#and i tag all posts containing it with 'queer' so you can filter if you like

[freddie-77-ao3]

sup yall we're vibing here

anyway. hey, my name's freddie, and i'm finally trying to write an actual intro/master post which... we'll see how this goes.

important stuff is highlighted in orange.

so, basic stuff:

as I said, my name's freddie. he/him pronouns. i'm a college student (majoring in accounting, might add a psych minor). not gonna say which college but i'm currently in california.

i've been on tumblr since 2019 i think? not under this account, this started as a fandom account and then spiralled out of control... really fast. um, my regular tumblr which i've not actually opened in ages is @chronicchthonic14 so. yeah.

not particularly relevant to this blog, but i might mention it at some point so, i have autism and adhd. and some other things but. like. that list is very long and those are the two most relevant because i promise if i come off wrong/mean, i didn't mean to, i just forget to make my words normal. but. those are the two most referenced. if for whatever reason someone wants to know more or has questions you can send an ask ig?

i'm scottish, born there. moved to US when I was four. finishing uni and moving back.

some quick warnings

this blog definitely contains cursing/vulgar language, whatever you want to call it, so if you're not comfortable with that, probably not the blog for you, as i don't tag cursing or anything for you to filter out.

if, for whatever reason, if i ever reblog something that contains a slur (against racial minorities, queer people, anything) i will ABSOLUTELY tag that though.

also if anyone has any trigger warnings they think any content needs, please let me know-- asks, dms, comments, reblogs

the cursing thing also applies for sort of dirty jokes? think that only applies to like. two posts and very not explicit. those aren't currently tagged but if they get any more explicit they certainly will be.

queer identity because the explicit reminded me, i'm asexual, and probably straight. maybe bi? dunno, don't particularly care. and i'm trans. ftm. this isn't the blog i talk about that on usually though, unless it relates to a specific ask or a fandom thing.

which, getting into what this blog is for because i can't think of anything else i need to add here (guys let me know if i forgot important stuff, please, i'm an idiot!!! i will forget the important stuff and write random shit instead!! i've already deleted three tangents from this!!)

sooooo

fandoms!! ones i write and/or post about or will potentially post about

percy jackson extending to hoo, toa, tkc (definitely post way less about this), mcga (again, way less). haven't read TSATS or COTG yet, but spoilers are fine. i post way more about minor characters. write fanfiction for and have some posted (both on here and ao3) and a bunch of snippets.

dcu-- films, comics, animated shows, all of it. personally, my favorites are young justice (the comics, not show version), new teen titans, and batman inc (batgirls, nightwing, and red robin esp). late 90s yj run is my favorite, and i loved the DCeased event. favorite batman comic is definitely court of owls run. no fanfics posted, but some on docs.

mcu-- way less so, but have a stucky oneshot. slowly making my way through in timeline order.

throne of glass. i'm an aedion and chaol apologizer because they do a bunch of dumb shit but then WHO DOESN'T in this series. fanfics in doc, not posted.

this would go on for ages if i listed everything so instead, here's an ask i answered on my fandoms/genres and everything. feel free to send me asks about anyone. if you send me something about radium girls i may cry though (tears of joy) so there's your advanced warning.

main things you'll see on my blog are incorrect quotes, snippets, and the occasional fic

this^^

my... idk, contact policy? seriously what do i word this

asks are always open, anon is on.

if you send hate... whatever. i'll probably delete it.

unless i find it funny. then I'll post it. there's really little you could say to me that would hurt.

when i say asks are always open, you can drop anything you want.

literally anything

you need to vent? want advice? want to request headcanons? request a fic? give me a prompt? ask random things about me? something else I've forgotten? go right ahead

if you want to ask me to update my fics? go right ahead. sometimes i forget i didn't post something.

send as many asks as you want, i don't care if it might be spam

i can't promise i'll respond to asks in a timely manner, sometimes i open my inbox and forget they exist for months, i'm sorry. if it's something you really want answered you can send another one

dm's are alright? if you want to be friends or something, go right ahead.

anyone can reblog any of my posts/comment/heart, i don't care. you want to heart 50 things in a row? i adore you. if i had kids, you would get my firstborn

if we're mutuals you can ask for my insta/give me yours.

now, other accounts:

anyway, i think that's it?

[harrypotterfuryroad]

you only said "no" to "are you a terf?" because you've bought into the "it's RADFEM" bullshit smh. you're not slick. literally half your posts are filtered for me because their original tags contained "radfems do interact", "radfems please interact", "radfems please touch" etc. Well, here are some excerpts from a former radfem's take on radical feminism in a trans person's inbox:

"Radfems are just TERFs who won’t say tr*nny, but the rhetoric is the same, and the ideology that backs it is the same.) and so women’s oppression is based on [a dyadic view] of biology. [...]

"TERFs also like to say that they don’t want trans people dead, and lots of them probably don’t, actively, want trans people dead. again, this doesn’t matter; they support and hide and protect the ones that do, and their rhetoric and the things they want to achieve do that whether they say they want it to or not, and they know this, but their allegiance to female-ness and sex-based oppression is simply more important. [...]

"I left TERF-ism because I’m black, really. I couldn’t stomach watching black trans women dying, and I didn’t really see how they were hurting feminism or infiltrating womanhood. All I could see was those women’s victimhood and I couldn’t be a part of that anymore–but even after I stopped associating with those people, stopped reblogging and liking their posts and stuff, I agreed with them, deep down.

"And it wasn’t until it was explained that way that I could easily sort through what was 'fascist’ and what was 'non-fascist’. I could use that to measure up my anti-racist activism… not fascist. LGBT/queer rights? Not fascist. Disability activism? Inherently leftist, actually. But TERF-ism? There was no way for men or trans women to ever be entitled to live and thrive in a TERF world, which made me realize that TERFs are inherently fascistic."

idk how aware of it you even are, but you are neck-deep in radfem ideology, and it's really not okay. i hope you eventually have the courage to see that and change.

filtering tags like that is for weenies

anyway yeah i remember that post, it was hot nonsense throughout, but you handpicked the worst parts

massive citation needed for that first point (but that would require you to define what a radfem is beyond "person i've decided i disagree with" which i know you can't so we'll just keep going)

"women's oppression is based on a dyadic view of biology" yes, unequivocally true, observing this doesn't make you any kind of bigot

i could just as easily turn this point around on you, we point out violent misogyny and homophobia constantly but we get #notallmen'd every time

