#so much hate and controversy lol

[shiraishi--kanade]

I'm currently very entertained by the white-supremasist sexist middle aged white men being angry at Enescu violin finals. Absolutely delightful

For context: all 1st, 2nd and 3rd places were taken by WOC - Japanese American Mayumi Kanagawa, 30, first place with Saint-Saëns 3, Korean Hyeonjeong Lee (who also received the Audience award and Best performance of the assigned work award), 13, second place with Brahms, and Japanese Wakana Kimura (who also received an award for the best performance of an Enescu sonata), 21, third place with Bartók 2.

My congratulations to the winners. Haven't listened to their performances yet but can't wait to! I hope all the racists cope and seethe lol

[phoenixcatch7]

Loz fandom stop being angsty and give the daydreaming kids on big fun adventures with a cool glowing sword some actual whimsy and joy challenge

[ciderjacks]

The JD vs Amber Heard stuff was actually insane. I didn't keep up with it because I disagreed with the sheer principle of publicizing something like *that* but the misogyny was MASK OFF...

NO LIKE FRL IT WAS SO INSANE

[madmadmilk]

lol to the people who keeps leaving hate comments on my dumb anime ships,,. thanks for reading 10K of gibberish, i guess?? i hope u continued to be haunted by them 👍

for reference i started writing for my hero academia, for ochako uraraka x bakugo katuski [kacchako] (i am already writhing in embarrassment, ok)... and it's just for fun.... i'm not like expecting anything but omg very chapter is just SPAMMED....

is this normal in anime fandoms?? is this normal anywhere????

like can someone just confirm with me that this is crazy:

like oops sorry to put these people on blast but like... is this normal.... ??? i'm scared to block them cos if what they just post more??? i'm so lost bruh

i've hesitated making other anime-fandom-centric friends cos of this lol, so yeah anyone well versed and like... reasonable, can you just like tell me what to do LOL

anyway for now i've gotten this on all my (TWO) fics:

[dreemurr-skelememer]

Question for u— what do u think of fanon and canon dream? Do u think they’re two completely different characters as well as one or the other is mischaracterized more? I read ur opinion on ink and I agree and as a dream sans stan I gotta know

this is one of those instances where i........don't exactly enjoy both? LOL

a lot of dreamtale chapter 1 is good! the concept is fantastic but that's the most of what i enjoy about canon dreamtale and dream. like that's it

fanon dream, on the other hand, have a lot of problems that's similar to fanon papyrus and fanon blue (swap sans) so i don't exactly mind it but i don't enjoy it either

i've always been annoying (apologies to everyone who had to deal with my dreamtale "takes" at age 16. i know some of yall DETEST me because of my terrible "takes" then) about writing my own interpretation of dream and dreamtale LOL

but here's the kicker.

i don't think they're two different characters at all. i think canon dream is the same as fanon dream because i think canon dream was influenced by fanon and totally tainted him forever

if you think papyrus or blue is infantilized, god you are lucky because at least they're not canonly infantilized.

i have gripes with both canon and fanon but they share many traits and the infantilization is definitely one of them.

i think that's why i constantly just. analyze dream as tired and jaded and a bit of an asshole who wants to be the good he should be (along with a walking anxious white knight machine) because in canon he IS a hero but also for some reason the damsel in distress and also a itty bitty wittol baby???? there's a lot going on.

THOUGH. HERE'S ANOTHER KICKER.

i think fanon has two dream categories. crazy, i know.

one category is feminizing him (in very much an insulting and degrading way) and the second category is just making him the biggest asshole on earth just to make nightmare look better and more justified in his anger and hatred.

I HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS ABOUT THE SECOND CATEGORY. OHHH BOY DO I HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT THAT AND THE FLAT CHARACTER WRITING THAT COMES WITH IT.

that's all i have about this right now i think

[waitineedaname]

the difference between different subfields of linguistics and their takes on Chomsky is so funny sometimes because my phonology and syntax textbooks are like "we're building on this foundational theory that Chomsky came up with in the 70s!" while my sociolinguistics textbook is like "Noam Chomsky should be addicted to shutting the fuck up"

[persephoneflouwers]

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[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

The Ultimate Vriska Showdown

Hi, everyone! After a few delays, here is the final bracket for my Vriska poll! This poll asks for the "most iconic Vriska." What "iconic" means is up to the individual voter.

If you didn't see the nomination post, a Vriska-archetype character is defined as follows:

To encourage a greater variety of characters, I changed requirement 4 to "queer" instead of strictly "attracted to women." I also allowed characters who didn't fill either requirements 1 or 4 to be in the poll, as those requirements were less important in defining a "Vriska" than requirements 2, 3, and 4.

The first round will be up on February 21st at 8 AM PST. I'll be making a separate post with all the links to polls to not clutter up this one. The links to the masterpost for each round are listed below, and will be updated throughout the poll.

Round 1 Masterpost (Feb. 21-Feb. 22)

Round 2 Masterpost (Feb. 23-Feb. 24)

Round 3 Masterpost (Feb. 25-Feb. 26)

Round 4 Masterpost (Feb. 27-Feb. 28)

Round 5 Masterpost (Mar. 1-Mar. 8)

The first four rounds will last for 24 hours, with a 24 hour gap between for me to prepare for the next round. The final round will last for one week to build suspense and whatnot. I'll be tagging everything with "#vriska poll" so people can still find the polls if I get delayed in linking everything. (Please bear with me - I'm a student)

This is an elaborate shitpost on my end, so I hope that everyone treats it as such. I'm always down for some funny arguing, but this tournament isn't intended to invite harassment to me or anyone who likes/dislikes the characters, franchises, or creators involved. There's a disclaimer under the readmore that goes into more detail.

