⚡ Bek ⚡

General

Books, video games, comedy, history, dismantling oppressive hierarchies, toppling unjust systems, breaking generational cycles, creating, repurposing, DIY crafts, hanging out with animals

Music

Just about any kind of music! Just don't play any Justin Bieber or Lana Del Ray around me. My FAVORITE genre is probably anything that can fall under rock, Black Veil Brides was my favorite band for nearly a decade, my first real concert was Mötley Crüe (final tour 2015, Dallas TX)! Current favorites include Stevie Nicks, War On Women, and Megan Thee Stallion. Always down for a little Miranda Lambert, Steven Universe, or anything you think the Scooby gang would've listened to in the 70's. My taste is eclectic, respect it or leave it 🤷‍♀️ 💫 stan culture is ruining musicians' relationships to fans. Reject parasocial idol worship 💫

Movies

Animation is an underrated art form. Animation might be the only reason I like movies at all. Don Bluth, DreamWorks, and Studio Ghibli are my top 3 studios. Animated films that shaped me include Quest for Camelot, Spirited Away, A Troll in Central Park, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Shrek, and Robin Hood. Some live-action films I actually really enjoy are Frida, Dumplin, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, RENT, Lemonade Mouth, and Matilda.

Television

All my television intake comes from streaming services right now, and I won't have them forever, but I'll still organize them that way in case anyone wants a long distance watch party! Amazon Prime (probably leaving soonest): ♥ SpongeBob DocuPants 🧡 The Legend of Vox Machina 💛 Monk 💚 Psych 💙 Totally Spies! 💜 Abbott Elementary. Disney+: Pretty much just Amphibia, but I'm also a sucker for the shorts and the straight-to-video sequels! I haven't seen Encanto or Turning Red yet, my boyfriend has a very busy work schedule, no spoilers!! Netflix: 💜 Centaurworld (LOVE this, highly recommend!) 💙 Avatar: The Last Airbender + The Legend of Korra (if you haven't seen these yet, I must humbly INSIST) 💚 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 💛 Tuca & Bertie 🧡 Mr. Iglesias (I'm a big Fluffy fan 😅) ♥ Disjointed.

Books

Currently reading Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao - highly recommend, but I'm also not done, so no spoilers! Other favorites include Define "Normal" by Julie Ann Peters (the subject of every middle school book report I got to choose the book for), The Midnighters series by Scott Westerfield, Malka by Mirjam Pressler, The Night trilogy by Elie Wiesel, A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy, Redwall series by Brian Jacques, The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, Grimms' Fairy Tales, Aesop's Fables, Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur, and The Blooding by Patricia Windsor.

Heroes

💖 Frida Kahlo 💖 Lyudmila Pavlichenko 💖 Willem Van Spronsen 💖 Edelweiss Pirates 💖 Artemisia Gentileschi 💖 Marielle Franco 💖 Domitila Chúngara 💖 Nancy Cunard 💖 Emma Goldman 💖 Lucy Parsons 💖 Rosa Luxemburg 💖

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