#not reblogging cause idk how ok op is with reblogging

[u-reblogged-a-scam]

Do not donate your money to, or reblog any posts from, @/sublimedestinybird bc they are a scammer. Take down any of your reblogs if you haven’t already done so.

Ok so I'm usually certain of my claims when I accuse people of being scammers, but there are a few times I'm not 100% sure if I'm right

This is one of those times

So, like those other times I was unsure about an OP, I'll share what I found that caused me to doubt their validity, and I'll leave it to you to decide for yourself if you still feel confortable enough to support them. And if I’m wrong about this one, please let me know and I’ll take this down.

It started when I saw this in my inbox:

I received this ask today, which triggered my suspicions for reasons I’m not entirely sure how to pinpoint; after receiving dozens of daily messages from real Palestinians over the past week or so, this ask just didn’t feel… genuine? Ig? Idk how to explain it, but when you get messages from both real people and scammers alike, tend to notice when something isn’t right.

But like many people who tend to share scams without knowing they’re scams, I don’t like the idea of ignoring a cry for help in the event that it turns out to be real, so I did what I usually do when I’m unsure if an ask is real or not: I looked into the OP

In this case, I used reverse image search to see if OP’s pfp could be found anywhere, and lo and behold, the pfp led me to another tumblr post, where that person received an ask very similar to the one I got, from “pleasantcollectionlove”, and they couldn’t tell if they ask was a scam or not. In the notes of said post, someone else confirmed that the person who sent the ask was, indeed, a scammer, and they used the same pfp that OP is currently using

So, that would mean these two scammers are one and the same, right?

Well, normally it would (scammers tend to stick to one pfp; not always, but man, have I gotten familiar with certain selfies over the past few months), but I didn’t wanna rely on that alone, so I kept looking. While looking for exact matches for the pfp through RIS, I also found a Twitter account with the same pfp; this person is also asking for money, though the reasoning for the money is notably different that what OP provides in their own posts:

It should also be noted that the Twitter account has been around since last August, while OP has only been posting on this blog since September

Does this mean that OP stole the pfp from the Twitter account of someone who honestly needs help? Are OP and the Twitter user the same person? I honestly don’t know, which is why I said at the top of this post that I’m uncertain about this one

However, what I am certain about is a common red flag I recognized that hasn’t proved me wrong yet: the link in OP’s linktree (in their pinned post) leads to an empty PayPal account. If you’ve seen/been tagged in any of my previous call out posts, you know that empty PayPal accounts are ALWAYS included in online scams like this. In this case, the PayPal belongs to “Luciamkira”; this could be OP’s name (or at least the name they actually use for their personal PayPal), but then who’s “Aska”?

This might very well be a scam, which I believe is the case, but whether or not you decide to donate or share the post on the chance it might be real is up to you

If you’ve seen any of my previous posts, you know what I’m going to say next: Never trust a donation post linked to an empty PayPal account unless said link has been verified by a trusted source

Here’s an additional resource to help you spot the red flags of scams moving forward:

And here are some posts that go a little more in depth about the scammers that have been repeatedly spotted:

Tagging as many people in the notes of OP’s fundraiser post as I can; if anyone who sees this can reach out to those in the notes I didn’t tag and let them know this is a scam, that’d be really helpful not just for me, but for them as well

@ibontheweirdwitch @not-a-bot735 @sexywafflecuh @issues-oclock @velesej @alittleprincex @katie-wants-donut @alwaysmellowkryptonite @starsalot @shhoup @darklylovely @dontstoptalkingaboutpalestine @sunnysidefries @fangpunk @sunny-satellites @moonmothbroth

[skyburger]

LOVE when people reblog things but say in the tags like they disagree with the main point of it or "um op is wrong actuwlly" cause idk if its just how i personally see tumblr tags working but thats like. why did you re-share a post to your followers if you dont like or agree with it at all and you didnt even add commentary on it. Like why would u reblog a post saying "i hope u mean the opposite of this actually..??" no thats not what op meant hello. i havent seen anyone do this recently but i just remembered people do this and its a little funny to me like why would u do that.

Anyway unrelated but this is my official announcement statement whatever (most important of all time):

Just because i reblog a picture of some food does not mean i actually like the ingredients or the dish. sometimes i think it looks good until i read that they put fucking lavender or some shit in a cake. why would uou do that i dont want to eat lavender i dont really want to smell it most of the time but even if it was mt fave smell ever why would i want to eat that. hello? and also sometimes im like i know i would hate that hut it looks really pretty. Anyway this is my PSA:

Please do not assume i like such heinous foods as "mint" "peanut butter" or "asparagus" because i do not. sometimes i will reblog food becaus it looks nice and i do not endorse these ingreidents going in my tummy they are NOT yummy. to me.

i dont knwo why i would reblog asparagus because that Looks gross too tbh but. u know what i mean hipefully i got my point across

peace and love. here is an image i saved from cropped mgs memes on twitter when i scrolled through their entire account again the other day. i miss you twitter user bigbossbigmemes. i showed my mom some of them because i accidentiwlly said "i cannot believe i am living in a world"

↑ i cannot believe i am living in a world

and her favorite of the ones i sent her was this one

share if you dont think!

unrelated i asked my mom if she "kinned" big boss once as a joke like three years ago and i dont think she remembers this at all but i still think about it sorry to my mom. she said something like "yeah sure because he looks like a warrior and im strong too" which fair enouhh i just dont think she knows about the war crimes. i dont think she knows what kinning is either i dont remmeber how i explained it to her but i bet it was poorly. if she was big boss and me andnmy siblings were the shit twins + ex-president george sears i would be liquid snake my sister would be solid snake and my little brother would be solidus snake its important to me that you all know this. i havent actuwlly thought about thet in a while but its true to me ok.

unrelated: someone remind me to post a picture of my metal gear shower curtain at some point. idk if i ever shared it but its pretty awesome.

but thatse just abtheory. a game theory!!'matpat out!

[paintedperiwinkle]

plant dashboard simulator part 2

🧃candied-app1e Follow

red apples are just so much better in every way idk i don’t make the rules

🍏 greenfiend176 Following

bold statement from someone who hasn’t even begun to flower or bear fruit yet but ok

#you are literally a sapling get off tumblr and go do your homework #this website really needs to be more serious with its age restrictions

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🌶️ redhoticecold Follow

she venus on my fly til i trap

🌶️ redhoticecold Follow

easy website

#hall of fame #25k #50k #100k #150k #200k

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🫑 pepper-bella09 Follow

why is it that humans only use fruit to make juices and smoothies but not vegetables?? when are we gonna get shown some appreciation?

