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Y'all

Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing

The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin

My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.

And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate

One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it

Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.

There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).

For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.

I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.

The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.

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this website’s easy watch. *dangles a bunch of greek gods like keys*

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If anyone was wondering, Duolingo just got even worse.

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serious word of warning about a server that's been making the rounds

i've debated about making this post a lot, for a lot of reasons. i'm concerned about making it as a trans person and as a relatively new blog, though i've been involved in the whump community for years. i hope you'll hear me out and i'm not looking forward to whatever backlash may come my way, should anyone actually pay attention to this at all.

the short version is: the whump discord server 'whump lovers collaborate' (@/whumplovers-collaborate) is unsafe and hostile to trans people and the server owner will not take action to shut down transphobia, nor will she allow her mod team to do so. i am certain this would apply to other bigotries as well. i know this because i am trans, and when i called out some disgustingly transphobic commentary being made by a member of the server i was blamed for causing drama, essentially, and there was a rule added to the server not to talk about 'controversial topics' or get into arguments, and that was all that was done.

the much longer version is under the cut. i just can't sit on this anymore after seeing that the server got advertised in the whumptober server (to no fault of the whumptober mods who didn't know about any of this, they're fine) and also seeing hundreds of notes on posts broadcasting it. this server is unsafe for trans people and the server owner is actively enabling bigots. given the whump community has a bit of a transphobia problem in some places, i wanted to make sure no trans person or ally was unwittingly walking into that without warning. i'd appreciate it if you would spread the word as well, to keep trans community members and allies safe.

so, here's what happened:

i was in the whump lovers collaborate server for a while earlier this year. in february, a member of the server started spouting off some extremely transphobic rhetoric, including talking about inherent biological differences between men and women, that women are inherently and unchangeably weaker than men, that men have a 'biological instinct' to protect women, and other things. (there was also some bizarre commentary about how abuse or assault committed against men was inherently less upsetting, and often funny to witness because of this).

seeing this and being unwilling, as both a trans person and someone who believes it is important to not let bigotry go unchallenged, i stepped in and called out these statements for being both factually untrue and steeped in both misogyny and transphobia. this person and i went around and around in circles as he asked 'genuine questions' which were just thinly veiled excuses to continue needling me on the subject. eventually, i shut it down by saying that this was not the appropriate venue for a transphobic cis person to get educated about the nuance of the trans experience and trans issues, but what he was saying was transphobic and he needed to stop now that he'd been told that.

throughout this interaction, mods were emoji-reacting and responding to other things. at no point did any mod step in to help me or shut down the transphobia or at all intervene in what was happening. after i shut things down for good, one of the mods said 'thanks for keeping everything respectful' which was a truly laughable thing to have said in that situation.

after this, the server owner made an announcement that said, among a few other things about Not Fighting: "Friendly reminder that we are all here because of what we have in common, our love of writing We are not here to debate controversial issues Or say harmful opinions If you cannot hold a conversation without being civil and without escalating conflict, back away from the channel, and cool down All involved in a conflict are responsible for turning a chill space sour No matter how right you think you are (I’m not saying no mention of controversial things is allowed per se, I’m saying be civil, if that means avoiding controversial topics, avoid away)"

this is not an appropriate response to one person espousing blatant transphobia (among other disgusting views) and being called on it. a rule was added that if a mod or the server owner asked you to change the subject from a topic, you had to do so immediately and there should be no more discussion of it 'by any of the participants'. no rule was present to begin with making clear that bigotry was not tolerated, nor was one added.

subsequently, the server owner made it clear she had no interest in protecting marginalized community members, and that she blamed me for what happened because i refused to allow rampant transphobia to proceed unchecked.

when either asked by other server members about what happened or when asking server members who left why they left (which is a weird thing to do on its own) the server owner responded by essentially throwing a fit and asking what she was supposed to do? kick the transphobe out? she whined about how the person saying something should be done about the transphobe was assuming that she hadn't already done anything.

