#Like idk is it bad if I don’t think anyone is entitled to anyone else’s constant attention?

[unhingedlesbear]

Something abt me is I HATE it when people always assume the worst of their friends/partner. Like I get being anxious but when people jump to conclusions and assume people are out to get them it irks me😭 when someone doesn’t respond to me for a while my first thought isn’t “they hate me and want me dead” it’s “oh oops I probably caught them at a bad time.” Like again I get being anxious but idk. Maybe just after my experience with someone who constantly assumed the worst of my intentions has affected my view on this kinda thing😭😭

[silmarillaure]

Ranking the Valar by how much I hate them.

12: Lorien/Irmo - Idk why, but I kind of vibe with him. His only fault is being Mandos’s brother but he didn’t really do anything to piss me off himself. He seems dreamy & has a nice garden.

11: Orome - He’s cool but he’s still a Vala (who are objectively horrible) at the end of the day. Gets points for not going out of his way to make the Feanorians lives worse though & giving Celegorm a cool but disloyal dog.

12: Aule - Thank you for the Dwarves king! Unfortunately he’s married to Yavanna who I can not stand.

11: Nienna - Her heart seems to be in the right place. I like her.

10: Este - I don’t speak ill of healers on this blog! Even though she failed to heal Miriel I guess, she still made a bigger effort than everyone else.

9 & 8: Vana & Nessa - I just don’t think about them to be honest.

7: Tulkas - His purpose for existing is to beat up Melkor but he’s not even perfect at that. What’s wrong with you dude? Were you asleep when Melkor was making Feanor & Turin’s lives hell?

6: Yavanna - Her entitlement makes me seethe. I guess she did create the two trees but she basically gave away the light for free, she can’t ask for it back. Not the worst though, but I still don’t like her.

5: Vaire - Girl it’s nice of you to let Miriel live with you and all but why the heck were you like “but what about Indis's feelings” when Finwe was talking about how he wanted to give up getting reembodied for Miriel. This ain’t about Indis, why do her feelings matter?

4: Varda - Hallowing the Silmarills was such an a-hole move. The hallowing isn’t even fair, it’s just about who Varda wants to have the Silmarills. Does she think THINGOL is pure hearted? The Silmarill should have burnt him to a crisp.

3: Ulmo - Nothing short of a salty b!tch, thank goodness he’s single because I’d feel bad for anyone who had to put up with him. And why does he like bland ass TUOR so much while hating talented icons like the Feanorians?!

2: Manwe - He’s the 2nd fakest creature in existence after his big brother. Feanor doesn’t want your tears, where were you when your brother was murdering his dad, stealing his work, & previously harassing him for years non stop?

1: Mandos/Namo - F*ck this a-hole. At least Manwe has the excuse of being canonically stupid. He’s just an ass for the sake of it. And what’s his beef with Feanor? Free my king, all his faults are because you decided to shove Indis into his life & allowed Melkor to go free.

The actual #1: Melkor (obviously)

[kimetsu-chan]

ik I don’t normally talk abt stuff like this, but it’s been really weighing me down a lot. This is a major vent(rlly bad and prob rlly triggering) and I’m talking to no one in particular, just in general. I would encourage ppl not to say anything abt it or just not read it at all bc I’m mostly just typing what I cannot say out loud.

Okay, so the presidential election is this year. Yeah, I’ve heard abt project 2025 😐 I’ve read about it. And I want to scream. How has trump managed to make something that infinitely worse than Kosa(imo)

because holy fuck, I know this is not what I should be focusing on and it’s low-key selfish, but reversing women’s rights?! I’m not 100% sure what that entails, but I’ve seen a screenshot of the actual legitimate document saying that the only “valid family” is with a working husband and a stay-at-home wife.

Do you not understand how frustrating it is to have the ability to do whatever you want with your life dangled in front of you for your entire life, and be told you could be whoever you want to be, just for it to very possibly be ripped away from you right as you get close to adulthood.

Everything about this is so horrendous?!

I already wished I lived anywhere but the us, but it’s so much worse now.

If Trump becomes president again, and if this project gets put into place, would I even be able to leave the country??! Would I be allowed to live in another country, or would I be forced to stay here, miserable.

like, in all seriousness, completely 100% genuine right now. I might actually just kill myself if and when I get to adulthood if this happens, and if I am forced into a life I don’t want. I’m already suicidal, and the thought that I won’t get to experience life as I told I would be able to would absolutely crush me and would probably be the final straw tbh.

It feels like I’m being toyed with, why are some(<- important, i know good Christians) Christians so fucking entitled and cruel and just horrible. This is going to drive people AWAY from your religion, it’s going to make people hate it! Why does trump think he gets to shove all of his beliefs onto everyone else and force everyone to comply. I don’t want to be a stay at home mom, hell, I don’t think I want to be a mom, period!!

