
02/01/2013 12:46am
Ah I know I can't wait! Though I'm never sure if I should be on LM or FH XD
02/01/2013 4:24am
Hey guys, guess what? I have been blocked again...!!! Grrr, and yeah Ryder, am going to move Skyelands to LM.. :)
02/01/2013 4:25am
Argh! Thats crazy! Lets hope they fix it soon
02/01/2013 4:32am
I'm seriously starting to get sick and tired of FH... LM here i come! x)
02/01/2013 10:56am
Sad to hear that your getting sick of FH, I shall never get sick of FH!
02/11/2013 3:53am
Pookie's on Lm now and Draked's getting it so there's three of us there, hopefully we'll see you there soon too skye!
02/11/2013 4:45am
N-never mind.. I don't think it likes draked or at least not tonight ;_;
05/03/2013 4:38am
Hey guys i am back, i am still yet to get LM, but i am back in Skyelands. I know i have missed a lot so just fill me in. But i am back!!
09/01/2013 4:31pm
Hey guys, i don't know how often you check this, but i can hardly get on anymore as i am at uni...
12/05/2014 3:59am
Wow I've been reminiscing all evening. Anyone still come here? Anyone still know it exists? Haha.
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Images of my design work from projects that are either working or completed and some before and afters. Also, images of items that were inspirational in achieving the designs.
Often I am asked "What is your design style?" The best description of my style is blending simplicity with luxury, extravagances with essentials, and applying it to the structure, its location and the people who will live there, every detail is site specific.
Inside Secret ....As often as possible, I prefer a departure from the norm using ecological principles and organics with a mix of luxurious, original and contemporary elements forming a striking composition.
I study design and art from the world every day. Travels to Europe, Mexico, Alaska and throughout the Southwest have given me exposure to colors, shapes, textures and cultures which gives me great resource for what I do as a designer.
It is always most important for me to provide a finished structure with an environment made for its location, the structure and most importantly the residents.
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As long as Trinisphere is untapped, each spell that would cost less than three mana to cast costs three mana to cast. (Additional mana in the cost may be paid with any color of mana or colorless mana. For example, a spell that would cost to cast costs to cast instead.)
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Quicksilver Behemoth attacks or blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Steve Perillo of Saddle River has led Perillo Tours – the world's largest operator of escorted tours to Italy — into a new era.
Boomers remember the TV commercials of his father, the late Mario Perillo, known as "Mr. Italy."
Following in that tradition, Steve also has directly appealed to a new generation in recent ads.
"Ah, Puccini," he says in one, as he plays the piano. "It brings out the Italy in all of us."
He's also been featured with his ever-present companion, Harry, his Golden Retriever.
Mario took over the Bronx travel agency of his father, Joseph. In the 1970s, he moved it to Pearl River and started offering tours of Italy.
In 1988, Mario moved the business to its present home: Perillo Plaza on Chestnut Ridge Road in Woodcliff Lake.
The place is designed to look like an Italianate palazzo, complete with a statue of David in the front courtyard.
"My father's time was unique," Steve said. "It was the beginning of the modern travel business after the war when the jet aircraft came in for the first time.
"Before then, there wasn't mass travel at all."
Since 2003, when he took the reins of the business, travelers have become increasingly more sophisticated, Steve said. They've had more experiences than the travelers of yesteryear.
That's why the son has spent years perfecting what his father created.
Steve, who has been to Italy some 100 times, hand-picks the tour guides as well as the restaurants and hotels.
He also builds in pleasant surprises for his tourgoers.
"You can't fool around," he said. "You have to have great food and accommodations have to be happy places."
Gone are the days of 55-person tours.
Groups now have some 40 people, Steve said, and they're getting smaller all the time. People prefer traveling with 12 or 15 couples.
Yet some things have stayed the same.
Perillo Tours offers 10 different tours of Italy.
The biggest seller today is the same as it was in 1975 — two weeks going to five cities in Italy.
"It never changed," Steve said. "People want to see the basics."
After all this time, he has a personal favorite spot: Positano, near Naples, the place from which his family hails.
"The food is heaven. The place is heaven," Steve said. "They make this mozzarella. It's an hour old. It's so soft and juicy. And the tomatoes. The pasta with the seafood. Positano is a knockout."
Most countries, he said, would like to have just one of Italy's fabulous cities.
Steve also has brought Perillo Tours into the tech era, most recently with Travel Genie , which allows people to plan a trip — any kind of trip — online.
Perillo Tours take people to a variety of places in the world, not just Italy.
For those who travel for self-improvement, another modern trend, it offers Perillo's Learning Journeys to Ireland, Spain, Italy and Israel .
Some journeys are led by Ramapo College professors.
Perillo said one of his nephews is destined to take over Perillo Tours, ensuring family leadership into a fourth generation.
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text: Washington will host the next meeting of the Atlantic Council which will discuss the Central Asia and U.S. foreign policies. The main issues are the situation in Afghanistan, implementation of China's 'One Belt, One Road' project and large-scale institutional reforms in Kazakhstan. Domestic diplomats spoke about the third modernization program which is being implemented in Kazakhstan and invited their American counterparts to take an active role in its implementation. International experts highlighted Kazakhstan's steady economic development naming it "a successful model of action for other countries." Economic transformation and legislative reforms have allowed attracting foreign investments which made possible the achievement of key growth indicators. Experts highlighted that these rates should be continued.


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I've just bought a 520D, and have occasions where I cannot use my Fender amplifier for my harp. On these occasions, I use the High Impedance input on our sound mixer.
But, when we recently played a large club, the mic input box, connected to the snake, connected to their mixer, didn't have Hi-Z inputs, all Low. Is there an in-line device that will attenuate my signal, while changing my connection from 1/4" plug to standard low-Z 3 pin? I know I can wire my 520D either High or Low, but things are not consistent enough for hard-wiring in either configuration.
The A95U will work perfectly and convert the 520DX into a low impedance, balanced output.