Okinawan: a beautiful group of languages which are fading with time...

hey, im bluepuffin.

 Today I’m going to share a song.

Mudar a Canção: A Song Too Needed for Today's Portugal.

hey puffins!

 Content Warning: Mentions of homophobia, Violence (not graphic) and Suicide (not graphic either, but emotionally sensitive.)

 im BluePuffin and I'm right here! here are the song recommendations!

-> 15 Minutes: another of many sassy songs by Sabrina Carpenters.

-> "Mudar a Canção" is a Portuguese song by Marisa Liz and many other singers that asserts many empathetic values. The song is against racism, xenophobia, genocide, you name it. Some examples of lyrics: 

"Homophobia? For me, it doesn't sit quite right, because love isn't dictated by the words of anyone. The genocide? For me, it doesn't sit quite right. I don't want to have in my hands the blood of anyone."

 It seems like a normal song against common-sensical bad things, right? It indirectly is against what's happening in Gaza (starvation... genocide.) and directly against many stuff, but is it just that? Nope. 

 This song is too relatable, and too needed, sadly. Though when the song was made we weren't exactly like now, right now, the song is more needed than ever: Chega, a far right political party in my country, is gaining traction. On the elections 5 days ago, they were the third most voted party, almost tying with the Socialist Party. Chega won where I live. As Chega grows, with simplistic narratives and potentially hateful discourses, so does conservatorism. With that, racism, homophobia and xenophobia, and the normalization of them, grows, grows, and grows. In my class, I have a girl who, as far as I know, is homophobic and in favour of Israel "because of her religion", and 3 classmates who publicly follow Chega's leader André Ventura on social media. (though I have some girl classmates who are disgusted at André and even believing he'd make my country a dictatorship, which doesn't sound too wrong to believe.)

 By the way, at my school, it's quite common for people outside of the norms to be judged, and there are people who are openly Nazi and no one cares. In every room, in every wall, there's a swastika to find. Maybe not on every wall, but on every chair or desk, hidden, or even in plain sight. There's a chair I recall that is full of swastikas. Anyways, once, I had a classmate who'd invite me to his birthday party and happily talk with me, now he cuts me off before I start to speak, even asking me to kill myself, just because I'm often cringe, on purpose, to defy what's normal.*(see bottom of the entry) The growth of this political party only comes to, directly or not, exacerbate the already existing discrimination, specially when many or some of the party members are publicly discriminators.

 For instance, one of the members currently in the parliament, Ricardo Lopes Reis, celebrated Odair Moniz's death. Odair Moreno Moniz was a Cape Verdean immigrant who, according to CNN Portugal, had a criminal record of drug trafficking and armed robbery, for which he had already served a prison sentence. He was shot in the early hours of morning, by the Portuguese police, after a night out partying. The police officer who shot Moniz had his gun license revoked. I see it as excessive personal defense. You can read about Moniz's killing and the outcoming riots here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Odair_Moniz. Anyways, celebrating a death of someone who died in an unjustifiable way doesn't sit quite right with me, even if Moniz was once a criminal.

 At the end of the day, for me, this song gives me hope amidst the possible ending of our times. People being killed with excessive use of force unjustifiably, may it be in Ukraine, Gaza or in the street where Moniz was killed, will never be okay. Nor will be not caring about homophobia, racism and xenophobia. May we all come to understand others are different and how we must appreciate them and embrace them for who they are.

 Slightly unrelated, but please sign this petition asking for a ceasefire in Gaza (AGAIN.): https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/demand-a-ceasefire-by-all-parties-to-end-civilian-suffering/ and don't forget to click to help people for free on arab.org!! 💙

 And that was why that song is so important nowadays, not just for Portugal, but for every country. It serves as a reminder that we should have empathy, and it's a pity the song exists, because if society was tuned to a pitch where empathy was the norm, this song probably wouldn't need to exist. Hope is still here though.

 I love you all, and thank you for reading.