I thought we stepped away from all the toxic stuff before lgbt and women’s rights. But no, apparently not.

I am actually raging and crying over this, you cannot do this to me! Or anyone! It’s not fair!!

I hate this place, I don’t want to be here anymore, genuinely :(

likely will take this down later, but I desperately needed to get this off my chest bc idk if I can trust my dad enough to talk abt it. Bc my family is super religious and I’m guessing my dad is a trump supporter. God, I hope not.

[castlebyersafterdark]

am I the only one thinking that the show is ignoring El because they are kind of, I don’t wanna say punishing, but like it’s like fall out from Millie being so flippant and kind of insulting about the end of the show and basically how she’s said more or less she’s glad it’s ending/can’t wait to move on? Like don’t get me wrong she is entitled to feel that way, but it’s more like she’s THE FACE of the show, she got the most fame out of it as a newbie actor and she def makes the most money as well as having some producer input even to a small degree, so her words could have felt like a slap to the face to the duffers. it could be a contentious environment is what I’m saying, and that’s why Millie has kinda been ignored compared to the others this filming

or maybe i’m over thinking it and they wanted to focus on anyone but her so the general public is more used to the idea of her not being so much of a focus and sucking up all the airtime for the last season—not focusing on her as much in promo dumps sort of puts that idea in the public’s mind even subconsciously

idk pick your poison I guess

TB quite H the main reason I'm salty about her is anything she's expressed in the press about wanting to move on, how being in the show had hindered her from being in different projects. Forget any gossip stuff that's hit or miss, true or false, but my sensitive ass can't take actors bad mouthing the thing they're currently in unwarranted. What was the reason, girl? None. Saddened me majorly. I get she's entitled to feel that way, but as a big fan I'm gonna be honest and say I really don't want to hear that. Am I overreacting? Perhaps. Not gonna change my opinion. It's just not very fun or builds enthusiasm, especially if she was getting the big arc and most screen-time - you think of all the other story that can be told and all the other characters who could get more focus, and there's this actor who can't wait to stop performing in the show, meanwhile everyone else is savoring it and having the time of their lives.

Now, this may or may not be the reason for screen time reduction. But, there's a non-zero chance? Or maybe she bad-mouthed because she knew that she had a reduced role, or didn't like her ending. Chicken or the egg scenario. Regardless - I really doubt she's getting top numbers again. Not like before. Otherwise - why show so little of her. Who's getting the most right now? WILL.

[simpjaes]

hihi! <3 i love your works sm! you write the absolute best, but i honestly have a genuine question, why don’t you like silent readers? i hope it’s not a rude question to ask but i’m just genuinely curious because i understand that there comes to a limit of how people interact with posts, but i’d also like to hear your input as well :)

(you’re my fav smut writer hehe)

hi, first of all, thank you 🖤 am proud to be your favorite 🥹

secondly, in all honesty, its a little complicated. silent readers are only one of the issues on tumblr. If they’re truly silent, i won’t even know they’re reading for me to be upset in the first place, which sucks really fucking bad…

where i actually get pissed of is, well, it’s the people who spam like but don’t reblog, follow me, or leave me any feedback. additionally, it’s the people who beg and plead and demand i write more while never reblogging, or telling me why they like my work in the first place.

i write for free, and while i appreciate all feedback i get, reblogs are so important to writers here on tumblr and i urge you to peek at the ratios of my fics. likes vs reblogs, people asking for more without reblogging or liking etc.

i also have anon enabled specifically for those who don’t want to expose who they are in terms of feedback (silent readers). id like to think that after i spend days and weeks and months writing, people would at the very least either leave feedback or a reblog. yknow? but thats simply not rly the case.

i’m tired of begging for interaction basically, bc as shitty as it is, many writers only get likes and demands for more writing over anything else and it’s exhausting. i try to avoid that if at all possible because ill end up not writing at all. i am real a person. if you are consuming and enjoying my content, pllssss pls pls make it known to me in some way that isnt just an empty like or rude and entitled demand!!

this rly is why the writing community here is dying. arguably, silent readers do play a part in that as well, but they’re more neutral and don’t interact at all. half of the time they don’t even use their blogs ;-; which…if that’s the case why not give us a lil reblog then? like it’s not harmful and gives the author a lil warm and fuzzy feeling.

idk man. ppl basically just treat authors like machines, literal shit, and like we owe them more and more of our creativity so they can rub one out.

i will always stand by this: i do not owe anyone an orgasm. but if you’re going to make demands, or are simply hoping i write more without telling me, then please don’t be a silent reader, a serial liker, or a person who won’t even follow or reblog me.

