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this makes me so sad and angry, to see the very reason such an amazing artist was run out of a fandom still happening to them. It sucks so hard seeing all the people that made the TSS fandom what it is be thrust out because of insensitive, immature people who can’t show base level respect for artists and their work.
Everybody, both in the sanders sides fandom and in any other fandom, listen up:
Reposting art without credit is stealing. Reposting art with credit is stealing.
I don’t care where you found the art; pinterest, safari, instagram, bing, it does. not. matter. if you are posting art and it’s not yours, you are stealing art. putting “credit to artist” or “full credit to owner” does absolutely nothing.
for many artists, like Pastel Peach, creating artwork is their literal job, it’s how they make money and support themselves. it’s how they live. and when you repost it to your own blogs or boards or wherever, you are hurting them and their livelihood. you are harming a personal business. Because now, if someone comes across their art and likes it, they’re giving you likes and comments and interaction, not the person that made the art. they’re boosting your page for the algorithm, not the person that made the art. you’re the one profiting off of someone else’s hard work. that is theft, the very definition.
so PLEASE, when you find art online that you like, and you don’t know who the artist is or don’t know if they allow reposting, Do Not Repost It Anywhere. Ever. If you really want to, you can find the original artist, and ask permission to repost it if they don’t make it clear outright that they don’t want people reposting their work. But if it’s not completely and 100% obvious that they welcome with reposts, do not repost anything.
and OP, as someone who is still a part of the TSS fandom and was part of it years ago when you were active in it, from the bottom of my heart i am so sorry it became such a toxic, unsafe place. You’re absolutely an amazing artist and your decision to separate yourself from the fandom and any other group of people are completely valid. I’m so glad you are protecting yourself and your beautiful work, and i’m so sorry there are people that give you a hard time about it. I’m wishing more respect for you and your work to come your way, and please remember you’ve always got me and many others in your corner 💕
in case anyone ever wonders about the life of a fanartist, this is it
someone approached me about a post by the first screenshotted op(ive blocked out their names cause I'm pretty sure theyre minors and don't want ppl harassing them) in which they used a sanders sides COMMISSIONED piece I did, without credit. I was told the person who contacted me about it tried to comment my @ to credit me, but was rudely told off and the comment removed.
I then approached them and was my best to be polite about asking them to take down the post. They did, but then blocked me. I thought "fine, whatever" BUT THEN their partner sent me the 2nd screenshotted post. I responded, but they blocked me too.
I logged onto a fake account and checked their Insta and saw this
I did not target anyone, I did not 'harass' or 'annoy' anyone, I simply asked that I be respected as an artist.
I don't wanna hear anyone ask me why I don't do sanders sides art anymore, this. This is why. Respect artists.
#this became a rant#but an important one#i’ve always loved pastel peaches art#i remember seeing it all the time when i first entered the TSS fandom#i was so disappointed when i found out they stopped creating content for the fandom#but i completely understood and i didn’t blame them at all#it breaks my heart how toxic and disrespectfully people started treating fan art in that fandom#and to see so many artists get pushed away by it was and still is devastating#but the more we all push for higher standards when interacting with artists and their work#the more we educate others#and stick up for artist and their work#the better we can make any fandom#any platform#and the internet as a whole#a safer healthier place for artists to work and thrive#this has been a psa#don’t steal work#plume speaks#sanders sides#ts sanders sides#fanart#digital art#artists on tumblr
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going back to a concept I've always loved personally; king boo possessing mario as a boss in luigi's mansion
#mario#super mario#super mario bros#luigi#luigis mansion#king boo#king booario#smb#mario bros#I could've done better but this type of thing doesn't do well on any social media platform anyway so it doesn't really matter
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rewatching castlevania: nocturne again
#aquila talks#castlevania#castlevania nocturne#richter belmont#risking it all by posting this on any other platform outside of bluesky
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bees shouldn't waste their time telling flies that honey tastes better than shit!!
