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26.10.20 - the fifth consecutive day of protests against Poland’s court’s near-total ban on abortion.
they follow a ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Court that abortions, even in cases of foetal defects, are illegal.
it means that abortion is now only valid in cases of rape or incest.
the fight is about the right to choose.
I’m glad they at least let us know that they’re happy with us, after we got dragged halfway across the world to fight an insane German with a God complex. Makes it all worth it.
hey! 10, 11, + 26 for the ask?
Hey love!
10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
Hmmm I don’t really know, I kind of don’t swear in my native language because I mostly use it only with my fam, but I do often use the word блін/blin which is like an equivalent of damn but also means pancake??? UA explain??
11. favourite native writer/poet?
I’m actually trying to get back into Ukrainian literature and get more appreciation for the books I read at school and there are definitely some gems among them. If to choose one I would name Ivan Bahrianyi off the top of my head because of his novel Tiger Trappers
26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?
yikes. YIKES. So we have two very distinctive roles in the American media: Ukrainian men are most often terrorists or drug dealers and Ukrainian women are either straight prostitutes or mail brides looking for a western husband. Oh and don’t get me started on the butchered accent, the funniest thing is when Ukrainians are portrayed by Americans themselves (Everything is Illuminated, I’m looking at you). Also we don’t glow in the dark just because Chornobyl (yes it’s “o” and not “e”) happened in 1986
Thanks for the ask! ❤️
“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set
given how Americanized this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.
1. favourite place in your country?
2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?
3. does your country have access to sea?
4. favourite dish specific for your country?
5. favourite song in your native language?
6. most hated song in your native language?
7. three words from your native language that you like the most?
8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?
9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?
10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
11. favourite native writer/poet?
12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?
13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?
14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?
15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?
16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?
17. are you interested in your country’s history?
18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?
19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?
20. which sport is The Sport in your country?
21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?
22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?
23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?
24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?
25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?
26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?
27. favourite national celebrity?
28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?
29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?
30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?
Guarnere has been a long time coming, but I finally got around to him. He was the first enlisted man I could recognize in the series, so he’s one of my favorites.
Just call me Helmet Girl because I’ve drawn so many helmets this year I don’t even know
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my favorite thing about band of brothers is how I can watch it over and over again and absorb absolutely nothing about military movements
i wish life was like that carl sandburg poem about fog
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Belarus grandpa is not having any of this shit anymore.
Just before sunrise it can look like a different world.
biggest betrayal is when it’s supposed to thunderstorm and it doesn’t
this cast makes me so happy i don’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF
I think about this A LOT