"i left because i'm black" is really where the cracks start to show. "i couldn't stomach watching black trans women dying" at whose hands? and are they dying in such huge numbers that they're overwhelming other women dying? and are they getting harmed by things that maybe feminist activism is trying to address? can you even answer those questions in detail? the constant implication that feminists are responsible for the murder of trans women is a little tiresome, maybe look into what actually happened instead of using murder victims as props

"easily sort through what is fascist and what was nonfascist" when their working definition of fascism seems to be "things i'm told i don't like." crazy enough, men thriving is not a primary goal of feminism! if you can articulate why "all lives matter" is stupid and racist then this should also be easy for you to grasp (and if you can't articulate that, that's on you). why do racial minorities, sexual minorities, and people with disabilities warrant an activist movement but women don't?

but thanks for your concern, i'll change my ways immediately

[vintage-bentley]

Omg! A radfem Good Omens fan! Finally a sane person in this fandom LMAO it feels a bit lonely to be honest. I have a few things to say (it's a bit long, sorry):

First, thank you for answering to that comment in your askbox so clearly! It's so funny reading "queer" people being shocked that we watch Good Omens. Like, we're gay AF and the show is gay AF. Plus, if radfems didn't watch shows/movies with the same worldview as them, they wouldn't watch anything at all.

I absolutely agree on the blind adoration for the actors. I mean, those guys are fifty and are clearly jumping on the "woke" train (don't really like the word "woke", but you get me) to get a positive image. But at the end of the day, they're just fifty year old men and I'm sure they have done or supported nasty shit too, like basically any man in the world. Thank you for mentionning Sheen's partner being so young and thank you to the radfem who explained David Tenant had a friend actor doing creepy things on set and he used to joke about it. Those two news are absolutely the least shocking news ever. I can't stand the way most girls and women easily fall the feminist, woke nice guy persona and get their hopes up only to learn that yeah, those people are still men. They are no exceptions.

Plus, I also think that the writer of the show is glorified to no end. I mean, he's a good writer, but it's too much LMAO. I agree with the bit about changing God to a woman being void of any meaning and I would like to add that God wasn't a woman in the book, the writer changed it for the show (likely to appear more feminist to the viewers).

Lastly, I wanted to ask you questions:

Did you notice that the most popular fics on ao3 for the Aziracrow ship contain at least one of the two characters having a vulva? If yes, what do you think of it? (Personally, it was shocking to me. I had just finished the show, went to ao3, started reading a fic and... omg skslsks It's so prevalent, too... Thank god we can filters tags nowadays.)

2. What do you think of people who use she/her pronouns for Azi and/or Crowley on twitter? (Again, it was shocking to me given there was nothing indicating that in the show. They're creatures in the bodies of men, and are seen are men by anyone. It makes absolutely no sense to me, and it feels forced AF.

(All in all, I think the fandom thinks the show is more woke than it actually is, because no one who isn't following the writer on tumblr would think "oh yes, those characters are definitely going by she/her and have vulvas". People are allowed to write what they want on ao3 and on twitter, I just think it's insane how prevalent it is in the fandom. But well, I suppose most people in the fandom are Gen Z...)

I'm stopping there. Thank you for reading all of this!

I’m so sorry it took me so long to respond to this! 💕 but thank you for sending this!!

I see that sort of shock from “queers” often regarding shows with canonical gender identity having characters. I remember there being a post about OFMD that said “how are terfs watching this when there’s a nonbinary character?”, as if we combust on the spot if a character has a gender identity 😂

This attitude of “how can you watch something you don’t entirely agree with” says quite a lot about the “queer community” and their cult mentality. They can’t seem to wrap their minds around the idea of watching something and being critical of certain parts…because they seem to only want to watch or read things that perfectly align with their views (or that they can interpret to perfectly align with their views, as they’ve done with GO). Just look at how they act about reading/watching “terf” perspectives. “Don’t even look at terf blogs! It’s dangerous and they’re bad, just trust me!”.

They’re so used to this idea that everything they look at must be in agreement with their views, that I guess they just assume everyone else feels the same way.

And yeah, if radfems (I consider myself just adjacent, but I’m using the term broadly here) wanted to follow that line of thinking, we’d be shit out of luck. Misogyny is everywhere, seeping into the writing of every female character. And because radical feminism is so vast in the topics it covers, it would be hard to find something that agrees with every single position.

I hate the blind adoration for the actors and for Neil. Yeah, the actors are fun personalities to follow and watch in interviews, yeah Neil says some funny stuff on tumblr sometimes. But ultimately they’re all men, they’re all celebrities, and those two things rarely go well together without some sort of issue.

People treat Neil in particular like some kind of god because he validates their gender headcanons, and somehow can’t see that he’s just trying to string them along for clout. And I’m pretty sure there was something about writing a female child character in a really creepy way (snow glass apples?), but nobody cares because oooo he said trans rights!!

God was definitely made into a woman in the show for easy feminist points. And it’s disappointing because it would be so interesting to actually do something with that concept. The easiest thing to do would be swap the roles of Eve and Adam. But he couldn’t even be bothered to do that.

As for your questions…

1. Yeah, I’ve noticed and it drives me crazy. To me it reeks of homophobia. It seems as though these writers are taking the first opportunity they can to make a gay couple straight, and to assert their belief that heterosexual intercourse is superior to homosexual intercourse.

2. The she/her pronoun usage has gotten especially bad after season 2, and I think it’s really annoying lol. It seems like a way to cope with the fact that Aziraphale and Crowley were pretty clearly men the whole time, with Aziraphale even referring to Crowley as a man in the 40’s scene.

Again it reeks of homophobia to me because people seem so, so eager to take this gay couple and make them seem straight. Just let them be men in love.

It also reeks of sexism because often the she/her pronouns go to Crowley when he isn’t like, the pinnacle of masculinity. All it takes is for him to have longer hair than usual and suddenly everyone’s going “omg she’s so pretty!!!” It feels very performative (come on. Nobody actually thinks Crowley is a pretty lady. It reminds me of the people who comment on ugly TIM selfies like “omg slay queen!! You’re so beautiful!!” Because they know it’s expected of them to validate male feelings). And it’s concerning that people can’t seem to accept that having long hair doesn’t mean Crowley’s a woman.

