#and that wasn't even for this fandom

[wardensantoineandevka]

is that piece of media actually bad, or is it just not following the blueprint you projected onto it? is that work actually not good, or are you just demanding something from it that is absolutely antithetical to its themes, genre, tone, and narrative goal? is that story actually poorly written, or do you just dislike that it is not the specific things you wanted from it that it never set out to be, never was, and never is going to become? is it actually bad, or is it actually well-executed and you just dislike the story it chose to be because it isn't catering to your specific desires and expectations?

[nouverx]

Louise never heard about puppy love, cause they don't know that term in France 💔

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Lyrics are from Louise by TV Girl ! I was listening to it yesterday and that specific line on the second page screamed Alastor I just had to draw something about it

[mumblers-lobby]

We don't know that guy.

Before anyone starts whining, go donate to the fund OUR community started for actual SA victims. Shut up and put a dollar on the jar. Thanks, Good Night.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Jason: *dies in an excruciatingly painful but heroic way because his dad screwed up again, saving the lives of a literal God, his ex, a random girl and his dad's fucking ego*

Zeus: um chile anyways so-

[dollya-robinprotector]

I remember I did draw something like this, cuz Stelle and Sampo reminded me of Lumine and Childe. I remember I wanted to see Stelle top Sampo so so so bad I had to go draw some food for myself.

Sigh. This scam mf still hasn't given me his E6. Maybe I'll post my HSR stuffs here later.

[bixels]

The Ryoko Kui interview's reception is such a disaster over a pretty normal (yet still flawed) interview between a non-Japanese fan and Japanese artistic. This is discourse for discourse's sake, and it's no surprise that almost every Twitter user I've looked at who's using this interview to parade Kui around as a goated mangaka standing strong against Western ideology is anti-trans.

Like, I do think the interview was kinda wonky with its focus on fandom culture, which Kui clearly didn't have much interest in. But sometimes that happens. Sometimes interactions between two people, especially a fan and a creator, two people who view and interact with a piece of media in completely opposite perspectives, don't click. Does this really need to get blown up into a "West vs. East culture war" issue.

Anyways, Kui saying "I don't consider my audience's interpretations when writing. I leave it to their imaginations, but I have my own read on things too" is the healthiest, most normal thing an artist/writer who wants a non-parasocial audience could say. Artists and writers use this line all the time. If Kui didn't enjoy autistic Laius or Farcille headcanons, she would have probably voiced/signalled her discomfort, like she did on the topic of Senshi fanservice. Overall, Kui handled the interview really well. Props to her to sticking to her guns and keeping a healthy disconnect from the fandom. While I think the interviewer could've/should've been more tactful and restrained, the flaws in their questions is not a symptom of the woke mind virus trying to wriggle its way into the pure Japanese psyche. It's the sign of an over-eager fan who sees a piece of fiction differently than its creator.

[ninjautizm]

I don't remember this but HOLY FUCKING SHIIIIIITT LLOYD WAS CONFIRMED TO BE AT LEAST 9 YEARS OLD HERE AND HE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT??? JESUS FUCK

[peacockrulz]

N tries to tell another joke (gone wrong)

Sequel to This

[gilgamushroom]

VICTORIANS WHEN BLORBO FROM THEIR COMMUTER'S MAGAZINE COMES BACK FROM THE DEATH AFTER A DECADE LONG HIATUS THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE PERMANENT

[sukibenders]

Hear me out: you can ship JayVik without falling into or using rhetoric that fits the disposable black girlfriend trope. You can ship JayVik without using Mel as some conceived ploy or antagonistic plot device that makes her out of character. You can ship JayVik without falling into misogynistic rhetoric (eg. viewing female characters as disposable or stepping tools, amongst other things). You can ship JayVik without erasing the impact Mel has had on Jayce and their relationship because, whether you shipped it or not or even gave it the time of day, Mel and Jayce did care for each other, and to deny that or say Viktor held more importance/impact than her in Jayce's life to where she's viewed as "unnecessary" just to further your ship is so wrong and, whether you intended for it or not, does carry undertones where black characters, especially black female characters, emotional impact on others is ignored or downplayed even though there's context to support just how important it is/they are. Lastly, you can ship JayVik without using anti-black and misogynoir type rhetoric because the amount that has flooded this fandom, but especially from some fans of this ship, is atrocious. Ship what you like, but be respectful and careful with certain things you say, is all I'm saying.

