#if there was a cannon gay or lesbian character being shipped with someone of the opposite sex a lot more people would be complaining

[squeezetheduck]

Here’s the thing with people shipping Alastor, I could not care less about who people ship Alastor with or whether they ship him at all, what I do care about though is people making him allo.

This is one of the few cannon ace (possibly aro) characters out there and he can 100% be shipped in verity of ways without ignoring he is ace or aroace.

Make him aroace but still platonicly obsessed with Lucifer or Vox.

Make him sex repulsed or indifferent it doesn’t really matter (I could 100% see him having sex with someone for entertainment purposes just like I can see him being sex repulsed).

Even make him Demi/grey-ace if you must show him reciprocating sexual attraction.

Bonus points if he’s aro and you play around with platonic relationships/QPRs.

I know at the end of the day he is a fictional character and people will do what they want, but please listen to aro/ace fans when we ask you not completely ignore his sexuality when there are so many ways you can still play around with his characterization without disrespecting one of the few cannon ace characters to exist in TV.

[keen-observations-x]

Keen observation: The Kny "Ship wars" are getting out of hand

(Disclaimer: This post has NOT been made to promote // encourage hate of ANY kind - it is simply me passing my opinion on recent events in this particular fandom)

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Let's begin. This post has been made to deliver my take on the, uh... insanely inappropriate actions of the fanbase for the popular anime and manga series: Demon slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - from the futile beginnings of shipping characters.

And do not mistake this for me saying people should not be shipping characters at all - I am a Multishipper myself, and I do think it is nice to see people coming up with beautiful art for them, and I have read some fics that have genuinely been so interesting I almost forget that it is cannon deviant.

What I AM saying is that people are literally allowed to do literally whatever they want. People want to ramble on about how immaculate their very specific Rarepair is? Let them. You see someone making art for a ship you don't like? Sit back and appreciate the art - Let them.

But the problem really begins when people start getting fiercely overprotective of their ships. It does seem a little silly to me, even as I'm typing this like why is this such an insane problem lmao??

And it's not even just limited to the Kny fandom - the HH (Hazbin Hotel) and BNHA//MHA (Boku No Hero Academia // My Hero Academia) fandoms are probably the best example of the shows getting low-key ruined by the fanbase - EVEN IN TADC WHERE THE CREATOR SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT CARE WHO PEOPLE SHIP. And I really don't think the media should be dragged down by a few people taking things way too far.

And if you have been following the drama going on in the Demon Slayer fandoms, particularly here on Tumblr and Pinterest - you already know what ships I'll be talking about.

*drumroll*

SaneGiyu // GiyuShino.

Like I previously mentioned, I am a Multishipper, and while I can appreciate GiyuShino - Like it is a cute ship, I see the vision and there is a little bit of evidence that can be interpreted as fuel for the ship, I used to ship it myself, by the time I had finished the Manga I was fully shipping SaneGiyu. Not to the point I say it's cannon per say, but where I can see the chemistry and I will use things from the manga to back up why the ship is plausible.

(This is such a stupid post) But then there are some people who ship SaneGiyu who are being toxic to GiyuShino shippers // Saying things like "Giyú is clearly gay!!" And I mean there is a pretty good case to be made that Tomioka is not interested in women, it's still just a headcannon and you literally cannot force someone else to think that??

Or "Shinobu is clearly a Lesbian!!" I personally like this headcannon, she is just too much of a girl boss to be with a man, but then looking at canon material, there isn't much to go off of that shows her to have an interest in women! - and no hate to ShinoMitsu shippers - it's cute x

"Please - the age gap is insane" And you know what? Fair enough. It is fair enough. She is 18 and he is 21. And that is a three year age gap, and in some cases there would be a rift in maturity, but I think that can fly out the window, as Kocho is clearly more mature than her age.

But then you need to look at context for the time and it isn't too outlandish. But then in the moderns School AU, hell no. That same age gap, in modern times with him being a teacher and her being a student?? THAT'S WEIRD.

But then on the other hand there are some GiyuShino shippers that make the opposite arguments; "Giyú is clearly straight" (Like I said, there is a clear case to be made that Tomioka has little to NO interest in women) or "Sanemi and Giyú hate each other!!" (That was a case of miscommunication between them, and was resolved by the manga's end, they are now - in cannon - seemingly good friends)

BUT.

I have now seen multiple accounts on Pinterest making Pins telling people to K!ll themselves - BECAUSE OF A SHIP??

Like excuse me?! They literally said they think these two fictional characters would be a cute couple - AND YOU TOLD THEM TO K!LL THEMSELF??? It's disgusting to say the least.

People: shipping is supposed to be a silly goofy fun thing we do to show our interests and explore AU's - NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO HURT PEOPLE OVER SHIPPING. FICTIONAL. CHARACTERS.

But if you guys ever:

See people Proshipping? - report it if you want to.

See art for a ship you don't like? - hide it from your feed.

See people hating on a ship you like? - Remove / Block them.

See people leaving nasty comments on your // other people's posts? - Remove the comments, block them and report the usuer.

Just BLOCK the people causing the issues - do not become one of them.

TLDR: Let people ship what they want to PLEASE guys, lets just have fun with our fandoms x.

[raccoondude]

Please Read + Requests Are Open

MINORS DNI.

Warnings for just the entirety of my account: I write and draw dark shit. If anyone is sensitive to things relating to sexual content, mental health, violence, abuse, etc please don't go further.

DO NOT REPOST ANYTHING I MAKE. MY SIGNATURE IS ON EVERY ART PIECE AND I HAVE ALL ORIGINAL DOCS FOR MY FICS.

Also, do not harass anyone for any questions they may ask. Do not hate on others for their views, their sexuality, their gender, race, disabilities, etc.

Basic Info:

Hello! I'm Raccoon! I go by he/they/she pronouns interchangeably, there's no preference. I'm bisexual (kinda obvious by my banner) and I have an amazing girlfriend.

I'm a relatively new writer and artist. I've been drawing anatomy and characters for about a year. I've been writing on and off for about 2 years, but I've really focused on writing a lot more recently.

I don't take commissions. Any requests I can't guarantee I'll do. I'm very busy and I'll only do things that interest me.

I don't stray away from showing the messiness of mental illness, manipulation, and abuse in my writing and art. But I will never romanticize it. I'm perfectly ok with smut, nsfw, bdsm, etc. I'm willing to answer pretty much any questions about anything about things I write and draw.

General Rules For Requests/Questions:

No pedophilia or sexualization of anyone underage for obvious reasons.

No scat, watersports, or anything like that. It grosses me out on a visceral level

No fetishization of lesbians, gays, or the lgbtq community in general. This has happened to my girlfriend and I (I'm AFAB), it's super uncomfortable.

No fetishization of races. Need I explain?

No incest or step-siblings or anything like that. It's gross, like they're family, whether by blood or not.

Nothing homophobic, racist, etc (unless you're asking how someone would react to it or it's plot-based, it can't come from a place of genuine hate). I've been called slurs by random people for having a girlfriend and appearing androgenous, it's not cool.

No demonization/denial of mental health, I've had enough people deny mental health or demonize it in my life.

No conspiracy theories like flat earth or shit like that, it just annoys me when people are uneducated and dumb.

Absolutely no pregnancy. Just no. It freaks me out and honestly it disgusts me to think about being pregnant. Nothing against pregnant people or anything like that, it's your choice, I'm not bashing anyone for getting pregnant. It just makes me really uncomfortable to write, read, or draw.

No glorification of self-harm. I hate glorification of self harm to such a deep extent. It's not something to glorify.

Please try to keep the main ship as x reader. Like I'll do other ships or even focus on other ships, but x reader catches my attention more and it's more fun for me to write.

Don't ask if/when I'm updating. It's irritating and I have no control over my fixations and motivation.

Don't offer constructive criticism. Please. I genuinely don't care. I don't care if you're a professional writer or artist, I'm trying to figure things out on my own and I'm content with that. If I want help and advice, I'll ask.

I rarely do nsfw art, I'll do implied or suggestive things when it comes to art. If I do draw something like nudity, I'll post it, but no sex acts since it goes against ToS.

Fandoms I'm in:

Creepypasta

JJK

MHA

Gravity Falls

The Owl House

Hazbin Hotel

Helluva Boss

Pokemon

Descendants

Wuthering Waves

I will write for (almost) any characters in these fandoms.

I love args, puzzles, and theories as well, so sometimes I'll post theories about whatever.

What Types Of Requests/Questions Am I most Likely To Respond To?

I'll gladly do one shots if they interest me enough.

Answer questions about creepypasta characters using my take on the characters.

Write drabbles about other's head cannons.

Helpful ideas/thoughts about characters

Interesting art ideas.

Questions about characters, why I made them how I made them, headcanons, and anything else with characters. Questions about world building, descriptions of places, a world's history, and anything else with worlds and backgrounds. Finally, questions about my art process, why I draw like I do, and anything else with my art are welcome. These are the types of questions I'm most likely to answer.

This is a safe, judgement-free zone. I will not judge anyone for their requests or questions. Unless they're mean or hateful. Then I'm judging you. I will not respond to any hateful or mean messages though.

Currently Working On (Writing):

Life Goes On: A Creepypasta fanfic (I will post it on my various platforms when it's completely done)

Currently Working On (Art):

A cover for my fic

Drawings for a couple things on my fic

A drawing for one of my friend's fic

Various OC drawings

Where else am I?

To be updated when I actually post on there.

[hamueltobin]

Rainbowbugs [Or names I like ChaggieDust, RoyalSpiderMoth, RainbowSpiderMoth] will get look down on because Angel and Vaggie being cannon gay. But it not like straight characters get this HarryxDraco, KirkxSpock, Iron ManxCap.

the only time ive had someone complain about angel being gay is on the NSFW ive drawn of the pairing, plus someone claiming charlie is a lesbian (???) . vivziepop herself does not care who you ship

[moosensquirrel]

Alright, here comes another rant of mine because once again, a part of the Supernatural fandom has gone too far. (Scroll down past if you don’t want to read plz)

Hellers, answer me this. Why do you claim to be fans of the show when you so obviously are not? I’ve seen countless hellers openly admit to skipping the first 3 seasons of the show (which are VERY IMPORTANT as they establish the main characters, their backgrounds, their motivations, and the world in which this show takes place). I’ve seen you tell others that the first 3 seasons aren’t important and that they can skip then (again wrong).

I’ve seen multiple people say that they skip any episodes that do not contain Cass (lol which is so many you’re missing like 90% of the storyline, especially in later seasons).

You hate the fact that the show was about FAMILY LOVE and the love between Sam and Dean and try to shove romance into the plot where it doesn’t belong/is not needed. (Speaking of LGBTQIA+ you to realize that asexuals do enjoy seeing non-romantic mainstream shows right? And to try to say no the shows about romance and if you don’t see that you’re homophobic etc etc)

You go out of your way to openly criticize the actors/people behind the scenes who don’t agree with your viewpoint, even going to far as telling people they should kill themselves/should have aborted their daughter etc (I’ve already ranted about these so let’s move on).

I’ve seen you use stupid things such as the color of someone’s shirt, the way someone sits/lays on something as showing how “gay” or “bi” they are (which is horribly stereotyping which I’ve also seen multiple people who are gay/bi call out out for).

You ignore actors who have told you MULTIPLE TIMES that their character is STRAIGHT and a LADIES MAN, and how he NEVER PLAYED THE CHARACTER LIKE THAT all because it goes against your narrative of how your ship is totally cannon in the show.

You attack others who don’t ship your ship, calling them homophobic (even if they are, in fact, part of the LGBTQIA+), you cry about how it’s for REPRESENTATION even while completely ignoring cannon gay/lesbian couples unless they support the narrative you’re trying to spin.

An actor says “love can be anything, it doesn’t have to be romantic” and accuse him of being homophobic.

You’ve gone as far as using the color of a characters clothing IN A SHOW THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SUPERNATURAL as proof that your ship is cannon (seriously that stupid “omg it’s hunter green and angel blue it’s so saying our ship is cannon” was ridiculous and over the top)

Your sub section of the fandom is one of the most toxic, abusive things I’ve seen in my life.

You’ve all just shown that you didn’t really like Supernatural, you like the version of Supernatural that you built up in your fanfics and in your echo chambers of shipping buddies. And when the real show ended without making what you thought was going to be the end game relationship real, you all exploded.

You’ve taken a character I used to love, who I thought was a badass and turned him into a crying lovesick teenager who I can’t even stand to see. All because you insist on shoving your narrative into a show that never fit it in the first place.

Thank you for reading my rant (if you did) I might add more later, but I’m done for now.

(Also don’t come @ me with “YOU SHIP WINCEST” as a legit answer, such answers will literally be ignored)

[mr111202]

Penn Zero Pride Month!!

Well, with this being the last day of June, I have decided to throw in my hat into the ring and talk about one of my favorite shows, Penn Zero: Part Time Hero, and their characters sexualities.

Penn Zero: Bisexual- I’ve seen this dude being theorized as either genderfluid or trans, but the most I have seen is that Penn’s bisexual, and that’s where I’ll camp. Hell, I even came up with a Male!OC to serve as Penn’s boyfriend named Damien Jones, who’s a bad boy, but has a soft spot for our favorite redhead. But anyways, I do firmly believe that Penn is bisexual. I mean, I can just see Penn taking one look at someone like George Michael or Prince, or maybe a senior jock from school shirtless and be like, “yeah, I’m sure I like boys as well.”

Sashi: Lesbian- First, yes I’m aware of PennAshi being cannon now. But while I shipped it when it first became a thing, now these days, I don’t. I personally feel like Penn and Sashi are better off as friends or even have a brother-sister like relationship. Not to mention, have you seen Sashi’s interactions with Amber from the episode of the same name?! If that doesn’t spell lesbian, I don’t know what will. In the end, I feel like a few years later, Sashi would come to terms with her sexuality and she and Penn would break up, but still be friends.

Boone: Genderfluid and Bisexual- Just about every interactions with him and Blaze screamed Bi!! I mean, the dude blushed hardcore when the dragon was mentioned in the second episode of season 2. Not to mention, I feel like Boone can totally rock a dress! He was able to pull of the fairy godmother look for season 1, and I believe that he will look absolutely beautiful in a sundress with a matching hat!

(Also, I’d like to point out that their parents would be supportive of their kid’s sexualities. Sure, there might be a chance that some would need more time to accept, but in the end, I feel like all three pairs of families would accept it)

Rippen: Bisexual- on the one hand, you have Rippen with Lady Starblaster and I feel like they would be able to make a romantic connection (albeit, an odd one). But on the other hand, after reading a bunch of Rippen X Larry fanfics and watching that once scene in “13 Big Problems” where he actually thought his minion had died, it’s clear that Rippen cares for Larry and it’s possible for them to have a romantic connection as well.

Larry: Gay- I feel like this is pretty obvious, but I do feel like this guy’s gay. His adoration for Rippen, reading Rippen X Larry fanfics, and that once scene from “Lady Starblaster” where Larry threw the Lady off the platform and into the water (which up until a fee months ago where I realized that it was a reference to Aliens), it can be clear that Larry could be gay for Rippen.

Phillis and Phil: I’m not sure. I mean, they have been revealing to be a combined, giant space being. So, I’m not sure about sexuality. But, I do see them as allies and would support their employees sexualities.

[sonnetthebard]

Some Sexuality/ Gender Headcannons- TGWDLM Edition

Okay, we’re going to go through some of the characters in TGWDLM and I’m going to tell you what I headcannon their sexuality being! Some my have a valid explanation, others are going to be ‘because I said so’, fair warning. 

Paul Matthews: Okokokok hear me out... since Nick has basically already said ‘sure’ to Paul being enby... I present Demiboy. Because I totally see enby Paul, but I don’t really get the sense that he’d embrace a fully non-binary identity. He’d still gravitate towards the masculine part of his gender identity. I also see Paul being bi but leaning more towards female attraction. 

Emma Perkins: Emma is cis, but you also CANNOT tell me that woman isn’t bi. She radiates all the cool badass bi energy. Sorry I don’t make the rules that’s just how it works sometimes-

Bill Woodward: Okay, Bill is cishet (maybe the only cishet at CCRP) but the BIGGEST supporter- especially of Alice. His baby girl will be whatever she wants to be, so help him. 

Charlotte: Okay, I see Charlotte being cis and polysexual. I feel like that woman will just... accept any love she gets. Also I’ve seen people shipping her and Doug and I kinda love that and feel she would choose a label that incorporates her enby partner. 

Ted Spankoffski: Ted’s also cis and bi, but I feel like he has a lot of internalized homophobia towards himself? Like, he’s not a terrible asshole towards gay people unless they’re himself, or potentially someone he’s developped feelings for. 

Alice Woodward: Have I mentioned I really think Starkid missed it’s opportunity for representation with Alice? Like, I love Mariah but I really think they missed the opportunity to cast a black actress in that role. Anyways I think Alice is not only lesbian but also trans. I don’t exactly know why I get that vibe, but I do? I also feel like that might be why she’s a bit insecure around anyone other than her dad and Deb. 

Deb: I don’t think Deb chooses to use a label for her gender or sexuality, choosing to simply identify as queer. She respects Alice’s labels, but it’s not for her. 

Professor Henry Hidgens: Okay, I think Hidgens might experiement with gender a lot but he still identifies as cis. I headcannon Hidgens doing more than his fair share of drag. As for his sexuality, I think Hidgens uses the Pansexual label. I genuinely just think he’s too flamboyant to use bi or polysexual. Idk why, that’s just the vibes. 

Greenpeace Girl: Simply because she’s played by Mariah, pansexual. Also a demigirl. Don’t ask why I have no clue. 

Hot Chocolate Boy: Okay, I know we don’t have a ton on him, but for reasons I probably can’t share (because I happen to have been a fan long enough to have friends who learned some things about him on one fateful performance of Black Friday from Matt Lang before Nick could stop him, and of course they passed those things along to me) I think he might be demisexual! That’s all I’m saying Nick please don’t hunt me down-

Doug: Doug is enby. This is cannon, just a reminder. 

I think a lot of the other background characters are cishet/ we don’t have enough on them to get a clear sexuality. But yeah, these are just some headcannons I wanted to share! Probably going to post some for Black Friday tomorrow. Happy Pride y’all!

[effeminateboyninja]

Hey! This is the person who sent you this ask and I wanted to explain why I ship TenTen and Temari.

Unfortunately there isn't much cannon evidence of this like there is with ShikaNaru

BUT THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES.

Okay so first of all- ENEMIES TO LOVERSSS (if you couldn't tell already, I also ship Ino and Sakura).

Like, imagine Temari watching TenTen grow stronger as she grows older, desperately trying to keep up with her fellow comrades and starting to respect her- plus they both rely on weapons in combat, so naturally Temari uses this as an excuse to train with her because she feels terrible for the way she treated TenTen during the Chunnin exams- the new alliance with the Leaf made her realize it's time she sees Leaf Shinobi in a new light. During training they grow really close. And again, it's just beneficial to train with someone who also uses weapons so naturally they improve by helping each other out.

CUE ROMANTIC MOMENTS WHERE ONE FALLS ON TOP OF OTHER MID SPARRING SESSIONS!!

I'm sorry, but there's just no way TenTen is straight. Same with Temari. I hc TenTen as a comphet lesbian and Temari as a bisexual Demisexual.

Also imagine the TENSIONNNNN IM SORRY HNGGHH

THE SNARKY REMARKS

THE INSIDE JOKES ABOUT THE CHUNNIN EXAMS ONCE THEY FIND CLOSURE ABOUT THAT WHOLE INCIDENT.

Also TenTen always struck me as more carefree and bubbly so she would definetely help Temari loosen up a bit and not be as uptight, and helps her heal her inner child ;(

Gaara and Kankuro love TenTen bc they're glad to see their sister smiling more often after the tough childhood she had.

Also this gives an oppurtunity for Lee and Gaara to makeu p and be closer too (I kinda ship them as well haha)

Cue the funniest, most comedic rivalry between Kankuro and Neji because they're cocky little shits and both try to outdo each other in petty ways. I'm sorry but the idea of Kankuro bringing out an petty, immature, and salty side of Neji that causes him to act out of character everytime Kankuro is around him or brought up around him is SO FUNNY LMFAO (I don't ship them tho).

Anyways sorry for the essay LOL.

djakdkkdkdkslalw honestly pls feel free to send essays to my inbox anytime I actually really enjoy reading these

first of all: YES. I LOVE IT. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. you’ve opened my eyes to an amazing possibility here, like their personalities would mesh so well!! I can imagine the sand siblings and team Gai just hanging out and being excellent and AHSJSJSJKSKAKS

second of all: do I maybe wanna write something about this now?? 🤔 I mean ik I do primarily x reader stuff but this rare pair…. it’s making me feel things

[sadsinclair]

I cannot stay silent about this anylonger, I have seen some posts in the bioshock hashtag that have aimed to down on those who ship certain characters in the fandom. This of course goes for every fandom!

This is a FANDOM, these ships do not have to be cannon and do not have to be agreed by everyone on the internet. And to add to this, these are fictional characters and not to be taken seriously. And if you take them seriously be mindful that not everyone is going to be doing the same.

You don’t get the right to dictate who can like specific content on the internet, especially if what they are doing isn’t harming anyone. I won’t be sharing names of accounts because I’m not that low and I’m almost positive that it’s only children being children. We make mistakes! But bashing on others and spreading harmful allegations based on a persons personal liking of a relationship amongst FICTIONAL characters is not acceptable behaviour. This can absolutely damage someone’s personal life, weather it be getting a job or even mental health.

How would you like it if someone called you a rapist, or claiming You as a abuser because of the fake relationship you ship between two fictional beings. These are serious allegations! This can harm someone’s personal life. And all these are claimed and spread about just because you don’t agree with the pairing of FAKE CHARACTERS.

I in no way think abuse is ok! And if you believe I think it is due to my liking of atlas and jack then you are very mistaken. I judge people based on their real life mistakes not their fictional character pairings.

Stating stuff like “well actually all the characters are ____ insert sexuality (weather it be ace, gay, lesbian, pan—-“ that’s a personal depiction of the characters you love. Doesn’t have to be cannon and you all don’t have to agree with one another. But this doesn’t mean you dictate how people view characters.

To add onto this I find it absolutely heart breaking to read posts where others bash on a ship post (example- jackXatlas, sinclairXdelta, RyanXfontaine) simply because they find it disgusting due to the history’s of the characters or even because it’s man on man, girl on girl, or man on women.These relationships are not meant to be cannon! They are created by the fans for their own entertainment. Doesn’t mean it’s really in the story.

Have an opinion and a preference but this doesn’t give you the right to bully people on the internet or allow you to spread harmful allegations. Ask yourself, is this person harming me or someone else by Drawing or writing this? If the answer is no then be kind and swipe by.

And before ANYONE wants to start with “well shipping children characters aren’t ok” I agree, it isn’t ok to fantasize young children doing adult things! This post isn’t to defend those who believe it’s ok to sexualize underaged characters. This post is simply meant to get the point across that we can like different content and ship others without bullying those who have a different depiction of a character as well as not spread harmful allegations.

You don’t know everyone personally! Stating life threatening claims (abuser, pedophile, etc..) are not acceptable. It’s one thing if they are a danger to media and you have records of said person doing illegal things and such but unless you do... do not say these things.

I’m positive this message won’t change the minds of those who are stuck in their own way of thinking and are not open to others ideas but hopefully down the road this can help someone out.

Remember, ITS A VIDEO GAME! it’s FICTIONAL. fandoms are created by the fans exploring with new ideas with an already made storyline and character base. Stop Villianizing those with non harmful opposing viewpoints on something so pointless like fake character relationships. We have bigger problems to fight about! For example, getting grown ass adults to not groom children and getting equal rights for those who should have had them to begin with.

You don’t have to like everyone’s content and you also don’t have to comment.

Once again I’m not saying that it’s ok to sexualize underaged characters and to add to that I also don’t think real life children should be sexulaized either: that’s nasty af.

No one owns the fandom! Sure the franchise might be owned but all the fan made story’s and art.. that’s the community’s lovely doing. Embrace different depictions and engage with your community. Bring eachother up! Most likely everyone’s self conscious about their lovely creations.

Xoxo 💋 yours truly

(If you want to discuss further or have questions my dms are open. I’m not here to put people down but uplift them.)

[just-mebs]

Can I get your hc's on all the Control character's identities?? I loved your hc for Dylan so 👉👈

Awe thank you! Most of these head cannons stem from “they give me ___ vibes” + me doing more character analysis vs giving head cannons lmao. This gets kind of long but please I want to talk more about these characters so reply to this post of send me a message I love this game so much!!!

Jesse: Lesbian. No real questions there. In the beginning I was getting a lot of bi vibes from her too though, so I like to head cannon that maybe she did date men at one point and even was bi but by going based off of the game and how we know her I think she has more lesbian energy.

Emily: I see Emily as a (surprise surprise!) lesbian as well. Maybe it’s my need to ship her with Jesse (y’all what’s the ship name??), but I also want to head cannon Emily as ace. Not too sure why to be honest but yeah!!

Arish: Because he’s one of my favorite characters I ofc have to self-project onto him and head cannon him as the gayest gay to ever gay. I’m joking.... but I do think he is either bi or pan?? I also head cannon him as a trans man but like I said before that’s just me self-projecting lmao

Langston: Another of my favorite character’s (his monologue in the AWE DLC makes me smile) but I honestly have so many conflicting head cannons for this guy it’s not funny. On one hand I feel like he could be straight?? but I also do not get straight vibes from him at all. So, I like to think that maybe he’s in the middle of questioning himself and trying to figure himself out - or even maybe he just Does Not Know™ and doesn’t want to know. That’s one of the reasons why he puts so much of himself into his work because OF COURSE O.O.Ps and the like are SO much easier to understand than figuring himself out. On the OTHER hand, I like to head cannon Langston as being both aro + ace as well as an nonbinary. Kind of polar opposite to what I said before but at the same time I feel like he feels more connected with the O.O.P.s than really anyone else? And to add onto that I don’t feel like he would acknowledge gender or really think much of it.

on a completely different topic I feel like Langston and Darling are two sides to the same coin - or maybe two opposite extremes? Not sure which example fits better but they are super similar except Darling being kind of bad while Langston is just being... well Langston? I don’t know maybe a post for another day unless someone else wants to make it (and @ me so I can read it 👀)

Underhill: I also head cannon Underhill as ace, but I think a lot of that is the beginning of a fungi joke. Besides that, I head cannon her as a trans woman like really hard. I’m aware this isn’t an uncommon head cannon in the community, but I really like it and feel like it fits her a lot.

Dylan: Okay so I’ve already expressed my thoughts on Dylan being nonbinary, maybe a demiboy idk, and I really do feel like his narrative fits one of him getting a chance to figure himself out post game. Every time I try to write up something to explain how I feel about Dylan I keep getting off topic lmao, I’ll have to do a separate post. What I want to say is that his life pre-game is literally a shit show. Whether you love or hate Trench, Darling, and/or the FBC - they fucked this kid up more than the Ordinary incident probably did. By the time we get to post-game, I feel like Dylan is thrown through this situation where he gets a chance to start over somewhat. He no longer has this pressure, these expectations no matter how good or bad they are, and now has somewhat of a support system (even if it’s just Jesse) he’s finally able to figure himself out. 

With all of that being said I feel like because he no longer has these expectations to be anyone, to be anything, and with that he might just reject being anything period. Just let him fucking exist without some other power trying to get to him please ffs. 

Darling: I hard head cannon him as pansexual tbh. I feel like with him working as the head of research his understandings of... well everything... he just cannot find it in him to deem one person more attractive than another bases on gender or sex at birth?? Also, Darling screams Theater Gay™ especially based off of the Dynamite video.

Trench: Okay I will be honest and say how I don’t know much about Trench. He was always that character that I wanted to know more about but never did. I feel like Trench is the guy who’s like gay? or bi? but if you ask him, he says he’s 100% straight. Maybe he’s in denial? Maybe he’s closeted? I don’t know but I feel like a big part of it is because he’s a little bit afraid of getting close with people again. This gets into the entire ordeal with his daughter and ex-wife, the trauma it was to be the cause of his daughter’s death which resulted in him being alone, I imagine he never forgave himself for it which is why he distanced himself from Dylan as much as he did as soon as he felt some kind of connection forming. He’s not a bad guy, but he lets his past haunt him to a point where he seems so cold and closed off. I do feel like he is bisexual though, while he rejects the connections and relationships from the people around him you can tell he still wants them. His relationship with Darling being a good pointer to that thought whether or not you ship them or think of them as just friends.

[akajustmerry]

hi merry! im a bi woman who feels a bit ostracized in the atla/tlok fandom for not liking korra x asami together. my reasoning is i think she had better writing chem with mako and as someone who doesn’t support arms dealing nor capitalism i don’t like the idea of the avatar (the person to keep peace and balance) in the world to end up with an arms dealer. but yet im still ostracized. idk if ur familiar with the show but would you say this is common within fandoms? Bc a lot of lesbian women ship the two together but i am terrified to be called homophobic about it. I was actually kicked out of a group chat for being anti asami and varrick bc those two characters are strong capitalist arms dealers. thanks!

hi. this answer might be a bit hard to swallow, but i hope you’ll understand.

lots of bi women and wlw in general - not just lesbians - ship korrasami (myself included) because for many it was the first canon wlw ship they actually got in media they watched. 

this is one of the many issues I have with lok/atla resurging the way they are is because ppl don’t understand the original context these shows were made in. the reason wlw (again, not just lesbians) are protective and defensive of korrasami is because it was the first time a major cartoon for young teens/kids had a canon gay couple EVER. 

even in 2014 when the final ep “aired” you couldn't actually watch it on tv because Nickelodeon had taken lok off regular air because people were hating it, you could only watch via the Nickelodeon website. Lok wasn’t liked among the general audience, but its major audience was young women and wlw who saw themselves in korra. so when it turned out she and asami were bi it was HUGE and really significant for so many wlw because it validated and inspired them. riley dennis on yt has a whole beautiful vlog where she explains how watching lok made her realise she was a trans lesbian. 

so when you come into fandom spaces made up of wlw who had their whole lives and identities significantly changed because of this cannon wlw ship, of course, they aren’t going to show you respect when you moralise why It’s Problematic, Actually. because for so many wlw, not just lesbians, korra and asami meant something far bigger than just their characters. they literally meant being shown you could be with a woman. sorry, but i am not about to condemn wlw for defending something so historically significant. fandoms can be generally toxic in places, but part of the reason lok has the legacy it does is because of the LGBT kids that have korrasami to thank for feeling seen, and kept celebrating them.

btw your immediate framing of this “ostracism” as lesbians being biphobic is an assumption that comes across as lesbophobia, and your nitpicking of asami as wrong for korra because of her father’s occupation comes across as internalised biphobia. if people loving asami and korra really bothers you, i recommend limiting your fandom interactions to those who agree with you. we all have a fandom opinion or two that goes against the grain, it doesn’t mean you’re a social pariah.

hope you understand. best of luck. if you have any other questions, lmk! 

[the--highlanders]

003 for jamie if you're still doing those fandom asks!

How I feel about this character

sir that’s my emotional support character. literally though I love him SO much he’s so good!!! I want to protect him I want to see him grow up healthy I want to tell my friends and neighbours about him. & also sometimes yeet him off a cliff but that’s how it is to be a fic writer I feel. I love how much he loves his friends, I love how stubborn he is and how that’s both good and bad, I love how he loves travelling with Two but it’s motivated less by wanting to /travel/ specifically and more by wanting to help. how he shares that with Two, who’s still growing into ‘helping people’ as part of the Doctor’s identity.

but here’s the other thing about how I feel about him. I got into Two’s era/classic who more generally in my last year of high school. I’d always had an interest in Scottish history bc family stuff and I was immediately really taken with the Highlanders and started doing a lot of reading about the period. at the time I thought I wanted to do science at uni but ancient history was my end-of-school-exams comfort subject and I was getting more into history literally because of Jamie. I started uni doing biology and archaeology, dropped the science degree part after one semester, & ended up doing archaeology and celtic studies + did my honours thesis on Jacobitism. loving Jamie /literally/ yeeted me into my career path

also bc of that he’s a very convenient outlet for my research interests which is why all my headcanons for him are Like That

All the people I ship romantically with this character

just Two!

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

aa gosh it’s either him and Polly or him and Victoria. I love his dynamics with both of them

My unpopular opinion about this character:

definitely when I entered the fandom headcanoning him as bi was pretty common whereas I’ve always interpreted him as gay and ace. unpopular might be a strong word for that tho, it’s just different

but @ a bunch of eu writers. he’s not stupid you’re wrong <3

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

I have my own fic I need to write on this but he spends so long travelling with Two that I’d really love a story where they’re separated and he has to kind of. act as the Doctor? a bit like Clara in Flatline almost. I love the bit in the novelisaton of the Abominable Snowmen where he’s the one who steps in with a speech to stop the monks from killing someone.

my het ship:

going to do platonic relationships for these again so I’m really looking forward to writing my interpretation of him and Kirsty when I get to the post-War Games fic. gay/lesbian solidarity.

my fem/slash ship:

& again platonic but I have to get him and Ben in here. they’re a lot of fun together & I really need to relisten to the Selachian Gambit because it gets their dynamic down really well I think!!

my OTP:

^ him and Two obviously.

my OT3:

doing platonic AGAIN at least but I marginally prefer him, Two, and Victoria as a TARDIS team to him, Two, and Zoe. I love both dynamics but I just prefer them with Victoria a little more.

a head cannon fact:

I missed this one in the asks I answered a little while ago so!! he’s bilingual. he’s from the east coast, close enough to Inverness which was a trading hub at the time, he’s from an English-speaking parish (not that people in the Highlands went to church as often as they were ‘supposed’ to, nor did being from an English-speaking parish mean you understood English), and when he meets Two, Ben, and Polly he’s just spent over a year in an army made up of Highlanders, Lowlanders, English people, French people, Irish people... it makes sense for him to have picked some up! plus he and Alexander recognise Two, Ben, and Polly as speaking English and so /being/ English - he’d think there was something odd if he was hearing them speak Gaelic.

on the other hand sometimes the TARDIS does translate for him because he can’t be bothered or doesn’t want to speak English. he listens to recordings and music that the TARDIS has on file (and probably eventually teaches himself to read in Gaelic, too, but I don’t think that would be his first thought - for him it’s probably much more natural as a spoken language, whereas English is Official and Intellectual and both written and spoken) but what he really wants is someome to speak it with.

he’s also got a different relationship with describing his relationship with Two in Gaelic versus in English. on the one hand a lot of the relationship terms in Gaelic double as endearments which might seem less clunky to him than saying Two’s his boyfriend. and there’s a whole bunch of them to choose from. but on the other hand Gaelic was & is quite heteronormative in a lot of ways (e.g. you don’t say ‘husband’ or ‘wife’, you literally say ‘my man’ or ‘my woman’) which of course reflected and was reflected in the culture. so he might be more comfortable existing outside that in a language which has less of that baggage for him.

[cow-i-guess]

About LGBT ships in fandom

If you’re in a fandom that has several lgbt ships with even a little popularity, you’ve probably come across someone that says “you don’t have to make everything gay” and then proceeds to follow it up with several thinly-veiled homophobic comments and logical fallacies.

This is me rebutting them.

“You don’t have to make everything gay”

Actually, yes, we do. When you grow up with media that only ever shows cis-het relationships, it can truly make you feel invalidated. People who say this don’t have an adequate handle on what it’s like to grow up queer. And they fail to take into consideration queerbaiting. A lot of the time we only “make it gay” when there’s subtext in the piece of media.

“Then can I make gay characters straight?”

No, you can’t. There’s a difference between people who are underrepresented headcannoning that X character is part of their minority and a straight person getting pissed off that they made a character gay in a reboot.

One is someone who’s starved for representation trying to find some and the other is a person in privilege refusing to let anyone else have characters in media that are similar to them.

“Think about the children!!!”

This one is just plainly homophobic.

What seven year old child is on tumblr? There’s an age limit and it’s fine for us to assume that most people on here abide it. And if they don’t, it’s not our fault.

Plus, what makes gay relationships or trans people inherently sexual? Nothing. You just haven’t been exposed to it, so you think that it has to be sexual.

“Then go read gay stuff”

Oh wow, I didn’t think of that, thanks!

Seriously though, sometimes we want a story that’s about lesbian superheroes and isn’t just about the hardships of being gay.

Also, I could name like 90% of the YA books with a trans or non-binary in less than a minute (dreadnought is about a trans MC and I Wish You All the Best has a nb protagonist), so it’s not like there’s a well of representation that we’re just refusing to accept.

And even if we do read “gay stuff” I’m betting that the person who says this is also the person that’s against representation in media.

“But it’s not cannon!!1!”

If you think this, say to yourself: what if this was with straight ships? Do you say the same thing when people ship Uraraka and Deku.

You’d say “nooo, that’s different!! there’s evidence!!”

Excuse me, sir (or ma’am or a non-gendered term) Queerbaiting is a thing that exists. Johnlock is basically cannon, but the cowards creators haven’t confirmed it. And I know people are going to discount me because I mentioned Johnlock, but why don’t you go look at one of the scenes that the fandom always talks about. Now, replace Sherlock with a girl. Do you see it now?

Many times creators deliberately do things with people of the same gender that, if heterosexual, would be pretty clearly romantic-coded.

“There’s no evidence.”

Okay, let’s give this person the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say they’re talking about a ship that doesn’t partake in queerbaiting.

Then I say to them: do you say the something about straight ships? No, you don’t.

You don’t treat people that ship Bakugo and Uraraka with the same level of scrutiny that you treat a Drarry shipper. And we all know this is because it’s a dude and a guy.

“It wouldn’t add anything to the story”

Oh, I’m sorry. I must have forgotten the extremely important plot-relevant role that the Sophie-Keefe-Fitz love triangle plays in the story.

Oh wait: there isn’t one.

In writing there’s a thing called subplots (or b-plots). These are separate from the original story, and removing them wouldn’t cause that much of a change. This is what romances are.

People who say this make it seem like straight relationships are integral parts of stories, and lgbt relationships are always shoehorned in for diversity points.

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Okay, folks.

That was pretty long, but I there’s a lot of ignorant arguments out there that are really dumb once you get down to it.

That’s all I’ve got. Feel free to add on. And sorry about any grammar mistakes.

[derpyslurpy-da-derp-master]

What Your Favorite Kingdom Hearts Ship Says About You

SoKai: You’re always a slut for Soulmates and sticking to Cannon!

SoRiku: You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of Bromance.

RikuKai: You think Kingdom Hearts peaked with Kingdom Hearts 1.

TerrAqua: You’re always a slut for Dad Friend and Mom Friend getting together and being parents for the entire cast And/Or you just wanted good things for both Terra and Aqua, and really, who wouldn’t?

TerraVen: This is the same joke as SoRiku but also your favorite relationship dynamic is that picture of a Hamster eating a Banana. 

AquaVen: You’re love for cute mother/son friendships is outweighed only by your crippling addiction to MILF’s.

ZackQua: You took Zack’s date proposal and ran to kingdom come with it because seeing Aqua flustered gives you life.

RokuShi: You’re always a slut for organic friendships turning into adorable romances, OR you are Shiro Amano.

AkuRoku: This is the exact same joke as TerraVen but sponsored by Hot Topic.

AkuShi: Your favorite relationship dynamic is precious cinnamon roll too good for this world and protective older brother figure.

AkuSai: Your love for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is outweighed only by your love of friends to enemies to lovers.

LeaIsa: You love the idea of these two being Roxas and Xion’s gay dads.

RokuNam: You’ve gotten into at least 6 internet arguments about whether or not Roxas and Naminé are technically brother and sister.

ReplikuNam: You went into cardiac arrest when Repliku sacrificed his chance at life for Naminé.

RikuNam: You went into cardiac arrest when Riku took Naminé’s hand to take her onto the Gummi ship with flower petals swirling around them like a scene straight out of Ouran High School Host Club.

NamiShi: Screw a ship war, you’re just here for some adorable Lesbians. Also, how did WLW shippers get here? Where did you come from??

RokuVen: Your favorite dynamic is that Parks and Rec Meme, you know the one.

SoraVen: Your ideal date is wacky hijinks, after which hilarity ensues OR you were like ‘What’s better than one precious cinnamon roll? Two precious cinnamon rolls!

VenVan: You think Opposites attract can not be highly rated enough and when you saw two characters that are literally the exact opposite of each other you almost died of cardiac arrest before declaring them your OTP.

SoVan: This is the same joke as VenVan but you were dissuaded from VenVan due to them literally just being the same person split in two and went for the next best thing.

VanKai: You have read or written at least five VanKai fanfictions where Vanitas parent traps Kairi by pretending to be Sora with at least one of them being rated M.

VanNami: Your favorite relationship dynamic is Bad Boys who don’t play by the rules x an actual puppy in a human body and are always a slut for Yin-Yang couples.

VanShi: Your favorite relationship dynamic is Bad Boys who don’t play by the rules x an actual puppy in a human body but goth.

Terra/Darqua: You are a firm believer in MEN! GETTING! PEGGED!

Aqua/Terranort: You either A) are always a slut for someone breaking out from some sort of possession to protect that one person or B) liked the idea of VanKai but the fact that they’re both technically kids grossed you out so you went for the next best thing.

Terranort/Darqua: Your ideal date is getting stepped on.

LauriStrel: You started shipping this because you, like the rest of the Fandom, thought Lauriam was the killer and are always a slut for attempted murderer x attempted murder victim OR you only started shipping them after it was revealed they were siblings because *Sweet Home Alabama plays very loudly* 

SaiShi: You, are uninvited from my birthday party.

[ruffiorocks]

You don't need to bully people who don't ship what you ship.

Fan 1: "I love Kara in pants!"

Fan 2: "me too!"

Fan 1: "I liked the skirt, but it's nice to have a change".

Fan 2: "I'm glad Melissa isn't going to be cold anymore"

Fan 1 : "yeah!"

Fan 2: "wouldn't it be nice if Kara and Lena were a couple?"

Fan 1: "I'd love that!"

Anti : "Supercorp isn't real!! Lena and Kara aren't gay! "

Anti : "You're a hateful fandom! Stop ignoring the CANON lesbian couple!"

Anti: "You're all racists!"

Anti: "Lena is evil, it's only a matter of time! Lena's a murderer!"

Anti: "Stop hating on Mon El!"

Me: *re-reads conversation*

"erm.. how is the mere mention of the possibility of Kara and Lena being a couple hateful?"

"Did anyone even mention Mon El?"

" Are we obligated to give a shout out to every character on the show whilst discussing Kara's pants?"

"Since when is discussing pants or simply mentioning a head cannon couple racist?"

Why do I feel like I block some crazy anti every time I scroll through my feed on here or even Twitter? I mean it's decended into anarchy! People can't even say they like Lena or even mention the word Supercorp without being called all sorts of hateful things by people who don't know them and quite honestly have no reason to comment on their posts.

Kara gets pants and fans are happy, suddenly they are accused of bullying the show into doing it and taking it as a win even though Melissa has said she was cold.

Any mere mention of Lena is met with hateful comments about SuperCorp when it's not even mentioned.

Those that pretend to be calling people out don't seem to have realised that they are actually the ones causing the trouble. They comb through every post they can looking for any reason whatsoever to be offended. (Honestly GET A LIFE! this is beyond depressing).

Mel saying Kara loves Lena and shippers liking to think it's Supercorp is met with hate! 'a fight for Lena's soul' any head cannon that Kara is fighting for her love of Lena is met with hate! Where was the offense here? What did the poster do that was so awful?

The ironic thing that flys over the heads of people who do this is that whilst they think they are the most noble of people and have taken it upon themselves to rid the Supergirl fandom of these Injustices they are in fact the biggest bullies in the fandom.

Now I know what some of you are thinking, "well the Supercorp shippers are so hateful! They are the most vocal! We KNOW it's not ALL of them, it's the majority! But we're going to harrass and bully anyone who even dares to use the word."

So here's the thing, it is NOT the majority, if you pay attention you'll notice that most of the bullies tend to be the same handful of people. E.g. I saw a Supercorp account on Twitter that had thousands of followers, now I'm going to assume that anyone who likes a Supercorp account probably likes Supercorp, now can any of you honestly tell me that you have seen THOUSANDS of horrible Supercorp shippers? No you haven't. You've probably seen at best maybe 100 or so? So the percentage of hateful people out of thousands, (and remember that's just one Twitter account) is nowhere near 'ALL' of them.

The same goes for Karamel shippers, you've probably seen at best a few hundred of the same people. (possibly less than the Supercorp shippers because Mon El is gone).

Not every Supercorp or Karamel shipper deserves the uncalled for abuse they receive from people they have never even interacted with before simply for taking from the show what they enjoy the most. Whether it be canon or non canon. Whether you think Lena is an evil murderer or if you think Mon El is a misogynistic slave owner you do NOT have to have a go at the person who said it. Scroll past, that post didn't hurt you in anyway, you won't stop breathing because someone likes to think Kara is gay or that Mon El may have been better off with Winn.

Katie McGrath said herself it's art and you can take what you want from it. So you can take away the idea that Lena is in love with Kara or vice versa. You can take away that Mon El was awful or that he was a space puppy. You can take away that James Olsen sucks or you can take away that he is a nice guy.

Your ship doesn't hurt anyone at all because this is ALL fiction.

Now I know the next thing some of you will say "but those toxic fans shit on the actors to! Chris was bullied off of Social media! Mel and Chris even HAD to turn off the comments in their engagement posts".

Ok, first off stop giving social media trolls any credit. You can stand up for celebrities, no one is saying you can't, BUT spewing hate to anyone who simply ships the same ship as someone who was rude to Chris isn't you being a hero, it's you attacking an innocent because you think you're justified. Also news flash! These actors are professionals and ADULTS! They aren't children that need fans they will probably never meet or speak to spewing hate to anyone that breaths on their behalf. You may like to think you know a celebrities life because they occasionally post on Social media but the truth is you dont know them or anything about their lives. Chris is a grown man and you don't really know anything about him other than what he let's you know. Do you really think he's going to scroll through Tumblr proud that his fans are trolling people for simply not liking his character or simply for shipping Supercorp?

"hey Mel look at all these fans being hateful on my behalf? Oh look they're going the extra mile and attacking anyone who mentions Supercorp, neither me or Mon El are even mentioned on the post! Man I love fans that bully people on my behalf". << Yeah no! I don't know anything about Chris Wood but he seems unlikely to be happy his fans are attacking people. Honestly I bet he doesn't give a shit either way, he has a life to live, maybe you should get one to.

Also the comment in the engagement post on Instagram may have had the comments off, but the Twitter one didn't. So unless they are both incredibly dense (which I doubt) the comments weren't off to prevent hate.

The most bizarre things I've seen are:

"you don't watch the show for Kara? Well then you're not a true fan!" Sooo... You can't have a favorite character save the main one? When did this rule happen? Why didn't I get a Google alert that the rules on how to watch a show had changed?"

"I ship this non canon couple, BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SHIP THAT ONE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE IT!!!" I can't even with this one 🤦

Oh and hating on Christ Wood because he's engaged to Melissa? I don't even know what to do with that one. But 'actors aren't their characters'. Shipping Mel and Katie in any other context than friendship is freaking creepy and disrespectful and I dont have to personally know either one to know they wouldn't thank you for it.

A few last points:

You are allowed to dislike or simply not be particularly bothered either way by a character even if they are played by a POC without being a racist. Believe it or not characters played by POC can be boring or crap in the exact same way a character played by someone who is Caucasian or Asian or whatever can also be boring or crap.

We have got to STOP calling people racist everytime they don't like a character who is a POC. Not liking one character does not make you a racist. I don't like James Olsen, it's not a secret, but I LOVE Jonn Jonzz, I loved Myrnn, I loved M'gann, i really liked Julia, I really like Col Haley and I like Kelly Olsen. Not liking ONE character doesn't make me a racist.

If you don't like the Lesbian pairing on the show you aren't necessarily homophobic. It could be you just aren't as engaged with them as characters.

You don't have to mention any canon lesbian couple in any conversation you have about a head cannon lesbian couple. Wanting Supercorp to happen but not being all that invested in Dansen doesn't make you a bad person or a racist.

That was a lot, but if one person reads this and realizes that spewing vile hate at anyone who hasn't done anything other than not ship your ship is a horrible thing to do then it'll be worth it.

Block bullies and trolls. DON'T respond to them, you can't win an argument or discussion with them because they arent going into it with the intention of debate, they just want to bully you. Feeding trolls just makes them bigger and therefore hungrier and they they have to find bigger Bridges to hide under.

Happy shipping people, in the words of Ellen "be kind to one another" ✌️

[lordjenjen-does-discourse]

Okay! So first off, to the anon that said “Because Genderbending is transphobic”

Anon we gotta talk. There is nothing trans-phobic about it. Let’s take this in two parts.

First off, not everyone want’s to write the trans experience. Honestly that’s fine. Not everyone want’s to write the gay or lesbian or non-binary or bi or ace or hetero experience. Partially because they don’t feel like they can convey it well and in part because its just not something they are into.

Like, me for instance. I know trans people but am not necessarily comfortable writing about their experiences. I know the feeling of oppression. I know what it’s like to lose people in your life for being who you are, but other than every so often I think “Man it would be so cool if I had a penis!” I have no idea what it would be like to go threw that experience. I can definitely ask people I know, get to understand, and then possibly understand in the same way someone understands how to drive a stick shift without ever having driven one before. I don’t know enough people in general let alone trans people to being to grasp what it might be like for someone. 

Second, you’re the one jumping to conclusions about why someone may want to take one character and make them the opposite gender. You say nothing if it’s to make a ship gay off the bat, but the minute it seems like it’s to make a hetero ship, you flip your lid. If someone wants to write what they know and use characters they know, then whatever. It’s literally harming no one. You’re not forced to read it. You’re not forced to bring attention to this thing you don’t like. And you don’t know what the end game is. If someone wants to explore the lesbian experience through a popular ship, then let them. It honestly doesn't fucking matter. 

The point is, Don’t Like Don’t Read. The more you hate on something, the more attention you bring to it.

Gender bending is such an absurd thing in most fandom, that the people who write it are only writing it for themselves and like three other people. It’s like scat porn in all honesty. No one would have watched two girls one cup if the internet didn’t make it a big deal.

If you want to be a real ally, how about you get off your fucking horse and do something. If you’re over 18, voting is the best way to make a change. Local change has a bigger impact than Federal. Stamp out the hatred and show REAL terfs what they are dealing with. You can stop eating at places like Chick-Fil-A that donate finds to haters. There are real world effects you could be having rather than internet arguments that I can’t even convey in my half minded drunken state have zero effect on people in the real world besides raising awareness to something you don’t like.

FOR THE RECORD Gender bending is not my thing. It’s not something I am personally into reading even if it is making a ship a gay, but there are stories out there that use it to tell the story of trans people by making the main character start out as a different gender than they are in cannon. That’s still gender bending. You just want to get mad and fake woke over nonsense.