The fandom absolutely thinks the show is more “woke” for lack of better term, than it is. They’ve built up a bunch of headcanons in their minds, and because Neil has okayed the headcanons, they’ve deluded themselves into believing it’s canon. But the truth is that there’s no explicit mention of angels and demons being nonbinary. The “sexless” line in the book is vague enough that it seems to be interpreted differently depending on who you talk to, yet the fandom has decided it means celestials don’t have genitalia (yet somehow have every other sex characteristic?).

The average viewer is not going to watch this show and go “ohhh, I see, they’re both nonbinary and this is a super queer show!”. They’re going to watch it and see two men in love. Which is amazing! It’s upsetting to me that the fandom has decided that two men in love isn’t enough. Unfortunately I think what’s happened is that it’s a bunch of straight women who got bored of fetishising gay men, and have now moved on to romanticising this idea of being as Queer and Different and Quirky as possible.

[alexinity]

Hi there,

I’m sorry you’ve gotten so many anons that are downright hateful. You can disagree with someone without telling them to kill themself, and I wish these anons would actually try to engage with you in a meaningful way rather than just threatening you. That’s why I’m writing this ask. I was hoping to explain some of the nuances of dark content in a way that isn’t pure defensiveness. It’s okay if this doesn’t change your mind, I just wanted to try and actually explain helpfully.

Firstly, I understand why you’re upset about the post. Incest is extremely taboo and morally reprehensible in reality. (And I agree with you it’s not my cup of tea in fiction either.) However, on sites like tumblr and ao3 it’s very much up to the reader to avoid things they don’t want to see. Yes, tag filtering exists and many of us use it, but some things still slip through the cracks. Even if this post wasn’t filtered for you, it was still marked as mature by tumblr and the top of the post itself contains all the relevant warnings. If you didn’t want to see the content, all you had to do was block and scroll away.

Second, in fiction communities, it is absolutely inappropriate to pathologize people’s fantasies and tell them that their content should not exist. Studies have shown time and time again that fantasies do not correlate with real life intentions to commit taboo or illegal acts such as incest. In fact, modern psychiatry believes that engaging with fanfic (and other safe sane consensual ways of engaging with dark fantasies) is a helpful outlet for people. Adults are capable of separating fiction from reality. To pretend otherwise is to buy into purity culture rhetoric.

On the topic of purity culture, policing fandom content in any way is absolutely a Trojan horse for purity culture. Just look at what happened to ff.net. First it will be dark content, then it will be any nsfw content is unacceptable, then it will be queer content, and so on and so forth. The thing about claiming the moral high ground is that morals are subjective and the goalposts will always be moved. You may think I’m exaggerating by saying that objecting to fictional incest and other dark content leads to the exclusion of marginalized folks, censorship, and the destruction of fanfic communities but it absolutely does and it has already happened.

Anyway, thanks for reading this far (if you have) and again I’m not sending this out of malice so I really hope it doesn’t come across as a personal attack. But at the end of the day, (as much as I understand having a visceral reaction to dark content) this one is kind of on you. Tumblr has dark content, this is common knowledge. A post gave appropriate warnings. And you purposely engaged with a post you knew you wouldn’t like. Being into dark fantasies with fictional characters is not an offense worthy of a callout post. Next time please just block and scroll. Other people should be able to create the content they like without being shamed and harassed. Not everything has to be for you.

hi,

i understand your point, thank you for being respectful, i got tired of people just jumping on me, thinking they will do something by calling me names and telling me to off myself.

Thats one of the reasons i wont be saying anything about content like that anymore, the other is that no matter what me and other people said as a response we got insults and not being taken seriously.

Of course i dont think only my opinion is right, i respect other peoples opinions but i also expect a normal response. Instead i was called thin-skinned and told to suck it up. Immature response in my opinion.

i will also add that not all people separate fiction from reality and a lot of them are adults.

i dont wanna deal with all of that anymore its pointless

Again thank you for being respectful and kind, some of the asks i received were pretty mean lol

[silvermoonshipping-is-love]

Name: Melly

Age: 20+

Pronouns: She/They (Primarly)

From: Germany

Just a stupid queer and disabled fellow with too much time and obsession on her hands.

Also feel free to visit: My General Arts YouTube Channel: I am not fully ready yet to know I can post there really, so the link will soon follow My current (Gaming) YouTube Channel: YouTube My SilverMoon and Gamingpastas, AUs, etc server: Discord (Only join if you're 17+)

I mainly do self-indulgence content regarding the Gaming Creepypastas, mainly Ben Drowned and Lost Silver, and even have my own headcanoned Lore/Canonverse.

Said Content consists of art, sorta crafting and writing. However my writing can't really be found on Tumblr, as it gets little reception, nor do I seemingly really understand how fanfictions on Tumblr work.

But feel free to check out my written work here if you are interested (Or other art): DeviantArt, AO3, Wattpad

My side blogs! AUs Lovechildren

Please keep reading to get the full info about this account.

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First things first: Despite being mainly about Creepypasta, this is not a horror blog. It is mainly about shipping, analyses, fluff or alike and memes. It is also mainly about Video Game Creepypastas, with only a handful being exceptions, like TV show based Creepypastas.

If you're a fan of more horror or the classical Creepypastas, this account is a miss for you.

Also I am NOT a Friday Night Funkin' blog! If you're looking for that content this isn't one such blog. I have unfortunate experiences with that community.

Also also this blog may still contain NSFW topics, and therefore may not be suitable for minors. Even if I'll try my best to filter and tag everything accordingly which may be upsetting to them, I ask to be aware of this. And if I happen to overlook something bad that would need to be tagged or filtered correctly, tell me please.

This blog mainly includes the ships of:

SilvernMoonShipping/DrownedSilver (Lost Silver/Ben Drowned)

BlindHomicide (Eyeless Jack/Homicidal Liu)

These two are the main OTPs

Other ships that may be included:

StrangledGlitchy

Dark/Link (or Phantom Link)

ExeDoll

ShedCakes

If none of these ships are to your liking that is fine, just ignore this blog. I don't intend for any ship wars. Ship and let ship.

Also note I am NOT a multishipper, or at least definitely not for the two main ships up there, so don't expect to request a different ship with any of the ones mentioned, because you will not get that here. With the ones under there I may reconsider, but again, this is not a place for shipping wars or to find content of a ship I don't create for.

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Unless I or my depictions specifically state otherwise, all characters are usually intended to be 18+ Exceptions: Thomas who is usually 16 and Aika who is a little girl around 8-11

I am open for requests, but please understand or accept if I do refuse one due to skill or discomfort over what the request may be.

