#idk does it need to be complicated

[spicyicymeloncat]

(This is about that one fandom mom post in the Ninjago fandom and if u don’t know what that is, then ignore me lol)

Tldr: I don’t understand “fandom moms” but be careful with anyone on the internet anyways

Okay I was debating on making a post bc I am scared of putting discourse??? On my silly little Ninjago blog but??? Fandom moms are the weirdest discourse I’ve seen in a good while what??

I didn’t know what a fandom mom is and I still don’t really understand and like I don’t think I can judge the situation well at all and I’m just very confused. But all I do know is this.

Any kind of relationship on the internet can be harmful. Any kind of relationship, regardless if it’s online or offline, in general can be harmful. Ofc there’s more risk with online relationships. But even if the status isn’t “fandom mother” and it’s just “friend” that doesn’t make you immune to potential abuse, so all I want to say is that, don’t make yourself unhealthily dependent on anyones affection, in general:

- By this I mean, obv don’t let anyone make you uncomfortable or cross your boundaries just because you like them

- In regards to other discourse or debates, don’t let your opinion be swayed by someone else just because you like them, make your mind up using logic, and you should agree with people because their argument makes sense, not because you’re attached to them. And you shouldn’t side with people if you don’t understand what they’re arguing for, if you don’t have the time to learn their argument then just leave them be and remain neutral or something

- Don’t become dependent on their attention especially if they are just an internet friend. Friends on the internet don’t owe you anything and you don’t owe them anything

- Obviously don’t give anyone your personal details. I don’t think this needs to be said

The issue that I think people have with fandom moms is that people are seeing a sort of power imbalance, and the potential for someone with power to manipulate younger people on here. And like I’d definitely advise people to not let the concept of motherhood to tint the lens of how you view and judge a person, like yknow if they’re doing something wack, don’t excuse it bc they’re your fandom mom or whatever.

My only thing is that, I didn’t know that needed to be said. When I saw the term “fandom mom” I was like “oh so like a mom friend”, and I wasn’t tagged in the post so I have no investment to this whatsoever, but I just assumed people were just going to treat this like a weird role play and no one was actually going to be like “this is my actual mother”. Like I thought this was /j /silly?? Like a silly nickname silly gimmick, none of this power dynamic. And idk, maybe it is.

Apparently fandom moms were already a thing and already controversial and it’s something to do with old people feeling superior and I’m not going to look into too much bc it seems a bit over complicated. I don’t really care if it has something to do with moms or not, I base my own actions and opinions on whether they’re being a dick about it. So like maybe fandom moms have a history of being weird/problematic but I can’t tell whether that’s because people on the internet on average are weird/problematic.

Bottom line is: I don’t understand “fandom moms” but be careful with anyone on the internet anyways

[firebloodbirthdeath]

“That was the trouble with slow people. Give him a fool any day. Slow people took some time to catch up, but when they did they rolled right over you” - Terry Pratchett, small gods

In small gods this quote always stood out to me and I think I just realized this idea is so core to the book and the general arc of the book. Like this is one of Brutha’s core traits and also kind of the primary arc of the book. I think unlike most protagonists with an arc of the sort Brutha has, as well as in comparison to the other people fighting Vorbis, he takes a long time to really seemingly leave the harmful beliefs behind. However when he does he bowls everyone else over.

This quote, as well as Brutha’s characterization in general, also made me think about what exactly slowness is. I think, at least in this case and context, slowness is taking the time in your thought. Brutha really takes the time to come to conclusions he comes to. He thinks about what he is learning, and some of it is probably partially denial, but in comparison to other characters that deal with this kind of situation there is not a lot. Instead it is more like he comes to his conclusions slowly and with consideration.

[every-sanji]

[blobbei-art]

Taranza was also a character whose floaty limb design majorly bothered me (especially since I really like tarantulas).

So just like the kitty Magolor one, Taranza deserves some limbs too. He now has spinnerets to make string with and uses a pair of puppet arms to help him. He can still float, although unlike Magolor, his floating is magic based and thus a little more limited.