🍌 fruitsalad Follow

because no one wants to drink a carrot rutabaga smoothie??

🍅 tom-mat0 Follow

bro hasn’t heard of V8 juice & green smoothies 💀

🍑 peachykeen22 Following

guys i know we all think this post is hilarious bc i keep seeing it circulate on my dash but can we pls stop reblogging it because op is a vegetable supremacist

#can someone who’s NOT a vegsup remake this post instead #discourse

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🪴 homegrown Follow

some of you were NOT grown in south facing windows and it shows…

🌷 pinkandpretty Following

um this is not it op… some houseplants don’t have access to south facing windows…

🌱 sproutaloud Follow

can we not bring this discourse back to the tl like it’s 2016 please

#we don’t need to relive this

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🍁 nevergreen Following

i can not believe i have to fucking say this but if you support controlled fires fuck you for real. those are living trees you fucking idiot

#controlled fire supporters dni #discourse

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🌹 positivity-rose02 Following

flowering plants/trees who are reaching mature age and have not flowered yet don’t be so hard on yourself!! everyone flowers at their own rate and your time will come 💚

🌼 daisy-dew Follow

reblogging for anyone else who needs to hear this because i did <3

#thank you :) #positivity #encouraging #self love

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👩🏽‍🌾 greenthumbs46 Follow

does anyone know how to get rid of aphids?

#gardening #gardeners

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🍑 peachykeen22 Following

if you guys put pepper-bella09 on my dash one more time it’s gonna be a hard block. i’m so fucking serious.

#cause i’ve said COUNTLESS times how problematic they are and i’m tired #this applies to moots too btw #mutuals tag

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🐝 bees-knees19 Follow

just pollinated my first flower!! :33

🦋 magicalmariposa Following

that’s incredible i’m so proud of you!

🌻 de-flowered Follow

THAT WAS YOU????

#HELLO??????

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🥥 tropical-chill Follow

reminder to please help tropical fruits feel welcomed this season!! it’s a new and scary place to a lot of us and we could really use the support!!!🩷

🍍 f1ne-apple Following

please! we really appreciate it!!^^

🍌 fruitsalad Follow

maybe don’t come here if it’s so scary for you then??

🥥 tropical-chill Follow

um.. anyway…

#not the ‘local produce supremacist’ opening their mouth again… #stay off my posts you fucking freak

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🥥 tropical-chill Follow

would like to take a moment to congratulate user fruitsalad for being the stupidest fucking plant on this app for 2 years in a row

🍇 leavesfromthevine Following

THEY STILL EXIST???

🥥 tropical-chill Follow

unfortunately!

#anyway. using this as a reminder to you all to please block them

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🐛 veryhungry Follow

these leaves are so fuckign good

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🌱 sproutaloud Follow

hey uh not so friendly reminder that if youre a plant who is not endangered by lawn mowers/weed whackers/hedge clippers etc then it’s not ok for you to joke about them and it’s extremely problematic if you do. thanks 👍

#making this post bc i keep seeing certain Plants™️ make jokes when they should not be #like girl you’re a house grown monstera you don’t need to be making jokes about lawn mowers

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☘️ 3littleguys Following

4leafers aren’t gonna like this but the way you treat us 3leafers is very telling. we know what you think of us

🥦 greens-n-beans Follow

you all love to repackage the same “discourse” about “oppressed” plants and give it a new name every 3-6 months. this week it’s clovers. no one cares

☘️ 3littleguys Following

are you a clover? no? then shut the fuck up

#like fuck off actually #SO sick of being dismissed on this app #nonclovers dni #3leafer safe

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[atomicc]

Reblogging:

I am one that doesn't really reblog any work? mostly cause 1. idk how to properly do that really and 2. idk if they are a person who wants to be reblogged. Some people don't mention if they want to. When it comes to oc work it's kinda the same there. Idk if someone would like their art reblogged or if I don't credit them well enough then I don't want to get in trouble kinda. I have wanted to reblog someones things cause I think they are awesome (like you!) and deserves more that see them but I never know if they are ok with it and that makes me anxious so I just don't.

I also don't post stuff myself so ig I just would feel weird with having a page just full of only reblogs hah.

See this ask is extremely interesting to me because it's kinda the opposite of how tumblr works. Reblogging isn't reposting. Reblogging someone's art doesn't take credit from them, it isn't stealing, it's just how posts are shared on this site. The artwork will still be under the artists account, no credit needed, it's already there. Reposting (saving the image and making a brand new post with it) on the other hand is very frowned upon.

Typically if a post can be reblogged, the op will not be mad at you for reblogging it. If they don't want you to, they will turn reblogs off and you won't be able to reblog it to begin with. I can't say it's Always OK to reblog because I guess there is situations where it wouldn't be, but 9/10 it is and the op will specify if they don't want you to on the post itself. Again reblogging is not reposting.

And for the third point, literally everyone has at least one blog where they don't make their own posts and just reblog, I know I do. It's a very normal thing. It wouldn't be weird, it's more weird to have a totally empty blog with no reblogs. Especially considering that a lot of people on tumblr will block empty blogs because we have a spam account problem on here.

[thebisexualwreckoning]

Ok first of all I forgot I’d reblogged this asking about the closet to narnia so that was great getting jumpscared by myself

Second of all, op you truly did deliver with the closet to narnia, 10/10 idk why I didn’t follow up earlier

Third of all, speaking of your gazelle’s dripping blood pearl choker, I’d like to add to anyone who wants to buy something like that then they’re really easy to find at craft stores around Halloween time. I live in good old ‘straya now so I bought mine at spotlight but I assume us folks could also find it at target or something similar like

If you can’t find em cause Halloween is over and done with or just want to get one personalised to your tastes, then they’re also really easy to make and this video makes a really good job of explaining how to do it

Gonna get myself a fun little surprise I guess

[badsithnocookie]

responding-not-responding to a post on jedi-criticism and an inability to find good, critical blogs in the sw fandom that don’t use being x-critical as a crutch/excuse to indulge in apologia for their preferred faction

(see also: the ds+ crowd and their insistence on strawmanning the jedi into christianised puritans in order to prop up their ooc au of the sith)

which like. is something i get. and sympathise with. i know that i’m not very critical of the republic or the jedi on this blog, and it honestly doesn’t come as much surprise that chunks of the ds+ or imp fandom clique think i’m a pub blogger. which... well, reading comprehension is not generally their strong suit anyway. but i digress.

the problem is that a lot of what i write is reaction to or pushback from stupidity i see on tumblr, as i don’t lurk in many other fandom spots, and - i gotta be honest - i focus alost entirely on tor and its era, so cinematic-era fandom idiocy mostly passes me by. and, as i have mentioned previously, there is a lot of idiotic both sith and imperial apologia, and equally idiotic republic/jedi strawmanning, here on tumbls.

