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rainbowsky · 21 days

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In reference to this post I was tagged in by @jadedbirch, regarding political discussions about War of Faith.

This is ground I've already covered years ago, so I'll link to those posts. Ultimately everyone gets to decide to what degree they want to confront the politics of a situation, but they definitely don't get to dictate how others approach such things, or to shame them or make it seem disloyal, culturally inappropriate or wrong to critique the politics inherent in what is an intentionally propagandistic drama.

A fairly comprehensive post about politics in fandom where I break down all the ways in which trying to shut down political discussions in fandom is not OK.

A fairly comprehensive discussion about false equivalence when comparing the political climate of China vs the West.

I have a lot of other posts about these topics, many of which can be found under my sociopolitical analysis tag. If anyone has specific questions about these topics feel free to add them in the notes, or message me or send in an ask and I'll address them when I get a chance.

A post about how I reconcile myself politically as a fan of GGDD.

I also recommend reading Pie's post about these types of issues because it is incredibly detailed and gives a very clear picture of the stakes of propaganda in China.

No one has any rationale for bitching about my coverage of these kinds of topics, since I tag everything. People who want to avoid these topics can simply filter, "your poltical disengagement is a weapon against you."

#your political disengagement is a weapon against you #war of faith #brotherhood and stuff #fandom reflections

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citree · 13 days

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I just want to start a flame in your heart~ 🔥🧡🔥

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oifaaa · 3 months

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As I begin my umpteenth rewatch of fullmetal alchemist brotherhood I am once again reminded about how amazing it is that this show actually exists in the form that it does like can you imagine if a show like fmab was released today an almost 100% faithful adaptation of the source material not squeezed into 8 or 10 or 12 episode blocks so it can fit a season but given just the right amount of episodes needed to tell the complete story start to end

#fullmetal alchemist #fma #fmab #and i know some people do have issues with the beginning #as they speed it up #and took out some stuff #as theyd already adapted it in the og anime #but i am not one of those people #mostly bc i like the og anime #i think its worth a watch if you haven't already #but yeah just thinking like outside of how amazing the story of fma is #the way it was adapted #even after it was already adapted once #and people liked the og anime at the time #but they still went we can do better #fullmetal alchemsit brotherhood

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stale-breadcrumb · 8 months

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ITS FINALLY DONE

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infestedguest · 6 months

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A relatively common trope of fma fanfiction is the modern Amestris au, which is basically your standard modern au for all your slice of life needs except stuff like alchemy and automail still exist, so the author doesn’t have come up with real world equivalents when that’s not really the point of their fic.

This is all fine and dandy, but one thing that’s always bugged me is that most of the time in these fics Al is just like. a normal, not disembodied, fully abled child. There are several issues with this, mainly that this alteration significantly changes the character dynamic between Ed and Al in ways the author often doesn’t account for at all.

This is also a common issue is regular modern aus, but I bring it up in the context of modern Amestris aus because an idea just occurred to me that I don’t think I’ve seen before: since alchemy still exists, why not have Al just straight up still be in the armor? Put that boy in public school and give him the strangest IEP known to man!

Touchscreens don’t recognize his leather fingers so he has a blackberry (which his hands are way too big for so it takes him twice as long to send most messages because he doesn’t like to leave in typos).

He was both pressured into joining and permanently banned from his middle school’s basketball team within the span of a week.

His condition isn’t secret or anything, it was kind of a big deal at the time and it made the news after it happened but after awhile the buzz mostly died down.

They were contacted by one of those medical mysteries documentary shows (a la extraordinary people), and Pinako told them that if they thought she would let an entire camera crew into her house they were fucking insane.

The initial publicity is the only reason the Amestrian government hasn’t kidnapped him or anything, but they do stalk him and the brothers and the Rockbells have definitely noticed.

If Izumi is Ed and Al’s legal guardian they are much more discreet about it because whenever she spots them hiding in the bushes or whatever she starts reciting castle doctrine law “to no one in particular.”

Because the modern world is a bureaucratic panopticon from hell and also CPS exists instead of just going out into the world to find the philosophers stone the Elrics just have to study real hard and try to eventually get into Alchemy MIT I guess.

