#cult ment

[motherspores]

"average minecraft player makes 3 cults a year" factoid a statistical error. average minecraft player makes 0 cults a year. Cults Joel, who lives in a cave and starts a cult every time he joins a new minecraft server, is an outlier adn should not have been counted.

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

Questioning NPD culture is realizing that the character you hate the most lowkey has traits of NPD (and not even just the stereotypical ones), and you're not sure if this was intended by the author or, if it was intended, if it would be considered ableist because said character is the villain of the story. But hopefully it's not ableism, because the author is basically my sp at this point

(Context because I think it's important: when I say villain I don't mean one of the fun ones. Sure, she could be redeemed if given therapy or a reality check, but if you say that you like her the way she is at present then I will just assume that you're a MAGA cultist)

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[lockandkeyhyena]

I have a question about your starlight au. Does fluttershys family miss her since she's running away with starlight?

oh absolutely. they’re completely distraught. even Zephyr has become less insufferable over it

[valodia]

[gender-mailman]

I've been a radqueer and in radqueer servers and tbh, you do not wanna fucking be in there. I've seen channels where adults simp for minors, people encourage others to touch children and groom them, minors and adults get into sexual conversations on vc, and a lot of stuff in that vein. Also, almost every radqueer discord server supports transnazi and transhateful identities. It's really fucking disgusting.

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Ew, sick /vneg

I hate radqueers so much, i have never been into a cult but i have seen vídeos abouts culto and i can say that, radqueers are a fucking cult holy shit

The shit they do and how they target kids with disorders, pwBIID, people with paraphilias is all fucking disgusting, seeing how they all normalize all this shit and then say that WE ARE IN THE WRONG, FUCKING GOD!

[unluckyxse7en]

Last thoughts but I'm gonna be honest. In terms of voting meta, Amane being voted innocent Might be the best choice here.

Because it shows her second chances CAN be given.

Who knows, it could go the wrong way bc now that we've hurt her, that's It. But - her lyrics talk about how she wasn't allowed second chances so now she'll do the same. So my reasoning here is twofold:

1) giving her a second chance is a way of leading by example, as well as showing that nuance and context affect how one's actions can be seen - as opposed to treating it all uniformly as black and white.

2) this distinguishes Milgram from the cult. Part of her aggression is seeing Milgram as like the cult, from a threat perspective. Obviously it's not the same, Milgram doesn't follow the teachings. But it will treat her the same way, is her reasoning. Distinguishing Milgram away from the cult lowers the threat rate to her, and may also mean she's less likely to hold Milgram (Es) to the cult standards - and maybe less likely to punish them as such.

I will say, I am biased to her situation, my kneejerk was to vote her innocent regardless. But, between my reasoning above, as well as honestly not knowing what happens when prisoners get two strikes (and wanting that Third Arc for each of them if only for full coverage and info) - I'm gonna take the chance.

[defender-of-jouvente]

ah! well,he had to get a finger amputated actually! he deserved it though,he kept trying to convince people that homosexuality was "not favorable of change" and that he got visions from a hat? I'm pretty sure he's running a cult now :[

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[hollowslantern]

ok apparently it's reincarnation. I still have my issues with like. the depiction... even though it's not DID its mistaken as such and it's like. well it's really something. and this is saying nothing of the cult the episode is actually about.

[leliwardens]

ziskandra

oh my god you’re so right for all your wynne feelings like…. people really do think every mage should be like. dismantling the system with their bare hands and it’s like. that’s not how it works!! and calling the MAGES part of a cult?? Out of everything?? what on earth… and yknow what if she is trapped in a cult like. free her. Christ FJDJDJJDJ

I hope you don’t mind me taking this reply as a further excuse to ramble about Wynne dslkfdsf...

But yes, it’s always struck me as strange Wynne is never given the same understanding as Anders, or really any other mage character that’s been in the Circle. Anders is the one I focus on because he’s the most developed and there is Something Different that I can’t just put my finger on about him vs Wynne. A true mystery.

After skimming her page for answering purposes, and they are actually so similar.

I learned she never even had a name herself, she was also named for where she was found! Just like Anders! Both of them taken in young, no true names, and alone. They took different paths with how they coped with this, Wynne turned to the Maker and by extension took on the belief that mages need to earn their place and help humanity, and Anders tried to escape several times. Both of them even took on romantic partners, and Wynne even bore a son from it (and the heavy implication/confirmation? that, Rhys’ father was a templar SO).

Of course, this doesn’t matter in the slightest since it’s not so much similar backstories as just, hating Wynne because? She’s a woman? Not actively trying to free mages with explosions? Old? Upset you because she made you mad about your love interest? All of the above?

And I’m not against disliking her character, but Wynne, along with characters like Aveline and Cassandra never get the mountains of meta concerning their worldviews, their place in the world, and the wider implications of their writing and flaws. Wynne stood out to me more because, well, she’s a victim too. Just because she’s not “actively fighting” doesn’t mean she’s not, and in fact pretty much states in Asunder that she knows it’s either accepting your fate within the Circle or fearing a mass genocide.

And guess what happens after DA2 lol!

[genderrevealparty]

[oc-aita]

AITA for not wanting to reconnect with family members?