[carvewme]

yall idk if this is bad and like it probably is but!! uhhh well there’s this girl i just can’t stand and she’s a little chunky and i lowkeu use her as like a motivator like i gotta stay thin so i don’t look like her 😭 truth be told i NEVER look at anyone else like that…unless i don’t like you.

PLS say i��m not the only person who does this. i fr don’t notice or care about people’s looks or weight unless i don’t like them! i hope it’s not just me

but yeah seeing her pictures pop up on my instagram feed is a great reminder of what i don’t wanna look like

i think it’s because we honestly have similar body types. like when i was bigger i looked kinda like that. but im obviously projecting when i call her ugly and things. but keeping it totally real, she’s a rude bitch. super entitled, and everyone person i’ve talked to doesn’t like 😭😭 so i feel a little less bad !

[sammygender]

like okay. i know this is the excusing mass murder for your fictional blorbos site. so what i’m about to say may seem strange. but there’s still SUCH a societal issue where we just… reject someone as soon as they cross a specific boundary. doing some bad things is sometimes okay but if you do a specific one (insert whatever here!!) you’re automatically irredeemable. and obviously in personal relationships i think this is usually completely justified and fine? you’re always entitled to not want to be around someone if they do something that hurts you or other people. or even just like. ever. but on a societal level it’s horrific. no one is beyond help (yes, not even that person you’re thinking of now) and no crime or act is “too bad” that the person who committed it deserves to be condemned forever as completely unable to change. our justice system is punitive and unempathic and our society frames mental illness as personal weakness and no one really gives a shit about victims unless they’re absolutely perfect. and these acts that push people “beyond redemption” in the eyes of the public or whatever depend so much on the person as well, obviously, their general social status. generally minorities tend to have to be so much More Perfect than anyone else. and, anyway, i don’t have a solution to it all, really, not our fucked up justice system or the mentalities that make us condemn people with our pseudopsychiatric armchair diagnosises of ‘narcissist’ and ‘psychopath’ or the way that everyone’s so hellbent on vengeance when that doesn’t actually help anything least of all victims. Idk. i just find it really depressing sometimes

[erika2553]

Finally got this thing back after a zillion years lol crazy that I made this when I was a teenager and now I’m 30 and still love this app. Life is something else honestly, it’s too fucking expensive to even be alive but here we all are in our own worlds completing side missions like a video game. In my personal perspective I’d rather see life as a video game aside from seeing it as a joke in the moment. All of us going up or down levels in our lives, completing missions or small tasks, doing things to improve or downgrade our health bar, or even doing things that just simply make us calm and happy. With or without the help of a player two, or three if you’re into that 😂😏 or hell maybe have a family idk I think that counts too now that I think about it, like that legend of Zelda game Tri-force heroes. But anywho you know what I mean, I’m just simply ranting. This honestly just made me want to play breath of the wild of sparkling zero just talking about video games 😂👏🏼 especially since it’s my day off that I get to have to myself finally. It’s fucking exhausting socializing for a month straight with barely any time to myself 😭 I will admit I am so selfish with my time, to the point where I get so happy certain plans get cancelled. I pretty much socialize every fucking say cause of my job but I work at a emergency pet call center so I’m constantly talking to people whether they are mad, angry, sad, happy, stupid, and entitled; and that shit drains me to where I literally get home, get ready for bed and sleep. That’s my day, wake up, drive almost two hours to work, spend 10 hours there and then just come home. Don’t get me wrong I am THANKFUL I have a job, you don’t even know the half of it, but fuck it’s depressing to think that we all literally have to dedicate ourselves to being a slave to a piece of paper we call money just so we can provide for ourselves or if we have a family them too. Animals do count by the way. And all that just makes me sad like what the fuck why can’t things be different, everything has a price I get it but why does it have to? Why can’t fucking water be free, why can’t healthcare be free or even affordable, I get there’s programs but not everyone qualifies for it, why the fuck do we even have taxes if majority of the roads look like shit and public schools pretty much give poison for lunch so it’s not going towards them. I can’t even count how many times I have to get new tires it’s ridiculous. Ugh can go on but over all, I am doing good surprisingly, my dating history is wack but hey I guess all the good men really are taken 😂👏🏼 I did discover a lot of things about myself that I never thought I would and I’m happy with it. I enjoy my own time to myself and doing the things that make me happy without having to worry about being on someone else’s time or being considerate of them. I’ve finally learned to be selfish with myself and I love it, not in that bad way but the good way where I’m a priority and my mental health state comes before anyone’s. I could give less of a fuck about anyone’s opinion and that hasn’t changed nor will it ever. I simply shrug everything off now instead of overthinking about it. And I’m proud of myself cause it’s taken so long for me to get to where I’m at now mentally. With that being said I’ve ran out of shit to rant about but thanks for reading if you did, and good luck with everything and rock on my dudes 😁🫡

