#keep the conversation going

[gmaiadmaib]

Other allegations of sexual misconduct are slowly coming out.

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

I love Suffering animatics/art where Odysseus has a chain or rope around his ankle, connecting him to the mast. not only is it a great reference to the source material, but it implies that someone on the ship was worried that the mere sight of Penelope might convince Odysseus to jump in the water, even though he knows its a siren who will kill him

and that they were so persuasive in this argument that Odysseus actually agreed to it

[soldrawss]

I revamped my DADrius au on Instagram and need to share it here

[humanuser0613]

I have thoughts. (😮‍💨I always have thoughts. That's why I was up all night writing posts instead of sleeping. 🙃)

But I saw something when I was writing my recent posts:

This was the moment in the fandom where I had seen the most engagement and discussion on something jikook related and...it's still trending less than taekook.

Taekookers outnumber ot7 ARMY, jikookers, namkookers, taejinners, etc.

It gets me thinking about how the bad stuff just spreads so much faster than the truth or happier things just in general as human behavioral habits. It also makes me think back to when taennie were having their privacy violated and the thing the ARMY and taekookers and Tae solos did was to trend "bangminreal" or how "freejungkook" became a huge trend TWICE for things jikook actually did.

Ot7 ARMY never defend or report. They block and mute. I understand the desire to stay in safe spaces. Truly I do. I block all the time. But it's weird how there's nothing being put out into fandom spaces just as equally positive. Taejin will trend for Tae kissing Jin or for them holding hands between a ball sack and it's considered funny, cute, and harmless. But jikook hold hands and everyone looks away. They're not even involved and Jimin gets ugly and hateful hashtags trending against him.

The focus is always on something negative when it comes to those two. And the lies just spread so much easier than the truth does. We have them enlisting together and that showcases such a positive and happy interaction between two members and it only got negative trends on Twitter showing up and ot7 ARMY basically ignoring it.

Is it jealousy of Jimin, or of jikook's bond in comparison to the other members, or is it fear of acknowledging what that bond could mean, or just fear of the attacks that come from so many directions within the fandom itself? Because why do people who defend their friendship get labeled as shippers or solos? They're not considered to be ot7 ARMY just for speaking up.

The other thing I notice about certain fandom spaces is that toxic solos will trend anti hashtags in retaliation. They'll make some shit up out of the blue if they feel *their* fave is being attacked. JK and Tae solos attacked Jimin for something recently and there were many of us reporting the tags and posts and asking for ot7 help in taking them down only for JM solos to then retaliate and make hateful posts against Tae when reporting alone wasn't enough. It was absolutely bonkers. The hate spirals people get stuck in are truly addictive. And social media fuels these constant negative feedback loops.

But why don't fandom spaces push out equally positive content? Because the other thing I've been reading in studies is that the best antidote to hate is to get that injection of positivity and truth first. But the OT7 fandom doesn't talk about jikook, their bond, anything they're doing together and they're always telling baby ARMY to avoid shipper spaces. Not every duo space is a shipper space. Not every space is negative. But then there's no space they are creating to combat those negative spaces baby ARMY get sucked into on Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, IG, etc.

I mean, that's how I see some of how this all goes down. I watch a lot of it happen in real time.

I wonder what can I do? How can I help? Am I actually helping anything? Who might be willing to listen and help address what I see? Am I even making sense out here?

New year, same shit. Will it ever change?

What is the problem this fandom has with Jimin and Jungkook TOGETHER? And now it's not only this fandom and the subgroup but also their supposed Solo Fans. What is the fear, the problem these people have with Jimin and Jungkook being together in the same shot, picture, or moment? Why does it bother them that Jimin and Jungkook just like being together? Why do they keep ignoring or denying that their decision to join the army confirms the bond between them? Why so much damn hatred, so much rejection towards the friendship, the bond that they OBVIOUSLY HAVE? I've seen posts from Jungkook-centric accounts covering Jimin's face. I've seen posts from Jimin-centric accounts covering up Jungkook's face. I've seen posts from the subgroup and Solos "celebrating" that Jungkook is super close to another soldier because he's next to him and Jimin? He doesn't exist. It's ridiculous, I know, but at the same time, it's disturbing how the fandom in general keeps allowing such things.

