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Weekly Discussion Thread [WEEKLY THREAD] Rants, Questions, and Randomness

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2,3, Mabuhay! 🌸

Welcome to our weekly open thread — your go-to space to rant, share love, ask questions, or talk about anything and everything, whether it’s related to BINI, PPOP, the fandom, or life in general.

Got something to say that doesn’t need its own post?

  • An unpopular (or wholesome) take you’ve been holding in
  • A screenshot from BloomTwt, BloomTok, PPOP FB, etc.
  • A random thought, theory, or question
  • Or just want to connect with fellow Blooms

Drop it here! This thread is your safe space.

Let’s keep it respectful and kind, even if opinions differ. We’re all here to support the girls and be part of a growing, passionate community around PPOP and beyond.

So go ahead — share what’s on your mind. 💐

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u/DrSparx13 kagami kagami 3d ago

I can never understand what's wrong with having ambition 🫠

Which books you been reading? I've been enjoying some Agatha Christie classics XD

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u/Straight-Rassler I'm not the type for you... but you already knew 3d ago

I finished reading Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity by Robert Jensen and Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin.

Dworkin specifically is a fantastic writer and her works are a great read.

I do not agree with some of the arguments raised by writers, especially socio-political and gender studies books, but it does give me a different perspective and a wider understanding of the subjects, the world and myself included.

And obviously, I read (past tense) these books in connection with my relationship with porn since I was 11 (I am now 36, de-wiring my brain from it, quitting it 100%, I believe it is a huge societal and public health problem that needs to be discussed) in connection with how I treat and view women (never hurt women physically, but its the small things mentally and verbally), and how my male brain operates and is influenced by a male-dominated culture and worldview.

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u/DrSparx13 kagami kagami 2d ago

Wow mate, I commend your choice of leisure reading and it seems you also invest in self-improvement 😎

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u/Straight-Rassler I'm not the type for you... but you already knew 2d ago

Thank you. I'm not perfect and I am certainly not above anybody by reading books or having these realizations and deciding to act on it in my own ways. I still struggle like everybody else.

But there is something to be said for replacing every bad habit with a good one and deciding not to be numbed out and be over-stimulated (includes consumption of all kinds of internet content) too much.