#discourse ig

[ashmedai-hamelech]

this is why i think “fandom is a kind of religion” isnt nearly as outlandish a statement as it sounds.

in my experience, the exact same thing that makes christians search Revelations for signs of the apocalypse is what causes what OP describes; negotiation with the text. as a reader, personally, you are inherently ignorant of & disconnected from the author of any work you come across, just owing to the fact that youve prolly never met them. the first time through something, you know nothing of the author, their work, nor their intentions with the work.

its your job to read, reread, watch, rewatch, question, answer, debunk, re-bunk, post old man hole, weigh evidence & critically think to bridge that gap. To learn the story, the author, a little bit of truth, & build community while doing it.

but theres no guardrails. your gut is all you have.

just because fandoms dont consider the world in theological terms, does not mean that the natural laws which govern the actions of one dont apply to the other. they’re both social systems, organic organizations which sprout up naturally over decades or centuries, to facilitate the multitudes who all want to negotiate at once, & in order to cope with the above stated knowledge problem. both are excellent at the job they exist to do, & both are capable of manmade horrors beyond your comprehension.

just because you dont talk about G-d in your discord server doesn’t mean you’re not falling into similar traps with different names.

its not that theres cathedrals everywhere for those with eyes to see, its that theres something to be liked about everything. blazing inferno or dying spark, bright or dim, theres touch of light. but if you’re not careful, & get caught in an echo chamber, say, youll see quite a lot more light than is really there.

perhaps unsurprisingly, this mechanism is also what causes descents into fascism.

log onto tumblr and you learn that cowboys are secretly leftist and pirates are secretly leftist and superhero comics are secretly leftist and vikings are secretly leftist and greco-roman antiquity is secretly leftist and knights are secretly leftist and the concept of the appalachian region is secretly leftist and all genre fiction is innately secretly leftist and every animated show you ever watched as a kid is secretly leftist and you never have to think about the political subtext of anything ever and you log off tumblr and for some reason people are talking about a descent toward fascism

[cjlouwho]

Buddies having the audacity to tell ANYONE to move on will never stop being hilarious to me💀

it's literally the most ridiculous argument they can make. They want me to move on from an actual relationship that was on my television screen up until a few months ago, and that Buck continued to talk about even after it ended, but they have held on to less than crumbs for seven seasons???

I'm good, thanks!

[anonymous-dentist]

Certain Realm Fans immediately labeling trPangi as trRos’ “older brother” as soon as he decides to stop manipulating and gaslighting her because they think it’s impossible for men and women to be friends and that they’re always “family-coded” if they aren’t in a romantic relationship, because they also call trSneeg and trClown Ros’ older brothers and trFoolish her dad figure and trBad a dad figure and.

Isn’t it all a bit stupid? Do these people see men and women being friends in public and automatically assume they’re family or dating?

[gaybonesforivy]

why do people feel comfortable going to people's inboxes with stuff like rpf and mpreg i'll never understand.

it's okay if you enjoy these things. you can just follow the louliver tag or blogs like @cjlouwho who posts about both. but going into the inboxes of people that made sure to show their discontent for either with "harmless jokes" is nothing but malicious.

Please also put #rpf or/and #real person fiction in #louliver posts, so people who already filtered those out isn't blindsided.

[locoier]

ive seen some people being vaguely weird over em having five moms, like acting like theyll be all overbearing and emotional. as if her situation is any different from any of the other eggs’. qsmp fanbase treating female characters weirdly strikes again.

[tightjeansjavi]

“I don’t like how you wrote this character” stfu

“I don’t like how this chapter was written” stfu

“I don’t like how you ended this story” stfu

“I don’t like this plot twist” stfu

“Joel would never—” stfu

“I don’t like—” stfu

Don’t like something you read? Cool! Don’t share it with the world, instead, keep your unwanted opinions to yourself, and leave fic writers alone, it’s truly that simple.

If you’re rude to fic writers, and act like you’re entitled, (for whatever fucking reason), please just do yourself and everyone else a favor and get the fuck off the internet. Touch some grass and reconnect with fucking nature or whatever it is you gotta do to not be an asshole online.

If you don’t learn how to act appropriately in fandom spaces, and be nice and respectful to fic writers and other fandom artists, he will come for u in your sleep 😦

[we-all-horny-here]

Sometimes I think abt interacting with the fandom more and then I get hit with a post massively misunderstanding my favorite character and it dies down instantly

Guys did u know, uhhhh, shipping Remus out of character, because he's bad and evil and unlikable and literally no one would ever put up with him because of that? everyone hate him? or just tolerate him?