[hannahjane3]

does anyone else find that the marauders fandom (maybe even harry potter fandom in general) can be like kinda really fatphobic. like peter is the only like canonically fat? (i’m not sure if this is the right word to use, please correct me if i’m being insensitive) marauders character and mans deals with the most shit for it.

like people shit on canon peter for causing the potters death (and marlenes? idk if this is just fanon though) but have no problem overlooking barty and evan (i’m leaving reggie out cos he had a redemption arc) being literal murderers. like yea, pete was their friend but the shit evan probably did and barty definitely did i think is worse? or at least same level of bad?

fanon peter is literally the loser friend of the group. he gets the worst grades, is the most unathletic, most unattractive and is always considered to have no luck in the romance department. like literally every other marauders era character, even characters i would consider low key minor has ships with intense supporters except for peter. and idk if this is all because people don’t give pete any redeeming qualities because hes fat.

also like there are people who are so against plus size headcanons. i’ve seen people getting literally angry at plus size lily (which i actually fucking adore and i’ve read things where this lets her character have a more emotional development ig? like she starts to learn to embrace herself and stops seeing herself as different and let’s herself join in) for no reason other than their idea that lily evans has to be this skinny white girl. idk everyone’s entitled to their headcanons but like i feel like part of having headcanons is reading other peoples to get new ideas or just to see what they have to say even if you don’t agree.

also like the bully’s who’s only character traits are dumb and fat (crabbe and goyle, mulciber and avery (although not as much as crabbe and goyle) who do their skinny white boys bidding

i’ve like gone on like a massive tangent here but like. idk. my written expression is trash idek if this makes sense

[pepprs]

posts like that break my stupid fucking heart lol. i hate being in this situation and i hate that i hate it because im convinced im delusional about how bad it is right now and that it’s my fault for being a terrible selfish daughter and also it could be SO much worse. but no im not entirely terrible or selfish and yes this situation is bad even if it’s not the absolute worst it’s ever been or ever could be. i know we’re working on fixing some parts of it but that does not negate that i am living a suffocated life right now and never have fully known that freedom even when i haven’t lived in this house and still have so much work to do to finally get it and im so overwhelmed by this that i keep putting it off and running away

[talentless-witch]

Sayu’s asukusa national sea park advertisement!

The fish in the background isn’t mine btw I ripped it off from this website

https://pixers.hk/wall-murals/fish-vector-set-53611471

Saying so I don’t take the credit for something I DID NOT DRAW AT ALL and that I only changed the colors of.

I legit googled fish vector because 

1- I was to lazy to draw the entire fish when the main asukusa drawing was almost finished and would've taken me a ton of time

2-because advertisements rip off from images or stock images so why shouldn't i. (only for the advertisement related art, any other art of mine will Not have ripped off images and if it does, be assured I will list my sources regardless.)

I had so much fun drawing this sayu! ^^ the scales will always be the difficult part but I'll make it out~ 

This is the previous drawing im referring to!

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/talentless-witch/689367238207258624?source=share

Please enjoy this drawing out and the next one which is a nsr oc related advertisement for the asukusan drawing!

Here are my list sources of the arcade machines THAT I DID NOT MAKE, I just edited them out and repainted them.

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/M%C3%A1quina-vertical-jugadores-monitor-pulgadas/dp/B07Q9LNRSG

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/quarter-arcades-Numskull-gabinete-pulgadas/dp/B08X943CYT

I legit Googled Arcade machines.

So yeah please enjoy this drawing! ^^~ and have a nice day!

Feel free to skip this part! It’s a rant!

I actually feel like 🗿 today.

I hope you guys don’t get disturbed, I just feel 🗿, because I want to mentally shake my head and tell it to shut the fucc up jack you can’t fret over every egg.

I feel like quitting art sometimes that’s what I'm saying.

Now I say this here since I feel safe to say it here than other platforms merely because I am afraid of seeking as much possible attention when it’s going to make it worse for absolutely sure

I feel selfish for many reasons I will not list out because I don't want anyone else to feel like sht besides me, that would be terrible.

The only one I will say is that often I wish my work was more recognized, sometimes I do wish for a comment, idk what comment even, anything that doesn’t sound disingenuous or uninterested, because I can tell sometimes when someone is doing it out of being told to do so because they feel bad and not because they actually want to.

I feel like whatever I draw isn't recognized at all ,and it honestly feels selfish it feels awful and it feels greedy and entitled all at the same time because what right do I have to make others do something they don’t want to out of choice?