Also I tend to get phases of hiatuses or breaks and ask for you to be patient and not be worried. I may simply go inactive for a while. Unless I post that I fully left, there is no need for confusion or concern.

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My asks are open, however while you can ask Ben and Silver usually from long ago, this is not a full on ask-blog. I still am happy over interactions via headcanons, AU talk, considering I have tons of self-indulgent shit to talk about, mainly Aus or simply wanting to know more about my canonverse/”lore”. Or even requests or also wanting to gush over how cute these ships are, this blog was mainly created to share the love for these beautiful moon bfs after all hehe.

I will try my best to answer asks, be it whatever, even asks at Ben and Silver, but again, be mindful that this isn't a full on ask-blog, but rather asks are open for different multiple reasons.

I hope I can do reference sheets soon as a pinned post.

[radical-aurin-care]

This blog is about community, so therefore it is inclusive of children, teenagers, kids, minors. I do not tolerate adultism (discrimination based on someone being young).

I won't post or reblog sexual material, nude/erotic art, gore, horror, or other stuff that would likely make this space feel unsafe for kids. However, I am The Old (late 30s) and might misjudge in less clear cases - I go by thinking back to my child self if in doubt. If I slip up, let me know.

I do talk about heavy topics though, including sexual violence and CSA (child sexual abuse), as well as a lot of queer content, which mainstream society paints as overly sexual. I do this because these topics affect children and children care about them and agency for children means not being excluded from them. I do tag stuff so people of all ages can filter and curate what they do and don't want to see. If you want me to tag for additional stuff, let me know.

I believe that safety for children comes with increased agency, choices and inclusion and by fucking listening to them and taking them seriously. Oh yeah I don't believe swearing hurts children and won't censor it or tag for it bc it doesn't register for me.

I don't think any words or topics are inherently bad for children, it depends on how they are used or handled. Everything depends on context and there are nuances, no simple rules that always apply. That being said, there are topics I won't delve too deeply into, partially for my own comfort as well (I am sex-repulsed and easily triggered by violence for example).

Most content on here will not be specifically tailored for children, but I will make more of an effort on that front (for example using simpler language, which also benefits a lot of adults) if and when I can. Currently I am very low on spoons and phrasing things in ways I am not used to is hard, especially in english, and I am sadly trained in talking like a sad adult.

edit: Forgot to mention, I will vet the content of posts I reblog, but not the blog or personality of the OP (original poster) and I may sometimes reblog posts containing links without having clicked through. So click on those things at your own peril. Again, let me know if I mess things up, reblog from bigots or abusers or reblog posts with misleading or otherwise bad links in them. It's just not something I am able to proactively check.

I do reblog from blogs that aren't safe for children and that's not a reason for me to take down a reblog, unless they are abusive or oppressive or assholes.

[pathsofoak]

Hi, for anyone reading, I am "those other people in the notes" below is a screenshot of my reblog:

I’m again not going to delve into the canonicality part of your argument because I think it’s a separate discussion and I see some people in the notes have, but I’d like to adress your points re: homophobia. To start with the fact that I am queer. The great majority of the active people in this fandom are. I’ve been chased out of other fandoms because of my queerness so I do take that seriously.

You raise an important element in your argument, and that is that by shipping Newt with female characters, someone can “take away representation”, but that is not how representation works. The source material doesn’t go away once you create a different fanfic for it (I’m talking mostly in the context of fic because in the TMR fandom, that is the most common type of art to come across, but it applies to all other art forms as well). The books are still there, as is the tweet.

There are, as of writing this post 9985 fics in the Maze Runner fandom on AO3. Of those fics, 69% (6958) are M/M, 2% are F/F 197 and 5% (466) have both. In total, that means that around 76% TMR fanfics on AO3 contain a queer ship.

There are 970 F/M fics which are not also tagged M/M, F/F, or both. That’s about 10% of the fandom. However, after filtering out same-sex relationship tags that weren’t included in the category tag, it turned out at least 48 did have queer relationships in them (likely more but at some point scrolling through the page gets tedious).

Of the other works, 498 fics have no relationship tags, so it’s impossible to tell at a quick glance whether they’re queer or not. That leaves 896 fics, at least (but likely more, it’s hard to catch everything) 453 of which have a queer relationship tag. Another 14 of which have a “no romantic relationships” relationship tag.

That makes the current totals:

8122 fanfics (81%) with queer rep according to the category and/or relationship tag.

498 fics (5%) without relationship tags of any kind that are not tagged F/F, M/M, or F/M.

14 fics (<1%) tagged “no romantic relationships”.

922 (9%) fics tagged F/M which are not also tagged M/M or F/F, do not have same-sex relationship tags that appear in the filter list, or have a straight relationship tagged but no queer ones.

And a remainder of 429 fics (4%).

Less than 10 percent of this fandom consists of straight-only fics, and the majority of that 10% is Thomesa. For every straight fic, there are nine fics with queer rep.

Shipping Newt with a female character, OC, or reader, does not take a way from any queer rep in this fandom. There is plenty of it, and it doesn’t disappear once someone writes a straight fic.

For Newt specifically, 79% of fics are tagged M/M. Of the fics that aren’t, a good few are still queer. There is no shortage of queer fic in fandom, and there will not be either.

Dylan O’Brien stated he thinks Thomas is asexual, but the thousands of explicit fics with Thomas in it aren’t taking away from the tiny amount of fic in which he’s written as ace. It does not make people who write movieverse fics in which Thomas isn’t ace aphobic. It doesn’t matter, the point of fandom is just to have fun.

Guys friendly reminder that Newt is gay and that shipping him with female characters (ie, Teresa) or female readers is homophobic!!

[ao3tagoftheday]

A bit nervous asking, but what is the general consensus on shipping a canonically gay character with someone of the opposite sex? For example, I find a male/female pairing really cute, but the female is canonically gay. It makes me feel somewhat guilty to ship them, so I was just wondering if this is looked upon negatively or not.

As always, people, I will not tolerate y'all shitting on anon in the notes. People who ask respectful, polite questions get the courtesy of a respectful, polite response. Ok? Ok.

I don't know that there's any such thing as a general consensus about anything when it comes to shipping. Shipping discussions are mostly an excuse for everyone to be an asshole to everyone else tbh. But if you want my personal opinion, here it is:

I think people should write whatever the hell they want. There are things I wouldn't be willing to write and things I wouldn't be willing to read. This would probably be one of them. But my personal boundaries are different from yours and you should write what you want to write. That said, I would urge you to follow a few guidelines.

