#tw: animal abuse mention

[myfandomrealitea]

Your post regarding specifc places for things and some places dont need a vent channel it helped me realise that the people i follow online were damaging to my health. They were constantly sharing real people who died horrifically and saying things like "if you dont share you're supporting violence " while i only joined social media to view art.

I actively speak about real life events offline with my family, we always talk about whats happening in the world once a week and mention anything new within the local and worldwide news. I didn't understand why social media was worsening my mental health around these topics since i could speak about it in real life with my family. i assumed i was horrible for simply not wanting to see it online, When your post about a safe space came up i realised why it made me feel so bad, the artists i followed no longer were posting art and were just constantly sharing news daily about horrific events. It became inescapable and i was unknownly doomscrolling for hours on social media while hoping to see art (that just made me feel bad viewing after seeing so much death) , my only escape was going offline. I already made new accounts just for art and Im so thankful for your post since i did avoid everything that was about real world events since the account is only for art and i feel so much more.. i guess happier.. but definitely more mentally healthy if that makes sense? It felt like my mind was drained or foggy when scrolling through social media, and i wasnt actually paying attention before but now its a lot more, clear, healthy and positive. Im able to think properly and actually pay attention and appreciate the good things online

I'm so glad I was able to help you on your journey to bettering your wellbeing. Its an aspect of why I run this blog and talk about the things that I do.

So very often people don't actually register or realize what parts of their lives are causing stress. They attribute it to 'working too much' or 'not sleeping enough' without realizing that there are direct causes for things like not sleeping enough. And I'm not saying every single part of life comes back to activism, but very often we don't even realize how much negativity and forced awareness we're exposing ourselves to.

I used to religiously follow accounts on Instagram which posted about animal abuse. Other than a handful of celebrities my Instagram feed would be the most graphic videos you could imagine of people hacking into live dogs with axes, boiling cats alive in huge vats of water, jockeys tearing at horse's mouths until their teeth were loose and they were leaving a trail of blood as they walked the winner's circle.

I used to think if I wasn't constantly forcing myself to acknowledge that these things were happening, if I wasn't constantly reminding myself the extent at which these things happen, I was a bad person. I wasn't a real animal lover. If I truly loved animals why wasn't I sharing these videos? Why wasn't I sitting there with thousands of other people acknowledging what animals go through while I sit comfy at home doing nothing?

It got the point where I'd be throwing up constantly, I refused to sleep because I was terrified of the nightmares and my hands would shake as I opened up the Instagram app because I dreaded what I'd see today.

It wasn't helping me. It wasn't helping the animals. I'm just as aware now of what animals go through without having to see any of it.

But now, I have the wellbeing to actually devote myself to meaningful activism. Not just tormenting myself to no outcome. Now, I have the willpower and the energy to sign petitions and do research and take steps in my own life to better the welfare of the animals in my care.

Now I can sleep at night and wake up well-rested with the energy and the motivation to do things both for myself and for other people. Now, I can scroll Instagram and leave polite, correctional comments on misguided videos about animals. Now I have the knowledge to devote my attention and my efforts to where it actually makes a difference and changes animal's lives.

It is such, such a hard thing to drag yourself out of. We're so conditioned into thinking suffering shared is suffering lessened. We're so conditioned into believing that by spamming words anywhere we can we are the direct cause of change.

Its a hell of a learning climb. A steep one. But I genuinely believe the world would be better off for learning and changing as we both had the courage to.

[thingstrumperssay]

Mostly OOC but since I mention a left-wing streamer who usually mostly does politics I'm going to vent about this here.

I don't usually watch Hasan. I don't really like his "America bad no matter what" attitude. But I do follow the fan Twitter account that's dedicated to his pet bear.

About a week ago or so he had a stream where he got a tour of an animal sanctuary and he advertised it with him feeding a young rat and the fan account retweeted it so I caved in and watched it. (Because I'm a sucker for animals.)

