#i don't even participate in the fandom nor i ship those girls

[cherrysmokesaconha]

Saw something about a fandom I'm not in so here I am ranting abt it

I fucking hate people who say that certain ships are invalid or forced because "they're just friends"

That argument literally DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, cuz basically anyone that is dating now USED TO BE FRIENDS with their partner

Every relationship first starts with a FRIENDSHIP and then gets romantic. Can people not fucking realize that.........

Anyway that's all. Just reminding that friends to lovers is good shit too. Friends can kiss sometimes :)

[terrablaze514]

Just comparing AO3 stats between 2017 (bottom pic) and 2018 (top pic). It's been a blessing! I know I'm one of the slowest writers you'll ever meet because of real life (it happens). Here's to hoping 2019 will be more accomplished, because I don't think I've truly reached my intended Writer Goals at all (which is consistency, marketing and enjoyment). So if I'm still here next year, I'll put in the effort.

For those that don't know, anxiety and depression is real. I think this has gotten a whole lot worse since August (the wildfires, hectic schedules, being a people-pleaser all over again at current position + family pressures at home, Tumblr's epic failure since CP and spam still exists + prejudice against adults in general. Facebook sucks massive cock. I haven't celebrated with The Arts Community. I feel too guilty to attend church anymore. I cannot share my fics nor original pieces with y'all on this platform either, because it'll get censored/hidden from your dashboards. I don't quite know where I stand anymore. I'm confused like Quatre and Wufei - at the same time, I don't feel as empowered as Nakia, Shuri and Okoye. I used to, but it's a huge difference before mid-August came around. Every day, as a Black person, I have to choose whether I will tap into my inner T'Challa, or my inner Killmonger... So I chose to separate myself from the hype like M'Baku.💯). Don't get me wrong, there's been a silver lining somewhere. It's hard for me to embrace it and accept it.

Where Pillowfort is concerned, I've chosen to block some tags. That's just ¼ of the list you're seeing. I'm already part of two Gundam Wing Communities, though - the members are quite chill (partly because we always party via Discord - and the vast majority of us are grown). We're getting used to the new platform and how it works. There are some similarities to Tumblr, but the differences outweigh the former. *(I'll explain this more later, in a different post)* Migration has been successful.

The Black Panther Communities I've seen... That's why I've blocked some tags in my filter blacklist box. There are some participants who [literally] ship the real actors together, and this is a big no-no. So I am putting this out there to inform y'all that, if I should start a 3rd Black Panther Community, I would. Tumblr is by far the only space where I've met a good balance of genuine fans. Facebook's version is bland and fake; Twitter's version shoves incest in your face (poor T'Challa and Erik 😞); FFN, or Fanfiction.net, has promoted the sexualization/silence of Black girls (i.e., Shuri getting raped and forced to marry her rapist). Even though AO3 (Archive Of Our Own) has these types of fics floating around, users on that platform have the freedom to filter tags and keywords they don't want to see. FFN doesn't offer that option, so what you see is what you get.

Don't be mad, these are my observations. This is strictly Real Talk 💯 stuff.

Anyone in the BP fandom - Tumblr's version - ever considers joining, let me know. *(Keep in mind that discourse is against Pillowfort's rules, so Lipstick Alley or TheShadeRoom ish will not be tolerated)*

I need to find out from Pillowfort admins how to obtain extra registration keys, so that none of y'all have to pay to register... Otherwise, setting up this new community can wait until Pillowfort is out of Beta (and open to the general public).

C'est ça! I need to eat, watch some YT and finish up some projects. This cough hasn't fully gone away, either, but you know.🤷🏾‍♀️Hot house, which is why I've paused writing last night.

Happy Holidays!😁🤗🎉💞🎄🎁😘

[tuiyla]

I’m more in the Glee Fandom but also I’m very curious because I watched ATLA as a child - why do people hate Aang so much? He seems like a sweetheart. Is he like the Finn Hudson of ATLA, who the writers tried so hard to seem like a good person but accidentally made him entitled, hypocritical, possessive, and an awful boyfriend?

