#pipe pile

[four-pointed-leaf]

most predictable man alive saw the funny star-head with enough issues to fill the dsm5 and was like oh yeah. here we go

[dykedvonte]

why do you hate Joshua Graham or Honest Hearts so much?

This DLC and character represents a bigger issue with fandom spaces I have but particularly fallout fandom in general.

Fallout tends to tackle a lot of topics controversial and not. The first two games it’s heavy cause they are the most satirical and direct with how anti-war, nationalism and etc… they are. 3 loses this as it’s very clear once you play or learn about all the games that Todd and a bunch of guys at Bethesda just liked the 50s post apocalyptic aesthetic and refuse to actually critique the ideals of the time period like the earlier titles.

New Vegas is the game that really gets back into it a degree it almost seems like it’s taking too much on. There are things done exceedingly well while other things are done horribly wrong . I’ve made posts about it before and plan to make a big series of posts (it’s a lot of writing) but my biggest gripe is with Honest Hearts and all the gross and white savior esque depictions it has of indigenous peoples. The entirety if FNV does not do the injustices faced by indigenous people correctly on any count. My two biggest complaints are with the Khans and the tribes in Zion but I’ll talk about the former on a different post.

Both characters of Daniel and Joshua are the most accurate depiction of white saviors I’ve seen and I hate how the DLC tries to justify and defend them. The DLC treats Joshua like this man who has repented for his past actions when he is just retracing his steps after his cruelty bit him in the ass. He was one of the worst parts of the Legion and it is all but explicitly stated that if you don’t force him to be non-violent he will turn the tribes of Zion into the legion 2.0. The Dead Horses and the Sorrows are horribly infantilized by both Daniel and Joshua who both use them for self serving purposes guised by religious duty. The White Legs are the horrible stereotype of violent and savage indigenous and I personally think a lot of their interlinking with Ulysses, his hair and Ulysses character in general are distasteful and very telling of how BIPOC or POC where involved.

But outside of the game it’s the weird obsession people have with these characters ideologies and trying to make them seem more interesting/philosophical than they are. Tumblr is an echo chamber and many fans of Fallout are not the people on this site. Many people are not educated in the issues these characters convey and how poorly they do or used these characters as a poor introduction for their takes. Contrary to what a lot of people believe in, fallout has a prediomeny white cis male fanbase. More importantly a large portion of the fanbase is white.

You can joke how FNV made you trans or see the numbers on post/fics or diverse headcanons but these are kiddy numbers compared to the millions that consume the franchise and aren’t in those more aware spaces or don’t engage in the spaces the same way someone like me does/has to. Their views shape a lot more than people realize and it’s exhausting to be in a space where people don’t correct the more subtle yet toxic aspects of it but also adopt them into some weird quirky view point on the characters or issues. Some people don’t realize and some people don’t care.

My main issue is just the idolizing of these sort of thing in this fandom space and people try to acts like a game like fallout whose tagline is “War never changes” and has never had a game not revolve around political or militaristic factions issues isn’t that deep or doesn’t relate to real issues. I think it’s mainly caused by how over powered you can become and how you can strong arm your way past these learning moments as majority of people who play this game do play it as a power fantasy where they can do so as they please (which of course, go ahead it’s fun) but never take in parallels or lessons in the story as if it was just another first person shooter.

Also like another personal gripe is Cazadores spawn like hell whenever I’m there and I have not found a mod that works to mod them out so I have to play Indigenous Racism the DLC while getting jumped by giant wasps WHILE helping Mormons. Like I cannot catch a break.

[vynnyal]

Some rw stuff

[corvidexoskeleton]

Honestly i should probably just slowly start moving my stuff from my bedroom into the spare room ive been staying in for over a year now. Like i know damn well theyre not gonna fix the fucking wall, and i just have my desk and computer in the spare room. Not even a dresser or closet space or a shelf. Or any of my hobby supplies

[longlivetv]

Today I created my own holiday called “handle your shit saturday” in which I had to actually deal with all the shit piling up in my house and actually do the projects I’d been planning and it was so satisfying and made me feel SO much better. If you’re struggling rn, I highly recommend, even if you just handle a small chunk of your shit, giving it a name made it feel all official and whatnot and somehow let me trick myself into doing things I’ve been putting off since November.

[betweenblackberrybranches]

Aw fuck i fell in love with barney snaith

[wizardofvamp]

Four Seven photos that capture your OCs vibe - Anatol Stamatin

Tagged by: @hlozt! tyty for your patience!!!

Once again running late to the party but lets gooooooo

[clonerightsagenda]

vynofiron please update us if you find out

Last I heard they were wandering around the area looking for promising looking holes and might try dumping red dye into the street the next time it rains so I will certainly keep everyone posted on the slapstick routine that is my life

[friendlifyre]

unless something happens this is probably the year i finally get to pay off debts i've been carrying for +5 years and someone needs to sedate me because im already catching myself daydreaming abt saving up for a house

[tiredtriedfailures]

10 second forward my best friend watching this dumbass show.

[runawaymun]

I wish you would write a fic where Cel2rond... idk, watch paint dry, feed the ducks, idk it's such an elite concept and I haven't stopped thinking about it

🥺 domestic SoL Cel2rond! Yes. That is going onto the WIP list. I need it in my life.

Tell me on anon (or not) what fic you wish I’d write

[cringebro]

Trust me you dont wanna read this its really disgusting but i gotta get it outta my system

Tell me tell me tell me why my mum just found a hidden place inside a cabinet that was full of rat shit and a burnt rat

And it chewed on a aluminium pipe

Im having trouble processing this

I threw away the bag full of rat shit and corpse and honestly it was quite disgusting

I washed my hands 3 times in 1 go but i dont think im ever mentally recovering from that

Im still doing the same face as the 🤢 emoji

I genuinely might throw up

I have tears in my eyes

[scattered-winter]

I need to make a farm au so bad it's making me look STUPID

[zorosweatybandana]

I seriously think my first one piece tattoo will be the ASL brothers not just because I love them and their story is so beautiful, but also because I am also in a trio of siblings and we are all a bit chaotic

[endcant]

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