#Obviously I'm not infallible‚ though. I do have my limits‚ and I'll obviously state them if necessary.

[motoroil-recs]

I just wanted to say that seeing how open you are to like EVERY fandom makes me so happy,,, stuff like Eddsworld and all is usually on people's blacklists and it's so cool seeing someone who just!! Doesn't really have sources blacklisted

(NOTHING AGAINST PEOPLE WITH BLACKLISTS BTW!!! I totally understand having a blacklist, I have one myself, it's super valid)

ALSO your stimboards are sO GOOD I love them so much, sometimes I just scroll on this page and look at them all because they're eye candy

I should probably start signing off because I send asks here a lot

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[PS: this is that one Bive kin!! I've sent some other casual asks in here too!]

Thank you! I tend to keep kind asks like this one in my inbox for safekeeping, but this one touched on something I find really interesting!

Obviously blacklists have an important and valuable purpose in kin blogs, this is a free service people are offering, after all, the least they should be allowed to do is establish their limits of what they aren't willing to work on. But, in my case, I think that the kin experience can often be a very solitary one, not often by choice. Folks in this community can be very very anxious and hesitant to approach and open up in fear of being judged or hurt, which is obviously a huge shame. I've seen how people in this community can take their sources being condemned by others to heart, and I would hate to contribute to that.

At the end of the day, I love participating in this community, I love making things for it and I love being able to meet all of the endlessly unique people within it, even if it's only for a fleeting moment. To blacklist sources would be to potentially cut off those possibilities of connection that could've otherwise been meaningful or pleasant. I like to assume that, regardless of what media they associate themselves with, the people of the kin community are kind. And so I'm happy to help them however I can.

And I'm glad that's come across with my actions so far! It means the absolute world to me, and I hope to be able to continue to be as helpful as possible to all those that need it!

Thank you so much for your kind words, Bive! I hope to be seeing you around more often.