#I don’t hate either group.

[the-hitspam]

I think I’ve realized what the pattern is between people who leave me and people who don’t. Those who left me and those who haven’t both answer that they haven’t left because they’re my friends when I ask, but those who stay can detail how they see me, both my positive and negative qualities, while those who leave are never willing to detail my negative qualities, and most have not detailed any positive qualities, no reason to stay except because I’m their friend. And if you don’t know why someone is your friend, are they your friend? Or are they someone you’re just attached to until you actually realize that you’re trapped by inertia?

[hysterotic]

i hate when i read a baji fanfic with an interesting plot & find out his character is severely dumbed down.. like if your gonna make him stupid the least you could do is make it funny but it’s really not 😭

[thepersonperson]

MAAAAN THESE SUKUNA ANALYSES... THEY'RE SO GOOD... I've always related to him super hard just on first readings as a trans disabled person who is an ambulatory wheelchair user. I'm incredibly violent and confrontational, too. If I could just fuckin kill the people who dehumanize me constantly, I mean... that kind of power is tempting! The way you read him is so satisfying to my brain, and it definitely makes sense in the text as well. Overall I'm just really happy to see somebody managing to put into words what I subconsciously grasped the first time I watched and read JJK. I was literally internally like "omg omg omg they put it into words!! omg!!!" the entire time I've been reading these posts. I can't wait to see what other analysis posts you've made and if there's other stuff for fandoms I enjoy. Thanks a lot for what you do! People like me appreciate it so much.

Oh thank goodnesss you feel this way. Everytime I post always I think of this image.

Thank you for confirming I'm still at secret esoteric knowledge.

Sukuna is very cathartic for me as a character in that way too. He basically gets to act out where I would restrain myself.

It’s funny that you mention you’re trans. At the risk of tipping the scale to mental illness, I think Sukuna is a very gender character. I find his refusal to introduce himself very relatable. He just kind of lets everyone call him whatever. The only time he ever identifies himself is when not doing so could put in his life in danger.

That’s it. “I’m the Fallen/Disgraced One”. I don’t believe he ever refers to himself as a man either. He just uses a masculine speaking style.

I also like how he doesn’t seem to care about being associated with feminine things. The marketing leans into this for some reason, pairing him up with Hello Kitty, which I think is great.

He projects this “I’m too strong to care about gender” aura I’m obsessed with. It might stem from his dehumanization as well. Both himself and other people are not really sure if he’s a curse or a human, so why on earth would he outwardly identify as man? It's not like curses have genders to begin with.

But the moment anyone tries to concretely observe him, like Mahito or Yuji touching his soul, he flips out. That really captures the vibe of “acknowledge my existence, but do not perceive me.” And if you find that relatable you should read Umineko.

Sukuna is on the border of everything, so he reads like an allegory for multiple minority groups all at once.

He’s masculine in his presentation, but isn’t considered human enough to be called a man. That’s very trans of him.

He’s extremely ablebodied at a glance, but his abnormal features make normal day to day life a constant battle. That’s very invisibly disabled of him.

He may be Japanese by blood, but he’s deemed a monster and pushed out from society for not meeting certain physical features. That’s very biracial of him.

[aj-lenoire]

i do not enjoy harry potter anymore and even when i did, snape was not a character i ever liked, but for some reason my ‘for you’ page is just full of dedicated snape stan accounts and i hate it

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

I just find it mind-boggling that some people will reblog things like “Anakin didn’t care about Rex and his men, he wouldn’t listen to Fives just because he was friends with Palpatine” and then in the next post be gushing over Rexwalker/Rexanidala like???? so you agree. Anakin does care about Rex?

[deityofhearts]

self proclaimed “elder queers” in online spaces are just fandom moms for gay people send tweet

[chevelleneech]

I love SKZ down, but Stay are going to get them dragged to hell if they keep trying to promote Felix under tweets and comments about RM’s voice on “Neva Play”.

Do I think they have songs people will enjoy? Absolutely. Do I think Felix’s voice is attention grabbing and awesome? Yes, but lyrically and flow wise, SKZ aren’t comparable, least of all Felix.

Stay says it all the time that all eight are aces, but I need them to come down to earth real quick. All the members have the ability to do a thing, but that doesn’t mean they have a fleshed out talent in it. Felix has the ability to rap, because he trained in it like most idols do. Is he a rapper? No, not at all, and trying to encourage “locals” to listen to SKZ for the handful of words Felix tends to have in their songs just because his voice is deep, is a massive set up.

Western rap/hip-hop is not as easily ignored as Kpop rap, and I really wish Kpop fans understood that. Yes sure, a bunch of hip-hop fans enjoy SKZ and even more tend to act like any Kpop rap is good because it gets them views, but that’s not how all consumers of rap feel about Kpop. It’s why it’s so tough to break into the western market with songs that aren’t predominantly pop. Blackpink did alright, but they’re also beautiful women, and that tends to trump talent for a lot of listeners as well. But y’all are kidding yourselves if you think “Chk Chk Boom” skyrocketed for too many other reasons than who is in the video. It’s not a bad song, I like the choreography, but it also has Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds in it, dressed up as Wolverine and Deadpool, and dropped right before the movie released.

Point is, I hope Stay is aware that telling people who don’t listen to Kpop to go listen to SKZ for Felix specifically, when they’re currently thirsting over RM’s voice and flow and skill as a rapper, may not lead to the outcome they’re hoping for. Namjoon’s ability to adapt and impress goes far deeper than Felix simply sounding cool on a track. At the very least, make sure you’re recommending the right songs.

[cousinthrockmorton]

i hate living with people who still have high school minds and don’t practice basic respect in sharing spaces with people cause they just have their friends over all the time who r loud asf and no one cleans up after themselves and most of their friends call me a bitch behind my back ig cause i don’t interact w ppl and also yea you’d have a resting bitch face too if ur the houses fucking maid and only actual adult who deals with every fucking thing whatever holy fuck man

[whenthegoldrays]

sigh

[butnotbubblegum]

Thinking a lot recently about the fact that within a wider group of friends there will be people you don’t like. And this is fine and normal and you just get on with them because that’s what you do. But when it happens in a smaller group which is tighter knit, what do you do then? If you try and do the same it comes across weirdly. Because the level of closeness with the rest of the group is on average higher than in a big group.

[sleevebuscemii]

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[emotional-moss]

giving other people the benefit of the doubt unless reasonable evidence to suggest otherwise has made me a lot happier & my life a lot better. yall should try it sometime*

*this doesnt apply to dogwhistles and the like

[mzcain27]

I’ve been added to a school reunion group chat I would rather stick bamboo under my fingernails

[ziracona]

We remember how much his ‘look at what they’re doing, what they’re asking you to do,’ monologue slapped, but what Deacon doesn’t get enough credit for is that he’s right about every single faction when he cautions you too.

[dancing-with-stars]

guys. guys !!!!

[seilon]

kpop is. a really really fucked up industry man. it really is