(the other half of it is that imperial storylines generally push my muse’s buttons more than republic ones, and what few republic ones do push my buttons tend to be things i either don’t feel i have the energy and/or chops to do justice - namely, political drama - or stuff i am quite certain would get maybe 1 note from a spambot, and let’s be honest - i’m an artist, and like all artists, i crave feedback like i crave oxygen. all artists are the same. creating the art feels good, sure, but creating art that gets a lot of feedback and exposure, versus creating art that gets very little? one of these things feels significantly better than the other. so if you like a thing, support it! comment on it! reblog it!)

like. i don’t doubt for a second there is plenty of stupid tor-era pub and jedi stanning (actual stanning, not strawmanning by so-called critics). i just don’t see it (lucky me), which is why i don’t feel such a constant need to pushback against it.

it doesn’t help, i guess, that pushing back against strawmanning of the jedi usually means i’m writing stuff that comes across as apologetic rather than critical, which for a supposedly critical blog is less than ideal. but again, this is a hobby. it’s fun, or supposed to be. but i can understand why that would give people the idea this blog is pro-jedi. which... it’s not, not anymore than it’s pro-sith. (well. a little more than it’s pro-sith, if only because the sith are toxic masculinity writ large, but again, i’m digressing)

anyway my point is i guess that this is why this blog has the content and biases that it does. i’d love to have the time and spoons to actively include more critical meta (there is so much to dig into with the portrayal of the jedi and their relationship with the republic. so. much.) but. time, spoons.

[just-slightly-unhinged]

I posted 3,230 times in 2021

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3220 posts reblogged (100%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 322.0 posts.

I added 930 tags in 2021

#genshin - 464 posts

#mood - 243 posts

#kaeya &lt;3 - 45 posts

#i stand by this - 36 posts

#childe - 27 posts

#bo - 27 posts

#the way we're literally making a project about this lmfaoooo - 26 posts

#dsmp - 24 posts

#mxtx - 19 posts

#kokomi - 19 posts

Longest Tag: 110 characters

#i don’t get why karl would call him a murderer if he literally agreed to the plan and knew the consequences???

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Just watched the fruits basket episode, a part of me internally died when I saw the ground crumble and her fall ;-;. And yay, kiss scene, though idk if tohru’s actually going to remember it after she wakes up. Akito did a complete 180 in this ep, but it wasn’t out of place at all. Just shows how great the writing of this show is. Brb, going to cry for the next ten minutes

6 notes • Posted 2021-06-01 20:55:16 GMT

#4

just realized that if im reading heatwaves after testing, it’s going to be in june😬can feel the feels already

8 notes • Posted 2021-06-01 20:01:59 GMT

#3

tag masterlist

ill edit this as i remember ig

also my picrew side blog: @sleepyfanatic

FYI MOST LINKS ARENT FUNCTIONAL ATM

genshin

- kaeya

- kokomi

- childe(wip)

- kazuha(wip)

- ganyu(wip)

-chaeya(wip)

mood

<3 (interactions I have with people on site sorta thing)

i stand by this

;-;(wip)

umm ok then op

bi tings(wip)

intp(wip)

yea im calling myself out(wip)

9 notes • Posted 2021-09-26 19:45:32 GMT

#2

ok ok here’s the thing

While I’m stoked that Ajax’s getting a rerun again(major childe simp here who lost the 50/50 twice ;-;), i’m so worried that they’re going to do something horrible to him.

SPOILERS

Literally they killed off their first character Signora, like there’s no way she’s coming back based on how they showed the scene. Not to mention it’s canon now that Delusions cause accelerated aging and suck life force energy? Like people literally died using these, and while I could argue that there’s just a difference between Ajax and these other people just because Childe’s been trained with his and might have some sort of way to stop or limit the effects(not completely tho, as we’ve seen from his story quest).

So yeah, I’m really just hoping this is Mihoyo being biased for once or putting him there since his first few banners were overshadowed by the archons causing him to lose sales.

Because if he gets killed off, fuck this game lol

But then again, Kazuha also had a bunch of death flags but he’s fine? I think all playable characters should be fine hopefully, otherwise it makes no sense lol

Welp, here’s to hoping for the best

13 notes • Posted 2021-10-03 18:07:32 GMT

#1

ok, i was really confused by the ending of the latest story quest. While i do appreciate smug albedo, that last scene in mondstat, was that really him? or was it another subject? Three things that make me think this:

1) Why would Albedo joke about the gardener thing when that was a serious moment traveler and him were having? In the traveler’s canon thoughts itself, they were really confused because Albedo made it seem like it wasn’t a big deal anymore.

2) The star shape on his neck wasn’t there originally, but it was suddenly there? Maybe Subject 2 learned abt the one thing Traveler could use to differentiate between the real Albedo and imposter and then replicated that as well. We know that Subject 2 was highly intelligent as well so I could definitely see that as being a possibility.

3) The smugness in general. Look, I love it when characters are being smug, but it’s so out of character for Albedo. Subject 2 on the other hand, was way more cheerful and tbh matches the Albedo we saw at Mondstat.

So all i’m saying is, I really don’t think that’s Albedo, but I might be overthinking all of this ahaha. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what happens with that storyline. Other than that, AHHHHH we got so much Albedo content, very happy rn :DD This was definitely one of my favorite events for sure.

34 notes • Posted 2021-12-05 08:34:05 GMT

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[strnrdvr]

Now i think i definetly should explain you, who is "luber" and what does it mean

Actually i will use other spelling, cause "luber" is kinda incorrect. It's not from lube, it's from name of town near Moscow (Russia's capital) , Lyubertsy.