[toddfoxglove]

Not trying to be rude, I respect your DNI and boundaries and I'm not into the stuff in your DNI but I'm cis and don't understand. Don't you have to detransition if you're FTM and get pregnant? At least medically? I'm not being rude or mean. I'm just curious.

So, I guess I get this misconception, because people can't take testosterone during pregnancy, but pausing testosterone doesn't equal detransition.

Usually whenever people talk about detransitioning, generally, they mean going back to living as your agab or going through the process of undoing social, medical and physical transition. This is a concept that is absolutely horrifying to me and I cannot engage with it without becoming extremely distressed.

Lots of trans men, including myself, get pregnant and have children while still identifying as men and socially presenting as men. That's what my whole deal is about.

Personally, I have gone through a pregnancy and C-section while living as an out trans man, and that was enjoyable and empowering for me. So that's the vibe I keep on my blog.

Also, since you're cis, I think I really need to stress here that being on hormones or getting surgery is not what makes somebody transgender. I was a man even before I started taking testosterone, I will continue to be a man even if I have to pause my testosterone for any reason in the future.

I'm not 100% sure how I feel getting this question from a cis person who is following me. I really don't know if my blog is what you're looking for based on your question. I'm not going to block you, but I really think you should reevaluate if you want to follow my blog because I am a trans man, who posts about being a trans guy with a breeding Kink, and I post heavily about my enjoyment and fetishization of my own transition.

You will never find any mention on my blog of me wanting to go back to my agab. Ever. But you will hear mentions on my blog frequently of me wanting to be a pregnant man, and enjoying being a man and enjoying my transition.

I hope this answers your question because it was a weird ass question. Sorry.

[5-7-9]

“The characters except John got better without consequences” Well then you clearly didn’t hear the message about how even the worst people don’t deserve all the pain and suffering John seemed justified in giving. You probably cheered John when he beats up everyone. Also they did suffer consequences, they were beaten up by John a lot.

We’re supposed to feel bad when John goes on a rampage and still feel justified, that is the point. The point was how John’s destruction didn’t solve or fix his issues and problems. There is no way to suffer consequences and be punished in a way that helps us. You have to be better and do good, that is the only way to bring true justice.

Tis a good controversial arc. My fingers cramped from all the scrolling tho

[whatwouldeddiedo]

anyway even if that was a puppy play reference (it wasn’t) that would be fine bc they’re fucking grown ups and they’re allowed to be kinky and flirty and talk in innuendos whenever they want no one could hear them chris wasn’t on the call yet even eddie couldn’t hear what they were saying

[cjlouwho]

Like it’s actually so funny can you imagine being an unprofessional writer who doesn’t know how to be unbiased and caters only to one specific set of fans and then you get told one day you gotta interview the man who plays the character you have spent so much time talking shit about… publicly. Then you go online and try to change the narrative by blaming fans and saying you never actually hated the guy, even though you clearly did/do, and you accuse fans of harassing you even though it was fans of a completely different show that harassed you and you just keep making yourself look more and more stupid then you… you have to admit you interviewed that guy you can’t stand. Because it’s apparent said guy is sticking around long term. And you’ve gotta face that shit.

I’m cackling 😂

[anonymous-dentist]

What a great comeback! I just hope the qsmp wiki doesn’t take Cellbit accidentally calling Phil ‘dad’ as canon confirmation of- oh wait

[lead-paint-girliepop]

Also @/sapphling believes in bi lesbians and believes trans men can be lesbians

This is a discourse I have no personal stake in, however.

I personally find gender and sexuality to be more blurred than our concepts and labels would like them to be. My takeaway from someone having either of these identities "trans man lesbian" or "bi lesbian" is generally: I don't get it, but they do, so that's fine. I am the master of my own sexuality and gender and the labels I use to refer to them. I will not policie anyone else's. Especially not when there's community to build, defense to organize, and facists to fight.

[ayngels-sunbook]

Something I hate is that when I say “Oh I watch this Creator!” I get scared and think that People will only associate me with the bad part of people in said community. Like 😭 When I watched them I don't type in the Chat I just sit down, watch, and enjoy the show.

[selfishdoll]

sorry that person is being so dense, ty for speaking up ❤️

oh yeah ofc! i don’t like drama nor discourse, nor do i look putting my nose where it doesn’t belong— but there are certain times you say fuck it and say what’s on your mind. especially during a time like this.

the “joke” was tactless, the post was tactless, and people needa remember to read whatever they write before posting it.

if it was such a big deal, just mute your inbox 💀. like this could have been avoided completely.

[cactusringed]

Certain people's vibes in the mcc chat are so rancid. I can't wait for them to quit mcc like their other bffs