#yeah this is a shift in fandoms
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robiinurheart33 Ā· 6 months ago
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Me walking out of a room with a suspiciously stobotnik-shaped item in my throat:
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isabelguerra Ā· 4 months ago
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I always make an effort to look at paranatural through the ~2013 era lens it was conceptualized from, back when it was at it’s most subversive, in tandem alongside its contemporary lens. Because thats what Paranatural was, for those who aren’t aware — paranatural played off of & against the common shonen & cartoon tropes and character expectations that were prevalent in that age: the wise and just mentor, the prejudiced bully, the action girl implemented to pushback against sexism + the subversion of the action girl, the excited rare skilled selfless battleprone protagonist, etc.
most new fans will likely see the comic and take it at face value — why shouldn’t they? — when in reality there’s so much more of a dialogue happening underneath the hood. There is so much underlying, forgotten context that makes paranatural, paranatural
#paranatural#i would give like anything to talk to a pnat fan who was around 18 in 2013 and knew all of this from the get-go#i’ve taught myself it through independent research and studying media trends of that period (plus being a fan circ 2015 but i was on the#younger side.) now everyone in the fandom seems to be younger than me. so if i dont know it then they DEFINITELY dont know it#by which i mean ā€˜if im not old enough to remember then they definitely arent’#but yeah thats why pnat - especially early pnat - is chock full of so many anime gags and references. like goku dying so much.#whereas now those references have become more…. integrated into the text itself rather than a callback or satirization#thise fans would be in their 30s-ish now and Im not sure how id find them in today’s internet climate. but i so badly want to understand#paranatural as it was conceived as instead of only what it has become#i want a comprehensive understanding#analysis#this is also kind of why i dont think that interpreting pnat through a 2020-2025 cultural lens is going to……. recognize the comic as well#like yeah the audience does have more information about the plot and characters and world and such. but the contexts they were created#within are more or less gone. or theyve shifted to something completely different. the shows that zack created pnat around aren’t popular#in the same way that they were back then; so instead of refracting against those stories in a dialogue people - usually new fans - take the#comic as it is
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quibbs126 Ā· 20 days ago
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You know, it’s funny how these two are both considered iconic versions of their series’ characters, meant to be cool and evil and intimidating
But in reality they’re kind of pathetic losers who can’t get over their exes and are way too obsessed with killing their rivals, to the point where it’s honestly detrimental to their causes
And they both came out around similar times too
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saltyowlets Ā· 3 months ago
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Vivienne is not pro-templar as many would think. She is just using the resources she has in hand in order to work with a system that would rather throw her and the rest of the mages into an inescapable pit. Vivienne's insistence of using the templars is indicative of her awareness of the dangers of magic but she has made it clear that as much as magic serves man, templars serves mages as protectors. She does not trust templars as much as the average mage but knows that there is no easy solution to the weak Veil and the lack of protection the mage rebellion has brought upon other Circle mages. Vivienne does not hate or look down upon other mages as her efforts are clearly to support the mages if she is made Divine. Additionally, her quest was initially supposed to be about collecting phylacteries in order to keep mages safe from templars and mage hunters. She cares about mages enough to chain the templars and if you have a good relationship with her, allow the College to exist.
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diamondzart Ā· 10 months ago
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egginfroggin Ā· 5 months ago
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I'm late to the anniversary of the first chapter, so I'll have to make do with the anniversary of the final chapter.
Thank you so much to everyone who has read WtST and left kudos, comments, or even just taken a peek at it for curiosity's sake; I know I haven't been posting much for it lately, but it still remains one of my favorite AUs to think about, and it's been so so much fun to share Emmet's suffering with you all
Much, much love to you all, and thank you again!
(*ĖŠį—œĖ‹*)/įµ—į‘‹įµƒį¢įµ įµžįµ’įµ˜*
(program: krita; time: about 4.5 hours)
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redgoldblue Ā· 4 months ago
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7:30am on the train to work headphones in eyes shut thinking about gay sex
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moonchild-in-blue Ā· 3 months ago
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The difference in tone between Emergence and the other two singles is so jarring when you listen to them back to back. On one second you're ascending to the 9th realm with Miss Gabi Rose's sax solo, on the other you're clutching your chest on the floor like a wounded animal of prey. Fun stuff.
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jacarandaaaas Ā· 7 months ago
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it’s lowkey sad to see how far this fandom has fallen so quickly on this platform. I left for personal reasons but it was always gonna be a temporary thing, what I didn’t expect was for this fandom to be drier than a desert after only 2 months of departure. I’ve made a post on this before and ironically it got ignored which just kinda strengthens the point further. There is no support in this fandom anymore. Artists,editors and ant other creatives are taking to different platforms because you don’t get acknowledged here. I feel awful for small creators just trying to share their love for a movie and getting literal dust in return. Unless you have a large group of loyal mutuals people don’t support creatives in this fandom. like I didn’t think so much could change so fast but wow you guys really just don’t support others unless they’re in your circle and that exactly is what kills people’s excitement to post.
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thenightshiftfnaf Ā· 27 days ago
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sneak peak of an animation!!