Lyuber (любер) is member of "subculture" (idk if it's correct to call them so) of youth in Lyubertsy. That subculture was against any nonformal people like punks, hippies, metalheads and so on, was sport-based, so lyubers all were well-trained, but that power was used against other people. Actually, at one time they became patriotic and antifashist, so police started to like them (cops didn't like nonformal people too, as they do in Russia nowadays). Seems preety ok? Maybe. But it became worse. In the middle of 80s they mostly turned out as just violently minded people, not just from Lyubertsy, but from other towns around Moscow, without any ideology, just violence. Even cops started to hate them. They were gone with rise of mafia in Russia and just turned into a stereotipe about people from Lyubertsy (like they all are violent, crazy nationalistic patriots, who hates Moscow sitizens)

So. About Любэ part. Lyubers are not word for Lyube fans, as you can see. They have nothing in common exept.... yes. Lyubertsy. Singer (maybe other members too - i don't was to search it) of this band is from this town, they even have song called after it. And they was not supposed to be nationalistic, but if you're patriotic rock band in Russia.... you'll have nationalistic kind of meaning of this word. And they was (is??? i don't want to search!!!!) one of president Putin favorite bands. So yes.

That's definetly funny how person, who reblogged op with this tags, came to right meaning but in strange way.

Don't mind me knowing so much about that shit. I'm against russian goverment, i'm in gay relationship (that's illegal there - "LGBT community" is banned). My bf is from Lyubertsy, was NOT part of lyubers, just was raised near these people and know about them much.

Thanks!!!

And of course, op

Punk and “luber” in photo studio. Moscow. 1987. Misha Buster collection

[aslitheryprinx]

NO NO NO I DIDNT MEAN YOU- I meant the person who responded to the reply chain with the links and saying that supporting them was supporting homophobia and transphobia was the one being bad. I was only sharing to you because 1. I got a little mixed up by the amount of people in that reply chain and thought you started the question, sorry my mistake. and 2. A lot of people seemed unsure in that chain, other then that one person who was being dumb. And I just wanted to share how I felt about it, since that one person decided to bring cancle culture ideas into it and I hate seeing people forced to stop enjoying things because someone says your bad if you do just because of something unrelated the creator said or did. I couldnt reblog it myself so I sent it in an ask, again sorry I double checked and realized you werent the op. Sorry if I bothered you.

Ah ok no sorry about the misunderstanding. I was just very confused why me of all people. I had to go search through reblogs to find what you meant, cause I didn't know what the post you were talking about was.

My reblog was responding to a mutual, and I wasn't really paying much attention to what was said.

I mean I think I kind of understand both what that person meant and what you mean now.

Like on one hand, actively supporting someone who's spreading harmful views is probably not a good idea. Idk if it makes you the same as them, but.

On the other hand, if they're just posting art and nothing else and not actively shaming people and hurting them then I guess it's not harmful to enjoy the content? Separation from content and the maker. Although it's a little more iffy on a place like Tumblr where stuff is still being actively created.

Idk, this is my blog where I do comfort stuff, I don't know always know what the most moral or reasonable thing to do it.

I know what's reasonable for me. I like their content but every time I see it I'm going to be reminded about the stuff they said and since they don't seem like they're going to clarify anything, I'm inclined to believe their views are the same. So since it affects me personally, I blocked them because I'd rather just move on from it all.

Sorry I kind of rambled there.

I'm glad we got the misunderstanding cleared up. Just as a general statement, I probably won't be talking about this stuff again after this. /nm.

[lesbiancarat]

Book anon!! Seeing the boys be back feels so wild in a good way like suddenly we have so much happening from pics, video performances, future jun solo stuff again and hoshi solo!?! To speculate, the spider logo gives me Spiderman vibes so is this hoshi saying he is Peter Parker lol? Like I know I said I missed the boys but my gosh they don't have to dump EVERYTHING on us lol

To slightly still talk about the mingyu situation (which I hope its alright!) I found something annoying during all of this that you echoed and some anon's said and it was how QUICK some fans were dismiss OP1 with her experience and feelings, making it seem like mingyu is the one that had it worst. Now by all means, it is upsetting to know that yes this will follow mingyu and the rest of the boys till the end of time. Sadly we cannot change that, all we can do is correct people on the situation so I do kinda feel bad BUT to say mingyu is "completely innocent and not at fault" makes me confused because ??? He isn't, not fully. Do people forget that he ADMITS to saying jokes. Yes not towards OP but he still said such jokes and to me, that doesn't mean he is innocent. He admits his faults and takes accountability to that, I give kudos for ya know? Like yes he is my bias but my gosh I am not going to claim he didn't do wrong when well...he did. It frustrates me that fans suddenly forget that the main cause of chaos (at least internationally for fans) was of that horrible mistranslations. I'm sure kfans were also upset but seeing icarats demand pledis to S word OP1 when that isn't the right mindset. I had some hope fans would be smart, especially after the news we found out about mistranslations and all but looks like this fandom isn't safe from bad apples =/ this makes me confused like how do people just idk, not have their morals i guess, when it comes to their faves?

For me, where i stand with mingyu is im disappointed that mingyu said jokes but I'm willing to give him a chance so to speak, like I'm a bit more ok with say reblogging content a out him. For anons that I saw who said they need time, that is valid! It is ok to take a step back from the member, group or fandom! This fandom space should make you happy and comfy and with what has happened, things are rocky and your feelings are valid! Never doubt yourself for overthinking or saying you're a bad fan bc you are not. If you do decide to leave the fandom, I hope despite the dark cloud with what happened, you can remember the warm sunshine (aka happy moments) from the fandom and boys. Its ok to no longer be a fan, things change and we change as people. It is also ok to not be apart of the fandom while being a fan (how im sort of in with bts). It may seem like you're the only one feeling like this but you are not! Do what makes you comfy to my fellow carats! If you are ready to comeback, I am here with cookies. And if not, I am also here with cookies!

