#don't eat me

[shinysoroka]

I'm rewatching OFMD with some friends and it's hitting me like a truck how awful Izzy is, how much his actions are whitewashed by a lot of fans and how capital F fandom keeps tripping over the same stone with the depiction of abuse.

The same scenario happens constantly where an abusive character played by a conventionally attractive guy, usually with dark hair and a British accent can commit the most horrific acts and fandom will treat the character as a poor little meow meow. The kicker is that a lot of the time, the abuse they inflict is upon people who are in some way bucking against fascism/toxic masculinity/gender norms/imperialism, etc. Those people are also overwhelmingly women, people of color or just vulnerable in one way or another.

Some notable examples include:

Kylo Ren: Wannabe fascist who brutally tortures the female lead in a scene that heavily echoes sexual assault. Brutalizes the Black male lead so badly he's in a coma by the end of the 1st movie. Fandomized as a PLMM immediately, treated like nothing is his fault and the real bad guy has twisted his mind. Also has Finn's every good trait slapped onto him, including the love interest role.

Izzy Hands: Emotionally and physically abuses the Maori co-protagonist. His actions include selling him out to the English, telling him he should have let the English kill him and threatening him with violence if he doesn't behave the way he wants him to. Extends the same treatment to the gender nonconforming white male lead. Fandomized as a PLMM since the 1st season and treated as a suicidal abuse victim, basically putting all of Edward's traits onto him.

Loki from the MCU. Manipulates and undermines his brother's actions out of pure jealousy. When said brother starts to break away from the imperialistic mindset he was raised into, he straight up kills him and then continues his family's streak of colonialism, despite being from a colonized world himself. Proceeds to never take responsibility for his actions all while treating every female character (who isn't his gender flipped self) like dirt. Fandomized as a PLMM immediately, treated like the read villain has twisted his mind, has all of Thor's traits and experiences slapped onto him. Are we seeing a pattern yet?

Snape and Draco Malfoy from YouKnowWhere: Relentlessly bully children and their peers, are openly bigoted against non magic users and poor people even if they meet all other criteria for blood purity and never express regret or shame in the entire franchise. Fandomized as PLMMs eventually (once the characters playing them were hot).

Do notice, those are all either media for kids/teens or media for adults that isn't exactly subtle in its message. The abuse is not hidden in between the layers. The characters act openly. And yet, there's this insistence to rewrite villains that are actively fighting to preserve the abusive status quo as noble heroes. Are we sure fandom is always progressive and righting the wrongs of canon. Are we really sure?

I don't have a solution here. I'm just describing a phenomenon. And it's driving me a bit insane, ngl.

[ignivv]

Hello, it's my first time posting here! I hope u'll like my art! I'm posting some of my skechers from 2022! 🕺

[koolodop]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

TRICK OR TREAT IMA EAT YOU

[rancidiva]

THEY TURNED YOU INTO A MCFLURRY

mcmilo time

[iguessweallcrazyithinktho]

No cause why is the all white party triggering me?😭We gotta eat the rich fr

I get it. But I will be there one day

[ghostofnuggetspast]

*shiver*

[cosmic-rawra]

This is just me, but I feel like I can't get into or really consider playing Cookie Run Kingdom "properly".

To anyone who reads this and is a CRK fan, good for you, continue to enjoy your blorbos.

But for some reason, the more I read the names of these things, the more it makes me wonder how they'd taste.

Is that bad?

[hinamie]

10 years later

[facebook-refugee]

Ok do I have to have like a theme to my profile? Like pick a vibe or fandom or hobby and stay within that?

Can I reblog different shit and not piss people off at the weird chaos?

[agentwaffle]

Uhhhhhhh- idk if I should be reblogging this-

reblog to share a plate of delicious waffles with your followers :D

[beanghostprincess]

Laios saying he's stronger and better organized than Shuro because he eats 3 meals every day and sleeps properly is probably one of the most encouraging things a fictional character has ever said to me

[lazylittledragon]

made a sticker for anyone to slap onto their work if they need to

[pandavalkyrie]

I don't think I'm ever going to understand people treating Tumblr post comment sections as a confession booth seeking validation from OP. It comes up again and again when discussing boycotts, political action, or god forbid listening to a rap song

You can just not tell people on the Internet when you do something that's being mildly criticized and no one will know.

"I don't listen to rap because they talk too fast for my audio processing disorder." Ok. And there's no need for you to tell a stranger that

"I can't participate in BDS because McDonald's is my safe food." Ok. So don't post about it and no one will judge you.

"I have to buy a piece of Harry Potter branded merch at least once a week or I'll fall into a depression." You can just not tell people this and they won't know.

Things you can do instead of commenting on posts about how you're a special exception that deserves a pass for doing something being criticized:

Ignore the post and scroll past

Block OP and save both of yourselves the trouble

Take the opportunity to reflect on the practice and think about why you're being defensive about it, maybe consider there is a way you can challenge yourself a little and give it a try

Stop assuming every Tumblr post is made for and targeted towards you and requires you respond to it

Have the defensive thought and then keep it in your head where no one else can know or judge you for it

Log off and go do something else

Any of these things will work out better for you than going into a comment section and explaining to strangers why you can't/will continue to do something currently under scrutiny. They don't care, they probably don't know who you are, and no one has to know this about you.

Stop seeking validation in the Tumblr dot com comment section you're only hurting yourself and pissing off the op

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Soup solves everything.

[garbean]

I love dunmeshi for the like.. built in horror of consumption. Like they eat to survive, they eat to honor their prey, they eat to possibly mourn someone. Laios eats monsters because he wants to learn more about the things he loves, Senshi eats monsters to feel included in the ecosystem because he didn't fit in with the outside and with most creatures in general, Chilchuck DOESN'T eat as much as he could because eating too much could kill all the party members, Marcille eats monsters and hates it but she still does it because she'll die before she could save Falin.

[deep-space-lines]

IT'S FINALLY FUCKING DONE. I'M FINALLY FREE

UNTIL FRAUD COMES OUT

Tumblr shrinks it down pretty bad so please. please. I am begging you. look at the full sized image and zoom in. This art piece made my friends worried for my mental health I need someone to witness the amount of detail and effort I put into this

also the original sketch under the cut bc I think comparing them is really funny