Make sure all your work is clearly and thoroughly tagged. If you're writing this character as bi, put a "Bi [Character]" tag on the fic. Same if you're writing her as straight. If you're writing her as breaking up with a female partner to date the guy you ship her with, tag that. If there's any character bashing, tag that.

Write an author's note. Say that you understand and respect her canon sexuality, that your fic is not intended as a denunciation of her sexuality, and that anyone who has issues with a portrayal of the character as non-gay should look elsewhere. Say this politely, but do not beat around the bush.

If you're posting about this ship on tumblr, keep the post out of the main tags for the relevant characters. This may be the first time in my life that I've urged someone not to tag something in any context, so that's new. But queer people who are fans of the character are likely to look through the character tag and it isn't really fair to them to have hetero content for a canon queer character hanging out in there. I also recommend this for your own sake. If you're putting your posts in the main character tag, you're probably going to end up in the middle of a fandom shitstorm and that's no fun at all.

Be sure to tag any tumblr posts with the ship name and with something like "straight [character]" though. You want people to be able to filter out this content. And if anyone else ships these two, you want them to be able to find your content.

Finally, anon, you might want to do a little soul searching about this. I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong; you should engage with your fandom however makes you happy as long as you're not an asshole about it. But it's worth thinking through why exactly you find the idea of shipping this gay woman with a straight man appealing. Maybe it just boils down to "I think they're both hot and I want to write the smut" and that's fine, but you should consider whether or not this is a pattern for you. Do you have any queer ships? Do you have any f/f ships? Have you shipped other gay female characters with men before? If this isn't just a one-off, you should give some thought to whether the idea of f/f relationships or queer relationships in general makes you uncomfortable.

[takaraphoenix]

There is not a single good reason to tag a queer positive post with “q slur” and it’s honestly such a red flag if you do this.

No seriously. There is absolutely no reason to do this. Ever. At all.

If you, personally, don’t want to be called queer, that is your prerogative. If this is a word that has hurt you before and that genuinely triggers and upsets you, there are things you can do to improve your own online experience. One of them would be, oh I don’t know, not putting posts containing that word onto your own damn blog by reblogging them.

If you do not want to be included among queer people, then you shouldn’t include yourself in a group that self-identifies as queer. Which is what you do by reblogging queer positive posts; none of these posts were talking about you, personally. They are talking about queer people. And if you feel the need to reblog them, then you include yourself among these queer people. Go reblog posts with the alphabet soup acronym if that is what you, personally, feel suits you better. You could literally just not reblog a post that contains the word “queer” and talks about queers.

You don’t have to ever interact with a post discussing queer themes, queer people and queer identities. If you find the term queer so very offensive and lack context-reading skills that would help you see that queer people proudly calling themselves queer is actually in no way or shape the same as someone using it as a slur, you even have the tools to avoid ever seeing any post containing the word queer by blacklisting not just “queer” as a tag but also filter it as content, which thus will block any post that anywhere at all contains the word “queer”.

I will 100% assume you are an exclusionist or a TERF if you still end up reblogging a queer positive post and tag it as “q slur”. Because you had choices here - not reblogging a post containing the word “queer”, blacklisting the tag “queer”, filtering for post content containing the word “queer” - but you chose not to do any of that, you chose to reblog a queer positive post and then tag it as “q slur”, and at that point, exclusionism and TERF ideology are literally the only reasons left why you would do this.

And the thing is that, scrolling through those blogs, especially through the “q slur” tag, usually shows that they are, in fact, exclusionists and TERFs. It’ll start soft enough with posts complaining that they don’t want to be called queer, which is reasonable enough, isn’t it? Then the rhetoric on the posts about not wanting to personally be called queer changes and gets more aggressive. Then it’s about not calling other people queer at all because you don’t know if they want to be called that (even though, let me point at the above where you could just not include yourself in posts about queer people). It then turns more into complains about comparisons when it comes to reclaims, how it’s “totally not the same thing” to reclaim gay and lesbian as it is to reclaim queer (even though it is. It literally is the same thing as we are reclaiming our identities that have been wielded against us). At which point it just escalates into flat-out open exclusionism because uh actually there is no need to reclaim queer at all, LGBT suffices entirely because no other letters are needed and if you aren’t L, G, B or T then you can’t reclaim queer anyway.

A--and there it is, the toxic TERF and exclusionism mentality, saying what they really mean. They don’t want queer people to exist. Period. Only the nice, clean lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people (though in enough cases, if you continue scrolling, you’ll reach the part where they too will be excluded). No complicated, other identities, only the “proper” and “good” kinds, eh?

Reblogging queer positive posts and tagging them as “q slur” is just the conversation starter here. The rat-tail that follows the “q slur” tag is like a meticulously crafted conversation to turn other people away from queer and to instead turn them toward exclusionism and TERF ideology and it’s insidious.

Because yes, queer has been and most likely still is being used as a slur in many parts of the English speaking world. And I’m sure there are many people who are genuinely traumatized by the way others have used this word against them. But if people in fandom spaces can manage to blacklist characters and ships they dislike, then people with genuine triggers or people who take genuine personal offense at as much as seeing a word - regardless of its positive context - should also be capable of blacklisting and avoiding those for them upsetting words. Because tumblr gave you the tools to not have to even see it literal years ago at this point.

So, if you’re not taking these easy measures to avoid the word? It clearly doesn’t actually bother you all that much, I’d say, because otherwise you’d take measures to avoid having to see it and you most definitely wouldn’t go out of your way to put posts containing it onto your blog.

You chose to still see these posts containing the word, you chose to interact with these posts, you chose to reblog them and put them on your blog, but you still feel the need to tag it as “q slur” by not recognizing the difference between a word used as an actual slur and people talking about their own lived experience in a positive light, and there is literally absolutely not a single good-faith read on that left for me. At which point I am going to use the tools given to me by tumblr and block you to avoid you ever interacting with my queer posts again.

Because I’m a queer woman and I take offense in you calling my identity a slur.

Happy fucking pride to all queers. Exclusionists and TERFs die mad about it. 🌈

[destinationtoast]

How to address non-binary characters in fandom stats about gender

@once-a-polecat asked a thoughtful and interesting question in response to my post about Canon gender representation & shipping:

So, I know this is a VERY small number of characters (statistically speaking), but how do you deal with, or plan to deal with, the increasing numbers of characters who are non-binary in canon? (Jim Jimenez in OFMD, or Desire in Sandman for instance.) If you’re documenting how prevalent it is that fans introduce gender diversity to binary characters at some point you have to address the question of canon characters who do not have a binary gender. And I understand how much of a tricky question this is because it’s less easily traced across fandoms and some characters may not have a binary gender in ways that do not track with Western human society (they may have culturally significant genders or be non-human beings etc…), but small numbers and diverse types of genders gets difficult for data visualization purposes.

