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The phenomenon of projection : my friend, her boyfriend, and me

After deciding on never to advice my friend on her relationship after her 5 th breakup with the same guy, I thanked god I’m not like her. My growing dislike towards her however, soon led me to realize that I’m actually just like her. In the wise words of The Wizard Liz, “ some people don’t want to be helped, they don’t change no matter how hard you try to help them ”. That’s what I’ve been trying ever since my friend got into a relationship. She fails to set boundaries every single time and when it gets too overwhelming, they breakup only to be back together a few days later. And I, every single time comfort her, advising her to not repeat the mistakes only for her to end up in the same situation. When she called me the other day crying, I was so tired of repeating the same things that I didn’t even bother to say anything. Thankfully she understood and hung up. So far I may look like a bad friend, but she only calls me when she breaks up so I am not the only one here. But anyways I
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Autism ft. Korean Dramas

Autistic Trend in Korean Dramas Autism and K-dramas in one sentence equals Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022). This drama won hearts across the globe and topped Netflix charts, making it a success like no other. The drama follows an autistic lawyer as she takes up different cases every episode. It beautifully portrays the hurdles on Attorney Woo’s path but never treats her as different from other characters. She has ambitions, friends, hobbies and a love life outside of her career. It is important to note that, this wasn’t the first time we’ve seen autism represented in K-dramas. There have been several dramas with autistic supporting characters. Most popular of them being It’s Okay to not be Okay (2020). This drama is based on individuals with various psychological problems and disabilities. The drama again, has given life to the autistic character Moon Sang Tae as he deals with loss and trauma. Both Young Woo and Sang Tae, as well as the actors who played them, received a lot of app

where is the bachhpan?

where is the bachhpan? Recently, I came across an influencer, aged below 18, featured in music v ideos with musicians more than twice her age, dancing to lyrics sexualizing and objectifying women. When you look at her, you might not be able to tell she is a minor. And it’s not about how she dresses, but more or less about her lifestyle. There have been several discussions about this influencer including calling out the musicians who did not feel wrong to have a minor performing to their rather adult lyrics. There were also discussions about her mother allegedly faking her age to make her daughter work in such situations. There are numerous such influencers and numerous such parents and of course, numerous such musicians. At the end of the day, it all comes down to one thing – profit. It is very apparent that teenagers all over the world seem to be skipping the innocent, the curious pre-teen phase and jumping straight into adulthood. Especially and specifically, they jump right into t