In the sanctuary there were some animals who were rescued from an illegal wild animal auction. (It's California, so I imagine that they mostly appeal to celebrities.)

There was a fox who was bred to have a shorter snout and he's just a bit too domesticated to be released into the wild, but still not domesticated enough to be a pet because he's not a pet. He has a really pretty gray/black coat and he was pretty nervous, probably because of where the hell he came from.

So here's where the venting really comes in- I went to a local pet store to get some things for my rabbits and they had a black Pomeranian mix who looks a lot like that fox. Anybody who wants a black fox who's been poorly bred could just get a damn dog who looks like one!

I love that dog. He's super friendly and is absolutely loving the attention he was getting from me, but when I was petting him I was still getting mad. Just get a fucking dog if you want a fucking dog!

Or don't, actually. I don't trust anybody who would want a selectively bred wild animal as a pet to ever have any pet. Somebody who will buy a wild animal only wants the novelty of owning a wild animal, not a companion.

[kitxkatrp]

Gonna put this under a read more cause it's extremely sensitive content for a lot of people, but...

Dazai's Father was a monster.

It wasn't even what he did to Dazai that made him that way in Dazai's eyes. Dazai had raised a cat from a very young age, bottle feeding it, and it was his constant companion for many years.

In the end his Father tortured and killed it in front of him just to get a reaction out of him.

He will forgive his Father for abusing him, but he never forgave him for that specific instance. Ever. He considered going back to his family home to murder him many times while he was in the mafia.

In the end he chose to leave it alone and walk away. No one really understands why he made that choice.

[rosemary-loves-pokemon]

Unfortunately this is very common in Kalos because tourists love the look of the cute eeveelution that they so rarely see in their own region-- and then they get a Pokémon they cannot manage. Lots of Sylveon on the streets of Kalos where they do not belong :/

Actually, yeah, I AM going to expand on how I don't fucking trust any eevee breeder that adopts out sylveon or eevee they guarantee will evolve into sylveon.

There's two ways, but both involve techniques similar to "love bombing."

The eevee is neglected. Physical needs will be met (food, water, shelter), but the breeder will ignore them and/or berate them. They'll occasionally switch to showering the eevee with affection before suddenly withdrawing it. Sometimes two people are involved. One the neglector and the other the love bomber.

In either process, the eevee will have a broken since of love and trust and will STRONGLY bond to the little bits of love they're given. They'll evolve into a sylveon for them.

Sylveon form strong attachments to whoever they evolved for, but they usually start getting ignored again after evolution so they're ready to attach themselves to someone new. You! Or whoever is adopting.

Same exact thing goes for eevee that are advertised as a "guarantee sylveon!" The breeder can only guarantee it because the eevee were neglected. Of course a new owner is going to shower them in love.

Whether it's an adoptable sylveon or a "guaranted sylveon" eevee, both will likely result in strong behavioral issues. Possessiveness, aggression towards other Pokémon and/or people, intense separation anxiety, and other destructive behaviors.

DO NOT SUPPORT THESE BREEDERS. They are absolutely wicked people abusing the naturally adoring nature of these Pokémon.

And yes yes, not every breeder that's adopting out a sylveon neglected them. Sometimes they held onto the eevee for a little too long, maybe the eevee was a little more excited and loving. Maybe this wasn't even a Pokémon they personally bred. But breeders are typically VERY careful about this sort of thing. It shouldn't be a common occurrence.

[friendball-irl]

i recently received a key stone from my grandmother for mega evolution with my ampharos,

but i don't wanna do the regular key ring/bracelet/earing/pin stuff, i wanna hide it so i can surprise other trainers.

any suggestions?

I'm... not the most knowledgeable about jewelry or anything, so I'm probably not gonna be much help.

Also, I hope you've gotten your license for that key stone. If you haven't gone through the rigorous training required before attempting Mega Evolution, it's a felony in a lot of regions, since it's considered Pokemon abuse in that case.