What do I even get out of it? Nothing but worse things basically.

I wish my characters where more recognized, that’s what I mostly wish, I wish I could do the same thing other creators and artists did to me with their characters.

Just inspire me to do whatever I want and keep on, I wish I could inspire the same way with my characters, because I feel like all I've been doing is nothing, all I've been doing is watching how things go down for everyone else and I wish for them to be an inspiration, for them to be looked up to.

But I feel selfish thinking that because I can’t do such a thing...and therefore look at me, doing this for an attention, a voice out there to beg people to do things I should wait for them to do by their own without me saying a word.

But the pressure on myself is to much.

But yeah that’s my distasteful rant on this art, I'm sorry please skip this ahead and feel free to ignore this post 

[beccascribbles]

being a smol shy omega for atsumu, iwa, and mattsun and ppl always telling her she's not worth their time but they reassure her (words of affirmation is my love language idk if you could tell lol) :3

a/n - i think words of affirmation are so cute but i'm genuinely too awkward to accept them in real life lol. actually did a little quiz the other day and found out mine is quality time (makes sense when i think about it tbh considering how bad i am with verbal and physical affection 😂)

a sob escaped your lips, and you shut the locker room door behind you, immediately searching for atsumu. he was sat on a bench, his volleyball top in his lap. at the smell of your scent, the bitterness of it, his head turned in your direction.

it was tough, having to constantly deal with other people looking at you with disdain. many other omegas (and betas) couldn't understand why atsumu had chosen someone like you. at times, you couldn't understand it either. today was one of those days.

"y/n? what happened?"

you stumbled forward, collapsing into his open arms, curling into his solid chest. his arms wrapped around you, and he brushed a kiss to the top of your head. another sob fell from your lips, your tears falling against his bare chest.

"why are you with me, sumu?" you questioned, voice muffled from where your face was pressed against his chest. he looked down at you in confusion, hands rubbing circles into your back.

"why wouldn't i be? i love you."

"but i'm not good enough for you," you mumbled, the statement making him pause. he carefully held you away from his chest, making eye contact with you. his free hand came up to cup your cheek, brushing away the tears collecting there.

"you are more than enough, sweetheart," he said, leaning in and brushing a kiss to your cheek. "you're beautiful, adorable, and perfect, and i love ya."

his voice was thick with emotion, and he pressed another kiss to your cheek. then, he pressed his lips to yours, kissing you gently as if you would break. when he pulled away, he rested his forehead against yours.

"you don't need to listen to anyone else, okay?" he said. "i love ya. i love ya so much. you're everythin' to me."

you paused, hearing voices coming from somewhere around the corner. a part of you told you to not listen, to turn around and walk away. the other part inisted you stay and listen to what people thought of your relationship.

"why does iwa even like her? she's so pathetic."

"an alpha like him shouldn't be stuck with such a sorry excuse for an omega."

the comments continued, and you shrunk back against the wall, arms curling around yourself. it wasn't even your appearance they were insulting, which, though hurtful, would not have cut so deep. the fact that they were insulting your personality, something you were insecure about already, cut much deeper. you stifled a sob, relying on the wall to support you. iwaizumi's scent filled your nose and you were yanked forward into his solid chest.

"don't fucking cry because of them," he commanded roughly, his hands gentle as they held you. "they have no entitlement to make you feel this way, okay? they don't know anything. they don't know how i feel about you, how in love with you i am. like shit, y/n, you know how perfect you are."

your sobs quieted, and he held you away from his body, both his hands coming up to hold your face. iwaizumi looked at you seriously. "do you want me to say something to them?"

you shook your head, pushing his hands away to wipe furiously at your eyes. you plastered on a brave smile, taking his hand in yours and pressing the scent glands located in your wrists together. he pressed a kiss to your forehead, taking in a deep inhale of your scent. there was still a trace of bitterness but not enough to warrant him commenting on it further. still, he wanted to see a more genuine smile on your face. he cleared his throat.

"you're beautiful," he said, leading you down the corridor and towards the exit of the school. you looked away, and he looped his arm over your shoulder, your hand still holding his loosely. that smile he loved to see on your face slowly tugged at your lips, your scent sweetening. his chest rumbled with satisfaction and he hoped that had been enough to put your mind at ease.

when you entered the gym, he was sat on a bench drinking deeply from his water bottle. it was clear he wasn't expecting to see you so soon, judging by the slight raising of his eyebrows when he caught your scent. they quickly furrowed at the bitterness of it. you said nothing, simply moving towards him and curling into his chest. his arms wrapped around you and he brushed the scent glands in his wrists up and down your sides.

matsukawa didn't ask you if you were okay. he could tell by your scent how you were feeling. instead, he asked you, "why?".

you glanced up at him then, eyes empty of any tears. your hands curled into the material of his t-shirt, anchoring yourself to reality. his body was warm and solid against yours, a reminder that he was yours, no matter what any of those omegas had said previously.

