#Block plausible

[faustandfurious]

The Next Level Tumblr Experience is when you start blocking people for having terrible opinions on Goncharov

[racewinnerlandonorris]

@pierregasly: Race of the season. @yukitsunoda0511 Japanese snippets!🎌 threw couple red shells & bananas to Giuseppe, and hit a few gutter balls. Evening bliss

[reinedeslys-central]

when it's been so long since you've read a fic that you forget about it and you find it in the search tags and start reading it again

and it's great, if a little familiar, but you've read a lot of these sorts of fics bc you like this tag a lot, so you assume it's nothing

but then the deja vu starts adding up and you start to wonder

and then moments before the great big Plot Twist Reveal happens you're suddenly like ah hell this is the bloody sundial fic again isn't it

smh this has to be the fourth time yet

[daikon1]

It’s not that I’m not working on my WIPs, it’s that I’m *checks notes* choosing not to write in solidarity with the Writer’s Guild Strike.

[gandalfsbignaturals]

i find ppl with "men dni" on their blogs kinda... confusing. cuz like... its not enforcable?

like, what, ur gonna go thru every single blog that interacts with u and block all the men? how will u kno who the men are, even, its not like everyone puts their whole ass gender on their blog. and also, what about multigender or genderfluid peeps who are men and also women?

its just like, i dont rly see the point ig. it feels like something ppl put on their posts without really thinking about the actual ramifications

[filthforfriends]

When I go to answer a serious ask, I usually type out my initial ideas, save it to drafts, and craft a response after I've had time to think. But recently, some of the asks have just disappeared. Unfortunately, this was one of those instances. (I'm recalling to the best of my ability).

Anon said they felt like the only one noticing how Maneskin use people as props in their photos, usually People of Color.

This topic touches on some of the most historically and currently relevant subsects of society. Race & ethnicity. Social development & communication, (now in the age of social media). Entertainment & representation. Plus, others I'm not thinking of. I want to acknowledge how deserving of an in depth discussion this topic is, while also acknowledging that I'm not informed enough to broach it. So this is gonna be pretty surface, anon, and I'm sorry for that.

What does it even mean to use somebody as a prop?

Props are used to add detail and context which make the subject or background more interesting. As inanimate objects, they only exist to enhance the scene. Therefore, to treat someone like a prop is to prioritize the way they can improve your image over that person's autonomy. Sure, both the prop and subject can both have individuality, as long as one serves to make the other look interesting.

So who's culpable? The subject, the photographer/videographer, perhaps a director of sorts? Personally, I think the blame is shared and situationally dependent.

Below are the most obvious examples of Maneskin using a person as a prop, posted to their insta pages. The trend anon pointed out is evident. Admittedly, I don't have a good sample size here, though. A ton of Maneskin's content is only available on their stories. Especially content with non-band members (which is what anon is referencing), since Maneskin's publicist prefers to post just the band.

I wonder how many of the people in these photos gave informed consent. (Not necessarily to a band member, just someone). As in "This photo will be posted without your name and seen by millions, but you won't receive royalties." Because some of these images Maneskin (the brand) can profit from via merchandise and copyrights. Conversely, most of the folks in the photos will experience poverty in their lifetime. Some of Maneskin's outfits are worth more than the other person makes in a year and they're treating them like a plant. There's also the safety concern. If any of these people have someone in the whole world that wishes them harm, that person can now find their job/neighborhood.

I know these photos aren't all bad. Victoria probably got consent to post pic #5, just a harmless prank. The woman in pic #3 was likely thrilled to be sitting next to such a handsome young man and thinks all social media is Facebook (which she hates). But why take pictures with the Black men in photos #2 & #4? What about the Latinas in #1 & #12? They're are using POCs as visually compelling markers of cultural and ethnic differences to say something meaningful about themselves. Look how far I've come! Look how successful my music is! You envy me, right?

[notquiteaghost]

absolutely insane tags to see put on my post complaining abt the misuse of the concept of 'coding' like firstly who asked you and secondly if destiel is not queerbaiting what in the ever-loving fuck is. it is listed as an example on the wikipedia page. thee wikipedia. tell me you were not ever in spn fandom without telling me u were not ever in spn fandom

[sorrelpaws]

How u feel about like. All the weird jokes they make in r&m?

umm what do you mean exactly by weird jokes?? if you mean the incest jokes then like no offense, how do you think i feel? if i constantly go around saying how i want nothing to do with rckrty shippers How do you think i feel, genuinely.

[adarkandmagicalforest]

weak: the madking is cersei & jaimes and/or tyrions father

peak: viserys and/or daenerys are tywins bastards via a tywin/joanna/rhaella triad

[player-1]

Quick question, has anyone been in the mood to write a TriStamp Knives and Tessla fic with all the new concept info? Like seriously, Knives had to deal with 149 years with an annoying shit of a older sister constantly pestering him with self-care (Did you even see the bags under his eyes?) or not treating Conrad like a nuisance at most. And of course, if the Plant Snuggie is alive, then Tess has every right to wrap him up in a murder burrito or tumble him in the eye-dome like a washing machine whenever he gets particularly cranky or powertrippy. And bonus points if Conrad (and/or Legato) get to see Knives, the self-proclaimed superior being, get manhandled by his own clothes like a feral kitten.

[nostalgia-tblr]

There was this one time, it feels like ages back, when I got followed on tumblr dot com by an actual human being.

[trashycosmos]

i've determined i will probs never play minecraft again bc the sheer amount of content, while amazing, also is overwhelming to the highest degree but gameplay videos are highly enjoyable. also since finding creativerse it just hits better and terraria is like my happy (moddable) medium.

[endreal]

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[brltpop]

One time a former friend made a playlist for me with over 200 of her all time favorite songs but believe it or not i didn't like -let alone vibe with- a single song from the entire playlist!

That and also i developed some serious hatred over The sh1ns

[gurorori]

hwy cant i reply to a single post anymore (eyes water)

[stepfordgoth]

One time I heard a french rap song (?) that used that atatatattat sound effect that American rappers do that is supposed to mimic gun sounds or whatever and it was so funny? Like Mr Frenchman, you have never seen a gun in your life what is that sound?