#( chat: ryder. )

[pathfinderyderss]

Heads up! The user barbex is a proshipper (supports romanticizing abuse in fiction).

Hi! So, I apologize for my delay in responding to your message - I have had a lot of thoughts and wanted to make sure l was expressing them in the best way possible.

I want to be honest, when I first read your message, I didn’t know what pro-shipping was, but I do know @barbex --I've been following her for the better part of a decade and she is an excellent author and l enjoy her views on the Dragon Age lore (and her views on Anders). I've also done more than a few of the prompt months that she's put together.

With all of that said, I wanted to better understand your viewpoint and see what it is that is defined as part of your block list. So, I hopped on your blog! I found your blocklist and the items you've listed as egregious enough to report users and as a former Literature Major, it saddened me to see such Puritanical and Orwellian views being broadcast with such vitriol.

The first thing I want to address is that in my fifteen plus years in fandom I have always subscribed to the “Don’t Like, Don’t Read" mentality. I am unafraid to block people on this website for a single take I don't agree with, and with that I am a FIRM supporter of accurate community labels as there are many things that I myself do not enjoy or want to read - so my blocked tags are plentiful and the blogs I block are many and that curated experience is why I do not get involved in any sort of fandom drama. 

I implore you to do the same. Fandom can be such a wonderful, constructive experience when you surround yourself with like-minded individuals. A dear friend of mine reminded me of the phrase, ”No Good Fandom, Only Good Friends” and nothing could be more accurate. Your tiny corner of the Fandom is an amazing way to flourish socially and mentally; however when your energy instead is spent on searching for others with ideological differences the experience instead becomes a witch hunt full of dog piling and negativity.

Now, on your blog, I noticed that you bemoan that you are unable to have a conversation about Fandom/Purity Culture/Fanfiction and I feel like this is an important topic to discuss so l am going to indulge in this against my better judgement, and at the end if you don't like what I've said, l implore you to block me as well.

My primary issue with your block list is that it derives from anti-intellectualism and a puritanical view of fandom. Which, if that is how you want to experience fandom, that's fine, but publicizing it is beyond ridiculous and leads back to my earlier point about witch hunts and dog piling.

Based on your list, your primary concerns in your block list stem from the following topics: rape, incest, pedophilia- including predatory age gaps and abuse. And I wonder; do you devalue fiction in the same way?

The first thing on your list that caught my attention was your adamant disapproval of the Thanatos/Zagreus ship in Hades. Is this just a general distaste for all Greek/Roman mythology as all of it could meet your block list above? Does Disney's Hercules get a pass due to the inaccuracies in the retelling — does the Hera/Zeus relationship get a pass because it isn't explicitly mentioned? And does it matter that it is a more inaccurate retelling of the myth?

In that same vein; are stories like Jane Eyre (which contains both a predatory age gap and a horrific example of a mentally ill character) or Wuthering Heights (which contains incest and abuse) not worth telling to a modern audience because they show these things? Are we forgoing media literacy and critical thinking now because these things glorify the worst parts of humanity?

And regardless of if it is a piece of classic literature or a piece of modern fanfiction making the decision for others that they cannot read these things due to them being "bad” or "wrong" or "shameful" is no different than banning books. And you devalue the readership of these pieces of literature by saying that they are unable to critically think for themselves and find the value of an individual piece of fiction.

I emphasize again, YOU as an individual do not have to view or interact with this material if it makes you uncomfortable, but I beg you not to police others in an Orwellian fashion over the media they choose to produce or view. Use the block button and blacklist tags you don't like or make you uncomfortable - that is what they are there for. Instead, talk to people who share your views but do not turn this into a witch hunt or an NC-17 purge that we've seen so damaging to our communities in the past.

All of this is to say; find joy Fandom — whatever that may mean for you and let others do the same. 

I hope this was informative.

- Ryder

[guardian-angle22]

911 LONE STAR REWATCH 2024 ↳ favorite things I noticed or appreciated more upon rewatch

1.02 Yee-Haw

Judd hugging the pillow in therapy. he's a giant teddy bear who needs his own teddy bear. someone get this man a big fluffy stuffed animal.

paul and mateo with the cats. also i'm pretty sure the cat with paul is the same cat they bring back as buster in s2/3. we love a hollywood kitty.

sleepy!tk. that's it. send tweet.

more Cowboy Judd! there will be a cowboy hat roundup at the end of this season.

and speaking of the cowboy stuff in this episode, can we briefly just admire how gorgeous those shots of them on horseback were? (ngl I might use some of this footage if I ever want to make another gif-based-on-a-fic for a cowboy tarlos fic)

we could chat about the significance of this dinner scene, carlos being so into tk immediately, the poor communication, the pain tk was in, the soulmates of it all, etc... but instead I'm only here to point out carlos in his ruined button down just... tits out.

