#to actively be stupid

[mountainshroom]

Rewatching atla with my mom and it is illegal how much they slayed in the kyoshi warrior makeup in their respective episodes LIKE??

[the-witchhunter]

I see where you’re coming from, but you’re describing a different phenomenon

I came in through the DP side with some background in DC, and in my experience the reverse is true. A lot of DC fics are lighthearted slice of life, because we tend to get the dark stuff from canon

And a lot of DP content is incredibly dark. Vivisection/Dissection fics are an entire sub-genre in the DP fandom. We get plenty of lighthearted stuff from the canon so we make a lot of darker more serious fics

DC content actually did a lot to lighten the tone in this crossover

What people are really discussing with common OOC moments is that they really don’t make sense in context, or would have wild effects in context

And it would be interesting to actually discuss those effects but it’s hard to when actual discussions of what canon implications are hindered by them only knowing a specific fanfic version of certain characters

As in I can literally point to the fic they actually read

And so the “hey, maybe read some canon” is more of an attempt to be able to connect and be able to share something that DC people enjoy, and apparently falsely assumed people from the DP side would also enjoy on the basis that they keep using the characters

It’s wanting to discuss, and play around with these characters on a higher level, to help branch out and help creat more content, but are unable to because there’s about five plots a significant portion of the fandom know how to use these characters for

You shouldn’t have to do an extensive amount of research or anything to partake or create content for fandom. It’s meant to be fun and should be fun

But it’s weird to see a sizable portion of the fandom actively avoid half of the crossover

DPxDC and OOC

I've had a couple of posts cross my dash recently where people lament that a lot of the dpxdc fandom writes characters very OOC and how we're proliferating these characterizations among each other. I figured I'd add my own two cents.

I think the fundamental discrepancy comes from trying to reconcile two canons with vastly different tones.

Danny Phantom is a comedy superhero show operating on cartoon logic. Why do ghost experts Jack and Maddie never realize their own kid is a ghost? Why is the status quo restored at the end of every episode? Why does Danny shoot an ectoblast out of his butt that one time? Because it's funny. It's cartoony action fun where the plot is resolved in 22 minutes, there's never any lasting consequences and it's aimed at kids.

DC meanwhile wants to be taken Seriously. Heroes get beaten within an inch of their life, traumatized, killed and even the good guys do messed up things (often to each other). Yes there's action and puns, but also horrific violence, actions have consequences and it's (mostly) aimed at adults. When a main character dies the comics show their family and friends mourning and things are very dramatic. Even though at this point we, the audience can pretty much expect every death to be undone within 2-5 years of publishing, but I digress.

So how do we, the fanfic/fanart creators reconcile these differences when we make our crossovers? We either make DP more serious and somber, or we make DC more comedic.

Suddenly we have a DP verse where the Fentons' bumbling obliviousness is elevated to serious neglect or outright abuse. The GiW are no longer a minor annoyance, they are a serious threat with genocidal plans and a desire to vivisect the protagonist. When actions have consequences, we imagine Danny as dealing with serious PTSD from having to be a solo superhero and witnessing his family's death that one time (and maybe also getting vivisected). Danny is not just a teen superhero, he's now the Ghost King with serious responsibility on his shoulders.

On the flipside, if we make DC more comedic we tend to exaggerate character traits for comedic effect, focus more on the interpersonal dynamics (especially the Batfam) and have the characters act more casual and silly. Suddenly the Batfam goes from a group of seriously messed up individuals who have trouble communicating with each other and fight all the time to Batdad "Kids if you don't stop killing criminals you won't get dessert ffs" Bruce. Violence is played for laughs instead of taken seriously. Yeah they fight, but they still Love Each Other.

And THIS IS PERFECTLY FINE. It's transformative work! And trying to reconcile these disparate fandoms is hard! Fandom is a labor of love. We do it for free. We do it for our own entertainment. And no one is forcing you to read fics you don't like. DLDR and all that.

[jaskierx]

who the fuck gives a single shit if someone on this website thinks voting for kamala is ‘selfish’ or that it’s wrong to vote ‘just because you will benefit’. fellas is it selfish to want to continue to have access to vital healthcare. is it selfish to want a president that isn’t a fascist and a felon and misogynist and a sex criminal. is it selfish to prioritise your own employment rights when your job is the only way you can keep your health insurance and keep a roof over your head and put food on the table. is it selfish to think that out of the two candidates available it’s preferable to pick the one that might achieve a ceasefire instead of the one that will definitely escalate the genocide

[cherries-and-knives]

Matthias: *has one Unholy™️ thought about nina*

Matthias to himself: TAKE A WALK YOU ABSOLUTE WHORE. AND WHILE YOUR AT IT YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUMP IN A RIVER YOU SLUT.

[semisolidmind]

I love how no matter what ,your reader always has her scary dog privilege no matter the fandom, the fact that this time is an actual dog though —

loyal to his savior. it's only fair that he return the favor.

(i can't help it dude, i have a type when it comes to relationships. i want the big scary one to protect the smaller not scary one. and it would only make sense that after everything he's been through, he'd use his regained strength to protect the peace he's found with the one who's saved him.)

[friedri-ce]

real inventors of yaori

[stemmmm]

doodles i did for theseus' guide when chapter 2 was first written a month ago :3

id like to take the blame for ford being hit with the cowboy beam but it's just a more refined version of stumps original design ideas. all of the details on the outfit have a purpose! except the quartz necklace. that ones just for fun

[quiescentdestiny]

thank you so much to the fics that pointed out explicitly that all of Neil's scars that he mentions are on his front, which implies very few of them were received while running and instead imply that he got them while fighting back.

I hate it here.

[linddzz]

can you fucking imagine Heimerdinger walking in to see how his lads are doing (not at all because he's still VERY nervous about these fine boys he is fond of getting into shit that he has seen bring calamity and doom before) and they're doing that hair petting bullshit like it's s totally normal and regular coworker behavior???? he thinks it's charming sure but he's also never seen Viktor casually touch anyone else EVER. and you know they would act like YOU'RE the weird one for even looking at them askance about it they're just like

"Good evening professor. Hm? Oh, no nothing is wrong, why would it be? Yes this is quite regular, nothing to be concerned about."

"It helps me think."

"It helps Jayce think, professor."

[count-pudding]

silly little sketch i did a while ago

[plutonious]

throwing my hat into the twin dragons ring

[organvaults]

seen this guy like 5 times on my twt for you and i just get reminded of nyen every time

[starjunkyard]

average hilson argument

[seonghwacore]

240824 _starhwa_

[dinozaurtual]

its weird how as israelis, or even just as jews in general, as soon as you extend sympathy towards the people who were massacred on october 7th u immediately get blamed for "supporting israel" and "not holding your state accountable".

when its like. WE are the ones who have been fighting non-stop to make our government and military officials take responsibility for this. WE have been begging our leaders to take accountability while u guys are sitting there overseas typing out shit like "its actually okay to murder babies as long as theyre settler babies"

[weirdplutoprince]

What's in the world did they feed the two young Lan masters that makes them toss their brains out of the fucking window the second one of their respective morally dubious little guys is involved