#cw threat

[syscultureis]

Friends with *presumably* not raised in an abusive household people plural culture is asking “doesn’t your parents threaten you with violence?” And them responding “I think you should see a therapist… I’m not a professional…” and saying the most ridiculous shit my parents did and asking if that’s not normal when they looks at me weird. Like what do you mean threatening me with violence if I don’t do smth is abuse? (/coping) and now every damn alter is staring to each other wondering how we’re alive

-Alfred

We mention something offhand we thought was normal and our coworkers just freeze and ask us if we're alright and it's such an odd experience

[sergeant-norman-allen]

do it squirt

My gun? No, but if ya want I can prove it don’t by shootin’ it at yer head.

[pinkslenderman]

22. Would you kill someone you don’t know to save someone you love?

Only as a last resort, and with regret.

It's one thing if it was deserved....but I'd rather not unless I have no other choice. I'm not a violent slenderfolk by nature.

But don't harm those I hold dear.

You will regret it.

[silveredfeathers]

Gira fucking dammit, I have too much on my plate already but I swear to Ho-oh if that bastard even puts a FINGER on Gen they will know the power that rage can add to Lugia's storms.

[dragonsareoverrated2]

...

fucker i swear to god if you finish that sentience i will give you aNOTHER SCAR ON YOUR HEAD. ... good you better shut up.

[exec-proton]

pelipper mail!

it's an employee name tag.

get shelf stocking retail boy

You try and put that thing on me and I will bite your fucking hand off.

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[alexandraisyes]

It's not normal to send people death threats over fiction 👍

If you're so bothered by a piece of fiction maybe you should go to a therapist and talk about why it bothers you

Not send death threats

Authors and artists are real people, not machines for you to abuse

[localshyguy]

lol loser

YOU WANNA COME OFF ANON AND SAY THAT TO THE BARREL OF MY GUN, FUCKER? 🔫

[a-being-of-chaossss]

Roses are red, silent as a mouse, your door is unlocked and I’m inside your house

-your local aroace

“the A in lgbtqia+ stands for ally!” i’m in your walls

[syscultureis]

system culture is having an introject of an old friend who sent you death threats <3

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[grammarly-unofficial]

No way

You might want to add a period at the end of that. *cocks gun*

[suicideassistance]

Sweetheart, you are getting raped. Conscious or not. You're going to want these drugs.

[someflareoutwithlove]

He stepped back, eyeing the blade in Chucky's hand. Jimmy gasped a little. This- this was the real deal huh?

"You're in Los Santos," Jimmy told him, "you were supposed to be a gift for my dad." He gestured to the rather ugly looking gift bag that sat on his bed. It had a Christmas pattern on it, despite it not being anywhere near Christmas time, and was slightly crumpled. Jimmy had pulled the thing out of the closet that morning.

"He likes shitty movies, so I kinda figured a prop from one would make a good gift to apologize for being a screw up. And selling his boat...and other things."

He was trying at least.

"So did you like- just jump in a random box and hope for the best? What if that box went to like a children's hospital or the dump, or some shitty unboxing video on youtube."

"Kid...if you fuckin' call me ugly one more time." Chucky lifted his hand in the air, holding up one single finger to further exaggerate his point. "I'm gonna slice and dice your insides and feed them to your fuckin' family like I'm Hannibal Lecter. Got it?"

He even reached into the front of his overalls and pulled out his blade. It still had blood caked on the tip from his last murder - some poor asshole that didn't even see it coming but certainly deserved it in Chucky's mind.

"Now, tell me, where the fuck am I? You're not the person I expected to see open my box, I was hopin' it would be that chump Andy Barclay."

[whump-in-the-closet]

dialogue prompts for traitor whumpees

(cws in tags)

the betrayed:

"What are you doing? Why did you lock...why did you lock the door?"

"No! Stop, you can't do this!"

"You don't have to do this."

"I thought I could trust you."

"When I get out of this-- when, not if-- when I get out, you're going to wish you were dead."

"Fucker. I always knew you were trouble. No one else listened, did they? They took in your sob story and swallowed it whole."