#doodle#shinji weber#yugioh arc v#i recognize that i could use my platform to highlight any under appreciated ygo character#and yet i choose this chucklefuck#i hate him
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Husk went and bought some bike-safe clothes to cope with his adrenaline-junkie boyfriend uvu ✨
#just some silly vibes idk hehe~#I hc that husk meets angel sometimes after work#not cause he needs the protection#but its nice that he's there for company/support#and for the bike rides lmao#but he had to get a jacket or smthin for it cause angie can get a lil carried away~#(ALSO I MEAN- A LOOOT OF PPL ON OTHER PLATFORMS WANTED A P2. OF YOU KNOW- *AHEM*)#(So ima post it on twitter if anyone wants to see any of that fun stuff~)#anyway <33#angel dust#husk#huskerdust#angel dust fanart#husk fanart#biker angel#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel fanart#hazbin#tribbleart#Mwah! <3
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happy 091305 to those that celebrate 👏👏
#link click#时光代理人#cheng xiaoshi#lu guang#shiguang#doodle#my art#omg im back LOLLL#if u saw me post this on any other platform w the wrong number no u didnt#its cuz i love u the most tumblr friends#anyway uhhhh doomed yaoi ruined me
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I am going insane about these stoats
(my insta is @trisideseye and that's where I mostly post art. I'm purely posting here bc @quiddie is active on here and I need aabria to know, personally ,how fucked up I am about these stoats)
#burrows end#burrows end spoilers#burrows end tula#tula burrows end#brennan lee mulligan#aabria iyengar#i. abandoned tumblr. i am trying to not use tumblr for any more than following people. i used to post here but i gave up bc i got annoyed#im in physical pain. every ounce of me doesnt want to post my cool art on fuckung tumblr.#tumblr CANNOT be my main social again. I need to give my socials to EMPLOYERS. i want to make art for a JOB#but there are more dimension 20 bitches on tumblr than insta bc its the mentally ill platform#and i need. peiple to understand how fycked up i am abt this stoat mom.#im insane. im insane. im insane. im biting this piece of media im the jugular like i myself am a stoat#and i cant SAY that on instagram the EMPLOYERS will have my ass!!!!!!#anyways.#dimension 20
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#dan and phil#dnp#phan#anyways. feel free to use this for literally any reason on any platform.#jam posts#pinned shortlist#heydanandphil
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#fruk#aph fruk#hws france#aph france#hws england#aph england#hetalia#2 months without any art on this platform and i return to offer 30 minutes of my life squandered editing this#if you see me drawing them. I dont draw them because i did. No i didn't ♥️#template is from @/Mhuyo on twitter :)
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A breakdown of the Fangirlish interview: an exercise in media literacy
Given that the reaction to Buck and Tommy breaking up has been exacerbated by those interviews, I thought I would look into the one from Fangirlish in order to look at it with my media literacy hat on and see what was actually said. So, here’s a link to a version that doesn’t give the writer clicks because you should make up your own mind before providing revenue to the platform https://archive.ph/fqhlE
We start off with the headline: Lou Ferrigno Jr. on Saying Goodbye to 9-1-1, That Breakup and What’s Next
Right away, as the reader, we’re immediately told that LFJ is saying goodbye to 9-1-1, the implication being that this is the end of the road, no going back. This is, I will say, a choice that the writer made when they created the article: they decide on the headline, no one else. Going in, our mind has already been positioned to believe that this is an exit interview and to understand everything that comes next through that lens.
Supporting this path is this: “Lou Ferrigno Jr.’s time on 9-1-1 has come to an end[...]” but it’s important to note that no one has said this but the author of the article. At no point does she provide a statement from ABC, Tim Minnear, or LFJ to back this statement up.
Another unsubstantiated statement she makes is: “For Ferrigno Jr. it wasn’t exactly the way he envisioned the end of his time on the show [...]” Yet again, at no point in what she quotes from Lou does he say this at all. This is her take on the conversation and she has provided not a scintilla of evidence to support this statement. What she does provide is the following quote from LFJ:
“With the way things were going, and the connection that they had, I was under the impression that it was working, and they were connected,” he shared.
Putting this in the context of the interview, it does make it sound like Lou was blindsided by the break up, which is a very normal thing considering that we all know the actors barely know what’s happening even when they have the script. It’s not surprising that Lou didn’t know about the break-up since even Oliver Stark mentions that he didn’t know about it until they began filming, even though the possibility had been floated some episodes earlier.
So while this quote in the context the writer’s given does seem pretty final, if we remove the exit interview lens from it, it just reads as an actor expressing his surprise at the path his character is going.
Continuing on, the writer then writes the following: Ferrigno Jr. admits he had issues with this ending [...]
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, she doesn’t provide a quote to back this up. What she does right is frame the next quote as [...] but trying to get into the mindset of Tommy [...], which changes the context of the quote that Lou gives.
