What Do You Think She'll Title The Album Now?

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THIS PART HAS ME SCREAMINGGGG

dysphoria facts

your chest is not as big as you think it is

male chests are not 100% flat

it is natural for males to have a slight bump

dysphoria will trick you into believing that there is a large bump but there isn’t

your chest is flat

one binder is enough, never use more than one binder to bind your chest

if you really do believe that there is a bump and it is causing you distress, you may need to buy a new binder because washing/drying incorrectly and prolonged use can cause the binder to lose it’s purpose

100% of the time your binder is fine though and it is just your mind telling you different

if you see the slightest bump, you will think it is 10x larger and worse than it actually is, but it isn’t

dysphoria skews your image by heightening your sex characteristics 

no one will notice what you are dysphoric about because often there is nothing to notice, dysphoria is just making you self conscious and distressed over parts that people would not take notice of

dysphoria is not your fault. you are not an inconvenience, crazy or being annoying for having dysphoria. it is a condition and you deserve help.

you may think your legs are super feminine, but they actually appear masculine in those straight jeans. no one notices.

you may have a high pitched voice, but so do many guys. there are cis men who actually sound like women and i know it causes distress, but you can deepen it.

you may have a baby face, but so do other cis men. they’ll just think you look young for your age.

Nothing new // 2013/2015

Two female Arctic wolves nursing pups together. As a behaviour it’s very rare and it’s the first time it has ever been filmed. [x] 

contracts.

Members of groups like The Pussycat Dolls, Spice girls, Little Mix etc. were contractually allocated a specific personality and given certain characteristics/mannerisms to make the group dynamic aesthetically perfect. Individual traits must be relatable or else no one would associate with the group. The idea when forming these groups is to increase diversity so that the group as a brand becomes more appealing to all types of people. Their cohesive image must be attractive and appealing to both men and women. And that’s a beautiful thing, until the label use this to their advantage. This all falls upon how they treat the individual girl. Now, this distribution of personas within groups are put in place to influence an individual’s musical contribution to a record. Their behaviours become contractual agreements. Through allocation of these mannerisms, we can see how it influences the verses given per individual on a song. The more likable you are, the more verses you’re given.

From the off, contractually Lauren became the label favourite. At 16, she eluded maturity and talent. Look at their debut single, ‘Miss Movin on’, Lauren and Camila lead. Now, let’s forget “camren” as a concept for 5 minutes. Their voices melodically together sounded beautiful and when together, their personalities complemented each other. There’s one thing no one can deny, and that’s the consistency of Camila’s vocals. From 2012 to now she has always been the one to deliver a flawless performance. I’ve had the privilege of seeing the girls as a 5 piece live three times. Each time, Camila was the one that stood out. She had absolutely no issue with breathing control and her vocal range excelled her talent. I think from 2013, the label favourite then contractually switched to Camila. She became the ‘it’ girl. Her personality is relatable, she’s real and everyone fell in love with that. When Epic realised this, it influenced their treatment towards her. Her being the ‘it’ girl meant they realised she had potential as a solo artist. This is when they begun preparing her and schooling her in a career outside the group, offering her a solo contract for 2015.  If I’m honest, I think they completely declined Lauren’s potential and at a point, her confidence fell hence she behaves the way she does. Laurens vocals have changed drastically from 2012 to now, she’s lucky the rasp suits her but I am concerned about further vocal deterioration. I think possibly the label considered her lifestyle choices in regards to her ability and reallocated her parts to someone who took the preservation of their voice more seriously. Since then, she has lacked influence on some of the girl’s most successful hits. Verses in ‘Worth It’ and ‘Work from Home’ were reallocated so Lauren’s vocals were played down. She’s simply a chorus in both. As for Reflection, both Lauren and Dinah were barely heard. Their potential on those records could have been so much more. Unfortunately, that’s purely the labels fault and clauses they induced in the girls contracts. Now personally for me, Dinah is the most capable. She is by far the most underrated out of the 5. Ally and Normani both have unique and incredible talent, however for me nothing compares to Dinah, not even Lauren or Camila. Dinah has misplaced her confidence because she has been a victim of vocal allocation on the debut singles, Reflection and 7/27. I understand during live performances, Dinah struggles with breathing control, but when that is the case, it becomes the label’s responsibility to minimise the choreography and allow her vocals to excel. It’s only when the girls perform acoustically are we really allowed to appreciate Dinah’s capability. At last, on this new album we are witnessing Dinah’s artistic potential. We can feel her vocal range in ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’ (slightly biased but that’s my personal favourite off the album) and it’s amazing. The combination of her and Lauren’s vocals are ethereal. Her temperament is incredible. She is such a sincere, genuine, compassionate young woman. For me, Dinah deserves to be the ‘it’ girl of the group. So regardless of the alloction, its fair to say that groups formed on talent shows are unnatural. Relationships are forced and obligated because participants simply have no other option. If any of the Fifth Harmony girls didn’t sign that initial contract on that day in 2012, none of them would be where they are now. That’s a fact. But this is the reason Epic offer young applicants these contracts. Those formed on X-Factor; Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, One Direction etc. All were aged between 15-19 when they applied. They were manipulated and operated through contracts. More specifically, 5H, Epic/Syco took advantage of 5 young girls and their families who were clueless on industry law. The label morphed their talent and personalities into the mould of a ‘successful’ girl group. They completely belittled their dreams and aspirations down to a contract and a pay cheque. Every single creative and personal right was snatched from the girls the second they signed that initial contract in 2012. Each name; Ally, Camila, Dinah, Lauren and Normani became a brand. Their humanity as young girls/women was stolen from them by a legal piece of paper. Over these 5 years, they’ve been robbed of time, money and optimum success. 

Fifth Harmony was never a girl group; it’s was nurtured into a brand from day one. It’s a brand that has been manufactured and marketed for the sole purpose of financial profit at the girls expense. It would be ignorant for fans to not understand that their label is failing them.

https://twitter.com/CamrenLatinOff/status/902924041836691457

What’s the saddest part, is that the girls lives are now nothing but a contractual obligation.

you right tho

the disney movie nobody asked for

why does every girl give me a heart attack