We've gotta keep this lowkey Anon lol, just between us cause I'm just gonna go ahead and say some things that I'm sure would piss certain peeps off.

Full disclaimer, while I do think I've pretty much seen it all in regards to the Avatar fandom at large I haven't been actively participating in the fandom for about two years now. So the talking points that I've seen might not be the ones people are bringing up now. Then again, in my many years I've rarely seen takes that weren't just recycled ideas from years back, so there's that. But yeah, based on what I've seen:

God no he isn't the Finn haha. There is a weird portion of the fandom that thinks he's secretly manipulative or whatever but how do you even take those people seriously. Finn I feel is, while by no means a unique case, certainly his own category in the dissonance of how the writers saw him and how he actually comes across. ATLA's writing is way too good to let something like that happen. But I suppose Aang hate can come from a similar place on the fandom in the sense that people simply don't see him as a good protagonist, or as deserving of being one anyway.

And you know I'll just say it, a lot of Aang hate comes from avid Zutara shippers. You know, Zuko and Katara? If anyone comes at me for saying this I'll know they weren't there for the ship wars because everyone knows how infamously intense that was. People were bashing Aang on the one side and Zuko on the other. And what for? Two mediocre ships. Lmao I really give zero fucks now. So anyway, I've only ever seen outright Aang hate from people who dislike the Kataang ship and they usually also happen to want Katara with Zuko.

Aang hate can say anything from simply calling him immature and undeserving - you know, a 12-year-old child - to saying he's actively manipulative, or whiny for not wanting to kill a man (??), or some people even, like, actually believe he's just an all-around jerk. Once again for emphasis, we're talking about a 12-year-old pacifist with the weight of the world on his shoulders who still manages to be the very soul of his group and the whole show.

The popular bashing talking point is also that he feels too much like the creators wanted him to be the perfect hero who gets the girl and "forces" her into a relationship. Again, bonkers crazy shit to say about a 12 year-old with a crush. And then there's the Legend of Korra stuff, because adult Aang is given more flaws and specifically as a father in the sequel series so I guess people look at that complicated and nuanced family dynamic and go "ah yes, bad guy very bad". ~Problematic~, you could say.

The last "reason" I can think of is that, in a cast full of very complex and generally well-liked characters, Aang has always felt flat to some. Like he's the weakest link in his team, you know? Which I don't agree with all that much nor do I think that should mean he's not a good protagonist but whatever. Zuko has always been the single most popular ch and some people don't know how deuteragonists work and therefore want the whole show to center around him, and are bitter about Aang. Nevermind that the show is called Avatar and he's the Avatar.

At the end of the day though, I don't really know Anon. He's definitely not the Finn, and I've rarely if ever seen heavy anti-Aang sentiments outside of the shipping discourse so I'm inclined to believe it mostly has to do with that. I'd be curious as to where you get people hating Aang from but I'll be honest, I don't need those vibes in my life anyway. Unlike with Finn, or any Glee characters really, I frankly don't think there's a good enough reason to straight-up hate on Aang. He is a sweetheart and actually a really, really great character (who people don't deserve by the looks of it). Seems childish of people to spew hate tbh and I would hope it's kids doing it. I know that sounds kinda dismissive but hey, going all out here right. At least with kids you can hope they'll grow and mature out of it.

All of this isn't to say ATLA doesn't have any issues with its writing or Aang's characterization, or the Kataang pair, nor is this an attack of any subset of the fandom. Believe it or not I'm not trying to come for the Zutarians' necks with this, I'm just trying to explain to you the stuff that I have seen over the years. But I'm fine not being in the Avatar fandom as such if Aang/any kind of hate really is happening. I'd assume that's mostly twitter and tiktok but who knows, tumblr isn't immune to awful discourse at all.