juliana is not ok

raised on pop punk and bubblegum

[Charlie Puth @charlieputh]

I don’t look at pictures of you before I sleep, because then you’d be in my dreams, and then I’d miss you more.

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

thinking that the us has a "positivity culture" about anything is insane and saying the our "chants lean positive or generic" just means you've never been to a hockey game

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

I have a theory:

American sports culture tends to be more earnest, motivational, and family-friendly. Chants lean positive or generic.

“Let’s go [team]!”, “Defense!”, “I believe that we will win!” Honestly it's kind of cringe and lame, especially when you compare to the English football chants, which are the absolute pinnacle of excellence in the field.

The Brits don't have this positivity culture. Theirs is infused with banter. In the USA, there's less cultural permission for sustained irony or savagery in mixed public crowds.

Football in the UK was (and remains) a working-class / tribal passion for many clubs. These clubs have deep roots, representing regions that have gone to wars. Manchester United vs. Leeds always invokes the "Wars of the Roses," a 15th-century civil war between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

US soccer has long had more of a suburban, middle-class + family vibe in many places. And instead of standing terraces, American stadiums are mostly all-seated, highly commercial stadiums with constant PA interruptions, ads, timeouts, and have more of an “entertainment product” feel. Cheerleaders or marching bands and announcers often lead rather than the crowd inventing spontaneously.

Just to show you how cheeky some of the banter is in English football (which wouldn't be tolerated in the US), there was a South Korean player who played for my team Manchester United. The chant for him goes:

Park, Park, wherever you may be,
You eat dogs in your own country.
It could be worse,
You could be a Scouse,
Eating rats in your council house!

(To the tune of a variant of "Lord of the Dance")

And this is us the United fans showing love for Park because we bothered to craft a chant for him! This would simply never fly in the US

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

why is every team i'm rooting for getting eliminated 😭😭 completely unrelated, go france!!!!!!

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Switzerland has eliminated Colombia from the World Cup.

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

ok FINE i'll rewatch skam season 3 again

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

WE'RE FREEEEEEEEEEEE

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed this will be his last World Cup.

[𝖛𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖆 @lilburritogal]

idk who tf harry kane is but from the moment i saw him i hated his face

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

fuck

[hana @may_equinox]

the world cup is really babying a 40 year old rapist

[5 Seconds of Summer Shady Facts @starryvalentine]

due to global warming 5 seconds of summer has now become 6 seconds of summer

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

watching that croatian man take a ball straight to the dick in slow motion

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

y'all are just making shit up now istg

[jyo🍎 @jyotilovebot]

for whatever reason americans keep calling the world cup “fifa”??😭 not even hating i want to know why

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

nico hischier staying in jersey hallelujah

[allegraꕤ @theegrandeheels]

happy six thirty to those who celebrate!

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

HORNETS TRADING MILES BRIDGES

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

ARIANASOS STANS WAKE UP

[EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour: Fan Updates @DigestEASTour]

INXS, Chad Kroeger, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Ariana Grande, Chester Bennington, and Gerard Way are among @5SOS’ favorite unique voices!

via @pissycalum

#AustinIsAStar🐂 #EASAustin⭐️

[ellie @mikkosbff]

everybody cheered

[New Jersey Devils @NJDevils]

Not New York. Never needed to be. Do better.

[* @_lowkeyalfred]

Reading will forever be one of my favorite hobbies because it’s like bed rotting, but with moral superiority.

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

brb framing these

[juliana is not ok @suprgloom]

5sos erasure

[Gillian Branstetter @GBBranstetter]

NYC this weekend