*clears throat* to move on a bit, for the hybe naming, ahh that makes more sense! Thanks for clearing that up, I guess I miss read the article I read. I saw you mentioned pledis might be moving and oof, that kinda hurts. I sort of thought they wouldn't due to it just being an investment but should have seen it coming. I will miss that green room

right? it kind of feels like they went from 0 to 100 with the content dhfkfj

and yeah i agree, it's frustrating that it seems like a lot of people can't see or understand the nuance of the situation. i think maybe some people are trying to overcompensate for the mistranslations which had such serious accusations, and i think others are just uncomfortable with the idea that celebrities can make mistakes and be forgiven (as in, they think the only way celebs can be "forgiven" is if they were completely innocent in the first place. otherwise they must be cancelled and since they don't want to cancel mg he must be 100% innocent!). but i don't think either of those, or any reason really, justifies the lack of compassion for any of the OPs. it's possible to have conflicts where no party is a villain, actually

i do think the correct response for carats as a whole is to start moving on. the conflict between OP1 and mingyu has been resolved between the two of them, and the other claims were proven false. if OP1 is satisfied, there's no need for carats or non carats to call for mg to be punished further. but on the other side of that, which as you mentioned is more of a problem currently, there's no reason to punish (ie sue) any of the OPs. as i said in my other post, the OPs are still victims even if mg wasn't the perpetrator of the other claims. if even an institution whose primary purpose is to make money (ie pledis) can look at the situation and be like 'hey, it wouldn't be right to try to prosecute these people so we're not going to' then i think that's a sign that to sue these people would be unjust

but also to clarify when I say carats as a whole should move on i mean there's no collective action we can or should take that would be helpful. i don't mean that every individual should force themselves to move on before they're ready. as I've said before and as you've said, i think any carat that needs more time to process and isn't ready to go back to doing normal fan stuff, or those who won't ever be and decide to leave the fandom are totally valid! i second everything you said in that regard, everyone should do what makes them most comfortable ^^

also you say it makes more sense but you may have been right in the first place OTL. i mean what i said before about there being 3 different entities is true. before there was Bighit co. ltd, Bighit labels, and bighit entertainment. We know Bighit co. ltd is being renamed to HYBE and we know that bighit entertainment is Not being renamed, but it's the Bighit labels that's where the confusion lies. i /thought/ bh labels wasn't being renamed but i watched their rebranding presentation since i answered your last ask and it sounds like it is being renamed to HYBE labels. they haven't changed the youtube channel name yet though which is kind of what I'm waiting for so i guess we'll see?

yeah people have been talking for ages about how all the artists are gonna be in the new building and i was always kind of skeptical. i thought it was more likely that pledis would just have a few offices in the bh building rather than relocating their Entire Company lmao but it looks like that's what's happening. it is a nice facility, but yeah it's a bit bittersweet to say goodbye to both of the pledis buildings since so many things happened there 😭

[gayathreya]

regarding this post lol since i’m not the op and didn’t wanna spam it with lengthy takes if nobody wanted a long reblog chain

unetherealfeelings said: this makes complete sense and i would love nothing more than for some real LGBTQ representation but honestly speaking i don’t trust our country or the industries top filmmakers to make a solid film. The main reason i don’t see such a thing happening is because big stars such as vijay, ajith and even suriya are precisely that stars. The day they are regarded as actors and not stars i think will be the day we get to see content that’s plot and character driven rather than the nonsense we get now. These stars are more interested in giving what the audience what they want, an aggressively mysognistic hero who mansplains and harasses women while fighting “social causes” and apparently ending all the wrong in the world. And even if they somehow miraculously made such a film i would be scared at see how much they might fuck it up. The consequences of screwing up LBGT relationships in mainstream media are grave especially in the times we live and the extremist government and its followers. At the end of the day tho I think we are better off wishing queer representation from art house films that are actually interested in creating complex characters worth caring about. Maybe if these films are done right, we could be hopeful of such change in mass films :/ Having said that i think it’s so adorable to see queer characters being played by big stars, just imagining Suriyas eyes or Madhavans smiles has me soft HAHA

i definitely agree that tamil stars are very backward compared to stars from, say, the malayalam industry (both prithviraj and nivin pauly playing openly gay characters warrants praise ngl), and they’re way more concerned about their family and kids audience and stuff and how their image is projected to the masses. hence, the unending commercial potboilers we are made to witness year in and year out from them with only a little differentiation 

BUT i do say that suriya is a completely different type and level of star in relation to vijay and ajith. i can’t see the latter 2 doing anything in this capacity, but suriya is.. idk.. he’s somewhere in limbo with this. he’s the only big tamil star to have openly acknowledged and thanked a lgbt fanpage in his name, he liked a lgbt positive tweet when india repelled the law criminalising them, he’s the only one to have given money multiple times to trans groups during this lockdown period and made no grand air or speech about it. somehow, i CAN see him playing a queer character on screen, and his image is less massive than vijay or ajith, for which i am perpetually thankful, cos i never want him to become as huge as vijay or ajith in terms of this. of course he will still be cautious about it and i don’t present him to be some gay rights king championing lgbt discourse, but it’s a start and i definitely see him as the most feasible top star who could plunge into doing something like this on screen, because we know 2 reasonably big and important things in this context; in that 1) he’s very much aware of these issues, and 2) he’s 100% not homophobic/transphobic, and is an ally, neither of which we can surely claim about other stars in the industry cos we just never see them talk or engage with anything like this the way suriya has done

there’s always a possibility of messing up in tamil cinema when someone is pioneering a lgbt film with a big name, but i’d be more forgiving of it if they actually try? and then try again, and again. this is why i am not very interested in arthouse or small indie tamil films in this cos these films do not make a splash or is viewed by the masses. i think a big name attached to a project being openly queer in a film would do more wonders for pushing dialogue in this, even if it’s not a perfect film and there’re things i’d potentially take issue with. i’d still very much rather a top hero do it and they have proper lgbt consultants on set and with the script for sensitivity issues than wish for a small budget flick with unknown names that’d wash out of cinemas in a week or get little to no limelight imo. 

primarily because i am ok with a normal mass, commercial film too if the hero is queer. it does not matter to me, i don’t need every lgbt film to be like... deep and philosophical and talking about long seated societal issues. if i have to see suriya play a simple village dude beating up bad guys but his romance interest in the film is another man and they still have cute song and dance sequences, sure, i’d take it, no problem. it can be made within the exact same template we’ve all come to know and love except it’s not heterosexual (or cis, cos i’d be happy with a trans woman lead romance story, too). i guess for me the fundamental thing is not whether the film is ‘’mass or class’’ or anything like that, i want a big star face on it doing it genuienly and sincerely more than i want it to be done perfectly right with no complaints.