“If preserving his emotional health and saving himself is the only means to survive, then you can’t shame him for it.” He went on to add, “I honestly don’t believe that the relationship matured well enough that they should have made any type of long-term decision.”
So she makes a statement that says LFJ has issues with the ending and then immediately moves on to talk about the acting choices Lou had to go through in order to understand where Tommy was during the scene.
Perhaps the most direct quote from Lou about the relationship that sounds troubling with regards for the future of Buck and Tommy is this: “I just would have hoped that it would have lasted a little bit more,” he also told us, adding that in the hour we also have Buck “looking at those girls, and that sucks for Tommy, and it sucks for any person that’s looking at their partner looking at someone else.”
Taking this with the fact that this has been positioned as an exit interview, I agree that it does sound damning, but if you remove that filter from it then I believe it reads as an actor expressing mild regret that he didn’t get to play this stage of the character and this relationship more. However, I will admit, that this is open for interpretation given that we don’t know where this came in the interview since we don’t know what prompted this answer.
And for Ferrigno Jr., he admits he knew the two were done for good when he realized his character would call Buck “Buck.” I feel I’m a looping record but where in the interview does he say that? He doesn’t say that at all in the quote that she provides below.
She writes: Instead, Ferrigno Jr. told us that Tommy “only knows the man in front of him, Evan. And I knew it was going to come [the moment he called him Buck] because he’s always saying Evan all the time. I’m looking at a character that I’m playing, and he’s just like Evan, Evan, Evan, and in that line, I was just like… I knew this was going to happen.”
“And he doesn’t have to say that. He still can say Evan. But that is essentially signalling that this is all I know how to do, and it’s too much.”
Linked with what LFJ said earlier about Tommy protecting himself, this quote from him makes sense in the fact that Tommy called him Buck to protect himself from the hurt, to try and create some walls between them. But the writer has made this sweeping statement that he knew it was the end, implying that the relationship is at a permanent end when nothing LFJ has said supports that.
And then we move onto the bit that really highlights the bias that this article has been written around. The writer asks Lou: Could the show have been using Tommy as a roadblock to a possible Buck and Eddie relationship?
Getting into the professionalism of this question is for another time but I’ve added it here so you can see the fact that this is someone who is focused on the Buddie of it all. Evidence that supports this is in the author’s various tweets and the coverage of 9-1-1 on their website.
And I know we’re all worried about LFJ’s scheduling conflicts but I will posit that it was a standard answer from an actor who is just doing his job. In his words: “I would absolutely love to come back, but I do need to continue on my journey here. I have a number of things now that are going on that may or may not happen, and I hope that there’s no conflict if it were to be the case.”
Basically, this article is written from the point of view of it being an exit interview but at no point is evidence provided from official sources to support that statement. Throughout it all, Lou’s answers are framed within the narrative that the break-up is permanent and that he’s gone from the show for good.
I hope that this has been interesting and informative for those of you who have read it, and I hope it serves as a reminder that media literacy is for everyone, not just for an attack from those on social media against fans being publicly disappointed that a queer relationship has broken up, temporarily or otherwise.
#i think this is the longest post i've ever made on any social media platform#but it needed to be done because of the damage it's caused#reading the article without the panic of the previous week has been illuminating#and i honestly hope that ABC will stop providing screeners to this person#as well as stop encouraging or allowing their actors to interview with her because if she can't keep her Buddie bias out of the interview#then she shouldn't be allowed to do one#bucktommy#evan buckley#tommy kinard#911 abc#911 discourse#fangirlish#media literacy
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i have a few varied comm slots open rn! ^_^
#talkys#you know its serious when i turn to the site that doesnt get me any clients#im considering trying to post on bsky solely for another avenue of income....#but honestly i hate platforms where i just hop on to post and then leave its why i abandoned Instagram#comm post
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I tried to download your wonderful fanfic on X, but the posts began to become inaccessible before my eyes 😭 I found this a couple of months ago and fell in love, it's great work! So sad that I didn't find it earlier
I want to ask if you still have it maybe? An AU in which people hunt hybrids.