(she also said that she hadn't done anything. the person was not warned, muted, banned, there were no consequences. but she whined about the assumption that she hadn't done anything about it.)

she also said that it wasn't just the transphobe's fault. "[transphobe] was not the only one at fault there in that others contributed to the conflict by engaging them, drawing out more of their unpleasant opinions. If I punished [problem person] alone, the others might think that they were in the right" that is a direct quote from the server owner. i was clearly the person she was speaking about, and she refused to enforce consequences on the transphobe because that might lead to me thinking that it was okay to call out transphobia and protect myself and other trans people in that space.

when i spoke to a few of the other mods about what happened, the response was disappointing, to put it mildly. the mod team had apparently tried to argue with her and get her to enforce a no bigotry policy but she was afraid of causing arguments and didn't want to deal with conflict, and so refused to do so. this is not acceptable behaviour for someone who is in charge of such a large space. you cannot be this conflict-averse and also run a server of hundreds of people, especially if the outcome is protecting bigots.

the mods i spoke to also got defensive and upset when i pointed out that by not expressing disagreement with the owner's actions and by throwing up their hands and saying 'oh well, nothing we can do!' they were also tacitly endorsing transphobia and a community that protects transphobes at the expense of trans people. they were unwilling to do anything in the moment, and failed to do anything after the fact either.

i have screenshots and proof of all of these events, but i didn't add them here bc i didn't want to make this even longer. please feel free to contact me directly if you would like any further information or to see proof of what i have mentioned here.

in short:

please do not join this server. you will not be protected there, as the server owner cares more about making it as big and as popular as possible than she does about keeping her server bigot-free. please do not promote this server or allow this server to be promoted in your own spaces either. please do your part to keep trans people in the whump community safe.

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I was feeling agitated and artblocked yesterday so I decided to give my brain a rest by watching TV and then the next thing I knew these were in front of me

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ms paint study from 2021

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hi! I love how creative your restraints are for your ocs (like the vacuum seal bag and the expanding gag and stuff). if you're taking requests, would you write more with that?

Hi Anon! Sure I can! Thanks for requesting this, here you go! I should warn my readers- this features some very intense gagging and restraining, so be wary!

This snippet features tropes and scenarios inspired by roleplays I've worked on with @rainy-writes!

Hero struggled under the straps keeping them pinned to the reclining chair.

“Villain!” they shouted, “I know you’re behind this! Show yourself!”

Their voice echoed around the underground lab, bouncing off of vats of substances and different pieces of machinery. On cue, Villain slipped out of the shadows, grinning like a maniac.

“Hello, Hero,” they greeted sweetly.

“Let. Me. Go.”

Villain rolled their eyes, still grinning.

“Come now, when has that ever worked before, hm?”

They crossed the room to Hero’s side. They started playing with their hair. Hero immediately tried to bite them. Villain swiftly retracted their hand, tutting playfully.

“Now now,” they said, “if you can’t control your mouth I’ll have to stop it up. You don’t want that, do you?”

Hero glared, then blew a puff of frost in Villain’s face; it was bitingly cold. Villain leaned back before it could hit them.

“All right,” they sighed, “I must admit I was hoping to get to use my toys on you~”

Villain produced what looked like a soft little wad of adhesive; it was about the size of a golf ball and it glinted in the lab’s light. Hero paled, surely that wasn’t going in their mouth…

It was. Villain forced their mouth open and shoved the ball inside. It pushed their tongue down and stuck to the roof of their mouth. They tried to spit it out, but it was stuck fast.

“Mmm! Mmph!” Hero protested.

The little ball wobbled in their mouth, then it started to expand, growing bigger and wider and starting to fill Hero’s cheeks out.

“Mm!?”

The ball grew some more, puffing out Hero’s cheeks even further.

“This is a sonic gag, Hero,” Villain said, patting their cheek, “it’s activated by any sound the wearer makes. Any little whine or whimper, and it will just get bigger. Isn’t it wonderful?”

Hero shook their head silently. Villain pouted at the sight.

“That doesn’t mean you need to stop making noise, my darling Hero,” they said, “in fact, I’d encourage it! I’d love to see how big this gag can get!”

Hero remained stubbornly quiet. The gag was uncomfortable enough, they couldn’t imagine it getting bigger. Villain didn’t like that. They produced a taser from their pocket. Hero’s eyes widened. They shook their head fervently.

Villain smiled, and jammed the device into their side.

“MMMMMMPH!!” Hero screamed.

That was all the gag needed. It swelled inside their mouth. Even if it wasn’t adhesive, it was now much too big to remove. It sealed up their lips from the inside and locked their jaw in place. It continued to grow, forcing Hero’s cheeks out until they were stretched thin. They strained from the stress, and quickly turned red. Villain cooed at the sight, then tased Hero again.

Hero’s scream never made it out of their throat. The gag exploded into a huge mass of glue. Their cheeks were at their limit, ballooning up over their eyes and forcing them to close. The gag thickened and grew heavy on their tongue.