I wanted to give a long-ish answer (or really, to discuss a number of possible answers, all of which sometimes apply but aren't complete on their own), and I also wanted to open it up to others for ideas, so rather than reply in the notes, I'm replying here.

One answer is to say that I'm limited by the data I have available about canon (e.g., in that past 2018 work I was pointing to about Gender representation in canon vs. fanworks, I was working with someone else's movie data set, which didn't contain any data about canon nonbinary characters). That raises a question for future analyses -- does anyone know of a reliable list of canon nonbinary characters that is kept up-to-date? How good is Wikipedia's List of fictional non-binary characters, e.g.? Also interested in lists of canon trans characters.

(A quick aside, because I'm about to talk about limitations: I'm incredibly grateful for the AO3 tagging system, and everyone who makes it work! In part because it allows me to do far more complex stats about all this stuff than any other fandom platform -- or other media platforms, period. And because it gives us all some pretty outstanding sorting and filtering superpowers. Hallelujah! Okay, now onto some limitations. :) )

Another possible answer is to say that my stats are about how people tag things on AO3. So for the most part, I just follow however people are tagging things on AO3 -- and if AO3 users start tagging more ships as "Other" as they often do when a canon nonbinary character like Jim Jimenez or Desire is involved, some of my tag-based stats will pick up that kind of thing (even though I'm currently investigating F/F and M/M specifically, about which more below, I do often include more shipping categories than that). However, this is also only somewhat satisfying, since tagging practices differ between fandoms and change over time (e.g., I *think* more people used to tag some ships involving nonbinary characters, like LaFontaine/Perry from Carmilla, with gendered tags like "F/F" rather than with "Other" -- though maybe that particular example was just because L/P was often a background ship). And I know the use of "Other" can also be touchy; it can be frustrating to lump together human-only ships like Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez with ones like Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote, for one thing. (And AO3 could even change some of these tagging options in the future, which might make such data even less useful.)

Another answer is to say, "Nonbinary characters are usually just noise, statistically, because there are so few of them -- I can ignore them most of the time." (Which you nodded to in your question, though you didn't suggest being so dismissive about it. :) ) There are some times when I make those kind of omissions or oversimplifications, though I avoid it when possible. For the purposes of my upcoming "F/F vs. M/M" analysis, this answer and the previous one both come into play -- my initial goal is to look at how explicitly queer fic differs between fanworks tagged "F/F" vs. "M/M." Which will unfortunately miss a whole bunch of queer fanworks featuring nonbinary characters. But I am going to simplify things by initially focusing on those two largest and most explicitly queer ship tags.

A final answer is to say that I've tried to make up for limitations in my other work by explicitly seeking out and analyzing gender diversity in some of my stats, like my analyses of Trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse characters on AO3. [Edit: and then I addressed the possible visualization complexities by looking at each of the common tags -- like "Nonbinary Character" -- separately.] At the same time, because I don't know which characters are trans or nonbinary in canon, those stats have been vague about which gender diversity is coming from canon vs. from fandom -- see my above question about good lists of canon gender diversity. (Also, this doesn't capture types of gender diversity that aren't reflected in the tags.)

Finally, a shoutout to @centrumlumina who does a fantastic job hand-labeling the gender and race of all the characters for the annual top AO3 ships analysis. I am in complete awe. Canon race and gender are both things I wish were easier to analyze/find data about -- but at least for the characters in the top 100 ships each year, Lulu has provided a great data source!

Thanks for the question -- curious to hear if/how others think about this topic.

[queeryouthresources]

Welcome!

This blog is a compilation of resources for queer or questioning youth. Some original posts with advice, some (mostly) reblogs, some links.

Tagging system

All posts will be tagged #queer youth resources unless it's not a resource. In that case, those posts will be tagged #not a resource for filtering.

Other tags include:

#trans youth resources, #homo youth resources, #mspec youth resources, #aspec youth resources, #intersex youth resources, #questioning youth resources, #mental health resources, #ally resources

You can also find upcoming pride events in the tag #pride events

Some posts are sorted by country. Current country tags with content posted include #usa resources, #uk resources, #czech republic resources, #wales resources, #germany resources, #japan resources, #ireland resources, #canada resources

This blog is majority English language, however in country tags you may find posts in the official language(s) of the country.

Most important posts are also tagged as #important as I think they can be very important resources.

All of these are featured tags if you'd like to look through them, however many currently only have a few posts as I'm still gathering resources.

Contribute

This blog is currently run by one person, so I can't be active all the time. If you'd like to help me gather queer resources, here's what you can do.

1, tag me in posts that contain resources so I can reblog it.

2, send me links to resources or your own advice to queer youth in the asks.

3, make posts of your own with resources. If you do so, please tag me!

Even if you can't create/find resources, any interaction is greatly appreciated! Reblogging our posts, sending an ask, etc.

Feel free to request resources on a certain topic or for a certain purpose! I will do my best to find resources that fit what you ask for :)

Join the community!

[elluminis]

A quick run-down:

My writing side blog: @elluminiswrites

Hi, I’m Libby, or Lib, or El, or quite frankly any variation that you’d like to call me! My pronouns are she/they, and I tend to prefer more masculine gendered terms. That being said, you can honestly call me whatever the fuck you want—I don’t particularly care either way.

That main labels that I use are sapphic, queer and ace. I also frequently refer to myself as a fag or dyke, so that’s your warning if those words make you uncomfortable. I have diagnosed adhd, which I talk about frequently. I’m probably somewhere on the spectrum (if my RAADS score is anything to go by) but any time I talk about autism let it be known that I am not diagnosed and not currently seeking a diagnosis. Please don’t ask about other diagnoses because I will not be giving them—you’re only getting the previous shit because I talk about those online.

I’m an adult. I generally don’t post content that I would consider inappropriate for the average teenager, but it’s always possible. Peruse with care and take responsibility for curating your own experience on the internet. Also, please don’t privately message me if you’re a minor (with the possible exception of maybe questions about music, since that’s the only topic I have any expertise on). I’m just barely into my twenties—I don’t have any life advice to offer, so I see no reason to be talking to someone that young online. It’s creepy and weird.

