Yves says she has never felt the need to define her sexuality, saying she wants her words, actions, and music to give others the freedom to interpret them for themselves
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“Even back in LOONA, I had a large queer fanbase, and I’ve always been grateful for that. But it also came with pressure, I became more careful with my words and actions because of how people might read them. I don’t feel like I need to explain or define that part of myself in detail. The same way music is always open to personal interpretation, I’d rather let my words, my actions and my music stay open too. If small things, what I say, how I act, even the music itself, can give someone else a little more freedom to think and act for themselves, make them feel less alone, or give them strength to keep going, that alone makes me really happy”
Yves says the ‘apple’ grew from a simple LOONA symbol into a meaningful part of her identity as a solo artist
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“When I was first given the apple as my symbol back in LOONA, it was just a simple symbol to me, nothing more. But the longer I worked, the more I realized it wasn’t that simple. The apple’s meaning of taboo and rebellion felt like it matched something in my own character, and from then on it started to feel like part of me. I’m really grateful to my fans for not just taking the apple as an apple; they turned it into a representation of their own identity and expanded what it means. Watching fans express themselves through that symbol, and seeing it become this kind of unity, was such a joyful experience. [Realizing] something of mine could become someone else’s strength means a lot to me”
Beloved Palestinian academic, teacher & poet Refaat Alareer's (@GazaWritesBack) last poem before he was murdered by Israel was about the kids in Gaza playing with Kites.
Today Israel killed a 4 y.o kid for doing just that!
Brian Cox reads below Refaat's poem," If I Must Die"
Full grown adults that can’t swim, cycle, skate, backpack, take a gap year, vacation, play an instrument or speak multiple foreign languages. Just a lifetime of hustling and trying to leave survival mode. These are subtle poverty metrics that no one really talks about
@burnernhooch@nxd1979@mrajcustard@hakeemjeffries dont be slow of course they had to, are they gonna say fuck new york voters and fuck the new mayor? after such a spectacular democrat victory? of course they’re going to take the good PR
Spent 3 weeks building a texting app slower than email. Messages fly at pigeon speed — LA to NYC takes 22 hrs. Sometimes the bird dies & the message isn’t delivered.