#fandom toxicity is not welcome

[slothinginorbit]

You never forgot, did you??

... didn't want to upset you, is all...

...

The way he turns away from her is so sad. He is so upset.

The way she is trapped in a tough situation and trying to blindly find her way. To help him.

It's such a hard situation to navigate.

[mushtoons]

so we watched the pilot while we were sick 👀

[zorosdimples]

people who write off entire fandoms as “toxic” or “dead” do a huge disservice to the countless artists, writers, and other members who do their best to keep their communities thriving and welcoming. as is the case in so many online spaces, the loudest voices are usually a small group of people who are intent on stirring up drama and making it everyone’s problem. if you take the time to search for people to follow and actually engage in community—not simply look through the tags to like random posts and read them in secret—you’ll learn that there’s more to fandom than what you see in the tags.

[megarax-ponyo]

All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault All is your fault

[vibrant-ey3catcher]

Alright. Hate to disappoint but that book I was planning on writing is discontinued. I’m no longer part of welcome home nor do I honestly want anything to do with it. I’m sorry to the people I disappointed.

(Here’s me going on a little rant as to why I left and why I’m discontinuing this book.)

Welcome home has turned toxic. Extremely toxic. The fandom has a bad reputation and name that is honestly completely deserved. Fans disrespected AU creators boundaries and Clowns boundaries, The fandom is full of horrible people(people that if I name them off, I’d get jumped, tarred and feathered) and just overall weird creeps. Besides the creeps and weirdos, I lost interest in Welcome home all together. I still think it’s a cool idea and I’m not hating or shaming on Clown. Of course, if you don’t do any of these things while still being a fan of welcome home, then this rant isn’t about you.

That’s about it from me. I appreciate that you’ve read this. I’ll leave this blog up for memories sake.

Thank you guys! :) - Vibrant

[sweet-sammy-kisses]

Eddie getting hate from the extreme and toxic BuckTommy shippers reminds me of the hate Sam gets from the extreme and toxic Destiel shippers. Ryan and Jared exist and the toxic fans can't handle that.

[pinacoladamatata]

omfg the notes on that poll lmfaooo

[dixidin]

"Tadc fandom is gonna be like welcome home-" the video has barely been out for a while can you SHUT THE FUCK UP???

[e-vasong]

trying to articulate my thoughts here without stepping in a figurative bear trap but tbh i am struggling as a batfam fan rn because I feel that in the past year a larger than normal amount of the fandom has become Allergic To Fun. like, listen: I think that 2d fanon-only characterizations are absolutely unbearable. that shit makes my eyes bleed. but there’s also a huge difference between that and like, people interpreting characters through their own personal lens. and there is a LOT of flex in comics characterization. sure every character has certain throughlines, but every character also has a hundred writers and each of those writers has their own personal preferences and biases. every writer cherry picks whether they admit it or not. and so does every fan. someone’s different interpretation of a character may be them only liking 2d caricatures…or it could just be them liking a different part of canon then you.

also think this is important because people need to get better at examining WHY they interpret characters the way they do. look at the things you enjoy from canon and consider the source behind those feelings. Like to name a common example: if you hate damian and primarily think of him as aggressive and as Tim’s bully, I think it’s less helpful (in comics fandoms at least) to question less whether those things are “canon” and more why those are the elements of canon you hold on to.

[10-dutchies-12-bicycles]

cursed version of my previous post

[mrfleshwizard]

Was a Sofia the first fan for eight years until earlier this summer. It seems like the fandom got worse to the point you can’t enjoy it anymore without being judged for doing anything that doesn’t relate to Cedric or his friendship with Sofia.

Omg. Thank for everything in the universe for how long I thought that Sofia the first didn't have an fandom.

[omgtheywereroomates]

Off topic but..

Y’all like pressure? (Roblox game)

Rini means “of the sea” in greek and translates to “little bunny” in Japanese

[bewareofthenewphannie]

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[toytulini]

Thank you for your tags on the baeddalism post. As someone who is aroace (formerly biace) and a nb transmasc I've literally watched every identity I have be dragged into discourse time and time again and it's always the exact same rhetoric to a nauseating degree. People are so terminally online that they constantly invent new nonexistent stereotypes of other queer identities to get mad at or just pick a queer identity to be the monster of the week, and it's excruciating to see it repeat the same way everytime.

I wanted to try to respond to this more eloquently after i had some caffeine, but if we wait for eloquence itll go unanswered for years. but lmao yea of course. Im also aroace and enby. I was here since like 2014, I suffered through reading all these same stupid arguments about a-specs and my tolerance for it is so fried. The queer infighting and gatekeeping bullshit is so rotting. I hope we learn one of these days. My disillusion that this keeps fucking happening is at least tempered by the fact that all the blogs who I followed for good takes on inclusionism and queer solidarity during the acecourse are also not tolerating this shit, and they are recognizing it as the same old bullshit its been the whole time.

