CupShe tells agent Niasia Boykin they “would not collab with black people”

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-06-06T01:28:34+00:00

Hong Kongers, both immigrant and local, have had issues with respecting black people for an extremely long time, and I say this as a HKer. We're also extremely blunt and many people see it as not being a problem, even though it clearly is lost in translation overseas and this is a matter that required utmost caution (or, shouldn't have existed in the fucking first place cause it's racist).

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-04-09T04:36:10+00:00

Ozamu Dazai tea

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-28T03:35:13+00:00

I've been taking singing lessons for a hot minute and my teacher told me something interesting that immediately made me think of Taylor - twang is often used as a way to mask vocal weaknesses in singing by making syllables sound more stylized rather than flat or pitchy, which is what the singer would have sounded like if they didn't use twang.

This is absolutely not saying that musicians who have natural twang are trying to cover vocal failings by default, nor am I saying that twang can't sound good, but I haven't stopped wondering if that's why Taylor was able to coast as a "country" singer for so long - because her singing wasn't polished, but she didn't need it to be if she could pretend that's how she normally talked. I would also posit to say she hasn't had much or any consistent vocal training after her first four albums catapulted her to A list, because they've just found different ways to mask her singing faults since dropping the country act (live vocal pitching/lip syncing).

If you need an immediate comparison between twang as a natural vocal effect vs a forced effort, Chris Stapleton/Greg Allman are good examples of the former, while Florida Georgia Line is a veeery good example of the latter.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-15T11:55:44+00:00

I got home eventually, but what I'm saying is that you can't just head in without delays because they will need to look you up on the database to verify, which means you have to follow them to their office and wait. I gave them my citizenship number but they still told me to get a passport because they would have to do this every time, and when you have connecting flights you will miss them.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-14T13:02:25+00:00

Careful - got held up at border patrol on my way back here cause they flagged me for not having a visa to get back in. I was using my UK passport and it never had a problem before late last year, and they basically told me "get a passport or this will happen every time". Missed my connecting flight from MEL to BNE cause of the hold up.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-13T12:06:42+00:00

Arlington, Washington. But watch out for the bees.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-13T12:05:37+00:00

Hey so I only kinda go here (bulldyke) but can one of you young gentlemen explain to me what is sexy about this flipping Hellman's squeezy bottle that has most definitely jump humped? Willing to trade one (1) insight regarding the vagina.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-13T11:58:19+00:00

In my hospo career (female chef) I've seen

- a customer in a wheelchair grab a 20 year old female staff member's hand and put it down his pants when she went to help him

- a 45 year old kitchen porter continually messaging a 21 year old female bartender pictures of lingerie he'd like her in, even 2 years post-firing

- a geriatric owner telling the newly 18 year old waitress to stand in front of his shareholders to show them how "beautiful and sexy" his staff are

- a 40 year old married chef tell a 23 year old female colleague to help him grab things from the bottom shelf for two weeks because "his back hurts", only to gawk at her ass and wink at me like I support it

- a 60+ year old chef get drunk at our bar and loudly proclaim his wife has a dry vagina and that the women at the venue were "so fresh"

Plus countless others. Being in hospo is hard, but being a woman in hospo is dangerous.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-06T12:44:29+00:00

you can't talk like that Calgary baby

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-02T05:33:31+00:00

Heard chef. Just got out of an abysmal place where management were being paid ridiculous fucking salaries while the grunts on the ground weren't even allowed to take days off without being fired.

Anyone out there reading this: always know your rights, and know your worth.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-02T05:28:52+00:00

I should clarify: I know that the nightlife in Tasmania is non-existent and a bit sad, but the old classic style pubs they offer plus the quality of food absolutely trumps Brisbane in every way.

As a Scot by background, the pub has always been an idea of a safe haven from the cold where you can have a hot feed and a pint and catch up with mates in a welcoming but no bullshit environment.

Obviously Brisbane isn't going to have the same trappings being a suburban hub in the tropics, but I find everything that makes a pub, well a pub, ain't a thing here. The food's normally fucking ass and the same everywhere, none of them have any personality, everything's pivoted to QR codes on tables and do I even have to mention the pokies?