[sailor-brunette]

I am sick and tired of seeing shit takes from people about how characters like Sawako (Kimi ni Todoke) and Miyo (My Happy Marriage) are "unfeminist" because they're shy and soft-spoken. When Miyo is literally that way as a SURVIVAL TACTIC because SHE WAS FUCKING ABUSED And Sawako is showed to have social anxiety and the other kids are shown to kind of bully her. But both girls gain confidence and strength as both series progress. NOT ALL WOMEN HAVE TO BE STONE COLD BADASSES TO BE STRONG!!! Geez…

[frostedpuffs]

one of the saddest things abt having a rescue animal in which you don't know its past is just being able to tell they were abused at some point in their life. i've had my cat bella for about a year now—she appeared in my yard one day out of nowhere, with an injured leg, skin infection, and full of worms, and even though she was terrified of me at first, i earned her trust enough to take her to the vet. spent weeks earning her love and nursing her back to health. she was microchipped, and her previous "owner" lived over a two hour drive away. despite numerous attempts to get this woman to come pick up her cat she said she wanted, she never came, which is for the best. i know there is no way that cat walked that far. i know she was dumped. but legally i had to try to contact the owner. on the final phone call with her, she confessed she was not coming for the cat, and ghosted me after that.

anyway, after a few months trying and failing to find this cat a home with multiple people saying they wanted her and then changing their minds, i finally decided to take her in for good because i knew i had the capacity to care for her and this whole jumping around homes thing was not good for her. even though i was really afraid of how she and my other cats would get along

nowadays bella sits on my desk every single night, happy, healthy, well cared for and well fed, but even though I've never shown this cat anything but love and kindness, she still flinches when i move. she still becomes defensive and bites or scratches me if i move in a certain way that scares her. she still carries that fear with her. i can show this cat as much love, patience, and care as i can, but it will never take away the fact that earlier in her life, someone she trusted hurt her and abandoned her. and i will never stop feeling sick knowing that somewhere within the first 6 years of this cat's life, she was living in fear & being hurt by someone. but i have no proof other than how she behaves. but i know what causes that behavior. and i am so glad she has me now, someone who she can spend the rest of her life with, knowing nothing but love. im at least thankful that out of all the yards to randomly appear in, she chose mine

[rosemary-loves-pokemon]

It really shouldn't be!!

Unless you hurt Pokémon. I definitely am not the girl to do it but I won't cry for you if somebody else does!

Is it me or is "murder is wrong" a controversial opinion these days?

[aphidclan-clangen]

part 2 out of 3

[myfandomrealitea]

You are reblogging a proshipper's post from a proshipper.

Your definitions and explanations are bias and outright incorrect in some places.

You'd rather side with antis? Antis who spread around child porn and rape videos and graphic depictions of animal abuse, including actively tagging a victim in her own rape tape and trying to send it to her family and employers? Antis who have actively threatened to correctively rape victims? Antis who have physically harassed and stalked innocent people?

@justanimp just wondering. Because if you'd rather 'stand with antis' because of your trauma... You should know antis will not protect you. Antis don't care about your real life trauma as much, or more, as they do what people are doing online. Antis will turn on you the moment they think you are no longer a useable tool to their narrative.

If you think proshippers 'refuse to acknowledge the harm they cause' then do I have news for you about the anti community.

[mymistymornings]

Unfortunately, I feel like US is a bit behind in a lot of these areas. Declawing cats is another thing that absolutely 100% should be illegal but sadly isn't (though I do believe it depends on the State?).

You're also not allowed to separate kittens from their mom until they are 12 weeks old in Denmark (not sure about puppies), which is the age when they naturally start to become more independent, and looking at the cat we adopted from a shelter in the US, there is definitely behavior issues likely stemming from being separated too early.

It's illegal in a lot of places--most of Europe, I think, at least. But it's still legal in the US, though a lot of people are still trying to get it banned, same with tail docking.

