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ED BALLS

Wait… Isn’t Ed Balls day coming up? ED BALLS DAY, I HAVE TO GET READY TO CELEBRATE 

I’ve never wanted to hug Mari more.

On the subject of rivalry

Specifically, I want to briefly discuss Chloe and Marinette’s relationship (or lack thereof), and how people continue to mistakenly define them as being rivals. First, what is a rivalry between two people suppose to look like?

In the most basic understanding, I can see how Chloe and Marinette standing as foils to each other can give people the idea initially, especially since the recent trend is to look at any two characters who are antagonistic towards each other and call it a rivalry. Just by being who they are, their morals and their understanding of how the world works clashes. So occasionally the two will butt heads if Marinette perceives something to be wrong and wants to stop Chloe from doing her usual shenanigans. 

But I think a lot are missing what a rivalry should be, and that is a relationship that is competitive at it’s core. It’s people who clash because of a need to be better then the other, or who fight over a specific objective. 

Their interactions to date have consisted of Marinette standing up for others in the face of Chloe’s antagonism, like Juleka in Reflekta, or standing up for herself. The relationship between the two is a series of antagonistic behavior from one end while the other is usually playing defense, and there is a word for that; it starts with a B and rhymes with sullying, but it’s definitely no rivalry. 

They don’t even fight over Adrien. There’s jealousy to be had, sure, but Marinette has shown that her jealousy isn’t specified to only Chloe, and just being jealous over a guy is a long way from actively sabotaging another person’s chance with a guy… something that Marinette actually did to Lila in a fit of anger. But never with Chloe. So strike that off the list. 

These characters were even in two actual competitions with each other, and it still didn’t reflect what two rivals should look like.

First, the bowler hat contest. I barely count it anyway, since it was for the entire class, but even looking beyond that fact there was little Chloe vs. Marinette aspect to be found. Chloe did single Marinette out, because I do think on some level Chloe might think of her as someone who she has to beat, but it’s for all the wrong reasons and she goes about it through plagiarism anyway. Meanwhile, Chloe wasn’t even on Marinette’s radar (which is what often happens, Marinette does not seem to care about Chloe unless she does something nasty) until she discovered that she stole her design, which she handled quickly and without much fuss at all. But this was a contest Marinette worked hard to be better than everyone so she could win for her own gain, not to beat Chloe specifically. 

Then there was the class presidential election. This is closer to the mark of what two rivals should look like, but it’s ignoring the core of it’s two characters and the message the story is trying to get across. The point of it wasn’t that these two fight to gain something they want and that’s it, it was that once again, Marinette saw wrong in Chloe’s behavior and took matters in her own hands to correct a bad situation. It just so happened that competing against her was the best way to go about it this time.  

The issue seems harmless and inconsequential, but defining their relationship as a rivalry puts Marinette and Chloe on the same level of culpability for their antagonistic behavior towards each other. It suggests that they compete with each other over their ideals, or over an objective, or over a boy, when the show has been explicitly clear in showing that Chloe is always the one to start a fight while Marinette is usually the one having to defend herself, or someone else. There’s nothing competitive about that, and saying otherwise puts blame on Marinette for their relationship being as awful as it is, as if she’s equally as antagonistic and petty for simply not taking it. 

One could look at Chloe, and conclude that the only reason she acts this way towards Marinette is because of jealousy, and that Marinette is someone who she has to beat because the way Marinette accomplishes goals and makes friends is opposite of everything Chloe was every taught, so she could think of her as her own rival. But this is never reciprocated by Marinette, who only ever fights back hard enough for her own defense. But this is also a flawed way of looking at it, because this wasn’t always the status quo between the two.

I think we need to remember Origins for a moment, because the behavior from Chloe can often be dismissed because Marinette now stands up to her very easily. But what if she didn’t? We got a taste of how Marinette use to cow in front of Chloe when she made her change her seat when the school year started, and before that we knew that Marinette put up with this for 4 years, and hated it. She stands up for herself now, but does that make it any different? Keeping in mind that Marinette use to dread going to school because of how Chloe still acts presently, can we call this relationship a rivalry? The answer should be a very firm no. Maybe Chloe sees Marinette as someone to beat now, but she sure didn’t when Marinette was insecure and quiet, and she was still just as antagonizing and mean. 

TLDR: Don’t confuse someone who’s a bully and their target for two people competing with each other on equal terms, just because said target doesn’t take it lying down anymore. 

Scared

how does this make you feel?

Y’all remember when I said I’d draw cherry and Joe????

First attempt, kinda shitty, didn’t like how Joe turned out.

Second attempt, young cherry??? Hello??? Gender envy awakened. Joe still doesn’t look the best, but I did do his portrait in about an hour compared to the three I spent on cherry.

OH YEAH

Did I mention that I did all of those in one day??

Yesterday.

Anyways, have the two I drew today too!!

I LOVED DRAWING THIS PIECE, IT TOOK UP MOST OF MY DAY. ITS SO CUTE I CANT. This is a wedding au taking place a couple years after they graduated high school. I love how they turned out!!!

And finally

Drum roll please

*drum noises*

I wanted to do some painting at midnight tonight!!! I think this turned out SO much better than it should’ve. As my gf said, Joe looks scared in a gay way lol. If you’ll notice I really like to make cherry tiny, that’s bc the gender envy is so strong I want to make him my own height lmao. We’re meeting in the middle here.

girl help my capybara is running away

Holy hell this is so cool. Thank you Nickelodeon for standing with our black neighbors and family and friends who deserve their rights just as much as the rest of us.