And then we have the OT7 fans. The ones who have always denied the importance and magnitude of the relationship between Jimin and Jungkook and who reduce all the hate they receive for that relationship to mere 'ship wars' and thus wash their hands of a problem that could have been over long ago if they did something. These are the worst fans anyone can have. They are the ones who celebrate your victories because it makes them feel special, but abandon you when you need them. That's what happened with Jimin and Jungkook. The OT7 fans abandoned them on this. Obviously not all, but those who see the hate they get and decide to keep quiet. They decide to do nothing. And the funny thing is that the few times some of them have said something, it's to insult jikookers. The bloody irony.

It's pathetic, sad, funny and annoying all this. It's not about jikookers wanting others to think like them anymore. It's never really been about that if we're honest. It's about people, supposed fans of Jimin and Jungkook HAVE to respect Jimin and Jungkook. They have to respect their bond. Their friendship and decisions involving each other. And they don't. No matter what Jimin and Jungkook say or do.

This situation will never change? And now, Jikookers are the only ones fighting a battle they can't seem to win. Jikookers are the only ones demanding respect for Jimin and Jungkook. They are the only ones reporting everybody. They are the only ones doing something and yet they are the most hated. The most ridiculed. The most excluded in this fandom.

Jimin and Jungkook don't deserve that. This isn't about whether you think they have a romantic relationship or not. This is not about you becoming a jikooker. This is about respect. It's about accepting that Jimin and Jungkook have a great relationship. That they like to be together. This is about accepting and RESPECTING the fact that Jimin and Jungkook DECIDED to join the army TOGETHER. This is about being a decent human being. Is that so hard?

If you hate Jimin or Jungkook simply because they are together you are a piece of shit. Jimin and Jungkook would be ASHAMED OF YOU. They would NEVER give you the time of day. Jimin and Jungkook will always choose the other over either of you. And that's a truth that I know deep down inside you, you know too.

I'm excited to see whatever Jimin and Jungkook filmed for us, but I'm also terrified of how this fandom will react when it's finally released.

[puppyeared]

horrible truth bomb dropped on my head 20 min ago

[dangans-ur-ronpas]

happy pride month

[technically-human]

Ooh, now that we’ve seen N!Edwin and DP!Edwin talk about Feelings could we see the same with N!Charles and DP!Charles?

As simple as that.

Edwins version

ko-fi

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

My biggest fear when I was younger was forgiving those who have wronged me, because it meant I moved on.

[egophiliac]

I have never been more concerned for a JP update from your art than I am seeing a Cheka knowing the context of Leona’s dream.

My bois ok right?????? My sweet nephews ok right??????

well

uhhhh

I'm sure the real one is fine :)

[the-ineffable-dance]

Just a little reminder... this is the way Aziraphale looks on the way back into the bookshop at the beginning of the Final Fifteen.

The Metatrash has just told him to "Go and tell your friend the good news," and Aziraphale is headed back to convince Crowley to return to heaven to be an angel again.

That is not the face of a happy angel.

THIS is the face of a happy angel...

Or this one...

Especially this one...

No... what you have as he returns to the bookshop after whatever was said with the Metatron is not happy. That's the look of a man shaped being desperately coming up with a plan. Who knows that danger is staring straight at them, and suddenly he's in a perilous dance that he must do perfectly in order to protect Crowley.

He doesn't want to go back to Heaven. He has to.

[gmaiadmaib]

The story of a new victim just came out: maybe now people will stop defending this man once and for all.

This thread goes a bit into detail of what is talked about in this episode: there is some serious talk of abuse, as well as mental manipulation. He said to Claire:

"I'm a wealthy man, I'm used to getting what I want".

"I don't know what I see in you: I'm an award winning best selling author, and you are..."

This is who Neil Gaiman really is.

[lucabyte]

I don't know how everyone isn't also always constantly thinking about how burial rites seem to be potentially one of the few things Siffrin instinctively remembers about their culture. But rest assured. I am in fact always thinking about it.

Textless version where they're just hanging out. It's fine!

[royaltea000]

This man has no idea how close he is at all times to being attic wifed

[skunkes]

[nikidontsurf]

Liam Gallagher being interviewed for The-Ozone BBC programme (1995)

[peace-hunter]

op: "i really don't mind-" zeta: "Do Not enable him"

sort of a sequel to this? a lot of people really wanted op to get a hug and i support that. so does prima. zeta isn't really against it, he just wishes prima would at least try to stick to the schedule for primus' sake-

haunted au