 Best wishes,

 BluePuffin

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* He often tells others to kill themselves in moments of rage, casually, like it's just a normal thing to say. It desensitises pain and it reminds me of how we let cruelty be normalized.

"their big dream.": a song related to Nakba!!

 Hello, I'm BluePuffin!!

 Today I’m going to share a poem/song, no song recommendations, sorry. Probably Li Beirut, but for this time, the focus is on my poem/song.

their big dream.🫒

they grew olive

by the dear river

looked for knowledge

it hurts, my liver

no food, it's sadness

sorrowful story

lies no forgetness

under their lost glory

their big dream, still remains

to let live and to just live

they won't ever budge to leave

Nakba still gives pains

i won't budge with your reasons

under these ruined seasons

my home burns metaphorically

while Gaza suffers literally

"no pains no gains"

what a lie

their food's off, and soon's july

"you lie, you lie"

don't say that!

as you chill inside your flat

or house, with no fear to die

their big dream, still remains

to let live and to just live

we won't ever budge to leave

Nakba still gives pains

through the starving days,

Nakba still gives pains,

to their lives, their wives, their everydays!

through inhumane silence,

we see the violence,

we believe that they shall live.

oh ah, oh ah

(shalom, salam, lam. shalom, salam, lam.)

ah ah...

but oh well, oh well, oh well.

oh well.

their big dream

still remains

to let live and to just live

we won't ever budge to leave

Nakba still.. stains.

 Written today, by me, BluePuffin, Friday May 16. Yesterday was Nakba Day, and this is my way of remembering it. Nakba was when about 750 thousand Palestinians were displaced in 1948, with many of their villages destroyed. Nakba made Israel become a country possible. They aren't able to return to their houses or towns, even now, hence how Nakba still stains the present of injustice. I later changed the lyric "pitiful story" to "sorrowful story". I think I can share the emotional depth more clearly that way, without sounding like I'm seeing anyone as weak. The Palestinians may be anything, but they're not weak. So much years and so much suffering, and they're still here. 

 I made this because the few Palestinian songs I know aren't calm enough for me. I normally can't handle really moved lyrics. Therefore, I made it a bit calmer, but still revealing for those willing to care.
 Below is a raw singing audio. Sadly, it still has the wrong lyric there.
 Not polished, but at least I have a melody.

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 As always, don't forget to help people for free by "clicking to help" on arab.org!

 May happiness be with you.
 I love you all,
 BluePuffin💙
 

 

as Olivia said, love is embarrassing !!

 Hello, I'm BluePuffin!!

 Once again, Im back, and with a poem. No promises this time. My own promise made me feel with disappointed last time. Unironically, I chose to share the song “Promise” by Laufey with u guys. I also decided to recommend Olivia Rodrigo’s song “love is embarrassing”. May u like this entry <3

 

blackout at my birthday + objectification = blog returning?

 Hello, I'm BluePuffin!! This entry is me returning. No promises this time. I already have an entry prepared for next friday, and since i couldn't post this friday, i'll post today. Thank you!!

 today is 4th of may. ill recommend 2 songs and talk about my birthday, and relating it to Gaza and i know what you're thinking, but you'll see how it makes sense later on.

songs of the week🎶

 One of the songs, the one called Thérèse, by Maya Hawke, really touched me. I heard it many times nonchalantly as a background song in TikTok or Insta vids, but only today I found out what it really means. It refers to this painting, called Thérèse Dreaming.

 I don't understand quite well why THIS drawing, probably because some may see it as voyeuristic or sexually appealing. Maya Hawke made a music video where the woman body was shown naked, but as bodies, not sexual objects. The chorus refers to Thérèse as not belonging to whoever the song was dedicated to, though saying the cars and horses and cowboys do. The song also says, simply "She's just Thérèse.". This song may be hard to interpretate, but I simply see it as Maya saying "women are merely women, not something to be immediately seen as sexual". I couldn't agree more. It may be hard to objectify, specially with the porn culture, but I promise that you'll feel much better when you start seeing every human as a human and not as a sexual object.