"apparently i'm not worthy of you and you should find another omega," you mumbled, avoiding his gaze. matsukawa arms' tightened around you and he placed a kiss to the top of your head.

"that's bullshit, y/n," he sighed as you pressed your head into his chest. his voice lowered, quiet enough so that only you could hear him. he was too aware of hanamaki and oikawa listening in from across the gym. "you're everything to me, and i mean everything. i know you don't believe me sometimes but you are so special. if anything, i don't deserve you."

you wriggled in his hold, hand coming up to hit him lightly in the chest as you felt your cheeks heat from embarrassment. you mumbled, "you didn't have to say all that."

he just shrugged, picking up his water bottle once again and bringing it to his lips.

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

A couple weeks ago there was someone in the animorphs tag (idk who; I blocked them immediately out of exhaustion) who was arguing that the animorphs tv show was better than the books bc the books are ableist, racist, and misogynistic (and anyone who likes them is all those things as well). Do you feel like those are valid criticisms of the books—and do you think the show avoids these pitfalls?

1. You are correct that the thing to do is hit Mute on XKit to get rid of the kind of posts that do nothing but raise blood pressure.

2. The whole process of comparing media to say “x is more racist than y” is... kinda wonky at best, because it’s almost never comparing apples to apples and there’s no such thing as a non-racist work because we live in a racist society.  So I think we should criticize the things we love, but I don’t think stacking them up against each other is necessarily useful.

3. AniTV has a few not-good decisions that aren’t present in Animorphs, including:

Casting white non-Hispanic actors to play Ax and Eva

Having a Magical Negro scene where an older Black man convinces Tobias to become an Animorph through the power of simple folk wisdom

Adapting multiple plots where Rachel gets rescued by Jake or Tobias, but never any of the plots where she saves them

Casting Cassie as a light-skinned actress with long wavy hair, when she’s described in the books as dark-skinned with short tightly curled hair

Casting a 27-year-old actor as Tobias and a 17-year-old actor as Rachel

Having a few not-good jokes about an oatmeal-addicted controller having psychosis or needing medication

Diverting from Cassie’s and Marco’s book descriptions to make them more traditionally gendered by late-90s American norms

Other things I’m forgetting

4. Animorphs has a few not-good decisions all on its own, including:

Not questioning Ax’s assumption that disabled andalites have no quality of life because they’re disabled

Killing or curing all of its disabled characters, thereby buying into the idea that disabled bodies are a “problem” that needs to be “resolved”

Telling a story that parallels a group of Black Americans to a group of nonhuman aliens

Everything about #40, none of which ages well

Having Cassie mention that Jake “doesn’t care that I’m Black” like he deserves a fucking cookie for this or something

Other things that I’m forgetting or didn’t spot as a nondisabled whitey

5.  I don’t have a single good answer for what to do about anything I just said.  My own stance has always been to love what I love and also not shy away from criticizing it, to try to learn from the failings of these works and do better, and to do my best to reflect and self-educate.  To recognize that Your Mileage May Vary, and that anyone who chooses to “nope” out of the series because of those elements is entitled to do so.  To be aware that my own personal “can’t enjoy it because can’t see around the imperialism” (Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials, Discworld) story is someone else’s “hate the imperialism, love the plot” series.  To remember that I can still love deeply homophobic series (Supernatural, Angel, The Path) while being loudly and proudly queer.

Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist talks endlessly about the question about what one can do as a fat Black queer woman and assault survivor who finds the music of Robin Thicke just so dang catchy, and doesn’t arrive at a single answer.  Because I don’t know that there is a single answer, but I don’t think that either extreme of “let’s pretend there’s nothing wrong with this work” or “you’re a terrible person if you tolerate the existence of this problematic work” is a useful solution.