[vaugarde]

okay so as a gen 5 stan who does adore the story in bw and bw2, and now that gen 5 has experienced both a vicious hatedom that wouldnt hear a single positive thing about the games, and now a super protective fandom that insists they were perfect and had zero flaws... can we admit now that the bw1 story at least was. a little mid.

[sebille]

If the space zenos and the wol had their final fight in is just pure dynamis and he was able to wish for the wol to be teleported out of there SHOULDN'T he be able to wish for himself to leave

[cerealmonster15]

haikaveh... save me haikaveh...

i KNOW it's been talked about to death but. the haikaveh research project. it literally haunts my mind. i cannot get over the implications. alhaitham going through his school life as someone that most people dont even really know about because he keeps to himself and doesn't socialize, with kaveh being the one exception to that, finding his way into his life as his Best Friend, and then leading to alhaithams one and only time he participated in a research topic. his bio says he only ever did ONE joint project!!! one!!! the one with kaveh his best friend and i think also his only friend at the time!!!! and then it ended in not only the project falling apart but also alhaithams only friendship. kavehs best friendship. they were each others closest person. they had no family around - alhaithams parents having died when he was young and his grandmother dying before he joined the akademiya, and kaveh's dad dying when he was young and his mom having moved to fontaine. like even if you dont look at it through a romantic lens it's still undeniable how important they were [and are] to each other..........

i'm getting off track but my point is very specifically for alhaitham, the one time he got close to someone, made a friend, even agreed to join one(1) group project ever, it ended in disaster. it led him into a fight so bad that his one and only friend said he regretted that friendship!!!! it was so bad alhaitham left the project and he and kaveh didnt speak for ages until they just happened to run into each other again at the tavern!!!!! like obviously it has to be incredibly awful for both of them but i just think how this probably had alhaitham in the cynical mindset that friendships and collaborations like that might just never work out for him because the one time he let someone into his life, it blew up on him and he was all alone again. even though alhaitham never seems to care much if people dont like him, that clearly cant still apply to someone he was exceptionally close to. like if he didnt care he woudlnt have been the one to take his name off the project and mutually not speak to kaveh...... kavehs words are the ones that hit the most significantly to alhaitham.......... kaveh is said/implied to have had at least some other friends while at school / people knew who he was, but not so much alhaitham. people didnt know him and the ones that did just knew he didnt socialize/he was not easy to get along with. he only had kaveh and then, for a while, he lost him too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dennisboobs]

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[venstm]

I know some people ship moze with feixiao but in my eyes that’s his mentor, his saviour, someone who he admires.

[darth-grips]

This might be my toxic trait as a Star Wars fan but I really have no interest in exploring Leia’s relationship with Vader, and to a lesser extent Padmé. Leia had parents who loved her and influenced her infinitely more than some biological bonds to people she either a) DESPISED or b) admired but never knew because they were dead. Leia never recognized Vader as her father, despite wholeheartedly accepting Luke as her brother. Meanwhile, while Luke grew up with guardians who wanted and loved him, he always knew they weren’t his parents. He loved his father before he ever met him and loved him when he died. To me that is MUCH more compelling than exploring a relationship with Vader that Leia neither wanted nor needed.

[sophsicle]

Nah that James and Sirius kiss was 100% cheating 💀💀 even tho regulus said they’re not dating they are and you can’t just kiss someone else while dating someone even if you didn’t mean it romantically🤯 how is this any different then Remus and Sirius kissing while remus is dating Fabian? I think the only one here obsessed with cheating is you

it is sad to me

that this is how you think

but you are entitled to your opinion

[ccbatman]

I once said that I thought Steph would make a great Black Canary, and I still think that's one of the realest takes I've ever had.

Like, this moment seared itself into my head and never faded:

{ Robin 80-Page Giant }

[arcadianico]

i think one of the reasons i dislike qtntduo as a ship is that wilbur hasn’t been on since literally before the brazilians arrived and everything about qq and elq was always made to be about him. and listen, i know qq’s obsession played a role in that but also qq’s thing about wilbur is so much more complicated that it usually gets portrayed. also having them be romantic and actually involved with each other would be boring sorry

[masonspecialist]

Saw a fic tagged with aromantic Eddie and god....that really would explain SO much about this man

[svvordsmachine]

feeling new levels of insane about gabv1el today. (explodes)