#iamafanofcartoons

[iamafanofcartoons]

Gengar getting character development as a gay rights ally was not on my 2023 bingo card, that’s for dang sure. But if you somehow try to interpret this as anything other than gay gay homosexual gay? I diagnose you with heteronormativity www.youtube.com/watch?v=shZyg5VFI1Y LGBTQ

[pilot-boi]

Found it!

Sadly, Sasainou is no longer on Tumblr, but this was the fancomic that I was thinking of when I saw your tumblr post.

I showed it to my mom

She thought it was hilarious

[kazzettes]

do you plan on posting your awesome fanart to tumblr?

For sure, I really like the Tumblr layout more so than other social media so I will probably be posting any future fanart I draw here.

Here, have a Rubes, fellow fan of cartoons :D

[electro-scorpion-moving]

I thought about your question...how could people hate the Xiao Long Rose Sisters? I think its not what Ruby and Yang are doing...its what they're not doing. They're not in conflict with each other. Sasuke and Itachi from Naruto Ben and Gwen from Ben 10 Examples of not getting along. Then there are rivalries Luffy and Ace from One Piece Then there are cases where its nothing but one sibling protecting the other and that's it. But Ruby and Yang treat each other as equals, are supportive of each other, and care for each other. They also make up after fights. So, this positive sibling energy and relationship? I don't think people are used to it. Or? I don't think people like that positive energy. I've seen too many fanfics where people are opposed to that. And people like to have this belief that siblings are supposed to hate each other, a stereotype perpetuated by media. RWBY doesn't do that stereotype.

Not to mention, when has there been a positive half-sibling relationship in media? Other than say, RWBY? Normally, those cases are conflicts as well! What are your thoughts on this?

i'll admit, while i meant it as a rhetorical question, you raise good points. a lot of people see characters with happy relationships, and/or a positive outlook, and get jealous cause they don't have that in their lives. and that's not judgement because i have and am there myself with several characters + character dynamics. combine that like you said, with the stereotypes esp around half siblings, and humans being on the more reluctant side when it comes to change/something new and yeah. there's also the thing of when a character or relationship is set up to be mainly one thing, that's what people generally expect, so when it isn't that one thing, it's a surprise and it feels like a betrayal. tbh i supposedly have a half sibling myself, and when i learned about it, it does and still feels unreal partially because half siblings are like, that thing in soap operas and dramas exclusively around which there is a lot of AngstTM and beef between the siblings in question. In a similar vein, i feel like i'm really rolling in the metaphorical gold a bunch with rwby because i love the variety of platonic and familial relationships in the show, esp because of the "unconvential" relationships. like team rwby, team jnpr, and many teams in general are canonically platonically the world to each other, but they clearly don't and feel no need to clearly label and define their relationship to each other. and qrow, taiyang, ruby and yang!!!!! I love love so much that qrow and taiyang raised ruby and yang together, without the need of something like "qrow was in love with summer/tai" "raven made qrow promise to look after yang" etc, or the need to have qrow start being called dad in canon. i could also get into how much i love yang's relationship with summer & raven, the fact that she calls them *both* their mom, because *she* gets to define her relationship to them, no one else, and in general yang's complicated relationship with raven, but that's a whole another post. there's also the schneeblings obv, which is more on topic, but there's so much to say about them and unfortunately i need to be getting to sleep soon, homophobically enough and my bad, this turned into just me gushing about platonic and familial relationships, but alas, i am but a stereotypical aroace that way

[tumblezwei]

Check my pinned post.

You've raised a good point about the hate videos, so I'm going to spend $150 and blaze a 700-note post about channel-blocking tools to 50,000 people on the web.

That should give tons of people on and off tumblr the tool that they need to be able to enjoy rwby content on youtube in peace.

I mean, my dude, I respect the hustle but I don't really think that's needed. The problem with hbomb's video, at least for me, isn't that I'm not able to keep it from showing up in my recommended. It's the pervasiveness of his opinion in fandom circles outside of my own.

Like, sure, if you want to show people how to block users on YouTube go ahead, I can't stop you. But that's not exactly going to help my biggest gripe lmao

[thepalestrose]

After the current youtube and twitter drama, would like your help promoting this youtube add-on filter resource

As someone who barely touches RWBY twitter or youtube because neither algorithm knows how to separate the fandom from the hatedom, this looks promising.

[erros429]

I saw you felt down.

I'd like to give you this to help you feel better.

ahahaha i appreciate it! i mostly just posted that as a joke but i really loved seeing this :)

and yeah. people that spread and interact with the negativity surrounding rwby are definitely the types to fall prey to groupthink. the moment someone with a big platform/a lot of sway over general media gives an opinion, there will definitely be people who echo that opinion to the point that they believe that they are now "objectively correct." but that's not the point of opinions at all. they're supposed to be subjective. they're supposed to be based on personal preference. that's how individuality thrives in society, and yet people that support pushing for a more negative agenda are ADAMANT on stifling that individuality. if i say my favorite ship is bumbleby and someone else says their favorite ship is blacksun, neither of us is obligated to defend ourselves. we just like we like and that's ok. disagreements are what make humans so nuanced.

my main point isn't that it's not ok to dislike the show or even discuss those opinions. it is ok to dislike it. hell, i'm a big fan but i also have my issues with the show. but it's when you start trying to force those beliefs on others to the point of letting a completely innocuous show have such a tarnished reputation that it becomes a problem.