"Oh, you're sorry? You're sorry? Why don't you run back to your master like the dog you are?"

"Fuck off."

"I don't want to hear it. I don't!"

"We should have never trusted you. We should have never helped you."

"You're going to regret this, I promise you."

the betrayer:

"I'm...so sorry."

"Its for your own good."

"This was the only way, you don't understand."

"I'm sorry-- I had to, they forced me-- please, please forgive me."

"This would be much easier for you if you just held still."

"Oh? Are the handcuffs a little tight? Do they pinch? My bad, let me just cut off your circulation here."

"This is very satisfying, I have to admit. And just the tiniest bit humorous."

"Someone gag them. They never know when to shut up."

"You really should have known better."

"Why on earth did you think I ever needed your help?"

"It was me or you, old friend. And I really prioritize survival over any relationship."

"It's nothing personal. It just had to be done."

"I may regret this, I may not. At least I'll be alive to regret it."

"You don't understand what they did to me. You will though. Soon."

"Oh shut up, this isn't even the worst part."

"I had no idea some of the most brilliant minds in the world were so... gullible."

"God, you lot were stupid. You...followed me into a basement. Seriously, what is up with that?"

[catgirl-kaiju]

something worth pointing out in the case of Tumblr CEO @photomatt 's statement regarding predstrogen is the very clear side stepping of the conversation being had. the ask he chose to respond to as part of his statement was asking about tumblr's transmisogyny problem, and what he is commenting on is tumblr's transphobia problem.

transmisogyny is certainly related to transphobia, but the two are not the same. i've seen plenty of trans folks who are guilty of transmisogyny and have even been harassed by such individuals on this very website. he repeatedly refers to transphobia and accusations of tumblr staff being transphobes throughout the statement, but never once brings up transmisogyny. perhaps he is unfamiliar with the term, but he could look it up and read up on it before responding to a question directly asking about it. he is very clearly not doing his due diligence in addressing these concerns.

he mentions tumblr having "LGBT+ including trans people on staff," but this is not especially helpful in assessing tumblr's transmisogyny problem. based on this we don't know how many trans people, whether or not there any transfem or TMA folks (who might understand the nature of transmisogyny better than TME people) on staff, what positions these queer people hold in the company, or whether or not any of tumblr's queer employees are on the moderation team. and it's understandable why some of these specifics are left out; you don't want to put any staff members in danger of being doxxed or harassed, especially if they're vulnerable marginalized people. however, it seems to me a gross oversight to not mention if there are any trans folks working on the moderation team.

i think it's also a huge misstep to focus on predstrogen so singularly when the conversation about her account being nuked is part of a larger conversation about transmisogyny. what this reveals, too, is transmisogyny playing an active role in the decision to ban her for life. one of the aspects of transmisogyny is viewing transfem folks as especially and uniquely dangerous. i'd like @photomatt to ask himself if he would have taken "threats" like the one cited as seriously if they came from a cis person or a TME trans person. really reflect on that, Matt. i also put "threat" in scare quotes here because, frankly, it's pretty clear that said comment is a cartoonish and outlandish example of violence used to demonstrate that the intent to harm is not literal. i do this all the time both on here and in real life. telling a friend i'm going to "maul them to death" over a minor annoyance is a comedic way of expressing frustration in a way that communicates it's not actually a big deal. saying something like "i want them to explode after falling down the stairs when trying to evade a falling piano full of knives" about a public figure or someone who is negatively affecting your life works as a way of demonstrating the intensity of your feelings while not veering into territory where it sounds like you're literally planning an assassination attempt. if you're reading this, Matt, i hope you can begin to understand the difference between something like:

and a real actual harassment, like:

y'know, all actual comments and posts i've received on this website, and reported with detailed explanations for why i'm reporting them but never heard back from the moderation team about the situation. i have no idea if anything was ever done about any of these people sending me bigoted violent messages because no one ever does follow-up. the only time i've ever received follow-up on a report was when i reported an account for promoting self-harm in the form of anorexia. that's it. one time in the over a decade i've been on this website.

how does all of this sit with you, Matt?