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I haven’t been posting drawing lately because I’ve been working on this animation that for some reason it’s been going super slow even tho it’s so simple. Im almost done tho so yay! I’ve also been working on a comic and comic take a while for me to make because…I’m lazy. But I’ll try my best to pick up the pace and deliver more content soon! Stay safe <3
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ifwebefriends Ā· 4 months ago
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Looking back at the initial reaction to the MLP fandom in 2025 is kinda crazy because I remember back in like 2010/2011 when people first heard about the Brony fandom and most people were like ā€œw-whAT?! B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-but….that’s a show for LITTLE GIRLS?!? And you’re telling me that GROWN MEN…..actually enjoy it?!?! ABSURD! BLASPHEMY!ā€ and now I’m pretty much exclusively in online spaces where people in their 20s/30s regularly watch and enjoy stuff like Bluey and Lazytown and Sofia the First and I think that’s beautiful
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quibbs126 Ā· 7 months ago
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I do kind of hope a series gives us a Megatron and Optimus with a ā€œstrangers to respected enemies/rivals to potentially more (at least in the fanfics)ā€ sort of dynamic
Because I feel like that doesn’t really happen, at least not to my knowledge. I feel like if Megatron has a respect for Optimus, it’s usually due to their long, shared history, not something that develops over the course of the series
And I know some people say that’s what happens in TFA, but no, it really doesn’t. The two never reach the ā€œrespectā€ part, with Optimus hating Megatron for being an evil villain, and Megatron seeing him as a nuisance at best and never bothering to learn his name, only calling him it once like 2 minutes after being told it earlier in the fight, which I think in context doesn’t really count for much
I just feel like it’d be neat to properly explore, especially since I’m realizing we seem to have it fairly consistently be that they were ā€œold friendsā€ for a while now, let’s shake it up a little
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opal-owl-flight Ā· 1 year ago
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Hey, doesnt that Inkling look familiar?
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lancerthatdetects Ā· 7 months ago
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manifesting mr sad wet kitty poopy baby mort gets smited by lightning by the gods
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bewitchingbloom Ā· 2 months ago
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arendaes -> bewitchingbloom
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simptasia Ā· 3 months ago
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you know britpicking? like where an american writes a fanfic set in england, or with an english character, and they get an english friend to look through it and check through it to see if the terms and phrases are accurate? (eg. flat instead of apartment)
well i propose there be such a concept for star trek
because people in star trek talk differently than modern humans. they use different words, different slang, phrasings. yes, they can speak casually but mostly it isn't like us. watch any of 90s trek and you'll see These People Do Not Speak Like Us
and, no disrespect, a lot of fic does not reflect this. and it irks me. they just speak like modern day people instead of... star trek characters. i personally think part of the fun of writing trek characters is writing it out to how they speak and how they would think
hell, this isnt even a fanfic problem. modern trek has this issue too. i think outta laziness. they have their people talking (and when in casual wear, dressing) like 2020s people and it pisses me off
its part of why strange new worlds feels like a high budget SNL skit
annnnyways. i propose this idea be called fact trekking
#i came up with that pun literally just now and im so proud#im fucking pedantic okay#i understand that fanfic is transformative works but#it makes my eye twitch when they dont talk like star trek characters#i'd be lenient and allow swearing! even though use of the word ''fuck'' makes me flinch in moment trek. use it in fics. fine#an interesting little example is that trek characters rarely if at all refer to their job as ''work''#you ever notice that? they tend to say ''i'm on duty'' or ''i have a shift'' or something like that. never ''i have work''#uhm. chronometer instead of clock. they use 24 hour time instead of am/pm#and they say it way more than regular 24 time users#like. i use 24 hour and i still say things like 3 pm#but a star trek character would call that ''fifteen hundred hours''. even casually. this is ALWAYS the case#another one thats been BUGGING me: guys. i promise you. trek characters use minced oaths#they say ''oh god'' or ''oh dear god'' or ''oh my god'' and variations upon. they dont have cultural christianity but its still a thing#they just never use ''jesus christ'' as a minced oath. never ever. but i promise you a trek character can say ''oh my god''#they do it lots of times in canon. so its baffling and annoying#how often in fic i see trek characters saying ''oh stars'' and ''oh my stars'' ????? what the fuck guys. thats not a thing!#yeah most characters in trek are agnostic or athiest but that doesnt mean they cant use god as an exclamation#that doesnt apply in real life does it. and the ''stars'' thing is just. not a thing at all in canon. shut up#you wanna avoid religious reference so much it makes you look stupid. comes across as immature and petulant#its the ''religion doesnt exist in the future'' crowd i just know it is. but i digress#ohhh and not even just phrasings. theres also when theres just shit that doesnt conform to how federation society people would think#trek itself has this problem too because modern thinking sneaks in but OH MY GOSH THEY WOULDNT HAVE COMPHET#WHY WOULD THEY HAVE COMPHET AND SEXISM AND HOMOPHOBIA. it doesnt! go with! federation culture!#julian bashir has not felt internalized queerphobia a second in his life. why would he. what would cause that#sorry. that shit is a trek fandom peeve of mine. can y'all remind yourselves these people are from the 24th century#and their culture and way of thinking would be different. im saying these to actual trek writers too. sigh. have some imagination#julian has other serious issues. but having issues with being bi would not be one of them. you're making stuff up with no sensible basis#reading some fic or watching some trek like: ...okay does this writer even wanna write for trek#notice im not talking about treknobabble cuz that shit is over my head. i mean day to day manner of speech and certain ways of thinking
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