#sorry this just became a phat rant

[scintillasofbeomgyu]

what happened? :o

trust me, you really really don't want to know (about the actual situation that triggered that response). and honestly, this isn't the first time i've felt this way. there is far too much toxicity in fandoms and 90 percent, if not 99 percent, is concentrated on stan twt. it's ridiculous that people cannot like the groups they like, like the songs they like and scream about their biases like they want without being bashed for it. it's ridiculous that you cannot have an opinion without being told you're "not a real fan" or that you're being an "anti" (p.s. people who are actually antis spreading hurtful, hateful and defamatory comments are not included in this demographic). it's ridiculous that you cannot be happy for the achievements of other people/groups just because they aren't on your stanlist and feel compelled to start some bullshit rumors or to talk smack about said people/groups.

and oh no, you think this bullshittery just goes on between fans of groups from different companies? HA. you've got another thing coming. there is hostility between the fans of LABELMATES. like can you imagine that? can you imagine how god awful that must feel. how awkward it is to come across your fans spew shit about the same people you looked up to and/or are close with. do you think that would feel very nice? it's like your one friend talking shit about your other friend to you for God's sake. it's stupid. and uncomfortable and it just feels icky.

everyone in the entertainment industry (and i'm speaking about korea atm because i'm not sure about anywhere else) works really hard to debut. some of them leave their homes, families and friends behind to travel great distances to achieve their dreams. but you know what? making it into their company doesn't necessarily even mean you debut. the ones who make it into groups sometimes even 3-5 years after entering the company are the lucky ones. because some people give many years of their life, their blood sweat and tears, and then they do not even get to debut. debut in itself doesn't also necessarily mean you succeed. after years of hardwork and finally debuting you group could also be labelled a "flop".

these people go through physical, mental and emotional strain to achieve their goals and their dreams. some them go forth with scars that they'll never be able to forget. and if they succeed? it doesn't even stop there. even once they succeed they're faced with harsh criticisms, false accusations, people who invade their privacy, people who tell them they don't deserve their success etc etc etc. all that hardwork, all that sacrifice, made into nothing by some people sitting behind a screen?

this ended up becoming a big rant, that i haven't done on here before. i may end up becoming colored as someone who is problematic, or that i don't know what i'm talking about. but i just want one thing to be taken away from this: consider.

consider that these people are people, just like you and me. they are human beings, with feelings and emotions and sufferings and harships and goals and friends and family and and and and. think before you speak and act. think about how much you don't know about a person, think about the effect it would have on them and/or the consequences of what you say can bring. consider whether you would like something like that to be said to you, whether you would regret what you've said or done.

words are powerful, people and their emotions are real, and damage can be something that lasts forever.

[grimolkin]

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so! that one lowkey tea filled meme i posted got some responses to go off ig so thats what im gna do. i have negative experience in making structured arguments, so if some of my stupid shit doesnt make sense, im sorry lmao! rant under the cut.

ok. im gna be talking about shiro, adam, and allura, and why i dislike the fandoms response. if you didnt kno already, sdcc showed trailer stuff and revealed on twitter that shiro DID have a significant other named adam, and they broke up before kerberos. im not super informed on this, but the fandom seems to have taken it as uh they were engaged or maybe were bfs and then broke up bc kerberos?? and then shiro has a disease?? idfk man listen. im gonna just be listing some little points but theres ya background lol

1. shiro being gay!

the team told us that shiro did have a significant other, and that his sexuality can be interpreted as bi, gay, whatever. and im so fucking down with that??? ive been w lgbt hcs for most if not all the vld characters, including shiro!! he was always bi in my mind, for allura or matt or whoever just bc chemistry. but this influx of mlm shiro just feels... weird. not saying you cant hc him as gay or whatever, but this one tweet about this one stranger that we’ve literally never heard about once is whats setting it off? i lov lov LOV ,my gay brothers n sisters, but damn if it doesnt feel like bi erasure lol!!!!! im not saying everyone who posts gay shiro is a dirty exclusionist but it really feels like we out here, ignoring that bisexual people exist and are precious n beautiful. idk.

2. allura and girls in general

so. this might be a touchy topic. but i ALWAYS see this shit. boys and mlm couples in general always recieve more attention and love than girls and wlw ships, or just het ships in general. and im not tryna be That Het but jesus christ! i see so many of my fave girls get these years or seasons of development w someone, only to have it overshadowed by one tweet, or one video, or one anything. im really sick and tired of seeing people just go nuts over a pairing that we haven’t really even seen yet, and completely overshadow one thats so well developed and healthy. hhhnhmnh.

3. shallura in general!

as i said before, shallura has gotten seasons of constant development. theres ALWAYS something there for us, and i’d say we’re pretty fuckn lucky!! shallura has parallels with two canon couples in the universe, matching themes, colors, its just really apparent to me that theyre endgame!! or, were- idk where the crew is going with this. but anyway, the introduction of adam, even though the crew has told us theyd been thinking about it for a while, feels so rushed. almost exactly like matts arrival, but worse. yall know how hard shallura has had to fight to be a popular ship? it wasn’t so bad in the beginning, but it still kind of sucked being second to klance. then matt came along, and shatt became a thing, and shallura went under the water yet again. we’ve been pretty steady, but this whole adam thing has just dropped the popularity, and i dont even know why. we know nothing about adam other than his appearance and that he and shiro were a couple. its either this fandom has a PHAT distaste for allura, or just shallura. i dont know, but its jus. annoying. a bunch of the popular shallura blogs are being really gracious and nice about it, but shadam fans seem to be jumping on that opportunity to erase allura and shiros relationship completely and go back to shipping their uwu gaybies!! im willing to give shadam a chance, but im just displeased now because i feel like the fandom is way overreacting. we know nothing about him.

i probably forgot a few things but thats kind of all my opinions. hoo. im heated. hope you enjoyed the rant :ppp