{"id":212,"date":"2026-02-23T16:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:47:01","slug":"babyblades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/babyblades\/","title":{"rendered":"Babyblades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Alessia&nbsp;<strong>Eckerle<\/strong>&nbsp;(@lessiiilessy)<br><em>IInteractive Installation,&nbsp;Beyblades&nbsp;and Bedazzlement<\/em><br>Baby Angel, Geroldstrasse 31, 8005 Zurich<br>Ongoing 5.3. &amp; 6.3.2026; 6.3.: 20:00 \u2013 21:00 Moderated Beyblade tournament with sign-up via DM&nbsp;ig: @lessiiilessy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my semester abroad in Singapore, I&nbsp;observed&nbsp;an event in a bar where mostly young men played Beyblades against each other, while DJ sets next to them created a musical atmosphere. This setting tempted me to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in the game. However, I felt transported back to my childhood, where I also did not dare to play a \u201cboy\u2019s&nbsp;game\u201d.&nbsp;Where does this exclusion come from? Have I&nbsp;been socialized&nbsp;this way? Do I doubt my own abilities? Or is it simply a reproduction of a childhood memory in which I find myself trapped&nbsp;again and again?&nbsp;<br>How can I appropriate a game that is socially coded as \u201cmasculine\u201d,&nbsp;and how can I create a nostalgic and inviting atmosphere?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is ongoing, and you are free to travel back in time, chill, play, bedazzle, and connect with people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to be part of the Beyblades Tournament happening on the 06.03.26 starting from 8pm till 9pm? DM me for the sign-up on my Instagram @lessiiilessy. The prize will be announced on that day! I would love to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alessia&nbsp;Eckerle&nbsp;(@lessiiilessy)IInteractive Installation,&nbsp;Beyblades&nbsp;and BedazzlementBaby Angel, Geroldstrasse 31, 8005 ZurichOngoing 5.3. &amp; 6.3.2026; 6.3.: 20:00 \u2013 21:00 Moderated Beyblade tournament with sign-up via DM&nbsp;ig: @lessiiilessy During my semester abroad in Singapore, I&nbsp;observed&nbsp;an event in a bar where mostly young men played Beyblades against each other, while DJ sets next to them created a musical atmosphere. This setting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6268,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":396,"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions\/396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.zhdk.ch\/globalpopcultures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}