[luimnigh]

"Youtube is just recommending me a bunch of videos viewing New York apartments."

May I recommend a tool for you?

Oh, no, it's recommending me the videos because I keep watching them. These are fascinating. I've always heard New York apartments aren't like the ones they show on TV, but I've never seen examples before.

[twilightguardian]

Well well. Looks like Lil is still up to her incoherent screaming. Let's take a look, shall we?

I gotta wonder what she means by 'absolutely nothing'. Like by definition 'absolutely nothing' would mean that there has been nothing going on. At all. The equivalent of sitting at a desk, not even twiddling your pencil between your fingers because twiddling would be something.

Episode 2 continues on from episode 1 with what Ruby bought at the festival, revealing them to be friendship bracelets for WBY, establishing how happy she is that not only her team, but her friends are back.

Qrow is still drunk, and unlike in the show, it's becoming actually debilitating for those around him, with Jaune and Ruby having to carry him to the station.

Blake says goodbye to her parents, Sun and Ilia just like in canon. (But I guess since Lilith thinks that's absolutely nothing, we can count that as nothing of worth to canon, either.)

There's also brief mention about the White Fang going to help Vale's recovery.

First episode we saw Roman and Neo pickpocketing people at the festival, and that got paid off when they got into first class on the train.

Mercury and Emerald have a discussion about Cinder and their differing views on her and parenthood.

Cardin and Russell replace Dee and Dudley both as characters we care about and filling in some exposition about the status in Vale.

Brief comedic scene where Yang tells Neptune the truth about 'Jane', because why keep friends in the dark about such things.

That's 8 'nothings' that have happened in the episode. So if you want to break it down into the most important things, we can say establishing RWBY as rekindling their bond, Cardin and Russel's cameo, Emercury's discussion and Qrow's drunkenness as being the core elements.

Ooof. You've never actually read fanfiction, have you, Lilith? You should join the Tundra discord server and join us for bad fanfiction night. Because all this tells me is that you don't know what incompetence is.

Actually, I have no idea if you even read. That's not an insult, that's just a general statement of fact. I've never seen any mention of books on your blogs, and I don't know you as a person.

Why would Cardin's return make you want to watch Fixing RWBY unless you had the expectation that Cardin, who you think only abuses women for some reason, would abuse a woman. Is abusing women something you like to see? People generally avoid things they don't like, you know. That's pretty dang weird.

Emphasizing again that Cardin isn't an abuser of women, specifically. He was a general bully in canon and a rather toothless one at that. He more went after Jaune in canon. Raymond gave him some teeth and his ass was still humbled for it. Now he knows better. When was the last time we've seen Cardin 'abuse' a woman?

Casually insulting all fanfic writers while trying to shit on one guy you have a hateboner for. Nice. You know there's not a single thing you said here that also can't also apply to your average fanfic author. Authors that may like a male character for whatever reason and may want to focus on that male character. Fanfic authors in general create derivative works that aren't 'their own' and many take from each other based on common fanfic tropes, themes and scenarios. The point of Fixing RWBY is to keep as close to the original as possible while also not being afraid to cut unnecessary fat and rearrange things. There isn't a single thing done to Fixing RWBY that one could say impacts the story in any substantially detrimental way. Oscar not being around doesn't matter because Ozpin still has a host. Expanding Menagerie's arc still resulted in Blake meeting up with everyone at the school.

lol

And she wonders why I have no faith in her ability to write when she doesn't seem to understand the concept of foreshadowing and Chekhov's Gun. No, he didn't do the Apathy Arc in V4. It was establishing when the backstory that Maria read in that book took place.

Also prove that the Apathy Arc is going to be 'all about Roman Torchwick' because you're just pulling that out of your ass with no basis other than you want it to be that way. You know, criticism comes after something you disagree with happens, not before.

I don't mind if you think that the first two episodes are slow. That's perfectly fine as valid criticism as not everyone is going to feel the same. Doesn't make it bad, it just means that's your preference. But that doesn't mean you get to pull shit out of your ass like you're fucking Jillian Epperly.

I don't understand this criticism. Are you saying that because Adam has a bike that Yang doesn't have her bike? Or that Yang owning a bike gets diminished because Adam has one because only one person is allowed to own a bike at a time?