For anyone who doesn't live with children or watch cartoons on a regular basis, Nickelodeon went off the air for 8 minutes and 46 seconds today. During that time, instead of playing shows or commercials, there was a Nickelodeon orange background with scrolling and repeating messages about racial equality, the right to education, and the right to be safe from harm and hatred.

For those who aren't aware, as I wasn't until I googled it, 8 minutes and 46 seconds was the exact amount of time that George Floyd was pinned on the ground.

There's nothing subtle about this and I'm just. Shocked. In a good way of course, I've just never seen this sort of rallying behind a race-based social movement.

I really wish I could go see a phsychiatrist about this but my parents will think it’s just a money dump even though I answered yes to almost every SINGLE question on this only excluding the ones that go directly against the ones I’d answered yes to.

I’ve been told I’m dramatic for my entire life, I can’t believe that this whole time it’s probably just been adhd making it impossible for me to monitor and take control over my own emotions. I can cry over the drop of a hat and I always thought there was something WRONG with me.

Here’s the ADHD Checklist! I finally made it, it’s originally from this post. But I’ve put it in a more easy to read manner.

Requested by: @partykeet I hope this helps!

If you don’t know if you have ADHD or not but have an inkling you might, these are important questions to consider when self diagnosing and researching into the disorder!

Executive Dysfunction

Do you struggle with getting things done?

Do you mean to do it and you don’t?

Do you feel overwhelmed by trying to do it?

Do you forget to do it?

Do you feel like you can’t for whatever reason?

Emotional Dysregulation

Are you often told you’re overemotional?

Are you told you overreact?

Do you feel like you can’t control your emotions?

Do you often go from one emotion to the next?

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)

Do you react strongly without meaning to?

Do you get really depressed after wearing yourself out?

Do you feel awful after someone’s criticized you?

Do you often spiral when something goes wrong?

Do you feel like you can perk back up when that person asks you what’s wrong?

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

Do you have a hard time waking up?

Do you have a hard time going to bed?

Do you have very vivid dreams?

Are you aggressive and irritable when someone wakes you up (for like, school)?

Do you struggle keeping a consistent sleep schedule over vacation or summer break, even on the weekends?

Inattention(Dissociation) and Hyperfocus

Do you often zone out?

Do you daydream?

Do you get disinterested often?

Do you feel like you can multitask (listen to music and read at the same time)?

Do you get so absorbed in something that when you return to reality, hours have passed by?

Hyperfixation and Emotional Hyperarousal

Do you have “obsessions” or things that feel incredibly pleasurable/taste good when you interact with them?

Do you have a loud mind that runs a thousand miles a minute?

Do you feel overwhelmed or stressed out by your mind?

Do you overthink or overanalyze things?

Is your head really foggy or thoughts blurry?

Working Memory, Inattention and Object Permanence

Do you seem to have memory problems?

Like you cant remember something someone told you to do (homework, chores)?

Or you easily lose things, having it just been there?

Do you forget that things exist after having them put away?

Do you forget important things like birthdays, dates and numbers, but remember other “trivial” things?

Do you have a hard time remembering the past or your childhood?

Stimulation and Stimming

Does listening to music help you get things done?

Do you need to watch something while you’re eating and get distracted if you don’t?

Do you feel dissociated or distracted when you can’t listen to music or have your phone out?

Do you constantly fidget, shake your legs, play with parts of things?

Do you feel like if you try to stop fidgeting, you’ll feel an urge to do it more?

Do you have a million phone games?

Do you feel like some games aren’t enough to play on their own but some are too much that you can’t focus on anything else?

“Money Blindness” and Impulsivity

Do you have trouble with money when given control over it?

Do you spend money on things other people find pointless or useless?

Do you have trouble with microtransactions?

Do you feel like when you buy something that you’ll have enough money left for things you need?

Are you often broke? Especially if you claimed that you would save money?

Do you often feel like the consequences of buying something aren’t that serious?

Time Blindness

Do you have a hard time keeping track of time?

Do you feel like you’re often late to things?

If not, do you have anxiety, and often panic about the time?

Do you often have a hard time keeping a schedule?

Do people say you have poor time management skills, but no matter what you do, you can’t fix it?

Habits, Executive Dysfunction and Disorganization

Do you have poor hygiene?

Do you struggle to remember to brush your teeth?

Is it hard taking a bath/shower? If so, does it take a long time to get into the bath or shower?

If left to your own devices do you wear the same outfit for days?

Do you often look disheveled despite trying to be organized and clean?

Do you often rub off makeup or have messy hair?

Do you try to be organized but no matter what, you can’t?

Boundaries, RSD, and Volume Control

Do you struggle with boundaries?

Do you have a hard time controlling your volume (either too loud or too quiet)?

Do you feel like you’ve ruined everything when someone tells you that you did something wrong?

Do you think you’ve offended people when you haven’t?

Do you have a hard time judging reality correctly (like you think you’ve offended or hurt someone and you feel awful but it didn’t bother them that much)?

Disclaimer: Don’t say someone who self diagnoses is faking. If you relate to these questions and symptoms, you definitely are not faking. ADHD is a disability that is incredibly hard to manage. People who have it don’t like it as they have likely struggled all their life. Being undiagnosed and unmedicated is damaging and traumatizing. Be kind to people, especially if they don’t have access to medical help.

Give my gf that money and they’ll probably spend it on me, but they still deserve it.

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