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[mybackup-account]

being a stancy shipper is hard, there isn't much content out there on AO3 or anywhere to enjoy (thank you everyone who contributed, love ya) but the problem is the most recent are all steddie or ronace works which are for some reason tagged steve/nancy and the older ones are all Nancy×Jonathan or Nancy×Barb..

So can people please use the right tags no matter the place or post thank you(!!)

[casually-being-evil]

They’re talking about me again

[plume-pigmented-pili]

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.

[akiiame-blog]

going back to a concept I've always loved personally; king boo possessing mario as a boss in luigi's mansion

[dilfosaur]

bees shouldn't waste their time telling flies that honey tastes better than shit!!

[triona-tribblescore]

Husk went and bought some bike-safe clothes to cope with his adrenaline-junkie boyfriend uvu ✨

[leafimochi]

happy 091305 to those that celebrate 👏👏

[amanfromnewjersey]

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)

[freckliedan]

[jaynuu]

[svsss-fanon-exposed]

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.

--

(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.

[somerandomdudelmao]

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

[vanhelsingapologist]

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.

[navree]

Incorrect, the fact that Biden has dropped out and a candidate with history of supporting medicare for all and being more receptive to a ceasefire in the I/P conflict has made me go from "I cannot morally support the Democratic nominee" to "I am voting for the Democratic nominee despite the fact she isn't perfect in every respect." I'm really happy this played out. The Dems for the most part abandoned the old Obama platform and it feels like its possible an actual progressive agenda could come to pass in my lifetime.

Kamala 2024!

If you weren't going to vote Democratic in this election before Biden dropped out you're a dorkass loser who does not care about any of the issues you're yammering about here and also a fundamentally bad person, and I hope you get run over by a bus.

But you got one thing right in all of this gibberish, Kamala 2024.

[sophitz]

I think the key difference between Fitz and Keefe’s trauma responses is that Fitz is aware and ashamed of how his behavior affects those around him, while Keefe fully believes he is only being self-destructive when in fact his behavior is equally if not more destructive to those around him.