*COUGHS* vijay sethupathi pls be suriya’s boyfriend.. thank u, ;__;

[theeternalghost]

#Ok Im gonna say Something.#First of all SORRY to Op for reblogging this but NEVER READING IT!!!! Im Sorry I know that that's not how things are typcially done.#BUT LET ME SAY SOMETHING.#OK Im so sorry to OP for ranting in the tags of their 0 note fanfic that i wont even read but GIMME A MINUTE !! OK.#How do I say this.#I cant believe it was this long ago by now but it was I believe MAY of 2023 and it was 7 AM and i was scrolling on OP's blog?#And i was scrolling throuhg their fanficiton tag and i was like. Oh Dear. As you may expect#how do i put this... I DIDNT READ THIS STORY but I did skim what was written here and IT STUCK WITH ME ?#In truth i missed the breeding kink detail and went straight to reality-as-is rape. Over time I stopped thinking abt the trans detail even#BUT ANYWAY THIS ONE ... disturbed me of course ... AND IT MADE ME THINK...#IDK.... I just started thinking abt that ghoulish year they spent in the room of spirit & time ...#Vegeta's lack of loyalty to anything good & holy at this time... The conflict of their characters ...#I started listening to Rob Zombie at this time ...#Long story short I felt like the idea of an extreme violation occuring b/t them in that room was a DEEPLY FASCINATING story and#it showed a lot of facets of their realities & the realities of emotional and familial ... difficulties .#And. Idkkkk. It was so morbid. BUT THEN I ALSO GOT HUNG UP ON HOW FUNNY IT WAS THAT#IN DBS TRUNKS HAD TO SEE HIM AGAIN ??!??!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?#LIKE...... OMG ?!?!?!?! im sorryyyyy but it had me fist-pounding-on-desk LAUGHING like..#OK I should just make my own post. But ohmy god. LIKE IT'S SO BAD !??!? Vegeta's a changed man and sort of forgot abt all that.#BUT THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE & TRUNKS IS TRYING TO BE COOL ABT IT BUT ... He's freaking out inside. Worrying for Present Trunks. Etc

#Eventually vegeta approches him abt it and ALL HE SAYS IS ''Hey. No hard feelings. Okay?'' AND SLAPS HIM ON THE BACK.#SOO SORRY OP LIKE THIS IS YOUR STORY THIS ISNT ABT ME...#But I always intended to reblog this post onto this blog bc it did INSPIRE something in me and i dont know much about the world but#I do respect OP for the weird things they write & post. AND IT MAKES ME SAD THAT THIS POST STILL HAS 0 NOTES?#I saw it 7 months ago and in that time no one has read it or hit like. SAD. I am sorry for not reading it myself but#Just the strange way I feel reading the description is thrill enough for me thank you ...#I always thought that I would post some about Vegeta & Future Trunks on this blog and IDK if I ever will but#This post needs to be reblogged onto this blog for in case I do ...#Reblog#Writing

NOBODY HAS EVER GOT IT LIKE THIS. YOU. YOU GET IT. and my god I hope you do write a thing someday PLEASE tag me if you do!!!

cause you are right, in the grand scheme of things the implications and ramifications are SO dark and morbid and awful because of who Vegeta was at the time of their year in the chamber? it's incredible that Trunks retained any affection or admiration for Vegeta after that. and then Vegeta of DBS era is a drastically different person?? I'm not sure Future! Trunks could even fathom it. So he keeps half an eye on Vegeta and half an eye on his younger self and tries not to shy away from his not-father.

also don't be sad for me about not having notes. with the kind of subject matter i usually write about, i'm used to it. i get a LOT of hits, bookmarks, and kudos on ao3 but rarely any comments or reblogs. and from past experiences in other fandoms, it's 100% because people don't want to be perceived consuming the kind of fic i write.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragon Ball Rating: Explicit Word Count: 1006 Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Future Trunks Briefs/Vegeta Characters: Future Trunks Briefs, Vegeta (Dragon Ball) Additional Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Mildly Dubious Consent, Mild Breeding Kink, Parent/Child Incest, Trans Character, Loss of Virginity Summary:

The strong hand in his hair fists it tighter, yanking his head back far enough that all he can see is the empty white of the chamber.

[the-light-of-stars]

hi!!! I remember reading one of the tags on one of your posts about how white people are like always racist and that they need to constantly unlearn racism. That's a vague summary so sorry but in the tags you said there was something psychological to do with it? Can you explain that so I can use it to explain to others???

Hi anon!! First of all it’s great that you’re trying to learn more about stuff like this and want to help explain to others!!

Second: I am white, so I can’t draw the line at what is or isn’t racist and my opinion/ arguments shouldn’t be the focus here. Instead I’d suggest reading through some of the notes of the post you mentioned because some actual POC, who are affected by day to day racism, explained more about it there and I don’t won’t to speak over their voices. (Also the op isn’t by me I’ve just reblogged it, but idk if that’s what you meant).

However since you asked about a particular tag and I don’t want to leave you without an answer I’m going to explain what i meant with it - if I’m overstepping here though, please tell me cause I really don’t want that.

Ok so in the tag you’re talking about I mentioned that internalized racism , on a sociological basis (there’s probably psychological explanations about it as well but I’m not a psychologist) can be related to the term of the Habitus.

Habitus is an important term in sociology that in its most common understanding has been introduced by the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.

To put it simply the Habitus is aspects of behavior that are 1. Usually unconscious and 2. Internalized through society and social standing. It’s not something someone was born with but something someone was born into.

Basically Bourdieu researched differences between social classes (and other social identifiers) and found out that members of specific groups didn’t just identify as members of their group because of objective criteria (for example wealth) but also because of their behavior - which, in many cases, the people didn’t even realize themselves - and that this is a phenomenon that happens not only in one aspect of societal structures but all of them (eg not just when it comes to class, but also to race, gender, orientation, etc etc.) and is something that is learned by exposure to the social circle you live in and also will stick with you your whole life, even if you can change parts of it.