I have most of it (thanks to other people who's been downloading it). Trying to figure out where to put it now because I lost my respect for X completely. Bluesky maybe. Ao3? Idk yet
#funny story#my account being hacked wasn't even my fault in any way#X just...had that glitch that allowed random people to just fucking see my personal information#so#the guy who stole my account didn't even need to hack it he just fucking looked and saw my password lying on the surface#what a great platform
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Exposing SVSSS Fanon: 25/∞
VIOLENCE AS COURTSHIP IS A PART OF DEMON CULTURE
Rating: CANON
A nearly universal trope, especially in Moshang fics, is the fact that courtship is performed through violence in demon culture, and that the misunderstandings between the pair are because of cultural differences. The fact that demons mistreat the targets of their affection is canon, however, it is important for fans to note that this sort of characterization and worldbuilding is rooted in racial and ethnic stereotypes.
This is one of the most-requested topics I've ever written on this blog, and I took a long time to think about how best to approach the subject in a way that both keeps to the intention of this blog (referencing canon & providing quotes) as well as raising awareness to the very real problematic aspects of what is a well-loved and often-used trope in fanon that I don't think most western fans are aware of.
First, the canon analysis:
“If you hold unique feelings for a certain person, how can you make them understand your intentions?” Luo Binghe asked. Obviously, no one dared to tear down Luo Binghe’s facade and expose him directly, but this question was really very…unsuited to the demonic approach. After a long moment, not a single person had answered. In fact, the answer was so simple that any normal human could have given it to you. If you liked someone, you should just tell them. Unfortunately, there was not a single “normal” person on the scene—and aside from Shang Qinghua, there also were no “humans” either. Mobei-Jun thought about it. With the paths his mind was given to take, there was no telling how he had interpreted “unique” feelings. “Beat them up three times a day?” (7 Seas, Ch. 26)
Most of the fandom remembers this passage, and some may think that this is where the interpretation of violence as courtship comes from-- however, that is not the case. This passage might actually not refer to courtship at all-- while that is one possible interpretation, Mobei-jun could also be interpreting "unique feelings" to mean something different than "romantic feelings," since Luo Binghe didn't specify romance directly.
The "violent demonic courtship" idea actually originates much earlier in the novel, just after the invasion of Qiong Ding Peak:
In truth, Shen Qingqiu didn’t intend to tease; he thought himself very straightforward. The one who’d tampered with Luo Binghe’s dream realm was Sha Hualing. Though she did have some harmful intentions, her underlying motive was obvious. Naturally, she was driven by a young girl’s secret yearning for love. Otherwise, she would have directed her aggressions toward others, not specifically Luo Binghe. Demons were compelled to viciously bully the person they liked. Only if the object of their affections failed to die would the demon accept them. If their target died, that meant they were useless and not worth nursing any lingering affections for. (7 Seas, Ch. 3)
This, in fact, has somewhat more serious connotations than the way I have often seen it interpreted in fanworks-- it is not merely beating up a potential partner, but pushing them to their limits, nearly driving them to death, and it is certainly implied that it is not uncommon for the object of a demon's affections to actually die.
Now that the canonical basis of the idea has been established, let us move on to the second, and arguably more important part of this post: the racism.
I would like to add a disclaimer here-- I am going to discuss this in hopes of raising more awareness in the fandom, but I am not North/West/Central Asian myself, so I will only mention things in brief and somewhat generally-- if anyone who belongs to the affected cultures would like to make corrections, or more detailed explanations, or any other additions to this post on this topic, I greatly welcome that, as I feel it is an important issue that should be addressed.
In Chinese fiction, particularly fantasy genres like xianxia/xuanhuan/xiuzhen, but also in historical and wuxia fiction, there is a pervasive, prevalent tendency for authors to use racial and ethnic stereotypes against Central, Northern, and Western Asian cultures such as Mongolian & Arab cultures in their worldbuilding regarding the North, while stereotypes against Southeast Asian cultures are used in worldbuilding regarding the South. These stereotypes are most typically applied to villains and villainous groups, and are so widespread as to be ubiquitous within the genre. MXTX has used these tropes before-- notably with the Banyue people in TGCF, with adaptations of both TGCF and MDZS including design stereotypes, such as CQL's portrayal of the Qinghe Nie (combining their tendency toward violence and 'unnatural' cultivation method, with design traits typically associated with Northern/Central Asian cultures).
It is worth noting, though, that most authors do not intentionally use these traits as racist stereotypes in their worldbuilding, especially when regarding a non-human species-- in the same way that western fantasy authors use goblin and orc characters and tropes without realizing or acknowledging their racist origins and connotiations, these stereotypes have simply become genre tropes without that direct connection to their origins. Nonetheless, it is still worth noting-- and worth trying not to fall into the trap of leaning into stereotypical traits in fanworks' character portrayals.
