#tagged anti to be safe

[tomeandflickcorner]

not a mutual, just stumbled on your blog because you rb'd one of my posts, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on Belle!

(also is it okay to reblog your post asking people to send you characters to give opinions on?)

Sure, no problem!

For the most part, I did like Belle. She was pretty much based on one of my favorite Disney princesses, after all. She was a strong, smart and clever woman. It was cool how she seemed to make friends with everyone she met, too. (Grumpy, Anna, Ariel, Mulan, Merida etc.). And the friendship she developed with Killian was particularly wonderful, considering their rocky start. It spoke volumes about Belle’s ability to forgive people.

Of course, you could say she sometimes took this ability to forgive a little too far. For instance, with her on-and-off-again husband. If you still ship those two, more power to you. But for me, the fact that Belle kept going back to him again and again was nothing short of terrifying. I’m not saying it was wrong of Belle to not want to give up on Rumpelstiltskin/Gold. Because, yes, you should always try to give someone another chance. But the problem with this is that Gold didn’t WANT to be saved. Every time he was given a chance to change, even to the point where he got the Dark One’s power siphoned out of him, complete with a bleached out heart, he still chose to take that power back. He never once chose his love for her over his love of power and control. Which tells me that Belle was never his first priority. So having Belle ultimately return to being his happy little housewife was heartbreaking, and it really felt like the whole Stockholm Syndrome story that some people claim the fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast is.

I apologize for going into an anti Rumbelle tangent, but it’s hard not to discuss that when talking about Belle. Because whenever Belle was with Gold, her storyline seemed to revolve exclusively around him. It’s not hard to notice that Belle only ever interacted with the other heroes whenever she and Gold were split up. That, to me, suggests that she only had a chance to truly shine when she wasn’t with Gold. The only time Belle actually had a chance to BE Belle was when she was free from Gold’s influence. (So I probably won’t ever forgive the writing team for fridging her to benefit Gold’s season 7 storyline. Belle deserved so much better.)

Send me a character

[nebulo-philiac]

I find it incredibly hilarious that there's so much ship discourse in the gravity falls fandom regarding more controversial ships with people arguing shit like "alex hirsch would hate you" meanwhile-

He does not give 2 shits about any shipping discourse, like these are literally his responses to getting asked questions like this, please stop dragging him into this

[ecoterrorist-katara]

”Aang is the one who reminds Katara to be a kid” PUT SOME RESPECT ON TOPH’S NAME!!! Toph brings out Katara’s inner child, not the sunshine rainbow flower crown inner child, but her internal gremlin. Her pettiness and violence and self-centered mischief. Aang is a ride-or-die friend sometimes, but when they’re together, Katara’s priorities are always 1) the state of the world and 2) Aang himself. Like she can be playful but she’s never really distracted from her sense of responsibility.

With Toph, Katara prioritizes much more childlike things, like having the last word in an argument, and whether her friends think she’s cool, and laughing in a day spa, and petty revenge. Only Toph can drag Katara down to her level of immaturity and I think that’s beautiful

[swirlingyouintomypoems]

I’m sure half of these have been made already but oh well. I did it too now.

masterlist

[devils-little-sista]

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Us Percico shippers really do have a hive mind don’t we lmaooo (and the fact that this started from someone who doesn’t even ship Percico just makes it funnier)

[purple-space-aliens]

nervous system? yeah we are

[uter-us]

incase anyone missed it: pamela anderson went to pfw without makeup!!!

"I'm not trying to be the prettiest girl in the room. I feel like its just freedom. Its like a relief."

i love seeing this. such a win !

[prince-aegon-targaryen]

[bitegore]

Zionists want you to conflate Judaism and Zionism. Zionists want you to believe that Judaism cannot exist without Zionism and that all Jews are Zionists. Zionism would have Jews believe that a Jewish state is the only way that they can be safe from antisemitism and will point to any instance of antisemitism as proof that Zionism is the solution- so Zionism wants gentiles to be antisemitic in their support of Palestine. They want you to conflate all Jews with Zionism and the state of Israel, and they want you to treat all Jews regardless of political affiliation as the face of Israel. Antizionist Jews exist, and incidences of antisemitism ostensibly acting against Zionism will not help dismantle the forces propping Zionism up.

Don't do their work for them.

[a-sip-of-milo]

I love people with npd so much. I’m sorry that world is so ableist. I’m sorry that you can’t be anywhere without hearing the word ‘narcissism’ or ‘npd’ used in a negative light. I’m sorry that there isn’t anywhere near enough support.

I’m so sorry that you can’t win. It must be so suffocating and aggravating, living in a world where it feels like everybody hates you. You deserve better.

[fight-nights-at-freddys]

I do not. have the mental capacity. HOW IS ME WANTING PPL TO BE. Y’KNOW, NOT CREEPY TOWARDS ME BEING RELEVANT TO MY SHIP LIST ON MY GITHUB?? Also what is that first part. Help. Help. Help. why do they have to be gross

[jacksonseymour13]

I love shipping "problematic" ships that cause people outrage 🤭

[selfmadescientist-moved]

shout out to people with f/os that are hated by the fandom for being morally reprehensible

the f/o that is a rapist

the f/o that abuses animals

the f/o that is canonically a pedophile

the f/o that is a stalker

the f/o that is a bully

the f/o that is an abuser

the f/o that hurts others no reason other than they enjoy it

the f/o that has no desire to get better

the f/o that is an unsympathetic villain

the f/o that treats everyone around them like garbage because they feel like they're the only person with coherent thought in the general vicinity

the f/o that killed off one of the characters you're supposed to root for and supposed to like

the f/o that you can see part of yourself in, maybe even when most people think that'd be a red flag

... and shout out to you, selfshipper, for loving them despite it all! or because of it all. ^_^

[loverboyplural]

SYSKIN !! SYSTEMKIN

an otherkin term for systems who are collectively kin of [blank]. doesn't have to be fully collectively; can be however one chooses to identify with it. can apply to animalkin, fictionkin, conceptkin, etc ^_^

symbol in parts for easy recoloring

[normal-nightmare]

[1-yummygummy-1]

I’m gonna say smth abt pro shipping

I almost never seek out any kind of dark ships, I like fluff, wholesome stuff (usually, I have my angsty days)

but I still consider myself a proshipper

why?

because I think OTHER ppl should be allowed to read and write what they wanna

just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean that no one else can!

I don’t like tomatoes, but I don’t wanna stop other ppl from enjoying tomatoes

obviously I don’t condone any of this behavior irl, but I think people should be allowed to enjoy whatever they want to in fiction