#but if you have or if you dont want to don't feel pressured!!

[outrunningthedark]

I dont think he needs to come out defending Lou - Lou can handle himself he’s a grown man and has taken ( I think at least) the best course of action (stay silent until the season starts back up again). However I do have a lot of mutuals who are queer men who feel little hurt by the lack of acknowledgement for this queer relationship. Like getting excited that your favourite show has a relationship that you feel represented (just like with Michael and David) only to have silence from the social media team and the actors (well we clearly know why Lou is currently silent -when he was active he did talk Beautifully about them) can be hurtful. I don’t know if this makes any sense at all. But I did find it a bit odd ( and this is not me assuming malicious intent - I like to give the benefit of the doubt) some of the patterns I’ve seen. At the end of the day everyone is free to do whatever they want - while at the same time fans can feel how they want to feel. I understand both perspectives.

I don’t know if any of this makes sense -it got away from me as I was writing 😂

I know what you're saying, and I agree. I think people are (I assume unintentionally) lumping calling out bad behavior and acknowledging the canon relationship together as the same course of action, but...it's not. (I mean, from what I saw of the reaction to my post there was a lot of hand-waving for why Oliver's "doing the right thing" because fandom is out of control.) I don't think Oliver needs to "defend" Lou or even Tommy as a character. (He didn't defend any of the women on the show until they were gone so why start now, honestly.) But there IS a way to take a stand without even saying anything, isn't there? Post a story. Post a pic. Share a fan edit. Captions not needed. The content would speak for itself. He's not staying silent because he hates the story line - sorry Buddies! - because he definitely knew that if the GA reaction went well BuckTommy was going to continue past those four episodes. He's staying silent because he lets these people behind a screen get in his head and make him feel like he has to walk on eggshells while "interacting with fandom". And listen, we all get it! He's gotta do what he's gotta do to protect his mental health! But you can acknowledge his feelings without dismissing the feelings of the queer fans who are only seeing a guy essentially do a 180 because public pressure is too high. How is he "representing" anybody if he doesn't even celebrate the story he's telling? [There's a quick-fix to all of this, btw. Get a fucking social media manager to do the posting so he doesn't have to see any of this shit with his own eyes if it's gonna drag him down that much.]

[threadbaresweater]

would you still love me if I said I've lost interest in reading fanfic?

[alluralater]

reminder that people who enable/do nothing when it comes to acts of sexual harassment are basically just as awful as the aggressors. they normalize, justify, and regularly excuse those behaviors and sweep it under the rug. who you decide to call a friend does in fact reflect on you. if you're happy to be around people that engage in predatory behavior and you perceive a clear pattern of it yet do nothing about it, then i'm literally never talking to you again. that goes double for people on here where there's this strange idea that there are no consequences in an online space. there are. damaging other people by staying silent or sitting on the fence when you have the power to do something is a consequence and that shit comes back around ten fold to you. you'd deserve every bit of it. dangerous by association is a thing, and you are.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

got three asks asking for laughingstock in a row, im putting the doodles i have On A Shelf <3

[starstriix]

i just want to make sure we all understand that fics/fanart can be made PRIOR to jock week to post during the week?? which is why the prompts were posted over a month in advance?? please don't feel like you need to make artworks and fics every day on the event (unless you're hardcore like that) because the artist burnout will be horrible 😭

it's okay, you're not expected to write 7 fics or draw 7 artworks in the span of a week whilst having to also deal with school work/jobs/whatever. Just making sure we all understand that so some of us don't freaking die LOL

[harpieisthecarpie]

As a very out queer who loves being out and has been out (as various things) since I was 12

I really really hate Pride positivity posts that are like "and happy pride to the ones in the closet, we're here until you're ready to come out!"

Like. I think the closet metaphor kinda really messed us up, in certain ways. Because it makes it seem like you are cowering, like your big coming out is inevitable.

And. Idk. I just think you don't owe anyone shit. You can be queer and not want to come out. You can be queer and not need to come out. You can be queer and decide your identity is no one's business but your own.

I definitely think Pride and the community as a whole should be supportive of people who want to come out, but can't. People who want to come out, but are scared to.