Hey @iamafanofcartoons, hello, we haven't formally met yet. I've actually been very interested in talking to you at some point, and I'm sure this might wreck that a bit. But permit me to ask you what this even means lol

When has Raymond ever said that CardinxVelvet is going to for sure be canon in FRWBY? Because like... there's a difference between shipping a ship and then making that ship canon in the story you're working on. And really, obsession? How is Raymond obsessed with men who harass women? Because so far the one who talks the most about Shiloh is you.

And I wouldn't even say that either Shiloh or Shay D. 'harassed' Yang. The dude was drunk and tried to flirt. She wasn't interested and while touching her could have been assault, she was the one that touched him first to hit him instead of moving out of the way and verbally telling him off. Harassment actually deals with continued intimidation and threats. Yang was never threatened by Shay/Shiloh in either version. Yang was not a victim of harassment. So I would appreciate it if you would not infantilize Yang by saying such an innocuous altercation was harassment as it really makes out real harassment out to be not that bad if that's the comparison.

Yeah. I can't wait to see him prove you wrong because you're saying this with no proof.

[lesbianneopolitan]

So I saw a Yuri fanart of Odalia and Kikimora from The Owl House, and that helped me realize why Cinder Fall and Neo work so well as a ship!

"We're both awful, but we can make each other worse" is a fantastic and fascinating ship theme!

And SpiceCream falls under what could be considered that.

And that just brings so many possibilities with fanfics and fancomics.

You're really pursuing something amazing here! I like it!

Oh, YEAH, that's one of the tropes that could definitely be used with Spicecream, and one that I find fun to explore with them

I know I have a summary masterpost of how Spicecream works in my timeline for them, and how I've imagined it work picking some of the stuff we've also seen in canon, so that's that lol

[iamafanofcartoons]

The world is cruel and unfair. But that doesn't mean that you have to be as well. You have the ability to be better than that. That's what makes people great. Bad people just wanna make their bad day everyone else's problems. I've been cyberbullied, doxxed, and stabbed in the back more times than I can count. Its not going to stop me from being a good person and helping others. Because if I stoop to the same level as those people? They would win, because it would make me just as awful as them, thus making them feel validated in their horribleness. So remember that when you get up each morning...the strength you have to be better than what the world throws at you. I think that's why shows like RWBY mean so much to me. www.tumblr.com/iamafanofcartoons/733069137182605312/i-wanna-thank-tumblingxelian-markzschiegnerii It takes place in a cruel world with cruel people, and yet so many of the characters in the show try to do good, despite how difficult that can be. https://www.tumblr.com/iamafanofcartoons/714857308133441536/lets-talk-about-what-makes-rwby-good-or-enjoyable It also says a lot about the haters and their mindset. If they can force you give into negativity and hate? They win like the villains because they want to be proven right about justifying their actions and behavior, or their views. So long as you can find the strength to be good, in a world that tries to force you to stoop to the level of the bad people who try to use the cruelty of the world to justify their bad behavior? Good WILL Prevail. "Become the change YOU wish to see in the world"

[pilot-boi]

may I request an Oscar and Jaune pallet swap? I imagine Oscar just ends up looking like baby Jaune lol

God he really DOES look like baby Jaune

Also I bumped this one up the list because god damn y’all really wanted to see this one lol

[teamjlry]

@iamafanofcartoons replied to your post “And who are THESE jokers? Guess we'll find out in...”:

Oh good! you're having fun!

​Of course I am!

I'm committed to seeing this show all the way through, and half the reason I've decided to liveblog the experience is because the act of liveblogging is, in and of itself, fun and enjoyable to me. No matter what I end up thinking of the show itself, watching it this way guarantees that I'll have a good time no matter what.

[crazywolf828]

Just wanna say your fanfic suggestions are awesome!

Great work!

Ayy I'm glad you like them!

[pedanticat]

"In terms of heel face turns, Kuvira's is at least believable."

I'm curious as to your thoughts about her?

I've found Kuvira to be someone akin to the "well-intentioned extremist" trope or "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions" Trope.

But honestly, I would really value your thoughts on her character?

I find Kuvira to be a pretty fun antagonist who serves as a great parallel to the person Korra used to be. Both are characters who would use force to enforce what they believed was the right thing to do. In that sense, Korra was basically fighting a past version of herself which is pretty poetic considering how Korra felt like she was no longer who she used to be. Furthermore, she's an absolute badass and she is legit intimidating. However, while I can buy her heel face turn, I will admit it would have been nice to spend more time with her/the show elaborating on her character. When she left home, she legit did have good intentions of restoring order to the Earth Kingdom, yet somewhere down the line, her noble intentions became twisted and corrupted. Would have loved to see what caused her character to slowly change in that way.

Not the biggest fan of her story in the Graphic Novel though.

[r0semultiverse]

Saw your complaints about youtube algorithms

Have you and your friends considered Browser Extensions to deal with those?

Channel blockers do wonders

The big issue is when I’m not on the computer and I’m watching videos on mobile or on the TV app because my partner and I are currently sharing a laptop until mine can get fixed, but thank you for the suggestions! 💜 Firefox FTW!