This is my main blog, so things are very eclectic. I have no schedule, so posts will be spammed all at once. I also do a very poor job of tagging—the only things I’m consistent with are trigger warnings (formatted tw ___) and my post tag #libby shouts into the void. #back on my music bullshit is for any music stuff—anything from compositions to videos of me playing to my opinions and hot takes. #top tier posts contains any posts that I need to have available to me at later points because I find them so incredibly funny. Filter anything you don’t like, and feel free to message me if there’s anything else you want tagged. Reach out to me about music or Japanese, which I’m currently trying to learn!

[dunmertwink]

Please skim this post before interacting/ following

Hi, you can call me Sayyer. I'm a queer autistic adult and I make art from time to time. This is a personal blog, not just an art one. To see my art (tagged my art), you can follow any of these links:

Art | Webcomic Blog | Ko-fi | Redbubble

Or you can find me elsewhere through my portal:

⚠️Please do not repost my art to any site without my express permission. Do not use my art without my consent or credit. Do not use my art in generative AI or NFTs.

Commissions are OPEN (Ko-fi)

This post is long, so read under the cut for the tags I use so that you can filter them if you need to (or click if you want to see something specific):

Other tags that I use:

Important - this contains things/issues that are important to me, some of the posts have descriptions of violence and other things that may be upsetting or triggering to some. I try my best to tag specifics).

Art tag - tagged art, both other people's and my art are found here.

Aesthetic posts are tagged a.

Cats

Beautiful People - a collection of images, gifs, and videos of people (a lot of these have eye contact - so block for that/scopophobia).

Videos - tagged videos

Humor - tagged lmaoooo

Refs - tagged ref; a collection of (mostly) art references, resources, and tutorials

Fan Stuff (I'm including the tag I use so you can block it using the filtering feature if it's not something you wanna see - or if you totally do, then you can just click the link):

Lord of the Rings - tagged as lotr

BTS - tagged as bts

GOT7 - tagged as got7

The Elder Scrolls - tagged elder scrolls, and each game is tagged as well - ESO, Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind

Dragon Age - tagged as dragon age and each game in the series Origins , Dragon Age 2, Inquisition, The Veilguard

Hades - tagged hades game (plus new hades ii stuff)

Dungeons & Dragons - tagged dnd

Baldur's Gate 3 - tagged bg3

Fan Art - tagged fanart (one word).

OC's: tagged my ocs. these tend to be from the games above (BG3, TES, and DA in particular) though, some are from my original comic also found on my webcomic blog (linked above).

I mostly talk in the tags (very rarely in a post), so you'll see this alongside the organizational tags.

[rainbowsky]

I feel like it would be better if everyone could just concentrate more on the projects GGDD are bringing out ( SDC and OOL for example) and less on political issues that's out of our hands. More of that positive engagement is what we need

If you prefer to look away from politics that is your right, but that's not something you have the right to ask of others. Especially considering that I tag every political post that I make, so there's no excuse for people seeing things they don't want to see (if you want to avoid political posts from my blog you can filter the "your political disengagement is a weapon against you" tag).

You have created a false dichotomy here anyway, because people are focusing on both. People are enjoying and loving GG and DD and their projects, while reflecting on politics surrounding them.

I believe personally that in order to have a truly balanced and healthy perspective on GGDD one must do both. However, not everybody is up for that emotionally or psychologically, and that's totally fine too.

I'm going to go over some points that I made about this topic a while back. This is a slightly revised version of what I've said in the past. I hope after reading this, Anon, you can understand why I don't find the approach you've proposed acceptable.

“BXG should stay away from politics”

While I understand some people get involved in fandom strictly for the enjoyment and escape, I don’t think it’s appropriate for those people to try to dictate how others approach things. As a politically-minded person, the idea of ‘staying away from politics’ - especially the idea of pressuring others to stay away from politics - goes against some of my most deeply held values.

There are also some fairly glaring problems with the idea that BXG should stay out of political discussions.

1] Making it socially unacceptable to care about politics is a means of ensuring people remain uninvested in what happens in the world.

‘Politics’ is a word that is often used to emotionally distance people from things that directly impact them. Labeling social issues as ‘politics’ and then making 'politics’ a dirty word is a psychologically manipulative practice that frames important, life-changing issues as tedious, negative and inappropriate pursuits. People might as well be saying, “Don’t trouble yourself with how the world is run, with how people treat each other, with what you’re allowed to do, say or think, with who is in charge of things or what decisions and actions they impose upon others.”

How convenient for the powers-that-be. How convenient for the status quo. A population that has a distaste for 'politics’ has a distaste for concerning themselves with their own interests. A population that has a distaste for politics will not only avoid thinking about how things are run, they will dissuade - often vociferously - other people from thinking or talking about those things as well.

When you make it socially unacceptable to think about issues that matter, you ensure that the people will never really question what’s happening, or demand change. You will ensure that people do not inform themselves or reflect on and develop their own ideas and values. You will ensure that people who try to stand up for themselves in a broader way will have little support, and will face bullying and stigmatization for their efforts.

2] Disinterest in politics reflects a level of privilege a lot of people don’t have.

When an issue of injustice comes up and someone’s response is, “I don’t want to talk about politics,” or “Let’s try to stay away from politics” in a very real way the message they are communicating to others is, “Whatever is happening to those people, I don’t care. My conversational discomfort in this moment is more important than the injustices those people are dealing with.”

The fact is, our actions and choices are inherently political. They reflect and often reinforce the sociopolitical structures we live within. The purchasing decisions we make, the media we consume, the ideas and policies we legitimize via our behavior - all of these things are political whether we know it or not.

The big difference between thinking of ourselves as political and thinking of ourselves as not political is that apolitical people are able to move through sociopolitical structures completely unconsciously, while others don’t have that luxury. Poor people, racialized people, immigrants, targeted minorities - none of these people have the luxury of ‘not caring about politics’. Their lives often depend on being deeply invested in what happens in the public and private sphere.

If you’re able to ‘not be interested’ in politics then you are a fortunate person indeed.

To people faced with injustice and inequality, politics can often be a question of their very right to exist, let alone thrive, in this world.

3] Editing politics out of discussions about GG and DD is a lot like erasing their queerness. It adapts them into a narrative that, while it may feel good for some fans, isn’t real.

