#doesnt make it hurt less though

[undermine-the-instinct]

This bad boy *Slaps the Gojo* can fit so much narrative potential

[bb-fennelposting]

Real talk, in the recent years of fandom, I've noticed a trend of people decrying problematic subjects without acknowledging why it's bad or how it hurts real people. And I feel part of the Moonpaw Ableism Shit stems from that.

We know incest is bad. We know inbreeding is bad. But when you don't critically think of why it's bad beyond "it's icky and produces icky offspring :((((", it often leads to rancid behavior like this. Or worse.

It's not bad because it leads to "ugly disabled kids". It's bad because it hurts people and stigimazing people this way only makes it worse.

This is less of a general ableism issur in the wc fandom and more of a broader, more insidious issue within fandom culture imo. I think we should be more mindful about how we approach problematic subject matter like this.

[princessmyriad]

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[jatlokgwo]

internalized ableism that you didnt know was there will make you do things like reinvent being a ambulatory wheelchair user apparently

[starrypansies]

my dog might get put down tomorrow...

[bunnyb34r]

Finally started hacking away at the overgrown rose bushes and I'm so fucking exhausted and in pain 😭 bitch....

[doubletaileddoubletrouble]

You uppity fox , you deserved to be put in your place with that punch. You were getting too big for your britches. Know your place you two-tailed freak of nature!

Don't call me that. I'm not uppity.

[hecksupremechips]

Fucked up how happy I get whenever I make content of Shinjiro Aragaki being actually loved and getting to heal and learning to love the little things in life and getting to express himself. What’s up with that

[poopingonthefloor]

I would just like to thank you because your post on the subject of proshipping was what allowed me to firmly take a stance against proshitters. My blog is non confrontational and I don’t want to argue with people so I unfortunately had to remove the tags and block replies on my post when people started replying to argue with me but still it was your post which gave me the confidence to make this post in the first place and for that I thank you.

Although I've been particularly avoidant to any sort of discourse lately, I am glad I could have helped you (or anyone in general) have confidence to express themselves and try to speak out on issues that constantly infect fandoms and make unsafe spaces for basically anyone. Sorry that your post got dogpiled by a bunch of chronically online people LOL! Trust me, those people got literally no argument that they werent CONVINCED into believing LMAO.

[lokh]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it really sounds like mh may have given you carpal tunnel....

AGFSDVBSD PLEASE NO......................

[technicolorxsn]

love how there are pretentious video essays that just repeat the book and meander and ramble about house of leaves. it's what zampanó would have wanted. it is not, however, what I want

[sieglinde-freud]

think this is the first time ever i have been disappointed to see an awakening banner

[the-lark-ascending69]

About the Ronance-St4ncy love triangle, I had another idea.

What if Jonathan gets involved too?

Like, maybe Robin and Steve are working at Family Video, and they fight about the Nancy argument.

And maybe, Jonathan enters to rent a movie, and he sees the two fighting.

And, without wanting to, he happens to hear what they are fighting about:

His ex girlfriend.

And he immediately interrupts them, and asks what the hell is happening there.

And, without any other choice, the two tell him everything.

I think Jonathan would be supportive about Robin's sexuality (he was about Will's, after all), but he would be pretty shocked to see that these two are fighting over Nancy.

And so, he calls them out.

He tells them that they need to stop this.

They're supposed to be best friends, and yet they are yelling at each other like they're enemies.

All for a girl.

And also, look at him.

He just broke up with Nancy, and he's fine.

And also, when Nancy was with Steve, Jonathan didn't do anything to break them up or something.

He simply stepped aside.

He was sad, sure, but he still put Nancy's happiness first.

So, he basically tells Steve and Robin to get a fucking grip.

Now, if this would work or not on Robin and Steve, I don't know, but it would be a cute idea.

Oooh interesting! Though I don't think they'd fight in front of the others, and I don't think Robin would open up to Jonathan just yet. Maybe if they didn't know Jonathan was there... maybe if they're at some house, waiting for the rest to arrive to discuss some Upside Down matters, and don't notice Jonathan arriving until it's too late. After that, it's all tight-lipped smiles and assurances that everything is 100% okay and no one is fighting over girls, even though Jonathan heard every single thing they said.

And I actually think he'd be a bit angry at first. That boy Fred, I think, got it right: Nancy is the most desired girl in Hawkins, and Jonathan already knew he lost her to Steve, that he had to compete with him and didn't make it, so hearing Robin is after her too may only add to his frustration. He may even be angry in Nancy's behalf - come on guys, she's not some kind of price. Have you even considered what she wants?

That's exactly what I said! Says Robin. This douchebag right here is only thinking about Steve and Little Steve. Just as Steve says yeah, she wants me, she chose me, didn't you get the memo, Byers? And Jonathan won't be too resentful or jealous because he's trying to be a good person, but he can't help but feel like another idiot entangled in Nancy Wheeler's Love Pentagon Web, one that wasn't even important enough, in the end, for him to lose to stupid Steve Harrington. He may direct his anger towards poor comphet'd Nancy at this point. In his mind, of course, he wouldn't voice it. But it would be expressed in the way he talks to Steve and Robin.

First, he looks at Robin. He had to get over it. That's life. You don't always get what you want. And Robin can talk about Nancy being the love of her life all she wants, but know this: no, she isn't. Everyone thinks Nancy is the love of their lives. Robin isn't special here. She's not the magical excepcion. Nancy doesn't want her in the same way she doesn't want him and Robin needs to learn how to live with that. If Robin tries to explain herself and tell him no, you see, she isn't happy - she told me so the other day - yet her new asshole boyfriend won't seem to notice... Jonathan doesn't care. She needs to step back the way everyone else does. Plus, he says, it's not just that she doesn't want you, she can't want you, so, with more reason... and it breaks Robin's heart because it reminds her that the world isn't her small pocket universe with Steve in which those things don't mean a different standard, in which she's just normal jealous and not... deviant. She feels really ashamed after that.

And then he turns to Steve - and he doesn't know why Nancy would ever choose him - he doesn't know she left him not for a boy, but over forbidden feelings for a girl - but he better do things right this time. He better respect her and protect her and treat her the way she deserves, nothing less, and if Steve says something like when have you treated her the way she deserves? that only makes Jonathan more angry, but he doesn't react, he just says Nancy is an amazing person, and he needs to step up to her level. Steve doesn't appreciate his girlfriend's ex telling him how to treat her, and he lets Jonathan know, but Jonathan simply shrugs and tells him he hopes Nancy made the right decision.

Last thing he says before leaving: like you said, they're supposed to be best friends. They shouldn't fight over a girl. Plus, Nancy wouldn't like knowing her boyfriend and her only female friend(? are arguing over her all time (and she wouldn't like knowing her only female friend is after her the same way every boy in Hawkins is, he adds, to Robin's embarrassment). So, stop it, and stop fighting, if not for themselves, for Nancy.

It works for a while.

[kii2me2ii2]

omori's inclinations towards self isolation is so realistic and similar to my own it's almost disturbing and very nearly triggering... very. nearly.

[indiefinalboss]

feeling so burnt out and exhausted and lonely and ugly and boring and behind on my work and weird and a loser. am i about to start my period like tomorrow? i shan't say....

[yongseungkim]

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