(Because Bourdieu mainly researched different social classes and because I’ve only ever experienced xenophobic microaggressions but not racist ones in that sense, which means I lack the necessary understanding to talk about those in depth (also I’m white so it’s not my place to say what is and isn’t racism) I’ll use an example about classism instead)

For example: a rich person that has been born into wealth will never really know what it is like to be poor and what struggles poor people face. They can read all literature on class disparity in existence, and yet because they lack personal experience they will never truly know what it is like to be poor. So I’m all their actions, even if they try their best to not be classist, this lack of personal experience and the lack of understanding that comes with it will shine through in one way or another, usually unintentionally, because it is simply part of their ingrained behavioral structure. To them something can be completely innocuous and yet show their lack of understanding that’s been ingrained through growing up in the society they did in.

As an example: a rich person has a poor friend, who they care for dearly. One day when out and about together, the poor friend accidentally breaks their new phone and starts to panic about it. The rich friend tries to calm them down : “It’s ok please don’t cry, it’s just a phone - you can buy a new one!” . To them this statement shows their concern for their dear friend and is an attempt at calming them down by reassuring their friend and making them see the situation isn’t that bad and is fixable.

But instead of calming them down, this statement makes the friend cry even more. Because they can’t just buy a new phone, they don’t have the money. They’ve been saving up for this phone for months and now they have to cut edges all over again while also havibn to deal with not having a phone in a society where having one is pretty much a necessity. But the rich friend didn’t consider that - they couldn’t! Because in the life they live a 1000$ phone can be replaced at any moment, like you could replace a missing paper clip (I say, as if I haven’t panicked about this once as well cause I had to spend 2€ on a whole new pack of clips and couldn’t pay for my lunch that day because of that..). To the rich friend the situation registered only as a mild nuisance, but not as something worth crying or panicking over, because to them that’s what it is, which is why they acted accordingly.

They acted like they did because it’s the behavior and worldview they grew up with, and because it’s impossible for them to really understand the experience of someone who isn’t rich, because they’ve never had to experience it themselves and grew up in a society that was nothing but beneficial to them. So what they can do in the situation of the example, is apologizing for unintentionally upsetting their friend even more, educate themselves on why their friend reacted like that (eg learn about poor peoples situations through first hand accounts or scientific literature) ,work on themselves to ensure they won’t make the same mistake a second time, examine their behavior to see where it stems from and how to unlearn and help their friend , for example by offering to buy them a new phone (though they also have to accept it if the friend refuses their help or tells them it’s not their business.). And of course they also have to , at least try to, accept that what they did was wrong and that they aren’t exempt from making mistakes again in the future (because unlearning learnt behaviors takes a crap ton of work and won’t ever be fully possible, which is something that anyone who ever had a bad habit (-> which stems from the same root as the sociological term: the Latin word habitus , which has a lot of different meanings but literally translated to ‘something one has’) and tried to get rid of it knows.)

Bourdieu mainly focused his studies to the concept of Habitus on social class , but the concept is translatable to any other kind of socially learned behavior.

A straight person will always show homophobic behavior.

A cis person will always show transphobic behavior

A male person will always show misogynistic behavior. (Also before any terf tries to use this for their rhetoric: trans women face the same issues cis women face (as well as the added issues specific to trans people), because they are women and have to deal with misogyny as any other woman does. So don’t even try). (Edit: I first wrote ‘a cis male person will always show misogynistic behavior’ which is exactly the kind of unintentional mistake I’m talking about. Because writing it like this is already making a weird distinction between cis and trans men, and also implies trans men would be excempt from misogyny when they , just like any other men, aren’t either. Sorry for that!)

And, most importantly in the context of the op and your ask as well as the current situation, a white person will always show racist behavior.

No matter how hard a white person tries, no matter how much they educate themselves, listen to the voices of people in racial minorities (in this specific case black people), or how much they help - they can’t ever understand completely and can’t ever completely get rid of their internalized behavior , so with their Habitus they’ll always show their being privileged in a racist society.

Does this mean white people should just go ‘well if I can’t ever get rid of my internalized racism I don’t even have to try’ ? No. Because even if you always will keep making unintentional mistakes, it’s better to make those unintentional mistakes once, acknowledge them and try to avoid them in the future , than it is to make an unintentional mistake and then keep repeating it intentionally for the rest of your life simply because you couldn’t be bothered to try better.

Does this mean white people should be patting themselves on the back for trying to unlearn? Also no. Because for one like I said its impossible to ever truly unlearn every racist behavior, and two: trying to unlearn bad behavior isn’t some great feat, it’s basic decency. Just like in the example you wouldn’t call the rich friend a hero for trying not make their poor friend upset again, because that’s basic decency - of course they shouldn’t make their friend upset again that’s what being a friend is! So in a similar vein being an ally to Poc is trying your best to not harm anymore, and to acknowledge that even if you’re not doing it intentionally you’re hurting others with your behavior and help uphold a harmful system as long as you just ignore and profit from it.

As an example for this just read some of the replies on the op you mentioned: there’s dozens of white people applauding themselves for being ‘not at all racist’ or saying it’s impossible for them to be racist because their parents are voting for democrats or because they themselves are part of a different marginalized community (eg a woman, or part of the lgbt+ community). when that is just. Not the case. Because racism is a learnt behavior that can never get rid of completely. Because people don’t just learn behaviors from their parents but also from the rest of society (and even if they’d only learn from their parents they will also have internalised racist behaviors). Because being part of one marginalized group doesn’t mean you automatically have perfect understanding of the struggles of everyone else and this are now infallible (if that were the case then please explain how the leader of Germany’s most notorious right wing extremist party is a lesbian woman). Etc etc.

So, does this mean you should self flaggate over every little mistake? No of course not. You should realize your mistake, accept it and try to unlearn the behavior that led to it. Constant self punishment doesn’t help and might just make matters worse. And more than that by self flaggelating you will end up forcing others to pity you for being sad, instead of rightfully pointing out your mistake or investing energy to help or learn themselves - which is especially isnidious if the people that have to ‘cheer you up’ are poc themselves. It will also prevent people from pointing out your mistakes in the future because they’ll be worried you’d self hate for it again, making it even harder for yourself to unlearn bad behaviors. (also yes this point might be a bit hypocritical for me because I tend to apologize a dozen times to everyone for any small mistake no matter what the mistake was even about, but that’s something I try to work on bettering because oh wow is that a toxic behavior, no matter how understandable it might be)

So, lastly, what can you do? You can realize your mistake. Accept it. Learn what caused it and why it was harmful. Try your best to not make this or similar mistakes again. Understand and accept that you will inevitably make mistakes again. Understand that you’re not infallible. Understand that you live in and profit off of a harmful system. Listen to people from the affected communities and accept their opinions. Help where you can - even if it’s just by being a good friend. And don’t victimize yourself in the process.