I (24NB - they/them) grew up in a cult. Yeah, shocking, but not the point. I escaped the cult when I was 17 and haven't looked back. I won't go into all the details of how I got on my feet but some important details are I've medically and legally transitioned (I changed my first, middle, and last names and legal gender) and I'm in a band with three of my friends (all 20s, they're only mentioned so initials and genders aren't important). I assumed that even if I did see any family members again, they wouldn't recognize me, which was fine by me.

However, I know now that at least two of my family members have also escaped the cult, and one is actively looking to reconnect with me. I'll get into the second one later, but let's call the one who's trying to reconnect L (22F).

L and I were never particularly close. Our family was huge (I have 5 uncles and 4 aunts excluding those who married into the family, at least 2 dozen cousins from those blood relatives, again excluding distant relations) and while we got along well when we did interact, we never got enough one-on-one time to develop a close friendship. Almost all our interactions were in crowds of family members. In short, I have nothing against her, I just don't really care about her the same way no one really cares about any other stranger they pass on the street, y'know?

But L doesn't seem to feel the same way, since she found out my new name and my band somehow, and has come to some of our shows trying to talk to me. I always got out of it, but when she couldn't talk to me in person she decided to DM me on social media. That's when she told me about our other family member who escaped, T (24FtM).

T is an even more distant relation than L. Like really distant. He's my aunt's husband's brother's wife's sister's child (I think). That sort of distant. I've definitely met him a few times, but if I don't care about L, a direct cousin I hung out with semi-frequently as a child, then I definitely don't care about T, who I only ever saw during holidays, weddings, family gatherings, etc.

T has not reached out to me online or tried to find me in person, but according to L he's also interested in reconnecting with me. I haven't responded to L's DM since I really don't know what to say, and don't want to give her false hope if I decide not to reconnect.

On one hand, I feel bad for leaving them hanging. I can imagine how they'd want to hold on to any family they could, and I feel like a dick for just not replying to L. However, I don't think it's wrong to want to leave that whole chapter of my life in the past, especially because these are more distant relatives who I don't feel any strong connection to. Additionally, none of my friends know much about my childhood or my pre-transition self other than I'm no-contact with my family because of issues in my childhood and what my AGAB was since they helped me transition, and I don't want L and T to come into my life bringing up information I don't want to share.

Also, as a note, L is not harassing me or anything. It's not like I get to blacklist people from my band's shows, and she hasn't pressured me to DM her back. If you think she's an asshole for something else, fine, but she's not an asshole for trying to talk to me.

So, what do you think tumblr?

[trans-leek-cookie]

yes. he did. he went on an island that i cannot think of the name of and had a bunch of his fans on there and tried to make a cult

HUH? WAIT OH GOD MIGHT REMEMBER YHIS HOLY FUCK

[lockandkeyhyena]

Hello, I wanted to ask about the MLP runaway AU! How is the ending going to pan out? Do you have something planned for Fluttershy as the big bad, where she collects enough ponies to fight? How will they subdue her and Starlight?Is Fluttershy too far gone that the Mane 5 can’t reach her? Will there be some sort of rehabilitative measures taken when they are captured? Or will she take such extreme heinous measures that they consider imprisoning her? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

i haven’t gotten an ending planned!! i’d honestly love to hear ideas from you guys, but i’m thinking fluttershy does become the big bad eventually :)) i’m a sucker for redemption though so we’ll see how it goes.

[cxsmicvega]

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING SOBBING OVER LESHYS FOLLOWER FORM WHY HE SO LITL

(pic under cut so no spoilers)

JUST A LIL GUY......LIL MAN.........ABSOLUTE BABY BOY............

[gender-mailman]

Stares at you with autistic eyes <- loves OCs and learning about my friends' OCs

AAAAAAAAAAAA EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ok ok!

Daughter(Lucy): she is the devil, literally, the how she was born is that a couple really really wanted a child, but they were both infertalel só they went to a place where one of their friends said that could help, it was a cult, they said they could but with one condition, they had to birth their Lord or they would kill the couple since now they know too much, the couple tought and agreed to do the ritual

The woman layed on the pedestal and after some chanting, she felt something kicking her stomach and she birth Lucy. The cult said that the couple now needs to stay with them só that they could teach their Lord how to behave

After years, shes now 18 and ready tô manipulate people to gain even more power by sucking their souls + gaining more people to control

Basicly, she is the reason all of this is happening

+ HAVE SOME VERY REALLY OLD DRAWINGS/DESIGNS OF THE CHARACTERS

[unluckyxse7en]

Can someone analyze the balloon in Amane's second mv? Because the pattern on it is linked directly to the girl, not the adults, and when Amane goes after her target that symbol is on the flag.

I feel like since the symbol appears to be a unification of the teacher's four colors (with pink turned red - maybe bc that is the one who got killed like a lot of people are assuming?) It COULD be representative of the cult and teachings themselves, and how the girl+adult with her are Fully indoctrinated - and how later, when it's on Amane's flags, Amane is leaning into those teachings and beliefs Fully herself.

However, if the balloon is meant to indicate a Target for her - which wouldn't inherently make sense on the flags, but does directly link the girl to Amane's frenzy - that changes the tone a LOT.

I'm still leaning towards it being the former but I'm not positive so hearing more thoughts on it are welcome.

(Also separate note but the pink v red thing could be a Very interesting detail in terms of less murder-y symbolism - pink could be considered a "washed out" red. So if it's the adult who she probably killed, who broke the rules, you could make an analogy there about the hypocrisy and false colors/pale imitation of the cult's teachings. )