[woaheyeradioboy]

I genuinely don't fucking care what you like in fiction. I don't care how disgusting, heinous, or "illegal" (not actually) it is, as long as you aren't agreeing with it or acting out things you read in a non-roleplay/fiction setting.

TW: Rape, Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Age gaps, Abuse, Bestiality, Grooming, Incest, and similar content

You can read about someone being raped. You can read about a child being raped. You can read about incest. You can read about pedophilic incest. You can read about someone fucking a dog. You can read about someone being raped by an animal. You can read about someone grooming someone else. You can read about horrible power imbalances. You can read about Victim x Abuser. You can read about gang rape. You can read all of that and more, whether the content is "romanticizing" or "sexualizing" it or putting it in a "positive light", because I do believe if you're reading these things you are capable enough to not have your morals and "respect" of laws immediately broken because you didn't get told 100 different times during the story how bad the content was.

You can read WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT, however you want, forever and ever. Don't act out the fiction in real life unless roleplaying with another consent adult (or teenager within your age range if you're not 18+) and it DOESN'T MATTER.

Fiction can affect reality, but usually only if you're allowing it to. Children oftentimes shouldn't be online but even if they are, it is never an authors fault or the people who enjoy the fiction the author writes that the child ends up exposed to bad things. If someone who is mentally unwell and cannot separate fiction and reality due to this is online and is affected by these things, it is not the authors fault or the fault of the people who enjoy the authors fiction.

If something that someone else wrote affects someone else in a bad way, it is not the authors fault.

Censorship of fiction is bad no matter what, and if you want to censor any form of fiction you are automatically already getting closer to people like transphobes and racists and ableists, because being pro-censorship ALWAYS leads down the same exact rabbit hole of puritan beliefs and controlling others.

[batmanfruitloops]

Yippee, medieval fantasy! I put so much unnecessary thought into the lore of the setting but I love it so.

Jonathan is a half-human half-fae, though no one can tell what he is when he dons his Scarecrow attire. A scarecrow brought to life by a witch? The ghost of a vengeful knight? A lich? Death itself? One thing is for certain, no one wants to cross paths with him.

He lives a mostly nomadic lifestyle, finding and collecting things that he can use to enhance his magic. He has enchanted the bones he decorates himself with as makeshift lightweight armor and protection against other magical attacks. As a bonus, it gives him an undead appearance. His fear toxin is a completely unique form of magic he made himself, because of this it is incredibly hard to counter.

Jonathan grew up with his human grandmother who treated him horribly for being a halfling. He was forbidden from using magic and grew up isolated. After she killed his beloved horse, Ashpuddle, that was the final straw. No longer having to worry about his grandmother he learns magic on his own and reanimates his precious friend. After that, he is determined to become proficient in magic and becomes obsessed with fear. Having been raised isolated from humans, he doesn't understand them and finds them to be horrible (as most magical creatures do) but interesting. He enjoys studying their fear.

I don't really like what I did with Ed's colors, so um... ignore them.

I usually see Riddler depicted as a fae in fantasy settings, but our Ed is not a pretty boy Riddler but instead some kind of little animal. So he is a dragon. Some dragons tell riddles, they kidnap people, and are typically depicted as highly intelligent.

His father gave him to his human grandmother as an egg, and she raised him for the first few years of his life until his father decided to take him back and raise him as a proper dragon. Though he has no intention of actually teaching Ed instead using him as a punching bag to ridicule and project his own insecurities about being raised by a human himself and being mostly outcasted from dragon society. Dragons have a bitter rivalry with humans and it's incredibly taboo to be associated with them in any way.

As an adult, he is left to fend for himself and is hardly prepared to live as a normal dragon. He decides to become the Riddler trying to prove himself to the people of Gotham so he can assimilate into human society and go back to living a normal life with his grandmother. His idea of proving himself doesn't exactly help him and instead makes him a lot of enemies. Dragons are seen as incredibly valuable, dragon parts are used for powerful magic and medicine. He'd fetch a pretty penny and many people he goes after plan to butcher and sell him. He's essentially trying to be the knight that saves the day, but alas he is a dragon.