I hope this made it a bit less vague and made my tag clear. Also again: I’m not infallible either and since I’m white i also might make hurtful mistakes, so if there’s anything wrong in this reply or if I’m overstepping with this please let me know so I can try to fix that. Also for the same reason take my opinions and explanations with a grain of salt and look up what people from the actually affected communities have said about this topic.

I hope this was coherent enough and I wish you (and everyone else who might still be reading at this point) a great day, Anon! (Also : if youre able to and want to help people who are actually affected by racism there’s many organizations and causes that currently need the help! )

[decadentboat]

I had this on my mind for a while, so I wanted to share while it is still somewhat fresh. Please take this as a grain of salt, cause no matter how many folders of evidence we can gather, if it doesn’t happen… That’s the end of it.

Anybody remember when I reblogged that one post about Mitsuki and Chouchou always being close to each other in promo art? In that post I mentioned their color palette being a classic complementary duo(Chouchou, being orange, Mitsuki being blue)

Now I came to a post on the VK mitsucho page about similarities between them and other ships, one mentioned SaiIno. There, they compare the clothing of both characters being simmilar(Honestly I never noticed they were both showing their belly lol I felt dumb) Some people said it may be a flimsy reason to ship. I agree on that! But thinking about it a little more… These styliztic choices don’t come to me as random? I think, despite character design not contributing to the development of their relationship, let’s not forget these characters are drawings(Lol) What I’m trying to say is they were created having ideas they wanted to hint or portrait. So idk what is happening here:

They both share a kimono style clothing. OK, alright.

Their palette is complementary. Sure.

Their OP modes(Butterfly and Sage mode) are complementary as well. Uh…

Sorry if my English is failing me here. I honestly don’t know what to think about this lol. Perhaps all of this is just a mere coincidence? But when it comes out from a show that did it before(Naruhina) I’m like sure… Maybe?

ps_Just grab any picture of them and color invert it and see what I mean.

[animarune]

Hi, I hope you're having a good day/night/other! You don't gotta respond to this or post it at all, but I saw your response to a post about dark circles/acne that just crossed my dash, and felt that op was especially cruel to you (with absolutely no provocation). I've also suffered cystic acne and the scarring it's left behind is immense. The beauty industry does indeed target people with acne (be it a few blemishes or the WHOLE deal) and tries to make them feel like they have to do things in order hide their blemishes, etc. And your experience with acne and whatever negative side effects it has caused because of that are valid and relevant, especially if we're talking about the beauty industry and how we are definitely made to feel less-than by it. By saying the post "wasn't for you" they implied that beauty standards regarding clear skin don't affect you in the same way that they affect people with LESS acne and that's just not true at all. It's also very ok if you feel like you have to do something to manage your acne, it can be so painful, I feel you I really do. Idk I don't see a lot of positivity for acne, let alone cystic acne, so when you got thrown to the wayside there I felt like I needed to let you know that I heard you, understood you, and don't think you meant any harm. That's all. Again, hope all is well for you!

I... anon I'm speechless, thank you so much for reaching out, for your kind words, and your empathy! It was very sweet of you, and definitely brightened my morning to read!

I'm feeling better after they explained, and I could let go of the confusion and anxiety that I fucked up and didn't know how. I didn't agree 100% with their explanation, sure, and it definitely chafed that they insisted I knew what I'd done, but I feel like I did owe them an apology for the harm I unintentionally caused by making it about me, by fixating on a minor detail, when the bigger point they were making was about harmful beauty standards. And I could finally let it go from my ADHD brain's thought spirals lol

I forget sometimes that reblogged comments show up in the notes for everyone to see, and not just on my blog for myself and friends to see lol I could have just vagueblogged about it instead or something haha

"By saying the post "wasn't for you" they implied that beauty standards regarding clear skin don't affect you in the same way that they affect people with LESS acne and that's just not true at all."

Y'know that feeling when you don't realize you've been insulted until someone points it out to you? 😅

I also didn't really get the whole "you don't have acne, you have normal skin" and then telling me, who has acne, that my skin is a condition they weren't talking about... Like yes, some acne is normal, and I have "some acne" sometimes, (as opposed to full breakouts/cystic acne). But more importantly, even telling someone who has a normal amount of acne, that they don't have acne, they have normal skin-- it doesn't make much sense to me. Like damn I wish you were right. Just explicitly say "some acne is normal" not "you don't have acne" if that's what you mean to say

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Anyway, again, I really appreciate you taking the time to validate and empathize with me like this! I'm not a very good judge of when hostility aimed at me is deserved, and I'm even worse when it is deserved because I can't tell if the amount is appropriate.

I was alright before, but you've raised my spirits even more and I'm grateful for it 💜🖤💚

[iwt-v]

significanceofmoths replied to your post “.”

i’ve gotten that and then been able to reblog after restarting app/browser

yolowohohoho replied to your post “.”

sometimes the post was deleted

fallwithtime replied to your post “.”

Tumblr just breaks sometimes, refreshing browser/restart apps usually fixes it

char7 replied to your post “.”

I’ve wondered that, too, cause I had that problem with an Exorcist post and the most “controversial” thing I’ve ever said in that fandom is that Marcus is hot and needs to get laid. LOL!

mirandamcgraw replied to your post “.”

I’ve had that too- it only lets me like the post, but I can’t reblog it. and once it’s been liked, I can’t unlike it. idk how to fix it, but it’s not just you!

Ok then. I’ve refreshed and restarted before and it doesn’t work. There’s actually another blog besides the one I was referring to that I haven’t been able to reblog from for like a year and nothing on my end works. They might have blocked me, but Since others seem to have been blocked from reblogs without understanding why I’m hoping it’s tumblr being stupid again with at least one of these blogs. :/

...I just think it’s shitty that you can’t even reblog from anyone, not just the op. If they don’t want to see me on here fine, but I can’t even enjoy gifsets on my own dash? Idk some people would say ‘well forget them anyway’ but I mean I can still enjoy a giset objectively, esp when I don’t even know what the problem is. Bleh. Oh well. Thanks for all these responses.