[lotus-pear]

regret

[ruegarding]

the entire point of the blue food was that it was the only way sally could consistently rebel against gabe without getting her or percy punished. sally is not and never was submissive in the books. percy himself says sally has "a rebellious streak, like me." however, sally and percy were under threat of serious abuse from gabe and therefore had to pick their battles. blue food was sally's way of telling percy "i am here and fighting with you" and "there is hope in the world still."

[mobius-m-mobius]

mobius in season one // loki in season two (insp)

[atopvisenyashill]

people will say "sansa isn't a deep character, she only exists as a window into tyrion & lf's plots, you're overhyping her" as if that's at all a good analysis of her character, and then suspiciously not lob that same analysis at a single other character. like, my comrade in christ, what in the goddamn hell do you think barristan is then, if not a window into the Meereen plots? why is victarian here? what the hell is arya doing in the entire riverlands arc if not acting as a window into the turmoil there? are we saying they aren't important? they won't affect the plot? sansa foils like 3 different schemes and is clearly and obviously scheming on her own to get away from LF but i guess these don't count because *deranged mumbling about how she only exists to cause problems in the family*

[maxdibert]

The only thing I want to make clear is that I don’t think Severus was a better person than James Potter, nor is my problem with James Potter about proving he was a hundred times worse than Severus Snape. My problem with James Potter is that he was a piece of shit, and many people constantly try to justify his actions through victim-blaming and body-shaming, which deeply gets on my nerves.

My problem with James Potter is that it’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that the guy was a privileged rich brat who used that privilege to bully and mess with people at school, surrounded by his buddies like any average bully who couldn’t stand up for himself because he lacked the guts. My problem with James Potter is that the guy clearly had sadistic tendencies, and his fans are constantly trying to deny it or rewrite his character as if he were some playful and friendly pup when he clearly wasn’t.

I mean, Severus was a messed-up guy, and I like him for being that way. He was a bastard and had a shitty personality, but I think we’re all aware of that. Some people don’t forgive him; others like him precisely because of it. Nobody denies it, folks—he wasn’t a good person, and that’s okay. We like him for not being one. What’s not so cool is constantly denying that, yes, he was a victim of bullying, and no, he didn’t deserve that bullying, and no, James Potter wasn’t some kind of vigilante. He was just a rich kid, Draco Malfoy-style, acting like a complete asshole, targeting those he considered weaker to subject them to violence.

If Severus can’t be considered a hero because, despite the good things he did, he also did bad things, then neither can James Potter. Because joining a group of people fighting against evil doesn’t erase the fact that you were an abuser. Getting married and having kids doesn’t erase the fact that you were an abuser. The only thing that can reintegrate you into society after being an abuser is acknowledging that you were one, seeking help to change your behavior, and, most importantly, sincerely apologizing to your victims and compensating them for the harm caused. And he didn’t do that, so he remains an abuser.

You won’t see me saying, "James was worse than Severus," because that’s not the point or the issue. You’ll always see me simply saying that James was a piece of shit, period. The difference with other characters who were also pieces of shit is that people don’t deny it, but in James’s case, they do. So, I feel a moral obligation to remind people of it over and over again so the point doesn’t get lost.

[fandomunsexyman]

SVSSS is a novel with a fandom.

[ID: A Scum Villain edit of the "missing the point" meme. A bullet arcs from velinxi art of child Shen Jiu kneeling while furiously glaring. The bullet says, "People are not entirely one thing or the other and holding them to these extremes ignores the complexities that come with their humanity." It arcs over the head of a person across from it, who ignores the bullet and exclaims: "Wow!! Shen Jiu's only crime was being mean and was wrongly hated!" End ID]