-Fluffy

[sacrifical-lamb-core]

Jason grace

[friendball-irl]

Oh I also feel like I should mention that, because I have moral difficulties with the capturing of Pokemon that do not desire human companionship, all of my balls are equipped with an emergency dead switch that automatically releases a Pokemon if it detects signs of abuse or if the Pokemon manually activates it

SILPH CO ARE BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKERS

THEY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SO FUCKIN SPECIAL WITH ALL THE "SECRET TECH" THAT GOES INTO THEIR POKE BALLS

Y'KNOW WHAT I JUST DID

I JUST FUCKIN MADE TWO BRAND NEW BALL TYPES OUT OF THE

R E A D I L Y A V A I L A B L E

PARTS THAT THEY USE FOR THEM, ALONG WITH DUMPING THE DATA OF THE BALLS I USED

Silph are annoying for other reasons (cough cough unethical Porygon experimentation), but BRO

This shit is ELEMENTARY (relatively speaking)

But yeah

New Ball types!!!

Introducing, the Spell Ball and Engine Ball!

The Spell Ball is made using a mix of Heal and Dusk Ball parts, along with a tiny bit of Level Ball fuckery. This Ball is specially purposed to house Dragon and Fairy Types, making them easier to catch in a battle!

The Engine Ball is similarly made, instead using Quick and Timer Ball parts to be effective for Electric and Steel types!

Arc, though, this was insanely easy to develop?? Why the hell don't people experiment more with this stuff??

[bearfools]

a few things i think people should know.

not directed at anyone in particular, but ive received multiple messages (some deleted, some not) from people and i think ill make a post about some stuff i wanna clear up as a therian.

i am aware that im bodily human, im aware that this will not change.

i am aware that acting wild (or as someone said, "gross" and "ill mannered") does not make me an animal

no, i am not a little kid discovering new terms on the internet and using them for clout. i am an 18 year old man who had been questioning therianthropy for a very long time

no, i am not offended by people saying silly hateful things, ive seen about every basic piece of therian hate (directed at me and also other people) and none of it bothers me

no, i am not in any way attracted to animals and i do not partake in any kind of animal abuse. its weird that people assume that right after saying "youre human!!" like am i a beast or not make up your mind lmao?

no, i dont mind if you ask "silly" questions, in a community as misunderstood as therians/alterhumans i am always happy to help people understand

yes, i believe in past lives. though i do not believe theyre fully to blame for my therianthropy and i dont think every kintype of mine has a detailed backstory. i was likely many animals before i was human and i dont kin anything but bears

i had like one person ask if this was a religious thing, its not, idk how common of a misconception that is but i wanted to put it out there. im not outwardly religious, im agnostic but unbothered by any other beliefs

yes, im aware that animals live outside in the cold with diseases and predators, i am grateful for the things i am given that wild animals are not.

no, you cant hunt me (and also, what the hell? again, if youre arguing that im human then why would you hunt me?)

"how do you know your beliefs are real?" i dont. im simply a person on this earth, same as you, i dont know what lies after death, i dont know what lies before birth, but i prefer my "weird" beliefs over never believing in anything.

after i made that post about young therians (thank you all for the love by the way!) i had a few comments along the lines of "messy eating is human/making faces and acting like an animal doesnt make you an animal" i know, i know that im not a bear, i know that what i do is not limited to therians. I know kids play as animals all the time! but at the end of the day i'm happy. are you? does leaving spiteful messages make you happy?

do you send a comment on tumblr and stare at your reflection in the screen and feel fulfilled? im asking genuinely, because if it doesnt make you happy, then why do it? it doesnt affect me, worst case scenario im annoyed and then dont interact. Do you think that ill hear you say "youre not a bear" and then go "oh my bad" and delete my account? as if i havent been told those exact words my whole life (even before i knew what the internet was!)