[vanmccannonlyfans]

Hey I know it might not be ideal to answer this but I love your views on things but if u don’t wanna answer that’s cool but w all this talk of the boys do you think Van does have a bit of a ‘crappy’ or mean side to him sometimes ?

awh you're so sweet 😭i appreciate you asking, and for being sensitive about it ❤️

this is another thing where we have no idea what we don't know. we really have no idea what's going on, what they're like privately, and probably never will...and that's okay! it's important to remember that the way things appear aren't always the way that they are. we all have "bad" sides, we all have negative aspects to our personality and it doesn't make us bad people.

personally i think van requires a really high degree of control over his creative work can be incongruent with social cohesion and maintaining healthy group dynamics. everyone should have the power to push back and reach compromise so everyone can be happy! and that can be hard to do when one person wants to control everything or have final say on all decisions.

from the podcast, i got the impression that bondy just wants to do his own thing without having to compromise. and i get that! i think we all do! i don't blame him for it! i don't know if he was talking about van specifically but if he was, i don't blame him for wanting to move away from building someone else's dream and pandering to their ego.

we'll never really know what happens behind closed doors but tbh i just think this is a classic case of things not working out. there doesn't have to be a bad guy, we don't have to assign fault, sometimes things just don't work out.

i know the court of public opinion loves to have an antagonist so they have someone to hate and scapegoat, but as we all know in our own lives most falling outs are never that simple and there are two sides to every story. it's very tempting to assign fault but we just have to accept that we don't have the full picture and never will, nor is it our business or our place to pass judgement.

it's also pretty apparent that van has gone through some shit and was having a rough time for a while, and we have no idea what that was other than it affected him to the point where his public persona was altered. i feel sorry for him in that regard, it would suck to be going through it and have people try to make you out to be a bad person for it.

i also think people get pretty entitled with what they expect from their faves, like van not coming out after shows or wanting to engage with fans isn't indicative of him being mean or a bad person and idk having to deal with a bunch of people crying and screaming and demanding a part of you would get really exhausting and even moreso if you were dealing mental health issues and personal crises and traumas.

shit like...i've had times where it's hard to even engage with people who love and accept me unconditionally, much less complete strangers who think i owe them something. i can't imagine having to deal with that in the public arena where every word and misstep can be held against you.

if you've read this far thank you and i apologize for babbling on but in conclusion: yeah, maybe he does have a bad/mean/crappy side but it doesn't mean he's an inherently bad person, we don't know what we don't know, and people are allowed to like or dislike anyone for any reason. but i think we could all benefit from extending a little grace and compassion, especially in these hard times 🕊

[saetoru]

hey tee, can i ask something? so ik how frustrating it can be when anons send hate, but what’s it like when other blogs do it?? how do you handle it?? & i dont mean when they’re like directly talking to you, but subtweeting in a way…am i explaining this well????? idk but something that i hate is when people will just ask & ask & ask you to write as if you’re a machine & not a human being.

there’s a particular account that never writes (which is completely fine), and they always ask everyone to be patient & etc. but they constantly talk abt how “no one writes like they used to” or just complain abt other people’s writing in general & it’s just so sad to see bc as a creator on this app, they should immediately understand tht people are not fucking machines & struggle with writer’s block & stuff like that. she just gives off big hypocritical vibes. idk if you’re mutuals w/ them or not (hopefully not).

her writing is fine, but as a person… idk. im not gonna say who it is, but they’re pretty known on tumblr. it really bugs me when she says stuff like that and then her followers just back her up like nothing’s wrong. generally speaking, i believe u can say whatever tf u want on your own blog, but some of the stuff she says just really upsets me, especially since im starting to write on tumblr. i have blocked her, but after seeing some the things she’s said, plus the amount of people that agree with her is making me real self conscious abt my work.

so yea, how do u feel when stuff like that happens to you?? im so sry for the long ask, but hopefully you can take the time to respond. it would mean a lot! ❤️

hi bestie !! i will answer under the cut:

i just block lmao. like deadass half of a lot writers on here ??? chances are i’ve blocked them and tbh that might sound bad but if i see a discourse or a “hot take” that i fully disagree with, or rubs me wrong, i block. and that’s bc i think all of us as writers, even if it’s the smallest part of our brains, compare ourselves to other writers. so i block writers that give me bad vibes bc i don’t wanna subconsciously start comparing myself to them in a manner that makes me question myself like you said. if a writer thinks majority of fanfic mostly sucks now, well i guess they’re not reading my sucky content bc they are b l o c k e d !!!

i actually have like two or three very strongly voiced ppl blocked that always say “fanfic isn’t what it used to be” or “all fanfic is the same now” and i think personally it’s a really entitled and annoying thing to say. if someone came into a writer’s inbox and said those exact things on anon, everyone would jump to attack that anon and say “it’s free content be grateful.” i don’t think someone being a writer gives them the right to dictate such strong opinions openly about other peoples fanfic writing styles/methods/choices. even if you provide content, you’re still consuming free content just as everyone else. it’s one thing to politely offer advice as one writer to another with good intentions, but that’s very clearly seen in your tone and how you word the message. if you think fanfic isnt what it used to be, then write what you want to see ??? it’s simple.

