#something to that effect

[southernwolf16]

Been entertaining myself by trawling through the Shen Jiu/Original Shen Qingqiu tag on AO3. Started reading fics from the oldest to the latest. So far, I've reached fics that were last updated or written in 2023.

One of the fics I encountered was peppered with the words "fuck" and "shit". That's just in the first chapter.

I've got no problems with curse words in fics. You know what made me click the Back button?

The curse words were written as "f*ck" and "sh*t".

And one of the characters was saying "fuck" over and over, but it's written as "f*ck".

Authors, please, I beg of you, don't censor curse words or terms you deem sensitive . It ruins the reading experience. AO3 will not delete your fics or ban you if you write out words such as "slut", "fuck", "shit", "kill" or "rape". How can you convince your readers on why these words should be on your fic if you can't even get yourself to write them as they are?

[chryza]

Retrofuturism is so interesting from a psychological standpoint. It’s not always so deep, analogue just looks cooler in many cases, but there’s something darkly poetic about crafting a future built on the staples of the past as a rejection of modernity—allowing our vision of what is to come be dictated by nostalgia

[mousemannation]

CARLOS’ WRITING ON THE CAMERA NOOOO THATS SO SWEET

[zhengzi]

i've been socialising more often lately and i can feel my selfhood getting sharper in focus

[arcadianico]

now i’m thinking about how fucking funny it will be when rubius rejoins the server (i’m coping don’t take this from me) and cellbit specifically gets to see his relationship with q. cellbit, who kept saying no one in their right mind would marry qq, watching whatever bizarre intricate rituals qrubckity have going on. just thinking about him trying to puzzle them out is so funny to me

[moonlit-tulip]

One inconvenient side effect of my state of being somewhat allergic to most fan-translated light novels (for "the prose tends to be Deeply Awkward, probably because all the translators who reach the level of doing Actual Good Prose get scooped up by the official translation-licensing companies?" reasons) is that it makes it difficult and vaguely nerve-wracking to interact with the Monogatari fandom.

Because, like... there are two whole seasons of the series which exist only in fan-translation, not in official translation! And the fandom has, very reasonably, gone and, like, read the books comprising those seasons. But I haven't, and don't expect that to change for a pretty long time! And thus, despite being a big fan of the series, I can't really safely interact with the fandom, for fear of spoilers.

Eventually, this will be fixed one way or another, either by the remaining novels getting official translations (...after the manga translations finish? I hope? Although my hope is somewhat weaker than it would have been a few years ago, given the context where the Zaregoto and Pretty Boy Detective Club translations both seem to have stopped too despite not involving the same translators) or by my learning enough Japanese to read the remaining books in the original or by my figuring out some way to increase my tolerance for light novel fan-translations.

Hopefully one of these will happen before I run into Major Spoilers, rather than only after.

[fagdykevash]

i hate how unintentionally funny homophobes can be sometimes. "nathan is normal" plays in my head every day

[galaxiesanddaisies]

if you were a cartoon character what would your default outfit be?? your whole character arc in one change of clothes go

[timeclonemike]

@loganthrives

[zytes]

this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen

[wasabi-gumdrop]

local ladies man’s signature move totally useless against autistic monster enthusiast. more on Kabru’s fumble era at 6

[batcavescolony]

Non-Americans please look away, this is private family matter.

[mysillycomics]

[oliviawebsite]

honestly kindof disgusting to respond to women saying "ive had deeply negative experiences informed by the behaviors and decisions of men in my life and am therefore hesitant to form close bonds with any unless they can prove a modicum of trustworthiness and respect for women" by accusing them of being callous and motivated by hatred. like honestly fuck yourself. you are not a feminist if you think there arent valid reasons for women to distrust men. we have lost the plot so fucking badly. its shameful.

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

casual reminder before tomorrow arrives that abstaining or voting 3rd party instead of voting for harris is THE most selfish thing you can do. i know you think you are doing the right thing, but i cannot emphasize enough that these two candidates are NOT "equally bad." palestinians will be in significantly more danger if that criminal shitstain wins, IN ADDITION TO every other minority and less privileged person. if you really and truly want to prove your motivation is to stop the harm of others, then you MUST put your ego aside and do the uncomfortable thing. this is not the time for a boycott. this is not the time to dig your heels in the sand and claim you can't possibly go against your morals. the truth of the matter is that palestinians will be safer if you vote for harris. as a queer woc, with so many friends and family whose well-being is at risk, i will feel more betrayed by you than by the people who vote for trump, bc we are supposed to take care of each other, and yet you'd rather watch us burn than do the uncomfortable thing. abstaining is nothing but a selfish, holier-than-thou, performative act. if you abstain, then you are actively causing harm, and if he wins because of it, those of us who can use our common sense will never forget how much you fucked us over. if he wins, more people (including palestinians) are going to get hurt, and that blood will be on your hands. do the uncomfortable thing. it's a better show of moral integrity than abstaining will ever be

[gammaraydeath]

garrus says: don't forget to take a break from calibrations every few hours to stretch your wrists!