But I also think that we should acknowledge that Pride exists differently in everyone, and a person's identity is not owed to us simply because loud openness is how we find our pride.

One of the reasons I decided to be so openly out in high school was because, even if I never knew who exactly they were, I wanted to show other queer kids that they were not alone.

I think openness and loud Pride is something we should support and encourage, but I also think we should be supportive of fellow LGBTQ+ people who are quietly proud. Who aren't "out" and don't intend to be, for any reason.

Anyways,

Happy pride to all of you! You are valued and valid, no matter how open or closeted or private or out you are. There is a place in the community for all of you, I hope you feel that way too.

[sjonni33]

this is like. super embarrassing but yeah :/ i ripped my only pair of jeans today, which really sucks :( disability support has until nov 8 to decide over my case and until then i have 0 income except from the tiny bits i scrap by. uhm if anyone could like, spare a euro maybe? i'd be very grateful. i also have things listed in my shop, some are only 1 cent (or whatever you want to pay for it), i also have some stickers here, here and here. some prints here and here . shipping is as low as it can be <3 and i also offer discount codes (use RATASSES for 5% off!!) you can also commission me!!

i'd appreciate any help, even just in the form of sharing this post or reblogging/sharing my art!!

GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

[plutosoda]

hello, you are cool person and I wanna talk to you more, but I am NERVOUS to DM you

i also get nervous about responding 👍so

[coffee-keith]

Really struggling with trying to figure out what's me. Like what I enjoy and what ideas/traits/desires are actually my own. I think it's beautiful that people influence each other and grow together, but I'm left feeling lost right now and wondering what's actually me.

[fireheartedpup]

Can I please get some friends who want to talk with me on a daily basis like fuck I'm trying

[wiredsmi1e]

hi yes ive got sm to do today istg i just wanna

[paracosmic-sims]

Random Tag Game

1. Do this uquiz

2. Do this picrew (and maybe tweak it if you want to)

3. Profit

Thank you for the tag, @lilypixels 🌞

I'm not sure who to tag. If you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged by me!

(God, as much as I love long flowy hair, can't those picrews ever have short, properly flowy, options? 😐)

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

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[poetandwolf]

I often see so much "cringe" talk about people looking back at themselves as a teen. You know, that kid needs more compassion. You gotta give those younger versions of yourself compassion and love and patience. because they need it. Love yourself. All the parts.

I wanna go back in time and hug that teenager kid super tight. Stumble over that hill in the woods where I used to hide. Find that kid and just squeeze the shit out of them. Let them sob. If they think I'm whoever-spirit thats fine.

" Look, I know it isn't okay right now and shitty things will happen again. But, I'm so fucking proud of you. You will be okay, because you're that much of a bad ass. You don't have much of support team and those assholes betrayed you? Fuck Them. No, listen. Fuck them. You don't need their approval. You aren't weak like that monster who terrorizes you. You don't need them. You think you're all alone and you aren't. They're manipulating you. Aubrey is with you, always. In your head. That's his Job. Don't let them weaponize him. YOU are doing this all on your own, and that makes you such a kick ass warrior. You are so fucking strong. Stronger than you will ever know. People suck and its a shit deck you were dealt with right now. But things do get better. You'll find your pack. Your people. You'll have your own place and dogs and Aubrey loves you and don't believe a single fucking word what anyone else says. He Loves You. And I- future you- love you as well. So keep giving 'em Hell."

[paeinovis]

Back on my bullshit (googling suction and pressure gradient force)

[psy-ay-ay]

I open the naruto tag and see a really cute comic about someone colliding into naruto and him accidentally kissing sasuke, being very naruto and sasuke about it but then reaching out their hands again and kissing again. It's cute. I try to insert different characters into the design of the person colliding into naruto. it could be kiba or maybe that guy who collided into naruto the first time he accidentally kissed sasuke at the academy. i think maybe people in the comments have better ideas than me and open the notes. First one reads 'I did not cheat on my wife, someone collided into me and i accidentally kissed this man'. I remember why I am not in the great yaoi fandom of naruto.