Al is physically unable to use any kind of headphones because he has no ears.

He and Mei Chang are playing Minecraft right now as we speak.

#I want to see that boy in situations #sort of related to my crossover fic post #anna talking about stuff #fma #fmab #alphonse elric #fanfic meta #fandom meta #fma au #brainstorming #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #fmab au

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sailforvalinor · 18 days

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Another thing to add to the list of reasons Alphonse Elric is my favorite character in FMA is that he fights with swords, spears, giant flying dragons, etc because if he’s gonna get stuck as a soul bonded to a suit of armor then dangit, he’s gonna commit to the aesthetic

#personally I headcanon that he was already into knights tales and the like before The Incident #I love how he and Ed have very different styles/aesthetics—Ed is into cool stabby stuff (or wicked-looking chainsaw-seque blades in the #manga) and meanwhile Al is knight-core chivalric paladin #fullmetal alchemist #fma brotherhood #fmab #alphonse elric

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smoothshine · 11 months

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𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚗

#royai #roy mustang #riza hawkeye #fullmetal alchemist #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fanart #fma fanart #smoothshine draws #yaaaay i am alive for a bit again and i still can draw!#i am having my exams in the beginning of July so i needed a distraction between studying and eeh not studying x))#but hey it's angsty royai hugs time!!#i wasn't quite able to take part in the royai week this year (which i feel kinda bad about btw)#but i still wanted to draw something involving my favourite war criminals during June and here it is!#tbh i just wanted to work with messy traditional stuff again and i ended up liking it #i have quite a lot of older sketches by now and maybe i'll post them with time if they grow on me ahah

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marimoog · 9 months

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i had a sudden urge to embroider my man

#sometimes you realize you can just make things #and its like omg #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #roy mustang #embroidery #needlework #sewing #jill stuff

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taborc · 1 month

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Normal branch x Brotherhood Creek.

I don’t know anything about the Brotherhood AU but I do like how Creek looks…

#trolls #dreamworks trolls #branch trolls #creek trolls #trolls breek #trolls creek #breek trolls #brotherhood AU #my stuff #0ketlyn-s

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cotgar2 · 4 months

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Happy New Years to everyone this post happens across! Here’s to the next year being full of stupid bullshit (in a good way, shenanigans and shit) 🥂

Revenge from two years ago >:)

#man I broke my tradition! that being me scrambing to finish by midnight #had to schedule this cause I finished 3 hours too early :( rats #well better than me being past 12:00 and on a time crunch :p #my art #fanart #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fma greed #greed the avaricious #greedling #fma ling #ling yao #comparing all 3 side by side I’m so happy my stuff’s gotten more dynamic !!#also I’ve gotten better at the selfie pose lmao #(helps that I used a reference this time)#I wanted to change that up this year but whoopsies

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rainbowsky · 8 months

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hi Rbs,

there is a conspiracy theory going around on twitter that GG is reported for tax evasion, is it true?

Actually, it's worse than that. 😔

Both GG and DD have been reported.

HOWEVER. The reports are clearly fishing expeditions, maliciously submitted by anti-fans. To be clear: There is no credible information that either GG or DD is involved in any wrongdoing.

The initial report was done against GG by a DD fan, and in retaliation, someone reported DD using the same methods.

The reports are general and vague, saying basically, "This guy has made so much money, he's got so many endorsements, surely somewhere along the way he's cheating on his taxes." In essence, they're calling on the government to audit GG and DD.

The way things work in China, anyone can make a report and the government encourages people to report each other. It's pretty toxic and awful, to be honest.

Reports done anonymously tend not to be taken as seriously as reports that are accompanied by the real name and ID of the person making the report. In the case of Song Zuer who was recently reported, she was reported by someone connected to her company, which lends more credibility to the allegations because it's possible that person was close enough to her operations to have potentially witnessed some wrongdoing.

The other reason that 'real name' reports are taken more seriously is that if someone makes a baseless report they can be sued for 'reputation damage' by the person or company that was reported. Therefore the thinking is, "No one would make a real name report unless they were sure there was wrongdoing."