[megarax-ponyo]

I think it's time to move on....

I have made a decision that was very difficult for me to accept even though it sounds very silly, Since I really didn't want to do it but for different reasons I have to...

I won't give you too much trouble and think about it so much, I'm leaving the WH Fandom, but please don't take this the wrong way, it's because really... I'm already very tired of everything, I'm tired of them inventing things about me, calling me very names... controversial I have received very cruel and rude messages in my inbox, calling me "X" thing or calling me in the worst ways that a person can be judged... just for writing and drawing a dark story, Because it is The only thing that attacks me is not for anything more serious... just for freeing myself creatively

People... I know that some may notice it, others not so much, but I am an extremely shy and quiet person, it really is difficult for me to talk to new people or do new things, that is why I am almost a living grave because of the directions of my social networksor internet in general. Since I only focus on publishing my art, commenting on a few things and that's it! That's all I can do in my case

But I don't think even I have socialization problems... People can't stop bothering me, right? I had already had problems with many users before trying to cancel me in the Fandom for my story... but this is the last straw. I'm already tired of being stressed about this shit, because I'm not really a bad person or I even do something bad

It's just that people love to judge someone who really doesn't deserve hate, since on the one hand they don't know them and on the other they only judge the person for their work when in reality they reject this type of actions, in this case the second way... it affects me too much

So I'll say it in a way that's not so rude, I'm sick of all those idiots who talk without even thinking a little about their words full of shit and contempt, so I just want to leave it alone and I'll officially leave this Fandom that's became extremely toxic....

I want to find the peace and pleasure of being in a Fandom where people appreciate what you do for the love of the work I no longer want to continue seeing how people kill each other for so many bad things... For my part, I no longer want to be seen as a pest or a threat even though I never did anything wrong...

I hope to be better received in other Fandoms where my interest is extremely high! and that you continue to support me in my future projects

I thank all of you who have supported me in my art... I don't want you to worry either, I won't stop drawing! I just don't want to be in this horrible Fandom anymore -

Anyway, I'll leave the nonsense aside, Thank you all for everything you have done and for reading this far

👋❤️ ¡See you soon! ❤️👋

[chuchayucca]

Tbh I'm surprised nobody else has brought up the idea of Richard being abused too

It feels like a lot of potential for it and an explanation (aside from their status) as to why Roy never got help for it either -- Richard thought it was normal.

Now this is just making me imagine a scene where Carmen remarks that Roy will "grow out of it" (it being his behavior) like Richard did in front of the other Hatz and Ross and Robert just share a Look

Anddd now I'm wondering how much Carmen knows

TW for discussions of fictional CSA/SA and mentions of alcoholism

Me too, I thought it would be an obvious assumption but I guess not.

Exactly, I’ve seen the fandom explore Carmen and Roy’s relationship regarding his CSA but never with Richard. I think it’s ashamed because there’s a lot you can write for the relationship, even outside of their CSA.

Omg that’s a good scene idea. The Hatzgang are realized there is a deeper issue, and Roy has to unfortunately unpack that generational trauma. I can see how learning his dad is a possible CSA victim, like him, starts pushing Roy to tell his parents but also discourages him because basically Richard unknowingly knew Roy was SA but never recognized it because he doesn’t know he was SA too. I also believe Richard normalized his brother’s actions too. It’s truly devastating how Richard indirectly contributed to the normalization of Roy’s abuse but he doesn’t know it’s SA. He believes those fun “games” him and his brother played were normal family bonding activities and is happy to hear his son is getting along with his brother, a brother he admired when growing up.

These headcanons might change as the series continues and the deeper I get into research.

I headcanon Carmen doesn’t know anything but has suspected something was off a few times. She never thought anything of Richard’s behavior at first because he alway been this way. When they became adults, she started questioning as Richard still had issues with intimacy at that point in their relationship and his alcoholism was at its worst. (Short ver: Richard started drinking at a young age to cope with trauma of his SA and the Uncle encouraged this, buying him alcohol for various reasons. Modern day, Richard is a functional alcoholic but has gotten better with his drinking)

As of the moment, Roy’s parents are unaware of Roy’s CSA. The day the Uncle died, Roy did get in trouble but for separate reasons. Carmen and Richard were mad at Roy for hanging out with “plebeians” and sending them to one of his uncle’s private properties. Roy doesn’t feel comfortable telling them yet because they’re snobby, judgmental people, so he assumes they won’t react well.