so yeah either way i would block that individual—maybe i already have them blocked too who knows LMAO i hope i do. but i wouldn’t let it get to you because tbh in my experience ppl who have the most to say about other writers have the emptiest masterlists 💀 the rest of us are too busy focusing on our writing to care about what other people are posting and whatnot. block them, block their friends that agree, block anyone else that agrees with them. LMAO i’m not saying this to act like “ur always right and everyone else is always wrong” but tbh if u just block all the ppl ur disagree with, then at one point ur dash will just be peaceful

take it from me !! the girlie that is blocked by like 75% of this app !! just remove people you don’t wanna see. filter their urls, unfollow ppl they heavily interact with, curate ur own experience without being a bitch. rant to ur friends, get it off ur chest privately but like don’t subpost them in a rly obvious manner and start more drama bc it’s just always gonna be a mess that way.

and tbh there’s a lot of things that ppl in a fandom community can and should come and discuss in a civil manner without peoples feelings getting hurt like meta and popularly flawed characterization patterns, but i think bitching about the “quality” of fanfic is a rly nasty thing to openly complain about bc it’s just unwarranted and discouraging. a lot of people are on here for fun, not to write new york times best selling novels, so just let them have their fun :/

[antiloreolympus]

10 Anti LO Asks

1. can i just get ANY recs for a hxp story where hades and demeter are actually nice to each other and persephone's relationship to her isnt demonized? i dont care if its a one shot fanfic, ill take anything at this point.

2. idk why but the floating crowns is such a silly idea. if it was an aureole effect thatd be one thing and make mythology sense, but its a physical item that just floats there? like is it like the sims plumbob, why is it floating.

3. is it just me or does everyone in LO seems awfully stiff now? I'm not going to pretend the art was perfect earlier on but at least it seemed like they all moved pretty normally, but now they all seem so awkwardly positioned and rigid, like cheap paper dolls over actually living in the world they're in. its kinda odd looking.

4. So when Hades yelled at Zeus and pulled his tie all I could think was, "Wasn't Hadess violent behavior on Persephone's behalf supposed to be a flaw?" Wasn't the whole arc with the photographer whose eye he ripped out meant to be a step in Hades not being violent when he perceived Persephone as in danger. Zeus didn't even raise his voice he just asked a question. Him intimidating Thanatos only made it worse. Couldn't he have pulled out a chair himself or asked a bailiff.

5. lo persephone is basically pink diamond from steven universe. she's a spoiled, pink brat who acts like a child and feels entitled to so much because of their high status, has everyone instantly fall for them, anyone against them is evil unless they bend to her wants, is the most overpowered and rare being, is considered the most beautiful/amazing, and is never held accountable because they "had good intentions" and "didn't mean it". theyre both even excused for how much death theyve caused!

6. what i dont get is the stans say "its just a silly story dont look so into it 🙄" and its like?? bc rachel is trying to make it a deep story with overarching plots with stakes with world building and characters arcs with the fans claiming as such??? yet shes not doing any of that well?? so the fans want us to take it seriously as this deep, thought-provoking piece demanding respect, but at the same time says we cant discuss it and its not that serious so dont critique it? which one is it then?

7. I don't know why Zeus is being treated as the bad guy for suspecting that Persephone might have ulterior motives. He's already worried that she might be a fertility goddess,  and after the act of wrath he also doesn't know what else she could be hiding. And besides, he has good reason to be paranoid: both his father and grandfather were overthrown so that fear is obviously going to always be on his mind.

8. even rachel herself say "you have to hold all your criticism until LO is over" and first off that wont be for another 5 years at the glacial pace she drags everything out, but it doesnt matter if LO has the greatest ending ever (which it wont) that wont correct every awful writing and art choice made before then. plus we know even once its done theyll still say criticism isnt valid with more excuses. They just dont want criticism, period. It's so pretentious to think critique is premature.

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9. Fp spoilers

I hate how filler is just…happening??? Like now we have to “wait 2 days” till the next trail arc mess and it just goes to drama/fluff and I’m like??? Are you kidding me?!

Like Demeter is still chained and Persephone is going with hades gods know where and like it makes me angry because it should be the opposite. Persephone should be with cuffs and seen as more of a threat than Demeter because she legit did the crimes! Jesus! Like let’s go onto day 2 and get to the chase! We do not need filler in here! 

10. Nitpicky fast pass spoiler for 182: Loukoumi/Turkish Delight wasn’t a common treat in Ancient Greece, it was popularized in the 19th century. Why the hell is Persephone talking about it in 182?? There are more appropriate desserts/sweets for her to receive like; any kind of fruit that isn’t pomegranate, melomakarona (honey cookies), amygdalota (almond cakes/cookies) even baklava. But alas, I’m giving RS too much credit and being too optimistic to think she’d actually do research