In this case, both the reports against GG and DD were 'real name' reports, so theoretically GG and DD could sue the people who reported them if it turns out that the reports were false or malicious.

But now we get to the deeper issue - why the reports were made in the first place.

People make reports like this in hopes that the rumors, negative publicity and speculation will kill the target's career.

In China - especially with the economic struggles burdening ordinary people - any 'rich celebrity' thought to have been evading taxes is massively hated by the general public. Brands and backers will step away from that star in order to avoid risk.

And there doesn't have to be any clear evidence of wrongdoing for that backlash to happen. Song Zuer's case hasn't been concluded (and therefore nothing has been proved against her) yet she's already dealing with fallout from the report against her.

And that, in truth, is why it's safe for these assholes to make false, baseless reports against GG and DD. Because they know neither of them is likely to sue. Both GG and DD are going to want to avoid the negative publicity and speculation about them, so there are not likely to be any consequences for these antis. Not unless serious reputational damage occurs, in which case the damage will have already been done and the anti's mission will have already been accomplished.

Can this harm GG and DD?

Yes, it absolutely can. In a couple of different ways:

1] The rumors alone could seriously harm them

If the story starts gaining traction, even on the basis of these obviously false, ridiculous reports, any public buzz about GG and DD evading taxes could be enough to seriously damage and even destroy their careers.

This doesn't seem likely, though, because the reports are obvious bullshit. In the case of Song Zuer, the report involved detailed allegations from someone who had worked for/with her. In both GG and DD's reports, the information is vague and generalized, and the reports come from obvious antis.

The story hasn't been getting a lot of attention and will hopefully blow over.

2] An audit could put them at risk

Because they are 'real name' reports, the government might decide to take them seriously and audit GG and DD's business and financial dealings. And because of the likely volume of transactions, vendors, partners, contracts, etc. and because of the way business is done in China, it's possible an error or violation could be found.

If a thorough audit of every aspect of their dealings is conducted, they and everyone working for/with them will need to have had a totally immaculate record of every transaction and every receipt, the phrasing of every contract must be absolutely perfect, the math on every transaction will have to have been perfect, etc. in order for them to be in the clear.

Even if GG and DD and those closest to them are incredibly diligent and aboveboard on everything they do, it's possible that someone connected to them let something slide or failed to follow correct procedures somewhere along the way. If that happens, they could end up on the hook for something they were unaware of and didn't directly sign off on.

GG and DD and those they've worked with will need to have never made any mistakes or slacked off on anything ever in order for them to be totally safe. It might be impossible for that to be true for even the most upright and diligent of people.

And there is financial incentive for auditors to find even small errors, because that can mean huge fines - aka huge revenue - for a government that is currently strapped for cash.

Even a relatively minor violation or error of this sort could potentially seriously harm GG and DD's careers and reputations. The public isn't going to care that a transaction was incorrectly recorded or filed by accident or because of an error or misunderstanding. All they're going to hear is "So-and-so fined for 'irregular transactions'" or whatever, and they're going to assume the worst.

Brands and backers are increasingly risk-averse, and will step away from any artist who is involved in any type of scandal or is unpopular with the public.

Final thoughts

So yeah, this is really fucked up. This is yet another example of why fan wars are so fucked up - why fan culture is so fucked up. If you've heard me ranting about how much I hate fan culture and you've ever wondered why, look no further.

At this point I am not worried, nor do I think you should be. These are clearly malicious reports aimed at harming them, and we have to trust GG and DD and trust the system to sort it out.

Both GG and DD are in the government's good books right now, which they wouldn't be if they hadn't been thoroughly vetted by the powers that be. In my view, it's highly unlikely this will lead to any lasting harm.

I hope that the government will do something to change the way these reports are handled to make it less likely for them to be used in such frivolous, malicious ways. However, I won't be holding my breath on that. A core principle of reporting culture is to make it as easy and risk-free as possible for people to report others.

One thing we can be sure of is that GG and DD and their teams have put a lot of resources, preparation and thought into how to handle these types of situations, and will be bringing all their expertise to bear on it in the coming days and weeks.

So, Anon, let's just trust GG and DD's teams to handle things. I think it's all going to be fine.