A huge thanks to everyone who nominated a character. And a thank you to my friends who helped me work out the roster and seeding for the bracket! May the best (worst?) Vriska win!

Pandora

Disclaimer on the poll:

I, the creator of this poll, haven't interacted with about a third of the franchises listed in the roster. What I know about the characters, franchises, and the creators are from Tumblr osmosis or what the people who nominated the characters told me.

While the characters being controversial is part of the poll, I am aware there is controversy surrounding some franchises or creators, a lot of which I probably don't know about. Including these characters in the poll despite this is not an endorsement or condemnation of the franchises of creators.

I will try not to participate in any discourse that pops up about the characters in the polls themselves, though i may occasionally post about it using the "#vriska poll" tag. However, I will be keeping an eye on the notes to make sure no one is being bigoted or threatening. Anyone who says something openly bigoted or seriously threatens someone else will have that reply removed and be blocked.

If I see someone with a hilariously bad take, I will be screenshotting it. If I have enough screenshots by the end of the poll, I'll be putting together a compilation as a grand finale. I'll edit out the usernames on the comments for privacy. The exception to this is the aforementioned bigotry or threats. If I see something like that which would otherwise be good for the compilation, I'll screenshot it and block the user. The comment will not have the username edited out.

TL:DR: I don't openly endorse or condemn any of the creators or franchises on this poll. This is entirely for fun. I'll be making fun of the people clowning in the notes so if you're going to say something, make sure it's something you're okay with going on my cringe comp. Peace out.

[coelacat]

the three ways to make me INSTANTLY dislike you:

unironically call an animal (or any living thing rly) "useless" because if it exists there is inherently use for it. thats how evolution works dumbass

"art is dead"/"theres no good art anymore"/i dislike modern art"/"i could paint/write/sculpt that"/any variation of some bullshit about how any sort of art is lesser than another

"i think anyone who believes in religion is stupid and should be embarrassed" and im especially deadass about this one. it puts you in such a bad mindset its not even funny. you can hate bigots all you want and the way bigotry may intersect with religion is always an interesting study but. genuinely. if you hate religion AS A WHOLE for just. like. being a reflection of a population. i think you seriously need to get your head checked.

[mikuyuuss]

You know I didn't expect to actually befriend people in fashion school, cuz I just applied for a short course, so I bet most people are just minding their own business, not to mention I'm sure people have already formed their friend groups and are less likely to accept new people, which is a sad reality I have to accept.

And outside of my little friend group, I'm actually pretty shy and a bit of a loner. I'm also quiet but am bubbly/friendly once you talk to me.

So imagine my surprise when I randomly got invited for lunch by a stylish friend group, like a main character moment and got deep into a conversation with someone who is not only a fellow weeb, but also someone who shares my unpopular. fandom. opinions??!!!!?

[snekdood]

really wish vampires weren’t so tied w antisemitic bs bc “blood sucking rich” is a very accurate way to describe capitalists and wealthy republicans

[opens-up-4-nobody]

How controversial is it to not like shikamaru?

[bklynmusicnerd]

The downplay on Trina and Cameron’s friendship is pissing me off. That was her boy. But lately they are having her act like she was only friends with him because of Joss, but now that they aren’t together, he’s barely a friend to her now.

As a firm believer in Trina and Cam as besties, I have to admit that this wasn't something that happened out of nowhere. Their friendship started getting weird when he started dating Joss.

Cam stopped confiding in Trina and sort of positioned himself as her best friend's boyfriend, rather than also one of her best friends in his own right. Then he ended up being the only person Spencer confided in about his stupid plan, which sort of distanced them as friends more. I always found that sort of ironic because Cam risked a lot, arguably his relationship with Joss, because he was firmly loyal to Trina and supported anything that would help her go free.

But yeah, their friendship still exists, the love is still there, but it hasn't been what it used to be in a while. They sort of started breaking the friend group into stereotypical gender lines with Spencer/Cam being bros and Trina/Joss being besties, and Trina/Cam has suffered in that new dynamic.

I am hopeful with the recent acknowledgment of Portia and Liz's friendship that we'll get a reacknowledgment of what an important friendship Trina and Cam are in their own right.

[gatitobladee]

silent running mv was really bad you guys🙁

[daxite]

🔥homestuck ?

WEW LAD i have fucking mountains of those LMFAO

anyway i'll give a couple of what would probably be currently regarded as my most "controversial" opinions (excluding the obvious "i do not like act 6" one lmao);

i fucking hate the june egbert headcanon, and i hate davekat lol

[plaguedoctorjester]

Title

if you want to play a video game for fun despite online outrage, that's okay.

the majority of people in the regular public don't even know that outrage exists and they'll enjoy the video game anyways because it's a game.

if you know that bad stuff in it is bad and don't replicate it, then there is no problem.

there are those saying that specific groups of people are being victimized by that game; however, in most cases, the majority of people in those groups are already confident in themselves and are playing and enjoying the game.

what matters the most in a video game if the playability, mechanics, and how the story is being portrayed in the context of the setting.

That being said, if the person creating the game is sorta... a bad person... the seven seas are free real estate.