Stereotypes include but are not limited to barbaric and brutish cultural traits, association with animals/having animal features, dark or corrupt magical/spiritual practices, certain types of braided hairstyles & other fashion choices, and originating from the far north or south.
Some of the prejudice and stereotyping of Northern Asian cultures likely originates from the fact that in the past, China was invaded and subjugated by peoples from the north (under Mongolian rule during the Yuan dynasty, and under Manchurian rule during the Qing dynasty) as well as having many conflicts with these peoples throughout history. In fact, the Qing dynasty only ended in the early 1900s, so some of this oppression is still in recent memory-- nonetheless, people belonging to ethnic minorities in China are still affected by this negative stereotyping today, so regardless of the origin, racism is still racism and should be addressed, and China today is a majority Han Chinese nation-- even if Han Chinese are considered a minority and affected by systemic racism in other places in the world.
Additionally, many tropes specifically applied to the southern demons, but also used for demon culture as a whole, are tied to stereotypical portrayals of Southeast Asian culture, which is rooted in a long history of Imperial China's invasion and oppression.
All of those stereotypes listed above apply to SVSSS' demon culture. Even in Mobei-jun's name-- 漠北 meaning "northern desert," which is the real-world name for a region in the north of the Gobi desert in Mongolia.
Therefore, it is important to remember that though violence-as-courtship in demon culture is canonical within SVSSS' setting, it nonetheless originates from harmful racial and ethnic stereotypes. It would be a good idea for fans to keep this in mind when creating their fanworks, and to treat the topic with sensitivity-- but I will leave any direct suggestions on how to handle this to those who are actually part of the affected groups.
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(thanks to @flidgetjerome for additional notes regarding SEAsian stereotyping and author intent!)
Also, to be absolutely clear: I am not saying that svsss’ demons are specifically coded as any real ethnic group— it’s only that in many ways the portrayal is similar to the common portrayal of various ethnic groups in cmedia. I don’t believe they are specifically meant to parallel a real life group, unlike for example TGCF’s Banyue— but it’s worth questioning why these traits, why these characters.
#svsss#fanon exposed#svsss demon culture#mobei jun#canon#I don't know if I did a good job addressing the sensitive topics here so please feel free to correct anything I got wrong#or if I've overstepped anywhere#i just want to use the platform i have to bring this to the western fandom's attention since i don't think it's widely known#i will very gladly reblog any additions from fans who wish to weigh in but definitely don't feel pressured to do so
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Publishing has always been a fucking nightmare, but now it’s a layer of hell. It’s not enough that writers be good at what they do. Writers have to maintain an active social media presence and cultivate a following. Be available.
They have to be conventionally attractive enough to look good enough to see on a screen, aesthetically pleasing, kind, funny, up-to-date on trends, socially aware but not so controversial that they turn off a brand from California from slapping their discount code on a video promoting a book.
They have to do all of this with no media training, with little help from the companies that are supposed to be doing this for them.
Of course, a lot of this isn't possible for say, the 40-something mother of two who teaches English at a school and writes on the side. She’s boxed out of an already complex industry that already has enough walls.
On some level, I think authors have always marketed themselves a little, but we’ve reached such a crazy point where we’re demanding the author become the influencer. Accessibility in publishing has narrowed from an inch to a sliver. And that inch was hard enough to get in as is.
#This is about traditional publishing but there’s pretty privilege and ageism in self publishing too#I can’t think of the last time I saw an up and coming author recording videos who was over thirty#And frankly that’s a shame#It could be that I’m not looking hard enough#but it’s more likely that algorithms are trained the way they are#truly I don’t think they should have to do any of that at all#And forgive me but (and I know it’s rich because I’m an artist on a platform) but art shouldn’t be at the mercy of an algorithm#Now there’s also something to be said about self publishing becoming easier and easier to achieve success in#And doors opening because of influencer status is real and makes publishing wider in a way#But that doesn’t mean it’s accessible#I’m not gonna plaster my health issues over the wall but that life is certainly not accessible to me!#are you healthy enough to write and make sure people on social media still want to like your stuff#are you mentally well enough to be your own pr#I’m sure people who have studied this have more to say and have said it better but this is what I’ve observed#writing#publishing#publishing industry
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