#antis go home #it's in the air it's all around #brotherhood and stuff #ggdd controversies #ask

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comickergirl · 25 days

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Decided I'm deep enough into the weeb-lapse to finally put together an anime 3x3. XD

#comicker stuff #okay from left to right top to bottom:#snow white with the red hair #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #oban star racers #hamtaro #nadia secret of blue water #monster #baccano #case closed countdown to heaven #romeo x juliet #anime

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jamyleebrown · 6 months

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It's okay to be sad. Sometimes, "it's a sad day for rain."

If you want to help me out, follow me on my art Instagram and reblog this post!

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hyolks · 1 year

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art request: some cowboys maybe? a yeehaw perhaps?

not pictured: fu and lan fan burning the outfit while he isn't looking

#fma #fullmetal alchemist #fmab #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #ling yao #ling #fu #lan fan #9k doodles #salute. thank u for waiting so long #did yall know that theyre selling cowboy style shite at forever twentyone.#by the power of god i have not bought anything but i am being tested it seems #And of COURSE its only after i went to a cowboy themed party that i find forever 21 has that kinda stuff #wastelands au #link is the reblog this is referencing

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infestedguest · 6 months

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Official Alphonse Elric Plushes ranked by yours truly.

#a follow up to my long al post #anna talking about stuff #fma #fma merch #plushes #alphonse elric #plushies #fullmetal alchemist #fmab #fma brotherhood #fma 2003 #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #long post

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sassydefendorflower · 1 year

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There is such a power in FMA only telling Ed and Al's story.

By the end we can see glimpses of all the other people we met throughout the boys' journey, but for most of them the future in uncertain.

In a way it is a very... un-shounen ending. Because while, yes, Edward does get his happy ending (his brother, Winry, and a future in which he can be a happy and attentive father) for everyone else the future is uncertain. Oh, it is certainly hopeful - but it is not written in stone.

We know that Roy got a promotion, but Brigadier General is still three to four ranks away from becoming Führer and it is likely going to take years if it's going to work at all. And while Grumman is definitely not a Homunculus, he is still human - and FMA shows us again and again what horrors humanity is capable of. He's a moderate and on Mustang's side, but in the end we don't know how his and Hawkeye's story ends.

We don't know if they achieve their goal. If they ever end up paying for what they did in Ishval.

We know that Ling ends up becoming Emperor, and we know he has sworn to protect the Chen Clan. We don't know if his goal of creating peace between the warring clans of Xing will bear fruits. We don't know if his reign will be long and prosperous, and we don't know if he will ever find love - he is, after all, a man for whom duty comes first. Lan Fan and Mei are much the same.

We know Scar reclaimed his heritage - maybe even his title as a monk - and that he and Miles are in charge of rebuilding Ishval. We know Mustang has plans to end the occupation of the annexed country. We know there is hope for a people who had every reason to loose it. But we won't ever know what reparations were paid, what troubles were had, what hurdles almost destroyed them.

We know Winry will have friends in the future, and children. We can hope that her automail business becomes a success and that she fulfills all her dreams - we have reason to hope, her happiness is Ed's happiness after all, and we know he would do everything for her.

We see Al travel, and we see him and Ed share ideas and knowledge and dreams. We can imagine a world in which they live long lives and experience more adventures - but at the same time, their story is over.

FMA answers a lot of questions at the end, telling us that for now, everything is okay, our heroes saved the day, their friends (mostly) alive and well.

But it will never give us the ultimate happy end - it will never give us a "and now everyone is happy and everything is good". Oh, it comes close, because it offers us something else, something central to the themes of the story:

It offers us hope.

The hope that Roy and Riza will succeed, that Ling and Mei and Lan Fan will change the Imperial System, that Scar and Miles will create safety for their people, that Winry will be happy, and Amestris a country worth living for.

We will never know for sure, because it is not their story.

(and thank god for that - the possibility of failure is what makes the hope worth it)

(I'm sure Ed and his automail leg would agree)

#fma #fmab #edward elric #roy mustang #riza hawkeye #alphonse elric #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fullmetal alchemist #ling yao #fma meta #my stuff #wined #winry rockbell

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