“Mmmmph!” Hero whined despite themselves.

Their face ached so terribly. Their cheeks trembled and bounced a little from the sheer size of the gag. Villain patted their cheeks with gloved hands, then smacked them just to see what would happen.

“Mmmm!”

The gag somehow managed to force its way past Hero’s sealed lips, spilling out onto their face. It hurt so much, Hero just wanted it all to stop. They were so preoccupied with the gag, that they barely had time to notice Villain fitting something on their hands. They heard the sound of something inflating. They couldn’t see because of their swollen cheeks, but they could feel the pressure being released across their body, Villain was removing the straps. Hero immediately reached up to try and yank out the gag, but their hands had been converted into useless balloons.

“Mmmph!”

The gag grew some more, dribbling down their chin. Hero was getting desperate. They tried squeezing the gag out by pushing their cheeks in with the mittens, but that just made them hurt more.

Villain hummed a little tune, starting to stuff Hero into an adhesive-lined bag. Hero cried out as the wind was knocked out of them- Villain was sealing the wretched thing with a vacuum.

Their arms were pinned against their sides and their legs were pressed tightly together. They bucked and thrashed in the bag.

“Calm down,” Villain said, “we aren’t anywhere close to done.”

They ruffled Hero’s hair, then Hero heard the distinct rip of industrial tape. Villain worked rapidly, wrapping it around Hero’s face several times. Then the tape compressed. It squeezed their cheeks up tightly. Hero could only imagine how distorted their face must look.

“You look precious~!” Villain clapped.

“Mmmph!”

The gag blended with the tape, securing it tightly to their face. Tears streamed down Hero’s bulging cheeks. Villain wiped them away, then placed expanding blobs of glue in Hero’s ears. They filled up their ears so not a sound could be heard. Then Villain snapped noise-cancelling headphones over them. They wrapped tape around the rest of Hero’s head, both to secure the headphones and to further blind them.

Hero couldn’t speak, move, hear, or speak. They had no idea what was going to happen to them next. The worst part was, Villain seemed to have no intention of stopping. Hero squealed as they felt a pinch in the back of their neck, then they couldn’t even struggle as their muscles relax against their will. Then… nothing.

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here’s your damn fish

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normalize having more than one best friend. "best friend" shouldn't just be a title reserved for one person... best friend is a species...

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the greatest spell you'll ever know

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Do not quit alcohol cold turkey

Do not suddenly stop drinking alcohol as a new years resolution if you have been consistently using alcohol most days

Your body gets used to the presence of the alcohol as a sedative in your system

Suddenly removing the sedative you are chemically accustomed to is like suddenly removing the wall you are leaning on - you will topple over

You brain electricity gets overexcited

This causes seizures

This causes sudden onset dementia (Wernicke's encephalopathy)

This causes brain damage

If you use alcohol often (even in moderate amounts)

Or in large amounts

Or you have ever noticed you get shakey tremors and anxious when you stop drinking

Then your body is chemically dependant and you need to be very careful coming off alcohol otherwise you will cause brain damage

Slowly wean down the amount you drink over days or weeks

Talk to a doctor about your goals to quit and ask about support options

Medically supported withdrawal is a lot safer

If alcohol withdrawal goes badly there is a 15% chance it will kill you.

Do not go this alone

You deserve to be safe

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What do you call it when a kidnapped Hero farts?

A whumpee cushion.

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i love listening to my fiancée drawing

“no stop” “oh no i didn’t mean to do that” “wRONG LAYER” “wait go back” “what line is that?!” “cAN YOU– [irritated noises]” “oh you…bastard” “what..layer is that on??”

she’s so cute djksfh

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my cat hates taking his pills. the only way we can get him to eat them is to turn it into an elaborate pantomime - we take the packet out of the cupboard slowly and hold it up, saying “oh!! what’s this? what’s this? a TREAT? a TREAT for louis????” while making surprised faces. we offer him a pill… then, before he has a chance to sniff it, we wag our fingers at him and replace it in the packet so it becomes a Tantalising Forbidden Mystery. we continue doing this until he’s so confused and excited that he will eat the pill as fast as possible, just so he can find out what it is before we can take it away from him again. as soon as he’s eaten it he looks utterly disappointed and betrayed, like a child who just ate a delicious sweet only to find it was a chocolate-coated brussels sprout. it never gets old

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“i also choose this guy’s dead wife” was easily the #1 funniest thing to ever be written on the internet.