It may make some fans more comfortable to edit out the parts of this fandom that are confusing or unsettling, but fans who prefer their perspective to be balanced and based on reality will just have to accept that this fandom will sometimes force us to reflect on things that aren’t so pleasant.

GG and DD are living under an authoritarian regime. They are frequently called upon to perform and present propagandistic ideas and projects. All of this just goes with the territory. If we refuse to explore and understand the political elements surrounding GG and DD we will be missing important context about them and and their lives.

The politics are relevant to the fandom. They are relevant to what we discuss, how and why. They are an inextricable element of GG and DD’s lives, and that necessarily makes them an inextricable element of any meaningful discussion of them and what they do.

4] If you share their propaganda posts and projects, you ARE being political.

I really feel the need to point out this obvious fact, because there appear to be some people who really don’t get it. GG and DD’s propaganda posts and projects are inherently political.

It is hypocritical and unreasonable to spread that propaganda and then tell people not to discuss it.

Having said all of that, there are simple ways to co-exist even if we disagree.

There are a lot of reasons why people participate in fandoms, and not everyone is in a mental or emotional place where they want to be exposed to political discussions, which can be stressful. Fandom can be a form of escapism, and a way to enjoy something light and fluffy without having too look too closely at the cracks in the facade.

That is a perfectly legitimate position to take on things, and people who don’t want to take part should be free to filter those things out of their feeds. Tagging political or stressful posts is a must.

However, what isn’t legitimate is telling other people that they shouldn’t be thinking about it or discussing it, or claiming that it doesn’t belong in the fandom. Respect needs to work both ways, and space needs to be given for people to pursue fandom in the ways that work best for them. 

BXG are a broad category of people with a broad range of interests, motivations and needs. It is possible for all of this diversity to harmoniously coexist, but that means respecting each other and working together. Tagging posts that we know some fans would rather not see is one excellent way of doing this. And that includes tagging posts that contain propaganda messages or projects, which can be offensive or triggering for people who have grown up under authoritarian regimes.

***

I also want to add a personal note here.

There are a lot of troubling things happening right now. A lot of people are feeling unsettled about it. One of the main ways in which people process and come to terms with difficult experiences is through talking about it and exchanging ideas with other people who care. It would be a huge disservice to a lot of fans who are struggling with what's happening to say, "You're not allowed to think or talk about this. Let's focus on other things."

One of the primary purposes of my blog from day one has always been to try to be supportive, particularly of marginalized people or people who are dealing with adversity. I want my blog to always be a place where people can feel safe to talk about the things that are on their mind.

[griseldagimpel]

Improving AO3: What Should Additional Metadata Restrictions Accomplish?

In my post on possible ways that AO3 could improve, one of my suggestions was stricter rules about metadata content, with “No racial slurs in the metadata” and “don’t negatively name users in the tags” given as examples. Alas, even something as deceptively simple as that proved to have many complications.

This isn’t a post about sorting out all of those complications. Instead, this is a post about what metadata restrictions (regardless of what they are) should accomplish and not accomplish, as well as some general musings on the topic.

Firstly, any additional metadata restrictions shouldn’t affect the vast majority of the metadata on AO3. Take the example of the Sexy Times fic that led to the new tag limit on AO3. Most fics weren’t affected by the new tag limit because most fics weren’t using hundreds of tags in the first place. By the same token, most metadata (in my experience) don’t contain racial slurs. Additional metadata restrictions should be about people who are being trolls (or at least are displaying an utter lack of common sense and/or common courtesy!)

Secondly, any additional metadata restrictions need to allow for nuance. Various slurs, racial and otherwise, have been reclaimed by some people but not others. And even if you haven’t reclaimed a slur, you can generally tell how a word is being used. By the same token, not all slurs (racial or otherwise) have the same impact. (And, of course, how much impact they have isn’t universal.) This nuance needs to be accounted for!

Thirdly, any additional metadata restrictions need to be comprehensible for a least the bulk of AO3′s fics. AO3 has over 7 million works in English, but that’s not the only language supported on the site. Any rules would not only need to account for the same word having different connotations in different languages but also that not all languages function the same way.

Fourthly, any additional metadata restrictions shouldn’t inhibit the conveyance of information about the fic. The purpose of metadata, after all, is to give prospective readers information about the fic they may or may not read. Metadata space shouldn’t be ridiculously hostile, but on the other hand, the metadata still needs to be able to properly describe the fic contents in a way that allows for author flexibility. (Tangent here: thinking about how some people use “queer” in a reclaimed manner and others do not, I wonder if there’s a way to generate a list of all canonical AO3 tags that use “queer” so that people who don’t like to see the word written at all can filter the use of those tags out.)

Fifthly, any additional metadata restrictions should be devised with consideration to what scenarios either occur on the site already or could plausible occur. Think of this as a counterpart the first and fourth point. With any additional metadata, there is a lot of valid nuance to consider. There’s no need to fret over scenarios that aren’t likely to occur.

Sixth, any additional metadata restrictions should NOT rely heavily on automation or a simple list of banned words. I’ve seen attempts to implement this. It’s not a desirable result.

[colorisbyshe]

It's so weird how, like, other social media sites are 10 years behind tumblr wrt discourse. Reddit is still drinking the ace discourse juice. Twitter is a haven for people ranting about censure and "antis". And don't even get me started on tiktok, which is double embarrassing because it's people plastering their actual faces on their dumb takes. I think I'm coming back to tumblr lmao tumblr seems chill now and not like it was when I left.

I will say, all those things still exist here, but like a. people are so tired of it that conversations die out fast, so the discourse just gets contained to like viral posts the op immediately regrets and b. it’s all so easily filtered.

Like on reddit, a thread about like… your fave songs on the radio somehow morphs into discourse, you don’t even expect it and then BAM it’s there but here you can filter your experience like… 20 fold. You choose who you follow, you have a built in blacklist (tags OR just words in the post), you can even blacklist specific urls so you don’t have to see content from them…

Blocking individuals is easy.

And tumblr is so contained that like… people cna be infamous for being assholes in a way they just can’t on any other website.

And there are sections of this website you can just like… avoid? Like I’ll see like fucking nascar or whatever trending as the #1 tag on tumblr with zero nascar posts on my dash meanwhile if anything trends on twitter somehow someone makes it your business

So all the people who still think we have to do discourse about queer cishets or whatever can jsut stick to their corner of this shit hole and you don’t have to deal with them.

A true thing of beauty… if only this website wasn’t ruining my positive feelings with that weird ass bone nft ad