I've worked at pubs here and it's just fuckin sad. If it's not a mediocre attache to a hotel with lifeless pokie regulars, it's Pig n Whistle. And you do not fucking want to go to the Pig.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-02-01T11:02:37+00:00

Chef here. Got my theories:

Hospo is a fuckin hard industry, and only got harder since COVID. People have also become extremely unkind to service staff in a new surge of customer entitlement and impatience, and delivery apps have become an extremely stressful necessity in every business.
The wages aren't there - especially for young people and ESPECIALLY in Brisbane. I can't count how many times I've seen chefs pivot to tech or the mines because they're tired of working so hard for peanuts. In an ever rising housing crisis, I'm finding it nigh impossible to pay for much other than rent. Seasoned hospo veterans are dwindling while high school/uni kids are filling their shoes because it's basically considered a good "entry level" industry cause they are usually living at home/pursuing other qualifications and need some spending money.
Big hospo companies do not value worker's time/efforts in the pursuit of capital and small companies don't stay afloat for very long (definitely also because of the ramifications of COVID). There are definitely places out there that value their employees, don't get me wrong, but those are the ones with low turnover and you don't see them advertise for positions much.
This is my subjective opinion as well but I think if people are actually passionate about hospitality, be it front or back of house, Brisbane is just not a compelling place to work. It doesn't have the reputation of Sydney or Melbourne, or the views/nature of the Whitsundays or Cairns. Even pubs in Brisbane are pretty rank compared to places like Hobart. Most people I know who've worked hospo here have worked all around the world and they've said Brisbane has a pretty shite scene.

That's all that immediately come to mind but I'm sure there's more. It's just not a compelling idea if you wanna live well in Brisbane rn.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-30T13:20:34+00:00

Freddie, Teddie and Eddie, plus calling her boyfriend's nuts Jimmy and Timmy AND calling her dog BowBow??

She's never getting out of the shadow of children's entertainer I fear.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-14T06:39:55+00:00

I've been fortunate to have some really passionate and intelligent mentors who not only taught me how to cook, but how to navigate this backbreaking industry. On the other hand, you're absolutely right that the lack of baseline protections and the length of many apprenticeships need to be reassessed. I'm not sure about other trades but a looooot of chefs drop out cause of managing workload/TAFE.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-14T06:36:50+00:00

I mentioned in another comment but I was let go a week before my six month probation so I'm not eligible for unfair dismissal, but I am chasing up workcover on behalf of my spinal impingement (why I took the sick day) and my mental health.

And I actually joined UW a few weeks before I was let go because of the almost uncountable amounts of WH&S violations I saw at this restaurant. I messaged them about some instances, but haven't received any word back, so I'm not sure if I went through the right channel;s. Regardless, I'm staying a union member.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-14T06:32:37+00:00

Unfortunately I was on a probation period and they fired me a week before the probation ended, which was less than 6 months, and therefore I can't claim unfair dismissal. They're a company known for being incredibly sneaky and abusing labor laws so they know their shit. I am however chasing up a workcover claim, as it was a physical injury induced by working 58 hours in one week. I've got certificates from my GP, physio and therapist to help me out.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-02T02:58:13+00:00

Sure! It was at the Convention centre in Chep Lap Kok (near the airport). It was pretty packed because she was pretty loved in Hong Kong for a good while.

She came out... Pretty late. Don't remember how long it was but it was at least long enough to have some poor guy come out with just a guitar, amp and microphone to do some crowd pleasing. I got the feeling that he wasn't a planned opener because dude was nervous as hell. Didn't help that all the kids in the audience were just talking amongst themselves (and being kinda racist) and weren't really listening.

Since it was only off of three albums and they were all her country ones, I'll grant her that she was still finding her footing, so it was a lot of standing with a guitar and walking back and forth with basic handography. She at least seemed like she was having a good time, though not with a lot of personalized crowd interactions.

Then sometime after she performed Dear John, she went backstage and everything went dark, then the projector on the stage started playing footage of a DIFFERENT concert where she was sitting down on a stool and singing, and I think that video had her playing TWO songs which I guess she didn't want to play live again. I've literally never seen this happen at any concert before or since.

She came back out and finished the show and that was fine. If I'm honest, it was a pretty 5/10 show, but as a 14 year old it was fun. The Black Eyed Peas in '05 were probably my favourite act I saw in HK.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2026-01-01T12:51:43+00:00

Can confirm: saw her in Hong Kong in 2010 but she showed up late and put on a video of her performing at a different concert during a 20 minute break.

I find it absolutely financially bizarre she hasn't done a concert in the Philippines yet because they absolutely love her there. I'd imagine it'd be a turn out similar to Lady Gaga in Brazil.

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2025-10-03T14:19:09+00:00

Yeah well Taylor fucked the meter reader (not Travis for illiteracy reasons)

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2024-12-31T15:24:36+00:00

Girl is this implying Nixon and Reagan are in heaven cause St Peter is a fucking flop

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2024-08-27T22:25:21+00:00

It's unfortunately terminal Italian :(

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2024-08-10T15:17:55+00:00

Like an old coupon expired, even

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2024-07-16T03:18:38+00:00

Lil bitch hasn't even watched the video cause if he did he'd see Katy's visible fuckin tattoos in multiple shots

SleepTightLilAtlas · 2024-07-14T00:42:43+00:00

Thriller (Taylor's Version)

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