[stanleyvampire14]

Posting this idea so I don’t forget because I need more after island Ryder angst

Ryder cutting his hair eventually back to how to used to be because he looked in the mirror in the bathroom and he saw Sloth instead of himself

@lord-of-the-bundle-of-sticks

[the-sevens-are-fighting]

“Sloth Sloth Sloth SloTH SLOTH I HAVE ANOTHER RAMBLE I GOT TO TELL HEY HEY HEYHEY HEY HEY- Oh, he fell asleep.”

Ryder notices Gluttony nearby, picking berries off a bush.

“…GLUTTONY GLUTTONY-“

-Ryder Emerson

Huh? What?

Oh, it's little Rye! Hey, man, what's up? Anything wrong? If Wrath sent you, I'm almost done picking berries, I promise. -🍖

[mischievousmoony]

tom ryder is such an asshole i’m gonna read so much fanfiction about him

[askjeffsterling]

lynnryder: Dude, if this was your setlist then I'd transfer to the Warblers immediately

Thank you! I'm glad someone around here's got taste! What're the odds ND would do it? Are they looking for members?? I'm thinkin' I'm in the wrong place!

[collectivecloseness]

you’ve posted about Steve boobies and Kurt boobies now you must continue the cycle (pls)

Once again bringing this gif back

[soultiies]

closed starter | @ruinedsoulsrp

Closing up the diner was his favorite thing but only when he was closing up with them. The minutes went by a lot faster and somehow he always ended up with a tinge of sadness when they were done. "Uh so my brother told me earlier that the frat he's in is throwing some party tonight." Ryder started explaining and even though the last place he wanted to be tonight was anywhere near his little brothers frat because that wasn't his scene at all, he knew from stories that it was their thing. "Wanna come?"

[willowflowerr]

Having watched Anastasia and Tangled back-to-back, I just think it’s important to be kissed by someone grabbing your face with both hands

[talkfastcal]

that catfish episode reminded me of my weeworld days

[saltyverse]

Please tell us your Creepers Origins? I'm dying to know.

-Incycreepedia2

ok but likw actually its probably like. a clayface situation yknow. radioactive substance = creature stuff like rhat . which is probably fairly common in gotham cause its. nuclear new york. creeper and jack are likkeeeee. basically the same guy, the only real difference is creeper is like. happier? hes chill . like jack is goofy hes a silly guy but hes like being bullied by a different rogue every other week on live television so like hes Gotta be able to destress somehow and if rhat means catastrophic goofy moment then . so be it

[pathfinderyderss]

I will be sure to tag everything after tomorrow with "DATV Spoilers" btw.

I am so ready for 10 days of hermitage to play through Dragon Age. I... don't know how I'm feeling about the whole thing.

I've avoided all spoilers and reviews and basically anything. I didn't want to get hyped and be disappointed but boy... does the feeling for this game feel SO different than my feelings for Inqusition.

Please.. just don't fuck up Fenris or Anders. And don't kill anyone from Origins and I think I'll be alright with whatever happens.

[masquerade-v]

Is Kathrine lesbian?

To be honest, I don't really have a set sexuality for her, she just does whatever in that aspect. What I know for sure is that she is definitely not straight.

Her set standards are that if they can consent to anything regardless of how major it is [in general], able to talk and communicate efficiently, around the same age as her and if she finds them tolerable, then they might have a chance.

Cassidy surpasses all of them for her so hence their relationship.

[askcohenchang]

@lynnryder replied; These artists are all sick, you have great taste. If you ever want a duet partner, hit me up!!! I'd love to sing some Panic or Paramore over show tunes yet again.

Wait, for real? Wow, thanks, that's one of the nicest things anyone here has ever said to me. I really pride myself on my music taste. And I might have to take you up on that. Mr Schue doesn't seem to understand just because I took tap classes as I kid doesn't mean I want to start singing 'Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat.'

[derangedthoughtssideblog]

Me not loyal? I don't even have celebrity crushes, the only men you'll catch me simping for are Cat Noir and Flynn Ryder

[thecatinthepurplepants]

I've been listening to A Voice From Darkness podcast and episode 8 was... a fucking ride

Dr. Ryder: oh, okay *already audibly amused* our next comes from Eric who writes: I heard you once fought Dracula. Is that true?

Me: oh haha, even if the supernatural and vampires exist in this setting I doubt that Dracula is real 🤭😏

Dr. Ryder: No, Eric, that's not true...

Me: that's funny, I wonder where he heard tha-

Dr. Ryder: - you're confusing me for my grandfather!

Me: