#im not taking that bitch serious

[depvotee]

no, im sorry.... i cant take dragon age serious....

[blitzos-horse-ranch]

antis don't post in the main tags and tag your shit challenge: impossible

[sampoenjoyer]

the higher-ups at Hoyoverse said 'cut the men' and the ZZZ devs heard 'cunty men' AND DELIVERED

[bishonenspit]

Honestly so happy to find another person who doesn’t like colleen. Depressing how they’re the face of shojo when they make such mediocre content. Their queer shojo video was so bad it made me depressed…why do so many popular shojo influencers hate bl??

I think the main point of contention that shoujo fans have with colleen's content is that it's definitely more surface level beginner info in many cases, but it's packaged in a way that acts like it's targeted at long time fans (like the history of shoujo vid or the queer subtext vid). I think their videos are solidly FINE if you don't particularly hold any long term interest in shoujo (as in, maybe you're a casual reader or even just know of it) but beyond that they aren't necessarily a source of EXPANDED info. However I can't really look past the pretty easily disprovable misinfo that could have been rectified with....basically a singular google search especially in cases like the queer subtext video lol. Like that stuff can really only slide if the viewer doesn't care THAT much.

Which I think is where the whole influencer persona gets a bit frustrating. You can only really act like a figurehead to a degree with a language barrier and also a relatively pretty limited catalogue of things you've read and limited knowledge within the space you're acting figurehead of.

But honestly i think a lot of big shoujo accounts (on twt but I suppose elsewhere like maybe tiktok and youtube but I'm not really in the space there + don't have tiktok myself) do a disservice to the queer roots of the genre for the sole reason that within English publication spaces it's pretty glaringly left out. The shoujo that gets published in English is in a landslide percentage mostly heterosexual romance or easily digestible drama.

Not that something like that should prevent people from reading the queer stories, obviously there are scanlations of a lot of them and even official publications in a few cases, but it's way easier to make an influencer-esque persona based off series that are easy (and legal lol) to access and promote. That being said I also think the anime and manga community online has a homophobia issue and the online aversion to BL in any form is still going strong so 🤷‍♂️. In an online climate where reading things with unhappy endings or controversial topics gets you labelled as a problem or worse I'm not surprised the people with platforms steer clear from talking about them, as disappointing as it is for people who actually care about the history of shoujo. And also for people who are also you know gay and like to read about gay characters rather than the same straighty drivel.

All that being said tho I don't actually have an issue with Colleen as like, a person mostly because I don't get access to their person, the same way ppl who just follow me on here don't really get access to MY person either. I don't really get to say I dislike THEM but I do as it stands dislike their content and what exists of their online "celebrity" for lack of a better term.

And for the record while I'm on this tangent I think they (and their friends/followers) could probably learn to handle criticism levelled against them a little bit better, because you (in reference to anon specifically, and I'm taking you being on anon as more proof of this) aren't the first person to come to me in private or anonymously to voice their critiques or distaste because they don't feel comfortable publicly posting about it. I think a niche community shouldn't have a person with a platform acting figurehead that people are nervous about disagreeing with on their own personal accounts. I think that just kinda sucks overall for the general community. I haven't had any kickback that I've seen and I'm pretty used to being disliked online atp but others can't handle it and really shouldn't have to if all they're doing is voicing complaints on something posted publicly!

(Also also, I'm kiddinnnnggggg anyone can read the manga I like and talk about it. Obviouslyyyyy. I might just not like what they have to say about it. lol)

[shania-twain]

hannah waddingham, triple threat

[tradingjackbs]

Attempted to do a photoshoot for the one and only cosplay I'll probably ever do and. These are the only pictures I got that matter

[littencloud9]

thinking abt kunikida in the sheep au…

[dnpbeats]

what is wrong with ppl on phannie twit and not giving any attribution ever for anythingggggg 😭😭

[turtlespancake]

me when i write a character who is prone to dooming themself and then they run off and doom themself. core traits are stubbornness and a willingness to disregard their own humanity gET BACK HERE IM NOT DONE WITH YOU

[menlove]

trying to maintain my fun and whimsy when everyone and everything is pissing me the fuck offffff lately oh it's so dire it really is

[edelgards]

ngl this exchange haunts me like the ghost that used to knock on my room in the middle of the night when i'm supposed to be alone upstairs

[rose-chateau]

Got an email this morning that was just "your google reviews are making a difference! Seven people (prayer emoji) reacted to your review!" And it was just a review where I was cussing out a medical facility for having a vacant call center and not having any functioning buttons on their website

[butchnavi]

we're so back. who knew skipping your meals and prescribed meds in favour of stress depression bingeing and sleeping 16 hours a day right before your exams when you're already sick and grieving would have a negative impact on your psyche??? not me apparently:P

[bishonenspit]

seeing the new omegaverse anime on my twitter feed has me thinking of this tweet nonstop

[windupaidoneus]

i think ultimately it was too many small things cumulating within the span of a week it's just impressive that it always happens when i'm in pms hell. god gave his worst mental illness combinations to his lamest soldiers

[crafiet]

Everytime I try to read shoujo romance I just can't take it seriously