#they should be in my liveblogging tags for mdzs

[mxtxfanatic]

I really like to read all your metas. And I was hoping if you would write a meta on classism and its effect on the world of mdzs and on the different characters of mdzs?

Classism is just something that plays a huge part in mdzs, and it's such a shame that not many people can understand how big of a deal it is.

The way Wei Wuxian combats how he is treated in the gentry will always be awe-inspiring to me. How he always rises up even though most would push him down. Not many fanfics write about this struggle and instead focus on fix-its (gosh, it's so annoying just because of how they're written). Those fix-its don't understand how the cultivation world works at all, they think just making Wei Wuxian change a decision will make the world a better place but it's not!

I don’t have a classism meta on mdzs, specifically, but I do have one on classism as a theme across all mxtx novels: here. Ultimately, the thing that the mdzs fandom (and the others, too) tend to get wrong about the classism convo is that they falsely believe that certain characters are good or evil based on class status and that everything would be resolved if everyone was a part of the “good” economic class because the “bad” economic class makes it impossible for people to be good. It’s where you get arguments like “wwx is only a good person because he was “raised rich,” while jgy and xy were never given the chance. If they had been raised rich, they would’ve been good, too!” or “lwj can afford to be a good person because he’s a clan heir, unlike wwx who had to struggle.”

This blatantly ignores how characters across the class spectrum share or have opposing moralities, even amongst those with similar backgrounds. A major theme in mdzs is that people should stand up for what’s right even if they do not gain approval or favors from their peers or superiors for doing so. Mianmian is a servant who rejects discipleship under the clan that employed her after having her position elevated, just to do the right thing. Lan Wangji is a great clan heir who rejects his family’s stance on morality because his clan was wrong. Both had different difficulties to face due to their circumstances but still made the same moral decision. Mxtx characters have autonomy and choose when to do right or wrong, and nothing about their class status changes that.

Also, extra note on how the common people in mxtx novels serve as a window into popular opinion, not a moral compass: here.

[touchlikethesun]

love how in the drama whenever literally anything happens, wei wuxian turns to lan wangji and calls his name to gauge his reaction, apologise, express his excitement, etc., it's so cute like what are you obsessed with him? (yes, yes he is)

[pumpkinpaix]

hey????? wwx is exactly my kinda gremlin chaos character, but lwj???? i love him??? holy shit i love him he is so Honorable and Good?? imma fuckin rip out wen xu and wen chao’s throats with my bare hands

[iron-sides]

multifandom

big into danmei rn-- i have a sideblog for it, @yu-ziyuan, and all associated nsfw should stay there, but it will probs be here a bit as well :)

mcyt on occasion

aftg again lately ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i dont tag triggers

prns: he/she, nov/nova, sol/sun, pet/petal, sprout/sprouts, bug/bugs, star/stars, ae/aer, it/its. do not use they/them for me & if you use my neos i love you. feel free to ask questions abt my prns!

i do not give a flying fuck about pro/anti shipping discourse

i do ship chengxian so if ur into mdzs that should help in deciding if u can cope w the above or not. they were not normal abt each other ur honor

if youre in the US and you dont vote blue i do not have the patience to get to know you over the internet. 👋🏻 go away. srsly i do block the anti-voting crowd

writing masterpost

if i unfollow you its not personal and i did not check your pinned, bio, or carrd-- whatever you post just isnt smth im still interested in. i dont softblock anyone ever its too much work + im too lazy

tagging system & sideblogs under the cut ‼️

most of these are for my convenience

#pinned post -> what it says on the tin (in case i pin smth else for a bit and need to find this lol) #blog upkeep -> blog upkeep #my thots -> posts where im op #my fic -> my fic #cows -> cows #for bad days -> things that make me :) #./hug -> ctommy dsmp getting hugged bc fuck you thats why #space tag -> space. of the outer variety #check later -> reference tag #loveposting -> posts about the foundational goodness joy and beauty of the world #tumblr folklore -> well known tumblr stories (the god of arepo, stabby the roomba, et al) #negativity -> more serious posts that are kind of downers. usually but not always personal posts #haterism -> me being a little hater abt shit that is literally not a big deal i just personally do not like it. the difference btwn this and negativity is haterism is usually fandom drama or fan opinions where like it Does Not Matter and negativity is more irl or political stuff #bee liveblogs! -> my liveblog tag. the tag immediately following it will be the tag for the specific thing im liveblogging (#🛸 -> catchall for my x files liveblogs. not tagged here but in my featured tags.) (#💥 -> catchall for my comics liveblogs. not tagged here but in my featured tags) (#🐝 -> catchall for my posts where i'm talking about myself. not tagged here but in my featured tags) (#📺 -> lazy catchall for talking about tv/movies. sometimes on liveblogs but not always idk if im going to keep using it lmao. not tagged here or in featured tags)

mutuals tags (i make tags as i have posts to tag with them so this is in no way indicative of how well ik ppl or how close we are lol)

#AXE HI -> axe axylotal

#eddie :] -> ed thenerdkingqueen

#oh oh pheliaaa -> ophelia knightpilled

#freshly toasted scar -> toast aroaceascension

#sparks? nevada is on fire -> sparksnevada

#framing ur MOM -> framezone

#insert toby fox joke here -> toby phantoids

sideblogs:

@astertheworld kpop blog

@caths-collection pretty stuff, aesthetics-- i use it for webweaves a lot

@yu-ziyuandanmei

[mxtxfanatic]

Hello new followers, welcome or welcome back from twitter (or another side of tumblr)! This blog is dedicated to mxtx novels but I will eventually branch out to other danmei and hopefully baihe (once one I actually like gets a full translation…). You can call me Ima, and I use any pronouns. I’m in my late 20s, and while I don’t think I post anything nsfw outside of fics on here if memory serves, I definitely talk about mature topics and will likely not engage with you on them if I realize you are underage. On that note, this blog will mostly be focusing on these novels that I've read (links to synopses and liveblog posts):

SVSSS (fan and official translations)

MDZS (exr and multiple partial fan translations)

TGCF (fan translation)

2ha (cobbled-together fan translation)

Qiang Jin Jiu (fan translation)

Nan Chan and official (fan translation and eventually official translation)

Time-Limited Hunt (fan translation)

Golden Stage (fan translation) or Golden Terrace (official translation)

Mist (fan translation)

This is not an exhaustive list. I’ve now read enough where making a list makes no sense 😅SVSSS and MDZS are my current obsessions as the books that I read on this blog (and you can find those posts under the #human reads mdzs or #human read svsss tags), so most of my recent posts are about those novels. However, I am currently reading through different translations of TGCF (postponed). Any books that I liveblog will have a #human reads [title of book] tag dedicated to it, and any books that I've read solo and enjoyed will eventually feature in my #human promotes tag.

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